Actually, Steppenwolf had grievances he couldn't voice. Who knew why Thea, this New God, would appear in his territory? His main body had just returned to Apokolips, leaving only an avatar to command the army and intimidate troublemakers.
He didn't want to expose his weakness by asking these ants he'd looked down on for help. But facing Thea at full power—whose strength, speed, and divine power completely suppressed him—he truly had no choice. Using an avatar against Thea's main body was basically death.
Reluctantly exposing his bluff, the always arrogant Zoom stared at Steppenwolf thoughtfully. Even severely injured, his speed should be extremely fast. Yet after hearing the command, evil Firestorm was the first to rush up and join the attack on Thea.
Perhaps considering the pressure Thea brought, Zoom still participated in the siege, though how much effort he put in—only he knew.
Firestorm unleashed flame blasts freely, finally buying Steppenwolf some recovery time. The remaining Killer Frost and the evil Cisco codenamed Reverb cursed under their breath. You idiot, why work so hard?
But facing Steppenwolf's vicious glare, the two lacked Zoom's confidence and didn't dare slack off. Gritting their teeth, they joined the siege of Thea.
"If you're looking for death, I'll send you on your way!" Thea was actually amused. You think numbers win? There's a qualitative difference here. Fearlessly, she wielded the Holy Sword and charged at all five.
Zoom was clearly slacking—she sensed it instantly. Steppenwolf also showed signs of conserving strength. Killer Frost and Reverb participated reluctantly. Only evil Firestorm attacked fiercely, unable to distinguish reality.
Thea cursed the fool. Even with her superior strength, taking them all down wouldn't be easy.
Both Steppenwolf and Zoom excelled at sneak attacks. She had to devote over half her attention to those two.
Firestorm's power was equally formidable. Like a human nuclear reactor, he released massive energy continuously. As battle time lengthened, the nuclear energy in Firestorm's body intensified. Externally, his attack power grew stronger and his attacks came faster.
Firestorm's strength ranked among first-tier heroes. Thea had no overwhelming advantage.
Add Killer Frost and Reverb supporting from the sides, and she temporarily fell into a stalemate.
One sword cleaved through Firestorm's energy blast. She dodged Steppenwolf's axe. Flames and frost flew together. Vibration shockwaves and thrown lightning filled her surroundings. Thea deeply experienced what Hades had felt when besieged by the Greek gods that day. These guys were all weaker than her, but relying on numbers, they beat her quite miserably.
She had to break their formation. Thea switched the sword to her right hand. Her left hand coordinated with gestures and voice to begin chanting.
"Stop her!" Steppenwolf was purely a warrior—he couldn't understand the spell, but common sense told him it wasn't good.
Firestorm and Zoom launched a fierce assault. Thea crushed a gem and activated a protection spell, focusing on casting.
She was preparing to cast a legendary spell. Even with her current strength, she needed gestures, words, and actions for necessary preparation.
The pale gold barrier blocked their attacks. Firestorm and Zoom struck several times. The barrier looked paper-thin but was incredibly solid. Zoom shouted, "Reverb, use your ability!"
Evil Cisco's eyes flashed ghostly blue. His hands emitted high-frequency vibration waves. The barrier began violently shaking with the shock waves, finally shattering like an eggshell.
Zoom's eyes showed a hint of mockery. Thea was somewhat surprised—Cisco's ability was strong! She was now casting high-tier spells. That protection spell was already the highest tier ordinary mages could cast.
But she showed no fear. Mastering gem magic and having looted Hades's treasury, she still had several sacks of gems storing such spells.
Zoom watched helplessly as Thea crushed another gem. An identical barrier rose again.
He signaled evil Cisco to continue. After Cisco continuously shattered Thea's three barriers, their expressions grew grim...
Her barriers were endless, while Reverb was nearly exhausted. High-frequency vibration required massive mental and physical coordination, with even higher demands on physical hardware. Evil Cisco wasn't Whitebeard—he didn't have such high physical capacity.
When he realized something was wrong, Zoom glanced back. This look nearly made him cough blood. That bastard Steppenwolf had retreated about thirty meters away and looked ready to withdraw further.
Without another word, Zoom noticed Thea's triumphant expression and the energy flowing in her palms. He bolted.
"Running now? Too late!" Thea's hands emanated a deep green glow—a legendary spell named Tolodine's cloudkill.
As she raised both hands, the entire sky and earth were covered by countless acid clouds. Even just visual contact made eyes feel scorched.
Thea sensed Barry, Caitlin, and the others had left the city. No more concerns. This ruined, dead Star City shouldn't exist. Destroy it!
Massive magic flooded into the acid cloud, rapidly spreading in all directions.
Whether roads or buildings, human remains or abandoned industrial products—everything was engulfed by the acid cloud, dissolved into a pool of green water.
Her mental power viewed many scenes through the acid cloud. The long-dilapidated Queen mansion and her childhood school. Moira's grave. Oliver's cenotaph. And the coffin belonging to this world's Thea Queen.
She withdrew her gaze. That Thea isn't me! Want me in a coffin? Let Darkseid come himself!
Everything was covered by acid cloud. All matter, regardless of structure, purpose, or memorial significance, was decomposed by her and returned to nature. Thea even sensed the Green celebrating.
Steppenwolf had been lurking at the outer edge from the start—now he ran for his life.
And Zoom was even more impressive. Whether his injuries had healed or his potential was enormous, wreathed in ghostly blue electrical discharge, he didn't spare his companions a glance and fled in a flash. Thea manipulated the acid cloud to pursue and intercept from multiple directions. Several times he escaped at the last moment with burst speed.
"You can't escape my grasp!" The acid cloud had enveloped the entire city. Under magic's influence, Zoom's vision was entirely green. Sky green, ground green. He'd been forced to run back several times. Vision unclear, unfamiliar roads. His keen senses kept warning him, but he just couldn't escape.
His three abandoned companions lacked super-speed. Facing the all-corroding acid cloud, they huddled together. Killer Frost and Firestorm desperately expended their energy just to buy time for Reverb to open a portal—to anywhere, they didn't care. Just escape first.
After continuously using vibration waves to shatter Thea's barriers, evil Cisco was already at his limit. Vibration was a double-edged sword. Without adequate physical capacity, it harmed the enemy but also himself. His head felt like mush now, vision blurred, but he knew that struggling meant life—giving up meant certain death.
Veins bulging on his forehead, bloodshot eyes, he struggled to connect with the outside world, trying to find a way out.