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

With the help of the spaceship's capabilities, everyone could see the situation ahead: six or seven Flashes were running, one after another, all reaching out as if trying to stop themselves from getting ahead.

Carl said to Mebius, "You've read the comics, so you should remember this scene. It's the Flash trying to save his mother. He's using the Speed ​​Force to travel through time and go back to the past."

After Carl's reminder, Mebius recalled the relevant memory: a major event involving the Flash. In order to save his mother who died when he was a child, the Flash traveled through time, causing a series of butterfly effects that changed the world beyond recognition.

To atone for his mistakes, the Flash travels through time again to stop his past self, resulting in two Flashes in the Speed ​​Force. If he changes his mind again, a new Flash will appear.

"Hehe, at the time, they were only thinking about getting to know you better, so naturally they overlooked other people's stories."

Mebius said coquettishly, but seeing that Karl's reaction wasn't very strong, she changed the subject and continued, "Speaking of which, we were lucky to have stumbled upon such a famous scene, weren't we?"

Carl pondered for a moment, stroking his chin, and replied, "I'm afraid not. This scene should have remained here all along. The concept of time and space here is different from other places, otherwise you wouldn't have seen the Flash appear in front of you at different points in time."

Möbius sighed, "Well, the DC universe is really special. I've already confirmed that time travel is impossible there, but here it's not only possible, but such chaotic scenes can also occur. Does this mean that time paradoxes don't exist at all?"

Möbius is really strange. Although he knows that the Speed ​​Force can distort the laws of physics to some extent, it is too much to completely ignore the time paradox like this. Not only can it infinitely stop his past self, but it can also be seen by his future self. This is really too unreasonable.

“Oh, you mean time paradoxes? Of course they exist, it’s just that time in the DC universe is different from that in other universes,” Karl said.

"How is it different?" Mebius asked curiously.

"Most universes only have time, like the Honkai universe you're in, but DC has something called hypertime flow on top of ordinary time."

"The Hypertime Stream is the foundation of DC time travel. With its existence, time paradoxes disappear because even if time goes backward, from the perspective of the Hypertime Stream, everything is just moving forward, and can only move forward."

Karl explained to Möbius that, simply put, with the Hypertime Stream, ordinary time no longer counts as time. It's like rewinding the time in a game; the time within the game changes, but the time for the players outside remains unchanged.

The Hypertime Flow resolves the time paradox in this way; without it, time travel would be impossible in the DC universe, whether to the past or the future.

Boom!

Just as Mebius was listening with great interest, the spaceship suddenly began to shake violently.

Since entering the Speed ​​Force space, the lightning striking the spaceship had never stopped. The people inside the cabin had long been used to it and were used to the occasional swaying. But this time was different. The commotion was so great that the entire spaceship almost turned upside down.

"What happened?" Tiamat asked anxiously. She didn't understand technology, and even if data was displayed on the screen, she needed Karl or Mebius to explain it to her.

"It seems to be a Speed ​​Force storm, and caused by a speedster at that." Karl said with a frown, "I really don't know if our luck is good or bad. Strange things occasionally appear in the Speed ​​Force space, and we've encountered it twice in such a large space."

The storm that appeared in front of the spaceship was composed of red and yellow colors. Overall, it looked like a giant tornado, and painful groans could be heard coming from it from time to time.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that what truly brings these Speed ​​Forces together is not the so-called wind, but the Speedsters—three Speedsters who are lost in the Speed ​​Force space and have lost control.

"Can we find a way to stop the storm? If this continues, the spaceship won't be able to hold on," Möbius said, staring at the spaceship's damage report.

"No, and it's not worth it."

Carl shook his head and said, "Just like the Flash just now, the Speedster Storm that has appeared now is also something like historical footage. Even if we disperse them, they will reappear, unless we cause a shortage of Speed ​​Force in this area. But that would consume too much of our energy. Let's find a way to break out of here!"

The spaceship was running at full power, and the 'hamster wheel' was also running at its maximum value without affecting the balance, causing lightning to appear on all eight tentacles of the spaceship.

The storm is not a real storm, but a collection of Speed ​​Force, and now the tentacles are also wrapped with Speed ​​Force, so they can interfere with the storm.

With a powerful slap, the eight tentacles briefly halted the storm before rushing off into the distance without looking back.

"That was close," Mebius said, patting her slightly heaving chest. Just as she was about to say something more, the spaceship stopped; they had arrived at their destination.

Upon leaving the Speed ​​Force space, what came into view was an endless wall.

Chapter 255 The Wall of Origin

The golden walls filled everyone's entire field of vision; even with Karl's eyesight, they couldn't see the end of them. They were simply too big, even bigger than the universe.

