Boom!
Blood Butcher Superman streaked across the sky like a crimson meteor and slammed violently into the surface of Mars.
The terrifying inertia instantly blasted a crater over a hundred meters wide into the ground, as massive chunks of red rock were hurled in all directions.
When Blood Butcher Superman finally crawled out of the pit, he saw Lucas already standing directly in front of him.
"I—"
Before he could finish speaking, Lucas brought his foot down hard on his head.
Boom!
The red Martian ground beneath Blood Butcher Superman's face shattered with countless cracks, the shockwave spreading hundreds of meters outward.
The surface of Mars fractured like shattered glass.
"Bastard!" Blood Butcher Superman gritted his teeth.
Lucas lowered his gaze slightly—and pressed down again.
Boom!
In an instant, the ground within several kilometers collapsed. Countless fragments were flung skyward, unable to disperse the overwhelming force.
The area around them sank dozens of meters.
"I—I will—"
This time, Lucas lifted his foot and stomped down mercilessly.
Boom!
A shockwave rippled across tens of kilometers, pulverizing the ground so thoroughly that the damage was clearly visible even from outer space.
Mars now looked as though a massive spiderweb had spread across its surface.
The scene was captured by Earth-based observatories and orbital telescopes.
When the processed images appeared on screens, Earth's leaders—still shaken by the destruction of the Moon—were jolted back to reality.
"Is he planning to destroy the entire Solar System?"
President Ellis muttered helplessly.
Standing beside him, General Ross sighed.
"As long as Earth doesn't get destroyed, everything else is negotiable."
Ellis nodded.
"You're right. Thank God they didn't fight on Earth—otherwise, we'd already be chatting in hell."
His expression darkened as he added softly,
"It's just a shame about Metropolis. If Lucas had returned a little earlier…"
"Mr. President, this isn't your fault," Ross tried to reassure him.
"No," Ellis shook his head. "Tens of thousands of lives were lost. That responsibility is mine."
After a pause, he continued quietly,
"When this battle is over, I'll put myself on trial. It's the only way I can atone."
This time, Ellis was serious.
The crushing guilt had kept him awake for four straight days. Even sleeping pills could barely grant him two hours of rest.
Ross could only respond solemnly,
"I'll stand with you, Mr. President."
Ellis finally managed a faint smile.
"Thank you."
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Lucas looked down at Blood Butcher Superman beneath his foot. The crushing pressure of Lucas's energy had already distorted his facial features.
Lucas lifted his foot and asked calmly,
"Had enough?"
Blood Butcher Superman turned his head, glaring up at Lucas with blood-red eyes—
—and the foot came down again.
Boom!
This time, the ground fractured across hundreds of kilometers. The immense kinetic force even caused surrounding tectonic plates to heave upward, forming vast, bottomless fissures.
Their position collapsed to nearly a thousand meters deep. Molten magma was barely visible below, struggling to surface—only to be forced back down by Lucas's overwhelming energy.
"I—I surrender!"
Blood Butcher Superman finally shouted, not daring to wait for another blow.
Lucas lifted his foot and grabbed him by the collar, hauling him up.
"I'll do whatever you say," Blood Butcher Superman groaned weakly. "Just… stop hitting me."
Pure physical violence would only have fueled Blood Butcher Superman's rage and made him stronger.
But Lucas's attacks were different.
They were like an indestructible mountain of metal pressing down on a mortal—leaving no room for resistance.
The dominance of Super Saiyan energy was absolute. Once it invaded Blood Butcher Superman's body, it began tearing everything apart mercilessly.
Lucas raised his free hand and slapped him across the face.
Then the hand blurred into afterimages.
Slap—slap—slap—
Blood Butcher Superman's head snapped wildly in every direction.
Half a minute later, after thousands of slaps, he was barely conscious.
He tried to resist, but the rage energy inside him was completely suppressed by Super Saiyan ki—unable to rise at all.
"W-what… do you… want…?" he croaked weakly.
"Get out of his body," Lucas said coldly.
"I… need… a way… out…" Blood Butcher Superman replied faintly.
The next moment, as Lucas precisely adjusted his energy, crimson light burst forth.
The Red Lantern entity, was forcibly expelled from the body.
Clark's form reverted to his previous Red Lantern state.
"Kneel," Lucas commanded, turning his gaze to Blood Butcher.
Blood Butcher's legs buckled, and he dropped to the ground.
Utter humiliation.
A primordial cosmic entity—an ancient holy beast born beyond the universe—had been beaten into submission.
Lucas then reached for the Red Lantern ring.
"Wait," Blood Butcher warned. "If you remove it now, he'll die."
"Shut up."
Lucas glanced at him coldly, and Blood Butcher immediately lowered his head again.
Lucas already knew the risk.
The instant the ring was removed, Clark's energy heart dissolved, and the rage energy occupying his blood vessels vanished.
But at that same moment, Lucas's own energy surged violently into Clark's body.
A simple but functional cardiac system was reconstructed on the spot.
"If you try to run," Lucas said coldly,
"I'll erase you completely."
With that, Lucas carried Clark away from Mars and into open space.
He stripped away Clark's remaining clothing, oriented him toward the Sun, and waited.
Sure enough, within fifteen seconds, blood began flowing through Clark's body once more.
Damaged organs rapidly repaired themselves.
Most astonishingly, massive quantities of stem cells surged from his spine into the cardiovascular system.
It was like witnessing a cosmic surgical procedure.
Before Lucas's eyes, a brand-new heart formed—cell by cell, tissue by tissue.
Once Clark had fully stabilized, Lucas carried him back to Mars.
He then turned to Blood Butcher, who was still kneeling.
"I'll give you two choices," Lucas said calmly.
"First: come back to Earth with me and obey my commands from now on."
"Second: die."
"???"
Blood Butcher stared at him in disbelief.
These are supposed to be two choices?!
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