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

Since Karl entrusted the Anti-Life Equation to her care, Bronya has been watching over it day and night, just like during the battle with Barbatos. Karl contacted Bronya instantly.

'Bronya doesn't need sleep like I do. It's really not easy for her to be online all the time for such a long period of time. Maybe I should find an opportunity to make it up to her once things settle down,' Karl thought.

Because he theoretically didn't need to sleep, he realized how wonderful rest was. At first, he only asked Bronya to protect the Anti-Life Equation from being lost, but she took the initiative to stay online 24 hours a day.

This action greatly helped Karl, allowing him to feel confident during his adventures, so he also politely prepared some rewards for Bronya.

[Metal Gear Solid Wolf Fang]: Mr. Superman, are you safe now?

[Superman]: Hmm, I've temporarily shaken off the enemy. I'm currently deep within the Dark Multiverse, and the enemy can't find me.

[Metal Gear Solid Wolf Fang]: That's good. So, Mr. Superman, what exactly happened to you this time? I've never heard of the Dark Multiverse or the Dark Multiverse in the DC universe.

Karl explained the definition of the Dark Multiverse and the existence of Barbatos to Bronya, which sparked her imagination.

【Metal Gear Solid Wolf Fang】: It sounds like the existence of the Dark Multiverse is somewhat similar to the world bubble. Both are based on the normal world, but they tell different stories and have short lifespans, and may disappear like a bubble at any time.

[Superman]: Well, theoretically both are flawed worlds, so it's normal to feel similar. However, due to Barbatos's influence, the development of the Dark Universe has been heading in the worst possible direction.

【Metal Gear Broodmother】: Now we should try to get back to the normal universe, right? Is there anything Bronya can do to help?

[Superman]: I do need your help with something. During the previous battle, I stole a Green Lantern Furnace from the Dark Batman. Could you please keep it safe for me?

Bronya readily accepted the request; saving one or two was the same, so there was no difference. What worried her more was Karl's situation.

Her understanding of the DC universe mostly came from comics, where the heroes always emerged victorious. But now it was a real world, and the events that occurred were no longer limited to what she had seen.

Since the Darkest Night, the survivors have gradually learned that the Black Lantern Ring comes from DC Comics, which is quite a big deal. The company's management and creators have all been summoned for questioning.

After confirming that they knew nothing about it, these people were released and allowed to continue creating.

However, the specific content of the comic is completely controlled by the official authorities, and various settings have been drastically altered. The newly published comic is even more politically correct than politically correct.

Bronya was driven to quit the game by those outrageous contents.

The manga about Honkai Impact 3rd has lost its relevance, and Karl's feelings towards Bronya are now completely unknown.

【Metal Gear Cloth Wolf Fang】: Don't worry about it, leave it to me. But is that all? Is there anything else I can do to help?

Bronya pondered what else she could do to help Karl.

【Metal Gear Solid Wolf Fang】: By the way, shouldn't we tell others about this? Let's brainstorm together; maybe we'll get some unexpected insights.

Currently, only Bronya knows about Karl's predicament in the group. Since Karl hasn't mentioned it on the public channel, Bronya naturally can't reveal it without his permission.

[Superman]: Thank you for your kindness, but let's not tell others. Telling them will only make them worry. I actually have a way to return to the multiverse. If anything unexpected happens, I can teleport to your world through the chat group. Having that one way is enough.

[Metal Gear Solid Wolf Fang]: Well... alright, since you've made your decision, Mr. Superman, then so be it. I'll protect the Anti-Declaration Equation and the Green Lantern Furnace, and be ready to provide backup. You don't need to worry about anything.

[Superman]: Then I'll thank you in advance.

Carl closed the chat group. He didn't have the habit of asking for help in the group. He believed it was better to solve things himself if he could. So he didn't mind being helped, but it seemed that he was capable of solving the problem on his own.

He doesn't need to fight Barbatos to the death; as long as he finds a way back to the multiverse, Barbatos won't be able to catch up.

Entering the multiverse from the dark multiverse is much more difficult than traveling between parallel worlds, but it is not as difficult as an ordinary person trying to ascend to heaven.

Barbatos and the Dark Heroes dare not go there easily because they would be rejected by the multiverse, but that doesn't mean they can't go.

Karl reactivated his All-Seeing Eye and looked at Barbatos.

After giving the orders to the Batman Who Laughs, Barbatos arrived at a world located on the outermost edge of the Dark Multiverse. This was a world that Barbatos had specially arranged to be located there, the world closest to the multiverse.

