Chapter 116: Fierce Battle With Reverse Flash! Justice League Crisis?
Outside the house.
The night rain was still falling continuously.
Accompanied by thunder.
The lights on the Kent Family Home porch illuminated the uninvited guest’s yellow uniform in an especially glaring way.
He stood there.
Crimson eyes flowing with Reverse Speed Force lightning.
The corners of his mouth hung with a distorted smile like it had been pixelated.
“This is Aquaman, this is Queen Mera… surprised? Child.” This person’s wicked laugh wasn’t as evil as Lucifer’s; it was more of a condescending posture with a bit of sophistry.
Ian blinked.
He watched the uninvited guest raise each hand once, showing him two unconscious heroes in his hands—Aqua man and Mera; they had clearly been attacked.
The wounds were still bleeding.
Constantly dripping onto the porch floor.
“A bit surprised, but Father isn’t home, I’m afraid I can’t afford these two mermaids.” Ian was only slightly stunned; by now he had recognized who the person in front of him was.
Reverse-Flash.
The Flash’s arch-nemesis, Barry Allen’s lifelong greatest nightmare, and one of the most dangerous existences among speedsters, especially known for his complex relationship with The Flash.
There are several Reverse-Flashes in total.
However.
The most famous Reverse-Flash is still Albert Swan. He was originally a fanatical Flash fan, but over time, his worship of Barry Allen turned into jealousy and hatred. In trying to imitate and surpass his idol, Swan accidentally gained speed powers similar to The Flash’s.
These powers came from a twisted use of the Speed Force.
Called the Reverse Speed Force.
Reverse Speed Force is generated when Reverse-Flash runs. As long as a speedster comes into contact with it, the Reverse Speed Force will crazily devour the Speed Force user like cancer.
In addition, the Reverse Speed Force can also sever the speedster’s connection to the Speed Force. That’s why its possessor is naturally The Flash’s best arch-nemesis.
“Do you want to trade Aquaman and Queen Mera for The Flash?” Ian didn’t know why Reverse-Flash dared to come to Metropolis, but he was very clear that the other party definitely wasn’t here for Superman or himself.
“I think it’s possible.”
Reverse-Flash gave an evil charming smile.
As for this.
The Flash inside the house still seemed completely unaware.
“Who is it? Did Arthur bring you fish too? Don’t believe him, they don’t eat fish, the gifts he brought are all soy products.” Barry Allen’s voice came from inside the house.
His words carried a sense of having been tricked before.
“It’s your old rival, he’s turned over a new leaf and started delivering takeout—America’s economy really is in bad shape.” Ian’s loud response to the inside made Reverse-Flash’s smile stiffen directly.
The frequency of his facial twitching even lagged a bit.
Seizing this opportunity, Ian suddenly struck—black tiger steals the crotch, action fast as lightning! This sneak attack was truly swift and decisive, but unfortunately he always couldn’t match an evenly matched opponent.
Ian’s speed, dozens of times beyond normal people, might work on ordinary superhumans.
But in front of a speedster, it was still a bit lacking.
Even with the sneak attack first.
But Reverse-Flash still turned into red lightning at the last moment; Ian didn’t even have time to see the opponent’s movements clearly before hearing “thud thud” two heavy objects hitting the ground behind him.
Reverse-Flash not only entered the house himself.
He had also already thrown the two mermaids on the ground.
Standing behind Ian.
And at this moment, Ian’s retinas still held the afterimage of the figure gradually disappearing in front.
“Distract me, then launch a surprise attack—a good plan…” Reverse-Flash’s voice was close at hand, laced with mockery, “Too bad, your speed is really too slow.”
“Son of Superman? Nothing special.” This was a truly effective taunt; Ian felt his strength rise, that was the boost from 【Perfect Divinity】 when encountering mockery.
【Perfect Divinity: When you are subjected to any form of mockery, you gain a 30% boost to all attributes, but your morality level will continuously decline.】
This was the 【Savage Tyrant】’s talent skill; Ian suffered sharp mockery, his combat power instantly boosted, and at the same time he didn’t feel the side effects coming.
This must be because of the system’s crazy favoritism.
Otherwise what else could it be?
“You know this is Superman’s house, and a mouse like you dares to show up?” When Ian completed the turn, Reverse-Flash’s face was almost pressed against his.
“Boom~”
The blazing heat ray that erupted from Ian’s eyes came without warning.
Its speed was very fast.
However.
In Reverse-Flash’s perspective, he could clearly see two golden beams extending from Ian’s eyes; sensing the danger, he instantly retreated several hundred steps.
