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Chapter 18 - Chapter 18: First Battle with Green Lantern

Abin Sur raised his hand, and a powerful green energy beam instantly shot out from his green lantern ring, striking Zod's chest.

"Bang!"

Facing the Green Lanterns' traditional probing attack, Zod didn't even bother to look, casually swatting the beam away with a single palm.

"There's no need for a probe. I won't hold back, so be careful not to die!"

The next moment, he almost glided horizontally through the air, his figure flashing as he appeared before Abin Sur, throwing a simple, unadorned punch.

For Kryptonians, an indestructible body and absolute strength and speed are the foundation of all their combat; everything else is just for show.

Abin Sur instantly constructed a green shield in front of him.

But the moment Zod's fist smashed into the shield, a "crack" sound rang out, the green shield instantly fractured, then shattered into countless fragments, and Abin Sur's body was also sent flying by the force.

With just one contact, the green lantern ring calculated that Zod's casual punch had delivered at least tens of thousands of tons of force.

Abin Sur also realized then that he had underestimated the opponent's strength, but his will would not waver.

The green lantern ring glowed brightly, and in the blink of an eye, a gigantic green power armor right arm, hundreds of meters long, materialized behind him.

As he swung his arm, the massive armored arm behind him immediately activated its power acceleration and counterattacked towards Zod.

A Lantern's fighting style depends on his imagination; constructs made through willpower are no different from real objects in his hands.

In fact, since the upper limit of their power depends on the strength of their own will, the stronger the will, the greater the power they can exert.

Therefore, a Green Lantern can construct an identical tank based on existing human armored tanks through the power of the green lantern ring, and its power will be many times higher than the original.

"If you want to go head-to-head, then let me see how strong your will truly is!"

Zod did not dodge or evade, immediately throwing a punch to meet the attack.

The next moment, two fists, as disparate as an ant and an elephant, collided fiercely.

"Boom!"

Immediately, a terrifying, earth-shattering shockwave erupted from their point of impact, scattering the clouds below.

Zod was somewhat surprised at this moment; this time, the will construct was not shattered in one blow, which was enough to show that this guy, who had been given the title of the greatest Green Lantern, was indeed not a pushover.

Immediately after, a gigantic cannon barrel instantly materialized behind him, and he fired three shots at Zod without hesitation.

Three icy cannonballs struck Zod directly.

Instantly, cold air spread around him, encasing him in a thick layer of ice within a few breaths.

"Phew! Looks like it can end now!"

In the previous battle, through the green lantern ring's data analysis, Abin Sur knew that Zod's body had almost absolute defense against physical attacks, so he could only find another way.

However, before he could rejoice, two crimson light beams shot out from the ice, melting all the ice in the blink of an eye.

"End? I've only just warmed up; the battle is just beginning."

With that, Zod's speed increased once again. His figure flashed, and he was already in front of Abin Sur. His fist hadn't even struck the opponent, but the terrifying punch wind had already arrived.

Abin Sur urgently constructed a green circular shield, completely protecting himself. When the fist truly landed, terrifying cracks immediately appeared on the shield.

And his body was directly sent flying. The powerful inertia prevented him from adjusting his posture, so he could only concentrate his will on repairing the cracks on the protective shield.

But this time, Zod's attack showed no hesitation at all. His figure followed closely, punching the shield again and again.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Terrifying sounds echoed in the high sky.

At this moment, inside the Arctic Base, Fiora and the others had already detected the commotion of the battle in the sky. Without any hesitation, they all flew towards Zod's location.

They hadn't been idle these past few days; being warrior genetic templates, their own strength had also significantly increased.

After Fiora and the others arrived, they naturally formed a pincer movement around Abin Sur.

The shield he held up with green light practically turned him into a green volleyball, being batted back and forth.

The sudden appearance of so many Kryptonians, all of whom were not weak in strength, put Abin Sur, who was already at an absolute disadvantage, under real pressure, even though he remained fearless.

However, Zod did not want them to interfere with his warm-up, so while attacking, he directly commanded: "Fiora, this is my battle. You are not needed for now, go down!"

"Yes, General!"

Facing Zod's command, Fiora and the others were absolutely obedient. Without any hesitation, they immediately stopped their actions and all returned the way they came.

Within a few minutes, Zod and Abin Sur had fought from the skies over the Northern Hemisphere to the skies over the Southern Hemisphere.

Of course, it was actually Zod's one-sided output, with Abin Sur completely in a state of passive defense... At this moment on Earth, the staff at various national satellite monitoring centers were almost going crazy seeing the final images transmitted by their satellites!

The appearance of one Zod had already made their hearts pound, but now another guy glowing green had appeared.

These past few days, they had been constantly monitoring Zod's every move, finding that he did nothing but stand quietly in the sky, basking in the sun.

This made the leaders of various countries breathe a slight sigh of relief. The only thing that terrified them was that they found the energy readings within Zod had increased several times compared to when he was first discovered.

They hardly dared to imagine what level his internal energy readings would reach after another year or so, and whether he would explode himself then.

If he exploded in the sky, it would be one thing, but if he fell into a city in some country and exploded, that would be an earth-shattering catastrophe.

But unexpectedly, these two guys were now fighting in the air!

And the satellites they had painstakingly launched were directly blown into a pile of debris by the aftermath of the two guys' battle.

Looking at the report presented to him, the President of the United States looked around at the group of military leaders and his think tank, his face grim as he spoke: "Against such individuals, are our proud nuclear bombs truly effective?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Originally, they thought the Soviet red giant would be their biggest enemy in dominating the globe, so they had been engaged in a frantic arms race for years.

However, reality had now dealt them a harsh blow.

Perhaps, compared to the conflicts between various countries within Earth, the real crisis came from beyond Earth.

The President continued: "We must increase investment in supernatural research and accelerate the formation of a super-powered combat force to prepare for a possible future war."

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

Almost everyone immediately agreed to the President's proposal.

After all, at this moment, the battle between those two guys in the sky had not yet ended. Faced with such a huge threat, their conventional weapons would probably have no effect whatsoever.

Perhaps, only super-powered individuals could deal with super-powered individuals.

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