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

Superman is quite different from Superman. As one of the variants of the latter, Superman is very rare in the multiverse. Most Supermen, even those whose names are not Superman, are still Kryptonians who use the 'S' symbol and are close to the sun.

Superman is unique; he can only be found in a very few universes, such as Earth-3 or the Anti-Universe. In other words, the identities of Supermen are not as clearly distinguished as those of Supermen, and Barbatos doesn't want to distinguish them now.

Barbatos completely ignored Superman and reached out to grab Superman.

Instantly, Superpower felt a great calamity was about to befall him, as two claws formed from dark energy seemed like two enormous black clouds about to engulf him.

Superpower got a little scared and tried to escape, preventing itself from flying downwards.

But Barbatos's serious attack was not so easy to dodge. With a quick grab of his giant claws, he seized Hyper Bomber and then pulled him in front of him.

"Superb! I'll show you how foolish it is to go against me. Feel the pain, but I won't let you die easily. I'll turn you into a lowly pet, a beast that only knows how to wag its tail and beg for mercy!"

As Barbatos spoke, he gripped the Hyperion with his own dragon claw, squeezing it tightly and exerting force continuously.

"Aaaaaah!!!" Unable to bear the pain, Superba screamed and attacked. He really wanted to ask Barbatos, "Are you sure you're not mistaken for someone else? Why do you hate me so much?"

Unfortunately, he can't speak now.

Boom! Three heat rays shot out as Superman, Supergirl, and Superman attacked Barbatos's dragon claws simultaneously, attempting to rescue Superman.

The scorching heat gaze struck Barbatos's skin, but it couldn't penetrate it directly, and some shallow wounds were simply ignored by Barbatos.

This level of pain wasn't enough to make Barbatos let go. He hated the Superpower, and even though what he was holding wasn't the original, he was determined to take revenge.

"Help me!" Superba finally had a chance to catch his breath and quickly called out.

The Supermen certainly wanted to save each other, but for now they could only fight it out.

After several rounds, other members of the Justice League joined the battle, but still with little effect. Most of their attacks couldn't even break through his defenses. Occasionally, the Supermen would inflict some damage, but Barbatos could easily heal himself.

"What a swarm of annoying flies! But if you want to fly, then keep flying."

Barbatos stopped playing around. He recalled his main objectives for this operation: to kill Cyborg and to retrieve Superman. His anger towards Superman had caused him to waste some time.

Barbatos swept his right arm, easily repelling three Supermen, and then charged straight at Cyborg.

"Oh no! His target is Cyborg!"

The Justice League members dared not hide any longer and did everything in their power to stop the enemy. Cyborg was deeply feared by the enemy and was their greatest hope at the moment.

However, Barbatos already had an overwhelming advantage over them, so even if they tried their best, they still couldn't beat those they were destined to lose.

With a single blow, the Wonder Women who had raised their shields were sent flying and fell to the ground, incapacitated.

The criminal syndicate's leader and Johnny Quick were terrified by what they saw and tried to run away crying.

Unfortunately, turning one's back to the enemy on the battlefield was too foolish. Barbatos casually released two rays that pierced through their bodies from behind.

“Next up, Cyborg!” Barbatos continued forward.

"Don't even think about it!" The three Supermen flew back over; the main force was back.

Barbatos sneered inwardly, thinking that it was good that they had come; Superman was one of his targets as well.

They were now very close to Cyborg, and the Supermen, fearing Cyborg's death, dared not dodge and could only take Barbatos's attacks head-on.

Barbatos unleashed his power, and after several heavy bombardments, the superhumans in the sky were knocked to the ground.

At this point, all four alliances were wiped out.

Chapter 399 The Chase

Barbatos knocked down three Supermen, captured Superman, and completely defeated the Justice League's main fighting force.

Four Supermen are still too few. If all the Justice Leagues from the multiverse could be brought together, defeating Barbatos might not be a pipe dream, but right now, there's still too little time.

"Still unable to retreat? How much longer until we break through the blockade? We're running out of time," Martian Manhunter asked via telepathy.

“No, his preparations this time are very targeted at the Mother Box. I don’t know how to recreate a miracle. Now we can only rely on The Flash,” Cyborg replied with a grim expression.

