nyslfriends Chapter 175 Brainiac is determined to survive the final few minutes.
Chapter 175 Brainiac is determined to survive the final few minutes.
Chapter 175 Brainiac is determined to survive the final few minutes.
Anyone who has ever played cards has probably imagined this scenario: one card after another is played out, and the two players finally reveal their hand.
But you can't see the opponent's cards, and you don't know whether their cards can knock you into the abyss or be easily swallowed by you.
Therefore, over thousands of years, humankind has invented all sorts of cheating methods: cheating with lead dice, using biased mahjong tiles, and so on. The purpose of all these methods is to obtain information about the opponent's hand outside the game, thereby achieving a dimensional reduction attack in the game.
In the past, Brainiac never needed such methods because he was essentially an AI, not a biological being, and his life was not confined to a frail body.
Winning or losing the game meant nothing to him; even if one body was destroyed, he could always create a new one. He was always the undisputed dealer, because he never truly died.
If you won't die, how can you lose?
But things are different now. He was utterly defeated in the previous confrontation, though he was unwilling to admit it—but Brainiac is an AI robot, and he won't deceive himself or even himself.
That's the truth: he was brutally stripped from his warm shell and forced to confront the cold and cruel world.
He was truly drawn into the game. Batman laid the foundation for his victory; Brainiac was no longer invincible.
He slowly backed away.
Neither the Red of All Beings nor the Bat Cave sent any good news.
This means that the last resort has probably failed. However, there is still some hope with the Red of All Beings, where he found a coward to guide him, but the final outcome is still uncertain.
Brainiac felt his heart—this Kru's heart—beating very fast. Unlike Earthlings, the organ pounding frantically in his chest and abdomen was less a heart and more a Kru's engine supplying the entire body, playing a far more important role than an Earthling's heart.
It's time to start gambling.
There is no more precious time to waste.
He saw Batman take a step forward.
Damn it, he needs more time! As long as his robot can find Superman and Batman's families in the Red Hole, he can use these hostages to force Batman to act, thus bypassing this gambling game and winning directly.
His mind was constantly receiving the latest information from the Red of All Beings. The moment he saw Batman use the Red of All Beings to teleport directly past his ship's defensive shields and spatial teleportation limiters, appearing directly on his ship, he was quickly trying to decipher the teleportation coordinates.
He discovered that this so-called Crimson of All Beings was omnipresent, a vast space that existed directly in the material universe like an "inner world." Therefore, it wasn't that "Crimson of All Beings ignored the space teleportation limiter and directly invaded his spaceship," but rather that "his spaceship had entered the area covered by Crimson of All Beings."
Therefore, this means that with his skills, it is not difficult, and even quite easy, for him to break through space and forcefully enter the "Crimson of All Beings".
The problem is that the sheer number of people involved makes finding someone like this a needle in a haystack. He has no idea where Batman has hidden those targets he could use as hostages.
He has already found two groups of people since then:
One group consisted of the old butler named Alfred, the third Robin Tim Drake he had found, and Lucius—all three were Mudface in disguise. The other group included Martha Kent and Louis Lane, who were with Killer Croc. This lineup almost made him think he had found the real deal, but it turned out that besides Killer Croc, it was Mudface again. Brainiac could still recall the disgusting scene of those two lumps of mud jumping and taunting him, even with his eyes closed.
Fortunately, things haven't been without progress. At least Killer Croc is real, and he has a traitor who knows the way and even guides him.
Although that traitor only jumped around, gave random commands, performed minor micromanagement, and dragged his teammates down when he led that group of kobold and bear-headed guardians to besiege his mechanical legion, he was still quite decisive when it came to surrendering.
Given more time, I believe the collaborators will be able to help him find the hostages who could turn the tide of the war.
Brainiac looked at Batman in front of him, but unfortunately, he probably didn't have the time.
The other party clearly knew their own strengths and didn't want to waste any more words with him.
