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

The armor was nearly three meters high, enough to completely protect the user's body inside, but the person who came did not do so, and deliberately exposed his iconic bald head when designing the armor.

This person was Lex Luthor. He wasn't part of the superheroes' planned fighting force; he came on his own, wearing his strongest armor.

Lex Luthor is a villain, without a doubt. He wants to dominate the world and have everyone respect him as much as they respect Superman.

However, he is also a human supremacist, and he will not compromise in the face of foreign invasion, especially when it can earn him prestige.

Lex Luthor has no interest in the usual crises. He's not a true hero; he just enjoys the feeling of being adored. So he prefers situations that allow him to become a savior, and that's exactly what's happening now.

The news of the Dark Universe invasion could not be kept from Lex Luthor. The Challenge Mountain had been growing stronger for several days and eventually destroyed the entire Gotham City. Such a major event could not be kept secret. After using some means to find out the truth behind it, Lex Luthor decisively chose to get involved.

"You imposters should stop here. Remember, the one who will stop you is Lex Luthor!"

"This eerie darkness is awful; it's ruined my heroic performance." Luther muttered a complaint after shouting.

He originally wanted to livestream his efforts to gain prestige, but the Dawn Lantern's shutdown procedure thwarted that idea, as ordinary people couldn't accept a completely dark screen.

The lights-out program devours all light within its range, and Lex Luthor can't think of a good way to counter it for the time being; his vision is also affected by it.

Fortunately, this doesn't affect his combat. Whether he can see or not makes no difference to him. He's just an ordinary person, and his reaction speed alone determines that he can't keep up with the combat pace of a Kryptonian. So Lex Luthor himself is only responsible for decision-making. The combat process is basically completed by the mech's built-in AI. The mech itself has a variety of technological means to confirm the external situation, and it doesn't necessarily have to be light.

The lights-out procedure is mainly to restrain the light ring. While the light ring is indeed a technology, all its power requires light to be emitted, whereas ordinary technology is not so limited.

"Lex Luthor, even in another world, he's still an annoying bald guy." The merciless iron-fisted man said to Karl beside him, "So, are you going to go or am I going to go? Let's take care of him in a couple of moves."

Lex Luthor appeared confident, but the merciless iron-fisted man didn't take him seriously and didn't even think it necessary to fight alongside Carl.

“Go ahead, don’t rush the fight. Red Death and Dawnbreaker are on their way. Maybe we can use Lex Luthor to take them out. After all, he’s not a superhero, so he’s more likely to kill us,” Karl replied after surveying the surroundings.

“Okay, it’s definitely not a pleasant experience to fight an enemy who always carries kryptonite.” The merciless iron fist expressed his understanding.

Karl neither confirmed nor denied it.

The only problem Kryptonite would cause him is that he's not afraid that if Kryptonite is discovered, it will easily remind people of his Superpower identity. Karl is too lazy to put on an acting show, so he simply let the merciless iron fist take the stage.

The two communicated through valuable devices within their consciousness. From Luther's perspective, Karl had ordered the merciless iron fist to fight without saying a word, meaning Karl held a higher position.

This made Lex Luthor feel slighted, which greatly angered him.

"You will regret it. You have been blind to my greatness. I will show you how foolish you have been!"

Luther's mech fired a massive golden beam of light from its chest, striking the merciless iron fist directly.

Without dodging or avoiding, Ironfist casually forged a divine weapon and slashed it down at the pillar of light, splitting it in two. Not only that, Ironfist also took advantage of the momentum to charge forward and, in a very short time, engaged Luther in close combat while standing against the pillar of light.

In the DC universe, mechs that cannot engage in close combat have no future. Lex Luthor, who designed the mechs, would naturally not make such a mistake. With Superman as his hypothetical enemy, he made the mechs as sturdy as they could possibly be.

The merciless iron fist swung down at Lex Luthor's bald head with tremendous force, but it failed to achieve any significant result.

