A Priest in Gotham: Starting Out by Taking In a Little Boy
Chapter 522

A way to deal with Wade

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"You want to join the Violet Lantern Corps?" Wonder Woman asked.

"Green Lantern, Blue Lantern, and Yellow Lantern are fine, and Red Light is good too," Roland thought for a moment. "I can't understand the oath under the Teal Lantern, but it's still much better than the Orange Lantern."

"Well, Larfleeze isn't very educated," Wonder Woman shrugged. "Why don't you write your own oath?"

Anyway, you're the Orange Lantern Corps all by yourself, no problem.

"This----"

"Oh, you don't seem to be very educated either. Never mind then."

"Hey, you guys are here too!" A beam of white light appeared from the depths of the starry sky and arrived in front of everyone in the blink of an eye.

"Barry!" Wonder Woman looked the Flash. "Is this the 'White Lightning' form you were talking about before?"

It's much more amazing than you described!

"That's right," The Flash said, opening his backpack to reveal a bag full of Black Lantern Ring. "Enough chit-chat, we're in big trouble."

"That's obviously right—I hope Hal is alright." Wonder Woman nodded.

"Well then, let me speed things up for you," The Flash said. A storm of White Lightning instantly enveloped the group, and when the white light dissipated, a black planet appeared before them.

"It seems we're too late."

"No, you've come at just the right time." The Nekron, who was reborn through Dead Servant, sneered. On the blackened Oa, the Green Lantern, transformed into Black Lantern Corpses, swarmed towards the group like locusts.

"Fifth Form: Jacob's Prayer to God!" Roland immediately used his Holy Power to construct a giant comparable to a planet, and the force of his fist blocked the densely packed group of Black Lantern Corpses.

"Love Arrows!" Wonder Woman immediately drew Cupid's bow and arrow. The purple light and the arrow merged into one, and the Black Lantern Corpses, pierced through, instantly lost its ability to move. "Roland, use the power of the Lantern Ring; it will be more effective that way."

"Then I'll assist you!" A dazzling Blue Light erupted from the Flash's hand, flowing into the Lantern Ring of everyone present. "Fear the sun, grieve the night, the raging fire retreats from the biting cold. All have perished in the ravages of war. Look to the stars, the light of hope will never be extinguished!"

"Is there something wrong with our Lantern Ring?" Carol was surrounded by a group of Black Lantern Corpses and quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, her chest almost being torn open.

Watching Wonder Woman control a group of Black Lantern Corpses with a single arrow, she couldn't help but fall into self-doubt.

"Don't get distracted!" Queen Aga'po shielded Carol from some of the attacks. "Those three are no ordinary people. We just need to hold out until reinforcements from other Legion arrive."

"----Didn't we come here to rescue the Green Lantern Corps?"

"Plans can't keep up with changes," Queen Aga'po said. "If all else fails, I still have a backup plan—"

"Don't use it for now." Carol knew what Queen Aga'po was referring to as a backup plan: the purple Lantern Entity — the Predator Beast —representing love in the Universe, but she didn't think she could tame such a thing right now.

"You decide." Queen Aga'po unleashed a purple light, struggling to fend off the oncoming Black Lantern Corpses.

"The Universe is about to enter eternal night; this is an inevitable outcome," the Nekron said coldly, but quickly changed his tone, "However, if you surrender and show respect, I might consider not extinguishing your light. Of course, the green light will definitely be extinguished."

"---- Wade seems to still retain some self-awareness?" Roland analyzed as he fought.

"—But that doesn't seem to be working." Wonder Woman continued plucking the bowstring. "In fact, if this guy's ego were in control now, our situation might be even worse."

"Indeed." Roland nodded. "Shouldn't we prepare to retreat now? There should be no survivors on Oa. If we continue fighting, we'll suffer losses."

"Okay, you guys draw their fire for a bit," The Flash said. "I'll go check out Oa— "

"That's too risky," Roland stopped the Flash. "Let's wait until there are more people."

