Facing Zod, who had appeared silently beside them, neither Metron nor Orion noticed him in the slightest.
At this moment, thin beads of cold sweat seeped from their foreheads.
Metron, in particular, pressed his palm firmly against the armrest of the Mobius Chair, his heart struck with alarm as he thought, "How is this possible? Why didn't even the Mobius Chair give any warning?"
They knew very well that in their current situation, if Zod had launched a sneak attack, they would have had no chance to react.
In an instant, Metron forced himself to calm down and immediately stated their purpose:
"Greetings, powerful Kryptonian. We are New Gods from New Genesis. We have been sent by the Highfather to escort the God of Machines to the dwelling place of the New Gods."
"This is Your Highness Orion, the Highfather's child and the God of Violence. I am Metron, the God of Knowledge."
From the moment they appeared, Zod had already understood that they must have come for Hope!
What surprised him a little was how quickly these guys acted.
Hope had only just become a God, and they had already sensed him and found him.
"Hmph! The God of Machines you speak of is my son. He will not, nor does he need to, join any other faction, and that includes you New Gods."
Zod rejected them directly without any hesitation.
"But as far as I know, the original form of this God of Machines was a mother box left on Earth by Apokolips, wasn't it?"
Metron immediately exposed Hope's secret identity.
Hearing this, Orion felt somewhat incredulous. Although he had sensed that this God of Machines had some connection to Apokolips, he had never imagined that he was actually a mother box.
At this moment, his resolve grew even stronger; he absolutely could not allow this God of Machines to be found by Apokolips and fall into darkness.
But facing Metron's revelation, Zod merely asked nonchalantly, "So what?"
Seeing his demeanor, Orion couldn't help but get a little agitated: "Do you know what a mother box means to Apokolips?"
"If Darkseid knew the true identity of the God of Machines, he certainly wouldn't stand idly by."
Unfortunately, hearing his words, the expression on Zod's face didn't change in the slightest.
Metron wasn't surprised by Zod's reaction at all. In his view, Zod was overly confident in his own strength.
He secretly thought to himself, "Another fellow who hasn't experienced Darkseid's terror!"
He then composed himself and said, "I presume Your Excellency hasn't yet crossed paths with Darkseid, have you?"
"He represents not just his own formidable combat power, but the entirety of Apokolips. This also means you will be facing the dark forces of the entire Apokolips."
"And currently, only New Genesis, led by the Highfather, can contend with Apokolips. As long as the God of Machines joins us, he can receive protection."
He believed that Zod must have heard something about Darkseid's terrifying nature.
Even if there were many powerful warriors on the planet below, they would still appear somewhat outnumbered and weak against Apokolips's army of billions of Parademons.
"Perhaps you don't know that many changes have occurred on Apokolips, making its strength even more terrifying. And speaking of which, it's related to you Kryptonians!"
Seeing Zod unmoved, Metron decided to reveal some more secrets to Zod. These were things he had inadvertently discovered while using the Mobius Chair to track Apokolips's movements.
He believed Zod absolutely wouldn't know, because these events had occurred long after Krypton's destruction.
At that time, Zod was already leading his Kryptonian refugees, lying low on Earth.
Zod, however, showed some interest in his words and couldn't help but say, "Tell me!"
Although this God of Knowledge had a lot of embellishment, he, sitting on the Mobius Chair, was not embellishing at all.
"I presume you know that ancient Kryptonian scientists once created a terrifying biological weapon, don't you?"
At this, Zod immediately reacted: "You mean Doomsday?"
"Precisely. After the destruction of your Krypton, that monster awoke from its slumber."
"He rampaged across the Universe, slaughtering most life on several planets, until he was eventually lured into a massive teleportation channel specially prepared for him."
"The other end of the teleportation channel happened to be near Apokolips, so he broke into Apokolips and had a fierce battle with Darkseid. After being repelled, he left behind many cell samples."
"Apokolips's scientists have already used these cell samples combined with Parademons to cultivate an even more powerful biological weapon—the Doomsday Parademon."
As Metron spoke, he continuously observed Zod's expression, hoping to find a subtle change.
However, he was disappointed; upon hearing this news, Zod showed none of the expressions he had anticipated.
Instead, he spoke with a hint of disdain: "I thought you would say something slightly more surprising. Is that all?"
Zod was now completely unafraid of Apokolips. If he were truly pushed, he would directly go to Apokolips and unleash an unrestricted supernova bombardment.
This was his true killing move, an ability he had gained after the Sunlight genes in his body had fully matured and sublimated.
A full, unreserved supernova bombardment was enough to destroy everything within a one-light-year radius. If he did it a few more times, he guaranteed that there wouldn't even be a speck of dust left of Apokolips.
The so-called Doomsday Parademon army was just a joke in his eyes.
Seeing Zod's unyielding demeanor, Orion gradually lost his patience: "What will it take for you to agree to let the God of Machines come with us to New Genesis?"
"Except for New Krypton, I will not go anywhere else."
It was at this moment that Hope's voice came from below.
The two immediately looked towards Hope. As fellow New Gods, Orion could sense the Source within Hope, naturally confirming his identity.
"Such a Soul aura… it truly is a mechanical lifeform. How was this accomplished?"
Face to face with Hope, Metron couldn't help but once again activate the Mobius Chair to probe the secrets on him.
As the God of Machines, Hope immediately sensed it. The next moment, golden light surged in his eyes, and he reached out his hand towards the Mobius Chair.
Instantly, Metron heard a series of danger alerts transmitted from the chair:
"Alert, extreme danger!"
"Unknown power intrusion detected. Initiating self-protection, activating overclocking mode, calculating escape methods and escape probability…"
"Submit!"
As Hope uttered the two cold words, a powerful Divine Power began to intensify its invasion of the Mobius Chair.
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