I, the anti-superman, have hacked into the chat group.

The death of Night Owl stunned Johnny Quick and the others. They had assumed this guy, who had been appointed as Karl's second-in-command immediately, had a good relationship with him, but who knew... Anyway, they'd better run.

Johnny Quick and Calamity Lamp Ring snapped out of their daze and tried to get away from Karl, but just then they heard Death Storm's arrogant laughter.

"Hahaha! This divine power is mine!"

Chapter 246 The End of the Alliance (Part 2)

Deathstorm was originally a mad biology professor who would lure homeless people out on the street to conduct human experiments. His mental fortitude was stronger than Johnny Quick's and the inanimate Calamity Ring.

This allowed him to calm down and think about a way to break the deadlock while Karl confronted Night Owl. He couldn't run away; even if he could fly, he couldn't compare to the Kryptonians in terms of speed.

Perhaps he could stall for time until the Anti-Monitor returns to Earth, at which point Superman would be too busy to deal with him, or perhaps there's an even better way.

That means becoming stronger. Once he becomes strong enough to fight against the Kryptonians, he won't have to worry about being killed.

“That’s… divine power?” Death Storm thought, gazing at the red sky. “Yes, that’s what Zansha Lightning left behind after it disappeared. It looks like the power of that Apocalypse God.”

"That guy called Superman used it to fight the Anti-Monitor to a standstill. If I absorb it, wouldn't I become the strongest being besides the Anti-Gods?!"

"Hahaha, you guys are so stupid! You can't even see what's really important right now. Once I get the power of Apokolips, you'll all die!"

With immense excitement, the death storm surged into the sky, heading straight for the Omega effect.

At this moment, the Omega effect looks like a fireball with a diameter of 10 meters, or a small sun, but it does not emit heat.

He felt no resistance until the death storm rushed into the Omega Effect.

"Hahaha, this divine power is mine!" Death Storm shouted excitedly.

The red fireball began to shrink continuously, as the Omega effect entered the body of the death storm.

Johnny Quick looked at the situation in the sky and was so angry that he pounded his chest and stamped his feet: "Aaaaah, Fuck! How could I not have thought there was such a thing in the sky! Now the chance to become a god has been taken away by that skull!"

The Ring of Calamity also looked at the Death Storm with great envy, but he behaved a little better than Johnny Quick, because he was just a ring, and the Omega effect could not be absorbed by him. If he tried to take it, it would easily cause the host to become too strong and thus escape his control.

“Alright, this is already a good situation. At least it wasn’t taken by Superman or anyone else. With the Death Storm getting stronger, we’ll be safer,” the Calamity Lantern Ring said to Johnny Quick.

That makes sense, but Johnny Quick still felt indignant. It was like buying a lottery ticket. There was only one ticket left in the store, and he was still hesitating whether to buy it or not. Suddenly, someone appeared and bought it, winning five million.

It's a terrible feeling to miss out on such a big prize, but what's done is done, and Johnny Quick can only watch the death storm in the sky with envy.

"Hahaha!" Death Storm continued to laugh wildly, unable to suppress his joy, and the others were forced to listen to the noise.

"Hahaha, hahaha, ha...ha...Ahhh!!!"

"Tch, is he that smug? This guy's smile is way too exaggerated!" Johnny Quick said disapprovingly.

"No, that's not right. I don't think he's laughing. Based on my data comparison, I think this should be considered... a scream?" the Calamity Lamp Ring asked doubtfully.

Just as they held differing opinions, the voice from the sky changed again.

"It hurts so much! Help me! Please help me, ahhhhh!"

Now everyone understood the predicament of the Death Storm. It was clearly different from what they had imagined. The Death Storm seemed to have failed to absorb the Omega Effect and was instead about to be swallowed up by it, anxiously calling for help.

However, no one present went to save him. Either they lacked the ability or they had no motivation. Superman would have acted if he had heard the cry, but he was still unconscious in outer space and couldn't get there.

The high-pitched roar of the death storm gradually subsided and finally stopped completely. He was dead, his entire body reduced to ashes by the Omega effect.

“How stupid. If anyone could take the Omega Effect, why would those people on Apokolips bother to be picky and search for some savior?” Karl said.

Death Storm's actions were not beyond his perception, but Karl never considered stopping him because he knew from the beginning that Death Storm could not succeed.

