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

Qiu Lie was very worried that Karl would suffer retaliation from the dragons.

So he said, "This is D's territory now, and the dragons won't come. Why don't you stay here for tens of thousands of years before leaving?"

The goddess and Ariel welcomed him, believing it would be a good thing if Karl chose to stay for a while, so they could repay his kindness gradually.

But Carl couldn't stay. The chat group had given him a month, and now only a few days remained. Besides, he had things to do when he got back, and he wondered if any fools would show up in the metropolis after he'd been gone for a month.

“Thank you for your kindness, but don’t worry, there was a transaction involved in obtaining the energy, so the dragons shouldn’t hold a grudge,” Karl said.

He helped the Dragon King keep the secret of the defeat, and the Dragon King gave him energy in return. It's a fair trade.

"Kurumi Tokisaki and I will definitely leave. But what about you, and Spider-Girl? Where do you plan to go from here on out?" Karl asked.

Ariel is no longer the Demon King, and she has a bad reputation in the demon realm, so they won't go there. Qiu Lie usually lives in the space he created.

The goddess thought for a moment and said, "I prefer living with people, so I'll probably open a welfare home. That's what I did ten thousand years ago."

Long ago, the goddess opened an orphanage to take in orphans created through genetic mixing experiments, and Ariel was one of them.

The goddess continued, "The Pope of the Divine Word Cult on the human side has the skill of retaining memories and reincarnating. He should be able to help me make arrangements, so that the reincarnated ones can be settled in a better way, and they can leave when they grow up."

"That's wonderful!" Ariel exclaimed excitedly. Her time in the orphanage was the happiest time of her life, and to be able to relive it now was incredibly exciting.

“Then let Spider-Girl come with you,” Karl said. This was Spider-Girl’s only option; she was now essentially a village girl with god-like beauty, and it would definitely cause trouble if she acted alone.

"Of course, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of my granddaughter." Ariel patted her chest and assured her. Although she had lost her abilities, she was still very good at taking care of people, after all, she had lived for so long.

A few days later, Spider and her companions successfully settled in human territory.

Just as the goddess said, the Pope of the Divine Word Cult can retain his memories and reincarnate, which is equivalent to being immortal in disguise. Of course, now that the system has stopped running, the Pope's skills have also lost their function. This is his last life. After he dies, Ariel will be the only human left alive.

The Pope used his nearly ten thousand years of experience in political maneuvering to maintain stability within the human race, and even had the resources to prepare for a war against the elves. For him, getting the goddess to open a welfare home was not a difficult task.

Karl stayed here for a few days and also helped Kurumi Tokisaki transform the anti-magic barrier into a bracelet design, which he then gave to her. After doing all this, a month had passed.

"Well then, we'll be leaving now, and we'll meet again sometime."

"Well, goodbye, thank you so much." The group said goodbye.

"Goodbye," Spider said.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Night Owl

[Task: Protect the spider's safety. Completed.]

[Automatic settlement begins.]

With a notification in the chat group, Karl received 1000 points, which was the reward that was agreed upon at the beginning. Because Spider used the mission card, the reward was automatically deducted from her account by the chat group.

Just then, Carl received another message.

The Time Spirit has initiated a transfer to you.

[Superman]: What is this? Why are you suddenly transferring money to me?

Karl initiated a private chat with Kurumi Tokisaki and asked her a question.

[Elf]: The other half of the reward for the quest. Wasn't it supposed to be 2000 before? You've basically done all the work this time, so the reward should rightfully be yours.

[Superman]: But you were involved too, weren't you? You provided a lot of amazing information.

[Kurumi Tokisaki]: That information isn't that important to you, is it? If all else fails, consider it payment for having you modify the anti-magic barrier.

[Superman]: Since you've said so, I'll accept it.

Karl stopped being polite; points were quite useful, and the rotating pool in the shop would be refreshing soon, so there might be something useful to be found.

The two didn't talk for long before it ended, as they both had their own things to do. Tokisaki Kurumi was eager to start preparing for her plan, and Karl needed to deal with the mess he left behind.

For example, because he had been away for too long, the moon's orbit needed to be adjusted again. At this time, the metropolis was bathed in sunlight that had not been seen for ten years, and many people on the streets were wearing sunglasses, seemingly still not used to the sudden bright light.

The moon blocking sunlight is an important deterrent to others, and Carl estimated that this change would definitely make some people restless and want to cause trouble. That's good, though, as those people are an unstable factor.

