Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

Chapter 144 DC—Hyperion Arrives in DC (4.1k)

While Dio was busy building his gang on Earth, he was using a time machine to create a Superman clone.

Of course, Dio wouldn't be conceived directly on Earth; who knows what might come to cause trouble?

So, Dio opened a portal and threw the device that created the clones back into the Marvel universe.

Then, Dio found Darkseid's home planet, Apokolips, in the DC universe!

Of course, he couldn't just run straight up to Darkseid. After all, Darkseid was the prototype for Thanos in the Marvel universe, and his strength far exceeded Thanos's, although Dio was very confident that he could kill one of Darkseid's clones.

The only thing that Dio feared was Darkseid's true form!

If you hurt the younger sibling and then the older sibling comes along, then it's not worth it.

After some thought, Dio still came to Apokolips.

Firstly, he wanted to see the technology on Apokolips and see if there was anything he could learn from it.

Secondly, I wanted to see just how strong Darkseid really was!

Although I'm afraid of what will happen to Darkseid's true form, it doesn't matter. As long as I'm fast enough, he probably won't be able to catch me!

Dio nodded and stepped into the spatial portal connecting to Apokolips.

Apokolips resembles an industrial planet, covered with towering mechanical buildings and various industrial robot-like structures constantly at work. The land is dotted with many enormous, crater-like circular structures.

It glowed with an orange-red light, resembling a scene from hellish lava.

The scene here immediately reminded Dio of a scene from the game Doom, specifically from Hell.

Of course, you could also call this place hell, since under Darkseid's rule, it's all about power!

The people living here all choose to go with the flow under high pressure.

Yes, this is a place where people live.

It's actually the new gods of DC. Due to the many revisions, Dio didn't even understand where the new gods' origins came from.

However, the only thing known is that the new gods possess the same superhuman physique, superpowers, and advanced technology far surpassing that of Earth's Eternals as Marvel's Eternals.

However, their strength might be higher than that of the Eternals. After all, some of the new gods are comparable to Superman in strength, while among the Eternals, perhaps only Hyperion can be compared to Superman.

Dio was taken aback by this thought.

“Yes, I can call Hyperion along too,” Dio exclaimed, slapping his palm in realization.

After so many years of growth, Hyperion, according to Dio's observation, is much stronger than the Superman of this world!

If we also call on the other members of the Eternal God race, they are all old comrades, so it would be easy to get them to come and support us.

Anyway, with my help, I should probably... not be stopped by Darkseid's true form.

"Forget it, let's call Hyperion first. If there are no problems, we can call the others next time." Dio waved his hand and opened the spatial portal.

A figure wearing pajamas and hugging a Minion plushie suddenly appeared.

It's obvious the other person is sleeping.

But the sudden change in environment woke him up instantly.

Hyperion stared blankly around, then realized it was Dio.

Then he said, "Boss, can we talk about this tomorrow? Where did you send me? Is this still in China?"

Hyperion stood up and looked around; the place resembled an industrial planet.

"Boss, which forging world did you bring me to? I don't recognize it," Hyperion asked, frowning.

Dio patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't get excited yet, just feel it first."

"Feel? Feel what?" Hyperion said, but his body subconsciously felt something.

This surprised Hyperion for a moment.

Hyperion, as Marvel's Superman, has a similar character design to Superman, both being able to absorb external energy to awaken superpowers and become stronger.

But unlike Superman who absorbs the light of yellow stars, Hyperion can absorb cosmic energy.

Cosmic energy is a Marvel universe term for all energies in the universe, including but not limited to magical energy, cosmic energy, Power Cosmic, and Uni-Power.

Hyperion absorbs this energy to become stronger.

Hyperion's power is so great that calling him the Marvel version of Superman is truly fitting.

However, there was another unreasonable Sentinel who acted even more outrageously, so before the time travel, many netizens attributed the Sentinel to the Marvel version of Superman.

"How is the energy here..." Hyperion felt as if he had swum from freshwater into seawater, and the types of energy had become much richer!

After so many years of training, Hyperion was already able to distinguish and manipulate energy.

