area51novel Chapter 410 'Nothingness'
Chapter 410 'Nothingness'
Chapter 410 'Nothingness'
As the life-or-death one-on-one battle between Superman and the zombie Sentinel takes an unpredictable turn, even the usually composed Batman is genuinely panicked.
Besides caring about Joey's safety, this is one of the reasons why Batman is unwilling to let Superman and the Sentry clash head-on.
Because if the worst happens, they have to be prepared for both sides to go out of control at the same time. And Batman, who is always well-prepared and has a plan, now has no plan at all.
Planning takes time, and that's exactly what he lacks most right now.
The previous emergency plans relied entirely on the resources of the Space Watchtower. Now that those resources are gone, we can only worry when unexpected situations arise.
Something's not right!
Tony and the Spider-Men, who only dared to watch the battle up close because they were covered by Iron Man suits, also noticed the unusual situation on both sides.
These two are fighting, and there are no children among the onlookers. It's not unacceptable for them to fight until their skin is torn and blood is flying everywhere. Why is it changing color?
The Green Lantern Spider-Men, responsible for securing the area and preventing the battle between Superman and the zombie Sentinels from affecting the outside world, also began to exert their strength, lifting the entire Green Lantern barrier-restricted area upwards: "Get them both up there!"
Batman is right; we can't let them continue fighting in densely populated New York City.
The Green Lantern barrier that Spider-Man and his crew originally created was based on the underground foundation of this area, but now they have to lift it up out of thin air with their own will.
They had to maintain the integrity of the Green Lantern Barrier, push the two people upwards amidst the earth-shaking aftershocks of the battle, not to mention maintaining the structural strength of the Green Lantern armor materialized around Superman. The pressure on the entire Spider-Lantern Corps was unimaginable.
"Wonder, Transformation One—"
Seeing the situation was dire, Takuya Yamashiro finally summoned his giant mecha in the bustling city center: "Leopardon!"
Compared to the Green Lantern Ring, Leopardon, who was one with his mind, was much easier to command.
The giant spider robot stepped onto the tallest building in the vicinity, the Brooklyn Tower, and used the entire building's frame to propel itself into flight. With a deafening roar, the recoil from Leopardton's jump shattered countless panes of glass below the tower, twisting the entire frame.
Toei's Spider-Man pilots Leo Patton upwards, using his hands to support the emerald-colored restraint cage.
Like other Spider-Men, he also shared the burden of lifting Superman and the zombie Sentinel.
The destructive power of Superman and the lost Sentry is increasing without limit, and it may exceed the tolerance limit of these dozen or so Spider-Green Lanterns at any time.
Before it gets too late, we need to get them into the sky, or even into outer space!
The massive shockwave from above caused even the incredibly powerful Leopardon's joints to emit a dull, metallic clang, and that wasn't even the worst of it.
Even though Leo Patton was in between, Spider-Man Takuya Yamashiro, who was too close to the center of the confrontation, used his spider-sense to sense the heart-pounding pressure coming from above.
This wasn't just his feeling; it was the shared feeling of all the Spider-Men present who possessed spider-sense—something bad was about to happen!
They exclaimed in unison, "It's over!"
The green light of will projected by everyone first changed from green to red, then from red to purple, and then from purple to indigo. In a short moment, the green light of will flashed in a colorful form.
But while everyone was unaware of this, the green light of will returned to its original green color.
The sudden shift in the spectrum of emotions doesn't signify the end of everything; rather, it's merely the beginning.
A purple lightning bolt struck down from the sky, and a pitch-black darkness began to seep from the source of the battle between Superman and the Sentinels, slowly staining the entire Green Light Barrier.
This darkness is nothingness.
The more radiant and powerful a person is, the deeper their inner darkness also is; the Sentinel is no exception.
As a collection of negative emotions within him, the Void not only possesses the powerful force corresponding to the Sentinels, but it can also awaken the deepest darkness within everyone's heart.
