With his body cut in two, even a monster with as strong a life force as Doomsday could not recover in a short time. But Dane found that this guy was still not dead!
Flesh grew from the severed parts of Doomsday's upper and lower body, like worms, seemingly trying to reconnect its body.
Dane did not give him this chance. He went up and struck again with his axe, directly severing Doomsday's head.
Without its brain, its body could no longer sustain itself, and after struggling for a few minutes, it finally returned to stillness.
At this moment, Diana, Arthur, and Victor walked over.
"This monster, I remember you already killed him, didn't you?"
Diana furrowed her brows, very confused.
"This is another one. The one I killed before, its corpse is still in the lab."
Arthur and Victor didn't feel much. The former wasn't very bright, and the latter saw Dane fighting very easily, so he didn't realize the seriousness of the matter.
But Diana quickly reacted: "You mean, this kind of monster can actually be mass-produced?"
Dane nodded. This was the tricky part about Doomsday, or rather, Kryptonians were all tricky.
Their superpowers were universal; any clone could gain similar strength. The upper limit might not be high, but the lower limit was definitely not low.
And Doomsday was even more dangerous. His spores could infect other carbon-based lifeforms, causing them to also transform into Doomsday-like creatures.
"Cortana, as usual."
A flash of magic light passed, and Doomsday's corpse, blood, and tissue cells were all collected by Cortana.
Only then did he dispel the Dream, restoring the street to its state before the destruction.
"We were a step too late. Steppenwolf has already taken the mother box."
Victor then asked, "That thing is called a mother box? So why did that guy steal it?"
Arthur explained, "A mother box is a magical tool used by a Universe-level villain to destroy other Planets. That guy is that villain's minion..."
Victor's face showed a subtle expression upon hearing his description.
But Arthur immediately added, "My mom told me."
Are you showing off that you have a mom? Victor's face darkened.
"He's joking, right?"
Victor felt like he was telling a fairy tale.
"Although his description is a bit childish, it's generally correct. At best, perhaps only Steppenwolf came; he's not the problem."
But Dane's next words made everyone's hearts tighten.
"The scariest thing is if he also drew out that guy from Apokolips..."
"Darkseid!"
...At a research Base in the North Pole, Steppenwolf emerged from a Boom Tube with the last mother box.
When a mother box begins its trinity unification, it releases a large amount of heat. In a normal area, it could easily be detected by Justice League satellites.
But here, there aren't many satellites monitoring the North Pole, and the low temperatures here provide excellent cover for them.
In the Base, Steppenwolf began to call DeSaad, who was on Apokolips. He was Darkseid's closest follower.
With the help of the mother box, Steppenwolf was finally able to contact him.
Before long, a tall, cloaked New God appeared before Steppenwolf.
He stepped back two paces and bowed deeply: "Greetings, great right hand of Darkseid, DeSaad."
"Ah, it's Steppenwolf, once the most outstanding warrior by His Majesty Darkseid's side. You could have stood beside him, like me, enjoying the glory of ruling Worlds."
Steppenwolf suddenly asked longingly, "Can I see him?"
DeSaad suddenly snapped, "But you betrayed him!"
"You were his most trusted subordinate, his closest relative, yet you betrayed him!"
Steppenwolf quickly retorted, "I saw my error! And I slaughtered all who tried to contend for his throne. Is that not enough to atone for my sins?"
However, DeSaad raised his head and squinted at him: "You still owe him fifty thousand Worlds, Steppenwolf."
"When you have repaid your debt, he will listen to your plea. You need to work harder, Steppenwolf..."
Steppenwolf's expression became resolute: "I have found three mother boxes. They are about to be reunited in my hands, and this World will fall like the others."
DeSaad smiled and nodded: "Very well..." Then his figure began to disappear, uttering his last words: "For Darkseid!"
Steppenwolf also said in a low voice: "For Darkseid."
Like Darkseid, Steppenwolf was also a Multiverse-level powerhouse, but a clone is not the same as the original.
The true Steppenwolf would never dare to betray Darkseid; he submitted to Darkseid's power and still served under him.
But this Steppenwolf had greater ambitions. After Darkseid's defeat on Earth in this Universe, Steppenwolf became disloyal. He, along with some other rebels, attempted to challenge Darkseid's throne.
But Steppenwolf quickly realized his choice was foolish, because the Omega Beam chose Darkseid!
Omega was a divine power hidden on Apokolips; it was not only powerful but also represented legitimacy. And its presence in Darkseid proved he was the legitimate ruler.
So Steppenwolf wanted to atone for his mistakes. He killed others who opposed Darkseid, but this could not change the fact that he had rebelled against Darkseid.
Finally, he was exiled into the Universe. If he could not present Darkseid with one hundred thousand Worlds (Planets), then he would never be able to return to Apokolips.
For a New God born on Apokolips like him, leaving his homeworld was an extremely unbearable thing. His power would even slowly fade due to long-term lack of nourishment from Apokolips.
That's why he so urgently yearned to return to Apokolips, and even groveled before someone like DeSaad.
One must know that this bastard was originally from New Genesis, one of Apokolips's mortal enemies.
And Steppenwolf, a direct descendant of the royal bloodline, was now reduced to bowing to this surrendered general.
But Steppenwolf was adaptable; although he didn't get the result he wanted, he was a very patient man.
He believed he would eventually achieve his goal, as long as he had Doomsday, they would become his most powerful weapon for conquering the World.
The only thing that troubled him was that Doomsday was extremely difficult to control.
They were pure Beasts, killing machines, without any intelligence.
Although Parademons also had low intelligence, at least they had enough to pull a trigger, but Doomsday only knew how to smash with his fists, or perhaps use his teeth?
If it weren't for their exceptional individual abilities, Steppenwolf wouldn't have been willing to use them.
If there was a way to control their minds, he could command Doomsday to use a human wave tactic.
Doomsday using a human wave tactic?
It would probably be enough to bury all Justice League members.
As he pondered, the three mother boxes in front of him suddenly responded, emitting a light that made him turn his head.
As creations of Apokolips, mother boxes could communicate with New Gods through specific frequencies of electromagnetic waves, so Steppenwolf immediately seemed to hear something.
He walked to the mother box and said, "Show it to me!"
With that, he placed his hand on the mother box, and its energy transferred to him. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a World of ancient times.
This was still Earth, her past memories.
Steppenwolf seemed to feel a power, a power as ancient as the Universe. He grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, and the feeling of this power grew even stronger.
"It's here."
Steppenwolf's expression was overjoyed. "In this World!"
He struck the ground with his battle-axe, and the divine power within him tore open the Surface World. In an instant, magma flowing on the Surface World carved out a mysterious pattern.
"The anti-life equation!"
The anti-life equation is a supreme power existing in the DC Universe.
It corrupts and devours everything it touches. Upon hearing this equation, humans lose their free will.
Of course, there is also a theory that the anti-life equation is a mathematical model, and like physical laws such as universal gravitation, it is a fundamental attribute of the DC Universe.
However, physical laws like universal gravitation are used to explain the material World, while the anti-life equation is used to explain the spiritual World of life.
If it truly exists, then it proves that Darkseid's dominion over the entire Universe is a natural and righteous thing.
It also proves that life itself has no meaning, and free will does not exist.
It can endorse Darkseid's hegemony, proving that the will of the conquered can be controlled by him.
And if its power is proven to be able to materialize, it can control the free will of any known life form, making them completely obey Darkseid's commands.
And this power is exactly what Steppenwolf urgently needs now.
His current hesitation was whether or not to tell Darkseid about this...
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