Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

Chapter 145 DC - Battle

"What...is there any connection between you and me?"

Darkseid's face was imposing without anger. He looked at Dio expressionlessly. From the moment Dio approached the hall, Darkseid sensed a connection between them.

“Darkseid, you are a bit taller than I thought.”

Dio did not answer him, but looked at Darkseid in front of him and gestured with his hand.

But Darkseid did not answer Dio's teasing, and just stared at him.

Hyperion, standing beside him, felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't get a word in edgewise, so he hesitated on the side.

Dio knew what Darkseid felt, after all, as the prototype of his own identity, the two had some kind of emotional connection.

Like Deadpool and Deathstroke, they are from two different worlds, but Deadpool claims that the other is his cousin.

Logically speaking, apart from their similar appearances, they are not much different, and their tactical styles are not the same.

However, Deadpool and Deathstroke are indeed connected, thanks to Deadpool's ability to break the fourth wall, which creates a connection between these two people from different universes.

Dio, as Thanos, is more connected to Deadpool in the comics. Although he has not yet met Deadpool, the inexplicable connection allows him to have a slight connection with his prototype, Darkseid.

“Boy, answer your master’s question, and I can let you die a little more easily!” Disad said.

Meanwhile, the members of the Nemesis team unknowingly surrounded Dio and Hyperion.

Dio used his psionic energy to send the row of guards flying without making a sound; almost all of Darkseid's generals were sent flying backward.

Darkseid tilted his head slightly, noticing the movement behind him; he seemed to have sensed a slight energy fluctuation.

“Interesting.” Darkseid’s tone was light, but his blows were extremely heavy.

Darkseid started with zero frames and threw a punch while he was speaking!

The earth trembled. Dio, without any defense, took the punch head-on with his chest. The ground beneath his feet even collapsed, and a large amount of dust was kicked up, obscuring his vision.

But just then, Darkseid sensed something was wrong and was about to pull away when Dio suddenly jolted, sending Darkseid flying!

Darkseid stood before the throne, leaving two furrows beneath his feet.

Darkseid was somewhat surprised, as he had just barely managed to stop with all his might, while Dio looked completely at ease.

Hyperion, standing beside Dio, was quite surprised. He hadn't expected Darkseid to be so weak; his boss had sent Darkseid flying with a single shudder.

"Boss, you rest first, I'll lead the charge!" Hyperion stopped Dio, patted his chest, and looked at Darkseid.

He's still wearing his pajamas, which looks hilarious no matter how you look at it.

Dio didn't care. Based on that attack just now, he knew roughly what range Darkseid's strength was, excluding Darkseid's Omega Ray.

then.

Hyperion A went up.

Hyperion was knocked away.

Hyperion landed right in front of Dio.

"How are you doing? Can you hold on?" Dio suppressed a laugh as he looked down at Hyperion, who lay lifeless in front of him.

"I can handle it!" Hyperion nodded. He was a little bloated from the beating, his face flushed red, but he wanted to prove that he was no worse than that so-called Superman!

"I was just careless!"

Then I went up again.

Hyperion possessed extraordinary physical abilities, earning him the title of Marvel's version of Superman. He directly confronted Darkseid head-on with his fists raised.

Darkseid frowned, feeling somewhat irritated.

The two were locked in combat. Despite Darkseid's imposing stature, he possessed exceptional fighting skills. His long arms and legs gave him a significant advantage, leaving Hyperion bruised and battered before he could even get close.

"Damn it!" Hyperion roared, his eyes shooting out atomic beams!

Darkseid also fired out Omega rays in response.

Hyperion's atomic rays, which can reach temperatures as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit, collided with Darkseid's omega rays at that very moment and remained locked in a stalemate!

Dio's eyes lit up. Bringing Hyperion here was indeed the right choice. Not only could it bolster his reputation, but it also allowed him to see just how powerful Hyperion was.

Dio glanced at the Nemesis team and Greven who had already surrounded them.

Graven roared, "Kill him!"

Members of the Nemesis team charged forward, brandishing their weapons; of course, not all of them were present.

The members of the Nemesis Team are not all beautiful women wielding cold weapons. Some of them are similar to mages, but they are not mages; rather, they are some kind of telepaths.

The Magic Grace.

She was a woman just like the other members of the Nemesis team, but she wore a robe over her body, completely covering her body.

She is a master of mind manipulation. In the comics, she once brainwashed and manipulated Superman, causing Superman to need to seek help from Calyback to be rescued.

She even infiltrated the resistance forces on Apokolips as a spy, directly controlling the high-ranking officials and toying with those resistance fighters for her own amusement.

Feeling the sudden surge of spiritual power, Dio smiled happily, after all, this was the first time he had encountered someone who wanted to control him.

I used my psionic energy to counterattack and brought the opponent under control.

Then, backstab.

Grace pulled out a short sword and stabbed it into the neck of the sister in front of her. Before the other sister could react, she stabbed her again into her eye socket and twisted it.

The two Nemesis team members were immediately eliminated.

However, Grace was also beheaded by another member of the Nemesis team.

The Nemesis team is not actually peaceful. They are only united by the pressure and fear of the kind grandmother. So, unless they are genuinely friendly with each other, the members are always attacking one another.

He would love for his close associates to die at his hands.

"My dear sis, you couldn't hold back so quickly?"

One of the members, holding a one-handed sword, looked at Grace, whom he had just beheaded, with a strange expression, but she didn't suspect anything and turned to rush forward.

Dio offered no defense, and even though the weapons wielded by these Nemesis team members were just as sharp as those made of adamantite from the Warhammer world, they only produced clanging sounds when they struck Dio.

Seeing that no one in the Nemesis team could hurt Dio, Graven roared and charged forward.

He disregarded the safety of the Nemesis team surrounding Dio and crashed into them like an armored vehicle.

A massive shockwave was generated, and the Nemesis team was blasted away, with one member even being directly killed by Greven!

But it was no use. Dio simply pressed one hand down on Graven's head and shoved it into the ground.

"Ah!"

A tremendous noise and an even deeper crater appeared. Graven immediately fainted, bleeding from all seven orifices.

Dio stood with one foot on Greven's head, watching Hyperion and Darkseid face off, still locked in a stalemate.

Suddenly Dio felt someone hitting him. He turned around and saw his kind grandmother with a ferocious expression, slamming a large metal stick into him.

However, when she saw Dio turn around unharmed, the kind grandmother was stunned, and Dio kicked her away!