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The water giant noticed them and suddenly retreated, his massive greatsword sweeping across the room. Xu Fu and Kara drew a long arc behind him, avoiding the sword's trajectory, and their fists slammed into the giant's cheeks at supersonic speed.
"boom!"
The two tree stumps were like boulders falling into the water, splashing up water droplets that broke through the water that framed the giant's face, emerging from the back of his head and leaving a long trail of water behind him.
Although the effect was not good, that was the situation at the time. No matter how hard you hit it, how can you break the invisible flow of water?
"Alien, how dare you interfere in the internal affairs of this planet..." the giant said in a low voice, his greatsword flashing, drawing long arcs of water in the air, "...But you cannot protect the scum of this planet, and you yourself will be driven out by me and my brothers!"
"Brother?" Xu Fu quickly stood up, dodging the sword. "Honestly, having a brother as ugly as you is such a pity."
“Physical attacks cannot harm his body,” Kara turned to dodge a sword strike, the heavy blade cleaving through the opposite building, “but perhaps a change in temperature can.”
"Great, worth a try!"
This creature was enormous; its icy aura could only cover a limited area for a short time, but its intense heat could evaporate the water that made up its body. Therefore, the two, each with four beams of heat, rushed towards the giant and pounced on its liquid body. A blazing red halo filled the entire body of water, and the giant let out an angry roar. Due to the extreme temperature, the light refracted, distorting the giant's pained expression, making it look exceptionally ferocious.
Clearly, the tactic worked: he was not afraid of physical attacks, but the heat could vaporize his body. The giant's left arm and the greatsword in his hand rapidly vaporized under the illumination of the four beams of heat vision, and white vapor spread out like mist with a strong hissing sound.
In no time, the elemental giant was completely vaporized. However, at that moment, its so-called "brothers" also returned in triumph.
A small spark on the dilapidated street burst into flames, growing incredibly large into a gigantic hand and another gigantic hand. The burning hand pressed against the ground, and a fire giant, resembling a water elemental, rose into the air. He was engulfed in raging flames, wielding a single sword, wearing an ancient general's helmet, and even the air around him seemed to be scorched red.
The wind element followed closely behind; a gentle breeze swept across the neighborhood's sidewalk, condensing into a rapidly expanding vortex that eventually materialized. The giant created by the wind element tore through the heavens and earth, unleashing a violent hurricane the instant it took shape. The giant created by the fire element had its fiery red body ignited by the hurricane, its enormous form seemingly growing even taller.
Finally, the earth appeared, as if the earth itself were rising amidst violent tremors. The earth giant had four stone faces, and his stone and earthen body made a crisp sound as his joints moved. Gravel and dirt slid off his massive body and crashed to the ground.
“I thought they were joking when they said Earth would be... Tell me you’ve seen a device like this before.” Xu Fu was stunned. He subconsciously turned to Kara, only to see a similar expression on her face.
Chapter 1758 Threat
coastal metropolises
A massive island called "The Center" hangs two miles offshore, surrounded by clusters of strangely shaped black monsters that appear from the shore like a heavy, gloomy, and persistent black mist swirling around its edge.
More than ten minutes ago, Superman rushed onto the monster-infested island, but still heard no response. Wally West, dressed in the Flash costume, stood on the shore gazing into the distance, with a Lex Luthor helicopter not far behind him. Lex Luthor stood behind him, hands in his suit pockets, also looking in the center, seemingly indifferent to everything.
Wally glanced at the bald president for the tenth time and asked, "Are you sure this thing can be used on my back?" He pointed to the metal backpack with the Lex Luthor logo on his back. "Are you sure it won't break down because of missing screws or something?"
“This is the ninth time you’ve asked this question.” Luther glanced at him and replied casually, “That’s true, this isn’t the Challenger.”
"That's good." Wally took a deep breath and turned his gaze forward again.
