bioinnovel Chapter 581 The Noble Clown, the Monster Hidden Under the Hood (
Chapter 581 The Noble Clown, the Monster Hidden Under the Hood (
Chapter 581 The Noble Clown, the Monster Hidden Under the Hood (6000 words)
With a soft hum of mechanical activation, the crystal coffin, which had been modified and upgraded by Chen Tao, broke through the spatial portal of the Metal Spirit and descended directly upon the clown.
Thanks to Chen Tao's mechanical modifications, the Crystal Coffin is no longer the simple clown-slaying machine of the original version. Instead, it has been enhanced by Chen Tao using the Spirit of Metal and Apokolips technology...
Fully automatic clown slaughtering, disinfection, and sterilization machine.
Chen Tao even added faster-than-light particles to this mass-produced crystal coffin... The technology of this thing comes from Reverse-Flash's legacy. When he disguised himself as Flash's mentor and was rocking his wheelchair around Star Labs, the faster-than-light particle charger was hidden under the chassis of his wheelchair.
The futuristic technology contained in this thing led to the creation of the Cosmic Treadmill by The Flash, Barry. Chen Tao threw this thing to Lucius, who, along with Luthor and Dr. Stone (note: Cyborg's father, although in this universe Victor Stone is no longer Cyborg), slightly modified it to create a device that could make the crystal coffin fly a little faster.
Before the Joker could react, he was swallowed whole by the crystal coffin wrapped in golden lightning. Immediately afterward, an electric shock and injection occurred, and all sorts of martial arts techniques were applied to the Joker in just a few seconds. The Joker was like a medicinal herb thrown into an alchemy furnace; he couldn't even speak and died on the spot.
With a loud crash, the crystal coffin, which had been floating in mid-air, fell to the ground, and then the display screen on top of the coffin lit up with colorful lights:
"Beep beep beep beep... Testing... Heart, testing... Passed."
"Spinal cord, testing... passed. Forearm, testing..."
Chen Tao patiently squatted in front of the crystal coffin, waiting for the test results.
"Anus, testing... Testicles, testing... Prostate, testing..."
"Dear user, the Joker's corpse has been examined. No Joker virus or other drugs were detected."
"Basic inferences are underway... The conclusion has been reached: safe."
"WARNING: The above test results represent machine-generated information only. For safety reasons, do not open the coffin directly. If you wish to open the coffin, please have Batman verify it himself!"
Chen Tao then checked the coffin himself using every method he could think of. After confirming that there were no problems, he opened the coffin and released the Laughing Clown.
The clown is so cute when he's motionless, no.
Chen Tao took out a Black Lantern Ring from the Metal Spirit... This was an incomplete Black Lantern Ring. When Chen Tao was fighting the Anti-Monitor, he originally planned to use this to try to summon the Black Death Emperor, but William Hand later sacrificed himself, so he did not have to use the ring.
Now is a good time to use it.
After completing the transaction, the Emperor Joker transformed all three Jokers into beings connected to the Black Death, capable of becoming his representatives immediately upon death. Normally, after a normal death, the Joker should vomit black blood and then forge a Black Lantern ring within his body, which he then puts on his hand, just like William Hand did in the main universe. However, the Black Death wouldn't be foolish enough to give a Black Lantern ring to a Blue Lantern Lord.
Therefore, without the Black Lantern Ring, the Joker should be lying on the ground, remaining dead, unable to stand up and become a Black Lantern Corpse.
But then Chen Tao gave him an imperfect Black Lantern Ring, which was immediately activated after touching the Black Death Emperor's original representative.
Chen Tao's ring is well made. After all, the Black Lantern energy used to forge this Black Lantern ring was all taken from William Hand in his universe, and then reinforced using the same method as forging a Green Lantern ring.
When the Joker put it on his hand, the Joker immediately came back to life.
With a blue light in his left hand and a black light in his right, resembling a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right, both sides of his body emitted light at the same time, instantly transforming into a dazzling lantern hero. He vomited a mouthful of black blood and then flew out from the ground.
"The darkest night eclipses the sun, and darkness swallows up light as the other waxes and wanes..."
After reciting the Black Lantern Oath, the Joker suddenly regained his senses: "What? Batman, you…"
He interrupted himself, and uncontrollably began chanting the Blue Lantern Oath again: "In fear of the day, in sorrow of the night, may the raging fires recede from the chilling winds! May all who have perished in the ravages of war look to the stars, and may the light of hope never be extinguished!"
Chen Tao's Universe, Sector 1.