“Boom~”
Ian’s attack missed again.
This one directly blasted through the living room ceiling.
“Ian! What are you doing!”
Jonathan, who had already fallen asleep, was startled awake; fully armed with various statues, he poked his head out from the second-floor corridor and saw Ian and a man in yellow facing off under the burning ceiling.
“I’m calling Father!”
First stunned.
Then, as just an ordinary person, Jonathan made the best decision, not like in most movies yelling about bonds or family and going downstairs to die.
He directly turned and rushed back to his room.
Along the way, he pounded on Jordan’s door hard, shouting for the other superhuman younger brother to come downstairs for support.
Unfortunately, there was no reaction from Jordan’s room.
“Superman? Heh, he has no way to save you; tonight he’ll be too busy with his own problems.” Reverse-Flash dared to time his visit because he was certain he wouldn’t be caught by Superman.
This was the BUG ability of being a transmigrator.
Not to mention he himself was also a future person from the future. Before his words finished, red lightning flashed again—Reverse-Flash had already appeared in front of the instrument holding Barry.
“This also means no one can stop me from killing The Flash.” Obviously, after scaring Ian a bit, Reverse-Flash’s target this time wasn’t Superman’s child.
“Damn! It’s you again!”
Due to being in Batman’s instrument.
Barry Allen couldn’t smash the Wayne-produced glass at all.
Wayne products are always top quality; the Speed Force resonance ability had no effect either—the reason was simple, this instrument’s true purpose wasn’t just to analyze The Flash’s physical data.
The outside of the glass had 【Speedster Prison Cage】 written on it.
Batman hadn’t even bothered to paint over or modify it; he clearly made this instrument originally just to hold speedsters, analyzing speedster bodies was just one of its functions.
“Can’t get out, right? How pitiful… The teammates you screwed over are now screwing you back.” Reverse-Flash’s figure kept vibrating; he stared at The Flash in the instrument and started mocking again.
Reverse-Flash was just that kind of person.
The Flash likes giving people chicken soup, so his arch-nemesis naturally likes mocking and striking. Facing his old rival’s ridicule, Barry Allen in the instrument just showed a flash of anger on his face.
Soon.
This flash of anger was replaced by calm.
“I know, all these years, you’ve humiliated me time and again; you must really enjoy the feeling of mocking me.” Barry Allen looked at the yellow-clad man outside.
He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and spoke sincerely.
“I can accept this fate, I can submit to you… I can provide you with any emotional value you want, just help me do one thing.”
The Flash lost his battle suit and his resilient spirit?
Barry Allen at this moment didn’t seem like the never-give-up Flash at all.
This left Reverse-Flash a bit dumbfounded.
Ian, who was rescuing Aquaman and Queen Mera, also froze upon hearing this.
The little boy widened his incredulous eyes.
Someone was stealing his lines!
Sure enough!
“Los Angeles, there’s a place called Bar of Light; just help me smash it…” Barry continued, he even mimicked the tone and that sharp eunuch voice perfectly.
Ian’s expression was extremely wonderful.
Even the account thief has a day when his account is stolen?
Who could have imagined!
The Flash ignored the boy’s surprise.
“How about it? This transaction?”
He stared intently at Reverse-Flash and spoke seriously. Perhaps Barry Allen didn’t know what was in the Bar of Light, but he knew very well that Reverse-Flash’s speed couldn’t match Savitar’s.
If Savitar could live out his later years there.
Reverse-Flash certainly could too!
The Flash’s heart was filled with anticipation at this moment!
But.
Some moves really aren’t for everyone to use, nor against everyone.
“I didn’t expect, Flash, that you have the brains for conspiracy and trickery too; too bad, I come from the future!” Reverse-Flash suddenly laughed, showing no sign of falling for it.
“There will be no more games between us; today, I just want you dead.” He slammed the instrument switch; at the moment the glass popped open, red arcs lit up on his body.
Reverse-Flash’s speed was really faster than The Flash’s!
He was going to kill The Flash.
And just then.
“Albert Swan!”
Ian’s shout made Reverse-Flash’s movements lag slightly. At this point, Reverse-Flash had already grabbed Barry’s neck, and lack of oxygen made the Speed Force on Barry gradually dissipate.
“You can’t kill him.”
Knowing his speed couldn’t keep up at all, Ian had just washed his hands and come out.
Taking advantage of the two using their talk skills, he casually put Aquaman and Queen Mera into the home fish tank, hoping they could “revive” sooner in the oxygenated water.
Um.
