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Chapter 365 This is the power of the gods!! (Please vote with monthly tickets!!~)

My heart was pounding like thunder.

The silence was instantly ignited.

Chen Yuanshan abruptly released the sword hilt, but the blood-stained cross sword remained stuck upside down in the ground.

The sword hummed incessantly.

Thick, bloody light flowed like a living thing across the cross relief on the sword hilt.

Chen Yuanshan's figure swayed and he floated into the air.

He sat cross-legged in mid-air.

His head was slightly lowered, and he began to rapidly recite a series of obscure syllables.

hum-

The blood-red light was blinding.

It suddenly erupted from Chen Yuanshan's body.

Like a tangible wave, it instantly swept across the entire hall.

wow-

The pale layer of ashes that had accumulated on the ground for countless years stirred at the sound of the wind.

Like a white sandstorm rolling back.

Countless particles of cremated remains converged and shaped.

Click!Click!Click!
A series of chilling, bone-grinding sounds rang out.

Under Fang Qingyu's calm and unwavering gaze.

Around his body, in every corner of this empty hall, pale figures formed from pure ashes were rising from the ground at a visible speed.

They have no facial features, no flesh and blood.

Only a humanoid outline forcibly created by gluing together cremated remains.

Two eerie green phosphorescent lights flickered in the hollow eye sockets.

The aura emanating from each of the ashes and skeletons had clearly reached the threshold of the third rank!
Densely packed, hundreds and thousands.

They stood silently, their empty eye sockets all fixed on Fang Qingyu in the arena.

A chilling resentment and a deathly intent intertwined.

Fang Qingyu simply stood there quietly.

Its body, covered in jet-black star crystals, stood like a reef amidst the Pale Legion's encirclement.

He didn't act immediately; his starry eyes seemed to hold the shimmering light of stars.

His gaze pierced through layers of blood and bone shadows.

It firmly locks onto Chen Yuanshan, who is suspended in mid-air and undergoing a dramatic change.

At this moment, the words on Chen Yuanshan's title, "[Title: Corpse Driver - Bloodline Ancestral Embryo (Incomplete)]", were twisting violently as if they were living things.

It seems they want to erase the three words "unfinished".

"Hohoho!!!"

"Ho-!"

"Ouch!!!"

Near the entrance to the main hall.

The three ancient corpses were pressed firmly to the ground by the powerful pressure of the King's Corpse.

At this moment, I feel like an ant on a hot pan.

The red-haired corpse's entire body was covered in bright red hair, each hair standing on end.

His eyes burned with ghostly flames, and he let out a desperate roar from his throat.

The white-haired corpse and the gray-haired corpse also responded in low voices.

Three pairs of eyes burning with different colored will-o'-the-wisps, filled with immense confusion and anger.

He glared at the grayish-blue figure that had silently reappeared beside him.

King's corpse.

The meaning couldn't be clearer.

Did you see that?

Only a true king can command all the souls within the underground palace.

Why are you stopping us?!

Why the betrayal?!

The king's deathly gray eyes swept indifferently over the three restless subordinates.

She rolled her eyes dramatically, in a very human way.

A look of helplessness appeared on his face.

"King my ass!" the corpse king interrupted it irritably, its tone carrying a sense of indifference born of a lifetime of experience. "Using corpses as a foundation to forcibly seize divinity is going against the will of Heaven and Earth, a forbidden path that cannot be tolerated by Heaven and Earth. Do you think becoming a god is so easy? That's digging your own grave."

His withered finger pointed to Chen Yuanshan, who was suspended in the center of the blood-red light: "Watch, he is now like a sack that has been forcibly inflated, absorbing all the filth and death energy that has accumulated in this underground palace over the past two thousand years, as well as the mixed divinity that the evil sword forcibly plundered. There is no need for that person to lift a finger. If he holds on for a while longer, he will be burst by this uncontrollable power."

The roars of the three ancient corpses instantly subsided.

The will-o'-the-wisps in his eyes flickered violently, revealing a great sense of bewilderment and a hint of disbelief at his shattered understanding.

But the way they looked at Chen Yuanshan.

A deep-rooted sense of awe still remains.

The king corpse ignored their pitiful yet stubborn struggles.

His deep gray, lifeless eyes.

