Cracking and rumbling sounds continuously echoed, engulfing the entire Gotham City Hall.
Rubble and dust constantly collapsed from the top of the building.
The entire building began to gradually collapse.
Listening to the rumbling sound in his ears, Eric turned his gaze to Clark, who was lying on the ground, already drained of strength.
The building's explosion happened in an instant, but Eric and Clark both possessed unparalleled reaction speeds.
In the brief moment the explosion occurred, time was infinitely stretched in the space they occupied.
Everything around them seemed to have been put on slow motion, and everything began to become slow and stagnant.
Eric could clearly feel that the explosion within the building started from the bottom and then gradually spread throughout the entire structure.
And during the explosion, green kryptonite dust, accompanied by the blast, diffused into the air.
Someone used bombs to detonate the building, spreading green kryptonite!
Eric instantly realized the purpose of the perpetrator who used the bomb to destroy the building!
Their goal was to use green kryptonite to weaken him and Clark, making them unable to escape, and ultimately burying them under the collapsing building.
Who did it?
Who would resort to such a deranged method to deal with him and Clark?
Countless thoughts raced through Eric's mind.
The Guardians of the Green Lantern Corps, Cyborg, or perhaps the League of Assassins stirring in Gotham, or even the resurrected Owl Council?
No!
These people wouldn't be this insane.
Eric had subconsciously set a trigger for himself, causing a certain stress response to kryptonite.
So the kryptonite dust spread by the explosion also caused Eric's body to feel uncomfortable.
However, his reaction was nothing compared to the pain Clark was suffering.
Clark was already affected by the kryptonite, his body convulsing.
If Eric had left him there when the explosion happened, his fate would have been obvious.
Eric stood in place, pondering for a moment, then turned and left.
Since someone had already prepared a tomb here, let it be Clark's resting place.
With that thought flashing through his mind, Eric prepared to leave.
"E-Eric."
Clark, weakened by the kryptonite, his body limp and feeling as if he would die the next second, slowly reached out to Eric.
Hearing Clark call his name, Eric stopped.
No matter what, Clark was still his brother.
A relative they had lived with on the farm since childhood.
Even though he verbally humiliated Clark countless times, he always reserved a special place for him in his heart.
That space belonged exclusively to the two brothers.
Yes, he had softened.
He knew that what he should do most right now was eliminate Clark; once Clark died, the number of people in this world who could stop him would be few.
But at the last moment, he still couldn't make that decision.
"Ignorant people always think they have seized every advantage, but in the end, it's just ignorant boasting! I once used this phrase to describe others, but I didn't expect it to come true for me."
Eric shook his head slightly, bent down, grabbed Clark's neck, and instantly activated his super speed.
With a whoosh, Eric, holding the motionless Clark, left Gotham City Hall.
Boom!
The moment Eric left, the building completely collapsed.
A building, accompanied by a rumbling, earth-shaking sound, collapsed with a crash under the shocked gazes of Wonder Woman and Amy.
The ground trembled violently, as if a powerful earthquake had struck.
The dust generated by the building's collapse spread rapidly in all directions, like lava erupting from a volcano.
Harvey Bullock didn't even notice the cigar falling from his hand.
"Oh my God!"
He didn't know if someone had placed bombs inside the building, thinking instead that the entire structure collapsed due to their intense battle.
"This is big trouble!"
Recovering from his shock, Harvey muttered softly.
On the other side, Wonder Woman was watching over Amy.
Amy, having recovered, was unwilling to sit idly by; after resting, she continued to counterattack Wonder Woman.
The result was Diana calmly thrusting her sword, but Amy easily dodged it.
Through her battle with Wonder Woman, she had already grown.
With her arms moving in a strange arc, Wonder Woman grabbed Amy's shoulder and used the momentum to throw her aside.
Bang!
A large crater was smashed into the ground, cracking in all directions.
Amy's first attack after recovering was immediately knocked down by the more experienced Wonder Woman.
Amy quickly got up from the ground.
This pain was nothing to her.
Amy charged at Wonder Woman again, her fists turning into lightning, striking Diana with the most lethal methods.
This time, Diana might have truly fallen for Amy's "provocation," putting away her Vulcan Sword and facing her opponent bare-handed.
Bang, bang, bang!
Their fists clashed countless times.
The air was violently displaced.
Snap!
