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

She was a highly trained agent whose job required her to act frequently, so she could tell at a glance that Mebius's attitude was feigned and not as kind as it seemed; he might even be pretending to be young.

“Big sister, you don’t need to be so polite. Just call me Mebius. This is Tiamat. She was in a bad mood just now, but it’s alright. Didn’t you say it was all a misunderstanding?” Mebius said with a smile.

Black Widow knew the other party's attitude was fake, but given the current situation, she could only go along with it.

"Yes, I believe Tony did not intend to attack you. There must be some misunderstanding."

These words were spoken casually, but Black Widow genuinely thought so too. It's normal to choose to fight when you feel threatened, but Iron Man would never do what he's doing now, rushing in alone without even informing them.

With the atmosphere less tense, everyone finally had the energy to deal with this mystery. The Avengers and Mebius went together to the spot where Iron Man had crashed.

Iron Man, still reeling from the previous battle, was buried under a layer of bricks. His armor remained dull, as if all his energy had been depleted.

Thor's injuries hadn't healed yet, and Hulk kept a close eye on Mebius. Black Widow was a woman, so the task of digging out Iron Man naturally fell to Captain America.

Captain America moved quickly, reducing the bricks layer by layer. As he worked, Mebius suddenly heard a crisp notification sound.

That was emitted by the yellow lamp ring. After arriving in this world, her monstrous form and the way she appeared instilled fear in many people, and this emotion caused the lamp ring, which had run out of energy, to restart.

"It works again, perfect. Let's scan Iron Man's armor with the ring and see what's wrong with it?"

The battle between Mebius and the Avengers began with Iron Man making the first move, but it was clear that someone had deliberately sabotaged it. For her own benefit, Mebius chose to cooperate temporarily, but that didn't mean she was willing to be used as a pawn. It's not that easy to use someone else to do your dirty work.

The scan by the light ring quickly ended: "The other party's system has entered a hibernation state, and a virus is preventing it from restarting."

"Can we find the source of the virus?"

"Insufficient clues."

"Okay, then, can you wake up the other party's system?"

The order was carried out smoothly. A yellow light shone from the ring onto the ruins. Before the Avengers could even wonder what was going on, they heard an explosion coming from where Captain America was digging. Iron Man's armor, spewing flames, flew out on its own.

"My God, it's finally rebooted!" Iron Man shouted from the sky.

"Tony, what exactly happened?" Captain America asked anxiously. Iron Man's words confirmed his suspicions; something unexpected had definitely happened that they were unaware of.

Iron Man landed slowly and told everyone what had just happened.

He was having a good talk with Mebius, but suddenly, all the security robots he designed malfunctioned and launched a frenzied attack on the other side.

He tried to stop it, but his armor immediately malfunctioned, failing to issue commands and even showing signs of going out of control, just like the security robots around him.

At this point, Tony was unaware that he had been hacked, but his AI butler had lost contact and he couldn't do much on his own for the time being, so he could only rely on the armor's built-in firewall to fight back.

The armor's protective measures were ultimately more comprehensive than those of the security robots. After the armor made a few uncontrollable movements, Tony successfully forced the system to restart. However, the virus was much more powerful than he had imagined, and it took him until now to complete the restart.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault," Tony said sadly after explaining.

Captain America sighed helplessly and said, "Well, there's nothing we can do about these things. Fortunately, it didn't get to the point of no return. Tony, don't blame yourself too much. It's all the fault of the person behind the scenes, isn't it?"

Iron Man's expression hadn't improved, and he muttered to himself, "This time it might really be my fault."

"What did you say?" The voice was too soft for Captain America to hear clearly.

“No, it’s nothing.” Iron Man waved his hand, but seeing Captain America actually turn around, he gritted his teeth and said, “I might know who did it.”

"Who?" Captain America asked hastily, drawing the attention of the other Avengers, who were eager to know who had made them fight this pointless battle.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Iron Man took a deep breath and said, "It was most likely Ultron who did it."

"Who is Ultron?" Captain America thought carefully for a moment, and he was sure he had never heard of the name before.

“It’s… a new artificial intelligence I created using Loki’s scepter.” Iron Man paused for a moment, then finally said it.

Of course, he was too arrogant to admit his mistake, but the matter was far too serious. He felt that he might have created a crazy artificial intelligence, one that could hack into the network at will and that even his armor could not completely stop it.