He saw Batman cry out in pain, then collapse to his knees with a thud, trembling all over. With each tremor, his body grew larger, becoming as muscular as an inflated balloon.
Brainiac charged toward his Doomsday army. Although the transformations weren't complete, Brainiac showed no intention of using these Doomsdays to attack the screaming Batman.
Instead, he placed his hand directly on the face of a Doomsday, and then a large door opened behind him, revealing an infinitely chaotic and distorted space.
Phantom Zone.
He had just rescued these Doomsdays from the chaotic Phantom District, and now he had to stuff them back in—damn it.
Brainiac's gaze lingered on the countless tiny Doomsday Viruses in the air. He could see these tiny spores; having learned Kryptonian technology, he himself was an expert in creating Doomsday Viruses. He could clearly see that the Doomsday Virus before him was far more aggressive than the Doomsday Viruses he had mass-produced.
This isn't just a simple Doomsday virus; someone mixed in some strange things, ultimately achieving the effect we see now. He could spot the traces at a glance.
Yes, that Bane… the special power he possessed that infiltrated the Doomsday Virus is remarkably similar to the two powers Bane possessed. But it's clear Brainiac believes the person who created this virus doesn't understand Bane's powers at all. Based on Brainiac's deduction, this drug was most likely created by two people working together: Poison Ivy and that scientist named Lucius, one of Batman's henchmen? In Luthor's memory, Lucius's research abilities weren't particularly impressive…
Brainiac's face darkened. He realized the reason. To an arrogant guy like Luther, no matter how extraordinary a scientist was, he was only fit to carry his shoes. Brainiac had preconceived notions about Luther's impression of Lucius and made a completely wrong judgment without knowing the truth.
Brainiac observed the Doomsday Virus released by Batman during his transformations for a while longer. He knew he didn't have time to study it further, but his innate scientific instincts made it impossible for him to resist.
He observed carefully, and the more he observed, the more confused he felt.
It's incredibly clumsy, a terrible fusion. It's like strapping a submachine gun to a spear and forcing a remote trigger pull with a rope. But it's fucking effective! What kind of science is this? Does this make sense? Is all science on Earth this messed up?
Isn't this just something that was completely made up randomly?
How could it actually succeed? What's the logic behind this? Did I think these things could be combined, so I combined them?
Some of the top-notch researchers, Brainiac, were once again momentarily bewildered by the endless stream of bizarre and outlandish technologies emerging from Earth, but he quickly brought his wandering thoughts back to the surface.
Although there were no experiments, and only theoretical deductions, he estimated that if his doomsdays received these viruses, it would probably only...
He manipulated the Doomsday in front of him to jump into the illusion zone, but the other party ignored him completely and remained standing there like a clay statue.
He has indeed begun to lose control over these doomsdays.
Brainiac's face was grim. This was why he hadn't controlled the Doomsdays to directly interrupt the transformation. At that time, he could already sense that the numerous Doomsdays were resisting the attack on the half-Doomsday-transformed Batman; they were in fear and wailing, although the Doomsdays themselves did not exhibit such emotions.
Even before Batman has fully transformed, these Doomsdays are already so timid. Brainiac simply can't believe what will happen once Batman has fully transformed.
Will everyone defect?
In fact, Brainiac had another option: himself.
He had enhanced his Kru body multiple times. If he couldn't control the Doomsdays, he could personally attack Batman who was transforming. He could directly attack him and perhaps even interrupt his transformation.
But the moment he considered doing so, he immediately felt the malice emanating from the Doomsdays. In that instant, he knew that if he actually tried, the result would be like trying to attack the queen ant in an anthill—completely accelerating the process of Batman gaining control of the Doomsdays.
So this is what he's doing now.
He miserably banished all his newly recruited helpers back to the Phantom Space.
