Chapter 264: The Resurrected and The Blackest NightArrives
"Ugh!"
William Hand glanced at Su Sheng and suddenly gagged, just like Scarface, the Guardian, before him, he gagged a few times and spat out a pool of black, viscous liquid.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!
Five black lights flew in all directions from the black, viscous substance.
Five Black Lantern Rings.
"I told you, you are the last light I will extinguish."
William Hand wiped the corner of his mouth, and darkness enveloped him again.
He watched Su Sheng while retreating.
"That's enough, you either run or vomit when you see me.
You think you can just show off and then run away? It's not that easy!"
Su Sheng was not surprised by Bane's resurrection, and he didn't bother with the other Black Lantern Rings flying away.
Although theoretically, the other Black Lantern Rings were no different from William Hand, he couldn't stand it when this guy tried to show off and then run away.
The darkness released by William Hand belonged to the light of the Black Lantern; other colored light energy was useless, somewhat like a cycle of mutual generation and destruction, and the Black Lantern could also devour the abilities of other colored lights.
Speed Force activated.
A Cham blue light flashed in Su Sheng's eyes.
"Infinite Stacking, Hundredfold!"
William Hand's heel was about to enter the darkness when he suddenly felt his body grabbed and involuntarily flew into the distance.
Bang!
William Hand slammed heavily onto the ground, slightly dazed.
He looked at Su Sheng, who was standing still and slowly getting up, and was stunned for a moment.
The next moment, darkness spread again.
Bang!
He was thrown out again.
William Hand was bewildered.
He didn't see or sense Su Sheng's movements, as if he hadn't moved from his spot.
But, but as soon as he had a thought to release darkness and leave, he would be thrown out.
William Hand tried again, disbelieving, but the result was being thrown out repeatedly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of crashing was crisp and heavy, and William Hand, like a bird in a cage, could never fly away.
Su Sheng stood still, watching William Hand with a playful expression, not even bothering with the Black Lantern Bane leaving.
Su Sheng noticed something amiss.
Although William Hand pretentiously said that Su Sheng was the last light he would extinguish, neither he nor Bane made a move against Su Sheng!
Under normal circumstances, Black Lanterns are symbols of Death, possessing corpses to steal their memories and abilities, appearing before those who remember them.
Because Black Lantern Rings cannot replenish energy from their source, they must devour the colored light energy of other Lantern Corps or consume the hearts of living beings to gain emotional energy, and this energy is also transmitted to the Black Lantern's main energy source.
Therefore, although Black Lantern members like to find their living friends and relatives, they would not let go of others, but William Hand and Bane had no intention of attacking Su Sheng, and even... were avoiding him.
What did this mean?
It meant they were afraid of Su Sheng!
William Hand, originally just an ordinary person, killed so many Green Lanterns after obtaining the Magic Wand.
Leaving aside his lack of understanding of his own strength, his courage alone would not allow him to be afraid of Su Sheng after becoming a Black Lantern.
Bane, let alone, Su Sheng didn't have so many abilities when he killed him.
Not to mention Bane's personality wouldn't be afraid, even if he would, this kind of mortal hatred couldn't be ignored, right?
So the only explanation Su Sheng could think of was that someone told them not to fight him.
This person might know that their abilities would be Copied if they fought him.
Who could this person be?
Scarface, the Guardian who gave William Hand the Black Lantern Ring? Or... the Black Lantern Corps's behind-the-scenes big boss, Black Death Emperor?
As Su Sheng thought, he repeatedly threw out William Hand, who wanted to leave.
At the same time, the five Black Lantern Rings that had flown away earlier seemed to have found their respective owners and begun their actions.
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Near the Kent Farm in Smallville, Kansas.
A Black Lantern Ring flew into a distant destination, an explosion sounded, the cemetery was blown open, and a person slowly crawled out.
"Oh, God... Jonathan, you..."
Martha Kent, hearing the explosion, got out of the car and gasped when she saw the person crawling out of the cemetery.
"I'm back, I've come... to get you."
Jonathan Kent said hoarsely and wickedly, and a black light suddenly rushed towards Martha Kent.
"No..."
Martha Kent's gasp abruptly stopped, and at the same time, a person quickly landed from the sky in the distance...
Superman!
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Central City, also a cemetery.
A red flash of lightning instantly ran to S.T.A.R. Labs, and Reverse-Flash, wearing a tattered and rotting black Reverse-Flash uniform, suddenly appeared in the lab.
"Harrison? No, Reverse... Reverse-Flash?"
The Flash Team was chatting when they were startled by the appearance of Reverse-Flash.
How did he resurrect?
...
Star City.
Queen Mansion.
Knocking sounds, bang, bang, bang, rang out, and Moira Queen, the mother of Green Arrow Oliver Queen and Thea Queen, called out a few times but didn't see the servant open the door, so she had to go herself.
Crack!
The door opened.
Moira Queen instinctively took a few steps back, her mouth wide open in disbelief as she looked at the person at the door.
"Robert, you... weren't you dead?"
...
In a certain deserted wilderness, dark ashes gradually swirled and gathered, and a man in armor with a goatee gradually appeared.
As this person appeared, Wonder Woman Diana, who was chasing Cheetah, instantly frowned.
"This feeling... it's like Ares? No, impossible, Ares has been dead for many years."
...
Coast City.
Cemetery.
Hal Jordan's body was quickly reburied after it was found, but he once again burst out of the ground.
This time.
Hal Jordan was resurrected!
Five Black Lantern Rings each chose a host to become a Black Lantern member, and the first target of these people was their own relatives.
Whether by coincidence or not, these individuals were not unknown extras; after becoming Black Lanternmembers, they began to target their closest relatives.
Blackest Night descended.
Chaos erupted everywhere, and several famous superheroes became busy fighting.
Some reacted in time to avoid disaster, while others faced even greater sorrow, adding insult to injury.
The dead resurrected, the living died.
Chapter 265: Your ability is limited, my ability… is infinite!
"Bang!"
William Hand was once again slammed to the ground, he had already lost count of how many times it had been.
Although each throw wasn't painful, the feeling of helpless anger infuriated him.
Su Sheng, with his Infinite Stacking speed, watched William Hand like an adult guarding a child, keeping him tightly under control.
"Run, keep running, aren't you good at running?"
Seeing William Hand's unyielding anger but unwillingness to attack, Su Sheng mocked, "You're still not willing to attack, even like this.
Your boss must be very afraid that I'll Copy the Black Lantern's ability.
Are you very angry?
After all, with so many Black Lanterns, why did I specifically target you, the first Black Lantern, a Black Lantern with self-awareness?
Everyone else can go unleash darkness, but you're stuck here, unable to leave."
"Very angry, aren't you?"
"Hit me!" Su Sheng walked up to William Hand with a smirk, sticking out his face and taunting, "Don't you dare? Coward!
You claim to know who you are, to know you're Black Hand?
