#525 - Find the Red Lantern

Although it took a relatively long time, Yang Le still completed the coverage of the Earth. The next operation is to sense the emotions of all living things on Earth.

This is a huge project, but fortunately, the Martian lifestyle, different from that of Earthlings, makes this seemingly difficult operation not so impossible to achieve.

Just like using a search engine to retrieve keywords, Yang Le first determined the first keyword—'anger'—and then filtered out about half of the creatures.

Afterward, Yang Le added levels to the emotion of anger. Low-level anger is not enough to attract a Red Lantern Ring; only the kind of overwhelming rage that wishes to devour flesh and blood can attract the attention of a Red Lantern Ring.

For example, the genocide experienced by Atrocitus, the leader of the Red Lantern Corps, and Bleez, his second-in-command, are the most typical examples.

However, helpless anger hidden deep in the heart also cannot attract the Red Lanterns. You can say that the Red Lantern Corps is simple-minded, but there is not a single coward in the Red Lantern Corps.

After adding anger ratings, another large portion was filtered out. Although the remaining number continued to decrease, the data was still astonishing. Yang Le estimated that this might be related to the recent New York incident.

So many people were displaced and lost their families. There must be many angry people, and since these people cannot find an outlet, they can only suppress it. Yang Le estimates that if no one comes forward to appease them, this will cause trouble sooner or later.

Logically speaking, Yang Le should go to those superheroes who have experienced their destined day, such as the Fantastic Four, but the threat of the Red Lantern Ring is more pressing at the moment.

Those who wear the Red Lantern Ring are like berserkers, an unstable time bomb, which could potentially cause widespread casualties.

Moreover, this universe does not have a lantern battery to charge the rings, nor does it have emotional entities that provide a constant stream of emotional energy. If the wearer of the ring overuses the energy, it will easily deplete the energy in the ring.

You should know that a depleted lantern ring is basically ruined. Since Yang Le doesn't know if he can get another lantern ring in the DC universe, this Red Lantern Ring is the only material in Yang Le's hand. The principle of 'rarity increases value' doesn't need explanation, right?

As time passed, the number of people in a state of anger continued to decrease, and finally, only a small group of creatures could maintain sufficient anger, and one of these creatures was particularly conspicuous.

This creature's anger was not only very stable, but its movement speed was also very exaggerated. According to Yang Le's speculation, this creature was traveling forward at a speed exceeding 400 kilometers per hour.

Yang Le wanted to explore its purpose, but the anger, which could be transformed into substance, blocked the outside of the creature's brain. He could only feel weak but steady angry emotions. This is likely the reason why he couldn't notice this creature immediately.

If this creature's movement speed wasn't so exaggerated, Yang Le might not have been able to discover it. Yang Le immediately changed his target and explored forward in the direction it was heading, and finally found a place that seemed to be the target.

According to his telepathic abilities, Yang Le discovered a place where a large number of soldiers were stationed—an air force base.

Although he couldn't guarantee it 100%, Yang Le didn't think that the McDonald's behind the air force base would be the target.

However, even if he guessed wrong, Yang Le wasn't afraid, because the Martian's movement speed is very fast. A Martian Manhunter can fly at over ten Mach in the atmosphere. There is no way that creature can surpass him.

As for why he didn't go directly to that creature, it was because Yang Le couldn't pinpoint its location accurately. The Martian's weakness of being afraid of fire is too deadly. Even in the spiritual world, Yang Le would feel fear even if he watched the anger from a distance in his Martian form.

Now that he had found the target, Yang Le immediately said goodbye to Gwenpool and flew towards that air force base. The ability to phase through objects allowed Yang Le to ignore the buildings, and the ability to turn invisible allowed ordinary people to not see him, so Yang Le could fly at high speed without restraint.

In the blink of an eye, Yang Le had already flown over the air force base. Because of the different direction, Yang Le didn't see the person chosen by the lantern ring when he came, but with vision that didn't belong to Superman, Yang Le saw the other party from hundreds of miles away.

It was hard not to notice him. The other party was riding a Harley motorcycle, covered in flames, looking like Ghost Rider. If it weren't for that iconic Red Lantern uniform, Yang Le would have thought he had found the wrong person.

Moreover, Yang Le also noticed that the person in front of him was Frank? Judging from his appearance, could it be that he had experienced his destined day? No wonder the Red Lantern Ring would find him.

Although he felt sorry for Frank's family, this didn't mean that Yang Le wanted to give the Red Lantern Ring to him. Even if he wanted to give it, he would have to wait until he had finished his research.

Moreover, he was also helping him. You should know that the Red Lantern Ring is different from other lantern rings. Once you wear the Red Lantern Ring, it's basically like signing a death warrant.

There is not much loss if other lantern rings are taken off, but the Red Lantern Ring will replace the wearer's original heart. Once the ring is taken off, it is equivalent to removing the heart. Under normal circumstances, only the Blue Lantern Ring, which represents hope, can remove the Red Lantern Ring.

However, Yang Le obviously doesn't belong to normal circumstances. With the Omnitrix, he has many ways to remove the Red Lantern Ring without harming Frank's life, and then give it back to him after he finishes his research.

It's just that Frank, whose mind has been eroded by anger, may not agree.

Yang Le felt that he might have a fight with Frank, so he didn't decide to meet him in his Martian form. Yang Le isn't some kind of reverse-attribute master; he still needs to avoid quadruple damage.

If you want to talk to someone wearing a Red Lantern Ring, then you must be someone with enough strength, at least to be able to dodge when the other party attacks, so Yang Le chose an alien hero that he hadn't used for a long time.

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Frank was speeding down the highway, with a trail of scorched marks chasing after him. The dry asphalt road had been melted, a nightmare for road maintenance workers.

He had only one thought at this moment, which was to find Ross and tear him to pieces. If he could, Frank would also let him taste the pain of losing his family, killing his children in front of him.

But unfortunately, Frank didn't know where General Ross was. He only remembered this problem after killing William. Anger not only gave him strength but also clouded his mind.

But Frank, who used to be a soldier, knew the location of many of General Ross's bases. As long as he found one of his confidants, he could find out Ross's location.

Burning flames overflowed from the corners of Frank's mouth. He couldn't wait to hear Ross's wails.

"Boom!"

A black shadow fell from the sky, heavily smashing in front of Frank. The scattered gravel and dust, along with an unknown threat, forced Frank to stop. He wanted to see who was trying to stop him.