Battle

Tony had no idea what Lu Mingyu was thinking. He did not know why Lu Mingyu had given the armor such a name. Still, that name might be a clue to uncovering Lu Mingyu's true identity, so he silently memorized the name Barry Allen. By the time Lu Mingyu had finished naming the armor, Spider-Man had already been waiting at the training ground for quite a while.

Spider-Man looked somewhat impatient on the surveillance feed. He was especially eager to fight alongside Lu Mingyu. He said to the camera, "Mr. Stark, when will Little Lu be ready? I can't wait to work with him. I promise we'll definitely pass the test this time. Hahaha."

Tony stared at Spider-Man on the surveillance feed, his brow tightly furrowed. How was he so sure that Lu Mingyu was not the one being used as his training target?

But apparently, Lu Mingyu thought so too. Looking at Tony, he said, "Yeah, I can't wait either. Flash and Spider-Man working together... Haha, just thinking about it makes me happy!"

"What are you happy about? Because Spider-Man is going to work with you?" Tony asked doubtfully.

Lu Mingyu shook his head. How could he let Tony know what he was really thinking? Especially his identity—Tony absolutely could not be allowed to find out about that. Somewhat awkwardly, Lu Mingyu explained, "I'm meeting my idol."

He grinned foolishly, like an idiot. At least, that was how Tony saw it. I'm your idol too. Why have I never seen you this excited over me?

"Since you're in such a hurry, I'll tell you your assignment." Tony sighed. He did not know why both Lu Mingyu and Spider-Man were so certain of their guesses. Watching Lu Mingyu nod repeatedly, he said, "Your task is to defeat Spider-Man."

At that moment, the air in Tony's lab fell silent. Tony looked calmly at the quiet Lu Mingyu and said, "Good luck. Maybe defeating your idol is the most exciting thing for you."

"But..." Before Lu Mingyu could finish, Tony cut him off. With a serious expression, Tony said, "No buts. This is training for you. You need to understand that the reason I'm training you is so you can grow. You'll have plenty of chances to work together in the future."

Lu Mingyu's excitement was temporarily suppressed. His expression became somewhat calm as he asked, "Do I wear Barry, or not?"

"I made it for you to wear, of course, but not now. When you actually go into battle, I'll let you put on that armor." Tony was smiling as he spoke, but to Lu Mingyu, that smile looked so crafty. That indescribably sinister smile was really hard for Lu Mingyu to accept.

At the training ground, Spider-Man was already raring to go. Poor guy—he still had no idea that his opponent was Lu Mingyu.

Under his adjustments, Spider-Man's equipment had become increasingly precise. It was clear that he took this cooperation very seriously.

Lu Mingyu's figure flashed past the training ground doors, which were then tightly shut by Lu Mingyu in his speed state. He left streaks of blue lightning at the doorway. After leaving his speed state, he looked at the somewhat stunned Spider-Man and made a helpless gesture.

Spider-Man said, "Why did you close the door? Those Iron Man Armors haven't come in yet!"

Lightning crackled all over Lu Mingyu's body. As he vanished from the spot in a flash, he left behind one sentence: "Your opponent is me."

Spider-Sense activated in advance. Spider-Man immediately swung up to the ceiling on his webbing. The training ground was quite spacious, with a height of around twenty meters. Lu Mingyu should have had no way to attack Spider-Man from that high up.

Lu Mingyu increased his speed and charged up the wall. Spider-Man could see the lightning moving, and he exclaimed, "What kind of insanely powerful ability is this?!"

As he spoke, Spider-Man rapidly wove layer after layer of webbing along Lu Mingyu's path. But Lu Mingyu, in his speed state, could see everything clearly. He could see the web fluid as it shot out, and he could see every strand slowly weaving itself into a web. Lu Mingyu's movements grew faster and faster, lightning trailing behind him like exhaust flames.

Spider-Man knew his defenses would not work, so he quickly sprang into the center of his web. A spherical web instantly took shape. Lu Mingyu had no way to stop what Spider-Man was doing. He had not yet grown familiar with his abilities, and his incomplete understanding of them caused him to fall from the wall while in his speed state. The blue lightning behind him gradually became chaotic.

The spherical web fell from above, and Spider-Man was flung out as well. He did not know why Flash had fallen to the ground halfway through his run. Fearing it might be one of Lu Mingyu's tricks, he quickly spun around upon landing and fired white webbing from his wrists. With a pull of both hands, he rapidly moved away under the webbing's tension.

Blue lightning flashed in Lu Mingyu's eyes. Then his hands began to vibrate, his arms constantly rotating behind him and forming small tornadoes. Using their thrust, Lu Mingyu rapidly closed in on Spider-Man. At the same time, the small tornadoes sealed off Spider-Man's room to evade. Lu Mingyu believed Spider-Man would soon be defeated.

The reflection in Spider-Man's lenses showed the terrifying lightning and small tornadoes around Lu Mingyu. He felt that everything he knew had been completely overturned. His eyes beneath the lenses were blank, and he had no idea how to respond.

As Lu Mingyu drew closer, Spider-Sense became more and more intense. Spider-Man made a shocking move. He continuously sprayed webbing in front of himself, forming a giant spiderweb. The web was also filled with elasticity. He leaped in front of it, facing Lu Mingyu head-on. Then he quickly jumped onto the web, his body parallel to the ground, and launched himself forward like a bullet.

Every movement flowed together in one smooth sequence, taking no more than a few seconds.

Lu Mingyu had delayed his own speed by sealing off Spider-Man's escape routes, but now he saw Spider-Man actually getting closer and closer to him. He was even a little afraid.

After all, Spider-Man had been dodging him from the start and had not even been able to attack him. Yet Lu Mingyu had never expected him to try to defeat him this way. For a moment, Lu Mingyu had no way to evade. With his hands maintaining the small tornadoes, he no longer had enough strength or speed to dodge Spider-Man's attack.

Spider-Man, hurtling forward like a bullet, collided directly with Lu Mingyu. In the training ground, the tornadoes vanished, and a huge hole appeared in the web. It was obvious that Spider-Man had been bounced back.

Dust filled the air, though no one knew how much fine technological debris was mixed within it.

Lu Mingyu's figure gradually appeared through the dust, slowly becoming clear.