Jonathan saw the two confronting each other and immediately walked over to support his wife.
Now that his wife was pregnant, he did not want her to be overly sad and affect the baby in her womb.
"Who are you?"
Clark frowned, looking at Bart, who was a head shorter than him.
"Bart Allen."
Bart grabbed Clark's hand, "Don't cause trouble in my home, or I'll make you taste a life worse than death."
After spending some time with Eric, Bart also learned to make threats.
"Your home?"
Clark looked at the guy, who was younger than himself, with amusement, "Too bad your surname isn't Kent, but 'Allen,' so I won't believe anything you say."
As he spoke, his eyes grew colder, "Also, I'm somewhat looking forward to this taste of a life worse than death you mentioned."
Bang!
No sooner had he finished speaking than Clark felt a forward force in his chest.
Bart's fist struck Clark's chest hard, using the impact from his super-speed punch to knock him to the ground.
Whoosh!
The moment Bart used the Speed Force to smash Clark to the ground, he immediately activated his Super Speed and rushed into the room.
In less than a second, he was back in his original position.
However, his casual clothes had been replaced by the Flash's uniform—the first-generation Flash uniform inherited from the Justice Society.
"This is the taste of a life worse than death I mentioned."
Bart said with a serious expression, "This farm is my home. Mr. Kent and Mrs. Kent, I respect them as if they were my own parents, and Eric is my brother. So..."
Adopting his Speed Force stance, Bart continued, "Although my surname isn't Kent, I am a part of the Kent family!"
Clark, lying on the ground, heard the other party say he was part of the Kent family and Eric's brother, and rage immediately surged within him.
What was this?
Was the other party trying to take his place?
Even replace him?
Although he had told Jonathan and Martha that he was Kal-El of Krypton, not all his emotions could be discarded at once.
Filled with anger, Clark stood up, looked coldly at Bart, and said, "Very well, I thought you were something, but it turns out you're a fake?"
Yes, he had already mentally branded the other party as an arrogant fake who deluded himself into thinking he could take his place.
"Since you're a fake, let me see what you're capable of."
Although shocked by the other's speed, Clark did not believe that victory in battle depended solely on speed.
Strength, endurance, advantages, and disadvantages—these were also crucial elements in determining victory.
Bart stopped talking nonsense and charged at Clark at his maximum speed.
Clark, with his Kryptonian physique, had gained a significant increase in power after Jor-El took control of his mind.
Therefore, he could use his Super Vision to track the opponent's general running trajectory.
Whoosh!
Before Clark's eyes could even fully track the opponent's latest position, he took a punch to the cheek.
Bang!
Immediately followed by a second punch.
The fist struck Clark's chin hard, producing a dull thud.
Clark, who had adapted and clearly seen Bart's movements, extended his arm to block Bart's next punch.
Although slightly inferior to Bart's Speed Force, it was not completely unmanageable for Clark.
Clark extended his fist, aimed at Bart, and struck out fiercely.
Seeing that his attack couldn't break through the opponent's defense, Bart's heart was a little flustered. Facing Clark's outstretched fist, he immediately dodged backward.
In the slowed-down domain, Clark instantly threw several punches, all of which Bart dodged.
Bart moved backward, and the two created some distance.
Clark, frowning deeply, flew into the air, preparing to use his aerial advantage against the opponent.
He didn't believe the other person could fly like him.
Indeed, as soon as he saw himself fly into the sky, Bart was completely helpless.
Clark swooped down from the air and punched Bart.
The air produced a violent sonic boom, as if compressed air suddenly burst forth and exploded.
Bart immediately used his Super Speed to dodge.
Boom!
The next second, Clark stomped his feet heavily on the ground, creating a thunderous roar.
The ground beneath Clark's feet exploded with a loud bang, and the dry earth instantly shattered into pieces. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The damage and cracks on the ground where he stomped continued to spread.
The entire farm seemed to have experienced a small earthquake, with a rumbling sound, and everyone standing on it lost their footing.
Bart, who was closest to Clark and at the direct center of the impact, felt the vibrations most distinctly.
He was somewhat unsteady on his feet and just as he was about to adjust his balance, Clark rushed towards him.
Bart couldn't activate his Super Speed to run away directly and could only dodge backward clumsily.
Bang!
During the dodge, he lost his balance again, broke out of his super-speed state, and his body slammed into a nearby mailbox with a "bang."
He directly deformed the mailbox, and Bart rolled onto the ground.
Just as Clark was about to continue attacking Bart, a loud bang echoed from the sky.
The air was displaced by an invisible wave!
Thud!
