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Chapter 399 Wonder Woman Title Showdown and Due Date

Before everyone could recover from Circe's speech, more Lost Amazons came out of the woods in groups. Gradually, Circe and the people of Troy became able to compete with Diana.

An Amazon in luxurious armor stood beside Cersei, surrounded by a crowd. Judging from the attitudes of those around her, it was clear that this person must be the leader of the Lost Amazons.

"Nephthys, why do you stand on the side of the Amazons' enemies?" Antiope walked through the wall of warriors and questioned the Amazon in luxurious armor.

"I should be the one asking you, Antiope." Nephthys raised her head proudly and questioned Antiope. "Why did you hurt the princess of our lost Amazon tribe?"

When Nephthys said this, not only Diana and the Amazons, but even Troy was a little surprised, and couldn't help but look back at his nominal mother Circe.

But Circe just gave her a gesture, telling her to be patient. Seeing this, Troy could only suppress his curiosity, stand there silently, and wait for his mother's arrangements.

"What do you mean Nephthys?"

"Literally." Nephthys gestured to Troy beside her. "This Troy is the princess of our tribe."

"What nonsense." Diana was furious. She took a few steps forward and wanted to confront Nephthys directly, but was stopped by the warriors of the Lost Tribe. Diana didn't want to make the situation worse, so she had to stop.

"Troy was created by the witch Circe using my mother's remains. It has nothing to do with your tribe."

"That's just your side of the story," Nephthys said with a wave of her hand. "Everyone in our tribe grew up watching Troy. These memories are more than just your one-sided account can compare to."

Diana was so angry that she immediately thought of Yang Le. She wanted to use the Clock King's ability to make the truth public. When she turned around to look for Yang Le, she remembered that Yang Le had left because of something sudden.

Yang Le did not elaborate on what happened. Diana only knew that in order to safely board Paradise Island, Yang Le chose to transform into a blue, insect-like form. Then, although he was fine, he said he had something urgent to do and left.

Although Yang Le looked a little strange at the time, Diana, who was also entangled in a lot of things and couldn't understand the facial expression of the insect, did not think about it too much. After saying goodbye to him, she took Circe and the others to Paradise Island.

At the same time, she did not see Yang Le leaving in a hurry.

Diana couldn't help feeling guilty when she thought about it now, but she was so busy that she really had no energy to spare. Now things became even more troublesome, otherwise she really wanted to apologize to Yang Le.

Just when Diana was distracted, the queens of the two tribes had already discussed and reached a conclusion.

Antiope asked, "What do you want, Nephthys?"

She knew that Nephthys's high-profile departure from the tribe with her men was definitely not to start a war with her. She must have some purpose, and she had actually guessed some of this purpose.

"What else could it be?" Nephthys pulled Troy to her side. "Of course, to support our tribe's princess in her quest for the title of Wonder Woman. Antiope, you should know that although our tribe hasn't competed for the title of Wonder Woman in a long time, we also have the right to do so."

"As expected." Antiope frowned. She believed the Lost Tribe must have reached some kind of agreement with the sorceress Circe. Circe promised the Lost Tribe some benefits in exchange for their full support of Troy. This was a good move, Antiope had to admit. With the Lost Tribe's endorsement, Troy's Amazon identity was confirmed. Even if Diana could produce evidence, the Lost Tribe would still deny it. At the very least, they could grant Troy honorary Amazon status.

Honorary Amazon is a special status granted by Amazon to women in the outside world. Honorary Amazons enjoy the same rights as normal Amazons, and can naturally participate in things like competing for the title of Wonder Woman.

Antiope sighed inwardly. It was pointless to argue about Troy's identity now. The battle between Diana and Troy was almost inevitable. The only way to avoid it was for one of them to avoid the battle and give up.

But it is obvious that this is impossible. First of all, looking at Troy's expression, it is clear that she will not give up. If Diana gives up, her title of Wonder Woman will be dead in name only. If the conditions of both parties are equal, if the current Wonder Woman avoids the battle, it generally means she admits defeat directly, and the title will naturally be taken back.

There was no way Diana would do this. It seemed that this poor child could not escape the fight with her mother.

Everyone's eyes turned to Diana, the pride of Paradise Island, who was loved by the gods and the focus of everyone's attention. She nodded in public.

"I accept your challenge."

This sentence was said decisively, but also had a sense of sadness.

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Surrounded by the two tribes, Diana and Troy came to an arena, which was where the Amazons usually trained or had fun. For them, competition was always the best game, so this was also one of the most sacred places on Paradise Island.

At this time, Diana and Troy had taken off their magical weapons. They were only wearing ordinary Amazon armor, and the armbands on their hands were also replaced with ordinary ones.

As for weapons, they were placed around the arena. They were all standard weapons of the Amazons. Although sharp, they were definitely not as good as their own equipment.

This is also an old tradition, because after Wonder Woman took over, even if she did not have the treasures bestowed by the gods, the Amazons would give her the artifacts they had accumulated, so the equipment of Wonder Woman in all generations is stronger than that of ordinary Amazons.

If Wonder Woman fights with these weapons, it would definitely be unfair to ordinary people, so whenever she receives a challenge, Wonder Woman must use ordinary equipment. This is a rule passed down from ancient times.

Although Diana and Troy both have magical weapons, no one can guarantee that their weapons are absolutely equal, so naturally they have to abide by a rule.

Looking at the enemy in front of them, Diana and Troy had two completely different reactions.

Diana's indecision formed a sharp contrast with Troy's eagerness. Although Diana tried her best to calm down, she was still very confused. She felt more and more that she needed someone to talk to, but that person had temporarily left because of something.

I wonder what Diana would feel if she knew that the person she was thinking of was currently looking for food to give birth to a baby.

(End of this chapter)