Under the siege of the four Furies, despite Granny Goodness’s best efforts, she was still cleaved apart.
Of course, she had considered opening a Boom Tube to escape; however, Bai Qi, eager not to miss this grand spectacle, had destroyed the device Granny Goodness held for opening Boom Tubes beforehand.
Even when facing their former leader, the four Furies showed no mercy.
After dealing with Granny Goodness, Bai Qi became interested in the four Furies. He controlled them to come to his side, observed them carefully, and then asked, "Besides you, are there any other Furies?"
In response to Bai Qi's question, the four Furies exchanged glances. The leader, a Fury, stepped forward and nodded, saying, "Yes, Master, but they are all in hibernation."
"Hibernation?" Bai Qi raised an eyebrow and said, "Take me there."
Unexpectedly, the place where the remaining Furies were hibernating, according to the Furies, was in the laboratory next to the main control room.
Upon entering the laboratory, the Furies skillfully went to the control panel. After a series of operations, dormant pods were revealed to Bai Qi.
Bai Qi approached the closest dormant pod. He casually wiped away non-existent mist and saw a dark-haired girl with tanned skin sleeping inside. Both her appearance and figure were top-notch.
Then Bai Qi looked at the others beside her. The girls sleeping inside were, without exception, all first-class beauties. It had to be said that Granny Goodness’s requirements for the Furies were truly high; just on appearance alone, many candidates would have been screened out.
Looking at the dormant pods before him, there were at least twenty. Just finding so many qualified candidates was already difficult. Coupled with the attrition during modification, it was evident that nurturing these twenty-odd Furies had cost Granny Goodness considerable effort.
But now, this Fury squadron was his, Bai Qi's.
His mental power infiltrated the minds of each dormant Fury. In less than a minute, the programs that originally pledged loyalty to Darkseid were thoroughly cleared. Then, he rewrote new programs for them, ensuring one hundred percent loyalty to Bai Qi.
"Alright, now awaken."
He pressed the button, and the Furies, released from hibernation, emerged from their pods one by one.
They were still a bit disoriented from their awakening, but upon seeing Bai Qi, the confusion in their eyes instantly cleared.
The first Fury to awaken approached Bai Qi, knelt on one knee, and bowed at his feet, saying, "I am Big Barda, captain of the Fury squadron. I pledge my loyalty and my life to you."
After Big Barda spoke, all the remaining Furies bowed down.
Looking at the Furies kneeling before him, Bai Qi's lips curved into an unconcealable smile.
Compared to the ugly and bloodthirsty Parademons, the Furies could serve much greater purposes. Furthermore, having been trained by Granny Goodness, the Furies' loyalty to Bai Qi was one hundred and twenty percent, eliminating any worries of betrayal. It could be said that this twenty-five-member Fury squadron was Bai Qi's greatest gain in this world.
Just as Bai Qi was about to issue further commands to the Furies before him, the laboratory suddenly began to shake violently. No, the entire palace was shaking.
Needless to say, the returning Lord of Darkness must have clashed with our son of Krypton.
But then he felt something was wrong.
The liquid Kryptonite within Superman had been cleared by him, and a miniature sun had been inserted into his body to restore some of his strength. However, Bai Qi was certain that the miniature sun inserted into Superman's body could at most restore thirty percent of his power.
Facing Darkseid, whose strength was comparable to his own, Superman with only thirty percent of his power could not possibly be an opponent, or even engage in combat. So, who could be causing such a commotion now?
A bad feeling lingered in Bai Qi's heart.
Uneasy, Bai Qi instructed the Furies to wait for him in the open space outside the palace, while he himself rapidly flew towards the direction of the tremors.
Passing through layers of walls, Bai Qi arrived at the palace hall, the final battlefield of this fierce battle.
Upon arriving here, Bai Qi felt utterly dismayed.
The person fighting Darkseid was clad in a blue, form-fitting suit, a red cape, with underwear worn on the outside, and a large S emblem emblazoned on his chest. There was no doubt it was Superman; however, Superman's face was clearly not human.
At this moment, Superman's skin was flushed red, he had grown two extra pairs of crimson eyes, and devilish horns sprouted from his head.
"Damn it, this guy is possessed by Trigon!"
After all, Bai Qi had received ten percent of Trigon's power, and almost instantly, he sensed Trigon's aura from Kal-El.
With Trigon's enhancement, Clark had not only regained his former strength but had even become considerably stronger. However, Superman was no longer under Clark's control; he was now being piloted by Trigon, who had entered his body.
The reason Bai Qi had reinforced Trigon's seal in the first place was to account for Raven and others coming to Apokolips to fight Darkseid. When Superman and the others were no match for Darkseid, Trigon would become the last resort. If Trigon were released, and attached himself to the seal, wouldn't the magic used to absorb his power become ineffective?
But from the current situation, even with Bai Qi's interference, the plot's trajectory had not changed.
Facing an almost irreversible disadvantage, Raven had eventually released the Trigon sealed within her. The Trigon, freed from Raven's seal, was still in an energy state, without a physical form.
The disembodied Trigon's next objective was to choose a suitable body to inhabit and use as its own.
Of course, Trigon would absolutely not choose someone as mentally and physically powerful as Darkseid. After all, choosing such an individual carried a high risk of failure just to enter their body, and then having to fight in the mental world. It was better to pick someone with a relatively strong body and weaker mental power as a vessel.
Thus, the nomination for this vessel fell to the superheroes.
Seeing this, Constantine stepped forward, intending to sacrifice himself and voluntarily become Trigon's vessel.
For someone like Constantine who voluntarily offered himself, Trigon would find it relatively easier to control him after entering his body. However, compared to the frail Constantine, Trigon clearly had a more suitable candidate: Superman, who was currently battling Darkseid.