To ensure his bald head was visible and to let others know who was fighting, Lex Luthor constructed a force field to protect his head, so this wasn't a weakness.

Merciless Iron Fist knew this; even in his world, he was a loser. The reason he still fought like this was because he remembered what Karl had said: to slow down the pace of the battle and wait for the Red Death and the Dawnbreaker to arrive.

Luther was startled. Seeing the other party so decisively behead him, he thought the field had been broken. After realizing it was a false alarm, he quickly controlled the mech to counterattack.

Every punch and kick from this mech carried immense power. After exchanging several blows with its opponent, the merciless iron fist felt somewhat like a fight against Wonder Woman.

Of course, this refers to sheer strength; the female warrior's combat awareness and skills are far superior to those of the mecha.

However, this is already quite astonishing. Relying on technology, they have gained demigod-level power, which is much stronger than the merciless iron fist had anticipated.

"It seems you've switched to a new energy source; you're not using kryptonite anymore?" the merciless iron fist asked as he fought.

Kryptonite isn't exactly a cosmic-level artifact, but it still has some value.

If a suitable means were available to use it as an energy source, a single piece of kryptonite of sufficient weight could supply electricity to a modern metropolis for several years.

Luthor prefers to use Kryptonite as the power source for his mechs, as the power output is quite good. Although it still can't compare to the power of Kryptonians, the fact that Kryptonite weakens Superman makes him qualified to fight Superman.

The merciless iron fist looked down on this type of mech, but now that Luther has an extra 10 years of development time, it has been upgraded.

Faced with the doubts of the merciless iron fist, Luther said smugly, "Hmph, you know your stuff. Although it no longer has the restraining effect on Kryptonians, its power has undergone a complete transformation."

The merciless iron fist didn't react much. He was just a little surprised, but far from being afraid. Even Wonder Woman was no match for him, let alone a rigid mech. He was just waiting for his real target to come.

A moment later, accompanied by a flash of red lightning, Lex Luthor was sent flying by the Batmobile. Red Death and the Dawnbreaker arrived, and Superman flew over from behind them.

Chapter 376 Loser Goes Crazy

After Red Death knocked Luther away, he ran to Karl's side.

He said nothing, but turned around and cautiously stared at Superman who was following him.

Red Death is now standing with Carl, seemingly tacitly acknowledging that they will join forces to fight Superman.

On the surface, they have a large number of people on their side, and Superman's teammates cannot possibly come to his aid in a short time while under the lights-out program; forcing them to do so would only hinder their progress.

Therefore, their current attack on the lone Superman is the best opportunity to eliminate him. At most, Lex Luthor might be added, but it wouldn't significantly impact the overall battle.

Red Death believed that no one would let such a good opportunity slip by, so he felt there was no need to say more; as fellow Dark Batmen, they should all have this kind of understanding.

Carl glanced at him and Dawn Lamp, but didn't say much, which made Dawn Lamp breathe a sigh of relief. Carl didn't seem to care about their previous argument.

Merciless Iron Fist returned to the group. Now, there were four Dark Batmen gathered on the scene, while the Knights only had six left in total. This was more than half of their strength, and Superman and Lex Luthor both felt a sense of pressure.

“Lex Luthor, are you alright? This place is too dangerous. If possible, could you please go and help the others?” Superman noticed Lex Luthor, who had been knocked into the pile of rubble.

Time was limited, so he didn't care about the other party's uninvited arrival. He just hoped that the other party would not take the initiative to step into danger. Lex Luthor was indeed his enemy, but he did not want any human to lose their life, so he made an excuse to persuade the other party to leave.

However, Luther was unmoved. He brushed aside the rubble and flew back, saying, "Help? You must be mistaken. I'm not with your Justice League. I'm here because I want to. Whether others need help or not is none of my business."

Superman opened his mouth as if to continue speaking, but at that moment the enemy's attack came. It was the Red Death, who summoned 20 red Speed ​​Force bats, which attacked Superman and Lex Luthor respectively.

