Gaining the upper hand, Clark pressed forward again and grabbed Eric by the throat.
By this time, Eric had also reacted.
He reached out his left hand and gripped Clark's neck.
The two men gripped each other's softest body parts, locked in a struggle of strength.
"Heh!"
"Hoo!"
The onlookers watched as these two aliens of the same origin engaged in a life-and-Death struggle in this manner. For some reason, they felt a sense of profound shock.
Louise, Chloe, and the others who knew the true identities of the two brothers felt a sense of sadness.
Chloe especially, seeing the two who were originally brothers engaged in such a lethal duel, suddenly felt her heart become extremely heavy.
She didn't want to see the brothers killing each other.
These were friends who had grown up with her since middle school!
On the other side of the battlefield, Superman Clark felt his breathing become labored, and his vision began to darken in waves.
Bouts of sharp pain hit him; despite possessing super durability, he still couldn't withstand the crushing force of Eric's strength.
With no other choice, he could only fire Heat Vision from his eyes, blasting it toward Eric.
But their thoughts coincided; Eric's Heat Vision also surged toward Clark.
Boom!
The Heat Visions collided, causing a violent explosion.
At the same time, Eric let out a roar, his muscles bulging as he used his maximum strength to hurl Clark away.
Thud!
Clark's body slammed hard into a military box truck.
The truck's cargo hold let out a loud bang, dented by the impact, and then flipped onto its side under the massive force.
Clark slid down from the truck and knelt on one knee, holding his throbbing back.
Heavy breaths escaped his nostrils; his body was already sending out danger alerts.
Eric cracked his neck and gritted his teeth, walking toward the kneeling Clark with an expression that had become incomparably cold. 'You know what I want to do, Clark! I won't let you leave this place!'
'That's exactly what I wanted to say!'
Although Clark was nearly at the end of his rope and could collapse at any moment, he still used every bit of his remaining strength.
Entering his final desperate state, he charged toward Eric like a boosting rocket.
Eric dodged to the side while simultaneously raising a fist to strike the flying Clark.
Clark seized the opportunity to grab Eric's arm, using it like a horizontal bar to perform a giant swing in mid-air, flipping and jumping to Eric's other side.
At the same time, he raised his fist and swung it fiercely at the startled Eric.
But his move had already been seen through by Eric, who parried his fist and swung back at him.
Bang!
This punch carried great force; Clark's nose took the heavy blow, and he flipped over onto the ground.
Lying in the somewhat muddy earth, Clark felt his nose itching.
He reached out to wipe it; blood was flowing out.
"Pant! Pant!"
Like a wounded beast, he let out low, guttural growls.
This was the second time he had bled since birth.
And both the first and second times he bled, it was because he was hit by his brother standing before him.
Clark gave a roar, stood up, and flew at Eric.
But the punch from just now had already exhausted all the strength in his body.
Lacking the support of physical strength and energy, Clark fell behind in defense, power, and reaction speed.
The result was that Clark was punched flying.
He tumbled and crashed into a pile of rocks with a loud rumble.
Stones flew everywhere, clattering and banging like baseball bats hitting balls.
A sharp pain came from his shoulder.
That was the spot where Eric had struck him.
Despite possessing super durability, in Clark's current state, his defensive strength was greatly weakened.
His back felt a stinging pain like being pricked by needles.
Enduring the pain, Clark managed to stand up, but soon collapsed to the ground again with a 'thump'.
Eric slowly walked out from the pile of rubble and looked down at Clark, who was lying on the ground without any strength left to give.
"It looks like you're at your wit's end, Clark."
Clark panted as he looked at Eric, his eyes flashing with a resolute gaze. 'You won this time, Eric, but it's only temporary. Even if you defeat me, you still cannot change my mind.'
"I have no interest in reforming your mind."
Eric said coldly, 'I'm just a bit surprised that someone like you has also learned to use weapons against me.'
"Is that not allowed?"
Clark said between breaths, 'You use green kryptonite against me, and I use weapons against you. That's quite fair, isn't it?'
Eric didn't speak, only looking coldly at his older brother.
The girl Amy, located outside the battlefield, watched Eric and Clark in the distance with some shock.
It wasn't until Clark could no longer stand up at all that she snapped out of her daze.
"Could it be that Superman really can't beat Homelander?"
As that thought flashed through her mind, seeing the injured Clark, Amy could no longer hold back and activated her super speed to rush toward him.
She was going to protect Clark!
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