Simultaneous travel: Starting from returning to the main god space.

Chapter 496 I'm a greedy person, I don't like making choices (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking follow-up subscriptions!)

For example, three years ago, after the Kryptonians invaded and were defeated by Supergirl, a lot of behind-the-scenes information about the Amylika government was leaked online, including but not limited to human experimentation, human trafficking, economic fraud, and manipulation of war.

These are all irrefutable pieces of evidence, complete with pictures and documents. It's safe to say that the media doesn't even need to embellish them; simply describing the facts in a restrained manner is enough to leave the Amélie government speechless and unable to defend itself.

In addition, due to Supergirl's revenge, Amelia's nuclear weapons stockpile has been completely destroyed, and many of her national research institutions have been destroyed, resulting in the loss of a large amount of cutting-edge technology.

Meanwhile, according to online rumors, although the supergirl hates Amelica, she has no problem with other countries on Earth. She even shared some Kryptonian technology with the rabbit and the bear, which made the two old enemies of Amelica's advance in strength by leaps and bounds.

Rabbit, in particular, is said to have mastered controlled nuclear fusion, and its AI technology, which was already far ahead of Amélie's, has made leaps and bounds, leaving her far behind.

As the saying goes, one's own defeat is painful, but the enemy's success is even harder to accept.

Watching the rabbit and the bear take off while their own side was in complete chaos, the high-ranking members of Amelica who discovered the Kryptonian ship and the Kara back then were filled with regret.

Don't get me wrong, they don't regret how they treated Kara, but rather they regret not killing her immediately. If they had, none of this mess would have happened.

In short, after all this turmoil, Amelia's international political standing has plummeted in the past two years, making it almost impossible for her to maintain the dignity of a superpower. With China and Russia, as well as a number of countries that have been more or less wronged by her, she is being suppressed and confronted in various ways, giving the impression of kicking a dog when it's down.

Upon seeing these news reports, Barry Allen was immediately alarmed, and was almost certain that this was not the world he was in.

After all, his America, although it frequently encounters horrific disasters of world-destroying scale, also reaps enormous benefits from them and is regarded as a beacon of the world. Unlike now, it is almost reduced to the same level as the UK and France, becoming a disgrace among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Beyond politics, the world has also changed significantly in terms of superheroes and supervillains.

Aside from Superman becoming Supergirl, Batman has disappeared from the scene in recent years. Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg, these Justice League members, have never appeared at all, as if they never existed in the first place.

Thinking of the "butterfly effect" that Wu Xian had just mentioned, Barry Allen suddenly felt a little panicked, wondering if these superheroes had disappeared one by one because he had changed the past.

If that's true, then his sins are far too great. He has directly achieved what countless supervillains dream of. If those guys knew, they would probably be laughing in their sleep every night.

"So, do you believe me now?"

Wu Xian walked up to Barry Allen and said in a low voice, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

To be honest, ever since the Kryptonian invasion three years ago, he and Kara had been planning how to get Barry Allen to awaken the Speed ​​Force ahead of schedule, thereby altering this terrible timeline.

To this end, they even went directly to Central City, kidnapped Barry who had just joined the police force, and then, following the plot of cartoons and movies, tried to awaken him by striking him with lightning.

However, it was of no use.

Admittedly, Barry's ability to connect with the Speed ​​Force and become the Flash was due not only to his own luck, but more importantly, to the Speed ​​Force choosing him. It's not that a random bolt of lightning can successfully create a speedster; the more likely outcome is that it will just turn someone into a charred corpse.

In addition, according to the settings of the comics and movies, Barry needs some unknown chemical agents to become the Flash. As for what they are, the comics and movies do not specify, making it difficult to perfectly replicate.

Even when Wu Xian entered the mysterious space once and asked the reincarnated Wu Xian to inquire with the main god, he did not receive a definite answer.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Wu Xian released Barry Allen, simultaneously altering his memories with his dual-wielding technique and healing his injuries at the same time. He planned to capture him again for experimentation once Barry recalled memories from another timeline. Thinking this, Wu Xian looked at Barry, whose face was filled with regret and pain, his gaze gradually deepening. He then patted Barry's shoulder and gently comforted him:

"Don't blame yourself too much. You just wanted to try to save your mother. To be honest, if I had the Speed ​​Force, I probably would have made the same choice as you."

"...Who exactly are you?"

Barry Allen was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked a question, turning to look at Wu Xian with a look of doubt and wariness in his eyes.

"Since you say that the future of this world was changed because of me, which is why I was able to recall these things at the point in time when the paradox occurred, then how did you know this, and it seems that you knew it much earlier than me? Could it be that you also participated in the action of changing the timeline?"

"Heh, what's wrong? Are you trying to shift the blame because you can't accept the fact that you caused your friend's death?"

Wu Xian raised an eyebrow, looked at Barry whose face suddenly stiffened, and began to deceive him: "Don't think too much. The reason I know these things is because I am not from this parallel world. Or you can think of me as someone from a more distant future, like Reverse-Flash. I know everything that happened in this timeline."

"Your actions of altering the timeline have brought unimaginable disasters to the future. Therefore, future humans went through great lengths to create a time machine in order to go back in time and prevent the birth of the Flashpoint universe."

"Unfortunately, the time machine malfunctioned, and I arrived too late. The Flashpoint universe has already been formed, and now, if you want to avert this tragedy, you can only rely on yourself, The Flash, Barry Allen."

With that, Wu Xian extended his palm and said seriously to Barry, "I need you to regain the Speed ​​Force, then stop the other version of yourself from returning to normal."

"Stop...the other self?"

Upon hearing this, Barry recalled the scene in his dream where he saved his mother, and his face turned deathly pale. He moved his lips and after a long while, he finally spoke, "Perhaps... perhaps we have other ways."

“I know what you’re thinking, Barry, but time doesn’t allow you to hesitate.”

Wu Xian shook his head slightly and sighed, "Right now you've only awakened memories from another timeline, but as time goes by, it won't be long before you forget everything and live in this world as an ordinary person. Those who shouldn't have died will never be able to come back."

“I’m not trying to morally blackmail you, but no matter what the outcome, you must first regain your strength so that you have any chance to contend with fate.”

"what do you mean?"

Seemingly sensing the unspoken meaning in those words, Barry's breath hitched slightly, and he quickly asked.

"I'm a very greedy person. I don't like making choices, so when I'm faced with a situation where I have to choose between two options, I try to get both."

Wu Xian narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Listen, I have a plan. I can't guarantee its success, but if it succeeds, it might save your mother while restoring this world."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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