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"How come you can fly so far?"

“Interstellar jumping isn’t a technology patent of you Green Lanterns,” Shen You chuckled.

As interstellar law enforcement officers, Ultraman and Green Lantern do indeed share many similarities. Ultraman typically moves at a limited speed within the atmosphere, while Green Lantern's ring program also locks their speed limit within planetary atmospheres.

When traveling between different sectors and galaxies, both rely on wormhole jumps. After all, if they relied solely on flying, even just to reach a neighboring sector at the speed of light, it would take an entire lifetime.

Not long ago, they cracked the program of that machine hunter spaceship and tracked it back to this place using the navigation system.

A mechanical planet that looks like a giant factory the size of the entire planet.

Enormous boilers and lava pools gleamed with a metallic sheen, filling the space with a scorching red glow. The boilers, varying in size, some hundreds of meters tall, burned molten lava at temperatures unbearable for almost any living being. Huge railings surrounded the lava pools, flames erupting intermittently, the scorching heat waves seemingly capable of melting metal from a great distance.

"The light ring indicates this planet is called 'Bio.' Forbidden Zone, Top Secret." Hal flew towards the planet, scoffing, "I'd like to see what secrets the Guardians are hiding."

Upon landing on the ground, Shen You quickly activated the scanner.

“No signs of life, but a large number of machine hunter identification reactions have been detected,” Pal reported via the bracelet.

Shen You glanced briefly at the enemies that had appeared nearby: "Wow, there are quite a few. We'd better keep a low profile."

Shen You then looked at Hal beside him and said, "There's no need to get entangled with these small fry. Let's keep a low profile, we can..."

He abruptly stopped talking, only to realize that there was no one beside him.

What about people?

Turning his head, he saw that not far away, Hal was already like a firefly in the night, trailing a green light as he charged towards a nearby robot hunter in a "fire at me" pose.

"Come on, you bunch of ironheads, let's see who's tougher, you or my lamp ring!?"

Shen You: "."

Chapter 194 Be careful

Hal Jordan stood silently, gazing at the billowing smoke, burning flames, and wrecked debris—a scene of utter devastation—and remained speechless for a moment.

He is a fearless man.

He witnessed his father's fighter jet crash as a child, his father perishing in the flames before his eyes. Such a childhood trauma would be enough to instill a fear of airplanes in any child, but not in him. Not only that, he defied his mother's wishes and insisted on joining the Air Force, following in his father's footsteps, just to prove that he was fearless.

Even as a newcomer to the Green Lantern Corps, he displayed a willpower unmatched by veteran Green Lanterns. Someone had modified the robot hunter, creating a targeted absorption device powerful enough to extinguish the rings of any Green Lantern. Yet, Hal overcame it with sheer willpower, defying elemental weaknesses.

He once thought himself invincible, that no enemy or difficulty could stop him. He thought so when he flew all the way to the Machine Hunter's base. But at that time, Hal never dreamed that the greatest difficulty for him in this battle would not come from the other side, but rather from his own teammates.

That unknown species that Earthlings call "Ultraman".

He's too fast! Hal can't even get a single kill!

Not long after arriving on Planet Bio, Hal immediately located the first wave of enemies, roared, and charged forward wielding his lamp ring. He was about to engage the machine hunters in a fierce battle when a blue bolt of lightning flashed past him. Before he could even lower his lamp ring, the machine hunters before him were reduced to a pile of parts.

This continued throughout the subsequent in-depth exploration.

The robot hunter appeared, and Hal bravely stepped forward. A flash of electricity appeared behind him, and the robot hunter's iron head hit the ground.

Can you imagine the pain of a reckless player who relies on muscle thinking, having a winning game where they can only follow their teammates shouting "6 kills" without getting a single kill?

The moment the light ring detected the enemy again, Hal's eyes flashed green. Without even locking onto the exact location, he shouted and fired a green light missile.

However, just as his missile materialized from his thoughts, the red and silver alien guy next door suddenly shot out a beam of azure blue light, sweeping across in a huge arc, and another row of machine hunters collapsed.

Hal's missile froze in mid-air, along with his movements and expression.

Shen You lowered his hands, his arms still crackling with transparent arcs of electricity.

He realized that Hal's argument wasn't without merit. Traditional infiltration emphasizes stealth; one must conceal their movements, evade sight, radar, and scanning—it's quite cumbersome. If strength allows, storming in through the front door might not necessarily be less efficient.

Anyway, as long as you see their target, just kill them all. It's not much different from successfully flanking them.

Shaking off the electric arc from his hand, Shen You turned his head and met Hal's somewhat resentful expression.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Nothing, nothing," Hal said listlessly, his whole demeanor seeming to dim the light from the lamp ring.

On the surface, everything seems fine, but in reality, something is on his mind.

Ha ha.

Should I hit you?

Apokolips.

"Sir, it's Bio. Our factory has been hacked," reported the same robot hunter who had communicated before.

“No one can escape the machine hunters,” the machine hunter captain said. “Activate the defense protocol and intercept the target.”

"receive."

Disadard narrowed his eyes: "Is there a problem?"

“They’re just two little bugs. The Grandmaster said we can handle them perfectly well.” The captain paused, then asked, “But there’s one thing the Grandmaster has always had a question about.”

