First Stop: Arkham. Next Move: Steal Harley Quinn
Chapter 263

The Siege of Themyscira!

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Steppenwolf vanished.

Link did not pursue him.

"Brute," he said flatly.

The global energy resonance had let him pinpoint all three Mother Boxes. The first was on Diana's home island, Themyscira.

"I don't even have to look for it myself. They're delivering it to my door. How thoughtful."

Link focused his senses on the mysterious island shrouded in mist, as though aiming a top-of-the-line spy satellite.

Themyscira, the secluded paradise of the Amazons, was no longer peaceful.

A blood-red Boom Tube tore open above the island's pristine white beach. Steppenwolf descended with his elite guard—the Ravagers, a group of Parademons twice the size of ordinary ones and covered in extra biological armor.

"For Darkseid!"

Steppenwolf's battle cry shattered the peace the island had known for thousands of years.

"Meet them head-on!"

Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, immediately led her warriors in a counterattack. Diana's mother was a legendary warrior who had survived countless battles.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

A sky-darkening volley of arrows rained down on the invaders. Every shaft carried the Amazons' unique blessing magic.

But arrows powerful enough to pierce tanks were as fragile as toothpicks against the Ravagers' biological armor. After a crisp clatter of impacts, the army of Apokolips remained unscathed.

"Primitive weapons..." Steppenwolf sneered. "A primitive race."

He gave a casual wave of his hand.

The Ravagers behind him charged into the Amazons' ranks like beasts released from their cages.

A brutal, one-sided slaughter began.

The Amazon warriors fought without fear. Their swordsmanship and combat skills were peerless. But against such overwhelming strength and advanced technology, courage counted for little.

The Ravagers' claws tore easily through their leather armor, and their monstrous jaws snapped their necks. Blood soon stained the once-sacred beach red.

Queen Hippolyta swung her god-given sword as she fought Steppenwolf. But against the

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