Three months later, the earth has changed dramatically from three months ago.

Desolation encroached on every inch of land, making dim yellow the dominant color here.

There was not a trace of clouds and mist in the sky, and the sun was so naked that it scorched the earth, draining all the water needed for life.

The continuous wind rolled up a large amount of yellow sand and soot, drowning the traces left by human beings little by little.

The world is full of demonoids, flapping their dragonfly-like wings, waving their four arms, agitating compound eyes, and scrutinizing any place where there may be living creatures.

At the same time, a large number of Apocalypse Star battleships, which resemble spiders, are cooperating with the demons to carry out biological elimination work.

In the sky above each city, a larger circular warship floated.

The bottom of the battleship spews out a large amount of glowing material like magma, which penetrates deep into the surface and completely transforms the earth.

During the renovation, many toxic substances and choking soot are generated.

This is also the main reason for the sudden change in the earth's environment.

And the cause of the whole thing has to start from the seventh day after the death of the Darkspawn.

When everyone thought the dust was settled, the Dark Lord Darkseid secretly came to Earth and managed to obtain the anti-life equation recorded here.

(This is a very powerful ability that can corrupt and engulf everything it touches, and can manipulate the will of others through it)

Later, he took advantage of Superman's outing and killed his girlfriend, Louise Lane.

And in the time of Superman's grief and despair, he uses the anti-life equation to control his mind.

At this point, Darkseid turned the human god, the strongest guardian of mankind, into a slave who only obeyed his orders.

Then the Apocalypse invaded Earth on a large scale, and the order of various countries soon collapsed.

Although many people and superheroes have volunteered to form a resistance army, it usually takes less than a few days to be slaughtered by the supermen who arrive.

Darkseid became more and more comfortable with Superman, and finally ordered him to kill all the superheroes on Earth.

Superman, who is delirious, readily agrees, and is the first to find his old friend Batman.

Perhaps because he knows each other too well, Superman feels that the only person who can pose a threat to him is Batman.

Batman also knew that he would definitely come looking for him, so he hid his whereabouts early, hid, and secretly gathered strength to prepare to kill Darkseid.

The cat-and-mouse game between the two continues to this day, three months later.

......

On an abandoned road filled with yellow sand, a demon stands on top of the wreckage of a car, searching for prey.

After more than ten seconds, it had no choice but to flap its wings and fly into the sky to join the rest of its companions.

A few more minutes passed, when all the demonoid and spider warships had left the area.

Batman, wearing goggles and an khaki coat, sneaks out from behind the wreckage.

His face was tired, his eyes were bloodshot, his lips were chapped, and his chin was covered with stubble because he didn't have time to take care of himself.

Now that he is a billionaire, no one believes him at all, and he looks like a bandit for many years.

At this time, the bandit carefully examined the surroundings, then slowly straightened his waist, adjusted the automatic rifle on his back, looked at the demonoid team in the distance, and shouted:

"Safety!"

A few seconds later, the steel skeleton that had covered his conspicuous silver-white body with a cloak also crawled out of the wreckage.

His skin was darker and dustier than it had been three months ago.

"How far are we from where you said we are?"

Batman looked back: "It's almost there." ”

After confirming that the neighborhood was safe, Barry, the Flash who was dressed in power armor and looked like a robot more than steel bones, also walked out.

Then there is the death knell of one-eyed, white-haired man with two knives behind him.

The two of them looked similarly embarrassed.

Deathstroke was originally hired to assassinate Batman, but he happened to encounter the invasion of Apocalypse, and reluctantly reconciled with Batman and joined his team.

The four of them are the only four superheroes (villains) on the earth now, and the rest have almost been killed by Superman.

"We've got to hurry." Cyborg is always full of urgency, always observing his surroundings: "We can't be exposed for too long, he will come to us." ”

Batman pursed his chapped lips and said, "Don't worry, Victor, it's safe here." ”

"And everyone's body is almost at its limit, and we must rest for a while."

