In short, the Anti-Monitor had already made up his mind. People often made the wrong choice because of greed.
When dealing with a little monster like Batman Dragon, if you followed his train of thought, he would certainly lead you into a ditch. In a sense, the Anti-Monitor's current mindset was exactly the same as Chen Tao's when he had faced The Batman Who Laughs.
"You've tried very hard," the Anti-Monitor said. "But give up. Everything is already over. If you're willing to stand on my side, I can preserve your single universe and hide it within my body."
He had named his price, even though he knew Batman Dragon would never accept it and would continue trying to stop the destruction of the multiverse. But none of that mattered anymore.
"No."
Just as expected, he heard Batman Dragon say this.
"Then why are you still wasting your time here?"
The Anti-Monitor had already secretly prepared himself when he said this. He knew Batman Dragon would probably lash out in desperation and attack him directly.
His condition was actually far from good. A desperate strike from Batman Dragon would certainly be earth-shattering.
Batman Dragon said nothing, and neither did the Anti-Monitor. The atmosphere immediately became tense. Batman Dragon would probably soon be forced to choose whether to make the Anti-Monitor merge with him by force. How strange. The situation had now become the reverse of what it had been in the past.
But at that moment, space was torn open. The Anti-Monitor's vigilance rose to its peak, but he discovered that the only things falling to the ground were the First Lantern and Prime Universe Superman. Wait. Prime Universe Superman was far too battered. His body had practically been hollowed out.
But what exactly was Batman Dragon trying to express