Black Scarab Meteor Shower! Eggs Beneath the Earth!

Gotham.

Inside an abandoned factory.

Deathstroke's expression was subtle.

He accidentally encountered a meteorite crash, and in the crater, a Black Beetle appeared, which transformed into a suit of armor and merged with his spine!

Feel the powerful blessing brought by the Black Beetle.

Deathstroke raised his hand, and nanoparticles spread from his armor, forming a sword. With a gentle swing, he severed the pillar beside him.

This thrilled Deathstroke!

Then, a voice suddenly came to my mind, which at first seemed like a cryptic script, unreadable and incomprehensible.

But he quickly mastered the language he could understand.

"I am the Reach Insect King. You have been chosen as the leader of the Black Scarab Legion. Gather all the Black Beetle for me and annihilate the world's superheroes."

"Once you conquer this planet, you will be the master of Earth."

The voice was grand and majestic.

It stirred a sense of humility within Deathstroke.

But he knew very well that it wasn't his own emotions that were at play, but rather the Black Scarab Armor, which seemed to possess a sense of self!

"Black Beetle... they can actually affect me?"

"The Reach Insect King?"

Looks like I've got work to do again.

Deathstroke squinted.

He had no intention of conquering the Earth, but he couldn't refuse this order.

Because the Black Beetle has already merged with it.

Even the Black Beetle can control his behavior!

If he doesn't act, the Black Beetle will, and in order to preserve his free will, he can only choose to submit and endure.

"It seems the Black Beetle is not a blessing, but a curse."

"Who should I go to now?"

The thought of Deathstroke knell begins.

The Black Beetle immediately projected its influence, which was directly reflected on the retina. Through the Black Beetle's radar, other Black Beetle could be detected.

The most recent Black Beetle was in Belle Reve Penitentiary!

Belle Reve Penitentiary.

This is a place specifically for detaining super criminals and super villains.

It belongs to the A.R.G.U.S.!

Upon learning the location of the Black Beetle, Deathstroke immediately took action, sprouting a pair of energy wings from his back and breaking the sound barrier in the blink of an eye, landing on the outskirts of the Metropolis!

The Belle Reve Penitentiary was in complete chaos, with guards and inmates fighting each other.

The most striking figure among them, dressed in Black Scarab Armor, was tall and imposing, and was also an old acquaintance of Deathstroke.

"Peacemaker?"

"Deathstroke?"

"So you were chosen too?"

"We're fucking the best!"

"Come and let's turn this world upside down together!"

Peacemaker Christopher Smith, piloting the Black Scarab Armor, raised his hand to create an energy cannon, unleashing a burst of energy rays!

He then knocked the jailer away on the spot!

Even other criminals were not spared; they were all killed on the spot!

The Peacemaker is an anti-hero!

He championed extreme pacifism, and for the peace he envisioned, he would spare no expense or means; anything that hindered peace was an obstacle!

Therefore, it was because of his extreme behavior that he was imprisoned in Belle Reve Penitentiary.

But his abilities are by no means weak!

Especially with the Black Scarab Armor, the Peacemaker's talents were perfectly displayed.

"Shit!"

You almost hit me!

A burly Black man immediately started swearing.

He picked up a prison guard's weapon and, in a fit of rage, immediately pulled the trigger, aiming it at the Peacemaker.

Bang!

The energy pulse hits the Peacemaker precisely!

Smash him away!

However, protected by the Black Scarab Armor, he suffered no harm whatsoever.

"Bloodsport?"

When were you locked up here?

Deathstroke watched the criminals fight each other with great interest.

Belle Reve Penitentiary is truly comparable to Arkham Asylum; it's teeming with talent!

Meanwhile, countless Black Beetle lie dormant across the globe. Providing these anti-heroes with a Black Scarab Armor would be just the right thing to do!

"Bring it on."

"Become the vanguard of the Reach, and I will lead you to defeat the superheroes who Belle Reve Penitentiary."

Deathstroke immediately promised.

He has already planned to begin searching for other Black Beetle meteorites.

"Real?"

"That really excited me! I remember it was Batman who threw me into jail."

A ferocious-looking creature, resembling a crocodile, emerged from the corner.

Killer Croc!

He was originally a human, but later suffered from an atavism disease, gradually turning into the appearance of a crocodile. However, he also gained crocodile-like abilities, Tough Hide and Impervious to Blades and Spears!

Count me in.

