But he had not listened to his father's warning, stubbornly insisting on witnessing the power of the so-called Earth's guardian—the Kryptonian.
As a result, just one "Homelander" had caused him such severe damage.
Is it true that too much pride will ultimately come at a cost?
Many thoughts flashed through Kalibak's mind in an instant.
But his hand movements did not stop, and he immediately used all his remaining strength to swing his arm.
The signal receiver on his arm, connected to Apokolips, immediately interfered with the operation of the Boom Tube.
That was technology embedded within the muscles of his arm, which could help him locate, teleport himself, and transmit signals.
Under his full-strength control, the tube that had originally appeared in the sky instantly appeared behind Kalibak.
The distance between them was less than 50 meters.
"Hoo-ah!"
Kalibak roared, the muscles in his arm bulging, and his body immediately grew a size larger.
By burning his life force as a price, Kalibak broke free from Eric's control of his neck and retreated sharply backward.
He shot through the air like an arrow released from a bow, making a sonic boom as he headed towards the tube.
Eric looked at the escaping Kalibak with slight surprise.
He hadn't quite expected that the other party would have such a trick.
However...
Eric snorted coldly, "Do you think you can escape like this?"
Kalibak, who was rapidly flying towards the portal, was now infinitely close to it.
He could even see the Dark Lord on the other side of the portal.
Looking at his father's expressionless face, Kalibak had never felt that the Dark Lord's usual emotionless face would be as desirable as it was today.
However, the moment his body entered the portal, a beam of light shot towards him.
In the nick of time, Eric shot out his Heat Vision.
At the same time, light from within the Cosmic Scepter also shot towards Kalibak from another direction.
Two beams of light, carrying immense energy, collided with each other, slamming into Kalibak's upper body with a loud boom.
The collision of light and flesh produced a powerful, heart-stopping explosion.
The light beam, like an artificially created sun, burst forth with dazzling brilliance in an instant!
Kalibak was directly blasted away by this powerful explosion.
"Ah!"
He only managed to let out a painful cry before Kalibak was engulfed by the explosion's shockwave.
The shockwave rippled outwards, and a fierce wind swept up everything around.
Dust rose, and the ground rumbled with uneven tremors, as if it had been bombarded by countless missiles.
Rachel and the others covered their eyes with their hands to avoid being affected by the bright light of the explosion.
But they were still pushed back a few steps by the shockwave.
Wonder Woman was the first to react.
Such bright light and explosions would not affect her demigod body.
To her astonishment, Kalibak's body was split in two by the explosion.
His head rolled into the portal, while his body remained on the battlefield.
"Gurgle!"
Kalibak's head rolled into another world.
Wonder Woman saw a dark-skinned man with a strange helmet and a powerful aura there.
He simply reached forward, and Kalibak's head was caught in his hand.
The enigmatic man, radiating an aura that made it impossible to look directly at him, tightly gripped Kalibak's head and turned his gaze towards this side.
Even being grazed by the corner of that gaze made Wonder Woman feel a surge of tension.
But the other party only focused his gaze on Eric.
An emotionless yet terrifying gaze penetrated the space-time portal, meeting Eric's eyes.
The two, one above and one below, stared at each other.
Even without being next to Eric, Wonder Woman could still feel the mutual desire to kill the other, a feeling where everything that needed to be said was conveyed through their eyes.
The entire battlefield fell silent, with only sporadic human groans and the distant sounds of Parademons.
Everyone turned their gaze towards Eric.
Courtney and Jenna swallowed, exchanging glances, and saw fear in each other's eyes.
The enemy on the other side of the portal exerted immense pressure on them, making even breathing difficult.
Clark, meanwhile, stared at the Dark Lord in the portal, dumbfounded.
He hadn't expected to see the person from the prophecy!
When he had acquired the Black Magic book from the Owl Council, he had been pulled into a vision.
It was in that vision that he had personally witnessed Eric standing before him, slowly descending from the sky.
At that time, he was holding a steel fork, and a head was impaled on the fork.