Beyond the layers upon layers of pale ashes and shadows, beyond the towering blood light, they firmly locked onto the center of the encirclement.

It was covered with deep, dark star crystals.

His figure stood tall and straight, like an ancient star.

A sliver of expectation, almost completely worn away by the long years.

Like a spark bursting from dead ashes, it quietly ignited deep within his eyes.

'Candle Dragon'.

'There's no mistake. Though extremely faint, almost obscured by the vast starlight and thunder, that aura that governs the light and shadow of time...'

'It's definitely Zhulong!!!'

The consciousness of the King's Corpse was screaming silently.

Two thousand years of long imprisonment, two thousand years of decaying watch, he had seen too many so-called divine relics and felt too many powerful auras.

But Zhulong!
Those are primordial deities that existed since the beginning of time.

It is a true pinnacle of existence.

Ordinary gods don't even have the right to look up to Zhulong.

'And he actually possessed the aura of the Candle Dragon, even if it was just a trace.'

'And that terrifying starlight carries the power to shatter stars. What is its source? Even I cannot fathom it.'

Wang Shi's gaze followed Fang Qingyu's figure closely.

Looking at his calm and composed demeanor in the face of thousands of troops and towering blood, he remained as still as an abyss.

Feel the terrifying essence within him, three completely different yet forcibly unified.

'Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying.'

'Chen Yuanshan? Ha, even if he were lucky enough to become a god, before such an existence, he's nothing more than a stronger worm.'

'Kill him! Kill him! Then... take me away from this damned grave!'

Thoughts that have been dormant for two thousand years.

At this moment, a faint glimmer of hope appeared.

In the center of the hall.

The blinding blood-red light enveloping Chen Yuanshan now resembled a pulsating heart cocoon.

The light was extremely dense and viscous.

It even began to emit a faint golden glow.

"Ho-ah—!"

From within the blood cocoon, a pained scream, unlike any human voice, suddenly rang out.

It also carries with it a sense of ultimate transformation, the ecstatic joy of breaking free from the cocoon.

Under Fang Qingyu's starry gaze, the violently writhing blood cocoon suddenly contracted inward.

It was as if all the light had been forcibly compressed.

The next second—

boom! ! !
The blood cocoon burst open like a supernova.

The viscous blood-red light shot out in all directions like billions of blood arrows, illuminating the entire hall in a crimson gold.

A figure slowly emerged from the center of the exploding blood-red light.

The withered, aged skin resembled a discarded snake's shed skin.

It turned to ashes in the shockwave of the explosion.

In its place was a young body.

He looked to be only in his early twenties, with a tall and well-proportioned figure.

His originally gray and dry hair has now transformed into a strange, crimson head of hair that flows with a dark golden luster, like burning blood flames cascading over his shoulders.

The skin had a jade-like, translucent white luster, yet it was covered with countless fine and intricate dark gold patterns.

These patterns flowed slowly across his body as if they were alive.

It spreads from the center of the forehead to the neck, covers the chest, wraps around the arms, and extends all the way to the bare ankles.

It exudes a sense of oppression that is a mixture of the sacred and the sinister.

The younger-looking Chen Yuanshan slowly opened his eyes.

What kind of eyes are those?
The whites of his eyes turned completely into a deep, dark gold.

His pupils were like two blazing, blood-red suns, like molten gold.

There was no trace of human emotion within it, only a pure divinity that looked down upon ants and disregarded all living beings.

As if everything in the world.

In his eyes, they were all just nourishment that he could draw upon at any time.

He lowered his head slightly, looking at his fair palm, his five fingers slowly closing, his knuckles making a crisp popping sound.

A slight, irrepressible curve.

A slow smile curved at the corners of his lips.

The arc of laughter stretched wider and wider, eventually transforming into a deafening roar that shook the entire underground palace!
"Hahaha--"

Chen Yuanshan suddenly raised his head.

They locked their gaze on Fang Qingyu, who remained calm below.

"Captain Fang!!!"

The young Chen Yuanshan's voice also became clear and powerful.

"Did you see that?! This is the power of the gods, you can't even imagine it!!!"

He opened his arms as if embracing the whole world.

A cruel gleam of pleasure flashed in his molten gold-red eyes: "You'll regret this!"

