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

It's important to know that there are only 7 people in this group right now, and each of them lives in a unique world, so they don't actually use the chat group very often each day.

This is easy to understand. Karl has to suppress the villains of this world and find a way to leave the universe, while the doctor is assisting the Master in restoring humanity, Gan Yu has to go to work, Spider Girl has to practice magic, Tokisaki Kurumi wants to change history, and Bronya has to fight against the Honkai.

Aside from the "dead heads" (people who are not actively engaged in online activities), everyone has their own things to do, so they naturally have less time to browse the group chat. Moreover, the "dead heads" are only not busy because they have nothing else to do.

Such a lively scene is quite rare under normal circumstances. Unless it's a rotating pool refresh, it's not common to see so many people gathered.

[Superman]: What are you guys talking about? I saw 99+ messages as soon as I came in. What topic is making you so interested?

Carl sent a message in the group chat, and then started scrolling up the message history. He discovered that the group members were actually talking about things related to him.

[The Doctor Who Doesn't Slack Off]: Superman, you've come at the perfect time; we were just looking for you.

[It's a Qilin, not a Coconut Sheep]: Let me explain. Miss Bronya recently uploaded a storybook from her world, you know, which is about your story.

[Dead Head]: And mine too. You guys really should check out my comics. After you've read them, everyone will love Deadpool. I bet it's way more interesting than those other hero stories.

Upon hearing this, Carl opened the group file, and sure enough, in addition to the anti-magic technology information he had previously uploaded, there were many more entertainment works.

They're all about him and dead heads, including Superman and Justice League comics, animated series like "Superman Justice League," and live-action movies like "Man of Steel."

There are far fewer articles about dead heads, except for the Zombie Heroes series and two Deadpool comics.

It seems that after regaining her senses, Bronya compiled a lot of relevant information to satisfy everyone's curiosity, even digging up old cartoons.

[Metal Gear Brood]: I'm sorry, Bronya uploaded these things without permission. It's just that everyone is very curious, and Bronya thinks your story, Superman, is also worth spreading. You're not angry, are you?

[Superman]: No, why should I be angry? I've already said before that I don't care if I'm a virtual character in your world. Upload it if you want. I don't think I have anything to hide. Besides, I'm also very curious about how I'm portrayed in the comics.

Forget about being angry, if the other person were in front of him, Karl would want to give Bronya a big hug.

Besides preventing Deadhead from revealing his weaknesses, wasn't his disguise as Superman also to convince his group members that he was a good person, so they would allow him to visit their groups?

Bronya's act of uploading Superman artwork at this moment is equivalent to directly presenting a plausible version of the character to the public, which is absolutely beneficial to Karl and he is overjoyed.

Chapter 80 New Mission: Black Robe

Bronya's uploaded work immediately piqued the interest of the group members. They had always been curious about Karl, which was understandable. Almost everyone who had seen Superman wanted to know the secret behind Superman's greatness; curiosity was an inevitable emotion.

While watching the works, they quickly discovered that the Supermen in the animation, comics and movies all had their own characteristics and differences. For example, the Superman in the animation has red shorts on his suit, while the one in the movie does not, and the Superman in the movie debuted later.

As for the comics, there are simply too many versions. Several different Supermen can often appear in a single story. Moreover, the content is the most extensive, the settings are too complex, and it has undergone several reboots. To study it in depth would take a lot of time.

Although there are many versions of Superman, as the same character, they all share the same traits: they all possess great power and noble character.

This is the core of Superman. In all the stories, except for those deliberately used for amusement, Superman has always represented hope. As long as Superman is there, there is hope no matter what kind of predicament we face.

[Superman]: You've all seen it, what do you think of my story?

Carl wanted to ask the group members for their thoughts after watching the film, which was essentially asking them for their opinions of him.

【The Doctor Who Doesn't Slack Off】: Very moving. If you only look at the works themselves, most of these are excellent stories that praise the beauty in people's hearts and encourage people to hold on to hope.

【Dead Man's Head】: It's also an incredibly cliché story.

Deadhead chimed in with a complaint, but the others ignored him. They had realized that the more they cared about Deadhead, the more excited he became, like a mischievous child. Ignoring him was the best option.

