Lin Li activated his Biological Force Field, an invisible shield covering his entire body. This Biological Force Field was developed specifically to counter the high-speed punches of speedsters, making it perfectly suited for dealing with Barry.
At this stage, Barry's skills were not particularly effective in combat.
Blurring his face, vibrating his vocal cords, and speed-reading were all things he could learn with a little practice.
As for running up walls, running on water, vibrating hand chop, supersonic punch, vibrational phasing, time travel, human wind tunnel, and throwing lightning… he might have mastered running up walls and running on water, but the others required him to further increase his speed.
Barry attacked, instantly vanishing from his original spot. Yellow lightning twisted and pulled, and a red blur shot straight for Lin Li's face.
The straightforward Barry threw a punch, radiating yellow lightning, directly at Lin Li's chest.
A direct, no-frills attack.
"Bang!"
Caitlin covered her face, peeking through her fingers, unable to watch.
Cisco and Wells both grimaced, unable to bear the sight; it was simply too gruesome.
Barry was splayed out, slowly sliding down the wall.
Just a moment ago, Barry was directly kicked away by Lin Li with a front push kick. The others even felt like the wall had vibrated, so Barry's body must not be feeling well.
Round one, simple and brutal, ended with Barry defeated, plastered against the wall.
Lin Li retracted his leg and said, "Barry, your speed is undoubtedly fast, but my range is shorter than yours. Compared to you running over, the time it takes for me to lift my leg is faster. You can't convince me like this."
Barry stood up from the ground, swaying. His internal organs had been rattled, and he felt a bit nauseous. He patted his chest, desperately exhaling to restore his internal organs' function. His extremely powerful metabolism and recovery capabilities allowed him to recover in a very short time.
Barry shook his 'buzzing' head.
That kick from Lin Li just now had left his head vibrating for more than ten seconds.
Soon, Barry adjusted himself again.
He said firmly, "Lin Li, I won't give up. I must save you."
I should have followed up and smashed your head just now, Lin Li thought to himself. He'd never seen someone so stubbornly single-minded. I'm not sick, what are you saving me from?
Barry once again transformed into a yellow lightning bolt, a red phantom. This time, he didn't directly attack Lin Li, but instead circled around him.
Yellow lightning circled, enveloping Lin Li.
The wind blew and pressed against Lin Li's face, tugging at his flying hair.
Lin Li activated his magnetic field sense. In reality, the wavelength of magnetic field sense is calculated at the speed of light. Barry's current maximum speed is 340 meters per second, while the speed of light is 300,000 kilometers per second, a difference of 882,353 times.
This means that as long as Lin Li activates his magnetic field sense, and as long as the magnetic field sense functions normally, any movement that does not exceed the speed of light will be perceived by Lin Li. Therefore, Barry's circling motion was sensed by Lin Li with perfect clarity.
Lin Li, just as you said, as long as I run, no one can keep up.
As the yellow lightning continued to circle, Barry saw that Lin Li had no reaction and felt it was a good opportunity. It was clear that Lin Li was disoriented by his speed, so Barry boldly ran out of the yellow lightning, preparing to give Lin Li a punch. This tactic of circling to disorient and then suddenly striking had worked for Barry when he fought the Weather Wizard, and the effect was quite good; the Weather Wizard had even lost teeth.
But Lin Li was not the Weather Wizard…
Barry did not attack from the front; he appeared behind Lin Li and punched him in the upper back, near the shoulder. Even if he hit with full force, the injury would not be severe. He was worried that his punch would hurt Lin Li.
As expected of the kind Barry, still worried about me getting hurt at a time like this.
Lin Li secretly praised Barry, then kicked back. Barry, I didn't even use much force.
"Bang!"
Another gruesome sight.
"Oh no…"
Caitlin covered her face with both hands, unable to watch again.
Cisco watched, speechless, as Barry once again slid down the wall, splayed out.
Wells narrowed his eyes. Lin Li's backward kick just now was a bit strange, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, seeing Barry's movements and attacking accordingly.
