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Hawkeye looked at Stark, who had suddenly appeared. "How did you get here?"

Before and during the battle, Hawkeye had never seen Stark, not even the Iron Legion. He had no idea how Stark had appeared.

Stark pointed at the armor on Lu Mingyu. "I can use the lightning stored in the armor to move quickly. I told you, this is absolutely my finest creation."

Reverse-Flash grabbed Stark by the collar. Red light flared in his eyes, and red lightning coiled around his body. "What exactly are you trying to do? What do you want with the Speed Force you stole?"

"The Speed Force? Is that what this lightning is called?" Tony was not nervous. He knew Reverse-Flash would not attack him.

Seeing Reverse-Flash's agitated expression, Lu Mingyu said, "Let him go first. There has to be some misunderstanding here."

Scarlet Witch was completely baffled. She had no idea why two people had suddenly appeared, much less what they were arguing about.

Reverse-Flash released Tony, but the viciousness in his eyes did not fade. "Didn't you see your own signature on it? And Avengers was written on the hilt too. Unless I saw it wrong, that's exactly what it said."

Stark did not deny it. "I don't deny the writing or the seal, but what I'm saying is, are you sure I made it? You told me before that there were different Earths, so maybe another version of me from another Earth made it."

"Then how do you explain that your armor can absorb the Speed Force too?" Reverse-Flash stared straight into Stark's eyes as he demanded, "Don't tell me it's just a coincidence. I don't believe in coincidences."

Yes, now that Reverse-Flash mentioned it, Lu Mingyu also found it suspicious. Why did Stark have two sets of Barry Allen Armor? Why did they have the same abilities as Dark Blade? Most frightening of all, why could Tony hold Dark Blade so tightly? Could Tony really be the mastermind behind everything?

Lu Mingyu shook his head and waited for Tony's answer.

"First, I want to say that I have two suits of armor because I planned to deal with Quicksilver myself. You should know that when he was first resurrected, he wanted to kill me." Stark pointed at Lu Mingyu, then continued, "That's why I believed this matter was definitely connected to me. The one who tied the knot must untie it. I believe that. So I wanted to borrow Lu's power to strengthen myself, so I could stop Quicksilver from doing evil. Besides, I figured that at the critical moment, Lu would not truly make a move, because he's a novice too."

As Reverse-Flash listened to Stark, he felt that something was off about him.

Then Stark said, "You suspect that I own Dark Blade. You suspect that I orchestrated Quicksilver's resurrection. Then let me ask you this: if I did, why would I run into Lu while Quicksilver was hunting me down? I'm not a prophet. How could I have known where he would appear? That alone proves I'm innocent. I was the one being hunted."

"That still doesn't rule out the possibility that you turned on each other. He hunted you down to obtain Dark Blade and become its new master." Reverse-Flash did not believe Stark.

Stark shrugged. "Have you considered that Lu has lived with me for so long? If I really wanted to hurt him, why haven't I done anything all this time? Have you thought about that?"

"Of course I have. Because you wanted to absorb his abilities." Reverse-Flash's lips curled upward. Perhaps he really had found Stark's weakness.

Just then, Wanda said, "Although some of Mr. Stark's actions have been wrong, he would never do something this insane."

Hawkeye stood behind Stark and looked at the man in the yellow uniform. "I don't believe you either. I also think you're trying to shirk responsibility. You're so desperate to prove Tony is the culprit because you're trying to absolve yourself, aren't you?"

"Don't you think Black Lantern Quicksilver is trying to drive a wedge between us? First, Dark Blade had already appeared when I met Mr. Stark. I can guarantee that before then, Mr. Stark absolutely did not know someone like me existed. Second, Mr. Stark has already explained why he made two suits of armor. Although he hasn't explained why he didn't tell me, I think he has his reasons. Third, couldn't the signature and seal on Dark Blade have been engraved with some kind of technology?" As Lu Mingyu analyzed the situation, the first thing he thought of was Black Lantern Quicksilver's scheme to sow discord. But then he felt something was wrong. When Black Lantern Quicksilver possessed Dark Blade, he did not know that Lu Mingyu existed. Because of the Speed Force, Lu Mingyu had not appeared when Black Lantern Quicksilver was hunting Tony. Lu Mingyu had only appeared when Tony was about to die. So the matter of Tony being the mastermind had to end here.

As for Dark Blade, Lu Mingyu did not know. Still, he felt that Black Lantern Quicksilver must have tampered with it somehow, and it was also possible that it came from another Earth.

"That signature was indeed signed by me, but it wasn't me. What I mean is, only I could create a signature like that, and only I could make a signature that belonged to me. But I'm saying I didn't do it. I have no memory of it at all. So I suspect it was another me from another Earth." Stark said, "You were the ones who told me there were other Earths. For now, that's all we can assume."

Reverse-Flash stroked his chin. Although he did not understand this world, he knew Quicksilver absolutely did not have the ability to bring Tony from another world here, much less bring Dark Blade here. Therefore, Dark Blade had definitely been made by the Tony standing before him. If Tony truly had some scheme, then he absolutely could not bear the consequences, because Tony's influence in this world was truly significant. He could not fight Tony alone. Then he fixed his eyes on Lu Mingyu. "Do you believe him?"

"Yes." Lu Mingyu nodded. He could not deny that he believed Tony.

Hawkeye looked at Reverse-Flash. "You don't understand Tony. Although we once had a civil war, we all know that Tony still wants Earth to be safe. He still wants humanity to have a better future."

"I don't know how to persuade you. Maybe I've done too much, maybe I've experienced too much, but I remain skeptical. And I'm leaving. I'm going to gather evidence to prove your crimes." Red lightning surged around Reverse-Flash's body, and then he vanished from where he stood.

Lu Mingyu felt a sense of loss as he watched Reverse-Flash leave. Although Reverse-Flash was a villain, he had treated him like a reliable teacher these past few days. He did not want Reverse-Flash to leave just like that.

Maybe Reverse-Flash had his own concerns. Maybe he had his own business to attend to. But he had left too quickly, too rashly.

Wanda looked at the vanished red lightning. "He runs so much faster than my brother."

"Yeah." Lu Mingyu nodded and smiled. He was Flash's archenemy, Reverse-Flash.