Danny suddenly asked in confusion, "Steppenwolf, wasn't your mission to retrieve the mother box? Why are you fighting these Kryptonians?"
"I'm still confused too. I had already located the mother box and was heading to that planet."
"But before I even arrived at that planet, a group of Kryptonians suddenly appeared and attacked my fleet, and there was even an Old God among them."
Even now, Steppenwolf felt bewildered; he found this battle inexplicable.
After listening to Steppenwolf's account, Danny immediately made a guess: "Could it be that those Kryptonians found the mother box on that lost planet?"
"Perhaps they even made some agreement with the Old God on that planet, which is why they came out to stop you!"
Zod, who was in the Void Realm, heard that the other party had immediately guessed most of the facts and couldn't help but marvel that this Apokolips strategist indeed had some skill.
So, he no longer hid his figure and walked out directly from Steppenwolf's side.
"As expected of Apokolips's outstanding strategist, to make the most reasonable inference based on just a small clue."
The moment he heard Zod's voice, Steppenwolf's body trembled violently. With a flash of his feet, he distanced himself from Zod, and his battle-axe instantly flew into his hand.
Without the slightest hesitation, he swung his battle-axe and brought it down on Zod.
"Bang!"
Facing his full-power, unrestrained strike, Zod merely extended a finger casually and blocked it, his fingertip resting on the axe blade.
Then, with a light flick, the battle-axe that had accompanied Steppenwolf through countless years of campaigns shattered into a pile of fragments.
He looked at his trembling hands in disbelief, then staggered backward.
The sudden turn of events startled Danny, who then sharply questioned him:
"Steppenwolf, what are you doing? The enemy has come right next to you, and you didn't even notice."
However, at this moment, Steppenwolf had no mind to respond to his questioning.
He asked Zod with a hint of terror, "Who are you?"
But Zod ignored him and instead looked at Danny, speaking in a low voice, "Let your master, Darkseid, come out!"
"Who exactly are you, daring to call my master by his name?"
Danny was also startled at this moment; he had not expected Zod to speak Darkseid's name so bluntly the moment he opened his mouth.
"I have no interest in talking much with you. The mother box you are looking for is in my hands. If you want to know more, immediately have your master come out."
Upon hearing this, Danny's expression, from Apokolips, suddenly froze.
After his brain frantically processed the information, he decided to report this matter to his master.
The next moment, the black pillar shifted, and Darkseid's complete figure emerged upon it.
Seeing this, Steppenwolf, terrified, immediately removed his helmet and armor, then knelt on both knees, lowering his head.
His reverence for Darkseid was etched into his Soul.
After all, anyone who had truly experienced being killed and resurrected several times would probably completely break down.
In the past, Steppenwolf had been killed by Darkseid's Omega beams and then resurrected, tormented back and forth several times. Danny had a similar experience.
After a few such experiences, he, too, completely submitted to Darkseid, even becoming psychologically twisted and madly falling in love with tormenting others.
Danny also had a title on Apokolips, the God of Torment; he had created a vast array of torture methods and tools.
The moment Darkseid saw Zod, he immediately revealed Zod's identity: "Kryptonian, do you intend to be an enemy of Apokolips?"
Zod, however, casually looked him up and down, then shook his head and said, "So, the once-unrivaled overlord of Apokolips looks to be nothing more than this."
Upon hearing this, Steppenwolf, kneeling on the ground beside them, was so frightened he almost stopped breathing, his head drooping even lower.
At this moment, Darkseid, on Apokolips, erupted with a terrifying Aura, directly causing all living beings on Apokolips to tremble in fear.
It had been thousands, perhaps ten thousand, years since someone last dared to offend him like this; the last ones were those glowing green fellows.
The so-called Green Lantern Corps was easily torn apart in his hands.
At this moment, Darkseid's killing intent towards Zod surged, and he said in a low, cold voice:
"Hand over the mother box, or when I descend, I will make you die an exceptionally painful death!"
Hearing this, Zod spread his hands and said:
"Too bad you came too late. The mother box that belonged to your Apokolips has disappeared. I gave him life; now he is my son, and also the newborn God of Machines."
"If you have the ability, then come and take him yourself."
Zod told Darkseid this matter without any concealment.
Immediately, everyone on Apokolips instantly understood why the newly born God of Machines had some connection with Apokolips.
It turned out that his former self was the lost mother box.
"Hand over the God of Machines, or you will bear my endless wrath."
Hearing this, Zod couldn't help but laugh.
"Your wrath, how terrifying!"
"Who was it that fled in disarray thirty thousand years ago? Uxas, I wonder if you still feel pain when you recall that axe strike from back then?"
Zod directly called out Darkseid's true name and ripped open his most humiliating memory.
Listening to Zod's naked mockery, all the New Gods on Apokolips couldn't help but tremble all over in fear.
If they didn't possess the super Physique of New Gods, they would have fainted directly.
Unlike Zod, who was hundreds of trillions of light-years away, they were directly enduring the terrifying pressure of this tyrant.
The entire Apokolips began to thunder and lightning at this moment, as if it were a prelude to the end of the world.
"Hehehe! It's been a long time since I heard anyone dare to call me by that name. You have great courage. Tell me your name, and I will hang your corpse, along with your name, on Apokolips."
A cold laugh came. Darkseid's anger towards Zod's offense had become boundless.
"Zod, Lord of New Krypton, I await your arrival."
With that, Zod raised his hand and clenched it, and the black stone pillar that carried Darkseid's image directly turned into nothingness.
Steppenwolf retreated in panic; at this moment, his fear of Zod reached an unprecedented height.
"Don't worry, I have no interest in killing you."
Hearing Zod's words, Steppenwolf felt a sense of relief after escaping a disaster. Just as he was about to sigh, he heard Zod's next words:
"Don't think about escaping, because you are the final prey of this hunt. Your head will become the most valiant emblem for my warriors."
"I will keep an eye on you until this hunt is over!"
At this moment, Steppenwolf's face turned ashen, and the last shred of hope for life in his heart was extinguished.
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