Chapter 3995: MU: The Super-Body Event (86)

After less than a fraction of a second in the real world, the main universe Lei Shen regained consciousness. He first let out a long sigh, complaining about the inhuman torture he had suffered in the mental world. But soon, the desire for victory took the upper hand. He immediately followed the method taught to him by Professor X, slowly concentrating his focus and guiding his divine power to construct a shield on the outer layer of his mental world.

The main universe Martian Manhunter in the Green Lantern ship soon furrowed his brows. Hal looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The intrusion is starting to become difficult," the main universe Martian Manhunter said. His brows were tightly knitted, as if he were querying something. After a long while, he shook his head and said, "He is using divine power to defend his own mental world. But this is not his combat style; there must be an expert guiding him from behind."

"It must be Professor X who made a move," Hal said. "However, he should have been able to attack you directly to protect Lei Shen. Why didn't he do that?"

The main universe Martian Manhunter pondered for a moment, then said, "This is the better way. Only when Lei Shen learns how to resist psychic intrusion can he focus on offense rather than defense at the critical moment when Professor X's power is needed."

"If he attacks with all his might, what are the odds you can block it?"

"None at all, actually," the main universe Martian Manhunter shook his head again and said. "He is a specialist in psychic abilities; no one can surpass him in this regard. More importantly, I suspect they have a psychic ability amplifier. That thing must be ridiculously large and have high power. If it outputs at full capacity, even that shield layer on Apokolips might not be useful."

Hal's eyes widened instantly. One must know that they dared to launch such an all-out attack now because they were certain that Apokolips was a safe rear base where they could retreat to resupply at any time. But if even Apokolips was no longer safe, where were they supposed to go for repairs?

"Don't worry, Batman definitely has a backup plan," the main universe Martian Manhunter said. "After that retreat, the Flash from your universe hasn't appeared again. I suspect Batman might have sent him to execute some reconnaissance and destruction missions; it might even be targeted at the mutants."

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything; once he did, Hal's heart rose again. He said, "But Barry is still very young; he has only been interning for a short while, and mutants are particularly dangerous. Can he really do it?"

"The Flash from your universe is different from those in other universes. Not only are his abilities somewhat different, but he is also very mature in his mindset. If the mission is far beyond his capability, he won't go to his death. Rest assured."

Hal was not reassured at all. It would be fine if it weren't the Barry from his universe, but if it were Barry, it would be exactly like throwing an ignited nuclear bomb into a group of nuclear bombs. Barry himself might not even be able to fully control that kind of power; letting him deal with mutants really makes one fear the universe is too stable.

"Fire!" Hal ordered again. "Conduct another round of fire suppression, force those ordinary Asgardians back, and win more tactical space for our teammates!"

The Green Lantern fleet immediately opened fire again. Countless energies began to impact the battlefield; even the Asgardians had to avoid its edge. They retreated slightly, but Lei Shen was unwilling to back down.

"Where are the mages?!" the main universe Lei Shen began to roar again. "The essence of a counter-encirclement is a damn pincer attack from inside and outside; if the people inside don't strike outward, we won't be able to push in at all!"

"Don't count on the mages." A voice appeared beside the main universe Lei Shen's ear. With a flash of light, Loki appeared at his side, spun the staff in his hand, and said, "That bunch of trash should have fallen in the first round of artillery fire. I will attack from the inside out with His Majesty the God King later; that is when the true counter-encirclement begins."

"You are truly crazy!" the main universe Lei Shen stared at the young girl in front of him and said. "Your brother is crazy too! It wasn't enough for him to go alone, he actually had to bring you along. I dare say, when you go back, Frigga will break his legs!"

"Don't judge others by your own narrow standards." Loki glanced at him lightly and then disappeared again.

Lei Shen took a light breath, just about to say something, when he suddenly realized: they were currently on a battlefield filled with artillery fire. When Loki appeared just now, the Green Lantern fleet's second volley hadn't ended yet. How did she get in?

One must know that when facing the first volley earlier, the entire space was full of energy turbulence, and the mages couldn't open stable portals, otherwise they would have run away long ago.

This must be Batman's tactic. They dared to come and catch such agile mages because they were certain that the saturation attack of Green Lantern energy could completely disrupt the energy field, destroy all other energy and squeeze it to the edges, artificially creating an energy-free zone, leaving the mages with nowhere to run. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used this tactic at all.

And the effect was indeed good. Green Lantern energy is the most stable energy in the emotional spectrum, which is also the main reason why the Green Lantern Corps is significantly larger than other corps. Compared to the ragtag energy the mages borrowed from who knows where, this unified energy is very easy to use to create energy fields, thereby expelling other energy. If the energy level or energy is not significantly higher by a grade, it is even possible to be completely extinguished. It can be said that the Green Lanterns win by being well-trained, and the mages lose by being a scattered mob.

Thinking of this, the main universe Lei Shen raised his hammer again and shouted: "Everyone listen to my command! Continue to push forward! Push forward at all costs!!!"

The several Lei Shen's around hesitated and turned to look, but seeing the main universe Lei Shen's firm expression, they still gripped their hammers tightly and charged forward fiercely against the artillery fire.

