redvbooks Chapter 360 Batman's Clever Use of His Handsome Man
Chapter 360 Batman's Clever Use of His Handsome Man
Chapter 360 Batman's Clever Use of His Handsome Man
Chen Tao felt a buzzing in his head; he could hardly believe his ears: "Say it again, how is the Green Lantern Corps doing?"
"You actually heard it clearly, but you just don't want to believe it. To be honest, I didn't believe it at first either."
Atositas said, "I understand your surprise, but it's true. To confirm this, I even went to the place where Oa should have been, and it was completely empty. There wasn't even a single worm's egg in sight."
Atositas, using an obscure alien creature as the central figure, uttered a complex swear word, causing a malfunction in the Red Lantern Ring's built-in translation function. However, Chen Tao understood Atositas's anger.
For Atositas, one of the main reasons he lived was to avenge the massacre in Sector 666 against the guardians of Oa. At this time, he was still unaware that his true enemy was Calona.
(Note: The villain in DC, Calona, has a complicated story. To put it simply, he is a ruthless scientist who was once a member of the Blue Men, the guardians of the universe. He was hunted by the Blue Men for opposing their practice of abandoning emotions.)
In order to prove to the Blue People that something without emotions cannot protect the universe, he tampered with the data of the "Machine Hunters," the legion under the command of the Blue People at the time, directly causing the massacre in Sector 666.
This event forced the little blue people to abandon the emotionless machine hunter army and instead create the Green Lantern Army, as well as Atositas, the last survivor and avenger of Sector 666.
In addition, Caroner has directly or indirectly caused numerous major events in the comics, including the Green Lantern Wars, and he even caused the famous DC Universe and Marvel crossover event, Justice League vs. Avengers.
Therefore, without knowing who his real enemy was, Atositas always regarded the Green Lantern Corps and the little blue men of Oa as his true enemies and targets for revenge.
Previously, Seneca came to Earth on the orders of the Blue Man, intending to capture Athocitas with Hal Jordan. However, Chen Tao, under the pretext of protecting Earth, left the two of them to work for the Justice League for free.
After Chen Tao got involved with Atositas, he didn't tell the two Green Lanterns that Atositas had allied with him. Instead, he fabricated a story, making the two Green Lanterns believe that Atositas had been locked up back in Ismot's prison instead of building the Red Lantern Central Power Battery in his original cell.
Later, when Darkseid came to offer help, Sinestro simply slipped away. The red-skinned alien wouldn't stand up for Earth against the Lord of Apokolips, and he paid less and less attention to Athocitas.
Therefore, for Atositas, the Green Lantern Legion is still unaware that he has created a brand new legion right under their noses, and this period is a good opportunity for him to develop.
But unexpectedly, while he was eagerly expanding his ranks and even going so far as to feed and clean up these howling mad dogs every day in an effort to bring them back to their senses, one day he suddenly told him:
You're still mass-producing troops here? What are you doing? You've already lost all your enemies!
This is incredibly cruel for an Avenger.
The fact that Chen Tao saw Atositas was already a testament to his strong will, as he wasn't like the颓废 protagonists in those "Return of the King of Soldiers" movies on Earth who were drunk and dissolute at the beginning.
"Okay, are you sure you've searched every corner of the entire OA star domain?"
Chen Tao asked.
After calming down, he immediately noticed the first problem.
Simply put, OA is not a billiard ball that can be played however it wants. No matter what happens in the Green Lantern Corps' stronghold, anything that happens will leave a trace.
Even with thousands upon thousands of Green Lanterns and so many Guardians of the Universe, it would be impossible for the Black Death or the first Green Lantern to kill everyone silently.
If a battle took place, then it will definitely happen...
"No, absolutely not. I know what you're thinking, Batman."
Atositas said, "There were no signs of an explosion, no fragments of Oa. This proves that the planet simply disappeared from where it was supposed to be for some reason we don't know, rather than being completely destroyed by something, thank goodness."
