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Chapter 408 The Dark Multiverse Always Heads Towards the Worst

Chapter 408 The Dark Multiverse Always Heads Towards the Worst

"Sinestro!"

The shouts and whispers were like the chilling air swept by a cold wind, gently whispering in my ear.

Do you think you can control everything in this world? Who do you think you are?

The sound was like a cold wind with a blade, mixed with snowflakes and the illusion of skin being cut.

"Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to act arbitrarily and decide the fate of so many people?"

Seneca looked up, the voice growing clearer in his mind.

I am Seneca.

"There will be no next time, Sinestro. Even though this time you chose to sacrifice a group of criminals, even though you did a good job and no one noticed—or so you thought—even though you won this gamble, saving not only your own life but also the lives of those prisoners."

"But I must warn you, there will be no next time."

"Your plan can't account for every possible scenario, and taking a gamble won't guarantee you a win every time."

"Every greenlight rookie thinks they're the chosen one, that their willpower is unparalleled. But the truth is: human strength has its limits."

"The recruits who die the fastest are often the most daring. You are too arrogant. When you think you can do something, you never think about the possibility of failure."

"You're asking for my opinion? My opinion is, never do anything beyond your control, even if you think you can handle it, because at that point you're often overestimating yourself."

If you gamble your life and the lives of others on something you think you can do, then losing is only a matter of time... Don't think I don't know you, Sinestro.

"You seem to be a cautious person, but you are too eager to prove yourself. If there is even a 7% chance of success, you will want to try it, and you are even willing to pay any price for it, without ever thinking about whether there is a better solution."

"What do you need to prove? And to whom do you want to prove it? Me? Or yourself?"

"A truly great Green Lantern doesn't need to prove anything to anyone."

I am Seneca.

And I have a plan, a damn, fantastic plan.

Regarding the Green Lantern Ring, I tricked Mengo. He planned to use it to render me incapable of resisting, but what he didn't know was that I was monitoring everything.

Mongo must have assumed that the Blue Lantern Ring he found was stolen from any random member of the Blue Lantern tribe, but what he didn't know was that the owner of the Blue Lantern Ring he had worn before, the Blue Lantern tribe member whom he had killed by the Mechanical Superman during the struggle for the ring, was actually a suicide soldier.

He was once a criminal, but after wearing the Blue Lantern Ring, he sincerely repented for his mistakes to Abinsu and was willing to die for Abinsu and do anything for him.

When I discovered that Mongo and his group wanted to use the Blue Lantern Ring, I began my plan.

I replaced the ordinary Green Lantern Ring with the first Green Lantern Ring forged by Abinsu.

The previous owner of this Green Lamp Ring was Abinsu himself, and the second owner's name was...

Karl Seneca, that is...

I.

I deliberately manipulated the Green Lantern to die at the hands of the Mechanical Superman, and sure enough, he escaped wearing the ring, eventually putting it on Mongo's own hand.

This ring will connect me and Mongo, creating a link on the emotional spectrum.

The first Lantern Man told me many secrets about the emotional spectrum, and I'm convinced that I can use what he taught me, through the influence of the Blue Lantern Ring that's already on Mongo, to gain some control over Mongo, just as Abinsu did.

The leader of the Green Lantern Legion, Qing Nu, was actually the murderer of Abinsu's daughter. After Abinsu created the Green Lantern Ring, he used it to twist her into his loyal follower, a complete and utterly compassionate sow—

This is no ordinary distortion. The Blue Lantern Ring that Abinsu forged contains Abinsu's complete understanding of the Blue Lantern and possesses abilities that ordinary Blue Lantern Rings cannot match.

In the end, it completely changed Qingnu's personality, making her feel genuine remorse even after she took off the ring.

This change is gradual and takes time, but if Seneca wanted, he could easily transform this mental distortion into a form of emotional control that he could manipulate and erupt in a short period of time.

The problem now is that Sinestro can't strengthen this control to the point of complete domination of the other person's body, unless...

He received help from the night owl.

The Father Box, also known as Pandora's Box, can control everyone who manipulates it. Pandora, one of the three original sins, believed that the Father Box would only incite evil in people's hearts, but this was actually just what the manipulator of the Father Box wanted those who obtained it to do.

In the major event "The Three-Body Problem," the Father Box even controlled Superman, nearly taking down the entire Justice League single-handedly, and even his beloved Batman couldn't stop him.

If Nite Owl is willing to lend the Father Box to Sinestro, Sinestro will be able to use the Father Box, a technology from another planet—even though Sinestro doesn't understand it, but the truck driver doesn't need to know how to build a truck.

He could use this box to exert the power of the emotional spectrum, using the blue lamp ring as an anchor point to directly and completely control Mongo.

That is why Senesto didn't care what Mongo could actually do. To him, whatever Mongo's plans or who he turned, it was all meaningless.

Mongo was already a puppet he could manipulate at any time; all he had to do was make sure Mongo actually wore the Blue Lantern Ring.

From that moment on, his battle with Mongo was over.

Therefore, whatever Mongo does now will only bring shame upon himself.

But if that were all, it wouldn't be worth Senesto being so serious at this moment.

Having achieved the idea of ​​being able to control Mongo at any time, Senesto came up with an even more brilliant idea.

He wants to make Mongo the host of the Parallax monster.

Indeed, even Sinestro felt that with his current abilities, it would be impossible to reverse control of Parallax, so from beginning to end, Sinestro never considered trying to control Parallax himself.

But just because he doesn't want to try it doesn't mean he can't let others try it.

