The process went so smoothly that it felt deeply wrong.
They followed the underground pipes onward, switching to a line whenever they spotted a thicker energy conduit.
The entire Earth was affected by the Omega Effect, which meant there had to be a massive Fire Pits here. Without Mother Boxes, wireless energy transmission was impossible, so these pipelines were naturally needed to transport energy.
Following them upstream would inevitably lead to the source. That was something Su Ming had discovered during his brief stay in the Timeline last time.
But things were going too smoothly. Riding the flying carpet, they encountered no resistance at all. About three minutes later, they had descended deep underground and found an enormous Fire Pits where energy churned like magma within a volcanic crater.
This Fire Pits was far larger than the one on Apokolips. Perhaps it had already replaced the Earth's core and was keeping the planet running.
"Um, Slade, if we blew this place up, would that..." Bobo also sensed that something was wrong. This was clearly a super energy source that could destroy the Earth with just a little tampering and the chain reaction it caused, yet it had been left here completely undefended, without a single guard.
It seemed like an underground sea. Energy swam through it like terrifying flames, with black shadows mixed into the red glow, like chocolate sauce stirred into cherry jelly.
The gorilla blinked, put away his pipe, and looked at Deathstroke, waiting for his orders.
"Retreat. Now." Su Ming patted Cloak, signaling an immediate withdrawal. "It's a conspiracy. We can't touch it."
He glanced at the immense sea of fire, then jumped onto the flying carpet without looking back, preparing to find a way out of the underground.
No one stopped them on the way out