Picking Up Some Trash

As elderly Barry Allen ran backward on the Cosmic Treadmill, a powerful surge of energy rushed through the Antimatter Cannon.

Under that impact, the elderly Barry gradually disappeared. All that remained on the Cosmic Treadmill was a damaged Flash suit...

Zhang Tianran entered Speed Mode and carefully observed the energy. Although the explosion outside moved extremely slowly in Speed Mode, time was still very limited.

"Zero, how much data did you collect?" Zhang Tianran suddenly asked as the aftermath of the explosion was about to reach him.

From the moment he arrived, Zhang Tianran had used the Speed Force to envelop the Time Ship. Accelerated by the Speed Force, Zero began using every capability she had to analyze the products here.

"An estimated twelve percent. There is insufficient data to make an accurate judgment. But we need to leave now. You can't withstand an explosion of this scale." Zero's voice slowly reached him, leaving Zhang Tianran somewhat disappointed.

He had not managed to collect even a trace of the Cosmic Treadmill, much less the Antimatter Wave. This trip had truly been rather unsuccessful.

After looking back reluctantly, Zhang Tianran vanished from where he stood.

A few minutes later, Zhang Tianran reappeared in the area. Seeing that the explosion had disappeared, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

If the timeline had not been about to change again, Zhang Tianran really would have waited a while longer before coming back.

"Zero, prepare the Shrink Ray. We have a lot to take away. Most of it is badly damaged, but it should still be somewhat useful." Looking at the ruins around him, Zhang Tianran's expression finally eased somewhat.

Although he had not gained anything particularly valuable, even scrap had its uses. Take the Cosmic Treadmill, for instance. Most of it remained intact. Perhaps it could be repaired someday.

To save time, Zhang Tianran not only entered Speed Mode immediately, but also used Time Remnants several times. Several versions of him began clearing up the wreckage together.

Because the timeline had undergone some changes, Zhang Tianran found it somewhat difficult to use Time Remnants, and the situation seemed to be getting worse.

Realizing this, Zhang Tianran understood that time was running out. He hurriedly dismantled everything that looked useful, piled it all together, and had Zero shrink it.

It took only two or three seconds to pack everything up, and Zhang Tianran immediately prepared to leave.

But... it seemed that no universe existed outside anymore. This place also appeared ready to disappear at any moment...

"Is it time?" Zhang Tianran felt no concern. Since there were no other worlds, he would simply go to the Vanishing Point.

That place was said to belong to no time, but in reality, it was merely a relatively stable location within the timeline.

If he truly wanted to be particular about it, Zhang Tianran could even travel to the past and then head once more to the point in time where the Time Council existed.

The seven people chosen by the universe had been transported to the Vanishing Point at the final moment before their world was destroyed. They had already spent several months here.

Flash had been missing for several months. Every day, those who remained searched for a way out, but found nothing.

Until this day, when Luthor used the junk here to build a device and attempted to escape.

But unfortunately, there was nothing outside. Even if the device truly worked, they would have nowhere to go.

Well... not exactly. There were plenty of parallel universes, but with their current strength, they definitely had no way to reach them.

A flash of white lightning drew everyone's attention. In this empty wasteland of ruins, any change could offer people a little hope.

Soon, Zhang Tianran appeared there. The instant he arrived, he did not leave Speed Mode. Instead, he took the Book of Destiny from Luthor's hands.

"This is quite an interesting thing. It's rather wasted in your hands." After taking the Book of Destiny, Zhang Tianran did not open it. He simply tossed it directly into the shrunken ship.

This was quite a difficult technique, because Zhang Tianran had used the Speed Force to open a space leading into the ship.

"Dr. Zhang... how did you appear here? What happened outside?" Kara stared at everything before her in disbelief.

As a Kryptonian, Kara had actually noticed Zhang Tianran stealing the book. But not only did she not stop him, she even felt that he had done a good job.

No matter who held that book, they would be better than Luthor.

"Hello, everyone. This should be my first time meeting you all. To avoid disrupting the timeline, it would be best if you didn't spoil what happens later for me." Zhang Tianran spoke calmly, reminding everyone present first.

"The entire world has disappeared. Is there even any need for something like a timeline anymore?" Luthor asked, but he did not demand the Book of Destiny back.

Because he still had a page from the book in his arms, and this was not the time to care about such things.

Though he put on an indifferent expression, Luthor kept staring intently at Zhang Tianran, hoping somewhat that the world would return to normal.

"It's fine, go ahead and tell me. If it affects me too much, I'll kill you before the Time Paradox arrives." Zhang Tianran threatened him blandly.

"Zhang Tianran, what exactly happened to the outside world?" Sara Lance asked again.

"It has temporarily disappeared, but it's fine. Just wait here a little longer..." Zhang Tianran stopped beating around the bush and explained directly.

However, hardly anyone believed him. Just as Kara was about to ask something else, yellow lightning flashed through the air again.

Barry Allen appeared with a bewildered expression, nearly crashing into Zhang Tianran.

"Where am I?" Barry muttered, his body seeming somewhat weak as well.

Kara and the others had no time to continue questioning Zhang Tianran. They hurried over to check on Barry's condition.

"Barry, where have you been? You've been gone for months." After checking him and confirming that he was fine, Kara hurriedly asked about what he had experienced during that time.

"What? I was only gone for a few seconds... I wanted to enter the Speed Force, but no matter what I did, I couldn't find the way. It was as if..." Barry Allen began explaining.

Hearing this, Zhang Tianran, standing nearby, felt a sense of shared understanding.

Unlike Barry, who currently could not connect to the Speed Force, Zhang Tianran had always been shut out by it. No matter how hard he tried, he could never enter.

"Barry is back. It looks like the time is about right. My arrival really was quite well-timed. I originally thought I would have to stay with you for months." Zhang Tianran spoke meaningfully.