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

“I did find out, but I quickly discovered that all the information was fake. The name, age, and experience were all fabricated not long ago. This person seems to have appeared out of thin air. The name Louise Lane is most likely just a pseudonym. If there’s anything you need to be careful about when you get back, it’s her,” Night Owl said.

“Okay, I got it. I can roughly guess where she came from,” Karl said, a little annoyed.

Night Owl asked curiously, "Where did she come from? Is she an alien like you?"

“No,” Karl said. “She must have come from Paradise Island, a civilization hidden in a corner of the world, just like Atlantis. But unlike those who live in the water, Paradise Island is inhabited entirely by brave and skilled women.”

“Well, another hidden force.” Night Owl said helplessly, “Speaking of which, why have these forces never shown any trace of themselves for so many years, but since you appeared, they have started to pop up in droves.”

“Because the wheel of fortune has begun to turn,” Karl said.

These words made Night Owl stare at him intently: "You actually believe this?"

“If you’re talking about some vague concept of fate, then of course I don’t believe in it, but some things do exist objectively,” Karl said.

He was referring to the storyline of the DC universe. Louise Lane's appearance signaled that the storyline of this world had entered the next stage, bringing it one step closer to the arrival of the Anti-Monitor.

Carl didn't know the exact date of the Anti-Monitor's arrival; he started deducing it from the plot.

The superheroes of the main universe formed the Justice League, and this world also has a corresponding entity called the Crime Syndicate.

After the Anti-Monitor destroyed the universe, the Crime Syndicate fled to the main universe. By then, the members were already quite familiar with each other, indicating that the Anti-Monitor must have appeared a few years after the Crime Syndicate was established and had been at large for some time. Optimistically, this could happen a few more years later.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Meteorite Impact

Carl bid farewell to the night owl, then burst out of the atmosphere and arrived at the moon. He did not interfere with the moon's orbit for a month, and now it could no longer block the sunlight.

Carl placed his hands on the lunar surface and easily pushed it into the appropriate orbit. He did this so often that it was almost muscle memory. The sunlight in the metropolis was blocked again.

Carl then found a suitable spot on the moon to sit down, gazing at Earth from there, waiting for those troublemakers to emerge; they would come out.

The disappearance of sunlight means that Karl has returned. Whatever their purpose is, they have to get past Karl first, otherwise it's all just empty talk.

Moreover, the leader this time was an Amazonian female warrior from Paradise Island. Karl's high-profile announcement of his return could not be ignored by her; the Amazonian dictionary does not contain the word "avoid war."

Meanwhile, in a high-rise building somewhere in the metropolis, several superpowered individuals knelt respectfully outside the door, reporting the situation to those inside.

"Queen Super, the sunlight outside has disappeared again. It must be Superba coming back. He will definitely not allow us to exist. What should we do?"

These people usually live in the metropolis; they are locals.

They gained their superpowers by accident and wanted to unleash them freely. However, they knew that if they did so, they would be purged by Karl, so they wisely backed down.

But now they're causing trouble, not because they've become bolder, but because they've found a backer—the person in the room whom they respectfully call the Super Queen.

"So what if he's back? I came here to conquer." The person in the room said arrogantly from his chair. "I heard that Superpower is the strongest man on this planet. It would be interesting to see him crawling at my feet. Haha, I can't help but look forward to it."

"Let's go, let's go meet him." The person in the room stood up, revealing a delicate face.

She was naturally the person in the midnight snack file. At this moment, she took off her glasses, revealing her aggressive true face. She had also changed into a tight-fitting black battle suit, holding a bundle of thorny rope in her hand, and a silver-white "S" decoration on her chest.

It has nothing to do with Superman, the symbol of hope; it simply refers to "super," representing the code name she gave herself—Super Queen.

In the main universe, Lois Lane is an ordinary news reporter with an ambiguous relationship with Superman, but here she corresponds to Wonder Woman, a demigod born on Themyscira. Lois Lane is just an alias.

Like the other characters, she was not a good person; she was wild and took pleasure in toying with others.

"But which way should we go?" the superpowered individuals asked, puzzled.

Although the Super Queen spoke with great momentum, they didn't even know where Carl was.

