The direct assault on Apokolips was undoubtedly the first card Raymond played in this total war, and it was also a devastating blow.
Although he was not an outstanding commander himself, nor did he understand warfare as deeply as the Khorne Angel Zariel, and had never personally commanded a large-scale campaign, usually leaving such matters to specialists under his command.
That did not mean he could not make the right judgments regarding the overall direction.
In truth, the greatest strategists never played war itself, but politics.
And in that field, Raymond was far more capable than Darkseid.
Moreover, he understood his opponent so thoroughly, while Darkseid knew almost nothing about him.
Most importantly, the effects of the Devil Astartes Legion's attack on Apokolips became apparent very quickly.
After all, even the stupidest person would realize something had happened on Apokolips when the tide of Parademons pouring from the Boom Tubes began to thin.
"So that was why you appeared on the other Timeline? Your purpose in taking the Mother Boxes was to launch a surprise attack on Apokolips?"
As the Parademon army on the battlefield began to falter under constant attrition, Darkseid's expression immediately turned exceptionally grim. At last, he began to understand the true purpose behind his opponent's earlier baffling actions.
Taking Earth from another Timeline out of his hands had merely been a smokescreen. The three stolen Mother Boxes were the true key.
For outsiders to enter Apokolips, they had to break through the three-dimensional Material Universe and reach the Fourth World.
And Mother Boxes could help anyone accomplish that with ease.
Darkseid had simply been too arrogant and self-confident. He had never imagined anyone would dare directly attack Apokolips, one of the New Gods' main strongholds.
What he had never expected was that his opponent would actually