However, they are still one breath away from thoroughly expelling the Black Death Emperor from this cosmos. If they don't use their trump card, the opponent will also try every means to stay here because of the sunk cost.
This is not a good place for a duel. On one hand, the Black Death Emperor has already arranged things here, making it a half-home ground for him, which is too disadvantageous for the side of justice; on the other hand, this cosmos itself is unstable and too fragile. If they really start fighting, it could easily fall apart.
So they must expel the Black Death Emperor from here. The battlefield must be chosen by us, so we can exert our home-ground advantage.
In a crematorium in Seashore City, Atlanna grabbed one of the Allen couple. As his pale big hand gradually tightened, the power of death emerged from Mrs. Allen's mouth and nose, swirling around Atlanna's arm. After a while, the breath became increasingly weak, and Mrs. Allen turned back into a corpse, falling to the ground.
Mr. Allen had also been drained by Savage Wolf. Dr. Erdel was hiding in the corner, trembling, but still couldn't escape the fate of being turned back into a corpse. Although Amanda, who had turned into a monster, escaped unscathed, Savage Wolf and Atlanna did not care about him at all.
"That Superman is too troublesome." Savage Wolf said in a deep voice, a trace of fear flashing across his terrifying face with peeling skin and flesh. He had been killed by Superman four times: thrown into the sun, melted by lasers, frozen into an ice sculpture, and even torn to pieces directly. Superman's strength is getting stronger and stronger, almost endless.
"We need to change strategies." Atlanna also said, "Although that lord wants us to target the Green Lantern, I think that Hal Jordan won't last long; Superman is the real problem."
Both of them looked at the masked man beside them, and Atlanna said, "Black Hand, what do you think?"
"The Green Lantern is indeed our nemesis." Black Hand said this, but soon changed the subject, "However, he has already been tainted. Judging by those corpse spots, he must have been eroded for a long time."
"If he has already been eroded, why does the Black Death Emperor still consider him the number one enemy?"
"Of course, it's because Green lantern energy is inherently strong." Black Hand speculated on his own, "Despite being eroded for so long, he can still move freely; the Black Death Emperor cannot control him at all. So they need us to help externally suppress him, allowing the power of death to permeate better."
"Although this is the Black Death Emperor's plan, we cannot be entirely inflexible. The scariest one now is Superman." Saying this, Black Hand also shrunk his neck. Superman is simply too terrifying now, they don't even dare to go out.
The outside sky is blood red, but it's not a sunset; it's the laser from Superman's eyes. He is sweeping the seabed at a frequency of three shots per second.
The source of the Pacific Ocean's power of death is very deeply hidden. The Justice League and the Black Death Emperor have fought two rounds without finding it. Clark has completely lost patience and started using the exhaustion method.
If it were someone else, Black Hand would have laughed at them for overestimating themselves. But now it seems, Superman might really succeed with exhaustion.
He doesn't get tired at all, one laser after another without stopping. And during the exhaustion process, he can conveniently take care of them. While others are dueling in the canyon, he's the only one playing with infinite firepower. The Black Death Emperor has already been forced back to the high ground, not daring even to stay in the second tower.
"Damn, we don't have enough manpower." Savage Wolf couldn't help but complain, "If only the Black Death Emperor could resurrect a few more..."
"Hmph, resurrect who? Those weak humans?" Atlanna said dismissively, "The fact is, humans are useless. Otherwise, the previous plan should have already broken the Justice League apart, and now we still have to rely on us for a strong attack?"
"Don't question the lord's decisions!" Black Hand raised his voice, "He must have his reasons for doing so. We just need to fight our battles well."
"But even if we recover these energies, we're not a match for them. If we also split our forces to fight the Green Lantern, we have even less chance of winning."
Savage Wolf couldn't help but recall the last battle. Actually, they were not entirely unable to fight Superman, but due to the Black Death Emperor's orders, they had to target the Green Lantern.
They initially thought that the Green Lantern's energy was limited, as long as they applied enough pressure, once he was exhausted, they could easily take him down. However, when you attack the Green Lantern, Superman attacks you, like a tank with both high thickness and damage, spinning like a windmill rushing into the crowd, with a sinister archer behind launching sneak attacks, making Black Death Day suffer bitterly.
The key is that Hal had been releasing his skills for a long time, and he didn't seem to be exhausted. It was as if the Green lantern energy was limitless. When he struck, the green color even overpowered the red of Superman's laser, turning the whole world into a sea of green.
Honestly, without Superman holding them back, they might not even be able to take him down, let alone with a Superman there horizontally. Fighting like this is just not a solution, they lose no matter how many times they fight.
"Forget it." Black Hand said, "Don't worry about the Green Lantern for now. Having been infected by the power of death, he will eventually become a subordinate of the Black Death Emperor. Let's focus all efforts on Superman first, and infect him."
This finally satisfied Savage Wolf and Atlanna. After all, they didn't want to kill Superman, just infect him, which still had a high chance of success. As long as they can infect him, he would eventually become a teammate. With such a powerful teammate, how could their grand cause not succeed?
"Wait a minute," Savage Wolf spoke again, "Hasn't Wonder Woman and The Flash been infected too? Where are they?"
