manynovel Chapter 639 What difference is there between everything you've done and what I've done?
Chapter 639 What difference is there between everything you've done and what I've done?
Chapter 639 What difference is there between everything you've done and what I've done?
Reverse Flash closed his eyes. It was a difficult decision for him, but he probably had no choice.
His mind replayed the words he had spoken with "Mocun".
He didn't know why Mo Cun, who was clearly an ally or puppet of Parallax Mohal, would suddenly try to turn him against him.
He wasn't stupid; he could sense that there were many layers of veils hidden within, and that some truth he couldn't see was surrounding him.
Why would the other party need him to do that? Is he caught up in a larger conspiracy?
He felt like he had become a part of someone else's plan, a pawn on a chessboard. Someone was holding him and gently moving him forward, but whether this move was a casual move or a hidden move to change the course of the battle, even he, the pawn, didn't know.
He recalled his conversation with Mo Cun.
"Since you say there's no place for my world in the perfect world created by Parallax Mohal... then tell me, what conditions can you offer to ensure the continuation of my world?"
However, "Mocun" did not give a direct answer.
"Do you know?"
He said.
"Perhaps at some point, Batman Dragon might promise you that he can drag your universe to the cosmic fortress he has built, that he can merge your universe into the fortress he has built, so that it can avoid Barbatos, and try to heal the flaws in your world itself."
The World Builder, disguised as the villain, said softly, "Batman Dragon might promise you that it can protect your universe and appears to resolve those crises within it."
He said, "Your universe may look safe now, but you and I both know that's only temporary."
Reverse-Flash knew this was true. In the process of constantly traveling through timelines, he was not always like this, giving up and having an attitude of "the world is going to be destroyed anyway, so I'll just enjoy the present and restart time if it's going to be destroyed." In the early stages, Reverse-Flash was still very proactive in trying to save his world.
However, this enthusiasm did not last long. After repeated defeats, Reverse-Flash finally realized that the crisis caused by the flaws at the beginning of the universe was beyond human control, and that was indeed the case.
Chen Tao's actions are ultimately an isolated case. Not everyone has the ability to save their universe by causing misfortune to the multiverse. The flaws in Chen Tao's universe did not disappear, but were permanently alleviated by him by "forcibly compelling the multiverse to help prolong its life." This is called a miracle of great power.
This confluence of multiple factors and coincidences is something Reverse Lightning simply cannot replicate.
Therefore, after trying everything to no avail, he naturally gave up and started down a path of self-destruction, until he could no longer maintain it.
"Whether it's you or Batman Dragon, you're just using external forces to slow down the destruction of your universe."
Mo Cun said, "It's like a fire. From the moment it was born, it was destined to go out. Even the sun cannot last forever."
"Even if Batman keeps his promise and drags your world into the fortress he saw, it's just repeating what you've done before. You should know that, right? In the beginning, it was so easy for you to keep restarting your world, like Groundhog Day. You could even keep trying to postpone the crisis."
"But in the end..."
Reverse Flash knew what the other party was going to say.
On the surface, the other party is talking about what would happen if he chose to believe Batman, but in reality, the whole thing is saying that he has no choice.
"Can you protect my world and completely cure its problems?"
“I’ve made no guarantees,” Mo Cun said. “But I happen to know that if your universe were reforged in the World Forge, its problems could be fixed, and it could be brought into orbit within the positive matter multiverse.”
He said, "And I happen to be the kind of person who can do that."
Reverse Lightning remained silent. After a long pause, he finally asked, "Who are you?"
"You don't need to know."
Why should I believe you?
You have no choice.
"I need proof."
"it is good."
Reverse-Flash saw his opponent extend his hand, and then a piece of gravel on the battlefield suddenly flew into the air and landed directly in his palm. Reverse-Flash knew that his opponent was showing off that the stone came from this universe. Then he watched as a strange hammer with one sharp end and one flat end appeared in Mo Cun's palm.
He saw Mo Cun gently raise the hammer and then quietly tap it on the stone.
So in that instant, it seemed as if something had happened, yet it also seemed as if nothing had happened.
In an instant, Reverse-Lightning snatched the stone from Mo Cun's palm and vanished. Mo Cun remained silent, waiting for Reverse-Lightning to return. Soon after, Reverse-Lightning returned from the laboratory.
"You've altered the material properties of this stone." Reverse-Flash's voice trembled slightly. "The matter is still the same matter, but you've reassembled it. I... my words can't describe it, but what you're saying is true."
"I never lie," said the World Builder disguised as Mo Cun. This was the only thing he truly meant. If Reverse-Flash really helped him here, he did intend to put Reverse-Flash's universe into the infant universe he had just forged, hoping to use it to replace the parallel universes that should have spread throughout the entire Hypertime Stream.
"What do you want me to do?" Reverse-Flash calmed down and asked the other party.
What was Batman's original plan to summon Parallax Morha from the timeline?
"I helped Hal build a hypertime accelerator specifically outside my world," Reverse-Flash said. "Originally, Parallax Malphite Hal wanted Batman to walk into that machine and act as its power source, helping it to forcibly pull him off the hypertime stream."
"But Batman Dragon told me that even if the machine could save Hal, he would be severely injured as the energy source, so Batman Dragon refused."
"But now Batman Dragon, he... he has obtained the power of the Bat Mite, and after obtaining these powers, he is fully capable of taking down Parallax Morhal without a scratch."