Don't make people laugh.
Ultimately, you're nothing but a puppet in your boss's hands.
Self-awareness? What good is that?
You still have to obey, obediently…"
Too despicable!
Su Sheng's actions and taunts finally broke William Hand's patience; his rage seemed to burn away the last straw, and he completely lost his mind.
With a bestial roar, a black beam shot directly at Su Sheng.
Finally, he attacked.
The corners of Su Sheng's mouth curled up, and the moment William Hand targeted him, he Copied his ability.
The Black Lantern of Death.
Its ability was completely different from those of the Seven Lantern Corps.
The moment he Copied it, Su Sheng felt himself become more sensitive to Death; he could feel darkness, feel Death, and gained the ability to resurrect the dead.
Moreover, he could transform his own blood into black plasma to restore his injuries, even if he lost an arm or a leg, he could recover.
Bang!
The black beam struck Su Sheng's body and vanished.
Su Sheng looked down, smiled, and said, "It's useless.
I've already Copied the Black Lantern's ability.
With the same source of light, your attack won't harm me at all!"
"So what, you can't hurt me either!" William Handshouted in frustration.
He finally couldn't hold back and attacked.
"Haha, hahahaha…" Su Sheng laughed loudly.
"Are you stupid? I have more than just the Black Lantern's ability, and besides, your ability is limited, while mine… is infinite!"
Infinite Stacking, ten times.
Su Sheng's body instantly exuded the same darkness as William Hand, but both its range and expansion speed far surpassed William Hand's.
Although William Hand knew Su Sheng could Copyabilities, seeing this scene still shocked him immensely.
The next moment, darkness enveloped them, and William Hand instantly disappeared into the darkness.
William Hand wanted to manipulate the darkness to teleport away, but he suddenly discovered that the darkness, which he had previously controlled as easily as his own arm, no longer obeyed him.
He couldn't even move a single bit of it.
On the contrary, the darkness, which had once been comfortable and refreshing to him, now seemed to have turned against its master, beginning to violently backfire.
The excruciating pain was beyond description; he felt as if his body was being torn to pieces by the darkness, and he could feel his Black Lantern Ring being stripped away.
"No… no…"
"Don't…"
"Why, why are we both Black Lanterns, yet you can hurt me when I can't hurt you?
Isn't it… the same source of light…?"
William Hand's voice, filled with anger and unwillingness, echoed in the darkness before gradually fading into silence and stillness.
The darkness suddenly vanished, and the surroundings returned to brightness.
William Hand was gone, replaced by a chaotic mess of black flesh on the ground, completely unrecognizable from its original form.
Amidst the flesh, a Black Lantern Ring slowly floated up, attempting to fly away, but was suddenly struck by a scorching red beam of light.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle."
"Bang!"
The Black Lantern Ring exploded instantly.
Su Sheng's eyes returned to normal, and with a lift of his hand, he directly materialized a Black Lantern Ringand put it on.
Yellow Lantern, Green Lantern, Red Lantern, Indigo, Black Lantern.
One hand was fully adorned.
"Master!" Indigo suddenly appeared from the bracelet.
Su Sheng looked at Indigo, and saw that with a thought, Indigo's bracelet instantly displayed several virtual projections.
"I've intercepted and forwarded several calls for you.
The Black Lantern Rings that flew away earlier have resurrected several people, causing a lot of trouble," Indigo said, gesturing for Su Sheng to look.
Superman, Batman, Green Arrow and Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Carol Ferris were all fighting their respective battles.
Su Sheng recognized most of their Black Lantern corpse opponents: Bane, Ares, Reverse-Flash, and Hal Jordan.
Although he hadn't seen the remaining two, Su Shengcould guess their identities; they were likely Superman's adoptive father and Green Arrow's father, right?
"Has anyone died?" Su Sheng asked Indigo.
Indigo replied, "Only Green Arrow's mother, Moira Queen, was killed by the Black Lantern."
Superman rescued his adoptive mother, Martha.
Although his adoptive father's resurrection saddened him, he still acted decisively.
While he couldn't resolve it immediately, it didn't seem to pose much danger.
As for Batman's side, Black Lantern Bane went to find Talia but failed, then got entangled by Batman.
The situation wasn't great but was temporarily under control.
Wonder Woman Diana, needless to say, was originally pursuing Cheetah but shifted her target due to Ares's resurrection.
As the new God of War, Diana's strength had increased significantly, and Ares was no match for her, completely overwhelmed.
However, I thought the Black Lantern's unique nature made him very difficult to truly kill.
Although Carol Ferris was in some danger, with Harley Quinn, Katana, and Tianyan Society agents, she was temporarily fine.
Only Moira Queen in Star City died a rather unjust Death.
Now, Green Arrow and Birds of Prey are resisting, and even Black Arrow has gone to help.
"Where are Sinestro and the Blue Lanterns?" Su Shengasked again.
Indigo shook her head, "They shouldn't be on Earth anymore."
"So they've returned to Oa?
You stay on Earth and notify me immediately if anything happens.
I'll make a trip to Oa and try to Copy all the remaining Lantern Ring abilities at once," Su Sheng instructed, then vanished.
Chapter 266: Greed, Hope, and Love, I want them all!
Oa.
The headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps, one of the strongest defensive headquarters among the Seven Lantern Corps.
Even the most vicious beings in the universe wouldn't dare to act presumptuously here.
But at this moment, it was filled with smoke and war.
Numerous Green Lantern Corps bodies lay scattered on the ground, and various buildings nearby had become mere wreckage.
Not far away.
Several different lights flickered in mid-air.
Looking closely, one could clearly see Green LanternSinestro, Red Lantern Bleez, Orange Lantern Larfleeze, Yellow Lantern Kal-El, Blue Lantern Saint Walker, and Queen Aga'po of the Violet Lantern, or Star Sapphires, jointly attacking the Guardian Scarface.
Not long ago, after the Guardian Scarface bestowed the Black Lantern Ring upon William Hand, he returned to Oa and launched a surprise attack, imprisoning the other Guardians of the Universe.
He then engaged in fierce battles with other Green Lanterns.
Afterward, he clashed with these six Lantern members.
The reason why all six Lanterns were here was simple.
Because Saint Walker, the leader of the Blue Lantern Corps, whose Blue Lanterns represent hope and were created by former Green Lantern Corps Guardians Ganthet and Sayd, recruits members of high moral character, embodying a strong sense of asceticism.
Guardians Ganthet and Sayd were expelled because they knew of the coming of Blackest Night and wanted to prepare in advance, but their proposal was rejected by the other Guardians.
Thus, after creating the Blue Lantern Corps, they had ample time to prepare.
They believed Sinestro was the most likely to defeat the Black Lanterns and end the Blackest Night, which is why Saint Walker went to Earth to rescue Sinestro.
However, before going to Earth, he encountered Red Lantern Bleez, who sought revenge for her leader, and Larfleeze, the Orange Lantern representing greed.