In addition, there are countless reliefs on this wall. The reliefs vary in shape and size, but they all depict living beings, and most of them have ferocious expressions, as if they are enduring boundless pain.

"I never imagined that the final destination would be the Wall of Origin, the border of the DC multiverse, a place where countless gods have perished. Even though I knew of its existence, I could never have imagined its grandeur until I saw it with my own eyes," Möbius sighed.

Before meeting Karl, Mebius's goal was to become an immortal god. Mebius once thought this goal was unattainable, since even gods might not exist. But now she was witnessing the demise of countless gods.

In the DC universe, if you keep flying and flying, you will very likely end up in a place called the Prometheus Galaxy. It is not a real galaxy, but the end of reality, where a golden wall called the Wall of Origin will block your way, preventing you from advancing any further.

All numbered universes are enclosed by this wall. You can travel between different universes, but never try to cross the Origin Wall.

Throughout history, countless powerful beings and gods have tried to cross the Wall of Origin, but they have all failed.

The Wall of Origin also has another name, the Wall of Souls, a name derived from these failed gods.

When you come into contact with the Wall of Origin, if you cannot withstand its power, you will be suppressed and sealed by the wall, eventually becoming a relief on it.

In other words, these reliefs covering the walls were once depictions of deities!

"Just how many gods are there up there?" Mebius couldn't help but ask.

Karl did not answer, but simply shook his head slightly.

No one knows exactly how many gods are trapped on the wall. The size of the Origin Wall allows it to surround the entire multiverse, but now, the entire wall is covered with reliefs!

This is just the surface layer; there may be much more inside. Although there is no evidence, the number of gods trapped on the wall probably exceeds the total number within the multiverse.

“Don’t pay attention to these guys.” Karl was the quickest to calm down. He looked away and said, “The existence of these gods is of no help to us. On the contrary, it can easily undermine our confidence.”

Möbius sighed; that was indeed the case, as she had been somewhat discouraged.

"Knowing something from paper is completely different from seeing it in person. Countless gods have failed before the Wall of Origin. Can we really pass through it successfully?"

Carl gave an affirmative answer to this.

"Of course. These gods may have used many methods, but they didn't have the Speed ​​Force back then. I'm very confident that the Speed ​​Force is the key to our crossing of the Wall of Origin."

Mebius paused for a moment, but quickly laughed: "Heh, now I understand why Superman is always associated with hope."

“Ha, I’m not Superman,” Carl chuckled.

“It’s all the same. Having you by my side always makes me feel at ease,” Möbius said earnestly.

“…Let’s begin the experiment.” Karl started walking towards the laboratory.

"I'll help." Mebius followed with a grin. She had almost doubted that Karl had no feelings for her, but it seemed that wasn't the case.

In the laboratory, Karl began experimenting with launching the Speed ​​Force at the Wall of Origin and then retrieving it.

As he tried it, he explained, "Behind the Origin Wall are many powerful forces, such as the power of the White Lamp and some magical powers, which all come from the world outside the wall. Those gods were trapped in the wall because they were trying to find the knowledge and power on the Origin Wall."

"Getting off topic, in short, this kind of thing shows that some forces can pass through walls under certain conditions, and the Speed ​​Force is definitely one of them."

Mebius nodded. She had already witnessed the wonders of the Speed ​​Force, so it didn't seem impossible that it could penetrate the Wall of Origin.

However, this also raised another question for her: among the countless gods trapped on the Origin Wall, was there not a single one who had tried the Speed ​​Force?

Mebius raised this question: "I know that the Speed ​​Force originated from the Flash, Barry Allen, but the Speed ​​Force transcends time, which means that the gods of the past should also have been able to access the Speed ​​Force, right?"

“That’s correct in theory,” Karl nodded. “This brings us to another characteristic of the Origin Wall: things on the Origin Wall are unaffected by reboots.”

"No matter how time changes in the multiverse, the Origin Wall will remain the same. The gods on it will not get a new chance to try because the Speed ​​Force has affected the past. After all, from the perspective of the timeline, they got on the wall first and then had the Speed ​​Force."

The Wall of Origin is unaffected by the reboot, which is one of the reasons why Karl rushed to the Wall of Origin after the battle.

He knew that after this major event, the DC universe was not far from the next reboot. If he could not leave the DC universe before the reboot, he could at least hide in the Origin Wall to avoid the effects of the reboot.

Moreover, there is another advantage to coming here: it is quiet enough, far away from Earth, a place of trouble and conflict, so he doesn't have to get involved in most events. Although it is a bit boring, it is not too bad with Mebius and Tiamat around.

