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Chapter 735 Haha, you're dumbfounded, aren't you? I caught you red-handed!

Chapter 735 Haha, you're dumbfounded, aren't you? I caught you red-handed!

Cosmic tuning fork.

Theoretically, this thing could indeed help reboot the multiverse, though of course, it would require energy.

For example, in Infinite Crisis, Alexander Luthor Jr. and Superman Supreme hung the superheroes from the main universe on tuning forks as teru teru bozu (Japanese teru bozu dolls).

The cosmic tuning fork emits a slight hum, and you can even hear the cheers of the golden age mixed with the lamentations of antimatter annihilation in the afterglow of quantum foam, penetrating your mind.

The Cosmic Tuning Fork was supposed to vanish in a violent explosion at the end of the Infinite Crisis. But at this moment, it is in the hands of the Foolish Owl.

It's worth noting that unlike the Batman Who Laughs, who possesses the Flash of the main universe, the World Owl cannot traverse the timeline on his own. However, he still uses his intelligence to wrest the Watcher from the Batman Who Laughs at the current point in time.

Upon acquiring this body, the Fool of the World conducted a thorough examination of it. He was certain that the Batman Who Laughs had tampered with it, just as he had done with the Batman's steel-bodied mechanical body.

And indeed, he detected at least three kinds of vicious drugs through various tests. Fortunately, he wasn't foolish enough to rush over and talk to this body immediately. Instead, he first used the killing machine to eliminate the hidden dangers with his steel body, which was immune to drug infection.

In short, after gaining the surveillancer's trust, he had their full support.

With the help of the Monitor, he was finally able to seize the weapon used to control Superman Supreme by traveling through the timeline of history. He borrowed the Cosmic Tuning Fork from the timeline of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Although he was attacked by the Anti-Monitor during this period, the Anti-Monitor miraculously stopped attacking in the end.

To be honest, on this point, Yu Xiao was actually a little unsure of the other party's attitude.

Initially, the only supporter of the Fool was the God of Dreams, but the God of Dreams' authority was mostly concentrated in dreams, and he himself said that he was too young and had only been the God of Dreams, the Sleep Demon, for too short a time. The help he could provide was more of a clear guidance than actual support.

Despite receiving the essence of superhuman abilities from Dr. Manhattan, Dr. Manhattan never appeared before Foolish Owl again after that.

Therefore, in the early stages of Foolish Owl's plan, gaining the support of the Watchers and then incidentally acquiring the tuning fork to manipulate Superman Supreme was one of the most important early objectives of his plan.

But now, it seems that while receiving help from the monitor, he also seems to have gained...

"Anti-surveillance agents?"

The Foolish Owl took a small step to stand up.

On the instrument beside him, some red appeared, seemingly as a warning, but the next moment they disappeared like wilted cabbages.

Before him, some instruments had completely rebelled against the foolish owl.

A blue light shone from their bodies, followed by a red and white color flashing on them.

The foolish owl knew what it was.

The Anti-Life Equation can be manipulated by the Lord of Anti-Life to invade its machinery and strip it of its will.

But this is unreasonable.

Foolish Owl never expected that the Anti-Monitor could use so much power downstream in the Hypertime Stream, and even seize his spaceship.

He had assumed that the Anti-Monitor's avatar, the Anti-Monitor Dragon, which was downstream in the Hypertime Flow, had been destroyed or was in even greater trouble, but now it seemed that this was not the case.

"Don't you want to talk, you weirdo?"

The counter-surveillancer looked at the Foolish Owl, whose mechanical face did not appear threatening but rather somewhat comical.

"To be honest, I'm a little curious. You know, that bastard..."

Foolish Owl knew who the bastard the anti-monitor was referring to. The two brothers, the Monitor and the Anti-Monitor, hated each other so much that the Anti-Monitor was unwilling to call him by name and instead used insults.

But in conclusion...

