Chapter 396 / Chapter 397
All of this mocks their incompetence.
If this were on Earth's home planet, the satellites floating near the Earth's edge would give them a good talking-to about the consequences of such an uninvited arrival.
However, currently floating above Earth 1 are only three dilapidated Helicarrier. Their firepower is far from sufficient to cover the landing area in a short time; all they can do is provide early warning and observation.
Despite all these unfavorable factors combined, Emma Frost did not feel any sense of dejection. On the contrary, she felt the red energy, the energy of anger, rapidly filling her body.
"At all costs, wipe them all out before they cause any more damage! I want to see if our painstakingly built Utopia Alliance is truly a piece of trash!"
Angry voices echoed throughout the conference room!
With this angry shout, the First Legion and Third Legion, still stationed on Earth 1, began to move again!
"What an imperfect planet! It desperately needs our evolution!"
Steppenwolf looked around at everything and said with some dissatisfaction.
The locust-like Parademons Corps began to spread rapidly in all directions at Steppenwolf's command.
Somewhat coincidentally, there were several small villages nearby, and these villages were immediately subjected to a merciless massacre by the Parademons Corps!
They were too fast and too close. Even the remnants of the Utopia Alliance's presence around them were of no use. Before they could react, the swarm of Parademons Corps, like locusts, had already swiftly engulfed the small villages.
With a few barely audible screams, these villages were completely destroyed.
What's somewhat disheartening is that these remote villages also house a group of people with extraordinary abilities. Most of them are unwilling to accept the arrangements of the Utopia Alliance and deliberately choose to live in places that run counter to modernization.
However, these former superheroes offered very little resistance to the overwhelming Parademons Legion; their only hope was to outlive the average person by a few more breaths.
Perhaps their individual strength is considerably greater than that of Parademons, but their sheer numbers are simply terrifying. This terrifying sheer numbers have triggered a qualitative change...
With the disappearance of these small villages, new faces appeared in the Steppenwolf's Legion. These were the ordinary people who had been killed and quickly assimilated and infected, becoming members of the Parademons Legion...
This kind of power, like a plague, is equally repulsive.
The addition of these new Parademons has little to do with increasing the overall strength of the Legion.
But their arrival provided Steppenwolf with some more information!
Having survived death and been assimilated into the Parademons Legion, their power and memories remain. These memories will become the most useful intelligence for this Legion to understand this planet, since they were once the original inhabitants of this planet.
Upon hearing the reports from these new recruits, Steppenwolf's face first showed a look of astonishment, then suddenly broke into an uncontrollable burst of laughter!
"On this damn planet, all the superheroes have disappeared?"
The Steppenwolf burst into laughter.
"Even including... even including that damn Kryptonian?!"
As he said this, Steppenwolf couldn't help but point to the sky in front of him with both fingers.
"The great Darkseid monarch had indeed foreseen all of this long ago. Now is truly the best time to attack Earth; the superheroes are all gone!!"
Steppenwolf's frenzied emotions even infected the surrounding Parademons, making their attacks seem even faster.
This news drove Steppenwolf almost insane, but in a state of ecstatic madness.
To him, superheroes were no different from the gods who once lived on Earth, and now they had all disappeared?
Instead, there was some messy Utopia Alliance, which was just a small alliance made up of a bunch of mutated people and was almost not worth mentioning.
"All Parademons need not unite in one place. Scatter them across the entire planet and find the Mother Box!"
Overjoyed, the Steppenwolf hastily issued his next command!
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Because the appearance of the superheroes could effectively weaken the Parademons Legion, Steppenwolf did not send the Parademons to scatter, but instead kept them together to fight by sheer numbers.
After all, the Parademons Legion are individuals, so they are much stronger than ordinary people, but they are ultimately just products of the common race, and their individual strength cannot compare to that of true superheroes.
However, the quantity is uncertain!
The ant-like tactic is almost the most common and universal tactic in their Legion; almost no powerful race can withstand the onslaught of locusts like a tidal wave.
Locust plagues are a super disaster, no less severe than any other calamity!
Now that these biggest obstacles have disappeared, Steppenwolf simply chooses to ignore the resistance forces composed of ordinary people.
