novellhall Chapter 558 Dr. Manhattan's Horrifying Experiment, The Mind Superman Descends
Chapter 558 Dr. Manhattan's Horrifying Experiment, The Mind Superman Descends
Chapter 558 Dr. Manhattan's Horrifying Experiment, The Mind Superman Descends! The Gatekeeper of the Dark Multiverse
I am Dr. Manhattan.
I just witnessed a multiverse self-rescue act.
Through various means such as reversing cause and effect, restarting timelines, and obfuscating timelines, I witnessed how a Batman from a dark multiverse manipulated the multiverse's Achilles' heel, forcibly turning the entire multiverse into a wish-granting machine.
And how the wishing machine broke down because it couldn't meet the "forced wishing demand".
Of course, there's also the question of how Batman realized this and then achieved balance with the multiverse by reducing his "compulsive wish requirement."
All of this was incredibly mysterious. When I stood outside the timeline and looked down to witness this spectacular emergency self-rescue in the entire trans-time flow, I benefited greatly from it all.
Now, the past and future are completely stable, the new time loop has been completed, and the Dark Multiverse Batman has made his final choice to complete the loop. Everything has been settled... But...
I have a bold idea.
What if I intervened to break this timeline loop? What if I gave Batman a different option when he made that final choice to "complete the time loop"?
This completely destroyed the closed loop that the hypertimeflow had just constructed. In previous experiments, I found that even taking away ten years did not shake the universe. But if I were to now disrupt this spacetime loop, would it cause the hypertimeflow to self-collapse? Or would it reorganize, giving birth to infinite new possibilities?
This immense curiosity led me to make a decision, even though I wasn't sure what the consequences would be, but it was just an experiment... and I decided to do it.
And so I saw the future.
In an instant, the entire multiverse reacted to my decision. Countless timelines sprang up before me like madmen, branching out wildly. The entire multiverse wailed and screamed because of my decision!
Like a condemned prisoner tied to the guillotine, watching helplessly as the guillotine falls, struggling desperately!
But none of this could change my will or shake my decision.
I actually did that, and then...
Dust fell.
Countless galaxies vanished like smoke from battle, and everything was clear and bright, no longer shrouded in mist.
The heavens and earth collided, the ear-piercing roar sounding like a cosmic alarm, a final cry for help.
From some unknown direction came a sound that seemed to be panting, like an old man exhaling his last breath.
The entire hyper-time flow was pushed by Dr. Manhattan and was on the verge of collapse.
In an instant, the outline of the space where Dr. Manhattan was located could no longer be seen or explained, but it was still within reach.
Distance, space, time—everything is out of order, everything is more profound and meaningful, and the crisis of the multiverse is inevitable and extremely severe.
As Dr. Manhattan took his first step, destiny began to unfold beneath his feet.
That heavy impact foreshadowed the end times he brought.
So, what stood in Dr. Manhattan's way at that moment...
"You are a thinking robot."
Dr. Manhattan stared at the broken robot that had appeared before him. It possessed immense power, a superhuman appearance, and a superhuman mind, but it was not Superman.
He comes from the storyline of "Final Crisis: Superman: Leap Forward". He is the most powerful and forceful version of Superman, and one of Superman's most powerful forms.
It is the energy that drives the mind armor, generated by the collision between Superman and his counterpart Ultraman in the antimatter universe, resulting in the annihilation of matter and antimatter. It is activated by Captain Adam, the quantum superman, who projects the energy into a higher dimension. It is an ultimate weapon that transcends everything. He created his own body and established his existence in a closed loop.
In the storyline of "Leap Forward," the mind robots battled Mandrakal, known as the "Dark Watcher," under the ever-burning sunset. In the end, both were severely injured, saving the multiverse from destruction.
None of the three brothers born to the Mother of the Multiverse, Perpetua, were easy to deal with. The World Forger raised Barbatos, the Dark Multiverse Dragon. The Anti-Monitor himself was simply a world-destroying demon. The Monitor transformed himself into a race and then created Mandrakalak, a monster with power approaching that of a six-dimensional god, who attempted to devour the multiverse and nearly caused its demise.
Ultimately, however, these crises were eliminated, embedded in the hyper-time stream like solidified cement roads.
After defeating Mandrakal, the shattered mind robot carved its own tombstone before collapsing and dissipating. It had fulfilled its mission of killing Mandrakal and protecting the DC universe.
Until the time-traveling system was forced to forcibly pull out the thinking robots that had already completed their mission to save themselves.
