area51novel Chapter 405 Beautiful Young Woman with Muddy Face, Traitor in Action
Chapter 405 Beautiful Young Woman with Muddy Face, Traitor in Action
Chapter 405 Beautiful Young Woman with Muddy Face, Traitor in Action
I am Seneca.
After I chose the yellow of fear, I was rejected by the green of will.
Each green light ring will assess the willpower of its host when choosing one.
Once the ring confirms that the host possesses the ability to overcome fear, it will recognize the host. After that, as long as the user of the green light ring retains this willpower, the ring will not leave him even if he faces a choice requiring stronger willpower.
(Note: In other words, if Green Lantern loses this willpower, he will be unable to control the Green Lantern ring.)
The most typical example is Batman's "Plan to Destroy the Justice League," specifically the plan targeting Hal Jordan:
He used robots to convince Hal Jordan that he had accidentally killed someone, then used fear gas to make him doubt his qualifications to be a Green Lantern. Naïve Hal believed him, which directly led to Hal losing control of the Green Lantern ring. (See the animated film *Justice League: Devastation* for details.)
But now, my green light ring no longer obeys my commands. I can no longer even recall my ring out of thin air or sense its presence from a great distance, as I used to.
My ring is resisting me; I'm making it feel like a stranger.
Admittedly, having been a Green Lantern for many years, with my extensive skills and strong willpower, I can still force my Green Lantern ring to obey me.
But people can't deceive themselves. If you've completely lost faith in what you once believed in and are determined to replace it with something better, then you can't continue this illicit relationship.
I can no longer be Green Lantern, and forcing myself to use it would be pointless.
So, I no longer need the Green Lantern Ring. The ring is always bound to its host, and only death can separate them. Well, in a way, this can also be considered the "death" of Green Lantern Sinestro and the rebirth of Yellow Lantern Sinestro.
Therefore, I need to find a worthy heir to whom I can entrust my ring.
This person is my wife, Arlene Sue.
This plan was proposed to me by my mentor's son, Ammon Su.
Based on Amonsu's description, and the fact that I myself have vaguely sensed that my wife, due to her opposition to my political views, has begun to show some self-destructive tendencies, or to be more precise, suicidal tendencies.
I hadn't realized this until I discovered my wife was self-harming in prison. It had reached a point where it absolutely had to be addressed.
If one day my wife were to be so foolish as to decide to commit suicide as a form of opposition and revenge against me, things would be beyond repair.
Therefore, I must find a way to give my wife the courage to live; this is an urgent matter.
But this is an impossible false proposition.
Because I know very well that Arlene wanted to commit suicide entirely because she did not approve of what I was doing.
My Lin...
I love her more than anyone else, and I'm willing to do anything for her, but she alone cannot stop me from moving forward.
Because I cannot turn the whole world upside down just to straighten the reflection of her alone.
Because of justice, righteousness, and a better and greater tomorrow—a tomorrow without the Green Lantern Corps, a tomorrow where iron-fisted policies can change all the suffering, death, and wailing in the universe—I have already paid too high a price and made too many preparations for this. I must not fail at the last hurdle.
At that moment, Amon Sue offered me a suggestion.
I can turn my wife into Green Lantern.
Every member of the Su family has the potential to become a Lantern Knight. If Abin Su can do it, then Alin Su must also have the potential.
To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, I have designated Arlene Sue as the next host of my Green Lantern Ring. Although I have lost the ability to remotely control it and sense its location, I still have control over it when I hold it in my hand.
I created a portable dimensional space within the Green Light Ring, and then bound this dimensional space to my wife, Arlin Sue.
The Green Lantern ring is programmed so that it will appear immediately if she is in danger, and then make her a Green Lantern.
This is my last line of defense. Even if Arlene's willpower isn't strong enough to become a Green Lantern yet, it will still be enough to turn her into one.
Once the ring recognizes its owner, she will not lose it as long as her willpower does not falter.
Arlene Sue will never know that I orchestrated her becoming Green Lantern. She's a kind and good girl, but kindness also means she's not very bright, at least not as sharp as her brother.
She must have thought that the green light ring had automatically chosen him as its host, and she must have thought that it was her destiny.
This way, my wife will have a goal: to defeat the husband she once loved but who has now become evil.
She will do everything in her power to stop me, and in the process, her rigid thinking will begin to change, and she will gain a new understanding of the world.
She will truly realize that what I do can make the world a better place.
That's my opinion.
In conclusion, Ammon Soe's plan was good.
Before he reminded me, I had already noticed that Mongo had been deliberately hiding his subordinate called Mechanical Superman.
I don't know if he got the information about the Green Lantern tribe from Calona or from the First Lantern Knight. It took me a while to figure out that they wanted me to wear the Green Lantern Ring to defeat me.
This is ridiculous. It was Abinsu who founded the Qingdeng tribe, and I am Abinsu's only disciple and best friend.
However, I decided to play along. After all, the Blue Lantern Ring wouldn't harm me. Mongo was wrong to try and pull this off.
What's even more coincidental is that I once saw information about his subordinate, the mechanical superman, in the files of the Justice League, the organization Batman founded on Earth.
Batman wrote a long list of ways to subdue this guy, and I've made all the necessary preparations based on those methods.
Although I've protected my wife, I'm certain Mongo will never let go of this obvious weakness. No matter where I hide, I can't be truly safe, so...
Therefore, it's a good time to settle everything at once.
As for the possibility that the wives might be in danger?
She has the protection of the Green Lantern Ring and Amonsu, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
Then I discussed the whole plan with Amon Sue.
