bacchusnovels Chapter 361 What Happened to the Green Lantern Corps?
Chapter 361 What Happened to the Green Lantern Corps?
Chapter 361 What Happened to the Green Lantern Corps? (Foreshadowing from Chapter 240)
"It all started that night..."
Han said angrily, "After I finished dealing with a Zerg attack on Reach, I escorted the prisoners back to Oa, and then I received orders from the Guardians to assemble the Green Lantern Force to attack Sinestro."
(Note: Yes, the 2nd sector managed by Han Nu is also the sector where the infamous Reach [the creator of the Blue Beetle and the Green Lantern Guardian's mortal enemy] resides. However, according to the agreement between the Reach and the Guardians, the Green Lantern can operate within the reasonable boundaries of the 2nd sector.)
"I know that," Chen Tao said.
"?" Han Nu looked at him, puzzled.
What do you know?
"I see... Sinestro invited Hal Jordan to his home planet, Kruga, intending to teach him what the real way to manage a planet is."
Chen Tao stroked his chin, recalling Sinestro's original words from the comics, completely unaware that he was now appearing somewhat rambling:
"Sinestro's original words were 'What can the Lamp Ring do?' But in reality, no matter how Sinestro tries to whitewash his actions, his way of managing the planet is actually a combination of oppressive rule and bloody dictatorship. He even listens to everyone's heartbeat, my God."
Chen Tao shook his head: "I originally thought I was the control freak."
"How do you know all this?" Han's angry question made Chen Tao realize that he had been acting a bit ahead of his time, but he waved his hand dismissively.
"This is my deduction. Do you even know what deduction is?"
Chen Tao spread his hands out to his left and right sides: "No one understands reasoning better than me!"
Then he gave an OK sign, stopping Han Nu from saying anything more:
"Stop talking nonsense, let me think about it some more..."
He stretched out one hand and waved it up and down:
"Hal Jordan, of course, didn't buy into that, and ended up getting involved with the resistance groups on his planet, directly rebelling against Sinestro on the spot."
"He participated in the rebellion of the entire planet. The reason why the rebellions on Planet Koru have repeatedly failed over the years is that no one has been able to defeat a powerful enemy like Sinestro. But with the addition of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, when Sinestro was entangled by Hal, the enraged people directly stormed his mansion. This violent chaos directly led to..."
Batman was rambling on and on, and Han opened his mouth in exasperation, not understanding for a moment who was interrogating whom.
A look of confusion crossed his rock-like face. He opened his mouth, unsure whether to continue.
His initial trust in the strange-looking alien wearing the hood, which he had developed because of the Green Light Ring, began to waver at this moment.
Is this really information that an ordinary Green Lantern could have access to?
However, Han Nu knew that even if he asked the other party how he obtained this information, the other party would not tell him, which made him somewhat anxious.
Normally, even if it were a fellow Green Lantern, Han Nu would have already pounced on them and questioned how they knew all this without being told. But now that the entire planet Oa has disappeared, Han Nu is extremely anxious. He is a mature Green Lantern and can distinguish between priorities. It is clear that now is not the time to investigate how the other party knew.
But Chen Tao stopped talking midway through his speech.
Han Nu blinked and stared blankly at Chen Tao.
Then Chen Tao slapped him on the rocky forehead: "Who's interrogating whom? Keep going!"
???
You stole my lines, and now you're blaming me for not saying them?
Han Nu took a deep breath and then said, "What you said is very comprehensive. After that, Hal Jordan was obviously no match for Sinestro, so he went back to OA to get reinforcements. Then the Guardians asked us to go out and defeat Sinestro."
"No, no, that's not what I want," Chen Tao said. "Did Hal Jordan's actions on Planet Coruga have any consequences? Is Sinestro's wife dead?"
He looked at Han Nu with anticipation.
For Sinestro, aside from his time as a dictator, the first half of his life was that of a standard Green Lantern.
