Lin Li thought carefully, feeling that there was at least a ninety percent chance that Wells would teach him about space, wormholes, black holes, and similar knowledge, slowly dragging things out until Barry matured.
Of course, if Wells used tactics like calling him a 'stowaway' to be 'deported back to the East' to buy time for Barry to grow, Lin Li wouldn't have many good options; at that point, it would just be a fight to the death.
Lin Li felt a sense of urgency. According to the TV series timeline, there was less than a year in the first season—a very short time. Lin Li was afraid he wouldn't be able to create a path home.
He would force Wells tomorrow; he couldn't wait any longer.
Lin Li clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and drifted into light sleep.
He couldn't enter deep sleep now; deep sleep made him too unaware of his surroundings. If anything happened, if Wells ambushed him, he would be completely finished.
He would rather spend an extra four or five hours in light sleep to ensure his safety.
The battle between him and Wells would begin tonight.
It was ten in the morning.
Lin Li had been in the basement, sitting cross-legged to one side.
Just now, he had asked Cisco to notify Dr. Wells to come down to the basement, saying he had something to show Dr. Wells.
"Dr. Wells, Lin Li said he has something to show you in the basement."
"What is it?"
"I don't know, he didn't say."
Wells was suspicious. Yesterday, he had just moved Grodd to a new location and designed a balanced magnetic field simulator to place in the Time Vault.
Today, Lin Li had something to show him? It seemed highly suspicious, no matter how he thought about it.
Dr. Wells was secretly on guard. He didn't think Lin Li had discovered he was the Reverse-Flash; he just felt things were a bit strange. Today, he planned to give Lin Li some materials to study on his own, to stall him for now.
"Dr. Wells, you're here. I have something I'd like to show you."
Seeing Dr. Wells come down in his wheelchair, Lin Li said, looking very happy.
Dr. Wells smiled and praised him: "What have you made now? That little thing of yours yesterday was quite good, a very clever idea."
Lin Li shook his head and chuckled, "That was just a small trinket, insignificant. Look..."
After speaking, Lin Li pointed to three sandbags lined up side by side.
The three sandbags were in a row; if you didn't look at them from an angle, you might think there was only one.
Wells looked at the sandbags in confusion, saying, "This is..."
At this, Lin Li raised his hand, extended his index finger, and a faint white light flashed.
A silvery light 'whooshed' and shot towards the sandbags.
"Puff, puff, puff."
The silvery light pierced through all three sandbags.
Fine grains of iron sand poured out of finger-sized holes in the sandbags.
A burnt smell emanated, and the iron sand trickled onto the ground.
Astonishing penetrating power, extremely high temperature.
Wells' pupils contracted. If that shot hit a person, it would definitely pierce right through them.
Lin Li said, "Dr. Wells, I've measured it. The compressed electric ray I created has a range of 120 meters, and its speed reaches 1500 meters per second, four times the speed of sound."
"Doctor, do you think within my 120-meter range, an electric ray could hit a speedster like Barry?"
Wells took off his glasses, thought for a moment, and nodded, saying, "Theoretically, yes. Barry's speed is 320 meters per second. Four times the speed of sound would make him unable to react. However, the range is too small; without aiming, the speedster would be gone, so it's only theoretical."
Wells sneered inwardly. Although this electric ray was very fast, it was meaningless. Without even being able to aim, it could only be fired randomly. Hit a speedster? That was a big joke. What did he take speedsters for? The moment he raised his hand and was seen, it would be impossible to hit them.
Lin Li continued, "I can use a biological gravity magnet to temporarily stop a speedster's speed. If I have even 0.1 seconds, then it should be a guaranteed hit."
Wells was silent.
"Not only can my finger emit electric rays, but my entire body can emit electric rays at any time."
"In the future, I can also research magnetic fields to capture the opponent's magnetic field, giving the electric ray tracking capabilities."
"At worst, I'll develop an electromagnetic cannon. As soon as a speedster stops, I'll blast him to smithereens with one shot!"
When Lin Li said his entire body could emit electric rays, Wells already felt he was very troublesome, as this meant he couldn't be attacked up close at high speed.
Then, hearing about researching how to capture an opponent's magnetic field, he was already somewhat worried. A speedster's magnetic field was undoubtedly high-speed and constantly changing, but that didn't mean it couldn't be captured by him. The Speed Force also had a certain magnetic field, especially with Barry, The Flash, being so willing to cooperate with him.
Finally, with the electromagnetic cannon coming into play, Dr. Wells was a little shocked.
He wasn't afraid of Lin Li, but being targeted by Lin Li in this way would greatly hinder his plans.
He knew that Lin Li, with his ability to control electricity, given a little time, could definitely research the magnetic field effects and electromagnetic cannon he spoke of.
Most importantly, Wells felt Lin Li's ideas were very likely to be realized.
Wells touched his face, put on his glasses, and said, "Why are you targeting Barry so much?"
The main event had arrived.
Lin Li feigned an expression of deep, unspoken sorrow and slowly said, "I'm not targeting Barry."
"In fact, the day after Barry and I went out to eat..."
"A man in yellow took me to the suburbs."
"He was also a speedster, incredibly fast, surpassing Barry's speed. My electric ray might not even be as fast as him."
"He almost killed me, if he hadn't suddenly stopped."
"I might already be dead."
"I can't die. I need to go back to my world. At the very least, I need self-preservation, to ensure I can safely return to my world."
"That's why I'm researching methods to deal with speedsters."
Dr. Wells pondered for a moment before saying, "You mean there's another speedster like Barry? Who wants to kill you? Why?"
"Yes, he seemed very angry that I crossed over to this world. I also really want to go back, but there's no way."
Dr. Wells nodded and analyzed, "Your crossing over likely disturbed some unknown events, provoking his anger. It's like a guardian protecting his world; a sudden outside intrusion makes him angry. To appease his anger, you must return to your own world."
Lin Li was absolutely shocked. Doctor, can you please stop whitewashing yourself so much? A guardian? I've watched The Flash, Doctor; you're really exaggerating. You've always been very scientific.
Lin Li said, appearing very 'frustrated,' "How do I go back? I really want to go back too."
Dr. Wells smiled reassuringly at Lin Li, saying, "Don't be afraid. Everything has a beginning and an end. You crossed over here; perhaps there's a passage that can let you go home."
Lin Li's eyes lit up. This wasn't feigned; they genuinely brightened. He suddenly remembered the vortex from that day. Wasn't that a passage? Just like in The Flash Season 2, having a breach could also allow him to return to his original world.
Lin Li felt a faint sense of anticipation.