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Chapter 390 - The Failure of the Anti-Life Equation

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Two red rays of light flashed across Darkseid's eyes. The red light meandered and turned several right-angled turns in a short distance, and finally hit the magic that Stephen had shot out.

The two forces collided with each other and then annihilated together.

The power of the Omega Effect erased Stephen's magic.

Boom!

The next moment, Darkseid raised his rock-like arm as an arm to block the hammer coming from Thor.

The weight and power of the hammer caused Darkseid's powerful body to bend, and then the brilliant power of thunder instantly followed the hammer and hit Darkseid.

The instantaneous explosion of energy sent Darkseid, who had misjudged the hammer's power and was already somewhat unsteady, flying backward. Stephen seized the opportunity to wave his hand and form a hand seal. Two avatars, transformed from illusory to solid, suddenly appeared on either side of Darkseid. Their hands flashed a strong red light, and they swung at Darkseid's arms like whips.

Two red ribbon-like beams of light wrapped around Darkseid's arms several times, one on the left and one on the right, then tightened and straightened. Darkseid felt his body's strength slowed and weakened under the influence of the red ribbons. Most importantly, his arms and flexibility were restricted.

Thor did not waste the opportunity Stephen had fought for him. With his body wrapped in blazing thunder, he dragged his Star Swirl hammer in both hands. Accelerated by lightning, he transformed into a winding and flashing lightning in the posture of a knight charging, and suddenly appeared in front of Darkseid. The hammer was swung out by inertia and landed heavily on Darkseid's rock-like face.

Darkseid was blown away again, accompanied by spurting blood and falling bloody teeth. His head was dizzy from the shock and was blank for a moment.

Thor and Stephen cooperated well with each other and gave Darkseid two big gifts in succession in a very short time, which stunned Darkseid for a moment.

But Darkseid was not alone on the satellite. Seeing that his master was attacked, his subordinates immediately mobilized their power to rescue their master.

Countless and densely packed demon-like armies surged out from various hidden bases, heading towards where Stephen and the others were.

"Wow!"

Becky blinked when she saw this scene, then looked at Stephen and the other one who were fighting fiercely with Darkseid. After thinking for a while, she reached her two small hands into her pockets, and waved her arms almost leaving afterimages. One object after another was taken out of her pockets and thrown out. Then, those objects grew in the wind the moment they were thrown out, and turned into strange-shaped behemoths, falling heavily to the ground, instantly crushing a group of demon-like troops rushing up.

One of the fire giants was furiously swinging his massive hammer, sweeping away the surrounding demon-like armies. The boiling magma, like a domain, expanded from it to the surrounding areas. From the magma, lava elementals occasionally emerged. Some resembled humans, others took the form of demon dogs. They treated the molten lava field beneath the fire giant Ragnaros as a resurrection pool, constantly recovering and emerging.

The lava monsters and the demon-like army collided with each other. Although the lava creatures were immortal with the blessing of the magma pool, their number was too small after all, and they had no time to expand on a large scale. After resisting for a while, they were killed one by one by the large number of demon-like armies and reintegrated into the magma pool.

Faced with the molten lava field that lay before them like a chasm, the demon-like army advanced without fear. The scorching heat and the elemental power laced with insidious poisonous fire instantly inflicted heavy casualties on the incoming demon-like army. This was especially true of the lava creatures that had emerged from the lava pool, forming a solid defensive line in front of them.

Ragnaros also wielded his weapon vigorously, unleashing his catastrophic power. Lava erupted like a volcano, then transformed into a shower of meteors and fire, covering a large area ahead. Small lava pools formed, and new lava creatures were born from them.

Although these small lava pools had no subsequent power support and were easily destroyed by the boundless demon-like army by sheer numbers, they did bring considerable casualties to the demon-like army.

In just a short time, Ragnaros desperately annihilated a large number of demon-like creatures. However, the sheer number of these biological weapons was so overwhelming that even Ragnaros felt his scalp tingling. Some of the elite individuals possessed strange powers, and these creatures were fearless. Even after suffering heavy casualties, they would still charge at him with frenzy, determined to break through and destroy him.

Ragnaros was certain that even the most frenzied attacks against him he had ever witnessed were not as fierce and terrifying as what he saw now. These monsters, in his eyes, weren't particularly powerful, but their numbers were simply too great. So many that his scalp was tingling, and he wanted to turn around and run.

Ragnaros guaranteed that if it weren't for its young master standing behind to supervise, it really wanted to turn around and run. Whoever wanted to fight with these indestructible lunatics could do it, it absolutely did not want to.

But can it run?

Rather than running away and embarrassing his little master, and then putting him in solitary confinement, Ragnaros felt that he would rather fight to the death with these [little ants] whose numbers scared him!

Moreover, it wasn't the only one suffering such misfortune. All around it, two hedgehog-like creatures were running wildly, using themselves as rolling stones as if in a trance, tumbling back and forth in a ball amidst the demon-like horde. Further away, a gigantic octopus, using itself as a source of pollution, was directly controlling a group of demon-like creatures with its mind, forcing them to slaughter each other.

"It seems that you are the ones who caused Steppenwolf to fail." Two flashes of light shot out from Darkseid's eyes, hitting the red bands on his hands respectively. After neutralizing and exploding them, he wiped out the two clones at the same time. After gaining his freedom, he collided his fist with Thor's fist, spat out a mouthful of blood to the side, and said coldly.

