"The Transcendent doesn't seem to be affected by that demon's curse!"
Flash cheered from the foot of the volcano.
When David and the others arrived to reinforce them, they immediately saw the situation and closely followed the upcoming events.
Diana and the others, who had been worried after Superman lost his powers, breathed a huge sigh of relief. Even though he had been hit with magic, the Transcendent's body in the air didn't even waver.
"Although it's dangerous that Superman has lost his powers, as long as the Transcendent's strength remains, that's what matters," Arthur said gravely.
The Justice League, including Superman, had faced crises that they couldn't handle numerous times, and it was the Transcendent who resolved them alone.
"As long as the Transcendent hasn't fallen, the world isn't at its end." Cyborg's eyes shone, his expression weak, but there was still hope.
"Who are the girl the Transcendent and Superman brought? She's not affected either and is dressed like Superman. Have you seen her before?" Hal Jordan leaned against a large rock nearby, catching his breath.
They looked at each other and shook their heads, but it was clear that the girl likely had an unusual relationship with Superman.
Inside the mecha, Batman, exhausted, glanced at Supergirl Kara before focusing intently on David's battle. He was using the precious time to recover his strength, preparing for another fight with the demon at any moment. Bruce Wayne didn't intend to place all his hopes on the Transcendent and others and be done with it; that wasn't something Batman would do. However, he still hoped David could defeat a few demons.
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Whoosh!
A piercing wind sound accompanied Yustu as he moved like a streak of light, arriving in an instant. His talons tore through the air as he attacked. David casually dodged his attack, grabbed his wing, and spun him around, throwing him forcefully. Yustu's large body uncontrollably crashed into the volcano below, creating a large crater in the mountainside and splashing magma.
The magma, at thousands of degrees, caused no damage to his powerful demonic physique. Just as he was about to flap his wings and rise, a fierce, thick energy beam with terrifying impact force blasted him. Accompanied by intense burning pain, it suppressed him, preventing him from getting up.
"Ah!"
Yustu cried out in pain, his body instantly exploding into a cloud of dark blue smoke, allowing the highly destructive beam to pass through him. He reformed his body about twenty meters away. His chest was scorched black, but the injury wasn't severe, and his expression was grim.
"This guy's abilities are actually not as affected by the Zas Brothers' curse as much as I thought!" David raised an eyebrow at this sight.
The strength of these demons seemed no less than that of the Seven Deadly Sins, who were once Hell Demon Kings, and they possessed unique special abilities.
Swish!
Yustu vanished from his spot and rapidly clawed, attacking continuously. His speed was like lightning, and whenever David attacked him, he would timely decompose his body into a formless cloud of dark blue smoke, evading his attacks. Once the attack passed, Yustu would reassemble his body. His speed was so great that even with David's reflexes, it was difficult to track him.
David attempted to disperse the smoke. However, it seemed as though every particle of smoke was controlled by Yustu, precisely letting David's attacks pass through before re-converging. He also showed strong resistance to David's gravity manipulation abilities. After all, gravity's effect is smaller on objects with less mass.
In a short period, the damage David inflicted on him was only the chest burn he sustained before Yustu used his smoke ability. Suddenly, amidst a barrage of attacks, Yustu slowed down. With a malicious glint in his eyes, he seized the opportunity and clawed fiercely at David's chest. However, other than tearing David's battle suit and leaving three faint red marks, it had no effect.
David was willing to give Yustu the chance to hit him in order to injure him, but he was still a beat too slow. Facing David's steel-like fist, which could blast the air, Yustu's eyes widened, and he quickly turned into smoke, narrowly dodging the blow.
Dozens of meters away, Yustu awkwardly reformed his body, clutching his claw, which was bleeding from the base, with a hint of pain.
"It felt like scratching against those indestructible divine artifacts of the gods, no, it felt even worse!"
Damn it, he had no way to harm the guy head-on? He tried to attack, but instead of cutting through, he ended up injuring himself. Was he only able to attack extremely vulnerable areas like eyes and eardrums?
Before he could ponder further, David's body, carrying a surging gale, swung a punch.
"I'd like to see how many more times you can dodge this!"
Swish swish swish!
Having witnessed the terrifying nature of David's physique, Yustu could only dodge repeatedly. It was like a swarm of mosquitoes facing a powerful bull; they could only cause some harassment and restraint, unable to inflict any substantial damage. But if even one mistake was made, the bull only needed a sneeze to inflict heavy losses on the mosquito swarm.
