foreigner's journey

Chapter 1702 Broken
It's been raining heavily in the city center these past few days.

Barry Allen carried his backpack on his head and walked across the streets that were gradually filling with water, even though he was getting wet in the rain.

He is a forensic scientist at the Central City Police Department, a 22-year-old young man who has never been in a relationship, is broke, and has a slow pace of life.

Barry Allen finally made it into the police station and pushed open the office door, only to be greeted by his female colleague's mocking laughter: "Oh, Barry Allen is late again. Was he helping an old lady cross the street again? Or was he helping a kid chase a flying balloon? Come on, give us some new excuses and laughs!"

The woman's words caused a burst of laughter in the office.

"I just missed the bus, Iris."

Barry spoke slowly, patting the water droplets off his wool coat.

He didn't like Iris. Ever since they joined the company a year ago, this woman had always found a way to criticize him and loudly mock him in the office, making Barry lose face.

But Barry wouldn't argue with her, because there was no need.

Who would bother with a piece of meat that's about to disappear?
Barry hung his damp wool coat on the back of the chair and casually placed the lukewarm vegetarian sandwich and energy drink from his backpack on the table. The surrounding laughter seemed to him only as slightly noisy television screen noise.

Let's do it after get off work today. Iris is always the last to leave, so we'll make our move then.

Barry took a bite of his sandwich, slowly chewing the slightly hard bread and the tomato slices with salad dressing, his mind racing as he devised his plan for tonight's operation.

He disliked acting rashly; whether eating, walking, or killing, he preferred to act methodically.

【Red Death Demon】, those people give themselves interesting nicknames, even though they don't even know their own identity, appearance, or gender.

Next time, deliberately show your back to the camera. Hmm... tonight will do. Stain your clothes with Iris's blood; it will definitely suit the title better.

As for the police and superheroes, well, they're either weak or not very bright, and none of them can keep up with their own 'artistic aesthetics'.

Speaking of superheroes, it seems like a newcomer has arrived in Central City recently, named... Speed ​​Girl? She's probably just another weirdo in a tight suit, not worth paying attention to.

Barry finished his sandwich, downed his energy drink, and then carefully swept up the remaining crumbs on his desk with a rag. Finally, he did a few exercises on his arms and shoulders, following the routine of the exercises shown on TV, before getting into a good mood and getting ready to start working.

Barry Allen, the supervillain "Red Death," is a forensic scientist at the Central City Police Department who prefers a quiet and unassuming life, including his work.

But the sudden noise and exclamations shattered Barry's newly composed mood.

He patiently looked at his self-important yet foolish colleagues and found them gathered by the window, staring intently out the window while exclaiming and discussing loudly.

"what is that?"

"Monster! What a huge monster!"

"Tokusatsu?"

"Wow, it's so tall! It looks like it's almost 300 feet high!"

Is it a dragon?

"No, it's clearly a lizard, isn't it?"

Monster? Barry frowned, got up and walked to the nearest window, pushed aside the few colleagues huddled there, and looked out the window.

At that moment, Barry's heart almost stopped.

Outside the window, layers of dark clouds obscured the sky, and a massive black shadow stood amidst the rain curtain between the towering buildings.

Those foolish colleagues were right; it was more like a lizard than a dragon.

A giant lizard that stands upright, reaching a height of over 330 feet.

Barry even saw numerous sharp bony dorsal fins extending along the back and tail of that huge black shadow, as well as eyes that shone with a bright blue light that the thick rain and dim environment could not conceal!
What is that?
Before Barry could guess, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet begin to tremble violently, the glass windows rattled loudly, and the mug on the table shook violently to the edge of the table before shattering on the floor with a thud.

An earthquake!? No, it's the monster's footsteps!
The monster in the distance only takes an ordinary step, but that is enough to cause a small earthquake in the steel jungle city.

Snap! Snap! With another step, all the windows in Barry's office shattered, and the overhead light tubes and ceiling fans shook violently, threatening to crash down at any moment.

Those idiot colleagues scrambled under the table and screamed at the top of their lungs.

Barry inwardly scorned them, then prepared to obediently squeeze under the table as well.

But just then, he caught a glimpse of lightning flashing past the window out of the corner of his eye!
It wasn't lightning brought by rain clouds and storms, but rather... a streaking, winding bolt of lightning that weaved between the ground and buildings!
That bolt of lightning looked very familiar—

Stab it!

Barry Allen's mind froze on the last word, and then he was plunged into eternal darkness.

He, his colleagues, his office at the Central City Police Department, and the street where he lived were all instantly pierced by a bolt of lightning that approached from afar and turned to dust and ashes.

The building collapsed with a deafening roar, leaving destruction and death in its wake. Humans were crushed by the terrifying energy and impact of the lightning strike before they even had time to realize what was happening. Their souls and flesh were absorbed by the lightning, making it grow even stronger.

The fates of the superheroes and supervillains in Central City are no different from those of ordinary people; their flesh and souls are nothing more than a more nutritious 'dessert' to Lightning.

In less than the blink of an eye, the lightning bolt had circled the entire central city, converging into a massive current that slammed into the chest of the enormous monster.

Even a monster 330 feet tall could not withstand the swift and brutal lightning; a huge hole was blasted through its chest.

With a whoosh, Sylvie, the lightning-fast heroine in a red bodysuit, appeared in the open space, the lightning on her body gradually fading, while the giant monster in front of her had just begun to fall downwards.

"Holy crap! What happened? Wait, Godzilla?"

Sylvie then realized that the monster she had blasted through was a Toho costume version of Godzilla.

No, I was clearly collecting the Speed ​​Force in a DC parallel universe, so how did Godzilla suddenly appear?
It seems that DC has collaborated with Godzilla before, but isn't the movie they're in "Yesterday" where Barry Allen is the main villain and Alberd Swan is the real Flash?

Forget it, it doesn't matter whether Barry Allen lives or dies. Swann's Speed ​​Force has been drained by his own Speed ​​Force engine, so he should leave after looting a bit more... Huh?

Just as Sylvie was about to turn and leave, she was horrified to find that the monster's corpse had disappeared. In its place, an even bigger, more ferocious, and more powerful Godzilla appeared, its fierce little eyes looking down and locking onto Sylvie!

Oh no, this thing's operating mechanism looks a bit like "Singularity Godzilla" to me.

(End of this chapter)