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Chapter 72 It's a shame not to wear black stockings (Bonus chapter for the Lord of the Bronze Coffin)

"These fragments affect me for 24 hours, so I have to take only a portion each day."

"We'll wait here for a day, and then we'll go to Paradise Island."

"Wonder Woman," Diana said, looking at Connors.

Having activated "Athena's Vision," she also saw through Connors's monstrous illusion and felt deeply ashamed of her earlier outburst of rage:

"If looking at your legs can make up for my attack on you just now, then go ahead and look."

"I'm watching." Connors nodded.

Wonder Woman Diana wears a classic suit, with a gold and red breastplate and a navy blue skirt armor, and silver-white wrist guards, exuding a heroic and sassy vibe.

But her facial features are soft, and her skin tone is neither as inhuman as "Poison Ivy" Ivy, nor as fair and delicate as superstars like Shirley and "Catwoman" Selena.

If I had to describe it, it's a healthy skin tone that's a bit lighter than wheat, which, combined with her sculpted features and sharp eyebrows, gives her a distinctly warrior-like appearance.

This warrior-like demeanor doesn't come across as reckless; on the contrary, her charm is elevated to another level, accentuated by her long, white, straight, and flawless legs beneath her armor.

After admiring "Wonder Woman," Connors didn't miss Zatanna, who was still frowning and deep in thought.

The combination of a black trench coat and fishnet stockings gave Zatanna a more mysterious feel than Diana, while her equally sculpted features, complemented by her fair skin, made her a quintessential Western beauty.

As for her slightly thicker, fleshy thighs, encased in fishnet stockings, they are quite similar to those of "Wonder Woman."

"It seems there's no need to wait any longer. The reason you had to wait 24 hours before was simply because the fragments were affecting you."

Connors felt that the time for gossiping shouldn't be wasted:

"But the effect of this last fragment is just an illusion, which can be countered by your Athena's Vision. Why don't we go to Paradise Island sooner?"

Upon hearing this, Wonder Woman Diana placed the collected fragments from her magic pocket, along with the one given to her by Faust, on the ground and pieced them together according to their broken patterns.

Soon, a strange thing with a long horizontal handle and a cylinder attached to the bottom was installed.

Wonder Woman Diana stared at the object in silence for a long time, then looked at Connors:

What else do you know about Faust?

In the DC Universe, he's just a relatively unknown villain. The fact that I know what I said before is thanks to the enhanced memory I've gained by pushing the limits of human capabilities.

Despite his inner turmoil, Connors still recounted the rest of the story:

"The old man's real name was Felix Faust. He was once a respected professor of archaeology, but later became interested in mystical arts and was expelled from the university."

"Later, he became obsessed with studying black magic and killed people associated with the school. Hmm, his black magic is very likely related to hell, demons, or something like that."

"Why are you suddenly asking this? Do you even know what this thing is?"

Connors poked the assembled items with a dry twig he had casually torn off.

A look of worry clouded over Wonder Woman Diana's face:

"Yes, a long time ago—"

"Make it quick," Connors interrupted Diana, who seemed about to launch into a story.

Diana was jolted, and her desire for a long speech diminished significantly. She spoke briefly:

"My mother Hippolyta fell in love with a god, Hades. When the war broke out between the Olympian gods and the ancient Titans, Hades betrayed the gods and handed Olympus over to the Titans."

"In return, he was able to rule over all of humanity. Hades tricked my mother into opening the gates of Mount Olympus to the invading Titans, which triggered a fierce battle."

"That battle was so fierce that the Muses still sing of it to this day, and the gods fought to the death and ultimately triumphed."

"As punishment for Hades' betrayal, he was cast into the underworld by Zeus to rule over death forever, and my mother was punished to guard the entrance to the gates of the underworld."

Having already said a lot, Connors looked at Zatanna beside him, who was listening intently with her ears perked up, and suppressed the disrespectful act of yawning.

"To ensure the door would never be opened, the only key was broken and sealed around the world. One piece was placed in a temple on Paradise Island, which my mother used to remind herself of the shame."

After Diana finished speaking, the origin of this item became clear: it was the key to open the gates of Hell.

"So Faust just happened to use the fragments placed in the temple to get you to help him find the keys scattered all over the place?" Connors concluded.

"Yes." Diana nodded. "Thousands of years have passed, and the seals on the fragments have become very weak. Two of them have even been collected by Batman and Catwoman as antiques."

"If it were me, I would grind this key into powder and dump it in the septic tank," Connors commented.

Diana: "..—"

Although it was somewhat disgusting, she felt that Connors made a lot of sense.

But now was not the time to condemn her mother, who had turned to stone. Wonder Woman Diana put the greatsword back in her magic pocket and then summoned the skeleton horse she had previously driven aside:

"Just like you said, since the last fragment is affecting us, let's get to Paradise Island as soon as possible. The entrance to the Gates of Hell is located beneath Paradise Island."

Connors nodded; since the black smoke couldn't fly, he could only ride a horse with the heroine once again.

But this time, Wonder Woman Diana stopped him:

"Could you please throw the snake out of your pocket? It's uncomfortable against my back."

Upon hearing this, the studious and well-behaved Zatanna quickly turned her face away.

Connors' expression turned strange:

"no."

Diana sighed:

"Then you can sit in front of me."

Connors refused again: "No."

How can we bear to let go of the oppressive feeling of turning snow mountains into snow cakes?

Zatanna had covered her face, and through her fingers you could see that her face was red to the roots of her ears.

"Well—" Diana gritted her teeth, "Never mind, anyway, it's not far from Paradise Island, so hurry up and come on up."

It's not that I'm stubborn, it's just that this thing really can't be lost. Connors shook his head with a laugh, feeling it was necessary to have Paradise Island offer a certain educational course.

Riding on the skeleton horse, Connors held onto Wonder Woman Diana in front of him and exclaimed sincerely, "I should have brought a pair of black stockings with me, preferably 5D thick ones."

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It would be a waste not to wear black stockings with Diana's long, straight, and flawless legs.

Zatanna glanced down at her fishnet stockings, then at Wonder Woman's bare legs, and said to Connors:

"Your hand is on the lasso of truth again."