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In Central City, a red blur, trailing yellow arcs, darted through streets and alleys like lightning.

"Barry, Barry, do you copy!"

"Copy that, Cisco, loud and clear."

"OK, with the high-speed movement, the headset is fine. How's the suit holding up during the run?"

"The chest and abdomen area is a bit loose. If it were tighter, more form-fitting, I'd run even better. No other issues."

"That's a minor adjustment. OK, sensors are good, test complete. You can head back."

"I'm going to run a bit longer, get some exercise."

Cisco and Lin Li exchanged a look. With a shared understanding, they extended their hands and high-fived.

The suit was a success.

They decided to have a drink to celebrate.

Just as Lin Li was about to reach for the champagne, a live news report popped up on Cisco's screen.

The background showed a dilapidated building, leaning precariously and threatening to crack apart. Fire trucks were present, a ladder truck extended, and the scene was littered with debris. Citizens were fleeing the vicinity.

"Good morning, everyone. I'm Yuri Bianchi, and we're interrupting for a live news update. On North Street at the intersection of Fifth Street in Central City, a seven-story residential building has suddenly begun to collapse and crack. It's suspected that the construction company used substandard materials. The situation is extremely dangerous, and the building could collapse further at any moment. Firefighters are unable to enter the building to rescue people. They've extended a ladder truck to calm the residents inside. There are about a dozen people in there, and any sudden movement could cause the building to collapse further."

This was a small program Cisco had set up. It would automatically pop up any live news reports. Since live news typically involved life-or-death situations and extreme danger, having it pop up directly helped notify The Flash promptly.

Seeing the critical situation, Cisco shouted into the mic, "Barry, North Street at the intersection of Fifth Street, there's a building collapse. Get over there immediately."

Barry replied, "OK, Cisco, I'm on my way."

"Cisco, the building is about to collapse, I'm going to rescue them first."

Barry arrived at the scene, seeing piles of rubble and debris. Several red fire trucks were present, a ladder truck was extended, and firefighters were calming the residents inside the building. A large crowd of citizens watched nervously from a distance.

"Barry, be careful, the building looks very fragile."

Before Cisco could finish, Barry charged into the building.

The Flash, trailing yellow arcs, burst into the building. The moment he entered, the building visibly tilted.

Barry quickly ran upstairs and rescued a man whose leg was pinned by a stone, then ran out carrying him.

Following that, the building rumbled, as if about to collapse.

"NO!!!"

Barry shouted in terror and shock. He hadn't expected the building to be in such a dangerous state; even a single person's movement could cause it to give way.

"Ah..."

The trapped residents inside screamed in fear, a cacophony of cries and terrified shouts mixing together.

"Oh! No, please don't."

"God, save them."

"Please hold on, don't collapse!"

The surrounding crowd watched the building in panic. Some religious onlookers prayed fervently, pleading for intervention.

As if sensing everyone's prayers, the rumbling building stopped its descent once more. It was now too fragile to withstand any further force.

Barry could save more than a dozen people if he could move freely, but only on level ground. Currently, Barry hadn't reached the point where he could run on walls, nor could he run on inclined surfaces. If he slipped, the building would truly collapse, dooming the dozen people inside. He had barely managed to rescue one person before the building started to give way; fortunately, it had stopped, or he would have been terrified to death. He was extremely nervous and at a loss.

Barry anxiously called out, "Cisco, the building can't take any more force, and it's tilting too severely. I can't get in to save them. What do we do now?"

Cisco and Lin Li were watching the live broadcast.

They were startled to see a blurry red phantom moving in and out of the building.

Because the building was so fragile, it had nearly collapsed again.

Hearing Barry's call, Cisco calmly told him, "Barry, don't go back inside the building, it's too dangerous."

He too was unsure what to do. Finally, he looked at Lin Li, hoping he could think of another solution.

After a moment of thought, Lin Li said, "Barry, circle the building, but don't move fast enough to cause vibrations."

He then said to Cisco, "Cisco, activate the signal detection and create a 3D model of the building. I've installed an external magnetic field detector on the sensors."

Cisco's fingers flew across the keyboard, and the magnetic field scanned the building, forming a 3D model. Within the model, over a dozen red dots appeared, representing the magnetic fields emitted by the human bodies, which had been captured.

Lin Li glanced at the building's 3D model and said casually, "Alright, Barry, now listen to my instructions. Take off the lightning symbol on your chest. There's a switch nearby. Turn it on and shake it vigorously. It will generate a bio-gravitational magnetic field, strong enough to pull a person within thirty meters towards you."

Cisco gave Lin Li a big thumbs-up for the ingenious setup.

Lin Li also gave Cisco a thumbs-up, pointing at him to show his admiration, then nodded, signaling Cisco to continue directing. Cisco understood the rescue plan from then on. Cisco quickly said, "OK, great. Barry, almost all the survivors are by the windows on the balconies. There's just one little one curled up inside a room. Standing on the fire ladder, quickly pull the people by the windows over to you. The building will tilt and collapse after that."

Barry asked, "What about the little one inside the room?"

Cisco fell silent, his lips moving, but he ultimately couldn't suggest abandoning a life.

Lin Li grabbed the mic and shouted to Barry, "Barry, charge in and save that child! Once you've rescued everyone on the balconies, the building will have at least 3 to 4 seconds before it completely collapses!"

"Your greatest danger isn't the buildings collapsing. You can run about 90 meters per second, you can definitely run into the buildings to save people. That child is no more than 30 meters away from you. You have enough time. You need to pay attention to the building's tilt and your footing. Don't slip. In other words, you'll need to run on walls tilted between 75% and 45%, and the environment will change constantly."

Barry hesitated, "Can I do it?"

Lin Li encouraged Barry, speaking to the monitor with a firm tone, "Barry, you can do it! Mobilize every ounce of energy in your body. Run!!"

Cisco also enthusiastically cheered him on, "That's right, Barry, you can do it! GO, GO, GO!"

Barry took a deep breath. Yellow electrical arcs sparked in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "Okay, I can do it."

At that moment, both men held their breath, watching the screen intently.

Barry assumed a running posture, surrounded by yellow electrical arcs, with intense lightning flashing in his eyes.