This thing absorbs other people's speed energy, and if they don't have it, it will convert it into lifespan consumption, which can cause a young person to turn white-haired and die in a short moment.

For Superman, it was no different from the attacks he usually endured. He didn't have the Speed ​​Force, and his lifespan was unlimited when he had enough energy. With just that little bit of Speed ​​Force, no matter how much the bat absorbed, it couldn't make his cells go from young to old.

But Lex Luthor dared not relax. His mech could go toe-to-toe with Merciless Ironfist, but his body was too fragile and needed to be protected. And those thick metals could not effectively block the Speed ​​Force.

Not every frequency of the Speed ​​Force can penetrate solids. The Red Death Demon's attack might not be able to penetrate armor directly, but Luther dared not risk his life. Even if he didn't know what effect these bats had, he had to intercept them.

Faced with 10 bats attacking him, he shot down 4, but the bats flew too fast and still found him, so Luther simply erected a protective shield that covered his entire body.

The protective shield is bright yellow and crackling with electricity, clearly indicating that it uses the same power as the bats, namely the Speed ​​Force.

In this way, the Red Death's bats will be absolutely unable to attack him. With the Speed ​​Force available, the bats will prioritize absorbing the Speed ​​Force and then return to the Red Death's side.

Luther took advantage of the bats absorbing the Speed ​​Force to obliterate them without sustaining any injury, but his expression was far from pleasant.

Don't be fooled by how easily he intercepted the attack; his shield perfectly blocked the Red Death Demon's attack. But there are no truly perfect moves in the world, and there's always a way to break them. Once a move is broken, he has nothing new to replace it.

Most defenses can be bypassed by the Speed ​​Force. Luthor only has the shield that is 100% effective, but he can't maintain it indefinitely. Luthor isn't a speedster; he secretly stole the Speed ​​Force from the Flash during various events, so his reserves are limited.

Seeing that the bats he had released were shot down by Luthor, the Red Death Demon was not angry but delighted: "You actually used Speed ​​Force technology in front of me. You're so generous, how can I not accept it?"

Red Death led the charge, Dawn Lantern took to the skies again, and Carl and Iron Fist also assumed battle stances. Everyone except Red Death had their eyes on Superman.

Luther was furious. This was clearly a blatant underestimation of him, an assumption that one person could take him down, and that person's goal was probably to drain his energy.

"They're taking me for a fool! I'll make them regret this! It starts with you!"

Luther was fiercely engaged in battle with the Red Death Demon. His mech had a supercomputing mode, which could predict the speedster's next move through high-frequency computer calculations. It was fine for fighting the Red Death Demon, but it still had the same drawback as before. This method couldn't be used for long.

No computer is capable of keeping up with the speedsters indefinitely, except perhaps at the level of the Anti-Monitor's Multiverse Tower. Therefore, if Luthor doesn't want his computer to burn out, he can't keep trying to predict the Red Death.

However, if it were not predicted, the Red Death Demon would be fully capable of draining his barrier in a short time and then using the penetrating power of the Speed ​​Force to attack the main body inside the mech.

No matter how angry Luthor was, the fact was that one Dark Batman was enough to deal with him and even gain the upper hand.

Of course, that refers to normal circumstances, not the current situation where there are traitors rampant within the Dark Knights.

The pairing of Lex Luthor and Superman on the other side seems contradictory, but in reality they support each other and don't backstab each other, making their teamwork barely acceptable.

The four members of the Dark Knights appear united and ruthless, but half of them are actually plotting how to sabotage their teammates.

With the intervention of Carl and the merciless iron fist, Superman and Luthor were not far apart. During the fight, their positions became closer and closer. Before Luthor showed any signs of defeat, the two battlefields merged into one, and a chaotic battle ensued.

Superman punches Red Death away, Dawn Lantern relentlessly pursues him, and Cal and Iron Fist are also fighting Superman. After all, even if you want to trick someone, you can't be too obvious. In other words, Superman is currently fighting four people at once, while Lex Luthor is completely ignored.

