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

He didn't adopt a particularly humble posture, but Karl didn't care about such trivialities. This attitude was enough. He wasn't interested in making the merciless iron fist genuinely submit to him; he just needed the other party to understand that they should follow him.

“That’s more like it. Don’t worry, since you’ve said so, I certainly won’t leave you to fend for yourself.” As Karl spoke, he walked up to the merciless iron fist and handed him a uniquely shaped headset.

“This allows us to communicate through consciousness, and the next plan will be explained in this way.” Karl took out one and put it on, and the next moment his words appeared directly in the mind of the merciless iron fist.

This thing is not technologically advanced and has no function other than communication. Karl created a pair of Void Repositories to use.

"Okay, we should definitely prevent Superman and his crew from overhearing the specific plans." Merciless Iron Fist had used something similar before and picked it up very quickly.

Seeing that he had adapted, Karl continued, "No, no, no, although there is indeed a reason why I don't want Superman to hear it, that's not my main purpose. The most important thing is not to be heard by the other members of the Dark Knights."

Upon hearing this, the merciless iron-fisted man immediately had a bad feeling. But what could he do? Karl was his best partner and the person most likely to guarantee his survival. He absolutely could not give up on him easily.

"What...what exactly are your plans?" the merciless iron-fisted man asked.

Karl didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "It's very simple. I can help you, but you also have to help me eliminate a few people in the Knights without leaving a trace."

The merciless iron-fisted man was shocked and frantically questioned in their mental communication: "What? Are you insane! Lord Barbatos will not allow such a thing!"

"Heh, are you sure?" Karl calmly retorted, "Did Lord Barbatos even show a hint of concern when the killing machine died? As long as we don't get wiped out and the passage opens smoothly, he won't have time to care about our lives."

The ruthless, iron-fisted silence was, in theory, correct. In a sense, they had willingly followed Barbatos for the promise of the upper world. Since it was for benefits, they naturally couldn't expect him to protect them.

"Okay, you're right, but I want to ask, what exactly made you want to target other people?"

Chapter 373 The First Target

The Dark Knights have no feelings for each other, and his helmet even erases any emotions related to his merciless and iron-fisted nature. He feels no guilt whatsoever when he attacks his own teammates.

However, this situation is ultimately not good. They are still fellow travelers on a mission, and Barbatos is watching them from above.

Perhaps, as Karl said, Barbatos doesn't care about their lives, but if they start fighting amongst themselves now, it will definitely have a significant impact on mission efficiency and could very well provoke Barbatos's dissatisfaction.

It's not that you absolutely can't do it, as long as you ensure the task is completed on time, it's fine.

Barbatos's decision to let them into the encirclement clearly indicated that he was prepared for some of them to die. As long as they were careful during the infighting, they probably wouldn't face any reckoning afterward.

But the key issue is that there's no reason to do so. What good would killing others do? These people are invaders, and they are currently facing siege from the indigenous people. Internal strife is definitely not a good idea.

The superheroes in this universe are much stronger than they expected. In the Dark Universe, they could easily wipe out the Justice League, but not here. The current situation is a stalemate.

If they fight amongst themselves, their own strength will become weaker, and they might not be able to guarantee their survival until Barbatos arrives.

"So why do you want to deal with those guys? It doesn't make sense, does it?" the merciless iron-fisted man asked.

“The reason is simple, isn’t it? We’re cooperating with Lord Barbatos so wholeheartedly in order to fulfill our own desires, aren’t we?” Karl explained.

"We have come here for the future promised by Lord Barbatos, and we await his fulfillment of those wishes after he takes control of the multiverse."

"For Lord Barbatos, achieving these things is not difficult. The key point is, assuming all wishes can be fulfilled, what about those conflicting wishes?"

Merciless Iron Fist recalled that Karl's goal seemed to be similar to that of the Drowned and the Red Death: to rule an eternal Gotham City and implement his own sense of justice within it.

Merciless Iron Fist scoffed at such aspirations. His heart had been completely altered by the War Helmet, and he had no attachment to Gotham City. Therefore, he would find it foolish to look back at things that resembled his past thoughts.

The merciless iron-fisted man, of course, didn't voice these thoughts, but continued to ask, "Do you want to eliminate them because you feel their ideas will hinder the fulfillment of your wishes?"

"Yes."

“But there’s more than one Gotham City. The Upper World is also diverse. Every universe has an Earth and a Gotham City. Even if your wishes are similar, they can be fulfilled in different worlds,” said the merciless iron-fisted man, puzzled.

“That’s not the case,” Karl shook his head. “Just think about it for a moment and you’ll realize that the structure of the multiverse is much more stable and will never disappear as easily as the dark universe. In this case, different universes are not necessarily equal.”

"That's just your guess, isn't it?" The merciless iron-fisted man had never heard of such a statement.

"Perhaps, but think about it, there are so many worlds in the multiverse, why did Lord Barbatos choose to descend from this universe? Did he choose it randomly, or is there something different about this universe?"

"Of course, maybe all of this is just my imagination, or maybe he really just picked it randomly, but what's wrong with giving it a try?"

