The Justice League was unaware of the media frenzy outside.
Dane concealed the yellow light within the crystal. After confirming that Parallax would not escape again, he flew out of the ring World.
As soon as he appeared in the Real World, he signaled Zatanna and Constantine that they could stop casting their spells.
Hal had also recovered his state and was looking over with a worried expression.
Dane knew what he was worried about and directly threw the green lantern ring in his hand to Hal.
After he took the ring, he eagerly put it on. The familiar energy returned to his body, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"This feeling is right ~"
The will energy quickly dispelled the lingering yellow energy on his body, and also dispelled the fear that was subtly stirred within him.
Dane reminded him: "Parallax is now sealed in your ring. Do not use the power of the green lantern on a large scale for a while."
"It's best to go back to Oa first to recharge the ring. That will suppress it better."
When he said this, he saw Hal's expression was a little strange, so he asked curiously, "What's wrong?" Hal thought for a moment and decided to tell him about Sinestro.
Although it was somewhat disgraceful, he did not hide what he had seen and heard.
He recounted what he had witnessed on Korugar, but a few shrewd people present only listened to a few sentences before realizing he had been used.
Batman spoke bluntly: "You must have been used by the Korugar Resistance!"
Hal was displeased by this. His heart was filled with pure sympathy for the Korugar citizen, and he couldn't help but retort:
"Everything there I saw with my own eyes. Sinestro's oppressive rule is making it impossible for them to live! How can you say they're using me?"
"If telling the truth counts as being used, then I'd rather be used by them!"
Batman just shook his head at these words.
Seeing that the two seemed about to argue, Dane first restrained Hal, then said:
"Calm down, Hal. Batman isn't condoning Sinestro's actions. He's just warning you that you've been used."
"Mr. Davis, do you also think so?" Hal felt it was unbelievable.
From this, one could see the ranking of the League members in his heart.
"Did you go to Korugar on your own, or did Sinestro invite you?"
"Of course, he invited me."
They had only just met. Hal wouldn't have gone to his home Planet just for the sake of it.
But after blurting out the words, Hal paused.
That's right, Sinestro invited him!
So, did he intentionally put the evidence of his crimes in his hands?
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't be that idiotic!
Seeing Hal begin to think, Dane continued:
"I think that when Sinestro invited you to visit his home Planet, he must have been very confident that you would be amazed by it, otherwise he wouldn't have exposed his own shortcomings."
"No normal World can be absolutely dark. Of course, there's no absolutely bright and flawless realm either."
"Sinestro dared to invite you to see it, so he must have been very confident that under his governance, Korugar's order was better than that of other Planets."
"But why did all you see in your eyes were the suffering and destitution of Korugar?"
This kind of manipulation is certainly not unfamiliar to Earthlings: dark filters, biased narratives, plus some extremely miserable local residents cooperating.
A human hell in a civilized World was thus produced.
But in fact, this was absolutely not what Sinestro wanted to show Hal.
You could say Sinestro was dictatorial, tyrannical, even ruthless.
But you could never say that he was a useless tyrant in his governance.
At this moment, Hal recalled that when he first arrived on Korugar, it was actually a very beautiful place.
The architectural complexes had that high-tech style he imagined, and the planning was very reasonable, taking into account both practicality and humanistic ideas.
Then he thought about how most of the pedestrians on the street were gentle and polite, and the transportation was orderly, with no one violating rules or affecting others.
At the time, he only felt this life was very oppressive, but under Dane's explanation, he realized again that it was actually very difficult to make an entire city so courteous and disciplined.
And it was undeniable that under Sinestro's oppressive rule, Korugar's crime rate was indeed very low, which proved he had put a lot of thought into it.
A tyrant who only wants to enslave his people would not bother to reduce the crime rate to such an extent.
Therefore, he was clearly used by opposing forces who did not approve of Sinestro's rule, all to make him drive Sinestro away or bring him back to Oa.
As long as Sinestro was stripped of his Green Lantern identity by Oa, he would lose the greatest legitimacy to rule Korugar.
Most importantly, without his Green Lantern ring, he would revert to being a mortal.
A mortal Sinestro was nothing to fear; he would be unable to maintain his oppressive policies.
Hal was stunned. He thought he was only involved in a straightforward story of justice defeating evil.
He never imagined the adult World was so dirty; this was actually a political power struggle!
And he, a Green Lantern, had become a pawn for a group of interstellar politicians.
He vaguely recalled his time serving in the Air Force. At that time, he had also suffered similar persecution, which made him resolutely choose to retire.
Now, in the Universe, would he still have to face the same problems?
Hal felt a chill run down his spine.
He couldn't help but say, "Did I, did I do something wrong?"
"No, you didn't, but you should think more about the way you do things."
Dane had been thinking about how Sinestro managed to escape when Hal told him about Sinestro's sudden disappearance before his eyes.
Similar events had occurred in the comics, but in the comics, Sinestro was captured by Hal in conjunction with other Green Lantern Corps members... and then, for some unknown reason, the Little Blue People decided to exile Sinestro to Qward, which allowed him to get his hands on a yellow lantern ring... Hmm?
At this point, Dane had a guess: could Sinestro have escaped into the Antimatter Universe?
Qward is located in the Antimatter Universe. If he had harbored ulterior motives from the beginning, then he might have secretly colluded with the Weapon Master long ago.
And the fact was just as Dane suspected: Sinestro was indeed rescued by the Qward citizen, and he was now in the Antimatter Universe.
At this moment, he stood with the Weapon Master, observing the bustling scene before them:
"How much longer until it's finished?"
The Weapon Master turned to look at him, his eyes meaningful: "You seem very impatient?"
Sinestro gripped his arm tightly, gritting his teeth: "Of course! I'm going back to kill those damned traitors, and the Green Lantern!"
"I heard you lost to a Green Lantern Corps rookie?"
Sinestro gave him a sideways glance: "But I still have enough prestige. In the Green Lantern Corps, I still have numerous followers."
The Weapon Master lowered his head: "Naturally."
The title of "Greatest Green Lantern" was sometimes very useful. If not for that, the Weapon Master wouldn't have gone to such lengths to save him.
Moreover, he looked towards the golden obelisk. The fear lantern ring was not a ring that ordinary people could control.
Most people, if they put it on, would first have their minds gnawed away by fear energy, turning into monsters that preyed on fear everywhere.
To build a true Army, like the Guardians of the Universe, the Yellow Lantern Corps needed its own spiritual leader.
This leader must be able to control fear, becoming a Master above it, and Sinestro was the Yellow Lantern leader the Weapon Master had been desperately searching for.
Furthermore, a Green Lantern, who ultimately became the leader of the Yellow Lantern Corps, that's quite a black comedy, isn't it?
The Weapon Master couldn't help but fantasize about the astonished and terrified gazes of the Guardians on Oa.
But he didn't notice that beside him, Sinestro gave him a mocking smile, exactly like the one he had given the Guardians when he ridiculed them.
He was an old schemer himself; how could he not know what the Weapon Master was up to?
But he didn't care. Sinestro firmly believed he could control the yellow light energy.
Just like Hal's sudden burst of will power at the end, Sinestro was a chosen one when it came to adapting to yellow light energy.
"What the hell Yellow Lantern Corps? From now on, there is only one Army I will Master."
"It's called the Sinestro Corps!"
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