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Chapter 274 Sinking
Chapter 274 Sinking
Blood flew from the mirror in all directions, shattering other mirrors and even spraying towards where Connors was.
Connors remained unfazed by the slightly bizarre scene, and as he embraced the two "Poison Ivy Lolis" in each hand, a second pair of hands grew from behind him.
The two extra hands, adorned with mysterious rings, formed hand seals in the air, golden sparks flashing on their hands, before they pushed their hands forward.
A strong, golden-red gust of wind was pushed out by Connors' hands, blocking the blood of the "Lord's Lightning" that was splashing towards him.
This move is called "Vatum's Wind," a magic technique learned from Doctor Strange.
The two little girls he was holding clapped in unison:
"You can even use magic!"
Connors smiled mysteriously, about to perform the "balloon magic trick" he had used to amuse Scarlet Witch's son in the zombie universe again for the two little girls in his arms, when the blood that had been blocked suddenly began to swirl in the air.
As the dark red blood coalesced in the air, darkness suddenly fell over the surrounding outskirts of the central city.
This darkness spread from the sky, completely enveloping the distant city, and then swallowing up the very ground beneath Connors' feet.
The two extra hands behind him turned into dirt and disappeared. Connors patted little Ivy and Alice in his arms without making a sound.
"Don't panic, it's just getting dark."
A red light shone in his eyes, and an "Omega Ray" shot out, making several sharp right-angle turns in the air, illuminating the darkness like a lamp.
In the darkness, a puppet suspended by ropes was running stiffly, its body painted with the gold and red battle armor of "Lord Lightning".
After running for a while, a pair of scissors suddenly appeared at the threads and cut the "Lord Lightning" puppet, which was controlled by threads hanging down from somewhere in the sky.
The doll immediately began its endless descent, emitting incomprehensible screams that stretched and became distorted. It fell for a full half hour in this endless darkness before a glimmer of light appeared below.
The light grew closer and bigger, until the puppet passed through it and realized it was thousands of meters in the air.
His body continued to fall endlessly, passing through the clouds and crashing onto the asphalt road.
His wooden body clearly couldn't withstand the impact of the fall, and it was smashed to pieces.
Even so, Wei Ou still tried his best to prop himself up on his arms and got up, and after a few attempts, he actually succeeded.
Not only that, his body also changed from a puppet back to the normal, muscular physique of "Lord Lightning".
"The demon Itrigan's dreams are reliving his most painful period over and over again, but what's with 'Lord Lightning's' dreams?"
Connors stood beside the "Lord Lightning" who had just descended from the sky, with a vertical road sign behind him that read "Welcome to Central City".
Then the scene around him began to repeat itself, with "Lord Lightning" repeatedly running, but he was never able to run from the outskirts to "Central City".
Furthermore, the abnormalities that appeared on "Lord Lightning" were different each time he ran. Sometimes his legs would get shorter and shorter as he ran, and his feet and shin bones would be worn away, but he still insisted on running on his knees and hands.
Sometimes, the more he runs, the more hunched his back becomes, but "Lord Lightning" still manages to find a way to curl himself into a ball while running.
No matter what he did, he could not break free from the dream. In the end, he would appear in the darkness and become a puppet being controlled by others, and then fall heavily to the ground.
Once, twice, three times, each time Connors silently watched "Lord Lightning" with the two little girls. Even when they impatiently urged him, Connors simply sent them into the Mysterious House, showing no intention of interfering with the dream.
Countless years passed in the dream, and "Lord Lightning" ran repeatedly for an unknown amount of time before finally changing in one of the cycles.
"Lord Lightning" stopped running and stood still, talking to itself:
"Barry, sometimes going too fast isn't a good thing. You can try to slow down."
"Barry, the Speed Force doesn't just make you run fast. Remember what I said before? Sometimes, slowing down..."
It's more effective than just being fast.
"Barry, slow down."
"Barry—"
"Lord Lightning" seems to be talking to itself in the third person.
Others might be confused by these words, but Connors wouldn't, because what "Lord Lightning" was saying was exactly what Connors had said to him before. (Chapters 78 and 83)
Amidst these self-talks, "Lord Lightning" stood motionless, even plopping down on the grass and closing its eyes.
Slowly, golden lightning began to surge around him. A mirror burst from the ground and surrounded him, only to be shattered by the golden lightning. Silk threads hung low in the sky, but they too were burned away by the lightning.
Connors, who hadn't interfered before, didn't interfere this time either. He stayed by Lord Lightning's side and waited silently.
When Lord Lightning Barry reopened his eyes, they shone with golden light, and for the first time, he looked upon Connors, who was still in the dream world:
"Dude, thanks."
"Let's go to that new bar in Gotham for a couple of drinks sometime," Connors said with a smile, finally relieved.
"That's nothing," said "Lord Lightning," "but now I think I have a way to find my companions, the 'Lord of Justice'."
Golden lightning tore through the sky; "Lord Lightning" ripped through the dream and appeared alongside Connors in a New York amusement park.
"I've run towards the past and the future before, but this is the first time I've run towards a dream," said "Lord Lightning" Barry. "I have to be the first to find the 'Lord Bat's' dream."
Connors hesitated, and just before "Lord Lightning" was about to take a step, a figure in a gray cloak appeared out of nowhere and spoke in a deep voice:
"Thank you, but no need."
Lord Lightning stared blankly at Lord Bat standing in front of him:
"I thought I was the first, but it seems I'm just the second—"
Before he could finish speaking, "Lord Superman," draped in a white cloak and dressed in a white battle suit, descended from the sky.
Lord Lightning scratched his head: "Looks like I'm third—"
Someone coughed, and he turned his head to look. He saw "Lord Eagle Girl" with her arms crossed, leaning against the horizontal bar in the amusement park, looking at him with a half-smile.
He was a little embarrassed: "Listen, then it's the fourth one—"
"Willpower! You have no idea how valuable Connors himself certified that 'willpower is comparable to the entire universe'! A mere dream can trap me?!"
"oh."
"What does 'Oh' mean?!"
The voices of "Lord's Heroine" and "Lord's Green Light" came from the other side.
"Lord Green Light" Hal was so anxious he almost jumped up, while "Lord Heroine" had no mind to discuss willpower at all. When she saw that Connors wasn't holding the two little girls in his arms, she immediately rushed into their arms with great joy.
Lord Lightning was devastated; he slumped to the ground, crestfallen.
"Jones, come out. You must have escaped the dream before me, right?"
The "Lords of Justice," including Connors, surrounded them, and the sunlight streaming down from above made Barry dizzy.
"No, the problem now is that 'Lord Hunter' John Jones hasn't escaped the dream yet—he's completely lost."