Two individuals: one, a demigod Amazon warrior, and the other, a Kryptonian female officer with a body of steel.
When the battle began, Diana did not use the Sword of Athena. After all, the current situation made it seem like her opponent was not an enemy, so this was not a fight to the death for her.
However, even so, she faced Fiora without falling into a disadvantage.
Being a demigod by nature, and further blessed by the Gods of Olympus, her strength, speed, and physical fortitude were not inferior to a Kryptonian's.
As for combat skills, she had lived for over five thousand years and had been in high-intensity training before leaving Paradise Island. Over five millennia of experience were not for naught.
Thus, everyone witnessed an evenly matched battle.
Every punch and kick from them contained immense power. The ground was shattered, and glaciers were broken apart by the shockwaves of their fight.
The Kryptonian warriors observing the battle constantly moved along the edge of the battlefield, promptly using their freeze breath to refreeze the broken glaciers, preventing disaster for the human world.
This was something Zod had told them through telepathy; otherwise, given their personalities, they would only think that the lives and deaths of Earthlings had nothing to do with them.
"Bang! Bang!"
One rapid, dull thud after another echoed in the air.
The two women exchanged punch after punch, neither able to gain an overwhelming advantage for a time.
Diana understood that with just punches and kicks, they could fight for three days and three nights without a clear victor. She had to use her equipment, as it was also a part of her strength.
Therefore, after another collision, she seized the opportunity to create distance.
When Fiora flew towards her to attack, Diana fiercely crossed her arms, and the Bracelets of Submission on her wrists immediately emitted a terrifying divine power, instantly sending Fiora flying.
Seizing this moment, Diana flicked the Lasso of Truth in her hand, and it flew towards Fiora.
Even without knowing the specific effects of her opponent's strange equipment, Fiora's warrior instincts told her that she absolutely could not be caught by it.
Without any unnecessary movements, the moment Fiora landed, her body executed a beautiful horizontal shift on the ground, dodging the Lasso of Truth.
Then Fiora soared into the sky, and red light glowed in her eyes.
Immediately, two scorching rays of heat vision attacked Diana.
Diana backhanded and took down the divine power shield from her back, blocking the two heat vision attacks.
Seeing this, Fiora suddenly took a deep breath and exhaled, instantly forming a massive storm that enveloped Diana.
The powerful storm force made Diana, who had not yet learned to fly, feel unstable on her feet.
Left with no choice, she had to draw the Sword of Athena and plunge it firmly into the ground. She held onto the hilt to barely steady herself.
"Flight!"
At this moment, Diana once again yearned for flight. To save Steve, she had briefly experienced the sensation of gliding, but that was not true flight.
She actually had a set of equipment that could grant her the ability to fly, called the Helm of Victory, a full-body golden armor, but she was not wearing it this time.
"Since Ares said that the blood of the King of Gods flows within me, then flight should not be a limitation."
In the storm, Diana recalled her conversation with Ares.
She released her grip on the hilt of the sword, allowing the storm to lift her.
Then, a terrifying white glow appeared in her eyes, and a faint flicker of lightning seemed to course around her body.
Zeus wielded lightning as his weapon and possessed the divine authority over the sky and lightning. As Diana inherited his bloodline, she inherently possessed some of these abilities.
During her battle with Ares, her bloodline had briefly awakened, but it quickly fell silent again, and she herself had not delved deeper into it afterward.
Because since then, she had not encountered any opponent that could put pressure on her.
But now it was different. From Fiora, she once again felt pressure, and there was an obsession in her heart not to lose to her, which made her bloodline truly awaken!
Seeing such a sight, Fiora did not hesitate, immediately switching to a freeze breath, preparing to freeze her opponent along with the storm.
However, at this moment, Diana raised her hand and released a divine lightning bolt, directly striking Fiora from the sky.
Diana seized the opportunity to draw the Sword of Athena and held it against Fiora's neck, but she withdrew it almost instantly, because the battle was over!
Zod also appeared beside Fiora at this moment.
Looking at the wounds on her body, scorched by divine power, he couldn't help but frown.
He raised his hand and pressed an energy crystal onto her wound. Instantly, the Sun Essence within it was absorbed by her body, and her injuries recovered at a visible rate.
In just a few breaths, only her damaged battle suit remained.
After recovering, Fiora was filled with self-reproach and apology: "General, I was defeated. Please discipline me according to military law!"
"Alright, Krypton has been destroyed. What military law is there? Defeat is defeat, it's nothing major. Just find another opportunity to fight back in the future."
Zod said indifferently about this.
This battle had indeed exceeded his expectations; it seemed to have triggered another butterfly effect!
According to the normal timeline, Wonder Woman had not mastered this power even by the time of the Justice League, but now, she had indeed released divine lightning.
Similarly, this also showed Zod another weakness of Kryptonians: their resistance to special powers truly seemed to be not high.
Although Diana had the bloodline of the King of Gods, it had only just awakened, yet she could easily injure Fiora.
While Zod was deep in thought, Diana had already re-shouldered her sword and shield and walked in front of Fiora.
With an admiring tone, she said, "You are a worthy opponent. I, Diana Prince, acknowledge you. Can you tell me your name?"
Fiora looked at her, similarly saying, "I am General Zod's subordinate, named Fiora. It is my honor to fight with you."
Subsequently, their two hands clasped tightly together.
After letting go, Diana turned her head and said to Zod, "I won. According to our agreement, you must now answer my question."
"No problem, but before that, could I ask you for a favor?"
"What favor?"
"Attack me again with the divine lightning you just used on Fiora, with full power."
Hearing this, Diana immediately looked at Zod with a strange expression.
This was the first time she had heard such a request since her debut.
She asked suspiciously, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Hurry up, I can't wait!"
Seeing Zod's masochistic request, Diana no longer wasted words and decided to satisfy him. She slowly raised her hand, lightning condensed in her hand, and then directly struck Zod.
"Snap!"
This lightning bolt, which had previously injured Fiora, struck Zod's body without even a spark, directly shattered by his physique.
This result made all the Kryptonian warriors look at Zod with reverence, especially Fiora.
She was the one who had deeply experienced the power of that lightning, but the lightning she was powerless to resist was completely unable to harm her General. The respect in her eyes was almost overflowing!
Diana, on the other hand, was somewhat incredulous. Her divine lightning had caused no damage to Zod. Just how strong was her opponent?