The sentient beings born from the Emotional Spectrum must coexist with people to unleash the powerful strength of their respective emotional powers.
"Not every Lantern Beast is as gentle and kind as the Ion Shark; Parallax, the embodiment of the power of fear, is vicious.
Its current state looks more like parasitic manipulation than symbiosis."
Ron's expression was calm as he used his psychic abilities to observe the terrifying beast from outer space, arriving with overwhelming malice.
In the comics, Parallax had parasitized Sinestro, Hal Jordan, Flash, Superman, and even the Guardians of the Universe.
Its strength varied, and its current state was that of parasitizing a Guardian of the Universe.
"That monster, you saw it too?"
Clark looked at Ron, who was gazing at the sky, and asked in surprise.
"What is that?"
Its hideous head and terrifying tentacles inexplicably brought a sense of unease and fear even from space.
No one would believe it if someone said it was a harmless alien creature.
Jonathan and Martha looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what was happening.
"Monster?
How can you all see it?"
Seeing that Ron and Clark both seemed to see some monster, Catwoman widened her eyes and looked towards the sky but saw nothing, asking with a hint of frustration.
"What exactly is it?"
The Green Lantern Ring can bestow great power upon people, but it does not include superhuman senses.
She glanced at Clark, knowing that this was the Kryptonian Ron had briefly mentioned to her before she arrived.
"Parallax."
Ron replied, his gaze following as Parallax rapidly flew into the atmosphere, creating roaring flames from air friction; its massive body remained unharmed in the intense fire, heading straight for Coast City.
"A monster born from the power of fear and a Guardian of the Universe combined."
Guardians of the Universe? Those big-headed little blue people, she tilted her head and pressed, "Is it strong?"
"What is it doing on Earth?"
Seeing the monster about to descend into the city center, Clark's expression tightened, and he asked first, more concerned about this question.
Ron did not answer, but soon, without an answer, he understood.
Bang!
Upon reaching the city sky, Parallax suddenly stopped, its enormous body defying inertia and abruptly halting, suspended in mid-air.
The violent flames and air currents shattered the glass of the skyscrapers below.
It first looked towards the Coast City beach and pier, glanced twice, then retracted its gaze.
From there, it sensed its power of fear.
From the corpse of the Lantern who had once imprisoned it again.
However, that Lantern was dead beyond dead.
Rumble.
"Why is glass falling?
Look, what is that?
Monster, help!"
"Oh my God, what is this thing."
"Fear, delicious fear is brewing!"
A colossal Shadow fell, and Parallax descended like a World-ending monster; the terrified people in the city stared at it.
It opened its horrifying maw, and the fearful people on the street, accompanied by a burst of yellow light, had their life essence and fear absorbed completely.
"Help, someone save us!"
As the Carnage began, fear spread even faster.
In the ocean of fear, Parallax's tentacles writhed greedily, as if its appetite was stimulated; it moved its large mouth, and the fleeing crowds were irresistibly swallowed whole.
On the ground, numerous shriveled corpses with twisted, painful expressions appeared.
"It's slaughtering people.
Someone must stop it."
Seeing Parallax wantonly slaughtering in the city, Clark said anxiously.
The current Superman, though still young and in his rebellious phase, had long developed a kind heart under the upbringing of Martha and Jonathan.
Just like when the school bus fell into the water when he was a child, he could still save his classmates who used to tease and ostracize him.
"Father, people need help, I want to go help them."
Clark turned and quickly said to Jonathan and Martha.
"Go, my child.
Hiding yourself doesn't mean being indifferent when others need help."
The group landed on the ground, beside a deserted road; Jonathan patted his shoulder and sighed.
Martha also looked at her son with eyes full of maternal love and encouragement: "Clark, you were born extraordinary, you can indeed do more and more meaningful things."
Regarding the current situation, the couple knew even less than Catwoman, but they understood that a disaster had occurred, and many people were in danger and needed help.
Perhaps they would have hesitated before, wondering if the World was ready to welcome their son.
But the appearance of Ron and Catwoman made them realize that Clark was not the only special existence in the World.
He would not be subjected to all the attention and criticism of the World, nor would he be crushed by heavy expectations and precautions.
"Thank you for saving my parents."
Clark nodded heavily, thanking them again solemnly.
Then, with a serious expression, he turned, pushed off the ground, broke the sound barrier, leaped several miles, and rapidly headed towards Coast City.
He only did his own thing, without interfering with others.
He did not say that Ron and Catwoman were gods and should go with him to save the people in danger.
Superman's personality could be described as saintly, but he was never a hypocrite; he was often quiet, harboring a compassion for both gods and humans, ready to sacrifice himself to save humanity at any time.
