Chapter 8: Red Lights and Cats
"This is the hero who killed Black Mask, Red Douglas! Now that he has been invited by Batman to officially join the Justice League, let's cheer for this great new hero! ”
In front of Red, there were thousands of excited and fanatical ordinary people, all of whom looked at him with adoring eyes, and when he turned his head, he saw the heroes he had admired and longed for when he was a child.
"I'm sorry, Red, I must admit that you were right, and I'm ashamed to have denied you."
The first is Batman, who, although still grimacing, reaches out his hand to shake his hand in a friendly way.
"Now is not the time to say that, Batman, and he's our closest partner from now on."
Then there was a tall man wearing red underwear and a muscular physique wrapped in a blue tight, with a hearty and resolute face.
He looked at Red kindly and patted Red on the shoulder with his broad palm.
"Let me introduce you, I'm Superman, and they're Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, The Flash...... And you're now a member of our Justice League. ”
Looking at the heroes in front of him, Red couldn't help but feel excited, and at this time, a little blonde head poked out from behind Superman.
"By the way, I almost forgot - she's my cousin, Supergirl Kara, and you're her idol."
Superman stepped aside with a teasing smile, while a shy blonde girl looked at Red affectionately.
"It's great to see you...... I...... I've actually been against you all the time. ”
I saw that Supergirl suddenly stepped forward and hugged Red, something soft pressed against Red's chest, and then Supergirl closed her eyes and stood on tiptoe......
Red, who felt the moist touch on his cheeks, was flattered, and it was all like a dream.
"Miss Carla, as much as I'm glad to meet you, we may need a little more time to get to know you...... Alas, how can your tongue have ..... Barbed? ”
Crash! Bang dang!
"Meow-"
Red suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, both the cheering crowd and the Justice League vanished, and the soft touch on his chest disappeared in an instant, but he could still feel a slight chill on his cheeks.
Was it just a dream?
Red felt like he had a hangover from a strong liquor, his head buzzing, and his whole body felt like it hurt everywhere. He looked around and saw that the bank of the river at the bottom of what appeared to be a bridge was full of garbage washed by various rivers, and the bat sign that he could see when he looked up proved that he had not left Gotham City.
So what's going on......
Red rubbed his temples vigorously, remembering what had happened before he lost consciousness.
——
The first is the death of Black Mask.
Red watched him struggle for almost ten minutes while his body burned inside before he finally came to his free hands - and he should have been able to hold out much longer, but there was an unexpected interruption in the middle of the process.
"Don't move! Here is GCPD, immediately raise your hands in surrender...... Hell, what the hell did you do?! ”
Red, who was blinded by the searchlights, knew that the happy hour was coming to an end when he heard Director Gordon's voice in the sky.
"I have no grievances with you, Director Gordon, and there is no reason to do anything to you, but if you continue to entangle, I will not be soft, for the sake of your daughter and the families of those agents, I suggest you don't make a wrong judgment."
He first mended the Black Mask, ending his sinful life and painful execution, and then drove the little energy left in the lamp ring to fly into the air.
"By the way, Batman is on the middle level - I don't know if he's dead or not, but I guess you know which side is more important."
The strategy was so successful that Gordon had to see Batman for himself in this situation, and he didn't dare to let his men come and die when Red was already on a killing spree and his abilities were immeasurable.
But in fact, Red was just bluffing.
The red light energy in his body had almost been depleted, and he had wanted to fly to the forest on the outskirts of Gotham, but after only a few kilometers of flight, he felt his brain be in a mess.
[Warning, the energy is seriously insufficient, it has been less than 5%, please replenish it immediately.....]
Hell, what's going on with this red light ring, why is it still consuming energy in a non-combat state.
And I would like to recharge, but the question is how to recharge.
Unlike Green Lantern, who recharges with a lantern, the only way Red Lantern knows to replenish his energy is by absorbing the anger around him, as Red has fought with the anger he harbors against Black Mask and his bloodlust to provoke the anger of Batman and the Gotham people around him.
But now that his revenge has been avenged, the anger in his heart has also decreased a lot, and the supplement from the outside world after staying away from the building where the crime occurred has also been greatly weakened.
It stands to reason that the Red Light Ring should have locked Red's anger to the extreme, even if it affected his sanity. But after the battle with Batman just now, there is a slight crack in the red light ring, and there seems to be something wrong with the locking effect of anger.
Is this such an inferior product? Red was slandered in his heart, but considering that he also picked it up by accident, there was no way to complain to be honest.
[Warning, the energy is seriously insufficient, it has been less than 1%, please replenish it immediately.....]
"Lamp ring, detect if there is any anger around you that can be charged."
[Testing...... Targeted, high level of anger response detected. 】
Guided by the Ring of Light, Red looked over the bridge over the Gotham River, where two drugged-looking delirious thugs stood by the bridge.
It can't be them, right?
"I bet you, it's going to die first."
"I'm betting it's not going to die and it's going to drown—okay, it's going to be thrown!"
One of the thugs let out an ugly laugh and threw a fluffy mass out of the bridge.
"Meow—"
Is it abusing cats for fun? Red's brow furrowed slightly, and he drove the light ring to accelerate and dive, holding the cat firmly when it fell into the air.
"Hell! Something seems to have picked it up? ”
"You're wrong, I don't care, anyway, if you don't fall to your death, even if you lose, give me the money - I'll rub, you, who are you? Don't mess around, we're the Black Mask people......"
Thump! Thump!
Red flew back to the bridge in a large circle from the bottom of the bridge, and then kicked the two thugs off the bridge in unison without mercy.
[Remaining energy 2%, 2.5%, 3% .....]
Is it because of the cat's anger that the energy is restoring?
Red looked down at the cat in his arms, and saw that it was an ordinary-looking blue-haired domestic cat, and it looked up in Red's arms, looking at Red with a pair of amber yellow eyes shining.
"Good cat, it's okay, the person who bullied you has - hey, stop! Don't touch anywhere..... Belch! ”
Suddenly, the cat turned on his fierce face, pounced on Red's finger in a rage, and then bit his red light ring.
It was as if an electric current was running through Red's body, and his memories came to an abrupt end.
......
Red ended his memories and looked in front of him, where the blue kitten was squatting obediently, sticking out his tongue and licking his paws.
"So you brought me here...... No, what was I thinking? Did I bring you here in an unconscious process? ”
No matter how you think about it, being dragged from the bridge to the bottom of the bridge by a cat is too sensational, how can it be so outrageous-
"Meow~" (No, I brought you here, thank me, human.) )
Ha?
Red stared dumbfounded at the cat in front of him, who glanced at him with contemptuous eyes, and pinched himself hard to make sure it wasn't in a dream.
"Meow meow~" (What a fuss, you can understand what I say, right?) )
This cat! A cat is talking to me!!
Red has seen enough strange things since he came into this world, but being accosted by a cat definitely shocks him more than fighting with Batman with a yellow light.
In an instant, countless speculations flashed through his mind.
Could it be ......
"Yes, is it a plot to repay gratitude? But at least I should transform first, I'm not a Furuicon or something after all......"
But his speculation was quickly overturned.
"Meow? Meow whoop! (What nonsense are you talking about?) It's you kid who should repay the favor! )
I saw the cat meow dissatisfied, and then raised its paw and pointed at the light ring in Red's hand.
"Meow~Meow~" (My name is Lingxing.) )
"Meow, meow!" (I'm the real owner of your red light ring!) )