Ian also poured a bottle of amoxicillin into the fish tank, since Aquaman and Queen Mera both had penetrating wounds.
“Brat, what do you know?”
Reverse-Flash turned back to Ian with a ferocious glare.
He had been called out by name by Ian.
And this wasn’t information the Superman family should know.
The Flash shouldn’t know either.
“I know who you are, so you shouldn’t kill The Flash, because once you kill him, you’ll die too.” Ian stood back in his original position.
He spoke with firm tone.
And began trying to blend into the Flash theater’s talk atmosphere.
No choice.
Quickly checking the skill panel and finding no counter, Ian could only activate his super intelligence; he also understood why speedsters gave most heroes headaches.
Superpowers in the world.
Are truly only broken by speed.
“What nonsense are you spouting?” Sparks of confusion flickered in Reverse-Flash’s crimson eyes; he was greatly puzzled by Ian’s statement but didn’t think Ian needed meds.
As one of the speedsters.
Reverse-Flash shared The Flash’s common flaw—liking to talk more than act. So, he didn’t continue attacking The Flash but stared deadly at Ian with those crimson eyes.
This arrogance was the speedsters’ common disease.
They always think they have enough time to do anything they want.
“Albert Swan.” Ian tried to make his tone serious to increase credibility; he also used psychological techniques by staring into Reverse-Flash’s eyes.
“Don’t ask me how I know who you are; the answer is I come from the future too, and one even more distant than yours.” Ian believed that if he acted like he was telling the truth, he would be.
Such a good habit.
Finally paid off well at this moment.
“Hm?”
Reverse-Flash was clearly stunned.
His expression doubtful and unsettled.
“In this timeline, Superman shouldn’t have a third child.” This was why Reverse-Flash hesitated; due to information asymmetry, his face was full of doubt and vigilance.
Time transmigrators are like this.
Without information advantage.
They’re even easier to fool than ordinary people.
Seeing this, Ian struck while the iron is hot, “You only know you’re Albert Swan, but that’s just a name; I could be Albert Swan, and he could be Albert Swan too.”
Saying this.
Ian pointed at the already half-dead Flash.
“Names are just symbols; where we really come from is what we need to investigate—I suggest you check America’s gene detection database.”
“How many children carry names that shouldn’t be theirs?”
“That’s the national condition; superheroes are human too, so you only know Barry Allen’s wife is Iris, but you don’t know that as a superhero, he has a secret lover.”
“That’s your mother!”
“Yes, you’re not Eddie Swan’s child; you’re actually The Flash… Barry Allen’s child! This file is sealed in a 68th century museum!”
Ian spoke vividly, eyes firm, as if he’d really visited that museum, “The reason your mother married Eddie Swan is simple.
“Just because The Flash couldn’t give her a proper status. After all, The Flash is a superhero; your mother didn’t want her lover to suffer reputational damage.”
“What is this called? This is love!” Ian unleashed his world-shocking talent; having failed at challenging a speedster beyond his level, he could only stall for time to prevent The Flash from being killed.
The Flash didn’t refute.
This proved that even the choked-out Flash agreed Ian’s words might not be lies.
This man had no chance for sophistry.
“？？？？？？？？”
Accompanied by thunder outside the house.
Reverse-Flash froze in place.
His emotions fluctuated wildly.
The hand choking The Flash trembled a bit.
Obviously.
Today.
Ian finally met someone who appreciated his talent.
“Let him go, let go of The Flash.”
Ian continued to admonish, using a gentle tone, “This is also letting go of your biological father. Albert Swan, remember, family is more important than anything.”
His tone was like a priest’s.
Merciful, compassionate.
Ian felt he had fully blended into the speedster conversation atmosphere.
However.
The next moment.
He heard Reverse-Flash’s heavy breathing.
“I don’t need to care about your Flash.” Reverse-Flash appeared in front of Ian, body all crimson, clearly with abnormally intense emotional fluctuations.
Ian tried to teleport behind Reverse-Flash, but the moment he locked the teleport point and his form appeared in the air, Reverse-Flash had already switched positions.
Speedster reaction speed far exceeds normal imagination.
“Sharp-tongued brat, I’m going to rip out that mouth!” In the roar, Reverse-Flash’s speed increased a bit; his hand went straight through Ian, who made no dodging move.
【Berserker Experience +13】
Alright.
Actually, Ian never intended to dodge; he knew that as long as he didn’t defend, he didn’t need to defend at all, and wasn’t this the world’s strongest defense?
The high-speed vibrating palm pierced Ian’s chest.
Gripped Ian’s heart.