The most important aspect next, of course, is to welcome the arrival of the great Darkseid monarch, find the Mother Box, and open the Boom Tube.
On the other hand, before opening this passage, one should thoroughly slaughter everyone on this earth, avenge past humiliations, and wash away the shame suffered thousands of years ago with blood!
"These damned humans are utterly worthless. Even if they were killed, I wouldn't feel a thing. The only ones who could possibly interest me are the Amazons and the Atlantis Clan!"
Thinking of this, a few sinister glints flashed in Steppenwolf's eyes.
"I truly hope they still exist, otherwise, we can't kill to our hearts' content!"
Steppenwolf swung his axe, surveying his surroundings to determine his location and calculate how far he was from the Amazons and the Atlantis Clan.
He had made up his mind that if these two races were not yet extinct, he would have to wipe them out before his monarch arrived!
That was an immense happiness for me.
However, before Steppenwolf could determine its location, Steppenwolf brow suddenly furrowed.
It wasn't because Steppenwolf had discovered anything, but because the Parademons Legion had suddenly become noisy.
It seemed they had encountered enemies, and quite a few of them at that...
Just as the vast Parademons Legion were ordered to disperse, the first wave of counterattack from Earth finally arrived.
The hideous Parademons had ugly wrinkles on their faces, but the identical standard armor they wore proved that they belonged to the same Legion.
Sharp teeth, veined wings, and greyish skin all suggest that this Legion is not to be trifled with.
However, this seemingly formidable Legion encountered another Legion that was somewhat similar.
This Legion was slightly smaller than the Parademons Legion, but it was still densely packed, and their physiques were quite different from those of the Parademons Legion.
Compared to the wrinkled Parademons Legion, the members of these Legion were incredibly smooth all over, with streamlined, slightly slender figures and two sharp spikes in each hand.
Their surfaces were entirely black, appearing even more profound and silent compared to the slightly mottled gray of the opposite side.
If the sight of the Parademons Legion evokes disgust at first glance, then seeing this silent Legion brings a chill that runs deep.
The Utopia Alliance's First Legion, the Sentinels Legion, has officially made its debut.
Facing the Parademons Legion' Sentinels, they don't need to change their body shape. They only need to transform their bodies into the most durable material and then swing their forepaws to attack!
With a single swipe, the sharp forepaws could pierce through the Parademons's body, leaving behind a trail of green, viscous liquid!
Both Legion possessed the ability to fly, but when they collided violently, only the Parademons Legion fell to the ground like Chiaotzu.
Silence is deadly!
Compared to other Legion of the same type, the Sentinels Legion displayed its ferocity to the fullest. They didn't need to speak, or even have their own emotions; all they needed to do was focus on killing!
"Where did this strange robot come from?"
Steppenwolf had already spotted the Sentinels. He frowned in annoyance, but then, unexpectedly, he saw another slightly unusual individual charging straight towards them!
The two Legion were locked in a stalemate as soon as they made contact. Although the Parademons were powerless against the Sentinels, their numbers were so vast that they seemed invincible.
This did manage to hold off the First Legion's attack, but one individual broke through the stalemate and charged towards the core of the Legion, the Steppenwolf.
"Lady Emma Frost, Amazo is in position and has launched an attack, targeting their key figure!"
The special team inside the command center also spoke up and reported simultaneously.
Amazo, the elite force of the First Legion, has also made a reappearance!
He scanned the Steppenwolf, which were extremely far away from him, while a huge, bull-horn-like mark appeared on his chest.
Even the most powerful Steppenwolf has never possessed the power to die. Its power is not unscannable, which means it can also be copied!
It's a pity that only this one pure power existed in this battle, and there were no other miscellaneous powers to combine with it, otherwise the power that Amazo could have unleashed would have been much greater!
"Oh, that's more like it... This planet should put up a fight!"
Seeing this, Steppenwolf's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, but his expression did not become more benevolent.
He brandished his enormous axe, from which seemed to flow crimson lava.
"It's time to let this planet, and all life on it, feel the fear of the Steppenwolf once again!"
