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

Among them, mentally unstable individuals like the Joker were fine, and supervillains like Bane and Scarecrow who relied on equipment were also well imprisoned. However, criminals with superpowers, including Killer Croc and Mr. Freeze who were merely physically mutated, suffered terrible fates.

Now that he'd discovered Batman would capture villains and imprison them on his territory, Carl naturally wanted to take advantage of that.

So he found the villain Mudman before Batman did, and used Martian cells he obtained in the previous Dark Universe to create a gun to disguise himself as Mudman.

A whole day was enough for Karl to come up with a preliminary way to utilize these active cells. Unlike the Dark Martian Hunter, he didn't need to create a complete Martian; he only needed to stimulate the cells' mimicry instincts and make them disguise themselves as the target, which was much easier.

Because these Martian cells are not directly controlled by the brain, their camouflage effect is somewhat rigid. There is no problem with their appearance, but their transformation speed is too slow. The cells cannot accurately simulate the ever-changing yellow mud of the Mudman.

Carl used the Void Archives to fill in the gaps in his knowledge. The muddy water that attacked Batman, and the subsequent hardening of his entire body, didn't reveal any flaws to Batman. It's because all that mud was copied by the Void Archives after analyzing the Mudman.

"Sigh, to think that I, the first divine key, would one day be used to make mud..." Void Archives complained after reverting to its original form.

"Alright, I buried myself in this mud and waited for Batman to come through the sewer, and he didn't say anything, did he? As long as the method worked, no one else saw it," Carl reassured him.

Karl's example calmed Void Treasury's emotions somewhat. Besides, the matter was in the past, and he preferred to avoid mentioning it as much as possible.

Carl carefully stored the Martian cells, then glanced at the glass case that housed him. It was filled with a special potion that could put living beings into a state of dormancy, but his physique was already nearly a thousand percent stronger, so he ignored it.

"It's your turn again, Void Treasury, conjure up some tools for me, let's go out and take a look."

Using the devices conjured from the Void Treasury, Karl hacked into part of the room's system and silently emerged from the glass case.

Lead was still incorporated into the buildings here, so Karl couldn't see the room doors directly, but he could hear every sound in the entire base clearly.

Based on the distance of the sound, the entire base can be roughly divided into three areas, which together are only about 20% smaller than Gotham City. It can be said that almost the entire area beneath the city has been hollowed out.

The three areas are arranged in a ring, one ring inside the other. Karl chose to be in the outermost ring, which is also the least important place.

The researchers here are generally inexperienced. Although they have their own research projects, they are often assisted by members of the Central District. The experimental subjects provided to them are only the most basic superpowered individuals.

This can be seen from the killer crocodiles and mud-faced men sent here; the mud-faced men are even considered rare materials among them.

Carl was certain that when Batman was arresting these criminals, his mindset was definitely closer to having fun. Otherwise, Batman, who had already crossed his own bottom line, would have arrested all the superpowered people in Gotham City long ago. The Joker was right; at least this Batman really treated Gotham as a playground.

Karl wasn't very familiar with the situation in the central region, which was a bit further away from here. The management in the central region seemed to be much stricter than that in the outer areas. Karl listened for a long time but didn't hear any useful information. He knew they were conducting experiments but didn't know the specifics of the experiments. Many keywords had been deliberately replaced.

However, there is one thing Carl is certain of: the Flash is definitely in the central region.

The two not-so-professional researchers who brought him in inadvertently revealed that Dr. Stone was researching The Flash.

Who exactly is Dr. Stone? This question isn't hard to guess. Doctors with the surname Stone are quite famous in the DC Universe. In addition, considering that the person once worked at Star Labs, the answer is clear: it definitely refers to Dr. Silas Stone, who is also the father of the superhero Cyborg.

The other party was a scientist from Star Labs who specialized in researching aliens and superhumans for the US government. After his son was injured and on the verge of death, he even managed to fuse him with the Mother Box, creating the superhero Cyborg.

Carl wasn't very familiar with him. In Earth-3, he was a grumpy football coach who had nothing to do with science. It took him a while to recognize the other person's voice.

Further inside is the central area. Unlike the other two areas, which are home to a large number of researchers, this large area is inhabited by only one person: Batman.

The central area was expanded from the original location of the bat cave beneath Wayne Manor, and the three areas have more protective measures than the previous one.

However, Karl doesn't need to enter the most heavily guarded central area; he just needs to find a way to get into the second area and take the Flash away.

He was very lucky; just as he was getting the idea sorted out, a great opportunity presented itself to him.

