"You shouldn't relax too soon, either. For now, things inside Hypertime have more or less settled down."
Su Ming looked at Girl God, who was cowering like a turtle with its head tucked in, and sat down beside the bed.
"But there are still plenty of threats outside. Maybe in the future, we'll face even stronger enemies—enemies from beyond, on a higher level. That's why I had to deal with The Old Man first, so he wouldn't stab us in the back at a critical moment."
Seeing that the girl did not quite understand, Su Ming told her what he could about CAAT. He also shared some of TOAA's answers that did not need to remain confidential.
Things like The World of Action and The World of Creation existed beyond Marvel's Omniverse, so they naturally existed beyond DC's Hypertime as well. Su Ming had no idea how many more layers of these higher realms collectively called "Mystery" there were.
The fighting would never stop. This was only a temporary calm, and the threats everyone faced in the future would only grow stronger. By then, even a God like Elaine might feel powerless.
There were already signs of it. CAAT was something even Lucifer found difficult to contend with, and in a direct head-on fight, Elaine was not as strong as her uncle.
Once he had said everything he could, the girl's feet shifted beneath the blanket, as though she were feeling a little cold.
But before she could speak, someone else entered the room from the hallway and spoke.
"So that thing is called CAAT? Are you no longer using the name 'Enigma'?"
The newcomer was an exceptionally beautiful blonde woman in a black suit and a blood-red shirt. Hellfire burned in her eyes, while the black bat wings on