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

And because Karl was so decisive in his attack, they were not prepared to retreat at all. They thought Karl would entangle the monitors as before, but they never expected him to turn around so suddenly.

This was the Watcher's last breath, like fireworks at the end of life, brief yet absolutely brilliant. The Dark Knights were powerless to stop him, and their best efforts to delay were futile in the face of this crisis.

Merciless Ironfist's helmet was deformed from the blow, Drowned was cut in half at the waist, Killing Machine was crushed to pieces, Dawn Lantern's newly replenished furnace in the Dark Universe was crushed, and The Laughing Bat was knocked unconscious by the aftershock. In an instant, the Dark Knights suffered heavy losses, with only Red Death running fast enough.

After doing all this, the monitor looked at the two people still standing in the distance. He wanted to continue fighting, but his body wouldn't allow it. Self-exposure is something that can't be stopped at will, and besides, he didn't want to stop. It was better than being captured by these mortals, since death wasn't the end for him.

boom!!!

The Monitor self-destructed, but unlike a typical self-destruction, it was more like releasing a magnificent beam of energy from his body. After sweeping through a small area, it blasted its way towards the Wall of Origin. The immense energy illuminated the surrounding area as if it were daytime, and finally, like a mud ox sinking into the sea, it merged into the Wall of Origin without leaving a ripple.

The Monitor doesn't want to affect the stability of the positive matter universe, so he chose this method. It's his duty; the positive matter universe needs to exist, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will return after a long time to continue maintaining it.

Misfortune and fortune are intertwined. He is subject to many limitations of the multiverse, but the positive material universe has also become his foundation. No matter how many restarts and deaths occur, he will eventually reappear.

With this, the three primordial brothers have all met their end, and Barbatos's signature dark energy reappears, forming a dark vortex that reclaims everything from the battlefield.

Chapter 357 Delay May Lead to Unexpected Changes

Barbatos's campaign to capture the watchmen has come to an end.

In the dark universe, Barbatos still perched atop that mountain, while clown dragons frolic and play in the dark clouds. But at the foot of the mountain, the atmosphere among the Dark Knights was somber, even desolate.

The Drowned Man has lost his entire lower body, the most important helmet of the Merciless Ironfist is damaged, the furnace of the Dawn Lantern is lost again, and the Laughing Bat still hasn't woken up.

But the worst off is Killing Machine, who was shattered into pieces by the Monitor. Unless Barbatos intervenes, he is beyond saving. And would Barbatos go out of his way to save a Dark Batman?

There are reasons, but they are not sufficient.

Barbatos needs the Dark Knights to help him enter the multiverse, but he doesn't care which Dark Batmen make up the order.

Furthermore, whether the Dark Knights consist of 6 or 7 members doesn't really matter to him. The Knights are essentially just a tool for prying open doors; their mere existence is enough.

In his plan, only the Positive and Negative Watchers and the Multiverse Tower are truly irreplaceable.

As for the Dark Knights, even if they were completely wiped out, it wouldn't be unacceptable. At worst, they could recruit another team from the Dark Multiverse. Even if they were unlucky, they should be able to assemble a new team within a year or two.

Therefore, the death of the killing machine was insignificant to Barbatos, who lost interest after just one glance, let alone any attempt to heal it.

"You guys really can't get anything done. I remember I said we should try to capture them alive," Barbatos said with dissatisfaction.

"I'm so sorry, Lord Barbatos, we really did our best. We just didn't expect the other side to give up their life so decisively," said the Dawn Lantern.

The Bat of Laughter, who was best at flattery, was still unconscious, and neither Karl nor Redstone showed any intention of speaking, so only the Dawn Lantern could answer.

The Dawn Lantern is probably the least Batman-like of all the dark Batmen. Other Batmen lived out their Batman lives and then changed after some event, but he never became Batman. He inherited a Green Lantern ring right after the Wayne couple died and then killed his enemies.

"Hmph, maybe I should really consider replacing you. I'm sure there are plenty of Batmen in the Dark Multiverse who want to take your place," Barbatos threatened.

"Please give us another chance!" The Dark Knights were getting anxious. They knew that if they wanted to achieve their goal of invading the multiverse, they would have to rely on Barbatos's power.

"Remember what you said. Once I've dealt with the Watcher's Heart, the next mission will be a real invasion of the multiverse. You'd better behave yourselves. Now get out of here!" Barbatos dismissed the Dark Knights.

The Dark Knights breathed a sigh of relief, then secretly rejoiced. They were finally about to begin their invasion of the multiverse, which was something to look forward to immensely.

With the unconscious Laughing Bat in tow, the Dark Knights boarded their spaceship and departed from the universe, contemplating their future.

