Chapter 230: Back to the DC Universe
"I see, I slept for about the same amount of time as I spent moving over there?"
Red touched his chin, according to the description of others, although the overlord girl and himself have broken off the spiritual connection, the passage of time is not much different from the time he fought in another world.
It seems that his plan to synchronize the time of different universes seems to have succeeded so far.
"So you said that you had acquired the power to do anything?"
Ivan Vanko vodka bottle did not leave his hand, looked at Red with interest and said.
Red had nothing to hide from his companions, and directly told them about his battle in the other world.
"It's not so much divine power, it's more of an all-powerful wishing opportunity, after all, at that time, I could only rely on pure desire to drive power, and if I wanted to become a true god, I had to give up my humanity."
"So why don't you allow some more practical aspirations, like wealth, power, and so on that that a lot of people want."
Red shrugged his shoulders and said, he looked at his blood-red ghost hand again, it seemed that the other world of self disappeared, allowing the berserker's blood power to return to this body.
"As long as you have enough strength, whether it is wealth or power, you can fight for it yourself-"
"Ahem."
The overlord girl deliberately coughed in shame and annoyance, and the latter remembered that she was still here—not deliberately ignoring this girl, but Red was usually followed by the spirit behind him during this time, and he was almost used to it.
"Uh, sorry...... All in all, for me, the process of striving for and obtaining a lot of things is of great significance in itself, and there is no need to rely on that kind of unreliable divine power to get it. ”
Ivan narrowed his eyes and smiled approvingly, and the Overlord Maiden nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, the process of conquest itself is more meaningful than the establishment of the great German Empire......"
No, the eldest sister's idea is a bit dangerous, this is a slide that can't be touched.
Red saw that Ivan, the big brother of the Soviet Union, had a gloomy face, and in order to avoid a Soviet-German war between his companions, Red quickly cleared his throat and changed the topic.
"Okay, let's get back to business, in short, although the disaster of the Almighty Universe has been solved, the world itself still has to rely on our own efforts."
As Red said before, when he draws on the power of the Heavenly Blood, although he can solve the problems of the DC Overworld with his ability - it is not necessary.
In the original story, Superman defeated both Darkseid and Mandrak and used the 31st-century Wish Machine to reboot the entire Main Universe, but Red didn't plan to do so.
Restarting when something happens will not solve the problem, and overcoming disasters is a part of human progress.
And after defeating Mandrak, the stability of the universe has now been strengthened, and even Darkseid's death will not cause the multiverse to collapse.
Then, Red can also free up his hands and feet to move on to his next plan.
"Ivan, how is the production and distribution of mass production lamp rings?"
"It went even better than expected, the chair served as a central computer, which perfectly controlled the operation and replication of all the light rings, and those who were controlled by the anti-life equation would automatically start duplicating the light rings when they were put on them...... Spread exponentially, and now more than 100 million people have been successfully controlled. ”
"Is there any anomaly in the replication of the lamp ring?"
Red's concern was that after many copies, the production version of the light ring would have bugs and other problems, but Ivan poured himself a sip of vodka and gave him a leisurely hiccup to relieve Red's doubts.
"The computing power of that chair is completely beyond this era, and almost all anomalies can be corrected in time...... Not only that, but through the collection of data in the hundreds of millions, some functions of the Red Light Ring may be upgraded - of course, I don't dare to mess around without your permission. ”
Red nodded with satisfaction, the red light ring does have room for upgrading and strengthening, after all, it is different from the original red light ring, and now their light ring is a private imitation modified version of Red, although it has some unique functions, but it also lacks some of the abilities that the original light ring should have.
For example, the ability to jump across galaxies, which is supposed to be inherent to all Ring of Light holders, is not yet unlocked by Red's Ring.
"When this crisis is completely over, let's upgrade it again, so as not to affect the current mass-produced light ring."
When the task process is critical, don't upgrade if you don't have to, this is a principle that all programmers understand, and Ivan seems to agree with Red's judgment.
"By the way, Lex Luthor, and some people in the Justice League also seem to be planning to analyze and study the Red Lantern Ring, but with their abilities, if they want to crack the secret of the ring, I'm afraid there is no chance at all."
"Don't be too careless, Ivan, after all, this is an opportunity to control billions of people in one fell swoop, a coveted ability for both villains and heroes...... Be vigilant and give them some misdirection if necessary to look in the wrong direction. ”
Breaking the secret of the light ring itself, Red is not too worried, after all, I haven't seen many people in the original plot who can successfully crack the secret of the green light ring, but if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves, and it is also a trouble to be targeted by these guys.
It seems that it is time for these mass-produced light rings to find a way to dispose of them.
Then Red looked at the Overlord Girl, who seemed to be staring at Red all the time, but after making eye contact with him, he left in a bit of a panic.
"I—my words are nothing worth mentioning, after all, my mission is only to protect your body here...... There's also a red-light central computer, and I usually only talk to Miss Hela and Little Lingxing about your past - ah, no, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to spy on your past......"
Red's eyes narrowed, and the overlord girl looked a little nervous when she saw his expression, as if she had mistaken him for displeasure because of this.
But in fact, Red was thinking about Hela and Spirit.
"Hmm...... It seems like it's almost time to get all of our friends together—"
"Ready for our next mission with the Red Lantern Corps."
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Red, Ivan, and the Overlord Girl flew into the air, and at first many of the Lex Group drones quickly took off and aimed at them, but soon they were automatically released from the alert, perhaps recognizing their identities.
"Let's fly straight to our destination, I just want to see what the current situation is on Earth."
