Chapter 2918: When Night Falls (47)
As for the vampire Flash problem, it is actually a problem with Mary.
After catching Mary, Batman gave her two choices.
Either be taken away by Starfire and leave Earth completely, Batman doesn't care where she goes.
Or be locked up by Batman, but at the same time, she needs to order the vampire Flash to stop all his attack behaviors.
That's right, as the ancestor of vampires, Mary can control all descendants, including the vampire Flash, so handling Mary is actually handling the vampire Flash.
This can also be said to be the only way to handle the vampire Flash head-on.
Don't look at a bunch of vampire Flashes running around on the timeline now, but his bloodline relationship with Mary is not far, and Mary is very powerful, completely able to control him directly across the timeline, just like controlling Barbara.
Although she didn't want to help Batman, Mary still knew that her grudge with Starfire was even greater. Being taken away by Starfire, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Mainly because Starfire really believed in Mary, because she hadn't had friends of the same age for a long time. The time she first met Mary, she felt very happy, otherwise she wouldn't have fallen into the trap so easily.
The hatred obtained from love to hate is the most terrible. Mary was also not sure if her immortality could withstand alien technology, so she had to honestly help Batman solve the trouble.
Soon, the vampire Flash appeared in front of everyone. He looked obviously controlled, his eyes constantly emitting red light. Mary transmitted some information to him. When he sobered up, he looked at Batman reluctantly.
Accompanied by a flash of golden light, Green Lantern appeared in front of everyone. He was still pale, and his state looked very bad. It was obvious that he had lost too much blood. Superman picked him up and flew toward the hospital. Except for Starfire who had to watch Mary, everyone else rushed to the hospital.
After an examination, it was found that Green Lantern was not injured, just lost too much blood. After a blood transfusion, there was no major problem.
Other members of the Justice League surrounded the hospital bed, but the vampire Flash also came. Batman closed the door as soon as he was about to enter. Hal looked at that side and shook his head slowly.
"I'm very curious how you were bitten by him," Wonder Woman said with her arms crossed, "Don't tell me Green Lantern energy can't even protect your own neck?"
Others obviously had similar questions. The Speed Force is indeed very powerful, but Hal should be able to cover his whole body with Green Lantern energy when energy is sufficient. It shouldn't be so easy to be bitten.
Hal was obviously a little guilty. He cleared his throat, turned his head to one side, and said, "He hugged me. I didn't know he was going to bite me. I can't cover my whole body with energy when you hug me, right?"
"Then why did he want to hug you?"
"Uh, it was just a friendly hug..."
Hal's voice became smaller and smaller because he saw Batman looking at him with disapproving eyes. He stammered for a while and then said, "Okay, actually he didn't succeed at first,
Hal's voice grew quieter as he saw Batman looking at him with disapproval. He stammered for a moment and then said, "Alright, actually he didn't succeed at first; I pushed him away."
"But..." Hal paused, sighed deeply, and said, "He said he was very hungry, and the hunger made him feel extremely painful. I thought that even if I gave him a little, it would..."
Wonder Woman raised her hand, let out a scoff, and turned away. Superman shook his head helplessly, Martian Manhunter rubbed his temples, and even Cyborg took a step back and leaned against the wall.
"He begged me, and I couldn't just ignore it." Hal still wanted to defend himself, saying, "If your former comrade begged you like that, you would soften your hearts too!"
"Trouble yourself to look at the color of the ring on your finger!" Wonder Woman roared at him: "Where is your strongest willpower in the universe?!"
"This is different." Hal said, "He was really in pain, and I only intended to help him once at the time."
The members of the Justice League opened the doors and left one after another. Seeing the vampire Flash standing by the door, several of them seemed to want to say something, but in the end, they said nothing.
Batman walked out while saying, "Luthor just contacted me, saying he has an idea to turn the vampire back. I'm going to Metropolis; you all go back to your respective cities to set up defenses."
When the others returned to the Justice League Hall
They were surprised to find Constantine. The man in the trench coat dodged quickly, avoiding Wonder Woman's punch.
"Don't be agitated, Diana. I'm here on business, I promise."
Constantine took a small bottle out of his pocket and said, "This is Zan's soul, but I advise you not to put it back in right now. His sanity has been affected by the vampire bloodline, and he may be highly aggressive before he is purified."
Wonder Woman glared at him, but still reached out and took the bottle. Janna ran out from the second floor and hurried to Wonder Woman's side.
"Don't worry." Wonder Woman patted her head and said, "Batman has already gone to find a way to reverse the transformation. There should be news soon, and your brother will be restored by then."
"I know." Janna didn't seem anxious; she nodded and continued, "I believe Batman definitely has a way. I just wanted to ask..."
She turned to look at Constantine and asked, "Whose soul was controlling my brother's body before?"
