newbobooks Chapter 820 is always about asking questions in a roundabout way.
Chapter 820 is always about asking questions in a roundabout way.
Chapter 820 is always about asking questions in a roundabout way.
The Supreme Little Superman has woken up.
He saw Batman Dragon standing in front of him, as if standing atop the Tower of Wayne in Gotham City, gleaming darkly in the darkness.
Between the two of them, the spinal cord sword, which resembled a soft whip, was contained by Batman Dragon using dark matter energy, like a brick formed from rotten flesh and bone.
The world's foundries have given up.
The Anti-Monitor and Batman Dragon teamed up to outmaneuver him.
If he cannot quickly control Superman Supreme downstream in the timeline, then the act of channeling energy into Superman Supreme upstream in the Crisis on Infinite Earths would be meaningless.
No matter how much dark matter energy he inputted into Superman Supreme during Crisis on Infinite Earths, it was merely helping the Anti-Monitor extract his own antimatter energy from Superman Supreme's body.
"I need this lump of...flesh and blood," said Superman.
He didn't know, and wasn't sure, whether the World Forgers would return, and he couldn't let this thing that could help him fight back against the World Forgers remain in Batman Dragon's hands.
"He's yours now." Chen Tao didn't waste any words.
Then, both Supreme Superman and Chen Tao fell silent.
"Next, according to plan," Superman Supreme said, "we're going to capture Batman from the main universe."
Still, a deathly silence.
Chen Tao had already guessed that Supreme Superman might have realized something, and Supreme Superman might have also guessed...
Batman: The Dragon...
It might not be easy for him to find the old bat in the main universe.
Batman: Dragon and Superman the Youngster have been traveling together for some time now.
From Superman the Ultimate to a mad ape, and then to his tragic return as a human.
Superman's gaze lingered on Batman Dragon's face, paused briefly on Hero Day's face, and then quickly looked away.
They were originally heading down completely different paths, but because of the World Builder and the First Lantern, they unexpectedly and briefly shared a life together through thick and thin.
At this point, they seemed to have finally reached a crossroads where they would part ways and then become adversaries.
Whether it's Chen Tao or Supreme Little Superman, they probably already had the intention to turn against each other, but neither of them actually wanted to do so.
Fortunately, at least for now, that thin veil hasn't been broken, and at least for now, they are still allies working together... or rather, both friends and enemies.
Essentially, they all hope that the trans-time flow and the world will become a better place, but their conflict over "how to make it better" is irreconcilable.
"As long as we capture Batman from the main universe..." Superman Supreme said slowly, very slowly:
"You'll be able to manipulate Barbatos to create a dark night in the main universe, and Barbatos' invasion plan will succeed. What was that plan called again?"
"The curtain falls."
Chen Tao said.
"That's right, Project Descent. It will bring enormous energy to the cosmic tuning fork. We can use this crisis energy, combined with our previous accumulation, to directly reboot the entire DC multiverse."
Chen Tao shook his head: "Diversification and integration, you probably don't know this..."
"I know. Diverse integration exists independently of the trans-temporal flow."
The Supreme Superman said, "Only the World Forger could create such a peculiar timeline that does not belong to the Hypertime Stream."
He said, "Only by restarting the world and creating a stronger and more perfect golden age can we fight against this evil. Only justice can fight against evil, and evil... cannot fight against evil."
Chen Tao had lost patience with Superman's words. He only knew it was about the fusion of multiple elements, but he didn't seem to understand the existence of Dr. Manhattan. Or rather, Superman simply didn't understand Dr. Manhattan's power. Chen Tao realized he couldn't reason with Superman: "You don't understand—"
Chen Tao still retained a shred of rationality and did not utter Dr. Manhattan's words, because it would be useless.
Dr. Manhattan will indiscriminately kill anyone who persistently tries to reveal his existence to important figures, including Pandora in the main universe, Nite Owl in Earth-3, and the Neo Protoss Metron—all are victims of Dr. Manhattan's actions.