That head was identical to the robust, oppressive man he saw in the portal before him!
Clark stared at Darkseid, then glanced at Eric.
Is that person Darkseid?
The being killed by Eric in the future?!
Clark was in disarray.
So what exactly happened in the future?!
The portal did not last long, quickly disappearing into the sky.
But before it finally closed, the Dark Lord's parting glance sent shivers down the spines of everyone present.
Eric had been watching Darkseid until the portal closed, then slowly turned around.
Wonder Woman and the others immediately walked up to him.
"Barry!"
Eric called out to Barry, who was walking at the very back.
"?"
Hearing Eric speak to him first, Barry, who had witnessed the entire battle, looked up at Eric.
He didn't understand why Eric was calling him.
"Now it's not just Metropolis, but also Gotham City and other cities around the world. I don't know where else portals have been opened. Can you help me investigate and find out?"
Eric asked him seriously.
"Uh, you want me to run all over the world?"
Barry scratched his head and asked Eric.
The suit Cisco made for him was a bit stifling, and sweat tended to stick to it after he perspired, which made him uncomfortable and constantly itchy.
"I don't know if I can do it. After all, I've never tried."
Barry's abilities were just developing at this time, and he was in a phase of being very unconfident in himself.
"You definitely can do it."
Eric walked up and patted him on the shoulder.
"I'll try!"
"Remember, you must transform into light and run at the speed of light! The longer you delay, the more people will die."
Eric spoke profoundly to Flash.
"I…"
Hearing Eric say that, Barry became a little nervous.
He took a deep breath and said to Eric, "I will definitely try my best!"
With that, he disregarded the gazes of the people around him and immediately activated his super speed, dashing forward.
As he ran, he cheered himself on.
"Come on! Barry, you can do it, run!"
His mother's voice seemed to echo in his ears again, "Barry, run, run fast!"
Under the dual spiritual boost, Barry's speed became faster and faster, quickly turning into a red lightning bolt.
After Barry the lightning bolt disappeared, Wonder Woman asked Eric in surprise, "Why did you say that to him?"
"What?"
"You know perfectly well where those alien monster portals are. Why did you still say that to Barry? And you're not the kind of person who cares about ordinary people's lives. I know you, Eric, you don't need Eric's help!"
Facing Diana's question, Eric was silent for a moment, then said, "If I don't give him enough pressure, he will never become the true Flash!"
"Aren't you afraid of cultivating your biggest enemy? Aren't you most wary of him?"
Wonder Woman continued to ask Eric.
"Perhaps, but I don't fear such a future."
Eric said to Wonder Woman, "An enemy with weaknesses is never the most difficult enemy to deal with."
"I understand!"
Diana smiled slightly at Eric, "Are you trying to deal with a kind person like Barry using so-called emotional bonds? I really didn't expect that, Eric, someone like you, who is considered emotionless, would also use emotions! On the surface, you've always been fighting against the whole world, but in your actions, you form a certain contradiction."
She took a step closer to Eric, "But it's precisely because of that that I like you, because you can't be a villain without a bottom line!"
"Think what you will!"
Eric did not continue discussing with Wonder Woman but looked up at the sky.
There were no Parademons here anymore, but that didn't mean the city was now free of Parademons.
Eric flew into the sky with a "boom," and as he continuously accelerated in the air, he quickly flew into space at supersonic speed.
Looking down at the azure planet in his eyes, Eric took a deep breath, clenched his fists, raised them in front of his head, and flew downwards.
As his speed towards the Earth's surface continuously increased, he quickly formed a black beam of light.
Flying at a speed exceeding Mach 20, he headed towards the ground.
Everything around him blurred after breaking the sound barrier, and time and space underwent unusual changes in his eyes.
His target landing site was Gotham City!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions sounded as Eric's body transformed into a powerful, destructive beam of light, rushing towards the Parademons.
Any Parademons struck by this light were instantly blasted into bloody mist.
Blood rained down from the sky, forming a rare sight of crimson downpour.
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