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

The Dark Knights silently remembered the name "Body Stealer," a fitting name indeed for someone who would take over Superman's body and gain a new life.

However, for Karl himself, the term "body stealer" actually had a different meaning.

Transmigrating into the body of Superman is essentially a form of possession, and the term possession also carries connotations of impersonation and substitution, which aptly describes his current predicament.

“That concludes the self-introduction. You still haven’t told me what your plans are for conquering the upper universe?” Karl asked proactively. His voice was different from usual, sounding deeper, because he was now using Bruce Wayne’s voice.

He practiced this skill specifically when he was on duty for Batman in the main universe. If he added a voice changer that looked like he had throat cancer, he would be guaranteed to sound exactly like Batman.

"Don't be too impatient. Conquering a beautiful and bright world is not so easy. Everything is for the will of the Barbatos!" the Laughing Bat said fanatically.

"You will be able to meet our great god in a while. As for now, we need to complete the mission, gather more manpower, and capture the fugitive from the upper universe."

Carl frowned at first, then said, "You didn't mention these restrictions... Never mind, what kind of fugitive are you looking for?"

“You should be quite interested, because it’s a Kryptonian, a Superman from the Upper World,” the Batman Who Laughs said as the image dropped out.

“You’re right, Superman should never have existed,” Karl said, following the other’s lead. It was a strange feeling to see his own wanted poster.

The Dark Knights' target was Karl, but they were destined to fail.

Finding a specific entity in the vast dark universe is already harder than finding a needle in a haystack, and the clues they relied on were controlled by Karl.

The reason no clues were found before was because Karl had sent away the Dark Green Lantern Furnace. The clues appeared because Karl released a Green Lantern Ring made by Bronya. The ring's existence was limited, and its purpose was to help Karl lure the Dark Knights to the vicinity.

To return to the multiverse, one must first go to the position occupied by Barbatos, and what could be safer than Barbatos personally escorting one away?

The Dark Knights will definitely be going to the multiverse to carry out missions. Karl will be acting with them. Once they leave the Dark Universe, Karl will be able to attack or defend as needed, and if things go well, he might even be able to launch a counterattack against the Dark Universe.

Carl usually doesn't refuse to lend a hand when he can help others, just like this time when he switched the beams and pillars, causing the Speed ​​Force storm to sweep across the Earth.

The Batman Who Laughs believed that everyone on Earth had died, but in reality, only the underground base was truly swallowed by the storm. The other areas of Earth were actually sent by Carl to the stable zone of the Speed ​​Force to prolong their lives.

The Speed ​​Force has no concept of time, and being trapped inside would be torture for most people, but Earth actually gained more time.

This method is absolutely impossible to extend the life of an entire dark universe, but it is feasible for Earth alone.

Of course, this method is far from perfect. Firstly, ordinary people trapped in the Speed ​​Force space don't actually have the ability to act or even think, so they can't be considered truly alive.

Secondly, the lifespan of the universe is eventually coming to an end, and Earth, being part of the universe, will also gradually perish. The current Earth is like a rootless duckweed; the Speed ​​Force can only delay its demise but cannot stop it. Unless some other turning point occurs, all of this is meaningless.

Karl witnessed firsthand the devastation of the Dark Universe, so it's impossible for him to have no thoughts about it. If conditions allowed, he wouldn't mind offering some help, provided, of course, that he himself was also safe enough.

Life is precious and worth cherishing, whether it belongs to others or oneself. At least when Karl chose to save others, he would never have ignored his own safety.

"..."

The atmosphere inside the spaceship quickly fell silent. When there was no need to exchange necessary information, these Dark Batmen mostly chose to stay in one place by themselves.

These people are all Batmen, and there's absolutely no chance of them chatting amongst themselves. The only exception is the Batman Who Laughs, who is infected with the Joker virus. Now that his maniacal laughter has stopped, the surroundings immediately become very quiet.

Carl was happy with this arrangement. The less he interacted with others, the less likely he was to give himself away. So, he followed the others' example and found a wall to lean against. He figured that these people wouldn't be communicating much until the spaceship encountered a new, suitable universe or the Dawn Lantern rediscovered the green light signal.

……

Meanwhile, in the highest-ranking dark universe.

Barbatos was in a bad mood, and even his pet clown dragons dared not approach him.

"This is infuriating! So much time has passed and there's still no sign of the Multiverse Tower reappearing. In that case, what's the point of capturing Superpower?!"

Barbatos captured Karl in an attempt to exchange him for the Multiverse Tower. Since Karl couldn't travel to the multiverse anytime soon, forcibly seizing the tower would be extremely difficult, leaving him with no choice but to negotiate. However, the Multiverse Tower hadn't appeared yet, so even if he wanted to negotiate, he had no one to talk to.

