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

Then he said to Spider-Man, "Thank you for your help. May I ask who you are and why you knew there was a bomb in the chair?"

At this moment, Superman had many questions in his mind. Spider-Man was the first special being he had ever seen on Earth, so he wanted to learn more.

However, Spider-Woman wouldn't talk to Superman. If she could chat with strangers at will, she wouldn't be Spider-Woman. Besides, people are still gathering outside the hall.

The bomb explosion caused a brief commotion, and the reporters crouching at the door sensed a big story was about to unfold, scrambling around like sharks smelling fish, looking for something worth filming.

Thanks to Superman's lack of cover, reporters quickly focused their cameras on the roof of the venue, showering them with flashes, a move that naturally displeased Spider-Man.

Without saying a word, she turned around and activated spatial teleportation to leave the scene.

"Wait!" Superman tried to stop him, but it was no use; Spider-Man left anyway.

He was feeling somewhat disappointed when he suddenly noticed that the spider was watching him from two kilometers away. After noticing his gaze, it turned and disappeared, this time moving two kilometers away again.

'Does this mean they want me to follow them?' Superman thought. He decided to go and see. The other party must know a lot of things, such as who planted the bomb. He wanted to follow them and find out.

As for whether the other party deliberately set up this play to lure him into a trap, Superman never considered that possibility. He had never suffered a defeat before and was unaware of the existence of Kryptonite, so he was simply bold and daring.

Superman placed the young man on the steps outside the meeting hall, then chased after Spider-Man and left the scene. This couldn't be considered abandoning the humans, since the meeting couldn't possibly continue properly after the bomb incident.

Spider-Man only moves a few kilometers at a time, so Superman can always pinpoint where Spider-Man appears immediately. The two chased each other and soon arrived at the outskirts of Metropolis.

Here Superman saw three small wooden houses—no, not wooden houses.

Superman used his super vision to carefully observe the microstructure of the house and discovered that it was actually made of protein fibers. Then he remembered something and glanced at Spider-Man's clothes, discovering that they were made of the same substance.

"How strange, are these things made of spider silk?" Superman wondered as he landed.

"Why did you bring me here? Can you answer my question now?" Superman asked.

At that moment, the door opened, and a tall man and a blue-haired girl walked out. It was Karl and Gan Yu. Spider remained silent, quietly retreating behind Karl to minimize his presence.

“Hello Superman, or should I call you Clark Kent?” Carl greeted Superman.

"How did you know my identity?" Superman asked somewhat seriously.

He wasn't afraid of any malice from the other party, but he was afraid that they would harm his family after learning his true identity. His adoptive mother on Earth didn't have a body of steel, so Superman would never let anything happen to her.

“Relax, the reason I know is simple…” Carl said, pulling open his shirt to reveal the “S” logo.

"What is this?" Superman was incredulous. He was all too familiar with that symbol; it was exactly the same as the one on his chest—the symbol from Krypton.

Carl said, “It may be hard to believe, but I am actually you from another world. I come from another Earth that is similar to this one, yet different, like the difference between Earth 1 and Earth 2.”

[It's a Qilin, not a Coconut Sheep]: I feel like your explanation is too perfunctory, and the names of parallel worlds are too casual.

Gan Yu complained about Karl's words in a private chat.

[Superman]: But that's the truth.

He wasn't lying. The DC universe is numbered with such small numbers. There aren't many universes on the surface, only from Earth 0 to Earth 52. Although new universes appear from time to time, this is the general pattern. Incidentally, the universe where Karl is located is numbered Earth 3.

"Is this why you and I look somewhat alike?" Superman asked. Although he found it hard to believe, it wasn't unacceptable, since it explained why Carl looked so much like him.

The two don't look exactly alike, just somewhat similar. For example, from a passerby's perspective, Carl and Superman might be mistaken for brothers, but no one would ever confuse them.

“Yes, our worlds are very similar, but some key things are quite different, such as the fact that Batman in my world is younger,” Carl said.

"Batman? Why bring him up? Is he a good guy in your world?" Superman frowned. He didn't like Batman anymore because he thought Batman's existence was unreasonable and that Batman put himself above the law.

Carl denied it, saying, "It's not just in my world. He's a good person here too. I saw the news about him; he's become more extreme and has lost his ironclad principle of not killing."