Carl adjusted his tone to sound as much like a paranoid madman as possible, drawing inspiration from The Bat Who Laughs and The Clown.

"Perhaps this Gotham City isn't special, but every Gotham City should be under my rule. Gotham is my Gotham, and I will not give it to anyone else unless there is the slightest possibility. All Gotham Cities in every universe belong to me! They are mine!"

Carl appeared to be obsessed with Gotham to the point of madness, and his inner thoughts echoed so loudly in the mind of the merciless iron-fisted man for a long time.

The merciless iron-fisted man patted his helmet to stay alert, then said, "I understand. You want all of Gotham City, so you have to kill off the other competitors, right?"

He could understand that thought. Although he himself no longer cared about Gotham City, he was still Batman before, and he could imagine what it would be like if his obsession with Gotham deepened several times over.

All the Dark Batmen are extreme, and Karl's reasons are rather crazy, but given that he is one of the Dark Batmen, Merciless Iron Fist doesn't seem far-fetched.

"Wait a minute, no wonder you came to me alone. You weren't trying to avoid Superman; you deliberately approached me to try and make me an ally, since my wishes don't conflict with yours." The merciless iron fist thought further and concluded that Karl had planned this all along.

Karl paused for a moment, then readily agreed: "Hmph, looks like you're not too stupid. Did you think I just randomly chose this landing spot?"

In reality, he just picked a random place. He didn't want Superman, the strongest fighter, to be wasted. As for what he said to Merciless Iron Fist, it was all just a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Karl naturally wouldn't deny that the other party's idea would make his current actions even more regrettable.

"Your wish is to disrupt the stability of the multiverse and plunge it into endless war. I can tolerate that wish, as long as the war doesn't affect my Gotham City."

"So, what's your decision? Will you accept my terms and choose to cooperate, or will you continue to work alone? The Dawnlight's dark environment won't last much longer, so decide quickly," Karl urged.

The merciless iron-fisted leader didn't hesitate for long before giving his answer.

“Okay, I will cooperate with your plan and find a way to kill those members who have desires for Gotham City at the hands of superheroes. Anyway, the two of us are the strongest in the team, and together we should be able to complete the mission, so we won’t need them.”

He didn't have many choices to begin with. Karl was stronger than the other members of the Dark Knights, and he could only be sure of surviving to the end with Karl's help. The others didn't have that ability, so the merciless iron-fisted leader would never give up cooperation for the sake of those people's lives.

“I’ve rested enough. Let’s get started. What should we do first?” Wu Min Iron Watch asked proactively, showing great enthusiasm.

He had already decided to side with Karl, so he was eager to show his stance. Asking about the first step was essentially asking: "Big brother, who should we kill first?"

“Let’s start with the Dawn Lantern,” Carl said. “His act of activating the lights-out program makes him a target; even Superman sees him as a target, which makes our operation much easier.”

Chapter 374 The Dawn Lamp's Plea for Help

The Dawn Lantern plunged the entire Challenge Mountain into absolute darkness, and this wide-range attack affected all the superheroes.

However, Dawn Lantern's triumph was short-lived. He was too big a target. Superman set his sights on him immediately after sending the severely injured Wonder Woman to the rear for treatment.

After discovering that Superman's vision was not affected by the darkness, Dawn Lantern tried to block Superman with a green light barrier, but no matter how much he tried to strengthen his will, Superman could always easily break through his barrier, which terrified him, and he decisively began to retreat.

For ordinary Kryptonians, he could easily deal with them using his numerous illusions and rings, much like Supergirl and Superboy. Both of them could see through the darkness, but they couldn't break through the illusions' blockade in a short time. Therefore, the Dawn Lantern only needed to be wary of Superman.

However, this was dangerous enough, and Dawn Lantern didn't want to experience being approached by Superman.

Neither the lantern ring nor the barrier could stop Superman; he needed someone to help him.

Dawnlight spotted the battlefield between Red Death and The Flash and rushed there with all its might.

In his view, the merciless iron fist had just gone through a fierce battle, the laughing bat was nowhere to be found, and the drowning man needed to spare some of his energy to maintain tsunamis around the world. This was an important step for the heroes to choose to divide their forces, and it could not be stopped.

Therefore, the only people the Dawn Lantern could turn to for help were Red Death and Karl.

Karl is undoubtedly stronger than Red Death, that much is clear to Dawn's Ghost Lantern. However, Karl and he had a falling out, and their relationship appeared strained. Given a choice, Dawn's Ghost Lantern's first instinct would naturally be to choose the other.

"Hey, Red Death, forget about those two speedsters, come help me, my lights-out program can't stop!" Dawn Lantern shouted in the team voice chat as he flew at high speed, with Superman chasing closely behind him.

Red Death, who had already circled Challenge Mountain several times, glanced reluctantly at the Flash in front of the convoy after hearing this, but without much hesitation, he ordered his super-fast Batmobiles to turn around and temporarily let the Flash and Kid Flash go.

He had already determined that the Flash posed little threat to him. The Speed ​​Force Bat was the bane of speedsters and couldn't break through this move. The Flash was practically doomed to defeat him.