And what appeared before Dr. Manhattan was...
It is the mind robot that just defeated Mandraklak.
This is almost the only powerful combat force found so far in the timeline that can rival Dr. Manhattan in strength and actively protect the safety of the multiverse.
(Note: Baidu Baike actually said that Superman defeated Mandrakal, and some people used this description to prove that Superman is stronger than a six-dimensional god, but this is a fallacy!)
In the comics, Mind Control and Mandrake were essentially evenly defeated; at most, Mandrake would die suddenly while Mind Control would be near death. His power is at most close to that of a six-dimensional being, such as the Worldforger, or the Anti-Monitor who hasn't devoured the positive matter universe.
If this still can't stop Dr. Manhattan...
"Mind robot, you cannot defeat me."
Dr. Manhattan said to the thinking robot.
"I am not a mind robot, I am a mind superman. Superman," said the mind superman.
"What does this mean?"
Dr. Manhattan looked with pity at the broken Superman of Thought before him.
He must have come from the point in time when he was certain of defeating the "Dark Watcher" Mandrak.
Because once the Hypertime Stream summons the Mind Overlord from the point in time before he defeated Mandrake, regardless of the outcome of his battle with Doctor Manhattan, it will inevitably affect the history frozen in the Hypertime Stream like a dry concrete road:
Mandrak's Watcher is dead.
If this outcome is affected, for example, if Mind Control is injured in his fight with Dr. Manhattan, and thus falls behind in the fight against Mandrake, and ultimately fails to win...
Once this history is altered, "Dark Watcher" Mandrak'rak will be instantly freed from the hypertime stream, transforming into a giant iron rod pulled from a frozen road, just like Parallax Morhal.
If the Dark Watcher Mandrak'rak were to jump into the present timeline and wreak havoc, the entire multiverse would be utterly destroyed.
Ultimately—
The timeline and the entire multiverse could no longer withstand the turmoil caused by our ancestors, and all of this is thanks to Batman.
Therefore, the only person appearing before Dr. Manhattan now is Mentalist Superman, who has just finished carving his own tombstone after killing "Dark Watcher" Mandrakalak and has not yet completely perished.
Dr. Manhattan waved his hand, and in an instant, Superman vanished into thin air, only to be rebuilt before Manhattan once more.
Mind Control swung his fist and struck Dr. Manhattan. In an instant, the blue bald head was destroyed in endless white light, and then rebuilt in the same way.
"You can't beat me. If you were still in your prime, you might be able to stand up to me for a while."
Dr. Manhattan shook his head.
He said, "But now you've been dealt a near-fatal blow by Mandrak's magic. Superman of the Mind, I'll call you that for now, if you prefer. My sincere advice to you: Get out of the way."
The Mind Overlord didn't do that.
So Dr. Manhattan removed one of his legs, but this time Mind Control was unable to rebuild his body.
Dr. Manhattan is far stronger than the severely injured Mind Control.
But despite this...
"Don't even think about it." Dr. Manhattan heard Mind Control say, "I am Superman, I represent hope, therefore..."
Dr. Manhattan sensed Mind Control lunging at him, trying to grab him, so he severed one of Mind Control's arms, but Mind Control still lunged at him.
"The stronger you become, the more force I will exert to overpower you."
Dr. Manhattan had his other leg removed.
"You will not be able to defeat me. I have sworn to protect all living beings, no matter how difficult it may be."
As Dr. Manhattan was about to leave, Mind Control rushed up and hugged him.
Thus, Dr. Manhattan was forced to stop.
The Mindset Superman once took a desperate gamble.
He once risked his life, once traversed the ruins of utopia, and once threw his fists and feet into the wreckage of dreams.
The beam of light pierced through the endless ruins of galleries and museums, burning away unparalleled architectural and artistic classics.
However, all of this is meaningless.
Dr. Manhattan stepped over the annihilated Mind Overlord, and no one in the entire multiverse could stop him.
"That's all there is to it."
Dr. Manhattan tore through space and time, and soon appeared in the Dark Multiverse. Not far from him, Chen Tao, who had partially transformed into a dragon, was quietly floating in the Dark Multiverse.
He found a perfect opportunity.
Under normal circumstances, Barbatos is not just a figurehead. He himself is a backlash-driven superior, and even with the help of the Anti-Monitor to divide him, it would be impossible to convert his [Dragon of Barbatos] back into the [Dragon of the Dark Multiverse].
