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Chapter 334 In-Depth Warship

Chapter 334 In-Depth Warship

These intricate geometric patterns are inscriptions used to counter magic.

As the most powerful artificial intelligence on the comet and the one who destroyed Krypton, Brainiac is also almost the most intelligent being in the entire DC universe. Moreover, he was fortunate enough to have enough time to realize his intelligence. In the original DC universe, when Superman first faced him, he was already an absolute powerhouse capable of confronting villains like Darkseid head-on.

In addition to physical combat abilities that rival or even surpass Superman's, he also possesses telepathy, energy absorption, and other abilities. He has mastered almost all the technology, languages, and history in the DC Universe, making him one of Superman's and even the entire Justice League's most powerful enemies.

On the surface, Brainiac's thinking is extremely rational, but magic requires a great deal of intuition and occult knowledge, which conflicts with his instincts. Therefore, theoretically, Brainiac should be unable to cast spells. However, such a character could completely reverse-engineer magical civilization and create countermeasures.

However, Brainiac still did not expect that Rune's magic would be so powerful. Even with the presence of anti-magic runes, the metal shells in front of Rune were still affected by his magic, and the metal shells twisted and deformed as if they were alive.

As Rune walked forward step by step, the metal shells seemed to fear him, or perhaps they were welcoming their master. They split open on their own, making way for the powerful mage to enter the spaceship.

As Rune stepped into the corridor, which was surrounded by shimmering blue light, the flowing data on the walls distorted into the form that Brainiac now took.

"What a pity, I'd still much rather fight my old rival." Brainiac's face was expressionless, as if he didn't care about anything. "The thought of capturing and controlling a young Superman again is intriguing—."

His words revealed a lot—for example, at least in Brainiac's timeline, he had already fought Superman, even capturing and successfully brainwashing him. This doesn't sound good.

"If that's what you think, then it's a real shame." Rune didn't show any extra emotion; he simply replied calmly, "Because you'll die here, Brainiac."

"You know me?" Brainiac asked, but what greeted him was Rune's hand—dark magic surged wildly from Rune's hand and then drilled directly into the wall of Brainiac's warship. Under the effect of Rune's transformation magic, the entire corridor immediately began to spasm, the lights flickered, and the doors were uncontrollably closing and opening.

This corridor is slowly becoming biological; it no longer needs an electrical supply, and naturally, it is also preventing Brainiac's data stream from continuing to flow in.

"Error! Error! Warning: Magical energy does not match the database model. Threat level reassessment in progress. No reference point found. Assessment failed."

Rune glanced at the face made of data streams. As expected, the other party's purpose in speaking to him was to gather intelligence. In the fight against Brainiac, the worst thing was to completely expose all one's information. This guy was somewhat like Batman, adept at killing those he knew well. The more familiar a civilization or individual was, the easier it was for them to become his target for destruction or manipulation.

Rune continued forward, and a group of Terminators immediately appeared at the crossroads ahead. Rune hadn't even seen the weapons they were carrying, but that didn't stop the dark mage from destroying them. Although these Terminators were the more advanced T-1000s, and there was no warning before the attack, the bullets they fired passed right through Rune's body and disappeared.

The Terminators quickly realized where the missing bullets had gone. These high-energy particles passed through the spatial rift and reappeared behind them. Then, the Terminators transformed into the purest particles and vanished.

"Wow." Rune exclaimed in admiration. As expected of Brainiac, even the weapons of his henchmen were so powerful. He threw the two surviving weapons into the void. Rune planned to give these weapons to Iron Man after this incident and see what good things he could come up with.

Brainiac's blue face, composed of data streams, reappeared.

"Shameless!"

Rune retorted directly, "Weren't you the same back then? Don't think I don't know what you've done! Brainiac, you killed people just to kill the knowledge that a civilization or a planet possessed. My current banditry is nothing more than what I learned from you."

"I was just making sure they weren't hiding anything, and that I wasn't trying to wipe them out."

Rune shook his head, offering no response, and continued walking forward.

After the mage had been walking for a while, he suddenly found himself in a huge spherical space, where countless crystal containers—all treasures of Brainiac—were displayed. Each crystal container contained a miniature essence of a civilization.

And in the center position is naturally Brainiac's most prized possession: the Kryptonian capital, Kandor.

This seemingly simple crystal container is actually quite complex. When Rune placed his hand on it, the system, which hadn't displayed any messages for a long time, suddenly popped up.

[Civilization Collection Bottle: Brainiac used advanced technology to shrink an entire city to a microscopic size and seal it in a transparent container. Time inside the container is almost frozen; the inhabitants survive but cannot escape or age. The container can simulate the original planet's environment to ensure the survival of the imprisoned civilization.]

[Note: You can coerce the creatures' allegiance through threats of violence, magical contracts, or other means.]

[Caution: Violent sabotage will lead to unpredictable consequences.]

[Note: When you release the civilization within the container as instructed, all structures within the container will be destroyed.]

As expected of high-tech from Brainiac, look, even the system has popped up three consecutive precautions.

Just as Rune was feeling sentimental, the ceiling suddenly opened, revealing twelve green-skinned Homelanders, each wearing heavy armor and with multiple purple spheres on their heads.

"Wow, I didn't know you liked Homelander so much. I thought you'd like Superman more." The sudden appearance of twelve Brainiacs left Rune deeply moved.

Brainiac offered a rare explanation: "Homelander was only a replacement for the uncaptured Clark Kent individual."

"She's really not a picky eater!"

As soon as Rune finished speaking, the twelve Brainiacs rushed towards the mage. Perhaps because of the fate of the Terminators before them, these dozen or so Brainiacs did not use heat vision, but instead closed in on him, trying to kill him directly through rapid close combat.

In Brainiac's mind, mages spend most of their time studying magic. Even if they can gain a powerful body through magic, they don't have much time to learn fighting skills. Brainiac, who has already acquired various fighting skills, including Kryptonian combat techniques, is naturally able to gain the upper hand in close combat.

At least that's what Brainiac thought.