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

“Easy for you to say,” Karl said. “They can easily destroy the universe. What do you have to fight them with?”

Superman extended a hand to Karl: "If we work together, we'll find a way. The future holds infinite possibilities. Join forces with us. The combined efforts of people from two universes are unprecedented. Defeating the Anti-Monitor is not impossible."

Carl looked at Superman but didn't shake his hand. After a while, he replied, "I'll think about it and give you an answer later."

Superman wasn't embarrassed at all, and naturally withdrew his hand, saying, "Yeah, I understand. It's good to think about it some more."

Then, he changed the subject, saying, "What are your plans for the future? If you don't want to settle down on Earth, where would you like to go? We can also provide assistance in that regard."

Carl considered what would happen next before responding.

"There's no rush. Most of the people have already been shrunk by the spaceship. It's best to maintain the status quo and let them adapt to the situation until they regain their composure. Afterward, I will fly the spaceship to the far side of the moon to hide them. The remaining few are easy to arrange."

He doesn't plan to go too far from Earth; he still has things to do here.

The two sides discussed the basic matters for a while and quickly finalized them before heading out of the room.

As people walked down the corridor, Superman approached Carl and said, "Our situations are indeed quite similar."

“Yes.” Karl nodded.

"There are some things I don't know whether I should say or not." His tone became somewhat hesitant: "Perhaps I'm being a bit nosy."

Carl replied, "What are you trying to say? We'll probably be spending a lot more time together, so it's best to say everything at once."

Superman took a breath and then said, "Just now in the conference room, the members on both sides were very similar: one was a Kryptonian, one was an ordinary person, and the other was a woman."

"However, um, don't you think Mebius is a bit too young? She's not really compatible with you, is she?"

Carl looked at Superman with some surprise. Why would the other person ask this?

Chapter 191 The Tower of the Multiverse

It's worth mentioning that the current main universe has undergone a reboot, and many things within it have changed subtly, including Superman's romantic history.

For most of the time, Superman's other half was reporter Lois Lane, but now things are a little different, with Superman and Wonder Woman becoming a couple.

If Superman compares the two situations, and his relationship with Diana is ambiguous, then his counterpart in another universe probably also has some special connection with the women in the trio.

This was originally a private matter, and outsiders shouldn't say anything, but in any case, having that kind of relationship with a loli was really inappropriate, and he felt it was necessary to advise his parallel self.

Carl stared at Superman for a while before saying, rather speechlessly, "You just mentioned that our two sides have many similarities in terms of personnel configuration."

Superman nodded: "That's right, a Kryptonian, an ordinary person, and a woman."

“No,” Karl corrected, “it should be a Kryptonian orphan, an Earthling with cheat codes, and a woman who looks young but has lived for a very, very long time.”

Superman was somewhat surprised: "You mean she, like Diana, is someone who has existed since ancient times!"

"To go even further, she has lived for over 5 years."

Superman was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Karl continued, "I know what you meant, but there's no such thing as a 5-year-old minor in this world. Besides, Mebius and I might not even develop that kind of relationship."

Superman thought parallel universes were strange enough, but now it seems he wasn't strange enough.

He could have known this; when Mebius was bound by the Lasso of Truth, he called Wonder Woman "little girl," but Superman was under the influence of Kryptonite at the time and didn't hear it.

This was just a minor incident. Soon the Justice League members left the spaceship, while Carl went into the cockpit, started the Squidward, and piloted the spaceship toward the far side of the moon.

"Ha..." Karl sat alone in his chair and sighed. He was feeling a little melancholy, but then he thought about what had just happened and found it funny. He couldn't help but sigh to express his feelings.

Earth-3 was finally destroyed, something he was mentally prepared for, so he could easily accept it. What troubled him was that his plan was not fully completed. The existence of the Anti-Life Equation outside the universe affected the stability of the Speed ​​Force space, preventing him from successfully escaping the DC multiverse.

This isn't the worst part. If it doesn't work out the first time, he can always try again. Anyway, he hasn't even decided on the location of his new home yet, and the everyday world he desires is still nowhere in sight.

The most critical issue now is that his cosmic probe tower has been destroyed. That thing wasn't just for exploring the universe; it also played a crucial role in communicating with the Speed ​​Force.