"No, that's not right. It's precisely because the Multiverse Tower hasn't appeared that I need to capture Superpower even more. He definitely knows when and where the Multiverse Tower will appear."

Barbatos's determination to capture Karl grew even stronger, but in addition, he also planned to make a backup plan.

"We can't just pin our hopes on whether the Multiverse Tower will appear or not. Maybe the reason it hasn't appeared is that Superpower simply hasn't developed a way to cross the Origin Wall, causing the Multiverse Tower to be trapped inside it. If that's the case, it would be too stupid of me to keep waiting!"

"If all else fails, we'll have to prioritize option two!"

Chapter 342 The Second Plan

Dark Universe.

After a thorough search, Dawn's Ghost Lamp had to admit that there was no longer any signal in this area; the clues had broken down once again, and it was time to leave.

There were no other suitable universes nearby for them to expand their manpower, and since the Superman they were looking to capture was not there, there was no reason to stay here any longer.

The spaceship silently sailed through the dark and silent universe, its direction randomly chosen. Without any clues, the direction was meaningless at the moment. The short-lived dark multiverse could not possibly contain maps or anything like that. To find anything in it, unless one had an omniscient eye or similar item, one could basically only rely on luck.

The voyage was tedious, except for the occasional bout of erratic, incomprehensible actions by the laughing bat.

Carl, having made sure there was nothing noteworthy around him, prepared to check the situation in the chat group. However, at that moment, the spaceship beneath his feet suddenly began to shake.

Carl glanced at the others' reactions. This shouldn't be any dangerous accident, because the Dark Batmen didn't seem flustered; they all just became very serious.

The next moment, Carl sensed something and looked in one direction with the Dark Batmen, where a phantom image of a hooded human head was slowly coalescing.

The Bat of Laughter was the first to react. He took a few steps to the phantom, knelt down, and respectfully called out, "Great Lord Barbatos, your loyal servant is at your service."

The others weren't as dramatic as him, but they still bowed slightly to show their respect. Karl thought about it and decided not to be a irrational troublemaker, so he followed the others.

Barbatos's phantom glanced briefly at the new Batmen, including Carl, but quickly looked away, clearly not seeing through Carl's disguise.

Carl's current appearance is a perfect disguise combining the Speed ​​Force and Martian cells. He is confident that even Barbatos's true form would not be able to see through his true identity by observation alone.

However, the real body is indeed more troublesome than the phantom in front of him, because Barbatos has a very strong telepathic ability. Mind reading is just a piece of cake for him. He used this ability to find out everything about Mebius's behavior during the battle of the Origin Wall.

Karl also made corresponding arrangements to deal with the mind-reading ability. He himself is naturally immune to mind-reading, and if Barbatos were to investigate further, he would have a suitable excuse, which will not be mentioned here.

“Seven Dark Bats, it seems you’ve done a good job gathering manpower,” Barbatos said.

“It is our honor to carry out your will, Lord Barbatos,” the Laughing Bat replied, patting his chest.

"Well, how's the other task I gave you going? Why haven't you found a single Superb person even after I've given you so much time?!" Barbatos roared.

The phantom didn't exert much pressure, but Dawn Lantern was panicked. He had to take the biggest responsibility for not being able to catch Karl. His initial actions had failed, and now he wanted to make amends but hadn't made any progress.

The Laughing Bat continued to respond to Barbatos's questions with an extremely humble attitude, constantly expressing its own remorse and praising Barbatos's greatness, its flattery skills were very adept.

The two sides exchanged words for a while, but Barbatos's anger showed no signs of abating. Finally, he issued new orders to the Dark Knights.

"I hope that when I come back next time, you'll have found Superpower by now, especially you, Dawn Lantern, this will be your last chance!" With that, Barbatos vanished without waiting for a reply.

The highest level of the dark universe.

Barbatos's true form didn't look good, but it wasn't the anger he felt when blaming the Dark Knights; rather, it was the frustration of being in trouble and unable to come up with a good solution.

"After this urging, those Dark Batmen should do everything they can to find Superman. If they find him, that would be great, but if they still don't succeed, then we should prioritize the second plan."

Barbatos's anger toward the Dark Knights was half genuine. He was certainly dissatisfied with not finding any clues about the Multiverse Tower, but he was more interested in using this method to urge them on.

While Barbatos appeared to be directing the Dark Knights to focus all their efforts on the capture mission, he had actually decided that if there was still no news after three days, he would call the Dark Knights back to do something else.

“I have a feeling that the multiverse is about to undergo another transformation. Reality has been reshaped so many times. Even if the scale of this transformation is not large, it should be enough to make him nervous for a while. And this will be the best time for me to make my move.”

"The Watcher!"

"I originally only intended to use you as a backup plan, but if the Multiverse Tower doesn't appear, I'll have no choice but to use you to destroy the multiverse!" Barbatos thought.

