UGB Chapter 487 Just tell me if he's been resurrected or not!
Chapter 487 Just tell me if he's been resurrected or not!
Chapter 487 Just tell me if he's been resurrected or not!
Chen Tao had considered using normal methods to help General Zod, such as trying to actually resurrect the remnants of the Kryptonians.
Wait, some people might ask, didn't he once decide that he absolutely couldn't follow the same path as Krypton?
(Note: In the New Krypton storyline, many Kryptonians in Kandor on Krypton are resurrected and clash with Earth, leaving Superman caught in the middle and suffering from both sides.)
Yes, Chen Tao did not intend to revive the entire planet Krypton, but only if he could deal with the Anti-Monitors without the generals!
(Note: Chapter 426 explicitly states that if it is found that the anti-surveillance agents cannot be defeated, Nazod's suggestion may indeed be adopted.)
But now, if possible, Chen Tao would much rather see millions of Kryptonians take turns punching and kicking, just like in the New Krypton storyline where they ganged up on Doomsday and beat him to a pulp, and also beat the Anti-Monitor into little cookies.
As for how to deal with the millions of Kryptonians after solving the problem of counter-surveillance...
They've crossed the river and then discarded the bridge!
No, no, but there's always a solution. For example, by limiting their superpowers, or by giving each of them a crazy second personality loyal to Batman, and then using the Life Codex to strip away their superpowers first...
There are many ways; if you want to, you can always find a way.
Although the souls of these Kryptonians have disappeared, their bodies, which were frozen in space, have now been resurrected by the Pool of Lazarus.
Chen Tao did try to create a completely new soul within this body, like the soul of a clone, such as the cloned Superman, Little Superman Connor.
But he soon realized the problem. Even setting aside moral issues such as "Is it moral to create a new soul to occupy the body of a dead person?", it was impossible for him to completely resurrect a Kryptonian by inducing and creating a new normal personality.
These Kryptonians are all mature individuals, not clones that grow from embryos like Superman Connor. Creating souls out of thin air is the domain of gods.
The so-called personality created by Chen Tao is at best a combination of spiritual forces. It is a pseudo-personality without self-awareness, a conditioned reflex machine, produced only through the power of the Red of All Beings and the shaping of a telepath.
So, in essence, did Chen Tao actually resurrect the Kryptonians?
What's the difference between a mad, biting psychopath and a psychopath who's obsessed with Batman?
Don't let General Zod's current isolated and helpless appearance fool you; he once took away Mogo, the Green Lantern Corps' strongest Green Lantern.
and also.
Where is the female adjutant Fiora? Where is the adjutant Eck?
He gained control of Mogo by installing some kind of Kryptonian technology in the core of the other planet. Chen Tao was willing to bet that General Zod's two men were currently inside the core of Mogo's planet.
Members of the Green Lantern Corps can use Green Lantern rings to open wormholes and traverse space, which is why they can move so quickly through the universe.
So even though nothing has been detected outside Earth yet, Mogo is hiding in countless star systems. With just one order from General Zod, he can appear right next to Earth and launch a blast.
Therefore, since he couldn't create a completely new personality, Chen Tao could only try his best to get General Zod to accept this in exchange for his help.
"Quack! I'm so strong..."
The Kryptonian who had just been resurrected only managed to utter the first half of his sentence before Chen Tao abruptly cut him off.
He even took a moment to sense it, and found that the beast's head that had been generated inside the naked Kryptonian man's body was actually a rooster's head.
He didn't know where to hide the head inside the Kryptonian's body, so he could only hide it under the Kryptonian's abdomen next to a temporarily useless organ without harming the Kryptonian's physiological functions.
That's why the sound the Kryptonian was making wasn't coming from his mouth, but from below his navel.
As the power of the chicken head gradually became clearer, it slowly took control of the Kryptonian's body and eventually spoke. The naked Kryptonian man's lower abdomen began to swell, growing larger and larger in just a few seconds. Soon, the skin on his lower abdomen was about to burst open from the ever-growing chicken head.
No, suddenly growing a beast's head would be too much of a shock for Zod.
