"What should I do? Go find him now?" Spider-Man asked. "But if I leave now, they might discover me. I don't want to intensify the conflict between the two sides."
Schiller shook his head. "The conflict already exists. If we let it go unchecked, it will inevitably worsen. Only by taking the initiative might we have a sliver of hope. What exactly is the Avengers' stance?"
"Everyone was still hesitating at first. They thought the Electronic Life that escaped wouldn't be able to cause much trouble, and that this might blow over if they covered it up. But they've probably learned through the Spider-Men who went to the Dark Multiverse just how terrible the situation in the neighboring worlds is. Batman's retaliation is probably inevitable. There's no room left to waver."
Spider-Man's voice trembled slightly, and Schiller could sense how troublesome the situation was. As things stood, if the Electronic Life had only caused trouble in this larger world, then everything could still be negotiated. The worst outcome would merely be for the Main Universe to relinquish its leadership position and settle into a corner of the coming multiversal alliance.
But of all things, this Electronic Life had run off to other worlds and caused such an enormous mess. The main victims were the Batmen of various universes. With so many Batmen joining forces to investigate the matter to the end, the 616 Main Universe had no room to make excuses.
If this had happened within their own larger world, they could still use the Main Universe's special status as a bargaining chip. But to Batman, the Main Universe of this larger world meant nothing. They had their own Main Universes. Whatever status the Main Universe here possessed would not lessen its guilt. Instead, it would only make them feel