——DC, light——
Atlantis.
Thomas Curry is dying.
His "Sea King Armor" suffered a serious impact. The overall structure was distorted and deformed. Multiple components burst and penetrated. The water seepage was serious. The self-test damage rate reached 76%. The built-in computer had to use all resources to ensure survival. The operation of the system allowed him to remain conscious and wait for the opportunity to be rescued, but for the current situation where the armor had lost all power and was falling to the bottom of the abyss, it might not be a cruel torture.
Above the abyss, the "Sea King Guards" are fighting against the incoming Atlantean rebels. Although they were caught off guard, their numbers always have an advantage. It may not take long to repel and extinguish these rebels. attack.
But the opponent's only target is Thomas Curry, the "Human Sea King". Even if they are all wiped out later, it will be meaningless.
He is still too confident, Thomas Curry thought as he felt his body getting colder.
He believed that most of the residents of Atlantis were supporters of Atlanna, and had only been deceived by the usurpers before. Once the queen returned and expelled the usurpers, Atlantis would be restored. Peace and prosperity.
But if you think about it carefully, you will know that the usurper has ruled Atlantis for nearly ten years, and is the legitimate ruler on the surface. Then, there will be people who are completely devoted to him and think that Atlanna is the usurper. "Direct lineage" is not surprising.
Moreover, Atlantis prides itself on being more noble than humans on the surface, and there are many people who are dissatisfied with Atlanna's continued contact and cooperation with humans.
Then, the relatives and friends of those rebel soldiers who died in the process of retaking Atlantis will never know that Atlanna has become a winner, a legitimate ruler, and the laws enacted are more fair and reasonable. Give them compensation and give up revenge on her.
In the end, it was strange to be able to carry out such a precise and fatal attack when he and Atlanna were separated. There was no mole around him. If you think about it more deeply, this period of time was so long that he had to deal with it separately from Atlanna. The cumbersome affairs are probably the work of the rebels.
"Repay him with what he has given you," was a saying he heard in Gotham, and it fit very well with his current experience.
At the beginning, they lured the "Chitauri" into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, allowing them to merge with the Atlantis rebels, and the Gotham Alliance reaped the benefits.
Now, by reversely studying the Chitauri's technology, the rebels transformed and controlled the "steel dragon" and directly broke through the protection of the "Neptune Guard" and gave themselves a fatal blow.
No, it's just that the armor was flattened and ineffective. It's actually not that fatal.
If he is an Atlantean, all he has to do now is to find a way to remove the deformed armor and swim back. Even if it cannot be removed for a while, control the water flow to change the direction of the fall, find a raised sea rock to get stuck on, and wait for rescue. also.
But he is a human being, and whether the remaining energy of the "Sea King Armor" can last until the end of this raid is a question.
In addition, the direction in which he was falling was the "bottom of the ocean" leading to the legendary "Earth's Core Sea" from which there is no return. The ordinary guards of the "Sea King Guard" did not chase him down to rescue him and then separate him and him. The ability to bring the armor along with you.
If he had accepted Atlanna's proposal earlier and drank her blood...
No, if you think about it carefully, if that were the case, what you are encountering now should be a more elaborate and deadly attack plan.
Moreover, it is precisely because doing so will cause Atlanna's lifespan to be halved, and apart from gaining Atlantean characteristics, his lifespan will not increase much, so he has been unable to make up his mind.
Of course, it's too late to think about anything now.
As his body grew colder, Thomas Curry's thoughts began to diverge uncontrollably. Maybe this was the legendary revolving lantern?
Suddenly, he seemed to be back to the time when he first set foot in the restaurant on the sea and saw Atlanna again after eight years.
[I must say, Mr. Curry, after hearing about you and Atlanna, I looked down on you. 】
[Do you think you are the protagonist in a fairy tale? Doing nothing to live happily ever after with a princess? 】
This is the "Bai Jingjing" lady who opened a restaurant in Gotham, rescued Atlanna, and planned the counterattack of Atlantis.
I think of her probably because she helped me transform from an ordinary "lighthouse keeper" to a "sea king", right?
