Chapter 464: Secrets of the Past (2)

Chapter 464: Secrets of the Past (2)

"Destruction Day, that name is quite peculiar, isn't it?"

"It's exactly what it implies. When he appears, it will be the day of destruction for the entire Earth and even the entire universe."

Bruce and Lex felt their hearts skip a beat, especially Bruce. After walking up, he looked directly into Schiller's eyes and asked, "You have no way to deal with him either?"

"I'm not sure," Schiller gave a vague answer, but Bruce clearly wasn't satisfied with it. However, he didn't press further because he wasn't one to place hope solely on others.

"What is his weakness?"

"I don't know, perhaps he has none." Schiller provided another despairing answer. But at this moment, Clark's steady and resolute voice chimed in:

"That's impossible. Everything that exists in this world must have a weakness. Maybe I can deal with him..."

"Perhaps you can kill him once, but when he reappears, the weakness that worked the first time won't be there anymore."

"He will evolve?" Bruce instinctively caught the key point in Schiller's words.

"Yes, but..." Schiller deliberately dragged out the answer, and everyone's gaze shifted to him. He continued, "It seems someone has found a method to deal with him."

Saying that, he moved closer and looked at the egg.

The egg's shell was opaque, so they couldn't see what was inside. However, they could see the egg slightly trembling, as if it had a heartbeat, but very slow.

"Will Kryptonite affect it?" Schiller mumbled to himself, then looked up at the strange devices emitting Kryptonite light and said, "What kind of formation is this?"

"It seems that someone used a method to seal this egg," Lex approached and pondered, followed by Bruce, who had a serious expression but curiosity in his eyes.

"The situation is not as dangerous as I described because this monster hasn't hatched yet, and someone has already found a way to suppress this egg."

"But he will eventually hatch, won't he?"

Schiller looked at Bruce with a scrutinizing gaze, as he recalled a law in the DC Universe.

In the DC Universe, there is a distinction between light and darkness. In the dark corners, everything inevitably descends into chaos, meaning all bad things will happen.

If this place belonged to the dark corner, then this egg would likely hatch very soon. However, Schiller recalled the time when the Joker Egg inside Bruce didn't hatch either. It was defeated by Schiller's method of justice and ended up being possessed by Parallax.

This meant that the probability of this place being a dark corner was not high. However, that didn't mean a powerful villain couldn't appear in the light corner.

"Destruction Day" was, in fact, Superman's archenemy. In the famous "Death of Superman" comic, he was the one who killed Superman.

The comic "Death of Superman" had a complex history. At that time, DC Comics was struggling financially and needed something to attract more fans to buy their comics. So, they decided to harm their most famous superhero, Superman.

To create enough hype, the comic was named "Death of Superman." For this purpose, "Destruction Day" was designed to be incredibly powerful, easily defeating everyone in the Justice League except Superman and even yanking the Flash out of his speed.

Later, after going to Apokolips, he survived a Darkseid's Omega Beams attack. Eventually, he gained the ability to produce "Destruction Day Spores," infecting Superman and creating "Destruction Day Superman."

In short, he was an outrageously overpowered villain, like many hastily created villains, with his abilities and background not making much sense.

Schiller thought to himself that it seemed the origin story of "Destruction Day" in this place was more complicated than just a Kryptonian scientist's mishap.

In the comic, "Destruction Day" appeared as a complete entity, and though not invincible, Schiller had some ways to defeat or seal him. However, due to his frequent resurrections, it seemed he would never truly die, which made Schiller unsure if he could completely kill him.

"Then what was the other reason?"

Alfred fell silent, his expression revealing a hint of hesitation. It seemed he wasn't sure whether he should say it, but in the end, he said, "You're still young and haven't experienced much, so you might not notice her changes..."

"Her? Who?"

"The Soviet Union."

Kayla wanted to ask more, but Alfred chose to remain silent. After a moment of silence, Alfred spoke again. His voice no longer had the same vigor but showed his age.

"Perhaps I am a shameful deserter, or perhaps I just don't want to face certain harsh realities anymore."

"Or maybe I know that when facing those great ideals and glorious times turning to decay, I cannot maintain my composure..."

"But in the end, I chose to bid farewell to the past completely."

"When I returned to Gotham to become the Wayne Family butler, Falcone told me that they had properly dealt with that egg. I am not entirely sure about the details, but ultimately, they sealed the egg in the underground of Metropolis Manor."

"Falcone told me that initially, they only found a place outside Gotham to store the egg. But later, they discovered a falling alien mineral that seemed to effectively suppress the egg's life activity. So, they transformed the place into a massive seal."

Kayla furrowed her brows and asked, "Is this seal strong?"

"I can only say it delays the hatching of the monster. We still have no clue on how to completely eliminate this monster."

Alfred placed the hunting rifle he held down and leaned the barrel against the ground. He looked out the window and said, "That's one of the reasons I brought Bruce here."

"I saw the name of that Professor on the guest list you gave me. I know he is not an ordinary person and has the ability to ensure everyone's safety. I raised Bruce, and I know how astonishingly intelligent he is..."

"If there is only one way in this world to unravel the secrets of this mysterious monster and destroy it, I believe that their cooperation would be the best answer."

Meanwhile, Schiller, who was contemplating in the underground cavity, suddenly heard a foggy voice in his mind:

"Food! So much food! Eat food!"

"Food? Where did the food come from?" Schiller asked with confusion.

"Green stones, smell so good! Let me take a bite!"

"Green stones..." Schiller turned his head and looked at the Kryptonite device closest to him, surprised, and asked, "You eat Kryptonite???"

"Yes! Smells delicious!"

"Why didn't you say that earlier when we were outside?"

"That was not tasty, only the ones here are delicious!"

"But the Kryptonite here is meant to seal this egg..."

"I'm hungry! Been hungry for so long! I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat!"

Bruce, who was studying the rock layers nearby, noticed that Schiller's eye contact with the egg suddenly became strange.

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