【Berserker Experience Points +18】
“Have you seen a heart that can punch people? If not…” Ian just wanted to politely ask, but unexpectedly, his torn-open chest suddenly erupted with a dazzling white light.
“Rumble~!”
Reverse-Flash was directly blasted away by the overflowing white light; he seemed to fail to dodge for the first time, spiraling backward, crashing through the wall into the kitchen.
A pile of pots, pans, basins, and a shattered stove buried Reverse-Flash.
Dust filled the air.
“Damn! I have too much magic power!” Ian covered his glowing chest, stopping the magic power from further damaging the surroundings; his tone carried some annoyance and reluctance. He had originally planned to experiment with his wild idea, using his heartbeat to attach 【Blood of Rage】 for a counterattack!
Damn evil god magic power!
It even backlashes the master?
With 【Self-Healing Tide】 activating, Ian’s wounds healed rapidly; when the half-charred Reverse-Flash crawled out from the rubble, he was already back to perfect condition.
“That, can you squeeze it once more? This time I guarantee my body won’t leak light…” Ian probed; the only response was Reverse-Flash’s angry roar.
“How are you not dead!” Reverse-Flash remembered crushing the opponent’s heart at the last moment, but why could this boy still babble there!
“Never mind if not.”
Ian felt Reverse-Flash wouldn’t repeat the move.
He felt quite melancholic.
Like his creativity had been wasted.
“You should be dead! Kryptonians don’t have two hearts!” Reverse-Flash’s voice was shrill like metal scraping glass; red arcs on his body flickered like a broken neon sign.
Blood seeped from cracks in the charred uniform, clearly severe injuries.
“Because of father paradox? You can’t kill me; maybe on that absolute time point, the day your mom got pregnant with you, that magical room didn’t just have my Uncle Barry.”
Ian actually associated it with the night The Flash’s mother died, but his thinking was a bit too associative; he didn’t even dare imagine he’d say such filthy language.
Indeed.
The side effect of 【Perfect Divinity】 was still at work. This was actually part of Ian’s plan; to save The Flash, he had to make himself the taunting unit.
The provoked Reverse-Flash took the bait.
Taunt effect immediate.
Teeth-grinding sounds came from under Reverse-Flash’s mask.
“I’m going to kill you!”
Red lightning split the wall tiles.
This time his speed was noticeably slower due to injuries.
Of course.
Reverse-Flash’s speed still far exceeded Ian’s current super speed, but having triggered the berserker near-death passive after his heart was crushed, with a second 30% boost, Ian finally had some reaction time; he directly rushed up through the ceiling he had blasted open.
He drew a water mist trail in the rain.
Absolute Aerial flight speed is actually much faster than running.
However.
Even so.
When Ian hovered above the roof, Reverse-Flash had run several laps in place, then accelerated and leaped straight into the sky toward Ian.
Jumped really high.
Speedsters are just that unreasonable.
“Meaningless escape! Can’t change your fate! Stalling buys nothing; Superman can’t save anyone anymore!” Red arcs wrapped around Reverse-Flash as he shot into the sky.
Reverse-Flash’s voice distorted in the rain.
He rushed upward.
To directly snap Ian’s neck.
“I’m not Ian the Runner.”
Facing Reverse-Flash’s attack, Ian didn’t dodge but used his neck as bait; when the other grabbed it to twist, he activated 【Mimicry】.
“Actually, the moment you touch me means I’ve touched you too—this is relativity.” Rain slid down Ian’s forehead; his expression still calm.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
Mimicry spider hands extended from his back directly pierced the opponent’s immobile body.
High in the air.
Was the speedster’s weakness.
“Aaaahhh!”
Intense pain made Reverse-Flash emit inhuman screams, but his grip didn’t loosen; after twisting Ian’s neck with full force, he quickly used a high-speed hand blade to sever Ian’s mimicry spider hands.
【Berserker Experience Points +19】
Ian of course didn’t die; he still hovered in the air, using his hands to realign his head. In contrast, the exhausted Reverse-Flash fell toward the ground with an incredulous look.
“This is also part of the plan, Reverse-Flash, nothing special.” Ian threw the other’s words back at him; watching the falling Reverse-Flash, his eyes narrowed slightly.
Stellar power charging within.
Ian knew.
If Reverse-Flash landed.
This cockroach-like speedster would definitely flee immediately or take The Flash with him; he wouldn’t get a second chance to save Uncle Barry who owed him over 30,000 favors.
Precisely because of this.
“Thanks to shared brain, my wisdom and computation have leveled up.” Ian murmured inwardly, seizing the moment to unleash his super voice.
