Chapter 4441: Dark Prelude (Part 33)

Diana clenched her fists, but she still hurriedly pulled Barry back. Now is not the time to vent anger.

"Then how are you going to send him back to Krypton?" Diana pointed out the problem sharply. "He is invincible on Earth. You can't lock him up with anything, so you can't send him back. This plan is just empty talk."

Lex snorted coldly, seemingly to show off his intelligence. He started to talk eloquently: "Using violent means is certainly not going to work; I have already seen that this guy has no weaknesses at all. Even Kryptonite, which can cause him to weaken, has no way to really kill him. Wanting to harm him on Earth is just wishful thinking."

"However, this guy has a brain with a huge capacity, but it doesn't turn much. You can tell from what you said about him going back to Krypton. Others said Kryptonians were extinct, and he really believed it. What if he goes back and finds they aren't extinct? With such a high level of technology, wouldn't they be able to shoot him down with one shot?"

Diana was stunned. She really hadn't thought about the problem from this angle. That's right, Clark had never been back to Krypton. What he knew about the extinction of Kryptonians was also from some data on the spaceship on Earth. But this data might not be true.

Although it looks like the person who left the data was his parents, what if his parents exaggerated the facts of the year? For example, the planet did disintegrate, but it wasn't completely extinct, and some people were left. If Clark ran back rashly, there might be danger.

Taking a step back, with such an advanced civilization, what if there are a few colonies? The main planet disintegrated, and even the people on it didn't run away, but there might be garrison personnel on those planets. What if they come back?

This kind of high-tech civilization doesn't need many people to operate warships and weapons. That kind of phase cannon that can break through the atmosphere can be operated by one person. There are even many automatic target locks; as long as the energy supply is restored, they will automatically attack all creatures in the field. Superman can't say he won't have anything to do after being hit by a shot.

In fact, the situation Lex said has already happened. Wasn't General Zod, who was exiled, the one who came back from the outside? Who knows how many such people are out there. If he goes back and bumps into them, and doesn't have the yellow sun to assist, he might really have to suffer.

Thinking about it this way, Diana was also a bit scared. Fortunately, Clark returned safely.

After Lex mocked, he said again: "It can be seen that this guy is not that smart. Then I only need to use a little trick to trick him back."

"Trick him back?"

"That's right, if you want him to go back, you have to give him a reason that he has to go back. And then let him go back voluntarily."

"What reason does he have to go back?" Diana asked.

"Why did he go back before?"

This really stumped Diana. In fact, Diana didn't know very well why Clark had to go back. It couldn't really be just to relax.

"Actually, I didn't know he had been back before." Lex shook his head and said, "However, I feel that his reason should be different from what I think."

"What is the reason you think of?"

"His parents." Lex said, "To be precise, his biological parents. He is a person who values emotions very much. Even if he is very good to his adoptive mother, he might want to see his biological parents."

"You wouldn't be thinking of..."

"I will let that Kryptonian spaceship receive a text message, pretending to be sent by his parents. The general idea is that they escaped the extinction disaster by luck, and now they have returned home, wanting to see their son."

Diana couldn't help but go up and give Lex a punch. This guy is really insidious enough. Once this kind of strategy comes out, no one can guarantee that Clark won't be moved. After all, no matter what, those are his biological parents. Who wouldn't want to see them?

And he had already assumed that Kryptonian civilization was extinct, and there couldn't be any danger on this planet. Clark flies fast, and it doesn't take long to go back and forth, which is no different from ordinary people going home to visit relatives. He is very likely to go over.

"Then how are you going to trap him?" Diana asked again. This is indeed the hardest point to achieve in the whole plan. After all, that is a very distant place, and I am afraid it is very difficult to control remotely.

"So I need that spaceship." Luthor said, "It is obvious that the spaceship came from Krypton. Since it can come, it can go. I just need to drive the spaceship to Krypton first, and I will naturally be able to create a perfect prison."

Diana didn't know how to evaluate it. Lex is arrogant to the extreme. He actually feels that he, an ordinary person without superpowers, can drive a spaceship of another civilization, go directly back to someone else's home, and then use super high technology that humans can't reach at all to build a prison, and can trap Superman, which is simply wishful thinking.

"Then aren't you afraid that there are still people on Krypton?" Barry asked.

"I'm not like that big fool; I have a brain. The spaceship doesn't have to be driven directly to Krypton. I'll stop in a nearby star system and send a drone to check it out, won't I?"

"Then how can you be sure you will use Kryptonian technology? You don't even recognize their characters, right?" Barry asked again.

"Who said I don't recognize them?" Lex narrowed his eyes, looking like a fox. Suddenly, he said a string of words that no one could understand.

"This is Kryptonian." Lex said, "Many materials on the spaceship that fell to Earth have this language. It is not very complicated. After deciphering it, it can be used for daily communication. I have already learned it."

Diana widened her eyes, and she was really a bit shocked this time. She gestured for a long time and said, "But even if you know the characters, how can you speak? You shouldn't know how to pronounce them."