He cherishes his comrades, upholds justice, and beats criminals in his jurisdiction to their knees in the style of a classic superhero. He ignores Green Lantern's order not to cross jurisdictions and has dinner with his brother-in-law, Abin Sue. When he is discovered, he curses at the little blue man and then threatens that if they do this again, he will rebel.
One of the key events that led to his descent into darkness and becoming a yellow light was the death of his wife, Arlene Sue, in the civil war on Planet Corgar, triggered by Hal Jordan, in the comic book history.
Arlene Sue is not only Sinestro's lover, but also Green Lantern Abin Sue's sister.
Although the couple frequently argued because Sinestro was too autocratic in governing his homeworld, he remained Sinestro's most beloved person.
(Note: Abin Sue is the Green Lantern who gave Hal the ring, the pinkish-purple alien, and Sinestro's mentor.)
Her death caused Senesto immense psychological trauma, and what was even more unacceptable to him was that Arlene Sue's death was not even entirely accidental, but rather more like a suicide that went with the flow.
Arlene Sue deliberately allowed herself to die at the hands of a mob, using her life to oppose Seneca's dictatorship. This severely provoked the future leader of the Yellow Lanterns and was one of the many factors that led to his later radicalized behavior.
To prevent Sinestro from becoming too ruthless after falling to the level of a yellow lantern, Chen Tao had previously given Green Lantern Hal a mud face, which was used to save Sinestro's wife's life from a mob at a crucial moment. (Note: Please see Chapter 240)
He was eager to see if his arrangements had achieved the desired effect.
Having already committed suicide by rushing into the mob before Arlene Sue, even if Arlene Sue still had suicidal thoughts at this point, would she still have the nerve to carry them out?
"Sinestro's wife? What does this have to do with Sinestro's wife?"
Han Nu was completely baffled by Chen Tao's question. He didn't know what Chen Tao had done to save Arlene Sue's life, and he felt utterly confused by the question.
"Sinestro's wife will be fine, of course. Even if the Green Lantern Corps defeats Sinestro, they won't do anything to his wife. After all, she's Abinsu's sister!"
"In short, what I learned at the time was that Sinestro defeated Hal and drove him off his planet, but his actions also violated the Green Lantern Corps' rules. The Guardians will not stand idly by. The Green Lantern Corps has rules. Sinestro used fear to control the entire planet, which is no different from cosmic pests like the Reach."
Han said angrily, "So everyone was mobilized to capture Seniston, including a large number of Green Lanterns who were still stationed in their own sectors."
Each Green Lantern in the Green Lantern Corps is responsible for a sector. They usually stay in their own sector and only come to the OA when the Green Lantern Corps needs to do something collectively, such as capturing Sinestro or attacking Darkseid.
"But I didn't go," Han said angrily. "The Zerg in my sector are causing quite a ruckus. Even though the Legion has a non-aggression pact with them, it doesn't mean I should ignore them. So I didn't go with them to fight them, but stayed in OA for a while."
Han angrily said, "I originally planned to throw the prisoner into the Green Lantern Corps' dungeon and then immediately return to my sector to continue my battle of wits with those bugs. But at that moment, the defenses of OA were weakened, and we were attacked by a Green Lantern who didn't belong to our legion. He claimed to be the Ring of Power, but in my opinion, he was just a puppet and slave completely controlled by the ring. His ring was clearly not made by OA; the Guardians wouldn't create such an evil thing—"
Chen Tao let out a chuckle. That's right, the ring on the Divine Power Ring wasn't made by Little Blue Man, but by the first Lantern Man. However, the things Little Blue Man would create later, like the Supreme Green Lantern or something, would be far more evil than a mere ring.
"If this enemy appeared at the Green Lantern Corps headquarters during normal times, it would be like the mafia appearing at the police station entrance; they would have to face an attack from at least several thousand Green Lanterns."
"But at that time all the elite troops were drawn away to deal with Seneca, so in the end only I and a few colleagues could go."
"If I'm not mistaken," Chen Tao said, "the Guardians of the Universe are sending you Green Lanterns, who stayed behind, out to fight the Divine Ring?"
