Hermes, the god of speed among the Greek gods, was born with the fastest speed. Therefore, he was chosen as Odin's messenger. It was said that this guy was also the patron of merchants and thieves. Of course, he died a long time ago. He died in the collapse of Mount Olympus.
But it was not that he did not leave behind any legacy, and this legacy was still influencing some of his successors.
Three minutes ago, when Barry and Psyker came to ask for help, Quicksilver was running in the dark wilderness outside Central City. He was moving at a speed more than ten times faster than the speed of sound. This speed was impossible for ordinary people to catch. Even Saber, who stood at the top of the mutants, could only feel a breeze on his face.
He was like a ghost that did not exist. But now, this horrible ghost was being chased by a snake.
"Crack!"
The chill from behind made Quicksilver roll forward subconsciously, dodging the venomous snake's bite that broke through space behind him. It was like two sharp serrated blades, tearing through the air above his shoulder, less than five centimeters away from his neck.
For a moment, Pietro felt that he had brushed past death.
"Damn it! Again! "
Pietro did not admit defeat. He gritted his teeth and increased his speed again. In the darkness, the surrounding weeds were blown up by the wind brought by the extreme speed. Barry said that if a speed exceeded Mach 3, it would affect the objects and the environment in the real world. After Quicksilver's top speed, he was at least Mach 15. So wherever he ran, the plants on the ground and the surface of the earth were cut open by a sharp knife.
Frankly speaking, this scene was very much like an invisible scythe. But if it could cut open the earth so easily, could the cutting force brought by this extreme speed directly cut through flesh and blood?
No one knew.
However, this explosive speed made the divine snake behind Pietro more and more restless. It simply used a method beyond the rules. Its figure flashed, turning into a blue light, and appeared in front of Pietro. Its sharp fangs mercilessly bit at Quicksilver's head.
"Swoosh!"
He changed direction, and an L-shaped trajectory appeared on the ground in an instant. But the next moment, the snake followed him like a shadow and bit his arm again. Quicksilver had to change direction again.
"Bang!"
His arm collided with the whip-like tail of the snake, and his whole body was thrown into the air. He spun several times in the air, and at the moment when he was about to hit the ground, he entered super speed again and tangled with the divine snake.
To be honest, fighting while in super speed was actually very boring.
It was just like the battle between The Flash and Reverse Flash from 2024 that Seiber had seen in Barry's memory. It was more like a simple chase and brawl. In fact, it wasn't that the two couldn't use more powerful moves, but in that super speed state, the punches they threw out were imbued with immense power. For someone with extreme speed, a straightforward attack was actually the best way to attack.
Tiger Taming Tiger Fist in super speed? Don't joke around. The moment you put up your starting stance, your opponent would have already thrown hundreds and thousands of punches at you … To them, speed was the best weapon.
"Bang! Bang!"
Quicksilver's supersonic fists collided with the tail of the divine snake. Although Quicksilver had tried his best to defend and counterattack, the difference in speed was fatal at this moment.
In the face of his supersonic punch, the snake's eyes flashed with a trace of disdain. Its body vibrated at high speed in place, easily avoiding Quicksilver's turtle-like fist. It swung its tail and smashed towards him.
It was faster! Almost at the speed of light!
"Don't hit my face!"
Pietro shouted, but the next moment, although he desperately dodged, the tail that swung at the speed of light hit him directly in the cheek, and his whole body was sent flying.
His body staggered as he broke free from his high-speed state. He climbed up from the ground and looked at the God Power Snake behind him, panting slightly. It was as thick as an arm, more than two meters long, and its entire body was made of blue fluorescent light.
It was the embodiment of speed, the spirit of speed that was born from the scepter of Hermes. It straightened its upper body and stuck out its tongue at Pietro. Its scarlet snake eyes flashed with a trace of peace. Although there was no direct verbal or spiritual communication, Pietro understood what it meant.
"You mean … you didn't catch up with me, and I have enough potential, so I'm qualified in this category? So I'm recognized by the divine speed? "
The fifteen-year-old young man sat cross-legged on the ground, tilting his head and looking at the divine snake opposite him. He scratched his chin and looked at the divine snake in front of him. The latter's body shook a little, as if waiting for Pietro's answer.
"That's great!"
Quicksilver spread out his hands, his face full of joy. "I know I can do it. I'm here for this. What should we do next?"
He looked at the divine snake, stretched out his hand, and scratched his head.
"Should I kneel to you? Or should I dance around you in a dress like a witch doctor? "
The divine snake glanced at him, and the next moment, the deadly snake's kiss was printed on the back of his left hand. In an instant, an unimaginable pain filled Quicksilver's body. His body fell to the ground as if he had been poisoned. He struggled wildly and trembled crazily.
The blue divine snake slowly penetrated Quicksilver's arm, leaving the mark of a coiled snake on the back of his hand. The blue light went all the way up his arm and finally settled in his heart.
"Hold on! Hold on! "
Pietro endured the severe pain. This child was also a tough character. In the face of the divine power's transformation of the body, he gritted his teeth and made a muffled groan, but he was determined not to cry out. At this moment, his body also underwent a strange change. Sometimes he turned into a ball of light, sometimes he disappeared, and sometimes he flashed out from the side.
