"Strike first!"
Following the principle that it's better to strike first than suffer later, Eden charged directly at Nolan, landing a punch squarely on his face.
"Pfft."
Nolan seemed not to expect Eden to act so decisively. He spat out blood and crashed into the building behind him.
"Boom!!!"
Accompanied by a piercing roar!
Nolan's steel body directly tore through the hundred-meter-tall skyscraper behind him.
However, years of combat training allowed Nolan to steady himself in mid-air without panicking. He lightly wiped the nosebleed that stained his sexy mustache, glaring at Eden not far away, and said, "Kid, you certainly have the demeanor of a Viltrumite! But you're about to pay the price."
Yes, after taking that punch from Eden, Nolan seemed to have confirmed Eden's identity. He was certain that Eden was a young Viltrum native he didn't know.
"He's really tough!"
As for Eden, he looked at the fist he had just thrown at Nolan, his expression filled with emotion.
Eden hadn't held back at all with that punch; it was much harder than when he had beaten The Seven before, yet it had only managed to break Nolan's nasal bone.
"Boom!"
Just as Eden was reflecting, Nolan's figure suddenly accelerated, flying in front of Eden in an instant and violently throwing his fist.
"Bring it on!"
Seeing this, Eden directly met him with his own punch.
Honestly, Eden also wanted to see how much of a gap still existed between his current self and an elite Viltrum native like Nolan, who was second only to Regent Creg, the strongest on Viltrum?!
If Eden couldn't defeat Nolan here, then he would have no confidence whatsoever in defeating the Berserker Beast, who was set to arrive on Earth a month later.
"Boom!"
Under Eden's deliberate test, Nolan and Eden's fists collided fiercely.
"Boom!!!"
In an instant, a visible shockwave emanated from between Nolan and Eden. The powerful energy vibrated the air into a wave, quickly clearing out a vacuum zone. However, this shockwave continued to spread, instantly pulverizing the surrounding buildings.
"Ah!!!"
For a moment, screams, Explosions, and roars continuously echoed in Eden and Nolan's ears.
With this one strike, neither Eden nor Nolan gained any advantage.
Although Eden was much younger than Nolan—by Viltrumite age, Eden hadn't yet reached his peak combat strength—his Kryptonian genes compensated for this very well.
Eden had, after all, been basking in the sun for over a decade. Currently, on paper, Eden was not much weaker than Nolan, and even subtly held the upper hand.
"Damn it!"
At this moment, Eden's attention wasn't on Nolan. Instead, he looked down, his face grim, at the city below, where Explosions were constantly occurring. He muttered to himself, "Two superhumans fighting in a city is a nightmare for ordinary people!"
At this moment, Eden understood why the Ben Affleck version of Batman in "Man of Steel" wanted to take down Superman so badly.
"Fortunately, this is a simulation, not reality."
Then, Eden comforted himself.
"Child, remember this."
"When fighting a great Viltrum warrior, you must never be distracted!"
"Especially when this Viltrum warrior is stronger than you and has more combat experience than you."
Just as Eden looked down, Nolan had already arrived above him. He warned Eden while clenching both hands and raising them high above his head, then fiercely slammed them down towards Eden.
"Boom!"
In an instant, Eden felt his vision go black. He spat out blood, and his entire body, like a cannonball, directly drilled through the ground beneath him, falling onto the New York subway tracks.
"Damn it."
Eden lay on the tracks, then staggered to his feet. He forcefully blew his nose, clearing the blood from his nasal cavity, and angrily exclaimed, "This damn simulation, getting hurt really hurts!"
"Ah!!!"
At the same time, when Eden fell into the subway station, the passengers who were waiting for the train immediately screamed and ran out.
"Boom!"
Just then, Nolan also drilled through the earth, arriving on the subway tracks and standing before Eden.
"You care about them?!"
Nolan floated in mid-air, his arms crossed in front of him, his cape fluttering without wind, his brows furrowed. "Who raised you? Why are you as weak and foolish as my son, Mark?"
"Remember, child."
"There should never be unnecessary mercy in the hearts of us great Viltrumites."
"Your mercy will harm you, and it will harm the great race behind you."
Nolan truly seemed like a Viltrum elder, lecturing Eden.
"Thank you for your guidance."
"But I don't need it."
Eden shook his head.
"No!"
"I think you need it very much."
Nolan said, and he seemed to notice something, a slight smile playing on his lips as he softly added, "Next, I will show you through practice the difference between us Viltrum natives and Earthlings."
"Hmm?"
Eden looked at Nolan, puzzled.
"Whoosh!"
However, before Eden could adopt a combat stance, Nolan had already flown in front of him like a cannonball. He didn't punch or kick Eden, but instead used the inertia to ram into Eden, sending him flying.
"Hum!"
At the same time, the train lights on both sides of the subway station lit up, and a train slowly entered the station.
However, what made the subway driver feel despair was that what was coming wasn't a brightly lit platform; it was two superhumans fighting each other.
"Bang!"
Then, accompanied by a piercing, soft sound like a balloon bursting, Nolan held Eden tightly, pushing him to crash through the entire subway train.
"Look what you've done?!"
Faced with such powerful inertia, Eden was powerless to resist. He could only watch helplessly as wails constantly sounded behind him and the platform was stained red.
When Nolan stopped, Eden immediately glared at him and roared, "I won't hold back anymore."
Even if all of this was a simulation, Eden was still angry.
"Hmm?"
Nolan seemed somewhat surprised after hearing Eden's words. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Child, do you still not understand anything, even now?"
"These Earthlings are like ants to us Viltrum natives!"
"You saw it, didn't you?"
"Compared to us, their bodies are like tofu!"
"Apart from similar appearances, everything else about them is vastly different from us!"
"We are not of the same race at all, and your compassion is meaningless."
"In five hundred years, what will you still have?"
"You will have nothing!"
For some reason, Nolan saw a shadow of his son, Mark, in Eden. He also didn't know why he treated Eden as his own child, and thus spoke to Eden all the words he wanted to say to his son, Mark.
"Think, child!"
"Use your brain and think carefully about what I'm saying!"
Then, Nolan pointed to his own head with both hands, striking a famous pose, and said to Eden with an anxious expression.