I, the anti-superman, have hacked into the chat group.

He said nonchalantly, "My current final form is because I made a wish through the uncorrupted Holy Grail to live a human life. I no longer need these rings."

The doctor actually wanted to slack off. But he sensed the crisis in Goetia and had to do everything he could to prepare. He traveled all over the country, learning various human skills and enriching himself as much as possible. He hardly had any rest time. Now that the crisis has finally been resolved, all he wants to do is watch Meryl's live stream and eat strawberry cake like crazy.

Carl shook his head. Living a peaceful life seemed simple, but it was never that easy.

"Are you sure you don't need it? Let's not talk about the distant future. Just what if the people from the Clock Tower send someone to investigate you in a couple of days? You know, your ability to communicate with other worlds is already known to all the employees of Chaldea. There's no way to stop the information from leaking out. And how many people do you think this ability will attract their attention?"

The doctor felt a headache coming on. He admitted that Karl was right. When the end times came, everyone should work together, but when the crisis was over, people would always have to return to their own lives. What happened in Chaldea could not be kept secret. Chaldea would inevitably fall into a vortex of power struggles, and if it did not have the ability to protect itself, it might be sacrificed in the process.

“This helplessness is also part of life; it’s not easy to do whatever you want,” Carl continued.

The doctor sighed and said, "Well... I didn't expect these rings to come back to me after all this time. But it's good to have them, so I can use some of my skills. At least curing Mashu's genetic defect shouldn't be a problem."

Mashu is an artificial human, and she wasn't created to be closer to a normal person, so her lifespan is very short. She can almost see the end of her life now, but since the doctor has decided to take action, this small problem can naturally be solved.

"That's settled then. I'm also preparing to return. Take care, and feel free to contact me if you encounter any difficulties."

Carl bids farewell to the doctor and waits for his return with Spider-Man.

The doctor's situation reminded him of his own situation; he too longed for a peaceful life, yet he was forced to confront a constant stream of crises.

It seems to be over now, but the story of Chaldea has a second part. It's just unknown whether those behind-the-scenes manipulators will choose to initiate the freeze of humanity again if he exists.

We'll see about that later. Right now, he has to face his own problems and prepare for the upcoming war. Unlike the doctor, Karl knows very well that if he wants a peaceful life, he has to use his power to achieve it.

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Bringing his thoughts back, Carl had returned to Earth 0, and was now inside the Octopus Ship on the Moon.

The place was empty, but it sounded very noisy to Karl. The shrunken cities were bustling with voices that others couldn't hear, but he could hear them clearly.

Carl went to the room where the city was stored and took a look. It had changed a lot. All the bottles were floating in the air and connected by blue pipes.

"It seems that this is the common way of traveling. Cities are now like isolated islands, and different cities can only travel between each other using specific methods."

"Cities need to exchange goods to survive, and being bottled up would have a huge impact, but because these pipelines are efficient enough, they are actually easier to pass through than before."

"Human adaptability is truly remarkable. After getting used to a smaller life, they seized the opportunity to usher in an economic boom. Well, this means there's even less of a rush to restore the city to its original state."

Karl gave the order to connect the cities together, and it seems to have been done quite well. After seeing this, Karl walked to other places. There were many people shrunk in the spaceship, but almost none of the people of normal size were here, except for one.

"Karl, you're back!" Mebius appeared in front of Karl quickly and greeted him warmly.

Carl nodded, then asked, "Are you the only one on the spaceship? Are the rest of the crew on Earth?"

“Of course,” Mebius said, raising his voice. “There’s nothing on the spaceship except for basic infrastructure, and the moon is barren outside. Who would want to stay here? Even if there’s nothing to do, they’d rather stay on Earth.”

"Then you stay here."

"Isn't this all to wait for you to come back? It would be so bad if all you got when you came back was a cold, impersonal spaceship to welcome you."

Mebius's tone was much more natural, and no longer made it obvious that she was faking it, but it was still a bit too much and seemed unreal.

She stayed here more because she preferred to stay indoors, and also because she didn't get along very well with the people from the Ultimate Alliance.

She always wanted to study the bodies of superpowered individuals, but due to the identity she created and the strength she displayed, the villains couldn't forcefully resist and could only keep their distance.

After saying that, Mebius suddenly moved closer to Karl, sniffed his nose, and even stuck out his tongue like a snake, licking something in the air.

"Sigh...it seems you must have had a very pleasant time in the other world, you smell like very pretty girls." Möbius said, feigning sadness.

