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Chapter 462 Run, Clark
2022-10-19 Author: Great Demon Spirit
Soon after, news that shocked the entire universe spread, causing a massive uproar.
Oa, which had existed for countless years, was gone.
The seven Guardians were nowhere to be found.
"The Kree Empire dispatched its most advanced warships to Oa and has confirmed that Oa has been reduced to cosmic dust."
"An incomparably terrifying power has destroyed Oa."
"Gods, the bodies of hundreds of Green Lantern warriors! How is this possible?! They... they died in an instant, and these were powerful Lanterns!"
"This reporter has taken numerous photographs. These Lanterns were all powerful warriors registered with the Empire, but now, they are all cold corpses, and their Green Lantern rings are nowhere to be found."
"Either they were destroyed by the enemy, or they were taken by the Guardians. Alternatively, considering the rules of the Green Lantern rings, when a wielder is killed in battle, the ring will automatically seek out a worthy candidate on the nearest inhabited planet."
"What we must worry about now is just who destroyed the eons-old Oa. If the enemy is on the same level as Trigon..."
The instantaneous annihilation of Oa shook the entire universe.
The Guardians were no pushovers. Tens of thousands of powerful Green Lanterns had emerged from their ranks, so how could their defensive capabilities be anything but formidable?
Everyone knew that another terrifying and troublesome foe had appeared.
And this unknown entity had punched through the boundless Dark Dimension, leaving Dormammu's fate uncertain, before instantly destroying Oa and heading off in a specific direction.
His movement speed was astonishing. He flew using only his physical body, and his pure speed could even overwhelm many speedsters.
It seemed something in that direction was attracting him.
A Level Eight Ancient Doomsday, entering an incredibly fragile universe in his true form, possessed destructive power even more terrifying than Trigon's.
Even if he did nothing, the energy and information he unscrupulously radiated were already causing immense damage to the universe itself.
Level Eight, a Multiverse-level existence, is a being on par with the entire multiverse. One only has to think about it to realize how terrifying this Ancient Doomsday is.
The current situation was equivalent to stuffing an entire multiverse into the main universe.
And he was a monster unwilling to carefully restrain himself. In an instant, the universe underwent a terrifying cancerization. Constants and parameters were thrown into disarray, and the most fundamental physical systems began to collapse at an astonishing rate.
Along his path, the Ancient Doomsday flew in a straight line, effortlessly smashing through anything that existed.
Whether they were planets or stars, they were like paper, shattering on contact.
That's right, this was how he had destroyed Oa. He didn't need to do anything; a light touch was all it took for Oa to burst like a balloon.
Those so-called Lanterns?
The Ancient Doomsday felt nothing at all. It was as if a mere shudder of his mighty body had shaken them to death.
The Green Lanterns were completely unable to withstand the energy waves emanating from the Ancient Doomsday.
He stared intently in one direction and charged forward at an astonishing speed.
If one were to depict the universe as a two-dimensional image at this moment, they would see a terrifying straight line cutting through all matter. Numerous great galaxies, with their hundreds of millions of stars, were being bisected by this line.
The terrible influence he exerted as he passed by tore at the internal structures of these galaxies, directly causing numerous once-stable systems to collapse. Vast numbers of stars, dragged by this power, began to violently shake and collide throughout the universe.
Throughout the universe, everyone feared for their own safety.
...
Earth, Africa.
Barry had just dealt with Gorilla Grodd when he heard Cisco's cry of alarm.
"What's wrong, Cisco?"
"Guys, uh, I might be crazy, but the computer shows all the fundamental systems are changing wildly. A lot of the data I'm monitoring is constantly fluctuating..."
"What?"
Harrison's expression changed. He roughly pushed the stunned Cisco aside, propelled his wheelchair to the computer, and began typing rapidly on the keyboard, his face growing darker and more sinister.
Back when he was Thawne, he had traveled through the timeline many times as the Reverse Flash. He understood this kind of bizarre change far better than an ordinary person.
Taking advantage of the moment before the universal laws had fully distorted, he opened a high-end program he had hidden and quickly input an incredibly complex calculation formula—a result of his research from the 25th century.
The world's most advanced computer—which was no different from junk in his eyes—took a little over a minute to compute. And this was only because he had secretly connected it to Gideon, the artificial intelligence he brought back from the 25th century.
The result made his expression change drastically.
"Our universe is transforming into a Flashpoint Universe and a Cancerous Universe." Harrison's gaze was incomparably grim.
Whether it was Flashpoint or cancerization, both were terrible outcomes, perhaps only slightly better than the universe collapsing on the spot.
But this way, his plan to return to the future was completely ruined.
The timeline of a Flashpoint Universe is temporary, the result of all sorts of impossible deformities continuously developing and manifesting into reality.
As for a Cancerous Universe, just as the name implies, it refers to a universe that has developed a rudimentary self-awareness but is inevitably headed for death.
