msmithbooks Chapter 236 Green Lantern Batman
Chapter 236 Green Lantern Batman
Chapter 236 Green Lantern Batman
"Gently knock on the door of a sleeping soul—"
Bang!
Hal Jordan, whose hands were bound by yellow ropes, was seriously pondering a question.
As a world-renowned superhero, his idol in his youth, and a celebrity who has been featured in the news many times.
batman.
Is there something wrong with his brain?
Bang!
Hal was hit on the forehead again, and he felt like he was seeing stars.
He saw his predecessor Sinestro, amidst the torrential yellow rain, trying to break free of the yellow blanket, before falling from the sky like a kite with a broken string.
Then five or six robots, all painted yellow, rushed up and sprayed a huge bloat of a yellowish-brown substance, similar to some kind of rubber, onto Senito, binding him inside.
With Sinestro's speed, it wouldn't have been impossible for him to escape. However, the yellow planes had distracted him too much, and the fact that Batman was knocked to the ground with a single slap made him lower his guard. In addition, the mission given to him by Ganther and the news of the death of his friend, mentor, and brother-in-law, Abin Sue, all these factors made Sinestro less willing to go all out.
Thus, the experienced "greatest Green Lantern in history" has essentially crashed on Earth.
Bang!
Hal was hit on the forehead again, and he couldn't take it anymore.
"What exactly do you want, Batman? Just say what you want to do, stop hitting me on the head with that crowbar!"
Hal's head was spinning from the knocking, and his vision was blurry: "Can't you say something? Stop hitting me!"
Chen Tao was also very anxious.
I clearly took you both down, so why hasn't the Alfred Protocol produced a new Batman yet?
In the past, his acquisition of Batman was rather casual. Firstly, he could solve most problems by relying solely on his own planning and did not need to depend on the Alfred Protocol. Secondly, he subconsciously thought about retiring and resisted the full use of the Alfred Protocol.
However, ever since the events involving Brainiac, he has faced enemies who have become increasingly powerful and dangerous, and at present, his own cunning is no longer sufficient to fully cope with the situation.
Because of his excessive generosity, Steel Bone's disappearance left his plan without its most crucial lever. Furthermore, his attempts to find a replacement were repeatedly thwarted. Therefore, Chen Tao began to actively try to generate gold coins for the first time.
"Come out! Why aren't you coming out yet...?"
However, even though he had completely defeated Hal and Sinestro, the Alfred Protocol did not react in the slightest and did not grant him the Batman he was supposed to appear.
"Give me your ring! It's mine! It's all mine!" Chen Tao snatched Hal Jordan's ring and put it on his own hand. He cautiously tried it on, but even with such an excessive action, the Alfred Protocol still did not react in the slightest.
Chen Tao stood up from Hal and smacked Sinestro, who was stuck together like a lump of dough and watching the show, on the head with a stick:
"Old man!"
Nothing has been revealed yet.
"Batman, you've defeated them. Now let's talk." Amanda Waller's voice came through the headset, but Chen Tao immediately cut off the call.
He tried to manipulate the Green Lantern Ring to create something, but the ring, like its two owners, ignored his commands.
The former master of the ring is still alive!
Chen Tao put Amanda Waller's nonsense to the back of his mind and focused on the experiment again.
He whipped Ha'er with a leather whip, making him writhe on the ground like a maggot.
The Alfredo protocol could not be triggered.
They responded with military boxing.
Useless.
Hal, lying on the ground, was dizzy from the beating: "You..."
Even so, he exerted a sudden burst of force, and immediately the green light ring on Chen Tao's finger emitted a green glow, instantly returning to its owner—
Then it was hit by drops of yellow rain and lost its power again.
Hal slumped, relaxing his tense muscles. No matter how hard he tried to summon the Green Lantern Ring, it was no use. Under this rain of yellow paint, the yellow flaws were magnified to the maximum.
"Very good, very good. You're called Batman, right? Now that you've defeated us, what are you going to do with us?"
