"Are you ready?"
Saber looked at Quicksilver in front of him. Although the 15-year-old boy said that he was not nervous, at this moment, his breathing became heavy at a speed visible to the naked eye. In front of him, there was a cane.
Silver light overflowed as it floated in the air, as if it was made of silver gems. Two blue snakes of divine power coiled around the staff, spiraling upwards in a mysterious spiral. At the very top, they split into two symbiotic snake heads.
They were beautiful, noble, and dangerous.
Anyone who was not recognized by them would be in trouble as long as they were within five meters. The two divine snakes' ruthless counterattack was so fast that ordinary people could not escape.
"Hoo"
Quicksilver took a deep breath. He nodded to Saber and looked at Walter, who was nervously closing her fingers, indicating that she did not need to be nervous. Then he looked at the cane and took a step forward, stepping into the dangerous attack circle. The two blue snakes opened their scarlet eyes in an instant and rushed towards him.
Quicksilver retreated subconsciously, but he was stopped by Saber,
"Don't move!"
Quicksilver immediately retracted his raised foot. A snake had wrapped around his neck, but it did not bite him like it did to others. The other snake looked at Saber covetously and spat out its tongue. This guy was very intelligent. At a glance, it could see that Saber was the most dangerous person here.
"There's a chance!"
Saber snorted, took a step back, and spread out his hands to show that he had no malice. So the snake shrank back again. It seemed not interested in Quicksilver at all, but the other snake was different.
It took the initiative to break away from the cane, crawled in front of Quicksilver, propped up its upper body and looked at him. This posture made everyone a little confused. But in the next moment, it bit towards Quicksilver fiercely. This time, it was different from before. It was so fast that even Saber could only see a blue afterimage.
Quicksilver's figure disappeared with a whoosh. When he reappeared, he was already standing ten meters away. The snake bit nothing, but it seemed to be addicted to playing and continued to chase Quicksilver.
"It's testing your speed! Quick! Run as fast as you can! "
Walter was quick-witted. He turned around and shouted at his brother, "Don't get bitten. This should be the second stage!"
Quicksilver made an OK gesture to the others. His figure disappeared into the darkness in the next moment. The blue snake also broke through space and disappeared, starting their chase game.
At least this child still had some brains. He knew that there was an extremely fast person in the city that he could not afford to offend. Thus, he rushed out of the city. In a very short period of time, his speed had reached its limit, exceeding the ultimate speed of Mach 10. However, compared to the speed of light … it was still too far away.
"Looks like we made the right bet."
Saber relaxed. He looked at the staff with only one coiled snake left and said to the others, "Quicksilver is really qualified, but it seems that his talent is not the best. Otherwise, the two snakes would have jumped out together. The power of speed … this thing really has something to do with speed."
"What about the remaining one?"
Coulson had some headaches. If it was in SHIELD, this dangerous item would be stored in a vault far away from the world, but now there is no such condition. He can't just put this thing in his home as an ornament, can he?
"I want to return the staff to its owner. The power will slowly dissipate. We just need to wait for a while."
Saber waved his hand and everyone relaxed. Just as they were waiting for Quicksilver's news, Mrs. Audrey opened the door and looked at Saber with some doubts.
"Uh, Mr. Saber, there are two young people outside the door looking for you … They said that they are your friends."
"Friends?"
Saber turned to look at Coulson. The latter took out his mobile phone and pressed it twice. The surveillance screen at the door turned to the mobile phone. He turned the screen to Saber and looked at the two guys on the screen. Saber was stunned.
"Let them in … I'm curious. What are they doing here?"
A moment later, Psyker helped the pale Barry into the room. He looked at the few people in the room with some fear. Especially when he saw Saber's red eyes, he couldn't help but shrink his head slightly.
Barry was much calmer. Perhaps it was because he had truly accepted his failure, or perhaps it was because the person he trusted the most had suddenly changed, allowing him to understand certain principles, or perhaps it was because he had grown up. In any case, he didn't have the anger that he had when he was with Oliver. He looked at Seiber and took a deep breath.
"We … found the facts about Harrison. I admit that I made a mistake. I shouldn't let my personal feelings blind my eyes. I hope it's not too late to admit my mistake."
"It's not too late to admit your mistake."
Saber waved his hand and looked into Barry's eyes. "I'm more curious about what kind of news you brought that made both of you so nervous. It's like the world is going to end."
"Uh, it's about time."
Barry shrugged his shoulders. Psyker, who was hiding behind him, stepped forward unwillingly. He took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and placed it on the table. He stared at Syber, and in order to hide the fear in his heart, he raised his voice.
"Harrison didn't just reverse the lightning. He has a more terrifying plan. He wants to build a portal to travel back in time in the Central City! He wants to return to the 22nd century, but the price is … our timeline will completely collapse because of the Flash Point paradox! "
Coulson took the USB flash drive and plugged it into the computer beside him. He turned to look at Psyker.
"Mr. Psyker, I know you're one of the most outstanding graduate students in experimental physics at MIT. But please consider the knowledge level of the people in this room. So, I suggest you use a simpler way to describe the so-called 'Flash Point paradox'."
"Okay, then I'll put it simply. You must have heard of a time paradox."
Psyker looked at the people around him. Madam Audrey served them tea. When this beautiful woman, who was brimming with the power of a wife, approached him, Psyker actually blushed. Only after Madam Audrey left did he continue speaking.
After Madam Audrey left, he continued, "If you went back in time and killed your grandfather, do you still exist?"
