Roy's shot not only surprised Diana, but also Barbara's expectations.

Unlike Diana, Barbara always knew Roy was nearby.

But she didn't expect that Roy, who had never made a move and was just standing by and observing, would actually make a move at such a time.

"When did you come?"

Diana first glanced at Barbara, the leopard girl who had been kicked away, before asking about Roy.

"It's been a while."

Roy said slowly.

After hearing his answer, Diana frowned slightly.

Roy hadn't made a move before, and she didn't have any opinion from the sidelines.

After all, Roy is not obligated to stop Barbara.

What she cared about was that she hadn't even found out about Roy's existence.

If Roy hadn't lifted his invisibility and attacked Barbara, she wouldn't have noticed that Roy was nearby.

This is something that Diana has to pay attention to.

If Roy is an enemy, it means that Roy can strike at any time without her noticing.

"She's my old rival, I'll just deal with her."

After thinking for a few seconds, Diana said to Roy.

"I'll do it anyway."

"You know her well, and she knows you too."

Roy replied.

He would choose to strike at this time because Diana was ruthless to deal with Barbara.

Otherwise, even if Barbara has a strength far beyond ordinary people, it is absolutely impossible for her to be Diana's opponent.

Barbara just has the power of the gods.

Diana, on the other hand, was a demigod with divine powers and Zeus blood.

After saying that, Roy didn't wait for Diana to answer, and walked towards Barbara, who was kicked away by himself.

After seeing Roy walking towards her, Barbara ignored the pain coming from her body, raised her hands, put on a fighting stance, and looked at Roy with a wary face.

"Personally, it's better if you don't resist."

Roy said to Barbara, who was ready for battle.

He wasn't Diana, and he wouldn't deliberately keep his hand to avoid hurting Barbara.

As long as it is an enemy, he will not care whether the other party is a man or a woman.

On the battlefield, as long as you pick up a gun, you need to deal with the enemy with all your might.

Only in this way can you ensure that you will survive.

This is a phrase that has been repeatedly emphasized by the troops of many countries when training recruits.

Roy wasn't a soldier, but he was a noon.

Hearing his words, Barbara did not speak, but let out a low, threatening cry like a real beast.

Obviously, she didn't intend to be caught obediently.

Roy was not surprised by Barbara's choice.

If Barbara chooses to be restrained, that's not normal.

Roy ignored Barbara's menacing whisper and decisively mobilized the power of the stars in his body.

Flash!

Before Barbara could react, Roy flashed in front of her.

At the same time, the right fist was struck at a speed exceeding the speed of sound.

Before Roy's right fist touched Barbara's lower abdomen, it sent a local shock wave through the air that broke through the sound barrier, and exploded into a loud sonic boom.

Then, the right hand, which was incredibly fast and powerful, hit Barbara's lower abdomen.

Boom!

A dull beating like a war drum sounded.

It's not like a loud sonic boom that shatters glass and windows.

The blow was not strong, and if you didn't listen carefully, you wouldn't even be able to hear the tiny sound, which was almost completely hidden in the sonic boom.

However, for Barbara, it was the small blow that was the real source of pain.

The moment she was hit in the lower abdomen by Roy's right punch, all the thoughts in Barbara's mind disappeared, and her entire brain went blank.

Not only that, but she had lost all perception of the outside world, except for the terrible pain she had never experienced, as if it was about to completely destroy her body.

Without any suspense, the intense pain beyond the limits of her body left Barbara unconscious.

Thump!

Roy withdrew his right fist and watched Barbara fall unconscious.

Then, he said to Diana:

"Addressing the source of the crisis in the shortest possible time is the best way to avoid collateral damage from continuing to escalate."

"Otherwise, you will only be led by the nose by the enemy, and you will become more and more changeable."

In terms of age, Diana is much, much older than Roy.

But from Roy's point of view, the long life did not make Diana any more "smart".

In other words, Diana is still used to thinking like a "good person".

Although he was "educated" by Roy, Diana had to admit that he was right.

If she had given her all at the beginning, things would have ended early in the morning, and they wouldn't have developed to this point at all.

Although she did her best to protect some of the antiques, some of them were still destroyed.

Diana didn't speak, and went straight to the unconscious Barbara.

After confirming that Barbara had only passed out from a coma due to severe pain, she said to Roy:

"I'll take care of the rest of the matter."

"Hmm!"

Roy nodded.

In the next second, Shi Shi flashed and disappeared from Diana's sight.

Outside the museum.

Selena, like everyone else, stood outside the cordon and watched as the Metropolitan Police, who had just arrived at the scene, entered the museum.

Just then, Roy's voice came from beside her.

"The matter has been settled."

After hearing Roy's voice, Serena quickly turned her head to look at Roy.

"Do you know who the robbers are?"

Selina asked quickly.

"Let's talk about getting out of here."

While the attention of the surrounding crowd is on the Metropolitan Police and Museum guards, it's not a good place to talk.

"Okay."

Selina nodded back.

A few minutes later.

In a coffee shop near the museum, Roy and Selina sit on the street, sipping the coffee in front of them.

"The robber is a leopard girl."

"As for what she's looking for, it's uncertain."

Putting down the coffee cup in his hand, Roy said to Selena.

Leopard girl?

Selina frowned slightly.

Although she hadn't seen the Leopard Girl with her own eyes, she knew that the Leopard Girl had been captured by Diana a long time ago.

"Isn't she supposed to be in some secret prison?"

Selina asked, confused.

"Under normal circumstances, it should be."

"How she escaped from prison, and what exactly she was looking for, will only be known after the investigation."

Roy said slowly.

Unlike Selena, he doesn't care how Barbara, the leopard girl, escaped from prison.

