With Shazam joining the fight after a sudden surge in strength, the zombified Mongul could no longer maintain his arrogant confidence.
The three of them put far too much pressure on him together. On top of that, the consciousness inside the Flesh Bud could not control his body as perfectly as it had when he was alive.
So now it was Mongul's body that kept suffering wound after wound.
He finally abandoned his lofty air of authority and began roaring furiously.
He cursed Shane for his "treachery."
Shane had clearly prepared for this long ago. Even if Joker had not pulled such an abrupt stunt, Shane had already arranged for the three of them to gang up on him.
He demanded an explanation for Rob's "betrayal."
Even though he knew Rob had never truly submitted to him, he still mocked him. If he had not deliberately taken Rob on as a subordinate, Rob would have spent the rest of his life trapped in Black Mercy's illusion.
As for Shazam...
Mongul had nothing to say.
After his second transformation, Shazam fought even more silently than Shane did now. In the time it took to grant a single blessing, this kindhearted boy had become a more authentic Viltrumite Warrior than even Kara.
Cold, taciturn, and ruthless. Shane suspected it might have been because he had casually replaced every mention of "Olympus" in the blessing Diana had recited back then with "Viltrum."
He just was not particularly skilled with the signature knife-hand strikes yet.
After Shane and Shazam nearly severed the Flesh Bud on his chest once again, the zombified Mongul flew into an extraordinary rage.
"You forced me to do this!"
He abruptly retreated a considerable distance. Once he had put some space between them, he raised a hand and gouged a