"Ah!"
Carol's agonized scream rang out beneath the night sky. Wonder Woman, entangled by Ling Xing, looked toward Carol in surprise.
Carol, bound by ropes, was bent forward like an upside-down shrimp. Her head was thrown back, and her long hair fluttered through the night wind like seaweed amid the chaotic energy.
Behind her stood someone concealed entirely within a dark cloak. Strands of purple energy flowed from Carol's back into the hand of the figure who had suddenly appeared behind her. A faint, brilliantly violet gem gradually materialized in that hand as energy poured out of Carol's body.
"Damn it!" Diana tossed the sword in her hand upward, caught its blade as it fell, then stepped forward and drew herself taut like a fully drawn bow before releasing it like a thrown javelin.
"Meow!" Ling Xing seized the opportunity to rake Diana's back with its claws. Crimson energy imbued its attack with scorching, amplified power, and blood-red flames burned fiercely across Diana's back as if they would never go out.
"Damn it!" The Red Lantern Corps member who had successfully ambushed her cursed inwardly as well, crimson energy surging over his body as he smashed his fist toward the incoming blade.
The sword's tip, carrying the piercing force of Diana's throw, broke through the Red Lantern Corps member's fist and buried itself deeply inside, catching against bone.
Diana's storm-like assault followed immediately after.
Her shield slammed heavily into his nose, then chopped downward and knocked the device from his hand. Her other hand seized the hilt of the sword embedded in his arm, and her long, toned leg drove hard into his chest, kicking him flying. She pulled the blade free from his bones in the same motion.
Diana did not pursue her advantage. Instead, she pivoted on her