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Chapter 399 Wonder Woman Title Duel and Expected Date of Childbirth
Before the crowd could recover from Circe's speech, more Lost Amazonians emerged from the woods in groups, and gradually, Circe and Troy's side became able to contend with Diana's side.
An Amazonian wearing magnificent armor stood beside Circe, surrounded by people. Judging by the attitude shown towards her, this person should be the leader of the Lost Amazonians.
"Nephthys, why are you standing on the side of the Amazons' enemies?" Antiope walked through the human wall formed by warriors and questioned the Amazonian wearing magnificent armor.
"Those words should be for me to ask you, Antiope." Nephthys proudly raised her head and questioned Antiope in return. "Why did you damage the princess of our Lost Amazon tribe?"
Nephthys's words surprised not only Diana and the Amazons, but even Troy. Troy couldn't help but turn her head to look at Circe, her nominal mother.
Circe just gave her a gesture, signaling her to be patient. Seeing this, Troy could only suppress her curiosity, stand silently in the original place, and wait for her mother's arrangements.
"What do you mean by those words, Nephthys?"
"The literal meaning." Nephthys pointed her hand towards Troy beside her. "This Troy is precisely the princess of our clan."
"Nonsense." Diana was furious and took a few steps forward, wanting to directly question Nephthys, but she was stopped by the warriors of the Lost Clan. Diana didn't want to escalate the situation and had to stop.
"Troy was created by Witch Circe using my mother's corpse and has no relationship with your clan."
"That's just your side of the story." Nephthys waved her hand dismissively. "Troy grew up in front of everyone in our clan. These memories are not something your one-sided words can compare to."
Diana was anxious and thought of Yang Le immediately, wanting to use Clock King's ability to reveal the truth to the public. When she turned back to look for Yang Le's figure, she remembered that Yang Le had left because of sudden business.
As for what business it was, Yang Le didn't elaborate. Diana only knew that in order to safely board Paradise Island, Yang Le chose to transform into a blue, insect-like form, and then, when he was still fine, he said he had urgent business and left.
Although Yang Le's appearance was a bit strange at the time, Diana, who was also entangled in a lot of business and couldn't understand the facial expressions of an insect, didn't delve into it. After saying goodbye to him, she took Circe and Troy to Paradise Island.
At the same time, she didn't see Yang Le leaving in a hurry.
Now that she thought about it, Diana couldn't help but feel guilt. However, being burdened with many businesses, she really had no energy left. Now that things had become even more trouble, otherwise she would really want to apologize to Yang Le properly.
Just as Diana was distracted, the queens of the two clans had already discussed a result.
Antiope asked, "What exactly do you want to do, Nephthys?"
She knew that Nephthys had brought her subordinate out of the tribe with great fanfare, certainly not to start a war with her. She must have a purpose, and she had actually guessed a bit of this purpose.
"What else could it be for?" Nephthys pulled Troy to her side. "Of course, it's to support our clan's princess in contending for the Wonder Woman title. Antiope, you need to know that although our clan hasn't participated in the Wonder Woman title contention for a long time, we also have this right."
'As expected.' Antiope frowned. In her opinion, the Lost Clan must have reached some agreement with Witch Circe. Circe promised the Lost Clan some benefit, and the price was that the Lost Clan must fully support Troy.
This was a good move, Antiope had to admit. With the endorsement of the Lost Clan, Troy's Amazonian identity would be confirmed. Even if Diana could produce evidence, the Lost Clan could still stubbornly refuse to admit it. At worst, they could grant Troy the Honorary Amazonian identity.
Honorary Amazonian is a special identity that Amazon grants to women from the outside world. Honorary Amazonians enjoy the same rights as normal Amazons. Matters like contending for the Wonder Woman title can naturally also be participated in.
Antiope sighed inwardly. Now, arguing about Troy's identity was already meaningless. The battle between Diana and Troy was almost inevitable. The only way to avoid it was for one of them to avoid battle and abstain.