Facing David, who was impeccable in every aspect, Yustu's forehead dripped with cold sweat. This ancient demon, who once ruled a region, felt like he was dancing on the tip of a blade.
Crack crack crack!
Clark's fist, condensed by willpower, was easily shattered by the Zas Brothers, sending him flying back through the air. Although the Zas Brothers had the weakest physique among the major ancient demons apart from their magic, they were still not something Clark, who had lost his powers, could resist. He was in a precarious situation before long.
The three-headed demon, with a ferocious appearance, intended to press its advantage. A powerful force yanked it backward, allowing Clark to narrowly dodge a dangerous punch.
"It's you, the heir to the Wizard's power!"
The Zas Brothers turned and furiously attacked David.
David reached out and punched the Zas Brothers in the chest. The overwhelming force shattered their ribs, sending them spitting blood and flying backward. He didn't stop; ignoring a claw from Yustu grabbing his back, his body was like an unshakeable divine mountain. Beams of scorching light shot from his eyes, delivering another blow to the Zas Brothers.
The physically weakest of the Zas Brothers was almost sliced clean off an arm, their greenish-brown demon blood splattering onto the volcano below.
"Ah, my arm!"
A sharp pain. The Zas Brothers clutched their arms, covered in burns that exposed bone, and cried out in agony.
Seeing the three-headed demon heavily injured by David, Clark's eyes lit up, and he flew forward to meet it.
"Now I should be able to handle this guy on my own!"
Boom!
The summit of the volcano.
The explosive shockwave spread outward.
Kara's fist slammed hard into Cletus's chest. He stumbled back, his legs carving two deep furrows in the mountaintop. The spot on his chest that had been hit, like superheated iron cooling down, had been struck and revealed the fiery, glowing interior.
"Useless!"
Cletus, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, flew forward with his blade, slashing ferociously.
Kara, not yet accustomed to her current body, dared not meet the attack head-on. She quickly dodged and retaliated with another punch.
Kara's attacks were incredibly fierce. Her strength was even greater than Clark's at this moment. As Kryptonians, a powerful race, the physiological differences between males and females were not significant. She was several years older than Clark, and her body had developed more maturely.
However, her attacks on Cletus, apart from sending him flying, were like hammering a tough iron ingot. Instead, the lava on his body glowed more intensely, and his power grew stronger.
"What kind of monster are you?"
Kara couldn't help but ask.
She had never encountered such a strange and powerful being on Krypton.
"Monster? I ruled this world before you humans even learned to forge iron!
How dare you, a bunch of hairless monkeys, call me, the mighty Cletus!"
Cletus roared, spewing a terrifyingly hot fire tornado towards Kara. Kara hurriedly dodged, but her hair caught fire, emitting a burnt smell. Her fair, delicate arms also developed blisters from the burns.
As an ancient demon, the flames Cletus spewed were no ordinary fire. Kara, inheriting the low magic defense typical of Kryptonians, had been wounded by this fellow.
"I'm not from this planet!"
Her arm burned, the stinging pain making Kara furiously throw a punch.
Boom!
Cletus's strength increased severalfold, and he finally managed to block the blow. He swept his blade horizontally, forcing Kara back, then leaped forward to attack, gradually turning the tide and gaining the upper hand.
The volcano erupted with lava, and he rode it, controlling the flowing magma with his feet.
Kara's full strength couldn't harm this monster; it only made him stronger. The scorching long blade in his hand was sharp enough to wound her. Lacking much combat experience, she was somewhat flustered.
She felt annoyed and embarrassed. Clark and David had roughly described the current situation to her on the way.
Kara had initially thought that as a newcomer to this world, she wouldn't be weakened by the opponent's magic and would be the hope to resolve this disaster. Even David, who had casually blocked her punch, was someone she expected to rely on to defeat these monsters, allowing her to regain some ground. Instead, this was the outcome.
"Aren't we Kryptonians, who have been bathed in the light of a yellow sun, the most powerful beings in the universe?
Capable of conquering planets single-handedly."
"How did more than one person stronger than me appear here all of a sudden?"
"This is the power of the great Cletus! Your attacks only make me stronger, like a live volcano. If you provoke it, you'll only bring about destruction!"
Approaching Clark and wielding his long blade, Cletus laughed wildly and arrogantly.
"Once I eliminate all of you superheroes, I'll turn this world back into a wasteland flowing with lava!"
"Is that so!"