The universe itself has cancer. To extend its life, it has to frantically modify its constants and parameters, heading towards ever more insane extremes. So what will happen to the lives of those living within this Cancerous Universe?
It will be miserable.
Extremely miserable.
This would also directly trigger the cancerization of a timeline. If the 21st century became cancerous, let alone the 25th.
Perhaps there wouldn't even be a 25th century. He could reach the end of time at any moment and be erased by the timeline's corrective forces.
"WHAT! THE! HELL! IS! COMING!"
Harrison gritted his teeth. With his back to Cisco and Caitlin, a yellow arc of electricity flashed in his eyes, and a biting chill rose from him, making Cisco and Caitlin tremble.
He just wanted to go home, why did these accidents always happen?!
...
East Africa, Wakanda.
Tony sent Clark flying with a punch, then appeared before him with ghostly speed, grabbing a handful of his hair and slamming him violently to the ground.
"Clark, you shouldn't have come, and you definitely shouldn't have tried to stop me." Tony frowned, looking at the dirt-covered Superman he had pinned firmly into the ground.
All around them, Transformers lay scattered, defeated by Clark's sudden arrival. Fortunately, none were dead.
His mud-stained red cape looked incredibly dull under the light of the sun.
"You're a guardian of this planet, so why are you attacking an innocent country?" Clark couldn't be bothered with minor questions like "How does Tony know my identity?"
He had flown here swiftly from North America to try and stop Tony, but the outcome was disastrous. In Tony's hands, he couldn't even last a single round.
In terms of strength, Tony was no match for Clark, but Tony was proficient in magic, which had nullified most of his combat strength in an instant.
In Tony's hands, Clark felt like a mere child.
Tony shrugged and was about to speak when he suddenly raised his head and looked toward the sky.
His gaze pierced through space and time, looking out into the universe. He saw an incomparably terrifying monster charging right at him.
As if sensing Tony's gaze, the Ancient Doomsday, countless light-years away, actually revealed a smile filled with brutality and greed.
An incredibly ferocious smile.
On his face, its edges covered in bone spurs, emanated an aura of pure destruction.
Clark struggled with all his might, but the power in his magically-suppressed body had vanished without a trace. He questioned in a low voice, the sound muffled and indistinct as it came from his mouth, which was almost buried in the dirt.
"Clark, let me give you a piece of advice. If you don't want to die, run for your life..."
Tony's eyes were dark as he spoke in a low voice.
(end of chapter)
2022-10-19 Author: Great Demon Spirit
Soon after, news that shocked the entire universe spread, causing a massive uproar.
Oa, which had existed for countless years, was gone.
The seven Guardians were nowhere to be found.
"The Kree Empire dispatched its most advanced warships to Oa and has confirmed that Oa has been reduced to cosmic dust."
"An incomparably terrifying power has destroyed Oa."
"Gods, the bodies of hundreds of Green Lantern warriors! How is this possible?! They... they died in an instant, and these were powerful Lanterns!"
"This reporter has taken numerous photographs. These Lanterns were all powerful warriors registered with the Empire, but now, they are all cold corpses, and their Green Lantern rings are nowhere to be found."
"Either they were destroyed by the enemy, or they were taken by the Guardians. Alternatively, considering the rules of the Green Lantern rings, when a wielder is killed in battle, the ring will automatically seek out a worthy candidate on the nearest inhabited planet."
"What we must worry about now is just who destroyed the eons-old Oa. If the enemy is on the same level as Trigon..."
The instantaneous annihilation of Oa shook the entire universe.
The Guardians were no pushovers. Tens of thousands of powerful Green Lanterns had emerged from their ranks, so how could their defensive capabilities be anything but formidable?
Everyone knew that another terrifying and troublesome foe had appeared.
And this unknown entity had punched through the boundless Dark Dimension, leaving Dormammu's fate uncertain, before instantly destroying Oa and heading off in a specific direction.
His movement speed was astonishing. He flew using only his physical body, and his pure speed could even overwhelm many speedsters.
It seemed something in that direction was attracting him.
A Level Eight Ancient Doomsday, entering an incredibly fragile universe in his true form, possessed destructive power even more terrifying than Trigon's.
Even if he did nothing, the energy and information he unscrupulously radiated were already causing immense damage to the universe itself.
Level Eight, a Multiverse-level existence, is a being on par with the entire multiverse. One only has to think about it to realize how terrifying this Ancient Doomsday is.
The current situation was equivalent to stuffing an entire multiverse into the main universe.
And he was a monster unwilling to carefully restrain himself. In an instant, the universe underwent a terrifying cancerization. Constants and parameters were thrown into disarray, and the most fundamental physical systems began to collapse at an astonishing rate.
Along his path, the Ancient Doomsday flew in a straight line, effortlessly smashing through anything that existed.
Whether they were planets or stars, they were like paper, shattering on contact.
