"But before that, I will finish you!"
Sinestro threatened John Stewart.
"Just try it and see which one of us falls first!"
John Stewart's eyes blazed with fire, and he gritted his teeth, facing Sinestro without showing any weakness.
"Enough!"
Eric, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up to stop the two.
"If you want to decide who will be the one to fall first, don't let me see it here!"
Eric said coldly to the two of them, "All of you, be quiet before I get angry!"
"You don't trust what I say?"
Sinestro turned to Eric and asked.
"To be precise, not only your words, but even your seemingly immersive autobiographical story, I doubt how much truth there is in it."
Eric said to Sinestro, "If it weren't for your notorious villainous reputation, you probably wouldn't bother to recount your past history so earnestly. Put away your 'true feelings' and state your direct purpose."
A serious look appeared in Sinestro's demonic pupils.
"It seems there's only one way."
Saying that, he took off his Yellow Lantern Ring and handed it to Eric.
"Since you are worried and afraid about this, then I bestow my fear upon you."
Sinestro's act of taking off his ring truly stunned everyone present.
Everyone knew that he, like Hal Jordan, was empowered by a Lantern Ring.
Even if the colors were different, it was because the emotional power driving the ring was different.
Now, handing the ring to Eric was equivalent to giving his power to the other party.
Among the crowd, especially Hal Jordan, watched Sinestro hand over the ring, his eyes wide with shock.
He had not expected the always cunning and treacherous Sinestro, the leader of the Yellow Lantern Corps, to hand over his ring, and to hand it to Eric!
This abnormal behavior of his made him suspect Sinestro's true intentions.
"The Guardians are only Guardians in name; they only seek to control the entire universe. They let your planet, your people, and your parents die!"
After handing over the ring, Sinestro said to Eric, "In the universe, there are countless civilizations they watched perish, and how many times did they choose to let them die instead of be reborn!"
Ignoring the complex gazes of Hal and the others behind Eric, Sinestro turned and walked out of the Justice Society Hall.
"I'm no longer a good person, but when they come, you'll need me!"
"As long as we work together, we will finish them!"
He walked out of the Justice Society Hall, and his cold voice drifted back.
Eric held the Yellow Lantern Ring in his hand, watching Sinestro's departing back, his eyes slightly narrowed.
"Eric."
After a long silence, Hal stepped forward and said to Eric, "You have to be careful of him; he's never been the kind of person you can trust. Betrayal and lies are his labels; countless people have been deceived by him because of this."
"Whatever his purpose, I can control it. However,"
Eric held the Yellow Lantern Ring in his hand and examined it, "handing over his ring also shows his attitude. At least on one thing, I trust him. That is his attitude towards those Guardians; his hatred for them surpasses everyone here."
Putting away the Yellow Lantern Ring, Eric said to Hal and John, "Monitor Sinestro's movements; don't let him discover you."
"Understood!"
Hal and John nodded.
After Sinestro left, the Justice Society members also prepared to leave.
But Eric was stopped by Mera, the Queen of Atlantis.
Mera, with her wine-red hair and tight-fitting suit, walked up to Eric and said, "Do you mind talking to me?"
Eric stopped, glanced at Diana, who was staring at him and Mera with dangerous eyes not far away, nodded, and said, "Okay."
"I'd like to take a few days off to go back to the sea. You won't need me at this time, right?"
Mera asked Eric.
"Is something wrong with Atlantis?"
"No, just some personal private matters. You know, many things about women are not suitable for men to know. This is common whether it's Atlanteans or humans on land."
Mera shrugged and said.
"How long will it take to return?"
Eric asked her.
"About a week, or a little longer, but no more than two weeks. After all, I'm your hostage now, so I have to explain it to you first."
Eric was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay."
"Thank you for your generosity."
Mera thanked Eric, glanced at Diana, who was staring at her with unfriendly eyes from a distance, took a step closer to Eric, and feigned a somewhat ambiguous look, saying, "Regarding what happened today, may I share my thoughts?"
Mera expressed her desire to share her thoughts on what happened today.
"What?"
"Although I don't know enough about that Sinestro, I clearly saw one fact. That is, you are following in Sinestro's footsteps!"
"I am not like him, or rather, we were never on the same path."
Eric frowned and denied it.
"In his eyes, it's the same, and bad guys always have a soft spot for each other, don't they?"
