Chapter 212
She was a bomb disposal expert, but now she herself has become a bomb. It's ironic!
She can't touch anything casually, and she can't have physical contact with people casually. She can't control this ability and can't be sure which touch might turn the other person into a bomb.
She can only become a lonely person, a monster who lives in constant fear!
Su Quan understood her gaze, nodded, then shook his head. "I can restore you to normal and make you lose this ability, but I won't do it!"
"Why?"
Betty Sansusi took a few steps toward Su Quan excitedly. "If you don't want to help me, why did you send them to me?"
"Two reasons," Su Quan said calmly, extending his finger.
"First, General Eiling considers you an asset of the military, which means he is an asset of his. He will not give up looking for you. Once you lose your ability, you can imagine what will happen to you."
"And it will also bring me unnecessary trouble."
"Secondly, although you are very beautiful, without your abilities you are just a pretty face, lacking the most important value. I'm looking for you to join my Outsiders team and work specifically for me."
"The Outsiders team?" Plunderer and Lisa Snart looked at Su Quan.
Su Quan explained with a smile, "Central City, Starling City, the entire world, and even the Multiverse are constantly in crisis. To say nothing of the distant past, Central City alone has created countless Metahuman due to the explosion of the Particle Accelerator."
"There are good ones, like the Flash who's recently risen to fame. There are bad ones, like the Toxin Man who saved me."
Su Quan nodded to Plunderer and continued, "I need a team specifically for carrying out some gray-area missions that superheroes are unwilling to get involved in. Of course, while saving the world and helping others, I will also reap the benefits I desire."
"Betty Sansusi, you're a soldier, and you all call yourselves sheepdogs, right?"
"You should protect yourself, protect your fellow human beings, and above all, protect everything that I need you to protect!"
"I can give you a new life, and make your abilities more meaningful!"
Although Su Quan doesn't often use his verbal skills, he has learned some from Dr. Harrison Wells and Barry Allen over time.
"What... what do I need to do?" Betty Sansusi asked in a low voice after a moment of silence.
Su Quan smiled, "Don't rush. First, you need to accept the change in yourself and this ability from the bottom of your heart, and then master this ability!"
"Don't worry, I'll help you."
For the next period of time, Su Quan trained Betty Sansusi to master her abilities, and of course, he also unlocked her abilities in the process, while keeping an eye on the Flash and General Eiling's movements.
General Eiling tracked down to Midstar Star City, but because Plunderer had erased Betty Sansusi's trail, and because Betty Sansusi didn't cause a big commotion like in the original story, General Eiling ultimately gained nothing and could only leave unwillingly.
The Flash also made some gains. First, the Cold Gun made by Cisco Ramon was stolen. Feeling betrayed by his friend, Barry had a fight with Cisco. In the end, with Cisco's help, he drove Leonard Snart, who was officially named Captain Cold, out of Central City.
Before leaving, Captain Cold Leonard Snart made a point of calling Lisa Snart to tell her he would be back soon.
Then, Barry Allen encounters the bully who bullied him when he was a child. She also becomes Metahuman, codenamed Steel Beam. Her superpower is similar to Colossus from the X-Men, allowing her to transform her body into metal.
Same old routine.
At first, they were no match, but with the help of their teammates, they regained their confidence, found a strategy, and then won!
In this fight, Barry Allen learned the supersonic punch. Well, strictly speaking, his speed didn't actually reach supersonic speed, but—get the gist of it.
Steel Beam was imprisoned in Pipeline Prison, becoming the second Metahuman to be imprisoned!
Incidentally, although the Secret House Villa is quite far from the city center, Su Quan made a special trip there during their fight to obtain Steel Beam's abilities.
Although this ability is somewhat lackluster, and its defensive capabilities are far inferior to Superman's Steel Body, it doesn't really matter; it's just a way to achieve the 'all-around' achievement.
All the boasts I made must be fulfilled. If I claim to be omnipotent, then don't complain about whether they're useless or not. If someone can do it, then they will be able to do it!
As for useless skills, whether you use them or not is one thing, but whether you can do them is another!
"Bang!"