After explaining the pros and cons, he persuaded them to go to Oa and join forces against the Black Lanterns.
At the same time, the Blue Lantern Corps had already contacted the Yellow and Violet Lantern Corps, and even the Qingdeng Tribe.
Unfortunately, the Qingdeng Tribe had become part of the Rainbow Corps and did not respond!
As an ancient and powerful race, the Guardians of the Universe were incredibly strong; Scarface seemed to effortlessly fight six Lantern Corps simultaneously.
"Whoosh!"
Su Sheng quietly appeared on Oa, and as soon as he arrived, he was drawn to the grand battle between the Guardians and the Six Lantern Corps.
"It's quite lively, and conveniently, everyone I'm looking for is here!"
Su Sheng's mood lifted as he curled his lips; the Orange, Blue, and Violet Lanterns were all here.
His gaze swept across the battlefield, first noticing the Violet Lantern.
The Violet Lantern's emotional power was love, and her sexy purple uniform was incredibly eye-catching even in the chaos.
Su Sheng didn't know much about the Violet Lantern, only that Carol Ferris had become a Violet Lantern, or Star Sapphire, and had a love-hate relationship with Hal Jordan.
Violet Lanterns could create purple crystals to imprison and brainwash enemies or to materialize weapons.
The Violet Lantern Ring could track the heartbeats of lovers and use them as navigation, which was even more powerful than mere tracking.
No wonder most Violet Lanterns were female, and although their emotional power was love, it seemed most of them were single, right?
After all, even if they were in love, how many men would want a Violet Lantern who could monitor and find them at any time as a partner?
However, the power of love was still great; if a loved one died, the Violet Lantern's power could revive the recently deceased.
Of course, this kind of revival was different from the Black Lanterns' resurrection; Black Lanterns were more like zombies even if they were 'alive'!
Su Sheng's gaze shifted to the Orange Lantern.
The Orange Lantern was very special.
The entire Orange Lantern Corps consisted of only one person: Larfleeze!
Orange represents greed, selfish and evil avarice, and when greed reaches a certain level, it becomes an extremely domineering possessiveness, which leads to the Orange Lantern Corps always being just one person, Larfleeze.
He eliminated all creatures who attempted to use Orange Lantern energy, causing them to lose their physical forms and become manifestations of Orange Lantern energy, serving as his subordinates.
It could be said that he alone represented the Orange Lantern Corps!
Larfleeze was extremely greedy, craving to possess all types of power rings, even harboring avarice for the Black Lantern Ring, which is why the Blue Lanterns encountered him on their way to Earth.
However, he agreed to help only because he proposed a condition: after defeating the Black Lanterns, he demanded that one Guardian become an Orange Lantern Guardian.
Although it served no great purpose, he simply wanted one because other Lantern Corps had Guardians.
If Su Sheng didn't have the Disciple's ability and had to choose among the Seven Lantern Rings, he would choose the Orange Lantern.
Greed.
In this regard, he could unleash more powerful abilities than with other emotions!
Su Sheng was also very greedy now, but perhaps not as intensely so.
He only coveted what he liked and was interested in.
The Blue Lantern Corps' emotional power was hope; its bearers would never give up hope and would always encourage others in adversity.
Its ability was also very interesting, much like a support or a healer; it could influence the bearers of other power rings, manifesting things that soothe the minds of others.
Around a Blue Lantern user, Red Lanterns would become calm and no longer angry, and Orange Lanterns would become less hungry and greedy.
Blue Lanterns could also nullify Yellow Lantern energy and double Green Lantern energy.
Near a Green Lantern, objects materialized by a Blue Lantern would gain tangibility and could form barriers, and so on; without a Green Lantern, these functions would not exist.
Because hope without willpower accomplishes nothing.
Simply put, hope without strong willpower is useless, so Green Lanterns plus Blue Lanterns should be the strongest two-person combination among the Seven Lantern Corps.
"Which one should I start with?" Su Sheng's gaze scanned the Orange, Blue, and Violet Lanterns, finally settling on the Orange Lantern.
Looking at Larfleeze with his strange head, Su Shengleaped and flew over.
Boom!
The immense whoosh instantly made those in battle turn their heads.
"It's him!"
"Su Sheng, the Earthling."
"He can Copy the power of the Lantern Rings; the Qingdeng Tribe has already pledged allegiance to him," Sinestro recognized Su Sheng at a glance and shouted loudly.
"Excellent! If he possesses the power of the Qingdeng, we can defeat the Guardians and defeat the Black Lanterns!" Blue Lantern Saint Walker said, full of hope.
"Hmph, I'm afraid it's not as good as you think; he... anyway, be careful." As Sinestro's words fell, the flying Su Sheng directly materialized a giant fist with four-colored ring light and smashed it towards them!
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Ps: The Lantern Corps storyline might not be very familiar to most casual DC fans, so since my performance has slightly declined these past few days, I will speed up the plot.
Chapter 267: Seven Colors Gather in Rainbow Light, One Kick Shatters Half a Planet
The giant fist materialized by the four-colored ring light directly slammed over.
The Six Lantern Corps, having been warned by Sinestro, were prepared and each released their abilities to resist.
Bang!
The four-colored ring light collided with the six-colored ring light, creating a massive impact.
After neutralizing each other, the powerful shockwave instantly shattered the previously gathered Six Lantern Corps, scattering them in all directions.
"How is that possible? Six lights, six lights couldn't block four lights?" Someone shouted in astonished disbelief.
"You killed Atrocitus!" Red Lantern Bleez roared in fury and charged towards Su Sheng.
A pair of massive wings flapped behind her, bringing her before Su Sheng in an instant.
"Get out of my way, you're not who I'm looking for!" Su Sheng's gaze seemed to pierce through Bleez, staring at the Orange Lantern not far away, and directly met her charge.
Whoosh!
Bleez actually passed through Su Sheng's body, which made her freeze and stop instantly, turning to look.
As if nothing had happened, Su Sheng rapidly rushed towards the Orange Lantern.
"This..." Bleez paused, then chased after him again, while the others also reacted and attacked.
In an instant, the treatment that Guardian Scarface had been enjoying was now directed at Su Sheng.
Green, Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, and Violet—six colors of energy simultaneously bombarded Su Sheng from all directions.
Su Sheng smiled.
He had originally planned to take them on one by one, but now, it was a clean sweep!
Copy, Copy, Copy!
In an instant, Su Sheng Copied the abilities of the Orange Lantern, Blue Lantern, and Violet Lantern entirely.
At the same time, the energy of the Six Lantern Corps was already at close range.
Boom!
Su Sheng was hit, and smoke instantly billowed out.
"Continue!"
Sinestro roared, not stopping at all; the Lantern Ring energy continued to pour out, blasting furiously.
The others hesitated slightly at the sight, but since Sinestro was so cautious, there must be a reason, so for a time, the attacks did not cease; the Six Lantern Corps, six colors of light energy, continuously bombarded.
