The train, which Billy had feared would crash head-on into the wall, did not result in a deadly collision.
Just as the train was about to meet the ancient bricks, the Rock of Eternity suddenly emitted a brilliant blue glow. This light spread along the position where the Rock of Eternity met the ceiling, flashing out from the gaps between the bricks.
In that moment, the brick wall in front of the train seemed to come alive. It spontaneously began to move in an orderly fashion, section by section, unfolding into a deep, pitch-black passageway.
The train, without any obstruction, plunged headlong into the newly formed tunnel, and soon the scene outside the window was swallowed by complete darkness. There was no light source, except for the faint glow from inside the train.
"Ahhhhhh—!"
"Stop howling, senior!" Brainstorm couldn't help but speak up. "I can barely hear the radar now. Oh my god, what is this ancient technology?"
Billy Batson opened his eyes, noticing the calm faces of everyone around him. He silently closed his mouth and fell into awkward silence.
"Did we make it, Valeria?" Alex unbuckled his seatbelt and walked over to Brainstorm, curious.
"Mhm." Brainstorm responded with a slight hum. "We've entered the Broken Space Zone. This is the seam between different dimensions. We need to find the right path to continue."
"I only have a general direction. I've already informed Reed Richards. Didn't he design some specific routes?" Alex asked.
"Dad did input some route data, but he clearly forgot about the space compression folding effect. Tsk, I can't blame him though. After all, we are currently between the real dimension and the quantum realm."
Brainstorm casually dropped some astounding statements, and even Alex could only barely grasp the meaning.
"You mean, the space we're in now is completely different from what Reed understood, right?"
"Yes. Dad is still using his old methods to handle the current problem, but he can't comprehend how different the situation is now."
In the Marvel Universe, the makeup of various dimensions was entirely different from that of the DC Universe. For Reed Richards, dealing with the Rock of Eternity was a first.
Not only that, but after Alex altered the connections between dimensions, their starting point was now between the real world and the quantum realm. In a sense, their starting point was completely opposite to what Reed Richards had designed.
"What do we do now?" Billy Batson asked anxiously.
"Easy. Just need to switch the map," Brainstorm said, shaking her finger before turning her head. "Bro, help me out."
"Oh."
Upon hearing this, Franklin stood up.
Seeing that the most powerful extraordinary being in history was about to make a move, Alex became curious. He stepped back to Billy's side and studied Franklin.
"Billy, weren't you curious about why his title is 'Psi-Lord'?"
Billy blinked in response to Alex's whisper. "Yeah, so what?"
Alex smiled slightly.
"You'll find out soon."
Standing beside his sister, Franklin stared into the darkness ahead of the train. His eyes began to glow with a cyan light.
Perhaps this Franklin was different from the one in the main universe— not every parallel world's Franklin possessed that unparalleled power.
For example, in the world where Deadpool killed the Marvel Universe, Franklin and his sister had tragically died at Deadpool's hands, killed in their sleep.
Perhaps it was the same as with the planet devourers: every universe had powerful planet devourers. Some were stronger, some weaker, but only the main universe's planet devourer was the strongest, and only he sealed the divine runes.
But even so, no matter how weak a planet devourer was, they were still a terrifying existence capable of destroying civilizations. No one dared to underestimate this ancient god of the universe.
The same went for Franklin.
Even if he wasn't the Franklin from the main universe, the power he possessed was enough, given the chance to learn, master, and unleash it, to make everyone stop and take notice.
Raising his small hands, terrifying energy erupted immediately.
In the dark environment, cyan flashes of light appeared intermittently, and then pieces of shattered space seemed to find their place, moving toward the front of the train.
To Billy's amazement, the space fragments that could tear everything apart were transformed into energy in Franklin's hands and formed into tracks ahead of the train.
At this moment, the seemingly endless path ahead finally showed some hope. The iron tracks, entirely made of space fragments, led the train toward an unknown destination.
"My God."
Billy Batson's mouth fell open.
"Next, it's time to test the radar's effectiveness."
Brainstorm watched this with a look of approval and delight. She then leaned over the control panel, eyes fixed on the flashing radar screen.
"Be careful, everyone. We are about to traverse the Broken Mirror Dimension. The space here is highly unstable and very dangerous. Make sure you hold onto something!"