Although Darkseid looked somewhat miserable, his New Gods physique and the addition of various energies made him possess an incredibly powerful body, so his condition was not as dire as it seemed. Moreover, his body was still recovering rapidly from his injuries.

"You shouldn't try to plunder power that doesn't belong to you. It will bring you great trouble, even catastrophe. The owner of that power is not a tolerant person." Stephen was not surprised to see his two magical clones disappear. Before coming here, he had already made an assessment of Darkseid's power. This information, in addition to what Wonder Woman Diana knew, also included his own observations and what he had learned from Steppenwolf. He was well aware of Darkseid's difficulty.

To some extent, Darkseid, possessing the powers of the Omega Effect and the Anti-Life Equation, and currently serving as the current master of Apokolips, can be said to bear a kind of destiny, even the very laws, of the universe! Such an enemy is difficult to eliminate. Even if eliminated, there's no guarantee they'll have a chance to return.

"Power belongs to the strong!" Darkseid's clenched fist revealed a power symbol resembling the Chinese character "几". He shrugged off what Stephen considered to be words of advice and warning. In his heart, he should own everything, control everything, be the master of the entire multiverse! All life should prostrate before him, praising his greatness!

"He looks familiar to me. Wasn't Thanos like this back then?" Thor blinked. He didn't deny Thanos's strength and formidability back then. After all, even he and the rest of his team had a tough time defeating him. But things are different now. Even if Thanos were reborn, he'd still dare to go one-on-one with him, hammer in hand, even with the Infinity Stones.

"Witness the greatness of power! Steppenwolf has failed, and I just need a few powerful servants." Darkseid didn't want to know who Thanos was. The mark of power on the back of his hand burst out with strong light as he spoke, and almost instantly went back and forth on the bodies of Stephen and Thor.

The Anti-Life Equation.

The absolute power to enslave any life, forcibly deprive them of their freedom, and make them obey the master of the equation! This is also the core power that Darkseid relies on to control the multiverse.

In Darkseid's view, no matter how powerful the rebels he faces, those who are engulfed by the Anti-Life Equation will become loyal guards on his road to conquest. This has been true in the past, and it is no exception with these two people now!

Of course, Darkseid didn't forget that Steppenwolf might have momentarily escaped the Anti-Life Equation. That possibility might have come from the people before him, so he cautiously unleashed the power of the Equation at full power. The Equation automatically sought the weakest emotional state of its victim, exploiting it to twist and control their thoughts.

"Kneel down!" Seeing that the power of the equation successfully fell on Stephen and the other man, Darkseid shouted majestically.

"My brain is fighting, one part is saying I should listen to you, and the other one is telling me, go to hell!" A look of struggle appeared on Thor's face, and then in Darkseid's confused eyes, he hit him in the face with a hammer, knocking him out.

"I chose to listen to the voice behind." Thor tightened the hammer in his hand.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could you be immune to the Anti-Life Equation's power? Its power is absolute! No life can escape its control! It can pinpoint your weakest emotions and control you. No life can resist this power! Once struck, any life's spirit will inevitably be engulfed, twisted, and succumbed to the Equation's owner!" Darkseid ignored his swollen cheek. For the first time, he felt a sense of anxiety, a sense of losing control. The failure of the Anti-Life Equation, in particular, had dealt him a severe psychological blow.

"I don't believe you can be immune to this power and submit to me!" Darkseid roared and once again used the power of the Anti-Life Equation. This time, the equation still hit both Stephen and Thor.

"Is that all?" Thor's face was a little disappointed. "Is it just to let a few thoughts fight in my mind? Sorry, I am different from my brother. This power may be of some use to him, but for me, I will only choose the one that suits my heart the most. That is, fighting."

Thor swung his hammer again, but this time Darkseid, who was mentally prepared, blocked it. He quickly retreated with the force, looking at Stephen on the other side with a lingering look.

"You know what? I've long been accustomed to having multiple thoughts fighting in my head." Seeing Darkseid's gaze, Stephen spread his hands helplessly. "My approach is to ignore them. As long as you ignore them, they won't affect you for the time being."

Darkseid felt his vision go black. Was this just a matter of a few thoughts fighting each other? If the Anti-Life Equation was just a matter of a few thoughts fighting each other in the human mind, then how could it be considered a dangerous high-dimensional force?

That is compulsory brainwashing and control!

"I don't believe it!" Darkseid activated the power of the equation for the third time. This time he didn't rush towards Stephen and Thor, but directly rushed towards Becky behind them.

However, his sudden attack was blocked by an invisible barrier that suddenly appeared in front of Becky and disappeared.

"The Origin Wall? No, what exactly is that?" Darkseid saw the Anti-Life Equation fail again, and this time the shock was even greater than the previous two times! In a trance, he saw a magnificent power similar to the Origin Wall from that barrier.

"I think you should use another attack of yours, like the one that shoots out from the eyes. That kind of explosion is quite powerful." Thor stepped forward and stood between the gazes of Becky and Darkseid. He looked at Darkseid vigilantly to prevent him from attacking Becky again, and gestured.

"Why? Why does the power of the equation fail?" Darkseid frowned, his brain working fast, and suddenly, an inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.

Yes, the power hidden on that planet! The power he believed could take the equation one step further! Perhaps the equation he had obtained was not perfect, it needed to be completed! Or perhaps it could be even more powerful! If only he could crack that power and integrate it into the anti-life equation!

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