The explosion's smoke grew larger and thicker.
Not far away, Guardian Scarface, who was supposed to be in the fight, was stunned.
What was going on?
Weren't you supposed to be dealing with me?
How did you start fighting Su Sheng?
And when you fought me just now, you weren't nearly this ruthless, were you?
Guardian Scarface frowned slightly, looking at the center of the explosive smoke.
The smoke was too thick, and there were too many attacks for him to clearly see Su Sheng's situation.
But this kind of attack shouldn't be enough to kill him, right?
If he was still alive, and if he Copied the abilities of other Lantern Rings, then his threat to the Black Lanterns would be too great.
Thinking this, Guardian Scarface actually raised his hand and released energy, striking towards Su Sheng as well.
Well, then!
The two groups, who had just been hostile to each other, actually joined forces, wanting to kill Su Sheng as a common enemy!
The Guardian's involvement also surprised the Six Lantern Corps, but they quickly realized that even the Guardian must perceive Su Sheng as dangerous, which is why they would join forces now!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions echoed non-stop, and the attacks continued for more than ten minutes.
Attacks of this intensity were enough to destroy a planet!
Gradually, gradually.
Their attacks slowed down, and they stared at the center of the explosion, breathing heavily, somewhat exhausted.
"He... must be dead, right?"
Sinestro materialized a giant fan-like object and waved it vigorously, instantly dispersing the lingering smoke.
Wind!
He blew hard.
As the smoke cleared, everyone's eyes widened.
Rainbow... rainbow... colored?
In mid-air, a circular barrier of rainbow-colored light protected Su Sheng.
Su Sheng stood with his arms crossed, a faint smile on his lips, and three more Lantern Rings on his hand, which were orange, blue, and violet.
With the seven Lantern Rings gathered, the seven colors of light energy transformed into a rainbow, protecting Su Sheng and blocking the continuous attacks from the Six Lantern Corps and the Guardian Scarface. He... was completely unharmed, not even a single hair or a corner of his clothes was disheveled.
"This, this is impossible..."
"You actually gathered all seven colors of light!"
Sinestro and the others shouted in shock, when suddenly a blue light whistled away.
Saint Walker plummeted from the sky with a scream, fortunately caught by a crystal conjured by the Violet Lantern.
"My, my Lantern Ring..."
The Blue Lantern Ring was different from other Lantern Rings; once the wearer lost hope, the Blue Lantern Ring would abandon him and leave.
Facing Su Sheng, who was unharmed despite enduring such an attack, and facing the rainbow-colored light composed of seven colors, the Blue Lantern Saint Walker lost hope for a moment. In that brief instant, the Lantern Ring directly abandoned him.
"You're already despairing? Believe me, you don't even know what true despair is yet!"
Su Sheng waved his hand to remove the barrier and clenched his fist tightly.
Boom!
The rainbow-colored light transformed into energy and instantly surged outwards from Su Sheng as the center.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
The Six Lantern Corps, along with the Guardian, were directly sent flying, lying on the ground, injured, in all sorts of awkward positions.
They struggled to look up.
A rainbow appeared above Su Sheng's head and slowly descended with him.
As his toes touched the ground, Su Sheng landed steadily and chuckled softly, slowly raising his left foot: "This... is despair!"
His left foot fell and lightly stepped on the ground.
Boom!
An indescribably immense power crushed outwards. In an instant, just an instant, from the spot where Su Sheng's foot landed to the edge of the entire planet, it instantly collapsed!
It wasn't that it collapsed outwards from where Su Sheng stepped; rather, the entire left half of Oa was instantly crushed and pulverized.
One foot! Just one foot!
Su Sheng stomped away half a planet!
All the buildings on this side, the planet's core, and so on, were instantly crushed and vanished. The Green Lantern Crypt, the Service Hall, the Sector House, and other buildings on the left side of Oa instantly turned to dust, including the rather unlucky Queen Aga'po of the Violet Lantern, Saint Walker who lost his Blue Lantern Ring, and the Guardian, who happened to fall on the left side!
Gone.
All gone.
No matter how sturdy or powerful, everything turned to dust with that one stomp, not even an explosion occurred; it just silently vanished.
"Now this is something worth despairing over!" Su Sheng chuckled softly, looking at the remaining few people.
Green Lantern Sinestro, Red Lantern Bleez, Orange Lantern Larfleeze, and Yellow Lantern Karu-Sil, the four Lantern Ring wielders, were already dumbfounded. Sinestro, whose willpower was firm and who spanned both Green Lantern and Yellow Lantern in the comics, and was considered the most likely to defeat Black Lantern, seemed to have his will shattered. He stared blankly at the vanished half of Oa, his eyes empty and lifeless.
Chapter 268: Collecting the Seven Lantern Entities
Green Lantern Sinestro's expression was dull, his will shattered. Red Lantern Bleez's wings were retracted behind her, showing not a trace of anger. Yellow Lantern Karu-Sil, though a female alien with a beast-like mouth, at this moment gave no sense of fear, but rather one could feel her own terror.
Only Larfleeze, the Orange Lantern of Avarice, was neither despairing, nor fearful, nor angry. Instead, he stared intently at Su Sheng, the light of greed almost overflowing from his eyes.
The energy light of the seven-colored rainbow lit up around Su Sheng, and he slowly rose, flying towards a certain direction on the remaining half of Oa.
"He... he just left? He's not... not killing us?" Yellow Lantern Karu-Sil murmured, stunned.
"That's... the direction of the Central Power Battery. His target is the Lantern Entity!" Sinestro suddenly came to his senses and chased after him, but... it was too late!
As soon as he flew above the Central Power Battery building, he heard explosions and crumbling sounds. The building instantly collapsed, and immediately after, he saw Su Sheng flying out from inside, riding the rainbow light. Su Sheng flew away as if he hadn't even seen him. Sinestro was stunned and quickly descended into the ruins of the building.
He saw the damaged Central Power Battery but did not find the Lantern Entity Ion.
"Boom!"
A deafening flying sound came, and Su Sheng landed directly in front of Orange Lantern Larfleeze, lightly pointing his finger.
A rainbow-colored energy beam erupted from his fingertip, instantly piercing Orange Lantern Larfleeze's chest. His eyes still flickered with greedy light, but he suddenly fell to the ground.
Dead!
He was killed cleanly and directly, without even a chance to react.
Su Sheng walked over and took the Orange Lantern Ring from his hand, then turned to look at the Red Lantern and Yellow Lantern. The Yellow Lanternsuddenly took off his own ring.
"Here, here you go, don't, don't kill me!"
Su Sheng pouted and didn't even look; he had no interest in the Yellow Lantern Ring. He was interested in the Lantern Entities. He already had Parallax, so he naturally wasn't interested in any Yellow Lantern Ring.
