With a pure killing intent, Madame Gao swiftly moved towards Ailer, her figure like a flying swallow, her movements quick and elusive.
After rapidly approaching Ailer, Madame Gao changed her fist into a palm, attacking Ailer with her palm edge. She condensed that invisible energy onto her palm edge, making her hands as hard as steel blades.
Ailer raised the Zombie Destroyer to block, forcing Madame Gao back again and again with its high-speed rotating saw teeth.
Seeing that her palm techniques couldn't take down Ailer, Madame Gao immediately changed her fighting style. Her palms curved, and her five fingers clawed towards Ailer like a fierce beast.
Clang!
This strike, like a fierce tiger descending a mountain, bypassed the Zombie Destroyer and directly latched onto Ailer's wrist. Then, Madame Gao pulled hard, causing a shower of sparks. Her invisible energy was even able to directly harm Ailer himself through the armor.
Ailer gritted his teeth and quickly swung the Zombie Destroyer to force Madame Gao back.
In terms of strength, Madame Gao was definitely not as strong as the Ghost King or Abomination, but her martial arts had been honed for countless years, making her peak in skill.
Besides being proficient in most martial arts in the World, what bothered Ailer most about Madame Gao was that she wielded an energy: Qi.
In the Marvel Universe worldview, there exists an organization on Earth called 'K'un-Lun,' a homeland of martial arts located on a snow-capped mountain within the divine land.
After countless years of development, K'un-Lun successfully developed a power that could be mastered by humans: Qi. Martial artists who mastered 'Qi' could achieve various supernatural feats.
Even the 'Iron Fist,' with the weakest display of power, possessed strength far beyond ordinary people.
Madame Gao had once studied in K'un-Lun, but she later went astray, escaping K'un-Lun with several other companions and then going to the Far East to establish The Hand.
That's why Ailer would say Madame Gao was a rare one.
But as rare as Madame Gao was, she was indeed the most 'tricky' enemy Ailer had ever encountered. Although her strength was not as great as the Ghost King or Abomination, her martial arts were honed to perfection.
This old woman's martial arts were exquisite, and while possessing supernatural power, she was also ruthless. To kill Ailer, she could use her subordinates as bait, and her previous sarcastic remarks did not affect her killing intent.
After several exchanges, Ailer also realized that the wide-open zombie buckle was not suitable for dealing with Madame Gao. If she used some disarming technique, he would be in a dangerous situation.
Thinking of this, Ailer quickly removed the zombie buckle and instead inserted the Booster Buckle.
"Insert Booster! Prepare to fight!"
The purple spike armor disappeared, and a crimson mechanical armor covered Ailer's upper body. There were also engine pipe-like expansion armaments on Ailer's arms.
The Booster Buckle, when used alone, could greatly increase Ailer's basic stats. Although there was only one buckle, in this form, Ailer's kicking power had already reached over fifty-eight tons, and even his punching power was nearly twenty-five tons.
"You have martial arts, and I have technology, old rare one."
As Ailer repeatedly called her 'rare one,' he stomped his foot. He had no technique; he shot out like a cannonball, flames erupting from the engine pipes on his arms, enhancing the destructive power of Ailer's punch.
Seeing this, Madame Gao's palms moved, using the 'four ounces deflects a thousand pounds' technique, deflecting most of the damage. Even so, she only managed to steady herself after retreating several steps.
"Your methods are quite good, young man, but don't underestimate this old woman."
Madame Gao's clothes began to rustle, and then her figure constantly changed, moving so fast that afterimages appeared, seemingly preparing a powerful move.
Seeing this, Ailer dared not delay and directly twisted the grip of the Booster Buckle.
"Booster Strike!"
Blazing flames erupted from the engine pipes on the right fist armor, the heat so intense that it discolored the engine pipes.
"Die, brat!"
Madame Gao's figure appeared like a ghost in front of Ailer. She crouched slightly, bending both arms simultaneously, with her elbows pointing outwards. This strike seemed to contain enough power to split mountains and shatter rocks.
If this strike landed, even with armor protection, Ailer would not fare well.
But wasn't Ailer waiting for this very moment?
"The strongest attack means the weakest defense, old woman. Now, let Geats show you how to defeat you! Rider—Punch!"
Ailer's expression was frenzied. He made no dodging movements, or rather, any technique seemed superfluous in front of this old woman.
Since that was the case, then there was no need to dodge. Just use one's strongest to attack the enemy's fiercest!
Death was not terrifying to Ailer. He had, after all, died once before, and this feeling was not unfamiliar to him.
For Ailer, dying in battle was acceptable, so what he thought about was 'winning.'
But Madame Gao, this fellow, was thinking about survival. When the two attacks collided and she perceived Ailer's terrifying strength, Madame Gao chose 'survival.' She used most of her strength to protect herself.
Boom—
A powerful force erupted, and the old woman was directly sent flying backward by Ailer's punch. She was like a kite with a broken string until she hit a shipping container, which stopped her.
At the same time, Ailer, who had taken a killing blow head-on, was not much better off. Because Madame Gao's 'Qi' could cause damage through armor, Ailer now felt a stinging pain all over his body, every nerve trembling.
Detecting Ailer's poor condition, the armor automatically disengaged. Only the handmade fox mask covered Ailer's pale face. He felt his blood constantly churning inside him, and his internal organs were enduring an unspeakable sharp pain.
This old woman's attacks were incredibly vicious. Anyone else with a weaker physique would have had their internal organs shattered and died.
But for Ailer, this was not a risk. He even gained benefits from this battle. He activated that 'energy traction' ability, which seemed like a half-finished product, concentrating all the 'Qi' into his palm. Instantly, the pain lessened significantly.
"Hey, what a pleasant surprise," Ailer smiled slightly, then turned his gaze towards Madame Gao's direction.
Madame Gao's figure had already disappeared. This old woman's will to survive was quite tenacious. After realizing that she might not be able to kill Ailer, she fled with her severe injuries.
"She ran really fast... Forget it, the bigger things are yet to come, let's go first." Seeing this, Ailer frowned slightly and prepared to leave the place.
Just then, a half-burned report fluttered to Ailer's feet. Half of its content was burned away, but the header 'United Construction Company' was very conspicuous.
After this, Ailer returned to his home. He removed all his equipment, then looked at his arm. He activated his ability, and all the 'Qi' from Madame Gao gathered in his palm.
Madame Gao had originally intended to kill Ailer with internal injuries, but how could she know that Ailer had the 'energy traction' superpower?
Moreover, after personally experiencing 'Qi,' a true energy used to strengthen the human body, a new door seemed to open before Ailer.
Ailer's eyes sparkled as he said confidently, "Next time we meet, even if I face the old rare one's true body, I won't lose!"
Soon after, in The Hand's secret room, the fleeing Madame Gao returned.
"The intelligence gathering is almost complete. Next time, I will definitely kill him!"
"We cannot let him affect the birth of Black Sky," another leader of The Hand reminded her.
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