Now that his identity has been revealed, Red can now swagger in the air with the light ring, Ivan still keeps his wine in his hand even when he is in the sky, although the red light ring can always eliminate the influence of alcohol on him, but he seems to be deliberately flying slowly behind to distance himself from Red and the overlord girl.
The Overlord Girl, on the other hand, has been flying side by side with Red, and as a Kryptonian, she has long been familiar with the ability to fly, so she can be almost synchronized with Red and very close to each other.
"Let me see...... Probably in this direction, well, avoid the sea as much as possible. ”
Red turned into a meteor across the sky, and since the defeat of Darkseid, the green light barrier that had separated the various areas has finally been lifted, and the survivors have begun to reclaim the fallen city.
As he flew through the air, Red could see that many places had returned to normal life, and that human beings were very resilient, and that even in the face of the risk of nearing the end of the world and losing nearly half of the population, human civilization could still quickly pick up and continue.
It's just that Red can keenly feel that most of the gazes that look up at the sky from the ground contain fear and unkindness.
And the overlord girl's expression of joy because Red was flying together gradually became gloomy, and even suddenly she seemed to want to turn to land.
"What's wrong, Kara?"
"They...... That's how they talk about you...... Obviously, you saved them and saved this universe......"
Red smiled, needless to say, he could guess that the overlord girl used super hearing to capture the talk and evaluation of the people below him.
And for Red, who once destroyed a city, and was the murderer who caused many superhero deaths, and now controls countless people with the red light ring, I'm afraid there won't be any good reviews.
"Don't think about it so much, Tyranny Girl, I'm not fighting to be admired and save the world, let alone to gain their favor - I just like them to see me unhappy and take me for not being able to, whether they want to or not, they have to live in a world where I decide the order."
Looking at Red, who didn't care about speeding away, the overlord girl's eyes looked a little blurred for a moment, and in her vision, Red seemed to coincide with another man she longed for and revered......
But what she didn't notice was that although she didn't care at all about the opinions of ordinary people in the city, when Red flew close to the shoreline, he still had a trace of embarrassment in his eyes when he looked at the endless ocean.
"Red, in the depths of the ocean—"
The overlord girl's face suddenly changed, she quickly caught up with Red, and said in a wary low voice.
"Well, I can feel it too...... But ignore them, we speed up and be vigilant – if we are attacked, we don't have to show mercy. ”
When the three red lantern demons flew over the Atlantic Ocean, at the bottom of the deep, icy ocean, countless Atlantean soldiers were lined up in full armor, even from thousands of meters away, Red could feel the anger in their hearts.
"Queen, do you want to do it? Revenge for His Majesty the Sea King...... It's a long-cherished wish for all of us in Atlanteans! ”
In front of the Atlantean army, a beautiful woman with a proud figure raised her head to look in the direction of the sea, and through her excellent sea magic ability, she could easily expand her vision through the water, and take in the three people flying in the sky.
However, her eyes as clear as jewels were locked on the white-haired man at the moment.
The man who killed her husband and left Atlantis leaderless;
The man who helped her defeat both the Pacific Rim Monster and the Black Manta Ray, saving Atlantis and her from the most difficult situation.
"Queen Mera!"
"No, Vico...... Let all the soldiers go back to their posts, today we can't do it. ”
After a long struggle, Mera sighed softly, she could feel the disappointment and confusion of the Atlanteans in front of her.
In this crisis, Atlantis is the side with less losses, and although the appearance of the monster has caused great damage to Atlantis, it has also prevented Darkseid's forces from having a chance to go deep into the depths of the ocean.
Later, after the monster was dealt with, it was soon time for Red and Darkseid to fight in the Lex group, and in the process, Atlantis was able to recuperate and regain its strength.
"I understand everyone's anger and resentment, Arthur's death is eternal pain for us in Atlantis, and his killer is not too much if he is cut by a thousand cuts - but not now."
Mera's voice reached the ears of all Atlanteans through the power of magic, and under the majesty of her incomparably powerful queen, not a single Atlantean soldier dared to raise an objection.
"Now the people on the ground are fighting against the enemy that threatens the entire planet and the entire universe, and that murderer is an indispensable and important combat force...... I don't mean to make him atone, the crime of killing Arthur can never be forgiven, but we in Atlantis can't spoil the big picture at this time, it would make us a disgrace to the planet. ”
In fact, Mera did not control the range of the sound, and even the few of them could clearly hear it from the others on the sea.
Or maybe Mera was deliberately making it possible for them — or rather, Red — to hear them.
"However, this hatred will only be put aside, not forgotten, and when this final crisis is over, we in Atlantis will fight for revenge and honor. To comfort the great king who has passed away, the son of Atlanta, King of Olin! ”
Hearing Mera's words, Red, who was flying in the sky, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, to be honest, he was not afraid of Atlantis's revenge at all, with his current ability, he was afraid that in three hours, he would be able to let the Atlanteans know what to choose between exterminating the clan and avenging the Sea King.
And what is more difficult for him to face is Mera, after all, how much friendship they had with each other when they hid their identities before, but now Mera has drawn a line with him and made his attitude clear, which makes him a little more comfortable.
However, when the Red Lantern Demon swept over the sea and disappeared into the sky, the moment Mera turned back to the Atlantis Palace, there seemed to be a trace of imperceptible sentimentality in her eyes.
At this moment, an extremely faint purple light seemed to light up behind a coral reef at the bottom of the deep sea.
"Sure enough, the Mera ...... from Earth"
"You may be able to become the key to defeating the red light forces in the battle of colored lanterns."
"As a member of the Star Blue Stone."