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

If conditions allowed, Karl would absolutely not mind blasting Barbatos into eternal damnation.

However, Karl was ultimately a rational person. It was not his style to fight even when he knew there was no chance of victory.

So the reason Karl isn't backing down now is because he can see the winning points, and the second move hasn't been proven ineffective.

"Enough with the talk. If you want to kill me, you'll have to see if you have the ability. Save that laughter for when you actually win!"

Carl mustered his strength, and every cell in his body released energy to the maximum extent possible.

Apokolips has no sun, but at this moment, Karl is like a new sun, only one closer to the surface.

Superman calls this technique a solar flare, but it's actually just a simple release of energy, and the released energy has nothing to do with the sun and can't power up other Kryptonians.

Therefore, even though Karl obtained this energy through kryptonite, the result was still a strong golden light.

The ravaged planet Apokolips finally succumbed to the aftershocks of several major battles, and under the scorching heat of solar flares, the entire planet began to melt and evaporate.

It is foreseeable that this planet, which has brought countless disasters and fears to the universe, will not even qualify to become cosmic dust.

With such a wide-ranging attack, Barbatos could hardly dodge it and could only endure it.

“Such a waste of energy is truly unwise,” Barbatos said as he ordered the dark arm to retract.

Because of its large range, it will be very difficult to hurt Barbatos. When his enormous dark arm retracts, there will be very little energy left to hit him. Even if he does nothing, his body's defenses alone will not cause any major problems.

However, Karl was well aware of this problem. Barbatos could indeed withstand such a dispersed attack, but Red Death Demon could not.

As the last Dark Batman, Barbatos must ensure his survival.

So after retracting his arm, Barbatos immediately created a protective shield that completely protected himself and the Red Death Demon.

“I’d like to see how much energy you have to squander like this.” Barbatos prepared to retaliate once Karl showed signs of fatigue.

Carl naturally has a lot of energy. The gold kryptonite allows his superpowers to fully mature. Even if a solar flare completely depletes his energy, he won't have a cooldown period like Superman N52. He can immediately replenish it with green kryptonite.

However, Karl did not choose to fight Barbatos head-on. When a solar flare was about to end, Karl did not replenish it, but let the energy decay.

"coming!"

Barbatos was intently sensing the situation outside the protective shield. Once the energy had weakened to a certain level, he would attack Karl at top speed.

At this moment, Barbatos was like an athlete standing at the starting line, just one signal away from his explosive performance.

Bang! ! !

A tremendous sound! The space itself was shaken!

However, the cause of all this was not either Karl or Barbatos, but the Red Death Demon, who had always been inconspicuous and so fragile in battle that he needed Barbatos's protection.

Or to be more precise, it was an hourglass-shaped bomb that Red Death suddenly pulled out.

Chapter 404 The Tragedy of the Dark Universe

Let's rewind to a slightly earlier time.

After Barbatos went to chase the Justice League, Karl suddenly attacked Red Death and easily subdued him.

The machine formed from the Void Archives controlled every bit of Speed ​​Force within the Crimson Death Knight's body, making it difficult for him to even move a finger.

All he could do now was speak: "You are too foolish. Your ambition has blinded you to reality. It is absolutely wrong to oppose Lord Barbatos. Whatever you want to do will be meaningless once he returns."

Red Death kept badmouthing Karl, saying that Barbatos' return would be enough to suppress everything.

But Carl paid no heed, ignoring the other party's words as if they were flies buzzing, focusing solely on his own tasks.

Karl held the Void Treasury and continuously input some kind of command into it, thus constantly fine-tuning the flow of the Speed ​​Force within the Red Death Demon's body.

After a few minutes, Karl felt it was about time, so he stopped what he was doing and looked at the Red Death Demon.

For the past few minutes, Red Death Demon had been talking non-stop, spouting pessimistic remarks, and Karl hadn't replied at all until now, finally giving his first response.

"Aren't you tired of talking for so long?"

"Ah! Did my words finally touch you?"

The Red Death Demon was overjoyed, thinking things had taken a turn for the better: "Your actions were incredibly foolish, listen to me..."

Carl interrupted, "I don't need to hear it. Anyway, you'll probably have to thank me later."

After finishing the fine-tuning of the Speed ​​Force, Karl suddenly reached out and pressed his hand on the top of Red Death's head.

He certainly wasn't trying to kill the other party, otherwise he would have already done so. What Karl was doing now was using the dark energy within him to influence the dark energy within the Red Death Demon.

"Listen...listen..."

With the two only two energies in his body malfunctioning simultaneously, the Red Death Demon's condition deteriorated significantly. The half-sentence he wanted to say was stuck in his throat, and he could only stammer out the words.

After a long while, Karl withdrew his hand, and only then did the Red Death Slayer slowly regain his ability to speak.

"Listen...listen to me...listen to me, thank you."

He actually said thank you, and he said thank you immediately after recovering, which shows how strong his gratitude was.

“Well, I’ll accept your gratitude. So, should I call you Bruce or Barry from now on?” Carl nodded.

Red Death is a dark Batman who covets the power of the Speed ​​Force, so he kidnaps and merges with the Flash from their universe to gain that power.

The Red Death's current body is a new creation resulting from the fusion of Batman and The Flash.

Although the body is controlled by the Dark Batman, this does not mean that the Flash's personality has disappeared. What Carl just did was actually an attempt to switch between the two personalities.