Karl's gaze was not focused on Barbatos himself, so the other party could not easily detect that Karl was spying on the area.

A thick layer of dark clouds covered the planet where Barbatos stood, almost obscuring every part of the sky.

The drifting patterns of these clouds were quite strange. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that a large number of giant dragons with white scales and green manes were roaming among them.

These dragons are more like flying snakes, with uniform white scales and green fur, except for their purple bellies. Their heads have exaggerated smiles and sharp teeth, making them look exactly like clowns.

These are Barbatos's pets, clown dragons.

Even though he is a dragon himself, he really enjoys raising pet dragons just like his former owner did. I don't know what he was thinking.

Karl paid little attention; his gaze pierced through the clouds and continued downwards, where he saw countless towering towers.

These towers operate like factories, squeezing out purple energy and then emitting black smoke from their tops. The dark clouds that shroud the entire planet are essentially the exhaust fumes from these towers.

Approaching the tower, the raw materials of these factories are also clearly visible.

They were bound to the tower, living people, forcibly extracted from it as a battery tower until their lives ended, leaving only a little residue to be discharged into the sky.

These bio-batteries included both Earthlings and aliens. Carl also saw several Kryptonians dressed in Superman costumes, similarly strapped to them.

Barbatos extracts energy from these people's bodies to use as fuel for invading the multiverse.

The dark creatures sent there, even if they manage to enter the multiverse by chance, can mostly only survive for a few minutes, just like the Black-striped Superman before. But even those few minutes require the sacrifice of countless lives.

This universe is the launch station for Barbatos' invasion of the multiverse, and its location is carefully designed to ensure that it can land directly near the main universe.

Inside the universe is a flesh and blood factory specifically built for this behavior. Whether it was Barbatos or the previous Dawn Lantern, they all used the energy and equipment here to enter the multiverse.

Karl lowered his all-seeing eye and rubbed his temples.

"What a cruel scene. When the Dark Universe is destroyed, life within it, as part of the universe, will also disappear. But some lucky people can continue to exist as 'corpse remnants' of the universe. It seems that Barbatos has controlled all of these people over a long period of time."

"Some of them were recruited by him as henchmen, like the Dark Knights, but most were probably just used as batteries."

"Barbatos uses the energy extracted from these people to enter the multiverse, where the energy, equipment, and routes are all ready, making it the easiest place to enter the multiverse."

Karl's goal is still to return to the multiverse first. This is Barbatos's stronghold, and it's inconvenient for him to do anything he wants. Any idea he has to implement is only possible after returning to the multiverse.

“I have the technology to travel through the universe using the Speed ​​Force, so I don’t need to borrow energy from there. I can also build the equipment myself, but the only thing that’s best there is the location.”

"The connection between the Dark Multiverse and the Multiverse is very weak. Barbatos has prepared a passage there, which I may need to borrow."

"Leaving from other dark universes might not be impossible, but it would be thousands of times more difficult than leaving from that universe, and the landing point would be hard to predict."

"For me personally, the best-case scenario is that after I successfully return to the multiverse, I immediately encounter Möbius who has returned, and then we use the Multiverse Tower together to leave the DC universe. That would be the ideal situation."

"To do this, I must not run too far. I should stay as close to my original position as possible so that I can meet up with Möbius."

At this point, Karl was unaware that Mebius and Tiamat had encountered an accident while crossing the Origin Wall, and had no idea which universe they had fallen into, so it was impossible for them to return immediately.

He planned to use the Speed ​​Force in the Dark Multiverse to create a device that would allow him to return, and then use the portal Barbatos had prepared for him to return to where he left off, where he would wait for Möbius.

"I'll be safe once I leave the Dark Multiverse. Even if Barbatos tries to catch up, I'll be prepared, and he'll have a hard time posing a fatal threat to me in the multiverse."

"Then let's find a speedster to obtain the Speed ​​Force."

When it comes to speedsters, the Flash is the one that comes to mind. The entire Dark Multiverse is based on the main universe, and almost every universe has a Justice League, which means the Flash exists in every universe. It's easy for Carl to find him.

"The Flash in this universe is pretty good, but just having the Flash isn't enough. I need to make sure this universe is safe too."

The Dark Universe is incomplete, as are the people within it. Some people can survive after the universe is destroyed if they leave in time, but others cannot. They cannot survive even if they leave the universe they live in, let alone if the universe is destroyed.

