Almost simultaneously, the battle on the beach erupted into full force.
Objective: Eliminate all living organisms.
The Murder Machine's cold electronic voice echoed across the battlefield. He took the lead, his arm transforming into an energy cannon, and crimson fire rained down on the beach.
Behind him, the Gotham villains, corrupted by darkness, roared inhumanly, swarming forward like a group of sharks smelling blood.
The Devastator intended to charge with the main force, but he keenly spotted a figure.
His massive body suddenly stopped, and he turned his head to see Grail holding a baby.
It was this woman who made him lose face last time.
He didn't even have time to pay attention to his Superman cousin who had once been a source of deep obsession for him; the rage for revenge instantly overwhelmed everything else.
He abandoned the "little bugs" on the beach, and with a leap of his massive body, he hurtled towards Grail like a meteorite!
Grail lifted the Darkseid baby in her arms slightly higher, showing no fear whatsoever.
In an instant, the scorching crimson Heat Vision and the deep red Omega Beams that distorted space collided violently in mid-air!
Two destructive energies clashed, emitting a piercing buzz, and the surrounding air was distorted by the intense heat.
The Heat Vision was defeated by the true power of the gods, and was forcefully repelled by the Omega Beams.
The Devastator roared as a beam of light grazed his shoulder, leaving a trail of charred remains.
He completely disregarded his injuries, his massive body already inches away.
"Go to hell!"
Grail's eyes turned cold. Instead of retreating, she advanced, her massive scythe drawing a scarlet arc and carrying the power of the New Gods, slamming solidly into the chest of the Devastator!
boom--!
The Devastator's mountain-like body was sent flying by the blow, carving a deep furrow in the sand and smashing through several huge rocks before finally coming to a stop.
On the other side, Kara Zo El's golden hair flew wildly, and a Heat Vision precisely intercepted the Murder Machine's fire. She hovered in mid-air, blocking the steel monster's path.
"Your opponent is me."
Lucy Lane and James exchanged a glance, then simultaneously headed towards the Dawn the Dawnbreaker, which emitted a distorted green light.
On the beach, the battle had reached a fever pitch.
Arthur and Mera had just exerted tremendous effort to create the tsunami, and their breathing was still somewhat unsteady, but they remained the masters of the ocean.
With each swing of Arthur's trident, a giant wave would rise up, smashing hordes of nightmare monsters into black smoke.
Mera manipulated the seawater into countless sharp water blades, precisely cutting through the enemy's formation.
Constantine, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, chanted obscure incantations, and golden magic circles lit up on the beach, temporarily trapping the corrupt villains who rushed forward.
Zatanna's reverse speech magic was more direct; countless white doves flew out of her magic hat, each carrying a purifying holy light, and crashed into the nightmare monster, emitting a sizzling burning sound.
But there were too many enemies.
These corrupted villains and nightmare monsters, fearless and relentless, poured out of the spatial rift.
"Damn it! This is never going to end!" Roy Harper shot an arrow through the head of a corrupted Scarecrow, then pulled out an ordinary arrow, which only managed to create a string of sparks on the carapace of another monster.
"Catch!"
A Telepathy resonated in everyone's minds.
Martian Manhunter J'onn Jungs moved across the battlefield like a ghost, tossing a newly forged Nth Metal longsword to Roy.
Beside the makeshift furnace atop the mountain, Hal Jordan maximized the power of his Green Lantern Ring, manifesting a massive hydraulic hammer. With each strike, it forged a piece of Nth Metal ore into the prototype of a weapon.
Meanwhile, Mister Terrific's T-Sphere Robots was spinning rapidly nearby, undergoing the most precise polishing and enchanting.
"Next batch!" Mister Terrific shouted.
As soon as a weapon was completed, it was immediately picked up by the Martian Manhunter were waiting nearby and delivered to their teammates at the front line as quickly as possible.
Roy switched to Nth Metal arrowheads and drew his bow again.
This time, the arrow easily pierced the monster's carapace. The monster let out a shriek, and its body began to disintegrate from the wound, eventually turning into a pool of black water.
"This thing really works!" Roy's spirits lifted, and he became even more ruthless.
The balance of power in the battle began to gradually tilt in favor of the heroes.
With their new weapons, the group was like tigers with wings, and the call to counterattack had finally been sounded.
Everyone saw hope, and the offensive became even more intense.
They must hold this position and protect Hal and Mister Terrific behind them; they are the key to turning the tide!
Just then, the giant, flesh-colored "egg" that had been surrounded by the heroes and remained motionless suddenly began to tremble violently.
Click--
A crack appeared on the eggshell.
The next second, the entire eggshell exploded with a bang, and a red and yellow figure stretched out in an extremely exaggerated posture, turning into a giant fly swatter. With a "smack," it flattened a large group of nightmare monsters.
