RNP Chapter 4541 The Darkest Night (The End)
Chapter 4541 The Darkest Night (The End)
Chapter 4541 The Darkest Night (The End)
The Black Death Emperor did not invade the universe by opening a physical portal; at least not yet, and he cannot fully descend. The reason he is constrained by energy is because he is currently using a portal governed by rules.
It's similar to how Barbatos can influence Gotham through the power of darkness, because Batman is the source of darkness. As long as he's in Gotham, darkness will continuously flood the city. This is the power of the rules, or simply put, the established order.
The Black Death Emperor is the same. Wherever there is death, he has a certain degree of control. He can follow the trail of death to transfer his power, but this transfer is very limited. Just like Barbatos cannot directly control Batman with his dark powers, but must first find someone to open the door.
He came following the trail of death, and naturally he would leave following the trail of death. But just as he was about to leave, he could no longer find the trail of death.
There can't possibly be a place in this world without death. Moreover, he not only possesses the rules of death, but also similar rules of evolution and decay. But here, there's nothing; it's like a vacuum.
This is highly abnormal. The Black Death Emperor had never encountered anything like this before. He could naturally sense that Earth had been moved, but he never imagined that those madmen who were pushing Earth would dare to place their home in such a dangerous place. Where exactly is this?
Not long after, the Cursed Shekun, which had been lurking beneath the coastline, ended its cycle of appearances. Just like a true total solar eclipse, it came and went silently. The sea returned to calm, and the darkness was about to end.
But just as Brainiac felt, after the total solar eclipse ended, the Earth did not return to the warm embrace of the sun. The sunlight disappeared, replaced by a faint blue light that illuminated the entire globe equally, lacking warmth but bright enough.
Brainiac didn't know what it was, nor could he explain it. So he could only declare it another disaster. But people had already adapted; they had survived the eternal night, and now they were grateful to have even a little light.
And so Earth returned to normal. Now, the only ones anxious, besides Brainiac who was eager to figure out what was going on, were the Black Death Emperor.
But just as he was exploring his surroundings, something incredible happened—a passage to the inanimate realm opened.
The Black Death Emperor had been making these efforts and had achieved some results. Cracks had appeared in the gate between the inanimate realm and the real universe. But somehow, just now, the gate was suddenly blasted away, and the passage opened so easily.
The Black Death Emperor felt no joy whatsoever. He had fully realized the wickedness of human nature, but this was merely his own perception, for it was far from the limit of humanity's potential.
Soon, the power left behind on Earth by the Black Death Emperor—that is, the power that controlled Hugo's consciousness—became the marker for the other end of the passage. The passage opened in the sky above Earth, leading into this space filled with blue light.
The anomaly was finally discovered by the master of this realm. When the towering figure of the Titan appeared at the cave entrance, the Black Death Emperor's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.
These insane humans, these Justice League members whose brains have completely burned out, these irresponsible masters of this planet, in order to send him to Daxide, actually drove Earth directly into the Apocalypse Realm!
Darkseid clearly saw Earth as well. His level of shock was probably comparable to that of the Black Death Emperor; his expression could basically be summarized as, "Was there something wrong with how I got out of bed today?"
Darkseid believed that Darkseid was definitely doubting his own perception and was hallucinating, but he could only think desperately that human imagination was more terrifying than hallucinations. Could such a scheme be devised by an intelligent being?
But soon, the Black Emperor realized that humanity might truly have shut down its intelligence. Because in the current situation, Earth's predicament couldn't be worse than that of either the Black Emperor or Darkseid.
Now, the portal to the realm of lifeless beings has opened within the Apocalypse Realm. This means that the true form of the Black Death Emperor can rush out and attack Darkseid, while the true form of Darkseid can also rush over and attack the Black Death Emperor. As for why they are fighting each other, it's because they are both absolute dark lords, and two tigers cannot share the same mountain.
Darkseid couldn't allow the Black Emperor to barge into his home and cause trouble at will, and the Black Emperor absolutely couldn't allow Darkseid to spy on his homeland at will. They both had to end this awkward situation. But the most awkward part was that neither of them had opened the portal, and they didn't even know how to close it. Perhaps the purpose of Earth's existence was simply to keep an eye on them and prevent them from closing the portal.
So why can't they unite and beat up Earth? Because Earth doesn't actually have any irreconcilable conflict with them. It won't stay here forever, nor can it go to the inanimate realm, so it doesn't pose a fundamental threat to them.
Of course, Earth itself is a treasure. Darkseid naturally wanted to keep it; after all, who wouldn't take a treasure offered to them? Fighting the Black Emperor wouldn't stop him from trapping Earth, and the Apocalypse Domain could indeed trap Earth, preventing the other party from leaving easily.