Astonia.
On this planet, the future leader of the Blue Lantern Legion, the Holy Walker, Dee Walker, is walking among the crowds, proclaiming that the sun of his home planet is unstable and is about to be destroyed.
The Holy Walker is organizing the people to unite and stop the panic caused by the coming apocalypse. He is uniting all available resources so that all nations of their race can join forces to reshape the sun of their planet.
As he addressed the crowd, the Holy Walker sensed the blue light of hope that had appeared in the universe.
Yes, at this moment, the saint's heart was filled with only tranquility and bright hope.
That blue light of hope resonated with him; the radiant humanity within the Holy Walker caused the blue of the emotional spectrum to respond to him. The Holy Walker was proud of this; not everyone deserved such a response from the emotional spectrum.
If it weren't for the intervention of the Emperor, the Joker, and the Black Death, Saint Walker should have become the first Blue Lantern and the leader of the Blue Lantern Corps.
While blue light rings lack combat capabilities within the seven-color emotional spectrum, and cannot even create protective barriers or materialize objects without a green light user by their side (because "hope without perseverance is worthless"), they can eliminate yellow light energy and double green light energy. Furthermore, they can soothe orange, red, and other colors that have a significant impact on emotions, eliminating the side effects of these colors on the user's emotions. They are the invincible support class within the seven-color spectrum.
They even possess healing abilities; it is said that Blue Lantern users can even revive vanished stars, and the power of the Blue Spectrum played a crucial role in the Saint's ability to heal the sun of his homeland, which was on the verge of destruction.
At this moment, when the Joker officially became the Lord of the Blue Lantern, the Holy Walker also sensed the Joker's presence through his connection with the Blue Lantern, but he was unable to figure out who the Joker was.
With the complete birth of the Blue Lantern Legion, the connection between the Holy Walkers and the blue spectrum has been greatly deepened.
But at this moment, the Holy Walker still had some doubts in his heart.
"Who exactly is it?"
Saint Walker thought that because of his deep connection with the blue spectrum, he would be the first Blue Light user to master the power of the Blue Light, but in fact, someone else beat him to it.
The other person must understand hope better than him, right?
The holy man felt no jealousy, but rather a deep sense of reverence.
He couldn't help but imagine in his heart what kind of extraordinary person the predecessor who obtained the blue light before him must have been—
The Holy Walker shook his head; he didn't have time to think about these things. He still needed to find a way to persuade his people to unite and stop the sun's destruction, rather than engaging in infighting or preparing for a space ark for wandering.
Ultimately, he was unable to spread the light of hope to the hearts of everyone on his home planet; this must be due to his lack of ability!
"If it were someone who became the Lord of the Blue Lantern before me, they would surely be able to bring hope to my planet..."
The holy man, bearing the heavy responsibility of being a savior, thought this with great hope.
The other person must be a leader of noble character, full of hope, who warms those around him like the sun, right?
The words that come out of the other person's mouth must be words of encouragement full of hope, and they must also have an unwavering will to carry on that hope!
Ah, such a respected and accomplished person, I really wish I could meet them.
Earth.
Beside the Getan Reservoir.
"Fuck you! You motherfucker, you son of a bitch, you motherfucker!!!"
The clown hurled profanities at Chen Tao, showering him with praise.
Encouraged by the Joker, Chen Tao turned around and saw the Justice League members, whose world was in complete disarray due to the extensive manipulation of reality by magic.
Wonder Woman... no, Wonder Woman Pig, with a sword in her mouth, just wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.
It's not good to hold onto this sword in your mouth, nor is it good to throw it away.
Shazam and the other alliance members have also returned.
"We've caught three clowns."
Finally, Chen Tao spoke first, saying, "So now, everyone, what we need to do is take them back. As for your problems..."
Chen Tao smiled at the clown, who was half blue and half black: "Our good friend will help us, right?"
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The Black Death Emperor does need a spokesperson. This spokesperson can be strong enough because of the long period of contact with him, or can quickly establish a connection with him because of the Emperor Joker's ability to modify reality. But the spokesperson cannot be both his spokesperson and the first Lord of the Blue Lantern.
The Black Death Emperor no longer had time to observe the situation of the legion of men in black. He wanted to contact the Emperor Joker urgently because he had done a lot to help the other party take a step further into reality, but now the Emperor Joker had not fulfilled the promises he had made to him.
He is now temporarily unable to contact the Emperor Joker to demand an explanation.
"Damn it!"
