Chapter Summaries

Zhang Ye discussed the Justice Society and the absence of magic during General Zod’s war with Old Bruce Wayne, then revealed he had come seeking food for the Wasteland’s reconstruction. Bruce agreed to look for supplies, but Zhang Ye argued that even scraps could help the starving refugees as winter approached.

• Zhang Ye and Bruce Wayne discussed the Justice Society, and Tim said Mid-Nite and Hourman had looked down on him after he recruited them.
• Bruce Wayne explained that Doctor Fate’s helmet had been sealed away during General Zod’s war and that magic might have been similarly suppressed.
• After Tim went to bed, Bruce Wayne asked Zhang Ye why he had returned, and Zhang Ye admitted the Wasteland needed supplies for reconstruction.
• Zhang Ye explained that the Wasteland alliance had unified supplies but still struggled to distribute food fairly before winter.
• Bruce Wayne offered to find supplies but warned that supporting the entire Wasteland could attract attention.
• Zhang Ye said he mainly needed food for the Americas, even scraps and leftovers, and asked whether refugees still counted as people.

Zhang Ye arranged for Old Bruce Wayne to gather discarded food for the Wasteland while keeping their trade discreet. In Gotham, he learned about Tim Drake’s enemies and saw a Justice Society dispatch about an explosion in Egyptian ruins, which Doctor Fate and Hawkman were investigating.

• Zhang Ye explained why he wanted to transport food scraps rather than valuable supplies, and Old Bruce Wayne agreed to collect food waste and meat from his facilities.
• Old Bruce Wayne left early to attend a board meeting and find supplies, while Zhang Ye slept until noon.
• Zhang Ye found Tim Drake studying in the Batcave and learned that Bruce had left for several days and was paying for Tim to attend university.
• Tim told Zhang Ye about the Court of Owls, Ratcatcher, and Cluemaster’s recent escape from prison.
• A Justice Society message reported an explosion at ruins in Egypt, and Tim said Doctor Fate and Hawkman were preparing to investigate.

Zhang Ye learned that an explosion at ruins near Kahndaq might signal Black Adam’s return, so he prepared to join Doctor Fate and Hawkman’s mission in secret. As Zhang Ye set out, Old Bruce Wayne quietly infiltrated Tim’s Bat-watch and returned to a Wayne Enterprises meeting.

• Zhang Ye recognized that the explosion at the Kahndaq ruins could mean Black Adam had broken free, while Tim explained Intergang’s history and the mission notice.
• Zhang Ye asked Tim to connect his phone to the Bat-Network and prepare a mask and Batarangs so he could travel to Kahndaq.
• Tim warned Bruce Wayne that Zhang Ye planned to join Doctor Fate and Hawkman, and Bruce told him not to interfere.
• Tim returned to his homework, unaware that Old Bruce Wayne’s system had quietly infiltrated his Bat-watch.
• Old Bruce Wayne checked the newly bound subprogram on his phone and resumed the Wayne Enterprises recovery project meeting.

Zhang Ye entered Intergang-controlled Kahndaq while invisible and used magic to search for Black Adam. An explosion and a bolt of lightning erupted in the city center before his spell could reveal the king’s location.

• Zhang Ye arrived outside Kahndaq, concealed himself with the Black Umbrella, and entered the city.
• Zhang Ye reviewed Justice Society intelligence about Intergang’s control of Kahndaq and its search for Eternium and the magical crown.
• Zhang Ye recalled that Ishmael sought to use Intergang to find the crown and awaken the demonic power of Sabbac, while Black Adam had already been released.
• Zhang Ye passed Intergang checkpoints and asked the sand to reveal where Kahndaq’s king was.
• A building exploded in the city center, and a lightning bolt hurled several Intergang members into the air.

Zhang Ye watched Black Adam attack Intergang in Kahndaq and tried to understand the Egyptian divine powers behind his abilities. As Black Adam prepared to fight Hawkman and Doctor Fate, a strange shattered mirror swallowed all three, leaving them in a seemingly unchanged city with every person gone.

• Zhang Ye arrived at the battlefield and recognized that Black Adam’s destructive lightning came from the powers of ancient Egyptian gods.
• Black Adam killed Intergang members while the people of Kahndaq cheered him as a legendary liberator.
• Hawkman rescued two falling Intergang members, but Black Adam killed them with lightning, turning the crowd against Hawkman.
• Doctor Fate ordered Black Adam to submit or die, and Black Adam refused to submit again after having once been a slave.
• A cracked mirror-like rift appeared and engulfed Black Adam, Hawkman, and Doctor Fate; when they recovered, everyone in Kahndaq had vanished.

