Ruth's expression did not fluctuate in the slightest, like a perfect but awesome sculpture. She lifted the blood-colored blade slightly, and the lilac glow of the Power Stone lingered on her sword, unleashing unreserved hostility at Eric.

The tip of her sword moved, the gem light flashed, and the sword qi was suddenly wrapped in purple light and swept through the air, as if it was about to tear the space. Eric's figure flickered, leaving a brilliant rainbow of light and shadow to disappear in place, and in an instant, he flashed behind Ruth. The golden light flashed in his palm, and the god-killing sword suddenly appeared in his hand. Ruth moved at great speed, and the purple light turned into an arc that circled around her side, and swept towards Eric behind her. As soon as Eric's sword was blocked, the purple and golden sword qi violently touched, and the remnants of the two-color energy splashed out like sparks, and the light effect was quite gorgeous.

Ruth turned around and "brushed" a few swords in a hurry, and purple sword qi followed, forming a gorgeous sword curtain. Eric swung his sword one by one, taking a step back with each sword, but did not fight back. With a twist of his sword, a golden ring formed in front of him, and Ruth stabbed straight in, and the power gem energy spat out, and the domineering and raging energy suddenly forcibly crushed the ring and hit Eric's body, causing him to take a few steps back.

The power was waning, and the colored light that lingered around the armor was flickering and fading, like a lamp whose battery was about to run out. Eric forced his mangled body to his feet once more, gripping the hilt of his sword firmly.

We have to hurry.

Ruth rushed forward again, the long sword stabbed, the purple energy rolled up like a tornado, and everything in Times Square was lifted by this unreasonable bright light, and was corroded and decomposed into powder by a little bit.

Eric slashed through the oncoming purple hurricane with a single sword, striding fearlessly to meet it. He stabbed Ruth in the eye with his sword—that was the weak point of the other's body tornado. As he expected, Ruth stopped the attack and returned to the sword to save her. Ruth, who seemed to have been brainwashed by Darkseid, didn't hold back her own thoughts, otherwise she should have been able to calculate that even if she didn't defend herself, Eric would never really stab her in the eye.

But that created an opportunity for Eric. He abruptly threw away the god-killing sword, and his body flickered behind him with a teleportation, and he held Ruth firmly in his arms with a stretch of arms. This bold move only stunned Ruth for half a second—the only hesitation was because his movements were really out of line with the common sense of battle—and then without thinking, she stabbed her backhand back from her armpit. The sword aura wrapped in the power of the Stone of Power overbearingly tore through the colorful light of Eric's bodyguard, and the blood-colored blade pierced through his armor and body, and the bloody sword pierced through his back.

The energy of the Power Gem suddenly struck through the blade of the sword, and Eric's body was already tormented by the dual effects of the Omega Effect and the Subamozo virus, and he felt a hundred times more pain at this time. But he gritted his teeth and held Ruth firmly with his arms like pincers.

"Wake me up, Ruth Wilson!" He yelled, "Remember who you are!" ”

In an instant, the already dim light of the Alpha armor skyrocketed again. Colorful auroras soared into the sky, enveloping the entire battlefield. The light pierced through the layers of darkness and pierced Ruth's heart like a dagger. In an instant, the flame in the girl's eyes was extinguished a little, and she regained a moment of clarity.

But it was only for a moment. The darkness planted in her mind by Darkseid was so powerful that she was stimulated by the light and suddenly fought back like a tidal wave, faintly trying to drive Eric out.

Eric is on the verge of overdraft, mentally and physically reaching his limits. He felt like his vision was blurred, and his heartbeat was like a fast-paced percussion. But he gritted his teeth, held his last breath, and let out a beastly roar.

The light of the rainbow soared again, and it was already the burning of life and soul. He launched another round of impact towards Ruth's dark locked atrium, and the layers of darkness gradually melted, and Ruth, who was buried deep in her heart, raised her head in surprise, only to see that the person she intended was surrounded by the warm aurora, extending a helping hand to her.

It's like a dream.

The darkness finally dissipated, and the soft body in Eric's arms gradually stopped struggling. He gently placed Ruth on the ground, who opened his eyes and smiled, "I know, I know you're coming to pick me up." ”

Eric's glow dimmed again, and he forced his breathing like a cow gasping and whispered, "Yes, you're back." ”

Eric's mind moved, and the long sword that had pierced into his abdomen suddenly drew itself and fell aside. He took a deep breath and assessed his current situation—the outbreak had just driven Darkseid's will out of Ruth's mind, but it had also exacerbated his already dire situation. Optimism is too much for him right now, and he's going to have to prepare for the worst.

And it seems to have become a law that every time you think something bad enough, worse things will follow. A stream of dark red light erupted from behind him, like a flood rushing towards Eric. Caught off guard, Eric was knocked back on his head again, his body dragging a long crack along the ground, crashing across Times Square into a grocery store across the street.

"Eric!" Ruth shouted, trying to get up, but her body was also extremely weak, and several attempts failed.

The metal boots landed calmly on the gravel-strewn ground, and the clatter of stones crushing could be heard from under the soles of the feet. A burly man stood in the middle of the battlefield like Tarzan, with a large black beard and a pair of bright red horns on his silver helmet. He held a huge battle axe in his hand, and the blade of the axe swirled red like lava. The dark red Infinity Stones were set on the battle axe, and strange energy surrounded him like a transparent liquid.

Steppenwolf, the uncle of the Dark Lord Darkseid, and the commander-in-chief of the Apocalypse army, is second to none even among the New Protoss.

He sneered and stretched out a hand, and with a hook of his fingertips, the purple gem embedded in the long sword suddenly floated in the air like a spirit, and flew towards him obediently. He grabbed the gem and placed it on the other side of the tomahawk, and the red and purple light converged in one place, turning into pillars of light and soaring into the sky, as if to pierce the sky.

Eric lifted the rubble that weighed down on him and staggered to his feet. After seeing the enemy's figure clearly, he raised his arm, and without saying a word, he drew his god-killing sword again, and put on a battle stance.

"Can you still fight at this point?" Steppenwolf said, smiling slightly, "Admirable." In that case, as a reward for your tenacity, let me, Steppenwolf, send you on your way! ”