"Fight for a few more days. If other groups of lights come to our aid, we'll take them with us," Wonder Woman said after a moment's thought.

"Okay." The Flash nodded. "I've already sent a message back to Blue Lantern. Ganthet can contact the Green Lantern Corps and Sinestro Corps. The problem now is—we can't contact the Red Lantern Corps."

Still can't get through to Superman Phone?

"Even our everyday Universe- level Communicator can't guarantee a signal in this kind of chaotic situation."

"It's a pity Superman doesn't know magic, otherwise I could have contacted him," Roland said with some regret. He now knows quite a lot of magic, and he also has interstellar communication methods, such as using Warp Psionic Power to communicate—although it's a bit risky.

"Stop playing your little Witchcraft." Wonder Woman rolled her eyes, clearly aware of Roland's communication magic.

A day later, a furious Red Light shone in the center of the Universe, and the Red Lantern Corps arrived on the battlefield.

"Burning, crimson blood, drawn from the still-warm bones."

"Deep-seated hatred burns within you, paving your way to the Yellow Springs!"

"Everyone, I'm late," Superman said apologetically. "We encountered a lot of corpses on the way—"

"It's alright, let's go and fight Hal and the others first—" Before Roland could finish speaking, he saw that the red Superman was already fighting the Nekron.

"Why do you try to stop me? Life always favors some while ignoring others; only death is true equality!" Nekron roared, black threads spreading across his body and wrapping around Superman's form. "Before death, we are all the same; we are all silent and cold."

"This is no excuse for your blasphemy against life!" Superman unleashed a crimson light, incinerating the black lines. "It is not life that gives us meaning, but we who give meaning to life!"

"Do you know how ridiculous Hal Jordan is, wearing a laughable green Suit and endlessly showing off his love? Does the lighthearted, family-friendly pace and atmosphere of Marvel movies have anything to do with the Green Lantern story? And then Parallax gets burned to death in the sun after only eight minutes on Parallax by Hal Jordan, who's only been Green Lantern for a few days—that's utterly absurd!" Nekron continued, "Two hundred million dollars invested and this is the result! Martin really should apologize!"

"What the heck?" Superman was taken aback.

"Every life is subject to death, and many die in the most wretched ways after experiencing an extremely terrible life. I saved them from further suffering and grief." The Nekron smacked his head, his tone becoming serious again.

Life is not full of tragedy unless you deliberately choose to ignore comedy.

"Stop babbling, let's get out of here! Sinestro Corps and Hal have already brought the rest of the Green Lantern Corps to Earth," Roland said to Superman. "What if you succeed in giving him a pep talk and Wade takes control of his body?"

"----What are you talking about?" Superman was somewhat speechless, but he understood the first part. He and the others fought and retreated, evacuating from Oa.

Earth.

"That's the situation now. If the Green Lantern Corps intends to fight alone, each member will have to face an average of 3.4 billion and 23 Black Lantern members," the Blue Lantern Corps' Saint Walker told the group. "Including members of the other Seven Lantern Corps, we will face an average of 272,919 enemies."

"That's really bad news." Superboy-Prime took a sip of tea.

"Don't you have anything to say?" Superman glanced at him.

"I'm protecting the Nekron's target, the Spirit of Existence." Superboy-Prime shrugged.

Upon hearing his words, the Guardians' expressions immediately changed. "How could you possibly know about that being?"

"I've read the script." Superboy-Prime scoffed; he had no liking for these little blue men.

"What is Spirit of Existence?" Sinestro demanded of the Guardians, his eyes blazing with Wrath. "You bunch of cowardly fools, are you hiding something again?"

"This is the materialized existence that arose when the Universe was bestowed with the Light of Life." A Guardians bowed his head. "Guardians may be the most ancient Intelligent Life, but life did not originate on our planet. Life originated on Earth, and to protect the Spirit of Existence, we concealed this fact."