Amidst wild laughter.

Young Chen Yuanshan suddenly raised his right hand, spread his five fingers wide, and clenched it tightly in Fang Qingyu's direction!
"That's over, Captain Fang! Let's move on to a more spacious stage."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Qingyu's gaze suddenly narrowed slightly.

Because he heard a very slight clicking sound.

It sounds like an eggshell breaking.

It was very soft and quiet.

But this sound
This means the force field has broken!
In that very instant.

The crater created by Fang Qingyu's punch, the furrows dug by Chen Yuanshan, the fissures torn apart by the shockwaves of the battle.

They all seemed to turn back time, rapidly healing and restoring themselves.

In the blink of an eye!
The underground palace, which had just been covered in rubble, had been completely transformed.

The walls are flat, the floor is smooth, and the dome is intact.

Not even a trace of battle was left.

Chen Yuanshan hovered in mid-air, his long crimson hair moving without wind, and dark golden blood light flowing from the divine patterns on his body.

His golden, blood-red eyes swept over the hall, which had instantly returned to normal.

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Welcome back to reality, Captain Fang."

The central hall on the first floor of the Heavenly Punishment Society headquarters.

The fierce battle is in full swing.
"Roar! Tear them apart!!"

Bone Yama let out a non-human roar, his entire body covered in gray stone armor.
White bone spurs protruded from the joints, exuding a violent aura.

With a piercing shriek as he wielded a massive bone battle axe, he slashed fiercely at Chu Kuanglan.

"Get out of my way!"

Chu Kuanglan's hair and beard bristled as he charged forward with his giant sword, which carried the force of a landslide and a tsunami.

clang--! ! !
Amidst the deafening clang of metal clashing.

The violent shockwave sent several black-robed guards flying.

Jiang Wei was surrounded by raging crimson flames, like the blazing sun at the heart of a battlefield.

Wherever he went, the elite members of the Wild Bone Gang, who had been controlled by Chen Yuanshan's secret techniques but retained their sense of pain and some consciousness, were all turned into charred remains.

Shouts of killing mingled with cries of pain.

The entire hall was transformed into a boiling meat grinder.

Severed limbs and remains, mixed with filthy black blood and the distinctive grayish-white bone fragments of the Wild Bone Gang members, covered the cold ground.

Sudden--

Click.
A very faint cracking sound appeared without warning.

The moment that soft sound ended.
All those who are fighting.

Their movements involuntarily froze for a moment.

Followed by.

Inside the hall, the walls shattered by the violent force, the cracked floor, and the destroyed pillars...
All the damage caused by the fierce battle.

It was as if it had been erased by an invisible eraser.

The shattered bricks and stones flew back to their original positions, the cracks were healed as before, and the collapsed pillars were rebuilt!
Just one breath!
The hall, which had just been like a ruined hell, was instantly clean and brand new.

The walls are flat, the floor is smooth, and the pillars are intact.

It was as if the incredibly brutal battle that had just taken place had never happened.

Only the overwhelming stench of blood in the air, the still-wet pools of blood on the ground, and the dripping wounds and tattered clothes on everyone's bodies silently proved that what had just happened was not an illusion.

"Fuck!!!"

Chu Kuanglan was the first to react. Looking at the smooth ground beneath his giant sword, which had just been restored without a single scratch, he let out an incredulous scream.

"The force field is broken?!"

That sound instantly woke everyone up.

The force field has broken!

Wei Banmeng's cold expression changed drastically as she instantly realized the seriousness of the problem.

In reality, a third-order war of this scale would unfold.

The aftershocks of the battle alone were enough to turn several blocks around into dust.

Without the slightest hesitation, Wei Banmeng swiftly took another spare force field sphere from her tactical belt and slammed it hard into the ground beneath her feet.

Snapped!
The sphere shattered upon impact.

However.
Nothing happened.

The anticipated invisible force field barrier did not materialize.

The shattered sphere lay silently on the ground.

There was no reaction whatsoever.

"The force field has been disturbed by some force."

Yan Lin's voice was unusually urgent as she instantly discerned the reason. It was able to break through Fang Qingyu's massive force field in an instant.

It also interferes with the initiation of other force fields.

