Meanwhile, back on the outskirts of Metropolis, the girl that Superman had just saved was still running. Tears trickled from the corners of her eyes as she turned a corner and to her horror, she ran into another Doomsday.
She immediately turned and ran in the opposite direction.
Before Doomsday could pursue, Hawkman descended from the sky and swung his mace as hard as he could. It connected with a heavy blow to Doomsday's cheek, making him stumble back. The muzzle on his face shattered into pieces.
With a war cry, Hawkman swung again but this time Doomsday caught the mace with one hand, his feet sinking into the ground from the force.
Hawkman's eyes widened.
Doomsday clenched his right fist and delivered a brutal punch to Hawkman's chest.
A snapping sound echoed.
Hawkman's ribs shattered as he was sent flying back, coughing blood. He bounced across the road before coming to a stop.
Green Lantern landed beside him and placed two fingers on his neck to check his pulse. He tapped his comm.
"Hawk's still alive," he said.
Batman's voice came through. "Lantern, we need a perimeter."
"Like hell we do. There's no time for that,I'll handle this."
He took off toward Doomsday.
Doomsday picked up a bus and threw it at him.
Green Lantern conjured a massive green hand that caught the bus, then hurled it back. It struck Doomsday head-on and split clean in half around his body.
He didn't even budge.
Hal created a rocket launcher construct and fired multiple green missiles. They exploded on impact, filling the area with smoke.
He hovered above, waiting when Doomsday shot out of the smoke like a bullet.
"Damn it"Hal cursed as he threw up a barrier.It shattered instantly under Doomsday's punch.
The punch went through and struck him square in the face, sending him crashing into the ground and forming a small crater.
He gasped a few times before passing out.
Doomsday landed, the road cracking beneath him, and began walking toward Hal.
A red blur flashed past.
The Flash.
He grabbed Hal and moved him to safety, laying him beside Hawkman. Then he picked up Hawkman's mace and took off, building speed.
He came back at full momentum and struck Doomsday square in the face.
The force pushed Doomsday back slightly.
Flash didn't stop.
He began a hit-and-run pattern,strike, retreat, build speed, strike again.
Doomsday's eyes darted, trying to track him.
His body began to glow,lightning arcing across his frame. His spikes lengthening.
Flash narrowed his eyes.
He ran out of the town, then returned at full speed.
But before he could strike, Doomsday roared and released the energy
A violent surge blasted outward, sending Flash flying through a building and leveling several others.
Doomsday let out a roar of victory,when he heard the screech of an engine as Batman arrived on the scene with his batwing and opened fire.
It did nothing,Doomsday still stood unfazed and in retaliation, his eyes and mouth glowed red.
Batman pulled back to evade but it was already too late.
Heat vision fired, striking the Batwing's wing and severing it.
Batman cursed and tapped his comm. "Alert. Three Leaguers down,and we've only just arrived."
He ejected as the Batwing spiraled and crashed.
Doomsday seeing the threat neutralized,turned his attention toward Metropolis.
But before he could move,aboom tube opened before him.
Cyborg, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter stepped out.
"Where do you think you're going?" Cyborg asked, leveling his white noise cannon at Doomsday.
Meanwhile, a few kilometers away from Starling City, Max was having a field day beating up the enraged Doomsday, who just kept getting up and coming back stronger.
Max dodged yet another punch and delivered a powerful uppercut, sending it flying toward the sky. Before it could go any further, Max grabbed its ankle and slammed it back into the ground, the impact making the earth quake.
He then walked over leisurely, standing on top of Doomsday as it lay sprawled on the soil.
He stomped on its chest.Once.Twice as blood spurted from Doomsday's mouth.
Just as Max was about to finish it off, Doomsday suddenly reached up and grabbed his foot, applying pressure.
Max's senses flared.
He felt fast-approaching objects.
He quickly raised his arms and blocked an incoming punch, which sent him flying back. He twisted mid-air, planted his feet on the ground, and skidded to a stop.
He raised his gaze.
Three more Doomsdays stood there.
The one he had been beating slowly got up as well.
Max frowned.
Turns out there were more than he thought.
He could only wonder how the heroes were holding up against them, because other than Superman, he didn't see any of them standing even a sliver of a chance against one.
The stat gap was just too high.
Even at base, he was more than enough for Superman,and these Doomsdays ate punishment like nothing, then dished it out even harder.
If Superman didn't give it his all and fight with the intent to kill, he might actually get killed.
As for Max, he had already proven that Doomsday was no match for him. Even after evolving three times, the stat gap was still there,not huge, but noticeable.
The real difference was skill.
That was why he could dominate it so easily.
But now there was a problem.
There were four of them against him now.
And they were all of varying strength, judging from that punch.
Normally, Doomsday was a mindless beast, driven only to hunt and kill the strongest living thing it could find. They wouldn't work together.
But this situation was different.
Max was the strongest among them which made him the target.
As long as he was alive, they wouldn't fight each other anytime soon.
Which was fine because they wouldn't be killing him,he would be killing them.
Playtime was over,It was time to put them down.
Max took a stance, the blue, steaming aura around his body intensifying.
Then he charged forward.
All four Doomsdays roared and rushed him.
End of Chapter.
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