RNP Chapter 351 The strongest mage encountered a superman who was immune to magic.
Chapter 351 The strongest mage encountered a superman who was immune to magic.
Chapter 351 The strongest mage encountered a superman who was immune to magic.
"What's going on with you right now, Barry?"
Chen Tao stopped paying attention to Maxwell Lord's situation and instead focused his gaze on the still bluish-purple scales on the other man's face.
This is still an outward manifestation of being controlled by the eclipse, but Barry is now speaking freely and doesn't seem to be under any control at all.
"I accelerated myself," Barry explained. "I was able to briefly break free from Eclipse's control... like someone who accidentally falls into a quagmire. Even though they're stuck, they haven't completely lost the ability to resist. They still have the strength to briefly stick their head out to breathe some life-saving fresh air, but after that, they still have to sink back into the quagmire."
"But I maintained this state using the Speed Force," Barry explained. "At that moment, having gained a breath of fresh air, I chose to travel to the future when I was sinking back into the mud, which caused my past self to replace my present self, thus refreshing my state."
Chen Tao immediately understood how the Flash operated.
Knowing he could only break free from control temporarily, the Flash traveled to the moment he was about to be regained control, just as he had broken free.
His time travel caused a time paradox. The Barry who was about to be regained control became a time remnant and was thus erased from the timeline. In his place was the Barry who traveled from the point in time when he had "just broken free" to the present.
Essentially, Barry refreshed his own state, and as the Barry who was about to be controlled was erased from the timeline, the Barry who traveled through time was able to receive all the memories of the erased Barry in real time, without even a delay. In essence, this is based on the same principle as the most common technique used by speedsters: time residuals.
This smooth and fluid advanced application of the Speed Force technique, along with the quick thinking and resourcefulness displayed, almost made Chen Tao applaud Barry.
vomit!
When Maxwell Lord saw that Barry had actually defied his control and turned against him on the spot, he vomited.
Literally. He suddenly collapsed to the ground, then uncontrollably vomited a large amount of black liquid. It felt as if countless tiny earthworms were crawling under his skin, and he kept wailing in pain.
"No……"
He held his head in his hands.
"No, no, no, no, that's not real! That diamond is appearing in my head, making me hallucinate... Help... Help! I can hear his voice, he's transforming me!"
He frantically pulled up his clothes, repeatedly stroking the moon and sun magic symbols on his body.
He forced the high priest of Devil's Island to inscribe it for him, believing that this would prevent the eclipse from corrupting his mind.
"...Barry, your task in a little while is to capture the entire Justice League. We can't be sure if they're still under Eclipse's control... One possibility is naturally a happy ending, but if there's another possibility, then you..."
While explaining his plans to the Flash who appeared beside him, Chen Tao quickly ran to Maxwell Lord's side.
His mind transformed into that of a bat mage, and he hastily cast several sealing spells on Maxwell Lord, but to little avail.
The Spirit of God's Wrath, in terms of sheer magical power, is not even in the same league as a mage like the Bat Mage. Moreover, Eclipse was fully prepared for its resurrection, having planned it for a long time and naturally taking ample precautions with protective magic.
Therefore, Chen Tao could only shake his head and retreat helplessly in the end. The opponent was indeed well prepared. Although Chen Tao had made some preparations, the magic used by the Eclipse was something the Bat Mage had never seen before. It would be a miracle if he could interrupt and figure it out, so he quickly gave up.
Unless the ghosts appear here now, or a large number of mages launch a powerful attack, it is unlikely that the entire magical world alone can interrupt this.
So Chen Tao could only take two steps back and shake his head as he watched.
Say no more, this is the most ridiculous episode yet.
Maxwell Lord had no idea how terrifying the Eclipse in the Heart of Darkness was, just as he didn't care who the Crime Syndicate was when he used them.
For him, as long as he gets it over there, and he figures he can control and use it, that's it. He's even less responsible than Luther; at least Luther knew to seal away the viruses after discovering he had accidentally created a deadly virus like the Amozzo virus.
Even Luthor wouldn't touch something he clearly couldn't control, but Marcyville Lauder knew nothing, not even magic, yet he dared to steal the Heart of Darkness and use it.
Although the eclipse may have been a subtle influence behind this set of mysterious behavioral logics, it is undeniable that the long-term use of superpowers has indeed made Maxwell Lord too arrogant. In his view, anyone who can be influenced by his abilities is not worth his time to gather intelligence.
So now... it's all too late.
"What happened to the sun?" Harley's scream came from beside them. She grabbed Amanda and pointed out the window of the building: "The sun is gone!"
Amanda Waller, her face grim, ignored Harley Quinn's tantrum. Then Harley somersaulted over to Chen Tao's side: "Oh my god, the sun's gone!"
Maxwell Lord was still vomiting incessantly, as if he were bringing up his internal organs. The black, sticky fluid he vomited gradually gathered into a human shape on the ground.
Maxwell Lord wailed desperately, but nothing could stop him.
Chen Tao silently heard a voice ring out in the arena:
Have you ever wondered why darkness always seems to return?
呲味味味味味...
A series of muffled thuds followed the sound, and from the pool of black water that Maxwell Lord had spat out, darkness spread visibly across the corridor, corroding the fairly wide corridor walls like tofu, revealing smooth, broken edges.
Soon, the surrounding buildings, walls, ceilings, domes... to ensure a high level of security, these places were even constructed entirely of metal.
However, at this moment, it was as if it had been chewed up by a dog, and everything was corroded and disappeared.
It wasn't over yet. At this moment, they were positioned against a raised rocky hill, the black mist having directly smoothed out the uneven rocks.
Maxwell Lord single-handedly transformed their location from a corridor into a large platform.