Seven types of Lanterns, seven types of Lantern Entities.
He now had Parallax of the Yellow Lantern, Proselyte Octopus of the Indigo Lantern, and Ion of the Green Lantern. Since he had gathered all the Lantern Ring abilities, the Lantern Entities naturally couldn't be an exception. So, he took the Orange Lantern Ring to know the location of the Orange Lantern Entity.
I wonder if this counts as the influence of the emotion of greed?
"The Red Lantern's entity is called Blood Butcher Bull, right? Where is it?" Su Sheng asked Red Lantern Bleez.
"You want the entity?" Red Lantern Bleez reacted instantly.
"Never mind, I suppose it should be at your Red Lantern Corps headquarters. I'm too lazy to go myself. Can you go back now, bring the entity, and take it to Earth?"
"You, you wish."
The entity is a crucial asset to a Corps; losing it would significantly cripple the Corps' strength.
"Unwilling? It doesn't matter." Su Sheng paid no attention to Red Lantern Bleez's defiant attitude and raised his hand, unleashing a rainbow-colored light.
Bleez instantly retreated and spread her wings, simultaneously releasing a Red Lantern energy barrier to defend herself.
Pfft!
A piercing sound rang out, and the Red Lantern barrier, along with Bleez's heart, was pierced through.
"No, impossible…" Red Lantern Bleez looked at the wound on her body in disbelief. Her red lantern ringwas clearly still on her hand, so even if her heart was pierced, she shouldn't die. Why… why isn't the red lantern ring's power working?
Thud!
Bleez fell to the ground, and the red lantern ringdetached itself and quickly flew away.
Carol Ferris, standing nearby, trembled, not daring to make a sound.
The Orange Lantern and Yellow Lantern were instantly killed by a single blow from Su Sheng. With such power, she… how could she dare to move? This was the first time she hated the taste of fear so much.
"Tastes good." Su Sheng glanced at Carol Ferris, absorbing her fear emotion. At the same time, he materialized a Black Lantern Ring and threw it towards Bleez. The ring landed on her hand, and Bleez's wounds rapidly healed, bringing her back to life.
Bleez stared at herself in a daze.
"Black… Black Lantern…"
"My Black Lantern." Su Sheng said indifferently. "You can choose to be a Black Lantern with self-awareness or a Black Lantern zombie."
"You, you can even Copy the Black Lantern's abilities." Bleez looked at Su Sheng, trembling slightly in shock. She had already died once, so she knew what Death felt like.
Although she was technically dead now, in some sense, she was also alive. Was there even a choice between being alive and becoming a Black Lantern zombie?
Bleez sighed inwardly with a complex expression, and darkness appeared behind her. She vanished, hidden within the darkness.
After Bleez disappeared, Su Sheng also entered the darkness and vanished.
When Sinestro flew back, only Carol Ferris was sitting on the ground, holding the Yellow Lantern Ring. Sinestro wanted to ask something but found that Carol Ferris had already been terrified into a stupor by fear.
"Whew…"
"I am Sinestro, I am the greatest Green Lantern."
"I…"
Sinestro looked at Oa, which was only half-remaining. "I… will never surrender!"
After speaking, Sinestro suddenly took the Yellow Lantern Ring from Carol Ferris's hand. Carol Ferrislooked up and saw that Sinestro had actually put on the Yellow Lantern Ring as well.
Two, two rings?
The Guardian Scarface was dead, the Seven Lantern Corps were crippled, Oa was only half-remaining, and even the Green Lantern entity Ion was gone. They had intended for the Seven Lanterns to unite to deal with the Black Lantern and the Blackest Night, but instead, they were destroyed by Su Sheng.
Earth!
The crisis of the Blackest Night was still spreading. Although the first Black Lantern, William Hand, was dead, the darkness seemed to grow even stronger. Several major cities were in chaos, and the sky seemed to be gradually enveloped and swallowed, becoming gloomy.
"So satisfying!"
As soon as Su Sheng returned, he was attracted by the pervasive emotion of fear.
Squinting his eyes and wantonly absorbing this fear emotional energy, Su Sheng narrowed his eyes and directly sent a message to the members of the Rainbow Corps, telling them to bring back the Blue Lantern and Violet Lantern entities.
As for where to find the entities? Qing Nü would contact the others.
After giving his instructions, Su Sheng teleported onto the Disciple.
Inside the Disciple, Qiong Mu'en couldn't help but shiver when she saw Su Sheng. However, Su Shengignored Qiong Mu'en and directly activated the Discipleto fly into the sky above the United States, in the middle of several cities with Black Lanterns.
The Disciple hovered in the air, and Su Sheng got up and went to the collection room.
"Come with me."
Su Sheng said as he passed by Qiong Mu'en.
Chapter 269: I've Broken My Back for Your Show-Off
In the collection room.
After Su Sheng carefully placed the Green Lanternentity Ion, he turned and wrote a sign. Qiong Mu'en, timidly, took the photos under his direction and hung them up, then followed Su Sheng out.
"Do what you're good at."
Su Sheng said to Qiong Mu'en, then materialized a sofa and sat down, asking Gideon to display the Black Lantern battles in various locations.
Qiong Mu'en was stunned for a moment before realizing and hurriedly went to make Su Sheng a cup of coffee.
Several Black Lantern battlefields were simultaneously displayed. Batman proved what it meant for your grandpa to still be your grandpa. Although he was just an ordinary person, he was the first to deal with a Black Lantern, or rather, the first to discover how to solve the Black Lantern problem! Bane had broken his spine when he was alive and was then killed by Su Sheng. His Death, however, gave Batman a chance to get his revenge.
Not long after the engagement, Batman used his methods to remove the Black Lantern Ring, then a bomb directly sent Bane flying into the sky!
Batman communicated the methods of fighting the Black Lanterns one by one. Soon, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, and the Birds of Prey resolved their Black Lanterns in the same way. The only ones who hadn't dealt with their Black Lanterns yet were Flash's opponent, Reverse-Flash, and Harley Quinn and Carol Ferris, who hadn't yet dealt with Black LanternHal Jordan.
Su Sheng turned and took the coffee from Qiong Mu'en's hand, pulling her down to sit beside him. Sipping his coffee and lightly stroking Qiong Mu'en's leg, Su Sheng noticed that Flash's progress wasn't significant. Although he could now keep up with Reverse-Flash, it was very difficult to remove his Black Lantern Ring.
"Oh, Killer Frost is out?"
Just as Flash was at a loss, Caitlin Snow suddenly transformed. Even through the video, one could feel the chill.
The cold spread, and Reverse-Flash's feet instantly slipped. Flash took the opportunity to remove his ring.
Su Sheng turned to Harley Quinn's side and found that the battle had just ended. Harley Quinn had already removed Hal Jordan's ring, and poor Hal Jordan had died again. After dealing with the Black Lantern, Harley Quinn impatiently teleported away, likely to retrieve the Blue Lantern and Violet Lantern entities.
