Marvel: Spider-Man? No, I'm Superman!

Aquaman slowly opened his mouth and raised the question that was on his mind.

"Perhaps their universe's Flash has disappeared for some special reason..."

"Under dubious circumstances, they had no choice but to kidnap the Flash to save their universe."

Steelbone guessed, but he didn't expect that his guess was actually very close to the answer to the question.

……

Unfortunately, these are all just our guesses.

"And the most important problem we are facing right now is that Barry has been kidnapped by them and taken to their universe, and we don't know what kind of terrible experience he is facing alone."

"And we can only waste our time on these trivial matters instead of going to help Barry!"

This was the first time Superman had ever felt so powerless. He clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the conference table, instantly silencing everyone else's discussion of the issue.

"That's right, no matter the reason, we must do everything in our power to save Barry!"

Batman also said with a serious expression that even without considering that the Flash had saved them all not long ago.

Just because they were Barry's comrades-in-arms, they absolutely could not stand idly by while Barry was kidnapped.

"So, what exactly do we need to do now to get Barry out of those people's clutches?"

Aquaman slowly stood up and asked the crowd, inwardly agreeing to rescue Barry as soon as possible.

"Perhaps we are not entirely without a chance!"

"Although my research on the multiverse is still very superficial, I am unable to use the power of technology to create a spatial channel connecting the multiverse."

Steelbone slowly stood up, a mysterious expression on his face.

"However, when I was just cracking the device they left behind that could open the portal, I found that the device was not damaged and could still be used. It was just lacking a special kind of energy to open the portal."

Steelbone's gaze fell upon the device capable of opening the portal.

As he carefully examined the device, he felt a strong sense of familiarity, as if this special device was something he had created himself.

However, it was created by his future self.

"Victor, are you confident that you can restore it and successfully open the time portal?"

Clark's gaze was instantly drawn to Cyborg, and he asked him with some anticipation.

"Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find the special energy to activate this teleportation device yet. If Barry were still alive, his Speed ​​Force would be the best energy to activate it..."

However, a hint of regret appeared on Viktor's face. The person who created this device was clearly more technologically advanced than him, and they possessed some kind of special energy source to activate the device in place of the Speed ​​Force.

"Fuck, isn't this another deadlock?"

Aquaman, his face contorted with anger and helplessness, slammed his fist on the table.

Fortunately, the conference table was made by Batman using some special metal; otherwise, it would have been smashed to pieces by Superman and Aquaman, who are both incredibly powerful.

Do you need Speed ​​Force energy?

However, unlike the others who looked disappointed, Batman seemed to be deep in thought.

"Actually, there is another being in our universe who has mastered the Speed ​​Force!"

Batman's sudden words brought a glimmer of hope to the disappointed crowd.

……

Meanwhile, in another universe.

The Flash, along with Superman and the others who had kidnapped him, stared at the enormous black eye above Earth outside the space station, remaining silent for a long time.

"What exactly is this thing?"

After a long while, The Flash finally spoke, asking the question that had been troubling him the most.

"In fact, we still don't fully understand what this thing is!"

"Although it can be seen with the naked eye, it is not any material that can be touched. Humans once thought of attacking it with nuclear bombs, but it had no effect whatsoever."

"The nuclear bomb passed through its surface without any effect and exploded inside. The huge shock wave had no effect on it at all, as if the two were not even in the same dimension."

At that moment, Superman, standing next to Barry, slowly spoke, answering the Flash's inner question.

"Only humans have thought of resisting, haven't you...?"

“Of course we took action; I even flew into that darkness myself!”

Superman seemed to know what the Flash wanted to say. As heroes who protect the Earth, they naturally couldn't just stand by and watch this huge black eye disrupt the harmony of the planet.

However, Superman seemed to recall a very unpleasant memory, and even involuntarily, a trace of fear appeared in his extremely determined eyes.

"However, the result was that I almost completely lost myself there, bewitched by that eerie eye, and had my inner darkness fully awakened, becoming a puppet controlled by that darkness!"

The terrifying experience was so intense that even Superman almost lost himself in it and nearly became the other party's puppet.

"How is this possible? You're Superman, how could your heart possibly..."

The Flash was incredulous; in his mind, Superman was the most sacred being and shouldn't have such a terrible dark side.

However, as if he had thought of something, the Flash suddenly stopped, because in their universe, he had personally experienced the horror of Superman after he turned to the dark side.

"That's right, I'm just a superman, not a god. My heart is filled with complex emotions just like any other human's!"

Clark shook his head. He never considered himself superior to humans; he, too, possessed a wide range of emotions and desires.

However, he was able to suppress his inner desires and anger, and what he showed was kindness and protection towards humanity.

Over time, humans even revered him as a god-like being.

“Barry, we’ve studied this peculiar dark aura, and it doesn’t seem to be any kind of matter or energy that we know of.”

"However, it can trigger the deepest darkness hidden in the human heart. Anyone who has come into contact with this dark aura will find it difficult to escape its control and become a mad puppet whose inner darkness has been awakened and controlled by it."

Steelbone slowly opened his mouth and explained.

"Some call it the source of all evil in the world, while others call it the opposite of light, the ultimate darkness."

"Some scientists believe it is simply a special kind of energy that we humans have not yet explored, such as dark matter and dark energy..."