"A cosmic tuning fork? I don't quite understand why you insisted on coming all the way to the Infinite Earth Crisis to retrieve this thing." The Anti-Monitor pointed to the enormous tuning fork hanging below the spaceship and said, "You should know that the cosmic tuning fork was a crucial weapon for the many heroes of this multiverse during the Infinite Crisis, as they fought against me. Without it, none of you heroes could have stopped my antimatter wall."

(Note: During the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Monitor pulled out a cosmic tuning fork to help the superheroes use it to stop the Anti-Monitor from devouring the positive matter universe. After the Anti-Monitor died, during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Alexander Luthor Jr. and Superman Supreme attempted to use the tuning fork to reshape the universe, but ultimately destroyed it in the battle.)

"So this is what I still can't understand... Why? Why take the tuning fork from the Crisis on Infinite Earths period? If it were me, wouldn't the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths be a better choice? Take it away a second before Superman Connor and Superman Supreme crash into the cosmic tuning fork and destroy it. That way, it wouldn't change the history of the timeline, wouldn't create a new timeline, and there wouldn't be any danger. Why not do it that way?"

He turned half his face to the side, looking up and down at the signs of battle in the spaceship and the injuries on the Foolish Owl's body: "This must have hurt a lot."

The anti-surveillance agent said, "And are you so sure you can return the tuning fork within the exact timeframe, and so sure you won't cause any problems with it?"

He said, "What exactly did you do with that bastard? What secret plan are you two working on? He stopped me for so many years... For so long, that bastard has maintained that the history of the infinite Earth crisis will never change."

Even the Earth-15 event that occurred during this time travel didn't stop him from releasing the old Superman from Earth-2. All the crucial factors that hindered me during the Crisis on Infinite Earths were firmly held in his grasp like an iron rooster. So why would he make an exception for you?

He conjured another metal hand before the Foolish Owl, then opened it, before clenching it into a fist again: "Even at the risk of letting me escape?"

He looked at the foolish tyrant before him with suspicion: "So..."

"Is this why you let me go? Based on an unknown guess, you dared not take action, so you could only let me leave, and then followed me after I left to ask for clarification?" the Foolish Owl said.

"Don't even think about stalling for time, kid. Expecting the Monitor to come and save you now is a joke." The Anti-Monitor snapped his fingers, and the killing machine hidden in another room immediately went out.

Foolish Owl also sensed the machine's engine shut down; the connector on his arm quickly informed him of the result. The killing machine was utterly powerless to resist.

The opponent has far too much power at their disposal.

Damn it, he had just paid his respects to the watcher, and the next second his mortal enemy came knocking on his door. This was just too unlucky.

"Ha! I knew what you were thinking." The Anti-Monitor said, "Don't joke around. You took the Cosmic Tuning Fork. How could that not allow my power to extend further downstream in the Hypertime Stream?"

A timeline of the heroes' failure in Crisis on Infinite Earths has appeared upstream! All because of the disappearance of the tuning fork. And this is exactly what that bastard has been desperately trying to avoid for so many years. But he let me do it so easily today; there's definitely something wrong.

He said, "And I had suspected before that he wanted me to do this... but I never had any proof."

(Note: In the original comics, at the end of the multiverse fusion, P-Superman, Supergirl Flash, and Parallax Morhal did indeed return to the Crisis on Infinite Earths era and once again defeated the Anti-Monitors, eliminating the timeline of the Anti-Monitors' victory. In this book, the Monitors are the ones who spearheaded the elimination of the Anti-Monitors' victory timeline.)

"What exactly do you want?"

Yu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief; he calmed down slightly.

His heart pounded. He was waiting for the other party to state his decision. If the other party insisted on killing him, he would immediately destroy the essence of N-Super, thereby forcing Dr. Manhattan to intervene and save his property.

Even the Anti-Monitor's attempt to read his memories would be an unacceptable insult to the Foolish Owl, and he would never allow it. As for his trump card, Dr. Manhattan, it didn't matter. The Foolish Owl understood Dr. Manhattan; his humanity had dwindled to almost nothing of divinity. As long as he didn't truly destroy the essence of the N-Super Essence, giving Dr. Manhattan hope to continue his experiments, he would still return the essence to Dr. Manhattan after defeating the Anti-Monitor, allowing him to continue his plans. Nothing would change.

