American comics: Starting with replicating Superman's talent

Chapter 189 Making a Grand Debut

"I don't understand what you're talking about, but you've definitely chosen the wrong opponent."

Amidst the thick, toxic smoke, Ludendorff caught Diana's fist with his bare hand as it came flying at him.

The fists and palms collided, producing a dull thud.

"But I am honored that you call me Ares." Ludendorff grinned, dodging Diana's spinning kick, and then punched her hard in the face. "The god of war is a celestial being, and Ares will bring war and slaughter to the human world—that is what I am doing now!"

"War makes people brave, noble, and excellent!"

The iron fist slammed into the shield, and the powerful impact caused both of them to take a half step back at the same time.

Smoke billowed, followed by a brief silence.

"Clang!" As the God-slaying sword was drawn, Diana's gaze became even more resolute.

Ludendorff also staggered to his feet. When he saw the weapon in Diana's hand, the man frowned slightly. He then picked up a steel pipe from the ground and, with a little force, molded it into a steel rod that was easy to hold.

No unnecessary words,

"Whoosh!"

Both sides charged at each other at almost the same time.

It's like watching a medieval fencing match, with arms swinging, bodies leaping, and steel clashing, constantly bursting into brilliant sparks.

Fight, and fight again!

No one backed down; both sides were determined to fight to the very end.

However, as time went on, Ludendorff, whom Diana regarded as Ares, the god of war, gradually turned pale and began to pant as if he were exhausted.

Large beads of sweat slid down his forehead like a waterfall.

"Bang!"

He swung the iron rod again to deflect Diana's thrusting sword, while his other hand reached for his pocket.

It contained a special medicine created for him by his chief doctor, which could greatly enhance a person's physical fitness and strength.

Meanwhile, the sharp-eyed girl also spotted the pill that Ludendorff was holding in his hand.

Diana didn't know what it was, but she knew that she would stop the enemy from doing what they wanted.

He reached for the Mantra Lasso at his waist, and the coarse hemp rope that was originally hanging on his belt instantly lit up with a dazzling golden light the moment his palm touched it.

After swinging the lasso twice, he threw it with a sudden jerk. Thanks to his equestrian experience from childhood, the lasso drew a graceful arc in the air, just like a ring toss player at a vendor's stall. The lasso landed squarely on Ludendorff's head and around his neck.

Opportunity knocks but once.

Without the slightest hesitation, Diana decisively uttered a low shout:

"drink!"

Just like Xiaoyong's female cavalry general, she pulled on the rope in her hand, and the originally loose lasso suddenly tightened and contracted, strangling Ludendorff's neck tightly. Under Diana's great force, the man staggered and fell to the ground, his dark blue military uniform was also wet with mud, and his resolute face was covered with mud.

A feeling of suffocation came from my neck, and the capsule I had been holding fell to the side of a muddy pond not far away.

"Heh heh!" the man roared hoarsely, reaching out to touch the capsule by the muddy pond not far away, but with the rope around his neck pulling him, he could only watch himself drift further and further away from "hope".

Like a dragged animal, seeing Ludendorff brought before her, Diana raised the Godslayer Sword without hesitation.

From top to bottom, the sharp blade seemed to pierce the air, and the tip of the sword made a sharp popping sound as it rubbed against the air under the powerful thrust.

Ludendorff stared in horror at the longsword that suddenly fell.

He instinctively reached out to stop him.

"Pfft!"

The man was not given a chance to resist.

The sound of steel piercing skin and cutting through flesh echoed across the smoke-filled battlefield.

The longsword's power remained undiminished, piercing Ludendorff's chest and leaving him utterly chilled.

His resolute face was filled with astonishment, as if the general had not expected his death to be so simple.

But that's how the battlefield is—it changes in an instant, and only those who can seize the opportunity deserve to survive to the end.

After Diana drew her blood-stained sword, she glanced at Ludendorf lying in the mud with a complicated expression.

Only those wide, gray eyes testified to his resentment and anger before his death.

"Huff, huff." Diana breathed heavily as she sheathed her sword, her delicate face filled with excitement. Although it was her first time killing someone, to her, killing was no different from hunting.

"I killed Ares!" Diana puffed out her chest and looked around, trying to find Gino. The girl's mindset at this moment was like that of a little girl who got a perfect score on a test and was looking forward to her parents' praise.

But all around was quiet, without a sound.

"Gino?"

Diana peeked out and looked around, when someone gently patted her shoulder.

"Behind you."

Appearing behind Diana without her noticing, Gino withdrew his arm and stretched out his leg to fidget with the dead body of Ludendorff using his sneakers.

He stared at Ludendorff's corpse with a strange expression: "You think he's Ares?"

He glanced at Diana briefly, only to see the girl tilting her head in a puzzled expression: "Of course, he is Ares!"

"Alright, but have you ever thought about how Ares, the god of war, could be so weak?" Gino's expression of suspicion grew stronger. He was a god after all, how could he be so easily killed by a novice?

This is as absurd as Darkseid or Thanos, "martial arts masters," being killed by a rookie, third-rate hero with a knife.

On the silent battlefield filled with poisonous fog.

Upon hearing Gino's words, Diana slightly raised her previously flat forehead.

It seems that Gino is right.

"Shh~"

A sound came from the smoke and dust not far away, like the sound of clothes rubbing together, and an eerie atmosphere permeated between the two.

Its arrival was so sudden that it made Diana's hair stand on end.

"Something's coming this way!" Diana drew her longsword from her back, bracing herself for battle.

"Slap slap slap~" A series of crisp slapping sounds rang out from not far away.

"Honestly, your friend is a smart man." A steady male voice came from the smoke.

A pair of black leather shoes slowly emerged from the smoke, paired with black trousers and a suit and tuxedo. A lean, elderly man with graying temples, wearing a top hat, smiled and walked through the smoke into their view. His brown eyes were full of arrogance as he stared at Diana and said, "Perhaps you should learn more from your friend's composure."

"I've been following you ever since you arrived in London. This young man named Gino is intelligent and quite capable."

Because Gino did not reveal much of his strength in London, the old man thought he was at most a demigod who could fly and was stronger.

Gently shake your head to clear your mind of the jumbled thoughts.

He paused, then took off the brim of his hat and chuckled softly, "My worthless little sister, nice to meet you. Please allow me to introduce myself."

"My name is Ares, one of the twelve Olympian gods, the god of war."

(End of this chapter)