With a crack, lightning split the sky, turning their faces deathly pale for an instant.
Then came the torrential rain, making visibility even worse in this already dim world.
"Yeah. Since they once existed, why doesn't anyone remember them?" Diana quickened her pace so she would not lose Batwoman, who was leading the way ahead. "Or rather, why did people forget them? That process of forgetting may be the key to defeating them this time."
The temperature here was extremely high. The atmosphere of ancient Earth differed from that of modern Earth, and arriving here felt like stepping into a greenhouse.
Even the rain falling now was warm. It offered no relief from the heat, and the raindrops carried a strange stench.
Even so, having rain was still a good thing. At the very least, it greatly reduced their chances of suffering dehydration and shock.
"You mean that if we forget them, they cease to exist?" The Flash frowned. He glanced at Jay hanging over Diana's shoulder; the old man was still unconscious. "That's too idealistic. It's like closing your eyes when you face danger."
"Yeah, it is idealistic. I don't know how to describe the feeling either."
Wonder Woman sighed and hitched her shoulder again to make sure the old man would not slip off.
"But why do you think people have the habit of closing their eyes when facing danger? And why is it universal across the world? People in every Parallel Universe do the same thing. It is as though this action has been carved into human DNA. What gave everyone the same habit?"
Keeping one's eyes open in the face of danger was an introductory lesson for warriors. Even when an arrow or bullet was right in front of them, they had to ensure they did