Seeing Eric's unfriendly expression about to flare up, Mera smiled at Eric and explained, "Just kidding, you're not that kind of villain."
"I have to go now, or your savage warrior girlfriend will have a tendency to draw her sword at me."
Mera distanced herself from Eric, smiled slightly, and turned to leave.
Leaving Eric standing in place, watching her back as she departed.
The Tower of Fate, an existence detached from time and space.
Cyborg, Nightwing, and Alfred, who had not been seen for a long time, were staying in this tower, quietly looking at Batman, who was lying on the bed, still unconscious and showing no signs of improvement.
"Beep beep!"
Nightwing's phone suddenly rang, and he quickly pulled it out of his pocket.
"There's a signal here?"
Cyborg, next to him, asked Nightwing in surprise.
The few of them were accompanying Batman for treatment.
Doctor Fate, stationed here, was one of the top wizards in the magic world.
As for Doctor Fate's origin, it could be traced back to the early 20th century.
In 1920, an archaeologist named Sven Nelson took his son Kent to explore the Valley of Ur in Egypt. During their exploration, they discovered an ancient temple, which was precisely the dwelling place of the ancient wizard Nabu. Kent's father was killed when the tomb was opened.
The wizard Nabu was a Lord of Order, and he deeply regretted what happened to Kent's father and felt responsible for it, so he adopted Kent as his foster son.
Over the next twenty years, he taught Kent sorcery, and finally gave Kent a mysterious helmet, an amulet, and a cloak. Kent then moved to America and became a superhero named Doctor Fate.
However, Doctor Fate also underwent several generations of change.
Eric's Justice Society once had relics of the first Doctor Fate, indicating that Kent had long since passed away.
The current Doctor Fate was no longer the first—Kent!
Because Batman had been unable to awaken, the group could only pin their hopes for healing on magic.
Although for Batman, magic had always been considered an untouchable, untrustworthy existence.
But ironically, his condition could only rely on the magic he distrusted.
Just as Nightwing was about to speak, Doctor Fate, wearing a golden helmet, entered through the door and said to Cyborg, "We are everywhere, yet we exist nowhere."
"Uh, I think Doctor Fate is saying in his own way, 'Yes, you can get a cell phone signal here.'"
Zatanna, dressed as a magician with fishnet stockings and a top hat, walked out from behind Doctor Fate and said to Nightwing and Cyborg.
It was she who arranged for Batman to come to Doctor Fate.
She and Bruce Wayne had known each other since childhood, and although some later events caused a rift in their relationship, that didn't mean she would abandon him to die.
"You shouldn't answer the phone, Dick."
Alfred, who had been sitting in a chair pressing his forehead, said to Nightwing.
"Sorry, but I don't think this will be discovered by Homelander's forces."
Nightwing explained to Alfred, "This call will be call-forwarded."
"Forwarded where?"
Alfred continued to ask him.
Nightwing replied, "Forwarded to a place you know."
He indicated that after the call was connected, it would be transmitted via radio waves to another safe place, untraceable by anyone.
"A place I know?"
Alfred's brows furrowed.
"Yes, her name is Oracle. If Bruce hadn't kept it from you, you might have heard that name from him often before!"
Alfred nodded upon hearing "Oracle" and did not ask any more questions.
After Nightwing and Alfred finished speaking, Nightwing said to everyone, "Another alien force has been destroyed by him!"
"Not aliens!"
Cyborg explained to Nightwing, "They are the Green Lantern Corps from the Guardians of Oa, one of the most powerful warriors in the entire universe. Using Lantern Rings, they can activate their mental power and willpower. These mental powers will give them powerful physiques and combat abilities."
Cyborg clearly knew about the Green Lantern Corps. He said to the others with a serious expression, "Hal Jordan, one of Homelander's subordinates, is one of the Green Lanterns."
"How strong is his power? Compared to Homelander?"
Nightwing asked with a frown.
"I don't know, but I think, on this Earth, no one except Superman will be Homelander's opponent, not even Hal Jordan!"
Cyborg mentioned Clark.
"Superman?"
Zatanna, nearby, heard Clark's name, and her expression became somewhat unusual.
She asked Cyborg, "Where did Clark go?"
"Gotham."
Cyborg replied to her.
"Gotham?"
Upon hearing that Clark went to Gotham, Zatanna's mind drifted for a moment.
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