"Is there even a question? Of course, we'll just find any place that can serve as a battlefield. Didn't you say that Superpower wouldn't allow us to exist? Well, he'll naturally come looking for us. We just need to be prepared for battle," Super Queen said matter-of-factly.

The other superpowered individuals, though somewhat afraid, saw the Queen of Super's confident demeanor and, after thinking about the wonderful future of being able to do whatever they wanted after defeating Carl, gritted their teeth and decided to go for it.

"Go and get ready. Call me when you're done," the Super Queen said, then lazily sat back down in her chair.

The superpowered individuals obeyed and withdrew.

They called all the superpowered individuals they knew who were unhappy with Karl's existence and arranged to meet in the suburbs of Metropolis. Soon after, a dozen or so people formed a superpowered force and gathered together in a grand procession.

"Hey, Super Queen, we're ready and can start the battle anytime. We're in the suburbs now, it's very open, we can react no matter which direction Superman attacks from." They were on the phone with Super Queen.

"You guys are really slow. Okay, I'll be right there~" Super Queen said with a yawn. She was planning to take a nap.

"boom!!!"

Suddenly, a deafening explosion came from the phone, instantly waking the Queen from all her sleepiness.

"Beep—" The signal was interrupted; it seems the equipment did not survive the explosion.

"Interesting, is it Superpower?" Super Queen thought, and couldn't help but show an expectant smile.

……

On the moon, Karl could see the actions of the people below clearly. As expected, they planned to gather all their forces to fight him head-on, which was exactly what he wanted, so that he could settle everything at once and determine the winner directly.

After the superpowered individuals who wanted to cause trouble gathered together, Karl felt that he had waited long enough, so he got up and flew directly towards them.

He passed through the atmosphere, his body splattering with the air and creating intense flames, but Karl paid no heed, falling steadily without any deviation from his trajectory, his speed increasing like that of a shooting star.

"What! What is that!?" One of the superpowered individuals spotted Karl in the sky, mistaking it for a shooting star.

The light generated by the meteor's friction with the air illuminated the dark sky, creating an eerie sense of holiness, provided that the meteor wasn't heading straight for them.

"Quickly, use your telekinetic defense!" someone shouted.

"I'm doing it!" the man said through gritted teeth, reinforcing the psychic barrier with all his might.

Even so, when Karl actually landed, the barrier shattered like glass instantly, followed by Karl's collision with the ground—BOOM!

The immense kinetic energy and heat filled the area, creating a huge crater in the earth, much like a real meteorite. The crater was filled with scorched soil and molten rock, and nothing could remain intact after such an impact.

Aside from Karl himself, who caused this shock.

"Is it because I haven't made a move in too long? You can't even withstand a meteorite impact. Where do you get the courage to challenge me?" Karl slowly flew out of the crater and said.

But by then no one could answer him, because all those people had died in the explosion.

Superpowered individuals can be both strong and fragile, because most of them only enhance one aspect of their abilities. Even when they unleash energy comparable to a nuclear bomb, their physical structure remains that of an ordinary person—in short, they are like glass cannons.

Unfortunately, none of those dozen or so superpowered individuals possessed physical abilities. Faced with the sudden attack, some didn't even have time to react before they died.

“Go find the Super Queen,” Carl said.

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P.S.: Oh my god, it's only been two days, why is it under maintenance again?

Chapter 40 Super Queen

The commotion when Karl landed earlier had startled everyone in the metropolis. The violent explosion almost made the citizens think that World War III was about to break out, and the entire city even trembled physically.

However, just as the citizens of the metropolis were about to descend into chaos due to panic, someone saw Karl flying into the city.

Is it a bird? Or an airplane?

No, it's Superpower!

When the familiar red cape and U-shaped logo appeared in the sky, everyone fell silent. They knew that Superpower was the ruler of this city, and no one could defy his will here. That was the citizens' greatest fear.

However, while they were terrified of the Superpower, a strange sense of security welled up inside them, because they knew that as long as the Superpower was there, the city would never be destroyed.

……

Carl quickly flew to a building and broke through the wall from the 15th floor. He had already determined the enemy's location while in space.

Yes, he considers Super Queen an enemy, even though in the original story Super Queen also joined the criminal syndicate formed by Superpower, and was even one of the giants in the alliance.

But in reality, this woman has a terrible personality, to the point that even the original Superba hated her and wished he could tear her in two.

