Like the wind, like lightning.
The scenery receded, and the surroundings turned into points of light in Lin Li's eyes, then transformed into colorful lines that streaked past him.
The Speed Force.
Unparalleled speed.
A journey of over ten kilometers was covered in the blink of an eye.
The whistling wind blew against him, and Lin Li was already standing in front of 'Jitters' coffee shop.
"This is so cool, Barry, you're like a flash of lightning, a beam of light."
Watching it a million times on TV couldn't compare to experiencing this ultimate speed firsthand. This extreme, exhilarating feeling, watching things being surpassed by himself one by one, the sensation of being the only one in the world, was more intense and addictive than the strongest drug. It was truly amazing.
Barry looked a little cautious, grinning as he asked, "How does it feel, Lin Li?"
Lin Li's eyes were wider than ever before; no words could describe the sensation.
"Awesome!"
Lin Li finally understood why so many people enjoyed drag racing and extreme Formula racing. That feeling of surpassing oneself, surpassing everything, with all things left behind, was like a drug, making one unable to stop, absolutely addicting.
Next, Barry led Lin Li into the coffee shop. Not seeing Barry's childhood sweetheart, the two ordered a large amount of food and coffee and eagerly discussed their respective worlds, conversing quickly.
Star Labs.
Confirming that no one was around, Wells controlled his wheelchair to a wall.
He placed his hand on the wall, a light scanned it, and the wall flowed like data, opening up a door. Inside was a white space, a control panel like a book.
Wells stood up, walked to the control panel, and placed his hand on it.
"Gideon, show me the future."
"Yes, Doctor."
The control panel projected future news messages.
It mainly reported information about the US Post Office closing its shipping centers and items being returned to senders.
"Oh no."
Wells couldn't believe it. He covered his face with his hands and said in fear, "Gideon, search for all information about The Flash."
"No data found regarding The Flash."
"Bang!"
Wells fiercely punched the wall, his face contorted in rage.
"Damn it, Barry already has super speed. It must be the transmigrator using Barry's Flash moniker, preventing The Flash from appearing."
Wells gritted his teeth, filled with extreme anger. To return to the future, he had already wasted over a decade waiting for Barry to grow. He had even impatiently controlled the particle accelerator explosion to allow Barry to gain the Speed Force early. Now, a transmigrator from another world had changed the future, rendering his decade-plus of effort useless. How could he accept that?
He was extremely furious, his face dark, as he looked at the Reverse-Flash's yellow suit.
"Lin Li, I want you dead..."
— — — —
Lin Li and Barry had a very pleasant conversation. Barry had already come to regard him as a close friend, even sharing his deepest secrets with Lin Li.
Of course, Lin Li expressed sadness. After listening intently, his attention was still on all sorts of fried chicken, pizza, and hamburgers, as he needed to replenish his energy. After eating until he was about half full, having consumed over 2,500 US dollars' worth of food, Lin Li felt it was enough. He was too embarrassed to say he was only half full, considering it was nearly 20,000 RMB. This coffee outing was truly expensive.
The two parted ways at the exit. Lin Li didn't ask Barry to take him back. He borrowed 100 US dollars from Barry, intending to wander around.
The events of the past two days left him feeling melancholic. He could smile and become friends with Cisco, Caitlin, Barry, and Wells, but he couldn't shake off his loneliness here. In this place, he truly was alone, no matter how close he became with these protagonists.
He strolled down the street, and the constant glances of strangers, looking at him, a foreigner, with curious eyes, made him feel even more isolated.
How did he transmigrate?
How did he end up here?
Damn it!
Damn it!
God, you won't have a good end! So many people want to transmigrate, but you don't send them. Why me, for crying out loud!
Lin Li cursed internally, seething with indignation.
Suddenly, a yellow blur streaked through the street.
Lin Li once again experienced the sensation of extreme speed. A yellow hand pressed against his chest, and his entire body arched like a shrimp.
The scenery flowed backward, once again turning into points of light, then lines, flashing past his eyes.
Instantly, Lin Li was thrown out at high speed, rolling in the muddy road, covered in dust and dirt.
Lin Li gasped for air, taking several deep breaths, then ripped off the Star Labs tracksuit that was sparking and threw it away.
While being carried at Speed Force velocity, he was protected by the Speed Force and remained unharmed, but his clothes couldn't withstand the friction with the air and caught fire.
He looked quite disheveled, but in reality, he wasn't injured.
The blurry yellow figure stood before him.
A magnetic voice angrily yelled, "Who are you? Who exactly are you? Why have you come to this world?"
Lin Li was already in a foul mood. The pressure of transmigrating and the high probability of not being able to return left him with nowhere to unleash his anger.
With this provocation from Reverse-Flash, his rage exploded.
Lin Li stood up, his fury soaring.
"Who am I? I am Lin Li! Do you think I wanted to come to this world?"
Lin Li roared, "I don't give a damn about your world!"
With his roar, countless electric bolts erupted from his body in an instant.
He felt every cell in his body furiously mobilizing, the positive and negative electrons within each cell nucleus spinning wildly, generating terrifying currents.
Thunder erupted from his body, soaring into the sky, like a Thunder God descending, casting a powerful pillar of lightning in the dark night.
Both of them were exceptionally angry.
One saw over a decade of effort potentially wasted, unable to return to the future.
The other was a visitor from another world, constantly fantasizing about finding a way back to the real world.
Their furious fists flew towards each other. There was no longer any reason, no need for excuses; the two enraged individuals simply wanted to kill each other, their fierce and furious expressions preventing rational thought.
Relying on his increasingly honed instincts and the innate use of the Speed Force, Wells flashed a yellow light in front of Lin Li, landing dozens of frantic punches on Lin Li's chest.
The concentrated lightning attack scattered.
Lin Li endured the severe pain in his chest from dozens of punches, mixed with fragments of his internal organs, as he was sent flying through the air.
Completely powerless, Lin Li was directly thrown seven or eight meters, vomiting blood mixed with internal organs. His sternum was shattered, and his internal organs were ruptured by the impact. Fortunately, he was seven times stronger than the most extreme human; otherwise, his chest would have been completely pierced, and he would have been dead beyond dead.
Lin Li's vision went black, and he nearly fainted from the pain. In his past twenty-plus years, he had never sustained such an injury.
The pain in his chest also brought him back to consciousness. His super-speed thinking calmed him down. He gathered some faint electric light again, concentrating it in his chest, using the electric light to heal his physical wounds and numb the pain.