Carl didn't respond. The other party had lived for a long time and couldn't possibly care about such things. He was just asking a question out of curiosity.

"Smell is one thing, but how did you tell what the other person looked like by smell?"

"This is a young girl's secret," Mebius said with a soft laugh, covering his mouth.

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Karl took one last look at the Super Queen, whose belly was growing bigger and bigger. She was like a madwoman, touching her belly most of the day. If it weren't for the other Amazons taking care of her, she probably wouldn't even maintain the most basic appearance.

Everything on Paradise Island is under surveillance, so there's no need to worry too much. Just keep them locked up. Various methods are sufficient to ensure they can't cause any trouble.

Carl flew out of the spaceship and headed towards Earth with Mebius. Besides getting some information, Tiamat was still in his space capsule and needed Wonder Woman's help.

On the way, Carl asked, "Tell me about what's been going on lately. Those villains have been on Earth for so long, have they caused any trouble?"

Mebius scoffed, “They did want to, but the Justice League has never let up on its observation of the Ultimate League. Moreover, this world is much more dangerous than Earth-3. There have been at least three crises this month alone that could have destroyed the Earth. So there simply wasn’t a suitable opportunity. In the end, they did nothing.”

Carl nodded. That was enough. He needed them to behave themselves during this period before the great war, and they only needed to behave themselves during this period. Villains are hard to change. Carl tolerated them in order to manage Earth 3 and to use them as cannon fodder.

But now that Universe 3 has been destroyed, leaving only cities on Earth, there are fewer unexpected situations, and fewer superpowered villains will be born, so fewer people will be needed to manage them.

After the great battle with the Anti-Monitors ends, Karl will definitely conduct a purge within the Alliance; they've been tyrannical long enough.

Back to the present, the two were flying very fast, and soon arrived at the Hall of Justice.

This is one of the Justice League's bases, and everyone is present, clearly having a meeting. The only one absent is Green Lantern Hal, but Wonder Woman, whom Carl is looking for, is here.

Carl arrived at the gate, which seemed to have been optimized in some way. The security system could now distinguish him from Superman, so he couldn't go in directly and obediently rang the doorbell.

Carl could hear the other party's discussion, which was mostly about the anti-monitors. Nearly half a year of preparation time was neither long nor short. For the Justice League, they rarely had the opportunity to know about the crisis in advance.

However, despite having such a significant advantage, they couldn't figure out how to leverage it, and no matter what tactics they used, there were always some shortcomings.

“Most of the time we are passive in the face of crises and can only temporarily mobilize manpower. However, even in those situations, we always manage to win. The entire Justice League, plus the people from Earth-3, are facing one Anti-Monitor. The advantage is on our side,” Superman encouraged everyone.

The Flash nodded, no longer as worried as before.

However, at that moment, Batman poured cold water on everyone's enthusiasm.

"Unfortunately, we can't gain an advantage in terms of manpower no matter what. When we saw the Anti-Monitor on Earth 3, it was because he alone was enough to destroy the universe. If we really talk about numbers, the entire Earth combined wouldn't be enough."

Batman released a photo showing the Earth at this moment. In order not to alert the enemy and to allow the counter-surveillance agents to target their universe in advance, Batman was cautious and stopped after taking a photo by trickery.

The photo was projected onto the screen, but what it showed was different from what others had expected. There were no anti-surveillance agents, only a hundred-meter-tall tower and countless black shadows soaring through the sky.

"What are those black shadows?" Superman asked, voicing the question on everyone's mind.

Batman replied, "They are life forms from the antimatter universe. Superman said that, right? The Antimonitor comes from the antimatter universe. He has no base here, but it was different where he was. These are all his minions that he summoned from the antimatter universe."

"Let's call them Shadow Demons for now. Half a month ago, their numbers had already exceeded 500 billion, and they're still increasing rapidly... Now, are you sure we still have the advantage in numbers?"

Everyone fell silent. Hearing such an exaggerated number, they all felt immense pressure. No wonder the people from Earth 3 decisively chose to avoid their sharp edge.

Just as the atmosphere became tense, a message popped up in the conference room, reminding them that a guest had visited outside the door.

"I'll open the door." After seeing who it was through the screen, the Flash said this and went to open the door to lead Carl and the other man inside.

“Superman, you’ve finally shown up. You’re just in time. We’ve been discussing how to deal with the Anti-Monitor. You know so much about him, you must have some unique insights,” Superman said.

