Lava couldn't kill Ares. Dane understood this well. He brought Ares here mainly because he didn't want to cause too much commotion, preparing for the next move.
Dane's divine power switched. The power of the War God quietly climbed onto the battle-axe. The axe, which had initially been somewhat resistant, suddenly became submissive, beginning to absorb the War God's power from Dane.
On its ferocious blade, crimson Fire illuminated the surroundings, reflecting Dane's face.
He raised the battle-axe high. At the same time, the power of lightning also climbed onto the axe, adding another layer of combat power to it.
Timing it perfectly, he swung his hand and threw the battle-axe. The battle-axe spun and flew towards the lava.
Just at this moment, Ares suddenly stood up from the lava, and the battle-axe struck him head-on!
With a "boom," the battle-axe, carrying lightning and the War God's power, struck him in the chest!
The resulting tremor even spread through the surrounding rock layers to the surface, causing the entire Devils Island to tremble in an earthquake.
At the same time, the Amazons, who were fighting the War Demons, suddenly noticed that the War Demons were falling in droves.
Zatanna, who was treating the wounded in the rear, recognized it immediately: "Their master has failed!"
Deprived of the War God's divine power, the War Demons returned to their deceased status, their souls departing from these temporary bodies.
Diana put away her godfire sword. She knew that Dane must have finished his task.
Even if this World's War God had been strengthened by legend, he was still an opponent they had fought once. It wouldn't be difficult to kill him again.
So she immediately ordered the Amazons around her: "Send all the wounded to the rear, burn all the War Demons' bodies, and this hole."
She pointed to the deep pit from which Ares had just emerged, "Fill it back up!"
That Amazon instinctively looked at Hippolyta. The Queen now had a minor injury, but her majesty remained undiminished.
She waved her hand at the Amazon: "Do as she says."
"Yes!"
Ares tried to remove the battle-axe from his body. He was very puzzled as to how his weapon could suddenly be used by an enemy.
But Dane immediately stepped into the lava, grabbed Ares's helmet with one hand, and pressed down on the battle-axe with the other. With a forceful push, the blade was driven into his heart, splitting Ares's heart in two.
"You—!" Ares felt a familiar power from Dane, a power of the same origin as his own.
But he could no longer speak a complete sentence. The War God's divine power seeped from his body, absorbed by Dane's hand along the battle-axe.
With powers of the same origin attracting each other, this process was easier than Dane had imagined, and he already had experience.
The War God's power was once again integrated into the Shazam Force, becoming a part of it, while the opponent's soul and divinity were sealed by Dane and temporarily stored within Ares's Axe.
To prevent the War God's soul from having any ill intentions inside, Dane even specifically performed a "surgery" on him with the Gift of Life, turning him into an idiot, ensuring he was absolutely incapable of causing trouble before feeling at ease.
After doing all this, he left the lava area, ascended directly vertically, and burst out of the ground.
He looked down at the ground. The Amazons were cleaning up the battlefield, and his appearance also attracted many gazes. The battle-axe in his hand more powerfully conveyed his victory than words could.
"He defeated Ares," Hippolyta sighed.
Perhaps this was a good thing after all. Through observation, she found that these "invaders" were not villains. At least compared to the organization Superwoman had joined, they were practically saints.
They could have waited until Ares and the War Demons had slaughtered everything here, or pushed the Amazons to a dead end, before forcing them to submit, but they didn't.
They even participated without making any demands, and that sorceress named "Zatanna" also treated the wounded without expecting anything in return.
Hippolyta also had some understanding of magic. If one did not possess good intentions, healing magic simply could not be effective.
The way these people acted was fundamentally different from how she and her Amazons did, which left Hippolyta somewhat perplexed.
So, when Dane landed among them again, she repeated her initial question: "Who exactly are you people?"
Dane, Diana, and Zatanna exchanged glances, as if coming to a consensus.
"We come from another World, another Earth. We are the Justice League."
Diana then stepped forward: "I come from Themyscira, the daughter of Queen Hippolyta and Zeus, King of the Gods."
Hippolyta froze upon hearing this: "You said you are..."
Diana smiled and nodded: "Although my mother is not you, in some other parallel Worlds, I should be your daughter."
At the Crime Syndicate Base, all members except Zanzar were gathered.
Besides Power Ring, Johnny Quick, Martian Manhunter, Ocean Master, and other major figures, there were also supervillains corresponding to heroes like Vixen and Plastic Man, seated there.
However, unlike the Justice League, who held meetings around a large round table, the Syndicate, with its clear hierarchy, had a very specific arrangement for seating.
Those like Red Arrow, Queen Bee, and Lobo could only sit further back.
This time, because they were discussing how to deal with Zanzar, Ocean Master, who had been squeezed out of the major figures by Zanzar, took the opportunity to squeeze back in. The hand that Zanzar had crushed had already been replaced with a large, gleaming golden pincer.
Because it was about dealing with Zanzar, he seemed a bit impatient.
"I heard you want to deal with that Son of a Bitch Zanzar. How do you plan to do it?"
Superwoman completely ignored him. She hated useless men like him. If he had the ability, he should have regained the face Zanzar had made him lose!
"Calm down, Ocean Master. I will plan the process in detail for you. To increase our success rate, I conducted some experiments using Zanzar's genes a while ago.
Next, let me introduce you to the new members."
With that, Owlman clapped his hands.
Then, three people walked in from outside the main door: an old man with white hair, a bulky but still strong physique; a burly middle-aged man with a full beard; and a young man who looked like a high school student, full of youthful vigor.
"They are three clones I created based on Zanzar's genes, each possessing a portion of Zanzar's power. I call them The Shazams!"
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