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Half-human, half-leopard?

Amber eyes?

Sharp claws gleaming with silver light?

"Could it be her?"

Diana replied sharply, "You remember now."

Shazam shook his head slightly. There were quite a few gods in the Age of Gods who could transform into cheetahs, so a video alone cannot prove anything.

“Tell me what happened.”

Diana gathered her thoughts and began to talk about her relationship with Barbara, as well as the various changes that had recently occurred in Barbara, emphasizing the cemetery expedition she had taken a month ago.

Barbara spent a lot of time on the third floor of the Stone of Eternity, picking up some antiques along the way. Diana kept wondering if these antiques were what made her who she is today.

The wizard thought for a moment, then spoke slowly.

“Advisor Felix, you have already examined his body.”

Diana switched the controller, and Felix's autopsy report appeared on the wall: "His head was shattered from the impact, and the wounds on his body were not large, except for a very obvious bite mark on his left shoulder."

"of course."

Wu Mo sighed: "The cheetah goddess of the Mingde God Clan, the queen of the African savanna, I never thought she was still alive."

"Are you sure?"

“I only had some guesses before, but after seeing the bite marks, I can confirm it: Yukaliteka, a cheetah goddess born on the African savanna, was hunted down by almost all the gods for some reason, and even in death she could not find peace. Her head became the wine jug of the Mayan king, her flesh was burned to ashes by Olympus, and her skin was illuminated by the celestial court.”

Upon hearing this for the first time, Diana couldn't help but say...

"What exactly did she do to anger all the pantheons?"

The wizard shook his head: "This woman is insane. Compared to other pantheons, her abilities are not strong, but she is extremely evil. Anyone bitten by her will become her servant, and the pantheons are no exception. With this ability and a dagger that can kill gods, she began her journey to conquer the world."

"Her goal is to trample all the god-kings under her feet and become the queen of the gods."

I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Diana chuckled: Zeus, the king of the gods, wouldn't dare say such a thing about her, a leopard.

"After the conspiracy was exposed, the six pantheons ordered her to be hunted down. Since then, she has disappeared, her physical body was destroyed, and her soul vanished."

Diana wondered, "If it's dead, why did it reappear?"

"It could be her weapon, the Assassin's Blade, or something else. Yukalitka comes from the famous Sane tribe in Africa; she is skilled in voodoo and black magic." He paused, then added, "Do you want to save her?"

Diana nodded.

"Barbara is a good person and shouldn't have to go through this kind of suffering."

"I'm afraid it's very difficult, there's almost no hope."

"No way at all?"

"Your lifeline isn't with her, but with Yukaletka. She's using a very ancient, indigenous African rejuvenation technique that's extremely risky but very low-cost."

Diana frowned. "What do you mean? I don't quite understand."

High risk! Low cost! That's undisputed.

Shazam explained, “Death is the most terrible thing in the world, and even gods find it hard to avoid it. In order to avoid death, some gods have used very extreme methods, such as splitting their divine souls and placing them in something. When their original body suffers an accident, they use the split divine souls to revive themselves. The consequence is the loss of divine power, and they become mortals.”

"The characteristic of this method is that the cost is extremely high, but the success rate is relatively high; the other is the method that Yukalitka is currently using, which is to give up the soul and choose divine power and consciousness."

"She infused all her divine power and consciousness into your friend's body, influencing him little by little, distorting his character, transforming his personality, and creating a completely new Cheetah Goddess. This method is time-consuming, laborious, and full of surprises, but if successful, it costs almost nothing."

"That's what you call high risk and high cost."

Diana understood and said impatiently, "Since you know the reason, you must also know how to save people."

The wizard waved his hand: "It's too late. The fusion has been going on for a month. Her perception, cultivation, and behavior have all become one with the eucalyptus tree. There's no way to save her."

Diana asked worriedly, "Is there really no other way?"

"It's impossible unless she comes to her senses, realizes the seriousness of the problem, and tries to change it."

The wizard calmly shook his head: "Of the seven deadly sins, gluttony and lust are sins of the flesh, while greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride are sins of the mind. Sins of the flesh can be redeemed, but sins of the mind are difficult to cure. Envy and greed are the most insidious; once you fall into them, there is no turning back."

