area51novel Chapter 389 Mongo's Resolve, the Released Parallax Monster
Chapter 389 Mongo's Resolve, the Released Parallax Monster
Chapter 389 Mongo's Resolve, the Released Parallax Monster
A world at war.
Many, many years ago.
"No! Weak, fragile things!"
Even today, Mongo can still recall his mother's angry shouts at him that day.
"That guy was careless, his back was to you, why didn't you hit him?"
"Because... oh..."
Young Mongo, his neck gripped by his mother's chained hands, stammered:
"Because...because ambushing someone is a cowardly act."
"A cowardly act? Are you kidding me?"
"Power should not be used to harm one's own people, this is..."
"Shut up! Today is your day of slaughter. You must defeat your opponent! The weakest among you will be exiled, along with his mother. You had the chance to choose between your enemy's life and your own, and you chose his. That's cowardice!"
Enraged, the mother abruptly threw her son into the middle of a large group of young, yellow-skinned children who were still fighting.
"I will not allow your weakness to lead me to wander the wasteland! Attack! Charge and attack!"
She shouted angrily, "Tear them to pieces with your teeth! With your fists!"
"No..." Young Mongo looked up and saw only the狰狞 face of his former companion:
"It's almost over, you weakling. Soon you won't have to fight anymore."
Mongo hesitated before picking up the stone hammer from the ground. He easily lifted the heavy weapon, but did not swing it.
He was quickly knocked to the ground by the other party's blow. The blow, heavy enough to splatter a person's brains, only caused a little redness and swelling at the corner of Mongo's mouth.
"You will die in exile!"
Mongo heard his opponent say that.
"Your son is too soft-hearted. Look at him, so indecisive."
Mongo heard his opponent's mother say to her own mother, "Even if he survives, you two will both be exiled today."
"My son's fate is absolutely not in the Gologyan wasteland."
Mongo's mother said to the mother of Mongo's opponent, "He is Mongo's son."
"My son is the true son of Mongo. Mongo would never condescend to be born into such a lowly creature as you, nor would he give birth to a weak little chain like your son."
On the field, Mongo was completely outmatched by his opponents. He lay covered in dust and dirt.
Meanwhile, the voice of the opponent's mother rang in Mongo's mother's ears:
"The current Mongo was about the same age as your son when he had already defeated a bull mammoth, an adult one."
"He climbed onto its back, killed it, and pulled out its venomous thorns, which he then wore on his arm. When the mammoth's tribe came to seek revenge, they were slaughtered until they recognized him as a member of their tribe."
She showed the scene to Mother Mongo: "Look how my son subdued your son; he showed no mercy. He will be the only Son of Mongo in this group, and he will make the Chakgalen tribe even stronger and trample all the other tribes."
Mongo's mother remained silent, merely observing coldly as Mongo's opponent's mother continued her incessant chatter:
"When he comes of age, he will kill his father, steal the title of Mongo, and lead me into Mongo's castle, while you and your soft-hearted little chain will become withered bones in the Gologyan wasteland..."
The sound was filled with pleasure.
Seeing young Mongo lying on the ground, Mongo's mother could no longer contain herself. She pounced on him and began fighting with the mother of Mongo's opponent.
"You weak little boar, you'll never live in a castle!"
She cursed at the mother of Mongo's opponent and bit her in the face until the tribe's warriors rushed over, picked her up, and dragged her away.
Mother of Mongols punches and kicks:
"But my son will not die in exile! He is the son of Mongo; he will find his own strength, and on that day, all the debts he and I owe... will be paid off!"
However, private brawls cannot change the final outcome.
In the tribal square, amidst the numerous wreckages of alien spaceships in the primitive village, young Mongo listened to the announcements of his tribe members:
"On this day of slaughter, you are deemed the weakest. To strengthen our tribe, you and your mother will spend the rest of your lives in the wastelands of Gologorzian. Speak your last words, if you wish."