Diana knew that those spaceships had long had no energy, and there couldn't be any voice system. So even if she recognized the characters, she didn't know how the letters were pronounced. Just like many people today don't know how people in the tribal period spoke; characters can be passed down, but the pronunciation is very difficult.

"This also has to thank Clark." Lex said, "He has spoken this language, have you forgotten?"

Diana recalled it, and then she understood. At that time, in Dr. Stone's laboratory, Clark helped decipher some things. He could speak Kryptonian.

"Dr. Stone told you all this?" Diana asked.

"No, I adjusted the surveillance video myself. This is not difficult." Lex said, "It's a pity that Clark is illiterate and doesn't know how to translate professional terms at all, otherwise I could learn more."

Diana sighed. She was really speechless about people like Luthor; people are never tired when they are doing bad things. You say he doesn't hate Superman, he can learn a foreign language hard to complete this vicious plan; you say he hates Superman, he can actually learn language from Superman.

Diana didn't dare to think, how did he watch the recording of his enemy speaking over and over again, and learn the language while listening? Really wouldn't he vomit with disgust?

This made Diana waver for the first time. Luthor doesn't look like pure hatred, but more like love turning into hatred. Anyway, she couldn't do it, watching the enemy's face over and over again, listening to the enemy's voice.

Thinking this way, Diana's look at Luthor was a bit strange. Although it is understandable to love turning into hatred for someone as perfect as Superman, it is still recommended to see a doctor.

"I still don't understand." Barry said again, "Without the shining of the yellow sun, power decline also takes a period of time. Then he is still in his prime when he goes to Krypton. Even if there is high technology there, I am afraid it is very difficult to trap Superman in his prime, right?"

"So of course you can't be in a hurry." Lex said, "I will use his parents to constantly delay him. For example, they fell into a very deep crack in the process of repairing the planet, letting Superman go to find them; or fabricating mechanical rebellion, constantly consuming his power. This way he will soon weaken and then fall into my trap."

Diana hurriedly stopped Barry who was about to rush up again. She sighed and said, "You are really bad to the core."

"Thanks for the compliment, lady. Not as good as one ten-thousandth of you." Lex smiled and said, "Fabricating a huge lie that deceives all of humanity, you are still better at it."

"So you knew." J'onn said, "Then you should also know that I can erase human memory."

Lex shook his head and said, "You can erase memory, but you cannot destroy wisdom. Even if you erase the truth I know, I will still discover it."

"Where is the flaw?"

"That nail that Superman can't pull out." Lex said, "That absolutely couldn't be made by Martians. Kryptonians couldn't either. Only Batman. It could only be Batman who tampered with it."

Diana's movement paused again. This is another brand-new angle she had never considered. She said, "Why do you think so?"

"Because I know how strong Superman is." Lex said, "Things he can't pull out, if they weren't made by me, they were made by Batman. No other civilization in other universes could."

"Then that civilization of Steppenwolf couldn't either?"

"No chance at all." Lex paused and then continued, "In fact, the success rate of this plan of mine is not very high."

"... Why?" J'onn was really a bit curious. In fact, he listened all the way and felt that the operability of this plan was relatively strong. Without any accidents, it was really possible to trap Superman. Of course, the Justice League would definitely be able to save him.

"You don't understand. The essence of Superman's power is actually not in the yellow sun, but in that he wants to believe in himself, his superpowers are actually wish fulfillment. As long as he wants to, he can definitely do it."

"This is also a major evidence that the nail was driven by Batman. Because only someone who knows Superman well enough would know this characteristic, and then would formulate a corresponding plan. The most wonderful thing about the nail-driving plan is that it can make Superman not want to pull the nail."

He said it a bit roundabout, and the few people didn't understand it at the first time. Lex explained again: "The nail is driven too deep, which will affect the Earth, so Clark doesn't dare to pull hard. The more he doesn't dare, the more he can't pull it out. So the key to this plan is actually using the Earth as a hostage, limiting Superman's performance. This could only be a plan formulated by someone who knows Superman extremely well, not some Martians and Kryptonians."

Diana couldn't evaluate it. She could only say that it was more and more like love turning into hatred. She was referring to Lex and Batman—these two, one is more abnormal than the other.

"My plan is the same. Even without the power of the yellow sun, as long as he wants to run, he should be able to run out."

"You knew it and still wanted to do it?"

"Life lies in movement. And although it may not be completely successful, at least it can scare him, making him realize that being against a smart person like me is a big mistake."

Diana was completely speechless. This Lex is definitely not right. She has to remind Clark to be careful, who knows if there is a chance in the future, will he still implement this evil plan, and more evil and twisted plans.

Now she believes that the assassination might not have been done by Lex. This kind of straightforward violent method doesn't reflect Lex's insidiousness at all. She can report back to Clark.

Diana picked up the phone, dialed the number, and said, "Hello, Clark, it's me. It's like this..."

And at this time, Clark, holding the phone, was on the Kryptonian main ship in low Earth orbit, checking a text message from a distant mother planet:

"Kal-El. I am your father, we are back. Can you return to Krypton? We have very important things to tell you."

?? I went to visit relatives in other places today and was a bit late, sorry.