Chen Tao hurriedly used his superior Crimson of All Beings authority, far exceeding that of the Kryptonian, to instantly drain the power that the Crimson of All Beings network was providing to the beast head within the Kryptonian's body.
Therefore, before he could even deliver his strategic declaration of loyalty to Batman in front of General Zod, and before the rooster head that had pierced through the skin and startled General Zod could even remain standing, it melted away within seconds due to the loss of its support.
Bloodlust and rage once again filled the Kryptonian's mind, and a ferocious expression reappeared on his face. Chen Tao hurriedly increased the input of the Crimson of All Beings, and the rooster's head swelled up, and the vicious expression disappeared again.
This cycle repeated itself endlessly, and so General Zod saw that his Kryptonian brethren's face would sometimes be fierce, and sometimes serene, while his lower abdomen would sometimes swell up and sometimes disappear without a trace.
Chen Tao wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead.
Fortunately, although the naked Kryptonian had fought with General Zod during his earlier rampage, resulting in the destruction of all his clothes, he still had a pair of underwear that temporarily covered him. Otherwise, General Zod would have seen a huge bulge suddenly appear on the other man's body, defying common sense, which would have been far too...
Chen Tao had only thought halfway through when he suddenly felt like slapping his forehead.
Damn it, his attention was completely focused on the bulging underwear. General Zod has Superman's X-ray vision, does it really matter whether the underwear is there or not?
"Batman, you'd better explain yourself to me."
Then he turned his head and saw General Zod's... well, how should I put it, complicated expression?
A mixture of shock, rage, disbelief, bewilderment, doubt, suspicion, and utter disgust—all sorts of expressions flashed across General Zod's face in an instant. Chen Tao guiltily turned his gaze away, and then he heard General Zod's voice.
"Batman, look me in the eye!"
Chen Tao had no choice but to look at the soles of his feet.
"What exactly did you do???"
When General Zod pulled down the Kryptonian naked man's only pair of underwear a little, the culprit that caused the bulge in the Kryptonian naked man appeared in front of General Zod.
"Skin coverings are useless to me; when I'm about to use my X-ray vision, I'll know what it is."
It seems Chen Tao can no longer keep the fact that he kept a rooster in the Kryptonian's underwear a secret.
So Chen Tao finally made the giant chicken appear from within. The chicken tore through the skin of his lower abdomen and then went up, finally stopping on his shoulder.
This scene made General Zod gasp in shock.
"Stop, stop! You're doing this to him..."
Before he could finish speaking, the beast head that had just grown from the naked Kryptonian man's shoulder vanished in an instant.
"Don't worry, I can undo these changes at any time." Chen Tao hurriedly reassured General Zod, leaving the previously furious General Zod somewhat bewildered.
After all, his initial reason for anger was that Batman had turned his people into such monsters, but if these monsters could be restored in an instant, then...
It doesn't seem unacceptable?
However, General Zod had no time to think further. The next second, he was tackled to the ground by his own people. Having lost the beast's head as the second personality controlling his body, the naked Kryptonian man once again returned to his berserk state influenced by the Pool of Lazarus.
He had just mounted General Zod when he let out a croaking sound:
"Wrong! You think you can just have me fuck you to death today? You're dreaming! Damn it!"
General Zod got up from the ground somewhat indifferently, watching his fellow Kryptonian, who had a chicken head sticking out of his belly, jumping around and spouting compliments about Batman. He was completely bewildered.
Then this state of bewilderment transformed into rage:
"Batman, how dare you—"
"Listen to me, this is the only way." Chen Tao hurriedly comforted him: "Just tell me whether you're resurrected or not."
General Zod was furious upon hearing this.
What he wants is for all Kryptonians to regain their sanity and return to normal life, which is completely different from the current situation!
He rolled his eyes in anger, about to explode, when Chen Tao interrupted him again: "It's already very good, Zod."
Chen Tao said, "To be honest, so what if they have an animal's head? It doesn't stop them from reproducing."
As Chen Tao spoke, he hurriedly increased the flow of the Kryptonian's Crimson Power. Soon, the chicken head was no longer growing in that unpleasant place on his lower abdomen, but had returned to his shoulder, which made the Kryptonian's overall condition look much better.