However, Carl wasn't in a hurry to find the troublemakers. Since there wasn't any major crisis on the surface, he could postpone it for now. He needed to go to Gotham City next door first.

Gotham City and Metropolis are two adjacent cities connected by a bridge.

Carl removed the S-shaped insignia from his chest, revealing the original U-shaped insignia on his suit, and then flew towards Gotham City.

Carl's act of using the moon to block out the sunlight had a wide-ranging impact. People in countless cities secretly cursed him back then, except for one city: Gotham City.

Because the city has inexplicably bad weather all year round, with either overcast skies or thunderstorms, and the sun rarely shines, the citizens don't seem to care much even when there's no sunshine at all. It's one of the cities least affected by the weather.

The situation was similar at this time. While the sun was shining brightly in Metropolis, Gotham City was shrouded in dark clouds, and the atmosphere of the entire city was very gloomy. Carl had only flown in for a short time when he saw two groups of people fighting each other in the alleys of the city.

His X-ray vision revealed that both vehicles were loaded with prohibited goods, indicating that neither side was a good person and that this was a classic case of double-crossing.

However, just as the two sides were in the middle of a fierce battle, a gray tank suddenly rushed in from outside the alley, knocking them over and causing heavy casualties. Only a few of them were left with the ability to fight.

Then the tank door opened, and a person wearing a tight-fitting battle suit and an owl-shaped helmet stepped out. He ruthlessly threw deadly darts at the remaining people, and quickly knocked down both sides by himself.

Carl landed in front of the man and said, "Night Owl, has the security situation here gotten worse again? There's already a shootout in the middle of the city."

"Superpower, you really are back. It's all because of you," the man named Night Owl said bluntly.

“What does this have to do with me? I haven’t been here all month, okay?” Carl felt wronged. Gotham already had a particularly high crime rate, so how could he be the one to blame?

While signaling the Gotham Police Department to come and clean up the mess, Night Owl explained, "It's because you disappeared for a month that criminals in Metropolis started to rise again. The cargo that these two groups were carrying was destined for Metropolis, but an accident happened en route."

It seems to be related to him, but we'll deal with that later; there are other things to do right now.

“Never mind, that’s not important. Do you remember when I mentioned the new universe to you?” Karl said.

Night Owl's expression turned serious: "Of course, you said you probably have a way to go to other worlds, so is it time to start the plan you've been preparing for all these years?"

Karl shook his head: "It's still early. We're still in the preparation stage. Let's try our method to see if we can successfully locate the universe."

“I understand, let’s go to the Eagle’s Nest,” Night Owl said.

Karl flew high into the sky and watched as the tanks weaved through the city, shaking off any potential pursuers, before secretly arriving at a magnificent manor.

Wayne Manor is the name of this place.

In this universe, all the familiar superheroes have become supervillains. Superman corresponds to the Superman that Carl traveled through time, while Batman corresponds to the Night Owl in front of him.

Batman's name is Bruce Wayne. He lives in a manor with his family of three, and there he has an older brother, Thomas Wayne Jr.

Thomas Jr. and his butler conspired to murder his parents, but accidentally killed his best friend in the process. After losing all his family, he grew up to become the Night Owl, ruling Gotham's legal system with the Wayne family identity and the underworld with violence and fear.

Although Night Owl wasn't a good person and was doing some shady things, he was at least on the side of order. Carl chose to tell him about the crisis in the universe and cooperate with him.

Don't let Nite Owl's appearance fool you; he's the Batman of this universe, and Batman is basically synonymous with overpowered abilities. When faced with a problem, he always manages to find a breakthrough that ordinary people can't. He helped Carl a lot during the research.

Speaking of which, someone who can easily master advanced technology and start researching methods for traversing the universe can hardly be considered an ordinary person. Calling him a superpowered person wouldn't be wrong, if intelligence counts as a superpower.

Carl and Night Owl arrived at a secret base located beneath Wayne Manor, which Batman called the Batcave, while Night Owl called the Eagle's Nest.

The base itself is very large, but a huge mechanical tower takes up most of the space, making the base seem somewhat cramped. That is a device used to locate the universe, which was jointly built by Karl and Night Owl, and has a straightforward name: the Cosmic Detection Tower.

Karl took out a small box-shaped device from his belt. In the middle of the device was a transparent part, through which a yellow current could be seen surging.