He actually wanted The Flash's ability. This guy's power is incredibly convenient. With it, he could launch deadly sneak attacks at any moment. Logically speaking, they should have been converted by now, so why is there no movement?
"Black Death Emperor has his considerations," Black Hand replied, "Perhaps they've been sent on other missions. Don't worry about them, let's just do our own thing."
Actually, Black Hand was puzzled as well: what task could be more important than pushing the tower? He hadn't considered that they might not have been converted, considering the depth of their erosion, and without Green lantern energy to resist it, it was already a hopeless situation.
After a brief rest and absorbing the Power of Death left on those humans, Savage Wolf and Atlanna set forth again. This time, they targeted Superman.
Both of them launched attacks directly at Superman. Ron had to continuously be on the sidelines. He wasn't worried they could kill Superman, but feared they might launch a sneaky attack to infect him, which would be a huge trouble.
The combat capabilities of these two were indeed impressive, their moves were open and dynamic, and their coordination was quite good. Moreover, battling on the sea, Atlanna held the advantage, constantly using seawater to disturb others, preventing them from helping. Superman had no choice but to focus entirely on the battle, unable to redirect his efforts to find the source underwater.
Superman fought back and forth with the two of them, stirring up massive waves in the Pacific Ocean. Sometimes he flew mid-air to exchange punches, sometimes he dove underwater, maneuvering and dodging. Hal was also not losing his spirit, fearing they might trick him, he didn't dare get close, but instead hid from afar, continuously bombarding with Green lantern energy, opening a path for Clark. Victor used Mother Box Power to disrupt, confusing Atlanna and Savage Wolf's attack rhythm.
Gradually, Clark regained his rhythm. With the help of Ron, Green Lantern, and Victor, he pressed them harder, almost pushing them back to high ground.
But just then, on the coast, a figure holding a long axe and wearing a double-horned helmet suddenly appeared. Ron was the first to notice the anomaly, taking advantage of the enemy's unguarded moment, he directly read the brain waves, and then shouted in shock: "War God Ares!"
Savage Wolf turned back and saw the figure enveloped in strong Power of Death on the shore. He laughed loudly, shouting, "Submit to Black Death Emperor! Everyone will fall into the embrace of death!!!"
Hal also noticed the figure over there. Although he hadn't seen the figure clearly, hearing the name Ares, he knew it had to be the Olympian God that Diana had eliminated before.
The addition of yet another powerful enemy immediately disrupted the balance on the battlefield. Ares raised his battle axe, splitting the sea surface in one swing, then with a large rotation, the axe imbued with heavy Power of Death flew towards Superman. Clark dared not avoid it, but swiftly dodged. However, Savage Wolf immediately struck, ramming into Clark's waist, sending him flying.
In mid-air, Clark barely managed to steady himself, but the wave controlled by Atlanna was already crashing down. He had to keep rising, but this caused him to lose connection with his teammates.
Ron anxiously flew in that direction. Hal, however, turned his eyes, simply choosing not to pursue Clark but directly turned back to intercept the slow-flying War God Ares, engaging him in battle.
Without Ares, Clark's situation indeed improved somewhat. But with reinforcements, Atlanna and Savage Wolf fought even harder, even at the cost of injury, to fiercely close in on Clark.
Clark fought with restraint because he couldn't afford to be injured. Even if it's injury for injury, he would definitely lose out, as he risked infection, while the enemy had countless lives.
Clark recalled his previous estimation — if he could get their ring off, the situation would immediately reverse. So, he focused his gaze on their fingers and indeed saw the black ring.
Seeing was one thing, getting it off was another. That thing was a ring, not armor. If it were a helmet, it would be easier, just behead, but chopping off hands would be much harder.
Moreover, Clark knew he couldn't act rashly. Once the intention was discovered by the opponent, they would definitely hide their hand tightly. It would require a precise hit.
Clark wrestled with them for a while longer, then decided to deal with Savage Wolf first. Atlanna's water control was annoying, but it actually posed no harm to him, commonly known as unable to break the defense. But Savage Wolf was different. This guy, worthy of being a formidable general under Darkseid, was fierce in his attack, with formidable moves, and excelled in versatility. Even Superman dared not engage him closely.
Taking advantage of the gap when Savage Wolf threw a punch, Clark dodged to the side, feigning vulnerability. Savage Wolf indeed pounced with his talons again. Clark realized: this guy was habitually striking, completely forgetting he had a ring on his hand.
Thus, he guided Savage Wolf to fly in another direction. Savage Wolf thought he was finally defeated and trying to retreat from the battlefield, so he chased even more vigorously. Seeing Superman hampered by the waves, he charged forward with a straight punch. But the next second, Superman suddenly spun around, grabbed his wrist, and fired a laser beam.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!"
Savage Wolf let out a miserable scream, his arm severed at the root. Clark hurriedly grabbed the arm, attempting to take off the ring. But in that instant, the arm suddenly seemed alive, clawing at Superman's arm. The talon formed by the intense Power of Death tore through Superman's Man of Steel, causing Clark's arm to bleed profusely, with Power of Death penetrating the wound.
Savage Wolf laughed as he fell into the sea: "Hahahahahaha! Superman! Submit to the great Black Death Emperor!!!"