Zhang Ye trapped Black Adam, Doctor Fate, and Hawkman in a mirror space, leaving Kahndaq’s people furious at the Justice Society. As Intergang cornered Adrianna and Amon, Zhang Ye transported them to Adrianna’s home and appeared with the crown.

• Zhang Ye sealed Black Adam, Doctor Fate, and Hawkman inside a mirror space covering Kahndaq.
• Kahndaq’s people blamed the Justice Society for taking away their hero, while Intergang rounded up Adrianna and Amon.
• Ishmael demanded the crown and ordered his men to seize Adrianna and Amon, but sparks opened beneath them and dropped them through a portal.
• Adrianna and Amon landed on a sofa at home, where Kareem watched in shock.
• Adrianna learned Amon had hidden the crown in his room, then Zhang Ye appeared holding it.

Zhang Ye returned the crown to Adrianna and gained her trust by explaining that he had saved her and Amon. As Adrianna recounted Intergang’s hunt for Eternium and the crown, Zhang Ye began to question the family’s understanding of Teth-Adam and prepared to show them the Justice Society’s conflicting records.

• Zhang Ye returned the crown to Adrianna, introduced himself as Witch Raven, and reassured her that her family’s home was protected.
• Zhang Ye gave Amon a Batarang and asked Adrianna to explain the crown, the ruins, and Intergang’s plans.
• Adrianna said Intergang had been mining Kahndaq’s Eternium and explained the legend of King Akhton’s crown and Teth-Adam.
• Adrianna revealed that Ishmael had deceived her to obtain the crown, while Amon insisted that Adam could help free Kahndaq.
• Adrianna angrily defended Adam and condemned the Justice Society for treating him as an enemy.
• Zhang Ye acknowledged her criticism, then showed the family the Justice Society’s records, which differed from Kahndaq’s legends about Adam.

Adrianna learned that the Justice Society’s records portrayed Teth-Adam as the destroyer of ancient Kahndaq, but Zhang Ye suggested the history had been distorted and that Adam’s son may have been the original hero. Zhang Ye went to retrieve Adam and the Justice Society members so Adam could explain, while Adam continued fighting Doctor Fate in the Mirror Dimension.

• Adrianna and Amon read the Justice Society’s records claiming Teth-Adam had stolen Shazam’s power and destroyed ancient Kahndaq, and Amon rejected the account.
• Zhang Ye explained that the records came largely from Shazam’s perspective and that the Justice Society had come to reseal Adam after seeing him kill Intergang criminals.
• Zhang Ye suggested Adam’s son had received Shazam’s power and may have been the hero represented by Kahndaq’s statue, then left to bring the others back.
• In the Mirror Dimension, Black Adam struck Doctor Fate through a building and blocked his magical attack without being injured.
• Doctor Fate used duplicates to surround Black Adam, who began destroying them with his punches.

Black Adam defeated Hawkman and Doctor Fate in an alternate space and demanded that Doctor Fate free him, threatening Hawkman’s life. Zhang Ye revealed that he had brought them there to stop their destructive fight, then prepared to return them to the real dimension and explain the situation.

• Black Adam pinned Doctor Fate and demanded that he break the seal, threatening to kill Hawkman if he refused.
• Hawkman urged Doctor Fate to let him die, but Doctor Fate noticed someone hidden among the ruins and called them out.
• Zhang Ye appeared and admitted he had brought the group into the alternate space to prevent their fight from endangering Kahndaq’s civilians.
• Black Adam released Hawkman, while Zhang Ye reprimanded Hawkman and Doctor Fate for their recklessness and questioned Doctor Fate’s control of the Helmet of Fate.
• Doctor Fate recognized Zhang Ye’s Batarangs and concluded that he worked with Batman, and Zhang Ye said he would take them back to the real dimension and explain the matter.

Zhang Ye helped Adrianna, Black Adam, Doctor Fate, and Hawkman share information and set aside their conflict, then spoke with Old Bruce Wayne about Congress’s plans for a secret superhuman task force. Bruce warned that the Justice Society needed an overwhelmingly powerful pillar to deter its enemies, leaving Zhang Ye to consider the threat facing the team.

• Zhang Ye gathered Adrianna, Black Adam, Doctor Fate, and Hawkman so they could compare what they knew and resolve their misunderstandings.
• Zhang Ye answered a call from Old Bruce Wayne, who had learned that he had traveled to Kahndaq and asked about Doctor Fate and Hawkman.
• Old Bruce Wayne told Zhang Ye that Congress had quietly established a department to form a secret task force and that the military had been lingering around Gotham City.
• Zhang Ye suspected Congress might assemble a new Suicide Squad from existing supervillains and enemies of the Justice Society.
• Old Bruce Wayne said the Justice Society needed a powerful pillar capable of threatening its opponents to make those plotting against it back down.

