The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1094

The Flash stared in astonishment at the hand that was a step ahead of him, and following the yellow sleeve, he could see that the hand belonged to Kid the Flash.

“Leave this to me.” Lightning Boy tossed the blue marble into the air and caught it. “Didn’t Bart just say that everything that’s going to happen in the future is because of you?”

"Hey! That's because I misjudged the situation," the Flash said, somewhat annoyed. "Now that I know what's going to happen, that kind of thing won't happen again."

Before the Flash could speak, Batman spoke up for him.

"The Flash is right. You are a key figure in changing the future, so you absolutely cannot afford to have any problems right now."

After saying that, Batman turned around and began assigning tasks.

"Immediately notify the rest of the Justice League to go to Central City to help evacuate the crowd. Hawkman, report on the situation on the ground."

“Neutron’s condition is very bad.” Hawkman stared intently at the figure in the crater. “He has been quiet for a long time, but according to the instruments, the energy within Neutron’s body is still rising.”

"I estimate that the next explosion could very well blow half of the city to smithereens."

Batman frowned. Neutrons were Superman's old enemy, and therefore the League had a lot of information about them.

Neutron's abilities all come from his distorted body after falling into a nuclear reactor. His body emits massive amounts of nuclear radiation at all times, but the energy within a neutron should be stable.

Looking at the data charts sent by Hawkman, it is clear that the nuclear energy within the neutron's body has completely spiraled out of control, which is inconsistent with previous records of the neutron.

It's obvious that someone is behind this.

Batman realized that things weren't so simple, but he didn't have time to think about it; he had to deal with the impending explosion first.

"Lightning Boy, I need you to get to Midtown immediately. I'm asking you, can you get the neutralizer into his body the moment the neutron explodes?"

“The timing has to be perfect,” Bart interjected. “It has to be at the very moment the neutron explodes, or during the process of the neutron’s body repairing itself.”

The second method sounds simpler, but the city center couldn't withstand the explosion brewing from the neutrons, so they basically only had one option.

"Of course!" Lightning Boy answered without hesitation. "Don't worry, I'll be back in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

“Okay.” Batman nodded, then turned to Hawkman and said.

"Boy Flash will be on his way to the scene soon, but at the same time, the evacuation of Central City should not be stopped. Superman and the others should be evacuated. Anyone who cannot withstand the nuclear explosion should leave the scene."

Although Batman entrusting the mission to Kid Flash already signifies his trust in the latter, it doesn't stop him from making contingency plans.

The Lightning Boy, who was listening in the whole time, didn't feel offended. After all, they weren't talking about a football match, but about the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, which couldn't be taken lightly.

"I'm off." After saying that, Kid Flash disappeared from the spot, and a few seconds later everyone present could see him in the live footage transmitted back by Hawkman.

Looking at Neutron, who was kneeling naked in the deep pit, Lightning carefully put on his goggles. With the help of the built-in instruments in the goggles, he could clearly see the abnormal energy fluctuations within Neutron's body.

Just as Hawkman said, the energy level within the neutron was still steadily rising, and soon it would reach a point where it could destroy half of Central City. This was why no one dared to touch it. After all, no one knew whether touching the neutron at this moment would cause an instant imbalance in its energy, leading to an explosion.

As the energy level continued to rise, the adrenaline in the Kid Flash's body also surged. Perhaps due to the Speed ​​Force, he even felt a hunger pang in his abdomen.

To relieve his stress, Kid Flash pulled an energy bar from his pocket, tore open the packaging, and put it in his mouth, his eyes never leaving the neutron in the deep pit.

Suddenly, Lightning Boy saw a barely perceptible expansion in Neutron's body, but due to the delay, the eyepiece instruments did not react at all.

But Flash knew now was the time, and he had to act now.

Wally's parents always said that his body was faster than his brain, which wasn't a good habit, but Wally felt that it was the greatest talent in the universe.

Before he could find the answer, Kidd had already thrown out the neutralizing agent in his hand, and from the outside, Neutron's body appeared to be almost unchanged.

Just as the neutralizing agent was about to touch the neutron's skin, the latter's skin exploded first, and the neutralizing agent also exploded at this moment, melting into the torn neutron's body like a cloud of blue smoke.

Kid Flash was so fast that no one at the scene could see it clearly. They only saw Kid Flash, who was holding the energy bar, sway, and then Neutron's body was torn to shreds.

The neutron's ruptured skin shimmered with a mixture of orange and blue light, looking like a firework about to explode.

"The neutralizing agent can only force the energy in the neutron body to stabilize, but the energy it has accumulated so far will not disappear."

Kid Lightning turned around and found Captain Atom standing next to him at some point.

"Leave the rest to me."

Captain Atom jumped into the pit and placed his hands on Neutron's body, then continuously absorbed the latter's energy into his body.

About three to five seconds later, the neutron's body finally stopped flashing. Without the light, he seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.

Kid Lightning walked up to him, but was about to speak when Captain Atom, who had already stood up, was a step too late.

"Well done, Lightning Kid. If you hadn't stabilized the neutron, I wouldn't have had the chance to absorb the excess energy in his body."

Overjoyed at the praise, Lightning Boy forgot everything he was about to say and proudly raised his head.

"It's alright, I just did what I was supposed to do."

Captain Atom, of course, saw that Kid Lightning wasn't really being modest, but rather putting on an act to wait for him to praise him again. So he chuckled and ignored the latter, instead choosing to pick up the unconscious Neutron.

"Alright, you can handle the situation here. As for Neutron, I'll take him back with me."

Not getting any praise, Lightning Boy pouted and could only nod in agreement.

(End of this chapter)