He didn't really want to ask questions; he was just very nervous. When he's nervous, he tends to talk involuntarily, even if the only person he can talk to is an angry bald man... At least, that's how Superman sees Luther. Wally tried to calm his breathing, but he found he couldn't: each deep breath made him gasp more, and almost every nerve was on edge.
You can't blame him for that. He was still a fledgling Flash, and the biggest battle he'd ever experienced was in Central City against what was arguably the world's most "friendly" villainous organization.
Suddenly having to tell him that the weight of the whole world is on his shoulders is a leap in complexity that makes men nervous.
“You’re too nervous,” Luther suddenly said.
“No,” Wally answered instinctively, but after a few seconds, he changed his tone: “Well, a little.”
“No need,” Luther said calmly. “You can do it.”
Wally raised an eyebrow: "Oh, so it seems you're the one who's about to get up and run away."
“No, but I analyze the problem, collect statistics, and look for answers.” Luther remained expressionless, staring ahead. “Based on the data I’ve gathered, I’m certain you are the answer to this problem. You have the potential and speed to complete the task; that’s the answer my data provides. Even if you’re unsure, at least trust my analysis; my conclusions are rarely wrong.”
"But I told you, I never reached that speed."
“That doesn’t mean you can’t be just as fast,” Luther said. “There’s a difference. Based on my observation of you, you just need to play normally.” He paused, then pointed ahead: “I think this is your signal to start.”
Wally looked ahead and saw that Superman had returned from the giant island. He emerged from the darkness, holding an unusable nuclear warhead, and gestured towards the shore.
This was indeed the signal to begin. Wally pulled down the metal strap across his shoulder, took one last deep breath, then arched his back and assumed the starting stance. Faint golden electric currents rippled around him, and subtle electricity flickered in his pupils.
"Good luck, kid," Luther's voice remained unmoved.
The water on the shore erupted in white-hot spray, and a red shadow wreathed in golden light shot out, abruptly cleaving the azure surface. The young rider's feet left the air, the wind pressure brushing the water, his golden boots treading the water, his figure like thunder.
As Superman flew back to shore, a streak of lightning flashed past him, and the red-clad runner sprinting at full speed was almost blurry in Superman's eyes. Superman paused for a moment, then turned around and silently cheered Wally on.
Two miles, a seemingly distant distance, was almost a step away for a speedster. Wally plunged into a domain ruled by black monsters: grotesque creatures soared through the air and lurked beneath the water, seemingly frozen in the realm of divine speed, slowing down like snails, wrestling with speedsters who entered their domain like grotesque animated still sculptures.
Wally tried to turn away from the terrifying creatures, struggling to ignore the fact that he was running through a field surrounded by thousands of demons. He deftly dodged the motionless monsters, judged the distance, and leaped into the air. The golden soles of his shoes created a spectacular splash the moment they left the water, and his golden-red afterimage shot upwards, successfully reaching the giant floating island.
"Great, Wally, you're halfway there." He muttered to himself, pressing the button on his backpack to trigger the beam.
Next, all you need to do is run across 80% of the island's area in five seconds... Sounds easy, right?
As he ran onto the island, even more black monsters appeared before him. They were more numerous and of greater variety: some stretched out their fleshy wings and took to the air, some crawled and writhed in dark caves, and others were tens of meters long, their gaping maws aimed at him…
Wally didn't dare look; he was only thinking about running faster so that his legs wouldn't go weak with fear.
He ran desperately until the still scenery on both sides became elongated afterimages, blurred beyond recognition. Golden-red lightning flashed across the surface of the giant island, their afterimages like golden-red ribbons, dividing the surface of the floating island as if weaving a giant net.
The water surged and roared, waves crashing from the "center" to the shore. Sharp, muffled roars echoed from the island's hollows, like cries of death, shaking the sky. Black vortexes burst forth from every hole in the "center's" surface, as if spewing out all the darkness in the world.