He turned to look at the men in black who were still creating a rainbow halo to block his attacks, and his anger flared up. He had no intention of playing with these guys anymore. He would immediately take them into his own kingdom, find the Emperor Clown, and make him take responsibility for this mistake!
But just as he raised his scythe, he heard the shadowy figure in front of him say, "Wait!"
The Black Death Emperor had no intention of speaking to the other party; he raised his scythe and swung it down.
This was different from the casual attacks they had made to test the opponent's strength. This was an attack that these men in black could not withstand even if they united. In the Black Death Emperor's domain, in the Black Death Emperor's own lair, very few people could withstand the Black Death Emperor's serious attack.
"You don't have the Black Lantern Central Power Cell in that Batman universe, but I can find it for you!!!"
The enormous scythe hovered half an inch above Shadow Calamity's head, almost cleaving him in two from head to toe.
Shadow Calamity secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason he didn't bring this up when facing the Black Emperor before was because the Black Emperor was cooperating with the Emperor Joker. According to the vision described by the Emperor Joker, he didn't need to worry about not being able to enter that universe. So why bother listening to the plan given by Shadow Calamity, a third party whose effectiveness was unknown? But now that the Emperor Joker's plan has failed, the Black Emperor will consider listening to him, even if it's just giving him a chance to listen to someone.
"You need a furnace. With a furnace, you can project more power, and then find a new representative in that universe to replace the Joker. I know. Even though the Anti-Monitor Dragon has now become Barbatos's toy—"
Shadow Calamity said, "But in the Batman universe right now, there's another candidate who could become Black Lantern's central power source..."
"..."
Shadow Calamity breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally convinced the other party, and his plan was progressing smoothly, making his journey through time in reverse worthwhile.
The Shadow of Calamity always harbors hope. From this moment on, history has been rewritten by him. He has already failed once, he has already watched his mother die before his eyes once, but he still has a chance to change everything. The entire timeline before him is a cement road that has not yet dried.
If he can successfully alter history from the upstream of the timeline, he will be able to change the fact that his mother died. And the beginning of this plan... begins with today's success.
Yes, that's right, it was him...
Shadow Calamity's expression changed. He felt that some of his memories were beginning to become blurred; these were memories erased by the self-correction of the trans-time flow.
This once again proved that he had indeed altered history. Shadow Calamity clutched his head, a smile almost uncontrollably spreading across his face.
Then he turned to Black Death Emperor: "As part of our deal, I should be able to take away the first Genie from the main universe, right?"
The Black Death Emperor was still somewhat hesitant.
"Come on, letting us take away the Spectral Calamity won't affect you at all, but if you want to restock, that guy, as your Black Lantern's central power battery, will definitely need our help."
Shadow Calamity slightly raised a finger, and the group of men in black behind him stepped forward in unison. This pleased Shadow Calamity greatly.
These Third Legion members, created by him, are incredibly powerful and virtually immortal.
If he hadn't accidentally created these creations, he would never have been able to reach a deal with the Black Death Emperor today. The time to rescue the main universe's Calamity would have been delayed indefinitely, and this delay might have led to some trouble.
The fact that he was able to research and develop these powerful combat weapons for mass production before trading with the Black Death Emperor is such a stroke of luck; it's like his mother came to feed him when he was thirsty.
The only drawback is that only a small portion of them can exist in reality for a long time, while most of the Third Legion members must return to the spatial turbulence to rest every now and then before they can continue to be driven by the Shadow Calamity. However, this small flaw is negligible compared to the strength of the entire massive Third Legion.
Several tens of minutes later, after the Black Death Emperor released the person, Shadow Calamity finally met the first Lantern of the main universe, who was now in a ghostly state.
"Who...who are you?"
The first Lantern Knight looked at the densely packed crowd of people in black before him, and at the person standing in front of them, also wearing a black robe and mask, who called himself "Shadow Calamity".
To be honest, upon hearing the name Shadow Calamity, the first Lantern Knight had a guess. His real name was Calamity, and the meaning behind the name Shadow Calamity...
"I am you from the Dark Multiverse," said Shadow Calamity. "Do I need to explain to you what the Dark Multiverse is?"
Seeing the other person's blank expression, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Okay, it seems I do need it."
"...In short, this is the essence of the Dark Multiverse. Everything you experienced in the main universe was projected into my universe, causing me to lose my mother and home just like you."