If this matter isn't resolved quickly, he can't even imagine how much trouble this artificial intelligence will cause. If the other side steals the nuclear bomb codes, then we're really doomed.

As expected, after Iron Man admitted to it, he was met with angry accusations from others, while Mebius watched quietly from the sidelines.

She is now fairly certain which Marvel universe she is in.

Ultron is a villain, an artificial intelligence villain, created by Ant-Man in the comics, but now he is created by Iron Man, which is the setting of the cinematic universe.

Chapter 316 Settling In

Dark Universe, Metropolis Superman Memorial Park.

There is a statue of Superman standing on the earth here, which is said to be one of the earliest statues of Superman since his debut. The park is crowded with people coming to see this statue.

Carl sat on a park bench, surrounded by people coming and going, but he only looked at the newspaper in his hand, while a large stack of newspapers was placed next to him. Like a retired old man, he flipped through the pages one by one.

The newspaper industry in Metropolis is very developed, after all, this is where Superman works on a regular basis, and most news about superheroes can be found in these newspapers.

These newspapers were all bought with coins created from the Void Treasury. Karl picked up the last two days' worth and immediately spotted the large BVS logo.

"Interestingly, the front page headlines these past few days have all been about Superman and Batman. They've been showing their disharmony so frequently lately that it's even prompted newspaper writers to come up with the headline 'Batman vs. Superman.'"

Superman and Batman have completely different personalities, so it's normal for them to have conflicts. Even in the main universe, Superman and Batman often disagree, let alone in the Dark Universe.

However, after carefully reading these news reports, Carl discovered that this was not a simple conflict of opinion; a genuine disagreement had arisen between them.

There was a photo in the newspaper, taken by an unknown person, showing Batman punching Superman in the face.

In the photo, Batman is gritting his teeth and looks extremely angry, while Superman has a dark face and his eyes are gleaming red, exuding an imposing aura.

What happens after this scene is most likely that Batman's hand is broken by his own force. If Superman doesn't actively relax his muscles, most of the enemy's attacks will only hurt themselves. Batman will naturally get injured even without Kryptonite.

However, this behavior reveals his attitude; he would never have acted this way unless he was truly so dissatisfied with Superman that he couldn't suppress his feelings.

"The conflict between them will most likely continue to escalate. When it reaches its peak, one of them may become a dark hero, or it is possible that both of them will turn to the dark side."

This is a sign. The Dark Multiverse is modeled after the Main Universe, but things always tend to go in the worst possible direction, giving rise to Dark Heroes.

These dark heroes might be like the Batman Who Laughs, initially appearing no different from normal superheroes, but suddenly turning to the dark side after experiencing certain events.

It's also possible that, like the Dawn of the Ghostly Lamp, he was never a good person from the beginning, and gradually revealed his true nature after experiencing a lot of events.

Karl doesn't yet know much about the specifics of this universe, but since it's a dark universe, there will definitely be dark heroes.

Judging from the current situation, the conflict between Superman and Batman is the most obvious difference between this universe and the main universe, making them the most likely candidates to become dark heroes.

"This is good too. Although it seems to be turning to the dark side, it should still last for a while. I can stay in this universe for a while... I wonder if, if I can find a way to prevent their conflict from escalating, this universe could exist for longer?"

This approach is somewhat similar to exploiting bugs, but it might actually work. People and events are also part of the universe, and preventing the birth of a corrupted hero is tantamount to preventing the universe from entering the next stage.

The dark universe is inherently short-lived, so it's impossible to make the universe exist indefinitely using this method; the universe simply doesn't have that capability. However, it might be feasible to conserve energy and extend the universe's lifespan for a short period, such as a few weeks.

"We can test this later. For now, let's find the Flash. The Speed ​​Force is the foundation for leaving the Dark Multiverse."

Carl began flipping through earlier newspapers; his super hearing could now reliably cover the entire globe, but he still couldn't hear the Flash's voice.

There are many possibilities for this situation. It's possible that he has temporarily entered another dimension, or that he is on a mission on an alien planet. But no matter what, he should be able to learn about the Flash's recent situation from the newspapers.

Carl picked up a newspaper from a month ago, quickly flipped through it, and then his brows furrowed deeply.

Carl pulled out an earlier newspaper, but the more he looked, the deeper his brow furrowed, for one reason only: he couldn't find any reports about The Flash.

"Superheroes are like celebrities; it's normal for them to disappear from the newspapers for a while, but how can they be completely out of the public eye for months on end? It's really strange that even the Justice League reports don't mention The Flash."