But he never persuaded others that they should save humanity, regardless of sacrifice.
"Didn't you say Kryptonians can fly?"
Catwoman asked in confusion, then looked at the Green Lantern Ring on her hand, turned to Ron, and hesitated.
"Should we go?"
If she were just an ordinary person now, facing such danger, she would definitely hide as far away as possible.
Saving the World and such, she would leave to others who weren't afraid of Death.
But now she had some ability; if it was trouble that could be easily solved—
Her words subtly revealed an intention to go.
"I hope you won't regret it later."
Ron glanced at her, flew into the air, broke the sound barrier repeatedly, and rapidly flew towards Coast City.
The power of fear is one of the seven powers that make up the White Lantern's life force; it cannot be missed and needs to be recorded.
Moreover, if Parallax is dealt with, a large amount of ability points will be obtained.
"It looks like this trouble is definitely not easy to solve."
Lightning flashed on the collar around her neck, and silver-White electric light flickered in Catwoman's eyes, feeling that power return.
She looked at her hands, and after the excitement, she suddenly felt a little regret, her mood becoming solemn.
She used the power of the Green Lantern Ring, breaking ten times the speed of sound to chase after Ron.
On the flat wilderness, beside the deserted road, Jonathan and Martha embraced, looking up at the three figures departing in the sky.
They prayed for their son Clark, and also for Ron and Catwoman who saved Jonathan.
"I hope Clark and they are all right."
"Giving me that power again, are you worried about my safety?"
In the sky, catching up with Ron, who wasn't flying at full speed, Catwoman blinked, a mischievous smile appearing on her beautiful face as she teased.
She knew that Parallax must be terrifying.
Otherwise, Ron would only need to give her the Green Lantern Ring, there would be no need to bestow that kind of power upon her again.
"No one wants their pet to die."
Ron chuckled.
He wasn't in a hurry; the people Parallax was slaughtering had little to do with him.
"You—
How can you say that? We've been through so much together, and I've helped you more than once.
How can you still treat me like a cat?"
She said indignantly, wanting to reclaim her right to be human and free.
Bang!
In the wilderness, the ground shook, and a several-meter-deep pit was formed by a stomp; Clark leaped again with the momentum, looking at the two figures flying far away in the sky, feeling a bit anxious.
"Damn it, if only I could fly too."
He was eager to rush to save people.
But how could a person fly?
This thought instinctively flashed through his mind, but he immediately dismissed it.
Speaking of which, he had so many abilities that ordinary people didn't; it seemed flying wasn't impossible after all.
Bang!
Clark tried to imagine himself flying after jumping, constantly hypnotizing himself; he leaped again, jumping above the clouds, the wind whistling past his ears as he soared through the air.
Faintly, his body seemed to be ascending abnormally.
"Fly?
I seem to really be able to fly?"
Feeling it, Clark was overjoyed.
In Coast City, skyscrapers were swept down by colossal tentacles, the ground shook, and within a short time, thousands of people died at Parallax's hands.
This was far from its maximum speed; it was slowly expanding its size, and the absorption speed was becoming increasingly terrifying.
In fact, it could instantly expand its body to cover an entire city, but in that state, it would become vulnerable; it was probing little by little.
"Confirming that this Planet has no ability to threaten me, then I will freely absorb the fear of this Planet."
However, judging by the technology of this Planet, it was unlikely that there would be any means to stop it; the races here were also very weak.
So weak that they were rarely seen in the Universe.
It was merely a life Planet in a remote region of the Universe.
Whoosh, whoosh.
As Parallax was thinking, a sudden gust of wind arose, and dark clouds rolled in the sky above, as if Heaven was descending wrath.
"What happened?"
Strange weather, is it a weather weapon?
Crack!
Astonishing lightning descended from the sky, heavily striking Parallax's massive body.
One after another, thousands upon thousands, suddenly lightning fell like rain, and dazzling lightning occupied the entire sky.
Parallax was struck with fury.
"Who is it!"
Two figures appeared in the sky above.
Ron coldly looked down at Parallax below.
"You—how can there be no fear in you at all!"
Parallax's eyes narrowed, and it furiously swung a tentacle, uprooting a hundred-meter-tall skyscraper and fiercely throwing it at Ron like a javelin.
It was the embodiment of cosmic fear; it would never allow anyone to see it without feeling fear!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The building, weighing hundreds of thousands of tons and made of steel and concrete, whistled as it was hurled through the air.
The people on the ground gasped, watching in terror.
"So big, I don't want to become a meat patty."
As the colossal object came crashing down, Catwoman panicked and hid behind Ron.