"That's right." Han Nu nodded angrily. "On the entire planet Oa, we're the only Green Lanterns left who are still capable of fighting."
"so……"
Chen Tao looked at him and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Because we've been tricked by someone again."
Han Nu said somewhat sullenly, "We had just left OA Star when that madman called Divine Power Ring recklessly detonated one of his legs and one of his arms. Who knows how he did it? He poured a large amount of Green Lantern energy into the remains of his limbs and then created a world-destroying explosion."
Han said angrily, "Our five-man squad was wiped out in an instant. Apart from me, who was physically tougher due to my race and withstood the explosion, none of my comrades survived."
"If we go past five, we'll be wiped out..." Chen Tao muttered.
"What are you talking about?" Han asked angrily.
"It's nothing, you can continue."
"So I said I couldn't get any useful information from here," Han said angrily. "And then I had nothing more to say."
I was stunned by the shockwave of the explosion, and the Green Lantern Ring spontaneously sustained my life, allowing me to float silently in space. Then, that red-faced, fanged prisoner dragged me to this godforsaken place, and here you are, interrogating me.
He moved the chains binding him to Athocitas and said, "Even I, who experienced everything firsthand, don't know what happened. What can you possibly deduce from my description? Right now, we can only wait for the Green Lantern Corps members who captured Senestor to return before we can discuss how to bring Oa back."
Han Nu said, "Perhaps you don't know much about Ou'a Star, but moving that planet is almost impossible, at least not while the cosmic guardians are all there. So that planet must be in its original location, just sealed off by some kind of scientific technology..."
"I see."
Then Han Nu heard Batman's voice.
"I think there are at least two behind-the-scenes manipulators and one executor on the surface in this matter."
The alien with rock-like skin suddenly realized that he couldn't understand what the other person was saying.
How did you know?
He knew asking would be pointless, but he asked anyway, and unexpectedly received an answer:
"I just know, because I'm Batman!"
Such an answer was worse than no answer at all. After giving Han Nu a perfunctory reply, Chen Tao continued to immerse himself in his own reasoning.
"One of them is very likely the first Lantern Man. In the past, he was always trapped and could not even move a finger. But now he has the power ring from Earth-3. Although it is still weak, for the first time in billions of years, he suddenly has the ability to interfere with the outside world, just like Stephen Hawking with ALS was able to raise a flag. Although he can not move much, it is very important."
"???"
Han Nu had absolutely no idea who the first Lantern Knight was. He opened his mouth and made two silly "ah" sounds before finally asking the question:
"What? The first Genie?"
"The person who discovered the emotional spectrum. You don't actually think that using green light is an innate ability of the Little Blue Man, do you?"
Chen Tao explained, "He is an ally of the Guardians of the Universe, and is known as the First Legion by himself. He is the first weapon the Guardians of the Universe use to suppress the evil of the universe. The second is the Machine Hunter Legion, and the third is the Green Lantern Legion."
As he spoke, he stopped paying attention to Han Nu and began analyzing the situation on his own:
"Another likely candidate is Carona. As an exiled guardian of the universe, he has always wanted revenge on his comrades. Although he hasn't captured all nine tailed beasts yet... oops, seven lantern beasts, he certainly won't hesitate to add fuel to the fire and cause trouble for the Green Lantern Corps. Moreover, for him, the Yellow Lantern Corps' lantern beast Parallax has been imprisoned in the Green Lantern's central energy cell, which is clearly not in his interest."
But all of this is just speculation, a possible outcome that Chen Tao deduced from the comics. The actual situation is often much more complicated than his guesses.
"In fact, besides these two behind-the-scenes manipulators, there must have been another person in the open who connected these two completely unrelated people and jointly planned this whole operation. Who exactly is this person?"
Sinestro?
However, the only thing that can be confirmed is...
Han Nu was still hoping that the Green Lantern Corps members who went to capture Sinestro would return.
But if Chen Tao had orchestrated this attack on Ou Axing, none of those people would have returned.
(End of this chapter)