blogombal Chapter 241 The Old Butler Alfred's Question
Chapter 241 The Old Butler Alfred's Question
Chapter 241 The Old Butler Alfred's Questions (Please continue reading, sob sob)
I am Chen Tao.
I knew they were about to escape.
Chen Tao watched indifferently as the Meditation Mite and his mount, Dr. Sivana, created a massive fireball that hurtled towards him.
He moved aside to avoid it.
He felt his nanobots slowly creeping into his ear canal, concealed by Athocitas's blood, while others entered his bloodstream.
This is not purely technology, but more of a corrosive process of metallic spirits, similar to how Poison Ivy used to scatter seeds on her enemies in Gotham in her early years, allowing the plants to burrow their roots into the victims' flesh and blood until they were dried up into mummies.
But he's friendlier, isn't he? He's Batman, and Batman is a good guy.
He wouldn't do those horrific things; in fact, he couldn't.
Atositas was no pushover. Although the other party was injured because he did not expect the ability of the synchronized high-speed bullet, such erosion was definitely not enough to control Atositas's life. Otherwise, it would not be the erosion of the metal spirit, but the slave contract.
Chen Tao knew very well that he had no leverage to persuade Atocitas.
He is Batman, but not a succubus.
Even disregarding the deep-seated hatred that Athositas, a survivor of the 666 Sector massacre, harbors for the Green Lanterns, Sinestro and Hal, the two Green Lanterns beside Chen Tao, are after him and intend to capture him and keep him imprisoned.
Chen Tao's association with them meant that Atocitas would never have anything good to say to him.
What? You're saying their goal was to deal with William Hand in advance to prevent the darkest night from coming?
Where is the evidence? Where is the evidence? Where is William Hand?
Building trust takes time and effort. Chen Tao knew he had held back—even if he managed to get close to Atositas in a short time using his Kryptonian body, Atositas would not be without any means of fighting back. If they really went all out in a fight to the death, the final scene would be at least several times more intense than it is now.
However, when he realized that Chen Tao was not going all out to hurt him despite raising his fist, Atositas cunningly did not fight back with all his might, but silently endured Chen Tao's seemingly continuous but actually non-fatal punches one after another.
And what about Chen Tao?
After a long period of contemplation, he gradually figured out how Atositas and the Mite of Meditation had gotten together.
On this planet, only William Hand could drive him.
Mite must have taken advantage of this, but he knew that William Hand should have continued his life at Hand Funeral Home all along, and no matter how Mite manipulated Athositas, their union would always be fraught with danger.
And that is the opportunity he can take advantage of.
Now there's another question: what exactly does the Mite of Meditation want to do?
A chilling murderous intent flashed in Chen Tao's eyes.
It's okay, just arrest them and question them.
He carefully calculated the time.
In a second, just a second, he could use the Red Death Demon's speed to break through the protective spells the Mist Mite had set up around him. Those spells wouldn't even have time to activate before he, propelled by the Speed Force, would pass right through them. For a speedster, the activation time of these spells was as slow as a snail's pace.
"Hurry, Athositas!" Mite and his mount roared. "It'll be too late if we don't leave now!"
Having already appeared, they created a portal for spatial teleportation and set up various protective spells along Chen Tao's inevitable path: "Hurry up, Batman is now completely in the form of a Kryptonian, and even though Kryptonians aren't good at dealing with magic, these spells won't hold them off for long!"
Sinestro and Hal tried to rush over to stop Athositas, but having lost their Green Lantern Rings, they were blocked a short distance away by the spell of the Mist Mite. With just a basic levitation, they could float around in the air as if weightless, like giants with brute strength who could not draw any power at all.
Athositus remained silent as he desperately rushed toward the portal that had already appeared in the air.
Chen Tao followed closely behind.
One second... two seconds...
It's now!
Silver-white particles, carrying crimson armor, propelled Chen Tao to the front of "Dr. Sivana." With a chop to the neck, he cleaved the man in two. However, he immediately discovered that the man was merely a dummy created with magic, and the real one was no longer there.
The destroyed dummy was still beckoning Athositus to the portal to the magical space, but Athositus suddenly turned his body and went straight into one of the open portals next to him, disappearing without a trace.
Suddenly, only Hal, Sinestro, and Chen Tao remained on the scene.
Chen Tao touched his chin, feeling the nanobots that still existed in Atositas's body.
"Interesting...interesting..."
The other side didn't seem to be actively dispersing the robots either. Perhaps many people were deceived by Atositas's terrifying, monstrous appearance, thus overlooking just how rational and angry he really was.
Athositas never trusted Green Lantern, but the question is... does he really trust Mite?
"Perhaps this will be the biggest mistake the Mite of Meditation has ever made..."
Although he said that, a shadow still fell over Chen Tao's face.
The emergence of a schemer like the Mite of Meditation is not a good sign.
"You let him get away, Batman! You let Athocitas get away!"
Sinestro looked like he wanted to rush up and grab Batman by the neck, but he didn't in the end. Instead, he slumped to the ground, looking somewhat dejected.
"You made a big mistake, but it was more my incompetence that made me realize it."
"Green Lantern Corps headquarters, Oarsworth, will be here soon..."
"If I'm not mistaken, no one will ask you about this." However, he heard Batman say, "No one will even find out you're on Earth. You can stay on Earth as long as you want. Only when you capture Athositas will Oa discover that you've violated territorial orders."
Sinestro turned his head: "What do you mean by that?"
