While Zod was vigorously developing with his subordinates, human society also did not stop.
And the destinies of many people began to unfold according to their original trajectories.
Not long ago, a nuclear facility in the United States was invaded by a criminal organization advocating anti-nuclear slogans. They detonated the nuclear facility, causing a massive explosion no less powerful than an atomic bomb.
This should have been a huge disaster, but a miracle happened during the explosion.
Ronnie Raymond, an ordinary American high school student, and Martin Stein, a university professor, two ordinary humans, not only did not die in this massive explosion but were unexpectedly fused together.
After fusion, they transformed into a special form and gained extraordinary power, with raging flames burning on their heads and hands.
He suppressed the impact of this nuclear accident to an extremely small area by himself.
Because he possesses the ability to rearrange the atomic and subatomic structures of inorganic matter.
His existence was photographed and recorded by many, dominating the headlines of various newspapers the next day, and both radio and television were discussing who he was.
However, perhaps no one would have thought that this hero, formed by the fusion of two people, would temporarily be dominated by the consciousness of the high school student Ronnie.
The U.S. government quickly approached them. After some coercion, inducement, and grand promises, Ronnie Raymond was soon recruited by the U.S. government.
Professor Stein's work was already linked to the government, so he was recruited even more easily.
But after this, they disappeared from the public eye, and even news on social media was quickly suppressed.
However, his appearance was just the opening act, because the true age of superheroes had not yet arrived... Gotham City, USA, is a city perpetually shrouded in clouds, and a veritable city of sin.
The superficial glamour cannot hide the evil lurking in the shadows, and everyone is unaware that a shooting in an alley will give birth to the most terrifying nightmare for Gotham's future villains.
The Wayne family, as one of Gotham's four prominent families, has interests spanning every aspect of Gotham.
And today, it was the eighth birthday of Bruce Wayne, the sole heir of Wayne Enterprises.
For this, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne personally took their son to see a movie to celebrate his birthday.
But as the family of three left the cinema and passed through Crime Alley, a gun-wielding robber appeared!
The robber mercilessly shot and killed Thomas Wayne first, then pressed the gun to Martha Wayne's neck and tore off her pearl necklace.
"Bang!"
After another gunshot, the once happy family of three was now left with only one child.
The robber walked over and looked down at young Bruce, with no emotional fluctuations in his eyes, as if he were a soulless puppet.
Young Bruce initially thought he would be killed as well, but the robber just stared at him for a moment and then left without looking back!
That cold and ruthless gaze was deeply rooted in young Bruce's heart.
In a daze, young Bruce seemed to see a bat-like shadow flying over the alley in the dappled light.
At this time, in a mysterious cave on Earth, demonic hellish echoes reverberated throughout the cave.
On both sides of the cave were seven terrifying monster statues, their eyes now glowing with a bloodthirsty red light, as if they were about to come alive.
The old wizard Shazam, guarding the Rock of Eternity, suddenly opened his cloudy eyes. He heavily struck his staff on the ground, and a powerful force instantly swept through the entire cave.
Everything instantly quieted down. Sealed within the seven monster statues were the seven deadly sins of the world.
Just a moment ago, they felt a fleeting trace of darkness and destruction, which made them frantically assault their seals.
"What a terrifying existence. The future of this world will still be fraught with difficulties, but I am too old. This world needs younger Guardians."
As an ancient wizard who had lived for over nine thousand years, his lightning magic allowed him to communicate with the gods in the realm of the gods and gain their approval for divine power.
He had always used this power to maintain peace and justice in the world, but the endless years had also worn down his energy.
Now, he felt it was time to choose another suitable successor for himself!
However, this time, he must thoroughly test the successor's character to avoid another Black Adam. By then, he would no longer be able to seal him!
Then he slowly walked towards the entrance of the cave, where a door stood. He raised his hand and carved magical runes on this door.
This door could help him bring the fated ones here. At that time, as long as someone could pass his test, they would gain the power of the gods to protect world peace.
At the same time, Zod, who was cultivating above Earth, also suddenly woke up. Just now, his mental power had captured a faint, unusual mental fluctuation.
In just an instant, Zod felt a chill down his spine, and a trace of cold sweat involuntarily seeped from his forehead.
It must be known that he had already activated the Kryptonian's super physique; this was not a normal physiological phenomenon at all.
Because through that trace of mental fluctuation, Zod seemed to feel boundless darkness and endless destruction.
"What's going on? This feeling... has some powerful entity descended upon Earth?"
At this moment, Zod began to frantically search his memories, but then he received a mental message from Martian Manhunter.
"Mr. Zod, you felt it too, didn't you? That terrifying mental fluctuation. I just felt like I almost fell into an eternal abyss of darkness. Do you know what that was?"
As a master of psychic abilities, Martian Manhunter felt it more deeply than Zod, and was more profoundly affected.
"I felt it, but I'm sorry, I currently have no idea about it."
After a brief dismissal of Martian Manhunter, Zod filtered through all the terrifying entities he knew that were connected to Earth in his mind.
"Lord of Chaos? Or Nekron? Or Barbatos?"
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration seemed to cross Zod's mind. He seemed to have grasped some clues: "Darkness and destruction, Barbatos, Batman?"
Immediately, he put aside his cultivation, calmed his mind, and fully activated his super hearing, filtering out all other noise, leaving only sounds related to Bruce Wayne.
Then he locked onto a location, and his figure instantly disappeared.
Flying over Gotham City, under the cover of night, Zod saw all kinds of crimes, but he had no interest in being a hero, nor did he care to intervene.
Soon, he saw the child standing by his parents' bodies in a crime alley.
Zod immediately confirmed his guess: "Indeed, it's definitely that guy."
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