Although they had speculated before, hearing it directly from him still made it somewhat hard to believe.
Superman and Homelander are brothers!?
And it looks like Homelander is the younger brother?
Gordon pulled a cigarette from his trench coat pocket. He wondered if he had said anything bad about Homelander under the Batman signal a few days ago?
Also, since Homelander is his brother, why would Superman give him the superhuman serum?
Disagreements and conflicts between brothers?
With a cigarette dangling from his mouth, Gordon fell into deep thought.
Harvey, on the other hand, stared at Eric, wanting to see how he would handle it.
He loved watching stories of fathers and sons, or brothers, turning against each other and tearing each other apart.
At this moment, although Clark wasn't wearing his uniform, he had taken off his glasses, and the aura he exuded was no different from the Superman on television.
So, both of them could clearly recognize that Clark was Superman, and Superman was Clark.
The being who, along with Homelander, saved Metropolis during the Metropolis incident.
Especially Gordon, who had dealt with Clark before, so he easily recognized that the Superman who spoke to him that night was the Clark in front of him.
"Sorry, Eric, I can't do that."
Clark shook his head dejectedly, then took a deep breath, as if making a decision, and said to Eric, "You and I both know that your current actions are wrong. It was the wrong path from the beginning, including the current act of sending troops to Gotham."
"You shouldn't station troops in this city, Eric. Commissioner Gordon is right, you will provoke a lot of resistance! The people here won't accept being led and controlled; they will resist, and then cause even greater trouble."
"The wrong path? If you're saying that me making this abnormal world a bit more normal is wrong, then Clark, what do you consider right?"
Eric's lips curled into a sarcastic smile.
"Father often told us when he was alive about the responsibility we bear to society. If we possess this power and don't do something positive for this world, then we are failing our power."
Clark said to Eric, "He didn't want us to be gods!"
"Clark, what is your understanding of a god?"
"High and mighty, making choices for humanity. Eric, you are a god now!"
Clark said with a serious expression, "And Father didn't want you to be a high and mighty god; he wanted you to be a being with humanity."
"Too bad, Clark."
Eric looked at his convenient older brother, his eyes revealing a cold, emotionless expression.
"You inherited part of Father's spirit, but you never think for yourself."
"What?"
Clark looked at Eric in confusion, not understanding why he said that.
"You're an adult now, so you no longer need Dad's protection."
Eric took a step forward, bringing himself closer to Clark.
"Dad has always tried to prevent you and me from being exposed to public attention, from becoming the focus of the spotlight, and from humanity's greatest malice and all criticism towards us."
"He knew how this society operates, and he knew how people in this society view anomalies."
"But you don't understand, Clark. As a child, you didn't understand, so you saved a busload of people."
"As a youth, you didn't understand, so you argued with Jonathan."
Eric stared into Clark's eyes and continued in a cold voice:
"When the tornado was about to strike, Jonathan stopped you. This was because you and I were not yet adults then, and he believed our abilities weren't strong enough to withstand such a natural disaster. If you, I, and Father all died, what would Martha do?
Even if you succeeded in saving him, then in such plain sight, what would happen to the family afterward? You are a man of steel, but our family is not. You are a man of steel, but your heart is still soft and fragile."
Eric spoke of Jonathan's action to stop Clark from saving himself when the farm encountered a tornado earlier.
(The final result was Eric saving Jonathan, with no major mishaps.)
"He was trying to protect you, who were young and vulnerable, but we are both adults now. Your current responsibility is to protect him, to protect the family. Clark, look at what you're doing now?"
Eric sternly asked Clark, "I am protecting everything I should protect in my own way, but you insist on emphasizing justice and righteousness to me! Your greatness is misplaced!"
"Zzz!"
As soon as he finished speaking, red lasers shot from Eric's eyes, instantly knocking Clark backward.
With a thud, Clark's body slammed heavily onto the ground.
The ground, which had already been cracked from the previous battle, shattered completely.
The ground trembled slightly from Clark's impact, and countless dust particles filled the sky.
Clark hadn't expected Eric to attack him so suddenly, and caught off guard, he took a heavy blow from Eric.
Gordon and Harvey, not far away, exchanged glances, seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
They're fighting already?!
Gordon's cigarette fell to the ground. He was a little worried about Clark.
If Superman was not a match for Homelander and something happened, wouldn't he lose a powerful helper?
"Cough, cough!"
Coughing, Clark clutched his chest and slowly stood up from the ground.
He wasn't injured; his steel body made him immune to Eric's attacks.
Of course, Eric would also be immune to his Heat Vision attacks.
Amy, standing outside the battlefield, seeing Clark instantly knocked flying, immediately ran towards him in a panic.
But she was stopped by Wonder Woman.
"As an outsider, my advice to you is, it's best not to get involved."
Wonder Woman warned Amy.
"What if I insist on getting involved? Get out of the way!"
Amy said defiantly.
She had now inherited some of Clark's power through green kryptonite and lightning, so she wasn't afraid of the woman in front of her.
Even though she had seen the strength the other party displayed while fighting the Golden-haired young man.
"Then I can only use force to stop you. You'd better pray for good luck!"
Wonder Woman slowly drew the Vulcan Sword from her back.
She knew this girl in front of her was not an ordinary girl, so she had no intention of underestimating her.
Drawing the Vulcan Sword and shield, she prepared to go all out.
The greatest respect for an enemy is to go all out without any underestimation.
Eric saw the conflict between Wonder Woman and Amy, but he didn't pay attention to it. Instead, he slowly walked towards Clark.
"Using zinc to block my vision, and all sorts of encrypted relay processing for communications, Clark, you told those people about these methods, didn't you?"
Eric slowly asked his older brother.
"Yes."
Clark admitted without hesitation.
"I will bring you back on track, Eric! The current you is not the normal you; your eyes are clouded by hatred. The current you is me when I used to wear the ruby ring. I know that feeling, but it's not normal!"
Clark caressed the spot where he had just been hit by the ray, breathing slightly, and said, "And hatred, it's a chronic poison, bitter but addictive. In the beginning, it's just a drop of black water, but when it drops into the lake of a person's heart, it quickly contaminates the entire life."
"Alas!"
Eric sighed and said to Clark, "Do you still think I'm driven by hatred?"
"You truly are incredibly naive!"
With that, he suddenly lunged forward, instantly moving in front of Clark, his fist emitting a piercing roar as he punched the other party.
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