Mongo couldn't utter a single word. He wasn't actually seriously injured; his peers simply couldn't harm his strong body.
Many powerful beings in the universe display extraordinary abilities even in their childhood, such as Lady Styx and Mongo. Even at a young age, the physical attributes of future cosmic tyrants surpass those of ordinary people; however…
He just stared blankly at everything happening before him. He was too young and too naive to understand why he was being treated this way.
He could not adapt to the cruel law of survival of the fittest in the tribe, and even with his mother's forceful intervention, his nature prevented him from doing so.
He only heard his mother say:
"Our story doesn't end there." He heard his mother's voice filled with intense hatred.
"I follow the ways of the war tribe more than any warrior here. My son will learn these ways, and we will surely avenge you!"
The Mother of Mongo made these words with great conviction, and before the tribe's warriors could make a move, she decisively turned and left.
And so on that day, young Mongo and his mother... disappeared into the wind.
This is the story of Mongo, and the beginning of the story of the legendary cosmic tyrant.
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Mongo looked at Senesto's back.
He was determined to stab people in the back and ruthlessly attack his fellow Yellow Lanterns.
Many years ago, a lesson taught him that he should not have pity on the weak, and that when an enemy has his back turned, the best thing to do is to swing his weapon with all his might and strike him in the back.
He had no choice but to either become stronger or die and become nothing more than a skeleton in the wilderness. Mongo had long been aware of this, and for so many years he had practiced his ideals with his life and the fate of the entire planet.
In fact, Mongo had also hesitated.
With Batman and Sinestro seemingly on the verge of forming an alliance, should he choose to launch a desperate attack at this crucial moment, or...?
They sought Caronna's help again.
The fragment of Carona's immortal soul that escaped from the Black Death Emperor's body during their previous encounter proved his malevolent intentions; he was far from a reliable collaborator like the original Lantern. Should he still seek his help?
Although both were exiles who made significant contributions to the development of the emotional spectrum, Karona, who was once a member of the Guardians of the Universe, had a more profound understanding of the Green Lantern's central energy battery than the first Green Lantern who merely cooperated with the Guardians.
Who captured the Ion Shark and Parallax, then stuffed them into the Green Lantern's central power cell, artificially creating a yellow defect for the Green Lantern Corps to facilitate the Guardians of the Universe's control over them?
Who orchestrated all of this?
Calona!
Some of the Guardians of the Universe are even his disciples. Do you really think that anyone who defectes can turn the tables on the Machine Hunters during the Guardians' pursuit? Or that he could hack into the entire Machine Hunter Legion with just one Machine Hunter and then control them to create the 666 Sector Massacre?
Mongo knew that Carona was capable of doing this; as long as he called for the other's help, he would be able to activate the Green Light Central Energy Battery without Senesto's consent, and without even getting close.
Carona had been involved in the manufacture of the Green Light Central Energy Battery, which held no secrets for him; it was as simple as paper.
But... is it all really worth it?
Calona harbored malicious intentions, and Mongo knew very well that he was plotting something sinister.
Will he continue to try to take over his own body and then manipulate himself to help him be resurrected?
Calona even escaped from the clutches of the Black Death Emperor, a man who had escaped death. Was it really worth it to befriend such a dangerous figure?
worth it.
Mongo lowered his eyelids.
This is a risk that must be taken; sometimes, in order to achieve victory, he has to cooperate with wolves.
Of course, of course...
Mongo thought to himself.
He still made other preparations, and the mechanical superman with the Blue Lantern of Compassion ring and the two assassins beside Senisto were also ready.
If Mongo hadn't relied on Carona's power and had simply activated any of the hidden trump cards around Sinestro, he could have distracted Batman and Sinestro, thus giving himself the opportunity to seize the Green Lantern Central Power Battery. Then he could have used the method Carona had given him to activate the Green Lantern Central Power Battery.
however……
Those were plans made to kill Sinestro!