Ordinary methods probably couldn't accomplish the important task of locating the universe, so Karl used special methods.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Speed ​​Force and Louise

Carl placed the lightning device into a slot on the Multiverse Tower, and then the top of the tower began to crackle with the same yellow lightning.

“The Speed ​​Force, a power that can theoretically traverse the universe, I hope it won’t disappoint me,” Karl said.

Night Owl was more optimistic than Carl. While operating the computer to analyze the Speed ​​Force that Carl brought back, he said, "It's highly likely that it's possible. This power is amazing. It's such a waste that Johnny Quick only uses it to accelerate. It's just that someone like him has gained the qualification to connect with the Speed ​​Force."

What can be done? This is the general tone of this world. Many people gain superpowers by accident, but most of them are people of bad character who do whatever they want with their abilities. Karl is used to it. He kills those who should be killed and suppresses those who should be suppressed.

Johnny Quick, whom they mentioned, was one of them. He was originally an ordinary criminal who was being chased by the police until he had nowhere to run. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck him.

He then connected with the Speed ​​Force, enabling him to move at supersonic speeds, defying the laws of physics, even as fast as Karl.

Johnny Quick corresponds to the Flash in the main universe and is considered one of the main characters in the original story. Therefore, Carl had his eye on him for a long time and defeated him as soon as he gained his powers, taking him under his command.

This guy is just an ordinary hedonistic criminal. There's no need to explain anything. Just make him understand that whoever has the bigger fist is the boss. For now, he's been behaving himself.

Carl needs Johnny Quick's abilities; the Speed ​​Force is the most likely power to complete the multiverse traversal mission, capable of traveling to adjacent universes even without any assistance.

In a past Marvel and DC crossover publication, the two universes began to approach each other, and then the Flash accidentally ended up in the Marvel universe while moving at high speed, proving that the Speed ​​Force can indeed travel through the universe.

However, Carl's goal is more difficult. He wants to go to other universes that are unknown how far away they are. The Speed ​​Force alone is probably not enough. Although this power is very strong, the Speed ​​Force space is only available in DC. If you go too far away, you will lose the connection.

Therefore, Carl didn't intend for the Speed ​​Force to solve all the problems; at this point, he was using it as a positioning tool.

Using his abilities related to speed and vibration, the speed force he brings to other universes will gradually read the frequency of the universe under the action of the device, and then the cosmic probe tower will locate the universe along this frequency.

"How's the situation?" Carl asked.

“It went very smoothly. The Speed ​​Force you brought back did indeed encounter frequencies from other universes. As long as the detection tower is operating normally, we should have results soon. If Johnny Quick helps, it should be even faster,” said Night Owl.

“Then call him over right away, there’s nothing more important than this,” Carl said.

Night Owl nodded, then used his computer to call Johnny Express, but there was still no response after half a minute.

“Something’s wrong, he’s not answering,” Night Owl said, frowning.

He immediately used his computer to bring up a map, where a small red dot was flashing – that was Johnny Express's tracking device.

“The actuators show he’s in Metropolis now,” Night Owl said.

“What, Metropolis! Didn’t I say he’s not allowed to leave Central City without my order?” Karl was very dissatisfied: “If he doesn’t listen, I wouldn’t mind turning him into a battery.”

Carl disliked Johnny Quick from the beginning, but he took him under his wing because of his important role. After several years of research on the Speed ​​Force, Carl was able to imprison Johnny Quick and extract the Speed ​​Force from him, but the latter had always behaved well, so he did not do so.

“I don’t think he has the courage to rebel against you. Since he’s in Metropolis, he’s probably connected to that new group of criminals who have appeared there,” Night Owl guessed.

“I’ll go take a look; we’re going to get rid of them anyway,” Carl said. “Do you have any information on those guys?”

Superpowers come in all shapes and sizes. To avoid being caught off guard, Carl asked a question. He knew that Night Owl probably had information about the other party. Intelligence-based characters rely on a large amount of information as a foundation to exert their abilities.

Sure enough, Night Owl quickly pulled up a file, which showed a photo of a young woman wearing glasses who looked intellectual.

“You’ve controlled Metropolis for so many years, there are hardly any people left who have any intention of rebelling. During the time you were away, only about a dozen unruly individuals emerged, and all of them had contact with the woman in the file,” Night Owl said.

“Louise Lane,” Karl read the name from the file.

Night Owl opened the file, and Carl discovered it was empty.

"What, you couldn't find any information about her?" Carl asked.