darknovel Chapter 531 All the brave ones are dead, but I am still alive.
Chapter 531 All the brave ones are dead, but I am still alive.
Chapter 531 All the brave ones are dead, but I am still alive.
"Listen to me, Luther, I've planned everything."
Luthor heard Batman say, "Everything is going according to plan."
Everything was going according to plan, and this attitude of treating Luther like a fool made Luther so angry that he almost jumped up.
"roar?"
Bizarro flew in from outside the Hall of Justice. When he was teleported back to his own universe, Luthor left him outside the Hall of Justice, letting him sit outside and play with the tea and snacks on the table. But now the other man has flown in.
Bizarro, with his simple mind, couldn't quite grasp the situation, so he stood behind Luther.
Then I started spacing out.
"No, you didn't consider these things," Luther said. "If you already had a plan to deal with Superman Supreme and the Anti-Monitor, why did you go through the trouble of executing the current plan? Now that the plan is complete, you're actually..."
"I've figured it out."
"You don't."
"I've figured it out."
"That's enough!"
Batman repeated these words over and over, like a sulking child.
Luther fully utilized his intelligence, repeatedly providing evidence from various details that Batman could not have planned to this day.
Batman finally had no choice but to admit it, and he smiled faintly.
"Alright," Luther heard him say, "but in any case, I have reasons to go."
"Then why did you devise a plan that required sacrificing other universes from the very beginning?" Luther shouted. "I thought... I thought I had completely figured out your plan, I thought we were working in perfect harmony. We had succeeded, the plan was complete!"
"Because I can make up my mind to risk my life, but I can't take the whole universe with me on this adventure."
He heard Batman say softly, "Our universe can survive if we use any means necessary, right? I won't abandon Owl's universe, but I don't have the right to bind everyone to the same fate as me, gambling with our lives for the chance to save both universes."
He turned his head to the side.
Luther's armor, already connected to the propulsion tower system, also issued a signal at this moment: "Warning, an unknown cosmic displacement is in preparation."
He suddenly looked at Batman: "You've already decided to do this?"
Then he said, "No, I refuse. I can't watch you go to your death."
He attempted to remotely control the armor to prevent Batman's cosmic displacement, but to no avail.
"It's useless," Chen Tao said. "You know the propulsion tower system better than I do. You're the expert when it comes to operating this thing."
But I don't need to fight you for control of the propulsion tower system. You use armored connections to the propulsion tower system; all I need is to hack into your armor.
He ignored Luther's attempt to stop the displacement reaction and turned to the Justice League.
They looked at themselves in silence.
"Everyone in the Justice League."
Nobody cares about Luther anymore.
Everyone was listening to Batman speak.
"Now, I want to give one last order."
Bizarro looked at everyone blankly.
He didn't understand why Luther was facing away from Batman, gripping his armor's gauntlets so tightly that his knuckles went numb and white.
Bizarro's simple mind failed to identify who had hurt Luther, and he couldn't understand why the other was in so much pain.
"You and I will part ways here."
"Warning, an unknown cosmic displacement is about to be completed," Lex Luthor's armor announced.
Chen Tao slightly raised his head.
He looked out the dark windows of the Justice League lobby.
It was midnight, and the Earth was deserted, without a single human in sight. Those infected and turned into two-headed monsters were now relentlessly creating more two-headed monsters throughout the universe. With these hundreds of billions of purple-light two-headed monsters, even without the help of those cosmic overlords, Lex Luthor was able to harness the energy of the Heart of the Planet and propel the cosmic escape.
In fact, because of their sheer numbers rather than being powerful individual beings, they were even more effective than the cosmic overlords of the Night Owls.
His universe will escape so fast that nothing, no matter what, can stop it.
He succeeded; he did a great job.
Of course, there is one last question.
He knew of Barbatos's existence, and he also knew how that dragon had led to his downfall.
He felt he was being watched, and he realized that once he crossed the line of abandoning the innocent, he would become a vessel for Barbatos to infuse with dark energy.
He might be able to resist, he might find a way to fight against this indoctrination, he might be able to control himself, but ultimately...
My heart has already made up its mind...
Isn't that right?!
Why...why did I do this?
Why should I sacrifice my life for my universe?
Am I really ready?
A jumble of distracting thoughts surrounded me, and fear surrounded me.
I am timid, but I have made my decision. I will... proactively cut off my own escape route.
I have left my will, and I have left my world with a secret plan.
So it's time.
"Justice League, heed my command!"
"From this moment forward, Lex Luthor will be the next direct leader of the Justice League, and he will operate the Push Tower to bring our universe to safety."
"Everyone..."
"We must all survive."
This is my final battle. I have voluntarily chosen the possible end of death; no one has forced me to do so.
No, and no reason is needed.
All the problems we are currently facing will come to an end today, and this end will take place in an extremely personal way.
I will return alone to the universe of the Night Owl, and then...
"Don't be silly."
He heard Wonder Woman say that.
"We won't let you go back alone."
Chen Tao was stunned.
“We have a responsibility to save the millions of lives in his world,” Martian Manhunter said. “I once thought you wouldn’t do it, and frankly, I’ve always hesitated about it.”
"If you're going to change your decision because of mine, there's no need for that," Chen Tao said. "It's just my decision."
"No. This was a decision we all made," Aquaman said. "Your plan was to prioritize the safety of our universe before saving another. And coincidentally..."
"Our plan is to work with you to protect our universe, and then work with you to save another one," Wonder Woman said.
"Apart from Hal, who is still in a coma and has not yet realized it, we are all prepared."
