Who would have known that in the process of his subordinates searching for Batman, they accidentally stumbled upon the lair of the puppet-master—although not definitely confirmed, but Darkseid's formidable intuition tells him the things Tivorens witnessed were not simple matters.
The eternal emperor made a decisive decision—to immediately cease hostilities with the Lantern Corps, cooperate with Batman, and unveil the mastermind behind the curtains, reducing them to ashes.
Pausing combat with the Lantern Corps was a prerequisite as Darkseid knew that only if the situation on the battlefield changed would Batman's two justice comrades alert him. Only they could inform him.
The troops Darkseid deployed seemed many, but they had been searching for people in a city on a planet for so long, mainly because Darkseid simply didn't care. If he did, he could summon massive troops, his Type-Demon Army could even fill the entire Apocalypse Star, which is much larger than the solar system. A mere Earth, posed no challenge.
Darkseid was clear that if Batman deliberately hid, no one could find him. Previously searching for him was just an idle pursuit, and if found, they would discuss cooperation, hoping to gain something from the war between Batman and the Evil God. If not found, they would focus on fighting the Lantern Corps, and gain immediate advantage.
However, things had changed, the information that Tivorens sent back gave Darkseid a very bad premonition. It had been many years since he last felt chills down his spine. He knew this sharp intuition had saved him many times, and so, once again, he decided to follow his instincts.
Drop everything and find Batman first.
The army of Apocalypse Star was still bogged down in the quagmire of the New City war. After the National Guard landed, heavy firepower was no longer a deficiency for mankind. Even under the support of the Federal Government, humans had more firepower than necessary, even a large amount of military hardware was waiting to be utilized.
At this time, Stark stepped out. Stark Industries' production line was fully operational, and its Mecha Army replaced humans on the battlefield. Coupled with the endless heavy firepower provided by various countries, even the Type-Demons would fear who the real demon was.
The capabilities exploded by two Starks working together were unimaginable. The White Can had no morals, the only thing that could reveal his humanity was Pepper, and Pepper's safety was now threatened, and he had completely let loose.
The only way to cure the fear of insufficiency of firepower is to summon troops, summon more troops, and summon even faster troops. Soon the Mecha Army had become as dense and covered the sky as the Type Demon.
After finally letting loose, the Electronic Life Stark finally walked the path the Iron Demon God had once walked—endless mechanical self-proliferation until machines filled every corner of the cosmos.
The White Can had been holding back its trump card, or if Pepper's safety had not been threatened, he would have kept this trump card forever. Don't forget, the Stark Group led by the White Can had researched artificial sun even earlier than Otto.
After the White Can revealed part of its trump card, Natasha also understood, that this guy intended to beat around the bush and play possum, planning to wait until everyone was exhausted from the fight, before stepping forward to land the final blow.
After solving the energy problem, the endless mechanical army became the main enemy of the Type Demon. Both sides fought like a whirlwind. The sight of a meat grinder was chilling for anyone.
In this situation, someone could not sit still, which was the owl who had just obtained a strong dark energy.
Who loses the most in the war in New City?
Some people think it's the civilians, some think it's the government, some think it's the world's richest man, and some think it's the law enforcement agencies.
But in fact, by simply looking at the extent of the war's destruction on everyone, one can find the answer. Before executing the plan, Bruce had already evacuated most of the civilians. Those who were left were either villains or crazy. Even the most stubborn ones would have taken the overnight train after seeing the magnitude of the war.
The New Jersey State Legislature seemed to have lost completely, but in actuality they obtained a large amount of military support through this event, and could also cry out grievances to Congress through this bloody war, increasing the allocation of National Guard reserves.
The world's richest was even less likely to suffer a loss. Where did the supporting arms come from? Weren't they produced by them? It was a cycle of internal demand.
There are many types of law enforcement agencies. The Federal Bureau of Investigation only had small losses, but they were the type that wouldn't pick up anything they dropped on the road. S.H.I.E.L.D., however, could flaunt their prowess. Although the situation has deteriorated to this point, they must admit they have been the hardy ones in the brutal war. Even other countries couldn't fault them on this.
Therefore, what this war destroyed the most was not people, money, or reputation.
The answer is surprisingly simple - the biggest damage was done to the buildings.
Buildings in New York are worthless, the city is attacked by aliens three times a day on average. Buildings and people are like leeks, cut one batch and another grows, and everyone has gotten used to it.
But the buildings in Gotham represented the painstaking efforts of several generations of Owls, the materials were smelted, metals were added, and structures swapped.
After this war, there was nothing left. It could certainly not be described as thriving, only that there was nothing left.
The foundation that the Owls have been painstakingly operating in Gotham for many years has been wasted. How could they not be angry?
In addition to their anger, they also knew that since the previous operations had come to nothing, they could only count on this war to turn the tables. Otherwise, there would no longer be a place for them.
The increasingly crazed and extreme Court of Owls began to pray to Barbados in fervor, hoping to obtain stronger dark energy.
However, it has been mentioned before, because the Joker ran into Barbados' house along their telephone line, and Barbados was being annoyed by those three unlucky things. He immediately blocked the Owls of this universe.
In theory, no matter how the priests pray, Barbados will not respond because he can't hear them.
A call to Barbados did not go through indeed, but without the knowledge of the Owls, the phone number has been forwarded elsewhere.
Who was it forwarded to?
Of course, to the Pope of Barbados.
So, who was the Pope of Barbados?
Correct, it was the winner of last quarter's Outstanding Owl Court Organization Award, the Labor Model of the Dark Source Area, the Outstanding Individual in the Invasion of the Prime Universe Project, and the gold winner of the first "Owl Cup"—Bruce Wayne!