As the Amazons' honored guest, Alex was naturally received by Queen Hippolyta herself.
Inside the grand palace, Alex sat at a stone table covered with fine food, wine, and all kinds of fruit.
Hera and Helena sat on either side of him. They wore loose, simple robes in a Greek style and kept him company.
From her throne, Hippolyta raised her wine cup and said loudly, "Today, it was only because we received the Conqueror's help that we were able to drive back such a powerful enemy."
"Without the Conqueror, the Mother Box would already have fallen into enemy hands."
"Without the Conqueror, who knows how many more daughters of Paradise Island would have died or been wounded."
"So let us raise a cup to the Conqueror."
All the female warriors stood up, lifted their cups, and saluted Alex.
Alex raised his cup and drank with them.
After setting down the cup, Alex said, "Your Majesty, Queen Hippolyta, forgive my bluntness, but this is not the time to celebrate."
"There are three Mother Boxes. One is on Paradise Island, one is in the hands of Atlantis, and one is being kept by humans."
"The one on Paradise Island has been protected, but the other two are another matter."
"Especially Atlantis. Even I don't know where they are in the deep sea."
"If the Amazons have any way to contact them, we need to act now."
Now that he had entered the multiverse, Alex naturally wanted to gain as many benefits as possible.
At this point in the story, the greatest reward was obviously obtaining the three Mother Boxes.
If possible, Alex wanted to see the so-called "Unity."
Right now, the Mother Box on Paradise Island could practically be considered his already.
That left the other two.
Atlantis would be the hardest one to get.
The reason was simple. Alex had no idea where that underwater kingdom was located.
He couldn't open a Boom Tube and travel directly to Atlantis like Steppenwolf could.
So if he wanted Atlantis's Mother Box, he would need outside help.
That was also why he had remained on Paradise Island.
Hippolyta sighed.
"Ever since the ancient war, when humans, Amazons, and Atlanteans formed a temporary alliance..."
"We have had no contact with the Atlanteans."
"After that ancient war ended, we were betrayed and imprisoned."
"As for Atlantis, their nation collapsed and sank beneath the sea because they abused their power."
"So we have no means of contacting them now. Unfortunately, we cannot warn them."
Alex thought about it.
'If that is the situation, then I will have to wait until Steppenwolf obtains Atlantis's Mother Box and then take it from him afterward.'
'In that case...'
'The Mother Box in Atlantis could be left alone for now.'
'I can collect the one on the human side first.'
After he took the Mother Box from Professor Stone last time, he didn't know whether Superman was keeping it or whether it had been handed over to other guardians.
Either way, he needed to visit the human world.
Thinking of this, Alex said, "Then at the very least, humans should be warned."
Hippolyta nodded, "Although we have no contact with humans, my daughter is in the human world."
"I can notify her and have her warn humanity on our behalf."
"That would be best," Alex nodded.
He knew Hippolyta would use the beacon fire method to contact Wonder Woman.
Through that beacon fire, Alex would be able to meet Diana and learn some things from her.
At that moment, information appeared on his retina.
[Warning! You are under invasion.]
'Invasion?'
'Another invasion.'
Alex's body tensed slightly.
The messages continued appearing one after another.
[Warning! You are under invasion.]
[The invader has entered this universe.]
[You have encountered a multiverse invasion event.]
[Description: You have already experienced a multiverse invasion event, so this should not be unfamiliar. That's right. Another "Homelander" from a different universe is invading the world you are in. Shout! Fight! At this moment, resistance is the only choice!]
[Random confrontation mode selection in progress...]
[Confrontation mode selected.]
[The confrontation mode for this invasion event is: Survival of the Fittest.]
[Event Requirement: Choose one of the three factions, Apokolips, Justice League, or Free Forces, and ensure that your faction ultimately obtains all three Mother Boxes.]
[As the invaded party, you have priority in selecting a faction.]
[Choose Apokolips: Hostility from the other two factions +100%. (Difficulty: Low)]
[Choose Justice League: Apokolips faction hostility +100%, Free Forces hostility +30%. (Difficulty: Medium)]
[Choose Free Forces: Apokolips faction hostility +100%, Justice League hostility +30%. (Difficulty: High)]
[Available factions under Free Forces: Amazons, Atlantis, Humans.]
[After selecting a faction, faction favorability +50.]
[Faction favorability determines the level of support you can receive, including personnel, intelligence, equipment, and more.]
[Faction difficulty affects final event evaluation and rewards. The higher the difficulty, the better the rewards.]
[After selecting a faction, the event will officially begin, and the invader will immediately descend.]
[You have 24 hours to decide. After that, a faction will be selected at random.]
[Note: The invader will receive the following penalties.]
[1. The invader's overall strength is reduced by 5%. This includes innate abilities as well as the effects of items, runestones, divine artifacts, and more. The reduction lasts until the invasion event ends.]
[2. Due to the effects of the "Survival of the Fittest" mode, before the event ends, every confrontation and clash will reduce the losing side's overall strength by 10%. This value stacks continuously until strength reaches zero and will be restored after the event ends. Alternatively, the loser may offer 100 "Proficiency Essences" or items of equivalent value to the winner to avoid the penalty.]
[Note 2: Either side may use a surrender item to end the event at any time. However, once the event ends, the surrendering side must immediately leave the DC Universe and accept the penalty.]
[This confrontation mode is not a deathmatch mode. Use surrender items as appropriate. Sometimes avoiding a direct clash can be a good choice.]
[Invasion event entering standby status.]
[Will forcibly begin in 23 hours and 58 minutes!]
After reading all the information, Alex slowly took a sip of fruit wine.
It was also an invasion, but this time it was different from the one against Martin.
This time, surrender items could be used to end the event directly, and the requirements did not force either side to kill the other.
In other words, the "Survival of the Fittest" mode was much milder than "Iron Cage Blood Duel."
That meant there was plenty of room to maneuver, and there was no need to decide life or death.
Of course, that also depended on the other side's attitude.
Just because the event did not require killing did not mean killing was forbidden.
On the contrary, killing the other party might be the simplest option.
However, judging from the penalties imposed on the invader, this invader's strength was probably not far from his own.
That was why the reduction was only five percent.
Hardly worth mentioning.