This includes characters manipulated by Dr. Manhattan, Oates, or the Foolish Owl.
Chen Tao knew that Dr. Manhattan would not allow them to retain their own memories in the end.
Oates, who is also Superman's father in the main universe, was killed by Dr. Manhattan after being used by him. He was thrown back into Krypton and killed in the last second before Krypton's destruction.
What will become of the foolish owl in the future...?
Heh. Chen Tao offered no comment.
"You seem to have misunderstood. The universe I intend to reboot is not a perfect world created according to my vision," said Superman Supreme. "I intend to bring back the Golden Age!"
"I intend to restore the entire multiverse to the state before Crisis on Infinite Earths. I intend to bring back the old Superman from Earth-2, Wonder Woman from Earth-1, Power Woman from Earth-2, The Waver, the Superman of that era's main universe, and the Justice League—I intend to bring them back!"
"As long as we recall these great heroes from history, as long as we reset this flawed and chaotic world back to before the Crisis on Infinite Earths, we will have the help of the Golden Age to save the world, understand?"
"Darkness is darkness, and light is light; everything is clearly distinct and no longer confused."
"And you, Batman Dragon, you too can shed Barbatos's influence, shed all the influence of those fallen, corrupted forces, and rightfully become your original self—a hero! A truly perfect hero!"
"They will come back, they are coming back, they will save the world, they are all people as brilliant as gold, you don't know them, you don't know how great they are, otherwise you would definitely like them—"
"I don't understand, didn't you even consider the possibility of failure? Is it possible that even the heroes of the golden age couldn't solve the current situation?"
Is it possible that even if you were to pull these heroes of the Golden Age from their graves, they wouldn't be able to save our history in the same way the Golden Age defeated the anti-surveillance forces?
"If shoes are bound to get dirty, why do we bother polishing them? If people are destined to die, what's the point of living?"
Chen Tao fell silent. The Supreme Superman's words to him were practically a blatant plea: "I know you're up to no good." He heard a pleas in those words, even though the Supreme Superman remained as nonchalant as ever. His words were, in fact, a plea.
I beg you.
Don't stop me anymore.
I won't turn back until I hit a brick wall, and I won't give up until I see the Yellow River.
I once recreated Earth 2 before the Crisis on Infinite Earths during the Infinite Crisis period, and I also fought alongside the greatest heroes in a final battle against the Anti-Monitor in the vast starry sky.
You have never witnessed what I have seen. You have never seen timelines shatter, parallel universes destroyed, history revolving, and countless parallel universes converging to create a new Earth after the crisis of infinite Earths.
That vast era is etched in the glory of the Golden Age, and the righteous Superman died along with that era.
I am... an orphan of the old era.
In this brand new world, there is no place for me.
Even if we put these three branching timelines that have split off beneath our feet back into the main universe's timeline, what difference would it make? How much stronger would the main universe's timeline become?
Even if I become the Superman of the main universe, how can I lead a group of impure heroes to create the same miracle as the Golden Age when I am all alone?
Only the Golden Age can save us. Without a reboot, facing the world-forger and his infant multiverse is destruction. A reboot, however, offers a chance to fight back.
Why not?
Chen Tao was almost wavering.
For so many years, he has always been... searching and seeking again and again.
If restarting the multiverse could truly bring back the heroes of the Golden Age, even if they couldn't save the entire multiverse on their own, wouldn't that at least allow Chen Tao to stop fighting alone?
Is he able to have strong allies to entrust to future generations, rather than a half-crippled Justice League from the main universe after being stripped away by Dr. Manhattan for 10 years?
The Justice League of the main universe is too young, even the most cunning member, Batman of the main universe.
They are a full 10 years younger than they should have been in history.
The main universe's Superman lost both his parents, something unimaginable in the DC multiverse history 10 years before Dr. Manhattan's theft.