Chen Tao stared at Atocitas.
Atositas glared at him and said, "Don't look at me like that. Although I wish the Guardians of the Universe and the Green Lantern Corps were all dead, we can't fight the Darkest Night without all seven emotions. Of course, I hope my enemies get what they deserve, but I will never do it at the cost of the complete destruction of the universe."
He said, "Putting aside personal grudges, on real issues, I always stand with life."
He turned around: "Come on, in the place where Oa originally existed, I caught a lone Green Lantern. I imprisoned him in the dungeon beneath the Red Lantern's central power cell. I'm taking you to see him now. Perhaps you can get some information out of him that I couldn't obtain."
"You caught a Green Lantern?" Chen Tao immediately thought of a name: "Hal Jordan?"
"Of course not, I know Hal Jordan." Atocitas looked at Chen Tao like he was an idiot: "What are you thinking? If I catch him, I won't just throw him in the dungeon."
Chen Tao realized he had asked a stupid question, and subconsciously began to think of Hal Jordan. It was a subconscious dependence, much like how he had once depended on Superman Clark Kent.
Chen Tao remained silent, silently examining himself in his heart.
He so desperately wanted Hal Jordan to return to the Justice League to help him share the burden that this thought clouded his judgment.
I wish Hal Jordan would take my place to lead the Justice League, and I wish Superman Clark Kent would save the world in my place...
Before such an idea is actually realized, one should never be too eager for it, lest it affect one's own thinking logic.
The more a person desires something, the more likely they are to be targeted by those who want it. This is exactly what it means to be blinded by desire, and Hal Jordan embodies this kind of "desire".
Although this loss of judgment wouldn't have any terrible consequences in front of Atositas, he would eventually suffer a great loss if he didn't learn from this experience.
Chen Tao suddenly tensed his nerves, which had just relaxed slightly, letting them groan under the strain.
He transformed into the shrewd and intelligent Batman once again, as if his earlier foolishness was merely an illusion.
As he listened, Atos led him into the building beneath the central energy battery.
They walked through the hall, past the numerous Red Lantern Legion members who were still barking like mad dogs. Chen Tao nodded to Talia, who was sitting not far away, as a greeting, and then followed Atocitas.
The many members of the Teen Titans were fast asleep in the bed that was a manifestation of Atositas.
Beyond the corridor lies a dark dungeon.
As Chen Tao walked, he could only complain, "Did you guys really have to build this medieval-style evil boss dungeon?"
He said, "You're not a villain at all, so why do you like to act like this..."
However, he soon ran out of things to say, because he discovered that as they went deeper, the dungeon cells were no longer empty, but filled with all sorts of Red Lantern Legion members.
"This is the legion members' dormitory," Atositas told Chen Tao. "Those with the potential to awaken self-awareness were taken out for a meal, trying to remind them of what it feels like to be alive. The rest of them are too insane, so they're temporarily tied up down here."
They walked down for quite a while before Atositas spoke:
"We've arrived. This is the real dungeon."
Deep inside the prison, Chen Tao indeed saw an alien wearing a Green Lantern Corps uniform chained to a huge iron chain. His skin was as rough as rock, and his body was covered in scars, clearly the result of torture inflicted by Atositas.
"This guy's a tough nut to crack, he won't say anything," Atositas said. "When things get heated, he starts swearing at me, but he won't even reveal his name to me."
"Han Nu," Chen Tao said.
"What?" Atositas was confused.
"He comes from Sector 2, and he's the Guardian Lantern of that sector."
Chen Tao walked up to the other person and looked down at him. He seemed to be telling Atocitas about the other person's information, but also seemed to be talking to Han Nu.
"His race has rock-like skin, is tall and strong, and is a very strong, warlike, wild and honorable warrior race."
His gaze lingered on the other person's body, which was not wearing the Green Lantern uniform.