He hadn't noticed it at first, but now Hyperion realized he had entered a different, energy-rich region, one that was different from the cosmic energy he felt at home.

Indeed, the cosmic energy in the DC universe and the Marvel universe is different.

The cosmic energy composition of DC includes the emotional spectrum, the speed force, the life force, the realm of the gods, the collective unconscious, dimensional hyperstructure, the power of faith, and most importantly, the origin.

These cosmic energies make up everything in the DC universe and provide power to all superpowered beings, both heroes and villains.

In comparison, the cosmic energy in the DC world is much richer!

Hyperion was quite surprised to find that he had absorbed too much of this energy at once!

In the Marvel universe, Hyperion absorbs energy to awaken superpowers, and then absorbs energy again to strengthen himself.

However, the energy absorption efficiency was not high during this process, and it only improved after Dio provided a belt.

Even so, the enhancement effect of his energy absorption did not reach a state of oversaturation.

He decided that it might be due to excessive self-exhaustion, after all, the energy he consumed was an astronomical figure!

So he often feels like he's about to eat his fill, but he doesn't feel like he's stuffed.

But at this moment, he actually felt like he was stuffed!

Meanwhile, Dio, while accompanying Clark on his travels and watching him recruit Barry Allen and Bruce Wayne, discovered that the cosmic energy within the DC universe actually contained so many components!

That's why I suddenly thought of calling Hyperion over.

"Have you read the comics?" Dio asked.

Hyperion was taken aback by Dio's irrelevant answer and nodded subconsciously. After all, slacking off at work was a common practice, something he did frequently.

Novels and comics are his biggest problem areas, and watching videos is too easy to get absorbed in and spend a lot of time on, which can easily lead to neglecting other things, so he rarely does those.

"Have you read the comics about Planet Transylvania?" Dio asked again.

Hyperion nodded again, but he was a little confused: "No, boss, what do you mean?"

"I admit I slack off at work, but I'm not the only one. Aren't other people doing the same thing?"

Hyperion said, pursing his lips.

He looked at Dio with an expression that said, "How come you only managed to pick on him?"

Dio was both amused and exasperated: "I won't keep you in suspense any longer. You've all read the DC comics from Transylvania, right? We're right here in there now."

"Huh?" Hyperion was even more confused.

What do you mean we're right here?

where is it?

In DC comic books or in the DC universe?

Hyperion wasn't actually interested in many things about DC comics; the main reason was a character in the DC comics who resembled him.

The opponent's strength was so great that Hyperion felt utterly defeated.

I've lived all these years, and I'm not even as good as a cartoon character!

What a failure!

Then I gave up.

"Wait a minute, boss, are you saying we've ended up in a DC comic?" Hyperion shouted in horror.

Dio corrected, "It's not DC comics, it's the DC universe."

He then told Hyperion to keep his voice down and handed him a thick stack of comics.

"This is a comic book from the DC universe. Take a look for yourself."

Hyperion took the comic book from Dio, which prominently featured some of the most famous people on Planet Transylvania.

Captain America, Iron Man, and Hulk.

After rapidly reading through all the comic book content at super speed, Hyperion's expression darkened further.

He discovered that he had several versions, and each highlight was stronger than the last!

The one who fought alongside the elderly Thor against the beyond-gods was another one who withstood the cosmic-level explosion caused by the collision of two Earths. The entire universe was destroyed, but he was the only one who was completely unharmed. In the end, he just fainted and didn't even have a tear in his clothes!

Seeing that he was being called the Marvel version of Superman made Hyperion's face scrunch up.

What amused him the most was that there was even a Supreme Team, whose members were clearly imitating DC's Justice League.

Moreover, apart from him, the others were incredibly weak, without even a single highlight.

Hyperion clicked his tongue, feeling incredibly embarrassed.

As for whether he would ask himself questions like whether he was a character in a comic book, Hyperion said that these are all abstract concepts, and only living in the present moment is real.

Anyway, he still has DC comics. You can't say that the people in the DC world live in comics, can you?

His only oddity was that Dio possessed this ability but didn't tell these members of the Eternal Gods.

No wonder Dio is rarely seen working. Hyperion would say, "If I had that ability, why would I need to work?"