Wonder Woman has ventured into the human world, her involvement in World War I and World War II completely erased. This is Wonder Woman's first time entering the human world since the New 52...
Every superhero was affected by the 10-year impact, and the Justice Society was even wiped out.
He was almost wavering.
almost.
"Rebooting won't make our world any better. I don't understand why you're so fixated on this."
Chen Tao and Supreme Superman argued back and forth, their speech becoming increasingly rapid, until finally…
Finally, that thin layer of paper couldn't hold up any longer.
"An old engine, even if refurbished hundreds of times, cannot unleash more horsepower; in fact, forcibly refurbishing it might damage the engine. Just because the heroes of the golden age could do it doesn't mean they could..."
"...You've never experienced it, you've never witnessed that era, you don't understand it at all..."
"...The heroes of the Golden Age are also the immune cells of the multiverse, and immune cells are limited by the strength of the universe. Your actions will only cause the entire multiverse to bleed and become weaker. Do you understand?"
"No! Look, all of this is caused by your evil. You are not pure at all. Relative impurity is absolute impurity. A villain who does evil can never become a hero, let alone shoulder the responsibility of the universe, no matter how big or small the evil is—"
"Enough!!!"
Chen Tao and Supreme Superman both fell silent.
"Why... why can't you just give up..."
"Trying to stop me...?"
"Stop trying to restart the universe..."
They remained silent for a moment, until the Supreme Superman finally spoke:
"I can't, Batman Dragon, I'm sorry, I can't."
"Because," he said, pausing and stuttering.
"Because if I do that, if I give up."
"Then...then I won't be able to live."
They fell silent once more, a deathly silence.
The conversation has finally come to an end, just as a river will inevitably flow into the sea, no matter how far the road, it has finally reached its limit.
So you looked up blankly and sighed.
You accepted this fact.
This is your awareness, this is your choice.
The next second, Supreme Superman appeared in a flash beside Foolish Owl, who had been standing nearby, and grabbed him by the neck: "You don't think I'm stupid enough not to know what you're trying to do, do you?"
With a single punch, he pierced through the Foolish Owl's abdomen, and then, he reached out and grabbed a piece of flesh from his abdomen.
A powerful biological force shone on the Supreme Superman, leaving the Foolish Owl speechless with shock.
The essence is essentially some invisible force, something intangible... akin to a person.
This is not something that brute force can grasp; it is not something that Superman the Supreme could simply tear from the Foolish Owl's grasp with his fists.
But he...
But what is he doing now?
Countless counterattacks erupted from the Foolish Owl. He still had many trump cards up his sleeve. Two spaceships tore open from the space behind him, and the destructive rays seemed to be a fusion of antimatter and matter cosmic energy, causing the explosion.
They slammed into Superman Supreme's face, even intending to pulverize Foolish Owl's body, seemingly believing this would help them transfer their essence, but...
Superman turned his head slightly. He was unharmed, and his powerful bio-field even protected the Foolish Owl, which he held in his palm like a dead snake.
He slowly lifted the other person up, and then slowly applied force with the other hand inserted into his abdomen.
"No, no, no, I think you..."
The Foolish Owl screamed in agony; he had thought he had hidden himself well.
He originally thought...
I thought...
呲.
Superman the Supreme threw the Foolish Owl's corpse on the ground.
Perhaps he could use other means to be reborn through possession, but the essence he currently controls...
He's practically a superhuman.
The next second, his red eyes fixed on Chen Tao, and his fist pierced through Batman Dragon's body.
Chen Tao turned and ran.
He tore his body apart, the wind whipping around him and carrying him away in a wild dance. Not far away, the gigantic Barbatos roared back, appearing to Superman Supreme as Barbatos broke free from Batman Dragon's control.
Goodbye, my friend.
Goodbye, see you next time.
The time has come to defeat you.
Chen Tao and the Supreme Little Superman flew and soared along the road stretching towards an infinite future...
We parted ways!
(End of this chapter)