Chapter 4096

Countless dark powers from the source of the DC world and Dream Force from the source of the Marvel world, along with the power of the nightmare phantoms that had run out before, were all poured into Darkseid's body, letting him break through the single-universe barrier almost in an instant, becoming a brand-new existence in the multiverse—"Nightmare Darkseid."

Because he had been promoted to multiverse level, his origin story changed accordingly, and at the same time, he merged into one with the counterparts of other single universes in the multiverse; all other Darkseids became his projections, and his life form also transformed from a carbon-based organism into an existence similar to a rule, becoming the root of the multiverse nightmare.

Of course, because the authority of the DC Dream Kingdom was very great, and the Dream God was strong enough, the multiverse-level Darkseid still had no way to rule the Dream Kingdom. Nightmare power was a brand-new power that fused Dream power and the dark power of the world source, polluting a Nightmare Realm within the Dream Kingdom; although it still belonged to a part of the Dream Kingdom, it had a certain independence and was only controlled by Nightmare Darkseid.

Before going to the Dream Dimension with Jack and the Agent to find Doctor Strange with Dream Force, Greed first sought out the homeless Darkseid. Of course, it was in the identity of Mephisto.

"The opportunity has come, Your Majesty." He stood on the desolate planet and looked at Darkseid, saying.

"You really have a way to let me take a step further?" Darkseid turned his head to look at Schiller, and he said, "Apokolips has already been destroyed; even if I wanted to return to my original level, it would be very difficult; you had better not be trying to play me."

"Of course not; regardless of whether Apokolips exists or not, it won't affect my plan." Schiller smiled and said, "That method is simple to say; as long as there is sufficiently powerful energy to let you promote to above a single universe, all problems will be solved."

"Where would such powerful energy come from?" Darkseid seemed even more certain that Schiller was playing him, and he said, "Who would give me so much power for no reason?"

Schiller shook his head and said: "Whether a power is powerful or not doesn't lie in the quantity, but in whether it is sufficiently close to the universe source. As long as the power level is high enough, you don't need much power to send you above a single universe."

"Then where is such high-level power?"

"You don't need to worry about that; you only need to appear where I let you appear according to the agreement, and everything will descend on its own."

"How do I know you aren't lying to me?"

"What else do you have to be lied about? Your Majesty, you lost the Apokolips domain and are almost a lone man; if you can't reverse the situation in this war, then I'm afraid you will never be able to return to your hometown. For this, a desperate fight is worth it, isn't it?"

Darkseid fell silent, and Schiller didn't continue to force him; he knew Darkseid would make the correct choice.

And the next step was to convince Doctor Strange with Dream Force. When he learned that Schiller actually wanted to give all the Dream Force and another kind of universe source power to Darkseid, he really felt he was crazy.

"You absolutely cannot convince me, Schiller! I know Darkseid is from another world, but isn't he on our side now? If you let him become such a powerful existence, wouldn't we be the first to suffer? This is too risky; I won't agree!"

"If the power given to him isn't very strong, then we will indeed be in danger; but if the power given to him is too strong, we will actually be safer. Do you know why this is?"

Doctor Strange with Dream Force looked at him in confusion.

"If the power isn't very strong, he will choose to deal with us or Batman, because with his power, he has no way to deal with both sides at the same time; but if he is very strong, he will definitely want to take us both down at the same time. This is the reason I chose Darkseid; his ambition is very strong, and once he has the ability to match it, he will never shrink back, but will definitely be proactive and strive for the greatest benefit for himself."

"But even if we add both sides together, we might not be able to deal with him; don't forget that now there are only some remnants left in the universe..."

"This is what I want." Schiller laughed and said, "Don't forget, are the superheroes from the multiverse who appear here all of them?"

"Of course not," Doctor Strange with Dream Force answered subconsciously, "Far from it; even in our universe, only I came... wait, you wouldn't want to drag them all into the water, would you?!"

"That's right. If Darkseid fails to break through the single-universe barrier, then dealing with him is the business of the people in this universe; but if he becomes multiverse level, then it's a disaster of multiverse level; then in the multiverse, who can stay out of it?"

Doctor Strange with Dream Force couldn't help but curse: "You single-handedly created a multiverse-level disaster just to drag them all into the water; what good does this do?!"

"Batman's side experienced the Ultron invasion, which barely counts as a multiverse disaster; then of course we have to have one here too, otherwise how can we see where the problem is?"

Doctor Strange with Dream Force took a deep breath and said: "But... but... this is too dangerous; Darkseid created by two source powers will definitely be much stronger than Ultron."

"But our team is also much stronger than Batman's at that time." Schiller shrugged and said, "Not to mention Franklin and a group of mutants, Batman's side has Manhattan Batman and Super-Body; if there isn't a strong opponent, then Batman's painstaking efforts will have been in vain."

"No, I still feel this matter is too risky; if it goes out of control, I will be the sinner of the whole universe!"