Obtaining energy directly from the multiverse is something even gods of the Watchers' and Nemesis levels would find difficult to do. Although Cyborg accidentally met the conditions, it was basically by luck. Even if he wanted to do it again, he wouldn't be able to find any clues.

Therefore, everyone's hope of escape now rests on the three Flashes.

There were originally four, but Johnny Quick is dead.

The Flash can also travel through the universe. When he wasn't skilled enough, he would sometimes run into another universe.

Although they now need to run with the others and break through Barbatos's defenses, which is not easy, their chances of success are still higher than Cyborg's.

Barbatos watched as the Flashes circled around and together created a Speed ​​Force hurricane.

This hurricane was like a giant millstone, spinning at high speed and grinding away at the blockade that Barbatos had set up in the outer universe.

Early in the battle, the Flash and his crew realized they weren't very effective on the front lines and turned to figuring out how to escape, but to little avail.

Barbatos did spare some attention to monitor the progress of the Flash and his team, and concluded that there was no need to worry too much; at their current rate, they would not have enough time to escape.

Of course, having already suffered from the sudden outburst of heroes against Cyborg, Barbatos didn't dare to let the Flashes act freely, so he raised his hand and slapped the hurricane.

The Flashes didn't have Superman's physique, so they dared not take Barbatos's attack head-on and quickly scattered to avoid it.

Their extreme speed saved their lives, but in doing so, the hurricane was still broken up by Barbatos.

The heroes were nearly in despair. Barbatos had no more obstacles in his way, and all that remained was to eliminate them. Even the Flash wasn't confident he could hold out for long.

Just when everyone was at their wits' end, a burst of speed suddenly erupted in the sky.

Accompanying the lightning was a spaceship resembling an octopus, with eight tentacles wrapped around it, tearing open a passage with the Speed ​​Force.

"That's...Brainiac?" the old Flash exclaimed.

“No, that’s our ally.” The Flash recognized the newcomer.

Octopus, Mebius and others arrived in their spaceship, along with Spider-Man, Tiamat and the Doctor.

“The outsiders who escaped before, they actually broke through the blockade from the outside.” Barbatos assumed an attack stance towards the sky: “But so what? It will be the worst decision you’ve ever made to reappear before me.”

A dark arm reached out to the Octopus, a tactic Barbatos was already using.

The Octopus Ship's protective shield has not yet fully recovered from the previous damage, so this attack will almost certainly result in defeat.

But at that moment, thousands upon thousands of Doomsdays suddenly fell from the Octopus Ship, and these crazy creatures helped to block Barbatos's attack.

Barbatos ignored it and continued to unleash more dark arms, decimating the number of Doomsdays at an alarming rate.

These Doomsdays were all created hastily by Tiamat, and neither their quantity nor quality could compare to the batch deployed at the Origin Wall. Moreover, these creatures haven't had much time to evolve, so they naturally pose no threat to Barbatos.

"They actually used Doomsday as a soldier?" the female Flash exclaimed.

"Don't just stand there, get out of here!" Mebius shouted. Once the cannon fodder was gone, there would be no way to leave.

The Flash and his crew reacted quickly, carrying their seriously injured teammates and heading towards the Octopus Ship at top speed.

The Squidward Spaceship, equipped with a large amount of Speed ​​Force technology, is commendable in terms of speed in traversing the universe. Everyone boarded the spaceship and immediately began evacuation. As for the ship that the Justice League brought from Earth-11, it was abandoned because its startup speed was simply not as fast as the Squidward Spaceship.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!"

Barbatos unleashed a burst of power that sent all the Doomsdays flying. He was too lazy to completely eliminate these guys; his immediate priority was to wipe out the Justice League as soon as possible.

The Octopus Ship was at the forefront, carrying everyone as it rushed into the portal opened by the Speed ​​Force, with Barbatos following closely behind.

The remaining portion of the Doomsday also entered the outer reaches of the universe. Once they lock onto an enemy, they fight to the death with almost no possibility of giving up.

Unfortunately, Doomsday, which had not yet evolved to a certain level, was unable to adapt to the environment outside the universe, and it was impossible for it to catch up with Barbatos and the spaceship driven by the Speed ​​Force. Before long, it was pulled away by the two and completely lost its way.

