Levi gripped the Dark Trident and burst out from the ruins beneath the sea.
As the independent space collapsed, the entire trench trembled. Massive الصخور fell from above, crashing onto the seabed with dull, thunderous impacts. He paid them no mind—kicking off with both legs, he shot upward like a cannonball.
The seawater exploded around him.
His Kryptonian physique made his speed absurd. In less than three seconds, he had already shot out of the 7,000-meter-deep trench. His view widened, and in the distance, the energy shield of Atlantis's main city glowed faint blue in the dark ocean depths.
Levi didn't head that way. He changed direction, swimming the opposite way.
His super hearing picked up movement behind him—over a dozen figures rushing out from the direction of the main city, moving fast.
At the front was a red-haired woman, gripping a trident.
Mera, the wife of Aquaman.
Levi accelerated—but so did they. The woman raised her hand, and the surrounding seawater came alive, forming a massive hand that slammed down from above.
Levi lifted the Dark Trident and thrust upward.
Black energy erupted from the tip, instantly shredding the water-formed hand. The energy continued upward, carving a black裂缝 through the sea.
Mera's expression changed as she shouted for him to stop.
Levi ignored her. He only wanted to leave this area—he had no interest in tangling with Atlantis. These people were just defending their territory; they meant no harm, but neither did he feel the need to explain himself.
Mera raised her hand again, summoning an even larger current. Within hundreds of meters, the seawater formed a vortex, compressing inward from all directions.
Levi activated his spatial law, constructing a spherical barrier around himself. The seawater slammed against it with a roar but couldn't penetrate. He continued forward, the barrier moving with him, blocking all pressure.
Mera issued an order to her guards. Over a dozen soldiers spread out to flank him, their tridents glowing blue as they aimed at Levi.
Levi stopped and turned. The Dark Trident spun in his hand, its tip pointing forward.
"One last warning. Don't force me to act."
His voice was calm, but every word was crystal clear.
Mera hesitated. She could tell he wasn't bluffing—the deathly aura emanating from the trident stirred instinctive fear within her.
"You've taken a sacred relic of Atlantis. That trident is the legacy of our ancestors."
Levi looked at her.
"It was forged by your ancestor, yes. But he sealed it in the trench because he didn't want future generations to touch it. Me taking it is doing you a favor—removing a hidden danger."
Mera fell silent.
Levi was about to continue upward when he suddenly stopped.
His super hearing picked up something unusual—not in the ocean, but beyond the atmosphere.
A high-frequency energy vibration, steady and rhythmic—like the hum of propulsion systems.
He looked up. His X-ray vision pierced through seawater and clouds, reaching into space.
Three ships.
Each about the size of a bus, with sleek green hulls. On their surfaces was a uniform symbol—a green circle enclosing a lantern emblem.
The Green Lantern Corps.
Levi narrowed his eyes. The so-called cosmic police, guardians of order.
Each Green Lantern wielded a ring that could turn willpower into solid constructs. Their defining trait? Sticking their noses into everything.
He didn't want to deal with them. Though his strength had grown significantly, there was no need to provoke an interstellar organization. He still needed to return to the Marvel universe—he had no time to waste here.
Levi accelerated toward the surface. Mera and her guards were momentarily stunned by his pause, thinking he was about to attack, and raised their weapons.
But Levi ignored them completely. Like a torpedo, he shot straight upward, leaving a white trail in the water behind him.
Boom.
A massive column of water exploded at the surface as Levi burst out, arcing through the air. Water slid off his body, refracting sunlight into shimmering patterns. He hovered midair, the Dark Trident in his grasp.
The three Green Lantern ships had already reached low orbit. Their hatches opened, and three figures shot out, leaving green trails across the sky. Within seconds, they stopped about fifty meters in front of Levi.
The leader was a human male—tall, with a crew cut and a sharp jawline. His uniform was the standard Green Lantern design: black base with the green emblem on his chest. A ring glowed on his right hand.
