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The call connected, and Batwoman's slightly ragged breathing could be heard. She seemed to be enduring some kind of pain and said nothing.
"Can you still handle it? You don't sound like you're in good shape. Is now a good time to talk?"
Su Ming took a drag from his cigarette and watched Enchantress grin wickedly as she began setting the mountain forest ablaze.
A violent explosion sounded from the other end, followed by the coughing of others, but Batwoman's voice remained calm.
"Talk."
"This plan has had some effect. It created a future filled entirely with plants, but unfortunately, all these trees are chanting a six-word mantra. What was your line of thinking?"
Deathstroke got straight to the point. Though Batman had not said so, he could guess that she had been injured.
Hell's blazing flames lit up everyone's uniforms. Albera held up an enormous fireball like a miniature sun, smiling as she looked for somewhere to throw it.
"Arthur's Life Force. Water is the source of life." Batwoman actually offered an explanation for once. She really seemed to be in bad shape, because in the past, she never explained her actions. She had always had that classic domineering CEO style.
Though the explanation was brief, Su Ming understood.
Darkseid was using "Omega," while Batwoman was trying to use the "Life Cycle" to change that.
Aquaman Arthur possessed the Life Force. Though he could normally only use it to talk to fish, it was still a form of the Force of Connection, a higher concept.
Su Ming smacked his lips and took a deep drag. "The general direction seems right, but it's still lacking something. We need to add something else. Creating Alpha requires more."
"I know." Batwoman answered, her voice processed through a voice changer and sounding