To make matters worse, just as Harley Quinn had just said, there was only a solar eclipse obscured by something in the sky, with not a single ray of sunlight visible.
The contents that Maxwell Lord vomited finally reached a certain quantity, and they began to coalesce, gradually taking on a human form.
"It's been a long time since I've felt the darkness enveloping me..."
Soon a tall man with a goblin-like face appeared in the center of the platform.
It was none other than the eclipse that had broken free from its cage.
"This world belongs to the eclipse," he said.
"When I level it, I will corrupt everything!"
Snapped!
The Flash crashed headfirst into a magical protective shield at the edge. He immediately tried to use his speed to force his way through, but soon realized he was powerless.
So he had no choice but to rush back and put the still-laughing Wonder Woman back in front of Chen Tao.
"Darkness has never truly left. The potential for evil always resides within your nature. I am not leading people astray into evil. The eclipse merely unleashed the darkness within you."
Eclipse said:
"Can you feel it? The power permeating the air. It's not just fear of rage, chaos, and corruption, but jubilation."
At Eclipse's feet, the Justice League members who hadn't been able to escape were laughing hysterically. Eclipse noticed them and reached out, trying to take the baton from Maxwell Lord and continue controlling the entire League.
"Don't rush into anything, Flash..." Chen Tao whispered to Barry, "Be careful. This could be a trap."
He saw that, under the control of the Eclipse, those maniacal laughs were being silenced one by one, like candles being extinguished little by little on a dark lawn.
"Let's proceed with caution," Chen Tao said. He told the Flash, "Don't make a move yet. Even if the entire Justice League is under control, I have the ability to deal with them. But if you try to interrupt them now, you might fall into a trap."
He said, "I can't guarantee that everyone can break free from Eclipse's control. If he pretends not to control anyone, and then the person in control pulls a fast one on them, no one can withstand that outcome."
"Then what do we do?" Barry asked. "Are we just going to stand by and watch Eclipse do this to the other members of the Alliance? And then wait until they're all under control before you take action, taking them down one by one?"
Chen Tao didn't answer him, but just nodded his chin. Then, the next second, the bloody movement bypassed everyone and rushed directly towards Tian Shi.
Amanda Waller was taken aback: "Why did you go there? Come back quickly!"
But at this moment, the Blood Movement seemed to ignore Amanda Waller's orders, instead summoning countless firearms on its own and aiming them at the Eclipse:
"Go tell yourself, you ugly freak."
"Come here! You always want to solve everything by shooting, don't you? Why don't you let the world see your face?"
With a mere reach, the still-firing, bloody mass of fire was captured by him from afar, becoming as limp as a little chick.
"Let me see what you're trying to hide. I've seen many killers on this planet."
Eclipse grabbed the other man's neck, but strangely, neither Amanda Waller nor Batman reacted during the process.
He ripped off the mask from the bloody movement and continued:
"Their deepest secret is never the desire to kill, but something they are unwilling to admit... your daughter."
Blue-purple scales climbed up the black face beneath the blood-stained sports mask.
He murmured absentmindedly:
"She was the only thing that kept me human, but if I killed her, I would feel no shame or guilt anymore."
"Then I can slaughter indiscriminately without any regrets..."
"How lovely. Go forth and find your own path. Why should the assassin stop in front of your daughter?"
"That's right. I'm going to kill everyone; I'm going to create a bloody movement!"
"interesting."
Eclipse abandoned the bloody campaign and turned its gaze to Amanda Wore. The other stood there like a puppet, and something seemed amiss, but Eclipse paid no heed.
"Who's next? Amanda Waller, may I have this dance?"
Amanda Waller soon followed in the footsteps of the bloody movement.
She and Eclipse danced gracefully. Eclipse beckoned with his finger, and Amanda Waller was drawn to his side like a magnet.
Eclipse wrapped his arm around Amanda Waller's plump waist, and grabbed her with his other hand. He lowered his head, as if whispering between lovers.
"Your primitive fluorescent light cannot stop me from dwelling in the heart of darkness. Neither you nor the ghost can control me forever."
"I have to try, you monster." Despite being completely surrounded by the energy of the eclipse, Amanda Waller remained as stubborn as ever.
"Monster, me?"
Tian Shi chuckled to himself.
"I like that about you, that you put your most sinister intentions into practice, that you commit those despicable acts and exploit them to the fullest."
Eclipse left Amanda Waller, who was already under control, and behind him, the faces of the entire Suicide Squad began to turn blue-purple scales.
Then he turned to look at Batman, and at the numerous giants who were laughing maniacally.
"You've taken control of the Justice League, well done, but I still have an inexhaustible supply of men. Well, to prevent any misunderstandings, I'd better get things done quickly..."
Immediately afterward, he stretched out a hand and grabbed at the void. Chen Tao groaned, and the mental connection he had secretly established with the entire suicide squad and Amanda Waller was instantly severed by the Eclipse.
He said with utter sarcasm, "That's right, you deliberately brought them in front of me, you tampered with their brains, hoping to use this to plot against me?"
“Utterly useless,” he said. “Do you take me for some third-rate person who connects his head to the mind of a servant?”
He said, "But to be honest, your actions have piqued my interest. I'd like to see what else you can come up with... so..."
Eclipse asked in a low voice:
"What other tricks do you have up your sleeve?"
Chen Tao sighed. He lowered his head and muttered to himself.
"have."
It seems that conventional methods are indeed useless against Eclipse. The other party easily saw through his plan to use Task Force X to assassinate him, which made Chen Tao, who originally wanted to directly implant the Mad Laughter mind into the other party's brain, somewhat regretful.
So he said, "Superb. My final response is a guy named Superb."
(End of this chapter)