Chapter 272

It was almost afternoon when Damian was taking Harley and Ivy to escape from some guards who were chasing them.

They had destroyed a factory that dumped its waste into a river. Damian even made it impossible to rebuild the factory.

Since the guards were just doing their job, they just flew away, laughing as the guards tried desperately to catch them.

Damian flew a few kilometers until they reached the other side of Gotham.

"Man, that was fun," said Harley, laughing as the three of them walked.

"Hm, thanks for cleaning the river," said Ivy, looking at Damian.

"Don't worry, I didn't like how it looked either," said Damian, smiling.

The group of three was thinking of another target when Damian suddenly turned his head to one side with curiosity.

He clearly heard the sound of an explosion.

"What's wrong?" asked Harley, seeing him stop.

"I heard a pretty loud explosion," said Damian.

"Over there? That's Metropolis, I'm sure the Boy Scout will handle it," said Harley, laughing and shrugging.

Damian suddenly extended his senses with curiosity, quickly seeing that a gas station had exploded.

In the middle of the explosion, a humanoid creature in a green suit.

Damian looked at the creature with doubt, noting that it was quite strong but not that significant. It was weaker even than Diana, not to mention Clark.

Since it wasn't anything important, Damian ignored it and continued with Harley and Ivy.

After all, he felt that the Justice League was already on their way, so besides saving a few civilians in the area, he let them handle it.

"What is it?" said Ivy, looking at Damian.

"A weird bug dressed in green," said Damian casually.

"Do you have a problem with green?" said Ivy, pretending to be annoyed while joking.

"Of course not," said Damian, chuckling.

"Of course not, if he did, he would have been beaten up at home," said Harley, recalling both Damian's wife and daughter.

"It's already 5 PM. It should get dark in about an hour. Shall we get something to eat?" said Ivy, looking at her watch.

"Hm, I feel like having a burger today," said Harley, nodding.

"I'll find some good places to eat," said Ivy, taking out her phone and searching for restaurants.

Suddenly, there was a loud shockwave that even Harley and Ivy heard.

"Seems like something big is happening over there," said Harley, looking in the direction of the sound.

"Can we go see?" said Harley, looking at Damian.

"Sure," said Damian, shrugging before taking the pair with him.

Ivy lifted her head to look before going back to her phone.

When Damian arrived at the town, he saw that almost half of the place was destroyed.

Green Lantern, Flash, and Hawkman were unconscious in an alley.

Batman and Cyborg also seemed injured and were hiding in a crater in the middle of the street.

At that moment, Diana also emerged from the rubble, her body covered in wounds and scratches.

"Where did that abomination go?" said Diana, wiping her lips with the back of her hand while looking at Batman.

"It's heading to Metropolis," said Batman, looking at Diana with some concern.

Before Diana could leap to chase it, Damian landed with Harley and Ivy in front of the group, drawing the attention of the three.

"Wow, Diana, looks like you got beaten up, again," said Damian, looking at her while laughing slightly.

"I can't believe that thing beat you," said Damian, trying to hold back his laughter.

Diana just glared fiercely at Damian. If it weren't for the presence of the monster, she would surely have another round with Damian even if she knew she would lose.

"Do you know them? How do you know each other? Do they know you're not from this universe? Oh... oops, I guess now they definitely know," said Harley, surprised before covering her mouth and looking embarrassed at Damian.

"They already know, we had a little encounter just before I met you," said Damian, smiling, not caring about Harley's loose mouth.

Diana didn't waste any more time listening to them and jumped after the monster.

"You seem to be in a bad situation," said Damian, looking at Batman with a slightly mocking smile.

"It seems to be heading towards Superman," said Damian, looking in Diana's direction.

At first, Damian thought it was just any villain, but now that he paid more attention to the details.

He immediately knew it was Doomsday. The way it kept getting stronger and its appearance beneath the now slightly torn suit made it quite clear.

Batman looked silently at Damian before ignoring him. The situation was still under control; Clark should be able to defeat it.