A frisbee exploded in mid-air outside the villa. Su Quan nodded in satisfaction and handed Betty Sansusi another frisbee.
"No bombing this time!"
I'll try my best!
Betty Sansusi caught it, took a deep breath, paused for a few seconds, and then threw it away.
The frisbee flew in the air for a while before landing.
No explosion!
Su Quan congratulated her and said, "You have already gained basic control over your abilities. Next, you need to strengthen this ability and truly achieve control from the heart, doing whatever you want."
"Thank you." Betty Sansusi expressed her gratitude to Su Quan. Although she hadn't turned back into a normal person, at least she wasn't an uncontrollable monster anymore.
"Ring-ling——"
Su Quan's phone rang.
After the call connected, Caitlin's voice came through.
"Where are you? Barry's in trouble, or rather, we're in trouble."
STAR Labs.
When Su Quan arrived, he immediately sensed the somber atmosphere of the Asian group. Barry Allen, Caitlin, Cisco, and even Dr. Harrison Wells all wore worried expressions.
"Where have you been these past few days?" Caitlin came to Su Quan's side and subconsciously sniffed him.
Then, she glared at Su Quan.
Goodness, he actually smelled more than just like a girl.
She knew that Su Quan was like a wild horse, and that liking him wouldn't be enough to tame him. Besides, now wasn't the time to talk about these things, so without waiting for his reply, she changed the subject and started talking about serious matters.
"Barry lost speed."
"To be precise, his speed was absorbed by someone."
"Faroock Gibran, he absorbed Barry's speed. On the night the Particle Accelerator exploded, he climbed an electric tower. He can Absorption of Electric Energy and release current."
Barry lost speed?
I've seen this episode before!
Well, in this episode, Barry Allen's speed is like an untamed wild horse, occasionally leaping out of the fence and running around the prairie a few times.
Su Quan learned about the situation in detail and figured out what had happened.
To put it simply, Farouk Gibran was a master of courting death. On the night the Particle Accelerator exploded, he climbed the power tower and was then affected by dark matter.
After he fell from the power tower, his two friends tried to perform CPR on him, but they were burned to a crisp by the electric current he released.
Then, he electrocuted someone again, and was found by the Flash.
During their fight, Farouk Gibran struck the Flash with electricity, which also drained the Flash's speed.
Caitlin called him back, partly to tell him that Barry had lost speed, and partly because Farouk Gibran harbored resentment over the Particle Accelerator accident, and Su Quan, as a shareholder of STAR Labs and one of the supporters of the Particle Accelerator, might be targeted for retaliation.
"Where is this Farouk Gibran now?" Su Quan asked.
Cisco turned and walked toward the control panel, just as he was about to look for Farouk Gibran's location, when a piercing alarm suddenly went off.
"Not good."
Everyone looked at the security camera at the door and saw a man with dark circles under his eyes shouting at the door.
"Dr. Harrison Wells, I need to see you. Come out, I know you're inside. Open the door!"
"I only want to talk to Dr. Wells!"
"Wells, let me in!"
Farouk Gibran shouted and yelled for a long time, but finally got angry.
"Sizzle—"
With a wave of his hand, the current struck the nearby transformer box, absorbing a large amount of electrical energy. At the same time, some of the circuits in the laboratory also malfunctioned, and the lights flickered on and off.
No.
Not only STAR Labs, but the surrounding area, including the Central City Police Department, was affected by the power outage.
"Bang!"
A loud bang, sparks flying everywhere.
The flickering lights went out completely, plunging the surface control room of the STAR Labs into darkness.
Then there was another loud thud, as if something had been hit.
"He's already inside."
Everyone immediately realized that Farouk Gibran must have forced his way in.
Barry Allen took out his phone and called Joe. He had lost his speed and could only call for help, but Joe didn't answer after several attempts. In the end, he had no choice but to call the police department leadership.
"Captain Singh, I've been trying to get in touch with Joe—"
"There's a hostage situation, Barry. At the police station, Joe is inside, along with his daughter."
"I'll call you as soon as I have more information."
"Etc!"
Barry Allen was about to ask another question when the call ended. He looked at everyone with concern. "Joe and Iris are in trouble. I need to regain my powers."