"I can't save Earth 15 in the Dark Multiverse because the Dark Multiverse is a mirror. No matter how hard you try to grab at your reflection, you can't change anything," Shadow Calamity said. "Therefore, if you want to change my tragic fate, you also need to change yours. Only then can you directly rewrite the fate of my Earth 15 in the Dark Multiverse through the projection of the multiverse."
As Shadow Calamity spoke, he secretly shook his head in his heart.
Everything mentioned above is a lie. It's all just an excuse to deceive Genie I. The Genie I from the Dark Multiverse was thrown into Earth-15 in the Hypertime Stream by Batman. At that point, he actually tried to save the mother of the Genie I from the main universe. This was simply defying the heavens, like saying "I'm going to kill you" to the face of the Hypertime Stream.
Under such circumstances, the original Lantern Knight naturally died in the crossfire of the entire time-traveling process. What a joke! He couldn't have had even the slightest chance of success. He had already vanished along with Earth-15, and the Shadow Calamity impersonating him was to cover up another fact.
Time travelers can never tell people in the past about the future, otherwise it will cause chaos and change in the entire future, which is the most difficult situation for time travelers to deal with: a complete loss of control over history.
These are the rules that the Time Master wrote into the operation manual. Sometimes, even a seemingly trivial statement can create a completely new timeline. Even in such matters, Shadow Calamity is still extremely cautious.
"A parallel version of myself in a dark multiverse? This is utterly absurd," the shadow demon heard the ghost say. "You think I'd believe such a story?"
Even Shadow Calamity was starting to dislike himself; why was he so stubborn in the past?
The ghost of the first Lantern Knight has just flown out of its grave with the permission of the Black Death Emperor.
At this moment, the first Lantern Knight, wearing a robe that fluttered in the wind, flew in front of a man in black.
"What exactly is going on?"
The first Lantern Knight circled the man in black twice, but the man in black remained motionless.
The first Lantern Man examined the other party's power and seemed to be deep in thought.
"Absurd, utterly absurd. This man in black is terrifyingly strong, and I sense that his application of the power and emotional spectrum is from the same source as mine, yet I cannot control him. I have never seen a user of my power who cannot control me before."
The first Lantern Knight said, "What exactly is this thing...?"
"This thing is the Third Legion that I created using the Link."
"Don't try to fool me. The Third Legion was created by the Guardians of the Universe using my energy and their flesh and blood. It is a living legion that can devour the flesh and blood of other creatures, possess them, and replace them. However, because that legion used my power, they are all under my control."
(Note: Yes, this is the plot of the rise of the Third Legion, the prelude to the first Lantern's rage, and the work of the Guardians of the Universe.)
The Guardians of the Universe, disgusted by the Green Lantern Corps' excessive emotions and disobedience, decided to create a new army using the flesh and blood of the first Lantern. They wanted a force that was neither as easily controlled and manipulated as the Machine Hunter Corps, nor as inherently rebellious as the Green Lantern Corps. However, their attempt to borrow the power of the first Lantern resulted not only in the release of the first Lantern but also nearly led to the Third Army's annihilation of the universe.
"If these monsters before me were truly the Third Legion, would I not know?"
"I already told you they're under my control..."
Before Shadow Calamity could finish speaking, the First Lantern suddenly floated and appeared in front of a man in black. He abruptly ripped off the man's black hood and saw his face clearly in the pale white light of the Death Land.
It really was the typical white monster of the Third Legion, with eyes and noses that were just for show.
"How could this be...?"
The first Lantern extended its ghostly hand and pierced directly into the body of the Third Legion member. Even though its physical body was cleaved by the Black Death Emperor's blade, the first Lantern was still one of the strongest villains in the Lantern Corps system, which controlled the emotional spectrum.
The members of the Third Legion, who derive their power from him, are the servants most familiar to the original Lantern.
No member of the Third Legion could escape the control of the first Lantern Man, but the reality before him told him...
"It really is the Third Legion, but why can't I control it...?"
"I've already told you, the Dark Multiverse," Shadow Calamity said. "These Third Legion members are under my control. They are the Dark Multiverse version."
He said, "Now that you've tried it and seen it, you should believe me, right?"
He asked this question, and even the first Lantern Man had to believe the fact before him.
"Alright." He finally relented, ceasing to delve into the issue and instead asking, "So, now that you've rescued me, what's next?"
The two scourges huddled together and began to whisper among themselves. Not far from them, countless men in black stood densely packed, watching them silently.
Under the cover of the hat, the Third Legion's face, which had originally been created to disguise the First Lantern and Shadow Calamity, suddenly transformed into something else entirely.
(End of this chapter)