area51novel Chapter 383 OA Shattered, Bats Descend!!!
Chapter 383 OA Shattered, Bats Descend!!!
Chapter 383 OA Shattered, Bats Descend!!! (5000-word long chapter)
I am Seneca.
Did you know that imprisonment takes many forms, and sometimes you won't even realize you're being restrained? But they're all equally repulsive.
Fortunately, I have now escaped that cage, the cage known as "The Greatest Green Lantern in History".
I can finally do what I'm supposed to do:
To bring order to the universe by imposing and spreading fear.
I should have done that a long time ago, or rather, I sincerely wished I had done it.
I took Hal Jordan, my student, to my hometown of Koruga to show him my rule over Koruga.
Was this behavior simply an attempt to teach him how to maintain order, or was it an attempt to seek the approval that I had not been able to obtain from my mentor, Abbin Sue's, noncommittal attitude?
I never considered the possibility that Hal Jordan might report my actions to the Guardians of the Universe. Was it simply that I hadn't thought of it, or that I was simply tired of hiding things from the Guardians of the Universe and my colleagues?
Do I still feel attached to that cage?
No.
I have no regrets.
I no longer wanted to be Green Lantern, which is why I was able to so rationally and methodically trap the main force of the Green Lantern Corps in the Phantom Zone, and then calmly besiege OA.
In my mind, I had already rehearsed this scene countless times.
If there's any lingering attachment to that green cage...
"Lord Sinestro."
Senesto turned his head and saw Ammon Sue, the son of his mentor Abin Sue, walking up behind him with his head down.
His face looks so much like his father, Abin Sue.
Amon Sue walked to Senesto's side, and like him, leaned on the mast, looking down at the battlefield from the highest point of the yellow-lit city of Lanx.
He dared not look Senesto in the eye. Coincidentally, Senesto, in turn, also dared not stare at his face, which was almost identical to that of Abinsu in his youth, and thus avoided his gaze as well.
Therefore, even the usually perceptive Seneca failed to notice the evasive look in Amonsu's eyes.
Senis leaned forward slightly, half his body against the railing, and then said, "I am a traitor."
Ammon Sue was nearly startled by Seneca's words.
But he was, after all, Abinsu’s son. During the years when his father was unable to control him, he participated in several interstellar criminal organizations and committed countless crimes.
Despite his young age, he was already a seasoned criminal.
He's not that bad.
So he simply feigned a slight surprise and then smoothly transitioned the conversation with the following words.
"How could that be, Lord Seneca?"
"You can call me uncle," Senesto said. Sensing the unease in Amonsu's voice, he softened his tone slightly: "No need to be nervous."
Then he continued, "I failed Abin Sue's teachings; I betrayed the Green Lantern Corps. Am I not a traitor?"
Senesto took a deep breath and then turned to look at Amonsu.
He finally had the courage to face the face that resembled Abinsu's.
He asked, "If Abin Sue were still alive, he wouldn't have allowed me to do this."
Seneca was slightly dazed.
Hal Jordan's voice rang in his ears: "It's fascism, Sinestro, my God, it's fascism."
The green light flashing from the light ring on his hand was now surfacing in his mind.
That was Abin Sue's lamp ring.
"I will never allow you to do this, Sinestro, I cannot tolerate it. If Abin Sue were alive, he would never allow you to do this—"
"Shut up, you have no right to mention him—you've only met Abin Sue once!"
"At his deathbed, when he resolved to entrust his will and the ring of his lamp to me!"
There are other scenes as well...
"Even though you're my wife... you'll never approve of everything I do, will you?"
"...Never."
Ammon Su did not speak.
He was silent for a moment, then cautiously began to speak:
"I am a traitor too."
Ammon Sue told the truth.
He pointed to his yellow-lit uniform and repeated, "I'm a traitor too."
Senesto stared intently at Amon Sue.
Then he laughed, and with his laugh, the gentle demeanor of his kinship conversation vanished from him, and Sinestro, mad, paranoid, evil, reckless, and never looking back, reappeared in the world.
Ammonsu was intimidated by his imposing presence. Feeling guilty, he was so frightened that he involuntarily took a half-step back for a moment.
If Senesto had been more observant and more suspicious, he might have noticed that Amonsu's expression was unusual. However, at this moment, half of Senesto's mind was preoccupied with memories of fighting alongside Abinsu in the past, a relationship that was both mentor and friend, while the other half was focused on the battle below, completely ignoring the abnormality in Amonsu's behavior.
He no longer looked at Amonsu, but instead gazed down at the battlefield below.
He muttered to himself:
"No. None of us are traitors. The Green Lantern Corps betrayed us first, the Guardians of the Universe betrayed us first. They betrayed order, they betrayed justice..."
"They will pay the price eventually."
Below, countless members of the Seneca Legion swarmed like a dense swarm of locusts, while the Green Lantern Legion members fighting against them were few and far between.
The so-called war fortress beneath his feet was called Lanx, an interstellar war city the size of a planet.
Its role is similar to that of the Green Lantern Corps' living planet Mogo; that's right, Lanx is a Yellow Lantern Cityman, and he's alive.
