The Hunt for the Cartographer Begins

Viltrum

The imperial palace

Standing on the palace terrace, Xiao Han looked down without expression at the silent sea of powerful warriors below.

He could feel the hunger for battle that had been suppressed within them for centuries, now boiling over.

There was no fear or hesitation in their eyes, only the purest, most primal fervor for the coming war.

Regent Thragg flew to Xiao Han's side and knelt on one knee, his voice trembling with excitement. "My king, the warriors are ready."

Xiao Han did not turn around. He merely gave a faint acknowledgment.

Inside, he was far less calm than he appeared.

He knew exactly what his actions meant.

He was about to unleash an army of millions of Supermen upon the entire Multiverse, an army born for nothing but battle and conquest.

"The Beyonders."

He smiled slightly.

"Don't you want to observe the choices living beings make when faced with despair? Then let me add a little variable to your experiment."

He hesitated no longer. His voice rang clearly in every Viltrumite's ears, like a divine decree.

"Go."

"For the glory of the empire!" Thragg was the first to rise, unleashing a deafening roar.

"ROAR!!!"

Millions of Viltrumites answered at once! Their voices joined into a terrifying wave of sound.

The next second, the black tide began to move.

Countless figures shot into the sky without a trace of disorder. Divided into squads, they raced with precision and efficiency toward the portals leading to unknown universes.

Dense white trails streaked behind them like a meteor shower flying against the current. Bearing the will to destroy and conquer, they vanished into the depths of the portals.

Xiao Han watched in silence. Only after the last warrior had disappeared did he slowly turn his gaze toward the void.

His