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His worst fears came true.

Compared to the crazy queen who used to shout "Kill, kill, kill" and "Purify you," Carol, whose eyes were so gentle they could melt your heart, and who looked at you as if you were a moving human tiramisu, was a million times more terrifying!

His cheeks turned bright red.

He instinctively wanted to let go, but was afraid she would fall.

I want to say something, but I'm afraid of saying the wrong thing.

This torment of being caught between a rock and a hard place is even more exhausting than fighting Fidra for three hundred rounds!

Finally, after holding out for three seconds, this great Green Lantern gave up completely.

"Shu-en!!!"

He covered his burning face and, facing the empty sky, let out a shameful cry.

Stop watching! Come out here!!

"She won't attack us anymore! Come quick! Heal her wounds!"

"Tsk, how boring."

Xiu En's figure, along with the sunflower on his shoulder that was also still full of life, teleported down from the clouds.

He looked at Hal's embarrassed face, which was as red as a boiled shrimp, and then at Carol in his arms, who was gazing at Hal with an infatuated look that said, "You are the only one in my eyes."

A bright, knowing smile appeared on his face.

"Oh my, isn't this our great hero, Mr. Hal Jordan?"

Shuen flew around them once.

"What's wrong? After such a resounding victory, you've even forgotten how to speak?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Hal felt like his face was about to be burned through by this guy's gaze.

"Hurry! Her injuries are severe!"

"Oh, okay, okay, let's heal the wounds."

Xiu En cleared his throat before floating in front of the two of them and pretending to examine Carol's injuries.

Xiu En looked away guiltily. After all, he had indeed stood by and watched Hal die when he was forced into such a desperate situation, only caring about being a bystander.

"Although the process was a bit convoluted, you see, the ending was still perfect, right?"

"Look, you personally defeated the traitor. And your ex-girlfriend has finally seen through your true feelings, so you've gotten back together—a happy ending for everyone!"

"It's got both substance and style, killing three birds with one stone—perfect!"

He gave Hal a thumbs up, his face practically screaming "Praise me!"

Hal: "..."

He was now seriously considering how much willpower he would need to punch this guy's head off.

"Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore."

Shuen also realized that Hal's anger was about to explode, so he decided to stop while he was ahead.

He became serious.

He reached out his hand.

A soft light penetrated the wound on Carol's chest.

"Yes, the energy core was damaged, and the foundation connecting it to the lamp beast was forcibly severed. This must have been done by those two traitors! Moreover, the old man's spatial slash earlier also affected it, leaving behind some very troublesome contamination."

"However, it's not a big problem."

That light is the regeneration of the very essence of life!

Bathed in the light, Carol's face regained its color.

Her wound is healing!

Her tattered queen's armor seemed to come alive, transforming into purple light and reassembling and weaving itself!

However, it was different from the previous armor, which was full of spikes and aggressive features.

This time, the redesigned armor is even more elegant and majestic.

With fewer ostentatious decorations, it exudes a regal air befitting a queen.

With the data collected, Xiu En flicked his finger, separating a wisp of purple energy from Carol's radiance.

The wisp of energy obediently wrapped around his six-colored ring.

A purple mark formed by two intertwined hearts has been fully formed!

Under the influence of the Sun Ring, Carol also gained many insights.

In Carol's eyes.

Love still exists.

But that love is no longer the narrow-minded love that only thinks about possession and taking.

It is a broader, more inclusive love that understands the importance of protection and fulfillment.

Carol Ferris.

I feel like I've been reborn.

She transformed from a girl obsessed with love into a queen who knows how to love and is worthy of being loved.

She broke free from Hal's embrace and stood up straight.

She looked at Hal, at Shuen, and at her people below who had stopped fighting and were looking up at her.

Finally, she bowed slightly to Xiu En and gave a polite greeting.

"Thank you, God of the Sun."

"Your kindness will never be forgotten by Zamalun."

"From this day forward, the Starsapphire Legion will be your most loyal ally."

However, this solemn and sacred atmosphere was soon shattered by an even more frenzied and outrageous cheer.

"Oh, my Cupid!"

Fidra, who had just been shot down from the sky by Hal, was now struggling to get up from the ground.

She looked at the radiant and majestic new Queen Carol.

Then I looked at Hal.

"I understand! I finally understand!"