Moreover, this armor was also made at her suggestion.
[I think you should know very well that the premise of that kind of thing is that the 'princess' meets a 'prince'. 】
[Your princess should be protected by you personally, right? 】
[Now, you have been given an opportunity, an opportunity to protect your princess and allow her to be free from threats from others. Are you willing to accept it? 】
So...is that so?
What he got was the opportunity to "protect the princess", not the opportunity to "live happily with the princess forever".
No, have you already started bathing because of hypothermia? That's just a gangster daughter with the identity of an FBI agent. Although she seems to have gained great power like Billy recently, she doesn't have the ability to interfere with the fate of others.
[This is the basic situation. Do you have any questions? 】
The "revolving lantern" changes again. This time it is the situation when the Gotham coalition is about to counterattack Atlantis. Miss Bai Jingjing is confirming the final plan.
Well, no problem...
No, the problem is big!
Why is his revolving door always Miss Bai Jingjing? Even if he is grateful to her for changing his destiny, now is not the time to miss her, right?
What about Atlanna and little Arthur? And what about little Mera who is scheduled to become his daughter-in-law?
The revolving lantern changes again, this time the palace of Atlantis appears.
"Lord Neptune was attacked in the territory of the Trench Clan! The opponent dispatched the Chitauri Mechanical Dragon!"
"There are rebellions in Zebel, the Fisherman Country, and the Saltwater Country at the same time!"
"Please give the order! Your Majesty the Queen!"
"Huh..." Atlanna, wearing a crown and silver scales, stood up abruptly: "I will immediately lead the army to put down the rebellion - Arthur! You lead the palace guards to support your father!"
"As you command! Your Majesty the Queen!" Arthur Curry, who is taller than an average adult, responded loudly.
"As for Mera, for now..." Atlanna looked at Mera beside him.
"Teacher, I want to go with Arthur. With his IQ, he will definitely be fooled by the enemy." The red-haired little princess replied.
"Mera is right!" Arthur continued.
"...Okay, let's set off immediately!"
Really, they must be able to manage Atlantis well even if they are gone.
It seems that it is time to give up the title of "Aquaman".
Arthur and Mera can definitely...
"Clang, clang, clang! Here comes the hero~ Let me see who's going to die? Oh my god, it's Thomas Curry! He looks like a tomato can that's been run over by a steamroller! I'll take a picture and put it on YouTube right away You will be banned~"
Thomas' thoughts were interrupted by an extremely loud voice.
He tried his best to focus his distracted eyes, and then he saw a guy wearing red and black tights but a green hood appearing in front of him.
...Is this the 10,000-meter-deep seabed?
"You are so unlucky, Mr. Abin Sur, why are you at the crash site every time I see you? Oh, what? This is the bottom of the sea? Who said that a crash on the bottom of the sea is not a crash? "The red weirdo continued to beep, as if the sea water and pressure did not exist: "You are lucky, you know? This time it is not your turn to give me a ring, but I want to give you a ring - oh, please don't Misunderstanding, I have no interest in you at all, I am wholeheartedly interested in [Vanessa]~ even though I don’t know where she is yet.”
"Come, follow me and recite the oath of joining the regiment~" The red and black weirdo came to Thomas's helmet and showed him a sheet of music: "The days are too long, the nights are not short, ghosts, ghosts, ghosts, hiding here and there, good guys and bad guys, Everyone is afraid of me, the green light is too bright and blinds people~"
This doesn't sound serious, and I can't speak at all now.
"Okay!" The weirdo didn't even wait for Thomas to speak. After he finished reading, he stuffed the piece of paper into his trouser pocket and grabbed Thomas' severely twisted arm: "Intelligent life has been locked, and the Earth's Atlantic Ocean bottom is about to fall into the center of the earth. Thomas Curry of the sea, you have a strong will and have been recognized by us!"
Wait for me……
Before Thomas, who was unable to speak, could say anything, the two of them glowed with a rich and dazzling green light at the same time, and then disappeared in the next moment. Only the last words echoed at the bottom of the abyss:
"Welcome to the Forgive Lantern Corps!"