On one hand, Death Storm is not a suitable person for the Omega Effect, and on the other hand, he did not systematically absorb these energies through the instruments on Apokolips. Such reckless direct contact with the Omega Effect was bound to lead to his death.

“Alright, now it’s your turn,” Carl said to Johnny Quick and the Calamity Lamp Ringer.

"No, wait, you can't do this. They've already lost, haven't they? Why do you have to wipe them out completely?"

Just as Carl was about to make his move, Wonder Woman ran over and stopped him. As a member of the Justice League, she didn't want to see Carl commit further murder while he had the upper hand.

Carl and Wonder Woman stared at each other, the atmosphere tense. This gave Johnny Quick and the Calamity Lamp Ring a glimmer of hope; if Carl and Wonder Woman started fighting, they could take the opportunity to escape.

"Let's fight! Let's fight!" Johnny Quick silently cheered in his heart.

But things didn't go as he hoped. Carl's eyes quickly calmed down, giving Wonder Woman a signal to relax.

“Don’t worry, I never intended to kill them,” Karl said.

"Really?" Wonder Woman was a little skeptical. Although she didn't think Carl was a bad person, he had just killed Nite Owl. How could he be so easily persuaded now?

“Of course it’s true. I never lie. Look at us, from the first time we met until now, have I ever broken my promise? I said I wouldn’t kill anyone, and naturally I won’t.” Karl said without changing his expression.

Wonder Woman thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed the case, so she hesitated and moved aside by half a body length.

In that instant, Carl dashed out. He was now three times faster than usual, completely surpassing Johnny Quick, not to mention that he had just taken the lightning scepter out of his spatial storage.

He was faster than usual, while Johnny Quick was hampered by the scepter and couldn't exert his full strength. In the blink of an eye, Carl grabbed him and knocked him unconscious with the scepter.

Next was the Ring of Calamity. This time, Karl used thermal vision and directly severed the Ringbearer's entire arm, along with the ring itself.

Then he grabbed the ring and threw it forcefully between Dark Walker and Flash.

Carl isn't incapable of lying, but what he just told Wonder Woman was actually the truth: he didn't intend to continue killing, since the Calamity Ring wasn't exactly human.

Chapter 247 God of Light

Carl put the unconscious Johnny Quick and the Ringmaster into his spatial box. It wasn't suitable for storing living things, but it was fine to put them there for a short time.

"Thank you," said the Flash, who had narrowly escaped death, as he ran over.

After taking the life from the Ring of Calamity, the Dark Walker disappeared. He has returned to normalcy. No matter how much he wants to kill the Flash, as death, unless someone deliberately provokes him, he must act in accordance with the laws of the universe.

"I didn't expect the Lamp Ring to be a life to the Dark Walker. Is it because both have emotions?" the Flash said with some doubt.

"More or less," Karl said, skipping over the question.

The Lamp Ring is certainly not a living being, but the Divine Ring of Earth 3 is different. It can act autonomously and retains the consciousness of a person named Calamity within it, which is considered a fragment of Calamity's original soul, thus satisfying the Dark Walker's criteria.

If the Justice League were to make the judgment, this guy would definitely be considered a living person, but there's no need to tell them that. Saying it out loud would only make things uncomfortable for both sides. It's better to focus on the matter at hand.

Carl looked up at the sky, where the Omega Effect hovered a thousand meters above the ground, and even higher up, the anti-surveillance agents were constantly approaching the ground.

"The Omega effect can be dealt with later. Once it returns to Apokolips, we can find a suitable host for Darkseid to be resurrected, and reality can be stabilized as well."

Carl locked onto the anti-monitor and carefully adjusted his body. He estimated that this was the final battle with the opponent, and after the fight, he wouldn't have any major troubles for a while.

However, just as Karl was preparing for the final battle, a green portal suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield. Although not very familiar, everyone could still recognize that this kind of portal was opened with a green light ring.

More than 7,000 Green Lanterns arrived on the battlefield on Earth through this portal, including the Earthling Hal: "The Green Lantern Corps is back!"

"Hal!" Wonder Woman exclaimed in surprise. She had left Apokolips earlier to deal with the Anti-Monitors who had come to Earth, while Hal stayed there with the Green Lantern Corps to deal with the new gods such as Calibak.

At the time, the Green Lantern Corps was actually somewhat short-handed, so they agreed that the Green Lantern Corps would focus on defense until the other members of the Justice League were free to come and support them.