Sinestro said, "You defeated the greatest Green Lantern, a remarkable achievement, but..."
But before he could finish speaking, a large, yellowish-brown mass wrapped around his body blocked his mouth as if it were alive.
Even though it's a yellowish color, it's still yellow. Although it's a bit off-color, you can still see that this big blob of yellowish color contains enough yellow pigment to prevent it from triggering a yellow defect.
"Dude, you've vented enough, haven't you?" Hal looked up, his eyes glazed over. "God, I've never been beaten like this in my life. Okay, I know Sinestro and I were a bit too arrogant."
As he spoke, Batman raised the yellow crowbar again: "No! I was wrong, stop, stop... be normal!"
That seemed to work. Hal saw Batman put down the yellow crowbar, which relieved him: "Yes, that's right, that's how it's done. We should sit down and talk."
However, he then saw Batman pull out a yellow rope.
Hal stared blankly at the rope.
"Ah, rope. Are you going to tie me up?"
Then he saw Batman put a rope around his neck.
Seneca beside him sobbed desperately, but no sound came out.
"What are you trying to say, Sinestro? Ah, Batman is a superhero, he won't do anything too outrageous, we'll be able to soon..."
Before Hal could finish speaking, he felt the rope around his neck tighten suddenly, making his eyes roll back in his head. While pretending to be stupid to distract the other person, he rubbed the yellow rope on his hand, which was about to break. The rope stopped cutting completely as he struggled.
Despair filled the eyes of Sinestro, who was wrapped in a large, yellowish-brown mass, and he stopped whimpering.
It's pointless for Hal to keep wailing to attract Batman's attention anymore; he has no chance of turning the tables.
He looked at Hal sadly.
He is Sinestro, who has handled wars between galaxies and planets, conquered and ruled one civilization after another, and even managed his sector as meticulously as a prison.
But at this very moment, because he underestimated an opponent on Earth, he is about to die in this remote corner!
Hehehe...
Hal was being strangled so badly that his eyes rolled back in his head.
After a long while, he felt the noose around his neck loosen, and then he heard Batman's voice.
"I'm giving you one last minute to say your last words. Then you can go and die."
"Hey, Batman, this is a misunderstanding. Celesto and I didn't intend to take you to another planet. He was just saying it casually, wasn't he, Sinestro?"
Hal Jordan, while displaying his glib tongue, tried to continue cutting the rope wrapped around his wrist, but the next moment, he saw Batman appear in front of him, and before he could react, more rope was wrapped around his wrist.
"Stop trying to pull any more tricks. You're dead today, I'm telling you."
He heard Batman say, "You have 40 seconds to say your last words. Trust me, I'll do it for you."
"Wait, we must..." Hal was about to speak when Batman interrupted him.
"Are these your last words?"
"25 seconds," he said.
Hal's gaze was blank.
He didn't understand how he was suddenly on the verge of death, but looking at Batman's expression, he was certain the other man wasn't joking.
"My last words...?"
He was somewhat taken aback when Batman put the rope back on him, but still said:
"My last words are... I love Carol, even though I refuse to admit it. But I've always loved her, ever since I was very young. I don't know if she felt the same way."
He said, "I blamed Calferris for my father's death, and my anger has been roaring in my heart ever since, but I know that my father's death was an accident, and things cannot be blamed on them..."
"10 seconds."
"In the past, I was consumed by unnecessary anger and forgot to cherish the people around me. If you ask me what I regret most..."
Hal said, "Tell Carol, I love..."
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
But before he could finish speaking, his neck was tightened again.
Hal struggled desperately with his hands bound behind his back, a sense of impending death washing over him.
After the outer shell of willpower peeled away, the fear inside began to rise little by little.
Batman seemed to be enjoying the process. He didn't tighten his grip on Hal's neck with all his might, but slowly increased the force little by little, letting Hal drag him towards hell no matter how he wanted to return to the human world.