"Some religious believers even regard it as a god, a supreme deity who guides all human evolution toward immortality."

"Believers rejoiced at its arrival, rushing to offer themselves to their gods in anticipation of the great darkness!"

Steelbone slowly recounted the extreme chaos caused by the appearance of that black eye, his face seemingly already numb.

"And this black eye has grown larger with the sacrifice of countless people. From a diameter of only a few kilometers, it has expanded to a range of nearly 10,000 kilometers in less than a month, occupying nearly one-fifth of the diameter of the entire earth."

"The Earth even gradually stopped rotating under its influence, and the side shrouded by it was forever plunged into extreme darkness!"

At that moment, just by listening to their stories, The Flash could feel the despair in their hearts.

Such a terrifying being cannot be defeated or driven away by one person alone.

"So, what exactly do you want me to do after you kidnapped me?"

At this moment, the Flash seemed to understand why they had come to his universe and kidnapped him here.

Faced with a crisis of cosmic destruction, it would not be surprising to make any decision that has the potential to save the world.

Just like last time, when he forcibly reversed cosmic time to save Earth from Darkseid's rule.

"We have a plan, a plan that's risky, but we don't know if it will succeed!"

Superman withdrew his gaze from those eerie dark eyes, staring intently at the Flash, before speaking in a serious and deep voice.

"But this plan needs your help!"

……

Soon after, they took the Flash into a special laboratory inside the space station.

In the center of the laboratory stands a rather peculiar-looking device.

Overall, it looks like a giant treadmill that has been enlarged several times.

"What...is this?"

The Flash circled the giant "treadmill" and finally realized that it really was just a giant treadmill.

Of course, the Flash himself has relatively little knowledge of technology, while Cyborg is the one who researches all technology within the Justice League.

"As you can see, it's a treadmill!"

The steel skeleton slowly opened its mouth, finally confirming that the device was indeed, as it looked, a treadmill.

"Of course, it's not just a simple treadmill, but a cosmic treadmill created specifically for speedsters!"

Steelbone then added more.

"A cosmic treadmill? Created specifically for speedsters?"

At that moment, the Flash seemed to understand why they needed his help.

"That's right. The Cosmic Treadmill can help speedsters establish a connection with the Speed ​​Force, concentrate the enormous Speed ​​Force energy within their bodies, and unleash unparalleled power. In some cases, the power unleashed can even destroy the entire universe!"

Cyborg explains the function of the cosmic treadmill to The Flash.

The Speed ​​Force itself is one of the fundamental forces that constitute the existence of the universe.

If used properly, it can not only reverse the time and reality of the universe, but may even unleash the power to destroy the entire universe.

"Our plan is for the speedsters to run at high speed on the cosmic treadmill, accumulating a massive amount of speed force, which will then be amplified by this watchtower and transformed into a speed force cannon to attack that eerie dark eye!"

"The Speed ​​Force Cannon has the power to ignore time and space, annihilating everything at its source!"

"Perhaps only the Speed ​​Force Cannon can attack that dark energy that is not in the same dimension and completely destroy that strange dark energy."

This was the special plan they devised to eliminate that strange dark energy.

Use the treadmill to gather the energy of the Speed ​​Force and charge the Speed ​​Force Cannon.

Then completely defeat that dark energy and restore the Earth to normal.

Of course, this is only the general direction of the plan, and there are many more detailed plans within it.

For example, after successfully eliminating the threat of that eerie dark energy, how do we restore the Earth's rotation, and what about the potentially polluted continents and oceans? Also, how do we deal with those humans who, whether willingly or unwillingly, have sacrificed themselves to that dark energy?

If they cannot recover as the source of darkness disappears, then it will probably be necessary to use cruel methods to wipe them all out in order to completely eliminate all threats.

This will be a very painful and difficult decision for them.

As for restoring the Earth's operation, that's naturally a task for Superman.

He will then risk entering the core of the sun to absorb ample energy.

Then it unleashes its most powerful force, thus propelling the stopped Earth to continue its slow rotation.

"You guys are absolutely insane!"

At this moment, even the Flash was deeply shocked by their insane plan after hearing the whole story.

"I'm sorry, we have no other choice!"

It wasn't that Superman and his crew deliberately devised such a crazy plan.

That dark energy was simply too strange.

It was so bizarre that they tried countless methods and solutions, but none of them could dispel it, or even have any effect on it, let alone create any chaos.

It was after they had tried countless methods without making any progress that Superman, ignoring the advice of others, insisted on going in himself.

Ultimately, influenced by the dark aura, the dark side within him erupted.

The Flash, who sacrificed himself for them, became an indelible regret and nightmare in Superman's heart.

He blamed everything on Batman, believing that Batman's actions led to the Flash's sacrifice.

He almost became a complete puppet of that strange energy, and it was only after Batman sacrificed himself in front of him that the bewitched Superman was finally awakened.

At that moment, even though Superman felt immense regret, it was all too late.

……

"No wonder I haven't seen Batman from your universe yet!"

Only now did the Flash finally understand why there was neither the Flash nor Batman in this universe's Justice League.

It turns out that they had all sacrificed themselves for this universe.

The Flash understands that when they formed the Justice League and dedicated themselves to protecting the safety of the entire universe, it was already destined that they would spare no effort to safeguard the universe's security.