With a bang, Barry's body crashed heavily into a nearby chair, shattering it to pieces.
At the same time, Eric also moved.
Barry, who had not yet disengaged his "Speed Force," watched helplessly as his opponent moved towards him within the slowed-down domain.
The opponent's movements were swift, and in an instant, he moved in front of Barry, reaching out to grab his arm.
Barry, who had already reacted, naturally wouldn't let his opponent succeed so easily. He immediately endured the pain, flipped over, and quickly moved backward.
But the opponent's speed far exceeded Barry's expectations. Although Barry dodged the fatal charge, he was still grabbed by the collar and lifted into the air.
Then came a loud crash.
Barry's body slammed hard onto the floor.
Rachel, who was outside, only felt a blur before her eyes, and Barry was already on the ground.
And her brother was walking towards her with a serious expression.
"Brother?!"
The man who appeared and subdued Barry was Eric.
He had rushed from Smallville to Central City because he was worried about Rachel's safety.
He didn't expect to encounter a robbery the moment he arrived at the venue.
And Rachel, coincidentally, was involved.
Barry, lying on the ground nearby, clutching his chest, was about to get up and continue fighting, but he didn't expect Rachel to call the man "Brother" as soon as she approached. This unexpected development left him feeling bewildered.
With a look of confusion in his eyes, Barry looked at Rachel.
This incredibly powerful guy was actually this little girl's brother?!
Are all of them freaks?!
As he was still reeling from everything happening before his eyes, Eric had already slowly walked up to Rachel and reached out to tap her on the forehead.
With a light "thump," Rachel covered her forehead and pouted.
"Brother hit my head again!"
Rachel said to Eric with dissatisfaction.
"Compared to your current recklessness, is this punishment of mine severe?"
Eric looked at little Rachel with a serious gaze and said, "Since you're not an adult yet, you should act your age."
Facing Eric's slightly angry verbal reprimand, Rachel swallowed, and carefully said to her brother, "I know I was wrong, Brother Eric, I promise I won't be so impulsive next time."
"Next time?!"
Eric reached out and ruffled Rachel's soft, dark hair, saying, "There won't be a next time. You're not allowed to leave Metropolis and Smallville without my permission next time."
"Then I'll be bored to death."
Rachel immediately began to haggle with Eric.
"Then what do you want to do? Unless you have Dana, Jenna, and Bart with you, you're not allowed to leave Metropolis."
Eric gave his sister an ultimatum.
As the two talked, the mist lingering in the hall gradually dissipated.
The environment, which was originally so thick that one couldn't see their own hand, gradually became clear.
Barry, lying on the ground, could see the entire hall clearly.
Not far from him, Sophia's family huddled together, hiding in a corner, looking towards Rachel with shocked expressions.
On the podium not far away, Cisco pushed Dr. Wells's wheelchair, and the two of them stayed on one side of the podium, turning their gaze towards Barry's side.
Caitlin, who had appeared at some unknown time, stood next to Simmons, looking at Eric and Rachel with complex emotions.
In the direction of the exit elevator near the hall, several robbers who had been carrying out the robbery were already lying on the ground. Barry initially judged that they must have been dealt with by this man who suddenly appeared.
Since Eric was wearing casual clothes at this time and hadn't revealed his power, Barry didn't realize that the other party was Homelander, whom he had been hearing about recently.
Among the robbers lying on the ground, there was still one guy standing still.
The leader of the bandits, wearing a Black Mask, was not knocked down by Eric at this time and was looking at Eric with an incredible gaze.
He hadn't even seen how the opponent had knocked down his subordinates!
Because the opponent's movements were too fast, he couldn't see how the opponent had attacked at all!
Because he couldn't gauge Eric's strength, his heart was instantly filled with fear and confusion.
But in a Flash, he quickly adjusted his emotions.
He stretched out his hand, then clenched it tightly, and directed his gaze at Eric.
"Who are you?!"
He asked Eric nervously.
Flash, Caitlin, and Dr. Wells also turned their gaze to Eric, wanting to figure out who this suddenly appearing guy was.
"My name is irrelevant, but you!"
Eric turned around and, facing the opponent wearing a Black Mask, said coldly, "I know your name—Ma Dong."
Upon hearing Eric say his name, Ma Dong was startled.
