Whoosh! Under Darkseid's startled gaze, Robet vanished from his sight and perception, which only made Darkseid even more wary.
Robet had already displayed that mysterious, elusive movement technique many times before. Even after fighting him for so long, Darkseid still had not found where its flaw lay.
So after Robet disappeared, Darkseid began searching for him vigilantly, worried Robet would suddenly appear and catch him off guard.
But after waiting a short while, Darkseid was surprised to discover that Robet showed no sign of appearing at all. It was as if Robet had truly vanished—or rather, left this place!
"How is that possible?" Even with Darkseid's temperament, he seemed somewhat dazed at that moment. For a time, he found it hard to accept what had happened. After all, the intense fighting spirit Robet had displayed earlier did not make him seem like someone who would retreat casually.
Especially since Darkseid had to admit that in the previous battle, the one holding the absolute upper hand had been Robet, not him. In theory, only he should have had a reason to leave. Robet should not have left at all!
After thinking it over and failing to find an answer, Darkseid's mind quickly began to stir.
After all, though he did not know why Robet had disappeared, was this not exactly what Darkseid wanted? He now had a chance to go to Earth, seize the Anti-Life Equation while there were not many powerful defenders stationed there, and then find Robet for revenge!
Yes, even without Steppenwolf's memories from Earth, even though Darkseid did not know the situation on Earth's side, he could still be certain that Earth's defenses were currently empty.
After all, Darkseid did not believe that Earth had developed better than Apokolips over these thousands of years, to the point