The Cosmic Detection Tower found a suitable location for him in the Speed ​​Force space, and then interfered with it, causing the spaceship to accelerate continuously in the Speed ​​Force space until it was thrown directly out of the multiverse.

This is such an important tool, and now that it's gone, he has to think of another way.

Karl composed himself and focused on piloting the spaceship, but just then, there was a knock on the cockpit door.

"Come in," Karl said, opening the door.

The newcomer was Möbius, sitting on a floating suitcase, humming a song, and seemed to be in a very good mood.

“Hi, Carl,” she called out cheerfully.

"Is there something you need?" Carl asked.

"Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong? Are we that distant? I'm so sad, we even gave each other a ring." Möbius said, looking down and half-covering his face.

“You know I didn’t mean that at the time.”

"That's possible, isn't it? Didn't you say you admire me?"

Carl sensed the atmosphere was veerging into unfamiliar territory, so he ended the conversation by saying, "Alright, alright, just say what's on your mind. I'll support anything that's reasonable."

Möbius clicked his tongue slightly and then said, "Well, what I really wanted to ask about is your next plan."

"You just said you needed to think about Superman's suggestion for a while, but I have a feeling you already have a plan and are indeed intending to stay here for the time being. Are we really going to fight the Anti-Monitor?"

“Yes, you’re right,” Carl confirmed the other’s guess: “We’ll most likely have to fight the Anti-Monitors.”

Mebius was puzzled: "This doesn't make sense. All the preparations you made before were for leaving. If you really wanted to face the Anti-Monitors, you could have cooperated with the main universe before, instead of waiting until now."

Based on his previous experience with Earth-3, Mebius concluded that he clearly had no will to fight when the Anti-Monitor arrived. Could he have been persuaded by Superman's words? It doesn't seem like it.

Carl explained, “My goal has always been to leave, that has never changed. Let whoever wants to fight the Anti-Monitor can fight him… It’s just that things have changed now, and we probably need to defeat him before we can leave.”

"Why?" Mebius asked.

Carl said, “Because the space probe tower we need to leave has been destroyed. It took me 10 years to build. It might be faster to do it again, but it will still take at least three to five years. If we wait that long, the timeline will probably have to be restarted.”

"So what does this have to do with anti-surveillance?"

“It’s very simple,” Karl said. “The Anti-Monitor has what I need. The Monitor Tower, also known as the Multiverse Tower, has the power to communicate with all universes, including the antimatter universe. That thing can definitely meet my needs.”

“I understand,” Mebius said. “So, our goal is to find a way to obtain the Multiverse Tower while fighting the Justice League against the Anti-Monitor, right?”

Carl nodded and said in a deep voice, "Since he destroyed my space probe tower, I have no choice but to take it from him."

Carl didn't actually want to fight the Anti-Monitor; the risk was too great. After all, the original Superman had died at the hands of the Anti-Monitor, and the Anti-Life Equation hadn't even been used yet. If they fought, he would have to face the risk of death.

However, he now has nowhere to retreat. Finding a way to travel through parallel universes in a place like Earth 0 is easy, but crossing the multiverse is another matter entirely.

It's almost impossible to build a space probe tower before the reboot, but he needs such a tool to cross out of the DC universe, so he has to face the anti-monitors.

On the bright side, however, the Anti-Monitor's Multiverse Tower is far superior to his Cosmic Probe Tower in terms of functionality. If he gets his hands on it, his plan to leave the DC universe will be much more secure.

Chapter 192 Slacking Off

Carl flew the spaceship to the far side of the moon and hid it. The people from Earth's third phase are all on the spaceship now, except for the Joker, who slipped out of the spaceship beforehand. Carl knew this but didn't care.

The other party hadn't done anything wrong; he'd just offended Night Owl. However, the Joker and Karl weren't on the same side, so Karl didn't deliberately help him. This was in line with his agreement with Night Owl not to interfere in Gotham's internal affairs.

After parking the spaceship and activating the anti-detection system, Karl arrived at the room where the city was stored.

Miniature cities floated inside the room, shining like countless stars.

