Chapter 397 Batman: I am a cute little kitty
You know what?
Sometimes when you stand in front of a fire, you suddenly have an idea that you want to reach out and try to see if the fire is really as hot as the book says.
Of course, this is a dangerous behavior, unnecessary and irrational.
But if, I mean...if.
If you know that you will inevitably be burned by the fire one day, there is no room for negotiation.
You will definitely want to try the temperature of the fire first.
You are Batman, you never trust others. When Superman faced Brainiac, you never thought that Superman could defeat him without you.
So you made sufficient preparations and destroyed Brainiac.
When the Justice League faced Darkseid, you never thought that if you didn't lead them, could they join forces to drive Darkseid back to Apokolips like in the main universe.
But you couldn't beat Darkseid, so you released Superboy Prime, and you finally achieved your goal.
These are all things you can deal with and control, even though you don't say it out loud, but the fact is that even though you pushed Supergirl to the top of the Justice League, you can always take control of your teammates and push things forward according to your own ideas.
Because your teammates trust you, because you can do that, because you firmly believe that only by doing it yourself can you be foolproof and more assured.
You trust yourself, more than anyone else.
However... for the first time, you encountered something you can't control.
William Hand.
He is the destined host chosen by the Black Death Emperor. You can teach him morality by words and deeds, scientifically modify his body, and refine his martial arts. You can dress him in divine clothes, forge weapons, remove obstacles, and do everything a heroic mentor can do.
But——
The only thing you can't do is to face the Black Death Emperor on his behalf, just like you did on behalf of Superman and the Justice League.
You never express this feeling, but you know very well that a great fear often grabs you. Although he is far away, he is extremely real.
So you decide to give it a try.
You want William Hand to try to face the Black Death Emperor first.
Just like in a boxing match, an experienced old boxer will first extend his forearm to induce his opponent to attack, so as to test the opponent's punching power and think about how to deal with it.
This time, whether it is Kalonna or the first Lantern Man, they will be William Hand's bodyguards. They will be forced to be driven by you together with the Yellow Lantern Lord Sinestro.
In order to prevent Kalonna, who is the most likely to escape from the battle among all the people who may protect William Hand, from giving up, you even fulfilled Mongo's conspiracy to make Kalonna and the Black Death Emperor possess him at the same time.
With such a rare opportunity, it is time to let William Hand see the Black Death Emperor who is destined to make him the first Black Lantern corpse in history.
"Don't stand there stupidly."
Chen Tao said to William Hand in a low voice.
In the past, Hand originally liked to deal with corpses. Because he hid in the morgue for corpses for a long time when he was free and could not see the sun, he always had an incredibly white skin. After the transformation of the Zanian DNA, the skin became whiter.
He was wearing a thick space suit and floating in the air. Although William Hand was actually able to survive in the universe after the transformation, especially their current location was still within the gravity of the OA star, which was even safer than the real universe, but Chen Tao did not intend to expose this.
Hearing Batman's whispered reminder, William realized that he did not act in the specific way he agreed to, so he immediately pretended to be confused, with an obsessive look in his eyes, looking at Mongo, whose half body was eroded by the power of the Black Death Emperor.
"Damn Batman, you lunatic."
On Sinestro's side, his purple-red face was almost green. He did not dare to rush towards Batman, for fear that Batman would slip and pierce William Hand's back from behind.
He tried to say something, but felt his tongue was tied and could not say a word.
"Fo Rong! Look at you, and the hateful Caronna, two rats in the gutter... thousand-year-old antiques who dream of resurrection.
I know you are listening!"
He said: "I know you are all hiding here, is there anyone who doesn't know the consequences of the arrival of the Black Death Emperor?"
No response.
"Well, it seems that not everyone has heard of the prophecy and read the Book of OA." He muttered: "I didn't expect that I would have to do popular science work"
Sinestro was in no mood to care about the crazy Batman next to him. The yellow light ring on his hand lit up a yellow light, and then he rushed towards Mongo directly and neatly.
