manynovel Chapter 395 Mongo's Sudden Death, A-Level Batman: The Batman of War
Chapter 395 Mongo's Sudden Death, A-Level Batman: The Batman of War
Chapter 395 Mongo's Sudden Death, A-Level Batman: The Batman of War
Mongo looked down at the dagger piercing his chest, then turned his head slightly to see Batman standing behind him.
He heard the other person sigh.
"Why...do you do this to yourself?"
He heard Batman say that.
On half of Mongo's face, the ghost of Carona was revealed.
The azure soul roared and howled, desperately trying to break free from Mongo's body, but was tightly bound to it by an invisible force.
Carona cursed at him, finally realizing he had been fooled. He had been so foolish as to believe Mongo and pour almost all of his hard-earned soul energy into Mongo's body.
A highly intelligent cosmic guardian, who could manipulate the rules of the universe as if they were nothing, fell for the simplest of tricks. Mongo exploited his strong desire to escape, implying that if things didn't go well, he might let Carona take over his body, thus successfully manipulating him.
Carona remembered how he had foolishly told the other person things like "I have high hopes for you," and he felt like he was about to explode with anger. In his blue ghost form, his face was almost red with rage.
He tried to struggle, but by then it was too late. Mongo had come prepared and had been planning for a long time.
Then came the deathly aura, wisps of black—no, not the black of decay, but something far more lifeless—growing on his body, like E. coli dancing on a room-temperature Canadian steak.
That was clearly the death power belonging to the Black Death Emperor. Although it was particularly rare and weak because the Black Death Emperor was kept outside the material universe, it was still enough to make people's hair stand on end just by looking at it.
This is a symbol of death, the end of the darkest and most evil in the universe, the ultimate nightmare that even the guardians of the universe are unwilling to face.
Under such circumstances, even if Carona was unwilling, he had no choice but to confront the Black Death Emperor.
He could never give up so many souls that had been channeled into Mongo's body. He had previously thought he was about to possess Mongo, so he had poured more than half of his power into him. If he completely lost this power, Karona would never be able to emerge from the cosmic egg again, at least not for billions of years. Just thinking about that long period of time almost drove Karona mad with rage, and he himself refused to admit that behind this anger lay a deep fear.
Kalona had dealt with the Black Death Emperor before. If it weren't for the immortal soul of the Cosmic Guardian, which prevented him from truly dying, he would have been forcibly kept in the world of the dead by the Black Death Emperor long ago.
Since then, Carona has avoided any contact with the Black Death Emperor, not because he has no way to fight him, but because there is no need. Carona also knows about the prophecy of the Darkest Night and is well aware of what the Black Death Emperor will do in the future.
Before that darkest night arrives, everything the Black Death Emperor does advances the development of the Darkest Night, which means that everything he does can only be postponed and can hardly be changed, just as the Darkest Night is bound to happen.
Given Carona's personality, it would be virtually impossible for him to confront the Black Death Emperor at this time.
but--
He has no other choice now.
Sinestro could no longer stop Parallax; the enormous monster roared and buzzed as it charged toward Batman.
He wanted to infiltrate Batman's body and then completely control it, just like Parallax had controlled countless people before.
They will all succumb to fear, which was born from the chaotic beginnings of the universe, when the first life struggled to escape for survival.
The Green Lantern Corps is destroyed, and now there's nothing that can be forcibly controlled...
Then Parallax looked down and saw a tiny skeleton blocking his way.
The strange little skull still had red flames burning on its head. It stood there confidently, although the expression on its skull face didn't look like it was doing so willingly, but anyway...
Parallax assumes that this guy is blocking it.
He didn't take the storm of death in his way seriously and tried to simply push the obstacle aside, but he soon realized he was terribly wrong.
Seneca tried to charge forward, but the Death Storm exploded directly.
In the literal sense.
The "Death Storm Matrix," almost identical to the "Firestorm Matrix" wielded by the superhero Firestorm in the positive universe, opened in an instant, filling the vast area of the universe where everyone was located with a tremendous suction force.
Chen Tao replicated everything that Crime Ultraman Tiga did to the Justice League in the comic book history. In the "Eternal Evil" comic, they used Firestorm as a prison, sealing all the heroes of the Justice League and the Justice League of America into Firestorm's body, forcing Lex Luthor to save the world.
Chen Tao has simply replaced the Firestorm with the Deathstorm.
If Parallax had a host, it could easily break free from such an attraction; however, being alone, it was nothing more than a wisp of smoke that could be quickly drawn into the matrix by the Death Storm.
Parallax finally realized something was wrong. He immediately tried to turn around and struggle to leave, but his situation was almost exactly the same as that of Carona, who was trapped on Mongo not far away.
Amid Parallax's deafening roar, Mongo heard Batman's voice.
"Why bother? You had a choice, Mongo," Chen Tao said. "You let Carona possess you before, wasn't this what you were waiting for?"
He slowly pulled out the hand that had pierced Mongo's body, the hand dripping blood. Immediately afterward, Chen Tao also deactivated the synchronization between the Red Death Demon and the Rapid Bullet.
It was precisely because of the Kryptonian physique and the speed force from the Red Death that Chen Tao was able to pierce through Mongo's body, which was as tough as a planet, with a single strike.
He examined Mongo closely, with a hint of apprehension.
"Kalona's ultimate goal must be to completely take over your body through possession, and then hope to release his soul through this body."
Chen Tao said.
"And the Black Death Emperor's purpose must be to use your body as a springboard to detonate the Night of Darkness ahead of time."