With her arms raised high, Phidira addressed her equally battered comrades, preaching loudly:

"This is it! This is the highest form of love!"

"Resentment! Heartbreak! Betrayal! Then, rage erupts in the struggle to protect! Finally! At the end of destruction, rebirth and reconciliation are achieved!"

"Did you see that?!"

She pointed at Hal and Carol.

"That violence born of protection! That love rekindled on the brink of death! The twists and turns! The sacrifices! This is no longer corruption! This is pure love, three hundred percent!!!"

As she spoke, those traitors who had just been shouting at each other to fight each other came to her attention.

They looked at each other's scars with expressions of fascination.

They looked at the even more powerful queen.

"Lord Fidra is right!"

"We've been too narrow-minded!"

"So, testing love through betrayal, proving love through hurt, is also a way of showing love!"

"Your Majesty! We were wrong! But we were right too! Through our actions, we helped you and your loved one complete the final trial of love!"

They knelt down.

They prostrated themselves in the air, cheering with the utmost fervor:

"Amazing pure love!!"

"..."

Xiu En.

This is the nemesis of chaos who once kneaded the demon god Xithon like dough.

This cosmic disaster had just torn Lafferties apart and captured the Serpent of Lust.

At that moment, he was covering his forehead with one hand.

With her other hand, she pinched Ivy's vine that was trying to reach out and fertilize the pure love warriors below.

His temples were throbbing.

Normally, it should be others who cover their faces, just like Hal has been covering his face ever since he started following Shuen, because he can't keep up with Shuen's thought process.

But this time, it was Xiu En's turn to be unable to keep up with the others' thought processes.

He can understand anger because it is pure power.

He can understand greed because it is pure desire.

He could even barely understand fear and hope, because they are the biological instinct for survival.

But this thing in front of me...

What exactly is the brain circuitry of these people?!

Were their brains replaced with pinkish-purple crystals?

"Shut up, all of you!"

Carol suppressed all the cheers.

The newly crowned queen swept her gaze over the kneeling former traitors below.

"Fidra".

She read the name aloud.

"Yes! Your Majesty! My purest love!"

Fidra thought he was about to receive a promotion and a reward.

"You betrayed us in the name of love, undermining morale. Your crime is unforgivable."

"But I have received your twisted loyalty and your thirst for power."

Carol stretched out her hand, and a purple light transformed into shackles, binding Fidra.

"From this day forward, you will be stripped of all your duties and imprisoned in the deepest part of the Star Sapphire Mine, to experience the essence of love day and night. Only when you learn what respect truly means will you regain your freedom."

Carol's gaze swept over the other traitors.

"As for you, all participants in the rebellion, you will all be incorporated into the Legion of Atonement. Beyond Zamalen, those worlds torn apart by war and hatred need the solace of love. You will serve as pioneers, spreading it, healing, and sacrificing."

"Until you prove through your actions that your understanding of love is no longer an excuse to hurt others."

Hal looked at her.

She has really grown up.

After taking care of family matters.

Carol handed over the follow-up matters of the Star Blue Stone Legion to her new adjutant, and then flew to Shuen's side with Hal.

"I'm so sorry, I made you laugh."

Carol expressed her apologies again.

"It's okay, it's quite interesting."

Xiu En rubbed his temples, waved his hand, and looked like he was completely exhausted.

"It's a bit mentally taxing."

"Speaking of which..."

As if remembering something, Shuen looked up at Hal and Carol with a serious expression on his face.

"Given your Purple Lantern, well, emmm, unique corporate culture."

Xiu En carefully chose his words, trying to make himself seem less offensive.

"I think it's necessary for me to gather some relevant information before going to the next place."

He looked at the Green Lantern beside him.

"HAL, that last one called Indigo Lamp? What kind of people are they? Are they also this demonic, uh, unrestrained?"

Xiu En glanced at the Star Blue Stones below who had already begun to embrace each other and celebrate their successful trial of pure love, and swallowed back the words "obsessed with love".

"I really don't know."

Hal scratched his head awkwardly.

"You know, I didn't even know before that there were other colors of light in the universe besides green and yellow. In our previous files, records about these spectra were classified as top secret, and only the Guardians could access them."

"But I can ask Ganser! He mentioned it back when Lantern was around, so he definitely knows the specifics!"

As he spoke, a green beam of communication light shot into the depths of space.

"I know some rumors about the Indigo Tribe."