A golden-red lightning bolt nearly engulfed the entire floating island in five seconds. The young speedster, having completed his mission, leaped off the island and crashed into the water. The "center" let out a painful scream in the deep sea, and all the monsters connected to it began to writhe in agony. The darkness that filled the entire city began to throb restlessly, gradually dissipating under the sunlight.
It was losing stability. All the monsters screamed and vanished into darkness, while the center itself slowly crumbled. Thanks to Lex Technologies, it seemed they really hadn't made a mistake at the crucial moment.
They weren't the only ones affected: far away in the capital's cathedral, the leader directing the battle also underwent a dramatic change in expression. The dense black aura surrounding him suddenly weakened, enough to turn the tide of the battle.
Green Lantern was the first to break free of the shackles of darkness. His divine halo pierced through the darkness, releasing Mike's right hand, which was adorned with the halo. He crashed down from the ceiling, the green light transforming into a heavy thud that echoed through the heavens: "Hey! I guess this is what I owe you!"
With a deafening bang, a powerful punch of green light sent the chief flying, his body convulsing as he slumped into a row of chairs. He sat up in disbelief, staring in astonishment at his faded black hands: "No, the connection to the center is weakening... But how is this possible?"
As the leader was knocked down, the others broke free. Huntress rolled on the ground, picked up her fallen crossbow, and almost simultaneously with Batman, unleashed her grappling hook, sweeping it left and right across the leader and pinning him against the wall behind him. The ropes tightened, her deep purple and black cloak billowed in the wind, flapped open, and two powerful flying kicks struck the leader in the chest, sending him crashing to the ground again, rolling several times.
The shockwave unleashed a blue shockwave, followed almost instantly by two flashing arcs of electricity that struck the paralyzed leader. Wesley-Diglen nervously raised his hands, attempting to gather dark power to block the attack, but only managed to deflect it. Darkness was silently slipping from him; Wesley hissed like a wild beast that had run out of its rope, but this could not change the fact that power was draining from him.
Finally, Green Lantern joined in, drawing back the curtain on the war: the beam from Green Lantern's ring merged with the force of the shockwave, the green and blue mixture piercing the darkness like flowing water washing away the grime and the last remnants of darkness around the leader. The leader collapsed to the ground, panting like a defeated general.
“It’s really over this time, Digron.” Helena stepped forward and looked at the man who could no longer stand up: “You’ve lost. You’ve lost everything.”
"I lost? Is that so?" He laughed instead of getting angry: "I admit that your resistance exceeded everyone's expectations, and my plan failed. But I succeeded in one thing: I infected the Earth itself with the will of the center, I summoned the elemental giants representing the Earth, and I made the Earth angry with the human species. Although I failed, and the center may be destroyed, the fate of humanity will not change."
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"Really?" Helena grinned. "We'll see."
At this point, Wesley-Digren finally exhaled his last breath. His connection with the Center was so strong, almost to the point of merging into one, that he naturally couldn't revert to his original form. With the Center's death, he inevitably became its companion, his entire body turning to ash in a cloud of black mist, leaving no trace.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they realized the battle was over. This meant that Superman and the Flash's plan had succeeded, Luther hadn't lied, the center had been destroyed, the endless monsters on the streets would be wiped out, and the Knights' followers would fall.
Only the four elemental giants awakened at the center remain.
Four elemental giants, each tens of meters tall, representing water, fire, earth, and wind, surrounded Xu Fu and Kara. A hurricane, enveloped in heat, formed a ring of light, trapping them at its center. Tons of mud and rocks swirled in the air, creating a high wall around them. Water flowed in the outermost layer, forming an iridescent pattern, revealing the final layer of defense.
"Humanity must be destroyed, and you have no right to stop us, Flower Fairy." The enormous earth elemental spoke in a deep voice, his booming tone shaking the ruins: "In the name of this planet, we will banish you from this planet!"