Karl could hear the sounds inside the containers that held the cities. Various insults, discontent, and chaos filled the cities. However, because almost every city had one or more villains acting as local tyrants, no serious incidents had occurred yet under the suppression of the Ultimate Alliance.

Humans, having experienced such a drastic change, were far from calm, so Carl decided to keep them in the bottles for the time being. This would make them easier to manage and prevent them from acting rashly or doing anything irrational.

“Once they calm down, let Night Owl find a way to connect these cities and restore transportation and the economy. We also need to find something for those who weren’t shrunk,” Carl thought.

Currently, the individuals on Earth-3 who retain their original body size are: Carl, Mebius, Night Owl, Johnny Quick, Ringer, Deathstorm, and the Joker, who has already left.

They are currently in Earth 0, which, as the main universe, is even more dangerous than Earth. We cannot allow these villains to act recklessly and cause trouble.

"How about we shrink them down too?" Karl thought for a moment, but decided against it.

"Let's forget it. There's still a battle against the anti-surveillance agents in seven months. We'll need these people then. Let them gain more practical experience outside. But we still need to restrict their movement."

In the battle between counterparts, the reckless villains are no match for the battle-hardened heroes. Karl let them train with the Justice League members so that they could play a good role as cannon fodder in the future war.

However, since these guys are not good people, their actions need to be strictly monitored to prevent them from causing trouble on Earth 0. This can be handled by the Grid.

That's the advantage of artificial intelligence. The main body of the grid was destroyed in the Eagle's Nest in Gotham City with the arrival of the counter-surveillance agents, but as a data life form, it can be reborn at any time as long as there is a backup. It's just a matter of losing some data.

The new platform required a supercomputer, which Karl could build himself, and he spent the next period of time working on it.

Two weeks later, all matters concerning the interior of the Octopus Ship had been resolved, and a small manned spaceship carrying the Alliance members, who had been bored on the moon for several days, headed back to Earth.

The Justice League had already made arrangements for things on Earth and forged data showing that Carl and his group had left the solar system. At this moment, they received advance notice that the villains would be going to Earth and would be sent back in two days.

However, not everyone went to Earth this time; some chose to stay on the spaceship.

“Karl, aren’t you going to Earth for a visit? I’ve seen you busy in the spaceship these past few days. Don’t you want to relax a bit?” Möbius said.

“Aren’t you the same? You’re always in the lab, never even leaving the room,” Karl said.

Earth 0 isn't very interesting. As the main stage of the DC universe, it's a place where stories of heroes and villains are constantly unfolding. His goal is to leave the DC universe. If he goes to Earth and gets involved in related events, no matter how big or small the problem is, he'll feel mentally exhausted and it won't help him relax at all.

Möbius said sweetly, "She's a girl, after all. Her body has changed so much so quickly, she needs to take good care of herself. What if she doesn't look good anymore?"

The genes of Doomsday contain endless mysteries, and Möbius became so engrossed in them that he would often spend days in the laboratory studying them tirelessly until now, when he finally decided to come out and take a look.

“Karl, I think you’re being a bit too hasty,” Möbius said suddenly as they walked back.

"Really?" Karl countered.

“Of course,” Mebius said. “In the month after the Blacklight incident, you were either hanging out or playing games with Bronya and the others. You were always very relaxed, which shows that’s what you wanted.”

“But lately you’ve been on edge. Even now, when you’re not busy, you’re still like this. Counter-surveillance is dangerous, but these things can’t be rushed. It will only affect your mood.”

Carl didn't speak. He paused to reflect on his recent state. Not much time had passed, but quite a lot had happened.

Since returning to Earth 3 from the Honkai Impact 3rd world, he hasn't seemed to have had a proper rest. He used to always try to slack off whenever he had free time, but now he's not in the mood for that.

Upon closer examination, Möbius was right. The issue of counter-surveillance is of great importance and preparations must be made, but such preparations should be based on meaningful considerations. Mere impatience, besides affecting one's mood, does nothing to help.

Seeing the change in Karl's expression, Möbius continued, "Adding unnecessary pressure isn't a good thing. Let's relax and do something fun together!"

“For example…” Mebius gradually approached Karl.

"You're right."

"?" Karl's sudden question startled her.

“I was indeed too impatient and needed to relax and change my mindset,” Carl said.