Experiencing Pain

Victor sank into the ground, and Heisenberg pulled him out, tossing him far away.

"When facing an opponent whose combat skills far surpass yours, don't engage in close combat. Use every long-range means at your disposal to restrain me!"

As his words fell, Heisenberg let out a cold smile, and his aura instantly expanded in all directions.

An invisible force field spread around him, causing the fine soil nearby to float involuntarily.

Nearby, Victor landed beside Diana. He glanced at her and took a deep breath.

"The teacher is truly a terrifying enemy!"

"Of course, I never want to actually fight this guy in my life.

But the more this is true, the more we must overcome this shadow!

Heisenberg may not be Darkseid's match. The enemies we'll face in the future are destined to be even more terrifying and insane than what we face now!"

"I understand. Only now do I grasp what fate awaits Earth.

If an enemy like the teacher were to attack, we'd have no power to resist!"

As his words fell, Cyborg calmed his mind, striving to communicate with his body.

He spread his arms, and the countless engines on his body made subtle adjustments, allowing him to float in the air.

"No one knows how much time Darkseid will leave us, so from now on, I'll seize every second to improve.

Even if I can't change the future, at least I'll make my voice heard!"

As his words fell, Cyborg raised his hands, aiming his palms at Heisenberg in the distance.

His arms trembled incessantly, and restless energy clusters quickly emerged on them.

"Teacher, watch out for my energy blast!"

"Hmph, bring it on!"

Heisenberg smirked and extended his right hand.

The ground trembled invisibly, and Cyborg felt his body jolt, nearly pulled down by the force field.

Biting his teeth, Cyborg suddenly opened two pairs of energy-charged launchers on his back. Together with his hands, six dazzling beams of light fiercely pierced toward Heisenberg.

Heisenberg raised his left arm, and the invisible force field materialized instantly, layering in front of him, rendering Cyborg's energy streams useless.

Meanwhile, Cyborg was directly crushed into the ground by the terrifying force field!

Yes, you read that right!

Just like kneading dough, Cyborg was like a speck on the dough, or more like a filling wrapped in a dumpling.

After he completely disappeared, the ground smoothed out, showing no trace of being struck.

Diana had no time to attend to Cyborg. She removed the crown from her forehead with her right hand and hurled it directly at Heisenberg.

Heisenberg casually caught the crown, while Diana seized the moment to leap fiercely.

As she jumped toward Heisenberg, she raised her hands, poised to slam her arms together.

Just as Diana's gauntlets were about to collide, Heisenberg merely smirked disdainfully.

"Freeze!"

With a soft command, the powerful force field directly immobilized Diana, preventing her hands from touching!

"I don't know when you developed this habit, but the more powerful the attack, the more you need an obvious preparatory motion!"

Heisenberg critiqued as he slammed his hand downward.

The force field controlling Diana smashed her directly into the ground.

Boom!!!

A violent shockwave surged again, and Diana rolled her eyes in annoyance. Before she could get up, Heisenberg continued.

"Don't let past victories cloud your judgment in battle. Don't let your attacks have any preparatory or charging motions!"

As his words fell, Heisenberg hurled the crown fiercely at Diana, aiming precisely for her eyes.

"Damn it!!"

Diana didn't even have time to get up; she raised her right hand to shield her face, determined to block the crown headed for her eyes.

But after she assumed a defensive stance, the crown in front of her suddenly leaped forward.

As if passing through space, the crown vanished from in front of her blocking arm and reappeared behind it, jumping right in front of her eyeballs!

In the next instant, Diana closed her eyes in panic, but the crown merely hovered before her eyelids without advancing.

It even lightly tapped her eyelids.

Then, Diana helplessly opened her eyes, rolling them once more.

Predictably, she was about to hear…

"You're dead!"

As his words fell, Heisenberg controlled the force field to place the crown on Diana's forehead.

He continued his critique.

"Darkseid's most effective attack is the Omega Beams, a far more unpredictable attack than you can imagine, with no fixed trajectory.

It can appear from any direction, regardless of obstacles in front of you.

So when facing him, prioritize defending the area closest to yourself!

Like just now, pressing your gauntlets directly against your eyes would've been better than any defensive posture!"

"OK. Continue!!!"

Diana scoffed lightly, then clapped her hands.

Her shield and sword were once again in her grasp.

"What are Omega Beams? Is there any material that can block them?"

"Omega Beams are similar to heat vision but far more destructive than I can achieve.

Most importantly, remember this: the beams can turn corners!"

"Turn corners?!!!"

Diana froze, while Heisenberg across from her smiled faintly.

"Let me demonstrate!!!"

As he spoke, Heisenberg's eyes suddenly blazed with heat, and scorching beams surged forth, heading straight for Diana.

