PFC Chapter 4116 MU Superbody Major Event (193)
Chapter 4116 MU Superbody Major Event (193)
Chapter 4116 MU: The Superbody Incident (193)
Sometimes, the phrase "the greatest truths are the simplest" has an even simpler interpretation: what appears to be a flashy and elaborate battle is often nothing more than two people unable to defeat each other, resorting to ranged attacks. Once they can get close, the best attack is a direct punch. Any intelligent being with a brain, whose central nervous system is attacked, will be stunned for a couple of seconds.
Darkseid was like that. He never expected that the mechanical overlord Iron Man would punch him right away. Such a simple straight punch carried tremendous force. With one punch, his nose almost flew off the back of his head.
Darkseid was indeed stunned for two seconds. In those two seconds, the power of the divine will invaded the power of nightmares on a large scale. Countless threads instantly calculated countless methods and began to build simulations to find a way to break through.
Every force in the world has a concept of "computing power." For example, the reality that a certain amount of Scarlet Power can manifest at a given moment has a fixed value, and the Scarlet Witch cannot exceed this value; the dream world created by a unit of Dream Power is also limited and cannot be expanded indefinitely. This is a universal law.
Whether it's the power of crimson or the power of dreams, if used against ordinary intelligent beings, the limitations are practically nonexistent. Even if you bring in a large number of people to dream, it's impossible to break through their computational power limits because the upper limit is simply too high. The same applies to the power of nightmares.
However, the fact that ordinary intelligent beings cannot break through their limitations does not mean that the will of the gods is incapable. As mentioned before, the will of the gods follows a different path for electronic life: infinite expansion until it reaches a near-infinite number of threads.
With so many threads iterating and multiplying infinitely, the computing power of other forces could be exhausted almost instantly. If the Crimson Power were used to counter it, the Crimson Power could manifest N realities, so the Divine Will could always expand to N+1 threads until it overwhelmed the opponent's computing power. This is the greatest strength of the Divine Will; even the strongest Venom is no match for it.
The instant Darkseid clashed with the will of the gods, he sensed that every sub-being created by that will was channeling the power of nightmares, crafting an endless stream of nightmares. Even though nightmares had cooldown periods and a limit to their number, sub-beings could repeatedly enter and refresh that limit, and their number was virtually limitless. The power required to weave nightmares for them was terrifying; even the power of the world's origin could not withstand such a drain.
Darkseid frantically summoned his power, knowing that without the protection of the Nightmare Force, he would be utterly unable to face these monsters from the multiverse. And let's not forget, besides the will of the gods, Adam was also waiting for him.
It was precisely because he was so focused on guarding against multiverse-level beings and was also lulled into a false sense of security by the ghosts Nick brought in, that he assumed the human side was still tirelessly exploring the Nightmare Dimension, and thus relaxed his defenses against that side.
Just then, Thor made his move.
In the very center of the Nightmare Dimension, in a completely dark space devoid of any light, a point of light suddenly appeared, first collapsing inward, then exploding abruptly. At the center of this singularity eruption, a bolt of lightning imbued with primal energy ripped through the darkness. In the most dazzling light, Thor's figure stood aloft, spear raised high.
Within that tiny crack, a long, silver spear suddenly pierced through, and Odin's Gungnir rushed in, quickly searching for the enemy within the Nightmare Dimension.
Nightmare energy continuously coiled around it, seemingly interfering with Gungnir's guaranteed hit attribute. If it were just Gungnir itself, its guaranteed hit attribute and nightmare energy would be on par. However, the group had already enhanced the spear before throwing it.
One of the group's personalities, the terrifying giant spider "The Weaver," possesses the power to alter probabilities. He wraps his silk around the tip of Gungnir's spear, further enhancing its guaranteed hit attribute. This is essentially a fusion of primal forces. If it were merely a fusion of two forces, it would only be on par with the power of nightmares. However, this isn't the only superhero capable of altering probabilities; the Iron Demon can also do so.
The Steel Demon God has embarked on the third path of electronic life, but because its essence is not truly electronic life, other electronic life forms cannot imitate it, thus it cannot be considered a viable path. However, this does not diminish its power in the slightest: to extremely amplify the logic of emotional life until it comprehends the essence of the universe's logic, and then, like a universe administrator, directly edit the universe's data.
While they haven't yet reached the level of a cosmic administrator, and the data they can edit is quite limited, by manipulating key points, they could possess power comparable to that of a god. This time, the Steel Demon God directly modified Gungnir's data, essentially enhancing its guaranteed hit attribute once again.
With the triple "100% hit rate" attribute, Gungnir is now higher in rank than Nightmare Power. It hurtles towards Nightmare Darkseid, the master of Nightmare Power, with unstoppable momentum. No force can interfere with it, and its speed is extremely fast.
