A few days later.
A modified van left Gotham and, after a long journey, arrived in Central City.
Gotham is in New Jersey on the East Coast, while Central City is on the East Coast in a location similar to Los Angeles. The two cities are far apart. Flying would be faster, but Nora's current condition makes her unsuitable for air travel. Changes in air pressure combined with the low temperature of the ice coffin could lead to undesirable consequences.
Moreover, Qingshui's White Knight wouldn't pass security checks at train stations or airports. Even if Qingshui assembled it into a large, suitcase-like cube using Chakra Threads, the high-explosive gunpowder and other substances stored in the rockets inside would still be detected by scans.
"Oh, hey, Caitlin, why are you answering the phone?"
On the street, Qingshui sat in the passenger seat, looking at the road ahead as he talked on the phone. Beside him, a subordinate named Angus was driving.
Angus was one of the founding members of Hogg United. He specialized in car repair and modification, and over the past year, he had been trained by Aman and some retired military officers. He was now a qualified combatant, proficient in the use of most cold and hot weapons, and possessing some fighting ability.
Now that Hogg United had grown into a large enterprise, unlike before, it needed Aman and the accountant—two trusted individuals with experience, a certain level of prestige, and good abilities developed through training—to keep things running smoothly when Qingshui wasn't around.
"Sorry, we might be a bit busy right now."
Caitlin held the phone between her shoulder and ear, typing on the keyboard and sending their location to Cisco and the others.
"Everyone's busy right now? Okay, I see. It looks pretty lively. Barry's not there, do you need help?"
Qingshui looked at a woman in strange clothes covered in jewelry who suddenly vanished on the street ahead, then at a flash of yellow lightning that streaked past, and spoke into the phone.
Not long after he left Central City last time, Barry's battle with the villainous speedster caused a Speed Force disturbance.
To prevent the turmoil in the Speed Force dimension from releasing a large amount of energy and destroying Central City, Barry chose to enter the Speed Force dimension alone. As the creator of the Speed Force, he would constantly run within it, using the Speed Force generated by his running to stabilize the dimension.
In other words, Barry Allen was currently trapped in the Speed Force dimension.
However, during that incident, Iris's brother, Wally West, was also affected by the Speed Force, gaining some of its power and transforming into Kid Flash, taking over The Flash's duties.
It was just that Kid Flash was still in his beginner phase, and his speed was significantly slower than Barry's had been.
"I don't think so. Wally will force them into the trap Cisco set, and then he'll use Vibe's abilities to teleport them directly to S.T.A.R. Labs' super-prison."
As Caitlin spoke, Teleporter was chased by Wally onto a large bridge in Central City.
The terrain here was narrow, so Teleporter could only teleport on the bridge.
As soon as she arrived on the bridge, Cisco, who was ambushed there, used Vibe to restrain her body.
Cisco held Teleporter with one hand using Vibe, and with the other, he used Vibe to open a portal to S.T.A.R. Labs' super-prison. The moment he released Vibe, Kid Flash tackled Teleporter into the portal before she could react, and used the Speed Force to close the prison door and activate the power dampener switch on the door.
On the bridge, Cisco pressed his earpiece.
"Oh, oh, oh, I seem to hear an old friend's voice on my channel, Caitlin?"
"It's Watt. He wants to use our equipment here to treat a patient."
"Where are they? Should I go pick them up?"
Caitlin immediately relayed Cisco's message to Qingshui.
Qingshui glanced at the building number on the street, stated the address, and motioned for Angus to stop the car.
Two seconds later, a blue, swirling portal appeared on the other side of the street, and Cisco emerged.
"Hey! Buddy, long time no see!"
Cisco seemed quite happy to see an old friend.
"It has been a few months since we last met."
Qingshui shook hands with Cisco.
"About Barry, I'm sorry. I was in Gotham at the time and couldn't help."
Cisco's expression instantly became complicated, but he forced a smile.
"It's okay, I know. You also have your city to protect. I saw the news report last week. Although you were wearing armor, judging by your ability to control wind and lightning, it was you who used your superpowers to stop the missile incident in Gotham City and protect Gotham."
I wasn't protecting Gotham, I was just protecting my own turf.
"Alright, where's the patient you mentioned earlier?"
Cisco looked at the van behind them, then followed Qingshui as he opened the sliding door of the cargo area.
"This is..."
Cisco looked at Mr. Freeze curiously.
This guy looks a bit like a Smurf, but he's wearing armor.
"Hello, you must be Watt's friend! I am Dr. Victor Fries. I became like this due to an accident during a cryophysics experiment. My normal body temperature is below zero, and I need this suit to move."
Mr. Freeze shook hands with Cisco.
"So... you're our patient this time?"
Cisco looked at Mr. Freeze, recalling Caitlin's appearance when she turned into Killer Frost.
Both of them emitted cold air, but Caitlin looked a bit better.
"No, it's my wife, Nora!"
Mr. Freeze turned slightly, revealing the ice coffin behind him to Cisco.
"Alright, looks like I'll have to open a bigger portal."
Cisco turned and opened a portal large enough for two or three people to pass through, right into the empty space behind him.
"Uh... sorry, my powers aren't quite strong enough to get a car through yet."
Cisco shrugged apologetically, maintaining the portal with one hand using Vibe's powers.
"It's fine. Victor and I will get Nora in. Angus, park the car in the nearby parking spot and come lend a hand."
Qingshui dragged the oversized suitcase that used to be the White Knight, following Angus and Mr. Freeze, who were carrying the ice coffin, into the portal.
"Wally, we're going to use anesthetic gas on Teleporter later. You go take the jewelry off her and return it to the jewelry store."
Just as Qingshui stepped out of the portal, Caitlin, who had just finished instructing Kid Flash, turned her head and immediately saw Mr. Freeze walking in front of Qingshui.
"You're..."
Caitlin felt a strange sense of familiarity with the person in front of her.
"Long time no see, Caitlin. I hear you've accumulated as many doctorates as I have now."
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