Five slender fingers tightly gripped Madame Gao's neck, like welded iron rings. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move them an inch.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Madame Gao, with a flushed face, continuously attacked the opponent's body and arms by controlling her Qi.
But her Qi hadn't even touched the opponent before it was strangely absorbed into his body, causing no damage at all.
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: Qi (Madame Gao)"
Madame Gao's Qi was a type of ability similar to natural energy. If you had to describe it, it was somewhat similar to the internal energy and Qigong in Wuxia novels.
It could be used to strike objects from a distance, move objects, enhance physical and Mind Manipulation Ability, and also slightly heal internal and external injuries on herself and others.
The ability was comprehensive, but the effect was very average, neither particularly strong nor weak. No wonder she could only be a street-level villain.
"Buzz!"
Clusters of energy emitted dazzling light, surging out from Madame Gao's body and into Samuel's body.
No misses, no letting go.
Double the Qi effect should be stronger, right?
Madame Gao, whose Qi had been absorbed, aged rapidly at a visible speed.
She was already old with white hair and wrinkled skin, but now she looked like a gradually dried corpse, terrifying and horrifying—
"No! Don't kill her, you can't kill her, you can't!!!"
Looking at Madame Gao, who was about to die, Harold Meachum finally reacted. If Madame Gao died, his hope of resurrection would also be gone.
"I can't kill her? Then you kill her."
Samuel glanced over, took out a palm cannon from the system, threw it in front of him, and said coldly, "Put it on and kill Madame Gao."
"No! I can't, you, no—"
Harold Meachum resisted while uncontrollably putting on the palm cannon and walking in front of the dying Madame Gao.
He raised his hand and fired.
"Bang!"
Madame Gao's almost shriveled, skull-like head instantly disintegrated under the barrage of the palm cannon.
Harold Meachum stared blankly at Madame Gao's corpse. She was dead, and his hope of resurrection was also gone. Everything was over.
"Ding!"
"Combat detected, drop reward: Super Vitality (Madame Gao)"
"Ding!"
"Detected combat, dropped reward: 3 points."
Harold Meachum's move earned Samuel an extra dropped reward for free.
The dejected Harold Meachum looked at the weapon that had disappeared from his hand and roared at Samuel, almost insane: "Do you know what you've done?!"
Samuel snorted coldly, and the invisible gravity forced Harold Meachum directly onto his knees.
"Who gave you the courage to yell at me like that? Was it your death, or the death of your entire family?!"
Harold Meachum instantly panicked: "No, don't hurt them, it has nothing to do with them, they don't know anything."
"I want ten percent of Rand Corporation's shares and some channel resources. Money, I won't give, but I guarantee they can take over the company smoothly. Agree or not?"
Rand Corporation is a large enterprise involved in aviation, medical machinery, agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, and other fields. Many channels and resources are very valuable to Samuel, which can be used to lay eggs with borrowed chickens.
"Agree, we agree!" Ward Meachum couldn't wait and spoke before his father could.
What could Harold Meachum do? He could only agree!
Samuel obtained twenty percent of Rand Corporation's shares transferred by Harold Meachum, and also received a list.
The people on the list were executives who could potentially affect Ward Meachum taking over the company, as well as people arranged by The Hand.
"Hand this list over to the White Queen in Madripoor with the ship. She will handle it. She will also be fully responsible for the channels and resources I require."
Samuel ignored the now-lost Harold Meachum and instructed Ward Meachum.
"I'll go tomorrow," Ward Meachum said without hesitation.
Satisfied with Ward Meachum's sensibility and cooperation, Samuel nodded, reached out, and gently pulled at the apartment door.
"Bang."
The door was knocked open, and a figure flew in, falling onto the floor with a thud and sliding to Samuel's front.
This was an Asian woman, dressed in black, with a very gothic style.
She was Madame Gao's subordinate, called Nine-Spider Maiden, from the City of Spiders, the Kingdom, which is said to be on par with K'un-Lun.
The Seven Capitals of Heaven all have their own Guardians, also known as Immortal Weapons, respectively:
City of the Dragon: K'un-Lun -- Iron Fist.
City of the Crane: K'un-Zi -- Crane Champion.
City of the Serpent: Peng Lai -- The Serpent.
City of the Tiger: Tiger Island -- Tiger's Beautiful Daughter.
City of the Spider: The Kingdom -- Nine-Spider Maiden.
City of the Dog: Under Realm -- Dog Brother #1.
City of the Monkey -- Prince of Orphans.
The Nine-Spider Maiden before him was equivalent to the 'Iron Fist' of the Kingdom, but her strength was far inferior to Iron Fist.
She has her own Chi, is skilled in using poison, and her combat skills are decent.
Samuel remembered that besides these seven cities, there seemed to be an Eighth City, connected to the Hell Dimension, called the Eight Hot Hells.
As a shared realm of evil exile, only when the seven Immortal Weapons concentrate their Chi can the passage be opened.
In related comics, the Monkey King was suppressed by the Buddha on Wudang Mountain, which is connected to the Eight Hot Hells.
The new generation of Monkey King, or rather, the superhero named Monkey King, was beaten into the Eight Hot Hells for fifteen years for the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
During the [Fear Itself] event, the Eight Hot Hells were torn open, allowing him to escape.
This second-generation Monkey King inherited the Seventy-Two Transformations and the Fiery Golden Eyes, but his strength... was unbearable to look at.
In the latest major event [War of the Realms], Thor's lifelong enemy, the Dark Elf Malekith, led allied forces to conquer nine of the Ten Realms, leaving only Earth, which became the final battlefield.
Former S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Jimmy Woo assembled a group of heroes.
Among them were: Shang-Chi, Ms. Marvel, Amadeus Cho, Silk, Aero, Wave, Sword Master, Hunter's Blade, Luna Snow, White Fox, and Monkey King.
Here's the key point: Jimmy Woo arranged for Shang-Chi to train them. Monkey King was defiant, so Shang-Chi took away his Jingu Bang and then sent him flying with a punch.
Then, Monkey King was convinced.
(Nima, Monkey King expressed his defiance!)
In short, there are quite a few Asian heroes from various paths in the comics, and their strength is also good.
But in the movie Universe... you can tell by looking at the Nine-Spider Maiden in front of you.
Samuel raised his hand, and the Nine-Spider Maiden slowly floated up.
"You have two choices: either leave this World, or work for me."
"I, I am willing to work for you, please don't kill me," Nine-Spider Maiden said, trembling.
Samuel released her noncommittally: "Go with him to Madripoor tomorrow to report to the White Queen. From now on, you are a Na Du Tong person."
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