dhibooks Chapter 262 No one understands justice better than me
Chapter 262 No one understands justice better than me
Chapter 262 No one understands justice better than me
Upon seeing his four companions nailed to the cross on the other side of the golden portal, Athositas's mind, which was almost consumed by rage, cleared up in an instant.
thump!
Taking advantage of Atositas's sudden surprise, Chen Tao kicked him into the portal of the golden vortex.
"Keep an eye on the chemical waste monster," he instructed the supergirl, then followed closely behind, stepping into the golden vortex portal and landing lightly on the dry, barren, lifeless land of Ismot.
This is the prison set up by the Green Lantern Corps for Athositas and his five traitors. Not long ago, Athositas used Green Lantern Abinsu to escape from here and come to Earth to find William Hand, who caused the Darkest Night.
"you……"
When Chen Tao walked behind Athocitas, the future leader of the Red Lantern Legion was kneeling before four of his comrades who had been nailed to crosses by the Green Lantern Legion.
He looked down, bewildered, at the flame-like particles spewing from his mouth and nose, a substance that seemed to be burning faintly and almost condensing into a liquid.
This is not blood magic. Or rather, this is not simply blood magic.
Athositas turned to look at Batman. The man was still disguised as his wife, while the Supergirl, who was impersonating his daughter, was now behind the portal.
A long time ago, Atocitas had been mentally prepared for the need to kill the other four members of the rebel group of five.
That was the first blood prophecy he ever made.
He will kill his four companions and exchange their lives for red light energy.
He will carry on the will of his comrades, be stained with their blood, and survive as the last and only survivor of Sector 666.
He will hold the red lantern furnace high, stepping on the corpses of his comrades, and use this emotional energy to finally avenge himself against the murderer who destroyed Sector 666!
But he never imagined that this day would come so soon.
So, at this moment, right now.
Atositas... felt the call of destiny.
He took a small step forward. More and more dark red flames gushed out from his seven orifices, flowing from his body like an overflowing spring.
"How did you cause all this, Batman?" He asked without turning his head.
"You're deliberately provoking me—you know that provoking me will bring me to this moment where I kill my companion in exchange for red light energy."
He said, "How did you foresee all of this? Even a blood prophecy couldn't tell me the exact time it would happen."
"I didn't expect that," Chen Tao said. "I was just trying. Even if you fail to forge the Red Lantern Furnace, I have other backup plans."
For example, you could pull out a crowbar and beat Athositas half to death, then have the Red Lantern Batman pop out of him...
Well, there's no need for that now.
Chen Tao coughed lightly, and with Atocitas's wife's face on his back, he darted in front of him again:
"Hey, Athositas, are you still angry? You can forge the furnace, can't you?"
Athositus's anger surged the moment he saw that face.
He knew Batman was deliberately provoking him to meet the Red Lantern Furnace's requirement of being forged in a fit of rage, but knowing it didn't stop him from getting angry.
Especially now that the other person is using his wife's face as a prop, making those half-realistic, affected movements!
Damn it, didn't he ever worry about losing his temper and rushing up to hit him?
Athositas desperately suppressed the urge to hit someone, amazed at how strong his willpower was.
He turned his face away from Batman: "That's enough, that's enough. My anger is enough, there's no need for any more. You'd better turn back."
"I'll just stay here. Look at me whenever you need me, my husband, my love. I'm your wife, and I'll always be waiting for you."
vomit!
Athositas nearly lost his composure. Enraged, he ignored Batman and walked toward the other four members of the rebel group who were nailed to the cross.
The raging flames were no longer limited to spewing from his seven orifices; every pore on his body was spewing out blood-red flames that flowed like liquid.
He walked up to Roisomer, the wife he didn't love, and a member of the traitorous gang of five who had taught him the blood prophecy.
Atocitas looked at her with a complicated expression.
"You knew all along that I would kill you all and become the last survivor of Sector 666, didn't you?"
"Athositas, why have you never doubted this? If even your novice level of blood prophecy could foresee the future where you would kill us all, how could the four of us, who are masters of blood prophecy, not know?"
Atostas heard the rustling of his companions' voices, like the evening breeze stirring plants on the verge of death in the gravel.
"So why do you think we were able to save you so conveniently while you were escaping from the mechanical hunters?" another companion said.
"If you can divine the name William Hand, why can't we divine the name Atositas?"
"you……"
"We are doing this voluntarily. Come on, let's get started, Atositas."
"Kill us, forge the Red Lantern Furnace with the blood of our hearts. This is the only way to stop the Darkest Night and to avenge the entire Sector 666. Hurry, Atositas, I have waited too long for this day."
"I……"
"I'll wait for you over there," Chen Tao said.
He no longer maintained the appearance that had deliberately provoked Athocitas, but instead returned to his original form.
He said, "If you need anything... call me anytime."
He walked solemnly across the sand dunes, a mix of dark red and brown, when he heard screams behind him.
Chen Tao sighed.
From the moment their sector was destroyed, every member of the traitorous five was prepared to die. They traded their lives for the Red Lantern energy, allowing Athositas to take revenge for them. This was their resolve, their decision, and the fate they had long since accepted.
It's just unknown what kind of mixed feelings Roissome, who knew everything, had when she heard Athositas say "I love you" against his will in order to obtain the blood prophecy.
But none of that matters anymore. It's hard to say that those who survive carrying all the burdens are luckier than those who choose death.
This is the life and choice of the five who turned against the Gang of Five, and it shouldn't be Chen Tao's place to judge it.
"Burning blood...crimson rage."