"My reflexes are not at a normal person's level, Barry. Your attack methods are too easy to see through. Let's end this fight here."
Lin Li shook his head and said, "Barry, you're completely relying on speed to attack, without any strategy, ideas, or intentions. Your intentions are simple and easily seen through. Your fighting ability is zero; it's completely the way a weak bookworm would hit someone."
"No, I must make you submit."
Barry leaned against the wall, dry heaving and swaying as he stood up.
He heard Barry's words and felt a surge of displeasure. This stubbornness, self-righteousness, and obstinacy made him feel a bit annoyed.
He was very irritated. Barry constantly wanted to impose his will on him, and he was very stubborn, unwilling to give up until he achieved his goal. That determined desire to change him made him furious.
"Barry, do you know? It's useless. At your current stage, you can't defeat me. You're very annoying like this right now." Lin Li was getting a bit impatient. Barry's 'for your own good' attitude was tiresome after several repetitions.
Barry recovered again. The powerful recovery ability that came with the Speed Force allowed him to recuperate in just a few tens of seconds.
"Is that so? Even if it's annoying, there's nothing I can do. Since I've chosen this path, I will continue. Dr. Wells, please leave this room. The upcoming battle might harm you."
Barry's figure stood up again, spine straight, fighting spirit burning in his eyes, turning into yellow electric arcs that flashed wildly in his pupils.
Wells and the others exchanged glances. Barry looked like he was about to unleash a big move that would affect innocent bystanders.
"Be careful, you two are not enemies."
Wells reminded them with concern, then he, Caitlin, and Cisco exited the underground training room and waited in the hallway.
Wells rested his elbows on the armrests of his wheelchair, his fingers interlocked, his head bowed as if in thought. In reality, he was anxiously gritting his teeth. He once again felt Lin Li's troublesome, uncontrollable nature, and his own helplessness at this moment only made him more anxious.
Lin Li, if Barry suffers any loss, you will regret it, you will regret it!
"Lin Li, do you know? You are someone I admire, someone I learn from. Your strength makes me envious, and I also long to be as strong as you… Now, please pay attention."
Streaks of yellow lightning began to flash frequently and intensely around Barry. He pushed his Speed Force mode to the extreme. Everything in the world slowed down, everything was clearly visible, and Barry took on a running posture.
"Even so, I will not obey your will. I will only be myself. Come on… let me see what gives you the right to make me submit."
Lin Li said coldly, and the invisible Biological Force Field was once again controlled by him, covering himself.
Instantly, Barry generated electric arcs, circling Lin Li, then transforming into yellow electric arcs that encircled Lin Li. This time, the electric arcs were denser and flashed more intensely.
The wind stirred up by Barry struck Lin Li's Biological Force Field, creating ripples.
This time was even faster than before. The yellow lightning had already formed a continuous circle, and the air around Lin Li was almost swirling into a tornado.
But this was useless against Lin Li. The Biological Force Field neutralized the pressure of the airflow.
He activated his magnetic field sense and could still perceive Barry's movements.
200 meters per second.
250 meters per second.
280 meters per second.
300 meters per second.
This speed was incredibly fast. Barry circled Lin Li, completing more than twenty-five revolutions per second. His figure was completely invisible, only continuous yellow electric arcs flashed, surrounding him.
Lin Li concentrated, on guard, his Biological Force Field constantly neutralizing the incoming wind pressure. Ripples appeared around him.
Suddenly, Barry appeared before him, shrouded in mist.
That wasn't a stop; it was an instantaneous burst of speed, exceeding the speed of sound, creating a sonic boom cloud and causing visual persistence.
Not good, a sonic boom blast.
Lin Li's heart tightened, and he was forced back two steps.
A tearing, roaring sound emanated from in front of him. A booming, violent vibration transmitted through Lin Li's body. The ripples around him intensified, and the waves became more violent.
The air blast exploded against his Biological Force Field, creating a tearing, saw-like sound, ripping through the Biological Force Field.
