Chapter 192: The Mastermind!

"Wow!"

"Even when the aunt next door caught me jerking off in elementary school, it wasn't this fucking awkward!"

Deadpool exclaimed while pulling hard on his mask with both hands.

Even his big toes had broken through his shoes, freely breathing in the fresh air!

Colossus stared at him speechlessly.

It would be wonderful if this guy were actually capable of feeling shame.

"Hello, Laurie."

Doctor Manhattan greeted her calmly, as though he had discovered nothing at all.

Nite Owl was so embarrassed that he looked ready to start smoking, unable to say a single word.

Silk Spectre, however, did not think there was anything particularly wrong. She merely asked in surprise:

"Jon, the television said you were on Mars?"

"I am on Mars. That is where we will have our conversation," Doctor Manhattan replied.

Silk Spectre looked confused. What was there left for them to discuss now?

Doctor Manhattan perceived her thoughts and explained his intention:

"You will attempt to persuade me to save the world."

As he spoke, blue light flashed. Without caring whether Silk Spectre agreed, Doctor Manhattan teleported her to Mars.

The instant she landed, Silk Spectre collapsed onto the ground in pain.

This was Mars. She could not survive here!

Doctor Manhattan apologized, and a transparent barrier appeared around her.

Silk Spectre immediately drew a long breath, finally able to breathe normally again.

Stark Tower!

Tony had already begun to feel numb.

Earth's atmosphere was incredibly complex. Aside from nitrogen and oxygen, it contained numerous other trace gases.

Whether Doctor Manhattan had created those substances from nothing or produced them by altering the atomic structures of other matter, either possibility was terrifying!

Tony increasingly felt that the man truly resembled a god.

Not in the metaphorical sense of Superman possessing overwhelming combat power capable of destroying heaven and earth.

Doctor Manhattan was like a god in the truest conceptual sense!

On Mars, Silk Spectre stared at the enormous clockwork palace before her in astonishment!

Its flawless structure was completely transparent. No engines or power source could be seen, yet it continued operating on its own!

And this miracle had been created entirely by Doctor Manhattan!

A dozen seconds later, she stepped onto the miraculous structure and heard his voice beside her.

"We will speak here. You will tell me that you slept with Dreiberg."

Silk Spectre was not surprised, but she still asked:

"You already know?"

"No. Not yet," Doctor Manhattan replied immediately. "But you will tell me in several minutes."

Silk Spectre first looked confused by his answer before asking speechlessly:

"If you know the future, then why were you surprised when I left?"

"And what about when those reporters slandered you?"

"If you already know how everything will end, why do you even bother arguing?"

Honestly, she had endured enough of this over the years!

Yet when faced with such questioning, Doctor Manhattan merely replied calmly:

"I have no choice. Everything has already been predetermined, including my answer."

Silk Spectre could not believe what she had heard. That answer was simply ridiculous.

But Doctor Manhattan did not lie. It was true!

She looked at him with pity and mocked:

"You're merely going through the motions of experiencing these emotions."

"The most powerful being in the universe is nothing more than a puppet!"

Doctor Manhattan showed no anger. Instead, he replied meaningfully:

"We are all puppets, Laurie."

DC Prime Universe.

Twenty-Fifth Century Timeline!

Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, wore an expression filled with mockery!

That low-dimensional human woman was truly foolish. How could she possibly understand the thoughts of a higher-dimensional being?

Moreover, he suspected Doctor Manhattan was not merely seeing the future.

He was most likely experiencing every point in time simultaneously!

Kamar-Taj.

Even the Ancient One had once been unable to resist using the Time Stone.

The Sorcerer Supreme sighed with emotion.

This godlike man could perceive everything, yet still submitted to everything!

He merely observed rather than interfered!

That was truly no easy feat.

"What if you're wrong?"

Silk Spectre could no longer hold herself back and immediately challenged him!

Doctor Manhattan asked in confusion:

"Why does my perception of time disturb you so much?"

Silk Spectre immediately shouted emotionally:

"Because it goes against human nature! Because it would drive me insane!"

"You always say that you want to comfort me, but this doesn't help at all!"

Hearing those words, Doctor Manhattan merely looked at her in silence.

Seeing this, Silk Spectre sighed after venting her emotions.

"Listen, I don't want to argue."

"I'm sorry I slept with Dan..."

But at that moment, Doctor Manhattan revealed a hint of surprise.

"You slept with Dan?"

Silk Spectre stared at him speechlessly, feeling as though she was about to lose her mind.

"You clearly said that you already knew!"

Doctor Manhattan turned away. Instead of answering, he said quietly:

"I have often said that you are my final connection to the human world."

"Why should I save a world with which I no longer have any connection?"

The moment those words fell, the Watchmen World erupted!

Whether they were ordinary citizens or politicians seated high above the masses, everyone's eyes filled with panic!

They began furiously cursing Silk Spectre!

They called her the sinner who had doomed Earth!

The most vicious curses imaginable poured from their mouths!

On Mars, Doctor Manhattan was unable to use his power freely.

Yet at that moment, he tilted his head slightly, as though he could hear those countless voices.

Doctor Manhattan said nothing more. He activated the clockwork palace and carried Silk Spectre across Mars.

To him, this red world was now more important than that blue world.

...

Earth.

The United States raised its defenses to DEFCON 1.

Meanwhile, to uncover the truth behind Pyramid Transnational, Rorschach and Nite Owl infiltrated Ozymandias's skyscraper!

As one of the most powerful corporations in the world, its computers were highly likely to contain relevant information!

Inside Ozymandias's office, Nite Owl made several attempts before noticing a book bearing the name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh: Rameses!

He entered the name as the password. It was correct, granting them access to the system.

A dozen seconds later, an astonishing truth appeared before them.

Pyramid Transnational was controlled by Veidt Enterprises!

The mastermind behind everything was none other than...

Ozymandias!

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