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"...And what about here, this universe? What is it about Gaia, what is it about God?"

Bruce looked at the environment of the entire Mystery House, and suddenly recalled that they were still fighting Gaia. He failed to get the magic lamp, and the ultimate freedom of mind collapsed, so that he did not have time to destroy Gaia, and the members of the Justice League However, all the companions died in the battle, except for Constantine, who was not a member of the alliance.

"Don't you understand... The so-called God is probably the one in front of you."

Di Xin said abruptly from the side.

"There is no 'God', and if there is one, I don't think there is anything more God-like than a Lord of Dimensions."

"What you call God is the will of the universe incarnate."

Dr. Manhattan did not acknowledge Dixin's identification.

"Each universe has its incarnation of the will that should exist, just like the consciousness of the planet. I don't deliberately manipulate all this, I just let nature take its course."

He waved his hand, and a mirror image as tall as a person appeared in front of him.

It was a bizarre, colorful tunnel that seemed to lead to the end of nothingness. A red figure was running fast inside.

"Barry..."

Bruce's eyes narrowed.

"Where is he? What happened?"

"He is about to go back to the past, and he will try to reverse everything that has happened. This is his mission, and it is also the destiny set in the universe."

"This is... a time and space tunnel. I know it. It is the function of the Speed ​​Force. Barry Allen broke through his own boundaries, and the Speed ​​Force took him through the gap in time and space..."

Di Xin seemed to understand something, but in an instant he frowned and asked.

"How can reversing time and space be a given?"

He didn't understand what Doctor Manhattan was saying.

Reversing time and space, changing the past and the future, is something that disrupts cause and effect. How can it still be a given?

"Because you only know one, but not the other."

Dr. Manhattan replied calmly.

"You think this is reversing time and space, which is originally a matter of disturbing cause and effect, but what if the 'thing itself' that happened is also destined?"

"..."

Di Xin still frowned and said nothing.

"In the infinite universe, there are countless world lines coexisting. Their infinite changes produce finite laws, and the limited laws produce infinite changes."

Dr. Manhattan waved his hand again, and the effect of the mirror in front of him changed.

It was a war, a war for the Justice League.

Their opponent is the most evil invader, a tall and burly giant with rock-like skin, his eyes can emit terrifying rays that annihilate all life forms, and he can command countless flying insect-like steel monsters with his wave of his hand... The Justice League retreated step by step, and eventually began to die one by one. Aquaman, Cyborg, Martian Manhunter, Hal Jordan, Diana, Batman... The powerful Superman, Clark Kent, was the last one to die in battle. Under the competition of rays, they fought to the last moment and were finally completely swallowed by the giant's beam and annihilated into ashes.

The only survivor, the young Flash Barry Allen, finally broke through after witnessing this. With the belief that he wanted to change everything, he exceeded the speed of light, exceeded his own limits, and disappeared into the end of the world. ..

"Is this what happened in another world?"

Bruce looked at all the scenes that flashed by, feeling a little silent.

"No, this is how this world is supposed to happen."

Dr. Manhattan glanced at him.

"You mean... no matter what, Barry Allen will travel through time and space after a huge disaster occurs, trying to reverse it all?"

Di Xin vaguely understood.

Yes, after all, he was once a strong man. With his ability and experience in understanding these things, he naturally has richer experience to make careful guesses.

Dr. Manhattan said that even he himself understood that the arrival of the magic lamp brought unpredictable changes to the cause and effect of this universe and this earth. This is the so-called "infinite laws appear within finite laws". possible changes'.

But the universe, and even cause and effect, are elastic.

Even though the emergence and arrival of the magic lamp disrupted the normal development trajectory of the earth in this universe, and even caused the phenomenon of civilization and earth consciousness coexisting, everything derived from the magic lamp is passive after all, and it is still in the universe. within the 'controllable' range.

Therefore, although there are no cosmic invaders due to various reasons, Gaia has replaced this image and existence, and the destruction of the Justice League is doomed, whether it is facing the cosmic invaders or Gaia. Ya, the dialing of cause and effect will always make everything go to the originally set trajectory, and the final result is closure - The Flash will still travel through time and space, and he will still try to change this future that is about to fall into destruction.

This is the so-called 'infinite changes, but there are still finite laws'.

"Is fate really predetermined?"

Bruce, who was silent, suddenly asked.

His voice was hoarse and low, as if he was remembering some wounds in his heart that could never be healed.

"It's up to you to find out for yourself."

Faced with this question, it is obvious that even Dr. Manhattan may not be able to give a real answer.Or maybe he thought his answer might not be applicable to Bruce.

"...I can agree to your request."

Taking a deep breath, Bruce said slowly.

"However, Gaia's problem must be solved. This is my universe, this is my hometown, and I cannot sit back and watch it be destroyed."

"It's too late."

Dr. Manhattan waved his hand to remove the mirror image, and Constantine's Mystery House also disappeared. They were shrouded in a transparent light blue barrier, and they could see that the forest outside at night was quiet, even eerily quiet.

