MM Racing Chapter 369 Mongo, the Freeloader Who Got Free from the Freeloaders, Night Owl
Chapter 369 Mongo, the Freeloader Who Got Free from the Freeloaders, Night Owl
Chapter 369 Mongo, who was taken advantage of by the freeloaders, is someone Night Owl will never care about...
For a cave that owls would use as a burrow, nothing is more important than secrecy.
Death Storm thought to himself.
At this moment, Dr. Martin Stein is standing on an asteroid, surrounded by an endless starry sky.
If he were a normal superhuman, he would have suffocated from being exposed to the vacuum of space or been killed by countless cosmic rays and radiation by now. But Death Storm is different. Half of his body is dead, and now, due to contact with the power of the Black Rot, even that half is questionable.
This is why Deathstorm didn't create a protective shield made of Yellow Lantern Fear energy like other Yellow Lanterns.
Flames erupted from his feet, slightly freeing him from the asteroid's gravity, and he continued his search along the ground.
Although it is indeed an asteroid, it is still a planet, and its area is quite large, so it is not a place that can be explored in a short time.
However, he soon found an entrance atop the rising mountain range ahead. It was a heavy stone door, but Death Storm could almost guess that behind it lay thick steel. The owl emblem on it was so conspicuous that it was hard to miss.
Dr. Stan, with his skull head, flew up and landed on the flat ground in front of the door, then took a deep breath.
There's a reason why the three leaders of the crime syndicate are Superpower, SuperQueen, and Night Owl, especially Night Owl, who doesn't seem to have any superpowers.
His position wasn't built on Superpower's charity. Over the years, countless idiots had tried to challenge him at Night Owl's feet, and they all ended up as corpses. How could Deathstorm not be nervous in the face of Night Owl?
In short, at this moment, he reached out and knocked on it: "This is Deathstorm, open the door, Night Owl."
Then, the stone wall above the massive stone gate opened, revealing a screen. The anxious Death Storm saw Night Owl's face appear on it, staring at him indifferently.
“I’ve done as you asked. I deceived Mongo, making him believe you hadn’t discovered what I was doing,” Deathstorm said. “And now you demand I appear before you, and here I am. Open the door.”
The owl on the screen nodded, and soon, with a loud crash, the stone door opened, and after passing through a deep corridor, the Death Storm appeared before the owl.
"..."
In the empty hall, the two looked at each other and then fell silent.
Then, Death Storm, who was standing, asked Night Owl, who was sitting, a question.
"What exactly do you want, Thomas?" he asked. "To help me deceive Superpower, and then use that to blackmail me..."
"Looking back now, you played a huge role in how easily I was able to press the button to report Hal's (Note: the Divine Ring, which is also Hal Jordan's Divine Ring in Earth-3) disappearance."
"You've been hiding something from all of us, constantly plotting something," he said. "What exactly do you want?"
"Safe." Night Owl lied without batting an eye. "I'm preparing for the future of the League in my own way, just as Superpower is absorbing his Kryptonite."
"What if that monster that drove us from our home continues its pursuit back to this planet..."
Night Owl didn't care whether Death Storm believed him or not. He knew the other was just subconsciously looking for a reason, a reason to convince himself. Since he wanted it, he would give it to him.
When it comes to deceiving people, it doesn't matter how clever your reasoning is; what matters is whether the person you're trying to deceive wants to be deceived.
See, Death Storm has now readily accepted all the explanations he gave.
However, what he says next might elicit a different opinion from the other party.
"I'm asking you to give up on that."
"What is it?"
Death Storm is playing dumb.
"You know what I'm talking about. Dr. Stan, your research into the power of the Decaying Black has gone mad. You actually want to attack this new Earth we exist on, and while Batman is away, turn all living things on this planet into Decaying Black corpses."
Night Owl said, "Let's not even talk about whether your actions can succeed. Even if they do, countless living corpses are not in the interest of the Crime Syndicate. What we want to rule is a world full of living people, not a wasteland full of dead bodies."
He scolded, "You've completely gone mad! Has seizing the power of decaying blackness burned your brain too?"
Death Storm nearly jumped out of his chair. He thought he had done it very discreetly, without even putting it into practice. How did Night Owl know?
He tried to deny it: "What are you talking about? I didn't do anything..."
Then he heard Night Owl play a recording.
In the recording, Death Storm sounded like a high-dose addict, rambling on and on to a man named Anton Arkansas promising to destroy all life on Earth and dedicate the entire planet to Lord Arkansas, before spreading the rotten blackness throughout the universe.
(Note: Anton Arkan, the representative of "Corruption Black," is similar in status to the swamp monster of "All Things Green" and the life king Michaelson of "All Beings Red." He is the main antagonist of the major event "The Arrival of Corruption.")
Upon hearing this recording, Death Storm knew he could no longer deny it.
"How did I get this recording? It's simple, I was monitoring all of you."
Despite having a skull-like face, Deathstorm's expression was still quite grim.
Damn it, where is the privacy? Being teammates with Night Owl is the worst luck imaginable.
Night Owl said, "I demand that you immediately abandon this foolish idea, and I'm going to implant some biological tissue into your body... Don't think I want to control you, Dr. Stan. I admit that the biological tissue can have such an effect, but I'm doing this more for your good purpose. The Corruption Black has corrupted your mind, and I cannot allow my teammate to be manipulated like this."
The death storm watched him.
"Nothing to discuss?"
"There's nothing to discuss."
3.
The owl silently counted down in its mind.
2.
The flames on Deathstorm's forehead seemed to suddenly burn even brighter.
1.
呲!