The Green Lantern is an extension of will and courage in the spectrum of emotions. The light of will it projects comes from the depths of every Green Lantern’s heart. They were already affected the moment the Void began to seep outward from the Sentinels’ bodies.
The Spider-Lanterns who maintained the light of the ring felt a sense of lightness, and the world around them had been transformed.
Spider-Man stood in front of his own door.
Behind him, sirens blared through the streets of Queens, and a speeding police car screeched to a halt behind him.
A pair of police officers stepped out of the car. The one in the passenger seat leaned against the door, pulled down his hat brim, and gestured for the detective driving to come over.
The second detective hesitated for a moment, then got out of the car and pushed open the door to the Parker's house.
Then came Aunt Mei's sobbing from inside.
"Oh my god."
Almost every Spider-Man is Peter Parker, and they know exactly when this scene is happening.
The scenery around them changed again, and this time, almost all the Spider-Men appeared on the streets of Brooklyn.
That was before Peter became a hero. Back then, Peter Parker neglected his responsibilities, watching helplessly as a petty thief with a gun escaped right under his nose without doing anything.
Not long after escaping, this petty thief encountered Uncle Ben. Unlike Peter, Uncle Ben did not shirk his responsibility; he chose to risk everything and do something—
Looking at the familiar scenery around them, they all shouted the same word in unison—"No!"
boom!
Gunshots rang out.
Everything turned to disillusionment once again, and the Spider-Men found themselves in a new setting.
George Washington Bridge.
Laughing maniacally, Green Goblin stood atop the bridge, lifting the blonde girl Spider-Man often dreamt of with one arm, and tossed her down the bridge: "Hahaha, your turn, Peter!"
This is a story about falling.
"What's going on here?"
Meanwhile, outside, Takuya Yamashiro, who was piloting the Leopardton, was not pulled into the illusion by the Sentinel's nothingness because he did not use the Light Ring and his own experiences were different.
From his perspective, all he could see was that all the Spider-Men were shrouded in the suddenly spreading black mist. Their rings had dimmed in this situation, the light emanating from their will was crumbling, and the protective barrier they had built was about to break.
This means that Superman and the zombie Sentinels fighting within layers of isolated green light barriers will soon be spreading the aftermath of their battle to the outside world!
Even if Leopardon were there, he wouldn't be able to stop the collateral damage caused by the battle between these two godlike beings.
"Batman! Think of something!"
Takuya Yamashiro turned to look in the direction of the Green Lantern Corps instructors, the direction of Batman who was always calm and resourceful, but the sight before him only made him exclaim, "What?!"
Batman's location was completely shrouded in black mist, and it was far worse than what the other Spider-Men were in, with the depth and thickness of the black mist almost matching that of the central area where the black mist erupted.
If the Spider-Men tainted by the void could still be discerned as human figures, then Batman at this point was essentially one with the black mist.
Having single-handedly shouldered the still-fractured isolation barrier, Yamashiro Takuya was already feeling the strain.
All these changes happened so fast that he couldn't help but look at the center. For some reason, the center of the battle, which should have been earth-shattering, suddenly became quiet.
Takuya Yamashiro, piloting the Leopardton, single-handedly maintained—
I wonder what the current situation is with Superman?
Swish~
Joey's vision blurred, and everything he could perceive was drastically distorted.
One second he was attacking the zombie sentinel with both hands, the next second his vision blurred and he punched a familiar object.
He looked closely and saw that the powerful punch had severed a large stalk of wheat at his waist, the golden awns flying and scattering across the dark green field at his feet.
Joey looked up and saw that he was standing in the middle of a field, a natural boundary formed by golden wheat ears and dark green cornfields.
The rolling golden waves of wheat belong to Laurie's farm, while the dark green cornfields just sprouting belong to Kent's farm, his adoptive parents' farm.
Further ahead lies—
Joey saw flames rising from the horizon.