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This time, having become accustomed to five times the power, Diakros was even faster than before.

Chapter 361 The Battle of Metropolis (Part 17)

The incessant crashing sounds reverberated throughout Antarctica, and the battle between Selena and Diaclos caused the entire Antarctic land to tremble continuously.

Countless icebergs shattered, the sea surged, and the animals that originally lived here fled in panic to distant places.

Selena's arms transformed into giant blades that shattered and then reformed.

Meanwhile, Diacklos on the opposite side had clearly gone mad.

This Kryptonian torture master is actually a bloodthirsty battle maniac!

With its five-fold amplification activated and its reckless disregard for its own safety during battle, Diakros was extremely difficult to deal with.

Even someone as powerful as Selena, who possessed the Siren Queen, was severely suppressed when facing such an enemy.

As the giant blades on her arms shattered once more, Selena frowned, then immediately leaped into the air, soaring straight into the sky.

She knew that these Kryptonian warriors did not possess the ability to fly.

Therefore, taking off into the sky after being at a disadvantage is the wisest decision!

But just after Selena took off, Diacko leaped from the ice and soared into the sky at an even faster speed than Selena.

Although he hasn't mastered the ability to fly yet, even if he just jumps up by force, this guy's speed is enough to surpass Selena's flying speed.

Diack arrived behind Selena before she could react, grabbing her by the collar before she could react. Then, he focused his eyes on her head and shot out a beam of heat.

Upon seeing this, Selena's entire body immediately began to change; her skin instantly became smooth and hard, reflecting an unusual light.

Crystallization!

When the heat rays came into contact with Selena's crystallized body, just like when Depp fought the Siren Queen, the heat rays were reflected back by Selena's body.

Seeing that his attack had failed, Diakros stopped using heat rays and instead opted for a more physical, bone-crushing style of attack.

This master of torture and battle maniac had no intention of showing mercy to women.

Driven to madness, all he wanted was to beat everyone in front of him to death!

Or... get beaten to death by you all!

Faced with Diack's relentless attacks, Selena could only barely hold on.

After all, once the opponent is amplified by the battle suit, both their speed and strength will completely overwhelm him.

Furthermore, Selena keenly noticed that Diakros's strength and speed were decreasing at an extremely slow rate.

Although the drop was almost imperceptible, it was still noticed by the perceptive Selena.

The reason for Diakros's decreased power is that Selena had secretly released neurotoxins.

Despite the filtering effect of the Kryptonian suit, a very small portion of Selena's neurotoxin still managed to penetrate the suit.

As for Diakros, if he were in his rational state at the very beginning of the battle, he might have been able to sense it.

But now, caught up in madness, Diakros was completely unaware of the imperceptible decline in his power.

Selena's crystallized body began to show cracks under the opponent's attacks.

Diakros's reckless attack style also resulted in him sustaining numerous injuries.

However, due to the Kryptonian suit, these wounds, which should have been raw and bleeding, turned into bruises from blunt force trauma after they actually struck Diablos, thanks to the protection of the Kryptonian suit.

Selena fought and retreated, and just before her crystallized skin was about to shatter completely, she leaped into the icy, bone-chilling seawater.

In the seawater, the cracks on Selena's body began to heal rapidly.

Furthermore, Selena in the water fully embodies the Siren Queen, her entire being as supple as a swimming fish.

At the same time, Selena's speed and strength also began to increase rapidly.

After all, as the Queen of the Sea, the water is her true domain.

Diack was unaware of all this. When he saw Selena jump into the water, he immediately followed and plunged into the sea.

Once in the sea, Selena immediately changed tactics and began her counterattack.

After Selena began to take the initiative to attack, Diakros immediately felt a pressure that was completely different from before.

Although Selena's strength and speed are still inferior to Diakros's, her agility in the sea is far superior.

Not to mention, Diacko faced greater resistance with every movement he made in the water than before.

Selena, on the other hand, had no such worries. The seawater not only did not hinder her, but it also rippled and flowed according to Selena's wishes.

If Selena wanted to, she could even create a massive wave that could submerge most of Gotham.

Diack dodged Selena's whip kick, and looking at her sexy and powerful calves, he said, "I thought you were a cat-like woman, but now you seem more like an octopus."

"You talk too much nonsense."

Selena said expressionlessly, then threw a punch.

Diakros, looking excited, dodged the punch and said, "But to be honest, I prefer octopuses to cats. If... you could cling to me like an octopus, that would be absolutely wonderful."