"Half an hour later, we'll set off again."

Cyborg thought about it for a while, the four of them hid all the way, scared, and never even slept peacefully, and his cyborg was a little unbearable, let alone Batman, a mortal body like Batman.

"Then take a break, and I'll take this time to re-plan my route."

"Let's see if we can find a faster and safer way."

"Thank you for your hard work." Batman didn't have much politeness, and found a shady place to sit down, hoping to recover as much strength as possible.

The other three also found their own places and sat down to rest.

However, even during the break, they did not relax in the slightest, vigilantly observing the movements around them.

But after a while, the exhausted Batman couldn't help but close his eyes.

Then, the Darkborn's rough and hoarse voice appeared in his head: "Bruce Wayne, why haven't you made up your mind yet?" ”

"When did Batman, who terrified countless criminals, become so cringe?"

"Don't you want to avenge those who died?"

"Open your eyes and see what the world has become, is that what you want?"

"You can save it, Bruce."

Batman pressed his forehead hard, "I'm never going to agree to your terms, Aatrox." ”

"To put it bluntly, you and Darkseid are the same kind of people."

"I'm not that stupid to kill him and let you out!"

The Darkspawn smiled sadly, "You say no, but your body is honest, and I can feel that you are getting closer and closer to me." ”

"You've been going around in circles, and the longer it drags on, the better the chances of Clark finding you."

"When the time comes, you won't even have a chance to regret it."

"Think about it, Bruce, whether to watch this world ruin, or to muster up the courage to gamble on a future."

After saying this, the voice of the Darkspawn never rang out again.

Batman's tense body relaxed, opened his eyes, and sighed silently.

At this moment, Deathstroke, who was sitting across from him, asked, "Where are you going to take us?" ”

"If we waste so much time, we will be killed by you sooner or later!"

Hearing this, Cyborg and The Flash also set their sights on Batman.

None of the people present were stupid, even road idiots could see that the position under their feet had been here more than once before.

It's just that Cyborg and Flash, in line with their trust in Batman, don't think he will harm them, but Death Knell doesn't have so many worries and takes the initiative to pierce this layer of window paper.

Batman looked at the three partners who lived and died together, and he had already made up his mind in his heart.

He pointed to the desolate city in the distance, which was full of high-rise buildings, and said, "That's our goal, Gotham." ”

Death Knell immediately stood up from the ground and shouted excitedly, "What did you say? ”

"We're going to take your life to hang out with you in this place where birds don't, and you say you want to go back to Gotham, to your warm nest?"

"Bruce Wayne, is there something wrong with your brain!"

Seeing that he had pulled out his gun, Cyborg and Flash hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, persuading him not to get too excited, so as not to attract the enemy.

Knell spat on the ground angrily and said bluntly: "If you don't tell you what's going on today, I want your life." ”

As a supervillain with a cruel personality and strong combat effectiveness, he was already very restrained if he didn't shoot Batman on the spot.

In the face of his accusations, Batman did not defend himself, but told everything with him.

"Barry, do you remember the greatsword I got back from the Met?"

The Flash nodded: "I remember, it's Aatrox's weapon." ”

"Nope." Bruce said slowly, "That sword is Aatrox, and Superman kills only a useless shell. ”

Cybrow and Flash, who were witnesses to the event, suddenly widened their eyes.

The death knell who doesn't know what's going on is a "what the hell are you talking about" expression.

Batman organized the language for a moment and continued, "At first, both me and Clark thought Aatrox was dead. ”

"It wasn't until the day after we got back to base that I dreamed of him, or rather the sword."

"It wanted to say something to me, but I couldn't hear it clearly."

"When I woke up, I always felt that something was wrong, so I started researching the greatsword."

"As I researched further, that dream became clearer and clearer."

"Later, even when I'm not asleep, I can hear Aatrox calling."

"His voice seemed to be demagogic, causing me to become more and more interested in the sword and take it back to the Batcave."

"This experience has led me to speculate that maybe we didn't really kill him in the first place."