At this point, the Black Lantern crisis was resolved, and the previously gloomy sky seemed to gradually clear up.
Is the Blackest Night over?
Su Sheng clicked his tongue, a little disappointed. Where was Black Death Emperor? As the big boss, Black Death Emperor hadn't appeared yet.
"Ring, ring, ring."
The phone rang, and Su Sheng answered it casually; it was Carol Ferris calling.
The purpose of her call was clearly about the Black Lanterns and the Corps. Su Sheng said a few simple words, and hearing that the matter might be over, Carol Ferris breathed a sigh of relief. Not long after the call ended, the phone rang again; it was Felicity calling, and he couldn't not answer. So Su Sheng could only repeat the matter again and told Felicity to inform the others to avoid them asking him again.
Su Sheng was too lazy to deal with the follow-up matters. After absorbing all the fear energy, he took Qiong Mu'en back to the room to rest.
The night was uneventful.
The next day, Su Sheng became busy again.
First, Bleez, who had become a Black Lantern, returned with the Red Lantern beast, Blood Butcher Bull. Su Sheng, following the same pattern, placed it in the collection room and let Bleez do as she pleased. Then, Qing Nü and Harley Quinn also returned, each bringing back the Blue Lantern beast, Laira, and the Violet Lantern beast, Predator.
"You're collecting Lantern beasts? Then I'll put Parallaxin there too," Harley Quinn said with a giggle.
"Suit yourself," Su Sheng said, then directly teleported to the Orange Lantern Corps headquarters and retrieved the Orange Lantern beast, Lust Serpent.
In the collection room.
Seven drifting bottles were neatly arranged in a row; all seven Lantern beasts were here. This should be the most valuable collection in the collection room currently. It was a pity that Black Death Emperor hadn't appeared; otherwise, he could have collected him as well. Speaking of which, Black Death Emperor probably knew about his strength, just like Dr. Manhattan back then, and refused to appear easily, fearing his Copyability.
"What a coward, he's a top-tier expert, why is he such a coward!" Su Sheng pouted and casually tossed Sinestro's Green Lantern ring to Harley Quinn. "Give this ring to that Green Lantern and have him heal Batgirl."
"Okay," Harley Quinn obediently replied and left.
Harley Quinn returned that night. Batgirl's injuries were completely healed, and she even called to express her gratitude. Su Sheng was not very interested; Black Death Emperor's non-appearance made him feel like a lot of fun was missing, like a duck that had flown away just as he was about to catch it.
It seemed that Harley Quinn sensed Su Sheng's low mood and went to great lengths to please him, finally capturing Su Sheng's attention...
The weather was clear, with no clouds in the sky.
Harley Quinn's hair rubbed against Su Sheng's leg, making him feel ticklish, and he slightly opened his eyes.
"Morning, dear," Harley Quinn looked up and smiled brightly.
"Morning!" Su Sheng responded lazily, his eyes slightly narrowed.
Harley Quinn giggled and lowered her head, continuing.
"Black Death Emperor probably won't appear. What kind of fun should I find? Go to Central City to see Killer Frost, or to Star City to the Birds of Prey? Or go find Mera? The underwater world of Atlantis should have nice scenery?" Su Sheng thought and thought, then he thought of Arthur Curry.
How was that unlucky guy doing after he threw him to Earth Two? Should he just go explore new worlds? Maybe he could even lure Black Death Emperor out.
Su Sheng deliberately didn't mention the black lantern ring, and no one else showed any intention of sending the black lantern ring to him.
If he left Earth One, would Black Death Emperor use the black lantern ring to do something? Perhaps he would make a comeback? Also, Su Sheng suddenly remembered something: during the Blackest Nightevent, the main power source of the black lantern ringseemed to be... Anti-Monitor, right?
It seemed that Anti-Monitor died, and his weakened soul was made into the main power source of the Black Lantern Corps by Black Death Emperor. Anti-Monitor is also a formidable figure, known as Anti-Monitor, possessing the Anti-Life Equation, he is considered one of the top tier in the DC World 5.3. If he hadn't died and conveniently fallen within Black Death Emperor's power, he wouldn't have been so easy to capture.
So, if he lured out Black Death Emperor, he might even be able to Copy Anti-Monitor's ability. It seems he needs to go far away so that Black Death Emperor can feel at ease!
"To make you come out and show off, I've really racked my brains!" Su Sheng sighed inwardly, but the corners of his mouth slightly curved upwards.
... ...
PS: Many people should know about Anti-Monitor, he's one of the top tier. Also, the first world outside the DC World will be from the movie "Hellboy" adapted from Dark Horse Comics, an old film, neither long nor short, and it belongs to the American comic superhero series. I heard that a new Hellboy movie is about to be rebooted, and the main villain is the female protagonist from Resident Evil. The game "Injustice 2" also added the character Hellboy!
08 The World of Hellboy
Chapter 270: space-time stream and New World
With something he wanted to do, Su Sheng's mood finally lifted.
Watching Harley Quinn's head bobbing up and down, Su Sheng chuckled, grabbed her shoulders, and pulled her down beside him. Amidst her deliberate gasps, Su Sheng flipped over, straddled her, and holding the red and blue reins, bravely galloped.
The horse shook its head, letting out joyful neighs.
After galloping for a long time, he finally stopped after one last swift charge.
Su Sheng flipped over and lay down, pulling Harley Quinn into his arms and giving her a hearty kiss.
"Dear, did you think of something interesting? Your mood suddenly improved!" Harley Quinn asked with a giggle, gently stroking Su Sheng's chest.
"Yes," Su Sheng said with a light chuckle.
To lure Black Death Emperor out, Earth Two was definitely not an option; it was too close, and even other parallel universes might be within Black Death Emperor's range. So, what if it wasn't the DC World? Leaving the conventional DC World should be enough, right? Although Su Sheng wasn't sure, he could try?
With his current abilities, he should be able to do it, right?
Wave Transmission or Speed Force.
Both of these abilities could be used to cross universes, but the Wave Transmission ability required something as a medium to sense different cosmic waves. If he had been there once, it would be fine, but if he hadn't, it might not be so easy. He had been to the Marvel World, but... the universe he was in had already collapsed, and he didn't know if it would work.
Su Sheng closed his eyes, thinking of the Marvel World, and began to sense it.
One time, two times, ten times, eight times... Su Shengkept stacking the power, but unfortunately, he didn't sense anything.
"It really doesn't work?"
"Then let's try another one!" Su Sheng pondered for a moment and quickly thought of a world. This was an old movie he had seen before, and it left a relatively deep impression. Stack, stack, keep stacking.
Su Sheng was already close to stacking fifty times when he suddenly felt the scene before his eyes change.
He seemed to be in some kind of torrent, surrounded by countless projections like images that made him dizzy, not knowing which one to look at. He only had time to glance a few times before Su Sheng found that these fragments had all disappeared, and he himself appeared in a room in some building.