It took time for any power to fuse with the body. After Barry received the power of Seraphic Speed, he was in a coma for almost four months with Seiber's help. That was the process of transforming his body. However, Quicksilver was a mutant, so his body was stronger than Barry's when he was a normal human. Therefore, the transformation process was very fast for him, provided that he could withstand the excruciating pain.
The essence of this pain was to allow him to complete the connection with the power of Seraphic Speed. Lady Diana had said that it was the power of the origin of the universe. It was like a wall outside every dimension. Only those who were recognized could feel it and absorb its power.
"Hoo … hoo …"
The shadow of his father echoed in his mind over and over again, like a spiritual pillar, forcing himself not to be defeated. A gloomy cloud hovered in the sky above his head. At the same time, he stood up from the transformation of the divine power. Small lightning bolts wrapped around his arms and legs. The lightning continued to flash until it formed an amorphous lightning net around him.
He raised his head, and his eyes were dancing with silver light. He looked at the sky, waved his fist, and shouted like a barbarian:
"Ahhh!"
The young man could feel that the mysterious power that stood outside the world from the ancient times was slowly opening the door to him, allowing him to reach out and touch the realm of existence that was originally unimaginable.
It was like a wall in his mind. It had always existed, but Quicksilver couldn't see it at all, as if he was not qualified to see it. But now, the wall appeared, and it appeared so real.
"Come on! Give me your power! I will show you your glory! "
The young man shouted at the sky in severe pain. Above his head, the slowly rotating dark cloud was like a top, spinning faster and faster. Finally, a dazzling lightning fell from the sky and hit Quicksilver's body.
"Ahhh!"
The young man's scream sounded in the dazzling lightning contact. The whole process only took less than a second. In a flash, the lightning disappeared in place, along with the dark cloud, as if it had never appeared.
"Boom!"
He was shocked by a huge amount of energy and was directly thrown out. There was a smell of barbecue all over his body, but the fully activated divine speed quickly healed his body.
"It hurts, bastard!"
Pietro got up from the ground and gestured towards the sky that had returned to normal. He looked down at his tattered clothes, then looked at his hands. They were still the hands of a 15-year-old young man, but a small silver lightning was jumping outside his skin.
A smile appeared on Pietro's face. He turned around and looked in the direction of the Central City. His feet moved slightly, and with a whoosh, a silver light bloomed from where he stood. He easily broke through the speed limit of more than ten times the speed of sound. Like an elongated silver light, he disappeared from where he stood in an instant.
It was a speed close to that of light. With every beat of his heart, the silver light in his heart would circulate through his entire body, allowing him to easily maintain this speed without worrying about exhaustion.
In just the blink of an eye, the outline of the Central City was already vivid in his eyes, but at the moment when the silver light approached the periphery of the city, a yellow light rushed from a distance, and before Quicksilver could react, a punch hit him in the face.
"You are as slow as a turtle! Little bastard! "
A voice full of disgust and provocation sounded in Quicksilver's ears. When he raised his head, he could only see a figure vibrating at high speed in the same place, making a gesture that would make any young man crazy with anger, then disappeared in place.
The same speed as the light. Obviously, this is another person with extreme speed.
"Bastard! Don't run! "
Pietro touched the rapidly healing wound on his cheek. He gritted his teeth and changed his direction to chase after the figure. So, a yellow and a silver light crisscrossed back and forth in the streets of the Central City, chasing and fighting at close to the speed of light. It was clearly happening around him, but no one could perceive it, let alone see it.
After the qualitative change in his speed, the young Quicksilver did not think that he should be afraid. He now felt that he had a great advantage, but no matter how fast he accelerated, the yellow figure in front of him was still running in front of him. The yellow figure even slowed down suddenly, like a car racing driver deliberately forcing him to stop. This made Pietro feel as if he had been provoked.
The anger of the young man came very quickly, and anger made him temporarily lose control of his body. So when Quicksilver came back to his senses, he was already standing in a huge enclosed space made entirely of steel. He stopped and looked around. Not far in front of him, the man in yellow also stopped. He stretched out his finger towards Quicksilver:
"There can only be one person with extreme speed in this world. Let's compete in the way of extreme speed."
His finger waved to the side:
"A fully enclosed racetrack capable of accommodating the speed of light, or even faster than the speed of light. Here, you can run as much as you want, or you can choose to fight with me. Lucky newborn, let me see if you are qualified to use this power that does not belong to you!"
Quicksilver's ten fingers moved, and his eyes were gloomy as he looked at the arrogant guy in front of him. Just after he finished speaking, Quicksilver's figure disappeared in place. The silver light stabbed Reverse Lightning like a sword, but in a flash, he flew backward at a faster speed. His body turned over and drew a two-meter scratch on the ground. He raised his head and looked at Reverse Lightning in surprise.
Reverse Lightning patted his gloves disdainfully:
"All speed, no skill, seriously … If that's all you have, then you're dead today!"
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