Moreover, whether a story is old or not is relative. The Superman IP is already quite old, and most of its works are quite old. It's normal for people to feel that the formula is familiar. In fact, these works may have been the pioneers of the formula back then.

As stories, they are undoubtedly qualified, but what is more important to the group members is what these stories mean.

The doctor continued typing and speaking.

[The Doctor Who Doesn't Slack Off]: I say it's shocking, mostly because of you. A story is a story, and if I only look at the story, I can ignore a lot of things. But when I think that the story is real and that superheroes really exist in the world, I feel so shocked. It must be so hard where you are, with the world being destroyed at every turn.

[Superman]: There are indeed many crises, but I will not give up.

Karl replied against his will that he was indeed finding life difficult and had begun preparing to flee.

[It's a Qilin, not a Coconut Sheep]: Mr. Superman, although you may not be happy to hear this, I still think you are somewhat like a god. The description of a god among humans in comics is quite appropriate.

[Spider]: +1

Gan Yu believes that Superman is like a god on Earth. In her view, gods are not ethereal beings, but real rulers of nations. The seven gods each govern one of the seven nations on the continent of Teyvat.

Therefore, Gan Yu felt that although Superman himself did not have such thoughts, he was already considered the ruler of Earth. Many aliens who wanted to establish relations with Earth went directly to the Justice League, which was already an implicit acceptance.

In Spider-Man's world, the gods are all powerful beings. Superman is even more powerful and responsible than them, which perfectly matches their definition of a god.

[Superman]: Maybe, but there's a big difference between me and God. At least I'll never be high above.

Karl didn't reply much; they were just expressing their thoughts without any malice, which also showed that they were quite serious about the work.

【Time Spirit】: These comics are really interesting. You can easily destroy planets, but you often get knocked away by some minor villains.

At this moment, Kurumi Tokisaki, whom we haven't seen for a long time, suddenly appeared.

[Superman]: Because if I don't get knocked away, it usually causes even greater damage. Anyway, long time no see, Tokisaki Kurumi. Have you been busy lately? It's been a while since you've been in the group chat.

[Time Spirit]: I've been a bit busy, but things are a little better now, uh, I guess...

For some reason, Tokisaki Kurumi was somewhat hesitant about her recent situation, which made Karl very curious about what she had been doing. Could it be that she really went to fight the starter Pokémon? But she shouldn't be behaving like this.

[The doctor who doesn't slack off]: Anyway, welcome back.

[It's a Qilin, not a Coconut Sheep]: Welcome back.

【Metal Gear Solid Wolf Fang】: Welcome back.

[Spider]: Welcome back.

……

The group members gave a round of repeated welcome messages, showing that no matter where the chat group is, members have a penchant for repeating themselves.

[Time Spirit]: Hmm, thank you. Looks like I'm quite popular.

Carl continued to ask questions.

[Superman]: Have you run into some trouble since you disappeared for so long? Just tell me if you need help.

He thought the world of Date A Live was pretty good. In that world, good and evil were clearly distinguished, everyone seemed rather naive, and good people made up the majority. As long as you killed those few clearly defined villains, there would be basically no danger.

The only downside is that the world allows timeline manipulation, which can make things chaotic, but it's still much better than the DC world.

[Time Spirit]: Oh dear, thank you for your concern, but the trouble has probably been resolved by now.

Kurumi Tokisaki didn't seem very confident herself, but she made it clear that she didn't want to talk about it, so Karl didn't press her for details.

Just as the group members were chatting enthusiastically, a system message suddenly popped up.

[Mission Name: The Boys]

[Task start countdown: 3600 seconds]

Another task has appeared, which makes everyone in the group take it seriously.

【The Doctor Who Doesn't Slack Off】: A mission? The last mission just ended less than a week ago, and another one has already appeared.

[It's a Qilin, not a Coconut Sheep]: After all, the timing of quests is unpredictable; theoretically, it wouldn't be surprising if there was one quest every second.

Everyone quickly accepted the situation. Although the name was a task, it was not a mandatory requirement for anyone, so most people in the group were quite open-minded about it.

