Toy

"A wise choice. Are you interested in working for me?"

Kino smiled.

He preferred recruiting villains to heroes who upheld justice.

Because they are more pragmatic, disregard morality, and lack firm justice and beliefs, they are willing to be driven as long as they are given enough benefits.

What can I get in return?

Owlman Owl asked expressionlessly. For him, who he served was not the key point; what truly mattered was what tangible benefits the other party could offer him.

Just like Ultraman before, he had a plan to kill his opponent, but he never used it because he needed Ultraman's power.

What do you want?

Kino countered with a question, a meaningful glint in his eyes.

Owlman was silent for a moment. What he desired was absolute power and dominion over the world, but this was something no ruler could tolerate. So...

"I want dominion over the East."

The global Crime Syndicate, but the East is the only place they can't reach. Even though the real Ultraman went there once, he returned injured, and the events that happened to him were never mentioned.

This way, you can test the other party's capabilities. If they can do it, then temporarily submit to them; if they can't, then formulate a new plan.

Are you sure?

"Kino asked."

"That's right. Although you can kill Ultraman, he's not invincible in this world. If you try to take over that country by force, you'll face fierce resistance."

Owlman stared intently at Kino across from him, as if challenging him: Let me see just how capable you really are.

"I'm not asking about the situation in that country, but rather I feel you're asking for too little."

Kino chuckled.

Owlman's abilities are on par with Batman's; he's a true all-around genius, only lacking the protagonist's aura. In Kino's view, merely wanting the rule of a country is simply not enough.

It's worth noting that Tom and Pierschino both gave them an Earth as a reward.

Kino pushed out a glass jar.

"This toy is your gift to us. If you behave well afterward, even to my surprise, I can give you anything you want, Kara. Let's go."

Kino led Kara away from the conference hall.

Owlman glanced at the contract and skipped it, picking up the small glass jar, smaller than his palm, which contained a cloud of colorful mist.

What is this? Some kind of biological weapon, or a force?

Using the helmet's optical system, Owlman began to study the substance. As the optical system magnified the scene inside the glass jar, Owlman's usual composure could no longer be maintained, and he was gradually replaced by shock.

This is not a biological weapon, but the solar system. Under the extreme magnification of his optical system, a complete solar system is quietly suspended in it, with each planet moving in its predetermined orbit, like a miniature version of the real universe.

All of this seemed so incredible. Under his precise testing, the glass jar was just an ordinary glass product, but inside it contained various physical phenomena such as gravity, magnetic fields, and radiation contained in the solar system.

However, it had no impact on the outside world, just like an illusion, seemingly real yet unbelievable.

The Owlman examined the glass jar and quickly discovered two delicate buttons on the bottom. He gently pressed one of them.

The glass jar, originally the size of a palm, instantly expanded into a giant container a meter tall, while the solar system inside continued to operate stably.

Seeing this, Owlman stopped trying, a huge wave of emotions surging within him.

"To him, this is just a toy..." For the first time in his life, Owlman Owl truly experienced the feeling of being "bought off" in an almost shocking way, which gave him a completely new understanding of Kino's power.

Stepping out of the building, Kino witnessed the bullying.

Sea King slammed Ring Wielder against the wall like a chicken, roaring angrily, "Aren't you happy, you piece of trash, that I've been kicked out of the Crime Syndicate?"

"No, no, this is Ultraman and Owlman's decision, there's nothing I can do about it."

The Ring Wielder explained in a flustered manner.

Despite possessing power far exceeding that of the Sea King, he dared not resist upon seeing the Sea King's fierce expression and eyes.

A crowd had gathered around, their faces showing amusement and their eyes filled with indifference and mockery.

Sea King looked at Ring Wielder's cowardly appearance and a disdainful smile appeared on his face.

"Your expression is disgusting. If you don't want to get beaten up, go find Ultraman and Owlman tomorrow and tell me their locations. Otherwise, I'll be coming to find you every day."

Upon hearing that Sea King was demanding his withdrawal from the Syndicate, a surge of rebellion rose within Ring Wielder. The ring on his hand instantly emitted a strange green light, flickering as if gathering some kind of power.

However, the next second, Sea King grabbed the ring-wearing finger of the Ring Wielder and twisted it in the opposite direction.

"Ah!"

It disappeared the instant it flashed with a green light.

Sea King knows this piece of trash too well. He is indeed very strong, but even the slightest bit of pain is enough to break him.

"No, no, I can't leave the Syndicate. Please, Sea King, let's change the terms."

The Ring Wielder, clutching his wrist, pleaded tearfully.

"So you want me to break all your bones?"

A ferocious smile appeared on Sea King's face as he increased the force in his hands. The cries of the Ring Wielder grew louder, and the jeers of the surrounding people became increasingly grating.

[You piece of trash, aren't you going to fight back? Kill him now, don't let his filthy hands touch me!]

Suddenly, the ring's angry voice echoed in the mind of the Ring Wielder, a voice filled with disgust and urging.

"No, if I kill him, Ultraman and Owlman might kill me too."

The Ring Wielder wept as he whispered in response to the ring, his voice filled with fear.

[Useless trash, since you're so useless, I'll do it myself.] The ring had lost patience with its cowardly host.

The communication between the ring and its Ring Wielder is Mind Stone, something the Sea King is unaware of.

Seeing the ring on the Ring Wielder's hand glow, she assumed he still wanted to resist and snapped his finger without hesitation.

Click!

"Aaaaaah!" x2

Two screams rang out.

The Ring Wielder holding the severed finger wept bitterly.

The Sea King grabbed his wrist, his eyes bloodshot. His hand had completely disappeared, leaving only his wrist, from which blood gushed.

"You piece of trash, I'm going to kill you and feed your flesh and blood to the fish, bit by bit!"

The Sea King raised his trident to pierce his body.

[Stand up and kill him.]

The ring's angry voice echoed in the Ring Wielder's mind.

"My fingers hurt so much, they really hurt! Waaaaaah!"

However, the Ring Wielder was already completely consumed by fear and pain, and had no mind to heed the ring's urging. They simply kept crying out about their suffering.

[You idiot, fine, your body's about to break down anyway, it's time for a new host.]

Despite this plan, the ring still sounded somewhat regretful.

Once the Power Ring parasitizes a host, it will continuously erode the host's body and will, amplifying the host's negative emotions and making the host more timid, greedy, and indecisive, gradually turning the host into a puppet.

Only in this way can he absorb the fear of his hosts to replenish his energy, but of all the hosts, Hal Jordan replenishes the most energy.