He said, "Natural reproduction, understand?"
"No! You don't understand. Natural reproduction is a mistake, a huge waste of social resources. Every citizen should choose their life's work at a good birth, choose a profession that society needs, and then build society!"
General Zod said, "As long as there is a large enough population and a sufficient variety of professional DNA, I can reshape the Codex of Life. As long as the professional DNA of the dungeon is still preserved among the millions of Kryptonians in Argon, I can write it in, and then..."
Chen Tao knew something was wrong the moment he heard General Zod's first words.
Chen Tao merely removed the DNA chains that bound him to the mission of protecting Krypton through the Codex, making it impossible for him to refuse or resist. But what about General Zod himself? He was born into a country with a completely different culture from Chen Tao's.
He has his own independent values and understanding of society. From the time General Zod was a child, he firmly believed that only when everyone is born with a preordained profession, like worker ants, can society become a better place.
Chen Tao helped him unlock the DNA lock, but that didn't affect his understanding of the world!
Therefore, for General Zod, natural reproduction was a matter that challenged morality and law, equivalent to someone openly declaring that they wanted to buy an iPhone 4s.
"Okay..." Chen Tao quickly ended the conversation, and to prevent any unexpected situations, he continued, "Yes, yes, you're right. But you'd better think about it, Zod, with such a formidable enemy we're facing right now, how can you possibly have that kind of time?"
"Your people have been resurrected, but not fully. This is the most I can do to help you within my power," Chen Tao said.
"Only by defeating the Anti-Monitors will you have the opportunity and time to slowly study how to bring your crazed companions back to their normal sanity. At that time, whether you Kryptonians choose to reproduce on your own or compile your own biographies to create your own history, then this whole matter will have nothing to do with me."
He said, "Or are you going to gamble that the Anti-Monitor, that terrifying monster that devours the universe, will actually give your race a place?"
Seeing that General Zod's expression relaxed slightly, he quickly pressed his advantage:
"And look, your race is now in a state of complete resurrection. This pool may have been tampered with by the ninja master Raiyo Augu. I can immediately introduce you to a pool that he didn't tamper with, and then you can safely resurrect the entire Kryptonian race."
"Then I infused them with this beastly power, and they completely reverted to being living beings!"
Chen Tao said, "They'll obediently let you collect DNA from each of those jobs. Whether it's reforging the Codex of Life or anything else, you have the time and ability. As long as we defeat the Anti-Monitor, I can give you an entire universe for the Kryptonians to reproduce!"
"You have plenty of time to heal these fellow Kryptonians, as long as we get through this Anti-Monitor crisis!"
General Zod seemed somewhat tempted... because the facts did indeed appear to be just as Batman had said.
Although Anton A. Cain, the master of the Rotten Black, also offered him conditions, are his brethren, resurrected from the Rotten Black's corpse, still Kryptonians?
In fact, the scales in his heart had already begun to tip when his fellow Kryptonians were resurrected as living people in the Pool of Lazarus, and Batman's proposal of "growing beast heads and possessing reason" struck a chord with General Zod.
Therefore, General Zod made his decision: "You're right, I will..."
Sizzle!!
But before he could finish speaking, a sizzling sound suddenly came from the naked Kryptonian man standing not far away. Chen Tao and General Zod looked at him at the same time, and both of them took a step back in unison.
Immediately afterwards, they saw that the naked Kryptonian man, who had just been alive, was now covered in rotting sores, and waves of stench suddenly assaulted their nostrils.
The completely decaying Kryptonian raised his head and grumbled at General Zod, "Fool, you think you can escape? You think joining them will allow you to defeat the Anti-Monitor and avert Krypton's destruction?"
Anton A. Kane, the master of the Corrupted Black, has likely sided with the Anti-Monitors, who influenced him through whispers…
Chen Tao repeatedly went through the information Night Owl had provided about Anton A. Kane in his mind, comparing it with what he already knew, before his expression turned silent.
The master of decaying blackness...
You are now standing beside the Lhasa Road Pool, a place brimming with life.
Meanwhile, Aquaman Arthur and Mera... have been waiting for a long time and are ready.
(End of this chapter)