"Lifeform from Earth," he said, his voice transmitted directly into Levi's ears through some kind of technology.
"I am Hal Jordan of Sector 2814, Green Lantern Corps. The weapon in your possession is emitting extremely dangerous energy fluctuations. Under Interstellar Security Regulation 372, we are authorized to inspect you. Please cooperate—surrender the weapon and submit to scanning."
Levi said nothing.
His gaze swept across the three Lanterns. The human leader wasn't particularly strong—roughly planetary level. The other two—a four-armed blue-skinned alien and an insectoid being—were about the same. None of them were at Skyfather level.
Even combined, they weren't a match for him.
Still, Levi had no intention of fighting. Behind the Corps stood the Guardians, those little blue beings whose power was unfathomable. Provoking them would bring endless trouble.
"And if I refuse?"
His voice was calm.
Hal Jordan's expression hardened.
"Then we are authorized to use force."
He raised his right hand. The ring flared to life, green energy forming a massive hammer. The other two Lanterns did the same—one conjured a spear, the other a net.
The three positioned themselves in a triangle, surrounding Levi.
Levi tightened his grip on the trident. The Law of Death began to circulate within him.
The Dark Trident seemed to sense his intent. Dark red patterns lit up across its surface, and a pure aura of death spread outward. The temperature of the surrounding air plummeted.
All three Lanterns' expressions changed.
Their rings blared warnings, the green light flickering violently as if on the verge of exploding. The rings were telling them one thing—
The threat level of this target far exceeded expectations.
Hal Jordan clenched his jaw. He had faced many dangerous beings before—but never one like this.
The energy emanating from Levi was chaotic—at least six or seven different forces operating simultaneously.
And more importantly—
That weapon.
The black trident, its surface flowing with dark red patterns, each radiating the essence of death.
Just looking at it triggered constant warnings from his ring.
"Last chance. Surrender the weapon and cooperate. Otherwise, we will detain you and bring you to Oa for judgment by the Guardians."
Levi sighed.
As expected. The Green Lanterns always had this problem—seeing themselves as cosmic police, treating everyone like a suspect.
He hadn't wanted trouble. But they insisted on walking into the line of fire.
"Here's some advice," Levi said.
"Stay away from me."
Hal Jordan's eyes turned cold.
"Engage."
The three attacked simultaneously. The green hammer, spear, and net streaked toward Levi from three directions, cutting arcs through the air at incredible speed.
Levi didn't move.
He spun the Dark Trident and drove its tip downward.
An invisible ripple spread outward.
It was pure Law of Death, expanding from Levi in all directions. Wherever the ripple passed, everything withered. Moisture in the air evaporated instantly, and the mist above the sea vanished into nothingness.
The Lantern constructs collided with the ripple—
And disappeared.
The hammer, spear, and net were erased as if by an invisible eraser, vanishing from existence without leaving a trace.
Hal Jordan's pupils shrank.
Impossible.
Green Lantern constructs were formed from willpower—only stronger willpower should be able to break them.
But that force just now… wasn't willpower.
It was something higher.
A word surfaced in his mind.
Law.
This Earthling wielded law-level power—and more than one.
"Retreat," Hal Jordan ordered immediately.
The other two Lanterns hesitated for a split second, then obeyed. The three of them pulled back, widening the distance. Hal raised his hand, his ring firing a beam of green light into space—a signal requesting reinforcements.
Levi didn't pursue.
He hovered in the air, watching as the three Lanterns returned to their ships. The green vessels turned, engines igniting as they prepared to depart.
Then—
Space tore open.
A massive裂缝 appeared above the ships, blazing with green light. From within it, a figure stepped out.
A small blue being.
Barely over a meter tall, with blue-purple skin and a large, round head. He wore a white robe, hands clasped behind his back, his expression stern to the extreme.
A Guardian.
Levi recognized him immediately—the true rulers behind the Green Lantern Corps. One of the oldest races in the universe.
Beings who had lived for billions of years.
And whose power was unfathomable.
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