"Literal meaning," Chen Tao told him. "Think about it. You've been in the Green Lantern Corps for so long, which Guardian of the Universe has a name? They gave up on their names long ago. The little blue guys are a bunch of emotionless freaks. Gan-Se—do you think this is just a matter of a name? This matter is much deeper than you think."
"About the darkest night..."
Chen Tao gave a brief explanation of what happened on the darkest night, leaving Sinestro, whose expression was uncertain, frowning. He then pulled Hal Jordan aside and led him away.
"You trust Sinestro a lot, don't you?"
He got straight to the point.
"What do you want to say?" Hal Jordan turned to look at Sinestro, who was still muttering to himself with his head down not far away, and asked crisply.
"I think you must have thought at some point that no one understood you until you met Sinestro."
Chen Tao said, "But unfortunately, although you two have similar personalities, you don't understand each other well enough. Or rather, you see the similarities that attract you to each other, but you don't see the incompatibilities that make you irreconcilable. Your ideas are too idealistic, which doomed your breakup."
"If you want to keep talking nonsense, then forget it." Hal Jordan frowned. "I've heard enough prophecies and countless predestined things today. You know, the fact that I refrained from interrupting you just now was the most polite thing I've ever done in my life."
I wholeheartedly agree with that.
Chen Tao said, "But what I said is true." He patted the other person on the shoulder.
"One day, Sinestro will invite you to visit his home planet, Koruga. Promise me that whatever decision you make after seeing this planet, you must guarantee the life of one person."
Chen Tao stretched out his hand, and a small blob of mud-faced body tissue mixed with nanobots appeared in his palm, transforming into a smaller, lifelike Hal Jordan, and then into Sinestro: "Arlene Sue, she is Sinestro's wife, and also the Green Lantern who gave you the Green Lantern ring, and Abin Sue's sister. You must ensure that her life is not harmed in anything you do."
He placed the muddy face in Hal's palm: "You'll need it."
"What is this, God!"
Hal said, "A pile of shit?"
?
The mud face in his palm heard the keyword, and it really did turn into poop.
"..."
Chen Tao carelessly grabbed a handful of mud and smeared it on his face. Hal was then horrified to see Batman transform into his girlfriend Carol.
"Use it this way, Mudface has his own brain. Even though he's a lump of mud, you should still respect him, even though he doesn't have the concept of respect."
Chen Tao demonstrated the usage to Hal, and then continued:
"Mudface can only imitate after he sees the target, so you have to really get Arlene Sue to help you."
"Uh... I understand."
Hal nodded. He was reckless, but not stupid; the other man's confident demeanor made him somewhat believe him.
Although he still didn't know what would happen to Sinestro's homeworld, at least...
"Although I don't really believe in prophecies, if you think Sinestro's wife is in any danger, then I will definitely protect her," Hal said.
Chen Tao looked at him with some pity. "Fool, you're the one who put Sinestro's wife in danger."
This is the starting point of Sinestro and Hal's lifelong entanglement. Sinestro enslaved his home planet, using Ironblood and power to abuse the authority of Green Lantern, turning his sector into his own slave plantation, which caused his wife to have a long-standing strained relationship with him.
The worst thing he ever did was invite Hal Jordan: he wanted to teach him the skills of a dictator, but Hal only wanted to liberate the people he controlled.
Then a riot involving Hal broke out, and the people destroyed Seneca's rule and killed his wife.
Hal personally arrested his mentor and best friend, brought him back to Oa, and then Sinestro rebelled against the Green Lantern Corps and became the Yellow Lantern Lord...
Chen Tao patted Hal on the shoulder.
Hal will discover Sinestro's true nature sooner or later, and given his personality, it's almost inevitable that the two will turn against each other. This is determined by their personalities... and it also has a touch of fate to it.
But he can still find ways to prevent some potential tragedies from happening.
"Also, I hope you will persuade Sinestro to stay and help us face the current threat."
Chen Tao continued, "You should know very well, right? Did Amanda Waller mention it to you? That project about the Justice League."
Hal nodded: "Yes, but I haven't decided yet whether to add it..."
"Welcome to the team, Hal Jordan, Green Lantern. Your power is essential to protecting our Mother Earth."
Chen Tao said, "We will see you in the Hall of Justice soon. I hope you can bring your colleague Sinestro with you."
As he spoke, he resynchronized the high-speed bullets, levitating into the air: "Someone will handle the aftermath of the Hand Funeral Home incident. You just need to leave with Sinestro; there's no need to worry. The matter of the Mite and Atositas will also fall within the scope of the Justice League's upcoming resolution."
He said, "After joining the alliance, we will work together to solve these world-threatening problems..."
As he spoke, he glanced at the communicator on his arm; he seemed to have received some new information.
"There's new trouble with Aquaman, and I have to go deal with it. My schedule is tight, so I'm leaving things here to you, Hal."
Before Hal Jordan could speak, he saw Batman transform into a gust of wind and fly directly into the distance.
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"Alfred".
Chen Tao dialed Alfred's number while in the air.
"The matter of Green Lantern Hal has been resolved, and he has happily joined the Justice League."
His tone was urgent: "But I just received news from the government. Amanda Waller said that they have found Aquaman himself, just like they found Green Lantern. He has scheduled a time to meet with me."
"You need to arrange the schedule. I remember the intelligence we gathered earlier—there seems to be some unusual activity with Lex Luthor? How far have his human experiments progressed? Oh, and over at Shazam, a guy called Mite has reappeared; he's a new enemy. And Wonder Woman, is she still fighting Cheetah? The most important thing now is to track down Atositas's location. You need to…"
However, this time he did not hear Alfred agree, but instead heard him questioning him.
"Bruce, do you really want to retire?"
(End of this chapter)