Superman from the comics: Starting with the Black Robe

Chapter 297 A Backup Gift from the Dark Multiverse

Chapter 297 A Backup Gift from the Dark Multiverse

Kara asked this question because the combination of the Pain Matrix and the Kryptonite Metal Blade that she had prepared, which was supposed to be able to hurt Doomsday, was inexplicably no longer effective against him.

And as long as the need is clear, Batman has all sorts of tools at his disposal, such as the one he has prepared now, which is not even the ultimate insurance in his reserve.

He also had ideas for dealing with Doomsday, and not only did he have them, but his ideas went far beyond simply "having" them.

"Before I give you this," even at this point, Batman felt it necessary to be cautious: "Can you tell me what your 'solution' actually is?"

"An anti-spiral agent, the antidote to 'Doomsday'."

Hidden within the armor's inner layers was Kara's true purpose for this perilous separation from Fiora and the others:

"I need his blood sample to complete the final step so that Kal'el can be restored to a pure Kryptonian."

In Kara's view, everything Joe El did to his son was too crazy. What kind of person would willingly turn their child into a bloodthirsty monster that almost only exists in myths and legends?

The strict guard against genetic technology is a tacit consensus that Kryptonians have maintained for tens of thousands of generations, a consensus built on lessons learned in blood.

Jor-El's mere transgression has created a super-creature capable of destroying the entire planet Krypton. Everyone should be thankful that he sent his children off Krypton when he was young; otherwise, this deadly accident could very well have wiped the Kryptonians out of history once again.

When given the chance to fix everything, Kara naturally wouldn't hesitate, especially since there was absolutely no other way now.

Once Doomsday enters its spore form and activates its infection mode, that is when it truly becomes a force of destruction.

At that time, all the spores will be released, and all infected individuals that come into contact with the spores will become breeding grounds for new Doomsday individuals.

Whether the newly emerged entity is Doomsday or Kal'el, it's chilling.

"Whoever assures you that such an antidote exists, either they know nothing about Doomsday or they are lying to you."

Batman, who had heard such arrogant words before, shook his head. What Kara said was just her own opinion. If such a thing existed, Batman, who had already explored another universe, couldn't possibly not know about it.

Those infected with the Doomsday virus either die or are destined for destruction. Joey is an exceptional case among exceptional cases; the Doomsday's killing instinct has not significantly affected his mind.

His rampages almost always occurred while he was unconscious, making him almost a perfect Doomsday individual.

Based on Batman's own detailed research into Doomsday, he concluded long ago that:

"The kind of thing you're talking about simply can't exist."

"Then you know nothing about Kryptonian technology."

Kara felt that Batman, a person from Earth, simply couldn't comprehend how advanced the technology from her home planet was, or how reliable the person who entrusted her with this mission truly was.

"This is my father Zoe's targeted research; he never makes a mistake."

Before Jor-El seized control of Krypton's military and political power, Zor-El was a scientist almost on par with him. If anyone could solve the mess Jor-El had created, it would definitely be him.

Convinced his father would never betray him, Kara snatched the palm-sized, lead-plated box from Batman's hand.

"But what kind of person would intentionally carry around something that could harm their partner?"

Kara couldn't help but wonder what could possibly harm Doomsday under such circumstances.

Batman, who was maintaining the green light barrier, was caught off guard when Kara automatically picked up his equipment, causing his face to darken instantly.

"I haven't agreed to your plan yet!"

Although the two of them didn't have much time to waste, Batman still felt that Kara's plan was somewhat of a case of focusing on one aspect while neglecting the others.

Kara's description of "curing" Doomsday is equivalent to killing a part of Doomsday inside Joey's body, and even if it works—but what happens after it's killed?

Doomsday will always return.

Unfortunately, they no longer had time.

It wasn't just Doomsday coming from inside the green light barrier, but also from external pressure.

A cracking sound came from the sky, followed by a pneumatic hum. Loki, sensing it was time to intervene, used magic to dismantle Batman's Green Lantern barrier. A massive swarm of Ultron robots flooded into the three-way battle, unleashing a deluge of light waves and missiles:

"All of you, surrender and pay homage to your god-king Loki!"

At this moment, another large-scale energy siphon began. These attacks were even halfway through when Doomsday's breath completely drained their energy, causing them to collapse instantly.

The Ultron robots that launched the attack also suffered the same fate; every bit of energy in their mechanical cores was completely drained, turning them from killing machines that could fly and dive into scrap metal that crashed straight to the ground.

This draining even spread across the globe along the robots' energy transmission network, causing the once golden mechanical planet to instantly lose power and stop functioning, even dimming the sun in the sky.

Protected by the Green Lantern Barrier and the Kryptonian armor, Batman and Kara were not immediately drained of all their life energy and turned into dried-up corpses.

But they will soon be unable to hold on any longer.

Seeing Loki suddenly appear, Batman, who knew Norse mythology, felt a surge of murderous intent. This bastard was exactly like the characters in mythology—incapable of doing good, but utterly cunning. Kara, furious, raised her eyebrows and roared:

"You complete idiot!"

They were initially in relatively good shape, but Loki immediately created problems for them.

"Wow, I really didn't expect that!"

The entire mechanical planet he had painstakingly acquired, along with its hundreds of millions of robot soldiers, was instantly destroyed. Sensing the impending doom, Loki flicked his cloak and vanished in the form of a fly: "Goodbye!"

All that was left was an even bigger mess than before, left for the two unlucky guys on the scene to deal with.

"There's no time!"

What they need to worry about now is no longer the problem of having their life force drained—with Loki's help, Doomsday, which originally needed some time to enter the next phase, is now ready ahead of schedule!

The fully-ready Doomsday has degenerated into the appearance of Joey, but its inner self is incredibly close to its final form. This flower of death has absorbed enough energy and life force and is about to bloom into the most terrifying flower in the entire universe.

With no other options, Batman exchanged a glance with Kara and nodded slightly: "The things inside are just as dangerous as Joey is now, so be careful when handling them."

"What exactly is this?"

Kara opened the box, and her face turned deathly pale when she saw what it contained: "How could you have something like this?"

What Batman kept in the box was a section of grayish-white, sharp bone spur, heavily restrained by a small force field, exuding a dangerous aura.

At the same time, Doomsday, who was unconsciously only reacting passively to attacks, suddenly looked over, and this ferocious killing intent from the prehistoric killing machine poured out towards the two of them.

The oppressive feeling of being locked onto by Doomsday even made a fearless military personnel like Kara tremble.

Doomsday nearly wiped out all of Krypton's prehistoric life during its evolution, and for Kara, a native Kryptonian and a descendant of the original Kryptonian species, this feeling is almost a fear etched into her DNA.

But the instinctive fear in his heart was still no match for the shock brought by what Batman took out—Doomsday reacted with killing because it sensed a familiar aura.

The same yet different atmosphere of Doomsday.

"Why do you have a sample of Doomsday?"

What was handed to Kara was a sharp bone spike from Doomsday. If it hadn't been restrained by a special small force field, it probably would have come to life immediately and infected everyone it touched.

No wonder Batman was so sure this thing could hurt Doomsday—no matter how much Doomsday adapted, it never killed itself!

"You know nothing about my technology."

Batman returned the words Kara had given him verbatim, but he still didn't forget to check on his cousin Joey's safety:

"I'll cover you, give it a try, but make sure you protect yourself—if your stupid plan fails, back off immediately, I still have a last resort."

It's important to understand that "murder" isn't the only line this Batman from the Barbatos Dark Multiverse has crossed.