But thinking about it, it was impossible. First of all, looking at Troy's appearance, one knew she would not abstain. And if Diana abstained, her Wonder Woman title would exist in name only. Under equal conditions for both sides, if the current Wonder Woman avoided battle, it generally meant directly admitting defeat, and the title would naturally be revoked.
Diana could not possibly do that no matter what. This poor child, it seemed, could not escape the fight with her own mother.
Everyone focused their line of sight on Diana, this pride of Paradise Island who was loved by the Gods and the focus of all attention, nodded in full view of everyone.
"I accept your challenge."
Those words were spoken resolutely, but with a hint of sadness.
…
Surrounded by the two clans, Diana and Troy arrived at an arena. This was a place where 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 already removed their divine weapons. They were wearing only ordinary Amazonian armor, and the armbands on their hands had also been replaced with ordinary goods.
As for weapons, they were placed around the arena. They were all standard Amazonian weapons, sharp but certainly not comparable to their respective equipment.
This was also an old tradition, because after Wonder Woman succeeded to the title, even if she didn't have treasures bestowed by the Gods, the Amazons would gift her the divine weapon they had accumulated. Therefore, the equipment of successive Wonder Women was stronger than that of ordinary Amazons.
If Wonder Woman used these weapons to fight, it would definitely be unfair to ordinary people. Therefore, whenever she received a challenge, Wonder Woman had to use ordinary equipment. This was a rule passed down from ancient times.
And although Diana and Troy both had divine weapons, no one could guarantee that their weapons were absolutely equal. Therefore, they naturally had to abide by this rule as well.
Looking at the enemy in front of them, Diana and Troy had two completely different reactions.
Diana's hesitation and Troy's eagerness to try formed a sharp contrast. Although Diana's inner heart tried hard to calm down, she was still in confusion. She increasingly felt that she needed someone to confide in, but that person had temporarily left due to business.
And if Diana knew that the person she was thinking of was currently foraging for food in order to give birth to a little baby, she didn't know what she would think.
(End of Chapter)
Before the crowd could recover from Circe's speech, more Lost Amazonians emerged from the woods in groups, and gradually, Circe and Troy's side became able to contend with Diana's side.
An Amazonian wearing magnificent armor stood beside Circe, surrounded by people. Judging by the attitude shown towards her, this person should be the leader of the Lost Amazonians.
"Nephthys, why are you standing on the side of the Amazons' enemies?" Antiope walked through the human wall formed by warriors and questioned the Amazonian wearing magnificent armor.
"Those words should be for me to ask you, Antiope." Nephthys proudly raised her head and questioned Antiope in return. "Why did you damage the princess of our Lost Amazon tribe?"
Nephthys's words surprised not only Diana and the Amazons, but even Troy. Troy couldn't help but turn her head to look at Circe, her nominal mother.
Circe just gave her a gesture, signaling her to be patient. Seeing this, Troy could only suppress her curiosity, stand silently in the original place, and wait for her mother's arrangements.
"What do you mean by those words, Nephthys?"
"The literal meaning." Nephthys pointed her hand towards Troy beside her. "This Troy is precisely the princess of our clan."
"Nonsense." Diana was furious and took a few steps forward, wanting to directly question Nephthys, but she was stopped by the warriors of the Lost Clan. Diana didn't want to escalate the situation and had to stop.
"Troy was created by Witch Circe using my mother's corpse and has no relationship with your clan."
"That's just your side of the story." Nephthys waved her hand dismissively. "Troy grew up in front of everyone in our clan. These memories are not something your one-sided words can compare to."
Diana was anxious and thought of Yang Le immediately, wanting to use Clock King's ability to reveal the truth to the public. When she turned back to look for Yang Le's figure, she remembered that Yang Le had left because of sudden business.
As for what business it was, Yang Le didn't elaborate. Diana only knew that in order to safely board Paradise Island, Yang Le chose to transform into a blue, insect-like form, and then, when he was still fine, he said he had urgent business and left.