“Jordan! Father is back to get you!”
His roar shook the house, sound waves shattering the remaining window glass. Suddenly, the roof below the falling Reverse-Flash exploded without warning.
It was blasted through.
“Bang~”
Intense explosions nonstop.
Below Ian’s carefully chosen hover point, the roof already riddled with holes from his heat ray was broken through from the other side by something else.
It was a double-tap pink object.
Faster and fiercer than a bullet.
Hearing the sound and turning, terrified Reverse-Flash still had red Reverse Speed Force rising, but Ian’s heat ray sealed the only two positions he could maneuver; he couldn’t avoid his belly being pierced.
The sausage casing bloomed in Reverse-Flash’s gut.
The contents exploded a second time inside like buckshot.
“Hiss~”
Ian, who dodged in time, didn’t anticipate this; he sucked in cold air, didn’t dare claim Reverse-Flash as brother-in-law for his parents, and after a silence, sincerely marveled.
“As expected, our family’s strongest second-gen hero is still Jordan.” Heavy rain continued; lightning arced occasionally on the horizon, rainwater dripping from Ian’s chin.
He hovered under the deep oppressive sky.
Watching Reverse-Flash hit the ground, splashing a huge water flower. But as said earlier, speedster physical quality is truly a mystery.
After landing.
Even with his entire belly emptied, the downed, dying Reverse-Flash trembled for a moment before red arcs reappeared on his body surface.
Seeing this.
Ian dove down immediately.
His vision saw that Reverse-Flash still wasn’t fully dead after landing.
Jordan really is a superhero.
Even unborn descendants follow the superhero no-kill rule?
“Damn!”
Ian found his speed wasn’t fast enough; post-landing Reverse-Flash seemed in a last gasp, Reverse Speed Force exploding wildly on this man.
It was do-or-die resolve.
“I can die! But The Flash must die too! This is… for my world!”
The dying Reverse-Flash suddenly erupted his final Reverse Speed Force.
Oak trees charred in red arcs, rainwater vaporized instantly in the heat, forming white mist. Dragging his wrecked body toward the living room, that speed was his final swan song.
Ian dove with full force.
Rainwater slapped his face.
Everywhere his sight reached, he teleported to the visible living room, but this position was still some distance from the instrument.
The next teleport needed line of sight, but Reverse-Flash was already at the unconscious Flash’s side.
Everything happened too fast.
“Justice League will lose all hope from now on; no one can save you! No one can save The Flash!” Reverse-Flash’s vocal cords were damaged.
The roar like rusted gears grinding.
Mixed with rain, especially eerie.
“Die!”
The instant Ian appeared in the living room, Reverse-Flash had already grabbed Barry Allen’s head.
And just as he was about to snap Barry Allen’s neck.
With The Flash about to fall.
“Who says no one?”
A yellow-gloved hand suddenly pierced out from behind Reverse-Flash through his chest.
Reverse-Flash’s movements stalled instantly.
“Why… why…” On Reverse-Flash’s stunned face, fading eyes full of disbelief, he laboriously looked down at the hand vibrating in his chest.
Red Reverse Speed Force on his body receded like a tide.
“Because I had enough time to think about what’s most beneficial to me.” The voice like electric tone, the yellow-clad man vibrating all over stood behind Reverse-Flash.
He was—another Reverse-Flash!
“Looks like the truth I discovered isn’t wrong.”
The second Reverse-Flash slowly withdrew his hand, letting the corpse fall into the rainwater-flooded living room; he slowly looked up, rainwater trickling down cracks in the yellow mask.
Crimson arcs leaped wildly in the rainy night.
“What a surprising timeline change… Too bad, tonight I don’t really want to investigate why you appeared.” As he spoke, this Reverse-Flash’s Reverse Speed Force seemed to surge at an inconceivable speed. The Reverse Speed Force around him doubled, boiling like blood plasma, roiling and expanding.
“…”
Ian could feel the opponent’s speed and strength had terrifyingly increased after the previous Reverse-Flash died.
He didn’t know why.
Just about to probe.
“Rumble~”
Thunder outside wove a vast dazzling grid in the sky.
In the living room.
Air began distorting, gale winds rose, a terrifying Speed Force vortex slowly forming. Broken roof tiles were sucked in, instantly pulverized to dust.
The newly appeared Reverse-Flash seemed on high alert.
Following his gaze.
In the vortex.
Black lightning intertwined within, vaguely outlining countless ferocious silhouettes.
〔ps: Today is the last day of crap updates〕
