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

Karl opened the chat group and contacted Bronya; she responded immediately after he sent the message.

After the Second Divine Key's portal closed, Bronya became the only person who could contact Karl. People on Earth could also figure this out, so Bronya stayed in the chat group, waiting for Karl's message.

【Metal Gear Solid Wolf Fang】: The passage is ready and can be reopened at any time. Mr. Superman, this nightmare should be over by now, right?

[Superman]: Yes, it's over. Not only the Black Death Emperor, but also the Nightmare of Collapse has come to an end.

Chapter 167 Return and the Death of the Snake

Karl has been back on Earth in the Honkai universe for some time now.

The reconstruction of the areas previously damaged by the blackout has been largely completed. These newly renovated areas, like the first wild grasses to sprout after a snowfall, exude vitality.

Not just these cities, but the whole world is moving in a new direction.

Everything has two sides. The Honkai consciousness is right about one thing: Honkai is never just a simple disaster; it has become inextricably linked to humanity's technological development.

After the Honkai consciousness disappeared, Honkai energy became a simple form of energy, no longer linked to the level of civilization's development. In other words, Honkai energy would no longer be easily generated.

Aside from the Honkai energy already existing on Earth, if humanity wants to use Honkai energy technology, there are only two ways: either risk entering the imaginary space to extract it, or use the Herrscher cores connected to the imaginary space to obtain Honkai energy.

However, without the Will of Honkai, no one else will be chosen as a Herrscher. The existing Herrschers and the Divine Keys are the only Herrscher cores.

The first Herrscher is Bronya, the second is Kiana, the third is Raiden Mei, and the fifth is Anna. These are the only Herrschers.

After the battle, Kiana had many conflicts with her other personality. The Herrscher of the Void always wanted to take revenge on humanity, but Kiana, who only had half of the power, was unable to do anything about it.

This is a potential problem, but Kiana says she can solve it. Besides, even if Herrscher of the Void goes berserk, it won't cause much damage, since both of the Fusion Warriors at their peak are still here.

“All the black lights on Jupiter have been destroyed, Mr. Superman. Thank you for your help. This ring should be returned to you.” Fu Hua said this upon returning from Jupiter.

She showed no hesitation in accepting the green light ring, and handed it to Carl after taking it off.

The remaining ring holders were all similar; the rings were mostly chosen by honest and upright people, except for Kevin, who would die if he took off the ring. Carl had already retrieved all the rings from the Jupiter Squad.

Carl put the rings back into Batman's box to block the signal. Of the rings he brought, only the yellow ring is still on Mebius's hand.

"Huh? Kevin, where are you going?"

Fu Hua saw Kevin walk out without looking back, and it was obvious from his posture that he had some kind of goal.

“Imaginary space,” Kevin replied. “Since the Honkai is a test, there will definitely be new examiners. I must ensure that the Honkai consciousness will not be reborn.”

“But…” Fu Hua wanted to say that the Honkai had been eliminated and he didn’t need to be so tense, but she didn’t say it.

Kevin's goal is to defeat the Honkai, and with the Red Lantern Ring on his head, he's like an angry avenger. Fu Hua doesn't know how to persuade him.

“Let him be; it’s his own choice,” Carl said. “And his concerns aren’t unfounded.”

Carl usually respects unwavering will, perhaps because his easygoing nature lacks this quality.

The atmosphere became somewhat heavy, so Walter changed the subject: "Superman, when we were in space, we kept in touch with Earth using the ring. I heard you're leaving soon, is that right?"

Carl nodded: "Yes, I'll be leaving in a couple of days."

Happy times are always fleeting. Carl had nothing to deal with on Earth this month and was enjoying a relaxed and leisurely life, which was exactly what he was looking for.

However, he still had to return to Earth 3 so that he could live such a carefree life in the future.

The people of the Honkai world held a farewell party for him. Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent put aside their differences and came to attend the party together.

After the scientists from Anti-Entropy, who had experience with idols, created a song, the party came to an end, with 10 minutes left before the return.