But now Hal has appeared with the Green Lantern Corps, and they are all in perfect condition, so Wonder Woman is really happy.

Of course, while she was overjoyed, Wonder Woman also had a question in her mind: how exactly did Hal and the others manage to do that?

"Hal, have you defeated Karibak and his group? How is the situation on Apokolips now?" Wonder Woman flew to Green Lantern Hal's side and asked.

However, Hal immediately dropped a bombshell: "Apokolips no longer exists!"

"What did you say?!" Wonder Woman's first reaction was that this was impossible.

Apokolips has existed for countless years since she can remember, longer than Paradise Island and longer than human civilization. How could Wonder Woman possibly believe that Apokolips no longer exists?

Hal smiled smugly. He knew, of course, that this was hard to believe, but he was telling the truth: Apokolips had indeed disappeared, and he had done it himself.

"Stop keeping me in suspense."

Urged on by Wonder Woman, Hal finally explained the whole story.

It turns out that on Apokolips, the Green Lantern's main power source was attacked by Parademons, causing a significant drop in everyone's combat power. Under these circumstances, Hal had no choice but to lead a few people back to Oa to find a solution to the problem.

However, even Mogo, the planetary Green Lantern with the fighting power of 3000 Green Lanterns, was no match for the Parademons' army. What could these few people possibly accomplish? They were quickly captured by the Parademons.

Yes, these monsters didn't kill them directly; instead, they tied them up and questioned them first.

"Would you like to become our god?" the Parademons asked.

At this moment, Hal and the others also saw what the Parademons had done on this planet. They had brought a Mother Box and fused it with the Green Lantern Power Battery!

The Parademons were created for only one purpose: to serve the gods. Darkseid died, so they naturally needed a new god. If there wasn't one, they would create one themselves.

The furnace and the mother box merged to form a completely new object, whose power was comparable to that of a god.

However, neither the furnace nor the mother box are objects or tools; they cannot be called gods. The Parademons need an intelligent being, so they begin to ask Hal and the others one by one if they are willing to become their gods.

The opportunity to become a god is right in front of you. Although the risk seems great, if it were an ordinary person, they probably would have accepted it long ago.

However, the Green Lantern Corps are not ordinary people. Whether it was Mogo or the Green Lantern who came with Hal, they all answered 'no' directly.

The Green Lanterns' unwavering will prevents them from compromising with Parademons, and they were taught a lesson on their very first day in the Green Lantern Corps.

The most important thing about becoming a Green Lantern is knowing your limits and not overstepping your bounds. They are not gods and cannot change everything; they are just lantern bearers. That's why these people all refused, because it was the right thing to do.

Less than a minute later, the question came to Hal, while everyone else had already died from refusing.

Hal Jordan finally agreed: "I know why others would refuse you, but I've never been a cautious person. You want a god? My name is Hal Jordan!"

The product of the fusion of the Mother Box and the Lamp Furnace changed again, and Hal and the Mother Box together formed a ring that Hal wore on his hand.

Hal felt himself become light, omnipresent light, and he became the god of light.

Hal now controls the stars, unbound by time and space. He quickly resurrects his fallen comrades and sends the Parademons back to Apokolips.

But that wasn't all. After arriving on Apokolips, Hal intervened in the battle there. He destroyed all the Parademons, transferred all the New Gods, resurrected the fallen Green Lantern, and finally destroyed Apokolips, creating a better planet for the slaves on it.

Hal directly changed the course of the entire war, but this was also his limit.

The Mother Ring incorporated the Green Lamp Furnace, or rather, a portion of the emotional spectrum, which is why Hal felt like he had become an omnipresent light.

But light has no self-awareness, and the emotional spectrum merely exists. If he continues, he will completely lose himself, and no matter what happens, he can only watch from the sidelines, just like real light.

So Hal ordered the Mother Ring to self-destruct and has now returned to Earth with the reborn Green Lantern Corps.

Chapter 248 Lady Darkseid

Hal's existence as the God of Light was short, but he accomplished a great deal, including resurrecting many of the dead. However, for Karl, the most important of all these deeds was destroying Apokolips.

Carl wanted to say something to Green Lantern, but after thinking about it, he decided against it. Hal was just doing what he thought was right, and he had no idea what the consequences would be if Apokolips were destroyed at this time.