Barbatos, holding the remains of both the positive and negative observers, began his preparations.

Of the remains left behind after the Watcher's self-destruction, the most intact was his heart, which is why Barbatos called these remains the Heart of the Watcher.

Although Barbatos was very dissatisfied with the Dark Knights' mission completion rate, this time it was actually acceptable. He was just unhappy that the result was not perfect and that they had failed to capture a living Watcher.

This has forced him to use the corpses of both the Positive and Negative Monitors to realize his idea of ​​destroying the multiverse, which not only reduces the success rate but also increases the difficulty of preparation several times over.

He had already obtained the remains of the Anti-Monitor; after Carl defeated the Anti-Monitor, most of the Anti-Monitor's corpses fell into the antimatter universe.

Barbatos put a lot of effort into the salvage operation, and for this reason, he didn't even try to seize the Multiverse Tower immediately. In his view, the Multiverse Tower's location was fixed, making it a sitting duck. On the other hand, the remnants of the Antimonitor were constantly drifting around in the antimatter universe. If he didn't get his hands on them soon, they might fall into the depths of the antimatter universe and become difficult to find.

As a result, the salvage operation of the Anti-Monitor's remains went very smoothly; he even managed to retrieve a vital part like the brain. However, the operation on the Multiverse Tower side failed quite completely.

Because of the time he wasted, Karl and his group successfully developed the technology to cross the Wall of Origin, making it impossible for him to obtain this crucial item.

After the others left, Barbatos made a silent vow: "I shouldn't have acted so slowly, putting the cart before the horse and giving Superman an opportunity. This time I will never make the same mistake again. I will start invading the multiverse as soon as I am ready."

Using the bodies left behind by the two Watchers after their deaths to influence matter and antimatter, then adding dark energy from the Dark Multiverse to catalyze the destruction of the entire multiverse.

The principle is simple to explain but difficult to implement. Even Barbatos couldn't possibly have a way to destroy the multiverse just by obtaining the two corpses. He had to build a suitable plan based on this to make the whole plan feasible.

Fortunately, he had already had the anti-surveillance brain for some time and had studied a part of it. The next step was to study the surveillance mind and the combination of the two, so that he wouldn't have to start from scratch.

Delay could lead to unforeseen consequences. Barbatos, having learned a painful lesson from Karl, is now conducting research at full speed, determined to create a plan to destroy the multiverse and execute it immediately, giving no one in the multiverse a chance to react or prepare.

On the other hand, the Dark Knights were very satisfied with this strategy. They wanted to invade the multiverse as soon as possible, but they also desperately needed some time to recover, as they had been severely injured.

"Speaking of which, we can only blame you for our miserable state, you possessor," Dawn Lamp suddenly said during the spaceship's journey.

Carl glanced at him from his armchair but didn't reply.

Dawn Lantern continued, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, "If you hadn't suddenly dodged, we wouldn't have been caught off guard by the enemy. You took the reward but then betrayed your teammates. You're really something."

“Heh…” Karl chuckled. Of course, he wouldn’t admit it so easily. He retorted, “You got hit because you were stupid. You didn’t retreat in time, and now you’re blaming me. It’s not like I put you in the attack range.”

Chapter 258 Rest and Recuperation

"You! If you hadn't rushed in so recklessly, things would have turned out this way!" Dawn's Ghost Lamp shouted.

"Me, doing something unnecessary? You're the ones who're holding us back. If you had been smarter and moved away beforehand, the monitor would have had to keep his sights on me, thus creating a distraction and maybe even making him give up on self-destruction."

“I risked my life to carry out this mission, but it’s all for nothing to you?” Karl retorted without any politeness.

The Dawn Ghost Lantern paused, sensing something was amiss, but couldn't quite put its finger on it.

Karl didn't give him a chance to think and continued to retort, "In the end, if it weren't for me always standing at the front, you wouldn't have the environment to output damage in peace. When the enemy attempted to self-destruct, I was the only one who took actual action."

"No matter the outcome, it's better than you guys just shrinking back. I took the biggest risks and made the biggest contribution to the campaign. How dare you say I'm wrong?!"

Dawn Lamp's mouth gaped open. He was stunned by what Karl had said. Karl was both right and had the strength. He was no match for him at all.

After spouting this nonsense without batting an eye, Karl stopped watching the Dark Knights' performance and got up to walk towards a room deep inside the spaceship.

He added, "Forget it, instead of wasting time here, I'd rather think more about going to the multiverse."

The Drowned One watched Karl's disappearing figure, then turned around and said, "The Possessionist is right. Instead of worrying about these trivial matters, we should focus on preparing for our trip to the upper universe. Putting everything else aside, we should at least restore our original fighting strength first."

