Chapter 205
The immense force bounced him back the moment he hit the impact, and just as he was about to hit the ground, a hand suddenly grabbed his neck from behind, forcefully stopping his fall and making him stand upright.
A chill ran down my spine; the fear of death surged into my heart.
"You're going to die, but I—can save you."
Clyde Madden froze, then tentatively asked, "No, weren't you going to kill me?"
"If you don't want to die, make a wish to me."
Make a wish?
How do I make a wish?
Clyde Madden wanted to press for answers, but suddenly felt a lightness on his neck; the hand that had been gripping his neck was gone.
He turned around abruptly, and the uninvited guest behind him had vanished.
Looking around, there was no sound from anyone else on the farm, as if the uninvited guest had never appeared at all.
Clyde Madden instinctively touched his neck, his expression extremely unpleasant.
Evening.
Su Quan bought movie tickets, held a bouquet of flowers, and arrived at the STAR Labs.
Sure enough, Barry Allen was there too.
Su Quan gave the flowers to Caitlin and received a fragrant scent in return. "Can we go now?"
Caitlin glanced at Cisco and Barry Allen, then said apologetically to Su Quan, "Sorry, we might be a little late to see the movie. Here's the thing—"
Barry Allen retrieved nine months' worth of cold cases from the police station and discovered a sharp increase in unexplained deaths and missing persons, suspecting they were all related to Metahuman.
That's not the point. The point is that Barry Allen wants them to help him catch Marden and other villains like her.
Cisco would definitely give his full support to this, and even prepared a red protective suit originally designed for firefighters for Barry Allen, which is the Flash's first suit.
Caitlin also chose to join.
They are now looking for Clyde Madden's hiding place, or rather, they have found it.
Caitlin, holding the tablet, said with a hint of pride, "I reset the satellites at STAR Labs to track abnormal weather changes in the city. We just received a signal that the atmospheric pressure dropped by 20 millipascals in a few seconds. I tracked the signal to a farm in the west of the city!"
This must be Clyde Madden's hiding place!
West of the city, a farm.
Joe West and his partner Eddie, who were also tracking Clyde Madden, drove up here.
"I don't think Marden is still alive, but What If...? he really isn't dead, this is where he and his brother last hid."
"Let's go."
Joe West and Eddie, guns in hand, walked through the open gates of the farm and saw Marden being pointed at them.
"Marden?"
"Stand still, hands behind your head!"
Clyde Madden tilted his head slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "You caught me. On that Storm night after the STAR Labs explosion, after our plane crashed, I woke up on the ground and found myself still alive."
"Once I discovered my abilities, I understood."
"I am God!"
Clyde Madden slowly raised his hands, turned around, and stared coldly at the two men. "You think you can kill me? Lies, he's lying, I won't fall for it!"
Joe West and Eddie exchanged a glance. What was Clyde Madden saying? Who wanted to kill him? Who was this 'he' he was referring to?
This guy seems a bit mentally unstable!
Just as the two men lowered their guns and prepared to subdue Clyde Madden suddenly swung his arms and pushed hard.
A gust of Storm instantly blasted Joe West and Eddie away. After landing, Joe West groaned and looked at Eddie had already passed out.
This Clyde Madden can actually Weather Manipulation, Barry —it's true!
"Do you think you can stop God with your guns?" Clyde Madden roared excitedly.
Joe West yelled, "Why would God rob a bank?"
"That's right."
"My thinking is too narrow."
Clyde Madden lowered his head and activated his power. In an instant, clouds of mist swirled around him, growing stronger and stronger.
The clouds enveloped Clyde Madden, and their rapid rotation gradually transformed it into a massive tornado.
The farm roof was ripped off, and a tornado shot into the sky, moving with Clyde Madden.
Joe West dragged the unconscious Eddie away from the farm, and the aftershocks of the tornado slammed them into the car. Then, a piece of the roof that had been lifted up crashed down on them.
Joe West instinctively raised his arm, and a fleeting golden light smashed open the collapsing roof.
Barry Allen, wearing a red bodysuit, rolled a few times on the ground and stood up unharmed.
"Barry, Barry, that thing is blowing winds of up to 200 miles per hour, and it's getting stronger, Barry, can you hear that?"
Cisco's voice came through the earpiece. Barry Allen pressed the earpiece against the howling wind and shouted, "I heard it! I heard it perfectly clearly!"
"What If...? the wind speed continues to increase, it will form an F5 tornado, also known as a super tornado, which has extremely destructive power!"
Barry Allen stared at the terrifying tornado. "It's heading towards the city. How am I supposed to stop it, guys?"
In the STAR Labs, Cisco and Caitlin exchanged a glance and remained silent. They had no experience dealing with this situation and couldn't come up with any effective suggestions for the moment.
"You can take it apart."
Su Quan stepped to another microphone and, under the astonished gazes of Cisco and Caitlin, said very calmly and forcefully, "Run around him in the opposite direction. As long as you reach a speed of 700 miles per hour, you can handle it."
Seven hundred miles?
This means he has to be two to three times faster than he was in previous tests to do it!
"His body might not be able to withstand that speed; he'll die," Caitlin warned with some concern.
"I have to try!" Barry Allen glanced at Joe West not far away, took a deep breath, and started running quickly around the tornado.
"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—"
Golden Flash flashed rapidly around the tornado as Barry Allen's speed gradually increased.
Three hundred miles per hour.
Four hundred miles per hour.
Five hundred miles per hour.
Barry Allen ran faster and faster, and then—he was blasted away by Clyde Madden's wave of his hand from within the tornado.
"Bite!"
"Combat detected. Reward dropped: Speed Force (Barry Allen)"
Hearing the notification of the dropped reward in his mind, Su Quan's lips curled up slightly.
That's it!
You can sit at home and receive a reward from heaven!
As long as his Combat Detection Range is far enough, he can let Barry Allen fight to the death in the city to farm loot for him, just like he is now.
Barry Allen, who had been blasted away, was starting to lose confidence.
"He is too powerful."
Su Quan recalled his battle with the Weather Wizard. Was he too strong? Barry Allen, are you serious?
Caitlin and Cisco were at a loss, and Barry Allen lost confidence. The story had already been set down, so now it was time to start the uplift.
Su Quan had already noticed that Dr. Harrison Wells had been secretly monitoring the overall situation, was about to make his appearance.
His wheelchair had already reached the microphone, and a confident air had appeared on his face. He was ready to show off!
Dr. Harrison Wells took a deep breath, adjusted his tone, and was just about to speak.
"You can do it, Barry!"
His open mouth seemed to be held shut, and no sound came out. Dr. Harrison Wells' expression froze, and he looked at Su Quan expression was equally deep and serious, with a look of astonishment.
"I am also a shareholder of STAR Labs, and I provided funding for the Particle Accelerator research. Barry, you're right, I bear some responsibility for all of this. So many people have been hurt because of me!"
"That's right, I'm the one who caused this insane consequence!"
"But you, Barry, you can stop all of this. You can do it."
"Run, Barry, run faster!"
Su Quan's voice, with its alternating intonations and powerful rhythms, seemed to possess a magical quality, a strength that inspired unwavering belief!
As soon as the words fell, Barry Allen, his eyes now steadfast with determination, inspired by the bowl of rich chicken soup, started running around the tornado again.
Su Quan sighed with melancholy, and Caitlin, who was beside him, held his hand tightly and said comfortingly.