Zhang Ye explained that the Justice Society lacked the powerful heroes needed to protect its independence, then suggested recruiting Black Adam, Shazam, or Wonder Woman to strengthen it. Old Bruce Wayne accepted the need for a powerful ally and learned about Black Adam’s vulnerability, while Zhang Ye planned to find Paradise Island.

• Zhang Ye assessed the Justice Society’s weakness and warned that government officials might dismantle it and replace its members with their own operatives.
• Zhang Ye proposed Teth-Adam and a future Shazam as potential allies, explaining that Shazam’s power belonged to a child who transformed into an adult.
• Old Bruce Wayne worried that Teth-Adam would be difficult to control, so Zhang Ye revealed that Eternium could injure both Black Adam and Shazam.
• Zhang Ye promised to secure the Eternium, and Old Bruce Wayne agreed that its weakness must remain secret to preserve its deterrent value.
• Zhang Ye suggested that Wonder Woman might also exist in this universe and said he believed he could find Paradise Island.

Zhang Ye proposed that Teth-Adam join the Justice Society, offering guidance on how to use his power responsibly, but Teth-Adam remained uncertain. Before they could settle the matter, Intergang launched a sudden attack on Kahndaq, and Teth-Adam charged into battle.

• Zhang Ye ended his call with Old Bruce Wayne after arranging for Wayne Enterprises to purchase and stockpile food and supplies.
• Zhang Ye stopped Hawkman and Adrianna’s argument over Teth-Adam’s killings and proposed that Teth-Adam join the Justice Society.
• Zhang Ye explained that Teth-Adam should investigate Intergang and distinguish its guilty members from its captives and allies before killing anyone.
• Teth-Adam said he needed time to consider joining the Justice Society because he did not yet understand the organization or the modern world.
• Intergang attacked Kahndaq with armed forces, fighter jets, and advanced flying machines, and Teth-Adam smashed through the wall and window to confront them.

Intergang attacked Kahndaq to seize Akhton's Crown, forcing the Justice Society and Teth-Adam into battle while Zhang Ye summoned The Flash for help. The fighting left Black Adam wounded by Eternium, and Ishmael revealed a barrier that stopped Black Adam's lightning.

• Ishmael threatened Kahndaq over the loudspeakers and demanded the Crown, while Doctor Fate ordered Hawkman to follow Teth-Adam and planned to evacuate civilians.
• Zhang Ye warned that Ishmael could recognize a fake Crown, then used a portal to reach the Gobi Desert and called Little Barry Allen for help.
• Black Adam and Hawkman fought Intergang's forces, but Black Adam let a captured pilot fall to his death while Hawkman spared another pilot.
• An Eternium bullet wounded Black Adam, and Hawkman shielded him from a missile attack before Black Adam destroyed the attacking fighter jet with lightning.
• Ishmael revealed that his fighter jet was protected by a barrier combining Eternium and Kryptonian technology, which stopped Black Adam's lightning.

Zhang Ye summoned Barry Allen to evacuate Kahndaq’s civilians while Intergang threatened to destroy the country unless Black Adam surrendered the crown. Adrianna chose to offer the crown to buy time for her people, leaving Kareem to protect Amon as she went outside.

• Zhang Ye watched Intergang’s advanced assault on Kahndaq and considered how its Eternium could help restore magic to the Wasteland.
• Barry Allen arrived after Zhang Ye called him, and Zhang Ye ordered him to evacuate everyone in the city.
• Ishmael used Intergang’s Eternium-powered barrier to hold off Black Adam and Hawkman while threatening to kill Kahndaq’s people unless he received the crown.
• Adrianna decided to hand over the crown to give civilians time to escape, despite Kareem’s warning that it held a demon’s power.
• Adrianna refused Kareem’s offer to accompany her and left him to protect Amon.

Adrianna drove to the battlefield with Ishmael’s crown and revealed a plan to use his need to deactivate the barrier against him. As Ishmael reached for the crown, Teth-Adam killed him with lightning, which also detonated the Intergang fighter, while Hawkman shielded Adrianna from the blast.

• Adrianna drove toward the battlefield after seeing Kahndaq’s ruined streets and resolved to stop the fighting.
• Ishmael rejected Hawkman’s appeal to surrender, but changed his mind when he sensed Adrianna approaching with the crown.
• Adrianna explained that Ishmael would have to deactivate the Eternium barrier to receive the crown, giving Teth-Adam a chance to strike.
• Adrianna approached Ishmael and threw the crown as he lowered the barrier, while Teth-Adam prepared to attack.
• Teth-Adam’s lightning pierced Ishmael and hit the Intergang fighter’s engine, causing an explosion that Hawkman shielded Adrianna from.

