My name is Barry Allen, and I'm currently involved in the biggest universe-wide war my superhero career has ever seen.
I originally thought that in such a war, the main thing I would do was fight against powerful enemies with my superhero friends, defeat the villains, annihilate the entire army, or return in triumph.
But now...I'm just waiting, unable to do anything.
"I have to help Diana and the others."
The Flash said to Killer Croc standing next to him:
"I can't just wait here or I go help Batman."
"Batman's original words were to ask 'Diana and Hal' to ignore the ceasefire agreement with Darkseid and subdue Steppenwolf first. Pay attention to his personnel arrangement, which does not require you to participate in the war, but allows you to be here Wait."
Killer Crocodile said: "Although he didn't tell me exactly what he wanted you to do, I believe he has a reason for keeping you here."
At this time, they appeared in another built building in Red of All Living Beings. Next to them, Gorilla Grodd and Turtle Man were being restrained in two transparent ball cages to serve as "batteries."
The Flash always felt that both of them looked a little dull, as if their thinking and reaction were a beat slower——
Seriously, did Batman really not inject them with any drugs to prevent them from showing up?
He turned his attention to another cage, where the Meditation Mite with a translucent body lay half-dead. Barry Allen believed that compared to the physical injuries, the psychological damage was more serious for this magical worm. .
It is worth noting that the outsides of the three villains' cages are all connected to the cosmic treadmill not far away. The Flash understands that Batman can extend his transformation into that "super transformation form" through Gorilla Grodd and Turtle Man. time, the essential inner principle of this operation is to use the speed force and stasis force to slow down the time around the other party, and at the same time accelerate one's own speed, thereby apportioning the consumption to the two villains... At least that's what Batman said .
But meditation mites? What does all this have to do with him? Why was he also connected to the treadmill?
Well, Batman always tells him nothing.
Barry gave a Flash-esque depressed expression. He turned to look at the big crocodile with his arms folded.
"But I've been waiting for too long." Flash said: "I think we should contact each other and ask..."
But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he was met with the crocodile's vivid Batman-like gaze, and he was immediately defeated.
"Okay, okay, I know Batman has his own plans, but I'm just worried."
As he said this, he ran to the side as fast as he could on earth, then poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
Poison Ivy, who was waiting next to her, said, "Hey, do you know that when you drink tea, it looks to me like you're drinking human body parts?"
The Flash paused for a moment, and his first reaction was to apologize: "Ah, sorry, I didn't know..."
His reaction made Poison Ivy laugh out loud: "It's okay, just kidding. I've long since passed the age of being an extreme plant protectionist."
(Note: In the early stages of the comic, Poison Ivy completely regarded plants as humans, and any plant products she saw looked like murder limbs to her, but this was no longer so extreme in the later stages of the comic.)
She said: "I used to put plants..."
She just wanted to talk about her decades of life experience in Gotham City and her journey from villain to superhero, but then her words were interrupted by the violent wailing of Gorilla Grodd and Turtle Man.
She immediately looked at Killer Croc.
"Batman is using the transformation known as the Red Death." Poison Ivy whispered.
She summoned a vine and controlled the computer next to her: "And he said that he would soon give us orders through the remote communication of the Metal Spirit..."
Sizzle...
Almost the second after Poison Ivy turned around the computer, a green Batman avatar composed of countless data streams of zeros and ones appeared on the screen.
"Give - sizzle... give him the thing I prepared... sizzle... Killer Crocodile... boom, rumble, rumble..."
The other party's voice seemed very distant and intermittent, and from time to time there were violent explosions.
Killer Crocodile immediately pressed on the wall, and then he took out an eight-clawed octopus-like object made of all metal from the wall.
The appearance of this thing is like a ring with seven or eight metal tentacles growing out of it.
"The Flash, Barry Allen... sizzle... bring this. It's the technology of Reverse Flash and Ape City, it can help you absorb the speed force of others."
The Flash heard Batman's voice, and the voice of the communication gradually began to become clearer: "I need you to do something dangerous."
The Flash didn't say a word. He took the octopus-like machine from Killer Croc's hands and fixed the middle ring in front of the lightning logo of his Flash uniform. Several other metal tentacles were also immediately sucked to his body.
Although it was the first time he saw this machine, with the super speed blessed by the Speed Force, he quickly figured out how to wear it.
There is a "+" on one side of the Octopus machine, and that side is smaller than the other side, indicating that it should be pointing outward. The metal tentacles that were automatically attached to his body also showed that he was not wearing them wrong.
"what should I do?"
he asked.
"You put on the wrong prop."
But then he heard Batman say, "Don't worry. Killer Croc, help him put it on properly."
Killer Croc came over and ripped the octopus machine off Barry's body, then turned it around and put it on him in the same way.
Barry lowered his head and saw that the "+" that originally faced outwards became a "-". It turned out that the narrow side of the ring was facing the person's body instead of the wide side.