"I need to rebuild my lower body, Merciless Ironfist needs to repair his helmet, and Dawn Lamp needs to go to the Dark Multiverse to retrieve a usable lamp furnace. These are the things that are truly urgent."

Dawnlight's expression wasn't good, but he still nodded; these matters were indeed extremely important.

The Dark Knights began to recuperate and build up their strength for the next operation. The original seven members were reduced to six, but none of them paid any attention to the dead killing machine.

This is the daily life of a supervillain: while alive, they live a life of constant intrigue and backstabbing; once dead, they lose all value and are no longer even worth mentioning.

……

Carl went to a private room, found a seat, and closed his eyes as if he were thinking about something, or perhaps simply resting.

But in reality, Carl was communicating in a chat group.

[Superman]: Is everyone's voyage going smoothly? Have any unexpected incidents occurred?

Carl already knows that his friends have collected all the Infinity Stones and are currently traveling to the DC universe aboard the Squidward Ship.

[Doctor]: It's alright, nothing serious. There was a problem with the Infinity Stones' signal at one point, but it's been resolved now. We're about to leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The doctor quickly responded and explained their situation in detail; the only unexpected event they had encountered was related to the Infinity Stones.

The Infinity Stones are simply peculiar stones, containing little energy; all their power originates from the universe in which they were born.

The Infinity Stones represent a kind of authority, somewhat like a token. Whoever obtains and controls the Infinity Stones can command soldiers known as the Universe Itself.

However, the token cannot be used across regions. The sword of the previous dynasty cannot kill the official of the current dynasty. Once the soldiers cannot be contacted, the token is just a simple sign. Similarly, once the universe cannot be contacted, the Infinity Stones are just a few simple stones.

In the Marvel Universe, there is a mysterious organization called the Time-Space Intervention Administration. Their base is located outside the timeline, and the Infinity Stones are even used as paperweights there because they cannot connect to the universe and therefore cannot exercise their power.

After traveling a distance, the doctor and his team discovered that the power of the Infinity Stones was weakening because they were getting farther and farther away from the original universe, making signal transmission difficult.

However, later, they had Tiamat order the creation of a separate channel in the universe that extended to follow them, like a charging cable, and they never encountered any problems after that.

The spaceship had only landed on the edge of the Marvel multiverse, and now, according to the Multiverse Tower's detection results, they will soon be leaving this place.

[Superman]: A very smart move.

[Doctor]: Well, but Dr. Mebius said the real challenge comes after that. Once we completely leave the Marvel multiverse, the Infinity Stones will no longer be able to provide energy.

[Superman]: That is a problem, but with the help of the Multiverse Tower, the chances of success are still very high.

The Multiverse Tower records the spaceships' routes, ensuring they stay on the right path and travel in the absolutely correct direction.

[Superman]: The Marvel Universe and the DC Universe are very close. As long as the spaceship can cross that small distance in the middle and enter the DC omnipotent universe, it can connect to the Speed ​​Force for power.

[Doctor]: I don't know much about this, but it sounds good, so there's no problem at all. Everything is going smoothly for us.

[Superman]: That's good.

Carl felt relieved, and then he received a message from someone else.

[Spider]: @Superman, what about you?

Carl thought for a moment, realizing that Spider was probably asking about his recent situation.

[Superman]: I am still in the Dark Multiverse. The situation is currently stable and there will be no problems in the short term.

Karl gave a brief explanation, without revealing that he had infiltrated the Dark Knights.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Spider-Woman and the others, but rather that Barbatos's mind-reading ability meant that the fewer people who knew about this, the better. Keeping this identity might play a big role at a crucial moment.

Of course, he can't reveal his own personal details, but it's still necessary to share other information with the group members who are preparing to enter the DC universe.

For example, the specific structure of the Dark Universe, Barbatos's plans, Batman's uniqueness, the Dark Knights including his own list of aliases, and the possibility that the main universe has been rebooted, adding 10 years to the timeline.

Once the group members arrive at their destination, they will definitely meet the heroes from the main universe. At that time, Mebius and Tiamat, who have already met the Justice League, will be surprised to find that these superheroes have matured a lot compared to their last meeting not long ago. Both their strength and experience in handling matters have improved significantly.

The good news is that although there have been many changes, it is not a complete reboot. Therefore, the Justice League still retains its previous memories and remembers that Carl fought alongside them against the Anti-Monitor.

Chapter 359 Crossing the Wall of Origin

The calm before the storm.

Both the multiverse and the dark multiverse have had a very stable month.

Although this so-called stability actually refers to the stable struggle between superheroes and villains, and the stable birth and death of the Dark Universe, in any case, the fact that no apocalyptic crisis has occurred in the DC universe can be considered stable.