"But if it succeeds, you will be a great hero." Schiller walked two steps closer, looked into his eyes and said, "The more single universes dragged into the water, the larger the scope of the war, the more this war will be inseparable from you, because the Dream Force mastered by Darkseid comes from you; you are the one who understands him best and is easiest to deal with him; the whole multiverse is counting on you. This is a good opportunity to improve the status of the universe you are in within the multiverse; do you want to let it go so easily?"

"I don't want to be any multiverse leader!" Doctor Strange with Dream Force finally said his true thoughts, and he said, "If it's to highlight my own status by creating a disaster that puts the whole multiverse into crisis, it's absolutely not what a hero should do. If one's position is not upright, power is hard to bear; everything obtained from this is void, and sooner or later one will pay the price for it."

"Very good, if you don't do it, I'll go find Nightmare." Schiller finally revealed his true colors and said, "By that time, Nightmare will absolutely not help us deal with Darkseid, and might even collude with him, becoming his most powerful helper; by that time, it will only cause greater harm to the multiverse..."

"Then can't you not do this?!"

"Sorry, I can't." Schiller's gaze gradually turned cold, and he said, "Stephen, you have no choice. Either you do it, and accept the cheers of thousands after success; or I go find Nightmare, and when he borrows Darkseid's momentum, who do you guess he will take revenge on first?"

Doctor Strange with Dream Force felt his whole body go cold, and he couldn't help but say: "You should have stayed in that mental hospital for a few more years, take a good look at your brain; you are truly a complete lunatic!"

Schiller laughed again, stretched his arms toward him and said: "Welcome to the ranks of lunatics. Come on, why not?"

Dark power and Dream Force reflected each other in the eyes of Doctor Strange with Dream Force; he gritted his teeth and poured the last trace of power into Darkseid's body until he was almost exhausted, letting his body fall. He penetrated layers of dream curtains and finally landed on a calm body of water. And Schiller was sitting on a duck-shaped swimming ring, smiling and looking at him with his chin supported by his hand. In the distance was a jungle of water slides that kept spreading.

"Are you satisfied?" Doctor Strange with Dream Force asked.

"It's still early; next, let's see how Batman plays his cards."

The moment Darkseid was promoted, the main universe Batman understood Greed's plan. This guy never counted on any nightmare phantoms from the beginning, or rather, his goal wasn't the three major empires of this universe; that wasn't worth mentioning to him. He drew this sword, and what it pointed directly at was the Marvel multiverse.

At the same time, he was also forcing himself to take action. Darkseid was a person from his side; once he caused any harm in the multiverse, he would be hard to blame; from then on, it would be very difficult to deal with the superheroes here; even if it was from the perspective of interests, he had to stop Darkseid.

The main universe Batman gently closed his eyes and sighed. Although he had thought about the day he would clash with Greed, when that day really came, he still found it hard to be calm. The violent roar emitted by this out-of-control engine was deafening; Batman couldn't accurately describe this sound, like a volcano suddenly erupting under the deep sea, everything surging in silence; it was also like a choir lingering on the dome of a cathedral for a thousand years, trembling when the soul left the body.

Fortunately, he was well prepared for this war. The main universe Batman took the communicator and walked out of the office door, just happening to run into the Injustice Superman who had rushed back, and he said: "The people were saved, but Batwoman sacrificed herself. Go ask them for the specific situation."

The main universe Batman wasn't surprised by this result; he nodded and walked quickly into the hospital. Several Batmen from the dark multiverse were injured to varying degrees; they all looked very silent.

"Rest well." The main universe Batman said.

"We have some things to tell you." Mechanical Batman opened his mouth and said, "To be precise, someone hopes to contact you through us."

On the other side, Bruce could be said to have escaped death; if he had been a second slower, he would have been sucked into the Dream Dimension along with his power, and then stirred to pieces. Even if he could be resurrected in Battleworld, he didn't want to die once.

Clark found him on a planet not far from the dimension entrance. The moment he saw Bruce, he breathed a sigh of relief, then said: "Fortunately you're okay. Diana sacrificed herself, Hal is seriously injured, and J'onn has already returned to Battleworld first; now only the two of us and Barry are left."

"Is he okay?"

"I let him keep hiding in the Speed Force, and he's okay for now." Clark said, "Diana was too close to the center of that explosion and couldn't dodge it; Hal used a barrier to block it, but then took a slash from a nightmare phantom; J'onn was mentally polluted and chose to commit suicide. But according to them, death has no pain, just a moment of pain, and then they return to Battleworld."

"That's okay then." Bruce breathed a sigh of relief and climbed up from the ground. He was indeed a bit disheveled; although he spread his wings at the end, breaking free from the suction took too much power, and he basically had no physical strength left.

Clark took him to fly together, and on the way back, they ran into Arkham Batman and two Constantines. They didn't participate in the front battlefield, so they were fine; they saw the change here and rushed over.

"Give us a ride, please." Clark said, "I can't fly much either."

"Hey, you're here!" Another voice came from behind them. Turning their heads, they saw two Jokers sitting on a truck, one was Jack, and one was Joker-Man. "Get on!"

Arkham Batman drove the Batmobile into the truck's carriage with ease, and Clark also took Bruce and flew in. Once the door closed, they flew toward the direction of the Dark Quadrant.