But at that moment, the shield on the planet, glowing with a faint green light, suddenly began to slowly display mysterious characters. Having only read the beginning, Darkseid waved his hand and hurled Earth away.
These insane humans are using their own home planet as a display screen to broadcast the Anti-Life Equation. Darkseid desperately wants the Anti-Life Equation, but he absolutely cannot let the Black Death Emperor know about it.
The Black Death Emperor is already the embodiment of death; he possesses a portion of the anti-life laws. He can do far more using the anti-life equations than Darkseid, who is still within the material universe. If the price of obtaining an artifact is to copy it for a powerful enemy, Darkseid would rather not have it.
Batman is just an ordinary human; his life form limits the upper limit of his power. Darkseid often used this tactic against him, but he never imagined that one day he too would be limited by his own life form. Compared to a rule-based being like the Black Death Emperor, his utilization of power is not high enough, and he can do far less.
Just like the ball in Zuma, Earth was spat out by the Apocalypse Domain with a "quack." However, Earth showed no intention of leaving, simply squatting beside the Apocalypse Domain, watching the spectacle with amusement.
But the real excitement was yet to come—the Batmen arrived.
This explains why they didn't leave Earth. Because the Multiverse Portal of the Battle Realm isn't based on absolute cosmic coordinates, but rather on Earth's relative coordinates; it's bound to Earth. Wherever Earth is, that's where they'll be teleported. That's why Batman and his crew, upon entering through the portal, would find themselves in the Apocalypse Realm.
This put Darkseid and the Death King on edge. No one knew what these dark figures were up to. Logically, they should be helping one eliminate the other, but based on their understanding of Batman, it was more likely that Batman wanted to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.
Both of them had suffered greatly at Batman's hands. Darkseid destroyed Apokolips, while the Black Death was banished from the universe he initially chose. Under these circumstances, it seemed that joining forces was the only option.
However, there was absolutely no basis for trust between them. Their initial cooperation was merely a stopgap measure. As mentioned before, they were both dark rulers in their respective domains, and neither was willing to back down first.
Thus, a bizarre three-way power struggle was formed. The Death Emperor was individually powerful enough, Darkseid had the home-field advantage, and Batman was watching with predatory eyes.
The Black Death Emperor may already regret the farce he caused. When the first step of his plan went wrong, he should have sensed it, withdrawn his power, and gone into hiding, waiting for an opportunity to start over.
Darkseid was more like an innocent victim. Although he secretly helped the Black Emperor, hoping he could stir up trouble in the multiverse, he wanted the Black Emperor and Batman to be mutually weakened so he could sit back and watch them fight, rather than letting his home become an arena for multi-party battles.
The Batmen also seemed rushed. A certain anger and helplessness made them look like they were there to clean up the mess, rather than like the strategists who had been waiting for this day to win.
Strangely, they all sensed each other's predicament and realized that there must be a scoundrel stirring things up, leading the situation step by step to its current state. Perhaps it wasn't about who won or lost, but rather a form of equal retribution against anyone who dared to make them work overtime, including the Black Death Emperor who invaded the universe, Darkseid who stirred up trouble, and even Batman who was simply acting in self-defense.
“You seem completely unconcerned,” Arkham Batman said, looking at the main universe Batman. “Even if this completely disrupts our plans and renders your steadily progressing investigation and counterattack plan utterly useless.”
"I had a premonition when the Black Death chose this universe." The main universe's Batman was quite calm. "You can't expect a mysterious being who spends all his time in the inanimate world to understand what a nine-to-five job is. And if he doesn't respect labor laws, then the Justice League, which respects labor laws the most in the entire multiverse, will definitely strike him hard."
"Then what about us?!" Batman the Adventurer couldn't help but complain, "We didn't make them work overtime!"
“But we’re working overtime ourselves,” the main universe Batman said. “They’ll see that as scabby behavior. Unnecessary overwork makes us look like lazy bums who aren’t trying.”
"Aren't they???" Batman the Great Adventurer raised his voice, "You mean our job of protecting the multiverse requires us to have weekends off?? Why doesn't he just let those who invade the multiverse..."
His voice trailed off. The Batmen in the room also fell silent, realizing that the Justice League of this universe seemed to be doing just that.
They uphold their labor philosophy by simultaneously attacking both their opponents and allies—you can invade the multiverse, or you can resist a multiverse invasion, but please come during the designated time on weekdays. Otherwise, we will strike hard to defend the legitimate rights and interests of workers and make every lawless scoundrel who disregards labor laws suffer.