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

Martian Manhunter did his best to help everyone stabilize the line, but he still couldn't stop the retreat, and many heroes were seriously injured.

Martian Hunter had to act as everyone's eyes, support those who were at a disadvantage, and transport the wounded who could no longer fight away from the battlefield. He was almost overwhelmed with work.

Carl noticed the situation and deliberately ran this way, as if Superman could come and help.

Continuing to entangle with Superman would be safer, as it would avoid the risk of exposure, but Challenge Mountain would truly be beyond saving.

The Dark Knights have seized the advantage and pressed their advantage. If this continues, even Wonder Woman risks death.

"Diana!" Superman chased after Karl into the arena and immediately saw Wonder Woman lying on the ground, covered in wounds, with a battle axe broken in two beside her.

Merciless Iron Fist emerged victorious, defeating Wonder Woman in a one-on-one duel.

Although his battle axe was broken by Wonder Woman in the process, it didn't matter at all, because he was the victor.

The merciless iron fist took a breath, then pressed his right hand to the ground and released divine power. Soon, red magma gushed out of the earth; it was molten metal.

Under the control of the merciless iron fist, the metal seemed to come alive and automatically solidified into a longsword. In terms of quality, it was inferior to the previous battle axe, but it could still be considered a qualified divine weapon. Destroying the body of a demigod would not be a problem at all.

However, just as the merciless iron fist was about to behead Wonder Woman, Superman decisively abandoned his pursuit of Karl and rushed towards them at top speed.

Boom! The impact generated by the body alone was terrifying. The phantoms of the lamp rings hidden around were directly smashed into ashes by the airflow, and the merciless iron fist's sword was blocked by Superman with one hand.

Superman gripped the sword blade with his right hand, and a trickle of blood flowed out—the result of his skin being torn due to his low magic resistance.

Superman was injured, but apart from scratches on his skin, he showed no symptoms whatsoever. He even held his sword firmly, unshaken by Merciless's iron fist.

This situation is less about the weakness of low magic resistance being exploited, and more about the fact that since magic resistance is a weakness, a symbolic amount of blood was shed as a token gesture.

Merciless Iron Fist didn't engage in a direct confrontation with Superman. Taking down Wonder Woman took a lot of his strength, and he was currently in a weakened state, needing a minute or two to recover. Fighting two top Justice League fighters in a row was not a good idea.

The merciless Iron Fist abandoned the weapon she had made on the spot, fought Superman for a few rounds, and then retreated into the darkness. Superman was worried about Wonder Woman, so he did not pursue her.

Led by several phantoms of the Lantern Ring, the Merciless Iron Fist found Karl at the edge of the battlefield.

“Let’s cooperate.” The merciless iron fist stated his intentions to Karl directly: “You and Superman are almost evenly matched, and with me on the side, taking him down will be no problem at all.”

Merciless Iron Fist is not one to stick together, but in his view, now is the most important time. As long as they can hold off the heroes of the main universe for a while, they can take over the upper universe once Barbatos arrives.

Barbatos is invincible in the eyes of the Dark Knights, so the final hurdle for them to achieve their wish is to survive the siege of the heroes. And without Superman, the chances of success will definitely increase significantly.

This is the last step; nobody wants to fall just one step away from success.

The merciless and iron-fisted Superman from his world had single-handedly killed him. In his opinion, he wasn't without a chance of winning against Superman one-on-one, but in order to kill Superman with a 100% certainty, he still sought Karl's help.

Otherwise, if Superman were to turn the tables and kill him, wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?

Chapter 371 You Should Ask for Help in a Proper Way

Carl's retreat to Challenge Mountain was a flaw, because logically speaking, the plan to invade the multiverse had reached its most crucial step, and as one of the Dark Batmen, his fighting spirit should not have been low.

However, despite the flaws, Superman showed no signs of holding back during their fight, so this flaw didn't raise any questions about his stance; it just made him seem a bit unreliable.

In the eyes of the merciless iron-fisted man, Karl was somewhat outmatched by Superman and chose to temporarily retreat in order to maintain stability.

"That body-stealer really has no sense of the big picture. He's too focused on immediate gains. Even though he has some martial prowess, he refuses to fight until he sees tangible benefits before he'll make a move," Wu Min Tie Quan sighed inwardly.

When facing the monitor, Carl's behavior of demanding payment from others seemed to make the merciless iron-fisted man feel that he had seen through Carl's character, believing that Carl was eager for quick success and instant benefits, lacked a sense of the big picture, and was short-sighted.

“The situation now is different from what it was like at the Wall of Origin. Even if his fighting spirit is low, as a Kryptonian, those so-called superheroes would never ignore him. In addition, with Lord Barbatos’s orders, there is no way he can escape.”

"The possessor must face Superman, that's for sure, unless he dares to disregard Lord Barbatos's orders."