“But it’s just that he’s getting old and inevitably makes mistakes. It doesn’t mean he’s not a good person. Maybe you’ll have many opportunities to work together in the future,” Carl said.

Superman noted these words down for the time being, without giving them much thought, because these were just casual remarks, and Superman was more interested in other things.

For example: "I'll believe what you're saying for now, so why did you come to this universe?"

Chapter Fifty-Nine Inside the Spaceship

Carl and Gan Yu had discussed it beforehand, and they agreed not to tell the truth when Superman asked them about their purpose for coming here, because the existence of the chat group was really hard to explain. Even if the other party believed that the chat group existed, it would be difficult for them to give a convincing reason.

So the two decided to use a white lie to make their next move easier.

“We’re here for Lex Luthor, to stop his plot,” Carl said.

“Mr. Luthor?” Superman was somewhat puzzled. He had not yet discovered Lex Luthor’s true nature and thought that the other party was just an ordinary businessman who was a bit neurotic.

"In fact, Lex Luthor is working on creating a forbidden entity called Doomsday. My mage friend predicted that Doomsday would be born in this universe, so I came here to destroy Doomsday." Karl said, half-truthfully, without batting an eye.

"So Mr. Luther is a bad guy, right?" Superman asked, processing the information in the words.

“At least that’s the case in my universe,” Carl said.

"Then what is Doomsday?"

“It’s an infinitely evolving monster, existing solely for destruction. Even if we were Superman, it would be difficult to defeat it,” Karl said.

Superman was silent for a moment. Emotionally, he was willing to believe others, but after all, Karl and the others were suspicious people who suddenly appeared, and Lex Luthor had not left any bad impression on him during his contact with him. Now, for him to suddenly believe that this person was a villain and was creating a monster that could destroy the world was indeed asking too much.

“I understand what you’ve said. I’ll use my own eyes to see for myself,” Superman said, deciding to go and check it out himself later.

"Speaking of which, do you usually live in these little houses? Would you like to come stay at my place?" Superman invited, since his true identity had already been exposed.

At this moment, the spider turned her head to the side. She was very dissatisfied, as if the house she had made was terrible. This was a home she had painstakingly woven, and it was absolutely comfortable.

“No need,” Karl declined. “We probably won’t be staying in this universe for long. Staying here is enough; it’s quite comfortable.”

Spider nodded silently; she thought Karl had great taste.

Although Karl simply didn't want to work with Superman, he was, after all, a bootleg, and might reveal some flaws in front of the real Superman.

Moreover, the other party has super senses and can notice every little clue around them. Being with him requires paying attention to every detail, which is too tiring and not worth the trouble.

"Alright then," Superman said with some regret. Since the other party was unwilling, he could only take his leave.

"Before I leave, I have one last question I'd like to ask," Superman said.

"What's the problem?"

"How do you deal with the public's questioning of you? I mean, we are different from humans after all. How do you handle the natural conflict between the two sides in this situation?" Superman wanted to get some reference from his parallel universe self, so he asked expectantly.

How was it handled? Does it count as a combination of forceful rule and terror? Karl didn't even try to handle it; he simply suppressed the conflict without resolving it, so he can't offer any advice.

"If you stick to your own way, one day Superman will become a role model in people's hearts, making people believe that there are people who can fly in the sky, with a body of steel and a soft heart."

Karl couldn't offer any specific solutions, so he could only offer Superman some platitudes.

Fortunately, the other party seemed to appreciate it, nodded politely, and said thank you.

Before Superman was about to fly away, Carl stopped him and asked, "After I came to this world, I saw the news and found that there has only been one alien invasion in this world, which was the recent Kryptonian invasion—the Black Zero Incident."

Superman nodded heavily. In fact, the treatment he was receiving was basically due to the Black Zero incident.

Carl continued, "Earth's technology alone cannot create Doomsday, and Earth has no other alien technology, so Lex Luthor must have used the crashed Kryptonian ship. Do you know where that ship is?"

Superman gave a location directly, feeling there was no need to hide it. The other party was also a Kryptonian, so finding a spaceship would be too easy for them. The fact that the other party didn't do so meant they were concerned about the impact on society during their operation. It was fine to tell such a person.