The monster's capabilities weren't that high.

The members of the League who had fallen were mainly due to the lack of information about the opponent. They were caught off guard by the creature's resilience and strength.

''If you ask me please I'll take care of the monster for you'' said Damian looking at Batman.

Harley let out a small 'pff' before covering her mouth and looking at Batman with interest, wondering if he would do it.

Batman just turned a deaf ear and ignored Damian.

"Don't regret it later," said Damian, smiling, not caring before flying with Harley and Ivy after the monster.

Harley waved goodbye as she moved away from Batman. After all, they were acquaintances and met regularly.

Damian advanced, guided by the sound of the shockwaves. Diana seemed to be fighting hard against Doomsday.

Their fight seemed evenly matched at first glance, but Doomsday could easily withstand Diana's blows and keep fighting.

Unlike her, who with each hit accumulated damage, her speed and strength constantly decreased.

The situation completely changed when Diana's sword was destroyed, and Doomsday pinned her to the ground, hitting her a couple of times.

Damian was about to intervene when he detected a figure approaching very quickly.

He smiled slightly, thinking that heroes really do arrive at the last moment.

"Aren't you going to save her?" said Harley, looking at Damian with curiosity.

"Someone else will," said Damian, shaking his head.

As Damian said, suddenly a couple of red energy beams hit Doomsday hard, sending it crashing into a building.

"Oh, the boy in blue has arrived," said Harley, looking at Superman.

Superman quickly landed next to Diana, who smiled slightly upon seeing Clark.

"Sorry I'm late," said Clark, looking at Diana.

"It's okay," said Diana, shaking her head.

"Wait here, I'll take care of him," said Clark, wanting to stand up only to be stopped by Diana.

"Listen, you must go all out to kill him. That thing gets stronger as you fight. Don't hold back, or it will kill us all," said Diana, looking at Clark seriously.

"Mm," Clark said, nodding before carrying her to the top of a building and then returning to the scene.

His expression was very serious, clearly angered by the situation.

From the rubble, Doomsday emerged, roaring. The suit on his body had completely fallen off, and his body was covered in bone spikes.

Clark frowned at the sight of the monster. Suddenly, both of them lunged at each other, trying to land blows.

Clark stopped Doomsday's punch with his hand, but at the same time, his own punch was caught by his opponent.

A massive shockwave formed instantly, shattering nearby windows and creating a gust of wind.

The asphalt of the street was instantly destroyed as the two began to struggle.

Damian noticed that Clark was still slightly stronger, gripping Doomsday's hands tightly, causing the monster some pain.

Doomsday twisted his body, trying to draw more strength from somewhere when his eyes started to glow before sending a pair of red energy beams directly at Clark.

Damian wasn't sure if it was the surprise of seeing his own ability used against him, but Clark didn't react in time and was hit directly.

He crashed forcefully through the building behind him before everything went still.

Doomsday, on the other hand, grunted as he shook his head, clearly not intending to use that attack and seemingly annoyed by it.

"Wow, you don't see that every day," Harley said in amazement, watching Superman get sent flying.

Superman was a symbol of invincibility in everyone's minds, no matter what was thrown at him, he wouldn't even flinch.

Inside the building, people whispered in amazement and disbelief at seeing Superman in the crater of a wall.

They weren't the only ones; Clark himself was surprised, especially when something dripped down from his forehead into his eye.

Wiping it away with confusion, he realized it was blood.

Clark looked at his hand with some astonishment; his blood was red, something he sometimes forgot.

Quickly refocusing, he flew out at full speed, crashing into Doomsday and smashing through several buildings.

They fought hard, destroying building after building.

Damian quickly moved with Harley and Ivy, always able to see the fight.

Doomsday's body was covered in bone spikes that grew larger as he became stronger.

Damian noticed that Superman was struggling more and more to keep up with Doomsday and that his wounds were accumulating.

Unlike Doomsday, who hadn't been injured at all during the fight, despite receiving heavy blows from Clark.