"The members of this race firmly believe that using weapons is an act of the weak, and that true warriors defeat their enemies with their bare hands. Therefore, even though he possesses the Green Lantern Ring, which is known as the 'most powerful weapon in the universe,' Han Nu has never used it in combat. Of all the ring's functions, the only ones useful to him are for sustaining his life and interstellar travel."
"Who exactly are you?"
Han spoke up angrily.
No wonder Chen Tao recognized him at first glance. After all, in the Green Lantern Corps, where everyone uses Green Lantern rings to create a set of Green Lantern uniforms to wear, a Lantern like Han Nu wearing Green Lantern logo underwear is quite unusual.
Especially since everyone else raises their rings to fire lasers, while Han Nu's fighting style is to swing his fists and beat others, this is even more impressive. Moreover, in terms of his status in the Green Lantern Corps, Han Nu is not an unknown figure. In the comics, he is a member of the "Lost Green Lanterns" and was sent by Oa to stop the berserk Hal Jordan, so he is definitely a backbone force in the Green Lantern Corps' fighting power.
"I've never seen you in the Green Lantern Brigade," Han said angrily. "And my information is so detailed that only those who have been in the Brigade for a period of time would know it. Even among my Green Lantern colleagues, you are one of the ones who knows me quite well. Who exactly are you?"
(Note: During this period, the Green Lantern Corps' little blue men feared that the Green Lantern Corps members would unite and rebel against them, so they stipulated that each member could not visit each other's rooms or interact with each other. Therefore, the members were quite unfamiliar with each other. This is why Han Nu was so strange. Later, the restrictions were lifted, and the members became very familiar with each other.)
Can I tell you that all the information I have about you comes from comics?
Chen Tao skipped over Han Nu's topic and raised his hand. As silvery-white particles flashed across his body, he quickly transformed into the Green Lantern Batman.
"You ask me who I am? I'm a Green Lantern, the new Green Lantern. And my friends are Hal Jordan and Sinestro, who have mentioned to me who you really are. So let's get straight to the point, where's Oa?"
Han glared angrily at Atositas beside him: "As a Green Lantern, how dare you associate with prisoners from Ismot? Their empire is a resistance organization that the Legion has completely wiped out."
"None of this matters, right?"
Chen Tao said, "Or are you planning to ignore the disappearance of OA Star and try to arrest Atositas? Even if you catch him now, where can you take him?"
He said, "Let's cut to the chase."
He deliberately brought the ring closer to Han Nu, knowing that the other party still harbored doubts about his identity and was therefore unwilling to give in easily. That's why Chen Tao intended to hold the ring closer, close enough for Han Nu to clearly feel the genuine green light energy emanating from the ring.
As expected, as the green light shone on Han Nu, his arrogant face softened slightly: "Alright, considering we're both Green Lantern Corps members, you can let Atositas out."
Despite his rock-like, rough exterior, he didn't seem as careless as he appeared. He could tell from their interactions that Athocitas was clearly under Batman's control, and he could easily distinguish who was in charge between the two.
Chen Tao kicked Atocitas out.
After the burly, fanged alien left the dungeon, Han Nu finally spoke.
"If you think I have a lot of information, you're sorely mistaken."
Han angrily said, "That night..."
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Chen Tao walked out of the dungeon with a grim expression.
He ignored Athocitas, who came up to ask what had happened, and instead opened a sonic boom channel. After ensuring the signal was working, he immediately called Nightwing.
"Feed?"
"I need you to seduce Night Owl."
"?"
Nightwing on the other end of the phone looked completely bewildered. He had just spent half the day cracking down on crime in Gotham City, and was exhausted like a dog. He couldn't immediately grasp how the word "seduction" was related to him.
"I'm afraid I don't have the energy to keep an eye on Night Owl anymore, so I have to entrust his affairs entirely to you."
Chen Tao said, "And I have to find a way to bring the Green Lantern Corps back."
(End of this chapter)