HCB Chapter 1088 The Death of the Pharaoh
Chapter 1088 The Death of the Pharaoh
Chapter 1088 The Death of the Pharaoh
This is the part that terrified Papetua the most.
The Mother of the Multiverse was not afraid that the Pharaoh had risked his life to bring Dr. Manhattan from the lower reaches of the timeline to the present, but rather that she suddenly felt a sense of horror, as if waking from a dream.
Ultimately, the reason why the World Forger snatched this Dark Multiverse with the Manhattan Bat from Barbatos was because he was expelled from his own Infant Multiverse by Papetua.
Why would Papetua steal the Baby Multiverse? Because it was the Bat Who Laughs's idea.
Perpetua's actions directly led to the World Forgers discovering and beginning to absorb the quantum energy of the Manhattan Bat Universe, which in turn forced Perpetua to come and stop them.
But who persuaded Papetua?
Batman: The Dragon.
It was all like a game of cat and mouse, gradually pushing Papetua and the Hand of the Void into this situation.
This is definitely not a coincidence!
And their goal is—
Perpetua finally realized that, with the observation of the World Builder and himself, Perpetua, as well as the Void Hand, just as Schrödinger's cat was having its lid lifted and the cat's existence revealed, the quantum bat, which was originally in a superposition state between existence and non-existence, had been fully formed under the combined efforts of Batman Dragon and the Batman Who Laughs.
The formation of the Quantum Bat, in turn, reinforces the history of Quantum Bat manifestations in the DC multiverse. Papetua has now fully realized this, but it's too late; the die is cast.
Click, click!
The sound of something silent breaking apart was like a thunderclap in Papetua's mind—the sound of Dr. Manhattan's power essence beginning to split.
When the Manhattan Bat completely transformed from Schrödinger's state into existence, Dr. Manhattan was no longer the sole quantum god of the DC multiverse. His will and power were divided by another identical self catalyzed by the DC multiverse. And in the process of catalysis, the greatest contributors were undoubtedly Perpetua and the World Forger.
If Doctor Manhattan wants to continue destroying the DC multiverse to complete the final chapter of his experiment, he must completely destroy and reabsorb the Quantum Bat, Doctor Manhattan 2 created by the DC multiverse. Perpetual can almost guess what Batman Dragon intends to do, and if she were in his shoes, she would do the same. This is the best possible outcome, an unprecedented and massive counterattack.
But Papetua still wanted to try.
"No, this is a damn trap!"
Almost simultaneously with Pharaoh's summoning of Dr. Manhattan, Perpetua began to sever history without looking back. She intended to shatter the reality that had brought her to this place. Naturally, this would create numerous bugs in the timeline, but Perpetua could use her immense power to forcibly withstand the backlash from these bugs. Even if she suffered the backlash, it was still better than—
"Damn it."
Papetua couldn't escape. The single universe trembled, and the quantum blue energy it contained grew increasingly vast. Then, about a quarter of this vast quantum energy actively split off from the Manhattan Bat's universe. Just as Chen Tao had discussed with Papetua, the quarter of quantum divine power rushed towards Papetua like a bird flying into the forest.
"No, damn it!"
Perpetua didn't want this energy. Although the World Forger seemed to have absorbed the quantum energy without any problems, Perpetua had a vague feeling that Batman Dragon was trying to trick him into absorbing it.
She didn't do that, so now the plan left by Batman Dragon has been changed to a forced action, right?
Damn Batman Dragon, even in death he's still so unsettling!
Even now, Papetua still believes that it is Batman's dragon, not the Batman Who Laughs, that causes trouble after death.
But in this game where it's a zero-sum game, they are both players.
The Void Hand didn't fare much better. The promised 1/8 of the energy began to flow towards the Void Hand. Unlike the seemingly helpless Papetua, the Void Hand quickly retreated. Then, a strange power flashed from his body, and the quantum energy that was being thrown at him seemed to lose its life force, directly changing direction and flying towards Papetua, also directly entering his body.
Papetua: ————
She glanced at the Void Hand. Oh well, what's done is done; too many problems don't bother you anymore.
No one knew that when the Void Hand began to deflect those quantum energies, the endless family of death in the swirling dimensions suddenly raised its head.
This is something completely different from the rules of death in the DC multiverse—it clashes with the original rules of the DC multiverse and must never appear in the DC multiverse. Although the Void Hand reconstructed the form of this power around the original Anti-Life Equation of the DC multiverse and named it the Anti-Death Equation in order to make this power usable in the DC multiverse, it still cannot change this essence.
Since this quantum energy has already been given to Papapetto for free, why be polite? He didn't want it before because it would cause trouble, but now taking a little is troublesome, and taking a lot is also troublesome.
Whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll get stabbed anyway, so since you're already forced to pursue thrills, go all the way.
As a faint blue light emanated from Papetua, a gigantic blue figure appeared along with the Pharaoh's scream.
"Pharaoh—" Manhattan addressed him by his hero's name instead of his real name.
His eyes had become increasingly indifferent, as if all human emotion had vanished from those pure white pupils.
"This is a tragic step, but it is necessary. Believe me, Joan, putting on the crown means you have to make tough choices."
He barely managed to stand upright in outer space, large patches of cat fur falling from his face as he drifted in the weightless environment.
He stood before his God.
"I'm sorry, Joan, this is the last time."
He said this.
Then he fell silent, and his eyes lost their luster.
Like a statue in the desert.
he died.
In the sandy silence of Egypt—
A giant leg stands upright, casting the only shadow in the vast desert.
Listen to the rock's story—
"I am the great Ozymantis, King of Kings; "
This great city records my achievements in both civil and military affairs.
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But where is the royal city now?
What was once a castle in the air is now a remnant of wind and rain.
We imagine this—one day in the future, a hunter chasing wolves through the wilderness that was once London will also be filled with the same longing and wonder.
Gazing at the magnificent ruins, he paused to wonder how prosperous the nameless people who once inhabited this barren land must have been before their demise.