"What? Really?"
Cyborg and Barry instantly became excited, pressing Fang Yuan with questions.
Fang Yuan understood their feelings; the World, in its despair, had suddenly found a glimmer of hope, and it was natural for them to lose their composure a bit.
"I can travel to a parallel Universe of this World, but only once," Fang Yuan said simply. "However, Batman should be quite common, I think."
"But I can't bring anyone back here."
"I can help you!" Barry immediately said. "I can put the Speed Force on you. After you find Batman, use the Speed Force to bring him over!"
The Speed Force isn't just about speed-related abilities; the Speed Force can do many things, very idealistic.
Fang Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "So I can also use the Speed Force?"
"Uh—" Barry paused, answering with some hesitation, "That's not possible."
"Alright."
Fang Yuan let go of that fantasy and then had another sudden idea.
"Speaking of which, if Cyborg and Flash sign now, with so few people left on Earth, they should be World-famous, right?" he thought.
However, the company panel poured cold water on him.
[Current World human population is less than 20,000, unable to initiate invitation.]
Well, opening a company also requires a mass base.
So, if Fang Yuan wanted to achieve something here, he first had to save the World.
Thus, he agreed to Cyborg and Flash, deciding to help them find a Batman.
The DC World is no worse than the Marvel Universe, and Fang Yuan was very envious of the Superheroes within it, so if this World could return to normal, Fang Yuan was naturally willing to try.
Anyway, he was just giving it a try; if things proved impossible, he could just hide in a parallel Universe and never come to this World again. Fang Yuan specifically checked the panel; the reward for traveling to a parallel World allowed him to ignore the transfer cooldown, letting him leave immediately and return immediately.
Time was short; according to Barry, Superman was continuously searching for them outside, so Fang Yuan had to act faster.
After asking if Fang Yuan could travel at any time, Barry disappeared in place for a few seconds, and when he reappeared, he was holding a ball of lightning.
He gently placed the lightning on Fang Yuan, and the next second it disappeared.
"When you travel back, you just need to make physical contact with Batman, and you can bring him along!" Barry said.
Fang Yuan nodded: "Wait for me, don't die!"
He wasn't sure how long it would take to gain Batman's trust. If they were caught by Superman before that, then this Universe would truly be lost.
So, Fang Yuan, who had just traveled, once again initiated the transfer.
"Target, parallel Universe!"
When he opened his eyes again, he found that everything around him had changed drastically. The ruins that filled his vision before had turned into streets bustling with traffic,
with high-rise buildings everywhere, a scene of prosperity.
However, Fang Yuan quickly noticed that the way people around him looked at him seemed a bit off.
Pedestrians, upon seeing him, ran away in fear, and some even hastily made phone calls.
Fang Yuan immediately realized that his current attire made him look exactly like a Terrorist, and appearing on the streets of the United States' capital, these people were probably all worried that he would shout 'Allahu Akbar' the next second.
So, Fang Yuan quickly scurried into an alley, took off the face covering on his head, then used Mystique's ability to transform into a slender version of Steve, and walked out of the alley with a normal expression.
At this time, patrol officers had already arrived at the alley entrance, but after cautiously rushing in, they could only stare at the discarded rags on the trash can. As for Fang Yuan, who brushed past the patrol officers, no one paid him any attention.
After all, a six-foot-tall man went in, and a slender, five-foot-three Steve came out; a normal person wouldn't connect the two.
After shaking off the attention, Fang Yuan first found a newsstand to check the current date.
Because it was a parallel Universe travel, he hadn't received a new, implanted identity and could only gather information through conventional means.
However, the company panel did have an extra World, which Fang Yuan temporarily named DC-2 World.
September 30, 2013.
Fang Yuan immediately frowned: "Traveled too early, the Justice League hasn't even been formed yet."
He was currently using Mystique's ability and couldn't use Telepathy, so he casually asked the newsstand owner: "Do you know Superman?"
The owner was a middle-aged White man: "What's that? A new comedy movie?"
It seemed Superman hadn't debuted yet.
"What about Batman?"
"Oh, I remember that one. He's like that weirdo in Gotham who comes out at night to take down criminals—"
Hearing there was a Batman, Fang Yuan felt relieved.
He immediately turned and headed in the direction of Gotham.
Gotham's location was roughly similar to New York's, and Fang Yuan reached it after a few teleportations.
All the way, Fang Yuan was thinking about how to gain Batman's trust. Since it was a parallel Universe of the 'Justice League' movie World, it should still be Ben, and if it's 2013—
Help him rescue Robin from the Joker?
However, Fang Yuan didn't know when Ben Bat's Robin died, and he wasn't even sure who the dead Robin was.
Those who read the comics know that the second Robin, Jason Todd, died, but the director insisted that the first Robin, Dick Grayson, died—
Jason cried himself unconscious in the restroom. How could someone even steal the way they died?
Wayne Manor was north of Gotham, and Fang Yuan found it without much effort.
But he quickly frowned.
Desolate, covered in fallen leaves, overgrown with weeds; if it weren't for Telepathy indicating someone was inside, Fang Yuan would have thought it was abandoned.
"Only one person, where's Alfred?"
Fang Yuan was very curious. Alfred was still there in the movie a few years later, so he wasn't in the Ben Bat version of Batman's World.
Fang Yuan had indeed seen a Wayne Manor similar to this situation, but further confirmation was needed.
Knock knock knock!
Knock knock knock!
Although the main gate wasn't locked, to be polite, Fang Yuan still pulled the half-open gate and knocked many times.
Unfortunately, there was no response from inside.
"I'm coming in."
Fang Yuan walked in. Although it looked like a haunted house from the outside, the interior of the Manor was not bad; there was a little dust, but not much, clearly indicating it was inhabited.
The more Fang Yuan looked, the more familiar it became. When he wandered into the living room and saw an unfinished oil painting there, he finally confirmed it.
This was the World where Barry Allen changed the timeline in 'The Flash' movie!
This World indeed had a Batman, but he had retired twenty years ago.
Old Keaton Bat, a man who had completely cleaned up Gotham City.
In other versions, a Gotham rampant with criminals became the safest city in the World in his hands.
Seeing no one in the room, Fang Yuan knew that Batman was observing him from the shadows, so he directly stated his purpose.
"Bruce Wayne, or rather, Batman?" Fang Yuan said loudly. "I know you're here. I'm a Superhero from a parallel Universe, and I'd like to ask for your help."
Thump!
Creak!
After a series of sounds, a small, old man with white hair, disheveled and unkempt, crawled out of the wine cabinet. He stretched his waist, but his gaze was fixed on Fang Yuan.
Noticing his scrutinizing look, Fang Yuan gave him a smile.
"What do you need my help with?" the old man asked.
"To save Bruce Wayne from a parallel timeline," Fang Yuan then briefly explained the situation.
Keaton Bat pondered for a moment, then decisively nodded: "Alright!"
Fang Yuan's heart swelled with joy, not expecting it to be so easy, but Keaton Bat quickly added: "Saving your World is fine, but you have to help our World first."
"What?"
Keaton Bat started a recording, and immediately a man's voice began to speak.
"I am General Zod. Earth has long harbored—"
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