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Chapter 1108 Star-Lord: I'm just a kid who never grew up
Inside the Lonely Fortress, a piercing alarm blared.

The alternating blue and flashing red lights made the hall exceptionally bright.

Barry Allen was just communicating with other team members when the communication suddenly went down.

"No, no, things aren't looking good."

Barry suddenly had a bad feeling.

Just as he was pondering what had happened, a chilling spatial fluctuation suddenly erupted from the center of the fortress.

"Boom!!!"

Like a stone thrown into a calm lake, the space in the center of the fortress suddenly collapsed inward, forming a channel with dark energy wrapped around its edges.

Black lightning flickered within the passage, and it was filled with naked malice.

"careful!"

The Steel Man sensed an enemy attack and instantly entered a state of organic steelification.

The number of enemies pouring out of the passage exceeded the three's expectations.

The first thing to rush out was a metal robot.

After the killing machine appeared, it instantly circled around to the side of the Colossus like a ghost, and its metal claws, covered with the poison of Afro, suddenly plunged into the connection between the Colossus's organic steel joints.

"clang!"

A sickening corrosive sound rang out, and the Steel Man let out a painful groan as his sturdy defenses were instantly weakened.

Before he could react, the killing machine's other arm twisted at an angle that defied the laws of physics and suddenly grabbed the Steel Man's warhammer.

"Click——!!!"

A crisp snapping sound rang out.

The Steel Man's incredibly sturdy warhammer was snapped in two.

The broken hammerhead spun out, smashing the control panel and sending sparks flying.

"No!"

The Steel Man's eyes widened in fury as he saw his weapons destroyed.

Almost simultaneously, another figure stepped out of the passage.

The Devastator, fused with the Doomsday Virus, nearly blocked half the hall, and with each step it took, spiderweb-like cracks spread across the solid floor.

The opponent's eyes, flashing with a Khorne red light, locked onto the Flash and Star-Lord, who had just raised the Elemental Gun.

After identifying the enemy, the Destroyer didn't waste any words. Its massive fist, carrying the momentum of destruction, slammed directly into the area where Flash and Star-Lord were located.

The force of the punch compressed the air, producing a thunderous explosion.

"Oh!"

Star-Lord reacted incredibly quickly, shoving Barry aside and using the momentum to perform a backflip, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow.

The ravager's fist slammed heavily into the floor, leaving a bottomless crater.

"Hey! Big guy! Hasn't anyone told you you're rude? Even if it's an enemy, you should still say hello."

Star-Lord didn't forget to taunt his opponent after landing.

Instead of continuing to attack Star-Lord and The Flash, the Devastator turned its attention to the equipment at Lonely Fortress and began to wreak havoc.

When Star-Lord saw the Destroyer begin to destroy Lonely Fortress, he immediately guessed the guy's purpose—to destroy the passage between this universe and the Dark Multiverse, completely isolating Superman from the multiverse and cutting off all his escape routes and connections.

"Barry."

Star-Lord shouted to the Flash, who had just regained his footing, "Something's wrong. They're trying to destroy this place. You need to get reinforcements. Leave this to me for now."

"What? No! You can't handle them all by yourself!"

Barry paused for a moment, then immediately objected.

Star-Lord could fight these two monsters? He wouldn't believe it even if you beat him to death.

After all, ever since he met Star-Lord, he had always seen him as the "comedic relief."

"Believe me, I can beat them both to a pulp, I swear in the name of the son of Patrick."

Star-Lord said with a confident expression.

Barry: "."

He wanted to suggest that he stay, but looking at Star-Lord's inexplicably confident eyes, Barry finally gave in.

"Okay, but are you sure?"

Barry asked again, still not entirely convinced.

"Of course, trust me this once, Barry, get running!"

Barry looked at the unwavering determination in Star-Lord's eyes, then at the precarious situation.