It was definitely caused by human interference.

Panic is spreading.

The corpse-turned members of the Bone Gang, including Bone Yan, seemed completely unaware of the sudden turn of events, and even became more ferocious because of it.

They let out excited roars.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Green Dragon Gang members were shaken, their attack instantly became even more ferocious.

They don't care whether it's in a force field or in reality.

The sole objective is to tear apart all those who steal from me.

"withstand!"

The old ghost's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared hoarsely.

His withered arms wielded the ancient bronze sword, desperately parrying several incoming gray-white bone spikes, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

"Having caused such a huge mess in reality, the City Lord's Mansion will definitely not sit idly by. This time, we're really doomed."

Just as the defensive line was about to be overwhelmed by the raging horde of zombies
Sizzle. Sizzle
A burst of extremely noisy sound rang out in the miniature communication headsets worn by Wei Banmeng, Chu Kuanglan, Jiang Wei, and all other core members.

Immediately following, a voice came through, so calm it was almost indifferent.

It pierced through the piercing noise, entering everyone's ears intermittently yet with unparalleled clarity:

"Everyone, get out of headquarters immediately."

It is Fang Qingyu.

The background of the sound was a deafening explosion and the loud noise of rocks cracking.

They are clearly engaged in combat.

Wei Banmeng's heart tightened suddenly.

But the unconditional trust in Fang Qingyu's instructions instantly overwhelmed all doubts and panic.

"Everyone!"

Wei Banmeng's clear voice, like the surging of an icy spring, instantly drowned out the clamor of the battlefield.

"Evacuate! Immediately!!!"

No questions asked, no hesitation!
The moment the order was given, both the core elites of the Green Dragon Gang and the ragtag veterans brought by Liu San were affected.

As if by conditioned reflex, everyone instantly unleashed their strongest power.

boom!
Chu Kuanglan swept his greatsword horizontally, forcing Bone Yan and two red-haired corpse puppets that had rushed towards him to retreat several steps, tearing an opening in the ranks behind him.

"Charge with me!!!"

He roared and charged towards the nearest exit.

"go!"

Jiang Wei shouted, and her figure blurred.

They appeared instantly at the very back of the group, at the most stressful pass.

Her long, crimson hair danced wildly without wind, and her clear red eyes instantly transformed into two vertical pupils of molten gold.

A terrifying heatwave erupted from her center.

"Roar--!!!"

Dozens of undead members of the Desolate Bone Clan rushed towards them, whether they were second- or third-tier.

The moment they came into contact with the crimson-gold flames, they didn't even have time to scream before they were instantly vaporized, like ice and snow thrown into the blazing sun.

Not even ashes remained.

At the pass, she single-handedly burned out a brief vacuum.

Everyone seized this precious moment and frantically rushed towards the various exits.

Bone Yan let out a resentful roar, attempting to bypass the sea of ​​deathly fire in pursuit.

But Jiang Wei's figure remained as steadfast as a rock at the pass.

The barrier formed by crimson flames held back all pursuers.

Just a few breaths.

Apart from Jiang Wei, all members of the Qinglong Gang and Lingxiao Society.

They all rushed out of the headquarters building.

"Xiao Jiang is gone!"

Wei Banmeng, who had already rushed out of the gate, turned back and shouted at the crimson figure facing the tide of zombies alone.

In the firelight, Jiang Wei glanced back, her molten gold pupils calm and unwavering.

boom!
A sudden surge of flames erupted around her, forcing back the horde of corpses that surged forward once more.

His figure then transformed into a streak of crimson fire, instantly bursting through the gate and escaping the building.

City of Injustice, Central District, City Lord's Mansion.

On the top floor, in that quiet room with a panoramic view of the city, decorated in a simple and elegant style.

Da Lei sat cross-legged on the futon, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing calm and still.

Tuk-tuk-tuk.
The silence was broken by a rapid but restrained knocking.

Before Da Lei could respond, the heavy mahogany door to the quiet room was suddenly pushed open.

An elderly man with white hair and beard staggered in.

His face was filled with unprecedented panic, and his forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat.

"Sir, something terrible has happened!" The old man's voice trembled. "A large-scale outbreak has been detected in the core area of ​​the city center."

Da Lei suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, his voice low and unreadable.