A cold voice echoed, and a bolt of lightning struck Cletus heavily, sending him flying. David was wreathed in lightning, bathed in the thunder, like a god controlling the storm. On the other side, Yustu, who had previously been an annoyance to David.
The divine power of lightning struck into the dark blue smoke, causing him to convulse and his movements to slow.
Yustu was forced back into his original form, clutching his chest, his face a mask of panic.
After being briefly held back by Yustu, whose physical attacks were immune, David remembered how to deal with these guys.
"This should have been the job of the Wizard's heir, so they should be dealt with using the power left by the Wizard."
He unleashed the divine power of lightning, striking Yustu. Yustu's ability to transform into smoke was hindered, and he became sluggish.
David rapidly closed in, his fist wrapped in lightning slamming hard into the smoke, sending sparks flying.
Crackling!
Yustu was sent flying backward, once again forced back into his physical form.
Buzz!
Cosmic energy torrents slammed into Yustu's chest repeatedly. The scorching attack, as thick as a water bucket, nearly drowned him. David kept attacking with his palms raised. When Yustu transformed into smoke, David would use divine power lightning, which could restrain demons, to force him back to his original form.
"Not good!"
Yustu's eyes widened in terror.
An iron fist tore through the air, distorting his features and sending his body flying. Several of his fangs were knocked loose, as if a mountain had smashed into his side.
If he were merely an inheritor of wizardly power, Yustu wouldn't be afraid.
Even if his mist form was countered by divine power, without that ability, Yustu still possessed an incredibly powerful demonic body.
But facing David, losing his mist form was like losing his shield. From then on, he would only be on the receiving end of attacks.
Compared to David's indestructible super-body, which seemed to have transformed from a white dwarf star, Yustu's only notable attribute was his speed. Everything else paled in comparison. But could his speed really outrun energy beams and gravity waves?
Hum!
A powerful gravity field enveloped the sky above the volcano.
"Let go of me!"
An immense suction force, like an invisible giant hand, tugged at his body. The Zas Brothers' eyes widened in horror. Looking back, the human youth radiating purple light seemed like a humanoid celestial body emitting a terrifying magnetic field, pulling several ancient demons toward him.
Judging by his stance, he intended to fight all the super demons alone and finish them off quickly.
Compared to Clark, whom he could handle even when heavily injured, the Zas Brothers saw David as a primordial serpent with its jaws agape, ready to devour them.
"Overlord! Overlord!"
The Zas Brothers, useless except for their power-draining magic, shouted in panic. They cast spells repeatedly, but their power was only weakened by the same amount as before, with no effect whatsoever.
If such magic could stack, the Highfathers of every mythology would have long been dragged from their thrones.
They then unleashed other spells: corruption, curses, mental confusion...
They fell upon David like drops into a bottomless ocean, not even causing a ripple. Finally, the weakest of the three demons, the Zas Brothers, were terrifyingly pulled to David's side, who had injured them severely in an instant.
He raised his fist, and the overwhelming force shattered the head of the middle Zas Brother, caving in his skull.
"Zas!"
The remaining two demon heads cried out.
David grabbed him by the neck, his eyes crackling with lightning as he unleashed the energy beams at full power, severing the heads of the other two demons as well.
In slow, agonizing despair, the body occupied by the Zas Brothers died. Their demonic souls floated out, each terrified and scrambling in different directions.
Without their bodies, the three demons' power plummeted, turning them into lambs ripe for the slaughter by David.
Several bolts of divine power lightning struck, completely annihilating the three demon souls, leaving behind only three wisps of black smoke that dissipated into nothing.
"Zas Brothers?!"
Yustu's abilities flickered erratically, and as he struggled to beat his demonic bat wings and resist the powerful gravity, his face changed drastically, a mixture of shock and anger.
"This world originally belonged to us. It was you humans who took it from our hands."
Ten thousand years ago, the wizards of the Eternal Council had sealed them away. Now, this successor to wizardly power was even trying to obliterate their souls.
"What does that have to do with me?"
David glanced at Cletus, who had plunged his long saber into the volcano, seemingly drawing power from the entire mountain to fight him. David calmly looked at Yustu and spoke coldly.
He didn't care about who came first.
"I only know that you want to destroy the current world."
David waved his hand and unleashed a bolt of divine power lightning. Yustu was engulfed by the lightning, his body stiffening. He could no longer resist the powerful gravity. Like a meteorite captured by planetary gravity, he was pulled uncontrollably toward David.
"If I let you destroy this world, where will my family and I live?"
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