Intense yellow light erupted from the ring on Death Storm's hand, piercing Night Owl's chest in an instant. His true form followed closely, its fingers like knives, slicing through Night Owl's already pierced body. Then, the power of decaying black began to corrode...
It was all for nothing.
Death Storm stared stiffly at Night Owl, who was lying on the ground convulsing. Beneath the opponent's armor were countless intricate mechanical structures. Death Storm could even see at the molecular level that the inside of the armor was coated with a thick layer of lead to prevent Superpower X-rays from penetrating it.
The chin that Night Owl had previously exposed under his mask was just a small piece of cloned living biological tissue, installed in what should have been the chin, like the bleeding biological tissue skin of the T-800 in Terminator.
As the convulsing robot collapsed to the ground, completely unable to rise again, a large image of the owl's head quickly appeared on the screen of the owl computer:
"You think I'd meet you privately without any preparation? The yellow light ring... well, I admit I didn't expect him to be willing to give it to you, but so what?"
hum... hum... hum...
The surrounding walls groaned, exerting an invisible psychological pressure on the storm of death.
"Martin, Martin... do you really think you can survive after stepping into my carefully prepared trap? Even if there's only a 1 in 1000 chance you can escape..."
He said, "You'll still die in front of Superpower. And everything I've done is for the organization's benefit. Even if you speak up for Superpower... do you think he'll believe me or you?"
"So..." he said, "I can give you one last option, which is also your only option."
The Death Storm turned its head and saw a huge crystal cage rising from the ground.
"Just accept my transformation. As long as you're willing to be under my control, everything is negotiable."
"Whether you live or die is up to you, isn't it, Dr. Stan?"
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Several tens of minutes later, the owl on the screen typed on his keyboard for a while, causing Death Storm, who had been unconscious in the crystal cage, to sink back into the ground.
The other party had already undergone his transformation, and everything was so easy. With his abilities, he could easily manipulate the other members of the alliance. Or rather, the three leaders of the Crime Syndicate were simply not on the same level as the other members.
Night Owl manipulated the keyboard for a while longer, and soon he was in contact with Mongo. Thanks to his integration with the Father Box, a technological creation, he was able to communicate with Mongo across interstellar distances in real time.
He rested his elbows on the table, interlacing his fingers: "...I bet you're curious why I said the stronger the universe, the better."
On the other side of the screen, Mongo waited for Night Owl to continue, and Night Owl didn't keep him in suspense: "An unprecedentedly powerful enemy is eroding your world. He will bring the most utter destruction, the most complete end. In such a world-ending danger, I need someone strong enough to become the master of the Parallax, as the main force against the Anti-Monitor..."
"...Sinestro is too moral; he wants to be the next Green Lantern, which is not the same as my goal..."
"...I demand that you provide me with enough experimental subjects...and you must deliver on that demand now."
"What? You're asking me for something in return?" Night Owl sneered.
"You plan to use the Death Storm to assassinate Sinestro, right? You're after the instant-death effect of his Corruption Black Power; you think he's the best assassin."
Soon enough, Mongo, on the other side, discovered that Deathstorm, whom he had placed high hopes on and had just given a yellow light ring to, was lying like a dead dog in Night Owl's crystal cage. His face fell, and he cursed inwardly.
Mongo, who was good at getting things for free, finally met someone even better at it. Next, Night Owl proposed a lot of unreasonable demands for help without offering any assistance. In other words, Night Owl offered only verbal help and then got a large number of aliens and experimental subjects from Mongo.
He even stole the technology about the war world, and just when Mongo was being pulled so hard by the Night Owl that he was about to explode, the other party suddenly stopped. Mongo had to admit that the other party had thoroughly understood his psychological bottom line and could manipulate him however he wanted. The other party had just stepped on the lowest limit that he could accept. This feeling was extremely painful.
Click.
Night Owl cut off contact with Mongo and sat in front of the owl computer, stroking his chin.
"Mr. Thomas." Behind him, the outsider emerged from the shadows.
"I'm very worried," he said.
"Death Storm has never been a dangerous character; he's not important at all. What I'm worried about is that you're helping Death Storm cover up the matter of the Divine Ring. If Superpower finds out about this, it will alert him."
The outsider placed the owl sandwich next to the owl and also brought him a cup of owl coffee. The latte art on it was even owl-shaped.
"And the Kryptonian giants never know what it means to hold back. Was it really necessary to go this far for Mongo?"
The owl took the food from the outsider, took a bite, and then took a sip of coffee, appearing perfectly normal.
Then he began to speak:
"This time is crucial for the Yellow Lantern Corps. They are far too weak compared to the Green Lantern Corps. Without my covert help to buy them time, they might not have had time to develop before being wiped out by the Green Lantern Corps."
Night Owl shook his head and said, "Besides, it's not like I was unprepared."
He said, "From now on, I will never meet anyone in my true form again. Everyone will only see the robot that I control remotely."
He said, "There's no one else worth risking my life for. Until the plan is completely complete, I have to stay in the shadows and make sure I'm not beheaded."
But he was only halfway through his sentence when he suddenly heard a piercing alarm from the Owl computer: "Warning! Warning! Danger detected in high-priority protected target [Dick Grayson]! Location: Second Avenue, Diamond District, Gotham City..."
Immediately following the automatic redirection, an image was displayed:
Nightwing Dick Grayson is being hunted by the Court of Owls.
The owl remained expressionless.
Outsiders watched him.
"Mr. Thomas, why is Dick Grayson... a key target for protection in this universe?"
The owl turned its head away, pretending not to hear the outsider's question.
"We're not discussing this now."
He first drew a conclusion, and then said:
"The priority is to save Dick first."
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