Chapter 83: Is He a Monster?
David's declaration to conquer the Amazon tribe deeply enraged the warrior women.
"Man, you have no idea what you're up against."
Hippolyta pointed her longsword, her face contorted with fury.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The longbows were drawn taut like full moons, and thousands of arrows split the air, shooting towards David.
Diana showed a hint of distress. Moving with the agility of a wildcat, she executed a backflip, landing far from the area of the arrow barrage.
This was the first time in thousands of years she had seen an outsider and a man, but unfortunately, his disrespectful words had angered her mother and her people.
The arrows screamed as they flew, their immense power capable of turning even a steel statue into a sieve in an instant.
David stood his ground, unmoving. When the arrows struck him, they didn't even pierce his clothes. The sharp arrows, capable of penetrating walls of bronze and iron, instantly lost all their kinetic energy and fell lightly, like feathers.
"As immortal divine beings, your arrows' power is less than that of raindrops. At least raindrops can still dampen my clothes."
Tap, tap, tap!
Arrow after arrow landed at David's feet, quickly accumulating into a large pile.
Surprise flickered across Diana's face. As the princess of the Amazon tribe, even though she was naturally stronger than anyone else in her tribe, she couldn't ignore the arrows shot by her people. Yet, this man before her had done just that.
Furthermore, did this man know their Amazonian origins?
"You've attacked so many times, it's time I retaliated."
As the arrow rain continued to fly, David casually raised a finger and pointed.
Buzz!
A highly condensed cosmic energy beam violently shattered the edge of the cliff.
Like a grenade explosion, fist-sized gravel flew out, blasting the archers from their horses. They scrambled backward, disoriented.
The tribeswomen cried out in alarm, some thrown from their horses, others bleeding from head wounds and knocked unconscious.
"Man, who exactly are you?"
Hippolyta yanked on the reins of her startled warhorse, her pupils contracting as she roared.
The Amazons were a race created by the Greek gods. The gods had taken the souls of women who died tragically at the hands of men, mixed them with clay and divine power to forge bodies, thus creating the Amazon warriors.
Though they were women, each possessed the strength to knead steel like mud. The arrow volleys they unleashed with their full might were something no one in this world, except the gods, could casually withstand.
"I told you, you only need to know one thing."
Asked about his identity again, David chuckled and repeated himself.
His sole purpose for coming to Themyscira was to have the Amazon tribe continuously provide him with emotional points.
"There are two options for this: one is for the Amazons to provide positive emotions, and the other is negative."
Emotions like reverence and gratitude were not something people could feel infinitely every day. Hatred and resentment, however, were different.
"Hatred and resentment can almost consume a person's body and mind, making them unable to think of anything else."
Just like people quickly forget comfortable feelings but vividly remember pain and discomfort, especially when the pain and discomfort are happening in the present.
Therefore, he chose the latter.
However, David wouldn't go too far with these innocent Amazons.
"Kill!"
When David mentioned conquering them again, Hippolyta shouted in anger. Immediately, hundreds of Amazons threw ropes, swung down the cliff, and charged at the invading outsider with their swords.
Seeing her tribeswomen swing down the cliff to subdue the enemy, Diana tucked the Lasso of Truth to her waist. A strong fighting spirit appeared between her brows. Wearing the divine Silver Bracelets of Submission on her arms, she looked like a valiant, imposing war goddess. She leaped forward and attacked with a punch.
"Man, you are not allowed to hurt my people!"
As the warrior women landed, including Diana beside them, they attacked. David leaned back slightly to dodge Diana's punch and unleashed a shockwave with his own fist.
Buzz!
Gravel on the ground was swept away. In a fan-shaped area ahead, all the charging Amazon warriors were sent flying backward like deflated balls, crashing heavily against the rock face and creating spiderweb-like cracks.
Diana continued to attack relentlessly. Compared to her punches, fired bullets seemed slow; her speed even surpassed David's!
Bang!
As they exchanged blows, their fists collided fiercely, as if a bomb had detonated. The white sand beneath their feet churned up like waves, flying dozens of meters high.
Diana's expression remained unchanged. Without taking a step back, she attacked again with renewed ferocity.
David raised an eyebrow and put a bit more strength into his hand.
Unlike the not-yet-twenty-year-old Superman, Diana, who had lived for thousands of years, possessed potential that was difficult to tap into due to being Zeus's daughter. She had almost reached her full potential in her normal state. Her strength was already very close to his own when he used only physical strength.
"However, that's all there is to it."
David's eyes narrowed, and his attacks grew heavier. Each blow struck like a falling meteor, and Diana couldn't withstand it, constantly being forced back.
"Outsider, die!"
As they exchanged punches, Amazonian warriors fiercely leaped forward, shouting and swinging their swords, but David ignored them completely. He absorbed the kinetic energy from their swords and, with a counterattack, sent them flying, knocking out swaths of his opponents.
On the cliff, Hippolyta tightened her grip on the reins, her brow furrowed.
Amazonians rushed forward to aid their princess, but in the next second, they were sent flying back even faster, landing on the ground with broken bones and no longer able to fight.
"His strength seems to be growing!"
Feeling an unstoppable advance like a majestic mountain peak, Diana was forced back further and further, her eyes filled with shock.
The strength in this man's every move was already difficult for her to resist, yet it was inexplicably increasing with each exchange.
"Is he a monster?"
This was her first time encountering such a powerful opponent since she grew up, but Diana did not falter. Instead, a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes, her fighting spirit soaring as she grew more courageous with every blow.
"Man, you are a worthy opponent!
I haven't had such a exhilarating fight since I came of age."
"If I defeat you, I will ask my mother to spare your life."
Raising her silver bracelets to block a punch from David that carried terrifying kinetic energy, Diana's gaze shifted slightly.
She had noticed that with this man's strength, he could easily kill many of her kin with a single wave of his hand. Regardless of his motives, he hadn't done so.
Does he wish to conquer without killing anyone?
Bang!
"You're overthinking it. That's not going to happen."
Firmly suppressing Wonder Woman, David unleashed his power and struck down with a punch. Wonder Woman could barely withstand this force, capable of splitting mountains, and knelt on one knee before him.
"When I defeat you, you and your mother will both kneel before my throne
just like this."
"You are too arrogant, man!"
Anger surged in Diana's eyes. She struggled to her feet, wanting to teach this man a harsh lesson.
But as soon as she stood up, she was pushed back helplessly in the next moment.
A purple energy ripple emanated from David, his eyes glowing with a menacing purple light, like a true god descending upon the mortal realm.
His attacks became more terrifying with each one. Under the force of a landslide and tsunami, a slightly angered Diana was beaten back repeatedly. If not for her skillful use of the silver bracelets to block David's attacks, she would have already been lying on the ground.
Every time he attacked, Diana raised her bracelets to block, like hitting into water, a portion of his strength was dissolved into nothingness.
David frowned slightly, forcefully gripping the arm Diana had used to strike him, and looked towards her wrist.
"It's the Silver Bracelets of Submission."
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