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However.
Although Daredevil had always disdained cooperating with Kingpin,
this time, he was somewhat grateful that Bullseye had been sent.
Otherwise, with the terrifying power Gwen had suddenly unleashed, his meticulously planned hunt would likely have ended in failure again.
"But I have to say, Bullseye really helped us out… though the shot was a little off."
Seeing Gwen severely wounded and no longer a threat, Daredevil finally approached confidently, his expression somewhat sinister as he said,
"Spider-Woman, do you see? There are so many people who want revenge on you that they need to line up… So, no matter what, you won't escape today."
"I'm giving you one last chance now. If you come with us willingly and surrender to the police, I can even offer you a free defense."
"Alright,"
Gwen replied playfully, covering the wound on her shoulder, without a second thought.
Although under the blessing of Khorne's Blessing, she felt no pain at all,
driven by instinct, she still subconsciously wanted to cover the wound with her small hand.
"Ah, you… what did you say?!"
Gwen's answer clearly caught Daredevil completely off guard, causing him to freeze in astonishment.
Damn it, she should have refused!
How am I supposed to strike?
No, that's not right… she's deliberately playing with me!
Daredevil quickly reacted, his anger boiling like a volcanic eruption.
I'm going to kill you with my own hands today!
"What, did that answer disappoint you greatly?"
Daredevil's hypocrisy was nauseating, and a sneer of disdain appeared on Gwen's face beneath her mask. She continued to mock,
"Or were you just looking for a somewhat decent excuse before avenging your old flame?"
"You're talking nonsense."
Gwen's words undoubtedly tore away Daredevil's last shred of pretense, instantly making him furious and exasperated as he retorted,
"You bloodthirsty murderer, your existence not only puts everyone in Hell's Kitchen in danger, but also threatens this city…"
Before he could finish speaking, Gwen interrupted mercilessly, "I think it's threatening you all, isn't it?"
"But now, in my eyes, you hypocritical street heroes are no different from the criminals entrenched in Hell's Kitchen."
Gwen, while warily observing the situation on the battlefield, used her rebellious teenage sharp tongue to try and provoke Daredevil, thereby gaining more time to successfully establish communication with "God."
That's right.
The reason she was spouting so much nonsense wasn't because she genuinely wanted to surrender, nor was it to use her "mouth jutsu" to convert these hypocrites who were more disgusting than scum.
She simply wanted to stall for as much time as possible.
In order to summon Khorne and receive more and stronger power blessings.
No choice.
The current situation was a matter of life or death for Gwen.
Her right arm was completely numb due to the gunshot wound.
And her left arm, due to previous lingering injuries, could only exert about seventy percent of its normal strength.
In her current injured state, even with Khorne's Blessing, she was simply unable to defeat these four Defenders members in front of her.
Not to mention, there was still a despicable fellow in the shadows, constantly looking for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
So Gwen could only once again place all her hope for "life" on Khorne.
Only by gaining greater power could she survive this hunt.
"Oh God who governs war and blood, please help me. I haven't avenged my father yet, I cannot die here…"
"I still want to fight!!!"
"For this, I am willing to offer my soul and my most devout faith!"
For revenge, Gwen would stop at nothing, even if it meant sacrificing everything.
And facing Gwen's plea, the long-silent voice finally rang out.
[Very well, brave Khorne warrior, the valor and fearlessness you displayed in battle have successfully earned you the qualification for promotion…
You shall be reborn in the blossoming of destruction and slaughter. I shall bestow upon you Hell Spider Spears capable of piercing through everything!!]
Since Gwen had already offered her soul,
how could Khorne, who had always been known for his "generosity," be stingy in bestowing more power upon this "potential stock" on whom he had placed such high hopes?
At this very moment.
There was no need for any complex Daemonhood rituals.
Because the entire battlefield was Khorne's temple!
The wails of the dying were the hymns praising Khorne!
The corpses and blood scattered everywhere were the most sacred offerings to Khorne!
Boom—
The Khorne's Blessing on Gwen's forehead erupted with dazzling light.
A colossal energy, imbued with Khorne's will and primordial power, descended directly from the Warp onto Gwen, utilizing the rift Karl had previously torn in the Dimensional Barrier.
"Ugh ah…"
Gwen immediately felt as if her soul was being cleansed and remade by this immense power.
However, her frail human body was destined to be unable to fully withstand this surging, powerful force, and her entire being felt a tearing pain, as if she were being ripped apart from the inside out.
Fortunately, Khorne, who was in the Warp, soon stopped the infusion of divine power.
Alas, what a frail human body!
And there's a disruptive fellow in the background getting in the way.
During this process, eight sanguine energy spider legs had slowly grown from Gwen's back, and two demonic horns symbolizing demons had sprouted from her head.
However, for some unknown reason, these demonic horns only grew to about two centimeters before stopping.
And those Hell Spider Spears, sharp as lances at their tips, arranged themselves orderly behind Gwen as if possessing self-defense awareness, rising and falling with her breathing.
From a distance, they looked like two bone wings, sending shivers down one's spine.
At this moment.
Gwen was officially promoted from an ordinary "Khorne God Chosen" to a "Quasi-Khorne Daemon Princess" who could receive more power blessings!
(Friendly reminder: Blood Queen, Khorne Bride, Blood God Handmaiden are titles; Daemon Prince/Daemon Princess are ranks, symbolizing the pinnacle of mortal [Ascension to Daemonhood])
The reason Gwen is currently referred to as a "Quasi-Khorne Daemon Princess" is because, at present, due to the limitations of her mortal flesh, Gwen cannot fully receive the complete blessing of Khorne's primordial power.