Don't forget, Batman...

Sinestro never truly trusted Batman. In his view, no one really knew what Batman was thinking, despite his sweet talk.

He and Hal are beings from the same planet, and they are very close. If Batman intends to support Hal's ideas, Senestock will not be able to control Batman in the same way he controlled Mongo.

Although he didn't participate in the final battle between Batman and Darkseid, instead deserting halfway through—a quagmire he saw as an insurmountable obstacle—the appearance of Batman here signifies that Darkseid has already lost, or at least Batman has thwarted his plan to invade Earth. This is undoubtedly a very dangerous sign.

Sinestro knows quite a bit about Darkseid. He already knew about the Guardians of the Universe's failed attack on Darkseid's Apokolips and their betrayal of his Green Lantern crew to Darkseid. Otherwise, why do you think he would look down on the Guardians of the Universe so much?

It was precisely because Sinestro understood what kind of opponent Darkseid was that he truly knew how formidable Batman was after defeating Darkseid. Without Parallax, Sinestro was unsure if he had the ability to confront Batman head-on.

This is why he initially hoped to lure Batman away from his plans to attack OA, but this idea ultimately failed, and Sinestro was forced to face the worst possible scenario.

Therefore, if Sinestro wants to stand up to Batman on equal footing, rather than becoming Batman's puppet in the upcoming negotiations or confrontations, he must master the powerful Parallax to have the strength to fight against Batman.

And this is exactly what Senesto is planning now.

During the battle, Seneca kept getting distracted. Abinsu's words echoed in his mind again and again, seemingly accusing him of what he was about to do.

But Sinestro knew it was just psychological, a fear before carrying out his plan, an emotion that needed to be overcome.

Just as he said to Abinsu back then:

Sometimes, if you don't take a gamble, you'll never achieve a breakthrough, especially if you believe you can do it...

Then you should have even more faith in yourself and strive for excellence!

There's nothing in this world that you can be 100% sure of succeeding!

In a close contest, the brave prevail. When it comes to actions, if you have a 30% chance of success, you can start doing something. A 50% chance is a huge stroke of luck, and a 70% chance is no different from a 100% chance.

therefore……

Why not give it a try?

Sinestro's excessively arrogant personality traits are evident in many places in the original comics. In "The Wrath of Genie A.E.," Sinestro directly embraces Parallax. It should be noted that before Sinestro's embrace of Parallax, apart from Hal Jordan separating from Parallax through willpower, there was never any evidence that Parallax could be reversed, and no one had ever done so.

But if he thinks he's okay, he goes for it. He never considers what will happen if he makes a wrong bet. What if Parallax takes control of him instead? Besides facing the first Lantern, Hal and the others will also have to face a Parallax monster, Seneca.

Moreover, even though he controlled Parallax, he couldn't defeat Genie 1. The opponent was unharmed after his heart was ripped out. If Hal hadn't transformed into the greatest Black Lantern and controlled the Black Death Emperor to kill Genie 1 with a scythe, that major event would have resulted in the complete annihilation of the entire group.

If his actions in the first Lantern were merely out of desperation, then in the darkest night, he rushed in and embraced the spirit of the White Lantern Beast before Hal and the others, his reason being "to prove that he is the greatest Lantern." He not only acted so rashly simply because he was eager to prove himself, but he also attacked his own teammates.

In a dark universe (the dark multiverse version of the Darkest Night), Sinestro also repented for his excessive arrogance.

In reality, in the positive universe, despite his numerous crazy actions, Sinestro almost always wins his gambles. Whether these wins actually affect the overall battle is another matter, but he rarely suffers setbacks. However, in the dark universe…

It might not have ended so well.

"Is darkness merciful...?"

Senesto looked at Amonsu in front of him.

Don't think he doesn't know. A pathetic wretch who inherited absolutely nothing of his father's greatness, a filthy, cruel, cold-blooded criminal, Abinsu's most notorious unfilial son, is still pretending to be a loyal subject by his side.

He thinks he can turn the tables for his master just by using a flower that can cause hallucinations?

Who are you insulting?

"Sinestro, you'd better not get pricked by that flower. It creates a beautiful dream that will completely captivate you..."

He heard Batman's tone become serious, filled with apprehension: "Don't think that just because you have a strong enough will, you can be exempt from that kind of thing. The beautiful dream created by Black Mercy is what you crave most in your heart. If you want to escape that world, you must tear apart what you crave most with your own hands."

"It's a form of torture for anyone."

Batman's words were still chattering in Sinestro's ears; Sinestro had never imagined that Batman would be so long-winded.

"And what's worse, as far as I know, there's another terrible variant of Black Mercy, which doesn't create beautiful dreams, but nightmares."

"The deepest nightmares create the deepest fears. A world of utter depravity, the immense fear is enough to break anyone's will. I must warn you, this is the effect of the drugs. Don't think that your willpower is strong enough to try to tough it out. This is a physiological change. As long as your will is still in this body, it will inevitably be affected by hormones."

Sinestro didn't speak. Fear, what a joke you're making, he's the one who controls fear.

He is the leader of the Yellow Lantern Corps! He is Sinestro, the greatest Green Lantern and Yellow Lantern of all time, possessing the strongest willpower, comparable to Abinsu.

When it comes to manipulating fear, Sinestro is second to none. Whether it's Mongo, Batman, or even the source of fear, Parallax, Parallax is merely an aggregate of fear energy, while he, Sinestro, is the master of fear!

If he can't control the parallax monster, how could he not break free from that plant?

(End of this chapter)