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Chapter 333 The Mastermind – Brainiac

Chapter 333 The Mastermind – Brainiac

At this moment, Rune was high in the sky.

Previously, he had already read a lot of information about the mastermind in the memories of the first seven, including the Locomotive, but this guy hid himself very well and never showed his true form. He simply relied on the T-1000, a Terminator that could change its own appearance, to make a deal with the other party.

The reason why the US government was powerless against the robot rebellion and even easily obtained the nuclear missile launch codes was because of the Seven and the many superpowered individuals under Vought. These guys betrayed their race, quickly killed military leaders who could organize a rapid resistance, and read the minds of political figures who possessed the nuclear missile codes. That's why the Terminators were able to launch Judgment Day in such a short time.

Think back to the past: Vought International and Pym Technologies were initially at odds, but after a closed-door meeting, they suddenly began a close collaboration.

Vought's top management estimated that the entire fleet had already been replaced with T-1000s at that time.

However, no matter how well the mastermind is hidden, Rune will find a way to locate them, albeit with a more elaborate operation. His move to send Clark to fight Homelander was already intended to alert the enemy, and Rune was already planning to eliminate the threat completely this time, so there was no need for a covert operation.

Since the magic Rune was about to perform would consume a lot of mana, he chose to chant incantations to reduce the drain. Deep syllables came from his mouth, and dark magic permeated out with Rune's low murmurs. The intense dark magic caused sounds to emanate from the surroundings, as if countless men and women were whispering around Rune.

The dark magic quickly coalesced into a surging black torrent. This terrifying power shot straight into the sky, causing the sky to darken abruptly. Dark clouds gathered at a visible speed, covering the surrounding sky in the blink of an eye, and were sweeping outwards at an extremely strange speed.

If this were the Marvel or DC universe, or even the Harry Potter world, such a phenomenon would be enough to attract the attention of superheroes or villains. But this is the world of The Boys, where all superpowered individuals are created using chemical agents, and there are no wizards as a profession. Moreover, this world has already experienced Judgment Day, and the survivors don't care about this strange weather at all.

Instead of worrying about the dark clouds in the sky, think about what you can eat for your next meal.

Rune's dark magic was not hindered in any way, and spread rapidly like a living thing, penetrating every inch of the earth, every building, and every corner, even the deep sea and the earth's core.

Rune stood with his arms outstretched and head tilted back, intently sensing every piece of information transmitted back from the magic probe. The increased magic output caused fine lines to appear on the surface of Rune's body, from which black and red light emanated. This level of magic was attempting to tear his flesh apart, but fortunately, Rune's body was strong enough that this level of magic only resulted in one or two more tattoos on his body.

The more Rune explored, the more his brow furrowed. There were indeed many Terminators and robot manufacturing plants in the world, but the location of the mastermind behind it all had not been discovered. Where could this cowardly guy possibly hide himself?

Within half an hour, Rune had completely completed the search of the entire Earth, but to his disappointment, he actually failed to find the other party.

So, there's only one possibility left, isn't there? Since it's not on Earth—

Rune looked up at the sky. Even after he disconnected his magic output, the dark clouds covering the entire globe still hadn't dissipated. This kind of weather might continue for a day or two with the help of magic, but that didn't stop him from turning his gaze to the universe.

That's right. After Judgment Day, human civilization was completely destroyed, and they lost the ability to explore the universe. So, naturally, outer space became the safest place. Even Homelanders couldn't fly from Earth into outer space to attack others.

After using magic again to explore outer space, Rune easily found the other party's location. As for why he was so sure?

Because the spaceship, whose technology was far superior to Earth's, was too easily recognizable—its shape resembled a giant metal skull with countless tentacles at the bottom—Rune, a famous villain in DC, would never mistake it.

Then, Rune tore through space and entered his own battlefield—space.

"Hello, Collector." Rune's eyes gleamed with a dark red light after entering battle mode. His magic could not penetrate the powerful villain's spaceship to see what was inside, so unfortunately—Brainiac would probably have to say goodbye to his spaceship today.

The other party is responding enthusiastically to Rune.

Countless tentacles extended from the bottom of the spaceship, their tips revealing cannon barrels. These cannon barrels had a very short charging time, and soon countless red lights lit up, all aiming at the uninvited guest.

Metaphor!

Countless plasma weapons opened fire directly, unleashing a barrage of firepower powerful enough to destroy an entire city, but Rune reached out his hands as if to embrace the beautiful yet deadly barrage.

But the next moment, a huge spatial rift appeared, and on the other side of the rift was the warship itself. However, Brainiac had obviously learned his lesson in this before, so he was prepared. Countless escort ships around him immediately deployed energy shields to block the main body of the warship. A brilliant explosion immediately occurred, and the intense flames could be clearly seen even by Earthlings on Earth.

Before the explosion ended, Rune teleported directly to the forehead of the warship. The explosion wouldn't hurt him, but his levitation cloak might not be so safe. The only person Rune knew who could repair the levitation cloak had died in that secret war, and he didn't want to figure out needlework for the time being.

Rune's index finger merely touched the warship's armor, and the unknown metals were immediately corroded, peeling off layer by layer like rotting skin, eventually turning into countless thick liquids that drifted into space.

Inside the spaceship, alarms blared in every corner. Brainiac's consciousness was immediately transmitted to multiple bodies, which instantly awoke. These green-skinned, Homelander-like figures with three purple glass balls on their heads were clad in thick, advanced metal armor.

"Unknown energy attack detected. Threat level assessment completed. Threat level: Omega. It is recommended to activate the anti-magic protocol immediately."

"I thought my first real enemy would be an honest guy." Brainiacs' faces were expressionless. One of them pressed the "agree" button, and the spaceship began to move violently. The outer shells that had been tainted with dark magic immediately fell off, and the swarming nanobots quickly formed new armor, while also creating complex geometric patterns on the surface of the armor.