Superman left quickly; he was going to investigate Lex Luthor himself.

After Karl and the others obtained the location of the spaceship, they prepared to go there to take a look. Karl was very much looking forward to it. Although the Kryptonian technology in the two universes was not the same, this was a spaceship that recorded some knowledge of interstellar civilization, unlike his simple escape spaceship.

Karl quickly led the two to the secret military base, which was heavily guarded and surrounded by various weapons. After all, this was the first alien spaceship that humanity had ever come into contact with, and even if a way to use it had not yet been found, it had to be protected well.

“Please, Spider,” Carl said.

Spider nodded silently, then used spatial magic to transfer the three of them inside the spaceship.

This spaceship requires various certifications to enter, which is why humans have been unable to utilize the technology inside. However, the existence of the Spider-Man allows him to skip these steps and bypass the technological certifications through magic.

Karl was quite satisfied with this situation because the spaceship needed Kryptonian genes for certification. He wasn't sure how his Kryptonite-eating Kryptonian identity was determined, or whether he would be considered a Kryptonian in the eyes of the spaceship. Although he could use the excuse of different universes to excuse himself if the determination failed, it would still be quite embarrassing.

"Is this the interior of a Kryptonian spaceship?" Gan Yu exclaimed, looking at the surrounding steel environment.

"Voice matching initiated." The spaceship's computer suddenly spoke, then played various languages, finally locking onto the English that Gan Yu had just spoken.

In order to operate in the metropolis, Gan Yu always spoke English and did not use the language of Teyvat.

"It can even automatically recognize language? That's really advanced," Gan Yu said.

“That’s not important, come and see this,” Carl called out from the side.

Gan Yu walked closer and saw a pool of unidentified yellow solution in front of her. "What is this?" she asked.

"It is a repair fluid. Spaceships often encounter various cosmic rays during their journey, so this repair fluid is so powerful that it can even repair genes."

“And it can also alter genes, for example, turning Kryptonians into Doomsday,” Karl explained.

Chapter Sixty: Treatment

Superman and Doomsday are always inextricably linked. Most versions of Doomsday are related to Krypton, and in this cinematic universe, Krypton even has the method to create Doomsday.

However, Krypton had long lost its drive for progress, so this method, like other dangerous technologies, was banned by the Kryptonian Council.

"So, if we destroy this place, we can prevent the birth of Doomsday, right?" Gan Yu said hopefully.

However, Karl shook his head and gestured for Gan Yu to look at the center of the pool, where there was a large black sphere that looked somewhat like metal and had the texture of a biological carapace, with several large pipes connected to its surface.

Gan Yu had never been inside any spaceship before, and she thought that this was what Kryptonian spaceships looked like. Now that Karl had pointed this out, a very ominous guess arose in her mind.

"Could this be...?"

"That's right, this is Doomsday, and it's transforming inside its pupa."

Carl confirmed Gan Yu's guess. His X-ray vision could see through the cocoon. In his view, General Zod had completely transformed into a monster, three meters tall with dark, rough skin. The only difference between him and the Doomsday in his memory was some indestructible bone spikes.

"What should we do? Is it too late to stop its birth?" Gan Yu asked anxiously.

“It’s basically ready, I can only give it a try,” Carl replied.

He flew to the central computer, pulled out the security key from the console, and then reinserted it, thus taking control of the spaceship.

"Based on the analysis, the spaceship's operating efficiency is 10%. Would you like to take over the operation?" the spaceship's AI said.

Carl remembered that the spaceship's operating efficiency was originally supposed to be 37%, so it seemed that Lex Luthor's creation of Doomsday had consumed a significant amount of the ship's resources. That makes sense; otherwise, the ship wouldn't have needed to draw power from Metropolis to complete the final manufacturing steps.

In short, most of the spaceship's functions are now disabled, and it's impossible to expect it to resume its mission of interstellar travel. Fortunately, Karl doesn't need it for interstellar travel anyway.

"Yes, I'm taking over operations. Now, follow my orders: restore Doomsday to its original state, or destroy it altogether," Karl commanded the spaceship's AI.

Gan Yu looked expectantly at the control panel, hoping that the danger could be nipped in the bud.

However, the spaceship's response disappointed her.