"Are you sure this train can withstand the spatial turbulence?" Billy asked Alex, looking concerned.
"With me here, what's there to be afraid of? Even if it can't hold up, there's still me," Alex gave him a reassuring look, though his own expression grew more serious.
The Mirror Dimension was no simple world. It was the dimension closest to the real world, intricately connected to it. If this place broke, the danger would be unimaginable.
In the darkness, a deep white light appeared from afar, as if the tunnel had finally reached its exit. At that moment, the train suddenly accelerated.
The distance between them and the white light shrank rapidly. Billy Batson could now see the edges of the light, which seemed to be made of spatial cracks like shattered mirrors.
Sinister fissures spread from the white light, radiating out like a spider's web in the darkness, creating a visual illusion of shifting shadows and light.
"What kind of place is the Mirror Dimension?" Billy furrowed his brow.
"It's the backside of reality, a special dimension that maintains the stability of the real dimension. I once tried to cross into the Mirror Dimension in the Wasteland Universe but failed. That's when I suspected something had gone wrong here," Alex explained slowly, his face also showing signs of concern as the train rushed into the Mirror Dimension.
"Be careful. The road ahead is going to be a bit bumpy," Brainstorm's warning came just in time.
The next moment, the train shook violently, accompanied by sharp, crackling sounds.
The noises were coming from the outside, like hailstorm pounding against the train or someone unloading ammunition from a Gatling gun.
Hearing the anguished sounds from the train's exterior, Billy instinctively clenched his clothes.
At this moment, he couldn't help but feel nervous. Crossing into an unfamiliar world on a strange Earth, if it weren't for Alex sitting beside him, he never would have come here.
As the spatial fragments twisted, the train officially plunged into the white light. The surrounding darkness was instantly dispersed, replaced by pitch-black clouds and colorful lightning storms.
Under the control of Franklin's telekinetic power, the train moved smoothly through the air, with tracks below constantly breaking apart and reappearing ahead.
At that moment, the scenery outside the window began to look even more dreamlike.
The entire view was divided by sinister spatial cracks. On their left, violent storms eroded the landscape, while on their right, a volcanic eruption spewed forth, with world-ending natural disasters unfolding in front of them.
"What is this…" Billy cautiously moved closer to the window, frowning as he looked outside.
"Fragments of the Mirror Dimension. They're reflections of reality. If I'm not mistaken, they are replaying the moment when the Mirror Dimension shattered," Brainstorm speculated.
And sure enough, just as she guessed, in the midst of the violent storm, Billy witnessed a figure being pierced by an arrow through the heart, falling from the sky.
In the fiery, molten volcano, a massive figure slowly awakened. It pulled a gigantic sword from the lava and unleashed destructive flames onto the ground below.
"Yes, this is the scene from that battle," Alex sighed deeply as he watched the familiar sight.
After completely mastering the Wasteland Universe, all the events in the timeline could be backed up in the House of Mysteries. Combined with his memory of the original story, Alex immediately recognized it.
"Unbelievable. Is this really something a group of supercriminals can do?" Billy muttered, stunned. If Darkseid brought ultimate power and destruction, then this scene completely overturned Billy's view of the world.
It was the first time he had seen a dimension destroyed in such a spectacular way due to a single battle.
And this was just what he could see. He couldn't even begin to imagine how many other dimensions were suffering similar disasters that were hidden from his view.
"So now you see why I had to create the Overseers. I don't want our reality to end up like this," Alex spoke solemnly.
Upon hearing this, Billy nodded heavily, clenching his fists.
The astonishing scene didn't last long, or perhaps it was changing so rapidly that time seemed to fly by.
Not just Earth, but the entire universe unfolded in this chaotic interplay of light and shadow. As civilizations plunged into ruin, everyone's faces grew somber.
At that moment, Brainstorm saw a light dot appear on the radar panel.
"Got it! Travelers, it seems our first destination dimension is about to arrive," she said excitedly.
Upon hearing her words, Alex and Billy both turned their attention back from the view outside the window.
Without speaking, they both looked ahead. In the puzzle made up of pieces from the Mirror Dimension, a reflection identical to the Hogwarts Express appeared before their eyes.
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