Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 404 I hate Superman because—Superman is kind!

boom!

Apollo's fist slammed into the shield of divine power, and Wonder Woman felt as if a mountain was pressing down on her head, forcing her to fall from the sky with no chance to dodge.

As Wonder Woman's feet touched the ground, the ground beneath her instantly collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, cracks appeared everywhere.

Centered on Wonder Woman, the explosive shockwave swept out in a ring, creating a bowl-shaped crater and tearing cracks in the relatively flat ground.

These cracks extend to different distances due to the different ground materials. The furthest one tore through thick concrete, stretching for hundreds of meters.

It only stopped when it exhausted its energy and tore a huge crack in a building.

Wonder Woman is no delicate girl. She is the daughter of Hippolyta, the immortal queen of the Amazons, the illegitimate daughter of Zeus, the strongest warrior of the Amazons, the god of war Ares, the god of strength Hercules, and a resurrected being who walked the battlefields of World War II and returned from the underworld!

Wonder Woman would never stand idly by and take a beating without fighting back. She raised her shield and forcefully deflected the force to the left, causing Kryptonian Sergeant Apollo Atlas III to lose his balance.

Taking advantage of the enemy's loss of balance, Wonder Woman caught the automatically returning Vulcan sword and slashed fiercely at Apollo Atlas III.

But Apollo revealed a triumphant smile, his eyes filled with disdain as he looked at Wonder Woman.

Faced with the whistling divine sword, he stood still, letting it fall half a foot in front of his neck, before suddenly raising his right hand and knocking the sword away like lightning.

After knocking the sword away, Apollo Atlas III's hands vanished instantly, only to reappear grabbing Wonder Woman's hands and pinning her firmly to the ground.

Wonder Woman was stunned by Apollo's speed, which was far beyond what he had previously demonstrated.

The four-meter-tall Kryptonian warrior suddenly laughed: "You think my size is just because I'm strong?"

"No, not only that, speed is my greatest strength, especially in close combat."

"Of course, my strength is also great enough!!"

The Kryptonian sergeant pressed down with both arms, even using his newly learned flying skills, pressing down like a mountain, as if he wanted to crush Wonder Woman into a meat patty.

Wonder Woman was equally unwilling to back down. She activated her divine blood, invoked the blessing of Hercules, and unleashed divine power in her arms, attempting to throw Apollo away.

The two were evenly matched in their struggle, their immense strength finding nowhere to go. The collision unleashed a terrifying shockwave that flattened the bowl-shaped crater, turning it into a gently sloping ruin.

The Kryptonian sergeant looked bewildered and incredulous. He was more than twice the height of Diana and weighed nearly ten times her weight, yet he couldn't crush the woman despite exerting his strength from above.

Wonder Woman's bloodline ignited. Her beautiful eyes widened, her red lips parted, and she unleashed a resounding Amazonian battle cry. The invisible sound waves penetrated the bodies of everyone on the battlefield.

All of Diana's enemies would feel their hearts pound with fear, and those with weak willpower would feel their limbs go weak.

All of Wonder Woman's allies felt an immense surge of courage welling up within them, their physical fatigue vanished, and they were filled with renewed fighting spirit.

Of all those who heard the battle cry, Wonder Woman herself received the strongest boost.

With her arms bulging, she actually managed to lift the Kryptonian sergeant up, and then slammed him to the ground with Spartan wrestling techniques.

Sergeant Major Apollo's massive body slammed into the ground, creating a large crater, before tumbling and rolling a considerable distance until it crashed through the wall of a building and disappeared into the dust.

"ha!"

Wonder Woman raised her eyebrows in triumph, happily lifting her fist, then summoned her Vulcan sword, transforming it into a raging hurricane that swept towards the ruins where the Kryptonians had vanished.

The unfortunate ground floor of the building was instantly engulfed in billowing smoke and dust, with wave after wave of dust exploding out, causing the entire building to tremble violently, and screams of agony erupting from top to bottom.

The Kryptonian warrior, who was grabbing Green Arrow by the neck and frantically punching his face, was so frightened that he dropped Green Arrow and rushed to support his superior, charging into the battlefield inside the building.

