It was an estimate, when he's not sure, he simply pulls a number out of thin air, usually three. Nice catch though.
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"Blitzsnak." I was only mildly surprised as I ducked sideways avoiding the head removing slash aimed at me, that my first thought was from a Disney cartoon. Superman caught the arm and spun, flinging it into a building. Supergirl fired a blast of heat vision at the wall above the monster and brought most of the building down on it. Mild surprise, was replaced by sincere annoyance as the creature pushed up through the rubble. Zatanna muttered something, and waved a wand. Considering her outfit, I was guessing she summoned it with magic. A steel wall appeared before the lunging creature. There came a dull thud from the back of the wall, as the leap met it. The two tentacles punched through the steel, and began to rip it apart. Flash bolted up as soon as the face of the creature was visible, and began to beat on it. There was an interesting technical difference. He compared to Superman as a karate user compared to a boxer. Flash used simple number of blows to make up for not having Superman's extra strength. Superman, and Supergirl fired at the tentacles, as Zatanna muttered something I couldn't catch. Fire lanced down behind the wall, aiming for the creature's back. It howled in pain. Deciding I should help, I reached down, and out, seeking out whatever magical energy I could garner, and drew it in. It formed in the air before me, taking shape as some of it coalesced into steel, forming into a javelin. But I left the tip thin and weak for a purpose. Grabbing it out of the air, I darted behind the wall, and threw the weapon. The impact, shattered the tip of the weapon and discharged the energy remaining directly into the creature's hide. It did get his attention, but that wasn't necessarily a good thing. A clawed arm whirled back, and sliced open my arm to the bone. I knew instantly I would have a permanent scar there, but I danced back, clear of the return blow, aimed to take my head directly from my shoulders.
"Retreat, it's too powerful!" Superman yelled. Normally I'd have argued, but this wasn't the time for that. The creature seemed to revel in it's victory, rather than coming after us immediately
"Now what?" Was the first thing I asked, as we reached the end of the block, and stopped. It was waiting for us.
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"Simple plan." Superman replied, in answer to the question. Supergirl groaned.
"I hate, simple plans." She muttered. Superman ignored that.
"First, we call for re-inforcements. Batman, and Wonder woman should be closest. Lantern is off planet, but that won't be a problem." He sighed. "Once they arrive, we'll hit him again, but this time, we'll be organized. Flash and Supergirl will come in from behind. I'll go head to head with him. Can you two do that lightning trick again?" He asked Zatanna and Adam. Zatanna shrugged, but Adam shook his head.
"No, I burned too much power on my last attack." He sighed. "I've got virtually nothing left."
"Wait, we can't use the energy you're using, but can you use what we do?" Zatanna suggested. He nodded.
"Except, I don't have the energy to control the power." He shook his head.
"But as you mentioned, you manipulate the power directly. If you use our energy, you'd need a spell." She pointed out.
"I don't want to take the chance. I can fight as well, but..." He shook his head.
"That's alright, everyone has a limitation." Wonderwoman put in as she landed.
"Speak for yourself." Flash retorted.
"Who is the kid?" Batman asked. He dropped to the ground, and glared at Adam.
"His name is Adam. He's pretty good at this super hero thing." Flash put in.
"Great. You, stay out of the way." Batman snapped, and turned to Superman. Supergirl laid a hand on Adam's shoulder, she'd heard his teeth grind together, and seen his hands flicker white for a second.
"Relax, he's always like that." She said soothingly. He nodded.
"Right, there's the plan." Superman clapped. Supergirl squeezed his shoulder again, and then followed Flash. Adam dropped to a bench. There wasn't really much point in him following. Superman and Wonderwoman charged in first mirroring each other, striking with a fist as the first move. The creature tipped back, and stumbled back. Flash and Supergirl charged forwards, tripping it up, using a rope once more garnered from the nearby sporting goods store. Batman pulled and threw a half-dozen Batarangs, which exploded with a massively blinding flash. The monster growled something. Zatanna threw up her hands.
"It's saying something." She turned back.
"I will destroy you all." It called, this time in english. "You will not live through this." He raised his right arm. A wave of blue-white energy exploded out, slamming Batman, and Superman to the ground. Flash out ran it, while Wonderwoman, and Supergirl rose above it. Zatanna threw her arms up, but she was out of range. The attack dissipated a few feet short of her. Supergirl and Wonderwoman landed, checking vitals on Batman and Superman.
"Gninthgil!" Lightning coursed out of the sky, as the creature tried to rise. Adam came to his feet, and began to head towards the creature. He'd regained a little of his energy, enough to summon a sword into his hands. It wasn't ideal, but it was better than trying to go hand to hand. As he advanced the creature raised it's arm, and unleashed the massive wave attack again. Supergirl and Wonderwoman started upwards, but they saw Adam within range.
"Adam! Get clear!" Supergirl called. Too late, the wave hit, and stopped dead. Then it vanished, drawn into Adam.
"Now, this is more like it." He grinned.
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:I hate beings like that.: The alien groaned mentally as Adam absorbed the wave. :Guess I'll have to crush these, before I take on the rest of the world.: He stood again, swinging his arm and swatting Flash away idly. He advanced, grimacing at the lightning that struck and began to exchange blows with Wonderwoman. She was driving him back, but he was advancing a bit between blows. That stalemated it, until Supergirl lifted into the air, and blasted his first leg with her heat vision. He roared in pain, and lashed out at her. The blow caught her in the stomach, and ripped it open. She hit the ground, and bounced as she rolled. He saw Zatanna scream, and the air itself battered him with blows, driving him back further. It stopped as she darted over to Supergirl. He noted idly, that only three of his opponents seemed unable to fly. Wind buffeted him again, this time generated by the odd, red suited speed demon.