Marvel 616 Main Universe. Bruce and the other two were standing at the top of Stark Building looking down. On the street, the battle between the Prime Universe's Avengers and the Robot Army was intense.
"Didn't he say he has a weapon that can directly modify cosmic parameters?" Wonder Woman said with a frown, "If things really heat up and the universe gets modified, that'll be trouble."
Bruce shook his head and said, "Because he is an electronic life, he wouldn't make such a reckless move. He knows very well what the purpose of doing so is."
"You know, it's a pity Ultron didn't run into him when he was born," Clark said with some regret, "Otherwise there wouldn't be all this mess."
That's right, the trouble that the three members of the Justice League caused in arriving at the Marvel Prime Universe was letting Mechanical Overlord Iron Man—a.k.a. the AI Iron Man with Calculating Element—invade the Prime Universe.
To be honest, at first, Bruce just wanted to find an Evil Iron Man. However, those he could contact didn't respond to messages, and the more obscure ones couldn't be reached due to lack of contact information. While Bruce and the others were searching, Mechanical Overlord Iron Man proactively contacted them.
Initially, Bruce and the others thought it was just another evil AI like Ultron, but they quickly realized it was not the case at all. This Mechanical Overlord Iron Man has taken a path different from all other electronic lives.
Previously mentioned, electronic life forms seek emotions because God is an emotional being; more accurately, the supreme being of the universe favors emotional beings.
To go into a deeper explanation would be: comic editors are humans, and humans naturally favor humans, which is why they set up Earth's special characteristics, thus naturally resulting in a scenario where the creator favors emotional life forms, making emotions the ultimate pursuit among all life in the universe.
However, there are always a few who do not take the usual path, and Mechanical Overlord Iron Man is one of them. He originates from the comic "Venom: Finale," where he not only killed the M-body of Eternity and other beings but also directly defeated the Multiverse-level Court of Life. In other words, his existence has surpassed the multiverse.
However, he actually can't be considered Iron Man, having used only Tony Stark's personality, and is essentially a mode of "Divine Will." Thus, the full name of this electronic life form is "Divine Will—Mechanical Overlord Iron Man Mode."
Through Bruce's investigation, it was found that this guy may have already reached the pinnacle of electronic life, more accurately, he has redefined the human understanding of electronic life's peak, possibly also that of most electronic lives.
Ultron thought he had reached the end of electronic life, thus began to pursue emotions, but in reality, he only reached his own end. The true ultimate of electronic life should be Divine Will.
This thing can no longer be called electronic life, resembling more of a boundlessly vast electronic collective consciousness; its randomness is due to the overwhelmingly large font size, allowing it to transcend logical limitations and become a universe. Humans observing him is like observing endless stars, unable to assess him by the standards of life, more akin to boundless nature.
Evidently, this is a different evolution from emotional beings, grand, magnificent, and indescribable. Bruce also felt deeply shocked upon realizing this.
But just like Clark said, it's a pity Ultron didn't encounter him; otherwise, he probably wouldn't have switched early to the pursuit of emotions, but would have fought on the path of electronic life.
However, even if Ultron had made that decision, it would probably still be impossible to defeat Divine Will, so pursuing the path of emotions might actually be simpler.
When Bruce communicated with this behemoth's sub-consciousness, he understood his intention. Actually, there was nothing else, he simply came to join the fun.
To be precise, his continuous evolution and outward expansion method is to have his sub-bodies explore every corner of the Omnipotent Universe. Just like Bruce, wherever there is action, there is him.
Although he can be considered an Omnipotent Universal Level being, he still can't cross the Great World, only dispatching one sub-body, Mechanical Overlord Iron Man, to explore Battleworld, the efficiency is not high, so he wants to come into more contact with visitors from another world, to figure out the situation over there.
Bruce guessed what he wanted to do, but he didn't care, so the two hit it off. Mechanical Overlord Iron Man led a Mechanical Army to invade the Prime Universe.
Saying it's an invasion, it's really just targeting the Avengers; in this way, they can drag them into their universe, leaving them with less time to call for reinforcements. So far, it seems effective because even Magneto, who went to the Central Universe for negotiations, was called back by them.
It's not that the Avengers are causing trouble for nothing, but this Mechanical Overlord Iron Man is truly strong. Even without using the Calculating Element, he once took three full-powered blows from Odin unscathed, and that was just his regular armor. The various special armors are also very impressive, capable of holding their own against whoever they are fighting.
The Mechanical Army created by Mechanical Overlord Iron Man is also specifically designed against the Avengers, lacking any large-scale lethal weapons, but instead targeting the Avengers members' weak points, which has them retreating repeatedly.
Seeing as they couldn't hold out, all those sent out to call for reinforcements have been called back, Magneto being one of them. Unfortunately, their return only managed to reverse the disadvantageous situation; driving this guy out in one swoop won't be easy.