Although Yang Le's appearance was a bit strange at the time, Diana, who was also entangled in a lot of business and couldn't understand the facial expressions of an insect, didn't delve into it. After saying goodbye to him, she took Circe and Troy to Paradise Island.
At the same time, she didn't see Yang Le leaving in a hurry.
Now that she thought about it, Diana couldn't help but feel guilt. However, being burdened with many businesses, she really had no energy left. Now that things had become even more trouble, otherwise she would really want to apologize to Yang Le properly.
Just as Diana was distracted, the queens of the two clans had already discussed a result.
Antiope asked, "What exactly do you want to do, Nephthys?"
She knew that Nephthys had brought her subordinate out of the tribe with great fanfare, certainly not to start a war with her. She must have a purpose, and she had actually guessed a bit of this purpose.
"What else could it be for?" Nephthys pulled Troy to her side. "Of course, it's to support our clan's princess in contending for the Wonder Woman title. Antiope, you need to know that although our clan hasn't participated in the Wonder Woman title contention for a long time, we also have this right."
'As expected.' Antiope frowned. In her opinion, the Lost Clan must have reached some agreement with Witch Circe. Circe promised the Lost Clan some benefit, and the price was that the Lost Clan must fully support Troy.
This was a good move, Antiope had to admit. With the endorsement of the Lost Clan, Troy's Amazonian identity would be confirmed. Even if Diana could produce evidence, the Lost Clan could still stubbornly refuse to admit it. At worst, they could grant Troy the Honorary Amazonian identity.
Honorary Amazonian is a special identity that Amazon grants to women from the outside world. Honorary Amazonians enjoy the same rights as normal Amazons. Matters like contending for the Wonder Woman title can naturally also be participated in.
Antiope sighed inwardly. Now, arguing about Troy's identity was already meaningless. The battle between Diana and Troy was almost inevitable. The only way to avoid it was for one of them to avoid battle and abstain.
But thinking about it, it was impossible. First of all, looking at Troy's appearance, one knew she would not abstain. And if Diana abstained, her Wonder Woman title would exist in name only. Under equal conditions for both sides, if the current Wonder Woman avoided battle, it generally meant directly admitting defeat, and the title would naturally be revoked.
Diana could not possibly do that no matter what. This poor child, it seemed, could not escape the fight with her own mother.
Everyone focused their line of sight on Diana, this pride of Paradise Island who was loved by the Gods and the focus of all attention, nodded in full view of everyone.
"I accept your challenge."
Those words were spoken resolutely, but with a hint of sadness.
…
Surrounded by the two clans, Diana and Troy arrived at an arena. This was a place where 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 already removed their divine weapons. They were wearing only ordinary Amazonian armor, and the armbands on their hands had also been replaced with ordinary goods.
As for weapons, they were placed around the arena. They were all standard Amazonian weapons, sharp but certainly not comparable to their respective equipment.
This was also an old tradition, because after Wonder Woman succeeded to the title, even if she didn't have treasures bestowed by the Gods, the Amazons would gift her the divine weapon they had accumulated. Therefore, the equipment of successive Wonder Women was stronger than that of ordinary Amazons.
If Wonder Woman used these weapons to fight, it would definitely be unfair to ordinary people. Therefore, whenever she received a challenge, Wonder Woman had to use ordinary equipment. This was a rule passed down from ancient times.
And although Diana and Troy both had divine weapons, no one could guarantee that their weapons were absolutely equal. Therefore, they naturally had to abide by this rule as well.
Looking at the enemy in front of them, Diana and Troy had two completely different reactions.
Diana's hesitation and Troy's eagerness to try formed a sharp contrast. Although Diana's inner heart tried hard to calm down, she was still in confusion. She increasingly felt that she needed someone to confide in, but that person had temporarily left due to business.
And if Diana knew that the person she was thinking of was currently foraging for food in order to give birth to a little baby, she didn't know what she would think.
(End of Chapter)
