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

Having recovered from the effects of the crying, the superheroes noticed the changes in their surroundings. The multiverse and the dark multiverse are completely different concepts, and both sides instinctively feel uncomfortable with each other's environment.

However, unlike life forms from the Dark Universe that die quickly upon entering the Multiverse, life forms from the Multiverse can live in the Dark Universe. After all, the Multiverse is the proper universe, so people from here will not experience serious side effects when entering the Dark Universe.

"There's still a chance to stop him! This is our last chance!" The superheroes began to gradually regain their fighting strength.

They knew that the process of the universe being dragged into darkness would not happen overnight, and as long as they stopped Barbatos before it completely fell into darkness, they would not have lost.

This timing is excellent. Barbatos' main focus is currently on using the Multiverse Tower, and he cannot fight at full strength without temporarily pausing his actions, which gives the superheroes a better chance of winning.

Heat vision, speed force, atomic energy—Barbatos unleashed a barrage of techniques, turning the previously dark sky into daylight.

"Hmph, instead of taking the opportunity to escape, you actually dared to dream of defeating us. You've made the right choice, just what I wanted!"

Faced with these all-out attacks, Barbatos was not worried but pleased; this was exactly the situation he wanted.

He continued to 'cry' regardless of the consequences, his dark energy still only supplying the Multiverse Tower's consumption, without any intention of defense.

Barbatos didn't need to do that, because the tens of thousands of human pillars around him were not just for show; they also contained a considerable amount of dark energy.

As the attack reached him, Barbatos mobilized the power of the human pillar towers, which interlocked to form a dense, dark net that enveloped the entire Challenge Mountain.

Not to mention hurting Barbatos, some of the superheroes are even in danger of being hurt themselves, because they are also caught in this dark web.

"Superman has a vast amount of energy, but even he alone might not be enough to meet my needs. I need more energy, and I need your energy too!"

The DC Universe is a stage for heroes and villains, a stage for humans, so humans have the most energy. In Barbatos's view, the superheroes present are all treasure troves.

Barbatos grinned maliciously, "Dark Knights, listen to my command! Capture everyone on Earth, including these superheroes, and house them in towers to generate electricity!"

Chapter 393 Hostage Power Generation

Upon receiving the order, Red Death immediately sprang into action, his enthusiasm for the job running high, as the harvest season was fast approaching.

“You’ve heard Lord Barbatos’ secret, so these superheroes are yours. I’m faster. I’ll handle the large number of ordinary people,” Red Death said to Karl beside him.

The superheroes were trapped in the net formed by the human pillar towers. They could not leave Challenge Mountain, but they still retained a certain fighting power. Red Death was somewhat reluctant to take the risk, even though he knew that the energy these superheroes could provide was more than that of billions of ordinary people combined.

If he could capture the superheroes and bring them up to the tower, he could make a significant contribution, but after careful consideration, Red Death was still reluctant to do so.

Superman's energy is greater than the sum of all other superheroes, and the superheroes' energy is greater than the sum of ordinary people.

Superman is the real big player in this relationship chain, and now that Superman has been arrested, it's not that arresting the others is pointless, but essentially they are just icing on the cake.

Since both are icing on the cake, the difference between capturing superheroes and ordinary people is relatively small, so Red Death quickly chose the simpler task.

“…Whatever you want,” Karl replied, raising an eyebrow. This suited him perfectly.

A red lightning bolt flashed, and the Red Death Demon vanished in the blink of an eye. A moment later, he reappeared, holding an ordinary person who was too fast to perceive anything.

The Red Death Demon placed the person on the Human Pillar Tower, and then went back and forth 100,000 times, filling the entire black tower with human bodies.

The Flash once rescued people during an explosion, starting the rescue at the same time as the explosion, and moved 500,000 people 35 miles away in ten picoseconds, a speed that defies common sense.

Red Death wasn't that fast, after all, he wasn't the real Flash, but rather a fusion of Barry Allen from the Dark Universe. He developed the Speed ​​Force bat, but in terms of pure execution, he was actually slightly inferior.

But that's already ridiculous. If no one stops him, the Red Death Demon could capture hundreds of thousands of people every second.

"We have to stop him. The speedster's efficiency when attacking ordinary people is terrifying." The Flash ran around, trying to find a way out of the blockade to stop Red Death.

