With a thunderous explosion, the lighthouse's spire was knocked away by the Superman who had crashed into it.
With a heavy splash, he fell into the sea, sending up enormous waves.
Amid the dust around the lighthouse, Superman flicked his cape. With a whoosh, the bright red cape completely scattered the surrounding dust.
Superman's deep gaze turned toward the top of a fishing boat beside the docks. A figure wearing a red cape like his own stood there, looking up at him.
But unlike Superman's red cape—
That man's cape was crimson like blood. It spread around him as though alive, suddenly unfurling like demonic wings that shrouded the sky.
The man wore a skintight suit too... probably. Even Superman could not be certain, because the black suit clung to his body like viscous liquid.
Only the white markings set him apart, especially those fluorescent green eyes, which burned like ghostly flames.
What made Superman hesitate were the metal chains slithering around the man like spirit serpents, as well as the terrible condition of his internal organs.
Superman's X-ray vision clearly saw the state of the man's organs. They were like a corpse's organs, completely devoid of vitality, yet they were still functioning and moving. It was strange.
Superman even wondered whether blood was still flowing through his body.
Al Simmons, who had come all the way from New York under Malebolgia's orders, looked at Superman and his godlike golden soul, then launched the first attack.
Magic from Hell clung to the chains as he casually hurled them forward. Superman's expression turned grave as he unleashed Heat Vision from his eyes to block them.
With an explosive bang, the two different powers collided, sending a blast wave and shockwave through the air.
Oswald, hiding behind shipping containers beside the docks,