How could Luther, who considered himself the best, tolerate being looked down upon repeatedly?

Enraged, he drew upon almost all the energy within his mech, determined to unleash a strike that no one could ignore. Maintaining composure during battle is crucial, but Luther lacked that kind of combat awareness. After encountering a series of setbacks, he had completely lost his temper.

His remaining rationality led him to make only one decision: to target the person most likely to be killed by him, and that person was the Dawn Lantern.

Chapter 377 The Death of the Lamp Bat and the Laughing Bat

In the Dark Knights, Karl is strong in every way, and his merciless iron fist is filled with divine power, making him extremely durable. The Red Death Demon is incredibly fast, and so-called fatal attacks may not even hit him.

Only the Dawn Lantern can be used for both offense and defense, and the Lantern Ring is the only one that can be considered a weakness. The output power of the ring is determined by the user's current state of will, and its power will fluctuate.

The most common example is the joke about the Green Lantern Corps being wiped out when there are more than five members. This refers to the common scene in comics where the Green Lanterns are wiped out. When there is only one Green Lantern, he often performs bravely, but when there are more than five members, the Green Lantern Corps is often wiped out, which has become a target of ridicule among fans.

In today's context, if we were to offer a reasonable explanation for this phenomenon, it would be that the will of the Lantern Spirits has wavered.

A total wipeout usually falls into two categories. One is when the enemy is too overpowered and the Green Lantern Corps is simply no match for them, like when facing the Black Lantern Corps, the Apokolips Corps, or Superman the Supreme. No matter what they do, they can't win, so there's nothing more to say.

Another situation worth noting is that when there is support from companions around, one may become so resolute in taking a desperate stand that the power of the green light ring decreases.

Especially when there are around 5 Lantern Knights, this number is awkward. It can neither form a massive force to overwhelm the enemy, nor can it weaken the will of the individual, allowing the enemy to defeat them one by one and eventually wipe them out.

The Dawn Lantern also has this weakness: when four Dark Batmen are fighting together and have a firm advantage, his will is not as firm as before.

Such a slight decrease would be harmless under normal circumstances, but it couldn't withstand Karl and the merciless iron fist secretly cooperating with the enemy.

Carl secretly contacted Iron Fist, and the two of them simultaneously topped up their accounts and grabbed Superman's arms from both sides, leaving him wide open.

"What are we waiting for? Attack!" Karl shouted as he broke through the Dawn Lantern and the Red Death Demon.

The two were still somewhat hesitant, but Karl's shout made them realize the importance of the opportunity, and they quickly used their strongest attacks.

Red Death unleashed lightning, and the Dawnbreaker Lantern created a giant cannon, but none of this directly hit Superman; instead, it was temporarily blocked by his heat vision.

"No, our attack is still a bit lacking. We need to find some kryptonite first," the Red Death Demon shouted.

Red Death was certain that Lex Luthor would be carrying a piece of Kryptonite. They had originally planned to kill and rob him, but the chaos came too quickly, and they had to prioritize dealing with the powerful Superman. Under Kal's guidance, they couldn't find a suitable opportunity to leave the battlefield and deal with Luthor again, as Superman always managed to show them a danger that couldn't be ignored.

Now that Carl and Iron Fist have stopped Superman, Red Death has once again set his sights on acquiring Kryptonite.

“No way!” Karl refused outright: “Do you think binding Superman is a simple matter? This is a golden opportunity that will never come again. Who knows how long it will take you to get the Kryptonite back? And once Superman is free, even if you get the Kryptonite, it won’t be of much use!”

"Stop talking nonsense and attack quickly. Even if you can't kill him, as long as you can injure him, I and the Merciless Iron Fist can naturally take down Superman!" Karl urged.

Red Death was helpless. He wasn't sure how long Karl and the others could hold Superman, so he couldn't guarantee that he could find the Kryptonite that Luthor had hidden within the allotted time. He could only continue to increase his output with the Dawn Lantern, hoping to block Superman's heat vision.