Even if things ultimately prove impossible...

Meanwhile, he also left a spare body on the monitor's satellite. As long as he stirred up trouble, he would have the opportunity to commit suicide, then take on a new body...

"What—what do I want to do?" He heard the voice of the anti-surveillance agent, drawing out the first syllable.

Foolish Owl's heart was pounding. The Anti-Monitor was deliberately intimidating him, trying to manipulate his willpower and force him to submit, but that was impossible. To make Foolish Owl submit, the Anti-Monitor would have to actually take action, and if he did, Dr. Manhattan would do the same. Foolish Owl thought to himself, still feeling somewhat depressed.

He truly hadn't expected the Anti-Monitor to be so powerful as to project his power here. Before this, the Monitor had helped him inspect the ship, and he had even asked them to check if the Batman Who Laughs had left any traces on him.

But he knew that with his current level, it would be difficult to deal with a sixth-dimensional god like the Anti-Monitor. Moreover, having almost devoured an infinite material universe, he might be the strongest of the three sixth-dimensional gods—although most of his power had been sealed away in the history of the infinite Earth crisis for many years.

He was too superstitious about the power of the Monitors. He always felt that the Monitors were protecting him. The two Anti-Monitors had made such a complete plan that the Anti-Monitors couldn't possibly be able to bypass the Monitors' obstruction and attack him through the time flow.

Even if he knew the Anti-Monitor would intervene, he couldn't mount any effective counterattack other than that of Dr. Manhattan. The difference in power and scale between the two was too great. Regardless of whether he made preparations or not, if the Anti-Monitor could use power beyond a certain limit, the result would be the same.

Then he heard the voice of the anti-surveillance agent.

That deep, malicious voice.

The muscles in Yu Xiao's body were tense; he awaited his sentence.

"I think……"

I want to be your friend.

"Wait... wait, what did you say?"

"I mean, you seem like a pretty good spokesperson. Work for me. What's your name? Thomas?"

"Foolish owl."

"Alright, then I'll call you that," the Anti-Monitor said.

With a burst of energy, his mechanical body leaped off the instrument panel, like a lecherous man who had just seen a hot bunny in a bar nimbly jumping off the bar counter.

He walked up to Yu Xiao and pinched his chin like he was picking up livestock, and Yu Xiao felt a chilling coldness.

He then added, "Just like you and the Watcher."

"I am also acting as a watcher."

"But you can help me as long as there's no conflict."

The anti-monitor said, "Why not have another sixth-dimensional deity standing behind you?"

Knowing he had no choice but to agree, Yu Xiao nodded.

"Very good, my servant," the Anti-Monitor said. "Continue your mission, and dutifully keep it a secret from the Monitor. Carry out your little plan. I will contact you when I need you, and at that time..."

He said, "You know you don't have the right to refuse, right?"

When the Foolish Owl saw the opponent's energy turn into a wisp of smoke and disappear into the air, and the mechanical equipment he had briefly controlled fell to the ground like scrap metal, he gently supported himself on the platform next to him and let out a long breath.

The illusions of Joker and Night Owl appeared in his mind immediately, but he dispelled them in an instant.

He can now control his fantasies, and these useless thoughts no longer interfere with his brain.

Being targeted by counter-surveillance agents is bad enough, but thankfully it hasn't reached the point where he needs to use his backup plan.

He once again piloted his spaceship toward his predetermined goal. He sensed the shockwaves from the trans-temporal flow affecting the Three Realms Legion, and he knew he had to hurry.

He's already had enough bad luck; nothing worse can happen.

His spaceship opened a portal and appeared at the Three Realms Legion's point in time. Great, his next priority is to find Supreme Superman...

But next second.

He heard someone making silly, clattering noises behind him.

"Haha, you're dumbfounded, aren't you? I caught you red-handed!"

"???"

(End of this chapter)