Chapter 4003: MU: The Super-Body Event (94)

"It's really big." Schiller sighed, "If we also had such a shield, we could probably pack up and take away the entire galaxy, right?"

"Pack up and take away?" Strange stared at him with wide eyes.

"Ahem, I mean, protect the safety of the galaxy." Schiller coughed twice and said, "Using the galaxy as a billiard ball is indeed a bit too big. The solar system is just right."

"Listen, using your own mother planet as a billiard ball is crazy enough, don't even think about taking the solar system out." Strange warned him.

Schiller didn't answer; he just looked at the azure shield, thinking while saying: "This thing must have some kind of alarm mechanism, we can't get in like this, we must think of some other way."

"Are you sure you want to go in?" Strange asked with a frown, "This is the enemy's home base."

"Whose enemy?"

"Uh... ours?"

"Strictly speaking, it's yours." Schiller turned to look at him and said, "I also have an account in that world, it's hard to say exactly whose people they are, so if I go to their headquarters meeting, it can't be counted as an invasion."

Strange opened his mouth, then said: "Fine, that's not wrong, but the only problem is why do you want to bring me?"

"You have to bring some meeting gifts when visiting, right?" Schiller laughed and said, "If I bring the strongest Sorcerer Supreme over, they will definitely leave a seat for me at the headquarters."

Strange rolled his eyes again. Schiller coughed twice, then said: "Alright, no more jokes, do you have a way to get in?"

"I'm not sure what the nature of this shield is." Strange paced on the surface of the asteroid, looking up at the endless planet surface, and then said, "We saw some celestial bodies fly in when we came, which proves that it doesn't completely not react with the real world; there must be some kind of screening mechanism."

"Anti-Life Equation?"

"What?"

"There is something called the Anti-Life Equation on their side, and there is also something called the Life Equation. You can think of that thing as a string of code left behind when God created life, possessing very powerful strength."

"In Darkseid's hands?"

"In Batman's hands." Schiller thought for a moment and said, "Batman was able to invite Apokolips, he must have given Darkseid some benefits; although he might not directly give him the Anti-Life Equation, using this thing to help him improve the Apokolips shield is possible."

"Sounds a bit evil, doesn't look like something Batman would do."

"On the contrary, this is a very smart approach. Opportunities to mess with the Apokolips shield are rare; as long as Darkseid nods, how many surveillance cameras do you think he would hang on this thing?"

"In that case, Darkseid wouldn't agree either."

"Of course he would. He's been dying to use the Anti-Life Equation and Batman's technology to improve the Apokolips domain; even if he knows Batman might mess with it, this is indeed the best opportunity."

"How so?"

"If it were normal times, Darkseid might feel that Batman wants to destroy Apokolips's defense, but this time it's absolutely impossible. Because now, all the superheroes in the multiverse are counting on Apokolips as this base. If Batman wants to win this war, he absolutely cannot mess with the main functions, but will instead do his best to strengthen the defense."

"Oh, I understand." Strange suddenly realized, he nodded and said, "Indeed, if it were me, I would also agree, because in this war, Batman and Apokolips share the risk; using Batman's technology at this time is the most worry-free about him messing with it, otherwise both of them lose."

After speaking, Strange saw Schiller take out an umbrella from nowhere. Schiller turned around and opened the umbrella. Strange just wanted to go around to the front to see, but Schiller grabbed him.

"Don't look at this thing, it has a dizzying effect."

Strange gave him a confused look. Schiller explained: "The surface of this umbrella is Batman's cape, with the Anti-Life Equation written on it. And the Anti-Life Equation involves very profound cosmic construction knowledge; the human brain doesn't have an analysis organ, and looking at it suddenly will cause an impact on the brain."

"You intend to use this umbrella to pass through the shield? But the matter of Batman using the Anti-Life Equation to help Apokolips improve the shield is just your speculation, what if this isn't the case?"

"Trying it won't hurt." Schiller said, "Even if this isn't the case, the Anti-Life Equation might have unexpected effects."

"Darkseid really wants this thing, right?"

Schiller smiled and said: "That's right, if this isn't the case, Darkseid will also take the initiative to find us after seeing us through the monitoring system of the shield; we can't make a deal with him then."

"You want the shield technology that much?" Strange looked at him and said, "Things like the Anti-Life Equation can't be given to others casually."

"I don't intend to give him this either, otherwise Batman would want to fight me to the death. I have plenty of good things in my hands."

Seeing Schiller so confident, Strange didn't say anything more. The two flew toward the shield; when approaching the surface of the shield, Strange could feel a very strong repulsive force field, so he reached out to stop Schiller and said: "Can't go any further, otherwise we might be bounced away."

Schiller opened the umbrella again and blocked it in front of the two. Strange felt it again and said: "The repulsive force disappeared, it seems that even if Batman didn't make a move, the kind of equation you mentioned also has a certain influence on the power of this universe."

The two continued to fly forward with the umbrella, very calmly the whole way, without feeling any obstruction. The two didn't fly fast, so they flew for a full half hour before finally passing through the shield layer.