Therefore, it can also launch attacks autonomously.
At this moment, the yellow-light city of Lanx was continuously firing yellow lasers, causing the green protective shield of OA planet to teeter on the brink of collapse.
Senesto raised his head.
Not far away, another massive war fortress, the size of a planet, was launching an attack on Planet OA alongside Lanx.
That war fortress, called "War World," was the vehicle of Mongo, the second-in-command of the Yellow Lantern Legion. It was roughly the size of three moons plus Jupiter from the planet Sinestro had previously seen near Earth. Compared to this colossal war fortress, even the Yellow Lantern city of Lanx seemed somewhat small.
It is precisely because of this that, in a practical sense, Mongo has enormous influence and prestige within the Yellow Lantern Legion, allowing him to completely overshadow Achille, the third-ranking figure in the Yellow Lantern Legion.
Sinestro withdrew his gaze.
But none of that matters. Once Mongo is dead, the War World will become the common property of the Yellow Lantern Legion.
He turned his attention back to the battlefield below.
Despite the Green Lantern Corps being small in number, the Yellow Lantern Corps had actually been under heavy pressure for many days.
A key reason for this is that the Yellow Lantern Legion members recruited by Senito were all complete rookies and were essentially quite weak.
Yes, they are criminals, serial killers, but so what? Using a light ring in combat and shooting with a gun are two completely different things. Many of them can't even visualize anything.
Sinestro is now like a gang of well-equipped bandits bullying SWAT officers who can only fire blanks, taking advantage of the Green Lantern Corps' inability to kill.
However, shortly after the battle began, the little blue guys in the universe immediately and decisively lifted the Green Lantern Corps' restriction on lethal force.
Immediately afterwards, the Green Lanterns remaining on Planet OA began executing Yellow Lanterns in various ways, almost to the point of torture. These Green Lanterns were highly trained, and despite their small numbers, they still routed the Yellow Lantern army. If it weren't for Sinestro, Mongo, and Achilo leading the charge, the Yellow Lantern army would have been defeated.
However, the Guardians of the Universe are not just for show. Their mastery of Green Lantern energy far surpasses that of the Green Lanterns.
As Aquilo bared his fangs, trying to bite the second Green Lantern to death, he was attacked by more than three Guardians of the Universe. The massive green light shone directly on his black face, nearly sending him to his death.
If he had tried to learn how to use his Yellow Light Ring, or even just create a Yellow Light energy shield, instead of relying on his naturally strong body to charge around on the battlefield, he would have been able to retreat unscathed from attacks of this magnitude.
But none of that matters now. Sinestro looked down at the battlefield, where Achilo and two other Yellow Lanterns were embracing a Supreme Green Lantern. At this moment, the Yellow Lantern Corps' number three had learned to use the Yellow Lantern Ring to create a protective shield for himself.
Achille opened his jaws wide and bit down on the Green Lantern, sparks flying everywhere. The Green Lantern emitted a green beam of light from its chest, but Achille cleverly dodged it. Several other members of the Yellow Lantern Legion rushed forward and tore the Green Lantern to shreds in a short time.
The Yellow Lantern Legion gradually gained the upper hand on the battlefield, and now...
"OA planet has been breached, sir."
The voice of the Tyrant Worm Disporis rang in Seneto's ears. It was a virus that had obtained the Yellow Light Ring and was now acting as an assistant possessing Seneto, a relationship somewhat similar to that between Chen Tao and Mudface.
Below, the green protective shield on Planet OA began to shatter, and the cosmic guardians and numerous Yellow Lanterns were locked in a fierce battle, powerless to stop it.
"here we go."
Senesto jumped off the yellow-lit city of Lanx.
He rushed toward planet OA like a comet.
He bypassed Achiro, who was fighting with the Green Lantern, and swept past the Guardians of the Universe who were slaughtering the Yellow Lantern below, heading straight for the Green Lantern's central energy cell!
Parallax is trapped inside!
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"Only the four of us? Are you serious?"
Lex Luthor, clad in green armor, looked at the group before him with some surprise: "No way, Batman, you, me, Bane, and this guy—"
"I am Atositas."
The Red Lantern Lord spoke in a deep, gruff voice. He wasn't accompanied by a single member of the Red Lantern Legion; Chen Tao had only brought him in as a henchman, and he had no intention of starting a color-light war at this time.
Moreover, the members of the Red Lantern Legion are now just like mad dogs, crawling around on the ground instead of walking. Even if they were dragged onto the battlefield, they would probably just be easy prey for others to exploit.
If the Yellow Lantern Legion members are well-equipped bandits, and the Green Lantern Legion members are battle-hardened soldiers, then the current Red Lantern Legion members are a bunch of mentally ill people who can't even hold a gun. They fight each other, which looks scary, but anyone who picks up a gun can easily mow them all down.
Before the madmen of the Church of Atochitas swarmed in and attacked, Chen Tao wouldn't let Atochitas's hard-earned followers die meaninglessly.
"It's not just the four of us; there are others, but that's not something you need to know," Chen Tao said. "But there's definitely no Justice League involved."
