socalfunplaces Chapter 787 Supreme Little Superman: I've Never Been a Fighter
Chapter 787 Supreme Little Superman: I've Never Been a Fighter
Chapter 787 Supreme Little Superman: I've Never Been a Fighter
Originally, Superman wasn't actually that important.
Chen Tao meant that, although the Supreme Superman was indeed very strong, there were others who could rival him in strength.
For example, Barbatos endured a combo attack from the three brothers of the sixth-dimensional god, plus their mother's hard control on the wall, and was eventually left half-crippled.
Another example is Parallax Morhal, who single-handedly crushed half of the heroes of the Time-Traveling faction, only to ultimately fall to the hands of the World Forger.
For example, someone might go all in for a long time, win a lot, and then lose everything in the end, ending up being controlled by the World Forgers and imprisoned in the Black Death Emperor, an incarnation of the main universe, along with Parallax Morhal.
But only the Supreme Superman.
The World Forger's plunder of the main universe's superhuman suddenly gave his identity a meaning that transcended that of an ordinary strongman. He was no longer just an ordinary hero on the chessboard, but was endowed with a grander and more profound significance.
For Superman the Primal, a wanderer who has long been tormented and manipulated by the fate of the DC multiverse, how could this not be an opportunity?
When the terrifying demon god descended upon the mortal realm once more, Chen Tao saw the golden eyes of the Supreme Little Superman, and his heart sank as if he were swimming in a whirlpool of a storm. He could only desperately pull himself ashore, take a deep breath, and then sink back down again.
"The human world... has become filthy again."
The anti-monitor controlling Barbatos did not move.
Compared to Superman Supreme being completely controlled by Batman Dragon and then beating him up, nothing could be worse now than what happened before.
The Supreme Superman, having regained his senses, stood quietly in place, but neither Chen Tao nor Barbatos, controlled by the Anti-Monitor, would play the game of "Red Light, Green Light" with the other indefinitely.
The Anti-Monitor spoke up: "Superman Supreme, you should know very well who harmed you..."
With a deafening roar, Barbatos' massive body was hurled to the ground by Superman Supreme alone, the immense force of which was transmitted into the earth.
In countless world furnaces, magma and rocks crumbled like tofu, and the face of the Supreme Superman, resembling a god, was illuminated by the flickering flames.
He chuckled softly, but after doing something so terrible, the smile seemed more like a rational madness.
"Shh!"
He held up a finger to his lips.
"Be quiet, my friend. I'm already being merciful by not killing you right now, considering what you've done to me and my homeland, understand?"
The Supreme Superman smiled broadly: "Don't speak to me without my permission. This is my warning."
With a forceful pull, Superman's massive body gradually shrank, transforming from a ferocious, winged, hooded dragon into a cloaked figure the size of a normal person.
The Supreme Little Superman simply lifted the other person up with one hand, then stood there in a daze, not moving again.
This is completely insane. After several minutes of pointless waiting, Chen Tao finally couldn't help but speak up:
"Superman, we're on the same side! I raise both hands and feet in support..."
But what could even be described as a fawning attitude did nothing to change anything. Almost at the same time, Chen Tao's hair stood on end as he saw the Supreme Little Superman with red eyes, who, with a speed that even the Red Death Demon could barely react to, was holding Barbatos, who was controlled by the Anti-Monitor, in one hand, and covering him with the other hand as if blotting out the sky.
Chen Tao forced himself to hold back.
He let Superman the Supreme grab his neck, then lifted him up with the Anti-Monitor.
So what if he gets his neck grabbed? He can take that kind of risk. He wants to see what the Supreme Little Superman is really up to.
Of course, to be honest, the more likely reason why Chen Tao didn't resist was...
Well, I simply can't beat them.
Faced with three options—being grabbed by the neck, being beaten half to death and then having one's neck grabbed, or not being hit at all and just running away—Chen Tao decisively chose to offer his neck to the Supreme Little Superman and see what he was up to.
He didn't believe that Superman Supreme did this to him and the Anti-Monitor just to show off his power.