If they have the time and ability, they'll go to the mission world to earn some points; if not, so be it. Missions are only beneficial to them, so everyone is quite happy that missions appear frequently.

[Time Spirit]: What kind of mission is it this time? A parallel world or a genuine other world?

Most of the time, the quests that pop up in the chat group are located in the parallel worlds of the group members, just like in Dawn of Justice. However, there is a small chance that they will appear in completely unfamiliar worlds.

The chat group doesn't provide an answer on how to distinguish between the two; group members need to make their own judgments.

Chapter 81 Personnel Establishment

Everyone first dug out the complete task description in the group chat.

[Mission Name: The Boys]

[Mission Description: Superheroes enjoy flowers and applause under the spotlight, but what kind of faces do they show off off-camera?]

Mission Objective: To inflict multiple defeats on the Seven and the Vought Organization.

[Task Rewards: 2000~8000 points, plus a bonus prize (depending on the severity of the opponent's failure)]

[Task Difficulty Assessment: S-]

This is all the information for this mission. Judging from the rating, it's another challenging mission. The group quickly got into a discussion.

[It's a Qilin, not a Coconut Sheep]: The mission information mentions the word "superhero." Is this another parallel world from Mr. Superman's world, or perhaps from Mr. Deadhead's world?

Gan Yu offered her own guess: having just finished reading two different comics, she immediately thought of Carl and Deadhead when she saw superheroes, as if superheroes were a feature of their world.

[Dead Head]: This can't possibly be on my side. What Super Seven? Could the name be any sillier? I could come up with something better with my ass. It's a pity I don't have an ass right now, otherwise I would come up with a better one for you right now.

[Superman]: It shouldn't be from here either. I've never heard of either the Seven or Vought. I have a good memory, and I'll definitely remember things I've encountered.

Both Carl and Head denied the theory that the mission world originated from their universe, and although there were superheroes, it had nothing to do with Marvel DC.

[The Doctor Who Doesn't Slack Off]: So this is a long-awaited new world, I'm really looking forward to it.

[It's a Qilin, not a Coconut Sheep]: Doctor, are you going this time?

[The Doctor Who Doesn't Slack Off]: Yes, I just fixed a singularity. It's time to take some time to do a task so that I won't be left with nothing but empty eyes when there are good things in the group.

【It's a Qilin, not a Coconut Sheep】: Good luck! I just started working here again, so I'll have to find some time to go in a few days.

The two overtime workers are often absent because they are always busy and take on too much work, resulting in very little free time, even though they don't resent it.

Gan Yu needs to return to Liyue Harbor to deal with the things that have piled up over the past few days, so she will be busier than usual, but she still has no intention of giving up on this mission.

The main reason was that a mysterious prize appeared in this mission, and this was the first time the chat group had given out such a reward, so everyone was very interested, including Gan Yu.

She mentally calculated her workload and felt that if she could reduce her sleep time a little more by relying on her Qilin bloodline, she should be able to make it to the mission without any problem, but it was absolutely impossible to get there right away.

[Time Spirit]: It seems there's no extra information about the new world, but we'll find out when we get there, so don't worry too much. I'm actually quite looking forward to seeing what the extra grand prize will be!

【Metal Gear: Bronya】: Bronya too.

[Superman]: So you guys are going, right? I don't want to be absent either. Spider-Man is currently diving, but he'll probably be there too. That means everyone except Deadhead and Gan Yu, who's currently unavailable, will be participating in the mission. It's going to be quite lively.

This time, the entire chat group mobilized. Except for the dead guy who was definitely going to be quarantined, everyone planned to go. Even Gan Yu was thinking of joining the mission as soon as she finished this busy period.

[Dead Head]: So I'm going to be grounded again? You can't treat me like this! I'm a living being! A zombie's life is a life too! You're disregarding human rights! Your hearts are uglier than a bitten avocado.

Dead Head was yelling loudly, but no one paid him any attention. Everyone was used to it, and even Dead Head himself didn't have much hope. He just felt uncomfortable if he didn't curse a few times, and the feeling of cursing was very enjoyable and fun, so he cursed a few times as usual.