The other two Kryptonian warriors were unable to escape Cyborg because, in the process of beating him, Cyborg inadvertently penetrated their armor. Now, the powerful Kryptonian armor has become a shackle binding the Kryptonian warriors.

Unfortunately, their strength was insufficient to overpower their own armor, so they could only helplessly struggle against the armor, and were even bound by the armor to fight real-life PvP with their teammates.

However, Cyborg couldn't support Wonder Woman because he didn't understand the underlying materials and logic of the Kryptonian armor and couldn't overwrite its program.

He could only maintain the connection by continuously inputting strong control signals to suppress the warship's autonomous programs and keep the two Kryptonian warriors under control.

Cyborg knew that he and Wonder Woman were now in a two-against-one situation, which was extremely dangerous.

Therefore, after calm analysis, he sent out a distress signal: "Green Arrow has been defeated on the New York battlefield, and the situation is unsustainable. Requesting reinforcements! Requesting reinforcements!"

His calls went unanswered.

Instead, the two Kryptonian warriors he controlled mocked him, saying, "So your technology was stolen. You don't understand it at all and can't use it effectively."

"Now that the war has officially begun, do you expect us to allow you to use electromagnetic communication to support each other across three battlefields after we launch our attack?"

"Don't waste your energy. We'd like to see how long you can hold out. Once you lose control of us—"

"I promise, I won't kill you!"

"Yes, we will break your arms and legs and hand you over to our scientists as a trophy."

"Hehehe, I must say, your body is indeed very advanced, no less so than ours on Krypton. It must be very valuable for research."

Two Kryptonian warriors, controlled by their armor and manipulated by Cyborg, punched each other in the face. However, they looked at Cyborg with the eyes of prey, their faces filled with resentment, hatred, and anticipation.

Fortunately, Cyborg possesses an absolutely rational way of thinking, and not just anyone can activate his half-human fear.

He continued to methodically suppress the two Kryptonian warriors while keeping an eye on Wonder Woman's battle and constantly calling for help through various means.

Yes, the Kryptonian warriors don't lie. What they said is true. The Kryptonian spaceship did indeed cut off wireless communication and interfere with wired communication. All communication based on electromagnetic waves received no response.

One of the biggest impressions General Zod had during his battle with Shazo was that Shazo showed signs of severe discomfort after the ship fired its electromagnetic interference cannon.

At that time, Xia Zuo lost his almost omniscient battlefield awareness and fell into a very obvious passive state, almost allowing General Zod to turn the tide.

Shazo was even successfully ambushed by Fiora, ultimately losing the opportunity to end the war early.

Therefore, General Zod ordered that from the start of the battle, the electromagnetic interference cannons be used to repeatedly fire at the three cities to disrupt human communication, suppress Shazo's battlefield awareness, and give Fuora a greater advantage.

However, what General Zod did not expect was that Shazo's strength was rapidly increasing, and this move did not have a significant effect on him. Instead, it blocked Fiora's chance to call for help.

However, on the New York battlefield, they unexpectedly gained a strong advantage, overwhelming Cyborg and leaving him powerless to do anything but watch the situation gradually collapse.

However, neither Earth's advantage in the Metropolitan battlefield nor Krypton's advantage in the New York battlefield could determine the outcome of this war.

The key to victory or defeat lies in the Gotham battlefield, in the battle between Superman and General Zod.

At this moment, Batman's face was ashen. Superman and Zod fought like stars colliding the earth the moment they met. This is not an exaggeration, but a straightforward description.

In the battle between these two super-powered warriors, Gotham City suffered unprecedented destruction.

Superman knocked Zod away, and Zod could crash into skyscrapers and break them in half.

Zod grabbed Superman's windbreaker and flung him out like a hammer, turning three or four blocks into ruins.

The battle between the two Kryptonians went from the ground to the sky, from the sky to orbit, and then back to Gotham City.

Superman tried countless times to lure General Zod away from Gotham City, but Zod remained unmoved by any temptation and was determined to stay in Gotham City.

As long as Superman doesn't attack him, he'll focus on destroying Gotham City, forcing Superman to come to the rescue, but the result of the rescue might be even greater destruction.