"Hm, that looks bad, aren't you going to help him?" Harley asked, watching as Superman started to get physically overpowered.

"Maybe later, Cla—Superman is strong but his combat skills leave much to be desired," Damian said, coughing lightly as he almost revealed Superman's name.

Ivy raised an eyebrow questioningly, but Damian ignored her.

"Not to mention he lacks lethality, their strengths aren't that different. I could easily take that thing down if I were Superman," Damian said, watching Superman's fighting style, which lacked a killing intent in every blow.

Of course, he understood the reason; it's just that the path Clark takes is quite complicated when you aren't the strongest.

The shockwaves from their blows echoed throughout the city, creating gusts of wind.

Minutes passed and the day gradually started to come to an end.

Damian glanced briefly upward where Lois Lane was narrating the events, the helicopter shaking violently with every blow.

Turning his attention back to Clark, he saw that he was now at a complete disadvantage. Although he occasionally landed some good hits, the fight was dominated by Doomsday.

He guessed that without the sun constantly fueling him, Clark couldn't keep up with Doomsday, who was getting stronger.

His blue suit was torn in many places, and his body was covered in bloody wounds.

Yet his eyes remained as determined as ever, flying again and again to face Doomsday.

The trail of destruction grew larger as Damian and his small group followed.

"He looks really bad, he isn't going to die, is he?" Harley asked, watching the fight in amazement.

"I'll help him," Ivy said, seeing that Superman really couldn't go on.

"Don't worry, I'll help him, just wait a bit, he'll be fine," Damian said, calming Ivy.

"Just make sure he doesn't die, it would be problematic," Ivy said, acknowledging the stability Superman brought to the world.

"Don't underestimate him," Damian said, seeing that despite being beaten, he occasionally landed good punches.

Several minutes passed and Clark started reacting more slowly until he was cornered by Doomsday, receiving blow after blow.

Seeing that there was no more resistance from Clark, Damian finally decided to help him.

"Stay here, I'll show you how it's done," Damian said, smiling at them before jumping towards Doomsday.

Damian landed behind Doomsday, his body slightly leaning to the side before kicking Doomsday, sending him crashing into a building and creating a small tremor.

Debris fell on the creature, momentarily burying it.

Looking at the dazed Superman, Damian grabbed his arm before casually throwing him dozens of meters away from the scene.

From the rubble emerged the enraged figure of Doomsday, who ran savagely towards Damian.

His heavy footsteps were clearly audible, and a faint growl emanated from his throat.

Damian calmly watched the creature running towards him before also starting to advance.

Doomsday quickly sent a punch directly at Damian.

Damian saw it easily, ducking slightly to dodge before forcefully hitting the inside of his shoulder. A faint crack and a roar of pain interrupted the creature's movements.

Damian didn't stop and quickly took another step toward Doomsday's back before jumping and kicking his neck hard.

Doomsday spun in the air and flew a few meters before falling to the ground, roaring in anger and pain.

Getting up, his arm hung weakly.

"Hm, I thought I could also break your neck," Damian murmured, seeing him stand up.

Still, it seemed possible to dislocate his limbs; he appeared more resistant on the outside than on the inside.

Doomsday roared in fury before charging at Damian again, this time faster.

Still, to Damian, it looked a bit funny to see him running with his arm swinging uncontrollably.

Damian moved quickly again, dislocating his other arm.

Doomsday roared in rage and helplessness as the bone spikes on his body started to grow, covering his shoulders almost like pauldrons.

Damian smiled slightly at this, now making it impossible to dislocate his arms without injuring his hands. Suddenly, with the sound of bones clashing, his arms went back into place.

Doomsday roared before charging at Damian again, this time even faster than before.

Damian watched Doomsday closely, looking for any weak points. All his joints were covered as much as possible with his bone armor.

It seemed he just needed to step up his game a bit.

A thin layer of crimson energy covered Damian's entire body before he smiled widely and charged at Doomsday.

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