American Comics: Multiverse of Madness

31. An Unstoppable Catastrophe?

In this aspect, Alex wasn't lying to Piètrò.

General Zod, as a Kryptonian general, was incredibly powerful. Even though he initially struggled to adapt to the yellow sun's radiation upon arriving on Earth, he quickly got used to it. Under the sunlight, he became a unstoppable force.

Superman, or Kryptonians in general, derive their main power from the yellow sun. The sunlight transforms their cells, making them nearly invincible, granting them extraordinary strength, speed, reflexes, and even the ability to emit laser beams from their eyes.

Their abilities are terrifyingly strong. If they reach their peak, even the old gods on Earth would avoid confronting them. This shows just how powerful Kryptonians are, making it incredibly challenging to stop Zod.

"Wouldn't nuclear bombs work? The Kree were taken out by nukes," Piètrò asked curiously, recalling the alien invasion in his universe and the captured Kree.

"It's not that simple. Nuclear bombs would indeed hurt Kryptonians, but they are vastly different from the Kree. Kryptonians' individual combat abilities are terrifying. It's uncertain if a nuke would even hit them, and even if it did, it's questionable whether it could kill Zod under the yellow sun," Alex explained, shaking his head.

He had been contemplating ways to stop General Zod, but according to his knowledge, there weren't many effective methods available.

Firstly, there was Superman. Superman could snap Zod's neck because he grew up on Earth and had absorbed thirty years' worth of sunlight, making his body incredibly powerful. Zod, fresh to Earth, couldn't compare.

Initially, Zod and his female lieutenant overpowered Superman due to their extensive combat experience as they were bred for battle from the genetic pool. However, Superman's super-intellect allowed him to quickly adapt and learn, eventually turning the tide against Zod. Despite his reluctance, Superman ultimately killed Zod to protect humanity.

But now, there was no Superman on Earth, only a girl who had been imprisoned for twenty years without seeing sunlight. Although she was Kryptonian and had just started absorbing yellow sunlight, expecting her to fight a battle-hardened general like Zod was tantamount to sending her to her death.

In fact, Supergirl Kara did put up a good fight in her rage, but she didn't cause any substantial damage. Even with Flash's help, they couldn't escape their fate.

The gap in their abilities was too vast. Even if the Justice League were assembled, Alex doubted they could defeat Zod without Superman, as evidenced by the entire Justice League struggling against a newly resurrected Superman.

Furthermore, if not for the intervention of the older Flash, the younger Flash wouldn't exist in this universe. This universe was a closed-loop universe from start to finish.

The older Flash came back to save his mother, and he was sent here by the "future" younger Flash who needed the older Flash's help to obtain the Speed Force.

Without the traumatic event of his mother's death, the younger Flash wouldn't experience the "destined" lightning accident, thus wouldn't become the Flash, nor would there be a Reverse-Flash.

But time is fragile. The intervention of the future younger Flash caused the older Flash to come to this universe and help the younger Flash gain the Speed Force, completing the time loop and closing the universe's timeline.

Due to this unnatural loop, the universe began to collapse under the older Flash's reckless actions, threatening several parallel universes. However, you couldn't blame the future younger Flash. His intentions were good; he just wanted to save his world from Zod's destruction, hence his repeated time travels.

But it wasn't that simple. Defeating a Kryptonian without superior combat power required the aid of Kryptonite.

Kryptonite, the radioactive remnants of Krypton after its destruction, is scarce even on a cosmic scale.

If memory serves, Lex Luthor found a sizable chunk of Kryptonite in the Pacific Ocean in the movie "Batman v Superman," but Alex doubted he could find it in such a short time.

And crucially, if this universe was destined for destruction, the timeline wouldn't leave such a significant "flaw."

So, the most likely scenario was that no Kryptonite existed on Earth. Even if it landed on the Moon, it wouldn't reach Earth.

"Is he really that strong? Not even I can beat him?" Piètrò was still confused.

"Let me put it this way: if you ran at full speed around the Earth and punched him, you'd just knock him away, and he'd brush off the dust and get up, while you'd be pulverized by the recoil," Alex explained, spreading his hands.

"How can that be…"

"If you could bring President X or Scarlet Witch over, we might stand a chance. Kryptonians aren't immune to magic and psychic attacks. But that's not going to happen," Alex joked.

Bringing President X would mean he'd just take over Zod's body. Combining invincible psychic powers with an indestructible body and reality-altering chaos magic, the entire multiverse would face a new threat!

"Is there really no way? Are we just going to watch this world's destruction and do nothing?" Piètrò was disheartened. He didn't care about his universe because it was beyond saving, but this world was different. There were so many beautiful things here.

They didn't deserve to be destroyed.

Seeing Piètrò's sadness, Alex sighed and then smiled. "Actually, there might be a way. I have a plan, but I can't guarantee it will work."

"Really!?" Piètrò's eyes lit up. "I knew it, you always have a solution."

"Don't flatter me yet. We have a lot to do, and there's no time for games," Alex said, patting Piètrò on the shoulder.

"Ha, games can wait. What do we do next?" Piètrò asked, tossing his headphones aside and standing up excitedly.

"First…"

A sly smile appeared on Alex's face.

"We're going to Gotham to see an 'old friend'."

...….

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