Blackest Night Quicksilver

Lu Mingyu spun his hands continuously, forming two tornado-like masses of energy with the boost of super speed. The two tornadoes unleashed powerful winds that quickly blew out the flames. When Lu Mingyu had blown the wind, he had sucked all the oxygen out of the surrounding area. He did not know how he had done it, but he could feel the oxygen being drained away.

The flames on Iron Man quickly went out. Tony staggered out of the Iron Man suit, staring at Lu Mingyu's ability in such shock that he forgot to speak. At that moment, a black figure descended from the sky, unnoticed by anyone. Lu Mingyu's thoughts were wholly focused on Iron Man. Tony looked exactly like the actor from the movies, making Lu Mingyu even more certain that he was dreaming.

"Hi, y-you..." Lu Mingyu stuttered excitedly upon meeting his idol. Then he remembered that Iron Man was American, so should he be speaking English? In utterly broken English, he said, "Hello, Iron Man, I am Lu Mingyu."

Iron Man's expression was difficult to read. Looking thoroughly confused, he replied in Chinese, "What? What did you say?"

Hearing Tony speak such fluent Chinese made Lu Mingyu especially happy. So everyone spoke Chinese in dreams. He reorganized his words and said, "Hello, Iron Man. I'm Lu Mingyu, your idol—your super idol."

"Alright, alright, cut the nonsense. You're a superpowered person, right? Can you do me a favor? There's a lunatic chasing me from behind. He used to be a comrade, but I don't know why he suddenly... suddenly stopped recognizing me. Maybe it's because he died once."

"Died once?" Listening to Iron Man's incredibly rapid speech, Lu Mingyu still interrupted, "Who died?"

Iron Man did not pay much attention to Lu Mingyu and spoke even faster. "Yes, died once. Isn't that terrifying? Magic and all that stuff are practically taking over the world these days. Since you're superpowered, let me give you some advice: don't say anything unnecessary. Either get me out of here, or we both die. Besides, dying with me would be an honor for you, right? So what are you choosing? Look, he's about to catch up. My gear can't hold him for long."

Lu Mingyu looked at Tony helplessly. Tony was talking too fast, and he had not caught everything. "So... what do you want me to do?"

"Oh! My God! You idiot, have you been listening to me? I said the guy behind us is about to catch up! Either run or die!"

"Well, don't get so worked up. Why are you talking faster and faster? Wouldn't it be better if everyone slowed down?"

"You idiot, listen to me first. I don't care what kind of superpowered person you are, but since you're my super fan, you should know my death won't do you any good. If I survive, maybe you'll get a considerable sum of money, or I could let you join the Avengers?"

"Listen, Tony, don't get worked up. Slow down, wouldn't that be better? My God, you're a foreigner, yet you speak Chinese so fast!"

"Fine, I'm not wasting any more breath on you. Get me out of here. Wait, you're not some villain who also happens to be my fan, are you? Oh, my God. Come on, come on, end my life already, you bastard."

"What? End your life? Why would I? I don't want to. I'm your super fan."

"Then fucking run!"

Lu Mingyu and Tony's conversation finally ended. After Tony's curse, the black figure behind them rushed over wildly. Lu Mingyu's eyes widened. If he remembered correctly, the person before him was Quicksilver, who had died in Avengers 2! But how had he come back to life? And why was he attacking Iron Man?

Quicksilver ignored Lu Mingyu completely. In his eyes, there was only Iron Man. He wanted to kill Iron Man!

To Iron Man, that rapid movement was utter despair. He had lost his Iron Man suit and was now nothing more than a useless man. And the idiot in front of him could not even understand what he was saying. If they had run earlier, perhaps they could have found a haystack to hide in. Now, there was no chance at all. Yet in Lu Mingyu's eyes, Quicksilver was fast, but he could still barely keep up.

For some reason, Lu Mingyu's speed could only barely match Quicksilver's. A normal Flash should have been able to beat Quicksilver easily!

Lightning burst around Lu Mingyu, and everything froze. Only Quicksilver continued charging toward him—or rather, toward the Iron Man he was carrying—at the speed of a hundred-meter sprint. Quicksilver held a dark blade in his hand. Lu Mingyu guessed that it was some kind of alien device, since he had never seen anything like it. Seeing Quicksilver rapidly approach, Lu Mingyu did not waste words and immediately ran off with Iron Man. Lu Mingyu, who normally never exercised, was astonished that he could lift Iron Man so easily. He was also shocked by the ring on Quicksilver's hand.

The black ring gleamed with a cold light, like the eyes of the Grim Reaper. A passage echoed beside Lu Mingyu's ear—

"Blackest Night falls, blotting out the day,

As one fades, the other grows, darkness swallowing light.

Hearts are gouged, souls are seized, and your life is ended,

The dead rise again, commanded by black hands."

If Lu Mingyu remembered correctly, that ring was a Black Lantern Ring. It could possess the dead and grow stronger by devouring the hearts of the living. It seemed that this Blackest Night Quicksilver had set his sights on Iron Man!

Without another word, Lu Mingyu fled from the area as fast as he could. Although he now had Flash's abilities, that did not mean he could use them skillfully. He might be able to stop Quicksilver, but he could not block all of Quicksilver's attacks. So he chose to flee rather than fight desperately. Besides, how could someone as afraid of death as Lu Mingyu possibly risk his life? Even in a dream, he was still the same!

Quicksilver viciously threw the blade in his hand, aiming straight for Tony's heart. Using super speed, Lu Mingyu tried to shove the blade away, only to discover that a strange energy on it was absorbing his super speed! Lu Mingyu jerked his hand back as though electrocuted, then clutched Tony and fled frantically.

He racked his brain for a way to stop someone with super speed. Many ideas came to mind, such as freezing him, breaking his legs, or throwing off his balance. Those were all methods, but none were realistic. What could Lu Mingyu possibly do to inflict any of those on Quicksilver? He simply did not have the power to contend with Quicksilver, so... he should just keep running!