Unfortunately, Apokolips actually doesn't have an atmosphere; it's more like a star system, distributed with many different celestial bodies, many of which look like man-made garrison planets, and some seem to be natural celestial bodies that entered here by mistake.

"And then?" Strange asked.

Schiller was also a bit confused; he didn't expect it to be so empty inside Apokolips. But thinking about it, the scope of this thing might be bigger than the galaxy; finding a planet not much bigger than Earth here is no different from finding a needle in a haystack.

The celestial bodies here are completely unfamiliar, and there is no star map to use, and the two of them dare not teleport, fearing to trigger an energy alarm; besides, even if they could teleport, they wouldn't know where to teleport; if they teleported to Darkseid's face, it would be interesting.

"No, we have to go back." Schiller said, "After we go out, we determine the position of the main star of Apokolips, find the shield position closest to the main star and teleport over, and then come in from there, so that we can find the main star faster."

Strange indeed had no better way; after all, this is not a natural star system, there is no way to ask for directions from locals, can't ask Parademons, right?

The two began to study how to find the main star of Apokolips. Although there is a certain possibility that it is located in the exact center, but in case it is not, then wanting to fly out from the center would be troublesome, so it is best to search on the periphery first, and finally explore the center.

"Let's choose 8 points evenly on the surface of this sphere, and then fly inward for a distance; if not, then change to 8 points, this should be the fastest." Strange proposed.

"Isn't this an exhaustive method?" Schiller asked.

"Then do you have any better way?" Strange asked back.

"We can find a local to ask for directions." Schiller said, "I mean people who have entered and exited Apokolips, there are also people who don't take portals directly, right?"

"Come on, you don't really think you are teammates with that bunch of guys, do you? Even if you are, they probably won't tell you; after all, you are Schiller." Strange was dismissive.

"Others might not necessarily tell me, but there is one person who might." Schiller laughed again and said.

Strange looked at him, he looked at Strange, the two stared at each other for a few seconds, then Strange said: "The one you are talking about wouldn't be Constantine, would it? Damn it! You did it on purpose!"

Schiller shrugged and said: "This is the fastest method, and he is the most likely person not to use portals, but to use other methods to enter the Apokolips main star from outside the shield."

This aroused Strange's curiosity, he asked: "Why?"

"Constantines really don't like using magic; as long as there is another way to achieve the goal, their first choice will definitely not be magic."

"That's because the cost of using magic there is too high. However, now that they have come to another world, energy might not be lacking, they might not still be like before..."

Schiller shook his head and said: "They will. Constantine and you are completely different; I mean different from Doctor Strange. You are very firm and proud of your talent, but he feels painful but obsessed with his talent."

"Sounds very pathological."

"Actually, it's not much different; can you say the Doctor Strange of the main universe is a normal person?"

Strange hesitated, but still didn't say it. Although the main universe Doctor Strange looks much more normal, in reality, it is not like this; after experiencing such a major loss, the negative emotions didn't last for a few hours, and it didn't contain any self-questioning components, and then quickly jumped up to argue with others, which also seems like a manic madman.

It's just that Constantine is the opposite; he doesn't take pride in his talent at all, but always thinks it is a kind of curse, however, he is obsessed with the pain brought by the curse itself, just like an addict addicted to drugs.

"These are two completely different mental incentive mechanisms." Schiller said while flying in another direction, "'I believe, I do, I feel happy' seems to be healthier, but it is also easy to develop into 'only if I do it, I will feel happy'; 'I don't believe, I give up, and then I feel pain for it' doesn't seem to be positive feedback, but it will have a kind of relief that 'it won't get any worse'. Positive and negative mindsets are two sides of the same coin; human beings are always tortured in the tug-of-war between these two emotions."

"But I see that both of them seem to be enjoying it."

"So they are not normal." ===== CHAPTER 4004 =====

"Sounds very pathological."

"In reality, they are on par. Can you really say the Doctor Strange of the main universe is a normal person?"

Strange hesitated for a moment but didn't say it out loud. Although the main universe's Doctor Strange looked much more normal, in reality, that wasn't the case. After experiencing such a massive loss, those negative emotions didn't even last a few hours—and that didn't even include any self-doubt—before he was bouncing back, full of life, debating with others. He seemed quite like a manic madman himself.

It's just that Constantine is the opposite; he doesn't take pride in his talent at all, but instead consistently views it as a curse. However, he is also obsessed with the curse itself—or more accurately, the pain brought by the curse—much like a drug addict hooked on narcotics.

"These are two completely different mental incentive mechanisms," Schiller said while flying in another direction. "'I believe, I do, I feel happy' seems healthier, but it easily develops into 'I only feel happy if I do it.' 'I don't believe, I give up, and then I suffer for it' doesn't seem like positive feedback, but it carries a sense of relief that 'it can't get any worse.' Positive and negative mindsets are two sides of the same coin; one step forward from positive is mania, and one step forward from negative is depression. Humans are always tortured by the tug-of-war between these two emotions."

"But they both seem to be enjoying themselves quite a bit."

"That is why they are not normal."