"That makes sense, but he seems to be going to fight passively, play it safe, and try to prolong the battle so that we can get involved and help him. He just doesn't want to fight to the death."

"Fine, he lacks a sense of the big picture, but I can't be. If we keep cowering like this, we'll only be able to open the passage wide enough to welcome Lord Barbatos when we're all dead!"

The merciless iron-fisted man looked down on Karl's reluctance to fight with all his might, considering it too short-sighted.

But the reality is that, even if Carl was just a fake infiltrator of the Dark Knights, and even if he really was a Dark Batman who stole Superman's abilities, passive resistance would be the best course of action.

After all, the speed of a Kryptonian alone determines that, if he is determined to avoid it, almost only fellow Kryptonians and the Lightning family with the Speed ​​Force can keep up with his pace, greatly increasing his chances of survival.

The process may be a little slow, but the outcome will almost certainly be that the Kryptonians who choose this tactic will survive until the tunnel is fully expanded and Barbatos arrives.

Conversely, there's no such easy way to complete the game in Merciless Iron Fist.

He is a formidable fighter, one of the top members of the Knights, so he is bound to attract the attention of the heroes. The reason he hasn't done so yet is because the Drowned Ones have caused many heroes to rush to other battlefields to stop the tsunami, and the Dawn Lantern's shutdown procedure has temporarily disrupted the heroes' formation and rhythm.

But this chaos won't last forever. Simple environmental factors can always be resolved, and after that comes the danger of ruthless iron-fisted measures.

His speed is also fast, but it is far from super speed. Once he is surrounded, the attack will never end until he is eliminated.

Merciless Iron Fist believes that Carl needs his help to defeat Superman, but in reality, he is the Dark Knight who needs help the most among those present!

“Let’s cooperate,” said the merciless iron fist as he approached Karl.

Carl's response to this was...

"If you're asking for help, you should do it properly. At the very least, you need to recognize the facts first, right?"

The merciless iron fist couldn't see through the lights-out process with the naked eye. He was very close to Carl, but could only hear his voice.

However, he thought that if he could see Karl's posture at this moment, he would definitely be standing with his arms crossed, staring at him arrogantly and slowly uttering the words he had just said.

"Ask for help?" The merciless and iron-fisted man retorted unhappily, "You're saying I'm asking you for help?"

"Heh, don't joke around. You're the one who couldn't beat Superman and was chased here in a sorry state, not me!" The merciless iron-fisted man said with some agitation, "Asking for help? I defeated Diana, while you lost to Superman. Why should the victor ask the loser for help?"

Karl listened calmly to the merciless iron-fisted man's words, thinking that the man, reminded of this, had probably already vaguely imagined what kind of situation he would face, and that was why he was getting a little impatient.

“What does winning or losing matter?” Karl said calmly. “The fact right now is that you are seriously injured and need at least a few minutes of rest to recover before you can face another fierce battle like the one just now.”

"And I'm in perfect condition, without a single injury. Even if I had to keep going around in circles with Superman, I dare say I could last for at least several more hours. And Lord Barbatos will arrive much earlier than I actually find myself in danger! Do you understand? I am now invincible!"

The merciless iron fist was stunned for a moment. He thought Karl was just lacking in fighting spirit, but he didn't expect that the other party had actually devised a sneaky strategy from the bottom of his heart, which was to carry out the escape to the end.

"You're being utterly shameless," the merciless iron-fisted man exclaimed.

"Ha, as long as it's useful, what's shamelessness? It can't fill your stomach, so what difference does it make if you eat more or less?" Karl said nonchalantly, showing no sense of honor whatsoever.

"No, no, you're trying to fool me." The merciless iron fist was initially slightly shocked by Karl's shamelessness, but he immediately remembered an important point and regained his composure.

"As you said, if you really want to use such a rogue tactic, you can indeed drag things out until it's over, but do you dare?" The merciless iron fist's voice became deep, and the pressure through the helmet line was intense.

Seeing that Karl did not respond, the merciless iron fist became calm as if he had confirmed something.

He continued, "You haven't forgotten one thing, have you? Constantly fighting in this world to expand the passage to the Dark Universe—this wasn't our plan, but an order from Lord Barbatos!"

"If you're just playing a conservative style, that's fine, it's just a fighting method. But if you dare to drag it out to the limit, and instead of seriously carrying out Lord Barbatos's plan in order to save yourself, are you sure you can withstand his wrath?"

The merciless and iron-fisted ones were well aware that if they stayed in the multiverse long enough, their existence would naturally make the Dark Multiverse and the universe's passages wider and wider, but they never considered doing so.

Firstly, the Dark Knights themselves are filled with desire for the multiverse, and now that the results are right in front of them, they naturally do not want to force themselves to endure it.

