Chapter 154: Your Opening Method is Wrong!

"Where is the Codex?" Fiora's fist paused, and she stared coldly at General Swanwick.

General Swanwick heaved a sigh of relief and regained his composure. "If you want to know where the Codex is, you just have to wait. He will be here soon."

"Do you know what happens if you lie to me?" Fiora hummed menacingly.

General Swanwick remained silent. Although Lois Lane had mentioned the Codex in her previous reports, she hadn't detailed its connection to Superman, instead noting that it arrived on Earth with him. The reason was clear—she wanted the public to be aware of aliens but didn't want to incite mass panic. If the public knew that the genetic blueprint of the entire Kryptonian race was encoded within Superman, the situation would be vastly different. Consequently, General Swanwick and others knew what the Codex was, but not its exact location. As long as Superman didn't side with Zod and reveal the Codex's whereabouts, they could stall until Su Sheng arrived.

General Swanwick glanced at Superman, who seemed slightly surprised but remained calm and silent.

The scorching sun beat down as time passed slowly.

Fiora, growing impatient, was about to speak when a small wormhole suddenly appeared beside her.

Su Sheng emerged, holding Lois Lane and Carol Ferris in his arms.

The two women looked around in surprise—this method of teleportation was incredible! Seeing Fiora and the Kryptonian spacecraft behind her, they retreated to the human camp. Lois Lane quickly grabbed her camera, ready to document everything.

"Do you know where the Codex is?"

Though Su Sheng's entrance caught Fiora off guard, she merely glanced at him and dismissed him. His physical appearance was no different from an average human, and she saw no threat.

"Kryptonite doesn't work," General Swanwick said, sighing in relief as he reminded Su Sheng.

"It doesn't work?" Su Sheng turned, picking up the kryptonite dagger from the general's hand, and glanced at Superman, who involuntarily took a step back. Su Sheng chuckled. "It's not that it doesn't work—you just haven't figured out the right way to use it."

"Earthling, you'd better answer my question," Fiora snapped, her patience wearing thin. She reached out to grab Su Sheng.

With a flick of his wrist, Su Sheng tossed the kryptonite dagger into the air. As Fiora's hand neared him, he lightly raised his arm and blocked her. Surprised, Fiora sneered and quickly changed her tactics. The two clashed in a flurry of punches and kicks. As an adjutant, Fiora's combat skills were formidable, but Su Sheng was also a master fighter. Their duel was not only fast and precise but also mesmerizing in its deadly elegance.

It was nothing like the raw, brute force of Superman's battles.

As they fought, Su Sheng glanced up at the kryptonite dagger that was about to fall. Fiora noticed it too.

Did he plan to defeat her before the dagger hit the ground?

Arrogant Earthling!

With a cold snort, Fiora's movements accelerated, her speed blurring into afterimages.

Smack!

Su Sheng suddenly landed a powerful punch, catching Fiora off guard and making her stagger. When she recovered, Su Sheng had vanished! Fiora was about to search for him when a flash of yellow lightning streaked past her. In the next instant, she felt a barrage of punches raining down on her—at least a hundred strikes in just a moment.

What...what kind of speed is this?

Fiora tried to counterattack but could only see the yellow lightning circling her rapidly.

Whoosh!

The lightning vanished as suddenly as it appeared, and Su Sheng halted.

Fiora, now unsteady on her feet, watched as her armor shattered and fell to the ground.

Clad only in her black bodysuit, Fiora dropped to one knee with a groan. The breathing mask on her face cracked and broke, allowing the sunlight to hit her exposed skin. Immediately, she felt weak and disoriented. Her hands trembled, and her vision blurred.

Su Sheng caught the falling kryptonite dagger in one hand, then grabbed Fiora by the head with the other, lifting her off the ground.

In one swift motion, he plunged the kryptonite dagger into her body.

"Ah!" Fiora screamed in agony, her body convulsing uncontrollably.

"See? It's not that the kryptonite dagger is useless—you just weren't using it the right way," Su Sheng said with a grin, turning to General Swanwick. "Kryptonians only become vulnerable to kryptonite after absorbing the yellow sun's radiation. That's why Superman was affected before, but she wasn't!"

Ignoring the varied reactions around him, Su Sheng looked at Fiora's pain-twisted face and chuckled. "Uncomfortable, isn't it? Have you never experienced this kind of weakness and pain?"

"You..." Fiora struggled to raise her hand to grab Su Sheng's wrist, but she no longer had the strength. The kryptonite wasn't just weakening her—it felt like it was draining her very life force. She could feel death closing in.

"The Codex…" She forced the words out, her voice barely a whisper.

Su Sheng smiled brightly, leaning closer as if to share a secret, and Fiora strained to listen despite her fading consciousness.

"I...I won't tell you!" Su Sheng pulled the kryptonite dagger out, and Fiora collapsed to the ground with a final, anguished scream.

"Is she...is she dead?" General Swanwick asked hesitantly.

"Who knows," Su Sheng replied nonchalantly, tossing the dagger aside as he frowned at Superman, whose expression was a mix of anger and confusion. "By the way, why haven't you put on those red trunks yet?"

"Why did you kill her?!" Superman's voice trembled with rage. Even though he knew Zod and his followers weren't benevolent, seeing Fiora killed by Su Sheng filled him with fury. He had few remaining kin, and now another one was gone.

"Oh, do you want to fight?" Su Sheng asked, an eager glint in his eyes. "I was just looking for a little exercise."