American comics: Random transformations

Naturally, you won't be surprised. Even if that world is an unstable spacetime node, from a timeline perspective, it still belongs to the future. If you want to appear in the past, you must find a way to deal with the Time Wraiths.

Including me, if I return to my own timeline, the Time Wraiths won't bother me. But what if I go out with you in another timeline? I might get targeted too. That would be very troublesome.

Aren't you afraid?

Dick Grayson retorted, "You make it sound like being targeted by Time Wraiths isn't that scary."

Tian Xiaoban nodded and then shook his head:

"There are many ways to deal with Time Wraiths, like freeze guns, sonic cannons, or running faster than them! For me, those are relatively easy things to do!

Reverse-Flash has lived this long without being killed by Time Wraiths because he researched many tactics against them. Maybe you can start there."

Tian Xiaoban's methods come from the Omnitrix; his responses cannot be replicated. If the passengers on the train really encounter Time Wraiths, it's best to use those mass-produced weapons to deal with them.

Even if Tian Xiaoban doesn't have weapons, he can transform to cope. The more dangerous the situation, the more reliable the form he transforms into. The Omnitrix would never let Tian Xiaoban be torn apart by Time Wraiths.

Dick Grayson also understood the implied meaning: Tian Xiaoban can only take care of himself. With so many people, no matter how capable he is, he can't manage everyone. The best way is to learn all of Reverse-Flash's tactics for dealing with Time Wraiths.

Tian Xiaoban continued:

"If we could directly return to my timeline, there might be a way to let the remaining 998 people live like normal people without being hunted.

But now, we have to descend to a new spacetime node before Reverse Speed Force runs out."

Reverse-Flash just won't reveal a truly safe time point, and instead keeps emphasizing that all timelines are safe. That's what infuriates Tian Xiaoban; he's clearly trying to screw over those ordinary people.

"Heh heh, since you know some things and don't trust me, why are you still asking me?"

Reverse-Flash currently has no energy, so the bruises on his face from Tian Xiaoban's beating haven't healed.

Tian Xiaoban grabbed his collar: "If it weren't because I temporarily need the energy in your body to power the Time Train, I would have already—stabbed you to death!"

Dick Grayson nodded in agreement. He actually wanted to do it too, but reason restrained him.

As the culprit who led their world to destruction, Dick Grayson wanted to kill Reverse-Flash even more than Tian Xiaoban did.

… … … …

During their conversation, the Reverse-Flash clone who was sprinting frantically to charge the storage tank let out a scream.

His entire body disintegrated, and then he was completely absorbed by the Cosmic Treadmill.

Truly dead, not even ashes left!

Tian Xiaoban's expression changed drastically. He quickly rushed to the energy storage tank and saw the energy display bar about to hit zero.

"Damn it! Dick, go get people! Get three, no, four! Get four clones over here to run! Hurry!"

Tian Xiaoban pressed a few buttons on the train's control panel, and then the Cosmic Treadmill began to extend and transform.

It extended from a size suitable for one person to run to a size suitable for four people, providing positions for four people to run!

Dick Grayson happened to have called four clones, and he had them run up there!

Having four power banks working together only results in a brief burst of energy. Tian Xiaoban estimated that this would be the most wasteful approach in terms of consumption.

It would be best to find a safe spacetime node and have the Reverse-Flashes fully charge the storage tank before setting off again, so that they wouldn't run out of clones while running. "Consuming" them in the literal sense!

But bad news is always inevitable.

Just as they were racking their brains over the spacetime node, Penguin ran up from the rear carriages.

He was anxious, his forehead and nose covered in sweat, "Batman! Outside! There's a group of black things chasing us! What do we do?"

Dick was startled and exchanged a glance with Tian Xiaoban before running to the rear!

Tian Xiaoban took over Dick's job as supervisor. As soon as a clone was consumed, he immediately pulled another Reverse-Flash clone over to continue working.

From time to time, he used the electric current generated by his own electric powers to shape electric whips, lashing the Reverse-Flash's main body cowering nearby.

This guy is also a major producer. After a couple of lashes, he would subconsciously activate the Reverse Speed Force in his body. The energy transfer device (dog collar) on Reverse-Flash's neck could absorb his power to charge the train.

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Countless black figures were chasing frantically behind the train.

