rpbooks Chapter 1078 Barbatos: Damn it, Master, you're here to steal my peaches again?
Chapter 1078 Barbatos: Damn it, Master, you're here to steal my peaches again?
Chapter 1078 Barbatos: Damn it, Master, you're here to steal my peaches again?
The melting pot of the world.
Barbatos has been offline for a long time. As things began to fall apart and headed in a direction that Barbatos could no longer control, the Dark Multiverse Dragon began to lie dormant, quietly lurking in the World Forge.
But at a certain moment (Chapter 999), Barbatos, who was repeatedly reviewing the events, suddenly realized that a Dr. Bruce who might become Manhattan had appeared in the Dark Multiverse. In that universe, he discovered the same quantum power as Dr. Manhattan, which made him overjoyed.
He immediately used his body to envelop that universe, protecting it. He waited silently within. Bruce Wayne transformed himself into the Quantum Batman, and then it would be Barbatos's time to reap the rewards. Only with the treasure he discovered could Barbatos completely detach himself from the battlefield of the entire DC multiverse.
Ideally, no one should discover him, and no one should realize what Barbatos is doing. He needs to quietly absorb all this quantum power and become the second person besides Dr. Manhattan to use quantum connection energy. Barbatos doesn't actually know how Bruce, who may become the Manhattan Bat in the future, was formed, but he doesn't care. He only needs to know that he needs to lie low.
Hibernation, hibernation, like an autumn cicada in the soil, hibernating through the cold winter, everything will be alright.
What evil intentions does he have?
Yes, the power of the Manhattan Bat began to take shape. Dr. Bruce was conducting experiments relentlessly, all without any interference from Barbatos; it was entirely a natural consequence of history's own evolution.
Barbatos could almost feel that quantum power budding in the future timeline of this universe, just waiting to be harvested by him.
"It was truly worth the long wait!"
His heart fluttered with a quiet joy, and then, deep within, a voice asked him, "Wait a minute, are you sure you discovered this world a long time ago?"
"Of course," Barbatos thought.
This world existed long before the original Batman was ordered by Barbatos to collect dark matter cosmic energy in the Dark Multiverse. The original Batman discovered this world, but he was unaware of how terrifying a treasure it was. Instead, he felt that Barbatos might use the Batman in this world, so he deliberately didn't want Barbatos to know. However, the great Barbatos still discovered everything and eventually came here.
But how can you be sure that the energy of these Manhattan bats comes from Dr. Manhattan?
I mean, could this be a trap set by someone?
No, of course not.
When I found this universe, I examined its degree of solidification through hypertime flow.
This world has existed since roughly the New 52 era. It likely began shortly after Doctor Manhattan entered the DC Multiverse, at which point his existence was incorporated into the DC Multiverse's system, resulting in the creation of a power seed. This power seed, nurtured within the DC Multiverse itself, was first created in the Dark Multiverse.
Just like when the Fawcett Comics universe was first swallowed by the DC Multiverse, when the first magical warrior, Shazam the Thunder, was swallowed from the Fawcett Comics universe and entered the main universe, the concept of "super magical warriors" came into the DC Multiverse. As a result, more magical warriors, such as Black Adam, and the Shazam transformations of Shazam's many brothers and sisters, appeared in the DC Multiverse. They are essentially the result of Shazam's power being evolved by the DC Multiverse.
The same applies to the current Manhattan Bat. But to be honest, with such a powerful transcendent being as Doctor Manhattan, it should be very difficult for DC to incorporate his power into its own system. Shazam is like a drop of water, easily merging into the ocean of the DC multiverse, but Doctor Manhattan should be like a glacier, not a huge boulder, obviously melted by the sea. It's unknown when he would be able to do so.
But now the Manhattan Bat has appeared out of nowhere, which may mean—
"The reality of Dr. Manhattan's failure has probably already taken shape downstream of the hyper-time flow. I see—an interesting conjecture and speculation. Even if the judgment lacks information and can only be regarded as a hypothesis, it is still very valuable for reference. Well done, Barbatos."
"???"
Barbatos's eyes widened in disbelief. He suddenly realized that those thoughts he had just had were not his own, but rather something that had been catalyzed in his mind by someone else.
Then he saw that person.
Barbatos's body began to convulse, spasming from fear.
"Master—you're not dead! Ah!!!!"
The colossal dragon that entwined the world let out a terrified howl. Outside this single universe of the dark multiverse, in the boundless void, the back of his enormous dragon shadow began to twist and struggle, as if some huge human figure was growing out of it.
"No!"
Barbatos screamed, desperately trying to forget the terrifying blue figure, but memories and reason still shone brightly in his mind, and that figure, through his memories, transcended the distance of space and time, growing its body directly from his back.
Glug glug glug glug glug glug————
But no matter how much Barbatos struggled, he couldn't stop his master from growing out from behind him.
The World Forger bypassed the dying Barbatos and, by reading his memories, was absolutely certain that the Manhattan Bat before him was no one's trap.
This is truly a stroke of luck for the DC multiverse.
Papetua wanted to hear what Batman Dragon had to say.
The threat posed by Dr. Manhattan suddenly became imminent because of the World Forger's strike.
When the fire is about to engulf you, the previously unacceptable bottom line will be lowered, and things that seemed impossible before may suddenly become negotiable.
"Our common goal now is simply to find a way to stop Doctor Manhattan from destroying the DC multiverse. Before, you had the chance to hide outside and watch me struggle through all of this—tell me, what about now?"
When the phantom created by Batman Dragon appeared before Papetua and the Void Hand, neither of them spoke. What Batman Dragon said was certainly true, but rather than fighting Doctor Manhattan, they both hoped to wear Batman Dragon down.
Papetua has already suffered a crushing blow from the DC Multiverse's destiny. Now, both he and the Void Hand acknowledge that Batman Dragon is the last, strongest, and most formidable immune cell in the DC Multiverse. They believe that once Batman Dragon is dealt with, the DC Multiverse will open its arms to them.
A deeper level of thinking is to prevent Batman Dragon from going any further—do you think Papetua didn't consider that?
She had absolutely no need to—
"The world's founders have found the Manhattan Bat."
Papetua suddenly heard Batman Dragon speak.
"If you don't make up your mind soon—"
She saw Batman Dragon smirk.
"Your offspring will soon be overthrowing you."
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