Why would that Kryptonian be of such concern to 'that person'? He's powerful, but shouldn't he be insignificant compared to 'that person's' perspective?

"Your narrow-minded perspective is insufficient to comprehend that great man's actions. The universe he sees is entirely different from what you see, and it is naturally difficult for ordinary people to understand."

"It's cold," said Disadard.

"You just need to fulfill the agreement and do your part well. But as things stand, I must say, we are not satisfied."

"This was an accident," the robot hunter captain said. "We'll find out what happened on Earth soon and bring back news quickly. What about this time?"

It was that same robotic hunter who communicated again. He stepped forward and said, "Sir, the second line of defense in the factory has been breached, and the enemy is continuing to advance."

The captain hesitated for a moment, then said, "Wait, we need the Grandmaster's instructions."

As it spoke, its scarlet eyes flickered twice, as if it were communicating with someone.

A moment later, the red light dimmed. The captain said calmly, "The Grandmaster said there's no major problem. Activate the machine hunter 'Beta,' and authorize the killing without leaving any survivors."

"receive."

"No one can escape the machine hunter."

It's unclear which wave of attacks brought the robot hunters to Shen You and Hal's eyes, but this time the style was slightly different.

Its entire body was covered in gleaming silver metal, like wearing a suit of metal armor. The lines were fluid, and its scarlet, cold eyes shimmered like gleaming gems. The red sections of the armor resembled congealed blood, deep and intense, exuding an ominous aura.

This one has a different art style than the previous robot hunters. Those robot hunters had human-like facial features and could even make expressions like intelligent beings—although they rarely did so. This one, however, looks more like a cold machine, born only to kill.

“Wait a minute,” Hal cautioned. “My light ring indicates this one is far more powerful than the others. Its head components can absorb not only emotional spectrum energy, but almost any type of energy within the known range. Light attacks shouldn’t affect it.”

Before he could finish speaking, there was a hissing sound as the air was torn apart, and a beam of light flew past him and struck the machine hunter head-on.

The device on the machine hunter's head was indeed activated, and a stream of azure light swirled into its head.

It sucks, sucks, sucks

Then it exploded.

Blue light spread in all directions, and a massive fireball expanded. The robot's body shattered into pieces upon impact, silver metal fragments scattering like meteors. The raging flames were like a ferocious beast, with the broken red and silver remains dancing in the sea of ​​fire.

Hal remained frozen in place with his mouth open, but the half-sentence he was about to utter was abruptly cut off.

Burning fragments flew everywhere. Shen You lowered his arms and turned to look at Hal: "What were you trying to say?"

"No, no," Hal mumbled indistinctly. "I'm telling you to be careful."

"Oh."

Chapter 195 Hope

"what happened?"

Upon receiving the communication again, the captain of the machine hunters turned to look at his subordinate.

"The invaders have been dealt with?"

“No, the machine hunter ‘Beta’ has also been destroyed,” the machine hunter replied. “The third line of defense has been breached, and the enemy continues to advance.”

The captain of the machine hunters had an unusually serious expression on his face.

"Who is the intruder?"

“There’s a Green Lantern,” the robot hunter said, “and another unidentified creature.”

The robot hunter captain hesitated for a moment. He didn't think a Green Lantern could pose any threat to their factory; the focus should be on the unknown creature.

As the precursor to the Green Lantern Corps, each of the robot hunters possesses considerable combat strength. A fully equipped squadron of robot hunters is sufficient to handle various affairs within most interstellar sectors. Now, they have received further enhancements from what they call the "Grandmaster," who designed special weapons against Green Lanterns while also strengthening their individual combat capabilities.

This is why they didn't take the intruders too seriously at first.

But now it seems that the "unknown creature" among the invaders is becoming the main threat.

“I’m connecting with the Grandmaster,” the Machine Hunter Captain said.

He reconnected with their superior, the so-called "Grandmaster," and listened for a moment, his eyes flashing red. The other machine hunters simply waited on the sidelines, while Desard watched with a smile.

"The Grandmaster said there's no major problem." The machine hunter captain turned around and said in a deep voice, "We'll activate 'Hunter Commander'."

"receive."

The order was given, and the communication was cut off again. Desard looked at the group of machine hunters and chuckled, "Looks like the situation isn't good. Shouldn't you go back and check?"

“Thank you, but we can handle it,” the machine hunter captain said calmly. “The ‘Hunter Commander’ is a prototype machine hunter warrior, a walking planet destroyer. It is equipped with weapons designed for planet destruction, and whatever the invaders are, they are doomed.”

"Is this thing also a... robot hunter?"

When the massive machine, tens of meters tall, broke through the earth's crust and revealed its enormous body, Hal couldn't help but curse.

"A bunch of @#&% guardians, how much have they been hiding from us?"

The Green Lantern Ring was activated at full power, its concentrated will transforming into a tangible spear that pierced through the enemy. The spear, bursting with green light, struck the giant machine hunter's shell like a meteor, breaking it in two.

"What?" Hal exclaimed in astonishment. "How could this be?"

“A similar energy response resembling willpower was detected,” the lamp ring said.

"What do you mean?"

"The enemy's driving energy response is similar to that of the lamp ring."

"And my ring?" Hal was even more surprised. "But that's impossible. Only the Guardians can bestow rings; no one but the Green Lantern Corps can."