"Very good, your task now is to completely stop that machine from operating. You spent a long time building this machine, right? You can't build a second one anytime soon, can you?"
"Yes."
"Completely destroy that machine. I know that Batman Dragon and Parallax Morhal must have other communication channels besides this machine, but we must stop them from colluding with each other as much as possible."
"Okay, I'll do that, but what about my universe?"
"That's all you need to do."
"I won't do anything for you until I see a way to save my universe."
The World Forger narrowed his eyes; the other party probably wouldn't do anything until they received real help.
He sighed. He had tried his best not to use his power to prevent Barbatos from finding out, but he was afraid he would have to make a promise.
Reverse Lightning felt a divine power within his body that he himself could not explain.
"Once it's done, I'll take over your universe."
"Whether I succeed or fail, or even die, you will do this."
"What a greedy guy... Fine, I agree." World Forger said, wearing the face of Mo Cun. He now knew very well that he was not Mo Cun, and Reverse Lightning knew it too, but they did not expose him.
"With the power you gave me, you can find me... You know, I'm the mastermind, and the mastermind behind the scenes will only be exposed to the light of day and die."
Reverse-Flash knew that all he had to do was restart his universe.
He knew that many people would die in his universe again, but it didn't matter; these people would be resurrected soon.
He's used to it, he...
"What's wrong, Dr. Swann?" Reverse-Flash was startled, and Batman's voice immediately followed in his ear: "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Reverse Flash shook his head.
He knew that for Batman Dragon, summoning Parallax Morhal was now the only and final chance of victory, and that Reverse-Flash was the enemy's hope. He, however, knew that he had already been turned against him and would bring no hope, only the deepest despair.
"I'll have this machine set up soon. You just need to go in and input your power, and the Parallax Demon will also exert his power upstream in the hypertime flow."
This is a lie. Reverse-Flash knew he was describing the machine's effects before he modified it. After Reverse-Flash's alterations, the machine would only cause Batman's power to be wasted and absorbed by the mastermind behind it all.
"I'm all better now."
"Reverse Lightning said."
He turned to Batman and said, "All you have to do is go in."
"Oh well."
He heard Batman say, "I'll be right in."
But Batman didn't move; he just stared at Reverse-Flash's face.
"Hey, my friend. Are you thinking of rebooting your universe again?"
Reverse-Flash didn't know why Batman would ask such a question. He did intend to do that. After Batman went inside, he would reboot his universe, restoring it to the point where there was no disaster. Then he would have Murkold come and take his universe away, leaving Batman behind.
He planned to take his universe to seek refuge with that tacit understanding, even though he didn't know much about the other party, but there was no doubt that the other party had shown him a way to permanently save his universe.
Reverse-Flash knew his actions were risky, but he had no other choice. Batman couldn't permanently solve the inherent flaws of the Dark Multiverse, nor could Barbatos, and no one in the entire Dark Multiverse could solve it. But now, someone had demonstrated such power before him.
That alone was enough to make him disregard everything.
But all he heard was Batman speaking in a low voice as if nothing was wrong.
He gazed at the distant stars.
"I know. I've rebooted my world before, and no one knows better than me how good it feels to have everything under control. I easily defeated Lord Orm and the Super Queen, but I know I must never get carried away with it."
"You fear failure, you fear things beyond your control, you fear everything that can fail."
He heard Batman's veiled meaning, and Reverse-Flash's expression stiffened.
He heard Batman say:
"You are living in a cage of your own making."
"You never dare to let your world solve those crises; you're just constantly looking for new ways to avoid them, hiding and running for your life like a rat."
"You'll let your world rot away."
Reverse-Flash heard Batman say:
"You can no longer accept the fact that your universe will face a crisis. When you encounter a crisis, your first reaction is to restart your timeline to make the crisis disappear or postpone it, instead of leading your universe to overcome these crises. But, my friend."
"If you never fail, and you can always travel through time to find the answers to problems, then your courage is false, and what you do to save them is not courage, but grace and pity."
Batman's voice was still slowly echoing.
"One cannot build one's life on the past. You must learn to let go of living in the past, either to cheer for a brand new tomorrow or to embrace death in the gentle midnight."
"No matter the outcome, it's a choice I won't regret."
Reverse-Flash saw Batman looking into his eyes.
"Don't take your universe with you when you run away. Running away is the easiest thing to do; I've wanted to run away countless times. But you, me, we all know that crisis and fate are forever intertwined with us, inseparable."
"So tell me, Swann. Are you ready to bleed?"
He said slowly:
"Let go, Swann, give the future to this world."
Swann realized he had been exposed.
He didn't know why Batman could see through him, even though he had ill intentions, he never showed the slightest weakness in front of Batman.
He turned his head, but didn't ask why; he just glared at Batman through gritted teeth.
"Bullshit! What you've done is no different from what I've done!"
"You stand on the moral high ground, accusing me of letting my world be destroyed and then trying to find a better way by restarting the world."
"You accuse me of being responsible for facing the challenge head-on and proactively eliminating that bullshit crisis. Do you think I haven't done it?"
"And you?"
"You allow the Emperor Joker to use the power of fifth-dimensional beings, precisely because fifth-dimensional beings can heal all the damage he has caused?"
"And what right do you have to criticize me?"
(End of this chapter)