Everything returned to normal.
Entity of Existence.
White Ring Corps.
Barry, poised to run.
And Clark and the others.
"Barry, get ready!" Wayne took a deep breath, having already made his decision.
"Barry?" Seeing Barry's dazed, unresponsive state, Wayne's Mental Link was filled with confusion.
"It's useless." Barry sent his reply back to Wayne.
"Useless? You already tried it?" Wayne froze at first. Just as he was about to say something, he seemed to realize something else and gravely sought confirmation from Barry.
"I traveled through time many times, but I ran into him every time. He drove me back." Barry was full of despair. "He locked onto our Timeline. I don't know how he did it, but he did. He occupied every future and gathered them into a single one."
"What now?" Everyone present was linked through the Mental Link and had heard Wayne and Barry's exchange. Looking in Thanos's direction, even those who had always held hope felt immense pressure.
Without question, his choice of this Timeline meant what came next on it: his goal had been achieved, and their attempt to stop him had failed.
For a moment, despite the powerful energy surging through their bodies, they could still clearly feel their own helplessness. They were nearly out of options.
The universe had been sealed off.
The Timeline had been locked down.
The seal had completely failed.
Fight? That too was a long, despairing choice.
Worst of all, even if they chose to fight, they would still be powerless to stop the invasion awaiting them in the near future.
Under such circumstances, did fighting still have any meaning?
For a moment, confusion arose in everyone's hearts.
"Are you no longer going to struggle or resist?" Keenly sensing their flagging morale, Thanos did not choose to attack. It