American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 372 The Prelude to the Alliance's Collapse

"Wait, a clown?" Super Queen raised an eyebrow. If the one who disrupted the balance was a clown, she wouldn't be able to gain any advantage from her beauty.

"Is that the crazy guy who played house with Night Owl?" Superba sneered.

"Yes."

"The data does not support this conclusion." Cyborg's isotope mesh issued a cold voice. "While the chaotic behavior patterns of Jester and Harley Quinn are difficult to predict, their destructive potential is not high enough to match the energy level required for the complete annihilation of the Claw Legion and the possible fall of Night Owl. There is an unknown third variable with a probability of approximately 97.4%."

"Hmph, just as I thought!" Death Storm was about to say something when he was interrupted by the scream of the Divine Power Ring.

"An unknown variable? What is that? No!" he screamed. "A hero from another universe, or something worse? No, my ring is warning me, it's warning me!"

"Useless trash, shut up!" Superba shouted.

The Divine Power Ring immediately fell silent, shrinking into a ball like a quail, while the Power Ring on his hand frantically absorbed the life force of its host.

The reaction of the Divine Ring clearly pleased Superman quite a bit. To reprimand a powerful superhuman like this gave him a great sense of accomplishment.

"Alright, whatever it was that killed Night Owl, since it killed one of our people, it's a declaration of war against the entire Syndicate! We must crush it in the most horrific way possible, letting every single cell of its being die in agony!"

"That guy is someone who could kill Thomas and thousands of claws! You actually want to just rush over and fight him head-on?" Super Queen retorted loudly.

After a moment of silence, Grid finally said, "Our analysis concludes that we agree with the Super Queen's assessment. We recommend prioritizing a comprehensive scan to detect remaining energy, assess the threat level, and develop targeted tactical plans. Blindly acting carries too high a risk."

But Superpower ignored Grid's words and turned to Queen Superpower, asking, "What did you just call Night Owl?"

His eyes were bloodshot, and if the Queen of the Underworld's answer did not meet his expectations, Cyclops would immediately shoot out.

Super Queen's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately grabbed Super Overlord's arm, but this "she" was just a projection, so her arm passed right through the other's body.

"Stop it, darling. You know I only called him that to keep him calm. Now that he's dead, are you still jealous of a dead man?"

Superba's eyes returned to normal, but he still wouldn't let it go, saying, "Your hypocrisy is just like this projection!"

"It's kind of cute when she doesn't mean it," Super Queen thought to herself.

However, the subsequent discussions were far less successful than Super Queen’s efforts to appease Superman. Death Storm wanted to analyze and study the creature that killed Night Owl, and he had already detected the strange energy fluctuations the moment it attacked.

Although Shenli Jie was cowardly, he stubbornly refused to go and test the other party. However, the others had no expectations of this man, so his opposition did not provoke any criticism from the others.

The Super Girl wants to recruit him.

Superb wanted to kill his opponent outright.

Ironically, the five people present had differing opinions. This is the essence of a criminal syndicate: they unite because they can more effectively achieve their personal power goals together, not for any common ideals.

Apart from the Divine Ring, the other members all possessed immense ambition and a strong desire for dominance, making this so-called criminal syndicate even less organized than the Suicide Squad in the main universe.

Although the Suicide Squad is also composed of a group of supervillains, and is filled with suspicion and distrust, they may also demonstrate amazing teamwork in extreme situations, even saving the world—at least—they have a common enemy, Amanda Waller.

The outsider stood quietly to the side, watching the group of powerful villains who had begun to quarrel because they had lost their strategist. His face was expressionless, but his mind was racing.

He realized that Thomas's death was like a hammer blow, shattering the seemingly solid shell of the crime syndicate. The rift between them was irreparable, and this era might be coming to an end.

That guy hit the Syndicate's weakest point, and those fools probably never realized it, either in the past or in the future.

The roar of the Super Overlord, the taunts of the Super Queen, the screams of the Divine Ring—various voices collided, yet no consensus could be reached.

Snapped!

Finally, Superba couldn't take it anymore. He slammed his fist on the table, the force of which shook the entire hall.

"Enough! You bunch of lunatics, traitors, and cowards!" Superba was furious, almost losing control. "Fine, fine, you won't go? I'll go myself! I'll take care of that bastard myself, then come back and settle the score with you!"

He knew, of course, that these guys had their own agendas and schemes, but what Superman couldn't understand was why they were so cowardly and fearful. They had killed more than one superhuman, and had even successfully captured Luthor.

Who on Earth can take on the entire crime syndicate single-handedly? Just go in and win, it's that simple!

After saying that, Superpower snorted coldly, then he flew up, smashed through the wall of the Hall of Sin, and turned into a shooting star, rushing directly towards Gotham.

His departure plunged the hall into an eerie silence.

After a long while, the projection of the Super Queen finally let out a cold snort: "Hopeless idiot!"

Snapped!

Her projection vanished instantly.

"I'm so sorry!" The Divine Power Ring waved its hand and then disappeared as if it were fleeing.

Deathstorm glanced at the Divine Power Ring, let out a cryptic chuckle, and then departed amidst a burst of fire.

Even the grid didn't say anything. Alfred bowed slightly, took a deep look around, and then sighed.

If that guy can defeat Superpower—maybe this place will become history.

With this thought in mind, Alfred also disappeared—he had to prepare to entertain Superba as soon as possible. Whatever the reason for Superba's visit, if he couldn't satisfy the guest, then there was no need for him to stay at Wayne Manor any longer.

The Hall of Sin returned to its former silence.

On the other side, Rune was listening intently to the clown's description.

"It sounds like this universe is beyond saving."

The clown's words ignited Rune's fury. The Crime Syndicate was a well-known villainous group in the DC universe, but their universe was unknown to most. Apart from the fact that this universe would later be destroyed by the Anti-Monitor, Rune knew nothing about Earth-3.

But the principle of this world is that good will never prevail over evil. Murder, robbery, and rape will not be punished or sent to prison, but acts of heroism and impartial law enforcement will.

"Ha, silly girl!" Harley retorted with a laugh, "What do you mean by 'this universe'? Are there other universes?"

"certainly."

Harley blinked.

"Clam?"