He knew Star-Lord was right; if they stayed here, they might be wiped out, and if the fortress was destroyed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Barry gritted his teeth and gave Star-Lord a complicated look.

When this guy isn't being silly, he's actually quite handsome.

The next moment, the Speed ​​Force unleashed its full power, and Barry transformed into a golden lightning bolt, plunging headlong into the passage that was not yet fully closed, which had brought the killing machines and the ravagers.

Watching Barry disappear at the end of the passage, Star-Lord let out a long sigh and slowly turned around.

Star-Lord's expression was unusually calm, quite unlike his usual demeanor.

To the Steel Man's astonishment, he reached into his inner pocket and took out a small object.

It was a somewhat old blue frog keychain, with some paint chipping on the edges.

Its design is comical, and its workmanship is rough; it's the kind of small prize you could win at a street playground.

But Star-Lord's eyes were filled with tenderness as he looked at it.

Star-Lord then took a deep breath, solemnly pinned the frog keychain to the left breast of his interstellar adventure jacket, and glanced down at the inscription: "In memory of Star-Lord saving the frogs of Smallville on September 9.14th - a gift from Peter Padrick."

This was a gift from his father when he was a child, after he fought with a group of students to protect frogs.

He knew that he wasn't brave at all.

Although he usually laughs and jokes, he actually uses his relaxed demeanor to mask his deep-seated vulnerability and loneliness.

He has always been a lonely little boy who never grew up.

Deep inside, there lives a child who is afraid of breaking down.

The little boy who fought with others over a frog never grew up.

Although the little boy hasn't grown up, he's now going to fight these two bastards to the death in order to protect the "frog," his father, and his brothers and sisters.

After applying the buff, Star-Lord raised his head and looked at the relentlessly approaching Crusher and the killing machine that had just knocked Colossus away and was now turning to walk towards him.

“Alright, ladies,” Star-Lord said calmly, “the party is over. Now, it’s time for private dance time.”

The killing machine's scanner instantly locked onto Star-Lord, sensing a powerful threat emanating from him.

The Destroyer's eyes also became confused; he sensed a wary aura emanating from Star-Lord's body.

After Star-Lord put on the frog keychain, he immediately launched an attack.

As he uttered the ancient and obscure runes, emerald green magical light instantly spread out beneath his feet, forming a complex magic circle.

"Ansuz!" (meaning: signal, deity, mouth)

As Star-Lord uttered the rune pointing at the killing machine, an invisible magical shackle instantly formed, forcibly interfering with the killing machine's data processing and action commands, causing its originally smooth movements to freeze and become chaotic for a moment.

"Uruz!" (meaning: bison, strength, health)

As Star-Lord unleashed his runes upon himself, a tremendous sense of power surged through his body.

Star-Lord's muscles swelled slightly, and a faint golden aura began to emanate from his body. The divine power he had been deliberately suppressing was now awakening without reservation.

"impossible!"

The killing machine stared in shock at Star-Lord's ever-increasing energy.

What the hell is this? !
The Destroyer roared and threw another heavy punch at Star-Lord.

Star-Lord did not dodge. He clenched his right fist, and the power of the gods enveloped his fist like liquid as he fearlessly met the attack.

"boom!!!"

The two fists collided, unleashing a terrifying roar that annihilated energy.

A shockwave, a visible mixture of silver and dark red, exploded in a ring, causing the entire Lonely Fortress to shake violently.

Star-Lord took a few steps back, each step leaving a deep footprint in the ground.

Despite blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, he took the brunt of the attacker's blow head-on.

The Steel Man was stunned when he saw this.

A flicker of disbelief also flashed in the ravager's crimson eyes.

He felt the force of the impact from the fist, a scorching energy attempting to purify the Doomsday virus and the Chaos Corruption within his body.

Surprised, big guy?

Star-Lord wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a silly smile returning to his face. "Didn't your father teach you? Don't underestimate any man wearing a frog badge."

