piratefiction Chapter 284 Darkseid's Hometown Was Blown Up
Chapter 284 Darkseid's Hometown Was Blown Up
Chapter 284 Darkseid's Hometown Was Blown Up (Double Update! Waaah, I Didn't Break My Promise)
The atmosphere suddenly turned cold, and the members of the rogue gang, who had been enthusiastically discussing their escape, fell silent.
After a long while, Captain Cold slapped the magician on the forehead: "You almost led us astray. We are the villains, and it's normal for villains to go back on their word."
"But you clearly said that since we took Batman's money, we should do our jobs properly." The youngest magician in the gang scratched his head. "After joining the Justice League, you even led us out on the streets to fight crime, and said we'd been redeemed and become superheroes. How come we're villains again now?"
Behind them, Aquaman Arthur and Green Lantern Hal each grabbed one of Darkseid's legs. Sinestro's Green Lantern ring lit up, materializing into thick iron chains that bound Darkseid tightly. Shazam's hands, crackling with lightning, struck Darkseid. Wonder Woman rushed forward, her sword pointed at Darkseid's eyes.
However, all of this crumbled in the next second.
Watching the Justice League members being sent flying backward once again, Captain Cold said righteously:
"We have flexible ethical bottom lines."
"Look at Wonder Woman. Darkseid didn't kill her. He wanted to recruit her and turn her into his personal guard. Aquaman is tough and resilient, and those two Green Lanterns are ridiculously strong."
"We are the weakest group in the entire Justice League. If it really comes down to a life-or-death struggle, we will definitely be the first to die. The attacks they endured are something none of us could have withstood."
"Money is good, but it's not worth risking our lives for. Batman said he only needs us to buy time, and he has a way to solve the problem, so our sacrifice is even more meaningless."
Captain Cold said, "So we're not running away, we're avoiding pointless sacrifices."
He seemed to be convincing everyone, but also to be convincing himself.
Soon, the Golden Glider returned. He told everyone, "Sam's mirror is finished."
The well-coordinated members of the Rogue Gang completed all their planned actions in less than 20 seconds. Soon, with the sound of the building collapsing, the entire Rogue Gang immediately began to retreat.
They passed through the path behind them without any hindrance. Not far away was a small clearing surrounded by ruins, on which stood a huge mirror made by the Mirror Master, big enough for several people to enter at the same time.
"Reverse Flash didn't catch up at all. Darkseid doesn't seem to care about us at all." The golden glider floated up to the group and said, "That's really fortunate."
They went to the mirror, and then...
boom!
Shazam crashed through countless buildings like a comet, landing straight not far from the Rogues, his body crackling with lightning, groaning in pain.
The members of the rogue gang were stunned.
Shazam, after being stunned for a moment, turned his head and naturally saw the crowd walking towards the giant mirror:
"Hey, are you guys trying to run away?"
Captain Cold is ready for battle. If Shazam the Thunder still wants to stop them from escaping, I'm sorry, but he'll probably have no choice but to...
"Billy, are you coming with us?" Captain Cold turned to look at the Weather Wizard in surprise. He didn't know when his teammate had become so close to Shazam.
Then he immediately remembered that Batman had previously arranged for the Weather Wizard to work with Shazam, who could also manipulate lightning.
Was that when they became friends?
"I……"
Billy was helped up from the ground by the Weather Wizard, whose words were concise yet sincere: "Come with me. This is a battle we can't participate in. Wonder Woman and Green Lantern are strong enough; one more of us won't make a difference. If this continues, you'll die. You're still a child."
The Weather Wizard wiped the blood from Shazam's mouth and nose with his sleeve: "Come with us. Batman is a vicious capitalist; he even forces children to fight!"
Billy didn't react much, and the weather wizard knew he was just being stubborn, so he half-forcefully pulled Billy toward the giant mirror:
"Let's find somewhere to lay low for a while, and then come out again after some time."
"Batman and those superheroes will handle everything. They're powerful and intelligent; there's nothing they can't solve."
Billy was pulled along by him to the huge mirror. Captain Cold and the others breathed a sigh of relief; at least they could…
But then they saw Billy abruptly stop in his tracks in front of the giant mirror.
"No, no way." He shook his head violently. "I can't do that. Batman asked us to buy enough time. What if... what if I deserted and failed to buy enough time for Batman's plan to fail? Then... our planet will be doomed, and my dad will be doomed too."
He turned to the gang of scoundrels: "I have to... I have to save the world."
"No, Billy, this isn't your fault. Your dad'll be fine. Batman protected him, remember?"
The weather wizard grabbed him: "We have to save our own lives now!"
As the weather wizard spoke, he gripped Shazam's arm tightly. Although they hadn't known each other for long, the two, both lacking family love, had developed a deep bond.
Then he looked at the young Shazam staring at him: "I'm a hero, a superhero, an awesome superhero."
He spoke as if to a weather wizard, or as if hypnotizing himself: "I cannot escape."
The weather wizard offered a long list of advice, but no matter what he said, he ultimately watched as Shazam broke free of his grasp and charged headlong into the battlefield.
"Let's go, Marco," Captain Cold said.
He looked at the weather wizard who stood there blankly, head bowed, staring at his own hands.
"We couldn't save him, but he might not die. We need to take care of ourselves."
Then he saw Marco turn to look at him, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Shazam is right," the Weather Wizard said slowly. "Isn't it possible... what if... what if it was precisely because we deserted that the final delay wasn't as long as Batman planned, ultimately leading to the failure of the entire plan?"
"No...don't tell me you're going back."
"I'm sorry, Captain Snider (Captain Cold)."