A young man covered in tattoos, toying with a ball of blazing flame, slowly approached Deathstroke.

"Vengeance Demon?"

Who locked you up here?

The expression on Deathstroke's face is intriguing.

He was very familiar with supervillains and super criminals.

After all, this was his livelihood.

"Superman."

"I was in the middle of robbing a factory with my gang when Superman suddenly appeared."

"I'll show Superman what's what."

The Vengeance Demon sneered.

Soon after, even more notorious criminals emerged from Belle Reve Penitentiary.

Almost all of them have a grudge against superheroes!

Among them was a gorilla capable of speaking human language and possessing an extremely high level of intelligence!

"I'm going to find the Flash!"

"I'm here because of the Flash!"

The gorilla Gorilla Grodd chose to join.

His monster friend in prison, King Shark, nodded, rubbing his belly as he ate raw ham.

Although King Shark didn't do anything particularly bad, his behavior itself was his crime.

"It seems we share a common goal."

"Let's give the superheroes a little surprise then."

Deathstroke smiled.

Immediately, a single shot pierced through the fence of Belle Reve Penitentiary!

All supervillains have been officially liberated!

He didn't care about the Reach Insect King's orders at all; he just wanted to have some fun and prove that he was still the Deathstroke!

Gotham.

Batcave.

As the Blackest Night passed, the sun shone on the earth once more.

The Wayne Enterprises funded the repair of the Three Sanctums and re-erected a Magic Barrier to keep out magical creatures.

The arrival of the Reach also disrupted the heroes' plans.

Fortunately, the superheroes discovered a Black Beetle meteorite and brought it to the Batcave. After testing, they found that the Black Beetle was still alive and in a state of life.

Any living creature that gets close to the Black Beetle may become parasitized!

This is an Insectoid Symbiote!

Furthermore, it possesses technological capabilities rarely known to others, completely surpassing those of ordinary Symbiote.

"Insectoid Symbiote?"

"It reminds me of the Knull the Black King!"

"Could it be that the Reach are also related to the Black-clad Emperor?"

"It seems that even if this Insectoid Symbiote is forcibly separated, it will also lead to the death of the host."

Stark's eyes flickered.

He still remembers the disasters and calamities caused by the Knull the Black King.

If it weren't for the Sacred Blood Symbiote devouring the Poison Symbiote, the entire planet would probably have already fallen.

"Let me do it."

"I can decipher this technology."

Steel Bone stepped forward, stood outside the isolation room, and scanned the area through the electronic eye, only to find that the eye was transmitting an incorrect signal that he couldn't crack!

"Even Mother Box Technology can't control this device?"

"Black Beetle? Blue Beetle?"

"Just how many types of Scarab did the Reach invent?!"

Thundercrack said dejectedly.

"I don't know if it's just my imagination."

"This Black Beetle actually contains energy substances similar to those of the Nekron, as if its activation energy also comes from the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum."

Green Lantern Hal Jordan frowned.

Through the scanning of the Green Lantern Ring, he keenly perceived the existence of the Emotional Spectrum.

However, it appears to have only used energy on the spot and did not carry any harmful substances.

"The Blue Beetle is equivalent to the Blue Power Ring?"

"The Black Beetle is equivalent to Black Lantern Rings?"

"Does that mean there are also yellow beetles, green beetles, purple beetles, and white beetles?"

"Like the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, it has different colors that can reveal different abilities?"

Wonder Woman guessed.

At that moment, she was also wearing a ring on her hand.

This is Phoenix Ring.

An upgrade from the Yellow Lantern Ring!

Furthermore, it is engraved with arcane Rune, enabling it to unleash powerful attacks.

"It seems the Reach have long mastered the technology in the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum and stolen the Mystery of the Symbiote, which is why they were able to invent something like this."

"Black Beetle..."

"It should be inferior to the Blue Beetle. After all, there are far too many of them. There are at least tens of thousands of Black Beetle that have descended on Earth. Perhaps this is the lowest-level type of Scarab."

"Blue Beetle are high-end, but of course, the existence of other Scarab cannot be ruled out."

Chen Ji nodded.

He agrees with the superhero analysis.

Immediately, he flashed through the isolation room and arrived in front of the Black Beetle.

The Symbiote he possesses is already among the top-tier Symbiote, but it doesn't contain any technological capabilities. However, if it could devour the Black Beetle, it might evolve into a god-level Symbiote!