That's right, this was how he had destroyed Oa. He didn't need to do anything; a light touch was all it took for Oa to burst like a balloon.
Those so-called Lanterns?
The Ancient Doomsday felt nothing at all. It was as if a mere shudder of his mighty body had shaken them to death.
The Green Lanterns were completely unable to withstand the energy waves emanating from the Ancient Doomsday.
He stared intently in one direction and charged forward at an astonishing speed.
If one were to depict the universe as a two-dimensional image at this moment, they would see a terrifying straight line cutting through all matter. Numerous great galaxies, with their hundreds of millions of stars, were being bisected by this line.
The terrible influence he exerted as he passed by tore at the internal structures of these galaxies, directly causing numerous once-stable systems to collapse. Vast numbers of stars, dragged by this power, began to violently shake and collide throughout the universe.
Throughout the universe, everyone feared for their own safety.
...
Earth, Africa.
Barry had just dealt with Gorilla Grodd when he heard Cisco's cry of alarm.
"What's wrong, Cisco?"
"Guys, uh, I might be crazy, but the computer shows all the fundamental systems are changing wildly. A lot of the data I'm monitoring is constantly fluctuating..."
"What?"
Harrison's expression changed. He roughly pushed the stunned Cisco aside, propelled his wheelchair to the computer, and began typing rapidly on the keyboard, his face growing darker and more sinister.
Back when he was Thawne, he had traveled through the timeline many times as the Reverse Flash. He understood this kind of bizarre change far better than an ordinary person.
Taking advantage of the moment before the universal laws had fully distorted, he opened a high-end program he had hidden and quickly input an incredibly complex calculation formula—a result of his research from the 25th century.
The world's most advanced computer—which was no different from junk in his eyes—took a little over a minute to compute. And this was only because he had secretly connected it to Gideon, the artificial intelligence he brought back from the 25th century.
The result made his expression change drastically.
"Our universe is transforming into a Flashpoint Universe and a Cancerous Universe." Harrison's gaze was incomparably grim.
Whether it was Flashpoint or cancerization, both were terrible outcomes, perhaps only slightly better than the universe collapsing on the spot.
But this way, his plan to return to the future was completely ruined.
The timeline of a Flashpoint Universe is temporary, the result of all sorts of impossible deformities continuously developing and manifesting into reality.
As for a Cancerous Universe, just as the name implies, it refers to a universe that has developed a rudimentary self-awareness but is inevitably headed for death.
The universe itself has cancer. To extend its life, it has to frantically modify its constants and parameters, heading towards ever more insane extremes. So what will happen to the lives of those living within this Cancerous Universe?
It will be miserable.
Extremely miserable.
This would also directly trigger the cancerization of a timeline. If the 21st century became cancerous, let alone the 25th.
Perhaps there wouldn't even be a 25th century. He could reach the end of time at any moment and be erased by the timeline's corrective forces.
"WHAT! THE! HELL! IS! COMING!"
Harrison gritted his teeth. With his back to Cisco and Caitlin, a yellow arc of electricity flashed in his eyes, and a biting chill rose from him, making Cisco and Caitlin tremble.
He just wanted to go home, why did these accidents always happen?!
...
East Africa, Wakanda.
Tony sent Clark flying with a punch, then appeared before him with ghostly speed, grabbing a handful of his hair and slamming him violently to the ground.
"Clark, you shouldn't have come, and you definitely shouldn't have tried to stop me." Tony frowned, looking at the dirt-covered Superman he had pinned firmly into the ground.
All around them, Transformers lay scattered, defeated by Clark's sudden arrival. Fortunately, none were dead.
His mud-stained red cape looked incredibly dull under the light of the sun.
"You're a guardian of this planet, so why are you attacking an innocent country?" Clark couldn't be bothered with minor questions like "How does Tony know my identity?"
He had flown here swiftly from North America to try and stop Tony, but the outcome was disastrous. In Tony's hands, he couldn't even last a single round.
In terms of strength, Tony was no match for Clark, but Tony was proficient in magic, which had nullified most of his combat strength in an instant.
In Tony's hands, Clark felt like a mere child.
Tony shrugged and was about to speak when he suddenly raised his head and looked toward the sky.
His gaze pierced through space and time, looking out into the universe. He saw an incomparably terrifying monster charging right at him.
As if sensing Tony's gaze, the Ancient Doomsday, countless light-years away, actually revealed a smile filled with brutality and greed.
An incredibly ferocious smile.
On his face, its edges covered in bone spurs, emanated an aura of pure destruction.
Clark struggled with all his might, but the power in his magically-suppressed body had vanished without a trace. He questioned in a low voice, the sound muffled and indistinct as it came from his mouth, which was almost buried in the dirt.
"Clark, let me give you a piece of advice. If you don't want to die, run for your life..."
Tony's eyes were dark as he spoke in a low voice.
(end of chapter)