"Call me Ba... Sigh, never mind, just call me Red Death Demon." Red Death Demon sighed, looking down.

“Are you sure? Why?” Carl asked.

Red Death clenched his fists and said sorrowfully, "For most of Bruce's operation, I was actually conscious. I watched helplessly as he slaughtered our former comrades one by one. I tried to stop him! But in the end, nothing changed."

Carl said nothing about this heavy past, simply acting as a listener, even though the Flash certainly hadn't done anything wrong.

“I’ve successfully influenced Bruce a few times, so sometimes I wonder if I could have stopped him completely if I had been a little more determined?”

At this point, the Red Death suddenly chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Heh, what's the point of saying all this now? Things are beyond redemption. Everyone Barry Allen cared about is dead, killed by this body of mine. Now, even the universe has been destroyed."

"Sorry for rambling, but I really don't want to call myself Barry or the Flash anymore. Thanks for listening, Superman."

This is the tragedy of a dark universe: justice cannot prevail over evil.

This doesn't mean there's a destiny where good can't prevail over evil, but rather a more realistic factor: everything in the dark universe, including the people within it, has been corrupted by dark energy, making everything extremely susceptible to sliding into the abyss of evil.

If the will of this Dark Flash were placed in a normal universe, he might be able to regain his body. But this is a dark universe, and both he and Dark Batman are in the dark, making it easier for them to succeed in doing evil.

Born into such a universe, and as a part of it, it's truly remarkable that this Flash can maintain such normal values. He truly deserves to be called the Flash, the conscience of the League.

"It's nothing, it's not something to thank me for. But you know what? I'm not actually Superman, I'm Superman." Carl changed the subject, hoping to change the other person's mood, which was a kind of indirect comfort.

At the same time, he also removed the restrictions on the other party, allowing them to act independently.

Red Death stood up and asked doubtfully, "Really? But in my opinion, you are still more like Superman. I suppose you must be a superhero in your universe too."

"I'd say he's a little better than a supervillain," Karl said, shaking his head. Dictators are no heroes.

Carl had his own goals, but those goals were definitely not to be a hero, so Carl did not consider himself a hero.

He is definitely not a completely benevolent hero like Superman.

Of course, he also knew perfectly well that he had no interest in doing evil or torturing others, so he did not consider himself a villain.

He was just an ordinary person, someone who was lucky enough to gain great power. While seeking freedom, he did things that almost anyone with a decent moral standard would do.

The two chatted briefly about the topic, and then Red Death Demon, whose mood had calmed down a bit, took the initiative to end the conversation.

He said, "Superman, I'll still call you that. You've spent so much time restoring my will, there must be something you need me for. Please don't hesitate, whatever it is, I will do my best to help."

Upon hearing this, Karl's expression also turned serious.

"Yes, you are the last Dark Batman, and there are many things you can do. For example, the most basic thing is to remove the Batman part from you at the right time and completely close the Dark Universe portal. Just doing that will cause Barbatos a lot of trouble."

Red Death hesitated: "It's feasible, but is that really enough?"

Then he thought, "Barbatos should still trust me now, after all, I am the Red Death Demon, and no one can find any problems with me."

“If… if I could use this trust to attack him when he’s vulnerable… that’s right, with that antimatter bomb,” the Red Death Demon said excitedly.

“That would be too risky. Unless you can shove the bomb right into his mouth, even a tiny leak of energy could kill you,” Karl said, shaking his head.

"Really? But so what?"

The Red Death Demon was laughing very happily; through his mask, Karl could see the corners of his mouth that were almost split to his ears.

"If such great results can be achieved through my sacrifice, then what reason do we have not to do it?"

"Superman, even if you say you're Superman, I know you're a good person, but please, please let me do it!"

"Please cooperate with me, let me do something right at the end!"

Chapter 405 Luck

Let's go back to the present.

While Barbatos was completely focused on his fight with Karl, the Red Death Demon activated the matter and antimatter bombs hidden on his body.

This bomb, which combines the power of both the positive and negative observers, is something even Barbatos would find difficult to withstand.

The bomb's force destroyed Barbatos's protective shield from the inside, and then, due to being compressed by the shield, its instantaneous power became even greater.

The nearby star system was affected in large swaths, and in the blink of an eye, it was destroyed without leaving a trace.

Karl himself used his right arm to defend himself and was pushed back tens of millions of kilometers away by the impact of the explosion.

This is one of the reasons why Karl insisted on moving the battlefield to Apokolips.

The fact that the matter-antimatter bomb has not been fully tested will not trigger a chain reaction in the multiverse itself, but the bomb's power on its own should not be underestimated.

No matter how well the explosion's radius is controlled, ensuring that most of the energy hits Barbatos, this bomb can still destroy at least several star systems.

Apokolips is the perfect detonation point. Besides being a cosmic menace, the surrounding star systems have long been conquered by Apokolips, either uninhabited or converted into simple parademons production factories. So, it's no big deal if it explodes.

The entire horrific explosion, under Karl's control, did not affect any innocent people, except for one: the Red Death Demon who had changed his personality.

Carl knew from the beginning that the operation was extremely risky and that the Red Death had very little chance of surviving.

If he wanted to survive, his only option was to stuff the matter and antimatter bomb into Barbatos's body.

When Karl first met Barbatos on Apokolips, he used all his strength to smash Barbatos' head, successfully knocking off Barbatos' cloak and several teeth.