This question made Saber narrow his eyes. Psyker continued, "The Flash Point paradox is a more advanced form of time paradox. When two timelines clash, it will inevitably be accompanied by the collapse of one timeline. Some people who don't belong to this timeline will also be thrown into this timeline. If they find themselves in this timeline and kill them, it will lead to an even more terrifying spiral collapse of the timeline."
"Of course, the real Flash Point paradox is much more terrifying than this."
Barry added, "You'll know after watching this video."
Coulson also opened the video at this moment. The next moment, a terrifying scene appeared before everyone's eyes. It was a camera facing the sky. In the center of the field of vision, a purplish-black storm pierced through the sky like a hole in the sky, crazily swallowing everything on the ground.
Everyone was fleeing in panic, but as they ran, their bodies turned into spots of light and disappeared into the air. The last scene was that the energy storm in the sky was collapsing inwards, faster and faster. In the end, the entire vision was distorted. That was the distortion of light, and then everything disappeared in the final flash.
The scene returned to normal.
Even Saber was shocked by this destructive scene for a moment. He turned to look at Psyker, who shrugged with a long face.
"That's the final scene of the Flash Point paradox. The whole world collapses with the collapse of the timeline. No one can survive such a disaster, except …"
"Someone who can travel through time, right?"
Saber gave the answer. He stroked his chin and whispered, "Then how does Harrison plan to do all this? Why does he want to do all this? "
"That's not Dr. Harrison. The real Dr. Harrison died 15 years ago. Now, the one with the same face is a guy called Albert Swan. He came from the 22nd century and was the Flash's biggest opponent in that era, Reverse Lightning!"
Psyker continued to explain, "I found information from his super space-time computer. He invented a device that could transform the power of speed, allowing himself to steal Barry's power. Then, he tried to return to the past to kill Barry completely and become the real Flash, but he failed. This scene is the price of that failure, the collapse of a complete timeline."
"He was thrown into the timeline of 2024, but he didn't give up. He continued to pursue the Flash. The two of them returned to the past during the battle, and Reverse Lightning killed Barry's mother …"
When Psyker said this, the others were already a little dizzy. Saber stopped Psyker from continuing. He turned to look at Barry.
"In other words, of the two lights you saw when you were young, one was Reverse Lightning, and the other …"
"It's myself!"
Barry coughed softly. "To be precise, it's my own self from 2024. Reverse Lightning might have already killed him because Psyker checked our timeline for information about The Flash, and it ended on the morning of November 17, 2024. Or rather, he might have gone into hiding, but … no one can find him, not even me."
The answer to this question was so hard to imagine that everyone in the room fell silent. Only the little Scarlet Witch's eyes shone brightly as she asked in a low voice, "What do you think?
She whispered, "Then can you go back to the past to save your mother now?"
"It should be possible," Barry said with regret.
Barry said regretfully, "Previously, when I was running at my fastest speed, I could always feel some kind of obstruction, just like a wall. That should be the self-protection of the timeline. But even if I could do that, I wouldn't do it. After realizing the horror of the timeline collapsing, I can't put my family's safety above the safety of the entire world."
"Hey, young man, don't be so sure."
Coulson flicked the ash in his hand indifferently. This former agent who could see through people's minds said seriously to Barry.
"When you have the ability to do that, it's hard to stop yourself from doing it … Never be your enemy. Maybe at some point in the future, you've already done it. Maybe you've also triggered that … Yes, the" Flashpoint Paradox "many times."
"Maybe …"
Barry's pale face showed a trace of calmness. He spread out his hands. "But now I'm no longer the Flash, so I'm here to ask you to stop Reverse Lightning … The device he built is located in the S.T.A.R laboratory. We don't know where it is, but it needs a super fast person to collide with a hydrogen atom in order to activate it. And the super fast person who collides with it will die tragically. After I became an ordinary person, that thing can no longer be activated, so you just need to catch him …"
"Damn it!"
Seiber slammed his fist on the table. Everyone else stood up as well. Walter even yelled nervously, "Quicksilver, my brother, will he …"
"Don't pin your hopes on the opponent's stupidity!"
Saber turned his head and grabbed his trench coat and shouted to the others, "S.T.A.R laboratory! Gather all the people who can fight! The Ancient One won't let us stop … He's going to f * cking save the world again! "
After the others walked out, Saber walked in front of Barry, and Oliver stood behind him. The two of them looked at Barry, and finally, Saber moved aside, revealing the Coiled Snake Scepter on the table in front of him. He said in Barry's ear:
"I took away your super fast power, and now I'm giving it back to you … I'll also give you the choice."
"Barry Eren, I once said that you don't have the heart of a hero because you didn't choose to become a hero. Instead, you were chosen by that darn lightning bolt. You don't have the right to refuse, so you treat your strength as a tool to flaunt yourself … No one can become a hero with that kind of mentality."
Oliver stepped forward, took over Saber's words, and said softly:
"Now, we'll give you the choice. Right in front of your eyes, your destiny is divided into two paths. Either you become an ordinary person, Barry Allen, or you become the hero, The Flash … Remember, this time you're not passive. No matter what you choose, no one will blame you!"
Seiber patted Barry's shoulder and said,
"Becoming a superhero is never based on strength … I've seen an ordinary person become the greatest superhero, and I've also seen powerful mutants wreak havoc everywhere. The most important thing is the heart!"
He pointed his finger at Barry's chest:
"Do you have a strong enough heart? Why did you take this path? Think clearly before making a choice. In the future, when you're about to be defeated by your opponent, it will help you pick yourself up. "
"What about you? Sir, what did you choose in the beginning? "
Psyker was also stirred up by these words. He looked at Saber, eager to get an answer. Saber glanced at him and shrugged:
"Sorry, I've never been a hero … but villains can also save the world, right?"
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