Without enemies, the Doomsdays' evolutionary rate will slow down, and they will only be able to roam for a long time.

Of course, they are still a nuisance to each universe, and who knows when one of them might fall onto a planet and cause a ruckus.

The Justice League doesn't want this to happen, but they're currently too busy taking care of themselves to worry about anything. They could be killed by Barbatos at any moment, and they're struggling to stay alive, let alone worrying about the future.

Inside the cabin, some weakened Supermans, while waiting for their wounds to heal, asked, "...Um...Miss Mebius, may I ask which universe we are heading towards?"

Mebius was completely focused on controlling the spaceship, not daring to stop for even a moment. However, her route of advance was very methodical; she was not running away randomly, but clearly had a destination.

“If we’re going to find help in other universes, then there’s no need to go to Earth-11 or Earth-2,” Supergirl added.

Their questions were answered by the doctor, so Mebius dared not be distracted.

“We’re not going to find help; we’re going back to Earth Zero,” the doctor said. “To be precise, we’re going back to Challenge Mountain.”

The crowd was puzzled. Wasn't this just walking into a trap? If Barbatos hadn't been chasing them, they would have almost thought the doctor meant he was going to surrender.

“Why? Challenge Mountain is their stronghold. It’s almost assimilated by the Dark Multiverse. Barbatos can use the most dark energy there. In our current state, going there would be certain death,” Wonder Woman asked seriously.

Without a reasonable explanation, it is really hard to endorse this action.

“It’s like this…” the doctor immediately explained, “Challenge Mountain is still not our ultimate goal. The place we really want to go is the Dark Multiverse. Challenge Mountain is the closest place to the Dark Multiverse, and it can be said to be an inevitable route.”

"Where are you going? In such a hurry?"

From the Justice League's perspective, the goal of the group was to rescue Karl, who was trapped in the Dark Universe, while defeating Barbatos was secondary. Therefore, their first thought was that since the group felt they couldn't win, they should ignore everything else and focus on rescuing him at all costs.

“Do we really have to do this? We also need to go to the Dark Universe to rescue people. Batman is still there, but now is not the time. The situation in the Dark Universe is too complicated. If we waste too much time there, by the time Barbatos completes his plan, it will be too late even if we rescue people,” Martian Manhunter said, finding it unreasonable.

The doctor gently shook his head and said, "No, we want to save people, but we also know the bigger picture. This trip to the Dark Multiverse is to find a way to turn the tide, to the World Furnace in the deepest part of the Dark Multiverse."

"Moreover, the environment of the Dark Universe is much more complex than that of the Multiverse, making it the easiest place to shake off Barbatos. Being constantly chased by him means you can't do anything."

As they spoke, the spaceship beneath their feet trembled slightly. The two universes, Earth 0 and Earth 3, were very close. With Superman's eyesight, he could already see the main universe. The target was within reach, but Barbatos caught up with the spaceship at that moment.

Chapter 400 One Man Suppresses Apocalypse Star

Challenge Mountain shrouded in black fog.

As time goes by, this place is increasingly resembling the Dark Universe, or rather, it already is the Dark Universe, just one step away from becoming one.

Karl looked up at the black mist in the sky, where he could vaguely make out the figures of some green-maned white dragons. Those were clown dragons, Barbatos's pets.

They haven't fully appeared in this world yet; their bodies are semi-transparent, like projections, but their true arrival is not far off.

Even if Barbatos didn't continue to exert his power, the multiverse slowly fell, albeit at a very slow speed. At least Earth 0 and the upstream universe where Barbatos most often stayed were already showing signs of merging.

“The preparations are almost complete. Any further delay will only give the enemy an advantage. It’s time to activate the trap,” Karl said, placing his hand on the Multiverse Tower.

……

"You really think you can get away? How naive." Barbatos easily broke through the Octopus Ship's protective shield, grabbed the Earth 3 Superpower with his left hand, and punched the surface of the ship with his right hand, creating a huge hole that went through the inside and outside.

Barbatos's crimson eyes fixed on the people inside the spaceship through the opening.

Everyone had already been defeated by Barbatos once, and they were all in a sorry state. Even Superman still had several wounds that hadn't healed.