He didn't believe Batman's Doomsday transformation was unlimited. No one in the world understood Doomsday better than him. This Kryptonian humanoid weapon was invented for destruction and annihilation—a fundamental logic etched into its very genes. Weapons don't need reason; that was a decision made from the very beginning of their creation.
Just like how Batman briefly transformed into Doomsday and broke free of his chains, unless Batman is also willing to become a mindless monster, if he remains as Doomsday for too long, his body will completely and permanently devour his reason. He could never use the power of Doomsday indefinitely. No matter how advanced the technology, it cannot ignore the most basic laws of logic.
Therefore, as long as he can exile as many Doomsdays as possible back to the Phantom Space before Batman is able to control them, even if it's just one or two, and then recall them after Batman can no longer maintain the Doomsday transformation or is completely consumed by the Doomsday virus and loses the ability to control the other Doomsdays, the victory will be immediately secured.
Brainiac lifted one of the unresponsive animals high above his head and then threw it into the phantom area.
Now that his subordinates are disobedient, with Brainiac's current control over these Doomsdays, he can only control them to prevent them from resisting. As for throwing them into the Phantom Zone, he'll have to do it himself.
Brainiac walked up to Doomsday Superman.
This is the most powerful one; we must take him down first…
He reached out to Superman, and then saw Superman tilt his body and dodge his grab.
?
Brainiac tried to grab Superman again, but saw the man dodge left and right, refusing to let him catch him.
"This guy... he's still conscious?" Brainiac abruptly turned to Batman. "What drug did you use on him?"
Pharmacology has been revolutionized!!!
Brainiac didn't waste any words and turned his head directly. He didn't have time to continue dealing with Superman. Rather than playing a cat-and-mouse game with him here, he'd rather throw a few more Doomsdays back to the Phantom Zone.
The Phantom Zone is a place on Krypton specifically used to exile serious criminals. It is a chaotic place where there is no time, no space, and no up, down, left, or right.
Only he, Brainiac, the creator of Doomsday, could accurately locate the place in this chaos. Only he and the former Kryptonians possessed such spatial abilities to freely enter and exit the Phantom Zone. Only he could freely recall or release Doomsday within the Phantom Zone.
If he can hold out for the last few minutes of Batman's life, he will be able to turn the tables on him when Batman loses his Doomsday powers.
Brainiac kept pushing Doomsday back into the Phantom Dimension. Batman's transformations were becoming increasingly powerful. His time was running out.
He couldn't help but devote some of his energy once again to the mechanical legion within the Crimson Space of All Beings.
If the mechanical legion can find Batman's hostages, why would he need to go through all that trouble?
Then Brainiac saw his mechanical army clashing with a large group of monsters.
The monsters were rotting, with fly heads and fly wings, and they reeked of a foul stench.
"That's right, masters. Once you defeat this decaying island, you'll be able to find Batman's family and friends; they're all hostages!"
The antler totem cheered on the mechanical army from the sidelines: "Go! Go! Batman has hidden the hostages on the Isle of Decay!"
With a loud bang, a robot was sent flying back by the rotten black monster. The antler totem nimbly dodged, continuing to yell while nervously watching the robots that had been hit, sizzling and sparking, twitching on the ground for a while before being destroyed.
The Isle of Decay was a "pustule" left behind by the Black Corruption during its invasion of the Red Realm, essentially a forward position established before a war began. It housed the Black Corruption's most elite troops; how could it not be powerful? His current attack on the Isle of Decay with Brainiac's mechanical legion is essentially a free ride on Brainiac's combat strength, clearing away the invading cancer for the Red Realm. If he's discovered…
They'll definitely die a horrible death!
"If we destroy this place, we can find Batman's family and friends?"
He was caught off guard when a robot asked him this question.
"Yes, Master, absolutely!" The antler totem immediately perked up and said with absolute certainty and unwavering conviction.
Let's deal with the current situation first.
Yay everyone! After a few days, I finally found a boyfriend again! (Clutching my bleeding butt)
(End of this chapter)