Chapter 355: Ch.354 Goddess Struck Down

Chapter 355: Ch.354 Goddess Struck Down

"I'm going to chase her. You don't have a problem with that, do you?" Su Ming removed the divine gold Gauss rifle from his back, loading the divine gold bullet.

"No problem, just remember to come back and tell me how it performs." Hephaestus pointed upwards with his hand, signaling that Su Ming could do as he pleased. "And next time you come here, try to come through magic or underwater. Flying in is too conspicuous. If Athena wants to fight you in my home, I'll suffer great losses."

"Relax, I'm just going to have a bit of fun with your sister. I won't kill her."

"Can you kill the moonlight? If you can't eliminate the moonlight, then you can't kill her." Hephaestus seemed unconcerned, as fighting between gods was too common. As long as both sides used weapons forged by him, it was all fair play.

"Did you know? When I came back this time, the Justice League destroyed the moon to welcome me." Su Ming placed the big gun over his shoulder as Stranglehold took him into the air. "So yes, I can kill the moonlight, if I want."

With that, he rocketed into the sky, flying towards the direction from which the arrow had come.

Hephaestus scratched his head, the wind from Su Ming's flight scattering sparks from his forge. He was beginning to wonder if Eris had figured out Su Ming's intentions and purposefully provoked this.

The women in his family were all unpredictable. Love could follow hate in an instant. Could this mortal truly become a god? Unfortunately, Hephaestus wasn't bright enough to come to a conclusion. After thinking for a while, he returned to forging. Time would tell.

Su Ming, meanwhile, had already located his target in the distance.

Artemis, as depicted in DC Comics, was mostly portrayed as a short-haired, graceful woman. She radiated a soft glow like moonlight, with antlers like a reindeer atop her head. Her entire body was unclothed, appearing as a silhouette with no distinct features.

However, as a goddess, she could also manifest herself as a mortal, a very trendy blonde beauty.

Before the universe's reboot during the Flashpoint event, there was another girl named Artemis who was part of the Young Justice team, even using her real name as her codename without anyone discovering her true identity. That Artemis was the daughter of "Tigress" and "Sportsmaster," as well as Cheshire's sister—a family of villains. She initially wanted to be a hero, but after various misfortunes, she ended up becoming the villainess "Tigress."

After briefly recalling these useless details, Su Ming had closed in to a favorable distance.

He took a deep breath, filling his lungs, and then held his breath to lower his heart rate. His eyes locked onto the fleeing goddess.

He removed his cape and had it form a platform. Kneeling on it, he propped up the Gauss rifle.

No need to use a scope—the shooting parameters calculated through spatial awareness and his brain were more reliable.

"Take these back as your proof. I got them from the Totality. They're the most valuable item inside. Tell Amanda our cooperation was smooth, and your mission was completed."

In reality, the thing was a creation of Kang the Conqueror, a futuristic piece of black-tech from the 30th century.

With the way DC's technological advancements worked, trying to figure out a piece of Marvel's future tech would keep Amanda Waller busy for a lifetime.

Tony Stark himself couldn't even understand Kang's devices, so what chance did A.R.G.U.S. have?

The gloves were of no use to Su Ming. He could already manipulate the X-metal in his body to take on various forms. It would be more effective to give them away, mislead Amanda, and make it easier to borrow the Suicide Squad again.

After demonstrating the gloves' functions, Deadshot wore an utterly perplexed expression, as though staring at a giant question mark.

Deadshot knew that anything he couldn't understand was usually of great value.

Deadshot accepted the gloves. This way, he and the others would earn reduced sentences and other perks. He was grateful.

They bumped fists, and Deadshot boarded the helicopter. As for the true value of the gloves, he'd let Amanda Waller deal with that.

He just wanted to see his daughter.

Harley walked over hesitantly, unexpectedly coming close to Su Ming. Leaning towards his ear, she whispered, "If you get the chance, come save me. I'll make it worth your while."

She grinned, winking as if to say, "You know what I mean," before boarding the helicopter.

Harley's "reward" was probably some prank cake or a bunch of fireworks—Su Ming knew exactly what to expect.

However, since the enemy lineup now included Joker, maybe breaking Harley out of A.R.G.U.S. would be a good move. With her insight into the Joker and her unconventional thinking, it could be an advantage.

Suddenly, a thought crossed Su Ming's mind. Last time, he gave Joker the head of the Batman Who Laughs in exchange for the Comedian's pin.

But that head... was it really dead?