Chapter 1231

"About... I also forgot how long ago, I was flying over the Metropolis in my dream, just like Clark and I usually do, when suddenly a black cat fell onto my head and smashed me to the ground."

"I was startled, but I discovered that its chest and front paws had deep wounds and were bleeding. I hurriedly tried to find a way to bandage it, only to realize that it was my friend from reality, Bat-Cat."

"For a while before, we weren't very harmonious, but later I discovered that it had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, and we became very good friends. Discovering that my friend was injured, I was furious and kept asking it who did it."

"It didn't want to tell me at first, but I kept asking, so it told me the truth about the Dream World. Only then did I know that in the real world, beneath human consciousness, there is a world woven from the dreams of all living things."

"Actually, I have always wanted to fight crime and uphold justice like Clark, but I also know that I am a dog. If I were to fly up and give a criminal a roundhouse kick, that would be too shocking, and Clark would get into trouble because of it."

"When I first learned this fact, I was overjoyed, feeling that my righteous heart could finally be upheld. But after delving deeper into the Dream World, I realized that things were not that simple."

"The situation in the Dream World is very complex. There are many terrifying creatures here, and darkness has been eroding this place, threatening the safety of the city's residents. I thought Clark was already busy enough upholding justice in the real world, so I could take over here and fight crime just the same."

"In the process of protecting the Dream World, I fought side-by-side with Bat-Cat, and we became very good friends. But it still refused to tell me who had hurt it back then."

"But just a while ago, I discovered a clue. Someone staged a bombing in Cat-City Cat Getan. When Bat-Cat and I arrived, we only saw a black shadow."

"His speed was extremely fast. Even with my super-vision, I could only capture a blurry shadow. I tried to pursue him, but I couldn't catch up at all, and he seemed to be able to use that power to travel freely through the Dream World."

"Once, when he landed, I saw that he had likely just traveled over from someone's dream. Only then did I realize the severity of the problem. He is likely interfering with the actions of others through their dreams; this is very dangerous!"

Krypto's ears droop. It sniffs and says somewhat dejectedly: "I don't have the ability to travel through the Dream World as flexibly, so I can't catch up to him at all. I originally wanted to go find Clark, but I was worried that the mysterious shadow would affect Clark's dreams."

"I didn't even dare to go find Clark, fearing that the shadow would follow my tracks and find Clark. If Clark were affected, it would all be over!"

Shiler squats down, looks into Krypto's eyes, and says: "Are you sure there is only one shadow?"

Krypto is a bit puzzled, but it nods and says: "I only saw one shadow... wait, Professor, do you know who he is?"

Shiler squints his eyes and thinks for a moment, but he still pets Krypto's head and says: "Don't be anxious. I reckon someone will come to reveal the secret to us very soon."

After saying this, Shiler firmly strokes Krypto's back, making it feel somewhat comfortable, so it lies down on its side. Shiler sits on the ground, places his hand on Krypto's head, and says: "Haven't you realized that your anxiety has already affected your control over your power?"

Krypto pauses significantly, rests its head on its front paws, and lets out a slightly sad "Woo...".

Shiler uses his method of treating people to soothe Krypto's emotions. He originally thought it would be very difficult, as humans and dogs are different species and their thinking should be different, but facts proved that a dog's thinking is much simpler than a human's. Before long, Krypto's mood improved.

Just as Shiler stands up, a bolt of golden lightning suddenly streaks across the misty dream space. In the silence, time and space seem to slow down, and a shadow flashes past.

Krypto immediately lowers its body, the muscles in its two front paws tense up, it bares its sharp teeth, and all the fur on its body stands up, looking very nervous.

Suddenly, the golden lightning converges in one place, and a figure walks out of the mist. A young man wearing a red bodysuit with a lightning bolt emblem on his chest walks up to Shiler and says:

"Are you Professor Shiler? Don't be nervous; this is a dream. My name is Barry Allen, and I am the Flash from another world."

"Time is of the essence, and I can't explain much to you. In short, your colleague Professor Thawne is actually a super-villain from another universe. I chased him here, but neither of us can leave now."

"He wants to execute his evil plans in this world, and I must stop him. Thawne possesses a special ability to pollute the mental worlds of others. He used this ability to influence the new FBI Director, and they teamed up to stage the terrorist bombing beneath the World Trade Center towers."

"The new FBI Director, Louis Fuli, saw your resume from the FBI and was very interested in your abilities, so he wanted Thawne to use his mental-polluting ability to manipulate you."

"Please don't worry; I came here to protect you. I will absolutely not let Thawne hurt you!"

Shiler listens quietly to what Barry said, nods, and says: "I understand everything you've said. Now, Mr. Barry, please step aside."

"Uh, why?"

"Because I want to hurt him."

Just as Shiler finishes speaking, a black shadow instantly appears behind Barry.

Red light glows in his eyes. Before Professor Zoom's evil smile can fully unfold, a huge tower, so high it reaches the clouds and is impossible to observe in its entirety, appears before everyone's eyes.

"Catch him."

As Shiler's cold voice sounds, countless shadows leap out from the tower, instantly surrounding Thawne and Barry.

