Anyway, in Zod's eyes, the spaceship just disappeared into thin air.
This ant two things: First, the strength of the human side was beyond his imagination. The other side had technology or magic ans that he wasn't aware of and used them to steal his spaceship; Second, he had no way out.
The Kryptonians' power was indeed strong, but that was just compared to the fragile human race. The cosmos was deep and dangerous, with all kinds of perilous creatures and hazardous regions erging endlessly, even Kryptonians couldn't fare well there.
More importantly, by invading Earth, he had thoroughly offended the Lantern Corps. Hal nearly controlled the entire Green Lantern Corps, and now, as long as he dared to leave Earth, he would face relentless pursuit from the Lantern Corps. Without the spaceship that isolates Green Lantern energy, he couldn't possibly outlast so many Green Lanterns by himself.
In other words, if his plan didn't succeed this ti, he would beco a fugitive completely. The vast universe would no longer have a place for him.
Zod took a deep breath, clenched his fists, unable to vent his anger. Until a silhouette appeared at the entrance of the cave.
The Kryptonian turned around sharply and saw a tall green figure standing at the cave entrance. He instantly flew into a rage: "Malafax! You damned bastard! The intelligence you got from that mysterious space was completely wrong!! How dare you deceive !!!"
It was none other than a green-skinned Martian who walked slowly into the cave. He wore armor made of beast skins and iron chains, with a ferocious appearance and a pair of beast-like scarlet eyes.
"I told you, the multiverse is complicated. There are always exceptions. You, thinking you had an intelligence advantage, couldn't wait and exposed yourself early. If you fail, it's entirely your own fault."
Zod flicked his hand violently, turned around, and stood there taking several deep breaths to calm down.
Now was not the ti to quarrel with Malafax. He was the most reliable ally he could find now, not to ntion, his ability to enter that mysterious space was their most important asset to turn the tables.
"What about that place called Battleworld?" Zod turned around and asked.
"I'm still exploring," Malafax shook his head. "That place must have been forged by an incredibly great entity, it's extrely complex and beautiful. But I need so ti to unravel its secrets."
"That's why I told you not to act rashly. They are busy defending, trying to drag us out, but they don't know that plays right into our hands. As long as you don't advance recklessly and expose yourself, once I understand the mysteries of that space and gain great power from it, they won't be our match."
"You'd better hope so," the Kryptonian said mockingly.
"What do you an?" Malafax replied unpleasantly, "Since we ca to Earth, you haven't contributed anything — I don't need a useless ally."
"What do you know!" General Zod shouted, "The Justice League can't defend forever. Do you think they'll give you much more ti? If Battleworld can't give you enhancents, then you're the useless ally."
"I don't have ti to argue with you here," Malafax slightly lifted his chin and said, "Anyway, the one who'll be chased like a stray dog is not . Right, General?"
Knowing that Malafax was ridiculing him, Zod could only temporarily swallow his anger and assu a steady deanor. He said in a deep voice, "This universe's Batman and Superman are not like you described. The whole structure of Earth is different from what you said. The intelligence you obtained is inaccurate, which ans you didn't fulfill our initial agreent."
"It doesn't matter now whose fault it is, I just need accurate intelligence. This is your obligation."
"Of course, I'll do my job," Malafax's tone also gradually lowered. He seed to be contemplating sothing, then after a while, he spoke, "The situation on Earth in this universe is indeed sowhat strange. Batman isn't Batman, Superman isn't Superman, and Luther isn't Superman's enemy."
"However, I still got their vital point."
"What?" Zod turned around.
"The Professor," Malafax said, looking into his eyes, "I've already controlled that mysterious professor. He told how to break the Earth's defense network. Although those ordinary Kryptonian flies... oh, sorry, your fellow countryn, caused quite a bit of trouble. Without them, I would have broken through the defense network long ago."
"Professor?" Zod repeated the term. He looked at Malafax and said, "Where did you get the information? That mysterious Battleworld?"
Malafax shook his head and said, "Although I can enter there, I also don't just collect intel from there. In fact, it's a public secret in Gotham. A mysterious professor saved this city and is also the psychic ntor of the Justice League."
"You said you've controlled him?"
"Yes. It's just that he is indeed a master of psychology, and it's very difficult to extract secrets from his mind. You know, humans are so fragile. It's not ti to kill him yet."
Zod hesitated for a mont, then said, "Take to see him."
"What do you want to do?" Malafax imdiately got alert.
"Why are you so nervous?" Zod said sowhat disdainfully, as if he saw through Malafax's guilt, "If he is really important to the Justice League, then his disappearance will quickly be noticed by Luther Manor."