"You really are exactly what I expected," Sinestro laughed in exasperation. "Just like how you hid the Parallax inside the Central Power Battery? Just like how you concealed the massacre in Sector 666?"

"At that time, we had to avoid drawing attention to Earth. We did everything we could to prevent Earthlings from getting the Green Lantern."

Legion One's Guardians dared not look Sinestro in the eye.

"He knew everything until Abin Sue died, didn't he? That's why he came to this vile planet!" Sinestro said through gritted teeth. "You made everyone go with my friend, including me, making us think he was insane! You killed Abin Sue to protect your lies from being exposed! You made the entire Universe believe that life originated on your planet, just to prove your power!"

Sinestro's speech quickened, and as he uttered the last word, a Greed yellow light transformed into Spear that pierced the Guardians's chest. "Now I too will prove my right!"

"Sinestro!" Green Lantern could have stopped him, but he hesitated, allowing several Guardians to perish at Sinestro's hands.

"Sorry, Jordan," Sinestro said, wiping his hands. "I shouldn't have mentioned your hometown like that."

"----So you're apologizing for that sentence?"

"Or do you think I'm apologizing for killing those idiots? Don't be ridiculous." Sinestro sat back down. "Alright, let's get back to the topic."

"Oh, I was going to explain to you what the Spirit of Existence is, but it seems I don't need to say it now." Superboy-Prime reached into his the Suit pocket and pulled out a ball of white light along with a dozen Lantern Ring.

"Such pure Life Force." The Aquaman, who had been controlling the Seven Seas with his eyes closed, opened one eye. "But there isn't much of it."

"The Spirit of Existence was transformed from the Light of Creation from Source Wall. After the Light of Creation influenced and created the Seven Lantern Entities, all the remaining power formed the Spirit of Existence," Superboy-Prime continued. "His Life Force can control the Destiny of all life in the Universe. As the messenger of the Universe's Destiny, his Willpower influences the course of Destiny —except, of course, for beings like myself."

"There's no need to keep emphasizing this," Superman said.

"Oh."

"So what should we do now, just lie down and wait for victory?" The Flash asked.

"That's what I have to do," said Superboy-Prime. "You need to unite and use your strength and wisdom to resolve this crisis."

"Isn't it said that with great power comes great responsibility?" The Flash retorted.

"That's what Spider-Man said," Superboy-Prime said. "Are you a spy from the Marvel Universe?"

"That's a terrible Hat." Roland's lips twitched. "Alright, let's discuss how to deal with Wade."

"I can give you a hint: I've defeated the Black Lantern Corps before," Superboy-Prime blinked. "I tried all the Lantern Ring, and the one that finally defeated them was the Star Sapphire, which represents love."

"Oh?" Carol looked at the Ring on her hand and couldn't help but purse her lips. "So this thing is only so weak on my hand?"

"You know what, I actually have an idea—" Roland looked at the Violet Lantern Ring, suddenly thought of something, and said to everyone.

"Could this really work?" Green Lantern sensed something was off about the plan.

"Look at this guy's expression," Roland pointed at Superboy-Prime, "It's obviously working, otherwise why would he have that expression?"

"That's true."

"Good strategy, but I'd like to make a slight modification," Ganthet said to the group. "We need to add a few more teammates."

"How?" Atrocitus said, "I've already recruited quite a few Red Lantern Corps members."

"Yes, but there can be more." Ganthet picked up the Green Lantern Ring. "Your rings can replicate themselves in the event of an intense need—"

The Green Lantern Ring split into two identical forms. Ganthet put the split Lantern Ring on his hand and declared, "I am Ganthet from Oa, and I welcome myself to the Green Lantern Corps!"

"You can do that?" The Flash was shocked. "Can I have mine too?"

"Although you belong to different colors of light, your rings are all made based on Oa's technology." Ganthet nodded. "What you don't know is that, and precisely because of this, they all have the same insurance: according to the Book of Oa, in the shadows of the Blackest Night, the ring can be designated to another holder for a period of twenty-four hours."

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