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Chapter 49 Kryptonite Rape?

Connors had a wicked thought the moment he first saw Selena on the rooftop of "Joseph's Jewelry Store".

Blindfold, leather jacket, long whip.

With all these elements combined, it would be a lie to say it's not alluring.

Moreover, Connors tied up "Catwoman" Selena during their first meeting.

Later, she witnessed the entire process of "Poison Ivy" going to the West. Even though the girl didn't quite understand it, she followed her instincts, feeling both shy and eager to try.

Connors is a helpful and exemplary young man from China.

At this moment, he lit a cigarette afterward, and in his other hand, he held the catwoman's long whip as a cat toy.

"Singing—"

Selena ignored what Connors was saying and simply seemed to be enjoying herself, letting out a comfortable whimper.

"I don't know where to begin," Clark said, sitting on the bench, somewhat frustrated.

"You can say it from anywhere."

Standing before the casually dressed "Superman" Clark was a priest in a long robe, who spoke in a gentle tone.

Clark recalled what Connors had told him the night before—that General Zod had come from Krypton to terraform Earth. He remained silent for a moment before speaking:

"I am the person that spaceship was looking for last night."

The priest's expression was as gentle as his tone:

Do you know why they're looking for you?

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"I don't know. That General Zod—even if I surrender, there's no guarantee he'll keep his word, but..."

If I don't trust Zod, I'll have to trust someone else, but then I'll become the murderer who destroyed the survival of my own kind.

"Superman" Clark said with some difficulty that he had thought about it all night but couldn't come up with a solution that would satisfy both sides.

"So what are your thoughts?" The priest remained gentle throughout.

"Zord is untrustworthy," Clark said firmly, "but the problem is, I don't know whether people on Earth are trustworthy either."

He was referring to Connors's boastful remarks last night about a plan to "sabotage the spaceship's equipment."

No matter how you look at it, Connors is just an ordinary person who seems to know a little more.

"Sometimes, you have to trust others first before they will trust you," the priest said with a smile.

Clark glanced back at the priest, then stepped out of the church and took to the air, transforming into "Superman" in a red and blue suit.

With 24 hours approaching, Superman still hasn't surrendered, and General Zod is about to carry out his promise to "destroy the world."

boom!

General Zod overturned a military tank, but the impact of the explosion and flames had no effect on him. Just as he was about to strike again, Superman descended from the sky and stood in front of General Zod.

"Stop, Zod, I'm the one you're looking for," Clark said.

Zod didn't have much suspicion because of the way he made his entrance, which was so different from that of an Earthling, and because "Superman" Clark was wearing a Kryptonian-style armor lining.

"Kal-El, your father regarded you as the hope of Krypton and entrusted you with the Central Codex, a device containing the genetic code of all future Kryptonians."

General Zod, clad in heavy armor, approached Clark step by step:

"Give it to me; it's not something you can handle."

Clark remained unmoved as General Zod approached.

"I don't know what that thing is, and whether I cooperate or not, you're going to destroy the Earth, aren't you?"

"—?" General Zod stopped in his tracks. He had only arrived on Earth yesterday, and his spaceship had been hovering in space. How could Karl El have known about this news?

Is there a Kryptonian spy?

"No, child." General Zod thought Clark was just guessing and decided to give him a piece of his mind first. "We Kryptonians are peace-loving and kind-hearted."

"Earth's environment is not suitable for our native Kryptonians. After obtaining the book, we will leave here and travel to the universe to find a suitable planet."

This was different from what Connors had said, and Clark hesitated instinctively.

In that instant of hesitation, General Zod stomped his foot on the ground, his heavily armored body hurtling straight toward Clark, one fist already poised to strike.

Superman's reaction speed was not slow. Although General Zod was extremely fast, he still managed to avoid the fist that was about to smash into his face, but his body was still sent flying solidly.

Even if "Superman" Clark is the kindest person, he now knows that his kin have ill intentions, at least that they intend to kill him.

So after being knocked away, he immediately flew back and returned the favor to General Zod in the same manner, even taking his body with him as he hurtled into the distance.

Cooling towers, buildings, gas stations —

The two caused a series of collapses wherever they went, and finally stopped at a gas station, where they were both thrown to the ground by the impact of the gasoline igniting.

Superman was the first to react, slowly getting up from the ground, remembering what Connors had said yesterday.

They flew towards the spaceship that had landed on the ground immediately.

He wanted to lure everyone out of the spaceship.

However, General Zod mistook his charge for Clark's attempt to sabotage him, and shouted "Stop him!" before rushing after him.

But just before they got close, they both stopped, and the spaceship's hatch opened wide, allowing several Kryptonians to walk out side by side, weapons in hand.

"It's just Krypton's genetic code, it's right here with me." Connors stood among Zod, Superman, and the Kryptonians who had disembarked from the spaceship, with an expression that said, "This is no big deal."

"Connors, stop!" Clark cried out anxiously. He knew that although Connors' body had reached its limits, he was still struggling.

But we are still human, and incredibly fragile.

"Another Kryptonian?" General Zod was momentarily confused. Could it be that there was more than one Kryptonian on Earth?

"General Zod, may I try on this armor? Lieutenant Fiora, you're even more beautiful than I imagined." Connors remembered this dashing and sarcastic Kryptonian lieutenant from the movie.

Zod and Fiora exchanged a glance, both with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

General Zod is now a name known throughout the world, but his adjutant Fiora is making his first appearance before Earthlings.

There seems to be no better explanation than that this person is also a Kryptonian.

At Zod's signal, his lieutenant Fiora swiftly moved, grabbed Connors by the throat, and lifted him high into the air.

"Connors!" Clark was extremely anxious, after all, this was the first human on Earth with whom he could talk and joke as Superman.

*Snap!* Fiora had only given a light squeeze, intending to grab Connors, but unexpectedly, her neck snapped with the slightest force.

For a moment, "Superman" Clark could hardly believe it, General Zod looked doubtful, and Fiora looked completely bewildered.

"Quickly! Save him! We can't let him die!" General Zod roared.

He dared not gamble; what if this guy really was also a Kryptonian and knew the whereabouts of the Genetic Core Codex?

Once he dies, he'll lose everything.

Inside the spaceship, the Kryptonian temporarily in charge of piloting it rushed out, carrying first-aid supplies.

They were afraid that if they were even a step too late, all their efforts would be in vain.

Even so, Connors rolled his eyes and passed out.

The scene became awkward for a moment, and Connors tried to cover his mouth to prevent himself from laughing out loud.

The one that was cut off was just Kusama's stand-in. Under "precise control," Kusama is no different from the real person.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he pulled the catwoman, who had been groping her way over, into the spaceship, skillfully started it up, and took off.

Although "Superman" was somewhat puzzled as he watched the spaceship sail away, the grief of seeing "Connors" die in front of him prevented him from thinking too much about it; he simply thought that the friend he had just made was gone.

Zod and his group were dumbfounded. The Gene Center Encyclopedia was missing, and their spaceship had been taken away.

Are there rebels among the rebels? Are there really traitors among them?

At this moment, Connors was controlling the spaceship to fly towards the mothership. What he wanted to steal with "Catwoman" Selena was not this small landing ship, but the huge mothership in space.

After that, he would use the bug in the gossip system that he had just thought of, have sex with Selena on a boat, and then go back to Earth to watch the gossip about Superman vs. Zod.

How come Zod came to Earth and became the busiest person? Connors felt like he was overwhelmed with work.