Luthor: Me? I'm not a member of the Justice League?
Chen Tao ignored Luther's expression and continued, "Because one of our objectives this time is to kill the Guardians of the Universe. Even though we're killing emotionless Guardians of the Universe, it's a bit too much for the Justice League members to handle."
"So you're just making us do dirty work?"
Luthor stated, "I have ethical standards, and I, Lex Luthor, am a member of the Justice League."
He emphasized, "I have a moral bottom line; I don't kill iron or anything like that."
He spread his hands, declaring defiantly, "I am not good at killing."
A silence.
"Hahaha, hahaha, hahaha..."
Chen Tao couldn't help but laugh. He patted Luther on the shoulder and said, "That's a good joke, Lex."
"Killing the Guardian of the Universe is the sweetest revenge for me."
Atocitas said.
He ignored Luther and instead turned to Batman, giving him a slight bow.
"Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity."
"Alright, I'll thank God as long as you make sure you stick to the plan and don't get carried away and start a fight."
Chen Tao said, "Remember, stick to the plan."
Then he turned to Bain, who was standing next to him.
Bane was also looking at Batman.
"After you've resolved this matter, you'll need to help me resolve the problem of the Corrupted Black."
Bain said, "Since I dismissed the group of disciples I took in in the Himalayas, the pursuit of me by the Black Decay has been quiet for a while, but I can still feel the evil side of the Black Decay growing stronger."
He said, "I possess so much of that corrupt, dark power that he covets; he'll come after me sooner or later."
"I'll help you, you help me," he said. "A fair trade."
"A deal made with family ties, brother," Chen Tao said.
Bain's face darkened slightly, even though he was wearing his black and white hood, obscuring his expression.
"If you dare to bring up the time you cheated me by saying we were brothers again, we'll turn on you and have a fight now."
Chen Tao: "..."
Why are you getting so worked up?
"Alright, the relaxing time before the battle is over." Immediately afterwards, Chen Tao's expression turned serious.
He raised his finger, and the energy of the yellow light filled his entire body. Then, Chen Tao activated the Broken Bat transformation, and the nanobots lifted him slightly into the air.
"The detectors I deployed at the original starfield location on planet OA have detected fluctuations in energy bursts."
"At this moment, OA planet has probably already been breached."
Chen Tao nodded, and then, in front of the others, used the Mother Box to open the popping sound channel.
At this moment, in the vast universe, it was as if an invisible veil was being lifted. With the destruction of the green light energy shield of OA, the spatial means that Seneca used to shield the existence of OA also became completely ineffective.
The planet OA, the massive yellow-lit city of Lanx, the war-torn world of Mongo, were laid bare before them at this very moment.
What a magnificent sight!
"Well then, everyone..."
Chen Tao said:
"It's time for us to step in."
He stepped into the sonic tunnel first, then opened his hand, and a tiny speck of dust flew out from his palm, instantly expanding into a huge skull-shaped spaceship: "I've had this spaceship seized from Brainiac for so long, and now it finally has a use. Listen, everyone."
"We will act as a third party to mediate the conflict between the Green Lantern Corps and the Yellow Lantern Corps. We will end the Guardians of the Universe's terrible rule over this universe and eliminate once and for all the harm the Guardians of the Universe may cause to the future of this universe."
We will integrate the Green Lantern and Yellow Lantern legions, and then lead them, guide them—
"To bring order to the universe and the earth!"
Justice League—
"Attack!"
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at the same time.
A small blob of mud, enveloped by nanobots, flew out from the hatch beneath Brainiac's skull-shaped ship. The nanobots then manipulated this blob of mud, silently heading towards the Yellow Lantern Legion's Yellow Lantern City, Lanx.
"Looking for...looking for..."
"Protect the target, Arlene Sue."
"I am currently communicating with the mud-faced body tissue left on Arlene Sue from my last impersonation."
"Connected, locking onto Arlene Sue's location... Locked."
"Replacement plan initiated."
Project Code Name: [Honey, Say Something!]
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With a bang, the cloaked man slapped the Green Lantern, who was still entangled in front of him, away.
The other party had a body like a tree and a pair of sharp horns like a bull. He was Green Lantern Sheldon, the Green Lantern used by the Guardians to protect the foundry. He was by no means weak, but in front of this cloaked man, this Green Lantern was no match for him.
"Protect...protect..."
"Go to hell."
The cloaked man's eyes glowed red. Before dying, Green Lantern Sheldon only saw the S-shaped logo on the chest of the man who killed him and his half-skull-like metallic face.
"Let me see... the Divine Power Gloves."
"This old relic can draw Green Lantern energy from the Green Lantern Central Energy Battery and the Ion Shark. Yes, that's what Mongo wanted. Looks like I've come to the right place."
The horned Green Lantern on the ground twitched twice more, trying to get up again to attack his opponent, but the cloaked man was getting impatient.
He allowed himself to be attacked, but Green Lantern failed to leave a single scratch on him.
"I am a mechanical superhero."
He said.
Then, without any mercy, he lifted his leg and crushed the debris beneath his feet.
"goodbye."
(End of this chapter)