Only one person could keep up with his speed: Barry, who could move freely through the Nightmare Dimension using the dark power within the Speed Force. He chased after Gungnir, constantly cutting through space with his unique Speed Force, which not only further reduced the stability of the Nightmare Dimension but also created a "vacuum pipe" within the Nightmare Dimension.
This is similar to trying to thread a piece of clay through a thread. Since both the clay and the thread are soft and cannot be shaped, the thread will easily get stuck and pass through. However, if you tie a needle to the thread, thread it through the clay, and then pull the thread through, it will be much easier.
Gungnir is the needle, and the vacuum conduit created by Barry is the thread. By utilizing Gungnir's guaranteed hit property, the needle is driven to the target point, and then Barry creates a power conduit from outside the dimension to the target location. In this way, everyone's power can directly strike Darkseid.
Beyond the dimensions, in the vast expanse of space, a temporary base was erected. However, this base was not built to house the superheroes, but rather for Reed's brand-new invention—the antimatter cannon.
This cannon combines a series of super-standard weapons, including the super-large caliber electromagnetic main gun on human starships, the high-speed particle collider used in Reed's laboratory, and the solar cannon built by Anatoly for communication. It is made of an alloy of molten steel, vibranium, and N metal that is immune to magic, and its caliber is about the size of the moon.
The booster uses magical energy compressed using the magical power compression technology of the Magic Gem provided by Arkham Batman. The projectiles are M'Kraan crystals wrapped in antimatter energy, combining energy and physical projectiles.
No sooner said than done. Just as Nightmare Darkseid was busy drawing upon his power to contend with the will of the gods, a long spear, carrying unparalleled might, flashed past from afar. The next second, it pierced straight towards Darkseid's chest.
Darkseid sensed danger at the last second, so he gathered the power of nightmares to defend his chest. The almost solidified power of nightmares reduced Gungnir's last kinetic energy, and only the tip of the spear pierced Darkseid's chest.
The damage inflicted on the new god's body was negligible. But then, Barry arrived. He didn't attack Nightmare Darkseid directly, but instead used his last strength to completely shatter the space around Darkseid. This also meant that the energy conduit was completely opened.
"emission!!!!"
Reed Richards roared, and the cannon muzzle suddenly lit up. The crystal, adjusted to the right size by Pym Particles, was propelled by magical power at an extremely high initial velocity. The dense antimatter energy protected the crystal from the erosion and obstruction of the nightmare power, and it crashed straight into Darkseid's face.
Being struck by a moon-sized, antimatter-filled, and indestructible planet originating from the beginning of creation was a stroke of incredible luck for Darkseid. Life, however, clearly wasn't going to let him off the hook this time; in that instant, his incredibly solid shield of nightmare power shattered.
But that's not all. The crystal's primary function is to open portals, and the instant the crystal landed, the teleportation portal opened. Scarlet Witch, Franklin, Legion, Batman of Manhattan, Batman the Fiend, Lucy, and a series of other powerful beings who wield the essence of the universe appeared before Nightmare Darkseid and attacked him simultaneously.
In an instant, vibrant colors of red, green, yellow, and blue erupted from a single point, intertwining with the black, nightmarish power, like an overturned paint box. And in this collision, many similar forces began to merge, transforming into an even more powerful force.
The computational power of the Nightmare Force itself has been largely consumed by the will of the gods, and due to the excessive draining of energy, the Nightmare Dimension has also begun to become fragile. These expanding chaotic forces are tearing the Nightmare Dimension apart from within.
The demise of a dimension can be silent or earth-shattering. From an observer's perspective, it's merely the addition of another endless, collapsing black hole to the universe. However, within the shattered dimension, countless violent energies tear everything apart, including the superheroes who have exhausted all their power in their all-out attack. In an instant, several beams of white light illuminate, and everyone returns to the Battle Realm simultaneously.
Darkseid's physical body naturally could not survive. However, just like the superheroes who lost their physical bodies but retained their spiritual bodies in previous wars, Darkseid's spiritual body survived by utilizing the special properties of the Nightmare Power.
The Nightmare Dimension was shattered, but the power of Nightmare possessed a portion of the power of Dream, so Nightmare Darkseid could naturally enter the Dream Dimension. The instant his physical body shattered, he used the power of Nightmare to connect with the power of Dream, allowing his spiritual body to enter the Dream Dimension.
He knew, of course, that Doctor Strange possessed dream power within the dream realm, but since the other party had previously extracted almost all the dream power from the dream dimension and poured it into his body, he probably hadn't fully recovered yet. Therefore, as long as he found a place to hide as soon as possible, the other party couldn't possibly search for him throughout the entire dream dimension.
Just as Darkseid was fleeing in panic, a familiar figure appeared before him—it was Prince Hal, the Emerald Prince.