Just as Hal was busy contacting Ganther, Carol interrupted.

She looked at the seven-colored ring on Xiu En's hand, which was about to gather all the colors of the spectrum.

"We've heard some rumors, some taboo stories, that we've heard while communicating with other civilizations in the universe."

"Legend has it that the Indigo Tribe is a collection of terrifying interstellar criminals."

"criminal?"

"Yes."

"Every member, it is said, was the most cold-blooded and cruel murderer in the universe before joining the tribe, a monster with the blood of billions of living beings on its hands, and no compassion whatsoever."

"The founder of the Indigo Lamp was a mysterious figure named Natmo, who used the indigo light to corrupt the souls of these criminals, stripping them of all emotion and leaving only pity."

"So, that's why they use pity as an excuse?"

"Yes. But this forced compassion is like a mask. It is said that once the Indigo Lamp Ring's energy supply is interrupted, or the holder is too far from the central energy cell, the monster suppressed beneath the mask will awaken."

Carol concluded by saying:

"They are demons in the guise of saints. They are a bunch of ticking time bombs."

"Her Majesty is right."

The green light next to Hal lit up, and Ganser's holographic image appeared.

"That's how it's recorded in the Guardians' archives. The Indigo Tribe doesn't belong to any civilization system we understand."

"Their emotions are imperceptible. They travel through the worlds, using their indigo-glowing staffs to show mercy to those they deem worthy of it."

Ganser's voice was filled with apprehension.

"Those struck by their staffs instantly experience all the victim's pain, thus generating intense empathy. This sounds noble, but it is actually an extremely cruel form of psychological torture."

"Abin Sue, my best student and Sinestro's former partner, once tried to make contact with them. But in the end, he returned covered in wounds and on the verge of a mental breakdown."

He left only one sentence.

"No! Try to understand them!"

"Criminal? Brainwashing? Time bomb!"

Xiu En muttered these keywords over and over, and the expression on his face gradually relaxed.

He even showed a relieved expression.

Hal looked at his expression.

Hey, hey, hey, what we just talked about is the most dangerous group of psychopaths in the universe!

What's with that relieved look on your face?!

"His compassion is feigned; he's essentially a cold-blooded criminal who will turn into a monster if things go wrong..."

"That settles it!"

Xiu En smiled broadly.

"Hey! You should have said so earlier! You scared me!"

Hal: "???"

Carol: "???"

Ganser: "???"

"Criminals are great!"

"I know criminals like the back of my hand! They're everywhere in Gotham! We have a wealth of experience dealing with them!"

"At least they use logic, right?"

Xiu En seemed to be convincing himself.

"I mean, even robber logic is still logic. As long as it's logic, communication is possible. It can't be any more outrageous than those crazy women discussing pure love, can it?"

The more he talked, the brighter his smile became, as if he could already see a group of adorable little ones lining up, waiting for him to perform a physical ritual to help them pass on to the afterlife.

He glanced down at the Star Blue Stone Legion below, still chanting about pure love, and whispered a complaint to Hal.

"It's a million times better than dealing with a bunch of completely uncommunicative people whose logic is completely self-contained, and who might betray you on the spot if you say something wrong!"

"Right?"

He sought Hal's approval.

Hal opened his mouth, wanting to tell him how terrible it was to put the words "pity" and "criminal" together, but seeing Shuen's relieved expression that said "I'm finally relieved," he ultimately chose to keep quiet.

Fine, let him be happy a little longer.

"Hmph, naive."

Ivy's leaf poked Xiu En's cheek mercilessly.

"Do you really think a group of criminals who can turn pity into power are any pushovers? Be careful, you might eat too much dessert and end up with indigestion of the main course."

"Okay, okay!"

Xiu En has now emerged from the shadow of the purple lamp and regained his fearless and optimistic spirit.

Let's go!

Xiu En waved his hand, appearing quite spirited.

"Let's go! Next stop, the criminal rehabilitation center! I can't wait to spread light and warmth to them!"

"etc."

Carol quickly called out to him.

"Are you sure you don't need to make any more preparations? The Indigo Tribe's home planet is in an unknown star system. It's extremely dangerous there."

"It's alright, the location was already on the star map that Ganther gave us before."

"Leave professional matters to professionals."

As he spoke, he raised his hand again and opened the portal to the Indigo Legion.