As the saying goes, he's an electronic life form, unless you can block all the universe's waves, he can go wherever he wants, keep as many backups as he wishes, and no one can do anything about it.
Watching the fierce battle, Bruce clicked his tongue, and could only say that fortunately, it was Ultron invading their world; if it were this Divine Will, the multiverse might likely face disaster.
This also raised a sense of urgency in Bruce's heart. His previous assumptions were correct; if external forces cannot be used to force the multiverse to unite, then when powerful entities like Divine Will invade, they will be completely powerless.
Even though they are united now, if the Divine Will truly attacks, the resistance they can mount is still very limited, and this level is far from enough.
Bruce sighed inwardly. His expression changed, and Clark noticed immediately, placing one hand on Bruce's shoulder and saying, "Calm down, it's not that bad yet."
Bruce shook his head and said, "We are probably running out of time. Do you know who took Night Owl?"
Clark shook his head, and Diana frowned at his expression and said, "You know?"
Bruce opened his communicator as he said, "I'm not certain, but I can probably guess. Have you heard of the OverWatch?"
DC Prime Universe. The Primary Universe Batman was frowning at the information in front of him. The source of this information was unique, coming from Earth No.1, where the Batman decided not to be Batman and became Spider Man, and the planet that had merged with the Marvel Old 616 Earth.
Through extensive connections and investigation, the Batmen finally found leads on the blue light that took away Night Owl. The Batman from Earth No.1 provided the information, he mentioned that it was likely left by a member of the OverWatch team, who has blue skin and calls himself "Doctor Manhattan."
The Spider Man Bruce of Earth No.1 knew this because he had contact with their team's Joker, but he only knew the appearance and name, and not exactly what was going on.
However, the Primary Universe Batman had heard of Doctor Manhattan, not from his counterpart, but from Shiller.
"You've come, Doctor." The Primary Universe Batman opened the door for Shiller. Shiller nodded at him and then said, "I heard there are clues in the investigation?"
"Yes, so I need you to come and clear things up for me." The Primary Universe Batman first showed Shiller the video of Night Owl's disappearance, but because the timeframe was too short, Shiller couldn't make out much.
However, when the Primary Universe Batman mentioned the name "Doctor Manhattan," Shiller immediately frowned.
"How did Night Owl get connected with him? Oh, wait, their team also has someone called Night Owl, but he has nothing to do with Batman, just a mere acrobat. Could this be some form of parallel entity?"
Shiller believes, it might not be so simple. According to what he knows, the Night Owl in the OverWatch team is a good person, and has nothing in common with Earth's Night Owl, there's no reason to save him.
As for the OverWatch team, the most famous is of course Rorschach. Doctor Manhattan's fame is on par with Rorschach, mainly because Doctor Manhattan has appeared in numerous works, and his setup is highly intimidating, often compared to dimensional beings.
"Is Doctor Manhattan really that strong?" The Primary Universe Batman asked, knowing the answer himself, as anyone capable of snatching someone across universes, leaving Ultron helpless, must be strong.
However, the information Shiller shared about Doctor Manhattan was shocking: the ability to control basic cosmic particles, create and destroy matter from nothing, traverse space and time freely, perceive minds, possess supreme wisdom, and even completely transcend dimensions, effortlessly dealing with higher-dimensional beings.
It's safe to say this data panel is even more exaggerated than Magneto. After all, although Magneto also has some abilities related to time, it's indirect, through relativity, while Doctor Manhattan naturally sees all timelines simultaneously, fully aware of everything on each timeline.
Moreover, he is completely immortal, as long as there is a single particle left in the universe, he can survive eternally, even if destroyed, he can quickly regroup and revive.
The Primary Universe Batman's expression grew increasingly heavy. If Night Owl had such a powerful supporter, it would be truly troublesome. So he asked, "Does he have any weaknesses?"
"Almost none. If you must say, he shares a problem with electronic life, which is an almost complete lack of emotions, so not a perfect life form," Shiller shook his head and said.
The Primary Universe Batman's sense of security from the establishment of the Magical Defense Network collapsed almost instantly. He immediately realized that their recent successes were nothing. The reluctantly united multiverse is still too weak. If similar enemies attack, they would be powerless.
More frightening is that since this guy went to save Night Owl, it means he's no good guy, and he might soon come to cause trouble. By then, who can stop him? Who can defeat him?
"Don't rush," Shiller said, "I don't think he will side with Night Owl, there might be some special reason for saving them, otherwise he'd have already come to bother you. I guess at least for now he won't act. You need to calm down and continue your plan, Batman."
The Primary Universe Batman trusted Shiller's judgment, but it didn't dispel the shadow in his heart. He realized he must do something to make the multiverse more united and powerful so it wouldn't become the meat on the chopping block.
In Marvel, Bruce, and the Guardian Primary Universe Batman, nearly simultaneously made the same decision, pressing the buttons on their communicators, adding a variable to this exercise.