Carl kept reading older reports, trying to find some information about the Flash. The Dark Multiverse, which is modeled after the main universe, could theoretically not exist without the Flash. But if he really came to a world where the Flash didn't exist, then Carl could only consider himself unlucky and give up on this universe that he had only recently discovered.

Persistence pays off. In a newspaper from six months ago, Karl finally found the information he wanted. However, when he saw the headline, his face froze.

We mourn the passing of our hero, The Flash!

I did find reports about The Flash, but they were about The Flash's funeral; he's already dead.

The report details the Flash's final battle, in which he lost his life while fighting the Conqueror Starro alongside the Justice League.

Starro resembles a giant starfish with eyeballs. He can be said to be the most powerful psychic in the universe and a boss-level villain that requires the entire Justice League to mobilize. It seems that the Justice League in the Dark Universe has not been able to perfectly defeat this enemy.

At the funeral, almost every hero gave a moving eulogy, and afterwards, The Flash was buried in a cemetery in Central City.

"Well, it seems my luck isn't so good. I've met the time requirement for the universe's lifespan, but the Flash is dead. If I can't connect to the Speed ​​Force, I'll have to give up on this universe," Carl thought disappointedly.

He packed up and left Earth quietly; there was no point in staying here without the Flash.

In space, Carl took one last look at the cemetery where the Flash was buried, then prepared to find a place to set up the collider and leave.

However, it was in that one glance that Karl discovered the hidden truth.

The Flash's tomb is empty!

This doesn't mean that tomb raiders stole anything from inside. Karl could tell that the soil hadn't been dug up since it was covered, but there was only an empty coffin inside the tomb.

The Flash was never buried in the first place!

……

Marvel Universe.

After everyone harshly criticized Iron Man for creating Ultron, their anger subsided considerably. The most urgent task now was to find Ultron and prevent him from continuing to wreak havoc outside. Otherwise, if he were to break the nuclear missile's code, things would really be terrible.

The Avengers got busy, leaving only Black Widow to entertain Mebius and Tiamat.

"Gentlemen, please allow me to take you to a more formal place." Black Widow wanted them to see the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Mebius cooperated well, allowing Tiamat to leave several hundred magical beasts on the spaceship before the two of them followed.

Doomsday was difficult to control, even the mass-produced version, but the ordinary monsters created by Tiamat did not have this problem. In the DC universe, the monsters were not powerful enough, but now they are still sufficient for checking spaceships.

They were traveling in a helicopter, and during the flight, Möbius was constantly considering their next course of action.

It is now almost certain that this is also a cinematic universe, and when this is mentioned, it is easy to think of the magical artifacts that run through many movies: the Infinity Stones.

These are six gems that existed since the beginning of the universe, each with its own purpose. Their names are the Power, Soul, Mind, Reality, Time, and Space gems.

When separated, each of these gems possesses astonishing power, and when all six gems are brought together, they allow the user to accomplish anything with a snap of their fingers.

Mebius's current goals are to repair the spaceship and leave the Marvel multiverse, both of which seem to be achievable with the help of the Infinity Stones.

Putting the latter aside, just looking at repairing the spaceship, if she were to do it herself, she would first have to thoroughly understand all the technology of the spaceship, then prepare the appropriate materials, and pray that these materials are not unique to DC, otherwise she would have to find a way to replace them.

At this rate, it would take several years, even with the most optimistic estimates. She couldn't wait that long, so finding a way to acquire the Infinity Stones was essential.

Once the goal is decided, the next step is to figure out how to implement it, as collecting all six gems is no easy task.

"Think back, this universe should be in the timeline of Avengers: Age of Ultron, so the closest gem to me right now should be Loki's scepter. Iron Man was able to use it to create Ultron because the Mind Stone was hidden inside the scepter."

"Besides that, there's another one that's relatively close: the Time Stone, which is in the New York Sanctum Sanctorum and is kept by the Sorcerer Supreme... Well, the Sorcerer Supreme right now should still be the experienced Ancient One, so it would be quite difficult to snatch it, but it's not like we can't give it a shot."

Mebius pondered her starting point. Of the six Infinity Stones, two were on Earth, even in New York, only a few dozen kilometers away from her at most. It would be very convenient to take action.

However, after careful consideration, Mebius decided to wait. A moment's hesitation could ruin a bigger plan. She wanted all the Infinity Stones. If she couldn't collect a complete set, it would be meaningless even if she got all five at once.