With a crackle, a golden bolt of lightning raced down the streets of Gotham City. The pooled water on the ground exploded in its wake.
After the lightning passed, the water burst apart one after another, splashing everywhere.
"Miao Mu, I feel... like a pack animal!"
The Flash, Barry, said helplessly. He was already running faster than light, leaving countless afterimages around them.
"Quit talking... turn left at the third intersection ahead!"
Clinging tightly to the strap on The Flash's back, Miao Mu stared ahead with a grave expression. Brucie, on his back, had regained a little color; she was no longer deathly pale from extreme blood loss.
With a crackle, The Flash appeared beside a villa in Gotham Old Town.
Miao Mu kicked the door open. There was a great deal of standing water on the floor, already reaching over their feet. The expensive carpet in the living room—
Had turned into a tangled mess of algae.
More than a dozen eyes opened beneath the pooled water on the floor. At first glance, it was deeply unsettling.
"Barry! Run!"
Miao Mu had no time to fight these Dead Water. He tossed the Smile Pocket in his arms directly to Barry, and the two split up.
"Wow... is this your secret weapon?"
Barry took the Smile Pocket and, following the instructions Miao Mu had just given him, pulled open the mouth on it.
Then he looked at the Dead Water rising from the floor of the living room. Their liquid bodies really were troublesome to deal with.
"Ladies, buckle up. We're driving!"
Barry vanished in an instant. The Dead Water in the living room exploded one after another, and when they reformed—
The Smile Pocket scooped them all up like a sack. Barry yanked hard on the bag to keep