Eric's feet landed on the ground, descending from the sky.
Upon landing, Eric immediately activated his Super Speed, moved in front of Clark, and extended one palm forward, blocking Clark's punch.
Bang!
The air exploded, and Eric single-handedly blocked Clark's attack.
Their eyes met, and each saw the other's emotions reflected in their gaze.
"Martha!"
Jonathan's anxious voice echoed from a distance.
Eric glanced over and saw that Martha had fainted.
Eric's rage instantly erupted, and he fiercely swung his left hand towards Clark's cheek.
Bang!
The punch, filled with hatred, struck the opponent's cheek fiercely.
The air exploded in an instant.
Clark grunted and was directly sent flying.
Like a direct baseball hit, he flew across the ground.
Crack!
Clark's body slammed into a thick tree, directly snapping it in half at the waist, then, with undiminished momentum, he crashed to the ground, plowing a long gully.
After sending Clark flying with one strike, Eric immediately rushed to Martha's side and checked her condition.
Fortunately, it seemed to be only a faint due to agitation, and there would be no major problems.
Eric picked up his mother and said to Jonathan, "I'll take Mother to the hospital."
Bart, who had stood up nearby, looked at the spot where Clark had fallen in the distance and found that he had disappeared.
Smallville Medical Center.
Eric and Jonathan stood outside the hospital room.
Bart sat on a bench not far down the hallway, his restless movements indicating his inner unease.
All of them looked towards Martha's hospital room.
"Eric, you've always known what happened to Clark, haven't you?"
Looking at Martha lying in the hospital bed, Jonathan asked Eric.
"Yes, I know."
"You should have told Martha and me sooner."
Jonathan sighed deeply, then shook his head, "I know you chose to hide it because you were worried about your mother's condition. I shouldn't criticize anyone."
Eric said nothing, simply stepped closer to his father, and they both looked into the hospital room.
After the doctor finished examining her, he pushed the door open and explained the situation to Eric and Jonathan.
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief when the doctor said Martha was fine.
"It's good that she's alright."
Smallville Medical Center, third floor, one floor above Eric's room.
Chloe hugged Louise, who was lying on the hospital bed.
"It's best that you're safe and sound, cousin!"
"Ugh!"
Louise, whom she was hugging, showed a pained expression, "Be careful, I'm covered in injuries right now, and every movement causes piercing pain."
"Alright, my bad."
Chloe immediately released Louise, looking at her cousin, who was almost completely bandaged like a mummy, and said sheepishly, "Sorry, I was too excited, so I came to see you the moment you woke up, and I couldn't help but touch you."
"I'm not a man, so Chloe, don't use words like 'touch.'"
Louise, slightly adjusting her body position, asked Chloe, "So what exactly happened? Why did I end up in Shangri-La? And looking like almost all my bones are broken? It looks like I was thrown from a high place."
"Uh... you don't remember anything at all?"
"Of course, otherwise would I be asking you? I just remember drinking a little red wine, but even if I was drunk, I wouldn't be this drunk, would I?"
Louise said somewhat confused, "Do I really need to put quitting drinking on the agenda?"
"Actually, Louise, I lost a lot of memories, just like you."
Chloe said, "The only ones who should know are Eric and Clark."
"Really? A pair of weird and mysterious brothers. I get it now. Anything connected to them will always lead to the worst outcome."
Louise gently rubbed her slightly aching forehead and continued to ask Chloe, "Oh, and you and Lana also appeared in Shangri-La, right?"
Chloe nodded, "Yes."
"Then why did you forget me there? When I woke up, I didn't see you two."
Louise asked her, displeased.
"..."
Chloe immediately became a little awkward.
"We both lost our memories, cousin."
She decided to use the "amnesia" excuse to muddle through.
"But you told me earlier that you also woke up in Nandapal in Shangri-La. That can't be explained by amnesia, Chloe."
As the elder cousin, Louise quickly got the better of her younger cousin, "The truth is, cousin, you abandoned me! I'm very hurt."
"Alright."
Even though she knew her cousin was acting, Chloe couldn't help but surrender, "Tell me, my cousin, what should I do for you to forgive me?!"
"Help me investigate Eric and Clark together."
Finally, Louise revealed her true purpose.
Louise, with a cunning smile towards Chloe, said, "My father used military resources to send me to the nearest hospital from Shangri-La, where I received treatment. But..."
Louise, frowning slightly, paused for a moment and said, "My father also noticed the abnormalities here in Smallville. If the military investigates the Kent family, they will definitely encounter considerable trouble. So, Chloe, as reporters, while investigating the Kent family, we must also hinder the military's investigation."
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