18. The people in the game --- add more to the brothers who reward [9/14]
A lot has happened lately that has left Barry Allen distracted.
Before that, he had never realized that it was so difficult to be a hero, and there were so many details that needed to be carefully paid attention to behind the heroes who solved all the bad things with the wave of their hands.
He was already the fastest man in the world, but unfortunately, no matter how fast his fingers danced, he couldn't untie the bows made by the dark will.
Especially after witnessing the explosion that destroyed at least four blocks yesterday and burned more than 300 people, Barry was filled with a sense of powerless frustration, because he was still the direct author of the incident, even if it was unintentional, and if he hadn't brought those people together, the death toll would definitely not be terrible.
After he handed over the last survivor to the Devils last night, he came home and closed his eyes, and the screams of those who died tragically echoed in his mind, leaving him with a night of self-blame and remorse.
"Whew"
He snapped his eyes open and got out of bed, just now, another nightmare enveloped him, blood, death and fire like hell, stretched out cruel tentacles, dragged him into the endless abyss, he ran as fast as the light, but still could not stop the tentacles from chasing.
"I'm going crazy! Why do I have to be me! Damn lightning... Oh my!"
Barry grabbed his hair and muttered to himself, 300 lives might not be worth mentioning for someone like Cyber and wouldn't even make him blink, but for Barry, who was kind by nature, it would definitely make his soul uneasy.
Haggard, he got up from his bed and washed up, he decided to go to church today, and pray like those believers, maybe it would make his heart feel better, and on the table was the breakfast prepared by his adoptive father, Joe West, and his childhood sweetheart, Miss Iris, had gone to work, and he was the only one left in the room.
He ate his breakfast in silence, turned his head to see the light shining through the window into the ground, as if he were the only one left in the whole world.
He looked up, and there was also a special card on the table, which he picked up, and on it was a quote from his adoptive father:
"Go home tonight! I have something very important to show you! Don't tell anyone about it!"
Barry nodded, Joe had been in the role of his father for more than ten years since his father was imprisoned in Midtown Jail, and in Barry's heart, Joe was no different from his real father, except that they were not related by blood, they had long been a real family.
And Joe is not the kind of person who talks about it, he says that there are important things, and they must be very important.
Fifteen minutes later, Barry, dressed in casual clothes, walked out of the room, not using his super speed again, but walking the streets like a normal person, the streets of the entire city were very few people due to yesterday's attack, which, combined with the smell of burnt in the sky, made the city look like a post-war ruin.
Bleak and quiet, it makes people's moods seem to be suppressed.
Barry walked into the chapel in his neighborhood, which, like the streets, was empty, even the priest who preached on a regular basis was nowhere to be seen, and yesterday's scuffle opened a small opening in the top of the church, allowing a ray of sunlight to shine through the small opening into the dark interior.
Like a lamp, this scene fell in the eyes of the uncertain Barry, and suddenly there was a unique feeling, he couldn't help but walk into the light, he stretched out his hand, and felt the temperature of the sun shining on his hand, not only on his skin, but even on his heart.
The Flash looked up at the statue of Christ in front of him, and in this empty environment, he couldn't help but recite the prayer of the Bible.
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name..."
The first words rang out, followed not by his voice.
"Why do you come to church for prayer?"
A familiar voice sounded behind him, Barry turned his head sharply, and saw Oliver Quinn in a gray suit, the distance between Central City and Star City is not far, and it is a matter of just ten seconds for Barry, Oliver Quinn, a hero active in Star City, is the first special person he knows except for Cyber, and they are friends.
Oliver walked into the chapel and looked at Barry, his brown eyes shining with a cold light:
"The church is to pour out secrets, keeping secrets will make people mentally devastated, you need to share secrets to ensure inner peace, but sharing secrets with others is risky, so we can only find an existence that will never leak secrets, God... Tell him the secret, and it will be the secret between you and God. β
"Pretty naΓ―ve idea, isn't it?"
Oliver stood in front of Barry, he looked at the young man in front of him, he saw the blankness in the eyes of the young man in front of him, he saw helplessness, this was still a pair of boy's eyes.
"I heard everything that was going on in Central City, and I felt you needed help, so I came. β
Oliver patted Barry on the shoulder, turned his head to look at the image of Christ in his eyes, and whispered:
"Find a place to talk about it, God is not on earth, so he can't help you. β
Barry nodded silently, and followed Oliver out of the church, and soon, they arrived at the scene of yesterday's explosion, because there were more than a dozen pilots from the Ten Rings Gang mixed in it, the explosion of the missile buried at least 3 of them, and the super energy given by the desperate virus was mixed in the flames, and the result was that the power of this explosion was far beyond imagination.
There was a depression in the ground that was nearly 5 meters down, and it was full of all kinds of charred debris, which looked as terrifying as a hellish killing field.
"Why are you here?"
Barry turned his head to look at Oliver, who looked at the scene of the explosion through the car door, he could simulate the scene with his imagination, and it was no wonder that the little lightning bolt would be crushed, such a scene was indeed too terrifying for a young man.
"If your opponent is fear, you have to learn to face it, not run away. β
Oliver got out of the car and strolled towards the crater, Barry followed him, the closer he got, the more he could feel the invisible sadness and despair, and even the strength inside his body was a little unstable... Wait, it doesn't seem to be a delusion!