This change was like a dream, very natural.
The entire world seemed to be dark blue, as if shrouded in a layer of mist. He turned his head and looked around; the room was a bit messy, looking like a bachelor's place. In the corner of the room, a person was looking in the mirror.
He was at least two meters tall, wearing a long trench coat, and a red tail was wagging, seemingly in a good mood?
Suddenly, this person turned around.
Dark red skin, two prominent but flattened circular horns on his head, a cigar in his mouth, and his right hand was several times larger than his left! He didn't notice Su Sheng's gaze but turned and exited through the door.
"Success!" Su Sheng chuckled, and the scene before his eyes changed again.
He blinked and was already back in his room.
Harley Quinn's eyes widened, looking at him curiously. "What succeeded?"
"I found a new playground, and perhaps... there will be more in the future. Now I don't have to worry about being bored." Su Sheng sat up and patted Harley Quinn: "Go take a bath, and get ready."
"Mm!" Harley Quinn nodded vigorously, excited.
The two showered and changed clothes.
Su Sheng also thought of the images he had seen at the very beginning. That... should be the space-time stream, right? It is said that the space-time stream contains the sum of all digital forms of movies, TV shows, novels, animations, comics, etc., and it specifically emphasizes that the Marvel Universe is also within the space-time stream.
The New 52 of the DC World, which is 52 universes, were drawn from the space-time stream.
That fleeting glimpse just now allowed Su Sheng to see a few scenes that absolutely did not belong in the DC World.
After tidying up, Su Sheng wasn't in a hurry to leave; he first called Indigo out to give her some instructions to establish contact between the universes, otherwise he wouldn't know if Black Death Emperor truly appeared.
Then he called Qiong Mu'en, gave her a few instructions, and even got her some gold, telling her to watch over Disciple with Indigo.
It was already noon after their morning exercise, and by the time everything was settled, it was past three in the afternoon.
"Are you ready?" Su Sheng asked Harley Quinn.
Harley Quinn had changed into her outfit: high heels, black fishnet stockings, two-toned shorts and jacket, a white T-shirt underneath, her 'Love and Hate' gun slung at her waist, her two-toned pigtails tied up, a Yellow Lantern Ring on her left hand, and a baseball bat in her right.
"Ready!" Harley Quinn nodded heavily.
Su Sheng closed his eyes in thought, sensing for a moment, then raised his hand and unleashed a Shockwave Wormhole.
The two of them leaped in.
The next moment.
They felt their feet touch the ground, and the Shockwave Wormhole behind them vanished.
Above their heads, dark clouds obscured the moon, not even a single star could be seen; the surroundings were silent, and old, somewhat dilapidated buildings were shrouded in the night, giving off a sense of oppression.
"This place looks a lot like Gotham, the old Gotham," Harley Quinn looked around.
The Gothic architectural style indeed had a Gotham feel.
"Which world is this? Earth what? Is it also a parallel universe? Are there any doppelgangers I know?"
Su Sheng raised his wristband and tried to make contact, and after confirming that communication was not an issue, he put it down and said with a smile, "This isn't a parallel world, but a completely independent world.
As for what it's called? Let's just call it Hellboy's world."
God knows what this world should be called, so Su Sheng simply named it after a character or name.
"Hellboy?" Harley Quinn murmured softly, not pressing the question.
"Let's go, let's find a place to settle down first."
Whenever they arrived at an unfamiliar place, finding a foothold was always the first problem to solve.
After orienting themselves, the two were about to leave when several cars suddenly appeared in front of them.
The uniform sound of doors opening clicked, and several armed individuals in matching uniforms emerged from the cars, aiming their guns at Su Sheng and Harley Quinn.
"Don't move!"
Harley Quinn giggled and quickly raised her hands, pretending to be a good person.
"I won't move, I won't move, don't scare me, I'm scared!"
"And you, raise your hands!" Several armed individuals shouted at Su Sheng.
Su Sheng smiled faintly, raising the corner of his mouth.
"Looks like we've found our lodging."
With that, he slowly raised his hands.
...
PS: Opening a new world, 'Hellboy'.
Please give flowers, please give rewards!
Additionally, the space-time stream is a concept from DC settings; if you want to know more, you can search for 'space-time stream' on Wikipedia.
Chapter 271: The World of Hellboy
Su Sheng raised his hands and watched as the armed individuals cautiously approached, then chuckled and asked, "May I ask who you are and why you're arresting us?"
"Yeah, yeah, we haven't done anything yet!" Harley Quinn echoed, nodding.
"Less talk." The armed man lowered his gun, took out handcuffs, pulled Su Sheng's arm down, and cuffed him directly.
On the other side, someone similarly cuffed Harley Quinn and took her baseball bat; not only that, but they seemed to want to take her 'Love and Hate' gun as well.
"Darling, you can't have this; little kids shouldn't play with guns." Harley Quinn nimbly dodged, saying with a giggle.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In an instant, all gun muzzles were aimed at Harley Quinn.
"The gun, hand it over," the man said in a deep voice.
"But I don't want to!" Harley Quinn tilted her head slightly, looking at Su Sheng.
"Darling, how about we find another place to settle down?"
"As you wish!" Su Sheng shrugged indifferently, and his body swayed slightly.
The next moment, the surrounding agents fell to the ground with thuds.
In a blink of an eye, all of them were down.
"So fast! Luckily... you're not this fast in bed!" Harley Quinn bent down to pick up her baseball bat, then walked over and linked arms with Su Sheng, and the two of them strode away!
In a certain hotel.
The most luxurious suite on the top floor.
Su Sheng stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the night and recalling his memories of 'Hellboy'.
In 1944, as World War II was nearing its end, the Nazis, unwilling to give up, sought to execute the 'Ragnarok' plan.
They used science and mystical powers with a sorcerer to open a gate to Hell and summon the Son of Satan.
Although the ritual was disrupted, the Son of Satan was still transported there.
A child.
The Son of Satan, with red skin, a giant right hand, and a tail.
He was adopted by Professor Broom, who taught him how to be a person and cared for him like a son. Eventually, he joined the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, becoming Hellboy, specializing in 'exorcising demons and monsters'.
In the movie, he has two good companions. One is Abe Sapien, whose skin is light green with a blue tint, and his head resembles an alien. He usually prefers to live underwater, enjoys eating rotten eggs, and possesses extraordinary wisdom and psychic abilities.
The other is Liz Sherman. When she was eleven, she suddenly gained the superpower of fire. Her first burst of power took the lives of her parents and brother, nearly paralyzing the entire city, with a final count of 32 Deaths.
Because of her special abilities, she joined the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. However, her powers frequently went out of control, leading to her eventual confinement in a mental asylum.
She is also Hellboy's love interest.
Even if he comes from Hell, he still needs to fall in love, even if it's unrequited.