"This..." Constantine dodged the question, "Magicians don't know everything. I'm only responsible for delivering..."
Before the light of the teleportation magic could shine, Constantine's trench coat was grabbed. Janna narrowed her eyes at him. Constantine sighed and said, "Not every question needs an answer, just like not every romance has a beginning and an end. Miss, I'm doing this for your own good."
Janna rolled her eyes and said, "What are you thinking? I just want to thank him in person. After all, if it weren't for him, my brother might have gotten into big trouble."
"Thank him?" Constantine curled his lip in disdain and said, "When you see him, you might want more than just to thank him."
Then he was picked up by Wonder Woman again, and he could only say helplessly, "Alright, I can take you to see him. He likes little lambs like you the most."
Schiller was sitting in the Green Lantern's hospital room. The vampire Flash didn't know where he had gone, and now only Hal was left in the room.
Schiller poured him a glass of water, placed it by his bedside, and said, "I will suggest to Batman that he let Mary give Barry an order to listen to you until he is transformed back."
Hal showed a hesitant expression. His fingers were crossed and twisted tightly. He tentatively asked, "Does he have to be transformed back?"
"You don't want him to turn back into a human?"
"I'm just very worried." Hal showed a hint of sadness and said, "I know Barry very well. If he recovers, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept everything he has done."
"He can't accept that he hurt you."
"Not just that."
"But that must be the most important part." Schiller said, "Those memories of him hurting you and making you weak and painful will become a shadow over his life, whether you forgive him or not."
Hal was shaken even more severely. He said, "Yes, that's exactly what I'm most worried about. It would make it impossible for us to get along like before, never again."
"If you cannot accept the changes brought by moving forward, then perhaps staying in place is also a good choice."
"But that's not fair to Barry." Hal's fingers pinched tighter. He looked up at the ceiling and said, "I can't demand that of him. Being a vampire who can never walk in the sunlight and needs human blood to survive, this is really too..."
"The problems you mentioned all have solutions." Schiller's fingers moved slightly, then he said, "Gordon's daughter Barbara was able to hide from the Bat-family for decades by obtaining blood bags from the hospital and a special blood from an alien princess."
Hal suddenly changed the subject. He looked at Schiller and said, "I heard from Batman that you are also a psychologist."
"Not very experienced."
"I can tell, because psychologists usually don't say such biased things."
"If I were truly biased, you wouldn't be able to tell."
Hal didn't refute this. After thinking seriously for a moment, he said, "But we still need a normal Flash. Batman will never trust a vampire."
"Then go to the past and find one; Batman can do that." Schiller stood up, adjusted the angle of Hal's bed, and said, "You have to believe that you only need to make choices about yourself, about the two of you. As for Batman, he will handle everything himself."
"I don't want to add extra pressure to him; he already has enough to deal with. But regarding Barry, I still think that if I don't let him change back because I'm worried about our relationship deteriorating, that would be very selfish."
"You aren't stopping him from changing back; you are just letting him make his own decision." Schiller said.
"But he is a vampire now; he definitely won't want to change back!"
"Then you are just respecting your friend's wishes."
"I know I can't fool myself."
Schiller shook his head and said, "The fact that you are here discussing this with me shows that you have a full desire to deceive yourself, you just can't find a reason that can convince you."
"Can't you convince me?"
"I'm sorry, I can't. But if you want, perhaps you can go ask the normal Flash. Wasn't the decision made by the past him also his decision?"
Hal fell silent, but Schiller knew he had already made up his mind, and he was also very clear about what decision the normal Flash would make.
As soon as Schiller walked out of the hospital room, he saw a petite figure standing at the end of the corridor.
Schiller hadn't actually met this girl, but from the style of her uniform, he could tell she was Zan's sister, the other half of the Wonder Twins.
"Um, hello." Janna gave him a smile and asked, "Was it you who controlled my brother's body before?"
Schiller gave her a smile and said, "I'm sorry, but you were deceived by Constantine. It wasn't me who controlled your brother's body, or rather, it was another me."
But thinking about it, with a large enough population base, there will always be a few natural psychopaths. And because the superheroes guarding this city are almost completely unable to deal with such people, their living conditions are much better than in places like Gotham and Metropolis.
Janna finally found Moonlight Schiller at Wayne Manor. Well, as soon as she saw him, Janna was certain that he was the one who had played her brother that day. She rushed up and gave Moonlight Schiller a hug, then said, "You are much taller than I imagined. Thank you for that day. If my brother had really gone on a rampage at the Justice League headquarters, things would have been many times worse than they are now."
Moonlight Schiller shook his head, but still reached out and patted Janna's back gently. Khonshu stood at an angle only Moonlight Schiller could see and mouthed something to him.
"Really not considering the Hippo Goddess's proposal?"
End of Chapter