Thawne's smile freezes on his face. He looks left and right at those faces—almost identical Shilers—his expression hesitant.

But soon, Professor Zoom makes a decision. His decision is that a wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him; they have more people, so he'll run first. He turns into a black lightning bolt, shrinks slightly, and wants to jump into the distance.

The next second, with a "bang," Thawne crashes into a black, unidentified object. He is somewhat dizzy and doesn't understand: how could the Negative Speed Force he uses be blocked by something?

Perhaps those who know something about the Flash know that the Flash's "speed" is not just that he runs fast, but that he has mastered a special power called the Speed Force.

When this power is used, it ignores physical rules. Besides being fast, it is almost never blocked by anything; it's somewhat like running in another world. The Negative Speed Force used by Professor Zoom has the same nature.

Thawne, recovering from his dizziness, looks up to see what blocked him. The result appearing before him is a pitch-black frying pan.

The hand gripping the frying pan's handle is not a human hand, but... a blue cat's paw?

Thawne turns his head and sees a blue cat, both paws tightly gripping a frying pan, swinging it toward him.

With a "bang," Thawne is sent flying. That's right, in the form of black lightning in a Speed Force-enhanced state, he traces a beautiful parabola in the air, with Barry and Krypto's wide-eyed, open-mouthed shock in the background.

After Thawne lands, he looks up and sees Shiler's smiling face appearing above him. The professor's slightly playful voice sounds: "Is the dream fun? There's even more fun to come."

After saying this, Shiler snaps his fingers. Tom-Cat Shiler pulls a hammer and a saw out of thin air. Suddenly, the sound of clanging appears at the top of the tower, along with the kind of smoke often seen in cartoons.

Before long, a huge hamster wheel appears at the top of the tower. Shiler grabs Thawne by the collar behind his neck, drags him into the tower, takes the elevator to the top floor, and throws Thawne into the wheel.

Barry and Krypto, standing at the entrance of the tower, look up in unison at Thawne, who is forced to start running because the hamster wheel has begun to turn.

Looking at Shiler walking back, Barry swallows, reveals a somewhat stiff smile, takes a step back, and says: "Haha, it seems I was presumptuous. It seems you don't need my protection. Since that's the case, I'll just..."

"Don't go yet."

When Shiler's voice sounds, Barry's starting posture pauses. Looking at Tom-Cat Shiler, who is lowering his head to study his own paws, Barry sighs, drops his hands dejectedly, looks at Shiler, and says: "Alright, Professor Shiler, the Flash is willing to serve you."

After saying this, Barry deliberately raises his eyelids, looks at Shiler's appearance with his blue eyes, swallows again, and whispers: "Good heavens, he looks just like that... just like the kind of villain Batman would deal with. Nothing good ever comes of it..."

Shiler reveals a smile and says: "Rest assured, I know you are a kind child. Now, there is another equally kind child who is troubled by his project, and I think it's necessary to help him. What do you think?"

Barry widens his eyes.

About half an hour later, a bolt of golden lightning streaks across the sky over Cat Getan University.

In the laboratory of the Cat Getan University experimental building, Lex Luthor points to a hamster wheel in the room and says to Barry: "Get on. As long as you run fast enough and have enough energy, you'll definitely be able to disperse some of the dark clouds."

Barry stares dumbfounded at Lex and says: "The project you chose is to disperse the dark clouds over Cat Getan??? What grudge do you have against yourself???"

"No, wait a minute..." Barry extends a hand, presses his head, feeling his thoughts are a bit chaotic, and then says in an even more incredible tone: "Luthor?!

How are you in Cat Getan? Is the Batman of this world dead?"

"Ah, no, no, no, my question should be, what's with this wheel? It looks like you built it a long time ago. Who were you originally planning to have run on it?"

"No, I can't get on!" Barry shakes off Lex's hand that was trying to push him and says: "This is Cat Getan, Batman's territory. He won't allow others to mess around here. He doesn't even allow me to run in this city!"

Lex looks at Barry with disdain, as if looking at an unreasonable child. After a long while, he helplessly fetches a phone, dials a number, and says to the other end:

"Hello? Bruce, do you remember that external energy supply device for the Ark Reactor we built together? Yes, that's the wheel Professor Shiler said 'someone will be able to use it sooner or later'."

"That's right, the person who can use it has arrived, but he refuses to get on... What? Shoot him?"

Lex holds the phone receiver, his expression gradually becoming dangerous. Barry immediately extends a hand and says: "Hey! Hey! Don't be like that!"

He snatches the phone receiver and says to the other end: "Listen, Batman, you can't treat me like this. Am I not your good partner anymore? Have you forgotten our friendship?"

"What? Who am I? When you pick up a phone, you actually didn't figure out who was in the room on the other side???"

"What? Stop disturbing your sleep? You really are... Hello? Hello??!"

"Wait a minute! Don't come over! Superman!

Help me!

In a dilapidated post station in Mexico, Clark, who had just lain down, twitches his ears. He says with some confusion: "How come I feel like someone is calling me?"

A hand grabs his shoulder and presses down gently. Clark lies back on the ground. Bruce withdraws his hand and says:

"Your hallucination, sleep."