The Deathstroke of the Marvel Universe
Chapter 5178

Shriveled Orb

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As everyone knew, Batwoman loved to hang back during team battles, and that was actually a sign that she knew her limits.

The logic was simple. When people like Superman, Diana, and Martian Manhunter fought Brainiac's Skull Fleet, everyone flew around in the sky while explosions around the battlefield shook the earth.

If Batwoman rushed in under those circumstances, then with an ordinary human's physical resilience, wouldn't she just be waiting to get blasted by shockwaves or struck in the head by flying chunks of rock?

So, staying away from the front lines was a carefully considered decision, made so her teammates would not be distracted.

But sometimes, Batwoman would appear on the front lines—when she was certain she could take down an enemy in one move, or at least render them unable to fight.

People rarely saw Batwoman kill, but that did not mean she was bad at it. The thing before them, which looked somewhat like an upright crocodile and somewhat like deformed internal organs, was precisely backstabbed amid the melee.

If it had been human, the dagger had struck where the kidney would be. And Batwoman's motion of twisting the handle before withdrawing the blade was no different from that of a seasoned assassin.

Though she was called the Dark Knight, and people often saw her grab villains by the head and slam them into walls, Batwoman was actually built along the agility path.

She was also very strong, beyond human limits, but in a pure contest of strength, she still could not compare with super-strong men like Bane and Stone Wall. The key to every victory remained her mind.

Purely physical attacks could not harm the Gods of Oblivion, so Batwoman's solution was to enchant her weapon.

Though it was only a small Batarang, not even

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