Su Sheng had no intention of doing anything in this world, nor was he very interested in the abilities of Hellboy and others. His purpose in coming here was simply to draw out Black Death Emperor.
A faint fragrance wafted from behind him, and a hand rested on his shoulder.
Su Sheng turned his head and saw Harley Quinnstanding before him, wrapped in a bath towel.
She smiled, pressing her lips together without speaking. With one hand on Su Sheng's shoulder, she pulled open the bath towel on her body.
Plop!
The bath towel fell to the ground.
Harley Quinn opened her mouth, revealing a charming smile, and slowly crouched down, her hands supporting Su Sheng.
Su Sheng trembled slightly. Although his eyes were looking out at the night sky, his vision gradually blurred, and he couldn't clearly see what he was looking at anymore.
A strange world, a strange room.
Two people, familiar with each other, yet feeling no discomfort.
Under the night, the bed curtains slowly fell, and sounds gradually began.
Chapter 272: Harley Quinn's Roleplay
In the suburbs of Newark, New Jersey, there is a garbage disposal plant. Although garbage trucks occasionally enter and exit, its true identity is the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.
On the surface, there is only a solitary building, but underground, there is a world of its own.
Sunlight spilled across the land. Inside the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, the white-haired Professor Broom stood before an indoor pool, where Abe Sapien floated and swam leisurely.
"Still can't sense him?" Professor Broom asked with some reluctance.
Abe Sapien shook his head, "I can't feel him anymore. I can only sense that he came from another world, a more powerful world."
"From the same world as him?" Professor Broom asked, hinting.
He was referring to Hellboy.
Abe Sapien still shook his head.
Professor Broom quietly let out a sigh of relief, "No matter which world they came from, we cannot let them be. I will have people find their whereabouts as soon as possible. You should also think about what kind of ability that suddenly appearing yellow shield is and determine their identities quickly."
...
The clear weather brought many pedestrians to the streets. Harley Quinn, arm in arm with Su Sheng, walked down the street. Although she didn't bring her baseball bat, her attire was still striking, frequently drawing attention.
Harley Quinn and Su Sheng didn't mind in the slightest. They shopped and chatted as usual. Occasionally, they would enter interesting shops to browse and buy fun souvenirs to take back.
Harley Quinn also has friends!
Shopping, eating, and learning about this world—the day passed by unknowingly. Oh, right, they also shook off the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defenseagents three times. The last time, Harley Quinn seemed a bit annoyed. After knocking out the trailing agent, she dragged Su Sheng and ran.
Although Su Sheng felt it was completely unnecessary.
"What is this place?"
After running an unknown distance, Harley Quinn and Su Sheng climbed over a wall and jumped into a spacious courtyard.
Su Sheng casually asked as he surveyed his surroundings, while Harley Quinn's eyes lit up.
"This is a mental asylum!" she said with certainty.
"I've been to Arkham Asylum, and the smell there is the same as here, just stronger."
"Do you want to see what I look like as a doctor?" Harley Quinn said with a grin.
A doctor?
Su Sheng's interest was instantly piqued.
Su Sheng initially planned to take Harley Quinn straight in, but Harley Quinn shook her head, pulling him along with a guilty, cautious demeanor, like a thief.
Quietly opening the door, Harley Quinn peeked in and pouted, "There's not even a doorman; the management is so lax. If this were Arkham, everyone would have run away."
Although it was her first time here, she seemed to know her way around. She silently made her way to the top floor and pushed open the door to a room that looked like a staff lounge.
The door opened gently.
Inside was a female doctor wearing a white lab coat.
Their eyes met. The female doctor was stunned and about to speak when Harley Quinn suddenly darted forward, jumped over the desk with her hands, and kicked the female doctor on the head.
Bang!
Harley Quinn landed, and the female doctor's head hit the desk directly, knocking her unconscious.
"Heheheh." Harley Quinn turned around, made a V-sign, and then gestured for Su Sheng to close the door.
Su Sheng turned to close the door and saw Harley Quinn helping the female doctor up. In no time, she stripped off the white lab coat and put it on herself. Then she found ropes and rags and tied up the unlucky female doctor, stuffing her under the desk.
"Mirror, mirror..." Harley Quinn mumbled, opening a drawer and quickly finding a mirror. She then untied her pigtails and tied them into a single ponytail. Although the color of her hair tips was quite noticeable, from the front, nothing was visible.
With the white lab coat on and her hair tied up, her expression and overall demeanor looked completely different.
Especially when she found a pair of black-rimmed glasses nearby and put them on—goodness, there wasn't a trace of Harley Quinn left.
Su Sheng's eyes instantly lit up.
Is this role-playing? This is practically typecasting!
Click-clack, click-clack.
The sound of high heels echoed. Harley Quinn picked up a folder from nearby and walked up to Su Shengwith a serious expression.
She looked down at the folder intently, then suddenly looked up and threw the folder away. "These things are useless. Mental problems can't be explained by written words. My name is Harley Quinn, a doctor at this mental asylum. I need to understand you in much more detail and comprehensively."
"What do I need to do?" Su Sheng played along with the role.
"You don't need to do anything, because I'm the doctor!" Harley Quinn said, reaching out and placing her hand on his bulging area.
Su Sheng seemed startled and truly remained motionless. Harley Quinn curled her lips, threatening him with a hint of wickedness, "Since you're here, you have to listen to me, understand?"
"Is this a change of act? Becoming an evil doctor?" Su Sheng chuckled.
"Less talk!" Harley Quinn instantly applied pressure.
"Damn it, be gentle!" Su Sheng truly hadn't expected Harley Quinn to be so invested.
"Did it hurt? It's okay, I'll help you take a look; I'm a doctor after all." Harley Quinn finished speaking and was about to crouch down when a knock on the door suddenly sounded.
"Time for rounds."
Harley Quinn hummed, pinching her voice, then heard footsteps outside the door gradually fading away.
"Let's go do rounds first." Harley Quinn said, winking, and opened the door to go out.
Su Sheng followed with interest and then discovered that she really did start making rounds, checking each patient's room and even knowing the patients' names. Her meticulous and utterly natural demeanor almost fooled Su Sheng himself.
As for the patients, although some were a bit confused by this unfamiliar doctor, not a single one suspected her.
Unknowingly, almost half a floor of patient rooms had been checked.
Just then, footsteps and voices suddenly came from the stairwell in the distance. It must be the hospital security guards on patrol, right? Su Sheng looked at Harley Quinn, who calmly pushed open a ward door and pulled Su Sheng inside.
Bang!
As soon as the door closed, the voices outside became clearer.
Su Sheng leaned against the door, and Harley Quinnpressed against him, giggling, "Patient, we can continue our examination in this room."
"Someone's here," Su Sheng chuckled.
"I checked the ward records; there's no one in this room!" Harley Quinn said, squatting down.
"There really is someone!" Su Sheng pulled Harley Quinn and pointed to the bed in the room.