Everyone quieted down and composed themselves, but then someone broke the silence.

“I’m ready, let’s go,” Mebius said, sitting on his hovering suitcase and leaning closer.

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned for a moment before realizing that Mebius meant he wanted to leave with Superman.

"Dr. Mebius, are you going to follow Superman to other worlds?" Fu Hua asked.

Mebius, like a happy little girl, sat on the suitcase, swinging her legs and nodding with a smile.

"I didn't know it could be done like that!" Anna exclaimed. "I want to go too! Is that okay?"

Before Karl could refuse, Bronya began to explain the matter.

"Sister Anna, that's impossible. When we return, we can only take ourselves and some personal belongings with us. No living thing can leave with us."

Carl nodded: "That's right."

“But Dr. Möbius…” Anna said, pointing at Möbius.

All eyes were on Mebius, eager to see what explanation she would give. If people couldn't leave with her, what did she mean by that?

Facing the crowd, Möbius said quite frankly, "Since we can only take inanimate objects, why not just die?"

Bronya asked in confusion, "Senior, are you trying to fake your death? If I may be frank, that won't work. The criteria for returning to the body are very strict. Even a body that has just died cannot leave because there are still living parts in it."

“No,” Fu Hua said, “Dr. Mebius… she’s probably serious, but is it really up to you?”

"Hehe, Hua, you still don't understand me enough."

"If someone could be resurrected using their special genes, they would definitely be judged as having faked their death, and I wouldn't make that kind of mistake."

Mebius laughed and said, "That's right, I won't fake my death, but what's the difference between faking death and actually dying? Snakes are creatures that never succumb to death."

The others were somewhat confused by her meaning, but at that moment, Raiden Mei, who had been relatively gentle, suddenly cried out in a panic, "Mebius-senpai, your hand!"

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that Mebius's left hand had somehow melted into a puddle of liquid and seeped into the briefcase.

“There’s no need to make such a fuss…” Möbius’s voice grew weaker: “This is my choice. I will die… and then be reborn…”

Mebius's voice fell silent as her entire body began to disintegrate—skin, keratin, flesh—like a melting wax figure.

What followed was not suitable for everyone to see; Karl lifted his cloak to block everyone's view.

“Mr. Superman, what about Senior Mebius…” Raiden Mei asked in a trembling voice.

Karl glanced back and saw that Mebius's bones had already begun to melt. He said, "I didn't expect her to go this far. Decomposed to this extent, there is no possibility of resurrection. She is truly going to die."

"Host death detected. Initiating search for a new host." The yellow lantern landed, announcing the death of Mebius.

Chapter 168 Organizing

Möbius is dead. She decomposed herself into a pool of liquid. Her genetic self-healing ability was insufficient to repair the damage, so she is truly dead.

Before Karl could restart the selection process from the yellow light ring that had been removed from Mebius, he grabbed it, stuffed it into a box, and blocked the signal.

At this moment, Raiden Mei couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Superman, Mebius-senpai said she would be reborn, which means she has a way to be resurrected, right?"

Witnessing someone commit suicide is too traumatic for a girl like Raiden Mei, especially when it's done through self-dissolution, a cruel method that leaves no trace of the body.

Karl used his X-ray vision to observe Mebius's briefcase. The liquid she had transformed into was completely contained inside, and the device was very complete, showing that she had made thorough preparations.

“Mébius probably planned to use the device in the suitcase to recreate her body after she got there, and the suitcase already contained her own memories,” Karl explained.

Raiden Mei asked worriedly, "But... can this be considered a resurrection?"

Möbius's approach is essentially like disassembling himself into parts and then putting them back together.

If a ship is disassembled into parts and then reassembled, even if only a small part of the parts are replaced, people will still acknowledge that it is the original ship.

However, this situation is different for humans. Most people probably wouldn't think that if they turned into a pool of blood, the life that would be regenerated from it would be the same as their original selves.

In response to Raiden Mei's question, Karl shook his head and said, "I don't know?"