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Kara instinctively gripped her cloak, her brows furrowed as if facing a terrifying enemy. In the brief duel, they had both experienced the power of these elemental giants: a single elemental giant was not difficult to defeat, but when four elemental giants came together, their attributes complemented each other, making them extremely difficult to contend with.
What's most terrifying is that they are almost impossible to defeat completely. Evaporate the body of a water giant, and water will quickly replenish it from nearby water surfaces and underground; blow out the raging flames on a fire giant, and new embers will leap into the flames to join them; smash the body of an earth giant, and the earth will be swallowed up by it to repair the broken parts; not to mention the wind giant, with wind everywhere on this planet, how can you possibly defeat it?
"Expel us?" Xu Fu grinned and said, "And then what? Can you kill billions of creatures?"
"good"
“Really, but you might be overlooking one detail: you can’t kill me.” Xu Fu floated to the front, looking at each of them in turn: “So, the first thing I need to do is burn down the ozone layer of this planet…”
Kara was stunned: "Xu Fu?"
Xu Fu ignored him and continued speaking to himself: "...Then, I will tear apart the atmosphere and evaporate every drop of water in the ocean. Finally, I will destroy the mountains with my bare hands, turn this planet upside down, and all of you will cease to exist. When I finish...no matter how unwilling I am, I will fly into the universe to find a new home."
He paused, glancing at Kara out of the corner of his eye, "And my girlfriend."
The elemental giants fell silent, their arrogance vanishing instantly. They exchanged glances, silently considering the legitimacy of the alien's threat for a while, and finally reached a consensus: his threat was indeed justified, and agreeing to compromise was the best option at present.
The flames died down, soil and rocks scattered on the ground, the wind stopped, and tons of water fell to the ground, quickly drying and evaporating under the residual heat of the flames.
Kara blinked twice, seemingly still somewhat incredulous. "They are... but..."
"Gone?" Xu Fu clapped his hands. "It looks like it."
Kara was surprised for a while, then suddenly turned to Xu Fu and said, "You just said you were tearing the atmosphere apart... It couldn't be too serious, could it?"
Xu Fu stared at her in surprise for a long while, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Silly girl," he chuckled, patting her head, "you're much more mischievous than those big guys."
Chapter 1759 New Alliance
"The events that just occurred in many cities across the country have been classified as supernatural phenomena caused by a cult. We have lost many people in this disaster, but thankfully, a brand new team of superheroes has stepped up to defend this day."
“I think this is really great. We lost our hero for six whole years, and every day when my daughter went out alone, I would think about my own life hanging by a thread. But now, knowing that someone is watching over us from above, I can sleep peacefully.”
"No, I don't think this is a good thing. The freaks in the past were bad enough, and now, just as the world is getting back to normal, bang! A new bunch of freaks have arrived. I would even say they have some connection to those black monsters in the city."
"People know very little about this new team, and the government hasn't provided any answers. The biggest question now is: where are they? Why aren't they issuing a statement?"
“Good question.” As the TV host posed the question, Mike leaned back in the leather seat of the limousine, brazenly resting his elbows on the small table beside him, on which sat wine glasses. He raised an eyebrow and muttered unhappily under his breath, “I wish I knew why we’re not on TV or something. People need us to cheer them up, don’t they?”
“063, you just want to be the center of attention.” Xu Fu, sitting in the chair opposite him, was very ruthless.
Yes, just two days after the Metropolitan Battle, the entire new team was loaded into Bruce Wayne's super limousine. Xu Fu, Kara, Helena, Cisco, Wally, and Mike sat in the two rows of seats, with every channel on the television hanging from the ceiling broadcasting news relevant to them.
“I’m not sure if this is a good idea,” Wally said, gesturing with his fingers. “Maybe we’re not ready to give a public speech yet.”
“Have faith, Wally,” Mike shifted his hips a few inches closer to Wally’s position and placed a long, thin hand on his shoulder. “Listen, we just saved the world. Have faith in yourself.”