Chapter 3872
"Then hurry up," Green Lantern frowned, "The war situation here is very intense. It took two days and two nights to take this sector, just the paperwork is enough to crush me..."
"Hey, buddy, did your brain short-circuit?" Flash ran over and said, "Batman is right here, why don't you just hand over any paperwork to him. Guaranteed to be much stronger than any smart terminal of yours."
Green Lantern just wanted to find a reason to shirk. Because he knew Batman was unlikely to agree. At the beginning of the war, Batman used that terrifying oppressive force to force him to go to the front line to make military exploits, then return to the Green Lantern headquarters to fight for power, and then climb up step by step in the Lantern Corps, using the identity of a war hero to reach today's position.
At that time, Green Lantern was still very dependent on Batman. If he had any problems he couldn't understand, he would come to ask him. Batman's answer was always: "Hal, you have to do this yourself."
Now he almost understood everything, including why Batman wanted him to do so. Or rather, war was not the culprit for his haggardness. Realizing how much responsibility he should have shouldered, but finding that he had failed to shoulder it in time, made Hal Jordan sleepless at night.
Although there was also a lot of work he couldn't handle now, he didn't want to push anything to Batman at all. If it weren't for being really too busy, he even wanted to take on some work to make up for his guilt.
Just when Green Lantern was about to grab the chance to say the words of refusal, Batman nodded and said: "Recently, my focus will be on the cosmic war. Give me any work you urgently need to handle or can't finish, absolutely no delay."
Green Lantern's stomach full of words was blocked back. He was a bit shocked and a bit aggrieved, but in the end said nothing.
Fortunately, the main members of the Justice League gathered together, everyone said a word, and finally let the atmosphere not be awkwardly silent.
"You said you wanted to talk about another world? Did you gain anything?" Wonder Woman asked first, "Of course it doesn't matter if you didn't. Anyway, it was just trying magic and such, even I can't figure it out..."
"There are some gains," the main universe Batman nodded and said, "Let me make a long story short—we need a windfall."
"Isn't that a bit too short?" Flash couldn't help saying, "You should talk about your school experience first, then talk about the differences in other universes, describe different magic theories, and then draw similar conclusions."
"Batman, I know our time is precious during the war, but you can't omit the cause and effect, right?" Superman said, "We aren't that urgent, you talk slowly."
"No need," the main universe Batman shook his head, "This is not the result in the cause and effect, but the premise in the cause and effect. Without a windfall of energy that doesn't require paying a price, talking about more magic theories is useless."
Although Wonder Woman said she couldn't figure out magic, she was the closest to magic among everyone after all. She reacted fastest to what Batman wanted to do: "Rob a gun, then use this gun to rob money, then use the money to buy more guns?"
The main universe Batman nodded lightly.
"Rob? That's not good, right?" Flash seemed to imagine some terrifying scenes, "We are the Justice League, we can't do this kind of thing."
"We can," the main universe Batman looked at him and said, "Anyway, we aren't robbing humans. I don't want face, so I'll rob."
Everyone fell silent. Batman had said it to this point, how could they refute?
"Originally my target was Mount Olympus," the main universe Batman said. Wonder Woman widened her eyes, but the main universe Batman quickly made a gesture to stop and said: "However, I remember you mentioned to me that some unstable things are sealed on Mount Olympus. If they are rashly eradicated, those things will run out, and we really don't have time to catch them."
"Then I considered the Speed Force," the main universe Batman looked at Flash. Flash shivered, stuttering: "But, but the Speed Force can't be used to use magic, right?"
"I tested it and found it really doesn't work," the main universe Batman shook his head, "I originally built a very beautiful running wheel for you."
Flash shrank his neck and didn't speak. He felt that the current Batman was very scary, even scarier than when he scolded them with a gloomy face. Listen to this—"I originally built a very beautiful running wheel for you", it wouldn't be strange if it were said by the Joker one day.
"And Krypton," the main universe Batman looked at Superman.
Superman couldn't help pointing at himself with his finger: "Me?"
Then he really thought about it seriously and said: "If you can really extract my energy, it's not impossible. But it seems a bit difficult. And my power mainly comes from the sun, why don't you just draw the sun directly?"
"Just one of you isn't enough, so I gave up too," the main universe Batman said, "Now there is only one way left."
"What?" Everyone looked at him together.
"Now the two sides fighting in the universe must have one side become our nourishment," the main universe Batman tapped the table lightly with his hand, but it sounded like thunder in the ears of others.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple," Aquaman frowned, "Darkseid is indeed too strong, even if we try our best to help the Lantern Corps, at most we can only beat Darkseid back home. Apokolips is an independent domain, Darkseid is a god there. I'm afraid we can't completely eliminate him."
"So we don't eliminate him," the main universe Batman looked around at everyone and said.
