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Chapter 427 The Bloodless Sword
Chapter 427 The Bloodless Sword
The new Earth Zero is not indestructible; in fact, it is as fragile as paper in the power struggles at the cosmic level.
The fact that it still exists is largely due to Connors's efforts to maintain it.
At this point, Darkseid's battle with the Anti-Monitor had become increasingly intense, with almost every move aimed at the opponent's vital points.
When power reaches its limit, technique becomes useless; but when two people with immense power fight, they have no choice but to use various combat techniques.
Darkseid projected the Omega effect from his eyes, which transformed into a thin red veil covering his body.
At first glance, it looked as if he was shrouded in a bloody mist.
The anti-monitor's purple antimatter energy and the yellow light in its eyes were now mixed together, and it had already moved thousands of kilometers away from Darkseid in the battle.
"Mollian".
"snort."
Wanda frowned at Morian, the Goddess of Illusions, who had an arrogant expression: "Even the underground fortress is not safe now. Do your best to transfer the ordinary people into the illusion."
"Hmph." Jasmine turned her head and disappeared.
In an unnamed small town, Lady Shangdu, dressed in a dark purple dress, slowly walked out of the psychic hut, looking at the ground beneath her feet with some worry on her face.
"The scene I was about to witness has finally arrived—perhaps I can also do my part for him."
As the most precognitive mage Connors has ever seen, Lady Shangdu also possesses remarkable magical skills.
She plucked a strand of her hair and wrapped it around her finger. In the blink of an eye, the hair burst into flames, and a magic circle resembling a dimensional gate formed in the air.
Immediately afterward, the magic circle expanded rapidly, and the scene inside the magic circle replaced the scene outside the spirit communication hut where Lady Shangdu was at this moment.
She had entered a dimension that did not belong to the real world; this place was called the "Shadow Realm".
The witch Morgan le Fay changed her clothes; she wore a medieval long dress that was predominantly dark green and adorned with black lace trim.
Like most medieval women's clothing, Morgan le Fay's waist was also cinched, and the low neckline of her long skirt revealed a hint of alluring whiteness beneath her full figure.
She was currently seated on the throne of the Shadow Realm, sipping red wine from a goblet, completely unconcerned about the arrival of Lady Shangdu: "Lady Shangdu, my old friend. What brings you here?"
Lady Xanadu has existed since ancient times, and she also dealt with Morgan le Fay during the Middle Ages: "I have come to seek your help—"
"Help whom? Surely not the Watchers, right?" Morgan le Fay chuckled, a hint of mockery in his eyes. "What does the destruction of Earth Zero have to do with me?"
Lady Shangdu seemed to have anticipated Morgan le Fay's attitude: "It's related."
"What's the relationship?"
"You will lose the Philosopher's Stone forever," said Lady Shangdu.
Morgan Lefebvre lowered her eyes, sensing something amiss: "I've lost that thing forever."
The Philosopher's Stone was in Connors's hands, and Morgan Lefebvre had no way of getting it.
"If you make a move, I will plead with Connors on your behalf and have him bestow the Philosopher's Stone upon you," Lady Shangdu offered as bait.
Morgan le Fay suddenly fixed his gaze on Lady Xavier's face: "You lied to me!"
Magic circles lit up beneath Lady Shangdu's feet, but Morgan le Fay didn't even notice when the sorcerer, known for his "precognition," had released them.
As a griffin emerged, a massive hydra leaped out of the magic circle. Lady Shangdu turned to the side, exposing yet another creature that emerged from the magic circle to Morgan le Fay.
It was the demon Itrigan, who had now transformed into his demonic form and was glaring menacingly at Morgan le Fay.
"Agree to my deal, or I'll destroy your Shadow Realm. You should know which one to choose, right?" Lady Shangdu said.
"My child, your mother is going to fight in an unprecedented war. Please wait here for my safe return."
Queen Super placed her and Connors' daughter on Paradise Island in Earth Zero, where she was cared for by several elderly Amazons.
She then took a spear from the Amazon queen and joined the expeditionary force from Paradise Island.
Also accompanying her was the young girl Pandora, who, unlike the Amazons who used cold weapons, was now covered in deadly firearms.
"I thought you would stand idly by, just like last time."
"Queen Louise," Ryan said to Pandora.
"I have a feeling that if we win this time, we will gain a whole new world, and my sins will be washed away at that moment," Pandora said.
On Apokolips, the members of the "Justice Association," lurking there, walked heavily on the road leading to the arena, their hands and feet shackled.
They were not discovered by Darkseid, but were hidden on Apokolips as slaves.
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Their steps were heavy, not their mood.
On the contrary, the Justice Association members, led by Speed, knew that the day of the final battle was approaching, and they couldn't wait to return to Earth. But before that, they had a temporary task to complete:
Join tens of thousands of slaves from Apokolips in the arena beneath the Darkseid statue and reunite with a Superman who has lost his powers!
In the arena, Superman, panting heavily, knelt on the ground, leaning on his sword, with dozens of slaves lying around him.
They didn't die; they were just knocked unconscious by Superman using the hilt of his sword.
The slaves, bound by Darkseid's promise, fought desperately to kill Superman, while Superman's sword remains unstained by blood.
Gradually, the name "Bloodless Sword" spread among the slaves and became their slogan to belittle Superman.
"Laugh all you want, no matter how many of you still want to fight me, my sword will never be pointed at you."
Superman let out a heavy breath, looked at the sea of slaves around him, and said loudly, "The 'S' on my chest symbolizes hope. I want you to understand that Darkseid's departure is your hope for escaping this misery!"
"There is no hope here, only Darkseid!"
The slaves shouted, and then a dark mass rushed toward Superman, instantly engulfing him.
After a long while, Superman, whose bones were almost entirely shattered except for his skull, lay on his back on the ground, unable to resist. A slave, with a complex expression, raised his long sword: "Bloodless Sword—if there is an afterlife, I will follow you to the death."
The long sword slashed down fiercely.
At the critical moment, an exceptionally burly, squinty-eyed man blocked the knife with his bare hands, his voice unusually calm: "Why not in this life?"
"In my hometown, the seaside town, evil will eventually pay the price, and justice will prevail for all the poor and needy."