Chapter 45: CHAPTER 45
The blacksmith's plan was unfolding with precision as he made contact with the network's main base through his communicator. His voice, filled with determination, echoed through the device. "The plan is ahead of schedule, guys. Now that we haven't been able to solve Kid Flash, gather everyone together. Today is the day we take over the city!"
His words resonated deep within the hidden passages of Central City and Keystone City. Suddenly, dozens of concealed entrances opened up, revealing dark passageways that seemed to stretch endlessly. From these hidden depths, hundreds of soldiers emerged, warriors who had been recruited by the blacksmith over many years.
Among this army were superhumans, ordinary people, and even robots. They represented a diverse array of combat capabilities, armed with an assortment of weapons ranging from melee to long-range. Firearms were scarce among them, as the blacksmith's forces preferred unconventional armaments.
However, the most formidable fighting force within their ranks consisted of twenty machine soldiers. Each of these mechanical warriors was equipped with advanced laser weaponry and possessed an intelligent system. Their shell armor material was ten times stronger than the doors of the Iron Heights prison cells. These machine soldiers were the blacksmith's ultimate trump card, meticulously crafted with cutting-edge technology sourced from Star Labs, LexCorp, and Wayne Enterprises. Their combat prowess was unparalleled.
As the entire network emerged onto the surface, the blacksmith wasted no time in issuing orders to scavenge the wealth of the city. Cash, gold, jewelry, materials, and technology—all valuable assets were to be seized by the blacksmith and his followers. To facilitate this operation, the blacksmith had prepared a fleet of thousands of vehicles.
Only twenty machine soldiers were specifically summoned by the blacksmith to the Flash Museum, where they would confront Wally, Yuri, and Captain Cold. However, the blacksmith had a strategic plan for the machine soldiers' involvement. They would join the battle when Magenta and her allies were on the verge of defeat.
For now, the blacksmith focused on deploying his forces to Midtown, where the heart of the war effort would take place.
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Meanwhile, on Yuri's side, she found herself unleashing her full power without the assistance of Weather Wizard. With a mere flicker of her abilities, Yuri unleashed an intense blaze that engulfed Girder. The relentless flames burned him almost instantaneously, reducing his form to a block of red-hot iron.
As the molten metal cooled, Yuri ceased her spinning motion, and the fire tornado dissipated. The once-liquid iron began to solidify, gradually transforming into a large spread of hardened metal on the ground. Though Girder remained alive, his consciousness was trapped within the solid block. This time, his recovery would not be as simple as before.
Yuri then shifted his gaze towards the other side of the battle.
The clash between Captain Cold and Weather Wizard was intensifying. The battlefield was engulfed in an unrelenting storm of lightning and thunder, accompanied by powerful gusts of wind that swept through the area.
Whenever the two adversaries approached a building, it would be mercilessly shattered into pieces, a testament to their destructive capabilities.
The sheer power of Captain Cold's abilities should never be underestimated. He had mastered the art of absolute zero and was widely regarded as the most formidable ice user on Earth.
Yuri observed as three buildings had already been completely frozen by Captain Cold's chilling touch.
However, Yuri quickly averted his gaze, deciding to let them settle their grievances on their own. The internal conflict within the rogue gang had no direct relevance to Yuri's own mission.
Turning his attention to Wally's side, Yuri noted that he was contending with Magenta, McCulloch, and Axel—a challenging trio.
While Magenta's magnetic strength was not particularly high, it paled in comparison to that of a certain Holocaust survivor, making her less of a threat to Wally.
On the other hand, Wally was having trouble dealing with McCulloch. The cunning rogue utilized mirror images to confuse Wally, frequently employing mirror teleportation to disorient his opponent and provide an advantage to his teammates.
This made it challenging for Wally to mount an effective counterattack against Magenta and the others.
"Kid Flash, can you guess which one is the real me?" McCulloch taunted, as hundreds of mirror duplicates materialized around Wally, encircling him.
"Is that the only trick up your sleeve, MM?" Wally frowned, transforming into a lightning bolt and swiftly darting through each mirror duplicate created by Mirror Master.
However, with each mirror duplicate shattered, more of them emerged, prolonging the battle and testing Wally's perseverance.
"Hey! Look here, Kid Flash!" Axel's voice echoed from above as Wally emerged from his encounter with an unknown number of Mirror Masters.
Before he could glance upwards, a series of exploding rubber chickens rained down on him, detonating upon impact. Reacting swiftly, Wally managed to evade the blast radius. However, his respite was short-lived as steel bars suddenly emerged from the ground, tightly entwining around his legs.
In the blink of an eye, a finger-thick pillar of fire shot forth, rapidly reducing the steel bars to charred remnants. Hovering in the sky, Heatblast revealed himself, the source of the fiery onslaught emanating from his extended finger.
"Need help, Kid Flash?" Heatblast offered, extending a helping hand.
Wally freed his legs from the partially wrapped steel bars and responded with a grateful smile. "Of course, and there has never been a moment when I needed your help as much as I do now."
Without a word, Yuri swiftly threw a ball of fire at Wally's back, causing him to instinctively bow his head. A sizzling sound followed, and when Wally turned around, he discovered a melted dagger, black slime dripping onto the ground. The owner of the dagger was Murmur, wielded by Magenta.
"Wow, he really is a fireman!" Axel exclaimed in surprise, having witnessed Yuri's close-range fireball.
"Hey, fireman over there! Are you an alien? I've seen an alien before, and it runs fast and wears a badge just like you. Do you know each other?" Axel queried curiously.
"Maybe, who knows?" Yuri shrugged nonchalantly. Suddenly, he extended his hands and unleashed two pillars of fire directly at Axel. Strangely enough, Axel made no attempt to evade. His body was swiftly impaled, but as the flames engulfed him, he began to shimmer and fade, eventually disappearing entirely.
"Hey! I'm over here! Where are you hitting?" Axel's voice emanated from Yuri's left. The one struck by the flames was merely a mirage created by Mirror Master.
"Don't act like I don't exist," Axel protested as a sudden red whirlwind materialized at his feet, generating a powerful vortex that forcefully pulled him in. Wally, spinning his arms at incredible speed, was the orchestrator behind this whirlwind.
"Hey! This isn't fair!" Axel protested, his voice filled with discontent as he helplessly succumbed to the force of the whirlwind, spiraling uncontrollably.
In the midst of the chaos, Magenta emerged, summoning an onslaught of hundreds of blades seemingly out of thin air. She aimed to unleash them upon Wally, determined to thwart his efforts.
*Whoosh*
Yuri appeared just in time, positioning himself in front of Wally and conjuring a formidable wall of fire as a protective barrier.
The blades hurtled towards them but were met with the intense heat of the fire wall, melting away before they could penetrate its defenses. Yuri swiftly retaliated by hurling a fireball at Magenta. Refusing to show weakness, Magenta manipulated a massive pile of steel and concrete, forming a shield to intercept the incoming fireball, causing the two opposing forces to cancel each other out.
"That's interesting," Yuri remarked, releasing his grip on the fireball and swiftly swinging his hands at astonishing speed. With each swing, a football-sized fireball shot forth, hurtling towards Magenta.
Unfazed, Magenta fully deployed her pink magnetic field, summoning several walls from the nearby ruins to shield herself from the barrage of fireballs.
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