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Crack! Just as their fists collided, a heart-wrenching pain shot through Gwen's right arm.
Although Danny Rand's strength didn't seem great, the spiraling energy wrapped around his fist felt as if it was tearing off the flesh from Gwen's entire right arm.
Even the bones inside developed slight cracks.
Furthermore, the yellow energy wave containing natural energy, emanating from his fist, passed through her body like a roaring dragon.
It actually caused a certain impact on Gwen's mental state, making her consciousness momentarily hazy.
Fortunately, the khorne rune promptly emerged from Gwen's forehead.
The brilliant crimson light instantly dispelled the abnormal state imposed on Gwen's mind.
Even the pain in her right arm and other parts of her body faded away.
"Huh? He actually ignored the mental power I applied to my fist."
Danny Rand's expression changed drastically.
Normally, his Iron Fist power could be divided into two attack modes.
One was purely physical output.
With the enhancement of Qi, he would maximize his attack power to brutally crush his target.
The other was more inclined towards "magic output."
Through resonance with natural energy, he could cause certain mental interference and fluctuations while performing physical attacks.
Furthermore, when fighting demonic creatures or certain supernatural beings, he could even unleash powerful sealing abilities.
In the original work, the dragon bone, located beneath the Financial Building in Midtown Manhattan, which the Hand's The Five Fingers had long coveted, was forcibly sealed by the previous Iron Fist using this very power.
Unless the seal was broken again with the Iron Fist's power, even TNT would be useless.
However, Danny Rand no longer had time to ponder why his fist, which could even penetrate the immortal dragon Shou Lao's defenses, failed to directly incapacitate Gwen.
Because in that very instant, he felt a powerful and evil dangerous aura emanating from Gwen.
The dragon-shaped tattoo left on his chest by Shou Lao even throbbed with a stinging sensation.
And this was precisely the special reaction that occurred when encountering demons.
"Everyone, be careful, she might have demonic power residing within her…."
Danny Rand roared, then once again channeled his full Qi into his fists, causing them to glow brightly.
He then launched a stepping punch, giving Gwen no chance to catch her breath.
"I knew she was trouble!!"
Upon hearing this, Daredevil's face immediately showed a look of relief.
As if, this way, he could justifiably kill Gwen to avenge his lover, Erica.
After all, demons aren't people!
So naturally, it wouldn't violate his no-kill principle.
"You are the demons!!"
Facing the attack, Gwen first used a front kick with her right leg to successfully neutralize Danny Rand's punch.
Then, twisting her waist and thrusting her hips, her slender leg, like a soft whip, drew a graceful arc in mid-air.
It swept towards Danny Rand's face with the force of a thousand armies.
Seeing this, Danny Rand dodged by bending down, then stepped forward with a palm thrust, accurately hitting Gwen's abdomen.
Under the impact of a tremendous force, Gwen's body staggered back several steps.
Danny Rand seized the moment she was unstable, lunged forward again, and, aided by inertia, launched a flying punch, his Iron Fist, imbued with natural energy, once more striking Gwen's abdomen.
Bang—
Gwen's slender figure instantly flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the wall behind her.
The terrifying energy wave, like a fierce dragon, passed through her body, nearly shattering her internal organs.
It was then that Gwen realized she had truly underestimated this man whose fists glowed.
Among the four people hunting her, this man posed the greatest threat.
Because in terms of combat technique, practical experience, and reaction speed, he was far superior to her.
Moreover, his attacks could even deceive her Spider-Sense.
However, this was actually quite normal.
Because if it was purely a Hand-to-Hand fight, even Captain America, who could go toe-to-toe with anyone, would be considered a junior in front of Danny Rand, who held the name of Iron Fist.
After all, his specialty was indeed combat.
And he also had the enhancement of Qi, which could draw upon natural energy, so a combat rookie like Gwen now was simply not enough, alright!
"Hehe, leave the rest to me… I'll make this stubborn little bug behave."
At this moment, Luke Cage rushed forward impatiently, his muscular frame crashing heavily into Gwen like a tank.
Even though Gwen quickly crossed her arms to block, the immense impact still nearly broke her sternum, and blood gushed uncontrollably from her mouth and nose.
Even the thick wall behind her shattered into several spiderweb-like cracks.
"Spider-Woman, I think you should understand, this isn't a personal grudge between us… Hell's Kitchen is our home, so we have an obligation to defend the street safety here."
Luke Cage immediately swung his two massive fists, launching a series of powerful, heavy straight punches at Gwen.
An ordinary person, even if hit by one punch, would die on the spot.
Fortunately, her Spider-Sense came back online just as he attacked.
It helped Gwen gain a moment of respite under the overwhelming onslaught of disparate power.
She nimbly dodged every powerful blow aimed at her head.
But Gwen knew deep down that to defeat these four powerful enemies, relying solely on her own strength was utterly impossible.
To break the deadlock, she would have to once again borrow the power of the Blood God.
So Gwen, without thinking, blurted out again, "Blood for the Blood God, Skulls for the Skull Throne!!!"
A surge of power instantly filled her entire body, and at the same time, Khorne's Blessing's "battle instinct" was directly elevated to its peak state.
Khorne has always been extremely generous to those God Chosen who harbor hatred, dare to fight on the battlefield, and show no fear of death.
You just need to keep hacking and slashing, and I'll take care of everything else!
Bang bang—
Gwen's Hands precisely gripped Luke Cage's descending Iron Fist; under the enhancement of Khorne's Blessing, his movements were as slow as a snail.
Her fair, small Hands couldn't even fully cover his fist.
But the terrifying power emanating from them made Luke Cage's face turn pale with shock.
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
WTF???
Watching his arms gradually bend, Luke Cage's eyes widened, unable to believe that one day, he too would be defeated in a pure contest of strength.
