Rewinding time slightly, while Ultraman's attention was occupied by the North Pole Base, other members of the Justice League also began their assault on Martian Manhunter.
Martian Manhunter's Base was in Middleton. He shared a similar origin with Martian Manhunter, both being the last survivors of Mars.
However, unlike Martian Manhunter, who was immersed in the pain of the past and spent the rest of his life healing that pain, Martian Manhunter was very satisfied with the present situation.
He was very content with the fact that he was the only Martian left in the entire Universe.
Martians were not all warriors; like Earthlings, they had both super-powered individuals and ordinary people.
And super-powered individuals were divided into natural Mutants and artificially modified individuals.
Martian genetic technology was very advanced; for a certain price, any Martian could potentially be transformed into a Superman like Ultraman through genetic engineering, even if they were previously as ordinary as could be.
Martian Manhunter was originally such an ordinary Martian civilian. He started as a very mundane "mortal" on Mars; he was not a natural Mutant Martian.
On Mars, there were deep conflicts between super-powered individuals and ordinary people.
Super-powered individuals believed that the spread of superpowers among ordinary civilians should be restricted to prevent misuse by criminals and harm to public safety.
But ordinary Martians believed that super-powered individuals were merely trying to monopolize superpowers, turning something that everyone originally had a chance to obtain into their privilege.
Martian Manhunter was not a historian, let alone a sociologist. At the time, he simply followed the general public in resisting the policies of the super-powered individuals.
Then, war broke out.
A protracted super-war erupted between super-powered individuals and ordinary people.
At that time, Mars's super-technology included not only biochemical technology but also extremely advanced mechanical technology. Martians were inherently a warlike race (this Universe's limited edition).
So, ordinary Martians, using these super-technologies, could still fight back and forth with super-powered Martians.
This period was also when Martian technology developed the most rapidly. Super-powered individuals, skilled in biochemical technology, and ordinary people, skilled in mechanical technology, both developed technological forces far beyond their previous capabilities during the war.
Therefore, the war gradually escalated with technological advancements, and the mere Planet Mars could no longer accommodate the mutually antagonistic Martians.
Within just a few years, the once technologically advanced Mars was burned into a red wasteland by the war.
However, the warring factions also learned from each other during the war. Gradually, the super-powered side gained some mechanical technologies they hadn't used before, while the ordinary people also gained some newly cultivated super-powered individuals.
Martian Manhunter was a Martian selected for genetic technology experiments during this special period.
Although he was not a natural Mutant Martian, his genetic editability was very strong. Simply put, his body was very suitable for superhuman modification.
Therefore, to test some new technologies, Martian scientists added many miscellaneous superpowers to him.
He could almost be considered the person with the most superpowers on Mars, and logically, he should also be the strongest among Martians. He should have become the strongest weapon for the ordinary Martian faction, just like Ultraman.
But Martian Manhunter disappointed them.
As the highest technological crystallization of Mars, Martian Manhunter's abilities were very strong, but as a warrior, his combat quality was very poor.
He failed to lead his faction to victory; instead, under the enemy's design, he caused huge losses to his own faction.
Those Martians who suffered losses finally discovered that Martian Manhunter was a liability and thus abandoned him.
However, unexpectedly, after being abandoned, Martian Manhunter immediately betrayed his original faction and joined the enemy faction. As a fellow super-powered individual, he naturally felt closer to that faction.
Once on the other side, Martian Manhunter suddenly became incredibly brave. He assisted his new teammates in wiping out his former employers.
But Martian Manhunter did not know that the scientists who had performed genetic experiments on him had also placed a backdoor in him.
When Martian Manhunter and his new teammates were celebrating their hard-won victory, Martian Manhunter's abilities suddenly went out of control, killing all the super-powered high-ranking officials in an instant.
Furthermore, Martian Manhunter uncontrollably released a mental "poison" that spread throughout Mars's atmosphere, infecting the entire Planet in less than three days.
This was also the culprit that ultimately led to the extinction of the Martians.
The subsequent events were similar to Martian Manhunter's experiences. A scientist on Earth invented a spatio-temporal device, attempting to establish contact with alien life.
He first chose Mars, and as a result, pulled Martian Manhunter from several centuries ago.
Martian Manhunter was overjoyed to find himself in a new World. He killed the scientist and impersonated him, living on Earth for a while.
After roughly understanding the situation on this Planet, Martian Manhunter began his conquest.
Originally, he planned to completely conquer this World with his superpowers, because he found that although humans were numerous, superhumans were pitifully few, and they lacked the technology that could grant ordinary people superpowers.
Just as Martian Manhunter's conquest was in full swing, Ultraman's appearance dealt him a heavy blow.
Ultraman did not have as many superpowers as Martian Manhunter, but the limit of each superpower was higher than his.
And in terms of warrior quality, Ultraman was clearly superior to Martian Manhunter. Therefore, Martian Manhunter had no choice but to submit to him.
"The only one I fear is Ultraman." Martian Manhunter looked at the unwelcome guests before him, a mocking smile appearing on his green face, "Everyone else is mere cannon fodder!"
His broad generalization was so wide-ranging that Diana's face almost instantly fell.
The powerful low pressure almost made those around her afraid to approach.
"I feel like the Big Sister is super angry right now." Plastic Man whispered to Barry.
Barry subconsciously nodded.
"Don't move yet, he's mine!" Diana instructed the other members, then directly charged at Martian Manhunter.
Martian Manhunter saw Wonder Woman flying towards him, and red light quickly gleamed in his eyes. Two laser-like rays shot out, striking Diana's raised round shield.
Diana maintained her forward charge, pulling the godfire sword from her back with her other hand and swinging it at Martian Manhunter's face.
But Martian Manhunter used his superpower of phasing, allowing Diana to pass directly through his body.
"You can't kill me at all!" Martian Manhunter laughed wildly.
Martian Manhunter did not have Martian Manhunter's pyrophobia, so he could be considered a Martian Manhunter without weaknesses.
Ultraman was able to subdue him more because Martian Manhunter only vaguely understood Ultraman's background but was intimidated by his powerful aura.
Martian Manhunter knew about the Kryptonian race. As a similarly warlike race, Martians had even been beaten badly by Kryptonians, and thus Martian Manhunter was psychologically at a disadvantage when facing Ultraman.
His phasing ability was truly an extremely buggy superpower. As long as he entered the phased state, no attack could harm him.
But similarly, Martian Manhunter also couldn't harm anyone in this state.
Therefore, after avoiding Wonder Woman's attack, he immediately exited the phased state and launched an attack on Wonder Woman.
His hand transformed into a scythe, and he swung it, moving so fast it was like a whip, striking Wonder Woman.
However, Diana's reaction was equally swift. She quickly blocked with her shield, enduring the blow, but as a result, she was thrown deep into the ground.
"I say, guys, do we really not have to do anything?" Barry hesitated.
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