Superman from the comics: Starting with the Black Robe

Chapter 487 The Truth About the Kryptonian Crisis

Ganther's words were not a delaying tactic or mere idle talk; they were his genuine thoughts.

Sinestro had mentioned more than once that the conflict with the Kryptonians should be put on hold, and that limited forces should be concentrated on things that really needed attention.

Ganther had even considered this possibility, but the Guardians of the Universe wouldn't listen to the opinion of a mere Green Lantern. The majority of the Guardians voted in favor of this, forcing both sides to this point of life and death.

But since things have already come to this, Ganser thought, why not make peace?

There's nothing shameful about it. The guardians of the universe haven't always been so righteous and intolerant of any wrongdoing.

For the sake of peace and stability in the universe, they have made peace with many beings far more dangerous and brutal than Kryptonians.

For example, Lafriz on Ocaro, and Urxus on Apokolips —

As long as they are willing to respect the existing order established by the Guardians and do not go too far, the Guardians can turn a blind eye in most cases.

In that case, why not make peace with the Kryptonians and define a sphere of influence that is acceptable to both sides?

"Hahaha----"

Upon hearing Ganser's words, Joe El, who had previously remained impassive on the battlefield and hadn't even laughed when his own son withstood a warship's main gun, burst into laughter: "Hahahaha!"

After the burst of mocking laughter, Joe Al's next words were even more sarcastic: "Wait a minute—you're not serious, are you?"

This was entirely a sarcastic remark, because Joe Al knew better than anyone that these self-proclaimed moral little blue men had a more flexible moral compass than anyone else.

"That's not funny."

Ganther's expression was serious. Behind him, the Green Lantern Corps, Kryptonians, and several blazing flames were locked in fierce combat: "If this continues, we will all suffer heavy losses. What good will that do you?"

Not all Kryptonians are as strong as Superman or Fiora. The Green Lantern Corps is not without its merits. The blood rain falling from the sky does not only come from the Guardians; both sides are constantly dying.

Those out-of-control Martians have also begun to reproduce, and now they are just relying on the instincts in their ancient genes to prioritize finding their own kind to burn and torture. But soon they will find that Martians are not the only ones who can be burned.

There are at least six billion people on Earth, like a wasteland covered with dry grass and firewood, just waiting to be ignited into a raging fire by a spark of a burning Martian.

When Ganther's means of restoring them are gone, these burning Martians, even if these Kryptonians can fly and dive, will be a real challenge for them!

Moreover, the spirit of existence on Earth must be extracted in advance; otherwise, when Earth is destroyed, it will be the time when the life light of all living beings in the entire universe begins to fade away.

"I don't care."

No matter how eloquently Ganther analyzed the situation, Jor-El simply stopped smiling and pronounced their death sentence: "As guardians, you and Apasa must both die."

War is bound to kill people, so how can we abandon the established goals we set at the beginning of the war just to avoid losing lives?

Even if the Martians spread to many places on Earth, that's Ganser's responsibility. When the time comes, the Sunstone battleship can wipe out Earth with a single shot, and naturally, there won't be any problem with the Martians anymore.

He had long considered the matter of the Spirit of Existence, and at this moment, Joe El could feel that the Anti-Life Equation was getting closer and closer to him.

Once they obtain the anti-life equation, even if the spirit of existence perishes, it will not affect them who ascend to become new gods.

Why?

Ganther couldn't understand why the leader of a civilization that had turned the tide from the brink of Krypton's destruction and built an interstellar empire within twenty years would be so abstract: "You should know that there are nine Guardians in total, and they automatically fill vacancies. What's the point of killing two of our Guardians?"

The fact that the Kryptonians killed two Guardians here will have no effect; the other Guardians will continue to punish them anyway.

What can you gain by doing this, other than a fight to the death between the two sides?

"The only new thing I've learned is that you Guardians aren't a monolithic entity either."

Having gleaned a crucial piece of information during these conversations, Joe El said solemnly, "Thank you for providing this intelligence, Ganser."

As for the "fight to the death" issue that Ganther mentioned, what Ganther still doesn't understand is that Krypton and Oa have long been locked in a life-or-death struggle: "I might use this in the process of destroying Oa in the future."

"What?!"

The moment he heard those words, Ganther understood what was going on. He turned to look at the guardian Apasa beside him. While he was talking to the Kryptonians, the usually hot-tempered Ganther had been silent for a long time.

Ganser had assumed that his already wounded opponent was simply exhausted from the long battle, but now it seemed that his opponent knew what the outcome would be and was too lazy to waste any more words.

The fact that the Kryptonians were so determined to kill the two of them, and that they refused to accept any of the compromises they offered, suggests that there must be some hidden reason they were unaware of.

It's practically an open secret that the Guardians are hiding secrets from each other; at least Ganther is keeping at least two secrets from his seven companions.

For example, distrusting his fellow Guardians, secretly creating the Blue Lantern Ring of Hope, and violating the Guardians' rule of "abandoning emotions" by falling in love with Guardian Seid.

These things, which are unconventional to all other guardians, are things that Ganther would probably never reveal on his own in his lifetime.

But in a matter involving the life and death of Kryptonians, at this point, how can Apasa still remain calm?!

"Why didn't you tell him, Guardian Apasa?"

The Kryptonian officer beside Jor-El once again moved closer on his orders, awaiting only Jor-El's command to send the two guardians to hell at all costs: "Tell your colleagues how you deceived me and tried to destroy all of Krypton."

"What exactly did you do?!" Ganser asked urgently. "Tell me quickly, perhaps there's still room for us to compromise and resolve this!"

"There's no room for maneuver, Ganther."

Apasa's expression was calm, his eyes completely darkened, clearly indicating that he was prepared for a desperate fight: "I just did the same thing you did to those Martians, except I prefer to leave no hidden dangers."

The Guardian Ganther witnessed the cruel and savage nature of the primal, burning Martians and foresaw the catastrophe they might bring to the entire universe.

So he decided to implant the fear of fire gene into their subconscious, thus creating the peaceful, philosophy-loving Green Martians who continued to live and work in peace on Mars.

The ancient Guardians had witnessed the immense destruction that Kryptonians could cause to the universe, and thus secretly encouraged them in hopes of imposing many restrictions on the Kryptonians.

This influence eventually paid off. The once-powerful Kryptonian empire finally disintegrated under the contradictions of internal and external troubles. A massive civil war and a special "third kind encounter" made Kryptonians' social consciousness more conservative and stagnant.

The Kryptonians were content to remain trapped in their home planet and live a utopian life until a crisis began to emerge in Krypton's core.

The Kryptonian core crisis did not suddenly appear overnight, but similarly, it would not have brought about devastating consequences overnight either.

When Joe Al first discovered the Earth's core crisis, he actually had quite a bit of time.

To solve this problem, he sought help from the Guardian Apasa, who was then in charge of the Cosmic Round Table Council.

Upon receiving the news, Apasa almost instantly foresaw a catastrophic future—

This crisis will almost certainly prompt the Kryptonians to try to leave their home planet and once again venture into space.

So he made a difficult choice. Even with the help of the guardians of the universe, there are still many planetary civilizations in the universe that are helplessly heading towards extinction in the apocalypse, so why not add one more?