Bang!
With a loud crash, Kalibak was slammed heavily into the ground.
Eric's hands were tightly gripping his neck.
Kalibak's blood splattered onto his hands, but it didn't cause any emotional fluctuation in Eric.
Freeing his left hand, Eric raised his fist and struck at him again.
Bang!
The air exploded, and an invisible shockwave rippled outwards.
It was like an invisible airwave, frictionally burning the air as it spread in all directions.
Everything caught in its path was swept away by this powerful impact.
Mera and Rachel, who were standing relatively close to the center of the battlefield, were forced back several steps by the powerful shockwave.
It wasn't until Rachel activated her magic that she was able to withstand the shockwave.
Eric looked at Kalibak, who was lying deep in the ground, his skin torn and bleeding profusely from the beating he had received, and shook his head expressionlessly.
"No, you are not a god! Gods are not as weak as you!"
Eric said coldly, targeting his arrogant statement.
In his opinion, Kalibak's strength was not even as strong as the current Clark's.
Although he had learned from his previous life that this so-called "Apokolips" New God was powerful, even capable of contending with Clark at his peak, he was somewhat disappointed after fighting him now.
With such strength, he dared to invade Earth.
Does he really not know how to write the word "death"?
Eric mentally labeled him as "overestimating his own strength."
"Ugh!"
Kalibak's face showed an angry expression in response to Eric's mockery.
But he was severely injured now and didn't even have the strength to speak.
He could only express his counterattack against Eric with his eyes.
Ignoring his ocular offensive, Eric continued to say to him expressionlessly, "Unless your father—Darkseid—comes, I might be a little wary, but you—"
As he spoke, a look of disdain appeared on his face.
"In my eyes, you are just a stronger ant!"
"Hiss!"
Nightwing, who was watching this scene remotely in Gotham, took a deep breath, his expression becoming complicated.
He was both shocked by the strength Eric displayed and puzzled by the information revealed in his words.
"Who is this Darkseid he's talking about?"
Nightwing turned to Cyborg, who was projecting the remote video, and asked.
"I don't know."
Cyborg, along with Deathstroke, Black Canary, Catwoman, and others, had already evacuated from the battlefield where Rika was fighting the Parademons, and they were now in an empty street.
The cold wind blew leaves dancing in the deserted street, and they could faintly hear the roars of monsters and gunshots in the distance.
"I... I have never heard that name!"
Cyborg's dark face became somewhat flushed, a state he typically entered when emotionally agitated, due to both his internal systems heating up and blood rushing to his face.
He replied to Nightwing, "But for Homelander to be wary, it means the other party might truly be a terrifying enemy. Stronger than this so-called god!"
"Not necessarily."
Catwoman Selina shrugged and replied to Cyborg, "People like him often don't tell the truth. Maybe he's deliberately saying some lies to mislead those who can hear him."
Selina knew Eric very well, knowing he was the type of person who was so cunning he wouldn't even tell the truth to those close to him.
"Are you very familiar with him? Or rather, do you both know each other very well? I can't imagine a thief having any connection with Homelander."
Deathstroke's voice came from beneath his mask.
"Yes, at least more familiar than you suspicious individuals!"
Selina said impolitely to Deathstroke.
She generally had a poor impression of these people, especially this masked guy in front of her.
After complaining about Deathstroke, Selina continued to turn her gaze to the remote screen projected by Cyborg.
Compared to bickering with these people, she was more concerned about Eric's safety on the other end.
Although currently, Eric didn't seem to be the one she should be concerned about.
Eric, who was being concerned about by Selina, was now stepping his right foot onto Kalibak's chest.
Kalibak, who had been continuously struck, not only suffered severe physical damage but also had his spirit severely ravaged by Eric.
"You… how do you know?"
Kalibak, coughing up blood, looked at Eric with shocked eyes and asked him haltingly in a difficult tone, "How do you know the Dark Lord? That's impossible!"
"What I know is far more than what you understand!"
Eric grabbed him by the neck, pulled Kalibak out of the ground, and lifted him into the air.
"And you, a mere bug who dares to provoke my territory, I will easily crush you to death!"
As he spoke, his right hand continuously increased its grip, and naked killing intent shot from his eyes.
As the sound of "creak, creak" of muscles rubbing against each other rang out, Kalibak's eyes turned completely red.
His breathing became increasingly difficult, and waves of darkening consciousness began to assault his body.
"I!"
Kalibak reached out, trying to say something to Eric.
But he was met with Eric's fierce gaze.
And the other party didn't seem to want to give him any chance to speak.
Meanwhile, far away on Apokolips, the Dark Lord Darkseid watched as his son was being held by Eric like a baby chick, his eyes turning completely crimson, as if fire was burning within them.
He felt his dignity being challenged.
And a vague feeling told him.
This Kryptonian, who called himself "Homelander," knew that he was observing him.
The other party's actions were entirely a display for him, a show of defiance towards him!
Standing in the hottest region of Apokolips, a place like hell to others, his heart was now ignited by flames.
His eyes shot out sharp glances, as if to see through the enemy in another galaxy.
"Cough, cough!"
With Eric's hand around his neck, Kalibak's consciousness became increasingly blurry.
At this moment, his only means of self-preservation was the Boom Tube.
Although the tube could not be moved at will at the moment, this did not mean he could not transfer the tube to his side.
As long as he could transfer the Boom Tube to his side, he would be able to use the tube to escape back to Apokolips.
At this moment, Kalibak had no desire to fight, nor any thought of defeating his opponent to earn martial honor for himself.
Eric, who was gripping his neck, brought him unimaginable pressure.
He had never thought that such an existence would appear!
Not only was his strength terrifyingly powerful, but he also continuously improved.
From the beginning, where he could barely contend with him, to later, after the opponent adapted to his fighting style, he became increasingly powerful and increasingly unbeatable.
Like an evolving creature, he had never seen such an existence even among Kryptonians!
This New God of Apokolips felt a surge of regret in his heart at this moment.
He should not have rashly invaded Earth without being prepared.
His father, the Dark Lord, had warned him that although there had been some loosening of the cosmic barriers, making long-distance tube travel possible, he had once sensed a powerful force on Earth, a force that made him quite wary.
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