Dex-Starr was already asleep. After the catnip wore off, cats would enter a period of lethargy before suddenly waking up again.
It had not woken up yet, but Strangle followed the scent it had left in the air on its way here, tracing it back to where the cat had been before.
There was a silvery-white metal door. Beyond it should be a circular hall, and it looked highly technological.
The space station resembled a series of large concentric circles, one ring nested within another, with empty gaps between each ring. It truly was a scientific research station rather than a Space Fortress, because this kind of structure was utterly unsafe against external enemies.
Through the porthole outside the door, they could see the colorful light of the Spectre Sector wrapped in energy, like a twisted red net hauling something out of this universe.
"Though we can see it, the entire sector has already been cut out of our dimension. This resembles the effects of Hypertime, only stronger."
Barry put his expertise to use and tried sensing the Speed Force. This power existed everywhere in the universe, but within that great net, the Speed Force had been repelled.
He might still be able to use the Speed Force inside, but other speedsters probably could not.
"Hmm. Looks like my guess was right. Darkseid is still alive, and his plan has already been carried out. The only question is whether he plans to lie low for now or go head-to-head with Perpetua."
As if playing with a monkey, Su Ming moved Bobo onto his shoulder and looked out the window with everyone else.
Countless planetary fragments floated through the dazzling universe, but inside that great net, every planet had been fixed in place. Everything seemed orderly.
It was merely an order