The full effect of the vibrating sonic boom erupted. Lin Li's vision became dim and blurry, and his ears rang with a booming sound.
Instantly, silver electric arcs began to flash intensely in Lin Li's eyes. Super-speed thinking activated, steadily controlling the negative effects on his body. He endured the impact of the sonic boom blast created by Barry, which ruptured his eardrums, rattled his brain, tore his Biological Force Field, and injured his internal organs.
A large amount of lightning suddenly erupted from him, repairing his physical injuries.
After creating the sonic boom, Barry didn't stop running, merely reducing his speed to 280 meters per second, still circling Lin Li.
The Speed Force protected Barry; even in the middle of his self-generated sonic boom, he was safe and sound. Understanding this, Barry created a sonic boom to deal with Lin Li. It was also due to the existence of the Speed Force that the kinetic and potential energy were incomplete, and the sonic boom was not fully realized.
Seeing that it was effective against Lin Li, Barry accelerated again, continuing his sonic boom attack. The Speed Force within him was still sufficient for him to break the sound barrier one more time.
Once again, a rumbling, thunderous explosion detonated around Lin Li.
Lin Li was startled. This was too fast. Two consecutive sonic booms in 2-3 seconds, such a frequent sonic boom, shocked him with its vibrations. Barry's control over his speed had become much more proficient. This move wasn't in the TV show.
Instantly, countless electric arcs erupted from Lin Li, like tentacles, wildly dancing. The arcs splashed, and lightning struck the surging waves.
A continuous series of crackling explosions sounded, like an endless string of firecrackers.
The sharp, explosive sounds tore at both their eardrums.
"Bang!"
The reaction between the sonic boom airflow and the exploding electric arcs caused an impact to erupt.
The erupting impact made the entire training room seem to rumble and shake. Some dust fell from the cracks and was shaken out.
Lin Li, who was at the center of it, was forced back repeatedly until he reached the wall, where the force of the impact dissipated.
His internal organs ruptured, and a mouthful of bright red blood gushed out. There were no silver specks in the blood, none of the sci-fi look from before. That was because the cell nuclei, the positively and negatively charged cell nuclei in the blood cells, had been shattered by the vibration, so only red blood was visible.
"Lin Li, you should have listened to me. We shouldn't fight like this. I won."
Barry said from a distance. During the impact, he had already moved far away from the point of impact, so he didn't suffer any severe injuries.
Lin Li wiped the blood from his lips, and his body once again emitted silver electric arcs, repairing his damaged body.
"I hate the will you try to impose on me. It's over, Barry. I won't give you any more chances. This time, I will completely knock you unconscious."
Lin Li said coldly. Barry's renewed assertion that he needed to listen to him started to irritate him. Repeatedly stating that he was right, imposing his will and ideas on Lin Li, made Lin Li decide not to hold back anymore.
Lin Li stepped back into the center of the training room, waiting for Barry to make a move.
When fighting a Speedster, the initiative in combat is always theirs, because their speed is simply too fast.
"Good, I'll defeat you, make you submit, and prove I'm right!"
Barry was also a bit annoyed. He was doing it for Lin Li's own good, yet Lin Li was completely unappreciative. No matter what, even if he himself ended up unconscious, he would give his all to make Lin Li submit.
Barry once again transformed into a yellow blur of lightning, circling Lin Li. He planned to risk injury to break the sound barrier one more time and create a sonic boom. He had already used up most of his Speed Force by exerting himself to unleash two sonic booms, not enough for a third. But under the pressure of his body cells, he ran faster and faster…
This feeling, the feeling of squeezing out the last bit of Speed Force, he had experienced it when fighting the Weather Wizard, running for his life. That time, he thought he would surely die, so he ran for it.
Now, once again, squeezing the energy from his cells. This time, Lin Li, I want to save you. I won't allow you to fall into an abyss of no return.
His determined expression flashed with yellow electric arcs, his speed increasing again, approaching 300 meters per second. The energy from his cells was once again squeezed out…
Super-speed thinking, activated.
Magnetic field induction, activated.