He must launch an attack while Mongo is not stable, so that he can have a chance to save William Hand. Sinestro felt a little nervous while flying over to attack...
He wanted to take back his comment that Batman was like the Earth version of Abinsu. The genuine Abinsu had never done such a thing that made people not know how to comment at all.
He was only there for a short while, and in that short period of time, Sinestro's heart had already jumped up and down several times, with such great ups and downs that it was simply terrifying.
Mongo didn't even look at Sinestro who was attacking him. He turned his palm and a cyan lantern ring flew out of his palm. As soon as the ring started to float, it made a sound:
"Sael Sinestro from sector 1417, you have an unparalleled quality of compassion for others."
"What..."
Sinestro opened the barrier of the yellow lantern ring, as if he wanted to stop the cyan lantern ring from flying into his hand, but it was completely like paper. Soon he put on a cyan lantern tribe uniform, and the cyan lantern ring also covered the effect of the yellow lantern ring, making a mechanical sound:
"Welcome to join the cyan lantern tribe!"
Sinestro's original forward movement suddenly stopped.
Then, he slowly made a crying sound.
As a color light close to the left and right poles on the emotional spectrum, the cyan lantern's distortion of emotions is also extremely huge.
Everyone who wears the cyan lantern ring will be forced to become compassionate, becoming a compassionate sow, and there is nothing in their mind except compassion.
However, before becoming Green Lanterns, most of them were murderous criminals, so every Green Lantern would fall into a moment of intense self-blame and lose their ability to move in a short period of time when they first got the ring.
They would stand there and immerse themselves in the sins they had committed in the past, deeply repenting for what they had done, and in this state, they were basically defenseless.
And what Mongo wanted was such a short time.
When Sinestro was controlled by the Green Lantern Ring, Mongo appeared in front of the other party almost in an instant. At this time, he was both the Black Death Emperor and Kalonna, and he actually achieved a strange balance in an inexplicable way, which actually enhanced his strength.
While Batman had no time to react, he only needed one finger to disembowel Sinestro, who had completely lost his will to fight, and kill him, turning him into his slave like Archiro.
This was Mongo's original plan.
In order to face Sinestro, he deliberately let the Green Lantern Ring that Cyborg Superman got was to play a role at this moment.
However, just as he approached Sinestro, he saw a person standing in front of him. It was Batman.
Mongo saw him grab his arm, not caring at all that part of the death energy from the Black Death Emperor was transferred to him. He just turned his head and looked at Sinestro.
Caronna on the other side of Mongo's body groaned. He was fighting against the Black Death Emperor. In principle, he didn't want Batman to get into trouble, so he tried his best to stop Mongo from attacking Batman. Once Batman was also eroded by the death energy of the Black Death Emperor, oh, this certainly couldn't be considered a Black Lantern Corpse——
The honor of the first Black Lantern Corpse will always belong to William Hand, but even if it becomes a temporary erosion like Aqilo, it is enough for the Black Death Emperor to use it as a springboard to project more energy.
At that time, will Caronna give up Mongo's body, or continue to invest more soul energy to fight the Black Death Emperor to the end, and gamble that he can get back the soul power that has been trapped in Mongo?
"No, Sinestro." In short, Chen Tao muttered. He stretched out his foot and kicked Sinestro, who was holding his head in the same place.
No way, this old man.
Is he lying down so thoroughly? Chen Tao always felt that Sinestro was not the kind of character who could be knocked down by two or three times. It seemed a bit too humorous and careless to be controlled by a green lantern ring so simply, but Chen Tao did not have the energy to think about these things.
Not far away, William Hand, who had just been released by Batman, had not had time to float for a long time, and the figure of Killer Croc stretched out from behind him and directly pulled him back to the Red of All Living Things. With the sound of the portal closing, William Hand disappeared again.
Mongo looked at Batman's behavior indifferently, and then the pale eyes with no pupils and only whites stared at Chen Tao:
"The Black Death Emperor is very angry."
He said: "Putting it in an alternate dimension will not protect him. Batman, the Black Death Emperor will find him sooner or later..."
