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Boom!
Great sound and sound.
Blazing light and heat instantly engulfed the entire mothership. Although the hammer missed Steppenwolf, it instantly reduced his ship to nothingness.
The energy generated by the collision swept across the surrounding void in an instant, and the fleet guarding the mothership was torn apart by the energy impact.
A circle of nothingness suddenly appeared in the space centered on the mothership. The shattered fragments of the fleet, blasted by the energy release, transformed into floating debris and dust.
A furious scream suddenly emerged from the center of the explosion and transformed into a mental storm that swept around. Metal fragments and high-temperature flames were suppressed in an instant.
The giant octopus, caught in the turmoil, was flung far away through the air. Its tentacles, several kilometers long, flapped wildly in the air, trying to stabilize its receding form. Ripples rippled through the space around it, as if providing a cushion and support for its movement.
A tentacle drooped limply, weakly moving the surrounding space.
A streak of lightning shot out from afar, its light dissipated, and Thor, wearing a red cape and armor, appeared on the battlefield.
He opened his hand toward the direction of the mothership. The hammer that caused the huge explosion and swept across the entire fleet around the Apocalypse mothership, under a mysterious call, flew back along the original route and was held in the palm of Thor's open hand.
"You hurt it!" A crisp female voice sounded somewhat dissatisfied in the void. Little Becky saw his injured giant octopus pouting and looking unhappy.
Are you heartbroken?
I don't feel too sad.
But I just feel inexplicably unhappy.
"Sorry. I'll apologize to it." Thor scratched his scalp with his free hand, his face a little embarrassed. It had been a long time since he had unleashed his power to fight the enemy. For a moment, his blood was boiling, and he threw the hammer out of his hand.
Fortunately, he couldn't unleash the full power of the Star Swirl Hammer in his hand just yet. Otherwise, not only would this area, but even the solar system would be inevitably affected. This would be a catastrophic disaster for the humans there.
"Come out quickly, I know you are not dead yet!" Thor looked towards a certain place in the void and rushed over with excitement on his face.
Boom!
The hammer of Thor's Hammer fell on a tilted axe. Steppenwolf revealed himself from the void and used the axe of the Axe in his hand as a shield to block Thor's attack.
The surging energy exploded, separating the two men simultaneously. Steppenwolf was thrown a great distance away in a panic, looking utterly bewildered, as he warily watched Thor, who was eager to fight, standing in front of him.
"Who are you? Why are you attacking me?" Steppenwolf shouted, "Don't you know what you are doing? The fleet attacking Apocalypse will bring catastrophic disaster to you, your family, and civilization!"
"If you can, you are welcome to visit Asgard!" Thor did not care about the threat of Steppenwolf.
Will families and civilization be destroyed?
Apart from Loki's younger brother who might be a little weaker, Thor didn't think that the man in front of him could beat anyone else, especially Odin, who had undergone an epic enhancement.
"Asgard? It should have been destroyed! I destroyed it with my own hands!" Steppenwolf's eyes widened in disbelief, but then, as if realizing something, he looked at Thor, whose body was flashing with lightning, and shouted in sudden enlightenment: "You are an Asgardian from another universe? Controlling thunder and holding a hammer, you are Thor?"
Thor, excited to see the prey, rushed forward again with his hammer.
The figures of the two men flickered and moved in the void, and the energy shock waves formed by the collision of weapons continued to vent into the surrounding void as their figures moved.
Thor, gradually increasing his strength, certainly felt the fight was invigorating, his muscles and bones loosening up considerably. Meanwhile, Steppenwolf was in a much worse state. He had just experienced a severe blow to his spiritual world, and although he had managed to escape, his head still felt a sharp pain.
As for physical injuries? His new god physique and powerful vitality made him unconcerned with them. No matter how serious the injury, he was unlikely to die, and he could recover extremely quickly. So, in a sense, he was least afraid of close combat.
However, the Thor before him was an outlier! Each of his attacks was so powerful that it shook him, and the thunder that lingered and struck him simultaneously sank him into a numbing, tingling, and weak feeling. Although this feeling was relatively mild, given his already inferior strength, this slight negative effect was enough to make him appear to be in imminent danger.
"Is that Steppenwolf?" Superman and others who arrived later saw two people flashing and colliding in the void. They recognized Thor wrapped in thunder and the person fighting with Thor, whose attire left such a deep impression on them that they could not forget it.
"Are all the Asgardians there this powerful?" Diana looked at the strange wizard Stephen, who had brought them here, with a look of surprise. She knew Thor was strong, but she had never imagined he could be this strong! Steppenwolf, who they had thought they would need to work together to defeat, was now being beaten by Thor alone.
Although she wasn't as strong as the two men fighting, Diana was no shortage of combat experience and insight. She could even keep up with Thor's speed, seeing every detail of the battle. Therefore, she clearly saw Steppenwolf's embarrassment and weakness.
"Not all Asgardians are powerful." Stephen thought of a certain deceptive wizard who relied heavily on equipment and treasures. At least Loki looked like he could easily defeat anyone without any equipment. Of course, the fact that Loki's bloodline in their world came from Raul, the king of the Frost Giants, rather than Odin, might have played a big role in this.
"Then is our world safe?" Hal Jordan, clad in green light, asked with mixed feelings and some joy.
The complexity was that they saw the powerful enemy that they had driven away by joining forces was now being suppressed by Thor. While it showed the strength of Luke's family, it also dealt a heavy blow to their confidence.
He was already considering joining forces to dissuade Bruce from seeking the power to oppose Luke and his men. The enemy's strength was clearly beyond their imagination. Currently, everyone was cooperating happily, so there was no need to let any fear lead to distrust.
