Justice League Watchtower, this satellite, 22,300 miles above the ground, is orbiting Earth in near-Earth orbit along its projected path. Beneath this blue planet, life and destruction coexist. Here, you can witness the annihilation of humanity, and also the resilience of life. Everything depends on how one acts; some become prisoners of desire, sinking into hell, while others, even if scarred all over, fight on the front lines of Justice. This is the diversity of life.
Suddenly, the screen showed that multiple secret detention facilities of the Justice League had been attacked. Green Arrow, who was on duty, immediately connected to the Batcave: “Batman, the strongholds where Amazo was held have been attacked one after another by the same metahuman. All of Amazo’s body parts have been taken. I’ve sent you the video. To be honest, this person looks a lot like Clark.”
“I understand. Continue to monitor the movements of Amazo’s body parts. We installed a tracker inside Amazo’s body,” Batman instructed Green Arrow.
After ending the call, Batman opened the video. In the video, a person wearing a white, tight-fitting suit with a large 'S' on his chest crashed into the stronghold. Heat Vision continuously shot from his eyes. The League members stationed in the stronghold were no match for him at all. The opponent's actions were highly purposeful. He grabbed the items and fled, without any hesitation. The moment that person turned around, Batman gasped. That person's face was identical to Clark's.
At this moment, Batman had a headache. He had seen evil Clone versions of Superman before, but they were ultimately not Clark. Whether in terms of ability or temperament, it was obvious they were fakes. But this time was different. The opponent felt like a darkened Clark, capable of giving off a strong sense of oppression. Just as Bruce was contemplating a countermeasure,
Superman’s video communication came in: “Bruce, we’ve found traces of the Crime Syndicate. Their threat level is too high; we need to send them back as soon as possible.”
After listening, Bruce frowned deeply. Things were happening too coincidentally. First, a Clone of Superman appeared in the public eye, followed immediately by the appearance of the Crime Syndicate. There was absolutely no coincidence in this.
The Crime Syndicate, originating from Earth-3, is the evil counterpart of the Justice League in the main DC universe. The members of the Crime Syndicate are all counterparts of the main universe's Justice League members, but their personalities are all opposite to those of the Justice League. Given the current situation, Batman already had some suspicions. He immediately issued a directive, summoning all League members to deal with the Crime Syndicate. At the same time, he issued a mission to Justice Mountain: based on the clues, prevent the assembly of Amazo's parts and subdue the new Superman Clone.
On the other side, at Justice Mountain Base, everyone was visiting Megan's biological spaceship. Luo Xi said, “She is a biological spaceship who came with me from Mars, but she herself is alive and has her own thinking ability. She can fly invisibly and is equipped with powerful firepower.”
Li Ang looked at the red spaceship in front of him and couldn't help but reach out and touch it. Suddenly, a feeling of pleasure and joy entered his mind. Red tentacles extended from the spaceship, gently wrapping around Li Ang's hand, nuzzling him affectionately.
“It seems Luo Xi really likes you,” Megan said happily.
Just then, a communication video popped up on everyone’s terminals. Batman assigned a mission to them: “The League’s strongholds have been attacked, and Amazo has been rescued. The attacker is a Superman Clone. Current information suggests he possesses abilities comparable to Superman’s. Your primary mission this time is to retrieve Amazo, and your secondary mission is to subdue the Clone. You are allowed to use Kryptonite this time. Be careful, over and out.”
“Five minutes to get geared up, then we set off,” Li Ang said to the others. After these events, Li Ang had been elected as the team leader by everyone. Afterwards, everyone boarded the spaceship and flew towards their destination.
On the spaceship, Robin held a lead box in his arms. Li Ang reminded him, “Guard this Kryptonite well. It is the strongest weapon against Kryptonians, but it can also be the sharpest spear against ourselves.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not like Wally,” Robin teased Wally. With their banter, the atmosphere inside the spaceship gradually became less heavy. After all, they were going to face an enemy almost as powerful as Superman. Even with Kryptonite in hand, they couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. After some adjustment, everyone’s mood improved significantly. At this time, Li Ang sat aside, thinking about Batman’s private call with him earlier. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Batman had just told him that new enemies had appeared, the entire League was tied up, and they couldn't provide support. More importantly, this battle was very dangerous. They would not only face a powerful Clone but also very likely face the troublesome enemy, Amazo. And all of this would depend on them; they had to hold on as long as possible until the League dealt with their enemies.