Utilizing the moment Amy's attack couldn't return, Wonder Woman gripped her hand.
Amy immediately reacted quickly, her right hand aiming for Wonder Woman's chest.
But she was quickly brought under control by Wonder Woman again.
Their fingers intertwined, and they began to arm wrestle.
Even if Diana mentally disdained her opponent, she now had to admit that the girl in front of her was indeed a good opponent.
The opponent had clearly made significant progress after the previous battle.
"Although you've improved from before, this level of improvement isn't enough. I was trained from a young age; my mother trained me to be a brave Amazon warrior. Having gone through so much training, I was born for battle!"
Diana increased her strength, pushing Amy's already small body downwards.
"But your fighting technique is incredibly clumsy; you rely solely on your combat intuition. You can't even execute a single exquisite move. Who taught you your technique?"
Diana continued her verbal assault on Amy.
Although she wasn't very interested in bullying the girl in front of her, she didn't mind showing the huge difference between them.
These words indeed had some effect, and immense power came from Amy's hands.
But Wonder Woman wouldn't give her an opportunity to exert force; with a slight exertion of strength, she grabbed Amy's arms and lifted her into the air.
Amy was thrown out like a sack, falling heavily to the ground.
Boom!
The ground trembled, and dirt was thrown into the air.
Wonder Woman stood perfectly straight; she wasn't even out of breath, completely at ease.
"Are you very angry? Or do you feel humiliated by your weakness? If you feel humiliated by this, then make yourself truly strong, instead of being impotently furious!"
Amy stumbled to her feet, her stubborn gaze fixed on Wonder Woman, and said, "I am a bit weak now, but I am not as unreasonable and barbaric as you! You barbaric woman!"
Amy directly called Wonder Woman a "barbaric woman"!
Diana's face was expressionless as she slowly drew her Vulcan Sword and slashed at Amy.
At this moment, she had only one thought—to hell with the honor of the Amazon warrior, she was going to kill this little bitch!
"Very well, you've successfully angered me!"
With a chop, Diana slashed at her.
Dodging Diana's attack with all her might, Amy struggled to retreat two steps.
"Hmph, hmph, are you enraged because I hit the nail on the head? I still have more to say."
Amy retreated two steps and continued to speak to Wonder Woman:
"I know your conspiracy. The order established by the New Gods, to establish your rule over this Earth! Grass will surely wither, flowers will surely fade. We humans are like grass and flowers; in the end, though we will eventually die, our lives are brilliant, so it doesn't matter even if we die. But if we cannot live our lives our own way, then it has no meaning at all, even if we exchange everything for it, it's not enough!"
Amy loudly reprimanded Diana and threw a heavy punch forward.
Bang!
As a result, Amy's heavy punch missed, and she instead suffered Wonder Woman's counterattack.
Wonder Woman's counterpunch landed squarely on Amy's cheek, sending her spinning like a top in the air for several turns, flying far away.
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Amy struggled to get up.
Even with superpowers protecting her, that punch made her ears ring and her head feel dizzy.
Her body, barely standing, had lost most of its strength; even if she could stand steadily, she couldn't exert her full power.
"This is as far as you go! Keep these high-sounding life philosophies for yourself to savor!"
Wonder Woman slowly walked over and said to Amy.
Boom!
A huge explosion sounded.
A sky-shattering roar spread through the air.
Wonder Woman immediately turned her gaze to the City Hall.
She had seen Eric and Clark enter the building, and she hadn't expected the building to instantly collapse after they entered Gotham City Hall.
She could naturally tell that this wasn't due to a battle between the two of them, but rather an accident caused by powerful, high-yield bombs.
Ignoring the Robin Girl in front of her, Diana immediately activated her speed, instantly moving to the collapsing building to confirm Eric's safety.
Bang!
Her fears ultimately did not come to pass.
The next second, Eric brought Clark down from the sky, landing heavily on the ground.
"Eric."
Seeing Eric safe, Wonder Woman breathed a sigh of relief and quickly moved over, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Eric threw the panting Clark onto the ground, glanced at the now-ruined building, and said with a frown, "Someone planted bombs in the building, along with green kryptonite, trying to bury me or Clark inside."
"Who did it?!"
Wonder Woman was immediately filled with killing intent.
In a way, she was even more easily ignited than Eric himself.
Once she encountered such things, she would easily become furious.
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