When Barry arrived at Martin Stein's home, he had already vanished.
"Cisco, I couldn't find Professor Stein. He seemed to have... suddenly disappeared," Barry said hesitantly.
Barry had only just brought Martin Stein home. Less than an hour had passed, and he was gone.
Upon hearing this, Cisco immediately checked the public surveillance cameras around Martin Stein's home, but found nothing. It was as though he had vanished into thin air.
"Forget it. Have Barry come back. It looks like someone else has set their sights on Firestorm. Deterrent power comparable to a nuclear explosion is certainly worth paying attention to," Zhang Tianran said calmly.
Over the communicator, Zero had already told Zhang Tianran what had happened, as well as Martin Stein's current location.
He had been taken by the military.
In this world, the emergence of all kinds of superheroes had made the government's presence seem weak, but... one should never underestimate the power of a nation.
"Ronnie!!!" Caitlin screamed as Ronnie Raymond suddenly collapsed unconscious without warning.
Cisco hurried forward to examine him and quickly confirmed his suspicion.
"Sure enough, Ronnie and Professor Stein have not completely separated. Judging by Ronnie's current condition, Professor Stein has most likely encountered trouble," Cisco said with a grave expression.
Although Caitlin had heard Cisco's assessment, she still crouched beside Ronnie, carefully examining him and trying to wake him with her medical knowledge.
With a gust of wind, Barry Allen appeared before everyone, slightly out of breath as he said dejectedly:
"I've searched all of Central City, but I couldn't find any trace of Professor Stein."
Just as everyone was at a loss, Zhang Tianran spoke. "I've found a lead. The military took Professor Stein."
As he spoke, Zhang Tianran displayed surveillance footage from a private camera at a certain shop. By chance, it had captured a fully armed military unit appearing near Martin Stein's home.
While this was not direct evidence, the conclusion was obvious when a small, fully armed military force had appeared here.
"I'm going to rescue Professor Stein..." Barry Allen said without hesitation.
"Calm down, Barry. We still don't know the military's purpose or where they are now," Cisco reminded him.
At that moment, Zhang Tianran suddenly said, "Barry, let me handle this one! You can come with me, but don't interfere."
Zhang Tianran's words puzzled everyone. They had not even found the location yet.
"Could it be... you've found Professor Stein's whereabouts?" A flash of joy immediately appeared on Cisco's face.
Zhang Tianran nodded without explaining how he had found him.
"Dr. Zhang, you only gained your abilities recently. And..." Barry hesitated. It wasn't that he didn't trust Zhang Tianran; he was simply worried.
"Mm, I know where my shortcomings lie. But this time, we're dealing with the military, so let me do it. Also, I need you to take me to the destination. If I go on my own, there probably won't be enough time," Zhang Tianran said calmly.
Barry hesitated for a moment, then finally agreed.
Barry then wanted to pick Zhang Tianran up and rush there. Zhang Tianran quickly stopped him and taught Barry on the spot how to transfer the Speed Force into his body.
Barry learned the method of using the Speed Force very slowly. Fortunately, Zhang Tianran was also a Speedster, so transferring the Speed Force between them was not too difficult.
As an unfamiliar force of the Speed Force entered his body, Zhang Tianran immediately sensed the difference between the two.
Although this Speed Force was still very weak,
far inferior to the Speed Force in his own body, it contained some kind of peculiar substance. In an instant, Zhang Tianran actually had the illusion that his speed had increased again...
"Mm, very good. Let's go. This way, I won't have to worry about consuming the Speed Force for the time being." Zhang Tianran grabbed one of Barry's hands and began running at high speed with him.
The two Speedsters running together allowed Barry to break through his top speed.
This was not because Zhang Tianran had used his own Speed Force. On the contrary, while they were running, Zhang Tianran was actually the one behind.
"An interesting experience. It seems that when two Speedsters run together, their Speed Forces stack on each other and increase our speed," Zhang Tianran said thoughtfully.
"Dr. Zhang, now isn't the time to think about that." Barry looked at the soldiers not far ahead of them, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
"It's fine. Don't worry about it. Since you've worked so hard to bring me here, let me show you how a true Speedster fights." The corners of Zhang Tianran's lips curled into a faint smile as he placed a hand on Barry's shoulder.
In that instant, Barry felt as though something had changed within him, a sensation he could not describe.
But in the next moment, Zhang Tianran actually pushed him straight out into the open before all the soldiers.
"Dr. Zhang, you..." Barry panicked, but suddenly realized that the two of them had not drawn anyone's attention.
At that moment, Zhang Tianran's explanation sounded by Barry's ear.
"One of the techniques for using the Speed Force: vibrational phasing. By vibrating your body with the Speed Force and reaching a certain frequency, you can pass through any obstacle."
"What I'm doing now is merely allowing all light to pass through our bodies. This is a relatively difficult technique. You can start by trying to pass through walls or something."
After explaining, Zhang Tianran immediately led Barry through every obstacle and into the military base, quickly finding where Martin Stein was being held.
At that moment, General Eiling was interrogating Martin Stein with his men. The old man had only just awakened and had not even figured out what was happening before he was tortured by the military.
"They can't see us right now?" Barry whispered, finding it unbelievable.
"Don't worry, Barry. We're still in Speed Mode. The enemy won't have time to react." As Zhang Tianran spoke, he walked up to General Eiling and lightly tapped his forehead with a finger.
He then did the same thing to the soldiers present, casually tapping them or giving them a shove.
When Zhang Tianran and Barry exited Speed Mode, the only one still conscious at the scene was Martin Stein, who had only recently awakened.
Zhang Tianran's seemingly light touches had turned into powerful impacts in Speed Mode.
"Do you see, Barry? When facing enemies, don't exit Speed Mode. Defeat the enemy first, then deal with whatever else you need to do. That way, you can avoid being ambushed."
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