This design is a bit strange, making it look like there is a small trumpet growing on the chest.
But Barry didn't care about such details. He asked, "So do you need me to participate in the battle?"
"Yes."
Then he heard Batman talking and saw Killer Croc coming over and pressing twice on the Octopus machine. Soon the machine turned into countless tiny metal particles with a burst of metallic mechanical sound. , began to attach to his whole body, and finally changed color to look like the Flash uniform, which was equivalent to Barry originally wearing a uniform, but then putting on a layer of identical clothes...
It is exactly the same as the Flash uniform that Chen Tao gave to Reverse Flash before.
"Yes, The Flash, Barry Allen."
Barry heard Batman's voice:
"Destiny has been waiting for you for a long time."
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“Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
Blood spilled into the sky.
Superboy-Prime screamed hoarsely as his indestructible body was cut open.
Darkseid's previous continuous punches only caused him to bleed from the nose, and the previous attack by the black runner only caused holes in his extremely hard body.
But the black runner possessed by Reverse Flash really hurt him.
And Reverse-Flash isn't much better.
Unlike Superboy-Prime, who only looked injured, half of Reverse-Flash's body when possessed by the Black Runner was directly smashed into sub-atoms due to the high-speed impact, and the remaining half of the body's flesh and blood was exposed. The form was so tragic that it was comparable to Next door, Huey's girlfriend who was smashed into pieces by a locomotive in "Blackjack".
Anyone with such an injury would be dead. Although the speedster has the ability to heal himself, he is not Marvel's Wolverine.
However, the black runner soon completed the repair of his body, allowing him to stand where he was like a normal person.
"terrible……"
Reverse Flash looked down at his hands: "There's a voice... there's a voice telling me that they all have to die. They have to die."
He staggered and lowered his head, covering his head: "Stop shouting!"
"Death, death, death, death, death, death..."
"enough!"
Reverse Flash felt that his self-will was constantly being swallowed up by the black runner, the physical embodiment of death. At this moment, his heart was calm, as if nothing could arouse his interest.
This is not right.
So wrong.
He can't become like this. If he continues like this, he will completely become the puppet of the Black Runner. He will no longer have self-awareness and become a mere tool to spread death.
He must never accept such an outcome!
"Those things Batman gave me..."
He raised his palm vigorously. This simple action was as heavy as a thousand weights to him now.
But he did it after all. In the portable extra-dimensional space that was opened, a large handful of green and shiny Lhasa Road Pond spring water was poured on his forehead, making him feel like a tempered sword. There was also some black mist like steam coming out.
"It's not enough, it's not enough...leave me now!"
But Reverse-Flash still couldn't stop his freedom from being devoured. He panicked and angrily grabbed the Swamp Monster tuber that Batman had prepared for him and put it into his mouth to chew. However, in the next second, he was in a state of panic and anger. All fading.
"Calm down, calm down... Batman told me that my will can resist the control of the Black Runner... He even gave me a green light ring."
Reverse Flash sat down cross-legged, the green light ring emitting a dazzling green light on his palm, wrapping it like a cocoon.
"I need to fight the Black Runner with willpower...Batman said if the Flash can do it, so can I..."
"I had to rekindle my emotions, my most intense emotions..."
Reverse Flash held his head and tried desperately to recall things that could arouse his emotions.
He first thought about his most famous discovery of the Speed Force, the things he was most proud of, the milestones in his life.
"Extreme speed equation, tachyon particles, reverse speed force, speed 9 strengthening potion."
It's of no use at all.
"The Flash's pitiful gaze."
With a bang, a fierce anger hit Reverse Flash's heart. Just thinking of such a scene made him jump up from the ground angrily. With the deafening sound, he stirred up the Reverse Flash into a violent rage. With a roar, he tore his body apart forcefully, and with the blessing of the Green Lantern Ring, he dispelled the power of the Black Runner with just his willpower.
The black shadow was forced out of his body and disappeared into the void like a bereaved dog.
Reverse Lightning also lay down on the ground as if exhausted. He only felt that his legs were weak, his whole body seemed to be hollowed out, and he could not speak a word.
The Flash uniform he was wearing also turned into countless metal particles and faded away at this time, falling to the ground like a living metal creature. It first turned into a machine like an octopus, and then immediately changed back to the red suit. uniform.
The green light ring automatically opened the extra-dimensional space without being controlled by Reverse Flash, and the Flash uniform crawled in by itself and quickly disappeared.
But Reverse Flash didn't care about that.
Although every bone in his body hurt as if he had been hit by Superboy-Prime, he was still filled with joy, because the fact before him was that just as Batman said, he was seriously injured.
With such a physical condition, he is absolutely incapable of participating in the next battle.
"Fate...fate awaits me."
Reverse Flash turned over, panting heavily, and reluctantly stood up from the ground, moving bit by bit to leave the battlefield.
