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Chapter 439 Major Event: Pseudo-Multiverse Invasion (Part 11)

Rune had anticipated the visit of the Endless Family, and he even correctly guessed who would be visiting him.

Although they differ from the supreme beings in the Marvel Universe, the Infinite Family in the DC Universe is more detached from worldly desires, but that doesn't mean they won't interfere in the affairs of ordinary people.

Morpheus, in particular, is probably the most meddlesome of all the supreme beings in the entire Infinity family.

This supreme god who represents dreams only had two romantic relationships, but neither ended well. He also helped Augustus stop the expansion of Rome and had a mortal friend named Hob Gadlin.

Furthermore, it was Morpheus who helped the former Satan cut off his wings, allowing Lucifer to retire successfully. If the plot hadn't changed too much, Lucifer would have opened a bar in Los Angeles and leisurely dated policewomen.

Given that Rune himself has a large number of superheroes and supervillains scattered throughout the DC Universe, including many charismatic and single individuals, Rune himself cannot pinpoint Lucifer's location.

Morpheus was slightly surprised by Rune's words. He thought the mage didn't know him, but then he realized that Rune was Lucifer's friend, and he had a past grudge against Lucifer. Lucifer might very well bring up his affairs.

And most of it was mockery, like when Rune mentioned being imprisoned by mortals. But at that time, he had just used the Dream of a Thousand Cats to restart the universe, and his power was exhausted. He was in a weakened state, which is why he was imprisoned by human mages.

But Morpheus wouldn't argue.

Defending against Lucifer will only earn him ridicule, and I doubt his friends will react much better.

"Before that, perhaps we should discuss your issues first," Morpheus abruptly steered the conversation to his most pressing concern.

Rune glanced at the shackles on his hands, and then the shackles shattered instantly, falling to the ground and sprouting flowers. The surrounding dark environment instantly transformed into a sea of ​​flowers.

It seems that Morpheus is at least willing to talk to him. He relinquished some control over the dream and instead allowed Rune to accept that part of it.

"What do you want to ask? Or rather, what do you want me to do?" Rune asked, lounging back in the chair that had transformed into a soft sofa.

Morpheus fell backward, but instead of lying in the sea of ​​flowers, he, like Rune, conjured a chair behind him.

It was a very ordinary wooden chair.

"You're manipulating the fates of many, Rune." Morpheus narrowed his eyes, staring directly at the dangerous mage. "You have no idea what you're doing—"

Rune simply shifted his position, mumbling in response, casually brushing off Morpheus's words. Since arriving in DC, he had rarely fallen asleep, and lucid dreams were even rarer.

Sannomiya did communicate with himself through dreams, but at that time, Rune hadn't really experienced what it felt like to have a lucid dream.

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Morpheus looked at Rune. "You weren't listening to me, were you?"

"It's not that I wasn't listening, but you should be saying this to yourself, Morpheus." Rune forced a smile, trying to show as much goodwill as possible.

Despite Rune's mockery of Morpheus, Morpheus is actually a supreme being whom Rune greatly admires. During the Metal Event, Morpheus once tried to remind Batman of the truth behind the event.

Although his personality led him to habitually show off to Batman and speak in a riddle-like manner, the information he provided actually misled the superhero, almost causing the DC universe to end.

The demons in hell, like the nightmares, speak in increasingly refined and literary ways as their rank increases. Considering the friendship between Lucifer and Morpheus, perhaps Lucifer deliberately made this demand just to annoy the nightmares.

But in any case, at least the nightmare's idea was good.

Look at Hecate, another conceptual embodiment of magic, and then look at Death in the Marvel Universe, and you'll understand why Rune admires Morpheus so much.

"Which sentence?"

"That's the line, 'You have no idea what you're doing.' You should say that to yourself—"

The next moment, the entire dream began to change; the sea of ​​flowers instantly transformed into an ocean, followed by a low, mournful sound.

A foul buzzing sound came from the deep sea, and countless luminous green phosphorescence appeared on the sea surface.

Rune glanced around, then burst into laughter, his eyes blazing with fury. "I've heard so much about your arrogance, and now it seems it's true. Looks like unless I really hurt you, you'll try to trap me with what's in my own head, won't you?"

But Morpheus stared coldly at Rune without saying a word. He looked at the handsome boy in front of him, and his heart was filled with anger.

Nightmare could tolerate Rune influencing other superheroes on Earth-3 and in this unknown universe, but recently Rune crossed the line.

He wanted to ask, "Do you know what Superman represents in the main universe? Do you know what kind of hardships they will face in the future? And yet you want to control their destiny!"

Are you going to deal with Barbatos and Popetua all by yourself?

So, he took it upon himself to access the deepest nightmare within that boy's heart, which is what it is now—

Beneath that phosphorescent light, a massive outline began to emerge. Initially, it was nothing more than a vast, amorphous mass of darkness, seemingly flowing yet also solidifying. But as it rose, Rune began to witness and comprehend its form.

But the next moment, Rune used his power to close his eyes.

However, Morpheus saw the other person.

It was a humanoid head, but with a constantly opening and closing hollow, tentacles at the jaw, and skin that seemed to be made of black tape, stardust, and pure nightmares.

"What...what kind of monster is this?"

Morpheus's words drew Xiu's attention. There was no gaze, no sight, but the nightmare could feel an ancient, cold, and inhuman consciousness enveloping her.

This creation, born from a dream, has escaped the control of the dream's master. Something is using this body to spy on him, and this "seeing" has plunged Morpheus into an extremely strange state.

His eyes were filled with colors he couldn't name or describe, and the strange buzzing sound had completely occupied his mind.

In short, Morpheus found himself in the same predicament as when Rune awakened the Scarlet Witch: the overwhelming amount of information significantly impaired Morpheus's reaction time.

Rune shouted urgently, "Close your eyes!"

Morpheus wasn't a fool. Although they had argued before, he now understood that Rune was acting in his best interest. So the nightmare obediently closed its eyes, a gesture that seemed to have exhausted all of Morpheus's strength.

After shouting angrily, Rune began to gather his strength, combining his magic, his control over dreams, and his willpower.

During this charging process, Rune's punch also caused the entire dream to completely lose its color. This was not because the dream had completely lost its light, but because all the radiance was absorbed by this punch.

The surrounding air became extremely heavy, and Rune's hair began to move without wind under the influence of the immense power. Black and red magic flowed and gathered beneath his skin, eventually compressing.

Then, Rune's fist moved. In the instant he threw the punch, the tip of his fist tore a part of the dream. From this dark crack, Morpheus could even sense the dream bubbles of other people.

Morpheus even sensed a glimpse of reality, indicating that the power of runes had permeated reality.

And those dream bubbles, whether nightmares or beautiful dreams, were completely destroyed by the power revealed by this torn crack.

Logically, Morpheus should have returned the slumber to the poor souls who had been awakened, but he realized he had done something wrong.

Therefore, he could only do his best to move his position and stand behind Rune. If Rune's punch failed to destroy this creation again, Morpheus would take over Rune's responsibility and send this cross-dimensional being back.

Accompanying Rune's punch was a terrifying roar, like billions of thunderbolts exploding simultaneously—