Let me show you a new way Chapter 033

At the Hydra headquarters, Red Skull stood before all the soldiers, preparing to deliver a speech and conduct a mental indoctrination.

Then, he sensed something.

In the sky, two lights circled, seemingly calling for their master. Red Skull seemed to sense something, extending his right hand. The lights stopped in the air, revealing two rings.

The rings quickly settled on Red Skull’s right index and middle fingers. Then, the orange ring glowed faintly, and an ethereal voice resonated in his mind.

[Intelligent lifeform locked… ]

[John Schmidt from Earth… ]

[Your heart is filled with insatiable greed… ]

[You belong to the Orange Lantern Corps… ]

The yellow ring lit up…

[Intelligent lifeform locked… ]

[John Schmidt from Earth… ]

[You possess the ability to instill great fear in others… ]

[Welcome to the Yellow Lantern Corps… ]①

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A few days later.

Outside a movie theater, a tall man repeatedly punched a smaller man, but the smaller man always managed to get back up, unyielding, attacking him.

“You just don’t know when to give up, do you?” The tall man snorted mockingly.

“I can do this all day!” The smaller man barely stood up, adopting an unrefined boxing stance, and said.

The green ring on his right index finger flashed.

When the tall man attempted to attack again, he was pulled back from behind by a man in military uniform, who then landed a fierce punch on his face. A few more kicks and punches sent him sprawling to the side.

“Sometimes I really wonder if you enjoy getting beaten up.” The man in military uniform walked up to Steve, teasing him.

“I can push him into a corner too!” Steve Rogers rubbed his eyes, hearing the familiar voice, and retorted indignantly.

“How many times has this been?” James Barnes bent down to pick up Steve’s fallen enlistment form, then noticed a faint glow.

“Is your ring flashing?” Bucky asked curiously. But the light ceased the next moment…

“What?” Steve asked, raising his hand. The green and blue rings were still dutifully worn on his right fingers. “It’s not glowing!”

“Uh, I must have seen wrong!” Bucky shook his head and said.

Steve noticed the clothes on him, raising his eyebrows in surprise: “You’ve already enlisted?”

“ 107th Division, Sergeant James Barnes, heading to England tomorrow morning!” Bucky nodded and said.

Steve sighed helplessly, brushing off the dirt from his clothes…

“I should be there too…”

“Don’t be discouraged, buddy. This is my last day here, I’m going to help you pack.”

“Go where?”

“To the future.”

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On top of Mount Greylock in Massachusetts, USA, Lin Dong stood alone, surveying his surroundings.

He closed his eyes slightly, and a subtle, abnormal fluctuation began to appear in the air as items from the Mirror Dimension extended outwards.

Four colossal lantern batteries appeared out of thin air, silently descending to the ground without a sound.

Then, Lin Dong placed his hand on the ground. Merlin’s spell of material alteration began to take effect, combined with spatial magic, and the ground began to ripple slightly like melting wax.

Then, carrying the lantern batteries, he vanished from the spot.

He had already burrowed into the mountain rock and opened up a special space to prevent the lantern batteries from being discovered and utilized by others.

Before this, he had already placed the lantern batteries in several other locations. Once the emotional accumulation of the ring bearers reached a certain level, the power rings could be fully activated, and the Emotional Spectrum would manifest in this world.

Lin Dong placed the lantern batteries on the ground, then began to set up magic around them. Beams of light flashed, leaving behind traces of concealment and causality shielding, transforming this space into a special area that was detached from the world yet continuously linked. It was also interconnected and interdependent with the other few spaces.

Then he sensed something; the orange lantern battery began to vibrate, and the power of avarice started to gradually increase.

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Inside the Hydra base, Dr. Zola was incrementally increasing the energy exchange rate, drawing power from the Cosmic Cube placed in a distant machine. Watching the cautious Dr. Zola, Red Skull impatiently pushed him aside and increased the energy output. Subsequently, the Cosmic Cube began to react unusually, and waves of special blue energy began to emanate from the machine. Accompanied by vibrations and sparks, some of the Cube’s energy was indeed extracted and injected into a secure container.

“It worked, Arnim! Your design did not disappoint me, though it might need a slight enhancement.” Red Skull looked at the Cosmic Cube and the transferred energy cell. A greedy expression appeared on his face.

“This exchange process was incredibly stable, simply unbelievable. This energy can power all my products; it can truly change this war!” Dr. Zola’s face showed unprecedented excitement.

“Dr. Zola, this can change the entire world…” Red Skull slowly said.

“No, this can allow me to obtain the entire world!” Red Skull’s greed became even more apparent, and his ring emitted a bright light.

“This ring… it’s glowing…” Dr. Zola observed in astonishment.

“Don’t even think about it! It’s mine! Mine! Mine!” Red Skull suddenly let out a hysterical roar, clutching the ring tightly, his eyes filled with greed and a desire for slaughter.

“I’m… I’m sorry!” Dr. Zola swallowed hard, quickly apologizing and pleading for mercy.

Red Skull slowly regained his composure. He began to comfort the nervous Dr. Zola, gently patting his shoulder.

“Don’t be nervous, Arnim, you are my great contributor…”

“I wouldn’t want your brilliant mind to disappear…”

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Steve felt as if everything was an unreal dream.

He still remembered his Asian friend saying before he left that he would meet someone who would change his life. At the time, he thought it was just a blessing, but he never expected it to actually happen.

Some time ago, he tried his luck at the recruitment office at Stark’s exhibition, and by chance, he was favored by a German scientist, allowing him to successfully enlist.

Even though the military training was tough, and his scrawny body endured much suffering, he still didn’t regret it, still persevered, and still held hope for the future.

During one training session, a grenade flew in from somewhere. Without much thought, Steve rushed forward and pressed his body firmly against the grenade to prevent others from getting hurt.

Of course, that grenade was just a dummy, so Steve survived and learned that he was about to become a so-called “new type of soldier.”

Now, Dr. Erskine was sitting in front of him.

“Hey! You’re wearing two rings?” Dr. Erskine asked curiously.

Normally, Steve would keep these two rings in his bag, but today, he was a little nervous, so he put them on, trying to draw courage and hope from them.

“Yes, a friend of mine gave them to me.” Steve saw that Dr. Erskine was somewhat interested, so he explained. “He told me that this green ring represents Willpower, and this blue ring represents Hope.”

Dr. Erskine nodded. “Well, I must say, they really suit you.”

“Willpower, Hope, and a compassionate heart!”