Each one had a hideous, disfigured face! They were bloody and looked like zombies.

However, unlike zombies, their speed was incredibly fast, almost catching up to the Time Train!

Black lightning was constantly being released from their bodies, and some would even pull the black lightning from behind them and shoot it at the Time Train like javelins.

The people in the rear carriages were almost scared silly! Because every time a black javelin hit the rear of the train, it would cause the carriage to shake!

Dick Grayson, who had rushed over, immediately guessed who those guys were. He had heard Tian Xiaoban mention them a few minutes ago. Those should be the Time Wraiths!

"Damn it, how can there be so many!"

The dense black figures looked like a zombie horde at a glance.

The Time Wraiths also demonstrated such terrifying ranged attack capabilities, which was really troublesome!

A sense of despair began to spread in the carriages.

The crowd had finally escaped the apocalypse, but encountered such terrifying things on the way. Those who had been forced onto the train kept complaining that it would have been better not to get on!

Dick Grayson shouted to the crowd in Batman's voice: "Quiet! Since we escaped the apocalypse! Then let's live well! Don't give up so early, we still have ways to cope!"

After shouting, Dick Grayson ran back to the front of the train. On the console, he found the button to activate the dark energy to form a shield!

He opened the safety cover and directly slammed it down.

The entire train began to emit 'black smoke', which was dark energy extracted from the spark prism. This energy passed through the dark metal of the train body layer by layer, covering the entire train at an extremely fast speed.

The diffused dark power was like a layer of black mist. Any area shrouded in the dark mist would no longer shake even if attacked by black lightning!

The crowd breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time had new worries. How long would this black mist-like shield last? How long would it take for them to leave this dangerous area?

"Do you have any countermeasures against the group of guys chasing behind?"

Dick asked anxiously.

Just as the Time Wraiths discovered that their black lightning could not harm the train, they gave up attacking and chose to speed up to catch up!

Tian Xiaoban said calmly: "No! My suggestion is to hide in the train and ignore everything. Those guys can't break through the train's defense!

Just a few more minutes, just a few more minutes, and we'll leave this time tunnel."

Dick Grayson was startled: "You found a safe time node?"

"Um, no! I know a timeline with a major event, but that event is extremely dangerous and involves the entire universe! Alas, I don't know if we can survive that event!"

The time point that Ben Tennyson mentioned might have been experienced by Dick Grayson as well. In short, it was enough to evoke very bad memories for those who had gone through those events.

Dick gritted his teeth: "Let's go there! Staying here is just waiting for death!"

Ben Tennyson nodded, controlled the direction, adjusted to the position to go to, using the only remaining, that is, the 'fresh' Negative Speed Force that had just been squeezed out.

He initiated a gamble-like crossing!

Chapter 170: Warming Darkseid's Bed (14)

The Apokolips Invasion War!

After the three Mother Boxes merged, overwhelming Parademon armies emerged from the Boom Tubes in groups, one after another.

They frantically captured creatures on Earth, taking them to Apokolips for modification, and those creatures transformed into Parademons would continue to invade Earth!

This is one of the reasons why Apokolips has been victorious in every invasion war in the universe!

As Steppenwolf led the charge, his face was cold as he engaged in a fierce fight with Earth's last defense force, the Justice League.

Steppenwolf's eyes were filled with mockery: These stubborn Earth natives really have rocks in their heads, not wanting the olive branch of Apokolips, simply courting death. All who cannot be used by Apokolips will be enemies of Apokolips, kill!

Wonder Woman and Aquaman Arthur desperately resisted, wielding the Godkiller sword and the Trident of Poseidon so tightly that they attacked Steppenwolf's vitals with every move.

As the vanguard commander under Darkseid of Apokolips, Steppenwolf had far more combat experience than the two who stayed on Earth.

The small-scale battles on Earth were too peaceful compared to the wars in the universe. Earth was simply not prepared for a cosmic war.

...

But all this came too suddenly, and they had to fight.

Wonder Woman and Aquaman Arthur also knew this, knowing that the current Earth could not win a cosmic-level war!

So, they were here, holding back Steppenwolf, trying to buy time for Cyborg, Superman, and the Flash to rescue ordinary people.