His second plan was to kidnap the divine watcher.

The Monitor, the Counter-Monitor, and the World Forger are three brothers, each responsible for guarding the matter universe, the antimatter universe, and forging the universe, respectively.

Among them, the Anti-Monitor was not fulfilling its duties much to begin with and had already been defeated by Karl, while the World Forger was betrayed by the dragon he raised, Barbatos. Both of them had strayed from their positions.

But the Monitor is different; he continues to quietly resolve potential crises and ensure the existence of the material universe. Barbatos knows the Monitor's location.

"By utilizing the existence of monitors and countermonitors, it is possible to influence matter and antimatter. Combined with the catalysis of dark energy in the dark multiverse, it is theoretically possible to trigger a chain reaction between energies and destroy the multiverse!"

"This isn't the best outcome, but if I can't have it, I might as well destroy it!" Barbatos made up his mind.

"I've already forcibly entered the multiverse once to deal with Superpower, and I can't enter again for a short time. I can only let those dark bats do it for me, which adds another variable."

"How hateful! Superb, you better not fall into my hands, or I will grind you to dust!"

If Barbatos were to take on the task of capturing the Watchers himself, he would be almost certain to succeed. However, Karl's presence caused Barbatos to use up his chance to forcibly enter the multiverse prematurely. Currently, the multiverse's rejection mechanism is still very sensitive to Barbatos's presence, and he will not be able to enter again for a considerable period of time.

Most beings in the Dark Multiverse are far worse off than him and cannot survive in the multiverse at all, meaning he can only rely on his Dark Knights.

Or perhaps it's the Dark Knights, who have already been infiltrated.

Chapter 343 Plotting to Obtain the Time Gem

While Carl successfully infiltrated the Dark Knights, Spider-Man and the others were also making steady progress in their Marvel activities.

With Odin's help, the Reality Stone was successfully retrieved. Their next plan was to bring Mebius back, but they soon discovered that they couldn't locate him in a short time.

Odin originally intended to send Mebius into the depths of the universe, but Mebius interrupted the Bifrost's teleportation halfway through and left in a new direction. Therefore, even though they now control Odin, they still cannot find his exact location.

However, this wasn't really a big deal. They knew that Mebius had fused with the Doomsday gene, so no matter where he was sent, he wouldn't be in any danger; he just wouldn't be able to come back for the time being. Therefore, they didn't need to rush to find him.

Instead of exploring the universe first, we should hurry up and collect all the Infinity Stones.

In any case, once the gems are combined, they will essentially gain access to the universe and can solve most problems with a snap of their fingers.

So the spider returned to Earth, ready to collect the Mind Stone and the Time Stone.

The Mind Stone was fine; based on information from the movie, she teleported to several locations and quickly found the location of Loki's scepter.

The artificial intelligence Ultron originally intended to first create a body out of vibranium, and then embed the Mind Stone from the scepter into it. This would give him complete control over the cyber world and make it much easier to interfere with the real world.

But right now, his vibranium body was only half-finished, and the Mind Stone hadn't even been taken out of the scepter before Spider-Man took it away with spatial magic, and the process was very easy.

There was nothing Ultron could do; it had absolutely no knowledge of magic and was completely defenseless against it, not to mention that the spider-like creatures were using magic from another world.

Scarlet Witch, who was tricked and manipulated by Ultron, was born with powerful chaos magic, but at this time she had not yet grown up and did not even know whether her ability was a superpower or magic, so she could not stop the spider.

Without the Mind Stone, the Avengers could not use the birth of Vision to directly eliminate Ultron from the network. However, Ultron himself could not use this to secure victory. The two sides could only continue to be deadlocked, with no time to interfere with the actions of Spider-Man and others.

In this way, Spider-Child already possesses half of the Infinity Stones: Space, Reality, and Mind. In addition, with the Power Stone taken by Möbius, he only needs two more to complete the set.

However, the difficulty has increased significantly compared to before. Not to mention anything else, the Spider-Man has no guarantee of victory in the task of collecting the Time Gem.

The Time Stone is in the hands of the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, and seizing it directly is far more difficult than taking the Space Stone from Odin.

There are many factors that have contributed to this situation.

Firstly, in terms of sheer power, the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, may not be as powerful as Odin, whose energy had reached its limit, but the two are at least of similar strength. Moreover, the Ancient One does not have Odin's lifespan limitation, making her more flexible and free in combat.

Secondly, the fact that Spider-Man and his group were able to directly attack Odin indicates that Odin knew he had Asgard to defend, making it highly unlikely that they would try to escape with the Space Stone. Furthermore, the Space Stone was not a necessity for Odin and was not worth his full effort.

However, the Ancient One was different. As the Sorcerer Supreme, she had to fulfill her duties, one of which was to protect the Time Stone. If she simply hid the stone, Spider-Man would be completely helpless.