"Owlman!"
Seeing Thomas Wayne fall, Qin Wei immediately reached out to catch him, but even with his swift reaction, his fingertips still missed Thomas's ankle.
He then reached for the grappling gun at his waist, but the fleshy growth beneath his feet suddenly shuddered.
He fell too.
I'm screwed!
Before the cry could leave his lips, Qin Wei merely blinked and found himself lying on soft grass, surrounded by terrified people.
His first reaction was that the fleshy growth had hypnotized him. He warily surveyed his surroundings, only to find the Star City trio, led by Oliver, standing behind him.
"This is an illusion. We need to find a way out-"
"Relax. Look up first."
Following Oliver's finger, he looked up to see the sky filled with orange-yellow light, accompanied by faint flashes of yellow lightning, so dazzling he could barely keep his eyes open.
Amid that orange-yellow light were streaks of red and blue. Looking closely, he could even make out a few faint traces of green.
Meanwhile, the number of people on the grass was increasing at a visible rate.
It was as though some mysterious teleportation device had transported them here.
Was technology in the future this advanced?
His gaze followed the light to where it converged. In the distance lay Star City, overrun by fleshy tendrils. The tremendous noise was like rolling thunder high in the heavens. Even dozens of kilometers away, its roar still struck fear into those who heard it.
Qin Wei had a rough idea of what had happened.
If his guess was right, the ones who had saved him, along with most of Star City's residents, were the rumored speedsters.
And the "radiance" and lightning filling the sky were the trails the speedsters left behind.
As for who that hopeful streak of