Fang Yuan effectively delayed Darkseid, but he could only hold on for three minutes at most, so the key to victory depended on Batman's side.
If they couldn't get Flash to travel through time by two minutes and fifty-nine seconds, Fang Yuan would definitely leave this World himself first.
He had even held off Darkseid, which was more than enough.
However, the situation on Batman's side was not good.
Although the giant rock Darkseid threw earlier didn't harm Fang Yuan, it successfully hit the tower,
blocking Thomas and causing Batman and Victor to fall straight down.
Fortunately, Mera and Deathstroke were all elite units, so they weren't too badly injured.
After all, even Joker was a ruthless character who had survived in this apocalyptic wasteland World until now, so his combat power was not to be underestimated.
Countdown 2:00.
"I got it!"
Victor nodded.
In his hand was the mother box stored in the tower.
But the bad news was that Superman had also broken free from the influence of Kryptonite at this time.
Boom!
Superman quickly rushed over, releasing Heat Vision midway, which directly severed Victor's hand,
causing the mother box to fall to the ground.
"Victor!"
Thomas threw a Kryptonite grenade at Superman, but the moment the grenade exploded, a red light flashed, and the Kryptonite powder inside was instantly annihilated.
Omega Effect.
At this time, no Kryptonite was allowed to exist on Earth!
Fortunately, Victor's body was entirely mechanical; he immediately re-formed his hand and then used the energy cannon in his chest to force Superman back.
"I need at least thirty seconds to calibrate the mother box!" he said quickly.
Joker, standing nearby, heard this and his eyes flickered a few times. As Superman rushed towards Victor again, Joker's casual voice suddenly rang out.
"Oh, poor Lois Lane, if she saw Superman turn into this monstrosity, I wonder what she would think?"
Hearing the keyword, Superman immediately stopped.
Victor looked at Joker with a complex expression; he understood what Joker was doing, so he didn't waste a single moment, placing one hand on the mother box and beginning to calibrate it.
Joker continued to grin, "But you probably don't feel anything, after all, you're helping the person who killed your girlfriend, maybe you even think it's great, hahaha."
"Shall I tell you how it feels?" Joker's voice pierced Superman's heart, "Lois Lane died wonderfully!"
Joker burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! Hahaha--. Listen!"
His laughter abruptly stopped, because Superman appeared beside him in an instant, one hand already piercing Joker's throat.
But even in death, Joker was still smiling.
Countdown 1:52.
Batman, freed from the rubble, narrowed his eyes. He knew Joker was sacrificing his life to buy Victor time to calibrate the mother box.
Without Kryptonite, the strongest among them was only Victor. Although Mera's physical fitness far surpassed ordinary people and she could use Water magic, Superman didn't care for such flashy tricks.
Victor could fight Superman for two rounds, of course, only two rounds, but he needed to calibrate the mother box and had no free time.
Joker understood all of this, which is why he decisively chose to trade his life for time.
Superman also noticed Victor's hand touching the mother box at this moment. He was about to act, but then he heard Deathstroke's voice.
"Lex Luthor once asked me to kill someone close to Batman, but if you ask me, it's clearly Lois Lane who's destroying the World. It would have been better if she hadn't lived until Darkseid invaded Earth."
Deathstroke's single eye stared intently at Superman, and he grinned, "If I had known, I would have killed that woman first..."
Superman's anger surged, his face contorted with rage. He immediately unleashed Heat Vision, instantly melting Deathstroke's entire head.
However, the sacrifices of Joker and Deathstroke also bought Victor twenty seconds of time.
Countdown 1:40.
Mera took a deep breath, knowing it was her turn.
"Superman, come fight me! I'm going to kill you to avenge Arthur!"
Superman's eyes turned red, and two more Heat Vision beams shot out. Mera reacted in time, blocking them with her trident,
but the Atlantean-made trident couldn't withstand the Heat Vision, and Mera soon felt the trident become intensely hot.
She could only drop it, rolling once on the ground before pulling another trident from her back and throwing it directly at Superman.
The trident, which was incredibly swift in the eyes of ordinary people, was just slow motion to Superman.
But Superman still habitually used Heat Vision, splitting the trident in half in mid-air.
However, Mera's goal had been achieved. She successfully bought Victor a few more seconds. While Superman's attention was on her, Victor had already calibrated the coordinates.
Countdown 1:30.
Without another word, he took off towards Flash, but how fast was Superman? Victor had barely flown a hundred meters before Superman dragged him down from the sky.
One must remember, this was Superman, capable of taking on the Justice League alone. Even if Victor just wanted to leave, he couldn't.
And this time, Superman wasn't holding back his strength like in "Justice League"; he directly grabbed Victor's leg and slammed him down hard, pulling with both hands, and Victor was torn in half from the waist.
But even so, Victor still clung tightly to the mother box, refusing to let go.
Superman threw Victor to the ground and unleashed Heat Vision from his eyes, but at that moment, Batman suddenly darted out,
blocking in front of Victor.
"Sizzle!"
The Heat Vision directly hit Batman, sending him flying a considerable distance.
"Batman!"
Victor called out anxiously.
"Batman!" Mera also exclaimed.
Undoubtedly, Batman was the core leader of their team, one of the reasons they could still fight fiercely in such a difficult situation. If Batman died, they would all feel as if they had lost their support, not knowing what to do next.
Especially now, in this almost desperate situation.
But Victor and Mera didn't know that Batman, whom they regarded as their reliance, still couldn't figure out who he was.
His mind became increasingly muddled, and numerous chaotic and complex memories prevented him from thinking clearly.
He heard Victor and Mera's calls, heard them calling him Batman.
"Batman? With so many lives, which Batman am I, after all?"
Too many memories intertwined in his mind, causing Batman to lose himself.
Just as he was about to sink, he heard an anxious voice.
"Bruce!"
This was Thomas Wayne's voice, the voice all Batmen yearned for!
"This is—Father!"
The chaotic voices in Batman's mind instantly quieted. Under Thomas's call, all his memories quickly integrated.
"I am Batman, I am the Dark Knight, I am—many things, but only one is the most important!"
His eyes instantly regained clarity.
"I am—Bruce Wayne!"
Thomas acted like an anchor, allowing Bruce to re-establish his self.
Just then, Thomas, seeing his son's life hanging in the balance and filled with anxiety, erupted with a powerful will.
In the distance, unnoticed by everyone, amidst the ruins of the Justice League Hall, a green light suddenly flared and flew rapidly towards Thomas!
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