#536 - principle

"The source of gamma energy?"

This brand-new concept piqued Valeria's interest. Although the Fantastic Four and the Avengers weren't part of the same organization, they were united in their fight for Earth and didn't hold any prejudices against each other.

Well... at least that was usually the case. Ahem, that's not important. What matters is that everyone likes to brainstorm on superhuman issues, even the stubborn Stark.

So, as one of the strongest members of the Avengers, the various studies on the Hulk had already been thoroughly explored by those renowned geniuses. Even Mister Fantastic Reed thought so.

Not just Hulk, but other gamma-powered superhumans had also been studied extensively for various reasons. Even Dr. Banner himself believed there was nothing new to discover. But now, Yang Le was telling her that gamma energy still held a huge secret.

If anyone else had said that, Valeria might have been dismissive. Despite her appearance, Little Val respected her father Reed a lot. If he couldn't make any new discoveries, then naturally no one else could.

But it was Yang Le who said it. Valeria hesitated for a moment, feeling it was time to challenge her father's authority.

"You might have heard of THE ONE ABOVE ALL."

Yang Le caressed the lantern in his hand. This question was just to introduce the topic. Yang Le wasn't worried about whether Valeria knew about TOAA, after all, he remembered that the concept first appeared in the Fantastic Four comics.

"I know."

Valeria nodded, but Yang Le stopped her before she could continue.

"Okay, knowing is enough. Time is short, so I'll make it brief. Simply put, TOAA has an opposite side, called ONE BELOW ALL, and He is the source of all gamma energy. All gamma energy creations are directly or indirectly related to Him."

"I'll send you a detailed introduction about Him later. Now I want to talk about my plan. As everyone knows, most gamma energy creations can increase their energy with emotions of anger and hatred. This is because OBA is the complete opposite of TOAA. He represents destruction and all negative things."

"You could say that in the multiverse, He is the source of anger, and that little thing on Frank's hand is powered by an energy called the emotional spectrum. The so-called emotional spectrum contains all the emotions of living beings, and the one Frank is wearing relies precisely on anger."

"I understand."

Valeria suddenly understood. If she still didn't get it after Yang Le's explanation, then she could just give up her nickname of "brainiac."

"You want to use the energy of OBA for your own, right?"

"That's the result."

Yang Le nodded.

"I know that absorbing the entire OBA is a pipe dream, so my plan is a little smaller than you described."

Yang Le made a gesture that Korean men disliked, and then continued: "The energy stored in the Lantern Ring is very limited. In its home universe, the Lantern Ring relies on a peculiar creature called a Lantern Beast to generate energy, but unfortunately, the Lantern Beast can't come to our universe."

"So, if I don't think of another way, then the Lantern Ring will eventually become just a decoration,"

Yang Le said, pointing to the trapped Ross again.

"And that's the solution I came up with."

"A gamma energy creation?"

Valeria frowned, then her eyes widened as if she had thought of something.

"You don't want to turn Ross, who has become a gamma giant, into a Lantern Beast, do you?"

"You got it."

Ultimate Electro, who was acting as a mobile power source, snapped his fingers.

"I know you might be thinking about humanitarian issues, Little Val,"

Ultimate Pym said with a serious expression.

"But what this guy has done is simply unforgivable."

Next, Yang Le told Valeria everything Ross had done, and she was dumbfounded.

"I suddenly feel like zombies are quite harmless,"

Valeria said blankly.

"I think so too, so I think it's too good for him to just kill him, we might as well let him become a Lantern Beast and atone for his sins as a battery."

If it were a normal person, they might not agree with Yang Le's idea. For example, Gwen, although she had been with Yang Le for a long time and didn't have the no-kill principle like ordinary Spider-Men, she still wouldn't easily cross that line.

This was understandable, after all, she had a police officer dad. George was a rare good person among the police, and naturally instilled a lot of correct values in Gwen.

And then there was Franklin. Even though this matter would become very simple if he was called upon, Yang Le still told Valeria not to bring him if she was coming in person, because although Reed was a bit out of touch, Franklin, who had grown up with the Fantastic Four since childhood, was still very kind.

But Valeria was different. Perhaps it was because of the honeymoon period between Reed and Doctor Doom, Valeria had spent a long time with Doctor Doom. Half of Valeria's knowledge was taught by Doctor Doom.

And Doctor Doom, who disdained Reed's ways, although he wouldn't engage in any underhanded operations, would still inadvertently reveal his values when teaching.

Fortunately, Valeria was smart since she was little. If it were an ordinary child, they might have been driven crazy by these two completely different concepts. Well, the smart Little Val not only didn't go crazy, but also found her own path.

People always say that the superheroes of the new era depend on who and who, but in Yang Le's view, Valeria, who has absorbed the knowledge essence of Mister Fantastic and Doctor Doom, is the leader of the next generation.

That's why Yang Le only asked Valeria to come, because she would definitely help him.

"No wonder you asked me to bring this thing here,"

Valeria sighed, and took out something that looked like a vacuum cleaner from the flying car.

"Although Dad hasn't given it an exact name yet, I think you must have taken a fancy to its ability to convert matter into energy."

(Reed has this invention, but I couldn't find its name.)

Yang Le nodded. As Valeria said, the device in front of him was the last step in Yang Le's plan. Yang Le had Ultimate Electro, who could convert any energy into any energy he needed, but there was a prerequisite, that was, it had to be energy.

This was because Ultimate Electro could only absorb energy, and he couldn't absorb Ross, this big guy, into his body. Originally, Yang Le wanted to rely on Evil Burst Frog to complete this step, but considering that Evil Burst Frog couldn't eat such a strong thing, he had to think of another way.