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Bang—
Gwen kicked out, but not only failed to shake the opponent, but instead, under the impact of that immense force, she had to continuously flip backward and jump to release the power.
"Spider-Woman, are you out of your mind? You killed so many people in one night?"
The extremely muscular male Pirate reached out to help the dying gang member remove the bloody red spider silk blocking his mouth and nose.
But unexpectedly, the stickiness of the spider silk far exceeded his imagination.
When he pulled hard, it tore off the skin from the gang member's face.
"Ah~~"
The gang member let out a tragic wail and soon passed away.
This gruesome scene of flesh and blood also startled the Pirate who had reached out, and he immediately roared at Gwen, exasperated:
"What the hell is wrong with your brain to strike with such lethal force?"
"It seems Matt… no, Daredevil was right. We can't let you run wild in Hell's Kitchen any longer!"
"Spider-Woman, I warn you, you'd best not put up any useless resistance now. Just surrender obediently… I will absolutely not be soft-hearted towards a murderer like you just because you're a woman."
With that said.
He swung his fist and charged towards Gwen.
This Pirate was Luke Cage, once a criminal, who later, as a volunteer in prison, underwent a secret experimental modification and unexpectedly gained invulnerable skin and bones, as well as enhanced strength far beyond ordinary people.
And this time, he, along with two other Defenders members, responded to Daredevil's invitation to clear out the pest plaguing Hell's Kitchen—Spider-Woman!
Luke Cage's punches were powerful and exceptionally fierce.
But the downside of absolute strength was slow moves and many openings; Gwen easily dodged a hook by leaning back.
The second punch, a direct hit to the head, was still evaded by Gwen's sidestep.
For the third punch, a heavy straight punch with a bent arm and stored power, Gwen chose to meet it head-on with a block.
Bang—
The Punch canceled out, fist meeting fist.
Gwen's body immediately retreated several steps, and a sore pain instantly spread through her arm.
Clearly, in the pure strength contest just now, Luke Cage had the upper hand.
But this was also very normal.
And although Gwen's injuries had mostly recovered after a few days of rest.
But after all, the two were several times different in build, plus Gwen had never undergone specialized training for her strength before. To be able to do this much now, not being sent flying by one punch from the opponent was already very good.
"Hmm? You weren't knocked flying?"
Seeing Gwen successfully block his punch, Luke Cage couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face.
One must know that with his full strength, his punches could even penetrate 10-centimeter thick steel plates, and he could easily lift tens of tons of heavy objects.
Yet his attack was blocked by this "frail" Spider-Woman in front of him.
Wasn't this a blatant slap in his face?
He was instantly enraged and swung his fists, launching a new round of attacks.
Although Luke Cage had the advantage in strength, and was in a narrow alley less than 5 meters wide, and both his combat experience and fighting skills were superior to Gwen, who was a rookie.
But when they truly engaged, facing Gwen, who excelled in agility, his attacks often missed nine out of ten times.
And the bloody red spider webs she shot from her wrists, he didn't know what material they were made of, but both their stickiness and toughness were far beyond imagination.
However, thankfully, these spider webs, apart from delaying his attacks, could not cause any substantial damage to him, who possessed invulnerable skin and bones.
Even Gwen's attacks were like this.
But in this way, Luke also couldn't cause any effective damage to Gwen in a short period of time.
He could only charge back and forth in the alley like a mad bull.
Boom—
Just then, a man with a yellow eye mask on his face and yellow light shimmering on his fists suddenly leaped down from the small building behind Gwen.
Then he punched her in the face with lightning speed, and blood immediately splattered.
The powerful force directly sent Gwen flying, and Luke Cage on the opposite side took the opportunity to lock her throat, lifting her into the air with one arm.
"Originally, I thought I wouldn't need to act to resolve this crisis."
Danny Rand looked at Gwen, shaking his head with an extremely solemn expression, "But now it seems I was wrong."
"I sense a terrifying aura of slaughter on you, as if an ancient demon is residing within your body…"
"This dark power, filled with malice, should not appear in the human World. It should be sealed away, and that is precisely my mission as the Iron Fist."
But before he could finish speaking, Luke Cage on the opposite side interrupted him with an annoyed expression: "Hey, Danny, didn't your master teach you not to casually interfere in other people's fights?"
"I can handle this little bug myself!"
Danny Rand, however, refused with an unusually firm tone: "No, from now on, she's mine."
"Spider-Sense didn't activate?"
Gwen's heart tightened; this man whose fists glowed was the second person she had encountered this month who caused her Spider-Sense to fail.
Moreover, she could clearly feel a powerful, mysterious force emanating from the opponent's fists.
Presumably, it was this mysterious power that hindered the effectiveness of her Spider-Sense.
However, now was clearly not a good time to ponder these things.
Gwen, seizing the moment of their argument, immediately wrapped her calf around Luke Cage's entire forearm, and using herself as a pivot and the opponent's forearm as a lever, while suddenly applying the entire strength of her body, her slender figure spun rapidly downwards like a top.
Thud—
Luke Cage's massive frame, under the force of this joint lock, was heavily slammed to the ground.
"Fuck!"
Luke Cage never expected that the seemingly frail girl in front of him could, in such a clever way, forcefully break his single-hand lock and, with the momentum, take him down.
"Alright, if you want to keep fighting, then I'll see it through, but your attacks pose no threat to me whatsoever…"
Luke Cage scrambled up, charging towards Gwen like a heavy tank.
The latter shot a web line at the wall above, then leaped up, successfully dodging the opponent's charge while delivering a flying kick directly to Luke Cage's throat.
Ever since her encounter with Daredevil a few days ago.
Now, Gwen had no good feelings for these vigilantes entrenched in Hell's Kitchen.
Naturally, she had no intention of holding back in her attacks.