Secondly, they understood that their master behind the scenes, the evil dragon Barbatos, was impatient and wanted to cover the multiverse with his dark wings at all times. Under these circumstances, they naturally dared not slack off.

The Dark Knights had already subconsciously ruled out stalling for time. At this moment, the Merciless Iron Fist thought it over and immediately realized that Karl's plan was brilliant, but completely unfeasible. Barbatos would not agree to such a approach.

"Stop talking nonsense. Your idea is a dead end. Just cooperate with me and I can pretend that our conversation never happened. We'll prioritize the bigger picture."

The merciless iron-fisted commander believed he had won the verbal battle and, in preparation for the heroes' next offensive, offered Karl a way out.

However, Karl doesn't need to.

Chapter 372 Rebellion

"Haha, you're right, simply stalling for time is indeed a stupid idea," Karl Lang laughed.

"Then what else did you say?"

"But who told you that I was really just stalling for time?"

"What?" The merciless iron fist exclaimed in surprise.

Carl replied matter-of-factly, “I’m not a computer that can only calculate one process at a time. It’s not difficult to continue fighting while flying. So what if Superman is chasing me? He can’t stop me from releasing my heat vision while chasing me.”

"I can just avoid direct combat with him. There are so many other heroes besides him. I can fight while flying, isn't that also a form of combat?"

After thinking about it, the merciless iron fist realized that it was indeed true; the best place for them to expand their passage was the Challenge Mountain right beneath their feet, the very mountain that had destroyed the entire Gotham City.

The more active you are on this battlefield, the faster the passage will open.

In other words, as long as Carl doesn't leave the Challenge Mountain area, he can circle around here attacking other people, which is theoretically equivalent to fighting heroes other than Superman at the same time.

In this case, it's not impossible that the opening speed of the channel might not slow down, or even increase slightly.

The merciless iron fist immediately felt a headache coming on. What Karl was doing was indeed feasible, but the only problem was that the risk of this action was very high. After all, if it were to be carried out, there would definitely be more than just Superman chasing Karl.

With a large number of pursuers following behind, it's even more difficult to avoid provoking other heroes. Keep in mind that there are quite a few heroes present who can manipulate space and cast spells, so it's actually very difficult to avoid being caught.

The merciless iron-fisted man doubted whether Carl had the ability to execute the plan.

This is the biggest weakness of the entire concept. If the superheroes capture the person due to insufficient ability, then various restrictions will pile up and make it extremely difficult to escape.

It could even be said that there is only one chance to carry out this plan. Once the heroes realize it, they will definitely defend it tightly, and there will be no possibility of escape.

The merciless iron fist opened his mouth, wanting to use this to refute Karl, but just as he was about to say those words, he suddenly shut his mouth.

He considered more.

This plan is different from the previous ones that dragged on for a while. Even though it will be very difficult to implement, it is undeniably feasible. This is the biggest difference between the two. If Karl really wants to do it, there is a chance of success.

Admittedly, the chances aren't high, but does directly confronting Superman, even with your own help, significantly increase the chances of success? Superman does have allies, and even more of them.

The heroes in this universe are far stronger than their counterparts in the dark universe he was born into. According to his estimation, even with Carl and Superman, the chance of success against Superman and his potential powerful partners is only around 60%. To be honest, it's not a sure thing.

Both plans are feasible. The success rate of working with Carl is over 60%, while the success rate of going it alone is unknown to the merciless iron-fisted man. Only Carl himself can estimate it; it may be higher or lower.

Regardless of the specifics, this all signifies one thing: Karl now has two choices, and no one dictates that Karl must choose the one with the higher probability of success. Even if cooperating with him would be better, Karl simply refuses to choose, and there's nothing the merciless iron fist can do about it.

He finally understood why Karl had said that if you need help, you should act like you're asking for help. He was the one who had no other choice and needed help from others to have any chance of surviving the next round of battle.

"Sigh... I understand." The merciless iron-fisted man realized the reality: he needed Karl's help.

"I know you're a man who values ​​practical interests, so please be frank. What price do I need to pay to get your help?" the merciless iron-fisted man asked. "I believe that after telling me all this, you're actually willing to cooperate with me. Please tell me what I need to do."

Carl nodded, even though the other person couldn't see him.

“You’re quite pragmatic, that’s good. Now let’s get to my first point. As I said before, a person seeking help should act like one.”

The merciless iron fist gritted his teeth. This was asking him to beg the other party. Asking him, the one who inherited the power of the God of War and dragged the entire planet into war, to beg him was truly unbearable... But he decided to endure it. After all, the bigger picture was more important. He absolutely could not die here before Barbatos arrived. The results were right in front of him.

"...Possession Master, I am willing to follow your command. Please tell me what to do next and guide me through this ordeal." Once he started speaking, the merciless iron fist became more and more fluent and soon finished a plea for help.