He then looked at Dio and said, "Boss, I know you won't send me here to die, so this world is actually just a weak universe in the DC universe?"

Dio smiled and nodded, then shook his head.

Under Hyperion's puzzled expression, Dio explained, "The difference between this world and the comics is like the difference between comics and live-action dramas on Planet Transylvania; the expressiveness and intensity have been greatly reduced."

Hyperion suddenly realized, then looked around and found that this place was very similar to a certain place in the comics, which made him somewhat doubtful.

Hyperion suddenly remembered the name of this place and exclaimed in surprise, "Boss, don't tell me this is..."

Seeing Dio nod, Hyperion gasped.

"Boss, I misjudged you. You've sent me here to die!"

"Hey, don't say that." Dio waved his hand and pulled Hyperion toward a certain direction.

"Darkseid from the DC universe has some connection to me. I came here to see him and maybe have a fight, but I feel like I'll be looked down upon if I come alone..."

"So you dragged me here to take the bullet for you?" Hyperion looked at him with an expression that said, "I misjudged you," while clutching his chest.

Dio smiled and said, "Don't worry, you're just here to support me. Besides, I only invited you; I didn't even call Seven and the others. You can imagine how much I expect from you!"

Hyperion gave a disgusted look: "I feel like I've heard that line somewhere before."

Dio broke out in a cold sweat.

Oh no, this guy is getting smarter and smarter. Looks like I can't just use PUA techniques to get him to work.

Hyperion stared at Dio with a suspicious expression.

The two of them thus arrived at the place where Darkseid was.

Dio and Hyperion basically swaggered along the way, but patrols spotted them halfway and even attacked them directly.

Hyperion intended to retaliate, but the opponent's attacks were less effective than tickling him.

Just like Dio, he ignored them and walked straight ahead.

Even if there are traps, they are not afraid and walk straight ahead, facing the traps head-on.

Just as they arrived at the entrance of the main hall, they encountered Darkseid's second son, Kalibak, who looked like an orc.

Faced with an enemy that even the Justice League had to take seriously, Hyperion simply threw a powerful punch.

Ok.

It should be landing soon, but I don't know which planet it will land on.

"This is the enemy that even Superman has to fight with all his might?" Hyperion asked, looking puzzled.

"Don't underestimate these new gods. If it were anyone else, you would have blown them up with that punch."

"Moreover, even if the others are weak, Darkseid is not weak, after all, this is just an avatar of his."

Dio's words made Hyperion abandon his contempt and nod as he looked into the hall.

Based on the comics he had read and their settings, Hyperion squinted as he observed everyone in the arena.

Darkseid himself was taller and more robust than Dio, with a rock-like appearance and eyes and skin gaps that revealed a blood-red light like magma.

Darkseid's third son, Grey-white skin, blue bodysuit and gold armor, and like his father, he possessed Omega rays.

The slender figure of Dissad was hidden by a black robe that covered most of his face.

She was a short, plump, and kind-looking grandmother.

He appears to be an ordinary person with little presence, but is actually Viman Vandeba, the military commander of Darkseid.

And a very conspicuous mantis, dressed in a gold and green battle suit.

Finally, there's the most eye-catching group of women: the Nemesis Team, clad in tight-fitting armor, each tall, muscular, and wielding various sharp weapons.

As for Kalibak, well, it should be landing soon, right?

“Father, even though my brother failed, let me go and see just how strong they are!” Graven was a member of the New Gods who was born a god of evil. He had a bad temper, but at this moment he appeared relatively calm.

Darkseid did not answer his son's question. He stood up expressionlessly and walked forward to Dio.

Darkseid was 2.6 meters tall in his normal state, much taller than Dio, who was just over 2 meters tall in his normal state, which made Darkseid look down at Dio.

Hyperion was a little intimidated. After all, Darkseid was incredibly powerful in the comics. It wouldn't seem like much if you were just reading the comics, but when it came to actually facing Darkseid, Hyperion unconsciously shrank back.

Although Dio looked up to Darkseid, his aura was not weak.

The crowd seemed to see two strange beasts locked in combat.