The killing machine recovered from the interference, exchanged a silent information stream with the Destroyer, and the next moment, the two launched their attacks simultaneously.

The killing machine transformed into countless metallic afterimages, attacking Star-Lord from all directions. Its claws, energy blades, and the ever-released Astolfo poison wove together a web of death.

The ravager, on the other hand, is like a heavy tank, launching a frontal assault.

Faced with the two attacking him, Star-Lord dared not be careless and instantly suppressed the smile on his face.

"Isa! (Ice)"

As he uttered Professor Peter's runes, a thick wall of ice instantly solidified along the killing machine's path.

"Raidho! (Travel, carriage)"

Runes that enhance agility make Star-Lord's movement unpredictable, as if he were teleporting short distances through space, allowing him to narrowly evade the Destroyer's heavy blows time and time again.

Occasionally, Star-Lord can seize an opportunity to deliver a powerful punch imbued with divine power, leaving a fist mark on the Destroyer's armor or temporarily malfunctioning a part of the Killing Machine's body.

The Steel Man standing nearby was somewhat stunned to see Star-Lord fighting two monster Batmen and holding his own.

Are all of Peter Patrick's sons this abnormal?

If every kid were this fierce, we'd just rush in and wipe out these monsters.

at the same time.

As he was "spit out" from the channel filled with violent energy, Barry Allen felt a wave of dizziness and nausea.

The aftershocks of the spatial teleportation were still tearing at his nerves.

When Barry finally managed to steady himself and get a clear look at his surroundings, the chill instantly froze his blood.

This appears to be Midtown.

Barry knows every inch of this city, every street.

But at this moment, Midtown is a place stripped of all color and vitality.

The sky was a depressing, dim yellow, and the once-familiar Star Labs building was twisted into a bizarre spire that seemed to be dripping black slime.

The buildings on both sides of the street seemed to have been kneaded by some enormous force, tilting at an angle that defies the laws of physics.

The air was filled with a strange smell that was both sweet and rotten.

What Barry found most unacceptable was the sight of those staggering figures moving about on the streets.

These people were dressed in the clothes of the city's residents, but their movements were stiff like marionettes, their eyes were empty, and their skin had an unhealthy, ashen color.

The citizens wandered aimlessly, showing no reaction to Barry's appearance, and making meaningless noises.

“No… This is impossible…!”

Barry muttered to himself in anguish.

Just then, two familiar figures staggered out of the shadows of an alley, supporting each other.

It's Iris West (The Flash's girlfriend) and Wally West (Boy Flash).

But the two people in front of him were almost unrecognizable to Barry.

Iris's once vibrant chestnut hair has become dry and gray, her beautiful face is covered with deep wrinkles, her eyes are cloudy, and she has lost all her wisdom and gentle radiance, leaving only confusion and exhaustion.

Wally, whose face was once young and full of vitality, now looked like an old man with loose skin and sunken eyes.

"Iris! Wally!"

Barry appeared in front of the two instantly, trying to reach out and help them up.

"Bar...Li?"

Iris raised her cloudy eyes, as if it took a great deal of effort to recognize him.

Wally also looked up, and his eyes, which had once sparkled with mischief and vitality, were now filled with endless pain.

"Barry... I'm sorry, the Speed ​​Force storm aged us all. It's out of control."

Upon hearing that it was Wally's Speed ​​Force that aged everyone, Barry was completely stunned.

Wally's Speed ​​Force storm has gone out of control?
Just as Barry was deep in thought.

"Click——!!!"

Suddenly, the ground beneath Barry's feet collapsed without warning.

A bottomless, pitch-black cave, devoid of any light and seemingly devoid of sound, suddenly appeared.

"what!"

Barry only had time to let out a short gasp before the feeling of weightlessness suddenly gripped him.

He tried to vibrate the molecules to penetrate the ground, but found that the "nothingness" beneath his feet seemed to absorb all energy.