Diana fell silent, staring into the empty space before her.

Jealous

At its core is jealousy, and ultimately it's all about self-interest.

If he had realized what she was thinking sooner, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

The wizard suddenly turned around: "Is Xu Fu-Xiao awake?"

"not yet"

Where is Langen?

970 "also not"

"It's a pity about the two of them. One is a master of rationality, and the other has an extremely powerful soul. If they had joined forces, there might have been a glimmer of hope."

"I'll go find someone right away."

Diana turned and left, determined not to give up, even if only a sliver of hope remained.

Half an hour later, in a lakeside villa in the northern part of the metropolis.

After the last explosion, the underground base was completely rebuilt and doubled in size. It now houses not only factories, machine rooms, and research centers, but also state-of-the-art medical facilities.

Xu Fu lay in the medical pod, his face calm and his breathing even, seemingly without any change. In order to maintain his physical strength, the device would emit bio-pulse waves every once in a while to stimulate various muscles and produce an effect similar to exercise.

Linda couldn't help but ask.

"You seem to have something to do with this Barbara Minerva."

"You all know"

"How could I not know when you're making such a loud noise?"

Linda shrugged: "What are you going to do with her? I've heard she killed a lot of people."

"I want to save her."

Diana made no secret of it, saying, "She was my friend, and I couldn't just stand by and watch her turn into this."

"How do you plan to save him?"

Diana shook her head. "I haven't decided yet." She paused, then hesitated again. "Could you find some time to wake Xu Fu up? I need his help with something."

Chapter 1626 Leopard Woman

“Diana, I think you’re looking in the wrong direction.”

"I understand that you want to save her, but have you ever thought about what she's thinking?"

Diana was stunned: "What is she thinking?"

Linda sighed helplessly: "I don't know much about what happened between you two, but Xu Fu once told me: Don't make unwarranted comments about others, and regardless of whether it's fair or not, you should act according to the rules and objective facts."

“It’s understandable that your friend killed someone, after all, she’s a leopard now. The problem is that she eats people, but killing someone is not the same as eating people.”

"Even if she was forced, it doesn't change her mindset. She's changed; she's no longer Barbara Minerva. Treating her the way you used to treat her is your own fault."

Diana stared at him, unwilling to admit that there was some truth to what he said.

Linda continued, "You can't deal with beasts with your mouth, you have to use knives, guns, and iron cages. We can't let the Justice League's cages be empty."

Diana immediately frowned.

"You mean arrest her?"

"Of course we should arrest her. She eats people, and more than one. Even if she recovers, she should still be locked up for a period of time as punishment."

One of the Justice League’s goals is to deal with supervillains that the justice system can’t handle, and Barbara is one of them. She has killed so many people, it would be pointless to do nothing.

"In fact, locking her up is the best way to calm her down. You will have time to talk to her, find out the reason, and then you can find a way out."

"Of course, if you think it won't work, then get involved and put on a vicious show, just don't exhaust yourself, and don't forget she wants to get rid of you."

Diana lowered her head, carefully considering these words. The more she thought about them, the more sense they made. At the same time, she wondered how a Kryptonian girl known for her arrogance and brute force could become so intelligent.

It seems we need to change our perspective on her from now on.

Linda's suggestion was a bit harsh, but it was a good way to solve the problem; Barbara wouldn't listen to anything right now, maybe it was time to let her calm down.

...

A farm in the northern suburbs of Washington, D.C., at midnight.

There was a small hill to the east of the farmhouse. Diana, with a long sword at her waist, sat on the hilltop, waiting for the clock to strike twelve.

A moment later, a rustling sound came from the woods, and two bright lights flashed in the air. The light sources got closer and closer, and Barbara transformed into a cheetah, emerging from the grass and appearing in the silvery moonlight.

Diana watched her silently: her mannerisms, her eyes, her appearance—everything had changed; she was no longer the person she used to be.

Barbara couldn't help but shiver.

"You actually dared to come alone."