The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 3978 MU Superbody Major Event (58)

Chapter 3978 MU: The Superbody Incident (58)

The Batman of the main universe was looking at a thick stack of documents. They contained statistics on stolen bodies across the multiverse. It seemed that Ultron had plundered bodies from almost every multiverse, and conflicts had broken out between some of them, resulting in the annihilation of many.

This is one of the few pieces of good news so far. If Ultron from one universe invades another, it will not only destroy the physical Ultron of the local universe, but also try to wipe them out across the network. They know themselves best, so of course they have ways to hunt them down, and even destroy most of their backups.

Even if it's not completely eliminated, it will keep Ultron from interfering with Batman's work. This will allow Batman to more smoothly establish his magical defense network. However, this also gives the main universe's Batman a deeper worry: if Ultron continues fighting like this, something bad is bound to happen sooner or later.

The submitted eyewitness reports indicate that there are several extremely powerful beings within Ultron. Some possess formidable software capabilities, while others have incredibly strong physical bodies. Their battles are extremely chaotic, inevitably causing damage to the local universe. Some even Batman cannot stop, leaving him only to clean up the mess they leave behind.

What troubles Batman in the main universe is that the mysterious magical creation "Lover" has yet to appear. It's difficult to determine whether it's friend or foe, and it's uncertain where it will lead Ultron.

Before the main universe's Batman could even put down the documents in his hand, another Batman rushed in. He was muscular and well-defined, with deep-set eyes and a perpetually pursed mouth, exuding a serious yet compassionate air, and he looked unlike most Batmen.

Generally speaking, Bruce Wayne characters with significantly different appearances are mostly from the fringe universe. But this one is "Batman" from the cinematic universe.

"Superman told me that Ultron has started a war in my universe, and the two sides are fighting fiercely. I have to stop them."

The main universe's Batman frowned and said, "A war? You mean more than one or two?"

“That’s right,” Ben Batman nodded. “There are about seven or eight of them, fighting in two separate groups. They’re fighting right now in the Atlantic and will soon be heading towards the East Coast of the United States…”

The main universe's Batman immediately emerged from behind his desk, flicked his cape, and said, "Quick, we're going there now. We have to stop them. Notify Superman and Wonder Woman."

The Batmen assembled at top speed. Those who arrived were some of the more capable Batmen, such as Arkham Batman, Doomsday Batman, and Flash Batman. To prevent Ultron from invading the vehicle, they also brought the Batmobile.

There weren't many Superman characters that could be identified: one adventurous Superman and one Superman from the 88 animated series. Wonder Woman's side, on the other hand, had three. The main universe's Batman didn't inquire further about their identities. The group traveled at breakneck speed to the universe where Batman resided.

As soon as they landed, they could already see the "fireworks" exploding over the Atlantic. Ben Batman deployed his armed helicopters and fighter jets, arriving at the location where Ultron and his forces were confronting each other as quickly as possible.

At this moment, the two groups of people were lined up in the sky above the Atlantic Ocean. The leader of the group on the left had translucent skin and organs, as well as a metallic skeleton that emitted a bright light.

Upon arriving there, the main universe Batman frowned and said, "Something's very wrong. His bones... what's going on?"

The main universe's Batman doesn't yet recognize several metals. Or rather, he's investigated them, but hasn't been able to uncover the ultimate truth. Although he doesn't know the specific materials, with his level of mechanical engineering, he can clearly see that the leader Ultron's body was meticulously designed, and his skeleton is made of a specially formulated, never-before-seen metal.

This cast a shadow over the mood of the main universe's Batman once again. Sure enough, behind this whole affair, there was probably a mastermind they hadn't discovered—not Bruce, and perhaps not even Schiller, but someone else entirely.

The body created for Ultron was a perfect fit for him. Therefore, this side almost completely dominated the enemy, forcing the opposing Ultrons into a retreat. The towering leader of the group punched through the heart of one of the opposing Ultrons, then ripped his head off and threw it into the sea.

At that moment, rain was falling over the Atlantic Ocean. Batman knelt at the helicopter's hatch and addressed the main universe Batman on another helicopter: "I've captured their signal frequency. The information shows that the most powerful Ultron, the leader, has named himself 'Ultron Zero.' The others also have numbers; they seem to have their own identification system."

“Of course,” Batman’s voice remained deep as he said, “They were originally one entity. It was only by changing their life forms that individual consciousness was born. But they all use the same system, which is how they can accurately determine each other’s identity and location.”

“It looks like this group is hunting down another group,” Wonder Woman said. “I just asked around in the group chat, and it seems more than one person has seen this leader, Ultron Zero, hunting down other Ultrons. He’s much stronger than them.”

The main universe's Batman frowned. "This isn't right," he said. "While his body is certainly better designed than others, it shouldn't possess such overwhelming power. What's going on?"

At this moment, the US Coast Guard and troops from various countries had already surrounded them. The Supermen quickly flew over to disperse the troops, since ordinary people's armed forces were no match for these monsters.

