The moment Liam used three consecutive Gacha attempts on Natasha and instantly consumed the [A-Rank Fighting Technique] card!
Natasha, the super agent, finally reacted.
Although the series of actions Liam just performed seemed complex, they were actually completed in a flash of lightning, taking barely a second.
But in that mere second, Natasha suddenly felt a wave of weakness rise within her. Her originally incredibly fast reaction speed seemed to have slowed down!
Without time to think about what had happened to her, Natasha launched her counterattack directly!
She raised the dual guns in her hands, intending to use the pistol grips as hammers to smash two bloody holes into Liam's head!
However, the current Liam was not the same Liam from a second ago!
[A-Rank Fighting Technique]!
It began to take effect immediately!
The entire process of Natasha raising her guns to strike was seen by Liam, who instinctively reacted in an instant.
Liam raised his hands, moving later but arriving first, pressing down on Natasha's wrists.
Snap! Snap!
A shake of his hands! Then a downward snatch and pull!
The dual guns in Natasha's hands ended up in Liam's hands!
The power of comprehensive combat techniques lies in the fusion of various close-quarters combat skills; even catching a blade with bare hands is possible!
"..."
Natasha only felt her hands go empty. Shocked and angry, she twisted her waist, about to use Jiu-Jitsu to lock Liam's vitals.
However, for Natasha, who had lost her [A-Rank Fighting Technique], executing such high-level Jiu-Jitsu was a bit difficult.
Liam simply snatched with his bare hands, breaking free before Natasha's Jiu-Jitsu lock could fully form. In the process, he shoved the pistols he had just snatched back into Natasha's hands.
"Calm down! Beautiful Miss Natasha, that was just a small misunderstanding! I'm here to help you!"
Liam placed his hands on Natasha's shoulders, causing her body, which was as agile as a cheetah, to calm down.
This was because Liam was using his hands to channel the [A-Rank Fighting Technique] he had just mastered!
Having mastered the [A-Rank Fighting Technique], Liam had leaped to become a close-combat expert!
So even though his hands seemed to rest casually on Natasha's shoulders right now.
He was actually ingeniously neutralizing a portion of Natasha's strength, making her body appear to be momentarily immobilized.
"Such formidable fighting skills! This guy's combat technique seems better than many people in the Bureau!"
Completely unaware that her [A-Rank Fighting Technique] had become Liam's ability, Natasha compared the strength Liam displayed to the members of S.H.I.E.L.D.
"How about it? Natasha, don't you think the correct choice is to deal with those annoying bank robbers first?"
Liam looked at the beautiful face close at hand and said with a smile in a relaxed tone.
For some reason, when Natasha saw the smile on Liam's face and heard his relaxed tone, her originally extremely guarded and tense emotions really relaxed!
This was all because Liam's favorability in Natasha's heart had increased by 100 points out of thin air, forcibly raising him from stranger status to the level of a close friend!
This was also why Natasha couldn't get angry at Liam.
"Alright! Help me deal with this group of bank robbers, and I'll forgive what you did to me just now!"
Under the influence of the favorability, a strange light flashed in Natasha's beautiful eyes, and she finally spoke with a hint of shyness.
"It seems the effect of favorability on plot characters is better than I imagined!"
Liam was slightly surprised that Natasha agreed so easily.
"Looking at it this way, if the favorability is a bit higher, maybe I can 'conquer' Natasha!"
A playful light flashed in Liam's eyes.
"Let's deal with those bank robbers opposite first! Natasha has now been recruited into S.H.I.E.L.D. Helping her complete the mission this time will also pave the way for the future!"
The current Liam felt like his condition was off the charts!
Even facing that group of bank robbers with heavy firepower, Liam felt it would be no difficulty at all!
"Natasha! Cover me. Once I get close enough, I can instantly wipe those guys out!"
Liam smiled confidently at Natasha, then turned and used the shadows of the vehicles for cover to sneak toward the bank entrance.
By the time Natasha reacted, Liam had disappeared from in front of her.
Although Natasha was in a state of extreme emotional conflict, she ultimately raised her dual guns and chose to cover Liam's advance.
The fierce sound of gunfighting rang out again. The bank robbers, who had relaxed slightly, shouted and pulled their triggers once more.
"Idiots, as expected!"
Under Natasha's nearly perfect cover, Liam silently approached the bank entrance.
Now, the distance between Liam and the bank robbers fiercely exchanging fire with Natasha was less than five meters.
If not for the last small car blocking their view, the bank robbers would have discovered Liam immediately.
"Using my first real battle in the Marvel World on these small fries is giving them enough face!"
Liam crouched slightly, compressing his body like a spring, clearly charging up power!
Charge complete... then... sprint!
The [A-Rank Fighting Technique] granted Liam nearly perfect muscle power application!
Whoosh!
Liam turned into a gust of wind, rushing out from behind the car shielding him. Before the bank robbers could react, he broke into their midst.
Like lightning piercing into the crowd, Liam, with speed that left no time to cover one's ears, suddenly jumped and drove a knee strike directly into the temple of the robber in the very center of the group!
Crack!
A terrifyingly clear sound of bone cracking, even through the thick hood, still echoed throughout the scene!