Speed Force Bomb

Inside S.T.A.R. Labs were every kind of biological sample and detailed physical data related to Barry Allen.

Barry Allen had even voluntarily provided those samples. At the time, he had no idea about the treasure within his own body and trusted everyone at S.T.A.R. Labs without reservation.

After obtaining Barry Allen's blood sample, Zhang Tianran went and took some biological tissue from Danton Black as well—the guy whose ability was duplication.

Just as Zhang Tianran returned to his private laboratory, Wells appeared at the door in his wheelchair.

"If I were you, I wouldn't try to clone Barry Allen," Wells calmly warned him.

"What, would a clone be unable to wield the Speed Force?" Zhang Tianran casually replied, without stopping what he was doing.

Although S.T.A.R. Labs had gone through a Particle Accelerator explosion, most of the experimental equipment remained intact and could meet the needs of any experiment.

"No. It would just make the Speed Force unhappy." Wells shook his head. Though he tried to persuade him, he didn't seem inclined to stop Zhang Tianran.

"Trust me, you won't like the Speed Force when it's enraged." Wells gave Zhang Tianran a solemn warning.

"Oh, sounds like you've suffered for it before. Must not have felt good!" Zhang Tianran collected the two types of cells separately, then began cultivating them.

Cultivating cells naturally required a great deal of time. But after mastering time travel, Zhang Tianran had discovered many interesting uses for the Speed Force.

A large amount of white lightning bloomed from his hand and was directly "injected" into the two cell culture dishes.

It looked like an injection, but Zhang Tianran was actually using the Speed Force to accelerate time within a certain area.

At the sight, Wells became so excited that he nearly rose from his wheelchair. But he quickly regained his composure, though the fervor in his eyes was almost enough to swallow Zhang Tianran whole.

"Hmm... the Speed Force seems to like me quite a lot, though I don't know why. But I've never been able to enter the Speed Force itself. Do you know why?"

Zhang Tianran worked at incredible speed. His right hand maintained the flow of Speed Force, while his left became countless afterimages as it continuously adjusted and added something.

Wells looked at Zhang Tianran with a complicated expression and shook his head.

As Reverse-Flash, he had seen far too many Speedsters, yet not a single one could control the Speed Force as precisely as Zhang Tianran.

Not even the Speed Force itself!

Really, the Speed Force had "once" taken human form. Yet even she, in that state, couldn't control the Speed Force with such ease.

Before long, Zhang Tianran completed his experiment. Two small black spheres appeared in his hands.

"So this was your idea? Storing the Speed Force?" Wells found Zhang Tianran's thinking difficult to understand.

As long as a Speedster could still run, the Speed Force would never disappear. No Speedster had ever thought about "storing" it; they were more interested in taking it.

Taking the Speed Force from other Speedsters.

Stored Speed Force wouldn't even last as long as Velocity 9. It would be depleted very quickly.

"No, not storing it. Cultivating it. Apparently, you haven't realized that the Speed Force can change too."

As he spoke, Zhang Tianran extended his right hand. A streak of yellow lightning appeared, then turned red, purple, blue, and finally white before vanishing.

Seeing this, Wells asked curiously, "Just how long were you gone?"

"Not long. Three or four years at most." Zhang Tianran put away the two black spheres in his hand and answered without hiding anything.

Time held no meaning for Speedsters. Though Speedsters could grow old,

and die, time still held no meaning for them. "I'm looking forward more and more to the day we work together." Wells gave Zhang Tianran a deep look, then turned his wheelchair and left.

Watching Wells's departing back, white lightning flickered around Zhang Tianran. Then all that Speed Force surged into the two black spheres he had made.

The spheres looked as though they were made of metal, but they had actually been cultivated from cells. If they had to be described, their structure was probably similar to bone.

Their purpose really was to store Speed Force, so they could absorb it when needed and prevent him from ending up somewhere without Speed Force. But if they were detonated...

After all, Zhang Tianran had named them Speed Force Bombs.

Imagine an area's time being split into countless portions. Every portion flowed at a different rate—resetting, rewinding, accelerating, stopping, trembling...

When those effects were applied to a human body, even Superman—or certain gods—probably wouldn't be able to withstand them.

But what exactly was Reverse-Flash waiting for? Was Barry Allen's growth still insufficient?

Forget it. There was no need to think about that for now. It just so happened that the Speed Force Bombs needed time to cultivate; these things couldn't be used immediately after they were made.

"Barry, didn't I tell you? You're so fast—why do you even need to fight your enemies? Couldn't you just run over and put them in cuffs?" Zhang Tianran helplessly said to The Flash, who was lying in bed.

At that moment, Barry had both fractured bones and a concussion. He was clearly so fast, yet he had fought Steel Man head-on like an idiot.

"Sorry, Dr. Zhang. He was too strong. I didn't have time."

Barry was helpless too. How was he supposed to know the other guy was Steel Man? He threw a punch at that speed and immediately fractured his bones.

"Fortunately, your healing speed is very fast. These injuries will heal soon, but you really need to train your fighting style." Caitlin examined Barry Allen, then gave him some additional glucose.

"Sigh, forget it. With your style, you'd better rely more on the Speed Force in your body." Zhang Tianran shook his head as he spoke.

If an ordinary person had that kind of speed, they should at least use it to toy with enemies like Quicksilver did.

But with Barry, his speed had become little more than decoration. He just charged straight in. Charging in was one thing, but he was always careless enough to get ambushed.

"The... Speed Force? What's that?" Barry looked confused. At this stage, he only knew that he was very fast and had no clear understanding of lightning yet.

"Oh, that. Your speed actually comes from lightning. I call that lightning the Speed Force. The Speed Force in your body doesn't just make you faster—it can also..."

"Train more in the future. According to my calculations..."

"Based on my deductions, as long as you complete my plan, there won't be any enemy..."

"It's actually not that hard. Don't let how difficult it sounds fool you—it's very simple."

As Zhang Tianran went on, Barry Allen's face gradually turned pale. Not because of the pain from his injuries, but because he was terrified!!!