Barry jerked his head up, and before his eyes, Oliver shrugged:
"I'm sorry, Barry, but I'm from their side!"
After saying that, two daggers jumped out of Oliver's hands and stabbed towards Barry, and at the same moment, golden circles escaped from the feet of the two people, and a super-large golden circle with a radius of nearly 100 meters, covering most of the explosion crater, appeared at the feet of Barry and Oliver.
The lines of the circle glowed with a golden halo, and under its shroud, Barry could feel the energy in his body being drawn out little by little.
"Why!"
His figure turned into lightning to dodge Oliver's fatal blow, who was silent, only speeding up the frequency of attacks in his hand, Barry did not fight back, kept retreating, and his eyes shone with disbelief:
"Holy, Oliver, are you crazy?"
His speed is extremely fast, for a speedster who can move forward at a speed that can turn into light, the attack of Green Arrow in front of him is no different from a snail crawling, but he does not want to hurt his friend, he still believes that Oliver is forced to do so.
It wasn't until he retreated to the edge of the circle that a golden flash lit up behind him, and Barry jerked his head back to see a beast-headed stick wrapped in a brilliant light, smashing precisely into his waist, interrupting his entire running and forcing him back into the circle.
Cyber, who walked out of the portal, moved his ten fingers, and looked at the wonderful blow of the fat mage next to him, and he asked in a low voice:
"I'm curious, Wang, how did you hit him just now? You see, his speed is like light. β
The chubby Mage Wang held the beast-headed stick in his hand to the ground, and Kama Taj's magic weapon shone with a magical light, and three layers of complex magic seals shrouded in the center of the long stick, making it look like a brilliant staff.
In the face of Cyber's question, the senior mage of Kama Taj, who was full of flesh and flesh but had a good personality, shrugged his shoulders and said softly:
"That's the power of magic. β
"That's why I sometimes envy you crazy people who can use magic. β
Cyber spread out his hands, demonic claws covering his palms, and behind him, seven mages from the New York Sanctuary appeared at the edge of the large energy-drawing circle, led by the king, they cast spells at the same time, and a bowl-shaped thick enchantment burst into the circle.
"The Drawing Circle is a dual enchantment that is constantly suppressed and weakened, and the longer he stays in it, the weaker he becomes, and we will hold up the enchantment and trap him in it, but if you can, I still hope you settle the battle as soon as possible. β
The king said to Cyber,
"This magic circle, which is only used when hunting super-large magical creatures, is a double-edged sword, and its damage to the land is permanent, and if it is too long, the ground beneath our feet will become a desert. β
"You'd better hold on longer, then. β
Cyber lowered his voice and looked at Barry the Flash, who was trying to break through the barrier from various points, and he whispered, "You and I both know that he is just a bait, and the real fish hasn't appeared yet." β
"Oliver, tell me what's going on!"
Barry shouted frantically, his figure was wrapped in dark red lightning, running back and forth in this large barrier at super speed, and in less than 2 seconds, he attacked this barrier no less than 2,000 times, like a high-speed collision sphere pulled inside, making the entire barrier appear signs of instability.
"Increase your mana!"
The king gave orders to the other mages, and the next moment, the already heavy barrier became stronger with more mana input, like an invisible wall.
Faced with the combined siege of a group of veteran Kama Taj battle mages, even the fastest man in the world could not easily break through the limit. What's worse is that Barry has no experience in fighting this kind of magic side opponent, and he doesn't know how to start if he wants to fight back.
He could feel the energy in his body being lost, not only the energy in his body itself, but also the power that would make him run faster, although it was slow, but the process of loss was certain, and he could feel it himself, his speed was slowing down.
Even to outsiders, he was still a flickering red ray.
"Oliver Quinn!
The negative emotions in his heart were triggered, Barry Allen gritted his teeth, turned into a ray of light and rushed towards Oliver who was standing in place, this super fast speed was impossible to dodge, the moment Oliver retreated, his body was hit by more than a dozen punches, and he fell to the ground in embarrassment.
But just as Barry was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue, a huge figure appeared in front of him, purple and black claws hanging down beside him, two flame snakes wrapped around his arms, swinging forward, scorching waves of flame swaying in the sky, forcing the rushing Flash away.
Barry's figure appeared not far away, he looked up at Cyber, and the moment he appeared, Barry finally knew who was going to deal with him, so he shouted:
"Cyber! I didn't collude with the military! I didn't want to kill your friends! I was wronged!"
"But the Devils killed 146 people!"
Cyber's angry roar resounded throughout the barrier, and his dark red eyes fixed on Barry Allen, raising his left paw and pointing it at him with a sharp claw:
"Someone has to pay for their lives! This time it's your turn, Barry! You're not my friend anymore! I can guarantee you're going to die here today!"
Hearing this, Flash's heart sank, he took a deep breath, his body turned into lightning, dodged the flame spear thrown by Cyber, he felt his speed slow down again, he desperately needed help, so while running, he took the portable headset in his pocket into his ear, and shouted to the person who could help him at such a moment:
"Dr. Harrison... I need help! I'm stuck in Cyber!"