Dr. Manhattan reached out a little and touched Bruce's forehead with his fingertips.

Then, he saw the scene he least wanted to see.

In the quiet world, countless people were lying on the ground bleeding from their orifices.

There was twisted pain on their faces, their bodies had become stiff, and their wide and already distracted eyes stared at the void in front of them, as if they were silently controlling the toy of fate.

Their own homes, shelters, high-rise buildings, and even unknown remote towns, not just people...even other creatures were not spared. This was a mass extinction, a massacre, and it was not earth-shattering. , but destroyed everything silently.

Farther away, on the other side of the ocean far away from Europe, there were more people kneeling or lying on the ground in pain, as if they were being tortured by some invisible force that wanted to take away their lives.

Poor, rich, men, women, children, old, able-bodied, disabled, police, criminals, emperors, presidents, beggars... No matter skin color, no matter country, no matter region, no matter good or evil, no one can be spared. .

"Do not!!!"

Bruce finally yelled as if he lost control.

He pushed away Dr. Manhattan's hand, and the illusion in front of him disappeared instantly, and he grabbed the other person's shoulder tightly. He could no longer maintain his calm and almost ruthless self. The roaring voice even had a different tone because of the tone. Tall and distorted.

"You can obviously stop this! You obviously have the ability to save them!"

Dr. Manhattan looked at Bruce who was going crazy. He looked directly at him without wavering at all.

"What about you, do you think you have the ability to save them?"

He looked at Bruce's face indifferently, and the emptiness and depth in his eyes made Bruce feel cold.

"You know who I'm talking about."

Dr. Manhattan said something that outsiders might not understand.

"Bruce, you still don't understand."

Dr. Manhattan's tone never changed emotionally from beginning to end.

"Actually, even God can't save everyone."

"........"

After being stunned for a few seconds, Bruce staggered back a little.

He looked at Di Xin, who was floating beside him without saying a word, and then at Constantine, who kept his head down and said nothing. He suddenly turned around and started running. He jumped through the light blue protective shield and came to The world outside the barrier.

But as soon as he took the first step, his body froze, his face turned red suddenly, and the harsh tinnitus filled his mind crazily, as if it was about to crush his brain, and a dizzying feeling surged through his body, as if The whole world has become extremely distorted.

"Well!"

Wrapping his neck with both hands, Bruce knelt on the ground. He tried to stand up with support, and his teeth were almost broken, but he could only feel that he was falling towards a dark abyss.

He had experienced this feeling.And not just once.

It was a sense of near-death.

In his near-death experience, there was only endless darkness.

what is this?

Is it this kind of power that killed so many people?

His consciousness seemed to quickly become chaotic and blurry.

In a daze, he seemed to see the illusion again, with countless people lying lifeless on the ground, their heads hanging weakly to one side, and their eyes looking distracted.

Amid the strangeness and chaos, he seemed to be back on a familiar yet strange street——

Thick, dark clouds shrouded the sky, and pure white snowflakes drifted downwards.

In a city full of rust, a young couple wearing coats were walking home with a fair-skinned and handsome boy.

Not long after they came out of the movie theater, the family was laughing and talking about the story they had just watched. The young boy standing between the men and women was smiling happily and innocently. Even though it was a cold winter, he Breathing into the air filled with white mist, he curled up his two little hands in the pockets of his black cotton coat. His childish little face was a little red from the cold, but his bright black eyes were full of hope and hope for life. good.

But all this... changed forever with a robber who stopped on the road.

When the robber man raised the dark gun in his hand and pointed the black muzzle at the family, that was the boy's first experience of what 'death' is.

As the head of the family, the father unconsciously clenched his leather-gloved fists.

He reflexively pushed the boy behind him and rushed forward without any hesitation, trying to snatch the gun from the man in front of him.

With a 'Bang! The sound of gunshots and the faint smell of smoke filled the air - in the boy's eyes, the tall father fell down, forever... fell down.

"No!"

The mother's eyes were splitting with anger. She pushed the boy away with all her strength, and only had time to shout, "Go!" '——With the second fateful gunshot, round and bright pearls splashed everywhere. The white pearls bursting open due to the kinetic energy of the bullet traced dozens of different trajectories in the boy's dull eyes. It seemed to be integrated with the falling snow in the sky, falling to the ground crisply, bouncing high again, splashing and rolling to the boy's feet.

It was the ornament that my mother always wore around her snow-white neck.

The bullet cut through the silk thread connecting the pearls and mercilessly penetrated into the mother's neck. The hot blood sprayed stained the pure white coat and the snow, reflecting a sad and beautiful color.

The mother also fell to the ground forever.

Her head hung weakly to one side, her tied hair fell apart, and the pupils in her eyes quickly spread and lost their luster.

"Martha..."

The father who fell to the ground murmured the last trembling words.

When the boy who was standing there finally came to his senses, there was no sign of the robber.

In the air, the smell of smoke mixed with a strong smell of rust seemed to linger.

And in this scene, looking at the lifeless man and woman lying on the ground...

That evening with light snowfall will forever be imprinted in the heart of the boy who 'survived'.