Only when she completely sheds the limitations of her mortal body and reforges an immortal body in the Warp will she have truly completed the Daemonhood ritual.
Becoming a Daemon Princess with power comparable to a deity!
However, at that point, it would also mean that Gwen, like the Four Lackeys, would become an enemy "repelled" by the physical Universe.
[Go slaughter! Go fight… In the name of the Blood God, bring death and defeat to your enemies, crush their skulls with blood-stained feet, build a new throne with blood and corpses, and let war and slaughter sweep across the entire World!!]
"Damn it, she seems to be starting to demonize, we have to stop her quickly!"
Danny Rand, seemingly sensing something, immediately showed a look of horror.
His sturdy body trembled incessantly from the terrifying aura emanating from Gwen.
Danny Rand had never encountered such a powerful and evil entity before.
Not even the immortal dragon Shou Lao had given him such a sense of almost desperate oppression!
But fortunately, the evil aura came quickly and left just as quickly…
This gave Danny Rand a moment to breathe, so he hurriedly shouted to Daredevil and the other two,
"Matt, you three hold her off for a bit, I need some time to activate the sealing power!"
Immediately, Danny Rand once again poured all his Qi into his right fist, and it resonated with the natural energy in the atmosphere.
His fist suddenly erupted with dazzling golden-yellow light, faintly forming a ferocious dragon head.
"Danny, there's no need to go through all that trouble…"
Luke Cage, who had no idea what had just happened, was still indignant about almost being suffocated by the webs stuck to his face.
Although he possessed an impenetrable body of copper skin and iron bones,
he still needed to breathe air to maintain his oxygen circulation.
Luke Cage showed a ferocious, grim smile, shaking his massive fist, "Because I'll personally pluck out all those damn spider legs growing from that little spider's back, then smash her head with my fist and send her back to Hell!!"
Daredevil and Jessica Jones both raised their hands in agreement.
The former had intended to kill Gwen from the start to avenge his old flame, Erica.
And the latter was originally short-tempered and sharp-tongued, prone to venting her anger under the influence of emotion…
Not to mention, she had just narrowly avoided being headshotted by Gwen.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Now was clearly the best time to kill Spider-Woman.
So they wouldn't stand there foolishly waiting for Gwen to complete her transformation.
Thus, a new round of attacks began.
Luke Cage, relying on his formidable defense, charged forward recklessly towards Gwen.
Jessica Jones and Daredevil followed closely, one above and one below.
However—
Pfft, pfft, pfft—
The next second, three sharp Hell Spider Spears automatically met the attack, piercing directly through the chests of the three, and impaling them in mid-air.
"This… how is this possible?"
Luke Cage's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked down in disbelief at the wound on his chest, which was pierced through from front to back, profusely bleeding.
He, was his defense broken?
Moreover, he could clearly feel that this sanguine spider leg was greedily devouring his life force, and even his soul!
Daredevil and Jessica Jones, who were also impaled through the heart, wore nearly identical expressions of shock.
However, their heads soon drooped powerlessly.
"Erica, I'm sorry, I couldn't avenge you with my own hands…"
…
[prestige points +88, +88, +88…].
[Collectible souls detected, Warp soul count +1, +1, +1].
…
However.
Even at the moment of death, Luke Cage and the other two had no idea.
In fact, each Hell Spider Spears contained a special power bestowed by Khorne.
They were unstoppable, indestructible.
Even the strongest shield could not block their direct penetration.
And those who were struck by the Hell Spider Spears but did not die immediately, unless they received purification like the Emperor's holy power,
otherwise, no matter how small the wound, their souls would continuously drain from the wound until they eventually became hollow husks.
In addition.
Whenever Gwen harvested a life using the Hell Spider Spears, under the feedback of Khorne's Blood Tithe, her power would increase by one point, until the battle completely ended.
And the so-called Khorne's Blood Tithe was actually a type of Khorne's primordial power.
Daemon Princes or Greater Daemons bestowed with this power would receive an additional, seemingly insignificant, but "infinitely stackable" combat power Buff when they completely eliminated enemies in battle through continuous slaughter.
Theoretically, as long as Gwen's current body could withstand it, the more she killed and the longer she fought on the battlefield, the greater her power would become.
Ultimately, it could even rival a god!!
"Next, it's your turn…"
Gwen manipulated the Hell Spider Spears behind her, discarding the bodies of Luke Cage and the other two to the side.
She had no interest in even giving these hypocritical pieces of trash another glance.
Then she stepped towards Danny Rand.
Although she had only harvested three lives, the life force of these three street heroes was far more vigorous than that of thirty ordinary people.
So Gwen could clearly feel that her power had become slightly stronger under the blessing of some mysterious force (Khorne's Blood Tithe).
"You damned demon, look what you've done?!"
"I'm going to disembowel you and tear out every one of your bones!"
Danny Rand, seeing his friends instantly killed, was immediately filled with grief and indignation, directly interrupting his charge and unleashing a furious punch towards Gwen.
Roar—
A scorching and dazzling golden-yellow light erupted from Iron Fist.
Like a roaring giant dragon, it opened its gaping maw and lunged at Gwen.
But the next second.
It was easily blocked by Gwen with her left hand.
Pfft, pfft, pfft—
Several Hell Spider Spears directly pierced Danny Rand's body, draining his life force.
During this process, a mysterious soul will, which had originally resided within his body, was forcibly plundered into the Warp.