"ah!"
Carol's painful howls rang out in the night. Wonder Woman, who was entangled by the Spirit Star, looked in Carol's direction in surprise.
Carol, bound by ropes, leaned forward like a hunched shrimp, her head tilted back, her long hair dancing like seaweed in the night wind with the swirling energy.
Behind her, a figure cloaked in darkness, wisps of purple energy streamed down Carol's back, drawn into the hand of the person who had suddenly appeared behind her. A faint, shimmering purple gem gradually materialized from nothing in the other person's hand as the energy within Carol surged forth.
"Damn it!" Diana threw the long sword in her hand upwards, caught the sword body as it fell, took a step forward like throwing a javelin, stretched her body like a fully drawn bow, and let go of the sword.
"Meow!" Lingxing seized the opportunity and pawed Diana's back. The blood-red energy amplified and burned the attack, and the blood-red flames burned fiercely on Diana's back as if they would never go out.
"Damn it!" The Red Lantern Corps member who had successfully launched the sneak attack also cursed in his heart, and blood-red energy surged from his body and smashed into the sword flying towards him.
The sword tip had the penetrating power that came with the powerful force thrown, breaking the fist of the Red Lantern Corps member, piercing deep into the opponent's fist and getting stuck in the bone.
What followed was Diana's sudden and violent attack.
The shield struck him hard on the bridge of the nose, then slashed downward, knocking the instrument from his hand. Her free hand grasped the hilt of the longsword wedged in his arm, and her long, muscular thigh slammed into his chest, sending him flying. Diana also pulled the sword, lodged in his bones, free.
Then Diana didn't bother to pursue the victory, but instead rotated her body on the ground with her right foot as the center, and met the pair of bloody claws with her shield.
Lingxing is now like a bloody cheetah under the expansion of energy, and its body is full of the power of red light, as if it is wrapped in a turtle shell.
The opponent's seemingly small body, amplified by the power of the red light, was like a giant, with immense strength. So great that even Diana had to be careful to defend herself.
Besides its sheer strength and troublesome red light powers, Lingxing's cat-like dexterity and agility were also incredibly increased, so much so that it was practically invisible when it launched an attack. The more complex the terrain, the more difficult it was for the enemy to tame.
In just a short moment, Diana used the shield in her hand to block at least ten attacks from Lingxing.
Carol, who had lost a lot of energy, collapsed on the ground. Beside her was the instrument that Diana had knocked to the ground and had not had time to pick up. The leaked energy swirled around the instrument for a while, then rushed back into Carol's body and merged with the energy in her body.
"Pick it up!" Diana launched several quick attacks, pushing Lingxing back a distance. Seizing an opening, she turned and shouted to Carol, who was still in a daze. Under Lingxing's torrent of attacks and entanglement, she had unknowingly left Carol's side during the battle. With a wave of her hand, she summoned the ropes that bound Carol back and wrapped them around her forearm.
In this moment, the retreating Spirit Star pressed forward again, before Diana could do anything more. The previous encounter had made it clear how powerful and formidable Diana was, especially since her equipment was no ordinary weapon; even striking its energy-protected form would still cause pain and damage. Fortunately, it wasn't the only Red Lantern on the scene. As long as it used its agility to entangle Diana, its companions would naturally be able to retrieve the equipment and continue their unfinished plan.
Diana saw this too. She tried to seize control of the device, but Lingxing was holding her back. She couldn't ignore the opponent's attacks. She could defeat him with her strength, but if Lingxing relied on his agility and dexterity to harass her, her victory would be uncertain.
Fortunately, Carol had been awakened by her drink, and her hand subconsciously grabbed the instrument close at hand. The remaining energy in her body covered her body with a layer of energy clothing. Although it was only a thin layer, the energy intensity was no less than that of the Red Lantern Warriors on the field.
And the other party is not a weak and fragile girl. In the previous conflict with Diana, Carol showed certain fighting ability. Although it is very immature compared to Diana, a master who is proficient in various fighting skills, we can't force too much at the moment.
The Red Lantern Corps soldier who was hiding in the dark and kicked away by Diana rushed out from the darkness and pounced on Carol who was soaring into the sky like a madman. Two rays of light, one purple and one red, chased each other back and forth in the night sky.
Diana seized the opportunity and swung the lasso. The rope seemed alive, twisting in the air and tightly binding Lingxing, who had lost some of his control after being thrown so hard by Diana. She even tied complex and secure knots around his limbs to prevent him from breaking free.
The rope had sunk deeply into the energy layer, just like it sunk deeply into the subcutaneous fat of its prey. As Lingxing's body shrank, the rope shrank as well, leaving no room for it to escape.
"Just stay here for a while, little cat." Diana jokingly squatted down and tapped Lingxing, who was lying on the ground struggling like a fish on the shore, with her fingers. Ignoring the other's red eyes burning with anger in the dark night, she stood up, determined the direction, and sprinted quickly towards the area where Carol's energy was fluctuating.
No matter what, she had to ensure Carol's safety, at least the safety of the energy within her body.
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"I'm surprised! Has this become the Green Lantern's headquarters? Without the Green Lantern's hearth, how do you maintain your power?" Atrocitus sensitively glanced at the green lights that flashed in the distance. He sensed an energy he disliked from them. It was the energy of the Green Lantern.
As the Guardians' armed forces, if they want to take revenge on the little blue men, they must first break through the Green Lantern Corps' protection. Therefore, the Green Lanterns have always been the Red Lantern Corps' imaginary enemies. They even understand the weaknesses of their own power better than the Green Lanterns do.