He glanced sideways at the anti-surveillance agent beside him.
The anti-surveillance activist was not without power to resist; his reason for offering his neck was exactly the same as Chen Tao's.
The Supreme Superman lifted Chen Tao and Barbatos, who was controlled by the Anti-Monitor, side by side.
The anti-surveillance team and Chen Tao stared at him, wide-eyed.
"..."
"..."
Then Superman put the two faces together, like a child picking up two lumps of mud and trying to rub them together.
"???"
"What exactly do you want, Superman Supreme?"
Superman put both of them down.
"What I mean is, I'm asking you to stop."
"That's impossible."
Before the anti-surveillance personnel could speak, Chen Tao decisively refused.
"I will never allow Lord Barbatos to continue to be controlled by the anti-surveillance agents."
He turned his head and called out to Barbatos, who was under the control of the anti-monitor, "I will definitely save you, Lord Barbatos."
Then he pointed at the Anti-Monitor and continued, "And we all know that the Anti-Monitor's ultimate goal is to come down from the Hypertime Stream and become the Demon King who rules the DC multiverse."
Given the chance, he will continue to destroy all positive matter universes, completing what he was unable to do in Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Chen Tao extended two index fingers and tapped them on his temples, striking the classic pose of the All-Round Hero, and said:
"Get your head straight, Superman Supreme! Whether we're trying to create a golden age or simply repair the main universe, cooperating with villains like the Anti-Monitor is like asking a tiger for its skin—a hopelessly stupid idea."
“No, I obviously wouldn’t do that,” the Anti-Monitor said. “If it were still the Crisis on Infinite Earths, I would not hesitate to erase all positive matter universes to enhance my power, but now my mother, Papetua, has accumulated enough power that it’s only a matter of time before she leaves the Origin Wall.”
The anti-monitor held up a finger and said, "And the first thing she did after leaving the wall was to destroy the entire hyper-time stream to prevent anyone from altering the history of leaving the wall through it."
(Note: This is also the same as in the original work, where Pappetta Agan raises his hand to prevent the Lightning family from restarting the timeline.)
"So, destroying the positive matter universe as you mentioned is simply too late." To make his words easier to understand, the anti-monitor gave an example that humans could comprehend:
"When there are no robbers trying to break in, I'll steal your money to buy weapons for self-defense. But now that the robbers have already broken into the room, even if I steal your money, it's too late to buy weapons, understand?"
"So you have a basis for cooperation," said the Superman from the side.
"Yes, of course we do," the anti-surveillance agent said, "but only if I regain my most basic mobility, instead of being in this half-dead state where I can only parasitize others downstream."
Chen Tao remained silent for half a second.
To be honest, with the suppression of the Supreme Superman, the Anti-Monitor did reveal some truths that he had never told Chen Tao before.
If he wasn't lying, then the conflict between Chen Tao and the Anti-Monitor might not be as acute as he thought. On the issue of dealing with the multiverse's mother, Papetua, they were on the same page.
A shared goal can lead to win-win cooperation.
"So now the question is, what conditions are needed to restore your most basic mobility?"
Chen Tao said.
"I need to devour a few less important parallel universes. I'll compromise; I don't need the main universe anymore, okay? Just let me devour parallel universes like Earth 1 or Earth 18, which aren't very useful. Also, let me devour the branching timelines of the main universe, like the British apocalypse and future. That should basically solve the problem. I've already lowered my expectations a lot."
Good, my anxiety has finally died down.
Chen Tao couldn't possibly hand over a living, breathing parallel universe to the anti-monitors; perhaps these universes would be destroyed after Papetua descended from the Origin Wall—
But being destroyed by the enemy and being willingly handed over to so-called teammates to be eaten alive are two completely different things, okay?!
Supreme Little Superman frowned.
"Isn't it enough that you can't completely control Barbatos without absorbing the power of parallel universes?"
Hearing this from the side, Chen Tao immediately became anxious: "Lord Barbatos can't be let go like this..."