This time, the enemy was unprecedentedly powerful. After his recovery, the Source of Evolution in his body became more active, and the energy he could mobilize increased. As his physical strength increased, the disposable energy also increased, like a seal. Previously, his physical strength was insufficient, and the limit of energy he could withstand was very small. Now, his physical strength can already rival a normal Clark, and the disposable energy is also increasing, but if he forcibly overdraws energy, he will also suffer immense pain.
Regarding energy usage, Li Ang discovered through testing these past few days that the energy in his body not only possesses destructive and irreparable properties in offense, but also can counteract most energy impacts, as well as mental and physical impacts, in defense. Furthermore, it can withstand most special targeted attacks. For example, Kryptonians fear Kryptonite the most, but by using energy isolation, he can avoid the Kryptonian weakness.
Moreover, another weakness of Kryptonians, fear of magic, was also overcome. Under the enhancement of the Source of Evolution, he also gained magic resistance. Additionally, Li Ang can now perform energy projection, initially reaching the level of Captain Marvel from the movie version of Marvel.
According to the coordinates, Amazo’s body had been transported to a large abandoned warehouse in the suburbs of Metropolis. The biological spaceship hovered above the warehouse, and everyone descended one by one. Li Ang looked into the warehouse with X-ray vision and saw that Amazo had already been assembled and was standing motionless.
Li Ang motioned for everyone to step back, then conjured a ball of light with one hand. The ball of light gradually grew larger as energy was released, finally becoming the size of a basketball, emitting a terrifying glow. Li Ang twisted his waist and hips, throwing the ball of light with force. It flew into the warehouse and exploded. The intense light instantly spread out, engulfing the entire warehouse, and the violent explosion blasted a large pit in the ground.
“Oh my goodness, when did you learn such a powerful move?” Wally exclaimed, astonished by the power.
“It’s not over yet, stay alert,” Kaldur reminded them. Before the smoke and dust could clear, a figure shot through the air, tackling Li Ang and sending him flying. The person was wearing a white bodysuit with a large S on his chest; for convenience, we’ll call him Zero here.
Zero’s original design was a complete Clone of Clark’s genetic sample, but he was shelved due to instability. However, Zero has now been given the command by Lex Luthor to capture Superboy first, which is why he was particularly enraged to see Li Ang. In an instant, the two Kryptonians clashed, creating destruction that no one else could intervene in. Each punch and kick from them contained immense power. Facing this Clone, who was almost identical to Superman, Li Ang was completely on edge, understanding that this was also a test for himself.
Just then, a laser beam shot out, and Amazo crawled out of the ruins. That extraordinarily powerful energy blast hadn’t eliminated him. “We can’t let Amazo interfere with Li Ang’s fight. We need to dismantle this guy first, then go help Li Ang,” Kaldur said calmly and coolly. Megan floated in the air, constantly manipulating surrounding heavy objects to hurl at Amazo. Due to the massive damage he had sustained earlier, Amazo’s ability switching was now glitching.
Wally quickly entered a Speed Force state. In that moment, everything slowed down in his eyes. He ran rapidly, accumulating speed, then charged towards Amazo, swinging his fist at supersonic speed. This was one of Flash’s signature moves—the Supersonic Punch. Almost instantly, Amazo was sent flying.
Before Amazo could get up, Robin’s electromagnetic shuriken had already embedded itself in Amazo’s body. The tens of thousands of volts of high-voltage electricity caused Amazo’s body to stiffen for 3 seconds. Wally had already rushed over, inserting a special dagger into Amazo’s head. Instantly, tens of thousands of electronic viruses flooded into Amazo’s brain.
The next moment, Amazo crashed directly. Megan’s telekinesis activated, disassembling Amazo’s limbs. Since the Justice League first encountered Amazo, to prevent him from escaping again, the Justice League had specially created this dagger, which contained a unique electronic virus specifically designed to counter such robots.
On the other side, Li Ang was engaged in a fierce battle with Zero. Adhering to the principle of striking first, Li Ang charged towards Zero. In the blink of an eye, the two collided in mid-air, engaging in an intense struggle. At this moment, Zero’s face was distorted, his eyes red, and his Heat Vision was accumulating. Then it suddenly shot out.