The Justice League has confirmed that the other version of himself has some flaws in his personality, but objectively speaking, Superman has a very good impression of Carl, not only because Carl saved a person on Earth, but also because of their fight that ended without a clear conclusion.

Because the two are identical beings, Superman knows how restrained they were in those battles, unanimously limiting their power to a certain range. What appears to be a powerful attack to outsiders is actually painless to them.

The fact that they fought like that shows that Karl, like him, habitually restrains his power. Even when he finally had to get serious, he chose the milder kryptonite powder. These details reveal the other person's character.

“I do have some opinions, but I came here specifically to ask for your help with something,” Karl said.

"Well, tell us what it is. As long as it's not against justice, we'll try our best to help," Superman said warmly.

Carl said, "Don't worry, it's just helping a poor person find their true self... But let's find a more spacious place first."

Although the others were a little confused, they did as instructed and followed them to a deserted wasteland.

"So where is that person you're talking about who needs help?" Wonder Woman asked.

"Calm down." Karl activated his thermal vision, melting a large crater in the ground, and then had the spatial box open a portal with a diameter of one meter, allowing the chaotic tide to flow out continuously.

The chaotic tides preserved in the space alone are enough to cover 100 square kilometers of sea area, but it is clear that not so much is needed just to reshape Tiamat's body.

The chaotic tide flowed continuously, always maintaining contact with parts of the space. When Karl felt it was about time, he removed the slave lasso that had been soaking in it.

In an instant, the black mud-like substance began to surge violently like boiling water.

Chapter 214 Gossip

To be honest, this churning black mud didn't look like anything good, and the members of this alliance were more or less on guard.

Then, at that moment, Carl suddenly said, "Now is the time. Wonder Woman, it's your Lasso of Truth's turn to help her regain her original personality."

"What?" Wonder Woman pointed at the pool of black mud and said, "You're not talking about these things, are you?"

Carl explained, “Don’t be fooled by appearances. This black mud is alive; it’s like the opponent’s blood. The opponent is about to use this ‘blood’ to reshape their body. Now is the best time to use the Lasso of Truth, otherwise the opponent will turn into a crazed monster.”

Wonder Woman frowned and stared at Carl for several seconds before finally lowering the golden lasso into the churning black mud, only after Superman's silent approval.

"What do we do next?" Wonder Woman asked, faced with the black mud she had never seen before.

“The Lasso of Truth is yours, why ask me? Just do what you usually do to awaken others,” Karl said.

That made things simple. Wonder Woman knew what she had to do. She tightened the lasso and shouted, "Tell me who you are?"

The black mud churned more and more violently, and Wonder Woman was answered by a voice that sounded like a singer.

“aarrrr…”

Wonder Woman acknowledged that the voice was pleasant, but that wasn't exactly an answer, so she asked again, "Who are you?"

With the question posed again, the power of the Lasso of Truth is fully unleashed, and it will seek out the most authentic answer from the depths of the user's heart.

The question 'Who are you?' seems simple, but is it really that easy to answer? It represents a person's truest self. A person has countless identities, so which one is the real self?

When Superman grasps the Lasso of Truth, his answer will be Clark, but when Batman answers, the answer is Batman, which is their true self.

Tiamat has gone mad and is filled with hatred, but this is not the choice she wanted to make. Her true self will always be the Mother of All Things who will always give love.

A whirlpool appeared in the black mud pool, from which Tiamat, with her giant horns, gradually rose to the surface. She opened her unique cross-shaped eyes and answered Diana's question.

“I am Tiamat.”

She had regained her senses, and the chains binding her limbs had disappeared because they were no longer needed; she would no longer lose control.

“Tiamat!” Wonder Woman repeated incredulously.

The mythology in the DC universe is mostly true, and the gods all lived on Earth. However, their era has passed, and the universe now belongs to Darkseid and a host of new gods.

However, even so, a god is still a god, holding a significant position in the universe, so Wonder Woman finds it hard to imagine that a god would appear in this black mud.

“Don’t be too surprised.” Carl brought Wonder Woman back to her senses and said, “This is not the Tiamat you know. She is a planetary god from another universe. Apart from the name, she is very different in other aspects.”

After being told off by Carl, Wonder Woman calmed down a bit, but she still immediately withdrew her Lasso of Truth. After all, since the other party had such a title, it was better to show some respect and at least not to keep the rope around him.