"Looks like everyone's here."
Alex swept his gaze over the members of the Justice League and gave them a calm greeting.
No matter what—
They had once fought side by side. There was, at the very least, a shared bond forged in battle.
"Alex, it's Darkseid!"
Batman didn't even bother with pleasantries. His expression was grave as he spoke immediately.
"The mastermind behind all of this is Darkseid. He's the one behind Steppenwolf. We have to stop him!"
"Darkseid is the ruler of Apokolips, a top-tier existence even on a universal scale,"
Wonder Woman Diana added quickly from the side.
"Many years ago, he invaded Earth once before. Back then, it took the combined forces of the Old Gods, Atlantis, the Amazons, and other races working together just to defeat him."
"Based on what we know, his strength is no less than Superman's."
Aquaman, Cyborg, and the Flash all looked grim.
An enemy on Superman's level—just thinking about it was suffocating.
Perhaps only Alex stood a chance against someone like that.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As they were speaking, deep rumbles and explosive shockwaves rang out.
Everyone instinctively turned their heads and saw Superman locked in an extremely intense battle with Darkseid.
Just as Wonder Woman had said, Darkseid was displaying strength that completely overwhelmed Superman.
From start to finish, he was pressing Superman into a one-sided beating.
Not only was his raw power greater, but the Omega Beams firing from his eyes were something even Superman struggled to withstand.
Shrrrk!
Under everyone's gaze, both Superman and Darkseid fired blazing beams from their eyes, clashing head-on.
They remained locked for a moment—
But then Darkseid's Omega Beams overpowered Superman's heat vision entirely.
They slammed straight into Superman.
Boom!
Superman's body jolted violently before he was blasted backward, crashing into the ground like a dead dog.
Worse still—
When everyone looked again, there were ghastly wounds carved into Superman's body.
Those injuries had been burned straight through by the Omega Beams.
Even with Superman's terrifying physical durability, even with his monstrous regenerative ability—
He couldn't endure it.
He couldn't recover.
That alone showed just how terrifying Darkseid truly was.
"We have to help Superman!"
Wonder Woman gripped her divine sword tightly, ready to charge in.
Alex, along with the other members of the Justice League, had the same thought.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!
But before they could move, a group of Parademon Destroyers descended from the sky.
They surrounded everyone in an instant.
DeSaad stood right among them.
The faces of the Justice League members darkened immediately.
They had already fought DeSaad once—and had been utterly defeated.
Facing the same lineup again, they had no real confidence at all.
"It seems I underestimated you,"
DeSaad said coldly, his eyes brimming with restrained fury.
"You actually managed to escape."
"But tell me—what's the point?"
As he spoke, he casually waved his hand.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One Destroyer after another rushed straight at the group.
Naturally, Alex was included among their targets.
DeSaad didn't recognize Alex and had never seen him before—but he was clearly with the Justice League.
That alone was enough reason not to spare him.
What DeSaad could never have imagined, however, was the mistake he had just made by attacking Alex.
Facing the oncoming swarm of Destroyers, Alex didn't tense up like Batman or Wonder Woman.
He stood there calmly, utterly relaxed.
As though those terrifying Destroyers were nothing more than insignificant nobodies.
And in truth—
They were.
Alex merely raised his hand and gave a light wave.
Blades of telekinetic force shot out instantly.
Shrrk! Shrrk! Shrrk! Shrrk!
Shrrk! Shrrk! Shrrk! Shrrk!
In that very instant—
The sounds of flesh being sliced open rang out one after another, accompanied by fountains of scorching blood.
The heads of every Destroyer charging toward them flew into the air.
It was a spectacular sight.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Moments later, dozens of headless Destroyer corpses collapsed to the ground, motionless.
"What?!"
"How is that possible?!"
The cold, confident smile on DeSaad's face froze solid.
In its place came overwhelming shock and disbelief.
With a mere wave of his hand—dozens of Destroyers were wiped out instantly?
That had to be a joke!
Something like that was impossible!
DeSaad stared at Alex, his mind thrown into utter chaos.
He couldn't believe his own eyes.
"As expected of Alex…"
The Justice League members were just as stunned.
When they had fought Destroyers earlier, they'd been completely crushed—utterly outmatched.
And that was while facing just two or three of them.
But Alex?
He erased dozens with a single gesture.
The gap was—honestly—terrifying.
"Alex?"
DeSaad caught the name immediately, his eyes locking onto Alex.
"So you're Alex?"
When the Justice League had been captured earlier, they had boasted to DeSaad—
That as long as Alex showed up, he would be defeated for sure.
That had been the first time DeSaad ever heard the name.
At the time, he hadn't taken it seriously at all, assuming Alex was just some insignificant nobody.
But now—
He realized how wrong he'd been.
This Alex was monstrously powerful.
Powerful enough to shatter his entire worldview.
No wonder Batman and the others had been so confident in him.
So that was it.
Only one option remained—
He would have to take action personally.
"A fine Alex indeed!"
"I'd like to see just how strong you really are!"
With a cold snort, DeSaad tore off his outer robe.
Beneath it was his sleek, formidable combat armor.
Bang!
But Alex's body blurred for an instant.
It was as if a hologram had flickered—so subtle that, if you weren't paying close attention, you'd think he hadn't moved at all.
In reality—
Alex had already crossed the distance, thrown a punch at DeSaad, and returned to his original spot in a single instant.
BOOM!
DeSaad's body shook violently—
Then exploded.
Like someone had detonated a bomb inside him.
Blood erupted outward in a fiery spray, shattered limbs scattering in all directions.
DeSaad—
Darkseid's number-one general, the one who had defeated Superman—
Was blown apart by a single punch from Alex.
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