"Who?"

"In the Heavenly Punishment Society's area," the old man said rapidly. "It's Captain Fang's group, and Lady Nuwa is also there. Right now, flames are shooting into the sky and thick smoke is billowing everywhere."

Hear this.

Da Lei's figure disappeared silently from the prayer mat.

The next moment, he was standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the quiet room.

Their gaze turned to the northwest of the city.

The direction of the Heavenly Punishment Society headquarters.

In the distance, the night was torn apart.

In the area where the Heavenly Punishment Society headquarters was located, flames licked the night sky like a giant beast.

Thick smoke billowed upwards like a ferocious black dragon, turning the sky a dark red.

Even if they are separated by a great distance.

This also tells us the extent of the impact over there.

"Tonight is the day Fang Qingyu and his group launch their final attack on the Heavenly Punishment Society. I have been keeping a close eye on it."

The old man quickly walked up behind Da Lei and added urgently, "They initially activated a super-large force field to completely seal off the battle area, but for some reason, just now, that force field shattered without warning."

Da Lei silently gazed at the distant flames and thick smoke, his brows slowly furrowing.

The force field broke?

at this time
Buzz. Buzz
In the quiet room, the tea table, carved from a single piece of warm, lustrous yellow jade, along with the purple clay teaware placed on it, suddenly began to shake violently.

pat!

A delicate white porcelain teacup trembled violently, rolled off the edge of the table, and crashed onto the hard floor, shattering into pieces and spilling clear tea all over the floor.

Da Lei's gaze suddenly sharpened.

The City Lord's Mansion is still quite a distance from the area of ​​the Heavenly Punishment Society.

Even here, the vibration was so clear.
The tremors in that area must be even more terrifying.

As if to confirm his guess, the old man suddenly let out a short exclamation, his finger trembling as he pointed to the area in the distance where flames were shooting into the sky: "My lord! Look! What...what is that?!"

Against the backdrop of towering flames and billowing smoke at the headquarters of the Heavenly Punishment Society, one could see...

A massive, unimaginably large black shadow was slowly rising from the depths of the earth, from the flames and ruins!

That majestic silhouette.

It is by no means a form of modern architecture.

"Ruins," the old man murmured absentmindedly, "ancient ruins!"

Da Lei stood with his hands behind his back by the window, his figure as upright as a pine tree.

All expression had vanished from his face, leaving only a bottomless coldness.

He watched the massive black shadow slowly rise amidst the flames and thick smoke.

“Yes, ruins.” Da Lei’s voice was completely calm. “I never expected that such a surprise was hidden in our city.”

"My lord!" The old man snapped back to reality, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Should we immediately send men to take control of this rising ruin?"

Da Lei remained silent.

His gaze remained fixed on the enormous black shadow that was breaking free from the earth's embrace.

Finally, he slowly shook his head.

"Do not."

"Notify the beacon."

"Rise to the surface of the sea and open the dome."

"Let him out."

The old man was stunned, his eyes filled with immense confusion and incomprehension.

This has even affected reality.

Why not preserve the ruins and hold those responsible accountable?
But he followed Da Lei for many years.

They knew that once the city lord made a decision, there was no possibility of changing it.

".yes!"

The old man bowed deeply to accept the order and asked no more questions.

He turned and walked away quickly, his figure disappearing swiftly outside the door of the quiet room.

Outside the headquarters of the Heavenly Punishment Society, on the street.

Chaos spread like a plague.

"Quickly! Evacuate all residents from the surrounding three blocks immediately, in squads!"

Wei Banmeng's voice was more urgent than ever before.

It was still clearly audible even in noisy environments.

She stood at a relatively open street corner, her long, bright red hair flying in the night wind, her cool face full of solemnity as she quickly issued instructions.

Chu Kuanglan, Lu Jiuyuan, and the others also shouted at the top of their lungs, directing their men who had just rushed out.

The team, having been through the baptism of war, demonstrated highly efficient execution, despite everyone being wounded and struggling to breathe.

But they immediately dispersed as ordered.

They began forcibly evacuating the panicked crowd in the surrounding area.

