Arriving Just in Time, First Battle with Superman

"Hey! Barry, I see you!" Lin Feng's voice suddenly rang out.

The sudden voice made Barry open his eyes again.

The next second, like a meteorite impact, Clark, who had still been charging Heat Vision, was sent flying by the rapidly arriving Lin Feng.

His muscular body howled through the air and vanished from Barry's sight in an instant.

Only then did the sound of air being torn apart ring out, the resulting storm carving a trench along Lin Feng's flight path.

The defenseless Barry Allen was also blown more than a hundred meters away. Luckily, Lin Feng caught Barry in time and kept him from hitting the ground hard.

After setting Barry Allen down, Lin Feng casually tossed him a box.

It was the final Mother Box.

The instant he sent Clark flying, Lin Feng had snatched it with quick hands.

"Hold on to it, Barry!"

Barry clumsily caught the Mother Box thrown at him, then stared wide-eyed at Lin Feng floating before him.

"Oh my God!" Barry stared in shock at Lin Feng, who was dressed almost exactly like Superman, except for the slightly different colors of his suit. He seemed to have temporarily forgotten even the pain in his ankle.

"Another Superman?!"

Lin Feng nodded. "Didn't I tell you I have Kryptonian Bloodline..."

"But this isn't the time for that. Clark is coming back!" After giving the warning, Lin Feng looked grimly in the direction Clark had been sent flying.

Clark had regained his senses by then and was flying back toward them.

With a burst of force, Lin Feng charged toward Clark, intending to draw the battlefield farther away and keep Barry from getting hurt.

They were both Supermen, and their flying speeds were evenly matched.

In almost the blink of an eye, the two collided in midair.

The darkened Clark seemed enraged by Lin Feng's sneak attack, his face becoming even more ferocious.

Lin Feng could not help but wonder, Is this fucking Zombie Superman?

Why has he turned into this freakish state? Even his face is green?

Lin Feng had no time to marvel at it. Clark flashed directly in front of him.

He threw a punch carrying tremendous force!

Lin Feng refused to be outdone and threw a punch as well.

Bang!!!

As their fists collided, the air seemed to explode, violent winds bursting outward from where their fists met.

Terrifying destructive power! With two Supermen facing off, even the air seemed to warp.

Seeing Lin Feng block his punch, Clark's eyes suddenly glowed red. The next second, a beam of Heat Vision shot toward Lin Feng's head.

But Lin Feng had seemingly sensed it beforehand. He swiftly flew upward and dodged the blast of Heat Vision.

Then Lin Feng dove down, driving a fully charged fist into Clark's face!

Bang!

Boom!!

The darkened Clark was smashed straight into the ground by that punch, blasting a human-shaped crater into the hard road.

The impact spread outward with shockwaves. A hundred meters away, Barry felt a blast of wind pressure rush at his face, so strong he could not even open his eyes.

Once the wind pressure dispersed, Barry stared at the scene in astonishment. Two Supermen fighting—this was terrifying beyond belief!

"Oh... guys."

"You really should see this..." Barry muttered into his earpiece.

"It's like two gods from mythology fighting..."

"Roar!!" Clark had been thoroughly enraged by the blow.

Then, with a hiss, black-red light lit up inside the crater.

It was Clark's Heat Vision, shooting violently out of the pit as strange black-red beams.

The Heat Vision was incredibly fast, much faster than the red beams from before.

Lin Feng twisted aside, and the Heat Vision barely grazed his hair before sweeping into the sky.

A strand of black hair vaporized into ash, and Lin Feng's pupils sharply contracted.

The power and speed of the Heat Vision were both increasing.

Bang!

The darkened Clark flew out of the crater. His appearance had changed drastically from before.

Clark's entire body was almost a size larger, black-red light blazing from his eyes. His muscles had swollen as if ready to burst, while his whole face was so green it seemed to glow.

Lin Feng was utterly dumbfounded.

Fuck! What the hell is this? Has Clark mutated again?

Before Lin Feng could think further, Clark appeared before him as though using Instant Transmission.

He raised his hand and threw a completely unskilled punch.

It was too fast, far faster than before.

Lin Feng only had time to cross his arms before his chest to block it.

Bang!

That punch sent Lin Feng flying over a thousand meters.

Lin Feng felt intense pain and numbness shoot through both arms.

A sharp pain also came from his chest, and a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

He had barely steadied himself when beam after beam of Heat Vision swept toward him.

Like laser cannons, black-red light instantly filled the sky.

Lin Feng pushed his flying ability nearly to its limit, constantly dodging the Heat Vision.

At this level of power, even Lin Feng would be blasted full of holes if he took a hit!

Cold sweat poured down Lin Feng's face as he shouted inwardly to the system.

"System! Do you know what's going on with Clark?"

"Why did he suddenly become so much stronger?"

"Why does he look like Doomsday? Did Clark turn into Doomsday?"

The system popped up and answered, "When Clark is controlled and darkened, he enters a state similar to berserk rage, greatly increasing his combat power for a short period!"

"This is also the effect of that magical artifact I told you about before!"

Lin Feng barely dodged another blast of Heat Vision and asked again.

"Is there no limit to it?"

"There is. The system estimates that this state will last around one hour! As long as you hold out for an hour, Host, you will have a chance to turn the tables!"

"Fuck, what kind of bullshit is that?" Lin Feng cursed.

"You think I can hold out for an hour?"

At that moment, he was utterly focused. One hit from the Heat Vision would blast a hole through him. He had never expected Heat Vision to be used like this—like the laser rain he had seen in his previous life, without even needing to charge up.

The system fell silent for a moment before saying, "I don't think you can hold out if this continues."

Lin Feng's eye twitched. "Then what do we do?"

"There's no other way. We can only activate the backup plan!" the system said.

Lin Feng's eyes lit up. "Dog System, you have a backup plan? Hurry up, what is it?"

The system coughed twice. "Host, initiate a tactical retreat!"

"What the hell?" Lin Feng's face was full of question marks. He suspected he had misheard.

The system continued, "Run! If you can't win, run!"

"Are you serious?" Lin Feng's face darkened.

Run? Run away in front of Batman and the others?

Wouldn't that be humiliating as hell?

The system seemed to guess what Lin Feng was thinking and immediately said, "At a time like this, you still care about your pride? Which is more important, your life or your pride?"

"Fuck! You're such a coward!"

"You were the one who asked me to help, and now you're the one telling me to run!" Lin Feng was seething.

"What about Barry if I run?" Lin Feng asked again.

"You can barely protect yourself, yet you still care whether he lives or dies?" The system's voice suddenly became completely emotionless. Lin Feng fell silent at those words.