"Ugh?"

Carl continued, "The standard for resurrection is very subjective. Even if every atom of a person is restored after death, it can be said that the person has not been resurrected. After all, when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out; what is lit again is not the original flame."

"Similarly, if we don't dwell on this, we can simply say that a person is composed of memories and a body, and as long as the two are restored, it is the original person."

"Since Mebius chose this approach, it means she can accept this kind of resurrection. We think it doesn't really matter whether she is the real person or not, as long as she accepts herself, that's enough."

That's what they said, but people still found it hard to accept at first.

Aside from Fu Hua, she had always known that Möbius was a very self-centered person who never cared about other people's opinions of her and insisted on carrying out experiments that were completely against human nature in the eyes of the world. It was the same now; Möbius did not need the approval of others.

The topic was ultimately dropped. Möbius was dead, and no one could change anything, nor would they ever learn this method. Even Anna stopped talking about going with them.

Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

"Everyone, we'll meet again someday." Karl said goodbye to everyone, then picked up his suitcase and returned to his own world.

He was currently on the rooftop of his building, where Carl was charging his Yellow Light Ring before leaving.

Carl casually glanced around. The Metropolis was in much better shape than when he first left. Even after two months away and the sun had reappeared, no one dared to cause trouble in the Metropolis.

Besides the fear that Earthlings had of his reputation, the order that Karl established also played a significant role.

Although the Ultimate Alliance is no match for Carl in terms of combat power, they represent Carl's will to a certain extent. As long as the Ultimate Alliance exists stably, it will send a signal to the world that Superman is still not to be trifled with. This was Carl's original intention in establishing the alliance.

After looking at it, Carl picked up his briefcase and took the elevator to his underground base.

He took the suitcase containing Möbius's remains—or rather, his remains—to his laboratory and created a culture chamber.

After filling the container with nutrient solution, I placed the suitcase and a Honkai energy crystal inside.

He didn't need to interfere much with the rest. The program that Mebius left on the briefcase started automatically and quickly created a small embryo inside after absorbing the Honkai energy.

The embryo is growing at a rate visible to the naked eye, thanks to the Honkai Beast genes she has fused with.

However, this will still take some time. Karl took this opportunity to sort out the spoils he brought back from the Honkai world, which can definitely be described as a very fruitful harvest.

First, there was a large amount of Honkai energy crystals, which he collected from the Imaginary Space to power up the Void Archives. Otherwise, he estimated that he would have to temporarily trade the Void Archives to Bronya and let it automatically recharge for two hours in the Honkai World.

The Divine Key Void Treasury solved his long-standing problem of insufficient Kryptonite. He used to always think about how to save Kryptonite, but now he can even consume Overload, finally having a stable source of power like Superman.

In addition, due to the abundance of Kryptonite, his weakness of fearing the sun has been alleviated, just like how Superman can temporarily become immune to Kryptonite after absorbing a large amount of sunlight in a short period of time.

When Karl enters Overload mode, the energy within his body becomes so abundant that he can ignore the interference of sunlight. In that state, not only is his strength greatly enhanced, but he also has no weaknesses.

The only thing to be careful about is that overload can put a huge burden on cells, so it's not advisable to use it casually under normal circumstances. There isn't enough white light energy available now to eliminate the side effects.

The White Lantern Ring was an unexpected surprise; he hadn't expected to come into contact with the White Lantern before he went there.

He was possessed by the spirit of the White Lantern Beast and defeated the Black Death Emperor. Afterwards, the spirit left him with a small amount of White Lantern energy, allowing him to enter White Lantern mode for three minutes or unconditionally revive someone.

This ring is his biggest trump card right now. In his White Lantern state, he has the combat power of a super single universe. If he were to die unexpectedly, he could use White Lantern to gain an extra life.

This is absolutely a great product, but unfortunately it has too little energy and cannot be replenished.

Carl had considered collecting all the colored light rings and mixing them to create white light to power the white light ring, but he quickly abandoned the idea.