Become a Homelander and a Marvel superstar

Darkseid turned around and looked up at the sky upon hearing this.

Not only him, but Batman, Cyborg, The Flash, Mera and all the other heroes, as well as all the rebel soldiers in the square, held their breath and looked in the same direction.

The director in charge of the wedding livestream also remotely adjusted the angle of the camera lenses that had not yet been damaged in the battle.

Above the Metropolitan Plaza, a circular sonic tunnel with a diameter of over 100 meters suddenly opened up.

As the former owner of the Mother Box, he had an absolute perception of its energy fluctuations.

When Darkseid saw the scene at the other end of the passage, his eyes flashed red.

At the other end of the passage was the iconic dark red sky, a huge fire pit spewing lava, and towering, sharp black buildings.

That's Apokolips, his base of operations.

Above that scorched earth, a man dressed in a red and blue tight-fitting uniform and draped with the Stars and Stripes was silently suspended in mid-air.

With his back to the apocalyptic scene of Apokolips, he carried a gigantic monster in one hand.

The monster was being held by the head by Azu, its limbs hanging limply in the air, its hairy face filled with terror.

It was Kalibak, the young mastermind of Apokolips.

At this moment, Kalibak had lost all trace of his former commanding presence.

His face was covered in blood, and his limbs hung limply, as if they had been twisted off.

Darkseid recognized his son at a glance.

In that instant, he connected all the clues.

Now I finally understand why I sensed the abnormal fluctuations of Apokolips on the flagship.

He initially thought it was just some reckless rebels causing trouble, and that the remaining Kalibak was enough to suppress everything.

But to everyone's surprise, the guy who killed the Kryptonians on Earth, the Homelander whom he called a coward, didn't hide at all. Instead, he used the coordinates of the Mother Box to storm into his homeland!

At this moment.

Darkseid is on the battlefield on Earth, holding Harley Quinn in his hand.

Homelander is under the sky of Apokolips, carrying a Kalibak.

The two were separated by a massive sonic boom, spanning countless light-years.

They stand facing each other from afar.

"One for one, Darkseid."

Azu used magical amplification to transmit his voice through the blast channel.

"You put my people down. I'll give your son back to you. A fair deal, isn't it?"

He waved the half-dead Kalibak in his hand forward.

Darkseid's gaze was fixed on Azu at the other end of the passage, his facial muscles twitching slightly with anger.

But he quickly suppressed his emotions.

As the ruler of Apokolips, he never accepts any form of threat.

The heroes of the Justice League and the people on Earth stared in disbelief at this scene.

This is what Homelanders meant by "going to destroy Darkseid's lair".

He actually did it, and even took Darkseid's son hostage.

Everyone watched Darkseid with bated breath, hoping that Harley would be saved.

"A deal?" Darkseid spoke. "You know nothing about the laws of Apokolips, Earthling."

"In my world, losers have no value."

Darkseid not only didn't put Harley down, but instead lifted her even higher.

"A piece of trash, not worthy of being used as a bargaining chip. He doesn't deserve it."

"If you think you can trade him for this woman's life, you've miscalculated."

He was trying to gain the upper hand in the negotiations in this way, knowing that this earthling valued the woman in his hands extremely much.

By exploiting this weakness, we can make even more demands.

"oh."

Azu nodded.

"You're worthless, aren't you? You're not good enough to be used as a bargaining chip, are you?"

At the other end of the passage, Kalibak heard Darkseid's voice. He struggled to open his swollen eyes, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something.

But next second.

"Smack—Pfft!!"

Azu suddenly tightened his grip on Kalibak's neck.

Kalibak's enormous head, like a ripe watermelon, exploded in Azu's hand.

Brain matter, blood, and bone fragments mingled together, dripping onto the scorched earth of Apokolips.

Fortunately, Azu activated the head biofield in advance, preventing these filthy things from getting on his face.

The tall, headless corpse, having lost its last support, plummeted straight down into the fiery pit of Apokolips below.

"you--!!"

Darkseid's eyes widened, the crimson light in them like a volcano about to erupt.

He miscalculated.

He thought he had seen through this Earthling's weakness.

But to his surprise, this man was so decisive and brutal. Right in front of him, he killed his eldest son without hesitation.

Even if Kalibak is a useless piece of trash, he is still of Darkseid blood and the commander of Apokolips!

Everyone else was also stunned by Azu's sudden decisiveness and ruthlessness.

That's Darkseid's own son! The commander of Apokolips!

Just like crushing a bug, he just squeezed its head until it exploded?!

Not even a room for negotiation?!

"You will pay a thousandfold price for everything you've done!"

Darkseid roared in fury, his eyes flashing with murderous intent as he looked at Harley in his hands.

He wanted to crush every bone in this woman's body right in front of this man, to make him feel real pain.

"Wait a moment."

Ah Zu patted the blood off his hands, his tone still relaxed.

"Don't get angry yet, Darkseid. I just said I'm a man who believes in fair trade."

"Since your son isn't qualified, I have something even more worthwhile to trade."

Darkseid stared at him coldly, his hands momentarily halting their movements.

Azu smiled slightly. He didn't say anything more, but instead raised his right hand and snapped his fingers crisply in the air.

"Smack."

next second.

Apokolips, at the other end of the passage, underwent a dramatic change.

Igor's gaping maw of abyss suddenly closed!

It bit down hard on the absolute core of Apokolips, the Dark Fortress!

"BOOM!!!"

The dark fortress, forged from black steel and Omega ore and touted as indestructible, trembled violently under Ego's relentless gnawing.

The ear-piercing sound of metal breaking echoed through the sky, and several shockingly large cracks appeared on the fortress walls!

"Well--!"

On Earth, Darkseid's body suddenly swayed.

Darkseid's expression truly changed at that moment.

All the anger, contempt, and arrogance I felt before vanished in that instant.

"What did you do?!"

Darkseid questioned him sharply, his voice carrying a hint of impatience that he himself was unaware of.

"Want to know what I did?"

A provocative smile crept across Azu's lips.

"Then put that woman down. Step over this door and come before me."

He pointed his finger at Darkseid.

"Right here, in your own backyard. Let's have a man's duel."