To put it bluntly, if Luke really wanted to do something to them, Thanos would have been enough to destroy them. The reason they survived to the end was because Thanos achieved his obsession, gave up resistance, and chose self-sacrifice.
What's more, it also attracted the attention and attacks of other powerful beings in the universe.
"Steppenwolf is just a vanguard." Diana glanced at Hal and reminded him, "What we really need to face in the end is Darkseid, who is behind Steppenwolf, and the New Gods and Apokolips under his control."
"ah!"
Forced into a desperate situation, Steppenwolf completely let go of his defenses and swung the Earth-Splitting Axe in his hand with all his might. Even if he was hit by the hammer that made him tremble with fear, he would still exchange the injury for the blow and hit Thor with the same axe.
As a result of the exchange of injuries, Steppenwolf got what he wanted and chopped Thor with his axe. The powerful force contained in the axe, enough to destroy a planet, was released in an instant, and Thor was directly chopped away.
But his condition was far worse than Thor's, far more tragic. He felt his bones instantly crumble to dust, his flesh reduced to a pulp. Most of his body exploded into a bloody mist, the only visible traces of form remaining: his head, a small section of his upper body, and one arm, twisted like a noodle, still tightly grasping the axe handle.
Steppenwolf had never been so weak as he was at this moment. His exuberant vitality, invulnerability, and tough physique, coupled with his near-immortality, had given him a significant advantage in all but a few battles. Even if it meant delaying the fight, he would always be the last one standing.
But the explosive force of the hammer was so strong that it was just a simple blow from a hammer, but it had a mass far exceeding that of a star.
Steppenwolf vaguely sensed that the hammer held an even more powerful and terrifying force, though its wielder hadn't fully unleashed it. If even half of the hammer's power erupted, he wouldn't be able to guarantee what remained of him, and would he truly be able to endure the aftermath?
"He's still recovering." Clark said with his arms folded across his chest, his eyes deep as he looked at the Steppenwolf whose flesh and blood continued to grow and whose broken limbs were being restored.
Steppenwolf's body reassembled bit by bit. In a moment, his feet reappeared, stepping onto the void. He tore off the tattered armor and casually wrapped it around his waist. His muscular muscles gradually re-supported his body, his tough skin shielding him from the various rays of the universe. The tattered armor transformed into a golden liquid and began to crawl all over his body again.
"I give up!"
While waiting for him to fully recover, the familiar thunder fell from the sky again, and the Steppe Wolf shouted with his eyes closed.
In his opinion, this battle has entered a boring stage. No matter how hard he struggles and resists, it will inevitably end in failure.
If he fails in the same mission twice in a row, even if he can escape, what awaits him is torture, imprisonment, or death.
His current spiritual will was fortunately free, so based on his nature, or the nature of the entire New God of Apocalypse, he was not a virtuous being. He would never be loyal to anyone, but he would bow to the powerful and victorious one.
At heart, he is a speculator!
Just as he had resolutely changed sides, stood on Darkseid's side, and helped him become the new king of Apokolips, he now felt that he had no choice and seemed to be back to the stage where he needed to place a bet.
The lightning that fell from the sky staggered, curved in a huge arc, and passed by Steppenwolf. Thor, who had regained his balance, turned around and looked at Steppenwolf with some dissatisfaction. Steppenwolf raised his hands high and even put down his axe.
He really wanted to continue the warm-up battle with Steppenwolf, but it was obvious that the other party no longer wanted to continue.
"Pinch it open." Halfway through the fight, Thor, who had just become excited, became depressed and threw a black box to the Steppenwolf who had given up resistance.
Steppenwolf reached out and grabbed the box, squeezing it hard as Thor instructed. The seemingly solid black box suddenly transformed into streams of black liquid, forming a black bracelet on Steppenwolf's wrist.
Immediately, Steppenwolf felt the power within his body being suppressed and blocked by another force. He could sense the existence of his own power, but found that he could not release it freely no matter what.
He was now a strong punching bag with the physique of a new god. Not to mention Thor, even the defeated opponents on the other side who were staring at him covetously, any one of them could bully him without any temper.
This restraint startled Steppenwolf. He tentatively tugged at the black bracelet on his wrist, feeling it as if he were tugging at his own skin. It had become a part of him, and to remove it, it seemed he would have to cut off a part of himself. But Steppenwolf doubted that even if he severed the limb where the bracelet was, he wouldn't be able to truly free himself.
As Thor led him toward the crowd, Steppenwolf's assessment of this outsider force shifted. They possessed not only immense power and powerful monsters, but also incredible technology! After all, a mere bracelet could block the full power of a New God—something no ordinary technology could achieve.
In particular, Steppenwolf's keen intuition sensed that the bracelet contained a certain, unsettling power. If he dared to use destructive means to forcibly break it, that power would immediately erupt. Steppenwolf had no idea what this hidden power was, but his intuition told him it was extremely dangerous. Once it erupted, even if he was close to immortality, he would not be spared.
After all, Steppenwolf knows very well that sometimes living is a life worse than death.
"Tell us, where are Apokolips and Darkseid?"
Diana couldn't wait to ask when Thor and Steppenwolf returned to the group. Their original plan was to learn Darkseid's whereabouts and the location of Apokolips from the next invader, then gather intelligence and determine the battlefield.
In any case, they did not want another war to break out in their homeland.
Thor and Stephen had no objection to this. They also needed to completely eliminate this trouble once and for all, so Diana and the others' plan was consistent with Stephen's.