"You actually know about the Black Death Emperor?" Mengo forced a smile. Chen Tao knew he must have made thorough preparations and thought things through for the current situation, but the twisted expression on his face suggested otherwise...
That must have hurt a lot.
Chen Tao then looked at his opponent, whose body was half occupied by the blue energy of Kalonna and half tainted by the Black Death Emperor, with only a small part in the middle maintaining the original yellow skin of Mongo.
He paused, then sighed and said:
"How pathetic, Mongo. But it's still the right idea, almost the best solution a weakling could come up with."
Chen Tao commented:
"If an ally harbors malicious intentions, then bring out more allies to check and balance each other, but..."
Is it really worth it?
Mongo heard Batman's voice.
He heard Batman ask in a low voice, "Is taking over Parallax and becoming the leader of the Yellow Lantern Corps really that important to you?"
"You are perfectly capable of escaping, Mongo. The War World is under your control, and neither I nor Sinestro will risk being bombed by it to forcibly take your life. As long as you are willing to give up Parallax, almost no one will care whether you escape or not."
"If you can seize Parallax and become the leader of the Yellow Lantern Legion, that would be ideal. But if not, then leave decisively. With the Yellow Lantern Ring in your possession and the information and power you have about the emotional spectrum, even without Sinestro's control, it's enough to greatly enhance your strength. You've already gained a lot from this trip."
Chen Tao said, "What are you asking for? What are you risking your life for?"
"You want to become stronger? Is it really that important?"
His gaze was somewhat complicated: "You are already a notorious tyrant in the universe. Even if you are not as powerful as Darkseid and do not have the ability to make the Green Lantern Corps ignore you, as far as I know, you have won more often than lost in your many conflicts with the Green Lantern Corps."
"What more could you want? You have a huge army of slaves at your command, and the entire world of war has been branded with your mark. No one would dare to rebel against you, not even the thought of doing so."
"No one can restrain you anymore. You are the only one who attacks other planets, and no one has ever dared to attack you."
"If you just take one step back, you can completely escape unscathed. So why? Why fight like this, even to the point of turning yourself into this?"
Mongo didn't answer Batman's question. He first lowered his head, looking with a hint of mockery at the azure soul power belonging to Caronna on half of his body, before slowly saying:
"Because I want to become stronger, at any cost."
He said.
He bowed slightly to Chen Tao: "Thank you for helping me capture Parallax, and thank you for cooperating with my plan. You're incredibly intelligent, Batman; you know exactly what I'm going to do. And..."
"A reason?"
Mongo raised his head slightly.
Many, many years ago, on that desolate land where he and his mother were exiled, young Mongo sobbed softly in the darkness.
His mother, meanwhile, was yelling at him and repeatedly telling him that she would abandon him if he were in danger.
She told the Mongo War Tribe the code of conduct, and that she would do her best to teach her child what she should teach him, to help her vulnerable child survive on this planet.
Therefore, Mongo said, "The reason is..."
Tears cannot stop a blade.
He said.
He remembered the terrified looks in the eyes of the enemy tribe when they saw him. He thought of revenge, of his own actions, and of the many stories of people he had met before.
Then he lowered his head and murmured to himself, "Otherwise... what a gentle world that would be."
He said this.
He then opened his palm towards Batman:
"I know you saw through my actions, but you still went along with my plan. I don't understand why, but whatever your intentions, it's utterly foolish."
He opened his palm, revealing some grayish-white dust—nanobots that Chen Tao had just inserted into his body: "That stuff is useless to me. As a warrior, you should tear your enemy apart and kill them with the most despicable means. Victory is simply killing the enemy, but you didn't do that."
Mongo's voice gradually overlapped with the voice of his mother from countless years ago:
"It's a very simple truth: either I live, or you live, and you chose my life. For this respect, I will give you a death befitting a warrior."
He muttered to himself, and with each mutter, the Black Death Emperor's death power slowly eroded the part of Mongo that belonged to him. Meanwhile, Carona, on the other side of his body, was forced to pour her power into Mongo's remaining flesh and blood. Amidst Carona's incessant cursing, Mongo's voice rang out:
"This is what the deceased said..."
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Mongo's heart continued to beat, the powerful heart of a cosmic overlord, but now the beating was gradually slowing down and eventually fading away.
Mongo's brain stopped functioning, and his originally yellow face turned the color of a rotting corpse.
His face was pale and his muscles were emaciated, but he gave off an increasingly dangerous feeling.
He vomited a mouthful of foul blood, his life came to an end, and something even more terrifying awakened within that mutilated corpse.
Amidst curses and swears, Carona was forced to exert all his strength to prevent the Black Death from gaining complete control of the body. Then Mongo floated in the air, completely still.
Then... he opened his grayish-white eyes, those inhuman, terrifying eyes.
At the same time, Chen Tao also heard the voice of the Alfred Protocol:
[Warning! Warning! Anchored item detected!]
[Obtained: Mongo's Blood of Death.]
[Introduction: Mongo was once a child who couldn't bear to hurt his opponents, but after experiencing his mother's death, he has completely transformed into a bloodthirsty and cruel tyrant.]
He deeply hated himself for causing his mother to wander the wilderness and eventually die. Therefore, in front of his mother's body, he vowed that he would always pursue great power and never fail, even if he died in the process.
He resolved to willingly succumb to brutality, to make it his very essence, and to forever abandon mercy. He decided he could give up anything in the pursuit of power, including life and dignity. And so he did it today. You might use it to summon Batman from a parallel universe.
But can something that arrives because it has abandoned compassion be something truly compassionate?
"...That's what the deceased said."
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The Bat of War
[Hazard Level: A-]
(End of this chapter)