"They're insane! They're all fucking insane! They're attacking right here in the city! And causing such a huge commotion! The City Lord's Mansion is definitely going to go on a killing spree this time!" Old Ghost was being supported by two Lingxiao Society disciples as he looked at the chaotic scene around him, which resembled the end of the world.

Screaming crowds fleeing, vehicles colliding, and the Heavenly Punishment Society headquarters engulfed in flames.

His withered old face was devoid of color, only a look of despair remained.

He understood better than anyone the consequences of breaking the rules in the heart of the City of Injustice.

"Can an unjust city also experience earthquakes?!"

"Earthquake my ass! Are you blind?! Didn't you see the explosions over at the Heavenly Punishment Society's place? It's definitely those superhumans fighting each other in the real world! Run! Get away, or you won't even know how you died!"

Terrified screams, cries, and curses mingled together.

The crowd, like a frightened herd of beasts, jostled and fled through the narrow streets.

All I wanted was to escape this area that had suddenly turned into hell as quickly as possible.

suddenly
Rumble, rumble——

The ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled violently without warning.

"what--!"

"Help!!"

The crowd instantly lost their balance, fell down in droves, and screams and cries suddenly rose in volume.

Snap! Snap! Boom—!!!
Under the horrified gazes of Wei Banmeng and the others.

Centered around the magnificent religious building that serves as the headquarters of the Heavenly Punishment Society.

The solid road surface suddenly arched upwards and tore apart like a fragile biscuit.

Vast, bottomless cracks, wide enough to swallow a truck, spread wildly in all directions at an alarming rate.
Wherever the cracks passed, streetlights fell over and house walls cracked.

The glass shattered into dust with a crash.

"Retreat again!!! Everyone! Quickly!!!" Wei Banmeng shouted coldly.

The evacuating teams and the dispersing civilians retreated frantically like a tidal wave.

Wei Banmeng stood at the edge of the safe distance.

His gaze was fixed on the Heavenly Punishment Society headquarters building, which was swaying like a candle in the wind amidst the violent shaking.

Aoko
They're still inside.

The thought had barely formed—

A series of deafening roars, as if the sky were collapsing, suddenly erupted from inside the headquarters building.

Under the horrified gazes of everyone.

The magnificent religious building that symbolized the Divine Punishment Society began to collapse from top to bottom!

The towering spire was the first to break.

It crashed down with a deafening roar, carrying countless rubble and debris.

Next are the dome, walls, and load-bearing columns.
The massive building structure collapsed amidst a deafening roar.

Smoke and dust rose into the sky like a tsunami.

It instantly engulfed the area, temporarily burying the fire and thick smoke.

"Fuck!!!"

Chu Kuanglan instinctively cursed, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

The headquarters of the Heavenly Punishment Society collapsed in reality?!
However, this is just the beginning!
Just as the sky-covering dust enveloped everything like a curtain...
"Look! What's that?!"

From the crowd, someone screamed, their finger trembling as they pointed into the depths of the billowing smoke.

All eyes were instantly drawn to them.

All that could be seen was a thick cloud of smoke and dust.

A massive, unimaginably large black shadow is slowly rising!

It's too big.

So large that even just a corner of its outline, revealing the smoke and dust, exudes a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Every day!"

Countless people murmured absentmindedly, forgetting to run away.

Jiang Wei's clear red eyes flickered slightly.

She raised her slender, fair arm.

He waved his hand gently over the billowing smoke and dust.

call--

A scorching gust of wind suddenly arose, instantly tearing apart the thick smoke and dust that shrouded the enormous black shadow.

The smoke and dust rolled out to both sides like the receding tide.

The true form of the shadowy figure was finally revealed without reservation to countless pairs of terrified, gazing eyes throughout the entire city of injustice.

That was a...
It is constructed entirely of jet-black boulders and pale, unidentified creature skeletons.
The underground palace!!!

It is like an inverted mountain range, or a throne rising from hell.

The majestic dome soars into the clouds, and the massive skeletal pillars support the enormous base.

Countless twisted and bizarre reliefs shimmered with a cold luster under the moonlight.

At this moment, this underground palace, which has been silent for countless years, is breaking free from the earth's constraints.

It carried an overwhelming and devastating power.

It rose unstoppably into the night sky of the City of Injustice, a sky stained red with fire and smoke!
(End of this chapter)