OBS Chapter 4100 MU Superbody Major Event (177)
Chapter 4100 MU Superbody Major Event (177)
Chapter 4100 MU: The Superbody Incident (177)
Most on the battlefield were on the verge of death, constantly turning into white light as they were relentlessly pursued by the Nightmare Dream's shadow. Those powerful enough sensed the existence of dream power and entered the dream dimension the instant they made contact. However, there were exceptions. Stark was the one who was neither injured nor drawn into the dream dimension.
This wasn't due to good luck, but rather his unique nature. The Steel Demon wasn't simply a demon; it was also a mechanical creation, or rather, an electronic life form. It could mechanize itself, even transforming its thoughts into something akin to logical commands. Lacking emotions and without any survival needs, it was naturally unaffected by guilt or hunger. While moonlight and the pursuit could still inflict some damage, it could generally withstand the onslaught.
Stark finds the main universe Batman rescuing people. Batman's condition is critical. To save lives, the main universe Batman endures mental attacks and withstands several blows with his Hellfire armor, managing to save many people. However, his own condition has also deteriorated significantly.
Stark pulled him back and gave him a shot. Before he could say anything, the main universe's Batman asked first, "What happened?"
Stark had only intended to explain that it was an accident, but it seemed that Batman from the main universe had already guessed it. He could only sigh and say, "Doom mentioned it to me before, but I didn't expect them to actually do it."
As the main universe's Batman pressed for answers, Stark recalled what had happened about two days prior. At that time, the Dark Multiverse's Batman team had been inside for a day, and their defenses were already in place. Stark, Doom, and Reed were all there.
Upon learning about the situation in the dimension, Doom thought for a moment and said, "So, it's inhabited by incredibly terrifying monsters. They can't get the Infinity Stones, and we can't go in either?"
"Yes. The team they sent in hasn't come out yet. You know, that was several Batmen, and Batmen with superpowers at that. They all failed. You can imagine how terrifying it is in there."
"Then why not release the monster?"
"what?"
"Batman won't give up; he'll definitely bring in a large army to confront us. If we release the monster at that moment, we can wipe out his entire army."
"But that would wipe us out! If an entire squad of Batman couldn't beat them, who on our side could?"
"That's alright. We have more troops than them, don't we?"
Stark shook his head, clearly thinking the idea was too crazy. But Doom didn't seem so insistent; seeing that Stark didn't respond, he also fell silent.
However, he was clearly not as easily discouraged as he appeared. And coincidentally, another person thought the same way as him—Mr. Fantastic from the main universe.
After Doctor Strange returned to the Multiverse, he kept sighing. Mr. Fantastic also knew that the Main Universe had performed terribly in this war, and if they didn't do something soon, they would be doomed and their status in the multiverse would plummet, making them easy targets for spitting on.
They desperately needed a major victory to restore the main universe to its rightful place. And after learning of the monsters in the dimension capable of defeating even Batman, Mr. Fantastic made the same judgment as Doom—this was a good opportunity to weaken Batman's power.
The two hit it off almost immediately. Although they lacked morality, they were good with their money.
Marvel currently has more troops than DC. If Marvel's troops are 10, then DC's are approximately 7.
If they were to create a disaster that could reduce both sides' forces by an average of 5, 10-5=5, 7-5=2. In that case, Marvel would suddenly have more than twice the forces of DC, wouldn't that be wonderful?
If this catastrophe were even more powerful, reducing both sides' forces by 9, leaving our side with 1 and Batman's side owing them 2, wouldn't that be a victory?
After careful calculations, the two decided to achieve their goal in one decisive battle, aiming to deplete Batman's forces entirely in one engagement. Their chosen method was their forte: explosions.
When the two armies clash, there will inevitably be energy clashes. It's one thing if that energy hits people, but it's a complete waste if it doesn't hit them. It would be better to build a machine to collect it, compress it, and then detonate it directly, ensuring that not many can escape.
Of course, there are indeed some stronger ones that no explosion can kill. In that case, just blast open the dimensional rift and release the monsters inside. Injure them with explosions first, then let the monsters finish them off.
If there are still those who aren't afraid of monsters, then we can simply use the dream power inside to pull them into the dream realm, trap them, and then slowly eliminate them. What a brilliant and useful plan that would be!
They felt they had figured things out perfectly, so there was no need to consult with others; they just had to do it.
Ordinary people don't mind getting tired when doing bad things, but these two didn't even realize they were doing bad things. They thought they were perfectly law-abiding citizens, doing good deeds for the benefit of the universe, and their motivation was so high that they finished building the machine in less than two days.
Actually, they weren't hiding it from anyone; they were still using Stark's lab. But since scientists from other universes were also using it, because the central universe was very wealthy and provided them with a lot of resources, the machines they built were getting bigger and bigger. Doom and Reed's machine wasn't very conspicuous, so Stark didn't pay any attention to it.
