He evolved into Angemon and rushed to the address written in the email.
But what he didn't expect was—
An entire setup, meticulously prepared for years that was specifically designed to counter higher extraterrestrial beings, was waiting for him there.
...
With the combined efforts of the entire Justice League, Clark while enduring immense pain, grabbed the Kryptonite spear that Batman had brought and drove it through Doomsday's body.
The monster from Krypton could only be killed by Kryptonite.
Doomsday collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Clark who are drenched in blood from head to toe, released his grip on the Kryptonite spear.
His friends, who had fought beside him, were also gravely injured.
Clark struggled to breathe, each breath feels heavy.
The blood that was clung to his eyelashes nearly obscuring his vision.
He closed his eyes, focusing his super-hearing, trying to listen for the heartbeats of the ones he loved.
Jonathan, Martha, Soren... They were all in Metropolis.
Maybe, after this brutal battle, he could still make it in time to have dinner with them.
But suddenly, a look of sheer terror crossed his face.
…Soren.
Soren's heartbeat wasn't right.
It was too faint, far too weak.
Something had happened to him.
In a flash, Clark flew like lightning, heading toward the location where he heard Soren's heartbeat.
It is as near the harbor.
The scene looked like it had just endured a war.
Broken bricks and rubble were everywhere, and several docked ships were shattered, sinking into the water.
Clark's panic grew.
He stumbled, following Soren's weakening heartbeat, and finally flew into a room—there, inside, was Luis Lane that has been tied up in the pillar.
As soon as Luis Lane saw him, she began to wail and sob uncontrollably.
Her mouth was gagged, preventing her from speaking, and she could only shake her head violently, kicking her legs in a desperate, final struggle.
Seeing Luis Lane in danger, Clark immediately rushed over to untie her, but the moment he touched her, it triggered the Joker's signature venom device hidden in her chest pocket—
A hallucinogenic Kryptonite spray enveloped Clark.
Already exhausted from battle, his body was still recovering from wielding the Kryptonite spear.
He was utterly powerless against the effects of the spray.
The green mist surrounded him, choking him as he collapsed to the floor.
He tried to get up.
He had to make himself get up.
Soren… Soren…
He had to get up to save Soren!
Soren's heartbeat was growing fainter by the second.
He had to find him quickly…
He still needed to take him for the implant of the suppressor…
His fingers clawed at the ground as he used every last ounce of his strength to stand.
At that moment, the door was ripped open with a violent screech of metal.
Clark turned his head and saw Doomsday, the very monster they had just defeated, once again standing behind him.
Without hesitation, Clark lunged at Doomsday!
They engaged in a brutal, desperate fight.
But, unexpectedly, Doomsday didn't resist as fiercely as before.
Clark flew Doomsday out of the atmosphere, pouring all his remaining strength into protecting everything behind him…
He killed it.
…But what fell into his arms was not the monster.
It was the lifeless body of the one he loved the most.