Batman knew that he couldn't compete with those explosively strong enemies. Therefore, he chose to deal with the Parademons scurrying around the world, using his tank plane to clear out these clustered Parademon scraps.

The specially made freezing bullets that were urgently produced had a strong killing effect on these Parademons. The disadvantage was that the existing number of bullets could not keep up with the number of Parademons pouring out.

Superman, on the other hand, was alone, blocking the entrance to the Boom Tube in the sky, rescuing those poor people who had been captured by the Parademons.

But unfortunately, there were too many people being captured!

He couldn't save them all, he simply couldn't save them all!

Even with Superman's speed and strength, rescuing people was very difficult.

Parademons were biological weapons specially developed by Apokolips to invade other worlds! Almost all organic life forms on all planets could be transformed into Parademons. In addition, the planets that Darkseid had invaded over the years were almost as numerous as the stars, so the number of Parademons was endless.

Their combat power was not weak either. Ordinary heroes basically couldn't deal with them and could only be killed or captured. The bodies of Parademons that had been transformed were rid of pain and fear, making them more suitable for combat.

Moreover, they used the emotion of fear as a target for attack. The more afraid people were of them, the more they would be targeted and hunted down.

Even if these frightened ordinary people were rescued by Superman and placed in a slightly safer area, they could not be completely at ease. The breeding of fear was inevitable; humans could not avoid it.

Therefore, they would soon be captured by other Parademons again.

It wasn't that Superman was doing useless work. Most of the people he rescued would be rescued by the Flash and Cyborg. Only a few who couldn't be rescued in time would be captured by the Parademons.

Superman himself couldn't leave the Boom Tube for too long. He alone blocked the Parademons who were trying to snatch people, holding the pass with his own strength.

It wasn't that he wanted to be a lone hero, but that the mobility of the other heroes wasn't as strong as his.

Although the Flash was fast, he couldn't fly. Although Cyborg could fly, he couldn't eliminate the hordes of Parademon armies on his own. Compared to Superman, who could save a dozen people in one trip, he could save at most two or three people in one trip.

So, Cyborg and the Flash simply picked up and dropped off those rescued by Superman on the ground, taking those people to a safe area.

Isn't it sad? Only these five people in this world can stand up? The other street heroes are either dead or injured. The people of the mystical side don't even come out to help.

In short, on the surface, this is already a game that Earth is bound to lose. What a place full of despair.

...

As time went by, Apokolips's snowball-like method of spawning soldiers finally formed a sufficiently powerful scale. Now, even if Superman was faster, he couldn't save a large number of people being taken away by them.

Superman gritted his teeth, intending to rush into the Boom Tube and go straight to Apokolips's lair to save people!

But as soon as he rushed in, Superman was hit by two red lasers and fell face down towards the ground.

The Flash rescued Superman, who was about to fall to the ground, at hyper-speed.

"Superman! No, you wake up quickly! You can't have any problems now!"

After a frantic shaking, Superman finally woke up. The pain and weakness all over his body made him feel like he had suffered a huge trauma, as if he had lost his strength. However, he was slowly recovering under the sunlight.

"I'm fine, Flash, really fine, just need to bask in the sun."

Superman showed an expression of reassurance, and then said that he needed to rest and bask in the sun.

The Flash nodded, then quickly disappeared in place. He had to continue to save people; now was a race against time!

"Better hurry up! Time waits for no one!"

As the sunlight continued to shine, Superman felt that he had recovered almost completely. After taking off, he continued to do what he had to do.

The idea of ​​going through the Boom Tube to Apokolips had been extinguished by him. Just like the Flash said, he, Superman, couldn't have any problems now!

Most of these people who can resist regard him as a spiritual pillar. If Superman disappears, then these people will definitely go crazy.

...

This is just the beginning of the invasion. The real villains haven't even stood up yet.

However, the heroes in this world seem to have done their best.

Just when they were at a loss?

A black train broke through the barrier of time and came to this world that was being invaded by Darkseid.

"Huff... Looks like I guessed right. The time point didn't go wrong. This world is indeed not particularly safe!"

Ben Tennyson hurriedly adjusted the direction of the train, mainly because there were too many Parademons blocking his way. This led to the scene of them crashing all the way through being too bloody.

Under the obstruction of this Parademon army, the speed of their time train began to slow down.