Although he didn't know why the other party would call out his name, Ma Dong still tried to calm himself down.
"You know me?"
"I know you are not only a robber, but also a metahuman! I always like to observe those who have awakened superpowers. Even though most of the time, those superpowers are pitifully weak in my eyes."
Eric said to Ma Dong with an unchanging expression.
"Is that so?"
Ma Dong was provoked by Eric's dismissive expression. He sneered and said to Eric, "It seems you know a little about me, but not enough! The S.T.A.R. Labs explosion a few months ago caused the plane I was on to crash. Later, I woke up on the ground, and I was still alive. When I saw my superpower, I understood—"
"What did you understand?"
Barry, clutching his chest, stood up and asked the other party.
"I am God!"
Ma Dong uttered words that almost made everyone present drop their jaws.
"You said you are God?"
Barry was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and immediately scoffed at the other party, "Gods wouldn't have such low morals and abilities as you!"
Saying that, he once again activated his newly awakened superpower and charged towards the other party.
He wanted to use his speed to subdue this criminal in one fell swoop.
But Ma Dong, who had already been prepared for this move, immediately took the initiative and fiercely swung his palm at Barry.
As he swung his palm, a strong gust of wind immediately generated from his hand.
The hurricane, with lightning speed, crashed towards Barry.
Everything in its path was swept up, and the hurricane let out a strong howl as it charged towards Barry.
Barry, unable to dodge in time, was directly thrown backward by the hurricane.
"Boom!"
A strong impact sound rang out.
Barry, along with the debris swept up in the venue, crashed heavily against the wall.
Slowly sliding down the wall, Barry fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Simmons and Caitlin, who were standing on the stage, immediately rushed down to help the injured Barry up.
"Barry!"
"Are you alright?!"
Looking at Barry, who was spitting blood, Ma Dong's eyes showed a triumphant expression. He shook his head and said in Barry's direction, "Do you think your meager speed can stop God? I can control wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. I control the weather for my own use. My power is unsurpassed!"
Barry looked weakly at Ma Dong and replied, "I've never seen a God who robs people with a gun!"
"You're right!"
Ma Dong nodded, lowered his head, and spread his hands.
"I was too timid before!"
As his superpower activated, a hurricane instantly generated near his body and continuously spread outwards, quickly forming a massive tornado!
The tornado, with its powerful might, continuously swept through the surroundings.
The ceiling of the roof roared as it was buffeted by the strong wind, and countless building materials "crashed" down from above.
The people in the venue were also continuously forced backward by this "small tornado."
Ma Dong, meanwhile, slowly ascended into the sky amidst the tornado and the continuously collapsing building.
"I am the omnipotent God!"
Ma Dong, lifted into the sky by the hurricane, declared his powerful statement to the world.
"No! You're not!"
Soon, an abrupt voice entered his ears.
Ma Dong looked down and saw that it was the man who had just taken down his accomplices!
Eric stood still, not moving backward at all despite the strong wind.
With a cold look in his eyes, he simply took a step forward and, to Ma Dong and Barry's incredulous gazes, stood in front of him.
Eric hovered in the air, face to face with Ma Dong.
The distance between them was infinitely close.
"You—"
Ma Dong stared at Eric, who was standing in front of him, dumbfounded.
He never imagined that the other party could fly in front of him without the aid of any object.
How did he do that?
With an incredulous look in his eyes, Ma Dong was about to activate his superpower and launch an attack on Eric.
But Eric grabbed him by the neck and effortlessly threw him to the ground.
With a thud, Ma Dong's body slammed heavily onto the ground.
Everything around him where he landed was instantly shattered to pieces.
"Ugh!"
Ma Dong, grunting and feeling pain all over, lay on his back, unable to even move.
Gasping for breath, he looked up, and a figure appeared in his line of sight.
Eric slowly descended from the sky, looking at Ma Dong, who was lying on the ground panting like a dead dog. He shook his head and said in a disappointed tone, "You are not God, I am God!"
"?"
With a look of fear in his eyes, Ma Dong looked at Eric.
He felt a slight fear because of what the other party said, and his body trembled slightly.
He could clearly feel the aura emanating from the other party's body at this moment, that he was indeed a tiny existence that could be easily crushed by the other party.
Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin stood nearby, completely stunned by Eric's "godly pronouncements."
How powerful was this mysterious person, after all?!
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