324. The Wolverine Returns Home.

324. The Wolverine Returns Home.

"Wait, wait, wait, what do we do now?!"

Herbie's alarm about the temporal radiation leakage made everyone on the scene as frantic as ants on a hot pan. Kate stepped back several paces, ready to retreat from the area at any moment.

"I've never encountered this kind of energy before, and there's nothing similar in the Bat Network's records," Barbara was equally helpless, casting her gaze toward the 'locals'—Star-Lord and Wolverine. "Don't you guys know anything?"

"I dropped out of school before graduating elementary!" Star-Lord shrugged and then turned to Wolverine. "Wait, aren't you an X-Men teacher?"

"I teach history," Wolverine replied with a hint of frustration, striding quickly over to Herbie and lifting the small robot up entirely. "Come on, little guy, explain to us exactly what's going on!"

(Sizzle... Herbie isn't entirely sure... The Fantastic Four's research on time is still in its infancy, and most of their knowledge comes from the Time Stone.)

"Cut the useless stuff and tell us what the crack is going to do!" Wolverine interrupted Herbie sharply, noticing the fissure was growing larger by the second.

(This is the result of an error wave caused by the Multiversal Time Barrier Oscillator, which was destabilized. Without the stabilizer and safety protocols, the oscillator has opened a temporal fissure... one that can connect to all points on a single timeline.)

"Wait, are you saying we can travel through time using this fissure?!" Everyone's expressions shifted to shock.

(Theoretically, yes. However, it's a one-time opportunity with no return.)

Herbie's screen displayed several data streams as the robot answered mechanically.

(Without Reed Richards' help, no one can maintain the Multiversal Time Barrier Oscillator during its operation. This is a chance—an extremely rare one.)

Wolverine and Star-Lord exchanged glances, both seeing the same meaning in each other's eyes.

The two of them, each with their own unspeakable pasts, now faced a potential opportunity to go back in time and change everything. It was a chance they both wanted to seize.

"Another 'Flashpoint,' huh?" Constantine, sitting quietly on a rock, narrowed his eyes.

As someone who had survived the nightmare of the Flashpoint universe, Constantine curiously studied these two old heroes from different worlds. He wanted to see how they would react to a dilemma similar to Barry Allen's.

You can't change the past—this wasn't just something you said for fun.

If they tried to return forty-five years ago to change the history where Red Skull triumphed, they would open up a new timeline, and they'd never be able to return to this universe. For everyone left in this universe, that wouldn't be good.

"Alright, alright, no time for this, folks. The fissure is getting bigger. I'll go test it out with the anti-Hulk armor." Without another word, Star-Lord turned and headed for the anti-Hulk armor.

But Logan quickly stopped him. Star-Lord turned back, only to see Logan staring at him with a serious expression.

"Logan..."

Wolverine sighed. Without any extra words, he simply spoke one word in a low voice.

"I'll go."

"What are you talking about? This is my mission."

"Listen, Quill. This isn't about the mission. The anti-Hulk armor can't withstand the effects of temporal radiation. Neither can you. But I'm different. I've crossed timelines before. I can handle it. I've got experience!"

Even though Logan was older now, his eyes shone with the same youthful energy they once had, as bright as they were in the past.

"Logan, didn't you say your healing factor is broken? You told me that yourself," Star-Lord replied, mouth slightly open.

"But this is my destiny, isn't it?" Logan countered, and at the same time, Herbie, still in Logan's hand, emitted a mechanical sound.

(Sizzle Yes, Mr. Wolverine... You said the same thing when we first met... Sizzle Forty-five years ago.)

Hearing Herbie's words, Star-Lord fell silent.

"You heard it, Quill. This is destiny."

Logan smiled.

In that moment, Herbie's words had laid out the inevitable outcome in front of them. The unknown future was already determined in the past.

The one to go on this journey could only be Logan!

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