Now things are clear.
Superboy-Prime has been severely wounded by him, and the alliance between Darkseid and Batman has won a great victory.
And this probably means that the battle between the two of them is about to begin.
Batman might lose to Darkseid, so he's bound to summon the entire Justice League to fight alongside him.
And he had previously taught The Flash a move that would exile his enemies to a parallel universe and imprison them forever.
Destiny is truly the greatest director!
Reverse Flash suppressed the joy and ecstasy in his heart, and limped away from the battlefield. He felt that his physical condition was a little better, so he started running at a speed that was extremely slow for him, but even this was faster. train.
He had to hide in a safe place and wait quietly for the outcome of the battle.
On the other side of the battlefield, the situation was similar to what Reverse Lightning had expected.
Superboy-Prime was half kneeling on the ground.
The black runner who was the incarnation of the reverse lightning penetrated his body and tore his body apart like paper.
The biological stance, which was majestic enough for anyone, was shattered, and Superboy-Prime completely lost his ability to resist.
He gasped, making a whooshing sound as blood poured into his lungs.
Darkseid got up from the ground and touched his cheek, which had been beaten until now.
Batman stood next to him, shoulder to shoulder with him.
"Be careful."
He heard Batman say: "Even the current Superboy-Prime is still dangerous enough."
Of course Darkseid knew, otherwise he would have just taken action.
Even though Superboy-Prime looked in pain and looked seriously injured, Darkseid could guarantee that if he really thought so and then foolishly rushed forward to try to kill the opponent, he would definitely die in an ugly way.
Such an attack would weaken the opponent at most. Superboy-Prime was injured and weakened...
But it doesn't mean that he has become stronger.
But equally…
Darkseid turned his head, desperately trying to hide the fiery look in his eyes.
Batman snapped his fingers.
Immediately next to him, a sonic tunnel connecting Earth and Apokolips opened, and the Flash walked out of it.
Barry didn't talk nonsense, he knew very well that now was not the time to talk dirty. He glanced at Darkseid, and then immediately came to Batman's side to prepare to receive the mission.
Chen Tao also began to carry forward Batman's traditional art of directing the Flash to do work.
"Running around Apokolips."
The Flash heard Batman whisper to him: "Unleash your top speed."
"Why am I running around the entire planet?"
"Just an insurance policy, Barry. I need you to do this. Help. Stay on the line."
The Flash nodded and disappeared with a swish.
"I just need the Flash to help me recharge and use his Speed Force to speed me up."
Darkseid heard Batman explain to himself in a low voice, but the perfunctoriness was almost beyond words. The Lord of Apokolips could guess with his toes that Batman was talking nonsense.
But...it doesn't matter.
Whatever Batman was planning, it didn't matter.
Darkseid's eyes burned with the flames of the Omega Effect, and he fired a bending ray that Superboy-Prime blocked with his heat vision.
"Superboy-Prime is getting weaker."
He heard Batman say to himself: "Next, I will open the transmission channel and work with you to put him back on the wall of origin. Superboy-Prime will stay on the wall again forever."
Superboy-Prime's eyes lit up red, and he also heard the conversation between Batman and Darkseid.
Burning anger filled his heart. Although he was unable to move because of the injury, he still didn't want to say a word, and then his thick heat vision was sprayed directly towards the two of them.
boom!
As Darkseid used omega rays to catch the opponent's attack again, a violent explosion was caused.
Bloodslayer, who had been waiting outside Apokolips, also received news from Batman at this time, and promptly re-possessed Superboy-Prime, who had lost the power to resist, and once again took control of his body.
"Uh-ohhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
Superboy-Prime let out a roar of pain, and another illusion appeared in front of his eyes. He immediately ignored his injuries and angrily swayed his heat vision and anger into the empty air next to him.
"Yeah, yeah, Superboy-Prime will be on the wall forever and ever."
Darkseid said.
He looked at Superboy Prime in the distance, spraying heat vision, which once again hit the ground that had been cut into pieces and started to rain rocks.
He turned his head, trying to see the panic on Batman's face.
"But don't you think...it's such a waste?"
call……
Time seemed to suddenly stand still.
Superboy-Prime, who was still destroying in the distance, suddenly stopped his fists, and red flames with the Omega effect appeared in his eyes.
Darkseid put his hands behind his back, turned his head, flew into the air, and looked down at Batman who was standing with him just now.
Superboy-Prime, who had been completely controlled by the Omega Effect, flew to Darkseid's side.
"Do you think I was just fighting?"
Darkseid was stunned.
He heard Batman sounding like he was saying his lines.
"Whatever tricks you have, Batman," he said, "they're just child's play."
"That's really scary."
Chen Tao said.
Darkseid didn't quite understand Batman's attitude at this time. Isn't he worried at all?
Then the golden portal opened, and Reverse Lightning was pulled over again with a confused look on his face.
(End of chapter)