Li Ang’s abnormal reaction ability had already detected it. He flashed aside to dodge, then gathered his strength and unleashed a punch. The impact created bursts of sonic booms, and the next moment, Zero was sent flying directly, crashing into the ground.
Suddenly, two red lights glowed in the smoke, and black-red Heat Vision shot towards Li Ang. Li Ang’s pupils constricted as he narrowly dodged it. Then he charged fiercely towards Zero.
Their fists collided in the air, and the surrounding air seemed to explode. The terrifying destructive power of two Supermen clashing distorted the very air.
Li Ang suddenly exerted force, gripping Zero’s neck with one hand, while his other hand glowed with golden light. Terrifying power accumulated in his hand, then he slammed it into Zero’s stomach. The light instantly exploded, forming a very thick beam of light that violently slammed Zero flying.
The golden beam ploughed a ten-meter-wide trench in the ground. On the other side, Zero’s chest clothing was burnt, and his chest was slightly blackened. Even such an attack failed to critically wound Zero. Zero swayed as he stood up, letting out a roar. His body swelled by a circle compared to before, black light emanated from his eyes, and his entire being exuded an aura of furious madness. The next moment, Zero appeared in front of Li Ang, his speed significantly increased from before, followed by a wild, untamed punch. A violent force swept over.
Li Ang had no time to dodge and could only block with his arms crossed in front of his chest. With a bang, this punch sent Li Ang flying over a thousand meters. At this moment, Li Ang only felt his arms go numb, a sharp pain in his chest, and a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
Barely steadying himself, a laser cannon-like Heat Vision swept towards him. Li Ang immediately maximized his flight speed, continuously dodging the Heat Vision. Li Ang was sweating profusely at this moment, finding it difficult to cope with Zero, who seemed to have gone berserk. Now he could only look for an opportunity to weaken Zero, then use Kryptonite for a one-shot kill.
Originally, Li Ang thought that even if he faced a Clone of Superman, he could fight to a draw, but now it seemed that something was definitely wrong with this Zero.
Thinking of this, Li Ang contacted Megan and the others through their telepathic link, asking them to prepare Kryptonite weapons, and he would create an opportunity for them.
Li Ang seized the interval in the Heat Vision's firing, quickly closed the distance, and the two collided again, grappling with each other. Compared to earlier, Zero's strength had significantly increased, now steadily overpowering him. As expected, the next moment Li Ang was directly thrown, and before Li Ang could react, black-red Heat Vision had already struck Li Ang's chest.
The intense pain made Li Ang gasp. His battlesuit on his chest was damaged, and blood was flowing from the areas scorched by the Heat Vision. Li Ang knew he couldn’t drag this out any longer. He had to create an opportunity for them to use the Kryptonite weapon. Thinking of this, Li Ang mobilized the energy within his body. Golden energy continuously gathered on his body surface until a dense golden energy enveloped his entire body and then continuously expanded. At this moment, Li Ang was like the sun, emitting dazzling light, and the energy around him exuded an aura of destruction.
Zero also sensed something was wrong, and a sense of crisis lingered in his heart. Black-red Heat Vision continuously shot out, but it was always unable to penetrate the golden light. At this moment, Li Ang had already accumulated enough energy and charged towards Zero on the ground. Li Ang transformed into a golden stream of light. A moment later, the golden light exploded, and terrifying energy instantly erupted, engulfing everything within a hundred-meter radius, leaving a massive crater in the ground.
Robin, standing nearby, had already taken out his sniper rifle, a verdant Kryptonite bullet already chambered, and the barrel aimed into the pit. The smoke and dust cleared.
Li Ang weakly knelt in the pit. The previous strike was the maximum output Li Ang could achieve at his current stage. If he pushed for any more output, he would have to unseal his power.
On the other side, Zero was charred all over, covered in terrifying wounds, and then, to everyone’s astonishment, Zero staggered to his feet. With a bang, a Kryptonite bullet spun out of the gun barrel and shot into Zero’s brain. Immediately after, Zero collapsed to the ground.
Megan flew into the crater and helped Li Ang up, her gaze lingering on Li Ang’s wounds with heartache. At this moment, Megan felt some regret, regretting that she hadn’t worked harder to improve her abilities, that she hadn’t been able to help him more in the battle.