Batcave.
The members stationed at the base finally awaited Stephen and the others' return. Besides the three of them, there was an additional man who looked tall and cold. His limbs were bound in black shackles, but merely standing there, his powerful muscles made the danger of violence plain to see.
"Is this Darkseid? How do you plan to handle him?" Wonder Woman Diana looked at the man. She instinctively sensed divine power similar to Steppenwolf's emanating from him, confirming his identity.
"We should take him back and hand him over to Luke. He has a prison specifically for holding dangerous individuals like this, whether vicious criminals or Dimensional Demon Gods." Stephen did not hide anything. Yet as he spoke, his gaze lingered a moment longer on the silent Bruce Wayne.
"That works too. What about Steppenwolf? Are you taking him with you as well?" Diana inexplicably felt relieved. It was not that she resisted taking on guard duty, but if there was a better, more suitable, and safer method, she naturally would not insist on keeping custody of those two dangerous figures.
In Diana's view, nothing was safer than leaving captives in the custody of the people who had captured them. For a moment, she even wanted to toss Steppenwolf over with them. Lex Luthor, who was currently studying Steppenwolf's body, might not be pleased by that, but choices had to be made. Diana had had enough of the troublemaking abilities of the smart people in her team. Whenever something happened, it was always serious enough to overturn the planet and disrupt the Cosmic Balance.
"Of course." Stephen nodded again.
"Do you need me to bring him over now, or...?" Diana asked bluntly, so bluntly that even thickheaded Thor could grasp the meaning behind her words. After all, becoming