The Flash Express

Faced with the power of the Lasso of Truth, Li Zu could not lie.

The battling Flash and Reverse-Flash stopped.

Another person who did not belong to this world had appeared!

He had no Speed Force; even his strength was pitifully weak.

"There was no Toyman in my world." Flash looked at Reverse-Flash, suspecting that Li Zu had been captured and brought to this world by him.

"Heh heh." Reverse-Flash could not be bothered to explain and merely chuckled softly.

He liked watching stories develop in directions that were difficult to control.

The deepening sorrow on Flash's face gave him immense satisfaction.

His satisfaction had no limit... as long as Flash's sorrow had no limit as well.

Li Zu had not been untied, and Batman did not ask a second question.

He simply curled up on the ground, smelling the blood and feeling the madness unique to a battlefield.

Blood ran down his neck and seeped into his collar. The cooled blood was reignited against his chest.

Li Zu shuddered. He did not like sticky things burrowing into his body, and being covered in blood was not very "Toyman" at all.

Shouts came from afar.

The sounds of slaughter and gunfire drew closer and closer.

Nearby, Flash was completely outmatched by Professor Zoom and was sent flying by a fist wrapped in the Speed Force.

Their battle had already surpassed the limits of Li Zu's vision.

"I have a way to take down that fast-running bastard. Want to try it?" Li Zu, still bound by the glowing rope, offered his "suggestion."

He always seemed able to find a reasonable bargaining chip in desperate situations, making himself look a little more "valuable."

Batman said nothing and merely tugged on the Lasso of Truth.

Its divine power automatically controlled Li Zu's mouth, making him reveal that "simple" plan.

"You're too slow, Barry!" Professor Zoom dodged Flash's punch once again, folding his arms like a teacher watching his hardworking student, utterly relaxed.

In contrast, Flash was panting heavily from exhaustion.

Stronger than his fatigue was his fury.

After laughing, Professor Zoom launched his attack as well. His fists were faster, and in his eyes, Flash seemed to have become an ordinary man moving in slow motion.

He accelerated to full speed, leaving afterimages behind his fists.

Of course, all of this existed only within the Speed Force. To ordinary eyes, they were merely two brief streaks of light,

fleeting flashes of light.

"Tell me, how do we take down that fast-running guy?" Batman swung the Lasso of Truth in his hand.

He raised his voice slightly to ensure that both Professor Zoom and Flash could hear him.

This did not suit Batman's usual image, but in this utterly ruined world, any action taken by an abnormal Batman somehow seemed perfectly "reasonable."

Li Zu, lying on the ground, opened his mouth without hesitation. "Of course I know this guy's weakness..."

This is bad! Professor Zoom felt a sense of foreboding rise within him.

Bound by the Lasso of Truth, Li Zu could not lie.

If Li Zu really could reveal his weakness, that meant he truly possessed some kind of "weakness" that even he himself had never known about!

He did not want to be defeated by Flash after holding a winning hand. That would hurt him more than being killed.

Seeing Flash's joyful, triumphant smile would be the harshest punishment of all.

Speed Force lightning exploded around Professor Zoom. He turned and sprinted toward Li Zu, his rapidly vibrating arm ready to seal Li Zu's mouth forever.

He ran faster than people could speak.

Unfortunately, Flash behind him was no slower and successfully intercepted him.

He even turned defense into offense, binding Professor Zoom and dragging him out of the Speed Force's high-speed movement, bringing him before Batman and Li Zu.

"That is... I don't know either~" Li Zu grinned strangely, his eyes seeming to pierce through the light and see the shock on Professor Zoom's face.

Bang!

One clean gunshot.

Clang...

The shell casing fell from high above, bouncing three or four times by their feet before finally rolling away with a rattle, stopping beside Li Zu, who was bound by the Lasso of Truth.

Batman held up a pistol. Who had fired was obvious.

It was a "simple" scheme, giving Flash a chance to regain his rhythm amid Professor Zoom's fierce assault.

The only thing beyond Li Zu's expectations was that Batman had actually shot Professor Zoom in the head!

That accelerated the end of everything even further, making Li Zu's plans afterward impossible to carry out.

Reverse-Flash lowered his gaze and watched Li Zu, who had long since freed himself from the Lasso of Truth, rub his arm as he rose from the ground.

Everything just now had been an act.

Beside Li Zu, Batman, his expression grim, held the Lasso of Truth and watched him.

And Flash was charging toward them from behind at high speed!

The pain in his forehead snapped Professor Zoom back to his senses.

Li Zu rubbed the rope marks on his wrist, his body swaying slightly.

"The truest thing in the world is that plans can never keep up with change."

He glanced at the Lasso of Truth in Batman's hand. It was a very interesting toy, but Batman did not look like someone willing to part with his "toy."

Professor Zoom stiffened. At last, he stopped and locked his eyes on Li Zu.

"You win!"

"Huh?" Li Zu found that strange, but Professor Zoom had already collapsed onto the ground, becoming a corpse.

What did Professor Zoom mean?

Before Li Zu had time to think about Professor Zoom's words, someone grabbed him by the collar and began moving at high speed.

"Run, Barry!" Batman shouted.

Without Professor Zoom stealing the Speed Force, Flash's running speed began to rise rapidly.

Li Zu only wanted to ask why they had to bring him along, but the wind blocked his mouth and even distorted his face.

His hair felt as though it were about to catch fire.

"We have to take this guy back, Barry! Make sure that world returns to normal!" Batman's voice came from behind him, but in the end, the roaring wind filling Li Zu's ears drowned everything out.

Li Zu was forced to ride the Flash Express.

They rushed out of London and sprinted across the surface of the English Channel.

Their speed surpassed Li Zu's ability to think.

He had no idea what exactly had happened.

Only in the final instant before Flash carried him away from this Flashpoint World did he see a blinding light erupt from the English Channel.

An entire continent had been blasted into dust.

That might have been Aquaman's "Ultimate Weapon."

When the words "Ultimate Weapon" fully appeared in Li Zu's mind, he did not even have time to marvel at its power before discovering that he had arrived in a strange place.

The people here wore yellow prison uniforms.

Everyone was like a beast trapped in a cage, freely baring their fangs.

"I think you belong here. Once I go back and get some sleep, we'll meet again~"

Flash tossed Li Zu into one of the cells, then turned into lightning and vanished.

"Hm? Why is there an extra person here?" A patrolling guard happened to walk over and stared curiously at Li Zu, who wore a green suit and was covered in blood.

It was normal for someone to escape from prison, but an extra person appearing inside the prison was very abnormal!

"Excuse me, where is this?" Li Zu did his best to appear friendly.

"No matter how you got here,"

the guard revealed a malicious grin. "Leaving this place is impossible... This is Blackgate Penitentiary. Interested in making a record with me?"

Li Zu smiled as well. "Gladly!"

Thanks to "Vulgarianndm" for the 100 Qidian Coins tip.

(End of chapter)