The mere few dozen meters vanished in an instant, and Deathstroke appeared at the corner of the corridor the next second.
But the anticipated attack never came. Instead, he saw a man in a blue bodysuit with a huge golden Flash Symbol on his chest, clutching the wound in his abdomen as he leaned against the wall in the corner and panted.
At the sight of Deathstroke, the pale-faced man forced out a smile.
"I got bitten by accident. I'm probably beyond saving. That was a zombie, right? It spreads infection just like in the movies?"
His long golden hair was plastered to his face with cold sweat, like golden threads floating in water. Black blood continuously flowed from the wound at his waist. In truth, merely looking at the color of the blood had already given him an idea.
It was a massive wound. A good portion of his intestines and liver had been bitten away. Whatever had attacked him, it had a very large mouth.
"What's your name, kid?"
Rather than answer his question directly, Su Ming propped himself up on his weapon and stood before him. The man looked somewhat familiar. That uniform with the enormous lightning bolt on the chest meant he ought to be connected to Shazam.
"Freddy Freeman. Ugh... you can also call me Captain Marvel." The man shut his eyes in pain and let out a groan. After catching his breath and steadying himself, he spoke again. "I just wanted to go back to the Hall of Justice to get some clothes. I didn't expect... What's your name, friend?"
"So it's you, Billy's little brother, Captain Marvel Jr." Su Ming nodded, then sighed regretfully. "I'm from Earth-0 on business. Just call me Deathstroke. Speaking of which, your Earth-12's old Deathstroke has retired too,