"Hey, stop your experiments right now. Dr. Stone needs Poison Ivy for his next experiment. This project has to be paused. Send Poison Ivy to the doctor immediately."

The two unfortunate researchers had just returned to their lab when they received orders from their superiors to abandon their experimental materials.

Their superiors didn't give them a chance to refuse; they simply issued the order and then ignored them.

"Remember to change Poison Ivy's name to 022 when you get there, otherwise the Doctor will get angry and no one can save you." After saying that, the person left the scene.

The two researchers were furious, gritting their teeth and stomping their feet behind their backs. Although they knew their research wasn't highly anticipated, it was still too much to have it stolen like that.

The two cursed the manager in their hearts, but they still had to follow the rules and get Poison Ivy to Zone 2 as soon as possible. Just like the man said, Dr. Stone's experiment was the most important thing here, and everything else had to take a backseat.

"Sigh, let's go. If the project has to stop, then so be it. At least I don't want to go from doing experiments to lying on the lab table because of this."

"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll go and replace the storage cabinet right away."

Poison Ivy was unconscious and had many tubes inserted into her body, which were needed for their previous experiments. However, they certainly couldn't just send her over like that now. They had to put her back into a special storage cabinet and reset her condition before they could meet the experimental needs of the others.

"This is truly a stroke of luck!" Upon hearing this conversation, Carl realized that his opportunity had arrived. The two people were about to return to this room to replace the storage cabinets, and he could take this opportunity to go to the second area.

"Void Treasury, create some more mud to restore the Martian cells to their mud-faced disguise, restore the surroundings to normal, and then prepare Feather Dust," Karl ordered.

The Void Treasury can simulate all the Keys of God, and Feather Dust is one of them, known as the Key of Consciousness, which, as the name suggests, is a Key of God that can control consciousness.

The simulation of this thing is quite difficult and the effect is not very good, because what Void Treasury creates are scattered feathers and feathers. Karl was attacked in this way before, but he immediately regained his senses thanks to his brain.

This thing is not very useful when facing a strong enemy, but it is still quite easy to deal with an ordinary person.

The two researchers quickly brought Poison Ivy back to the room where the villains were kept. After opening the door, they found nothing unusual. Everything was exactly the same as when they left. The newly placed Mudman was still in the same pose. His body was still in a hardened state, so he looked different from the other dormant villains around him.

The two men glanced at the unusual clay figure, then continued working.

But what they didn't know was that they had fallen into an illusion, thinking they were working, when in fact they weren't making the slightest physical movement.

Karl walked from the second side of the room to the two men and praised them, "Well done, Void Treasury."

"After all, they are just two ordinary people, not worth mentioning. So, Master, how do we infiltrate them? Do we need to disguise ourselves as them and get past the security system?" Void Treasury asked.

Karl shook his head and said, "Using their identities may allow us to enter Zone 2, but things will be complicated afterward. They have no right to stay in Zone 2 for long. Once Poison Ivy is sent there, they will be sent back."

"It will take us time to hack the surveillance system. We have to be very careful to avoid triggering the alarms set up by Batman. Using their identities, we might not even have a chance to see the Flash."

Void Treasury agreed, "That seems to be true. So what should we do?"

"It's very simple."

Carl pointed to Poison Ivy beside him and said, "We need to use her identity."

Poison Ivy is an experimental subject. Once sent to Area 2, she will remain there until at least one phase of the experiment is completed, thus allowing sufficient time.

Furthermore, given that Dr. Stone's main research subject is The Flash, it's unlikely that he suddenly became interested in Poison Ivy from the outer area. It's more probable that he encountered a bottleneck in his research on The Flash and needed to borrow Poison Ivy's abilities. If that's the case, then meeting The Flash wouldn't be a problem.

"Ah, this..." Void Treasury was very surprised. It could understand the benefits of this approach, but it did not expect that Karl would be so uninhibited and without any psychological burden when choosing a plan.

However, after his initial surprise, Void Treasury immediately said, "No problem, I will definitely add the details properly. In fact, my previous user often chose this kind of plan, so don't worry, I have experience with this kind of thing!"

Void Treasury assured that if it weren't still in the form of a golden cube, it might have been able to pat its chest in confidence.

Karl broke out in a slight sweat, then said nonchalantly, "Then it's up to you."

Karl placed the Martian cell on Poison Ivy, allowing her to experience its form, while Void Archives scanned the lifeless Martian cell, preparing to add details to it.

A few minutes later, everything was ready. Karkar threw the original Poison Ivy into the fake Mudman's body and hid it. He would later have the two researchers modify the data to tell everyone that the Mudman's hardened state would last for more than a month, to ensure that no one would find out.