But the original Superman didn't do that because he was lusting after Supergirl's body, and Supergirl was the only woman on Earth who could accept him, so he both loved and hated Supergirl.

Carl is different. He doesn't lust after Supergirl's body. There are plenty of good-looking people out there. For example, the deified Spider-Woman has beauty that approaches the physical limits, making her far superior to Supergirl.

Moreover, the crisis is not over yet. If this guy is allowed to act recklessly, and he ends up losing a good helper if he gets distracted by Night Owl, then we must deal with Queen Super, as she does not help Carl's pursuit of stability.

"They came really fast. Those guys were just a rabble after all. They couldn't even delay you for a moment," Super Queen said, looking at Karl. She felt nothing for her dead underlings.

“You’re no better off than them.” Carl didn’t say anything more to her, and threw a punch that unleashed a terrifying hurricane, tearing a hole through the building from front to back.

Super Queen shielded herself with her arms and barely managed to block the attack. Although she felt like her forearms were about to break, she did manage to block Carl's attack.

"How rude! Don't you have any gentlemanly manners at all? Men really are all barbaric animals." Super Queen launched a sweeping attack. She grew up on Paradise Island, a paradise island in this universe where only women lived, and Paradise Island held even deeper prejudices against outside society, especially against men.

"Grace is for ladies, and you are clearly not one."

In the original novel, the "Super Queen" even secretly cheated on three men at once, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a bitch.

As Carl spoke, he unleashed a sweeping kick. This time, Super Queen couldn't block it. Her arms were still throbbing with pain. She had intended to use words to buy herself some time to recover, but Carl's attack came faster and more fiercely than she had expected. Her attention was completely focused on Carl's fist, and she didn't even notice the attack coming from below.

The kick landed squarely on the Super Queen's abdomen, sending her crashing through the building like a soccer ball into the air. Even with her god-like physique, she found it unbearable; her stomach churned like a volcano, and she was on the verge of vomiting.

'Ouch! As expected of the ruler of the male world, you're stronger than anyone on Paradise Island. But hunting doesn't always require a direct confrontation with the prey; traps are essential.' Queen Super had her own plan.

Although she didn't know Carl well, she knew that Carl often moved the moon. Although the Queen of the Moon also possessed superhuman strength, it would be too difficult for her to accomplish the same thing. She could only move the moon to its limit, let alone move it precisely into the right orbit.

Therefore, she felt that her chances of winning in a direct confrontation were definitely not high, so she chose to recruit more subordinates, namely those superpowered individuals from before. She recruited quite a few of these people.

Most of them had been instantly killed by Karl's landing, but there was one left, the most important one. He had been hiding in the shadows, waiting for the right opportunity, and now it was time.

Just as Carl was about to press his advantage, he suddenly saw yellow lightning in his field of vision. It was an energy he was all too familiar with—the Speed ​​Force, which he had been studying for several years.

From other people's perspectives, the current situation is that yellow lightning is abnormally surrounding Karl, but from Karl's perspective, it is clearly a person wearing a red bodysuit moving around him at an illogical speed with the help of the lightning.

He was so fast that Carl initially only saw a yellow flash of lightning.

However, Carl has now adapted, and his eyes are fixed on the person, no matter how fast the lightning is, he remains locked on the target.

Suddenly, Karl reached out and grabbed the other person's head, instantly turning the person from extreme motion to extreme stillness.

“Johnny, I think you really don’t want to live anymore,” Carl said to the man.

Wearing a red bodysuit and large round goggles, the man was none other than Johnny Quick. He had been struggling when Carl grabbed him, but then he immediately stopped moving.

His goggles had already cracked from Karl's power, and if he didn't say something soon, his head would probably be the next to crack open.

"Boss, please let me explain. I... I didn't mean to." Johnny Quick, suppressing his instinct to struggle, protested, "It was all that damn bitch's doing. When she put the rope around my neck, I lost control of myself. Boss, you have to believe me! Even if you gave me a hundred lives, I wouldn't dare lay a hand on you!"

Johnny Quick was almost in tears. He really didn't intend to resist Carl, after all, resistance would mean death, and he could tell which was more important, pleasure or life.

Fearing that Carl wouldn't believe him, he immediately prepared to produce evidence.

"Boss, it's all that rope's fault, it's this one, um... the one you're wearing."