He only cared about one thing, and that was what Barbara was looking for.

For others, Wonder Woman's true identity may be a mystery.

But Barbara definitely knew that Diana was Wonder Woman.

Knowing that Diana is Wonder Woman, Barbara dares to snatch things at the Metropolitan Museum of Art so openly.

Either way, this is abnormal.

Even if there is something particularly important in the museum, Barbara can do it at another time.

"Is it possible that she came just for Diana?"

Selina continued.

"It's unlikely."

"She should be looking for something, even if Diana is her target, it should only be in passing."

Roy replied.

Although he was curious about what Barbara was looking for, he could only find out if he could only wait for Barbara to take the initiative to speak, or Diana to find out after investigating the various antiques that the museum had recently collected.

Just as Selina was about to continue asking something, her phone suddenly rang.

When she saw the number displayed on the screen, she had a surprised expression.

"Diana called."

Selina spoke to Roy before pressing the connect button.

As soon as the phone was connected, Diana asked straight to the point:

"Is Roy next to you now?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Selina replied immediately.

"Please give him your phone."

"Uh-huh!"

Selina handed the phone to Roy.

Roy took the phone and said:

"Tell me, what's wrong?"

"Are you free now?"

"If I have time, it's not convenient to visit the museum, I seem to have found what Barbara was looking for."

Diana said quickly.

Found it so quickly?

Although he guessed that Diana would definitely carefully check what things had come to the museum recently, Roy didn't expect that Diana's efficiency would be so high.

"Okay, I'll go over now."

Roy replied.

"Well, I'll wait for you at the south gate of the museum, and Selina will come along."

"Good!"

After hanging up, Roy and Selina had a brief conversation.

Subsequently, the bill was paid and left the coffee shop.

South Gate of the Museum.

Although the museum is now temporarily closed, under the leadership of Diana, Roy and Selina entered the museum without any hindrance.

Instead of taking them to their previous work area, Diana took them to the underground of the museum.

Along the way, after passing through several security gates, the three of them came to a temporary warehouse that only a few employees could enter.

Although it is a temporary warehouse, the security level of this warehouse is no less than that of other warehouses.

The reason why it is called a temporary warehouse is only because it contains antiques that have just been sent to the museum and have not yet been studied and classified.

"After you left, I went to the surveillance room to look at the surveillance footage, and found that Barbara's purpose this time was an antique that was newly brought to the museum."

"Then, I looked into the list of antiques that had recently been sent to the museum."

"Finally, I found this on the list."

With that, Diana stopped in front of one of the boxes and slowly opened the boxes.

This is?

After seeing the contents of the box, Roy's expression became a little strange.

Although he is not an archaeologist, he is no stranger to this small pottery doll in front of him.

Succubus!

To be precise, a pottery doll with a succubus sealed.

How could this be this?

Isn't this supposed to be in a cave in some hidden temple in South America?

How did it end up here?

In movies and comics, the setting of the succubus is completely different.

In the comics, "Succubus" Joan Muen is in a secret room in a haunted castle and is possessed by the evil spirit Danzamo.

Say the word "witch" and she can transform into a succubus.

In the movie, Joan Muen became a succubus because she broke the neck of the clay doll and released the succubus that was sealed in the clay figurine, thus being possessed by the succubus.

Although the origin of the succubus in the comics and the movie is not the same, after seeing the clay figurines in the box, Roy knew that the succubus in this universe is most likely the same as the setting in the movie.

As for why the terracotta figurines appeared here, and were not destroyed as soon as they were discovered, this is not very important.

"I checked the information, and it was donated to the museum by a deceased South American tycoon."

"The rich man died a week ago, and according to his will, the terracotta figurines were donated to the museum for free."

"In addition to this terracotta figurine, the rich South American man also donated some ancient books."

Diana said slowly.

"Did that rich man say what this thing is?"

Roy asked.

"In the document he sent, there is a brief introduction to this terracotta figurine."

After saying that, Diana handed the folder in her hand to Roy.

Opening the folder, Roy quickly browsed through it.

As he had guessed, the terracotta figurine came from an abandoned temple.

According to the information, it was a temple used for living sacrifices in ancient times.

In the cave of the temple, there are bones left behind during the living sacrifice.

And this terracotta figurine was placed on the altar of the cave.

Although the origin of the terracotta figurines is briefly explained in the information, it is only some very superficial information.

Closing the folder, Roy said to Diana:

"Do you know what this terracotta figurine is?"

"You know, I've read it in ancient books."

Diana replied quickly.

Then, she spoke slowly.

The ancient books she had seen were of course not those sent by the South American tycoon, but the ancient books kept by Paradise Island.

Although Paradise Island is far away from South America, the Amazons have never had formal contact with succubi.

But Paradise Island still has records of succubi.

As for the reason, it is simple, because the Amazons at that time had not yet retreated from the world.

It's not just the Amazons who haven't lived in seclusion, but neither have the Atlanteans.

At that time, humans, Amazons, and Atlanteans not only coexisted peacefully, but also had a certain degree of cooperation and connection.

After listening to Diana's story, Roy compared the information about the succubus in his memory.

In general, the succubus that Diana told about was similar to the succubus he remembered, all of them were beings from other dimensions, with all kinds of magic-like abilities, as well as the ability to possess the host.

The only thing that was different from what he remembered was the process of the succubus being sealed.

According to Diana, the succubus was sealed because the gods of South America intervened.

Otherwise, the indigenous people of South America at that time would not have been able to seal the "god" like a succubus.

In addition, the succubus of this universe seems to be the only one who came from other dimensions, and did not come with her brother.

In the ancient books of Paradise Island, only the succubus is recorded from beginning to end, and there is no mention of the succubus's brother at all.

(End of chapter)