Half a month has passed since the nuclear war that almost dragged the human world into the abyss.
The missing core Negasonic Teenage Warhead has become one of the top ten unsolved mysteries in the world. No one knows where they went.
When the Eastern and Western camps announced the armistice, a guy who called himself "Emerald Knight" appeared in Kree Mlin Palace and White House successively, and had a several-hour conversation with the presidents of the two countries.
According to the information provided by the intelligence department, this person was covered in emerald green energy armor. Conventional weapons had no effect on him, and he showed extremely powerful combat effectiveness.
The special service team responsible for security work fell down in front of Emerald Knight without any room to fight back.
"The President, I'm here to negotiate terms."
Wear Sinestro, Lantern Ring and Pharaoh, and use the lines written by Luke as the opening remarks.
Although he didn't know why the other party emphasized this sentence.
Is there any profound meaning in it?
As Luke said, triangles are the most stable structures.
When the third pole appears in the world, he is neither Americans nor Russian Thaddeus Ross.
At this time, some conflicts will shift, some conflicts will shrink, and then they will enter a delicate balance.
"Why did Minutemen disband?"
While talking to the president, Adrian remembered Luke's question.
Minutemen is a cross-dressing hero organization. It was once popular among the public and was the best helper for the police department and the government.
But later, as the number of vigilantes increased, the police station fell into a weak position. The New York City government even rejected the police's request for a salary increase several times, deeming it unnecessary.
The media and the public also feel that since there are cross-dressing heroes, police officers to maintain law and order are no longer needed.
They will only arrive late after the problem is solved. They can't deal with the scene as efficiently as the cool vigilantes who fight against criminals.
Ever since, the pent-up dissatisfaction turned into anger at being treated unfairly.
Many police officers banded together and held a general strike, which in turn led to a shutdown of society and triggered even greater riots.
People took to the streets, holding placards saying "Who will restrain the cross-dressing heroes" and "Get out of the vigilantes".
Coupled with the subsequent successful re-election of Nixon, Congress passed "Keene Act".
Cross-dressing heroes either work for the government or retire. There are only two options.
Minutemen then disbanded, and the relay watchers did not play their role.
The reason for this situation is precisely because the cross-dressing heroes in this world, except Dr. Manhattan, are all mortals.
They can only be monitored and cannot resist.
Even Rorschach, who never compromises, can only go underground from being a vigilante on the surface.
Luke raised this question to remind Pharaoh.
Today is different from the past, he is already "Emerald Knight".
A being who can ignore the government and act as a vigilante.
If you don't have enough power, you will be restrained.
The world government on the set next door, even if it formed Suicide Squad, could not give orders to Justice League.
Although Marvel Universe has introduced Superhero Registration Act, and Avengers has led to the outbreak of Civil War, government control has never been realized in a real sense.
After all, there are still many superheroes and they have the power to resist.
"I am Emerald Knight."
Pharaoh, who left White House, flew high into the sky and saw Luke standing on the clouds.
The dark red cloak fluttered like a flag.
The latter smiled and said softly, "Times have changed, Veidt. Even if Dr. Manhattan never comes back, you can still become the 'God' of this world."
He successfully bewitched Pharaoh and persuaded him to sign the devil's contract.
At the price of one Willpower Lantern Ring, I obtained the ownership of my soul.
It's like playing a collectible card game, Luke loves a variety of high-quality villains.
Compared with superheroes, they have better ability to do things.
Pharaoh is just the first S card he got, and there will be better ones later.
"When are you leaving?"
Adrian had complicated eyes and said in a deep voice.
He is an egotistical person who likes to dominate.
But in front of Luke, Pharaoh, who often compared himself to Alexander the Great, no longer had that confidence.
"You are so anxious to urge me to leave? That's right, there is only one God, so that you can gain the admiration of the public."
Luke raised the corners of his mouth and said jokingly.
He does not think that handing over a Willpower Lantern Ring to Adrian-Veidt is a loss-making business.
As the person who knows Dr. Manhattan best, Pharaoh can always play his role.
"Sooner or later you will get tired of it. When the time comes, I don't mind opening the door to the wider universe."
Luke predicted.
Pharaoh has handed him the modified Owlship and the coordinate data for tracking the energy of Dr. Manhattan.
Among them, there is also the red lynx created through genetic modification technology.
It retains the energy of Dr. Manhattan and has other uses.
"Goodbye, Veidt."
Luke waved his hand, he did not plan to stay at Watchmen Universe for long.
This is a devastated, almost broken world.
Let Pharaoh do the grand task of bringing things right.
"By the way, remember to keep Marionette and Mime. Just as they are useful to you, they are also very useful to me."
Luke said this before leaving.
Covered in emerald green energy armor, Adrian's eyes flashed. This guy really knows everything.
He looked down at the earth, and then looked at the shining ring in his right hand.
Pharaoh Adrian-Veidt, has died of cancer.
Now there is only, Emerald Knight!
A few days later, Luke took Owlship alone without telling anyone, and performed quantum tunneling.
The entire cockpit made a buzzing sound, as if it was about to disintegrate at any time.
The route of the automatic navigation has been modified by him.
It is no longer going to the timeline where Dr. Manhattan is, but to an earlier time and space before the flash point occurred.
The dazzling light swallowed up everything, and Luke couldn't help but squint his eyes. The Owlship he was riding seemed to be sucked into a whirlpool, constantly turning and tumbling.
If he were an ordinary person, he would probably vomit out all the remaining food residues in his stomach due to this violent jolt.
Boom!
Owlship, which looks quite old on the outside, seems to have hit a hard wall.
It pushed forward hard, pushing through the thick "obstacle".
The metal shell rubbed bright sparks, like a rapidly falling meteorite.
"Meow!"
The red lynx lying on Luke's lap looked like a cat with fried fur, its tail wagging uneasily.
"It's okay, we're almost there."
Luke stroked the soft fur with his palms, like stroking a cat, slowly calming down the manic red lynx.
Like a crashed plane, Owlship quickly passed through the atmosphere with a conspicuous flame.
boom!
After Luke kept decelerating, the inertia of the fall still caused Owlship to hit the ground hard, making an astonishing loud noise.
"When Adrian-Veidt modified this airship, didn't they consider adding an emergency landing function?"
Luke coughed twice and hugged the red lynx.
He forced open the distorted hatch and walked out unharmed.
There were crackling sparks and choking smoke billowing up.
Luke looked at Owlship, which had not successfully landed, and it made a big hole.
The surrounding soil was charred and black, as if it had been burned by fire.
"Someone is coming."
Luke His ears moved and he heard footsteps coming from afar.
He glanced around and saw large fields of corn and wheat nearby.
It looks like a farm!
"It's been a very unpleasant journey."
Luke opened Netherworld, took in Owlship, which was on the verge of being scrapped, then soared into the sky and disappeared.
Look down on the land and magnify your senses.
After a few seconds, he finally determined the location of his descent.
Here is——
Kansas!