The Red Death was cautious and didn't rely on the Speed ​​Force bats' advantage to attack continuously. Instead, he kept his attacks hidden and only used the Batmobile to pursue the Flash. The Flash hadn't seen enough of this and naturally couldn't figure out how to break through it.

The outcome of the battle was already a foregone conclusion for the Red Death, so whether the Flash died sooner or later wasn't that important. The Red Death decided to save the Dawn Lantern first, since it would be a real shame for them to lose the Lights Out program, a technique that could affect the environment.

All the Batmobiles were under Red Death's control and headed toward the Dawn Lantern. Red Death could use the Batmobiles' autopilot function to make them continue chasing the Flash, but that would be pointless. Without his control, the remaining vehicles would be easily destroyed by the Flash in a short time, so it was better to take them all with them.

Powered by the Speed ​​Force, the Batmobiles traversed the sea, unaffected by the raging waves. No one could discern their movements; only streaks of dazzling lightning remained in the air. A moment later, the Red Death returned to the mountainside of Challenger Mountain.

The Dark Knights can quickly open passages by fighting near Challenge Mountain, while the Flash doesn't want to affect too many areas, so they only fight in the surrounding waters, using the Speed ​​Force to speed across the water.

Once they reached the vicinity of the mountainside, Red Death did not slow down but instead took to the air, causing all the Batmobiles except the one he was in to suicidally crash into Superman.

Using the Speed ​​Force to fly isn't difficult; both Red Death and The Flash have developed this technique. However, for them, flying isn't faster than running. As grounded humans, they prefer to accelerate using their own legs when it's not necessary. It's not that they can't fly.

These Batmobiles were moving very fast, already keeping pace with Superman. It was unrealistic to dodge them all, but Superman didn't think much of it; that wasn't his style.

Boom! The Batmobile crashed directly into Superman, and was then torn to pieces by Superman in a few quick moves.

Red Death frowned, pulling the Dawn Lantern into his car. He sensed danger: "This was too easy. No wonder the Dawn Lantern sounded so flustered. This Superman truly lives up to his reputation as the Superman of the Upper World."

Red Death knew that using machines against Superman was not a good idea, because that would allow the opponent to hold back. He was prepared for the Batmobiles to be destroyed, but the power Superman displayed still surprised him. According to his original estimate, these Batmobiles should have been able to hold Superman back for at least a few seconds, allowing him to create a safe distance.

"No, I can't shake him off like this. Even if I don't get caught, I won't be able to do anything else. I have to find a way to lure Superman away..."

Red Death looked at Dawn Lantern, whom he had just rescued and who was still shaken, and thought, "If we really can't get rid of Superman, maybe throwing him out to attract attention is an option."

Red Death Demon had risked his life to save his teammates when dealing with the Watchers, but that was out of necessity; without saving them, there was no chance of victory. But now it was different. If helping Dawn Lantern would put him in danger, Red Death Demon wouldn't care about Dawn Lantern at all.

Dawn Lamp has no way of knowing these thoughts; he's still thanking the Red Death Demon.

Red Death, driving by, said to him, "Forget about that. Our top priority is to figure out how to kill Superman or get rid of him. Can you find Kryptonite?"

Upon hearing this, Dawn Lantern raised its ring, attempting to hack into the network to locate the remaining kryptonite on Earth.

In most of the dark universes where villains successfully destroy the world, the villains defeat Superman by using Kryptonite. Unfortunately, they couldn't find Kryptonite that could be brought to the multiverse, so they had to find a way to use what they had on hand.

"It still doesn't work. Actually, I've already tried before. The network is encrypted, and it would take my lamp ring at least an hour to crack it." Dawn Lamp said regretfully, looking at the ring. "If only the Killing Machine were still around, its hacking capabilities would be much stronger than the lamp ring."

"Is that so? That's a real shame... Is the location of that possessor far from here?" The Red Death Demon's tone was enigmatic. If this path was also blocked, he would have to consider leaving on his own.

"It's in the southwest, very close," Dawn's Ghost Lamp replied, oblivious to Red Death Demon's coldness.

"He's with the merciless iron fist, and he seems to be getting closer to Superman too, wait!" Dawn Lamp suddenly noticed something amiss: "They seem to have been stopped by someone."

"Oh, who is it?" Red Death Demon, who was about to go to Karl's position immediately, stopped in his tracks upon hearing this.

After receiving the ring's more precise detection results, Dawn Lamp replied, "It seems to be Lex Luthor from this universe."

The Dawn Lanterns were overjoyed. They had thought they couldn't find any kryptonite, but they didn't expect someone to deliver it to their door so quickly.

"Red Death, let's get over there quickly. Lex Luthor definitely has Kryptonite on him; there's no way he wouldn't have it without it."

Red Death agrees with this statement. Whenever Lex Luthor participates in a battle, he will always keep at least one Kryptonite weapon, even if the enemy is not Superman, since he is Superman's nemesis.

Chapter 375 Trap

Karl and the merciless Iron Wrist outwardly agree to form an alliance to secretly eliminate the other members of the Dark Knights. Their first target is the Dawn Lantern, who is in grave danger.

However, as the two were traveling, a man wearing green armor blocked their way.