Chapter 206: Lasso of Truth

Looking at the somewhat inexperienced girl in his arms, Jack's mouth curved slightly.

Even though he was a little early, it was what he had expected.

Diana hasn't yet stepped out of Themyscira, still in that youthful and spirited phase.

Compared to the older Diana of the future, the Diana he sees now makes him want to protect her.

Just as Jack was about to say something, a warrior unit led by Hippolyta charged in.

"Capture him!"

There was no room for him to argue, as Hippolyta ordered her soldiers to bind him.

"..."

Half an hour later, inside the Amazon palace.

Jack stood in the center, bound by layers of ropes.

On both sides were fully armed female warrior, while facing him was Hippolyta sitting on the throne...

...and beside her, Diana, who had been curiously observing him for a while.

"Man, who are you, and where do you come from? What is your purpose in coming to Themyscira?"

Hippolyta asked him a lot of questions and was very aggressive about it.

Jack didn't immediately answer; instead, he lowered his head and looked at the ropes that were binding him, feeling somewhat helpless.

Even though the ropes were five centimeters thick, they broke quickly like thin paper, with just a little bit of force.

This move definitely surprised everyone there. The warriors drew their swords and raised their shields, keeping their eyes on him.

Hippolyta's expression darkened as well.

These ropes were used by the Amazon warriors for training and were extremely strong. Even Antiope, the strongest warrior on Themyscira, couldn't break them easily, yet this man did it effortlessly.

Combined with the situation on the beach earlier, Hippolyta's heart sank slightly.

Could this man be here to steal the Mother Box?

While she was thinking, Jack patted off the dust from his body and calmly got a set of clothes from his storage, openly dressing in front of everyone.

Gulp~

Someone couldn't help but swallow their saliva loudly in the big and quiet palace.

Jack just smiled and continued to dress.

He wasn't afraid of these women.

As a grown man, what did he have to fear? Besides, with his current body, he was likely to make many secretly drool.

Though he didn't know why, he arrived in this world completely naked. Perhaps it was related to that sphere.

When Jack landed on Themyscira, a familiar force suddenly surrounded him, and he was unable to react or fight back in time.

Especially when he discovered that this power was repairing his body, he just laid down and let it happen. Now, he finally understood the source of this power.

It was none other than Athena's gift to Sakaar back when she saved him. Without her help, he would have been killed by the Space Stone long ago.

Speaking of which, the Amazons were also connected to the Olympian gods.

Finally, under the watchful gazes of everyone, Jack breathed a sigh of relief and spoke up.

"Sorry for my rudeness earlier."

He glanced at Diana, who was sneakily observing him with great interest, and said, "But please rest assured, I have no ill intentions!"

Hippolyta stared at him, saying nothing. The atmosphere became tense once again.

Bang!

The sound of the palace doors being pushed open caught Jack's attention.

He turned his head to see Antiope and a group of Amazon warriors quickly approaching Hippolyta.

Hippolyta took the rope from Antiope, flicked her hand, and the loop of the rope flew out and wrapped around Jack.

It started glowing golden immediately.

"Under the Lasso of Truth, you cannot lie."

Hippolyta squinted her eyes, looking at Jack with a serious expression.

"Tell me, who are you? What is your purpose for being here?"

However, before this heat had a chance to attack his brain, it was instantly absorbed by his body.

The Lasso of Truth no longer worked on him.

Jack didn't expose the truth. Instead, he played along and looked at Diana with deep affection.

"My name is Jack Wayne, but you can call me Jack," he said.

"I come from the future, seeking my true love."

"Diana."

The hall erupted in noise as everyone's gaze turned to the confused Diana standing beside the Queen.

Under the Lasso of Truth, no one could lie.

The Amazon tribe did not have any doubts about what Jack said because they shared this belief. They did not doubt it, which is why they found it so hard to believe.

From the future?

Seeking true love?

Diana?

These three purposes were each more extraordinary than the last. Even Hippolyta, who had been all over the world, could not figure it out.

She looked at her precious daughter, who was as beautiful as a flower, and suddenly realized something.

She had grown up.

It didn't seem so strange for her to have a special person in the future.

But... why was it a man?

Diana was equally as shocked by this information, but she was more interested in the future that Jack had mentioned.

She wanted to know what would happen in the future.

Of course, it would also be great if she could hear their love story.

However, just as she was about to ask for an explanation, Hippolyta suddenly ordered, "Take him away and keep him under guard."

"Yes."

"Yes."

The Queen's words awakened everyone, and the guards pulled Jack away from the palace.

With each step, he turned his head to look at Diana, his eyes filled with love and affection, even though Diana herself didn't yet fully understand what love was.

Hippolyta naturally noticed as well and frowned with a headache.

She looked at Diana and said firmly, "You are not allowed to go see him."

Her tone was firm, so Diana did not have a chance to say no.

Diana had originally wanted to ask why, but when hearing her mother's determined words, she closed her mouth.

She knew from past experience that if she argued with her mother, she would probably lose. Seeing Diana fall silent, Hippolyta stood up and walked out with Antiope.

On the other side, inside a cave.

If we were to call it a prison cell... it barely qualified as one.

Even though there were no guards outside, it could still be considered a place of imprisonment because an iron gate blocked the exit.

The cell had a bed, a table, candlesticks on the wall, and a foggy hot spring pool in the corner.

Well, someone might believe this was a resort, but a prison cell?

Only a fool would believe that.

The Lasso of Truth had been removed from Jack's body, but he didn't rush to take a comfortable bath.

Instead, he sat at the edge of the bed because he knew that someone would come to find him.

Sure enough, less than five minutes later, the iron gate outside was opened.

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