However, even after running and jumping around the challenge mountain hundreds of times, he still couldn't find any flaws.

"Stop, Flash, don't waste your time," Wonder Woman told him.

"We must stop them immediately!" the Flash said urgently.

“I know, but running around like this won’t help. We need to focus our efforts,” Wonder Woman said, then turned to Cyborg: “Cyborg, do you have a way to get us out of here?”

Cyborg shook his head: "Barbatos's blockade exceeds the Mother Box's output; I can't do it."

At this moment, Aquaman, having finished healing his wounds, walked over and spread his hands to show the metal block in his hand, saying, "I still have a small piece of N metal here. With the restraining effect of this metal on dark energy, at least we won't all be trapped here."

This piece of N-metal came from the depths of the ocean and was unpolished, making it slightly inferior in quality to Hawkman's hammer. However, regardless, it remained a crucial weapon for them at this moment.

This piece of N metal is smaller than a fist, so it's impossible for it to break the entire blockade. Therefore, it's impossible for everyone to get out. Moreover, even if there were more N metal, things would still not be simple, because they would still have to face the enemy's obstruction during the process.

"What are you all discussing? Don't ignore me!" Superman crossed his arms and hovered directly in front of the heroes. He wanted to go easy on them, but he couldn't be too obvious about it.

"Flash, you take the N-metal and stop the Red Death, we'll take the Possessioner!" Wonder Woman and the other heroes got into position to face Cal.

The Flash nodded emphatically, then disappeared from the scene with the piece of N metal.

In the few seconds they were talking, the number of ordinary people captured had already exceeded ten million, and the Flash was already impatient.

With his N-metal, he has the power to stop the Red Death Demon. The Speed ​​Force bats can be dispersed with N-metal, and the blessing provided by Barbatos can also be broken with N-metal. He is the only one who can catch up with the Red Death Demon, and only he can do it.

"Alright, now that you no longer have any N metal, you should be prepared for the failure to come."

Carl reminded the superheroes in a threatening tone that they were already at a disadvantage, and without N-metal, most of their attacks would be ineffective.

"We'll only know the outcome after we fight!" Wonder Woman charged forward with her shield raised, while Superboy and Supergirl attacked from the flanks.

Carl used the fighting power of a normal Superman, but still had the upper hand.

He kicked Wonder Woman away, then grabbed the two Kryptonians with both hands, pulled them together, and slammed them into each other.

Next came the heat vision, sweeping across the area and forcing everyone to defend themselves. Taking advantage of this moment, Karl delivered another blow to the two Kryptonians he was holding, leaving them dizzy and momentarily disoriented.

In normal battles, this wouldn't be a problem; the Kryptonians' indestructible physique and powerful regenerative abilities make them indifferent to taking a few more hits. But not now; going up the Human Pillar Tower would directly drag Barbatos into a nightmare.

Karl dragged the two Kryptonians back to the mountaintop, found a human-shaped tower, and placed them on it. The whole process was too late for anyone else to stop him.

The closer one gets to the summit, or rather, the closer one gets to Barbatos and the Tower of the Multiverse, the higher the concentration of dark energy becomes. This would make it difficult for superheroes to move, but Cal and Red Death are able to move freely thanks to the dark source and Barbatos's permission.

Carl returned to the battlefield and easily stunned Aquaman and two Green Lanterns in a fight. After taking them away, three more people were added to the tower.

"What should we do?" Even Wonder Woman's resolute face couldn't help but show a hint of panic: "If this continues, we won't be able to stop Barbatos, and we'll even be captured and used by them."

Batman is trapped in the Dark Universe, Superman has been captured, and other heroes are dying one by one. At this point, there is absolutely no hope for the superheroes.

"We have to retreat!" Someone contacted Cyborg while Carl was making his round trip.

“I agree with this approach, but I can’t teleport,” Cyborg said, sounding troubled.

"No, you said before that your efforts couldn't break through the blockade of dark energy, meaning that having enough energy is enough, right?" It was Captain Atom who spoke.

Steelbone did a rough calculation and replied, "Sending out the entire group is still difficult, but if it's just a few people, perhaps..."

“That’s enough. I have a way to temporarily boost the energy in my body. You can use this energy to send the main force out!” Captain Atom said immediately.