Just as the beams were about to strike her, they bizarrely turned a sharp corner, bypassing her shield and slamming into her chest armor.

Sizzle!!!

The small heat beams, deliberately adjusted by Heisenberg, relentlessly scorched Diana's chest armor. Their erratic trajectory—now S-shaped, now B-shaped—made Diana furrow her brow deeply.

"Are these the corner-turning beams? Why doesn't Kal-El do this?"

"Because he hasn't thought to. If he wanted to, he could!"

Heisenberg nodded decisively, then retracted the heat vision.

With a slight movement, he shot into the sky.

In the next instant, dozens of mechanical claws pierced the ground where he had stood, wildly grasping at his former position.

"Approaching from underground isn't the best method, but I must admit, with teammates controlling the situation, success is possible.

But the most crucial point is, you need to be more covert, Victor!"

Heisenberg said softly from the air, and Victor, emerging from the ground, nodded.

"Yes, old…?!!!"

Boom!!!

Descending from the sky, Heisenberg kicked Victor back into the ground.

"Don't answer any questions from your opponent during battle!!!"

Heisenberg roared, bending down to grab the dazed Victor by the neck.

"You're dead!"

Boom!!!

Victor was once again hurled near Diana.

Watching Victor climb from the ground, then glancing at Diana's frustrated face, and finally at the stunned spectators around them, Heisenberg spread his hands and said softly,

"Arthur, Mera, and Clark on the beach looking this way.

Come together!!!"

"Got it!!!"

Arthur tapped his chest and leaped from the stands into the arena.

Mera waved her right hand, and a stream of water lifted her into the arena.

Meanwhile, on the coast, Clark glanced at the roaring arena in the distance and whispered to Lois beside him,

"Wait here for a moment. Grandpa is teaching them how to fight, and I think I need to learn too!"

As his words fell, Clark soared into the sky, arriving in the arena in an instant.

He hovered above Diana and the others, cautiously eyeing Heisenberg.

"Grandpa, shall we begin?"

"Heh, bring it on!"

Heisenberg chuckled excitedly, shooting into the sky and casually tossing Arthur aside as he leaped toward him. Then he collided fiercely with Clark.

Boom!!!

A violent shockwave erupted, and the mere tremors made it difficult for Diana and the others to move.

Heisenberg's punches were barely blocked by Clark's forearms, but then Heisenberg unleashed punch after punch!

Facing Heisenberg's terrifying blows, Clark had no chance to counterattack. After two thousand consecutive punches, Clark was forced to the arena's edge, and Heisenberg roared at him,

"Every sun-soaked Kryptonian is nearly impossible to kill in an instant.

So, resilience is our strongest and most vital weapon!

With unparalleled defense and the pure strength other races envy,

Just as I've told you before, offense is always the most necessary and crucial tactic for Kryptonians!

Keep attacking, relentlessly attacking. Every enemy must make a choice in the face of our assault.

Either trade blows in a pure war of attrition,

Or choose defense, gradually falling into a passive position!

Retreat should never be in a Kryptonian's vocabulary. All we must do is attack!"

Boom!!!

Punch after punch, Clark's relentless defense was eventually exploited by Heisenberg.

After a heavy blow, Heisenberg fiercely grabbed Clark's left pinky finger.

Crack!!!

A bone-breaking sound accompanied by vibrations erupted, and Clark's pinky was snapped by Heisenberg!

Clark, rarely experiencing such pain, lost his defensive stance in an instant.

Seizing the opportunity, Heisenberg pressed his index and middle fingers together into a blade, stabbing fiercely toward Clark's eyes.

Thud!!!

After the dull thud, Clark stumbled back dozens of steps, clutching his agonized eyeball with his right hand!

But would Heisenberg let him rest?

Heisenberg kicked away Diana's shield strike, then controlled the force field to deflect the surging tide Mera sent his way!

Ignoring the energy beams Cyborg slammed into him, Heisenberg gripped Clark's head with both hands.

Thud!

He stomped Clark's intact right hand into the ground, pressing his knee against Clark's chest.

"You don't lack strength, Clark. Kryptonian blood gives you an invincible foundation.

But the more this is true, the greater your weakness. The Kryptonian physique and the sun rarely let you experience pain!

So, when you face someone stronger, your unfamiliarity with pain quickly puts you at a disadvantage.

Indeed, your willpower has limitless potential.

But for someone who fears pain and has never truly felt it, your enemies have countless ways to exploit this!"

Heisenberg's thumbs pressed fiercely against Clark's eyelids, eliciting unimaginable screams of pain.

Heisenberg merely sneered,

"Unlike them, who need to improve, you need to adapt to pain, experience pain, and enhance your endurance, thereby addressing your final weakness!

As for now, what disappoints me is…

You're dead!!!"