She now believed that Ron gave her power because he was afraid she wouldn't survive under such a monster's attack.
This was simply not a monster she could face with just the Green Lantern Ring.
The air was forced apart layer by layer, and the skyscraper crashed down with a roar.
Screech!
"Don't litter."
Ron pointed his hand.
It was as if he saw not a giant object weighing hundreds of thousands of tons being thrown, but merely a crumpled soda can.
A golden-yellow lightning bolt, highly condensed with divine power, shot out, and the entire skyscraper vanished into thin air, annihilated from top to bottom.
A hundred-meter-tall building instantly evaporated, disappearing from the World.
"God, is he—is he a god?"
The city dwellers, enveloped by the building's Shadow, clutching their heads and thinking they would be crushed into meat paste, were utterly terrified.
The only thing they could think of was that only a god could possess such great power.
Ron glanced at the crowd on the ground.
Earth hadn't entered the era of superheroes flying everywhere yet, so they called everyone they saw a god.
Not just the crowd, but Catwoman, hiding behind him, was also shocked by this strike: "Was that not your full power last time?"
Last time, she hadn't seen Ron use such terrifying golden lightning, causing destructive annihilation with a single strike.
"Control your fear."
He turned and calmly reminded her.
"Your fear is almost overflowing.
It can absorb others' fear along with their life."
"How do you know I'm scared?"
Catwoman snorted, feigning calmness, and retorted stubbornly.
"Your body is pressed against my back and you're trembling.
It's hard for me not to feel it."
Feeling the softness behind him, Ron's expression was speechless.
Catwoman only then realized her body was almost tightly pressed against Ron's, her firm and full chest being the first to make contact; her face flushed slightly as she moved away.
"To say there's a little fear, yes, but it's not something I can control."
She looked at Parallax with vexation.
This monster just standing there, doing nothing, made people uncontrollably fearful, and not just because of its terrifying appearance.
Roar!
Not being feared, and not even being taken seriously, Parallax roared even more furiously, shaking Heaven and Earth, and fired a thick beam of fear energy from its mouth.
"I have to wonder if the Green Lantern Ring's selection was wrong."
Ron extended his palm, saying to Catwoman while a column of plasma energy, containing terrifying power, blocked the attack.
Facing a monster that everyone feared immensely, he regarded it as ordinary.
Feeling in the wrong, Catwoman snorted.
"But speaking of it, even Hal Jordan would feel uncontrollable fear when facing Parallax, so it's normal."
He thought to himself, then suddenly increased his attack output.
The dazzling lightning beam replaced the plasma energy cannon, overpowering Parallax's power of fear, piercing a large hole through its massive body.
Its momentum undiminished, the lightning shot through, scorching the air; over a dozen buildings were pierced and severed, their colossal remnants crashing down to the ground with a rumble.
The crowds frantically fled towards the city outskirts, their fear intensifying.
A battlefield where gods and monsters clashed truly had no space for mortals to survive.
"Is it dealt with?"
Seeing the large hole in Parallax's chest, Catwoman quickly asked in the sky.
If possible, she really didn't want to fight this monster that made people uncontrollably fearful from the bottom of their hearts just by looking at it; it felt very strange.
"It's not that simple."
Ron's voice remained completely unfluctuating.
"Its body is more closely composed of energy.
Physical injuries are meaningless to it."
"Moreover, its power is not just this."
After suffering a heavy blow, Parallax, which had expanded to several hundred meters in size, began to rapidly shrink its body, leaving only a dozen meters in size.
But in this state, its control over its own power was stronger.
Whoosh!
Opening its mouth, once again, a yellow energy cannon composed of fear power instantly pierced through Heaven and Earth.
"Be careful."
Ron frowned slightly, pulling Catwoman, who was nearly annihilated by the light cannon, to dodge the attack, which was more than ten times faster than before.
The beam of fear power shot into the distant ocean, parting dozens of miles of sea surface, and raising waves thousands of meters high, reaching the clouds.
Whoosh!
"It seems to have gotten stronger?"
Looking back, her eyes narrowed, as if she had brushed past Death; Catwoman couldn't stop her panic, clutching her chest as she spoke.
She felt that if she had been hit just now, even the power of the Green Lantern Ring wouldn't have been able to resist it, and she would have instantly disappeared from this World.
When did it get stronger? She felt that the attacks unleashed by this monster were several times more powerful.
"It came from the edge of the Universe, devouring the life and fear of all living beings it encountered along the way, accumulating power.
It's preparing to eliminate Oa and the Green Lantern Corps."
He gazed at Parallax, which was emitting an even more terrifying aura.
The Parallax that he had easily crushed and injured just now was merely in a state of wanting to conserve its power.