Chapter 394 X Metal

Cyborg's fingers transformed into cables and connected to Captain Atom.

"bring it on!"

Captain Atom roared, and his metallic skin instantly cracked. The energy within him surged hundreds of times in that instant, so violent that even his own body couldn't withstand it.

Generally speaking, Captain Atom's behavior can be well summarized by the word 'self-destruction'.

In the famous Flashpoint Paradox event, Themyscira and Atlantis went to war. Captain Atom, a human with superpowers, was captured by Aquaman and then transformed into a super bomb capable of destroying the world.

The energy within his body is inherently very unstable, and his spontaneous outburst is absolutely not to be underestimated.

"Good, good, that's enough, you can stop now." After Cyborg gained enough energy, he quickly said, "Stop increasing your energy quickly, I can't consume it all, you might die if this continues."

Captain Atom said with a pained expression, "I know... but I can't control it!"

There's no such thing as being able to improve or suppress something at will. Captain Atom isn't that good at controlling energy.

Cyborg was anxious, but he didn't have any good ideas. For the time being, he could only send some people, including Captain Atom, out.

But at that moment, Karl bypassed the heroes in front of him with unimaginable speed and grabbed the cracked Captain Atom directly.

"Damn it, I'll never let you go, even if I die!" Captain Atom knew how dangerous he was in.

But Karl replied indifferently, "What's the point of dying? You have so much energy, you might as well use it to generate electricity instead of wasting it."

With that, Karl returned to the mountaintop and placed the soon-to-destroy Captain Atom on the Human Pillar Tower.

The Human Pillar Tower is directly connected to the Multiverse Tower, and its energy absorption efficiency is far superior to that of the Steel Bones.

What is an inescapable prison for others is a life-saving medicine for Captain Atom at this moment.

"This speed... we can't wait any longer, teleport!" Cyborg realized and immediately locked onto the main force of the Justice League.

At the highest peak, Barbatos looked down at everything below and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"What a foolish move. The blockade I set up cannot be breached by a mere Mother Box."

In Barbatos's view, the Mother Box was not very powerful.

Therefore, it can transport people to almost any corner of the universe, provided that there is no interference. Moreover, as a mass-produced artifact that almost every Apokolips general has, a single Mother Box is really easy to stop.

There are also differences in level between Mother Boxes. The Mother Box that teleports to the Apocalypse Demon is completely different from the Mother Box held by the general.

Barbatos discovered Cyborg's actions, but he felt there was no need to stop him. What trouble could a Mother Box and Captain Atom's meager energy possibly cause? The difference between them was so great that even describing it as an ant trying to shake a tree would be an exaggeration.

"Aaaaaah!!!" Cyborg was exerting all his power, and an invisible battle was underway.

Cyborg was indeed somewhat careless and misjudged the difficulty of the whole matter. Captain Atom's energy made his body work beyond its limits, but he was still powerless against Barbatos.

Barbatos gave a contemptuous smile and continued to wail atop the Multiverse Tower.

Karl deliberately allowed himself to be held back by the other heroes so as not to disturb Cyborg, but his energy was dwindling and he saw no hope of breaking through.

However, just when Cyborg was about to give up, a turning point suddenly occurred, and a power from an unknown source filled the Mother Box.

That force was so immense that it broke through the blockade in an instant, and the main force of the Justice League, including Superman and Aquaman who had already been captured, disappeared from the spot.

The other heroes are still around, but the Justice League's top figures and Cyborg have simply vanished without a trace.

"What! What happened?!" Barbatos was furious. How could things have suddenly turned out like this?

It's one thing if the other members of the Justice League were rescued, but Superman is a key target whom he guarded closely, and the main energy source that dragged the universe into darkness. It's definitely not normal that he could be rescued!

"Let me see what happened."

Barbatos temporarily halted his plan and used the Multiverse Tower to analyze the situation. Superman's rescue was something he couldn't accept at all, as it would reduce his efficiency by at least half.

Through the Tower of the Multiverse, Barbatos quickly obtained the result: the energy Cyborg had just used did not come from Captain Atom, but from the multiverse itself.

"The X element, there was a trace of the X element in Cyborg's Mother Box, and it even briefly connected to the multiverse."

Barbatos muttered to himself, "Damn it! How could this happen? Could it be that my actions were too aggressive, causing the multiverse's immune system to react?"