"Monsters, face Heavenly Punishment!"
Sonic shouted, and countless thunderbolts crashed down from the sky, slamming into the monsters blocking his path. They screamed in unison, and some even collapsed with black smoke rising from their bodies.
The thickest bolt struck the device head-on. It exploded with a deafening crash, and the portal rapidly closed, slicing several monsters that were passing through it into pieces.
"Yes!"
Viewers around the world cheered at the same time. Dr. Egghead was dead, the portal was closed, and the world-ending crisis was over. The Justice League had saved the world once again.
Of course, there was still work to do. They had to finish off the remaining monsters, but with the superheroes' current strength, that was only a matter of time.
At that moment, Sonic, Blue Justice, gained countless fans. Without question, he had been the brightest star of this battle.
Humanity's High-Level Executives were equally overjoyed. The presidents and generals immediately urged General Calvin to get the Exoskeleton Legion there as quickly as possible and see if they could get a share of the spoils—the alien monsters, preferably captured alive, though dead ones would do.
Even if they got no spoils, showing up in time would still earn them some credit.
These guys are useless when it comes to real work, but nobody beats them at stealing credit.
General Calvin grumbled inwardly and urged the transport planes to speed up. At the very least, they could take a few publicity photos.
Seeing the portal close, Starro flew into a rage and released countless tiny starfish toward Sonic.
Sonic was about to destroy them when a wave of freezing air appeared, freezing every last one. Tony had stepped in, controlling the replica Veronica.
Then Wade performed a dive, twisting three and a half times in