They are too incomplete and fragile. Once they leave their familiar cosmic environment, they will suffer from culture shock and collapse. Perhaps this month's Flash belongs to this category.

"One more thing, it's best to stay calm when researching the Speed ​​Force. You can't keep getting disturbed."

Karl used his All-Seeing Eye, but this time his target was no longer Barbatos, but the Dark Knights led by the Batman Who Laughs.

These people were ordered to hunt him down and, incidentally, to find suitable individuals to recruit into the Dark Knights.

Although the Dark Knights may not be as powerful as a large number of superhuman legions in terms of combat strength, the Dark Knights are special and an indispensable force for invading the multiverse.

Barbatos and the Dark Universe have always existed, but they have remained hidden in the shadows, never revealing themselves.

From a comic book perspective, Barbatos was already preparing his current conspiracy during the major event 'Final Crisis', or even earlier.

He found Batman, who had been transported to the past and separated from the other members of the Justice League, and implanted dark metal into him, essentially leaving a backdoor.

The multiverse will gradually adapt to the darker Batman, and when the time is right, Barbatos can use Batman as a conduit to replace his own troops.

There is no place for a dark hero in the multiverse, but there is a place for Batman.

Barbatos's hidden hand can swap Batman with people from the Dark Universe, essentially freeing up a spot in the multiverse for his own people to fill.

This behavior is somewhat like impersonating someone else's identity, but since it is impersonation, it is necessary to ensure that it can deceive the inspection as much as possible, which means that the person impersonating should be as similar to the original person as possible.

That's why Barbatos chose to form the Dark Knights, which means replacing the main world's Batman with a group of evil, corrupted Batmen.

In this way, they will not be rejected by the multiverse in the short term, and will have enough time to carry out the next step of their plan, which is to utilize the multiverse tower.

Now, due to Karl's presence, the Multiverse Tower has been sent out of the DC universe, and Barbatos' second step cannot be realized for the time being, but the first step is still in progress.

The Dark Knights are being formed.

When Karl looked over, he noticed that the Dark Knights, which originally consisted of only four people, had gained another member.

She was a female Batman, and the only woman in the team.

She wore a bat-decorated hood, a gold-green uniform, and carried a trident, making her look somewhat similar to Aquaman.

It's worth mentioning that this female Batman has an eyepatch over her left eye, making it appear as if she's missing vision in one eye.

"Well, haven't you achieved anything yet?" the female Batman said to the Dawn Lantern beside her.

“Don’t rush me about the Drowned One. Of course I’ve made a discovery. I can sense traces of the Lamp Furnace’s existence. As long as we follow this route, we’ll definitely find the universe where it is!” said the Dawn Lamp.

Chapter 311 Drifting to Marvel

"Having enough intelligence is so convenient," Karl remarked, marveling at how useful the All-Knowing Eye truly was.

Although it cannot know all the secrets of the universe as its name suggests, it is still exceptional at gathering intelligence, and the actions of the Dark Knights cannot be kept from Karl.

The Dawn Lantern can find its way by following the residual emotional energy of the lamp furnace. Although it is very slow, if Karl hadn't known this at the beginning, he might have actually been approached by the Dark Knights.

However, with his all-seeing eye, Karl already knew this information, so the situation was completely reversed.

With his location known at all times, it's almost impossible for Karl to run into them. This means he doesn't need to use his backup plan of going to the group's online community to avoid trouble.

Entering the group's world can temporarily leave the Dark Multiverse, but you will eventually have to come back, and when you return, you can only appear in the position you left in.

This is tantamount to handing over one's initiative. Whether Karl finds a safe place to evacuate or hides after being discovered, it is equivalent to entrusting his personal safety to the enemy's failure to discover his evacuation point and set up an ambush.

Furthermore, if Karl were to hide in another world, he would no longer be able to continue researching the Dark Universe and find the frequency to escape using the Speed ​​Force.

Mebius might have already brought the ship back and is waiting for him near the Wall of Origin. Even if he can't leave the Dark Multiverse immediately, Karl still needs to send some information out first.

Otherwise, if he lingers here too long and Mebius can't find any clues when he returns, it would be very awkward if he thought he had already sacrificed himself.

“With the All-Seeing Eye, the Dark Knights have virtually no chance of catching me. And since they’re tracking me using the energy overflowing from the Green Lamp Furnace, I might as well use the furnace to trick them.” Karl hatched a wicked plan, thinking about how to maximize the use of this intelligence.

"Let's put this plan on hold for now and leave this universe that's already been exposed."