"Even me," Shazam shrugged.
"I never thought this was something to discuss, Bat," Wonder Woman said. "Leave us all behind? You're dreaming, full of arrogant individualism."
"So whether you agree or not, we're going to do it," Superman Clark concluded.
He turned to Lex Luthor: "Lex, I know you may not be able to stop Batman, but you can send us there too. Trouble."
The Justice League members were all staring at Batman. Chen Tao stared blankly at them, seeing the same resolve in the eyes of every member of the League as in his own.
They refused to budge an inch.
"it is good."
Finally, a smile appeared in Chen Tao's eyes.
He said, "Okay. Let's go together."
"You...you are all very good."
"You guys..." Luther's voice came from the side.
He was trembling all over: "You bunch of lunatics, you're asking for death."
No one responded to him.
Hurry up.
Luther roared inwardly.
Speak up.
Tell Batman and everyone in the Justice League that you'll go back with them to save the world of Night Owl.
Lex Luthor, you... say something!
Don't you pride yourself on being the savior of humanity?
Don't you have the courage to bravely face death?
But when Luther opened his mouth, his tongue seemed to be glued on.
He did not approve of this almost suicidal behavior; he had gone to great lengths and finally managed to save his world.
Lex was shocked to discover that even though he had been a member of the Justice League for a long time, he still fundamentally disagreed with the Justice League's actions on many issues.
He assumed that Batman would also succumb to the facts like himself and choose to sacrifice other worlds with a clear conscience. Therefore, to some extent, he achieved his own moral desensitization and self-comfort through Batman's actions.
But now the actions of the Justice League members and Batman have deeply stung him.
So you think you're heroes?
You guys never give up on anyone?
Am I, Lex Luthor, the only bad guy who feels justified in sacrificing others to save himself?
He wanted to unleash a torrent of curses, to loudly denounce everyone in the Justice League, and then declare that he would join them in saving the world.
He, Lex Luthor, can also be righteous; he can also be a hero!
But why can't I utter a single word?
"Luthor, I need you to stay in this universe."
The deafening roar exploded in Luther's bewildered ears, driving him almost insane.
"The Propulsion Tower system cannot function without your control. If you come with us, our universe will be doomed. You are too important, Lex. I'm sorry, but structurally, you are the one destined to stay behind."
Lex Luthor no longer knew what he was saying.
He only heard Batman say, "Tell me, which is harder, to die a heroic death or to live on with everything on your shoulders?"
"You've had it much harder than any of us. I know you've suffered a lot, Lex, and I'm so sorry."
I'm so sorry to leave you here.
Luther had no idea how he watched the entire Justice League disappear through the portal.
He felt everyone walk past him, gently patting him on the shoulder, as if sealing the rest of their lives into Luther's body.
This is so heavy... so heavy.
He stared blankly at the afterglow of the teleportation portal dissipating, vanishing into the air and turning into starlight.
Bizarro stared blankly at Luther.
He watched as Luther's teeth chattered and he let out a whimper that sounded like he was dying.
He tried desperately to shout, but no sound came out.
He wanted to weep, to fly into a rage, to run away.
But he simply operated the propulsion turret system as if nothing was wrong. His gums were bleeding.
He still has responsibilities to fulfill.
He operated it mechanically.
Bizarro walked over to Luther, rummaged through his pockets but couldn't find any flowers to give him. So the dim-witted monster could only reach out and, as much as possible, mimic the Justice League's gesture before they entered the portal, patting Luther on the shoulder.
Luther turned his head, looked at Bizarro, and then suddenly grabbed his head in a fit of rage, pounding it against his head:
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Idiots! Batman is asking for it, the Justice League is asking for it too, a bunch of idiots, recklessly brave."
"They're all going to die now, they're all going to die."
"None of them will survive. Just watch, once they leave this universe, and the two universes no longer overlap, they'll never be able to come back. They'll all die there!"
"Now the whole world will fall into my hands, Lex Luthor. No one in the world can stand against my rule. I can do whatever I want. Amanda Waller is completely under my control. She can't beat me at all. Hal Jordan, that mentally challenged idiot, I can trick him into selling himself and he'll be counting the money for me."
"Batman and the Justice League will regret putting this world in my hands. When I'm Superman's enemy, I'm the most dangerous one! Now, no one in the world can stop me!"
He shouted, "I am the King of the Metropolis!"
"I am the King of Gotham, the King of Midtown, the King of Star City!"
"I'm going to reveal my true nature, I'm going to do whatever I want!"
"No one can stop me! Because the entire Justice League is dead. These idiots committed suicide, which led to this tragedy!"
As he called out, his voice suddenly lowered:
"Waaah... I... I will live on, I will live on and on, until I die peacefully in my old age, on my sickbed."
"They are indeed brave, but I will live, you coward..."
"He will live."
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stay……
stay……
stay……
Möbius was in a daze.
Ah, I see it.
That shadow that looms over the entire multiverse.
Countless universes were swallowed up by the anti-life equation and vanished into nothingness in a flash of white light.
The Watcher was killed, and countless heroes besieged me, but these ants were utterly defeated in an instant.
I will eventually devour the entire multiverse and obtain what rightfully belongs to me!
I am so strong, so great, so glorious.
I am an anti-surveillance activist!
First, I'll take down Superman Supreme, then I'll devour this universe. I need to act fast and catch them before Batman's universe completely escapes, and then...
Möbius's thoughts had just reached this point when he saw a flame burning in the air in the far distance, like the sun appearing before him.
Huh, what's that?
(End of this chapter)