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In Central City, a red phantom, with yellow electric arcs trailing behind, darted through the streets and alleys like a flash of light.
"Barry, Barry, respond if you hear me!"
"Received, Cisco, loud and clear."
"OK, at high speed, the headset is fine. How is the suit performing during movement?"
"The chest and abdomen area is a bit loose. If it were tighter, closer to my body, I'd run even better. Otherwise, there are no issues."
"That's a minor thing. OK, sensors are fine, test complete. You can come back now."
"I'll run a bit more, get some exercise."
Cisco and Lin Li exchanged a look, understanding each other, and high-fived.
The suit was a success.
They were about to have a celebratory drink.
Just as Lin Li was about to grab the champagne, a live news broadcast popped up on the screen in front of Cisco.
The background showed a crumbling building, tilting precariously to one side, almost splitting open. Fire trucks wailed, ladders were extended, and there was a lot of debris on site, with citizens fleeing the vicinity.
"Good morning, everyone, I'm Yuri Branch, and we're interrupting with a live news flash. At the intersection of North Street and Fifth District in Central City, a seven-story residential building has suddenly collapsed and split open, suspected to be due to the use of substandard materials by the contractor. The situation is extremely dangerous; the building could collapse further at any moment. Firefighters cannot enter the building to rescue people. Ladders have been extended, and they are trying to calm the residents inside. There are about a dozen people, and if they move around, the building could collapse further."
This was a small software program Cisco had set up. Any live news broadcast would pop up directly because live news usually involves human lives and critical situations. Popping up directly helps notify The Flash in a timely manner.
Seeing the extremely urgent situation, Cisco shouted into the mic: "Barry, intersection of North Street and Fifth District, a building has collapsed, get there immediately."
Barry replied: "OK, Cisco, I'm on my way."
"Cisco, the building is about to collapse, I'm going to save people first."
Barry arrived at the scene, seeing piles of rubble and debris, three or four red fire trucks, extended ladders, firefighters comforting the residents inside the building, and a large crowd of citizens watching nervously from a distance.
"Barry, be careful, the building looks very fragile."
Before Cisco could finish, Barry rushed into the building.
The Flash, trailing yellow electric arcs, rushed into the building, and as soon as he did, the building visibly tilted.
Barry quickly ran upstairs, rescued a man whose leg was pinned by a rock, and carried him out.
Then the building rumbled, seemingly on the verge of collapsing.
"NO!!!!"
Barry shouted in anxious horror. He hadn't realized the building was in such a dangerous state, unable to withstand even a single person's footsteps.
"Ah..."
The residents inside the building screamed in even greater terror, cries and fearful shouts mixing together.
"Oh! No, don't let this happen."
"God, save them."
"Please hold on, don't collapse!"
The surrounding crowd watched the building in terror, some religious people continuously praying and pleading.
As if sensing everyone's prayers, the rumbling building stopped collapsing once more, so fragile it could no longer bear any force.
Saving more than a dozen people at once, Barry's speed was sufficient, but it had to be on flat ground. Barry had not yet reached the point where he could run on walls, nor could he run on a tilted wall. If he missed a step, the building would truly collapse this time, which would kill a dozen lives. Just now, when he rescued one person, the building began to collapse, fortunately it stopped, otherwise it almost scared him to death. He was very nervous and at a loss.
Barry anxiously called out: "Cisco, the building can't bear the weight, and it's tilting too severely. I can't run in to save them. What do I do now?"
Cisco and Lin Li were watching the live news broadcast.
When they saw a blurry red phantom moving in and out of the building, they were startled.
Because the building was truly too fragile, almost collapsing again.
Hearing Barry's call, Cisco calmed Barry down, saying: "Barry, don't go into the building yet, it's too dangerous."
He didn't know what to do either, and finally he looked at Lin Li, hoping Lin Li could come up with another solution.
Lin Li pondered for a moment and said: "Barry, run a circle around the building, but at a speed that doesn't cause the building to vibrate."
He continued to Cisco: "Cisco, activate the signal detection, create a 3D model of the building. I've installed an external magnetic field detector on the sensor."
Cisco's fingers quickly clicked on the keyboard. The magnetic field detected the building, forming a 3D model. In the model, more than a dozen red dots were marked, which were the magnetic fields emitted by human bodies, captured.
Lin Li looked at the building's 3D model and said easily: "Alright, Barry, now listen to my command. Take off The Flash emblem on your chest. There's a switch next to it. After turning it on, shake it frantically with your hand. It will generate a biological gravity magnet, enough to pull a person within thirty meters to your front."
Cisco gave Lin Li a big thumbs up for this design.
Lin Li also gave a thumbs up with both hands, pointing at Cisco, indicating that he was also very capable, then nodded, signaling Cisco to continue directing. Cisco then understood the rescue plan and quickly said: "OK, good, Barry, almost all the survivors are on the windows and balconies, only one little guy is curled up inside a room. Stand on the fire ladder and quickly pull the people from the windows and balconies. At that point, the building will tilt and collapse."
Barry asked: "What about the little guy in the room?"
Cisco was silent, his lips moved, but in the end, he didn't suggest abandoning a life.
Lin Li snatched the mic and shouted to Barry: "Barry, rush in and save that child! After you've rescued the survivors on the balcony, you'll have at least 3 to 4 seconds before the building completely collapses."
"Your biggest danger isn't the building collapsing. You can run about 90 meters per second, so you can definitely run into the building to save people. That child is only about 30 meters from you, you have enough time. You need to pay attention to the building's tilt and your points of force. Don't miss a step. In other words, you'll pretty much need to run on a wall with a 75% to 45% incline, and the environment will change at any time."
Barry hesitated, saying: "Can I do it?"
Lin Li encouraged Barry, speaking into the mic with a firm tone: "Barry, you can do it! Channel every ounce of energy in your body, run!"
Cisco also cheered him on with excitement: "That's right, Barry, you can do it! Go, go, go!"
Barry took a deep breath, yellow electric arcs bursting in his eyes, and murmured to himself: "Okay, I can do this."
At this moment, both their hearts tightened, watching the screen intently.
Barry took a running stance, surrounded by yellow electric arcs, with intense electrical flashes emanating from his eyes.