At first, others didn't react, but soon they widened their eyes. Superman said: "You wouldn't want to eliminate the Lantern Corps, right?! This is absolutely impossible, Batman! Although they indeed have a lot of energy and some places don't do well, their existence is a deterrent. Let those civilizations in the starting stage not be easily eliminated by higher civilizations. What's more, Hal is in the Green Lantern Corps! You can't eliminate him together, right?"
Everyone looked at the holographic projection of Green Lantern. But what made them feel a bit shocked was that Green Lantern, who was suspected of being targeted by Batman, didn't oppose and rebuke Batman very angrily as before. The expression on his face was very complex.
"If you want it, then come," Green Lantern finally said, "At least I can guarantee I won't resist."
The atmosphere in the meeting room finally fell silent. Superman clenched his fists and wanted to say something, Wonder Woman also wanted to speak but stopped.
But at this time the main universe Batman shook his head: "Hal, I helped you sit in a high position, not to eliminate you at this time. Or rather, you and the Green Lantern Corps added together aren't enough, plus the Yellow Lantern Corps isn't enough."
The Green Lantern in the holographic projection seemed shocked by Batman's ambition. But he soon thought of something. The muscles on his arms began to tighten gradually, and his lips were also trembling a bit.
The main universe Batman gradually leaned his body forward. Although it was just a holographic projection in front of him, and they were far apart, Green Lantern still spent almost all his courage to endure not stepping back.
"Hal, I let you fight for the power and status you deserve, because only when you stand high enough can you see clearly what is truly beneficial to cosmic peace. And what, is the real drag. Tell me, do you know now?"
Green Lantern's Adam's apple began to slide up and down frantically. Flash couldn't bear it, he pushed the main universe Batman. But the main universe Batman didn't move his gaze. The pressure increased with the passage of time, like a pot of water being heated to the boiling point by flames.
Finally, he closed his eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Universe, Guardians..."
"Who?" The main universe Batman asked.
"The discoverers of the emotional spectrum and the builders of the Lantern Corps—the Guardians of the Universe."
"Who?"
"Guardians of the Universe..."
"Who?"
"Guardians of the Universe!!!" Green Lantern let out a deafening roar. He shouted loudly with red eyes: "The fucking Guardians of the Universe who are directing this war, but don't care about the lives of the Lanterns at all, nor do they care about the lives of all things in any sector!!!"
Then Green Lantern realized his gaffe. He panted a few times, his figure swayed, his hands supported on the table, turned his head away and said: "The casualties caused by his wrong command are more than all the sacrifices in the war before. War always kills people, but the most unacceptable death is that they could have lived..."
His right fist hammered the table forcefully: "Just in the war two days ago, the Supreme Lantern Corps just established by the Guardians of the Universe conveyed the wrong order to hold on, causing 23 Green Lanterns to be buried in the Parademon army because of delaying the timing of retreat! And this is just because they wanted to express dissatisfaction with my failure to report to the headquarters in time!"
"I remember Adrie, he came from sector 16, the only superpower on their planet. He has always been very proud of his identity. And Hati, he was from sector 78, reported for duty just a month ago. Polia, the planet guardian of sector 36, he could have not come to participate in the war..."
"Now they are all, all dead," Green Lantern clenched his fists tightly, "But I know this is not my fault. Even if I return to the headquarters to bow to them, they won't let me and my subordinates go. They are just a group of parasites on the emotional spectrum! Anyone can do better than them!"
"I'm sad that if I realized this before, I wouldn't even have the initial hypocrisy and compromise. I might have had a chance to save them..."
Green Lantern covered his mouth, his body suddenly swayed to the side, breaking away from the projection. Several people in the meeting room shouted together: "Hal!"
Superman was in a hurry to fly out, Flash ran away directly. Not long after, Flash came back, looking frustrated, drooping his head and saying: "Hal is fine, he just doesn't want to see me. He... he sounded very sad..."
Wonder Woman also hammered the table and said: "When sector 98 retreated before, I felt something was wrong. But I thought it might be that their Lantern Corps internal coordination wasn't good, who knew there was a traitor dragging their feet! In the Amazon, such bastards who deliberately kill their compatriots would be skinned and hung on the fire to roast!"
Green Arrow sighed and said: "I'm not trying to absolve them either. But after all, they discovered the emotional spectrum and built the Lantern furnace, the Lantern Corps is too deeply controlled by them. What can we do?"
"Wait," Cyborg suddenly said, "Usually there is no way. But isn't there Darkseid? You forgot that two months ago Parademons almost stabbed a knife into the abdomen of the Lantern Corps? That Desaad led the team himself, almost hitting sector 4. Darkseid hasn't personally conquered yet."
Several people looked at each other. Superman couldn't help saying: "Are we going to cooperate with Darkseid?"
Then he turned to look at the main universe Batman, hoping that the other party could give a negative answer. But the main universe Batman nodded and said: "Not only will we cooperate with Darkseid, but we will also make him willingly cooperate with us."
End of Chapter