Time passed day by day, and the research on the Speed ​​Force and the Origin Wall proceeded in an orderly manner.

The Multiverse Tower is the best computer. With its help, Carl successfully made the Speed ​​Force touch the wall and return in just half a month.

This is absolutely a landmark technology. Although it only uses a very small amount of energy, if research continues, it means that Karl might be able to master the technology to break free from the Wall of Origin when the seal is not too deep. This is also the prototype of his ultimate goal.

Research life can be monotonous, especially when facing unchanging walls.

Occasionally, Karl would change his mind and take back the Anti-Life Equation that Bronya had entrusted to her for safekeeping to tinker with, but most of the time he left it in the Honkai Universe to avoid attracting any unnecessary beings.

That day, Carl had just resubmitted the Anti-Life Equation through the chat group and was about to leave when he was drawn to an announcement that a new person was joining.

Chapter 256 The Unbeatable Man

New members join the chat group very infrequently, but everyone except Carl thinks it's great. It's precisely because it's a small circle that it's easy to create a harmonious atmosphere. If there were too many people, the relationships between them certainly wouldn't be as good as they are now.

In any case, after more than half a year, new people finally joined.

[A person who cannot win has joined the chat group.]

Carl looked at the new member's nickname, wondering who this newcomer was.

The nicknames when you first join the group are automatically generated by the chat group and will reflect some kind of characteristics of each person. For example, Karl's initial nickname was Kryptonian Orphan, which he later changed to Superman.

In other words, the person who is invincible also represents a certain characteristic of the other party, but Karl cannot guess it directly like he can when looking at other people.

Looking at the other person's profile picture, it was a default chibi-style headshot, and all that could be seen was that the other person seemed to be a white-haired boy.

[Time Spirit]: Hmm, a newcomer has joined us after a long time. Welcome, welcome.

【Metal Gear: Bronya】: Newcomers, if you have any questions, you can ask Bronya. Bronya knows you must be very surprised right now, right? Bronya is the same. At first, she doubted whether this was her own hallucination, but please rest assured, you are not experiencing any form of mental disorder.

Kurumi Tokisaki and Bronya spoke first, and Karl fell silent, habitually deciding to assess the situation first.

Speaking of which, it's normal for Bronya, who was just trading the Anti-Life Equation with him, to be in all the chat groups, but Karl thinks that Kurumi Tokisaki seems a bit too idle.

Karl can see her most of the time when he enters the group chat, as if she has nothing to do all the time. Could it be that this Tokisaki Kurumi comes from after the story has ended? But if that's the case, she should have already lost her spirit power.

Karl was somewhat puzzled by this, but since there wasn't a suitable opportunity, he didn't ask any further questions. After all, he didn't really want to move to Tokisaki Kurumi's universe; he didn't like that kind of world where history could be easily altered.

Karl snapped out of his thoughts and decided to first find out who this newcomer was. The profile picture didn't reveal enough information, and there were quite a few people who could be called invincible. Some characters were often teased for never winning a fight but never losing their cool factor. So, based on the white hair alone, Karl couldn't determine the other person's identity.

Everyone waited for a few minutes, during which they chatted a bit, but the newcomer never chimed in, leaving them wondering what the other person was doing.

……

At this moment, in the dimly lit underground cave, a white-haired boy dressed in coarse cloth and wearing a black cloak stood up from the ground with a furrowed brow and overturned the chessboard in front of him.

"What's wrong, Riku? Hmm... can't figure out your next move? If so, you can surrender now, because according to Shubi's calculations, Shubi will win in five more moves."

The person playing chess with the boy was a petite and lovely girl. Although she was also wearing old clothes that had been patched up, it still couldn't hide her charm. Her purplish-red hair and jewel-like eyes seemed out of place in the dilapidated environment.

The girl, who called herself Shubi, put the misaligned chess pieces back in their original positions one by one without making a single mistake; she seemed to remember the positions of all the pieces.

But just as she was crawling to pick up the flag, her hood accidentally slipped down, revealing the mechanical structure hidden underneath. The girl's true form was a robot.

Although Riku wanted to win, he wasn't particularly concerned about it, and he had no interest in playing chess anymore because just now, a panel suddenly appeared in his mind with a message written by someone he didn't know.

"Shubi!" Riku shouted solemnly, "Give me a thorough check-up immediately, I may have been affected by some kind of elven spell!"

The elves Riku was talking about weren't the kind with pointed ears. In the world he lived in, elves were more like magic in most fantasy worlds, which could be used as a form of energy by others, although theoretically elves were still a kind of life.

Humans cannot sense or use spirits, but Shiro, being a Machine Race, can. Although she didn't detect anything unusual, she still did as Riku said.