Ring Struggle

At the gate of the Demon Group.

A Sandman hundreds of meters tall stood silently, now the guardian of the heart of New York, burying all demons beneath the yellow sand.

Because of him, houses around the Demon Tower are worth hundreds of times more than in other places, but few people choose to sell them.

In this era, safety is priceless.

A crowd gathered around Sandman, but Sandman ignored them as long as they didn't step into the Demon Tower's territory; his mission was simply to protect the Demon Tower behind him.

Meanwhile, within the Demon Tower, countless figures shot out from all directions like arrows, rushing to various battlefields in need of support.

In the basement.

Pierce looked at the dozens of people who hadn't left, all wearing the same rings on their fingers, staring intently at Pierce.

"Is there anything else?"

Pierce watched them calmly.

"I'd like to exchange rings with you. Since you don't fight, why not give the strongest ring to the strongest me!"

The speaker was a Mutants with bone spurs all over his arms, his eyes greedily fixed on the ring in Pierce's hand.

"No, you should give them to me. I'll be even more beautiful with two rings, and then I'll give you anything you want."

A woman spoke in a coquettish voice, and as she spoke, she began to slowly remove her clothes in full view of everyone, attempting to seduce them in this way.

"Give me everything you have, for I am the strongest! I will conquer the entire world, and even the Demon King will submit to me..."

An orange beam of light flashed, shattering the burly man's protective shield, causing his head to explode and blood to splatter everywhere.

Without even glancing at him, everyone stared greedily at the ring on Pierce's hand. It was so powerful, more powerful than any of theirs.

"What a bunch of useless trash."

"However, this is for the best..."

Pierce spoke slowly, his eyes flashing with an orange light, and an exaggerated smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

"I really want your rings too."

"Kill him, he's all alone."

A man with a mohawk rushed forward, his ring materializing into a machine gun, and opened fire without hesitation.

Bullets made of energy poured out like a torrential rain, instantly engulfing Pierce.

"Hahaha, the ring is mine now."

The mohawk-haired man laughed excitedly, discarded the physical representation of the machine gun, and went to find the ring.

As the smoke cleared, a gigantic monster appeared where Pierce had been.

The enormous monster slowly released its tentacles, revealing Pierce inside, completely unharmed.

Kraken, the Kraken

Legend has it that the Kraken often lurks on the seabed, and once a ship approaches, it will extend its huge tentacles to tightly wrap around it and drag it into the deep sea. It has an endless desire for wealth and food and will greedily plunder everything on passing ships.

"Kraken, eat them."

As soon as Pierce finished speaking, several tentacles swept towards the Orange Lantern Ring users.

The immense force shattered the protective shields on their bodies, and the tentacles dragged them into the meat grinder-like jaws.

Even so, all they wanted to do was grab the ring that had fallen to the ground.

"My ring..."

"Let me go, give me back my ring..."

"Ahhh... ring... finger..."

At the same time, the Orange Lantern Furnace in the laboratory began to flicker, and the energy inside slowly began to dissipate.

Ignoring the chewing and tearing sounds behind him, Pierce carefully picked up the ring from the ground, showing no disgust at the blood on it.

Pierce's ring began absorbing energy from the other rings, and cracks appeared on its surface, but he ignored them and continued to absorb.

Finally, the ring couldn't withstand the energy and shattered, but what appeared on the finger was an Orange Lantern Ring composed of high-density energy.

[Intelligent life has been identified...]

[Alexander Pierce from Earth...]

Your desires are insatiable...

[You belong to the Orange Lantern Corps.]

Pierce was also seen wearing an orange and black battle suit.

Driven by his greed, he gained the approval of the Orange Lantern Furnace, transforming the temporary Lantern Ring into a real Lantern Ring.

[Digestion complete...]

[Identity stolen...]

[From Earth...]

[You are Orange Lantern agents...]

Behind him, Kraken also spat out dozens of orange energy orbs, their eyes lifeless; they were the Orange Lantern Ring users who had died earlier.

"Mine! Mine! Mine! All mine!"

Pierce murmured to himself, his voice filled with satisfaction and pride.

Mexico.

A husband protects his wife and the child in her womb.

"Sam, run!"

The wife called out to the man outside.

But the man, holding a rifle, kept firing at the approaching demon, only to find that the bullets only dented the demon's body, and the demon even showed an expression of enjoyment on its face.

"Come on, you little idiot."

Sam dropped his gun, which was out of bullets, and spread his arms wide, attempting to protect his wife in this way.

A massive yellow road roller descended from the sky, smashing the demon into a bloody pulp.

Crossbones slowly descended. He could feel the fear around him, fear that made him stronger, but the man before him felt no fear, only anger.

"Go back, and I will cleanse this place of demons."

The Crossbones pointed to the house behind them.

Sam stared at him blankly and asked, "Who are you?"

"The Demon King Group, Yellow Lantern, Crossbones."

Chicago

A figure enveloped in blood-red flames tore the surrounding monsters apart with its bare hands.

"Die! You bunch of trash! Where are the enemies? I need more enemies!" -Red Lantern.

Australia.

Cage sped off in a green Rocket, the fastest mode of transportation he could think of.

Upon arriving here, I discovered that someone had already dealt with the demons here.

Who are you?

Cage descended from the sky, looking at the people dressed in yellow robes; such clothing was utterly unsuitable for combat.

"Karu, Guardian of Kamar-Taj"

The mysterious man merely glanced at him indifferently. Then, one of them waved his hand, drawing a circle in the air, instantly opening a portal. They filed in and disappeared.

"This is the mage the chief mentioned."

Cage was once a member of S.H.I.E.L.D..

With the help of the Lanterns and Mystic, along with the cooperation of some local armies, Dormammu's demonic invasion was quickly brought under control.

They even began to counterattack.

The flames on Dormammu's skull intensified.

He hadn't expected that Earth, having lost most of its fighting strength, still harbored such power.

"In the end, I still had to take action."

Dormammu stepped out of the passage. The demonic invasion had lasted for so long without the Sorcerer Supreme emerging, which meant he was truly not on Earth. This gave him the confidence to personally intervene and prepare to bring a real catastrophe to Earth.

Thinking about it carefully, Pierce is the most suitable among all of them.

The Orange Lantern Corps wouldn't be interesting without a Civil War.