For example, Atrocitus had his battle suit painted yellow, as he was well aware of the Green Lantern's shortcomings and weaknesses. However, it seemed that the yellow effect was not very effective against the Green Lantern in front of him, or rather, not obvious enough.
But it didn't matter. While the Red Light's power wasn't as omnipotent as the Green Light's, it was still considered a superior force within the emotional spectrum. In terms of sheer destructive power and lethality, the Red Light was no less powerful than any of the other seven lights.
Hal is good, but still a little behind him, especially after he was enhanced by Thanos and regained his composure.
"Why should I work for Thanos! He is an invader who came to invade our universe! He collects the energy of the seven lamps in order to attract more enemies." Hal dodged an attack from a blood-red hound in a panic. These red energies were like a thorn in the flesh. If touched by a little bit, they would start to burn like flames, and the material was their own energy and everything.
If you want to extinguish it, you have to expend more energy or cut off some of the energy.
This caused Hal to consume a great deal of his combat energy. Before he could figure out a way to counter the Red Light's power, he didn't even dare to engage in the wild and ferocious energy clash he had previously.
He has suffered a loss!
"What does this have to do with us?" Atrocitus said coldly as he separated out blood-red hounds to compress Hal's movement space.
"You Green Lanterns have been brainwashed by the Guardians into thinking you are the protectors of the universe, but what is the reality? They don't trust you and are wary of you. Right now, I don't care about the future of this universe. My family and my people have all perished at the hands of the Guardians. What remains of me is nothing more than a vengeful spirit."
"How is this possible? There must be some misunderstanding! The Guardians established the Green Lantern Corps to maintain the stability and order of the universe!" Hal tried to continue communicating with Atrocitus while dodging the attacks of the bloodhounds.
"Naive and pathetic! Where do you think the Green Lanterns' fear of yellow comes from? Is it something Green Lanterns are born with? No, it's because those so-called guardians are afraid that you Green Lanterns will lose control and harm their rule, so they deliberately created it!" Atrocitus expressed disdain for Hal's words and said sarcastically.
"The Great Heart is a great invention. It created the Green Lantern Corps and allows people to use the power of the emotional spectrum. The Green Lanterns were supposed to be balanced and perfect, but the Guardians were afraid of you, so they did one thing. They threw the Parallax Monster, the expression beast representing fear, into the core of the Green Lantern's furnace. This forced the Green Lantern beast Ion Shark inside the furnace to divert a large amount of power to suppress the Parallax Monster, and also made the Green Lantern's power ineffective when facing yellow. Think about it, what color is most common where they live on Oa? They are not the cosmic saints you imagine. Maintaining the stability and order of the universe?" Atrocitus said with a spit: "They are the biggest destroyers of the cosmic order and stability! Without them, the universe would have at least half of its major troubles."
"Even if what you said is true, they have all been killed by Thanos." Hal could feel that what Atrocitus said was most likely true. Although he couldn't accept it in his heart, he still wanted to change Atrocitus and the others' minds.
"So, the Master is the savior! Isn't that right?" Atrocitus said enthusiastically, "Rather than leaving this universe to a bunch of rubbish like the Guardians, why not hand it over to a more trustworthy and powerful being?"
"But he's an invader, an alien from another universe!" Hal shouted.
"What does it matter? This universe is invaded at every moment. Just like the guardians back then, and just like us who are now part of the Red Lantern Corps." Atrocitus detonated the blood-red hounds surrounding Hal. The boiling energy engulfed the surroundings, swallowing up Hal's stubborn green light.
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"Anything you want to say?"
Batman asked the man sitting in the corner, looking at the battle scene displayed on the wall-sized screen. They were the only ones here, along with Barry's older boy. Aquaman Arthur and the other Green Lanterns had all gone out to support Superman and the others.
"What do you mean?" Captain Steve Rogers, who was sitting in the corner, asked back.
"Energy, battle, situation." Wayne said in his battle suit.
"No need to beat around the bush. What you want to ask is whether I have any way to deal with that red energy, right?" the captain said bluntly.
"If Luke is as smart as you said, and his energy is similar to our emotional spectrum, he should have created similar energy equipment, right?" Wayne also said clearly.
"Of course, I've seen it. It represents the energy of anger, revenge, and violence. It is violent and restless, and has a serious erosion and impact on people's emotions. A veteran with a will as strong as mine became its slave after gaining that power. But I don't know what kind of power the red here represents. Just like the green light here represents firm will and courage, Luke's energy represents courage and trust, which is gold." The captain spread his hands.
"It's anger and revenge." Wayne, who was receiving real-time information from the front line, said, turning to look at the captain in the corner and asked softly, "How did Luke deal with that out-of-control person?"
"Emotional restraint." The captain was silent for a moment, but gave an answer under Wayne's gaze.
"Emotional restraint?" Wayne chewed the captain's answer in his mouth and murmured softly.
"They suppressed negative emotions like anger and revenge with other emotions, awakening the spirit and will of the man who had lost control," the captain said slowly. He had witnessed and stopped Frank's loss of control. He had witnessed the man's loss of control, his brutality, and the subsequent calm and composure.
He was such a difficult person after losing control after putting on the ring, but he was easily awakened and restrained by Luke.
"What emotion?" Wayne didn't think the other party's experience would be completely useful, but it could be used as a reference.
"Tranquility Blue!" the captain whispered. Before Wayne could ask further, he took the initiative to answer, "It's tranquility and composure! It can forcibly suppress all emotions of a person, making them maintain absolute tranquility and composure. Under this state, anyone can well control their emotions and maintain their will."
"I don't know if it will work, but if you can, you can give it a try. The absolute calmness and tranquility represented by Serenity Blue is very effective in suppressing and weakening negative emotions."