It had to be said that Mera was fast. Only a short while had passed from the guards' deaths to the Mother Box being cleaved by Steppenwolf into the seabed, and Steppenwolf had only just walked over to the Mother Box and picked it up when the current Mera had transformed into already arrived.
"Hm?" Steppenwolf frowned as he gripped the Mother Box. He sensed something strange in the surrounding waters, but he could not locate where the anomaly was, so his gaze turned wary.
With a buzz, a mass of water surged toward Steppenwolf. Steppenwolf immediately felt a faint pressure, and the Giant Axe in his hand chopped out in an instant.
Swish!
The power of Steppenwolf's axe far surpassed his earlier strikes. If this had been on the surface of the sea, one would surely have seen the magnificent sight of an invisible axe blade splitting the ocean. But Steppenwolf was now at the bottom of the sea. Even though this axe destroyed a vast amount of seawater, it could not affect the entire ocean in the slightest. Seawater from every direction would still rush in quickly to fill the space.
Even so, the undercurrent that had attacked Steppenwolf earlier had now vanished. However, Steppenwolf could sense that the strange feeling he had felt before had not disappeared, which meant there was still someone nearby watching him!
"Heh, an Atlantean? Since you like hiding, go ahead and hide. I've prepared something fun for you too..." Seeing that no attack came from his surroundings, Steppenwolf sneered and spoke with a disdainful expression.
With a buzz, as Steppenwolf's words fell, the Portal opened once again. Immediately afterward, Parademons flew out of the Portal one after another. Only, this time, the Parademons were somewhat different from the ones on Themyscira. Compared