"They will try to search for him in Gotham. And we can use him to set a trap for the superheroes. Compared to the heavily guarded tropolis, Gotham might be a better stage."
Malafax remained silent, seeming to weigh the pros and cons. Soon he said, "The situation in Gotham is much more complex than in tropolis. There, it's not just the Outer World, but also the Inner World. You can think of it as an illusion space."
"After obtaining the intelligence, I tried to activate this space, but failed. The superheroes obviously have a way to enter the Inner World. We can set traps for them, but they can also set traps for us, and they have the terrain advantage."
"Are you scared?" Zod squinted his eyes, "Well, after all, if the Justice League finds your brother, you'll be spanked by him."
Malafax's face completely darkened. Just as he was about to explode, Zod said, "You said your brother will beco a mber of the Justice League in the future. If the current Justice League stands firmly by his side, what's your chance of winning?"
These words were like a bucket of cold water, dousing Malafax's anger instantly. Cold sweat started pouring from his back.
"I have a plan," Zod said, "You Martians all have the ability to shapeshift. Since you can use this ability to disguise as humans, naturally, you can also disguise as your compatriots."
"You an..."
"You can disguise as your brother and join the Justice League. This way, they can't unite against you, and you might even learn the thod to enter the Inner World from them."
Malafax's eyes lit up, but then he hesitated and said, "My psychic abilities are not as strong as Ron."
"But how would they know?" Zod began pacing in the cave, hands behind his back, thinking as he spoke, "Humans never have psychic abilities. They can't tell the strength of one psychic. As long as you demonstrate so mind reading ability, they won't suspect you, even if they do, they won't have evidence."
"But if Ron really shows up..."
"It depends on your ability," Zod raised his voice, "Make them trust you as they trust each other, share intelligence with you. This way, before your brother cos, you can find a way to stop him or obtain evidence that proves he is an imposter."
Zod paused, then said, "Of course, I won't do nothing. Maybe I can try to create so accidents to help you gain their trust. With your psychic abilities, you can be invincible within the Justice League."
Malafax finally wavered, he said, "In other universes, the Martian Manhunter is an important elder of the Justice League, even capable of influencing Batman's judgnt and arm wrestling with Superman."
"If I can get such a position, I might be able to manipulate the Justice League to deal with Ron. Then, taking down the Justice League will be a piece of cake."
Zod nodded and continued, "But first, we need to figure out what channels the Justice League is using to find your brother. Instead of actively seeking them out, being found by them would be more credible."
"I'll investigate this matter right away," Malafax said, "Once I make progress, I'll contact you."
Malafax waved his cloak and left. Zod watched his back, with a deep expression on his face.
He had to admit, although Malafax was simple-minded and very naive, the Martians' psychic abilities were truly unparalleled. If he could infiltrate the Justice League, no fortress could withstand him.
However, the years of wandering and bringing the feeling of danger made Zod think that executing this plan wouldn't be so simple. They must be overlooking sothing.
In the principal's office of Gotham University, Shiller was sitting across from Xi Wana, saying, "There's only so road damage and so outer wall and glass damage on two buildings. The repair situation is relatively optimistic."
"The news coverage is also good," Xi Wana said with a smile, "The two teams we scheduled to compete with sent us ssages of condolence. They didn't mind postponing the match."
"Yes, we could use this ti to train, and so can they. Overall, it's better both sides get stronger than having a one-sided boring match," Shiller nodded.
"By the way, did I ntion?" Shiller looked at Xi Wana and said, "Old Shazan's chosen heir, that kid Billy Batson, now the superhero Shazam, was recruited by Dick into the Young Avengers."
"His parents died early, and he has been drifting between different foster families. His current foster parents are not good to him. They promised to help him find a new foster family in Gotham. Dick also asked to help find a school for Little Billy. Do you have any suggestions?"
Xi Wana was slightly stunned, then shook his head helplessly and said, "Honestly, I completely forgot about Shazam."
Shiller laughed and said, "That's the good thing about being at Gotham University. It lets you completely forget unpleasant things, though maybe it's just being too busy to rember."
Xi Wana also laughed and said, "I'll handle my feud with Old Shazan myself. As for Batson, let him go to school in the East District. That way, after he transforms into a superhero, he can do more for the residents there."
"Cobblepot Group has opened three elentary schools there. I'll ask if there's a spot available. I just hope the famous superhero Shazam can keep up with the first-grade curriculum; otherwise, he'll have to go to kindergarten."
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