"Shut up." The Supreme Little Superman turned his head to the side, instantly exuding an evil aura and revealing his fierce appearance.
Chen Tao remained silent, his gloomy expression hidden in half of his face, which was shrouded in shadow.
"No, just controlling Barbatos isn't enough for me to recover..."
"I will never allow you to control Lord Barbatos, and I will never allow you to devour any parallel universe you wish to."
Chen Tao and the anti-surveillance agent clashed, while the Supreme Little Superman silently watched everything unfold.
"That's enough," he said.
"We are discussing the balance and safety of the entire multiverse. Let me put aside your disputes for now and just ask this: we generally agree that we need to create a safe and perfect main universe timeline, right?"
That's certainly true. Although their definitions of security and perfection seem to differ, broadly speaking, even the anti-surveillance advocates agree on this point.
A perfect and secure main universe timeline means a stronger ability to resist Perpetua. The Anti-Monitor knows that if he were to confront his own mother in the future, the "immune cells" produced by this timeline—that is, superheroes—could also be of great help to him.
"Since we share the same goal, things are much easier. We can work together," said Superman.
"I've said it before, I absolutely cannot let you devour this parallel universe..."
"This is the method I had to go through to regain my strength, I've told you before..."
The anti-monitor and Chen Tao showed no respect for Supreme Superman, and the two started arguing loudly again, which quickly escalated into mutual attacks.
Ultimately, counter-surveillance advocates tend to focus on crises, with everyone pooling all their resources to empower one person, leaving them to face the crisis alone.
From the perspective of the anti-surveillance agent, those things that cannot have a positive impact on the crisis, such as weaker parallel universes and branching timelines, are pure burdens. The beings in those timelines and in history have no right to life and should be used by him, the strongman, as capital to fight against Papetua.
On this point alone, Chen Tao would never be able to reach any consensus with him.
Finally, when the argument escalated into mutual death threats, Superman the Supreme punched both Chen Tao and the Anti-Monitor.
"Alright, stop trying to fight."
"That's what the Supreme Little Superman said."
"Superman Supreme, you don't want to support Batman..."
"I said, that's enough."
With a loud bang, half of Barbatos's head disappeared, then rapidly regenerated under the protection of dark matter cosmic energy.
The anti-surveillance activists recognized the situation and promptly shut their mouths.
"I have never been fond of fighting."
"Supreme Little Superman said."
"I have now clarified the dispute between you two, and I have a solution for your dispute."
He said, "How about we make a bet? Right now, the main universe timeline is occupied by three timelines: Flashpoint, the arrival of the UK, and the apocalyptic future. Now, I only need one punch to split these three timelines back from the main universe timeline and restore the original main universe timeline."
"If I can't do that with one punch, then I'll stop caring about your disputes. You can fight to the death here and see who wins. But if I can restore the history of the main universe with one punch, then you two will have to listen to me, put aside your disputes, and join forces to help me create a perfect world."
Superman the Primal said, "Do you agree?"
The anti-surveillance agent blinked.
In fact, if he were to face Batman Dragon right now, he would have a huge advantage while controlling Barbatos.
But he was quite certain that even though Superman Supreme was saying things like, "Do you agree?", if he dared to say no, then what would follow was Superman Supreme saying, "You've got some nerve," followed by a terrifying barrage of punches like a rain of pear blossoms.
So he gritted his teeth.
"Can."
He said this.
Chen Tao nodded as well.
So the Superman Supreme grabbed them and opened a portal in mid-air to the main universe's timeline.
"On Hero's Day, once things are done, I'll open a portal for you so you can come out of the World Forge."
Seeing that he was about to be taken away, Chen Tao hurriedly said to his teammate Hero Day, "I'll trouble you to stay in the World Forge for a while, it will be quick."
But before he could finish speaking, he was taken away by Superman. Hero Day opened his mouth as if to say something, but Superman didn't even glance at him.
Heroes' Day knows why.
Because he is the Supreme Little Superman, a powerful, all-encompassing demon god.
Not his little monkey.
His little monkey is gone.
(End of this chapter)