Then Captain Cold heard the Weather Wizard's voice: "I'm afraid I have no choice. You all leave the Mirror Dimension first, I'll come back later."
"I won't go to my death with you."
Heatwave said, "I cherish my life."
"No, Uncle Marco, you're just asking for death. Why do it?"
The magician pleaded, "I was wrong. To hell with morality, living is the most important thing. Let's live together."
"You guys go first, this is my own decision." But the Weather Wizard still shook his head and said, "I'm prepared, and I trust Batman. Since he told us to stall for time, he must have made enough preparations and won't just watch us die."
"You dare gamble your life on Batman's preparations?" The Mirror Master emerged from behind the mirror and grabbed the Weather Wizard's arm. "Are you crazy?"
However, the Weather Wizard resolutely shook off the Mirror Master's hand that was pulling him, and a small tornado rose from beneath his feet as he chased after the fleeing Shazam.
Mirror Master looked at Captain Cold.
"Marco's mental state has been very poor ever since he discovered that his sister-in-law was the murderer of his brother."
Heatwave said, "I think Marco is starting to show some self-destructive tendencies."
"But even so... Snitter, give the order." The Mirror Master shook his head and said, "The Rogue Gang still won't..."
"You're right, even so, the Rogue Gang will not abandon any of their members," Captain Cold said.
"We're going to fight alongside Marco."
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Thousands of miles away in the Bat Cave, Arnold, a ventriloquist dressed as a maid, sat quietly in the empty cave.
Alfred went to the Red Cave with Lucius and the others to take refuge. Inside the huge Batcave, only Arnold the Ventriloquist, a person who was controllable enough by Batman and could not be used as a hostage to threaten Batman, was operating the Batcomputer.
"Oh, Batman, Master!"
In the empty cave, Arnold's voice echoed: "The Rogues didn't desert as you said, so there's no need for me to turn that remote control into an unremovable time bomb and force them back to the battlefield."
The ventriloquist then changed his tone: "That's right, well done, Arnold, keep an eye on the battlefield."
"Yes, yes, of course. Everyone knows I'm Batman's most loyal servant..."
Arnold asked himself a question and answered it; the eerie sound echoed throughout the bat cave, creating a series of reverberations…
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My name is Kalibak, the eldest son of Darkseid. I live on Apokolips and am the most powerful warrior under my father's command.
Although my father didn't like me and even forbade me to call him father, I remained loyal to him.
However, my father probably didn't like me very much, so when he went to conquer that planet called Earth, he still left me on Apokolips to guard the home.
But it doesn't matter. Even though my dad doesn't like me, I still love him very much. I'm going to repeat this three times.
He doesn't like me, it must be because I'm not good enough. I need to listen to him more.
I was very happy to be guarding my home, and I wasn't sad at all.
Kalibak was a burly man with a lion-like mane and an astonishing height comparable to Darkseid. Two fangs protruded from his lips, making him look like a ferocious beast.
At this moment, Kalibak was sitting atop a tall building on Apokolips, eagerly awaiting the triumphant return of his father, Darkseid.
But suddenly, he saw a sonic boom tunnel appear without any warning in the distance.
"?"
A question mark slowly appeared on Kalibak's forehead.
No sonic boom channel could be created out of thin air. These portals are essentially just Mother Box technology, and the Mother Box requires a manipulator, even if it is remote.
Kalibak knew very well that all the open sonic booms on Apokolips should now be under his or his father Darkseid's control, and as Darkseid's son, he naturally knew the location of all the sonic booms on the planet through the Mother Box.
So where did this sonic boom come from?
He stood up from the building and saw a white light flash behind the passage, followed by a small, pale-faced alien—if Kalibak wasn't mistaken, it should be a Kryptonian—running out from behind the booming passage in a panic.
The other man had a half-naked female wrapped around his waist, her shoulders exposed, looking as if she had been caught in adultery.
Then Kalibak saw the other person's face, and wow, there wasn't a single facial feature! It was terrifying to see an alien.
So what exactly happened?
Kalibak was momentarily confused. He stared blankly as Superboy Connor frantically grabbed the clay-faced woman and flew over Kalibak's head, leaving a sonic boom in his wake.
"Hey, you can't..."
Kalibak immediately took to the air. In any case, those who directly invaded Apokolips should be enemies. He had dealt with such attacks before (the Green Lantern Corps' attack on Apokolips), so it was no big deal.
However, just to be on the safe side, Kalibak chose to summon Darkseid's dark elites. Each of them was an elite from the New Gods, along with the Nemesis army under the benevolent grandmother.
(Note: This refers to the DC villain, the kind-hearted grandmother. Yes, that's her real name. Her specialties are brainwashing and control, cultivating henchmen for Darkseid. The most classic story is when she brainwashed Supergirl Kara into becoming Darkseid's subordinate.)
Kalibak watched as Superboy Connor flew off in a wobbly, unsteady flight, and he followed him into the air: "Whoever you are, you're stupid enough to come to Apokolips and walk right into a trap."
He looked down at Connor, who was floating in the air, looking utterly exhausted: "Kryptonian, why...?"
Before Kalibak could finish speaking, he saw a pair of deep red eyes behind the sonic boom tunnel.
Buzzing...
A strange, trembling humming sound rang out, but Kalibak did not understand what it meant.
But he soon understood.
"Eeya aa ...
A frenzied voice came from the other end of the sonic boom, and the next second, a meteor-like shadow rushed out from the other end of the sonic boom, its hot eyes, as thick as buckets, shooting out.
Before Kalibak could react, a massive explosion rocked the horizon, followed by a deafening roar, and the once orderly Apokolips complex was instantly engulfed in flames.
Darkseid's hometown was bombed.
(End of this chapter)