An endless red light shone from behind the mound behind Chen Tao, then intensified and pierced the sky.
"Taken from the remains before they were even cold..."
Chen Tao stood at a distance, quietly witnessing the birth of the Red Lantern Legion. He watched as the red light piercing the sky grew brighter and brighter, finally transforming into a red sun setting on the earth.
"Deep-seated hatred... torn apart one's heart and soul..."
Finally, the red light grew brighter and brighter, then dimmed, before gradually fading away, and then surging upwards one last time—
"To pave the way for your demise!"
At that moment, Chen Tao turned around and saw Atositas with his head bowed, holding a red lamp, his feet on the corpses of four companions, just as he had described in his own prophecy.
He had ripped open his own chest, holding a lantern in one hand and clutching his heart in the other, while countless drops of blood on his chest transformed into crimson flames that almost solidified and swirled around him.
Before his eyes floated a beautiful red light ring, as vibrant as a blood gemstone.
Chen Tao's gaze lingered on the heart in the other person's hand.
[WARNING! WARNING! Anchored item detected: Heart of Atosikas]
[Introduction: Athositas cut open his own chest and removed his heart. He has now replaced the functions of all his organs with the Red Lantern Ring. Therefore, this also means that Athositas is bound to the Red Lantern Ring; if he loses the Red Lantern Ring that sustains his life in place of his internal organs, he will die instantly. Only someone consumed by extreme anger and hatred would have the courage to do such a thing.]
You might be able to use it to summon Batman from a parallel universe.
But could someone summoned by a raging fire be a kind-hearted creature?
"Deep-seated hatred will consume your very being, forging your path to the underworld!"
[Warning: Batman is currently too far from the anchored object. Please retrieve the anchored object immediately!]
Chen Tao ignored Alfred's suggestion and walked up to Atositas.
"You succeeded."
He said.
"Although I don't usually say things like that, I'll make an exception this time," Athocitas said. "Thank you."
Chen Tao was slightly taken aback. This was indeed an extremely rare scene, so much so that now that the leader of the Red Lantern Legion had shut up, what he had just said seemed like an illusion.
Chen Tao sized up Athocitas. He was no longer the naked man they had met before; he was now clad in a Red Lantern Corps uniform similar to Green Lantern's, the only difference being the addition of two sharp shoulder flaps. Red Lantern energy, replacing blood, gushed from his red-faced, fanged features, adding to his imposing aura.
Behind him, the Red Lantern Central Battery Furnace, almost as tall as him, stood roaring and burning. This thing was identical to the Green Lantern Central Battery Furnace on Oa, except for its color and size. It had been rapidly forged from emotional energy in that short period of time.
Chen Tao didn't waste any more words; he took out the Lasso of Truth.
After giving Atocitas a general explanation of the item's function and letting him experience it firsthand, Chen Tao immediately wrapped the Lasso of Truth around his own hand and began to play a straightforward attack:
"Meditator is a bad guy, and I'm a good guy," Chen Tao said. Concise, clear, a truthful statement, and proven true.
Chen Tao continued to boast without any shame: "Even in the entire universe, I am one of the top advocates of the forces of justice."
"No one understands justice better than me, and no one is more just than me. God, honestly, I often feel like I am justice itself."
Atocitas: "?"
If Batman hadn't personally shown him the effects of this magical item, he would have almost thought Batman had lost his mind.
Would a normal person really say something like that?
He glanced down at the Lasso of Truth—damn it, Batman actually thought so.
"And you are a good person too. Good people shouldn't associate with bad guys like Meditation Mite. Look at what they make you do."
He extended his hand to Atositas: "We need to cooperate. You see, you want to stop the Darkest Night, and I want to stop the Darkest Night. Our goals are exactly the same."
"You want to find William Hand? I want to find him too. We must join forces to make Mite reveal William Hand's whereabouts. Trying to associate with Mite like you did before only leads him to constantly drive you to do heinous things. We are the most natural allies."
"You're right."
Atocitas's answer was also very concise and efficient. As he spoke, he extended his hand to Chen Tao: "Cooperation."
"Cooperation." Chen Tao shook hands with him as well, and their cooperative relationship was now officially established.
Then Athositas heard Batman say, "There's something I hope you'll forgive me for. I deliberately provoked you before, purely to try and get you to forge the Red Lantern Ring as prophesied."
"It's alright, I've already forgiven you," Athocitas said.
"Thank you very much," Chen Tao said. "I want you to know that whatever I do to anger you is for the sake of justice, not to insult your family for no reason. All my actions have a purpose, a righteous purpose. I am extremely sorry for the emotional harm caused to you during this time, but this is the most convenient way to save the universe without causing any casualties."
“I understand,” Athositas said. “I can distinguish between justice and personal vendetta. My hatred for the guardians of the Oa universe is my personal matter, while saving the universe from its fate of the darkest night is another matter.”
He said, "If provoking me helps the cause of justice, then I will not hold it against you."
"real?"
Athositas heard Batman on the other end of the line suddenly ask this question.
He had a vague sense of unease, but still said, "It's absolutely true."
"You said it yourself, so I won't hold back."
"what?"
Batman's unconventional actions caught Athostas off guard. It was at this moment that he saw Batman suddenly come over, wrap the Lasso of Truth around his body several times, and then tie it securely.
"What are you planning to do now?"
Athositas was quickly bound in a turtle-shell style, and he looked at Batman, whose mouth was widening in a wide grin:
"What exactly do you want?"
"Oh, don't worry," Chen Tao said.
"It is absolutely a just cause."
Then, in the next second, Athositas suddenly flew into a rage again.
(End of this chapter)