"You're disgusting," Selena said with a look of disgust. "But you're right, once I've dealt with all of you, I'm going to cling to my husband like an octopus."

As she spoke, Selena's cheeks flushed slightly, and she revealed an expectant expression: "I have to say, compared to my husband, you're like the difference between a god and a bug. That's right, you're the bug!"

As she spoke, Selena immediately sped up her swimming and began to circle wildly around Diakros.

Soon, a vortex enveloped Diakros.

"You don't actually think you can control me with just this, do you?" Diaclos scoffed. "What a naive woman."

As he spoke, Diakros immediately began to spin in the opposite direction.

Soon, with his movement, a current of water swirled rapidly in the opposite direction to the vortex created by Selena, forming a new vortex inside the original one, flowing in the exact opposite direction.

The moment the two whirlpools collided, the seawater silently exploded outwards, and the huge shockwave even created a vacuum zone in the seawater.

Using this immense force, Diakros was able to briefly escape Selena's grasp and immediately rushed towards the surface of the water.

Pfft!

Diack broke out of the water and landed on the glacier on the shore.

After entering the cold seawater, Diacko's frenzied emotions subsided somewhat.

He suddenly realized that he didn't need to keep entangled with Selena, especially given their disadvantage in the water.

What I need to do now is to meet up with General Zod, and together we will turn this world upside down and wipe out all the people on Earth.

This is what I should be doing, instead of being in a place where all I can see is seawater and glaciers, and I can't see a single person except for Selena.

After all, Diacklos had no interest in torturing penguins or slaughtering fish in the ocean.

After landing, Diakros leaped up again and charged toward the location of General Zod as indicated on his suit.

But right behind him, Selena burst out of the sea and headed straight for Diaklos.

This time, because of the neurotoxin's weakening effect on Diaklos, Selena was able to catch up with him.

"You're not going anywhere until you defeat me!"

As Selena spoke, she grabbed Diaklos's ankle and dragged him back into the water.

“Here, let me treat you to some fish!” Selena spat out a piece of kryptonite that she had prepared beforehand and was about to stuff it into Diakros’s mask.

Since the other party had the idea of ​​escaping and was beginning to be weakened by the poison, Selena naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

The moment Diablos saw the kryptonite in Selena's hand, he immediately felt his power begin to be suppressed.

At the same time, Diablos instantly understood that this was the Kryptonite that Fiora had mentioned before, which could eliminate the supernatural powers of Kryptonians.

"damn it!"

Diack cursed inwardly, but made his decision in an instant.

He then rapidly increased the power amplification factor of the Kryptonian suit, adjusting it from five times to the same ten times as Zod.

After adjusting, Diakros immediately felt the surge in his power.

Pain, heat, yet it brings unparalleled comfort and excitement.

"This is truly...absolutely wonderful!"

Diack broke free from Selena's grasp in an instant, then used both legs to propel himself across the sea and soar into the sky.

Seeing this, Selena immediately followed.

However, Diakros' speed, amplified tenfold, was simply too fast.

Especially after escaping the influence of Kryptonite, Selena couldn't catch up at all and could only watch helplessly as Diakros got further and further away from her.

On the other side, Diakros, who had broken through his own limits, now had bloodshot eyes and skin as red as a boiled crab.

It seems that his current situation is caused by the blood in his body gradually boiling.

However, once he exceeds his limits, Diack's life will be on a countdown.

After all, even a five-fold increase would shorten Diakros's lifespan.

A tenfold increase would be akin to burning blood, a desperate, all-or-nothing choice.

Even if Diakros survives in the end, he will be unable to continue fighting and will be a cripple for the rest of his life.

The reason Diablos chose all this was because he had realized that his own power was being slowly weakened, even before he was affected by the Kryptonite.

He immediately guessed that Selena must have used some special method to gradually weaken his power.

Therefore, continuing the protracted fight would be the worst possible strategy.

When I'm weakened to the point where I can be easily crushed by that beauty with ice-blue skin, that will be my death.

So rather than confronting Selena in Antarctica and waiting for a slow death.

Why not take a gamble, surpass the amplification limit, and then go find General Zod?

He hoped that after helping General Zod complete his mission to conquer Earth, Zod could help him extend his life or even restore his abilities.

After falling from the sky, Diakros pushed off the sea surface again and jumped back into the air.

Soon, with greater control over his own power, Diakros was even able to sense the quality of the surrounding air.