His speed, which he was so proud of, was useless here, and he fell like a stone.

The fall felt like it lasted an eternity, yet also like it happened in an instant.

Absolute darkness and silence enveloped him, stripping him of all his senses, leaving only an endless sense of falling and inner panic.

Just when Barry thought he was going to fall forever, a series of intermittent electrical static suddenly rang in his ears.

"...Can anyone...hear me?...This is...Wonder Woman...We're trapped...in...a...strange maze..."

Barry quickly received messages from the other people on the communicator.

Other fathers and heroes encountered similar situations, trapped in the same strange places.

A glimmer of hope instantly ignited in Barry's heart, and he immediately told the communicator about his situation.

After Barry finished speaking, there was a moment of silence on the communication channel, followed by Horus's voice: "I guess Barbatos's goal is to unite us, the main forces of resistance, into one."

"polymerization?"

Barry struggled to maintain his balance as he fell, puzzled.

“That’s right, it’s like driving prey… to a pre-arranged slaughterhouse…”

Horus's voice came out intermittently, and the interference grew stronger.

Sizzle!!!

The next second, an extremely sharp noise suddenly rang out.

The communication channel was forcibly cut off.

Almost at the same moment the communication was cut off, Barry felt a sudden jolt beneath his feet.

He stopped falling and crashed heavily onto a hard surface.

Shaking his slightly dizzy head, Barry struggled to his feet and found himself in a vast, empty cave that seemed to be constructed of some kind of black metal.

There was no light source here, only a faint light that seemed to come from the walls themselves, which allowed him to barely see.

“Barry…”

A deep, hoarse, and incredibly familiar voice suddenly rang out in the cave.

It's Batman!

Barry was instantly overwhelmed with immense joy.

Bruce is alive, he's here!
"Bruce! Where are you?!"

Barry looked around anxiously, trying to find the source of the sound.

“I’m here…Barry…come closer…”

Batman's voice carried a hint of weariness, as if it came from the depths of a cave.

Barry, without a second thought, immediately ran toward the direction of the sound.

However, he had only run a few steps.

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

Several blinding beams of light, like searchlights, suddenly shone from the top and sides of the cave, focusing on him.

The light was so intense that it even temporarily blinded him.

Barry instinctively covered his eyes with his hand, alarm bells ringing in his mind.

Once his vision recovered slightly and he adjusted to the bright light, he could see the figure standing in the bright light source.

That's not Bruce Wayne.

It is the Bat of Laughter!

The Batman Who Laughs still leads the drooling Robin Hound, his smile appearing even more sinister and terrifying in the bright light.

"Surprised, Little Lightning?"

The Laughing Bat's voice echoed through the cave, "You thought it would be your old buddy Batboy? Sorry to disappoint you, he's busy... as a battery."

He spread his hands elegantly, as if displaying a masterpiece: "Welcome to the 'Killing Bat Cave' tailor-made for you. Do you like it? I've meticulously remodeled it for you according to the style of Midtown."

Barry angrily demanded of the other man, "What did you do?!"

"What do you mean? Your girlfriend and Little Lightning? Sorry, I just sped up time... a little bit."

The Batman Who Laughs said casually, “In this realm shrouded by His Majesty Barbatos’ power, the Speed ​​Force is no longer a blessing, but a curse. Its rate of loss is beyond your imagination, Wally West. He tried to fight against this loss, and the result was that the corrupted Speed ​​Force backfired, turning him into the pathetic state you see now.”

He took a step forward, the bright light casting a distorted shadow behind him: "Not just for you, Little Flash, but for all of Peter Patrick's troublesome kids. I've prepared one of these Killing Batcaves for each of them, and the corresponding Killing Batmen should have already started their hunting games."

Barry clenched his fists, glaring at him angrily: "You won't get away with this, Patrick's children are stronger than you think!"

(End of this chapter)