However, this move still failed to cause substantial damage to Luke Cage.
The latter seized the opportunity to grab her ankle; Gwen quickly released the web, using the gravity of her falling body to grab the opponent's wrist and perform a joint lock, again using his forearm as a lever for a reverse wrist grab, attempting to break his arm.
Unfortunately, she still didn't succeed.
"Little bug, your petty tricks are useless against me."
Luke Cage forcefully swung his locked arm outwards.
He directly flung Gwen's body far away.
The latter performed several beautiful turns in mid-air, then landed gracefully like an elegant swan.
Seeing that she couldn't defeat Luke Cage in a short time, and with an additional martial arts master on the opposite side who could "deceive" her Spider-Sense.
Gwen knew that if she continued to fight, with one against two, her chances of winning were extremely low.
Anyway, her goal for today had already been achieved, so it would be better to temporarily avoid the confrontation and leave.
Thinking of this.
Gwen raised her hand and shot a web line upwards.
But just as her figure had barely leaped into the air, a young woman with long, curly hair, flying rapidly from above, punched Gwen in mid-air, sending her crashing back to the ground.
Bang—
Gwen's slender body hit the ground heavily like a cannonball.
Blood flowed from her mouth and nose.
Her entire skeleton felt as if it was about to fall apart, and the pain was excruciating.
Clearly, the woman in mid-air, besides being able to fly, also possessed strength far beyond ordinary people.
"Miss, I'm sorry? Unless you come back with us obediently tonight, you're not going anywhere."
Just as Gwen had guessed, the curly-haired woman who attacked was Jessica Jones, a private detective with the ability to fly and immense strength.
"You killed Erica!!"
At this moment, Daredevil's voice, filled with anger, also sounded, and then his figure walked in from outside the alley.
After "seeing" Gwen's miserable state, a faint sense of satisfaction arose in his heart.
This is all your own doing!
However, this was far from enough.
It seemed he wanted to prove to his companions how evil this Spider-Woman was, or perhaps he wanted to deliver a belated counterattack for being left speechless by her last time, so this time he wasn't in a hurry to act.
"Spider-Woman, you've caused too much slaughter. How do you think this situation should end?"
"Now, not only are we, the Defenders, and the police chasing you, but all the gangs in Hell's Kitchen are also looking for you.
Kingpin has even secretly placed a bounty on your head…"
"So, it's foreseeable that those desperadoes will turn this city upside down to find you."
"To prevent other innocent people from being implicated, we absolutely will not allow such a situation to happen…"
"If you choose to surrender now, I can promise you that we will personally escort you to the police station to receive a fair trial."
"Hypocrisy!"
Gwen found herself disliking Daredevil more and more now.
Because almost anyone with eyes could see the deep-seated hatred this man held for her.
Yet he insisted on finding a seemingly righteous reason for his actions, thereby preemptively occupying the moral high ground to judge her.
Such hypocritical behavior was simply nauseating.
But even if it meant death, Gwen would absolutely not yield to these hypocritical bastards.
Even though she was surrounded and severely injured at this moment, there was still no trace of fear on Gwen's face beneath her mask. She sneered and retorted:
"You should know better than I do how many people these pieces of trash I killed have harmed with drugs, and how many once happy families they've torn apart…"
"But you and your vigilante friends chose to turn a blind eye to it, which is why Hell's Kitchen has become increasingly chaotic under your protection."
"Forget about trying to persuade me to surrender. I will absolutely not stop until these tumors are completely eradicated, and if anyone obstructs me, I will crush them without hesitation… So, if you want to fight, just start!"
Gwen, in the stubborn way unique to a rebellious teenager, told the four people in front of her: I am not afraid of you!!
Even Khorne, who was peeking at the screen from Hyperspace, couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise, "Tough enough, truly my Chosen. Whether I can make a big score in the future depends on you!"
"Stubborn."
Daredevil's face turned extremely ugly, and the killing intent emanating from him became too thick to conceal.
"I have to say, you're very brave, little bug."
The short-tempered Luke Cage stepped forward, adopting a menacing stance and sneering, "But I don't think this is a very good choice."
A great battle was about to erupt.
Iron Fist Danny Rand struck first, lunging forward with lightning speed to appear before Gwen, his glowing golden Iron Fist smashing down.
After infusing his fists with the "Qi" within his body, besides the glowing effect, Danny Rand's fists would also gain hardness far exceeding steel, as well as a special magic Buff that made him immune to pain and injury.
Whoosh—
Gwen learned from her previous alley fight and immediately realized that if she fought in a confined space, she would have no chance of winning.
So, she immediately raised her hand and shot a web line upwards, wanting to quickly create distance from her enemies.
But before she could leap up, the space above her head had already been blocked by Jessica Jones, who had flown over.
At the same time, Daredevil, holding two alloy short sticks, and Luke Cage stood menacingly behind her, forming a pincer movement and constantly stepping forward, continuously compressing Gwen's range of movement.
Clearly, the four had made thorough preparations beforehand and meticulously studied Gwen's fighting style.
That's why they waited until Gwen entered the alley before revealing themselves.
It could be said that their intentions were extremely sinister.
Seeing this, Gwen knew there was no way to dodge or evade.
So, she immediately and decisively gave up on dodging, choosing to swing her fist and meet the relatively less threatening Danny Rand head-on.
She attempted to open a breakthrough point through him.
After all, in her opinion, although the opponent's glowing fists possessed some mysterious power.
But as long as it wasn't a pure strength type like Luke Cage, she would have at least over seventy percent chance of winning.
Gwen was still very confident in her own strength.
Moreover, she might even take the opportunity to figure out what that mysterious power on Danny Rand that could deceive her Spider-Sense truly was.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you can strike at their weaknesses!