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Chapter 442 - Chapter 410: Tactical Adjustments

Something's not right; Su Ming must go all out for once.

The power of the Symbiote, Deathstroke's martial arts, coupled with the Cloak's flight and anti-magic abilities.

Most importantly, he knows the intelligence he once learned; in this state, Diana's ability limit is clear to him, as well as her fighting style.

Now that DC is at the time period following the New 52 Rebirth, her origin is as Zeus's daughter.

In the past, the Queen of Paradise Island, Hippolyte, met a strong male warrior in her youth. He was incredibly strong and able to fight, and she was no match for him.

Thus, Hippolyte fell in love with him.

However, that warrior was Zeus in disguise, who loved to collect beautiful women and impregnate them.

He could transform in a myriad of ways and knew the character and preferences of each target, so he succeeded time and time again.

Later, Diana was born, but Zeus left after the pleasure, hiding Paradise Island with Celestial Divine Power to prevent Hera from finding out.

Since there were never any men on Amazon's island, Diana never found it strange not to have a father.

Hippolyte told her that she was molded from clay and brought to life by the gods.

So she always admired the gods—until later, she left the island and joined the Justice League.

After a series of various events, she saw what the gods were truly like, and when her mother passed away, she was told she was Zeus's daughter.

Athena, who had always guided her in battle, was her sister, while Ares, who always wanted to kill her, was her brother.

But this was just the dispute between Athena and Ares; she was just a pawn.

The coming destiny is even darker. 'Primordial' is returning, intending to eliminate all Old and New Gods and even replace God.

According to prophecy, only Diana can stop him.

Thus, another round of battles ensued, with Diana ultimately using her Zeus lineage to win and seal Primordial underground.

But this was only a pause, not an end.

She rarely visits Olympus anymore, the Fire God being the only god she has contact with, but trouble found her this time.

Hecate had long left her an engraving, without Zeus knowing?

Su Ming doesn't see it that way.

In short, Su Ming has seen Diana in this state, even if only in comics... But in this state, killing gods is as easy as pie; he must be exceptionally careful.

Blocking attacks with the Shield just got knocked back; blocking again wouldn't change anything.

So, he decided to slightly adjust his tactics; he still had to hold onto the Shield, but the combat would mainly be dodging, relying on his martial arts and speed to defeat Diana.

If necessary, causing her some harm could also work.

Breaking an arm or leg would be best; the Justice League's Final Machine could easily put her back together, though recovery time is unavoidable.

On a mental impulse, he first had the Symbiote move.

Strangulation detached the Divine Gold Gauss from his back, wanting to play with it after seeing the host use it twice.

But it also saw the consequences of the Cloak moving the host's things around, and as an intelligent creature, Strangulation wouldn't foolishly do such a thing.

It saw some of the host's thoughts, and regarding the great blueprint for the future, it knew that if it behaved, there would be plenty of benefits.

Being a Symbiote means it grows stronger with the host's strength, so taking things from the host has no meaning for it.

At this moment, with the host having it pick up its own weapon and aiming at the female to fire, it naturally obeys the command.

Not only Divine Gold Gauss, but Su Ming's dual pistols and all magazines were also now at its disposal.

With the Symbiote's help, suppressive fire no longer needed anyone else, and it was definitely point-and-shoot accurately. If it weren't for planning on keeping some cards hidden, Su Ming would've freed his hands long ago.

"Cloak, let's go fight her up in the sky."

This meant not to fly too fast, keeping Diana gripped so she unknowingly drifted away from the familiar battleground.

In the environment high above, temperature, oxygen, wind speed, gravity—all these factors had to be recalculated and adapted. This is where Deathstroke could completely defeat Diana.

Want to arm wrestle with me? I won't compete. Let's have a math Olympiad instead.

It so happens that this hasn't been competed in at the Hall of Justice yet, isn't it just continuing...?

The Magic Floating Cloak became much more obedient after being licked by Strangulation, as if it had lost its soul; whatever Su Ming said now was the word.

Su Ming was puzzled; had he accidentally discovered the Cloak's weakness? Was it afraid of disgust?

But the Cloak doesn't have a brain or stomach; how could it have the concept of disgust?

Having Strangulation lick it was just because Su Ming had no other way to deal with the Cloak at the time, knowing it wasn't Zatanna's Magic Hat. It appeared to be textile but was a Magic Holy Artifact, almost immune to 99% of the magic in the world.

The magic flame that could counter it was from a certain sub-dimensional Demon King in Marvel; the other side wouldn't come over here.

Unless one used the X Metal Great Sword to cut it.

But it only sneakily ate some ordinary gems; to Su Ming, those were like chocolate beans, and his target was no longer money.

Because Marvel is from an earlier era, allowing bigger plans to unfold, so earning money over there is enough.

Money in DC could just be casually garnered to buy a house, a boat, and a few planes, enjoying life leisurely when idle.

He originally returned to DC planning to vacation, only to be unexpectedly met with such matters following the Omega Four Gods?!

In short, one can't use their strongest weapon to cut the Cloak just because a subordinate ate their candy, and it should be mainly about criticism and education.

While pondering this issue, the two of them ascended into the sky one after the other.

Meanwhile, within Diana's inner corner, she was already feeling despondent.

Enduring a full-force strike from her complete form with no injury—is this even a human? You can't be a Kryptonian, can you?

And what's with that Black Shadow behind you, some kind of super-intelligent nanorobot Omega?

Just now, it grew eyes and a mouth! It seemed to smile upon acquiring a weapon! It's clearly some kind of living organism, isn't it?!

And the last time, I meant to ask, but it slipped my mind amidst business—your Cloak also seems alive! It performs various tactical maneuvers, was it a top pilot before?!

But now, she couldn't control her body, only watch helplessly as she charged skyward with a sly grin, anxiously slashing with weapons or wildly wielding the Lasso.

Deathstroke really was like an eel; once he was committed to evasion, not many in the world could hit him.

Diana already sensed a plot in Deathstroke drawing her into the high sky, but the unfamiliar consciousness controlling her body clearly hadn't noticed yet.

Watching herself walk into the Tactical Master's trap was outright chilling, hoping the outcome wouldn't be too painful...

Diana's consciousness simply closed her eyes, not paying attention to what was happening outside.

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