You Two, Come at Me Together

Although he felt quite aggrieved, Godzilla stood up when he heard Russell's words.

He didn't stand up under Grendel's control but on his own accord.

Grendel returned control of Godzilla's body to him.

At the same time, Grendel, who had possessed Godzilla's body for over a week, began to detach himself from Godzilla's body.

Thick black tendrils emerged from Godzilla's body.

Then, these octopus-like black tendrils coalesced into the form of a black dragon.

Grendel, come out!

"I have a date tonight, so let's not waste any more time. You two, come at me together!"

Floating in the air, Russell looked at Godzilla, who was like a small mountain, and Grendel with a calm expression.

"Alright, Your Majesty!"

"Roar, roar!"

Both Grendel and Godzilla responded simultaneously.

"Then let's begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Russell darted toward Grendel like lightning.

...

On this relatively small uninhabited island, the colossal Grendel and Godzilla joined forces to resist Russell's attacks. Despite giving it their all, they appeared somewhat powerless against Russell, who possessed the "The Marvelous Superman" reward.

Neither Godzilla nor Grendel could inflict fatal damage on Russell. In fact, even landing a blow on him proved to be incredibly challenging.

In the face of Russell's astonishing flying speed, they seemed clumsy.

Had it not been for testing his current body's defensive capabilities and allowing them to hit him a few times, Grendel and Godzilla couldn't even touch Russell.

The mountain-sized Grendel and Godzilla continually faced Russell's attacks, including heat vision and super-breath, one after the other.

Luckily, there was no one in the nearby sea or airspace to witness their struggle. Otherwise, the sight of Grendel and Godzilla being thrashed would have undoubtedly made tomorrow's headlines.

After the battle, the uninhabited island disappeared. Their battle had effectively sunk the island, which wasn't particularly large.

However, the lack of a solid surface to stand on posed no issue for Godzilla and Grendel. Godzilla was naturally adept at underwater activities, and as for Grendel, who possessed flight abilities, he didn't require a place to land.

If needed, Grendel could fly continuously for a month.

"Let's call it a day for this battle. You can return to the undersea temple now. If necessary, I'll contact you again."

After saying this, Russell didn't pay much attention to the disappointed-looking Godzilla and the respectful Grendel. He sped toward New York City.

It was already past 5 PM, and it was time to return to New York to prepare for dinner with Diana.

Just like when he arrived, Russell had no intention of flying at full speed. He maintained a speed of Mach 10 as he headed towards New York.

Before long, wearing his custom-made and expensive formal suit, he returned to the Octopus Monster headquarters located in Manhattan.

After these two flights, he finally understood why Superman Clark liked wearing tight-fitting suits. Although he wasn't particularly interested in Superman Clark's original "underwear on the outside" costume and the red cape, he had to admit that he needed a reliable and unrestrictive suit for his current situation.

Upon returning to his office, he removed the illusionary white suit created by Serum and said to No. 3, "No. 3, design a few suits for me with a style similar to Kara's Supergirl suit, but change the color to dark blue. Modify the El family emblem on the chest to replace the 'S' with 'JL,' and remove the cape. Keep everything else."

"Of course, sir!"

No. 3's synthesized mechanical voice immediately responded.

After giving his instructions to No. 3, Russell approached the liquor cabinet and poured himself a glass of Scotch whisky.

After testing his abilities against Grendel and Godzilla, he had a rough idea of the strength of his "The Marvelous Superman" state. Although he hadn't figured out how to use the so-called divine powers yet, it didn't matter because he was currently in his most powerful state since the crossover.

What was even more surprising was that his "The Marvelous Superman" state was continuously improving. As long as he continued to bask in the sun, he would become stronger.

Great! He was very satisfied with his current "The Marvelous Superman" state.

Although he was significantly stronger than a week ago, he didn't have a strong desire to defeat Diana right now. If he lost to someone else, he might try to regain his reputation, but losing to Diana was not an unacceptable outcome.

There was nothing wrong with losing to his own woman.

Furthermore, he didn't mind enjoying a bit of the good life.

With a sense of contentment, he savored his glass of whisky while looking forward to his meeting with Diana later.

When the time approached 6 PM, he called Diana's number.

After asking Diana to wait at the museum for a while and instructing his self-driving Porsche to head to the museum in advance, he entered the bedroom next to his office.

Don't ask why there was a bedroom next to his office.

As the chairman of a large military-industrial company, having a bedroom next to his office was entirely reasonable. After all, even a chairman needed to rest occasionally during busy days.

After changing into his custom-made formal suit, he approached the modified one-way floor-to-ceiling window in the bedroom and opened it.

The massive window opened like an automatic door.

Then, he flew directly in the direction of the museum.

Although flying within the city while wearing regular clothes was somewhat conspicuous, Russell paid no mind to it.

He had done much more attention-grabbing things before.

Moreover, flying with his own abilities was much better than relying on his combat armor.

Although his flying speed was exceptionally fast, his hair and clothes remained unruffled during high-speed flight.

Although it couldn't be seen with the naked eye, a mysterious bio-field had formed around his body. This bio-field didn't serve as a defense mechanism, but it could counteract the physical effects of high-speed flight, such as preventing his hairstyle from getting messed up.

It wasn't scientifically sound, but it was very "Superman"!

In less than a minute, he arrived above the museum.

Using his super-vision, he easily spotted Diana waiting for him in front of the museum's entrance.

Today, Diana was dressed in an elegant dress that highlighted her perfect figure, reminiscent of the craftsmanship of a goddess.

Seeing Diana's attire for the day, he couldn't help but use his X-ray vision.

However, before he could see what he wanted to see, he caught Diana giving him a disapproving look.

Busted!