This would greatly increase the consumption of their divine power and might even cause them to be injured, trading injury for injury with the opponent. But the main universe Lei Shen knew very well that in a counter-encirclement tactic, the window of opportunity for an inside-outside joint attack to crush the opponent's formation is very short. If the internal explosion happens while the external front line hasn't pushed in, then this battle will definitely be lost.

"Asgard never fears sacrifice." The main universe Lei Shen brought down another lightning strike and roared, "Long live the All-Father!" Then he jumped fiercely into the Green Lantern energy field.

He first swung his hammer to knock Wonder Woman flying, then smashed open the thunder barrier created by Shazam, followed by fighting three enemies at once, knocking two away with an all-out charge, and was then hit in the waist by a Green Lantern energy laser and sent flying.

The main universe Lei Shen groaned, but seeing the approaching Lasso of Truth, he rolled again, dodged Wonder Woman's attack, and threw Mjolnir in that direction.

The war hammer carrying the power of thunder hit Wonder Woman head-on, making her stagger. Wonder Woman's shield was also bottoming out, and her body was paralyzed by the thunder.

The main universe Lei Shen climbed up and rushed over, punched her flying, picked up his hammer, and then lunged to the left to dodge the gunner's attack, followed by throwing Mjolnir with all his might toward the nearest Green Lantern ship. The hammer smashed through the muzzle directly, causing a laser that hadn't been fired yet to explode in the barrel, and the Green Lanterns inside were shaken quite badly.

The main universe Lei Shen seemed to have suddenly discovered something, and he shouted again: "Everyone, switch fire to the ships! The power of thunder can disrupt the stability of Green Lantern energy! Take out the ships first!!!"

He thought that since Loki could come and go freely on such a battlefield, she must know the situation here. She could completely decide when to bloom from the center based on the situation on the front battlefield; it should be them cooperating with him. So even if it took time to dismantle the ships, it shouldn't lead to a failure in cooperation.

Moreover, these ships were a big problem; if they weren't dismantled, the front line would be hard to push in, and even if it were pushed in, they would be ambushed from behind, and then it would become a counter-encirclement of the counter-encirclement.

The other Lei Shen's and Asgardians didn't hesitate and immediately began throwing weapons at the Green Lantern fleet; those close by simply jumped onto the ship's side and smashed fiercely. That brute force of the Aesir shook the Green Lanterns and Martian Manhunter inside the ships quite badly.

"Abandon the ships." Hal said while flying out of the ship. "Recycle the energy and engage them in a head-on decisive battle. Can't let them push forward anymore!"

The Green Lanterns didn't hesitate at all; when the Asgardians were about to break the ships, they directly dismantled the ships, recycled all the Green Lantern energy into their bodies, and then relied on the energy advantage to continue entangling with the Asgardians.

"Damn it." The main universe Lei Shen cursed, because he had already discovered that the opponent was not just normally well-trained; this was definitely a regular army, and the kind of elite troops that had been through hundreds of battles. Asgard had truly met its match today!

In reality, there are too few regular armies among superheroes; most of them fight on their own and don't understand cooperation at all. Even if they are barely assembled, they each fight their own way, and their reaction speed to orders is also very slow, occasionally even questioning the commander.

Just like Wonder Woman in the field right now, it looks like a team, but in reality, they are completely fighting their own way. Although they occasionally help each other, there is no systematic tactical cover at all. That commander obviously cannot command them; strictly speaking, he can only give major orders to attack or retreat, with no room for micro-management.

And on his side, he only brought Asgardians when he came; although they are not the elite troops of the central universe, just ordinary troops, they can fully achieve strict obedience and unconditionally follow the commander's orders.

The main universe Lei Shen originally thought this would be an advantage, but he didn't expect to run into the opponent's regular army. And looking at it, the opponent was also used to cosmic wars. After the cooperation advantage no longer existed, they could only attack head-on.

"All units, follow my orders!" The Lei Shen of the main universe held Mjolnir high, "For the All-Father, for Asgard! Advance!!!"

The Asgardians launched another round of attacks, which was also their last chance, because by now, everyone's divine power was running low.

However, the situation was not optimistic, because the Green Lantern Corps decisively abandoned the ships, allowing the energy to flow back into themselves, resulting in them still being at full power now, completely forming an energy suppression. Hal's defense was also airtight, and the front line couldn't advance even an inch.

The main universe Lei Shen saw it in his eyes and felt anxious in his heart; it could be said that he was cursing while fighting. That shitty commander on the other side, energy suppression, great situation, yet didn't move half a step forward; truly a thousand-year-old tortoise. If he's so good at enduring, why doesn't he go be the US President?!

Another hammer swing, and the main universe Lei Shen clearly felt his arm losing strength. His divine power had bottomed out long ago, and currently, he was relying entirely on his god-race body to hold on.

But just at this moment, that annoying Martian Manhunter stabbed over with a sword again. The main universe Lei Shen's vision went black instantly; without the resistance of divine power, and being in a state of anxiety and irritability, he fell directly into the Martian Manhunter's trap, almost losing consciousness immediately.

"Damn it." The main universe Lei Shen cursed. He exhausted all his willpower to keep his eyelids open for one more second.

But it was this very second that allowed him to see the infinite, boundless light spreading from the center of the battlefield. ===== CHAPTER 3996 =====