"But it must be after I am solved."
He said so.
"Just as I expected, Batman, I knew you wouldn't really give William Hand to the Black Death Emperor."
He taunted in a low voice: "You don't dare."
He raised his fist, and he mobilized the soul energy of Caronna and the death power of the Black Death Emperor at the same time, accompanied by Caronna's reluctant groan.
As Mongo's attacks continued to fall on Batman,
Chen Tao's voice followed:
"Are you really sure?"
Mongo heard Batman say: "Killer Croc."
The portal of the Red of All Beings opened, and Mongo suddenly stopped the car in an instant. He almost flattened William Hand's head with a fist. This behavior was almost like directly opening the Blackest Night, and then giving his body directly to the Black Death Emperor who was in his prime in a short time.
Mongo was about to retreat, but at the same time, the half of his body that was eroded by the Black Death Emperor felt the existence of William Hand and immediately became agitated.
He began to change the target of his attack uncontrollably. Mongo hurriedly tried to stop him with his other hand, and then Batman's voice came again like a death sentence: "War, why don't you do it?" Then, Mongo heard a sigh from behind him.
A huge green light creature stood between the two of them. The Divine Power Ring, which only had one hand and one foot, opened up the hidden space and appeared between the two of them.
"No, no, no, no, I will definitely die if I participate in such a battle. Let me go. I don't want to. Help me..."
"Shut up and listen to me."
The ring on his hand made a sound of scolding the other party. Then, in the voice of the Divine Power Ring shrinking, he turned his head and looked at Batman: "I have read the memories you shared with me..."
He said: "Strong mental power, I didn't expect you to find me like this."
Mongo punched and broke the green barrier. He looked at the Divine Power Ring and Batman standing side by side.
"Don't pull that thing out."
He gritted his teeth and said this word by word. Then, he calmed his face and looked down at the two of them.
"It's useless." Mongo said: "Your nanorobots are dying."
Chen Tao didn't speak.
This is indeed the case. He just tried to apply some of the nanorobots that had entered his body to Mongo, but at this moment, these nanorobots were all dead in the air.
He meant death. These nanorobots died. Even though they were lifeless substances, they were still part of Chen Tao's body and could have the concept of death.
Mongo, who was not far away, felt relieved.
These showed that the erosion of the power of death he had previously applied to Batman had taken effect. It worked.
Batman did not understand the nature of the power he had applied to Batman when they were fighting.
He mistakenly thought that he could avoid the erosion of the power of death by transforming himself into a biomechanical state, but he was wrong, very wrong.
The most troublesome part of confronting Batman for Mongo was that Batman seemed to be able to transform into different things at any time.
He turned green when he saw a green light, and turned yellow when he saw a yellow light. From time to time, he turned into a state composed of nanorobots, and then turned into a Kryptonian in an instant, and also had super speed force - it seemed that Batman could show an ability that you had never known before at any time, and then beat people to a pulp.
But now, finally, he can make the final decision and completely solve the problem...
Then the next moment, Mongo saw Batman's skin turned white, and after a flash of fluorescent light, a skull-shaped bat hood appeared on his head. He was muscular and had chains on his hands.
Then, the death power that had begun to spread to Batman's body was metabolized in a short period of time.
Just now, Batman was still eroded by the death energy and looked like he was about to die, and then in a flash...
He is fucking fine?
"You monster."
Mongo said.
"No, no, no, I am not a monster."
Chen Tao said: "You have to know that the concept of monster is relative."
"To a canary, a cat is a monster.
"You are just used to being a cat."
"So, now."
Mongo heard Batman say:
"Tell me, who is the cat? "
Without waiting for Mongo's response, the Karona soul power in Mongo's body began to stir non-stop, and then the first Lantern Man took action, and...
Sinestro floated close to Mongo in a corpse-like state, and then suddenly jumped high, seemingly not affected by the green lantern at all.
"Who is the cute little cat?
Then came Chen Tao's voice:
"Obviously..."
"I am."
Then he said in a low and hoarse voice:
"Meow."