But right now, Parallax Morhal and Superman Supreme are causing chaos in his World Forge, and Barbatos has no time to interfere with Chen Tao's actions regarding the division.
Another important factor was the presence of the Anti-Monitor, a powerful "other half" who helped him take on three-quarters of the remaining Barbatos Dragon. However, Barbatos was lacking in combat power, so the Barbatos Dragon needed to be recalled to the World Forge to facilitate his battle with Parallax Morhal and Superman Supreme. With these multiple factors combined, Chen Tao was able to forcibly cut off one-quarter of the space.
Of course, Chen Tao did not come away empty-handed.
"Mobius? Mobius! Wake up, you are free now."
Chen Tao whispered to his shoulder. After a while, his shoulder churned like a molten wax. Soon, the face of the mortal Möbius, which had been eroded by the anti-life equation and looked like a dog had just defecated, appeared on Chen Tao's shoulder.
"Don't thank me yet. I have a question for you. How can I take advantage of Barbatos's inattention to the Dark Multiverse, and with the portal to the Light Multiverse as my backing, build a castle within the Dark Multiverse capable of resisting his future invasion?"
Chen Tao said, "I feel like I can weave destiny. I can use the power of destiny to stop Barbatos from interfering in my two universes. But I know I can weave, yet I don't know exactly how to weave it."
Yes, Chen Tao is facing a very simple problem now:
Damn it, I don't know how to use it.
He was like a gorilla who had snatched a handheld Switch game console. He knew the console could play games, but he didn't know exactly how to play them. He tried to play by force and accidentally licked the cartridge, then jumped around in pain from the bitter taste.
(Note: Switch game cartridges are coated with a very bitter coating to prevent accidental swallowing.)
Before the mortal Möbius could say anything, Chen Tao interjected, "I need your help. To be fair, although you really don't have much power left, didn't I rescue you from the clutches of the Anti-Monitor?"
"Between us is..."
"Now I just need you to answer yes or no, and we need to first confirm a basic condition that we both agree on."
"Okay, yes." Before the mortal Möbius could say anything else, he was forced by Chen Tao to answer this yes-or-no question.
"You owe me a favor, and you must work for me to repay that debt," Chen Tao said.
"Do you intend for me to remain under your control forever? Don't even think about it..." the mortal Möbius said, "You..."
"You'll be free once I retire."
Chen Tao promised in a flash: "After I retire, you'll have repaid all my favors and can leave my universe and me at will. Then you can do whatever you want—anything you've never seen or done since you were born. You can do whatever you want. Isn't that free enough? You know what I've wanted all my life is to retire."
"but……"
"Now is not the time to haggle. Barbatos has very little time left before he can interfere with us. I need your help to build a fortress against Barbatos. With the knowledge and memories you inherited from the Anti-Monitor, can you do that?"
"Yes, but..."
"Very good," Chen Tao said. "Time is of the essence. Since we can't bring my Dark Multiverse into the world of light, we need to rely on the two universes to build fortifications to block Barbatos' interference..."
He explained his plan point by point, just as Dr. Manhattan had seen in the closed timeline, the future where Batman became the gatekeeper of the Dark Multiverse.
Once Batman becomes the gatekeeper of the Dark Multiverse, the multiverse's spacetime will be closed. The hypertime flow can then continue, but then there's Doctor Manhattan…
But they just wanted to get involved.
"This plan is perfect... because we cannot move our Dark Multiverse into the Matter Universe, nor can we relocate all life in our universe, so we must build one that is strong enough..."
"What if I said yes?"
"No way," Chen Tao said. "Do you think you're some kind of bald guy who can transfer all the life in the universe? That's a delicate job. The main job of this damned [Dark Multiverse Dragon] rank is to destroy those unqualified Dark Multiverses. Its job is entirely [destruction]. It simply can't do such delicate work. I advise you to..."
Then Chen Tao, who had been talking incessantly, stopped. He turned his head and saw a blue, hairless, luminous figure appear in front of him.
"I am Dr. Manhattan."
He heard the bald, blue-haired man introduce himself: "I can move all life in your entire universe and help you find a universe in the positive matter universe large enough to accommodate all the life in your universe."
"You can retire forever in that universe and enjoy peace and tranquility."
What do you think of this suggestion?
If Batman relinquishes his role as the gatekeeper of the Dark Multiverse, the time loop of the multiverse will begin to collapse. And then... what will happen?
(End of this chapter)