By launching a reverse invasion, they can sweep across the entire the Reach, preventing the Reach from enslaving Earth and turning humanity into slaves!

"Danger!"

Stark exclaimed in surprise.

Then, the alarm sounded.

A look of surprise flashed across the superhero's face.

Completely unexpectedly, Chen Ji actually approached the Black Beetle. If he were to merge with it, wouldn't he become the Black Beetle's puppet?

"Don't worry."

"I have my own way."

Chen Ji opened his palm.

Immediately, Symbiote symbiotic substance resembling liquid covered his body.

The Black Beetle suddenly activated, sensing the approaching life force, and pounced, landing directly on Chen Ji!

The Insectoid Symbiote, like nanoparticles, is All-Pervading, seemingly trying to embed itself into the genetic chain and become part of Chen Ji.

However.

The Sacred Blood Symbiote has launched a full-scale counterattack.

In the blink of an eye.

The Black Beetle, as if facing its natural enemy, shrank back into its beetle form and fled from Chen Ji's control!

"So this is the Insectoid Symbiote?"

Chen Ji's eyes lit up.

At this moment, the Sacred Blood Symbiote had begun to gradually devour the Black Beetle.

The Black Beetle's nanomaterials were assimilated into a liquid substance, and a continuous stream of information was transmitted into Chen Ji's mind!

This allowed him to discover the Mystery of the Black Beetle!

To be precise, this is not nanotechnology, but biotechnology, which involves transforming into the form of genes and fully integrating with the host's genes.

Furthermore, they are able to utilize technology to unleash incredible abilities.

In short.

The Reach have already cracked the Mystery of the Conceptual Data.

In fact, the atoms and molecules that make up matter in the entire universe are like a form of code.

The programming of the Celestial Computer also utilized this principle; the wave-particle duality of light is equivalent to 0 and 1 in programming languages.

The Infinity combinations of 0 and 1 create a rich and colorful digital world.

Universe.

The same principle applies.

Through the different combinations of atoms and molecules, everything in the world is formed, and order and rules are established.

Everything needs to operate according to rules and order.

The Reach mastered this technology, which brought their civilization to Ultimate Ascension. However, the Reach also had its backward aspects.

For example, the Reach still adopts the Hive Mind, where Zerg share perception among themselves.

Different levels of Zerg have different levels of perception privileges.

The Black Beetle is the cheapest type of Scarab.

The Blue Beetle, which is above the Black Beetle, is hundreds of times stronger!

"Lex Luthor perished in the Blackest Night event. I found this in the ruins."

Clark raised his palm.

Then, Blue Beetle came into view.

At this moment, the Blue Beetle returns to dormancy; it can only be activated when it encounters a suitable host.

Only the best of human civilization can gain the recognition and awaken the Blue Beetle.

"Try to wake up the Blue Beetle."

"Secondly, I also learned the true purpose of the Reach coming to Earth."

Chen Ji's eyes were deep and thoughtful.

"What secret?"

The superheroes looked at each other in bewilderment.

I thought it was just an invasion, but I never imagined there was a conspiracy behind it!

"In a region deep within the Earth, which can also be understood as the Earth's core, there exist the eggs of the Reach."

"The Reach came to Earth to hatch these eggs and further expand their population, and hatching these eggs requires a large amount of life energy."

"That's why the Reach deployed Black Beetle, forming Black Scarab Legion, intending to slaughter all humanity."

Chen Ji's expression was complicated.

Because it shares a similar concept with the Marvel Universe.

In a corner of the Hollow Earth, the descendants of Hollow Earth Cosmic Locusts slumber.

At this moment, he finally understood what role the Reach played in the Marvel Universe —they were essentially Cosmic Locusts!

'The Horde'!

The Horde has an insatiable hunger. Originally feeding on celestial bodies, they later discovered that the taste of the Celestials was even more delicious!

That's why they descended to Earth along with the Celestials Progenitor.

As for why Marvel Universe and DC Universe have the Horde of creatures.

There might only be one answer...

Relay Point also exist in the Hollow Earth!

The Relay Point allows us to traverse the Marvel Universe and DC Universe!

The Hollow Earth.

Perhaps it's not as simple as Chen Ji imagined, just a greenhouse for cultivating Celestials.

Perhaps the Hollow Earth itself is a Relay Point.

A place similar to the Quantum Realm.

That's why identical things appear!

"The Hollow Earth?"

"The Horde?"

"Will the Reach also endanger the Marvel Universe?"