"Wow! That was a good sleep!" The Plastic Man stretched, his body transforming back into a giant spring, launching several corrupt villains who were trying to ambush him into the air. "Is it party time? Why didn't you wake me up!"
His arrival made the already chaotic battlefield even more comical and... efficient.
Everything seems to be getting better.
However, at that very moment, a sudden change occurred!
"--roar!!!!!"
A roar unlike anything any living being could utter resounded throughout the entire multiverse.
This sound did not travel through the air, but penetrated directly into the dimension of reality, striking the depths of the Soul Stone of every living being.
That was pure malice and despair from the deepest darkness.
Barbatos is roaring.
It is dragging this crumbling Prime Universe into an abyss of Eternity damnation!
On the beach, all the heroes froze in that instant.
Barry Allen staggered, feeling the Speed Force lightning surrounding him become viscous and murky, as if countless wronged souls were wailing within it—the countless failed timelines he had witnessed destroyed because of him.
Arthur knelt on one knee, barely managing to steady himself by planting his trident in the sand.
He heard it; the oceans of the world cried out in anguish at that roar—it was his people, his land, weeping.
"No..."
The heroes' will wavered under the terrifying roar, while the creatures from the darkness seemed to have been given a shot of adrenaline, and their offensive suddenly became frenzied.
"Now! Tear them apart!" The Murder Machine's electronic eyes blazed red.
"This is bad!" Hal Jordan yelled at Mister Terrific, seeing his comrades below suddenly in danger, "I have to go down!"
"Go!" Mister Terrific didn't even look up, and the T-Sphere Robots sped up its operation even more. "Leave this to me! I'll speed things up!"
"Good!"
Hal roared and transformed into a green meteor, plunging down from the mountaintop.
Without the slightest hesitation, he condensed green energy into a giant, gleaming fist, striking first and then bypassing Lucy and James, the Dawnbreaker away from the sky with a powerful punch!
Immediately afterwards, his body spun in mid-air, and the green light deformed, instantly forming an exaggeratedly shaped multi-barreled Gatling gun.
Da da da da--!
Energy bullets, composed of pure willpower, rained down on the Murder Machine, and the powerful firepower instantly bought Kara a chance to catch her breath.
But the situation on the other side is deteriorating in the worst possible direction.
The Devastator rose from the ruins, his chest wound healing at a visible pace, the bone spurs on his body growing larger and more grotesque.
He is evolving.
Grail's expression turned serious.
She could feel the damage the monster was inflicting on her from its attacks growing, and her Omega Beams seemed to be losing their effectiveness against it.
The Devastator seemed to see through her predicament, and instead of confronting her head-on, he used Batman's calculating combat mindset, insidiously targeting Baby Darkseid in her arms with every attack.
Grail was caught in a dilemma. In order to protect the baby, she began to hesitate and gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.
Something's wrong! This guy's a madman!
Grootel considered retreating, but when she tried to tear open a spatial passage, she found that the entire Themyscira was sealed off by an invisible force, and she couldn't escape!
"Damn it!" she muttered, "I should never have trusted these guys! I should have found somewhere to hide!"
In the moment of distraction, the Devastator seized the opportunity. He let out a roar, and his enormous fist, accompanied by a fierce wind that tore through the air, slammed straight into the baby in Grail's arms!
There's no escaping it!
Grail gritted her teeth, whirled around, and took the devastating blow head-on with her back!
Just as the fist was about to strike her back—
A golden figure descended upon the battlefield like a god!
Bang!!!
With a dull thud, the massive body of the Devastator was sent flying backward by a punch from the figure that appeared later!
The newcomer landed slowly, his posture as straight as a spear, his red, gold and blue armor gleaming in the dim light.
It was Diana.
Wonder Woman is back.
At this moment, there was no trace of being corrupted by dark energy on her body, and her silver-gray eyes were brighter and sharper than ever before.
She was unharmed, and even... stronger than before.
No one knows what her mother, Queen Hippolyta, did to her, and no one knows how the Queen broke the Batman Who Laughs's almost intractable dark corruption.
Grail stared blankly at the back of the figure blocking her way, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
Diana didn't turn around; she simply exchanged a glance with Grail.
No words are needed.
The two equally proud and powerful female warriors reached a consensus at this moment.
The next second, the two of them moved at the same time!
Diana from the left Grail from the right, transforming into two swift afterimages, instantly rushed towards the Devastator had just regained his footing.
Two fists imbued with divine power simultaneously slammed into the monster's astonished face.
Boom--!!!
The Devastator's massive body was sent flying backward by the combined force of the blow, tumbling on the beach before being blasted far into the turbulent sea, creating a towering column of water.