Today, given the choice between his enemy's life and his own, he would never choose Seneca's; that would be cowardly.
He had to ensure that Senesto's death plan would go perfectly, as being forced to prematurely reveal one of the many gifts he had prepared for Senesto could very well alert Senesto.
Once the other party is on guard, the probability of a successful murder drops significantly.
Mongo could not accept this. Only with Seneca dead would he have a chance to seize control of the Yellow Lantern Legion, just as Seneca knew perfectly well:
Since joining the Yellow Lantern Corps, Mongo's goal has been to become the leader of the Yellow Lantern Corps... not to be like Batman.
Not far away, Batman patted Sinestro on the shoulder: "From now on, your family is my family. Our common family, together we'll embark on a grand entrepreneurial journey, restore order to the universe, and incidentally bring Earth under our jurisdiction. All the criminals will be hanged, all of them will be hung from streetlights, and the Green Lantern Corps and Yellow Lantern Corps will enforce the law together..."
Looking at Sinestro's expression, which was somewhat ambiguous and suspicious, Mongo knew he couldn't wait any longer. Regardless of whether Batman genuinely wanted to cooperate with Sinestro or whether it was another deceptive lie, for him, waiting was a slow death.
"Carona..."
He whispered, "I agree. Turn on the green light central power battery."
Then he heard Carona's voice, appearing in his mind through the yellow light ring on his hand.
"Are you sure? You know I have malicious intentions."
At this point, there was nothing left for them to hide. The fact that Carona had imbued himself with his soul power without Mongo's consent spoke volumes; Carona understood, and Mongo understood too.
But even so...
"Would you still allow me to attach myself to you?"
"Yes," Mongo said.
He watched Sinestro and Batman chatting amiably.
"Once you release Parallax... I will have to fight tooth and nail to claim it. If I win, I will be able to dispel your influence through Parallax."
Carona knew the other person was right. If the other person could truly tame Parallax through sheer willpower, then Carona really couldn't do anything to him—
After all, he is still trapped in the cosmic egg and is not at his peak.
"And if I lose..."
Menggo paused.
He recalled his childhood experiences wandering the wasteland, and then said:
"I will become a skeleton in the wasteland of Gologozian."
"If you want to use this skeleton as a vessel to do something, then go ahead, that's what losers deserve."
His words moved even Caronna somewhat:
"It's truly surprising, you freak who's insanely obsessed with power and authority. I wonder which planet gave birth to a madman like you. But don't worry... if you don't die."
"Didn't you ever consider the possibility of failure?"
He questioned Mongo, his gaze drifting over Batman, Sinestro, and Aquilo.
Achille, the beast of the dense forest, is squinting, waiting for its next attack.
Sinestro, the scheming dictator, is considering a sinister alliance with Batman.
Batman, the maniacal laugher, a scumbag with no moral compass.
What makes you think you can defeat them head-on and take Parallax?
But Carona didn't ask the question aloud. He believed Mongo was already prepared, so he said, "You will find your own strength."
"And because of that awareness," Cardona said, "I'm willing to give you a chance."
He said, "I will return, but I will never just plan a return in fame. Believe me, one day I will take revenge on all those who caused all of this."
Through Mongo's eyes, he looked at the corpses of countless little blue men suspended in mid-air:
"Batman doesn't think he can kill a group of immortals with methods like this, does he?"
He grinned maliciously: "My revenge hasn't even begun yet."
He said to Mongo, "And you, because of your courage and achievements, I promise you your place in the new world I have created."
"I need someone to take the place of the guardians of the universe in the era I'm creating, and you've earned that right. So now give me your hand, give me your heart."
"Let us carry out your resolve."
Then he opened his arms.
The next second, from the green light central energy battery next to Sennisto, the parallax monster roared with earth-shattering force!
This is Mongo's realization, and also a new chapter in the story of the cosmic tyrant.
(End of this chapter)