#258 - Have you read Chapter 257?
#258 - Have you read Chapter 257?
Arkham Asylum.
Jason hid in the shadows, his eyes gleaming with anticipation, wondering who would appear today.
"Quick, grab him!"
"Damn it, even like this, he can still climb so fast."
"Careful, don't hurt him."
The Joker was on all fours, scurrying nimbly through the corners of the corridor like a wild beast, his eyes filled with terror.
Behind him, a large group of people armed with ropes and nets were in hot pursuit.
"Cat? Trajectory's off, rat."
Jason watched with interest.
This had become his daily must-see program.
He felt uneasy if he missed it for even a day.
"Enjoying the show?"
"Good… Who!"
Jason suddenly woke up, a crowbar appearing in his hand as he swung it behind him.
Clang!
The crowbar struck the other person's arm.
"Is that how you treat your dear uncle upon first meeting? Uncle is very hurt."
Jason's mouth twitched as he retracted the deformed crowbar, feeling a tingling sensation in his palm.
"You're not my uncle."
With that, he ignored the guy and continued watching the spectacle below.
"Are you satisfied with this punishment?"
"…Thank you."
Jason's voice was weak.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing."
Jason pulled up his hood and left towards the ceiling.
"Awkward little bird."
Kino glanced at the commotion below again and then left.
He was about to head to Kahndaq to check on the situation.
Suddenly, he stopped.
"Barry?"
His body instantly vanished from the spot.
Inside the Speed Force.
A figure blurred into a fleeting shadow, surrounded by dazzling lightning.
Behind him, a piercing red beam of light relentlessly pursued like a phantom, seemingly containing endless destructive power.
The person running was the Flash, Barry Allen. At this moment, his consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred, each step feeling like it was tearing at his life.
Just when he was about to be swallowed by despair, a voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"What are you doing, Barry?"
The sudden voice startled the Flash, who turned to look beside him. A person wearing a black and red battle suit had appeared beside him at some point.
"Who are you? Leave me quickly, the Omega Beams are about to catch up to me, you'll die too!"
Barry shouted anxiously, his voice full of worry for this stranger.
"Is that so?"
Kino realized that this Barry didn't seem to recognize him.
His gaze then turned to the Omega Beams still chasing relentlessly.
This was a highly destructive and tracking energy beam, essentially a form of extra-dimensional energy that transcended conventional physical laws.
In addition to direct physical damage, the Omega Beams could also damage the target's soul, mind, and other aspects, causing the target to suffer tremendous physical and mental pain.
It could also alter the target's molecular structure, turning living beings into inanimate objects, or breaking down objects into fundamental particles.
It could be said that Darkseid only knew this one trick, but few could withstand it.
Speedsters were among them, but this Barry hadn't learned some advanced techniques yet.
Chaos Heat Vision.
Kino's eyes erupted with scarlet rays.
The Chaos Heat Vision collided fiercely with the Omega Beams, and for a moment, the Speed Force seemed to be distorted by these two powerful energies.
After a second of stalemate, the Omega Beams were annihilated.
"Oh my god, you're also a Superman, thank you for your help, but I don't have time to thank you now, I have to rush back to save people, if I can still live, I will come find you."
Barry was first shocked and then overjoyed, the Omega Beams that had plagued him like a nightmare for so long had finally disappeared.
Barry ran back to where he came from, he didn't even understand how he got here.
Kino looked in the direction Barry left.
[Should I follow? This silly kid might die.]
Venom's voice echoed in his mind.
"Let's go take a look, I also want to see Darkseid, if I can't beat him, I'll just run, I don't believe he can run to Marvel to find me."
The bustling and solemn Washington, D.C.
The originally clear sky was now occupied by densely packed, sky-covering Parademons.
The Parademons ravaged every corner of the city like locusts, frantically capturing innocent humans and transforming them into their own kind—new Parademons.
Barry had just come out of the Speed Force when his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
"Barry, you have to run, there are still many people waiting for you to save."
Barry propped himself up on his legs and stood up shakily.
The Speed Force also consumed stamina, and he had been running all night, his stamina had long been exhausted.
The Parademons in the sky also noticed Barry on the ground.
They pounced on him.
Buzz!
A thick red beam of light soared into the sky, instantly burning all the Parademons in this area to ashes.
The scorching heat distorted the surrounding air, and the pungent burnt smell permeated the air.
"Scared me, I almost had a panic attack."
Barry turned his head and saw the Superman he had just met.
"Thank you, can you please save this world?"
Barry didn't bother to ask why the other party appeared here, at this moment, he only had one thought in his mind, and that was to save this world on the verge of destruction.
"I can, but there is a price for my help, what do you want to use to pay?"
Kino said.
"Everything I have."
Barry stood up, his eyes firm.
"No, what use is a man to me."
Kino couldn't help but roll his eyes.
He also had the Speed Force.
The Flash could be a teammate.
But as a subordinate, he really hadn't thought about finding someone from the Justice League, after all, who knew when these people would bring trouble to himself, maybe one day he would be killed by them.
Kino shook his head, thought for a while and said.
"The Justice League owes me a favor, do you agree?"
"Okay, I agree for them."
Barry said quickly.
Although he didn't know what the Justice League was, he still agreed.
At this moment, he couldn't care so much, if he didn't hurry, this world would be completely destroyed.
"Let me see what happened here first."
Kino's perspective began to rise and spread to both sides.
This world hadn't experienced the Doomsday War, which also meant that Batman hadn't formed the Justice League in advance.
A day ago, Parademons appeared on Earth, they killed and plundered the population all over the world.
Batman was the first to discover this and began to investigate, during which he clashed with Green Lantern and Superman, but under the persuasion of this Justice League succubus, they temporarily reconciled.
They investigated together, but it was too late.
Portals appeared all over the world.
Countless Parademons emerged from them, as well as their master, Darkseid!
Superman and Batman were captured alive.
Wonder Woman lost an arm, Green Lantern covered the retreat, Shazam also appeared, but he and Wonder Woman resisted Darkseid together and were beaten until they dispelled their transformation and fainted.
Cyborg built a safe house, taking the injured people to hide temporarily.
Kino's perspective continued to move, coming to a huge building on the sea.
Inside the building, Kino saw this world's Superman and Batman.
Their faces were ferocious, kneeling and worshiping, they had been transformed into Super Apokoliptian.
And in the very center of the hall, on a huge throne, sat a burly gray giant.
"Have you seen enough?"
Darkseid of the past raised his head and met the gaze of Kino in the future.
Red light lit up in his eyes.
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