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Chapter 123 Doomsday
Chapter 123 Doomsday
The forging of the kryptonite sword was faster than expected.
In reality, Lextech was already struggling to survive under the encirclement and suppression of the Wayne Group, and was constantly on the verge of being acquired.
Furthermore, their headquarters in Metropolis has been completely demolished, and after a brief exchange of information, the large integrated laboratory of Lex Group in Gotham has temporarily been taken over by Wayne.
Batman, who thought he would have to force his way in and "borrow" the equipment, once again experienced the power of money to pave the way.
While Lex's integrated laboratories may not be comparable to industry giants like Star Labs, the completeness of their various facilities is more than enough for him to handle with ease.
After all, his main need was simply to synthesize some artificial kryptonite and then use it to create some kryptonite weapons that were extremely deadly to Kryptonian creatures.
"for you."
Batman handed Diana a high-tech alloy longsword with kryptonite inlaid at the hilt and tip:
"It's best not to use it to block, and be careful of the tip of the sword when swinging."
The embedded kryptonite has damaged the entire structural integrity of the longsword, rendering it unusable like a regular longsword.
If I had to describe it, this sword is now more like a ceramic knife; it is sharp enough to be deadly, but it is also extremely fragile.
However, without embedding kryptonite, the longsword itself, made of the same material, would probably not even be able to break through the skin of a being of Doomsday's caliber.
Wonder Woman took the sword and tried swinging it a few times to get used to its center of gravity.
"Believe me, I know better than you how to use such a flawed sword."
This is not a sword at all, but a disposable weapon like a crossbow bolt or cannonball.
Having fought Joey, she knew better than anyone how troublesome Kryptonians were, but she had no choice but to confront them.
If what Joey said is true, the other party's adaptability is strong enough to completely ignore Kryptonite.
So the only way Wonder Woman could think of to win was to find the perfect moment and angle to deliver a fatal blow.
Because at this moment, Doomsday is heading straight for Gotham, guided by his inexplicable connection to Joey.
Even if various things blocked his way, an hour or two would be enough for the monster to find Joey.
It just so happens that the three giants are currently at their weakest point.
Having regained her divine powers, Diana lost her Hephaestus sword and Lasso of Truth, and could only rely on this weapon forged from ordinary iron.
Even so, she is still the only one of the three who can fight.
Joey paced anxiously outside the lab, his brow furrowing even more when he saw Diana obtain the kryptonite sword.
"Diana!"
He shouted at Diana, but she ignored him and flew straight over the laboratory dome toward the battlefield.
She also knew that unless a miracle happened, she had no chance of winning over Joey's other half.
Joey's resistance to damage from a real divine weapon like the Vulcan Sword has evolved from being able to pierce the body to only being able to sever the skin and flesh. It's likely that his adaptation to the Kryptonite Sword won't be much slower.
Diana could already guess what Joey wanted to say, so why bother listening to it again?
Like another "Wonder Woman" who has already been buried, the Amazons never shy away from powerful enemies in order to protect their companions.
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No, what Joey actually meant was that he had come up with a very bold solution.
He turned and ran toward Batman:
"Bruce, give me a car, I want to go to the battlefield too!"
Doomsday's behavior pattern is just like his name: destruction follows him wherever he goes.
This distorted, neither-living nor-dead creature harbors a natural hostility toward all living beings in the universe.
So much so that he was hindered by too many things on his journey to find his other half.
Humans, animals, plants, even reptiles on the earth and creatures in the ocean—all living things that exist constantly prick its nerves.
Doomsday evolves faster than anyone could imagine in battle, as if it were made for this purpose.
After being bombarded with white phosphorus and depleted uranium munitions by the military, Doomsday's entire body burst into flames, and its skin began to simulate a fission reaction, emitting extremely intense nuclear radiation.
Wherever it passed, the earth cracked, the oceans boiled, and the air was filled with deadly radioactive dust.
Even if it no longer takes action, its mere presence on the earth is enough to turn the entire planet into a barren, radioactive wasteland.
Diana, who fell from the sky, was about to face such a killing machine.
It's already too close to Gotham City; we can't let this monster get any further.
Like a Valkyrie in Norse mythology, Diana swooped down, hooked her hand on the newly grown pale bone spikes on the Sun of Doom's head, and pulled it backward, causing it to fall backward to the ground.
As Diana continued to fly, dragging along, the already shattered earth was once again plowed into a deep trench by Doomsday.
Doomsday was still agonizing over all the living things on Earth that it could see, and its bloodlust was rising. It was only after being dragged for miles that it came to its senses.
It stretched out its hand, which was also covered in sharp barbs, and swatted at Wonder Woman as if swatting away flies, but Wonder Woman, who had anticipated this, easily dodged it by taking to the air.
This sudden attack gave Diana a glimmer of hope. She discovered that the monster before her did not possess the intelligence of ordinary creatures, but was driven purely by the instinct to kill.
I am not without hope of winning this battle, but everything must be done as soon as possible.
Diana's close contact with Doomsday caused her skin to itch and her body to feel hairy.
The Amazons' fighting instincts warned Diana.
Diana was born with the mission to end the war, and the divinity that came with this mission made her far superior to ordinary Amazons.
Their bodies are strong enough to lift the sky or wrestle with Kryptonians, and so hard that nothing mortal can harm them.
However, it is precisely this divinity that brings her limitations, making her unable to be completely immune to most things associated with the concept of "war" with mortals.
Unfortunately, nuclear energy was created for war from the very beginning.
Even though Diana's physical strength was strong enough to face the fires of hell and nuclear radiation, her resistance was no different from that of an ordinary Amazon.
If a swift victory cannot be achieved, the fission radiation emitted by Doomsday could be fatal to Diana, who has been exposed to it for an extended period.
Roar!
Without a second thought, Doomsday on the ground leaped up and pounced on Diana.
Having calmly dodged the attack, Diana was once again certain of Doomsday's flaws: the monster couldn't fly.
In the past, she would have already slashed sideways with the Sword of the God of Fire, taking advantage of the opponent's momentum to cut a large gash in his waist.
Holding the iron sword, she was unable to act in this manner at that moment.