But the key was, she was just being completely dominated by me, right?
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Just as Luke Cage was distracted, Gwen raised her Hand and shot out several crimson webs, sticking his eyes, mouth, and nose together.
Then, before he could tear the webs from his face, she grabbed his head and forcefully threw him towards Danny Rand.
But at this moment, Daredevil, wielding alloy short staffs, stepped forward to block her path, "Don't think of running, my sensory radar is your bane."
"Bane? You… are you worthy?"
Seeing this, Gwen immediately abandoned the chase, turned, and bent her arm to block.
After successfully blocking Daredevil's sweeping short staff, her left Hand suddenly clamped onto his shoulder and pulled down, while her right knee naturally thrust towards his chest.
Daredevil's heart startled, and he quickly abandoned his short staffs, pressing his Hands down while arching his body backward to dodge.
But in the next second, Gwen countered his move, immediately leaning back, thrusting her hips forward, and straightening her right leg with borrowed force, delivering a 'backward lean front kick' that, with the might of an overlord clearing the way, landed squarely on Daredevil's chest.
Bang—
With a dull thud, Daredevil's body flew backward, but just as he was about to hit the wall, Jessica Jones barely caught him.
"Demon worshiper, Hell's Kitchen does not welcome you!!"
Danny Rand, with his extremely rich combat experience, did not immediately choose to help Luke Cage tear off the webs from his face.
He believed that the other party would certainly be able to resolve this small problem on his own.
So, while Gwen's old strength was exhausted and new strength had not yet been born, he suddenly swung his right Hand in a hook punch directly towards her face.
"Perfect!"
Under Gwen's mask, a look of madness appeared on her face.
Her left leg, which was her supporting leg, twisted naturally in place, and her right leg, which had been suspended in mid-air, changed its trajectory directly into a high roundhouse kick without touching the ground, sweeping towards Danny Rand's face at an even faster speed.
You're really good at fighting, aren't you?
Come on, let's fight to the death!!
"You…"
Danny Rand was clearly startled by her fierce, life-for-a-life fighting style.
He quickly raised his arm to block.
The immense force instantly shook his body violently.
However, his Hands still instinctively tried to grasp Gwen's ankle.
Unexpectedly, Gwen's reaction and movements were even quicker than his.
She immediately bent her knee and spun, her petite figure like a top, quickly rotating one and a half times in mid-air in a very short time, delivering a beautiful 540-degree backward kick that directly sent Danny Rand flying several meters away.
If he hadn't, at the critical moment, successfully protected his head by crossing his fists, his head would probably have been kicked off on the spot.
"Damn it, how did she suddenly get so strong…?"
Jessica Jones, seeing how the seemingly assured victory had been completely reversed in the blink of an eye, couldn't help but look bewildered.
But to prevent Gwen from escaping, she had no choice but to put down Daredevil, who was spitting blood, and lunged at Gwen.
However, anyone with an eye could tell that her movements were too wide and full of openings.
As the only female member of the Defenders.
Jessica Jones's combat skills were clearly not as refined as the other three, not even as good as Gwen's before Khorne's Blessing.
But there was nothing she could do about it.
After all, the enemies she usually encountered could be easily dealt with using brute force.
Gwen took a small step back with her right foot, accumulating power while sidestepping to successfully dodge Jessica Jones's incoming punch.
Then, as their bodies crossed, her right foot, like a whip, swept out, striking the opponent's side abdomen.
Crack—
Several ribs snapped in response.
Jessica Jones's body rolled backward several times on the ground.
She struggled several times but couldn't get back up, her face filled with pain.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Before the opponent could get back on her feet, Gwen had already shot out several crimson webs from her wrist, wrapping Jessica Jones up like a zongzi, firmly pinning her to the ground.
However, just as Gwen approached, preparing to kick the opponent's head directly with a soccer kick, Danny Rand silently attacked from behind.
His glowing Iron Fist, like a roaring dragon, directly blasted Gwen away.
At the same time.
Not far away, in the darkness on the rooftop of a building directly opposite the alley, Bullseye, who had been lurking for a long time, finally captured the perfect hunting opportunity.
After precisely predicting Gwen's subsequent trajectory in his mind, he pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Bang—
With a muffled gunshot, a 5.56mm 193 bullet, with an initial velocity of 975 meters/second, left the barrel and flew towards Gwen's heart as she was falling backward in mid-air.
!!!
Facing the frantic warning from her Spider-Sense, Gwen actually managed to slightly twist her body in mid-air, successfully avoiding her heart.
However, a large hole was directly pierced through her right shoulder by the bullet, and her entire right arm instantly hung limply.
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
WTF???
"Are you kidding me, this is actually possible?"
Bullseye was astonished by the sight.
No, I mean, being able to react so extremely after being knocked flying like that, is this really something a human can do?
Originally, Bullseye was full of confidence, ready to use this shot to redeem himself.
But who would have thought that in the end, he still missed.
Ugh, how am I supposed to make a living in Hell's Kitchen after this?
However, just as he was about to fire two more shots at Gwen, she, at the moment of landing, raised her Hand and shot out several crimson webs, blocking the top of the alley and successfully obscuring his vision.
"Fu*k! This cunning little spider!"
Bullseye had no choice but to drop his sniper rifle and leap from the rooftop.
"Hey, Matt, besides us, did you invite any other friends?"
Danny Rand asked, full of doubt, while using the Qi in his Hands to help Jessica tear off the webs stuck to her body.
"No… cough cough cough…"
Daredevil wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up from the ground.
He didn't even need to activate his sensory radar to roughly guess who had just made the move.
Looking across all of New York, the only person who could accurately hit a target in such a fleeting moment, besides his arch-nemesis Bullseye, was no one else.