"As it turns out, my guess was correct..."

Cyborg suddenly asked, "You mean, Aatrox is tricking you into picking up that sword?" ”

Batman shook his head: "No, his target was never me, nor you, and the body of an ordinary person was too weak for him." ”

"His goal is always one, Superman Clark Kent."

"After Darkseid's invasion, Aatrox has been encouraging me to go to Clark with that sword."

"To get me to agree, he told the secret about the Darkspawn."

"The Darkspawn has never been a creature, but a weapon in the hands of the horrible shell."

"Whoever he is, no matter how strong his will is, as long as he picks up that weapon, he will be assimilated into the Darkborn."

The Flash said, "Isn't there an accident? ”

"Yes." Batman paused, then continued, "Aatrox told me that there is a Darkspawn who shares a body with humans, and that most of the time humans have the upper hand. ”

"Known as a disgrace among the Darkspawn."

"Aatrox said that as the strongest of the Darkspawn, he would never make such a low-level mistake."

Cyborg asked again: "Then what does he want to do when he tells you so much?" ”

Batman frowned and replied, "Aatrox wants me to bring him to Clark and then assimilate him into the Darkspawn." ”

"In return, he'll help us kill Darkseid."

Cyborg said loudly: "It's impossible, let's not talk about whether he can kill Darkseid, but after killing, what should he do?" ”

"After getting Superman's body, he will definitely become even stronger."

"With the strength of the four of us, we can't solve it at all."

"I know that." Batman glanced up at him, "But do we have any other options?" ”

"Darkseid wants to turn us into slaves, and Aatrox wants to put an end to everything."

"Tell me, what should I choose?"

Cyborg was silent for a moment, this really can't be chosen, because the final result is the same.

It's just that it's a little more sensory than becoming a slave, completely dominated by Darkseid, and dying under the sword of the Darkborn.

"Is there no other way?"

"No, let me talk to Aatrox, we'll resurrect him, and he'll leave the earth."

As a result, Batman's questioning once again left Cyborg speechless.

What if he repented after his resurrection? What do you do? ”

After a long silence, the death knell on the side couldn't help but jump out and say, "Anyway, I can't choose to be a slave, even if God comes." ”

"As long as Darkseid can die before me, I'll be happy to die."

"Vote by show of hands!"

"I agree to bring that bullshit Darkspawn sword to Superman."

Batman, who had already decided, said, "I agree. ”

Then, the two looked at Flash and Cyborg.

The Flash looks like he's scratching his ears and cheeks, and he doesn't know how to choose.

"He killed my father." ”

Obviously, he didn't agree, and he couldn't accept that he would resurrect his father-killer in order to kill Darkseid.

Batman had no choice but to put his hope on the Flash: "Barry, your choice is important, think about it and then answer." ”

"The Reborn Financial Giant"

The Flash hesitated for a long time, and replied with a sad face: "Superman was my idol, do we have to choose him?" ”

"After being assimilated into the Dark Descent, will he never come back?"

Batman patiently replied, "It wasn't us who chose him, it was Aatrox who chose him." ”

"Alas-" The Flash sighed heartily, he actually knew very well in his heart that Clark, whose mind was controlled, was no longer the good-natured Superman.

He killed almost everyone who rebelled against Darkseid, and his sins were too great to mention.

But in the end, he was once the hope of the people.

"I... I don't know, I don't know what to choose. ”

Batman looked at Flash's extremely painful expression, and his heart couldn't help but soften: "Forget it, I won't force you." ”

"That's it, maybe we can find another way."

The death knell who is cruel to others and even more ruthless to himself, but he is unwilling to give up: "You said that the sword is in your nest, right?" ”

"Tell me exactly where it is."

"If you don't want to choose, don't delay my time."

"I'll pick up that sword, transform into some shit, and fight Darkseid."

"Win or lose, I'll take it myself!"

Batman pondered for a moment: "I'll go with you, I want to know too... What it's like to be a Darkspawn. ”