Marvel — Attilan.
The scream of Black Bolt, sent from the surface of the Moon, shook the entire universe.
Wonder Woman and Doctor Fate immediately sensed that something terrifying was coming.
"Superman is in danger!" shouted Diana, knocking Hercules away with her shield and turning toward the Moon.
She was about to call for help. But…
Zuuuuuum—!
Two crimson beams shot from the Moon.
They pierced through the vacuum of space, slicing open the void, followed by horrific sound waves that echoed even where sound should not exist.
...
Only half of Attilan remained, the other half was gone.
Everything touched by Black Bolt's sonic assault was flattened. Reduced to dust.
Supergiant, Red Skull, Flash, and others imprisoned in their cells had their senses fail. Their ears bled as they collapsed unconscious.
Only one remained conscious.
Aquaman.
Curled up in the corner of his cell, Arthur trembled as blood ran from his ears.
He tried to escape, but... the truth was cruel:
The vibranium cell had just saved his life.
And a few meters ahead…
Superman.
Kneeling on one knee, blood flowing from his ears.
The sound — relentless waves of destructive onomatopoeia — battered him like an endless ocean.
His super-hearing, which had saved his life countless times, now tormented him twice as much.
"Clark, we know you. We've analyzed every one of your abilities," said Black Bolt coldly,
his words turning into lethal waves that bombarded Superman's skull.
"We know your hearing exceeds human limits… and that's why sound hurts you most."
Superman raised his hand, trying to block the sonic blasts — but it wasn't easy.
"I don't doubt that…"
He gritted his teeth, his voice strained with pain.
But even so, he did not give up.
"But if you think that's enough to defeat me… you're gravely mistaken!!"
At that very instant…
Heat vision!
Two parallel beams of red light burst from his eyes — straight at Black Bolt!
Bolt tried to dodge, but he wasn't fast enough — his left side was hit by the beam.
In a split second, the rays sliced off almost his entire left arm!
But it didn't end there — the beams cut through the remains of Attilan, obliterated the other half of the prison, and continued all the way to the edge of space!
"Hm… yes!"
Black Bolt wanted to respond, but…
Superman was already before him.
He reached out like a steel jaw, grabbed his lower face tightly — and silenced him!
No sound.
No voice.
No escape.
Superman knew: without the ability to speak, Black Bolt was just another mortal.
"Was that your plan?" Clark whispered through his teeth.
"If so… then you really don't know me."
His eyes were bloodshot from strain, his face twisted with pain and rage.
He no longer looked like a symbol of hope — he looked like a demon from Krypton.
"Hmm…"
Black Bolt smiled.
Quietly. Slowly.
Then, without a word, he raised his hand.
On his palm was an ancient message engraved:
"Look beneath your feet."
"What…?" Superman frowned suspiciously and looked down.
The dust parted.
A teleportation circle!
The symbols glowed — and before Superman could react…
He was gone.
In a second, he was dragged into darkness.
When he opened his eyes again...
Superman found himself in a closed, claustrophobic space.
Walls of obsidian, floors of black lava, fire spreading through cracks.
Limbo.
A place where physical strength meant very little.
Beneath his feet…
A nuclear mushroom.
Ten million tons.
A self-destruct device, wrapped in lead, had already begun counting down.
A red light blinked. The numbers fell lower.
"Welcome to hell, God of Earth…"
A voice echoed above.
From the dark sky descended an Iron Man suit, automated but with a live communication link.
Tony's voice resonated inside the prison.
"…or you don't mind if I call you that, do you?"
"Tony Stark?"
Superman turned toward the suit.
Only to discover that something inside blocked his x-ray vision.
"Again… I suppose this is a remotely controlled machine, isn't it?"
"Because you don't dare face me yourself."
Superman spoke coldly.
"That's right."
Tony's voice came again from the Mark armor.
He was still inside the Space Swords base.
Speaking of which, Tony also had to thank Namor for the bilateral trade agreement he had proposed.
Thanks to that deal, a stable passage had been established between Earth and Limbo.
Otherwise, Tony could not have remotely operated the Mark armor from Hell on Earth.
"Clark, do you know what the biggest problem is when you're the invincible Superman?"
Tony Stark continued.
He didn't pause for a moment.
So that Superman wouldn't have time to adjust to his surroundings.
That's right — as Tony had said at the beginning, this was something that had to be eliminated.
"What is it?"
Clark sensed that something was wrong.
But his x-ray vision was blocked by the lead casing, and he couldn't see the countdown of the nuclear bomb.
"..."
At the Space Swords base, Tony raised his hand and looked at the timer on his watch.
Then he calmly said:
"When you're invincible in the world, you stop feeling danger."
"That's the biggest problem when you're Superman."
The moment he said those words, a brilliant explosion of light burst from the depths of Limbo!
Zzzz~
The signal from the Mark armor was cut off instantly!
Tony took a deep breath, removing his glasses from the control system.
"The god-killing plan is complete. It's done."
After those heavy words,
Tony stood up.
And began putting on his armor.
...
Meanwhile.
On the auxiliary Moon.
Dr. Fate sensed something.
He instantly unleashed golden energy and knocked Ares unconscious.
Then immediately teleported to Wonder Woman, Diana.
"Diana! I've lost all trace of Superman!"
"He's gone!"
"What!?"
Wonder Woman was in the middle of fighting Hercules.
She almost drove her sword into Dr. Fate's face as he teleported.
When she heard what he said, her whole body froze.
"You mean Clark disappeared?"
"No…"
"It could be worse!"
Dr. Fate turned around.
And then he saw:
Iron Man, Hulk, Tekken, Wasp, Falcon, Punisher…
Black Bolt, Crystal, Namor, Mordo, Medusa…
Two groups of centaurs, from the Moon and from Earth, surrounded them on both sides.
All were wearing steel combat or space suits provided by Star-Lord!
"We have to get out of here now, Diana!"
"What about Clark?"
"No time!"
"We must leave immediately!"
Dr. Fate shouted.
The power of the god Nabu from the golden helmet erupted!
He enveloped both himself and Wonder Woman, and through the original space rift, teleported them back to the DC Universe.