"No, no, no..."
Chen Tao held the ring in his hand.
Just before Hal was about to faint, he loosened the rope around the other man's neck. He looked at Hal with a grim expression.
Failed.
If he strangled him any longer, he would really strangle Hal to death. He didn't know why he couldn't use the other party to trigger the Alfred Protocol. What was going on?
But the most important thing now is to mend their relationship. Since Alfred can't be relied upon, he has no choice but to rely on his own plans.
"Hahahaha!" Chen Tao laughed as he helped Hal up from the ground and kindly dusted off the dust on his body.
Hal Jordan lay on the ground coughing violently, almost vomiting up all the acid in his stomach. He wanted to rush up and fight Batman right now, but reason told him that this was definitely not a good option.
"You almost killed me, are you insane?!"
"Hey, I was just kidding!" Chen Tao patted his back repeatedly. "I never intended to hurt you. You have to believe me."
He explained while smiling, thinking he looked perfectly normal, but in Hal's eyes, the other person was completely insane.
Batman was still rambling on.
"See? If I were truly your enemy, you would be dead by now."
He asked Hal Jordan, "What did you learn from this?"
"What have I realized?"
Hal blinked.
Chen Tao blinked as well.
Well, actually, he hasn't figured out exactly what he's realized yet.
"I—I've realized I've got a complete load of rubbish!"
Hal was furious.
"you……"
"No, no, no, this is a trial." But before he could finish speaking, Batman covered his mouth. Chen Tao's mind raced, and he started making things up.
"All the misfortunes in this world are caused by the inadequacy of the individuals involved. You see, if you could have defeated me, you wouldn't have been nearly strangled by me. Luckily, it was Batman who defeated you today; if it had been a real enemy, you would all be dead."
Then Hal heard Batman say, "You shouldn't blame me; you should thank me. I've taught you a very good lesson!"
"..."
Hal calmed down a little.
Upon closer reflection, it seems to make some sense.
But his face immediately darkened, and he became even angrier.
That makes no sense whatsoever!
"Do you think I'm an idiot?"
However, at that moment, Chen Tao heard the Alfred Protocol.
【warn!warn! 】
[You have been detected to possess the anchored item: Hal Jordan's stolen Green Lantern Ring]
[Introduction: Hal Jordan, a man of unwavering will, had his ring stolen while being brutally beaten. However, as someone with the potential to become the greatest Green Lantern ever, even being on the verge of death couldn't shake his steely resolve. But when he realized his persistence was futile, the situation changed instantly. You might be able to use it to summon Batman from a parallel universe.]
But, someone summoned because of a provocative troublemaker, could they really be some submissive individual?
"What? So after all this time, you're telling me you were testing me?"
[Crisis energy converted: 146]
[WARNING! Downloading a Batman-targeting file!]
The Darkest Knight
[Hazard Level: B-]
In parallel universe Earth-32, Abin Sue chose Bruce Wayne, who was battered and bruised while fighting crime in Gotham, instead of Hal Jordan, as his successor, making him a member of the Green Lantern Corps.
However, although Batman joined the Green Lantern Corps, he never completely abandoned his mission and ideals as Batman. Even though he turned green, Bruce Wayne never considered himself a Green Lantern.
He possesses a perspective and stance different from other members of the Green Lantern Corps.
He is more concerned with problems and crises on Earth than with those in the universe. He prefers to use his own wisdom and skills rather than rely on the power of the Green Lantern Ring. He adheres more to his own principles and methods than to obey the rules and orders of the Green Lantern Corps.
This attitude and behavior caused Batman to encounter numerous obstacles within the Green Lantern Corps. He lacked trust and cooperation with other Green Lantern Corps members and guardians, instead displaying antagonism and even open rebellion. His connection with the Ring was also imperfect.
Although he didn't receive the title of the greatest Green Lantern of all time like Hal Jordan, he still earned another honor:
[The greatest Green Lantern troublemaker in history]
(End of this chapter)