Body activation lightning at full power, activated.
In an instant, Lin Li was bathed in thunder and lightning, his eyes turning into a silver glow, his pupils submerged in the silver light.
Countless electric arcs erupted from him, spreading rapidly.
The electric arcs, like writhing lightning snakes, spread in all directions at high speed, even faster than Barry.
Barry watched in horror as a silver electric arc extended and wrapped around his body, pursuing him closely, clinging to him.
The electric arcs exploded, letting out a loud bang.
Barry couldn't even reach the speed to break the sound barrier before he was struck by Lin Li's lightning and blown away, once again violently flung against the wall, his body shaking, dizzy and confused.
Lin Li didn't give Barry another chance.
He stepped in front of Barry, and with the thunderous, shining Speed Force, while Barry was still disoriented, he delivered a powerful uppercut, striking his abdomen, just above his stomach.
Barry's vision blurred from the impact, and he vomited saliva mixed with blood from the uppercut. His entire body curled into a shrimp-like shape, unable to move, his hands tightly gripping Lin Li's arm, leaning against it.
Lin Li had struck too hard this time; Barry was trembling and dazed.
The few people in the hallway were extremely worried about the fight, and the booming explosions shook their minds. So, after two more loud sounds, at Wells's worried insistence, they returned to the underground training room. They saw Barry pinned against the wall, being struck by Lin Li. Especially Lin Li's appearance, with full power, eyes turned silver, and electric arcs continuously flashing, made them gasp in alarm. Was this a real fight?
"Oh my God," Caitlin exclaimed, covering her mouth.
Cisco was dumbfounded.
Wells quickly shouted, "Stop, Lin Li, that's enough, Stop!"
This was serious. Everyone felt that Lin Li was fighting for real. If he wasn't careful, Barry's life would be squeezed out like a chicken's.
The few of them were extremely nervous and quickly ran over, intending to stop them.
Lin Li ignored them. He grabbed the lightning emblem on Barry's chest. The biological gravity magnet he had created and the lightning emblem were crushed. He held the Lightning Suit on Barry's chest and lifted the dazed Barry.
He was angry. Why did Barry insist on imposing his beliefs on him? Everyone was an independent individual with their own thoughts. Didn't he feel selfish for forcing his thoughts on others?
He tensed his body, pinning Barry against the wall, and roared, "Why do you insist on imposing your thoughts on me? Don't you think that's shameless? Constantly demanding that others act like you, how can you be so sure that I will definitely get lost in killing? Even if I do get lost, it's my own choice. I have no regrets towards heaven and earth. Only you, like an idiot, keep telling me not to kill, not to kill, why… Why…"
Barry's hands tightly gripped Lin Li's arm, groaning dazedly. Lin Li's punch was too heavy; he was struggling to bear it.
"You, my friend… I don't want… my friend…"
Barry was vomiting blood. His internal organs had been ruptured by Lin Li's punch, and more and more blood was gushing from his mouth.
Lin Li's heart was heavily shaken, and he stood dumbfounded, exiting his thunderous state. His body no longer flickered with electric arcs, and his eyes returned to normal.
Friend…
Isn't that what a true friend is?
At this moment, it was like Lin Li was about to try drugs. He felt that with his willpower, he could overcome the temptation of drugs, quit whenever he wanted, and treat them as nothing. However, a true good friend, Barry, clearly knew what drugs were all about and that it wasn't so easy to quit whenever one wanted. He tried his best to stop Lin Li, with words, with fighting, even getting seriously injured to stop him, just so Lin Li wouldn't try the tempting drugs.
The people who truly care about you, who are good to you, are often the ones you feel are opposing you, disagreeing with you, not believing in you.
Actually, no, it's just concern, fear that you might make a wrong step, fall into an abyss of no return. So, from the very beginning, they stop you, desperately stop you, just to be your friend for a longer time, cherishing and protecting the friendship and you.
Lin Li's anger instantly dissipated.
His tensed body relaxed, his eyes slightly moist, and he cursed with a faint smile, "Idiot…"