Batman knew that Superman couldn't be blamed for this, but seeing his city gradually turn into ruins, like a battlefield in the Middle East, he couldn't help but feel resentment.

[Superman, why couldn't you be stronger and just slap General Zod to death?]

[Superman, you're a Kryptonian, are you just unable to bring yourself to harm Zod, who is also a Kryptonian?]

[Superman! You Kryptonian, are you in cahoots with Zod?!]

As Gotham City was increasingly destroyed, Batman's resentment towards Superman grew stronger.

When Wayne's manor was destroyed, his anger and resentment reached their peak.

In particular, when he was struggling to dig his old butler out of the Batcave, he happened to see Superman and Zod entangled as they rushed into the Franklin Bank Building.

A terrifying heat field then shot out from the bank building, sweeping across several blocks, and in just an instant, several skyscrapers collapsed.

An uncontrollable thought flashed through Batman's mind: "Superman! You deserve to die!"

If Superman doesn't come to Earth, the Kryptonians won't be attracted here!

[Superman isn't strong enough, otherwise the war wouldn't have escalated to such a devastating extent!]

Superman's power is so great that a single thought from him can change the course of the Earth!

Therefore, Superman must die!

At this moment, Batman is unaware that he has overlooked the Kryptonians' previous attempts to alter Earth's environment, and is completely unconcerned about whether humanity and Earth's ecosystem will perish as a result.

After all, the city that was destroyed was Metropolis, which Superman was protecting, so he didn't feel the pain firsthand.

Batman also overlooked the existence of Shazor, the madman who killed the Joker. Shazor's fighting power was no less than Superman's, at least from Batman's perspective, and he was an irresistible terror.

But Xia Zuo is a madman, a madman who kills at the drop of a hat, a madman who would slit Green Arrow's throat at the slightest disagreement.

Faced with such a madman who could explode at any moment, no one wanted to mess with him, not even Batman.

Batman dares to hate Superman because Superman is kind.

Superman doesn't kill people indiscriminately; he acts with principles and never breaks the law unless pushed to the limit.

Most importantly, as long as the target is Superman, it's not like we've pushed him to the brink.

This is the kind of target that's easy to bully.

Even a large, soft ball of cotton will be poked and prodded by people.

The reason the two were fighting so fiercely was that their strength was rapidly increasing.

Superman has lived on Earth for many years and has never encountered an opponent since childhood. It can be said that he can defeat all enemies with just a push.

Therefore, Superman has never undergone any training, let alone real combat. He is just like an ordinary person who lacks exercise, and is even in a somewhat "sub-healthy" state.

General Zod had only just adapted to Earth's environment. He thought he had unleashed the Kryptonians' greatest potential, but in reality, there was still a great deal of potential to be tapped.

The collision between Superman and Zod pushed both of them to their limits.

Superman felt a real threat of death and focused on the battle like never before, completely unaware that the aftermath of his battle had already caused massive casualties.

Focused combat is more effective than any training, and Superman's strength naturally increased rapidly.

Under Superman's pressure, General Zod was also pushed to his limit, his potential was constantly being released, and his strength increased rapidly.

General Zod didn't even notice that the three Kryptonian warriors who had accompanied him to Gotham City had already died tragically in the aftermath of the super battle while trying to join their fight.

If the three Kryptonian warriors had any sense of self-awareness and hadn't overconfidently charged into the core battle zone, but instead had obediently spread out, destroyed Gotham City's buildings, destroyed US military facilities, and hunted down superheroes like Batman, they definitely wouldn't have died such a frustrating death.

Batman, too, wouldn't be idle and have nothing better to do than focus his attention on helping victims and feel the enormous loss of his own wealth, thus avoiding resentment towards Superman.

By a twist of fate, the destinies of Superman and Batman intersect, inevitably leading to a sharp conflict—this is perhaps the very nature of their destiny.

As their strength continued to increase, the battle between Superman and Zod became increasingly fierce. They once again soared into the sky, accompanied by a violent explosion, and crashed into the Kryptonian spaceship in high orbit.

Superman was weakened again by the Kryptonian environment and was overpowered by General Zod, who pinned him to the floor of the spaceship.

"Haha, I've finally got you hooked! That wasn't easy!"

"El-El! You're finished!"

>