Jarvis did discover the danger and reported it to command center and Stark. But it was the same; none of the machines these scientists built were safe, all posing some kind of risk of explosion. He had sent back countless warnings of danger over the past few days, and command center had become somewhat desensitized and hadn't taken timely action.
The result was that their operation went surprisingly smoothly and they achieved their strategic objectives very well—Batman's side didn't have many people to begin with, and with this bombing, less than one-tenth of their forces remained.
Currently, most of their superheroes no longer have counterparts; those remaining are either lone survivors or those whose strength is insufficient and who are no longer viable are now extinct. Even the most powerful superheroes have very few counterparts left; at most, there are no more than fifty.
Marvel also suffered significant losses, with all its young heroes perishing. Polaris from the central universe survived only because she had learned a technique from her father beforehand: transforming into a magnetic field to save her life before dying. Even those as fast as Quicksilver, who dodged the explosion, couldn't escape the subsequent Nightmare Apparition attacks, and none survived.
Only a few veteran mutants remained. Hulk and Iron Man from the Avengers survived, but the rest, even the genetically modified humans, couldn't withstand the intensity and mostly returned to the Fighting World.
Fortunately, because there was a war going on in Asgard, humans went to provide support, and the situation is currently quite good. Asgard's power has been preserved intact, and a portion of humanity's power has also been retained.
Furthermore, Marvel's scientists were largely unharmed, Mister Fantastic and Doctor Doom were still far behind, Stark and Strange were safe, the native sorcerers protecting Earth were all unharmed, and the magic schools and students on Earth were even safer, proving to be a powerful force if necessary. Spider-Man, thanks to his spider-sense, had also managed to escape early on and survive.
So, Reed and Doom did indeed achieve their strategic objective. Forget about how many teammates were lost; just focus on whether the enemy team is almost wiped out.
The main universe Batman knew that his forces were severely insufficient; to be precise, his entire organization had been wiped out, and the remaining men were simply not capable of fighting on the front lines.
He now relies on only two things: the Manhattan Batman and Lucy, and the Dark Multiverse Knights, whose deaths have not yet been reported.
If he wasn't mistaken, Injustice Superman should have already entered the dimension. So, what he needed to do now was buy him time to rescue the people. Therefore, he absolutely couldn't let those monsters outside return, because Injustice Superman wasn't strong enough; he definitely couldn't defeat them.
“Bruce,” the main universe Batman said, “the Batmobile isn’t free, so get to work.”
“Here it comes,” Bruce said. “You told me to look it up, but you didn’t say where. I’ve been going around in circles in the universe.”
“They’re right at the dimensional entrance. You need to find a way to hold them off and make sure they don’t go back.”
“No problem,” Bruce said. “I’ll take care of them.”
"I didn't ask you to deal with them, I just..."
The communication was cut off. Even the main universe's Batman had no idea where Bruce's confidence came from. Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't told Bruce that Nightmare's pathology involved superpowers, and that these powers were extremely aggressive and impossible to communicate with. Okay, now he knew where his confidence came from.
But the Joker brought back truly good news: Night Owl had been killed. The main universe's Batman already knew this, because Night Owl was currently swearing in a group chat.
Bruce and Jack had already arrived at the dimensional entrance, but they came at a bad time, as it was during the aftershocks of the earthquake—the phoenix, having lost its physical body, was going mad.
That explosion essentially destroyed the physical bodies of all the Phoenixes, and some of the more powerful ones went mad under the subsequent mental interference. Phoenixes were so provoked that they completely lost control, and the entire universe was now a sea of fire. Even those who were still breathing before would now be reduced to ashes.
"With such a high burning temperature, those Nightmare Dreams should have been eliminated by now, right?" Bruce said, stroking his chin.
"Hmph." Jack gave a noncommittal hum.
Bruce spread his wings, wanting to fly closer for a better look. The next second, countless images flashed before his eyes: the little girl's gradually fading breath, Dick's disappointed gaze at a certain moment, raindrops falling on Jason's arm, Alfred's aged, hunched back, the scar on the professor's neck…
Bruce took a deep breath, and before he could banish these hallucinations from his mind, he saw the figure in the princely check suit waving at him. He looked kind and approachable, a desire to confide filling Bruce's chest. Instinctively, he flew towards him…
Then he suddenly woke up and found himself only one step away from the burning inferno.
Bruce whizzed away. The instant he pressed the communicator, he delivered a genuine East Coast rap to the main universe's Batman.
"So you don't want the Batmobile anymore?" the main universe Batman asked.
"Guess why I need the Batmobile?"
"Didn't you plan to use it to pick up Selena at the wedding?"
"Does that mean I still need to have a wedding?!"
"What are you afraid of? Dying just means returning to the Battlegrounds," the main universe Batman said. "Selena was with you during the time you were still Batman, and the Batmobile is a shared memory. She deserves the most perfect wedding in the world, don't you think?"
Bruce took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said, "Wait."