Ishmael was transformed by the Sabbac Crown into a demon empowered by six Demon Lords, threatening Kahndaq and the world. As Sabbac emerged from the wreckage and declared himself king, Teth-Adam attacked him.

• Ishmael found himself in a demonic realm, where a horned demon named him King Ahk-ton’s successor and urged him to claim their power.
• Ishmael called out “Sabbac” and accepted the demons’ power.
• Teth-Adam, Hawkman, and Adrianna survived the destruction of Intergang’s gunship, but Doctor Fate realized the crown could not have been destroyed.
• Doctor Fate recognized the crown’s demonic connection as energy erupted from the wreckage, and Barry Allen carried Adrianna away.
• Sabbac emerged as Ishmael, transformed into a demon, and announced his return as Kahndaq’s king.
• Doctor Fate warned that Sabbac needed Kahndaq’s throne to open a passage to hell, and Teth-Adam charged at him with a thunder-powered punch.

Zhang Ye sent his fused Seven Deadly Sins, empowered by Trigon, to fight Sabbac in Kahndaq. As Sabbac battled Black Adam, the demon arrived and struck him in the face.

• Zhang Ye decided not to pursue the Hell Dimensions and told Barry Allen that the Justice Society would arrive too late to save Kahndaq.
• Zhang Ye summoned the Seven Deadly Sins, explained their nature to Barry Allen, and fused them into a towering demon.
• Zhang Ye sent the Seven Deadly Sins toward Kahndaq, confident they could defeat Sabbac.
• Sabbac knocked Hawkman aside and clashed with Black Adam, taunting him as he prepared to unleash his power.
• The Seven Deadly Sins reached the battlefield and punched Sabbac in the face.

The Seven Deadly Sins attacked Sabbac and overwhelmed him, then drained the demonic power from his body until he reverted to Ishmael. Zhang Ye recalled the Seven Deadly Sins and Sabbac’s hellfire source power, then said the battle was over and called for help rebuilding Kahndaq.

• The Seven Deadly Sins appeared and struck Sabbac, then swallowed his flames and battered him across the battlefield.
• Doctor Fate, Hawkman, and Black Adam watched the Seven Deadly Sins attack Sabbac, and Doctor Fate stopped Black Adam from intervening.
• The Seven Deadly Sins pinned Sabbac down and drained his demonic energy while Zhang Ye watched from the Gobi Desert.
• Ishmael tried to say the word that would restore him, but the Seven Deadly Sins covered his mouth and continued draining his power until he returned to human form.
• Zhang Ye recalled the Seven Deadly Sins and Sabbac’s hellfire source power, then asked Barry Allen to contact the Justice Society and Bruce about rebuilding Kahndaq and Black Adam joining the Society.

After defeating Sabbac, Zhang Ye helped connect the wasteland to Flashpoint-1 Universe and left supplies with Old Bruce Wayne before departing. A battered Barry Allen then emerged from a lightning-filled rift and urgently told Bruce to find and trust Zhang Ye.

• The Seven Deadly Sins devoured Sabbac's demonic power, leaving Ishmael insane, and Black Adam, Doctor Fate, and Hawkman agreed to help rebuild Kahndaq and fight Intergang.
• Zhang Ye and Barry Allen returned to Gotham, where they sent Ishmael to Arkham Asylum and talked with Old Bruce Wayne.
• Old Bruce Wayne arranged for supplies to be delivered to Wayne Castle, and Zhang Ye planned for Pietro and Kara to establish a connection between the two universes.
• Zhang Ye left beneath the setting sun, and Old Bruce Wayne reflected on their parting and the growing threats facing Earth.
• A battered Barry Allen emerged from a lightning-filled rift, told Bruce that Zhang Ye was the key to everything, and urged him to find and trust Zhang Ye.

Zhang Ye returned to the Wasteland Universe with the rejuvenated White Queen, Emma, and explained how she could join the Overseers while continuing to teach at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. He left Emma with Logan and headed toward Alliance Tower, while Pietro and Ashley speculated about the pair.

• Zhang Ye returned to the House of Mystery, where Tony Stark and the White Queen told him that her youth, psychic clarity, and diamond form had been restored.
• The White Queen agreed to join the Overseers and return to the Wasteland timeline to teach, provided she followed its flow and answered the Overseers' calls.
• Zhang Ye took Emma back to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and told her he had supplies to deliver to Lex Luthor.
• Logan was shocked to see Emma standing, and Zhang Ye left them to talk while he went to Alliance Tower.
• Zhang Ye caught Pietro and Ashley eavesdropping on Logan and Emma, warned them not to spread rumors, and learned Kara was with Raven in the cafeteria.