Darkseid Descends

"Alfred?!"

"Don't worry, he's not dead yet."

"However, if you don't cooperate with me, things might change."

The sharp axe blade cut through Alfred's aged skin, and blood seeped out, making Barry Allen instinctively want to help him.

"Don't make any rash moves, rabbit."

"If you don't want him to die."

"I know you're fast, but do you really think you can defeat a massive Parademons army in an instant?"

Sparse Parademons flapped their wings and gathered from all directions as Steppenwolf raised his right hand.

The sight of the vast, dark mass made Barry Allen's face turn ugly. "What do you want to do?"

"I don't think there's anything about me that you would want."

"Of course, so I want you to start this Mother Box again, now."

Steppenwolf grinned maliciously and threw the human Mother Box he was holding at his feet.

"Me? No, no, no, I think you've got it wrong, I didn't—"

Steppenwolf pressed the axe blade forward a little more, Alfred's eyelids twitched, and blood seeped out again.

"No! Wait! Hold on! I understand, I understand!"

"I'll activate it now, activate it."

Barry Allen quickly reached out to stop him, indicating that he understood.

"Put her aside now."

"I understand, I understand." Barry Allen, frantically searching for a solution, tried to stall for time as much as possible.

After gently laying the unconscious Diana, who was severely injured, on the ground, Barry Allen raised his hands and walked to the Mother Box under Steppenwolf's watchful gaze.

"Excuse me, how did you know I could activate the Mother Box? Have you been monitoring our actions?"

Steppenwolf squinted, offering no reply, but instead pressed the axe blade forward a little further.

"Wait! I'll activate it right now! Don't do anything!"

Before he could finish speaking, Barry Allen, who had been slowly approaching Steppenwolf, suddenly made his move, snatching Alfred and the Mother Box from Steppenwolf's hands with Flash speed.

"Phew... I did—what?"

Barry Allen's smile froze abruptly, the Mother Box in his arms slowly disappeared, and Alfred, whom he had rescued, suddenly transformed into Steppenwolf.

Pfft!

A white knife goes in, a red knife comes out.

Barry Allen's pupils dilated suddenly, and as he fell to the ground, his breathing became increasingly labored.

The illusion before him shattered like glass, and Steppenwolf, wielding a giant axe and the Mother Box, appeared before him, looking down at him with disdain on his face.

If it weren't for his fear of Barry Allen's speed, he wouldn't have gone to all that trouble to create an illusion.

"Am I... am I going to die?"

Barry Allen's lips gradually turned white, and he trembled as he struggled to move his body.

"Don't worry, soon, all of humanity in this world will die with you."

"Because Darkseid, the Lord of Apokolips Darkseid, is about to descend!"

Steppenwolf's expression grew increasingly fanatical. Clutching the Mother Box, he suddenly flew towards Gotham, towards the bronze-colored Gate of Apocalypse above Gotham!

Meanwhile, in the thirteenth city destroyed by the aftershocks of the power, Mera, who was driving westward in pursuit of Beckett, slammed on the brakes, leaned out of the car window, and stared blankly at the two figures locked in hand-to-hand combat ahead.

A Kryptonian should have died, and a blond-haired, blue-eyed Beckett.

"Call..."

"Call..."

Beckett's chest heaved, his black Battle Suit already tattered from the intense battle.

Sizzle!

Beckett simply ripped off his half-ruined upper body clothing, revealing his well-defined muscles.

With a cold expression, he reached out his hand in the direction of Clark and beckoned with his fingers.

It was highly provocative.

Thump!

With his feet stomping on the ground, Clark, who became increasingly agitated over time, had reddened eyes. The explosive sound waves even turned the obstacles within three meters of him into dust in an instant!

Intersecting fists landed on each other's cheeks, the overwhelming force sending them flying almost simultaneously. They left two long trails on the cracked asphalt before crashing into a skyscraper and a luxury shopping mall.

Boom!!!

The load-bearing walls were easily destroyed, and the towering building collapsed in an instant!

Beckett, who flew out of the ruins again, did not hesitate at all. He spread his arms and a dense barrage of energy beams attacked the ruins that "buried" Clark!

One explosion after another resounded through the sky, and billowing smoke and dust gradually obscured Mera's view of the battle.

Suddenly, the shadow of a colossal creature pierced through the mist and entered Beckett's pupils.

Clark lifted a towering office building and threw it directly at Beckett!

"Careful!!"

A silver energy wave shot into the sky, piercing through the office building and heading straight for Clark's head!

His adoptive father, Thanos, once said that when someone is killed, they must be beheaded.

Call out!

The crimson ray blocked Beckett's attack, and Clark instinctively used a counterattack technique from the Dark Order!

"?!"

Beckett's muscles were taut, and his amazing fighting talent allowed him to narrowly avoid the lock in a manner that Clark often used.

"??"

The two figures brushed past each other again; Clark's steel body was gone, and Beckett's protective energy was also broken.

Fresh blood flowed out again, dripping onto the ground and spreading out in a mesmerizing color under the sunlight.

"Beckett! How did you end up fighting with Kryptonian???"

Mera, finally finding a chance to interject, quickly got out of the car, put her hands to her mouth, and shouted Beckett's name loudly.

"Mera? What's she doing here?" Beckett frowned, his attention completely focused on Clark.

"Your friend?"

Clark raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, tilted his head, and his eyes gleamed with iridescent light.

"I have no friends, nor do I need any." Beckett curled his fingers into claws, preparing to launch another attack.

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure swept over my heart!

"Who?!"

Beckett and Clark turned around simultaneously, their gazes fixed on the source of the oppressive aura.

Above Gotham City, Steppenwolf, floating high in the sky, embedded all three Mother Box into an ancient bronze gate engraved with mysterious symbols.

Rumble!!!

The Mother Box, now united as one, unleashed energy that rapidly spread outwards from Gotham as its center!

"Earthquake! Earthquake! Earthquake!!!"

"Run! Run! Run!!!"

Crimson magma surged and churned, gradually staining the cracked earth with a red hue known as the apocalypse!

The wind howled and dark clouds gathered;

Thunder and lightning struck, and seawater surged in.

A scene resembling the end of the world...

As all Earthlings looked up in awe, and under the fervent gaze of Steppenwolf, the mysterious symbols on the bronze gate suddenly shone with a brilliance comparable to the blazing sun!

Rumble!!!

With a deafening sound of doors opening, countless monster armies descended upon Earth through the portal opened by the Mother Box.

They stood in rows, bowing respectfully, as if awaiting the emperor who commanded them.

"That is..."

From a thousand miles away, Beckett gazed at the figure seated on the throne behind the bronze gate.

Even though he couldn't see the face clearly, the figure gave him a strange sense of familiarity for some reason.

For some reason, it feels like his adoptive father, Thanos...?

Thanos came to take him home?

Two pictures of Thanos and Darkseid destroying Earth were posted in the book review section (just kidding).

Those interested can check it out (the movie version of the Purple Sweet Potato Spirit looks much more domineering and majestic).