Next, Karl took the cluster of Martian cells back into his hand and stimulated them using special methods. The Martian cells then automatically covered Karl's body, changing his appearance.

If they were real Martians, they could transform at will into anything from monsters tens of meters tall to insects a few centimeters in size. While these Martian cells aren't quite that extreme, they can still use their superpowers to slightly shrink things.

After confirming that everything was in order, Void Treasury dispelled the illusions of the two people.

Reality and illusion seamlessly merged; they had already completed most of their work in the illusion, but upon returning to reality, Poison Ivy had been packed away in the storage cabinet.

"Alright, let's go. It wouldn't be good to let Dr. Stone advance his level."

"It's here, don't rush me, I already know."

Neither of them realized they had been hallucinating. They chatted along the way and soon entered the second area.

The equipment and personnel here are of much higher quality than those in the surrounding area. As soon as the two of them entered, they discovered a lot of research that interested them.

Unfortunately, before they could take a few more glances, several middle-aged men ran towards them.

"Hello, we are Dr. Stone's assistants. This should be the 022nd experiment you were asked to deliver. Alright, we will take over the rest. You can go back to your labs to work."

The middle-aged man showed an ID and then took Poison Ivy away, sending them on their way.

The two almost exploded on the spot. Their experimental materials had been taken away, so what were they supposed to do back in the lab? There was nothing left to research.

But that's just how things are; no matter how dissatisfied they are, they can't change anything.

The two could only return to their laboratory in disappointment. Not only did they fail to see Dr. Stone, they were also unable to enter the core of the second area.

"What do we do next? We've already lost our projects."

"What else can we do? We can just pick the best of the worst and find another superhuman. Didn't they send us a clay-faced man before?"

"Have you forgotten? The mud-faced man won't be unsealed for at least another half month. If you touch him before then, it will cause irreversible damage to the experimental subject."

"Is that so?" "Of course it is. If you don't believe me, take another look at the data."

The two reviewed the data they had recorded not long ago, and then unknowingly modified the numbers. Only then did their hypnosis completely disappear.

Chapter 320 Controlling the Puppet

"Doctor, Experiment No. 022 has been delivered."

The middle-aged assistant smuggled the cabinet containing 'Poison Ivy' into Dr. Stone's laboratory after passing through multiple security checks.

This is a fairly large room where more than 10 researchers work, but most of them are assistants, operating the instruments assigned to them to process data for the actual research.

Carl's gaze pierced through the Martian cells, revealing the overall layout of the room. In addition to various instruments that were ahead of Earth's technology, there were also some intriguing things posted on the four walls of the room.

Those are the laboratory's rules and regulations; there's a copy on each of the four walls, so you can see them just by looking up.

Similar things are often found in normal laboratories, but this rule sheet is far too long. In addition to recording the usual precautions, it also includes a list of prohibited words containing a large number of terms.

Superman, Batman, Justice League, Clark, Louis, Jimmy, Kryptonite, Krypton, the Sun, The Flash, the Speed ​​Force, secret base... all these words are forbidden to be mentioned here.

“Very good. Number 022’s ability to manipulate plants can also control the human body to a certain extent. Hopefully, this ability will provide enough stimulation to Number 001’s body.”

When Carl was observing the laboratory, Dr. Stone walked over. He was wearing a white lab coat and glasses and looked quite refined. However, his next actions immediately shattered this initial impression.

'Poison Ivy' was taken out and placed on the lab table. After it was secured, the large wall on the west side of the laboratory slowly rose, revealing what was hidden behind it.

It looked like a giant petri dish filled with a green life-sustaining solution, except that instead of bacteria or insects, the solution contained the Flash in a red suit!

The Flash that Carl was looking for was right here. Sure enough, the Flash was still alive and being used as an experiment by these people.

"Master, things seem to be going smoothly. How do we rescue the Flash next?" Void Treasury communicated with Karl using Feather Dust.

“Wait a minute, this Flash seems a bit strange,” Carl replied, frowning.

With the lead shield removed, Carl's view was no longer obstructed, and he gave the Flash a full-body X-ray scan.

The other person's heart was still beating, and although their bodily functions had deteriorated somewhat due to a lack of exercise over a long period, they were still maintained at a healthy level with the help of the green solution.

The Flash is still alive, that should be no problem, but his current condition is definitely not normal.

Although the heart was still beating, there was no sign of activity in other parts of the body, including the lungs. As Karl observed more closely, he discovered that even the heartbeat was only achieved by stimulating it with equipment in the laboratory.

Every cell in his body was still alive, but his body was like a lump of dead flesh, with no unconscious organ activity.