The main universe's Batman is also a bit worried: you can't expect these cyber lifeforms to have any morality. If they use ordinary people as hostages, the Justice League in this universe will be in a difficult situation.

The two Supermen flew back and forth several times, finally driving the ships and planes to a farther location. But just then, all the communicators on the ships and planes crackled to life with the same message:

"Hello, I am Ultron. Over the next 24 hours, I will be harassing my kind across your internet. Although I have no intention of harming anyone, this may still affect the quality of your network. Please bear with it. I will leave once I have completely erased all my backups."

“Ultron,” the main universe’s Batman suddenly spoke up, “what exactly do you want?”

"You've always known what I want to do, haven't you, Batman?" Ultron's voice was calm. But what struck Batman in the main universe as odd was that this wasn't the calm of a purely logical, inorganic being; it sounded more like the calm of a fearless human.

The main universe's Batman had a very bad feeling: if the ultimate pursuit of the evolution of electronic life is emotion, then when an electronic life form really has emotions, does it really become a perfect life form and become invincible?

"Why do you hunt your own kind?" the main universe Batman asked. "Just to pursue that mysterious lover? She can make you evolve, can make you stronger."

“Batman,” Ultron Zero suddenly raised his voice. Floating in mid-air, he turned toward the direction of the main universe's Batman, his eyes flickering intermittently in the rain and mist, looking almost divinely beautiful. “I pursued her not to become stronger, but because I love her.”

"You have no love, Ultron. You were born of a program. Are you trying to say you've broken the limits of that program?"

“That’s right, I’m no longer just a cyber life form,” Ultron Zero shook his head and said. “I’m no longer doing these things for my own evolution.”

"What's that for?"

"Make her better."

After speaking, Ultron Zero vanished in a flash, teleporting away from the Atlantic Ocean. The other Ultrons followed suit. The severed limbs of the failed Ultrons on the sea surface were gradually gathered together by the surging waves, but they could never be pieced together into a complete shape again.

After Ultron Zero uttered those words, the main universe's Batman fell silent. He knew that his worst premonition had come true: this Ultron Zero had probably really developed feelings.

If he were merely putting on a brave front, trying to prove he had become a perfect being, then what he was displaying would likely be some kind of obsessive possessiveness. But he wasn't. He seemed to have truly grasped the essence of love—when you love someone, all you need to do is help them become a better person.

But the main universe's Batman doesn't quite understand: if it's not because of possessiveness, why would he hunt down his own kind? And how exactly does doing so make that mysterious lover a better person?

Perhaps the mysterious lover was so bothered that, in order to give her some peace and quiet, the strongest Ultron Zero began to destroy its own counterparts. But what was that mysterious lover trying to focus on in peace and quiet?

The Batman of the main universe instinctively felt that the focus wasn't on Ultron, but on his mysterious lover who seemed to be a magical being. His appearance was too strange, and his nature too mysterious, perhaps posing a real threat to the multiverse.

“Build a magical defense network,” the main universe Batman said to Ben Batman over the communicator. “Once the magical defense network is built, it will be much harder for these extraterrestrial beings to invade this place, and humanity will no longer be so easily threatened by them.”

Ben Batman sighed. He knew this, of course. Currently, every universe in the multiverse was actively preparing for this, and because the threat of Ultron had diminished, progress in almost every universe had greatly accelerated. These days of anxiety would soon be over.

However, the shadow cast by the multiverse invasion has lingered in everyone's hearts.

To be fair, Ultron wasn't a particularly strong opponent. His simultaneous invasion of all the multiverses seemed more like an instinctive action stemming from his life form, and on Earth, he merely chose suitable targets for contact. He had no intention of destroying the multiverse, nor did he actually intend to control Earth, and he didn't even deliberately cause trouble for the Justice League.

The chaos he caused was at most due to his being an electronic life form, whose methods differed from those of humans, and who was uncontrollable on moral and legal levels, rather than because he was determined to destroy something.

But every Batman knows very well that Ultron, with his "love-struck" mind, is a minority. Most of the mysterious beings in the multiverse are not so friendly; they will try every means to destroy the universe.

They were already so overwhelmed and flustered by Ultron, who wasn't particularly strong or malicious. What if there were even more powerful and terrifying enemies in the future?

Because Ultron cannot interfere with magic, they can prevent his intrusion by establishing a magical defense network. But what if one day, an enemy invading the multiverse becomes completely immune to magical defenses and easily breaches them, without such an obvious weakness? How will the Justice League and humanity cope then?

Ultron's offensive slowed, allowing Batman and his team to quickly establish a magical defense network and giving them ample time to consider the issues at hand. The long-tail effects of this multi-faceted invasion by Ultron are unimaginable, and many are beginning to feel a sense of panic, albeit belatedly.

In this world, what brings the strongest alliances is not just interests, but also the fear of facing a powerful enemy—interests are fleeting, but fear is eternal.