Elsewhere, Fiona's armor gradually turned red.
The friction and centrifugal force of entering the atmosphere made it increasingly difficult for her to control her movements.
She gradually separated from Steppenwolf as well. With impact imminent, both she and Steppenwolf abandoned their temporary fight.
Below them lay a barren grassland faintly lit by dawn. This wasteland bordered Cayenne, and not much life survived there.
Of course, neither of the two aboard the ship cared about life on Earth.
The ship grew faster and faster. Fiona judged her distance from the ground, then released her tight grip on the hull and viciously kicked off the ship with both feet.
Whoosh!!!
Just as the ship was about to hit the ground, Fiona shot sideways. She rolled across the ground dozens of times before finally bracing herself on all fours and sliding backward.
After sliding a full 2,400 meters, Fiona finally came to a stop. She stood up and shook her gauntlets, which had already turned crimson from the intense heat.
After a brief stretch, Fiona leaped forward. The 2,400 meters might as well have been inches beneath her feet, and she crossed them in the blink of an eye.
In the direction she was headed, Steppenwolf crawled out of the crater left in the ground. Accompanied by the violent explosion caused by the ship, he fiercely raised his axe.
Boom!!!
Fiona's left hand cleanly caught the axe blade, while her right fist slammed into Steppenwolf's chin.
The armor around Steppenwolf's head and neck instantly caved in. Having encountered Earth's gravitational environment for the first time, Steppenwolf adapted to it far worse than Fiona, who had been here before.
The situation between them reversed in an instant. Fiona delivered two sharp hand strikes straight into Steppenwolf's wrists, which were clenched around his axe.
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