As if taking some solemn oath, Steppenwolf raised his axe high, solemnly reciting the previous vow. Upon finishing, he whirled around and swung the axe at the newly arrived Amazo!
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"Brother, is it appropriate for you to just sit here and watch them?"
In the very center of Manhattan on Earth 1, in the tallest building, a little girl sat in the living room watching the Sentinels flying around at the same level as the building. Somewhat curious, she turned her head and asked a question.
When Emma Frost gets really angry, no one can fathom just how resolute she can be.
To quickly eliminate the Steppenwolf, the enemy must be cleared out with lightning speed.
This time, Emma Frost mobilized the entire First Legion across the entire planet!
Regardless of where they were stationed, all the Sentinels were now charging towards the area where Steppenwolf was located. The individual forces that had just arrived were merely the collective strength of the First Legion scattered in other places, and now they were converging here like rivers flowing into the sea.
The First Legion's fighting strength will only grow stronger.
Meanwhile, the Third Legion, which was also constantly gathering and preparing to rush to the battlefield, was also desperately assembling.
Members of the Third Legion in every city also received the order to assemble. They urgently gathered in the legion and boarded the Legion's unique aircraft, ready to head to the scene immediately.
The Utopia Alliance made no attempt to conceal or conceal any of this; it proceeded openly and ostentatiously.
The Utopia Alliance is telling all the New Mutants on Earth in its own unique way: This is how we protect you!
Once the enemy is spotted, our forces will be mobilized in full force. You will see how powerful we are, and you will see what a pitiful end awaits any enemy who dares to attack Earth!
In any city, you can see Sentinels flying towards Steppenwolf in the sky, as well as super aircraft carrying the Third Legion.
The same is true in Manhattan.
The one who just asked that question was Su Chen's sister, and Su Chen, whom the entire Utopia Alliance has yet to find, is currently sitting leisurely next to his sister, eating grapes without spitting out the grape skins.
This prompted Hit-Girl, who was trying to peel grapes for Su Chen, to roll her eyes.
Su Chen discovered a rift between two universes, and through the rift, he arrived at Earth 1 and took over Earth 1. This process took a full year.
After Earth 1 fell completely silent, Su Chen unceremoniously brought his sister and Hit-Girl to Earth 1.
After all, Earth 1, and its resources are much richer.
In the future, Su Chen does not intend to use Earth as the origin to expand into the surrounding universe. Exposing one's rear directly to the enemy is still somewhat inappropriate.
Su Chen's current plan is to use Earth 1 as the direct origin, allowing his Legion to radiate outwards from there into the surrounding universe.
In this way, even if any danger is encountered, only Earth 1 will be attacked first, rather than its own base, thus providing a buffer.
Compared to Su Chen, whose appearance and height have not changed much, his younger sister Su Shan and Hit-Girl, who are still in their developmental stage, have already undergone some significant changes in their physiques.
Her figure became taller and more slender, gradually transforming from a child's body type to that of a young girl.
This is also thanks to the power of magic and technology they possess, which is simultaneously transforming their bodies and pushing them towards a better state.
What frustrates Su Shan and Hit-Girl is that even though their current condition far surpasses that of ordinary Utopia Alliance members, they are still not allowed to participate in any battles.
On one hand, they bear Su Chen's mark, but on the other hand, they are currently unable to belong to any Legion.
The First Legion is entirely composed of robots, the Second Legion is entirely composed of private individuals, Fourth Legion is entirely composed of Lantern Ring holders.
The only Third Legion that could accept them... Legion commander might not even be as capable as these two girls...
This gave these two mischievous kids, who always seemed to thrive on chaos, a real taste of what despair truly meant at home.
While the battle raged fiercely in outer space on Earth 1, they could only sit obediently at home, watching the various news reports sent back.
This year felt like an eternity to them.
Fortunately, after leaving the Knowhere, Su Chen returned home. With Su Chen by his side, at least for a while, the two mischievous kids' lives weren't as boring as before.
"I think it's very suitable. This battle isn't suitable for me to join, at least not right now."
Su Chen slowly picked up the grapes in his hand, then began to explain to his younger sister.