Amonsu told me that he would feign surrender to Mongo and reveal the location where my wife was being held, thus guiding the cyborg to capture her.
However, when the Cyborg appears before me with my wife, the Green Lantern ring that I hid in the extradimensional space beside her will be immediately activated. Then, Amonsu will use the means he obtained from Batman to fight the Cyborg, stabbing it into the Cyborg's body from behind.
And my wife, Arlene Sue, will also take this opportunity to become a Green Lantern for good.
Then I asked Amonsu if Mongo had continued to prepare anything against me, and he denied it.
Since that's the case, there's no need to worry.
At that time, Arlinsue became Green Lantern, Cyborg was defeated by Amonsue, and Mongo's plan was also thwarted.
Three birds with one stone.
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Sinestro deliberately avoided considering one possibility:
Even though Arlins wore the Green Lantern Ring, she was unable to unleash its full power. Instead, due to various accidents, she tragically died at the hands of Mongo.
Sinestro never believed such a situation would occur. He was confident in his plan, especially since he was in control of others, and especially since the plan could help him deceive Mongo and give him more opportunities to defeat his enemies.
But we all know that sometimes a probability of 1‰ or 1/10000 is possible.
If Seneca truly loved his wife Arlene Sue that much, he should never have allowed that one in a thousand or one in ten thousand chance to happen to her.
Therefore, we can make a very dark assumption:
Subconsciously, part of Sinestro wanted Arlene Sue to die.
Once Arlinsue is dead, Seneca will have no more weaknesses, and he will be free.
Once Arlinsu is dead, he will never again be distracted by caring for her.
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I am Mongo.
I am dead now, but not completely dead.
In short, what Senesto didn't know was that I had a spy in my possession: Amon Sue.
The reason I trusted him so much was because I had already arranged for the mechanical superman and me to team up and capture him, and then inject him with a large amount of the Corrupting Black.
Completely corrupted by the blackness of decay, in order to continue living, this cowardly man, afraid of death, could only kneel down and lick the soles of my shoes when he saw me.
(Note: In the original comics, Amon Su did show signs of cowardice. For example, during the major event "War of the Seneca Legion", when the Guardians of the Universe lifted the Green Lantern Corps' ban on killing, Amon Su realized he might be killed and immediately deserted.)
However, from another perspective, Amonsu was a troublemaker from a young age. His father was the greatest Green Lantern, yet he participated in multiple criminal organizations, committed numerous bloody crimes, and possessed a certain degree of organizational and command ability; he wasn't entirely a coward.
It is precisely because I can directly control Amonsu's behavior through the Corruption Black that I have full confidence in him. Under such circumstances, no one can betray me without him noticing.
Amonsu revealed to me the location where Sinesto's wife, Arlinsu, was being held. While Sinesto's attention is entirely focused on Parallax and Planet OA, I need to get my hands on Sinesto's wife; she's his Achilles' heel.
I had worried that Sinestro might make extensive preparations to protect his wife, and that proved to be true.
Amonsu told me about every Yellow Lantern who participated in protecting Sinestro's wife and explained their weaknesses.
If I defeat these Yellow Lanterns, I can get a defenseless Arlins, while the Mechanical Superman can obviously do that.
To ensure the success of the operation, I entrusted Black Mercy to Amonsu.
"Black Mercy" is a creature that resembles an alien plant, which I discovered many years ago.
This thing can parasitize intelligent beings, feed on them, and produce hallucinogenic effects.
"Black Mercy" slowly devours its victims, while simultaneously creating a realistic dream state based on the victim's deepest desires.
Unlike the Blue Lantern Ring of Mercy, Black Mercy has helped me kill many creatures stronger than myself and is my most important trump card.
I will give this stuff to Amonsu, and he will plant it in Sinestro or Batman at a crucial moment.
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I am Killer Crocodile.
I am currently amidst a sea of red, sweating profusely as I try to resolve the situation with the woman in front of me.
Ever since this woman who calls herself Arlin Sue was rescued by Batman on his orders, she's been talking a lot of nonsense in the Red Hollow.
He, the killer crocodile, was almost driven crazy by all that nonsense.
Good heavens, Batman, why haven't you given the order yet? He'd been wanting to hold a knife to this annoying woman's neck for ages and use her as a hostage to threaten others, but the wait was getting rather boring.
Finally, he received Batman's orders.
So Killer Croc hurriedly looked at Arlin Su beside him, and she nodded in agreement, letting the ferocious monster Killer Croc grip its waist with one hand and put a knife to its neck with the other, opening the portal of the Crimson of All Beings and walking out...
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"Damn it, the body moved."
Chen Tao told Senesto, who had clearly seen that Mongo had regained his senses. Pieces of rotting flesh fell from his yellow face, making him look somewhat grotesque and terrifying.
In the distance, on the horizon, a member of the Yellow Lantern team, piloting a Yellow Lantern protective field, was also rushing over; it was none other than Amonsu.
Behind him, seemingly relentlessly pursuing, was none other than the mechanical superhero.
"It's terrible, Uncle! Aunt has been arrested!" Amonsu said as he approached Sinestro, while Mongo walked up to the mechanical superhero's side.
At this moment, both Seneca and Mongo were convinced that they would be the ones to ultimately win.
Chen Tao, standing nearby, was unaware of the fierce fighting between them.
He simply confirmed the identity of the woman brought in, Arlene Sue.
Yes, it really is a mud face.
The mechanical superman on this side didn't waste any words. He raised Arlin Su, whom he had been holding in his hand, and then turned his other hand into a blade, placing it against the other's neck.
"Sinestol, I advise you..."
(End of this chapter)