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"I've been looking for you for so long, and finally you've shown yourself!"
Immediately, four sinister figures appeared in front of Spider-Gwen and Lizard Peter, blocking their path.
The three men standing in the front row, regardless of their appearance or clothing, all looked disheveled, appearing no different from homeless people sleeping on the streets.
But Gwen and Peter dared not underestimate them in the slightest, because the two guys who had just blocked her and Lizard Peter were clearly not simple super-powered individuals.
Behind the three, there was also a tall man dressed in a fine suit.
His demeanor was completely different from the other three.
However, what was eerie was that his face was as pale as a Vampire's, completely devoid of color, sending shivers down one's spine at a single glance.
Most importantly, after that man appeared, Gwen's Spider-Sense began to warn her incessantly.
The last time this happened was precisely when she fought Shou in Hell's Kitchen.
This alone was enough to indicate that the opponent was not benevolent!
"My Lord Blackheart, I have verified through online news that the Revenge Spirit disappeared in that battle in Hell's Kitchen…
The Ghost Rider chosen by My Lord Mephisto was defeated by that blind man named Daredevil, and his Revenge Spirit was plundered. This little bug not only participated in that battle, but also ultimately killed that guy named Daredevil…"
Wind Demon, with his dreadlocks, pointed at the highly vigilant Spider-Gwen opposite him and said with certainty, "So she must know the whereabouts of the Revenge Spirit!!"
"Hmm, you did very well."
Blackheart nodded approvingly, then looked directly at Gwen, who was wearing a Spider-suit, and said, "Tell me, who took my father's Revenge Spirit?"
"What the Hell is a Revenge Spirit?!"
Under her mask, Gwen's delicate face showed a hint of confusion, then she coldly replied,
"I don't know anything about a 'Revenge Spirit' or whatever! But what I can tell you is, if you're looking for trouble, you've picked the wrong people today!"
"That's right, you've picked the wrong people."
Peter Parker, who had already transformed into his Lizard form, stepped forward like Gwen's little follower, using his mountain-like sturdy physique to shield Gwen.
"Presumptuous!"
Water Demon, who looked completely soaked, immediately stepped forward and fiercely shouted at the two:
"You two lowly human bugs had better show some respect! Standing before you now is the son of Hell Lord Mephisto, the dignified Hell Prince, and the only Demon King who can unify the Hell Dimension in the future—My Lord Blackheart!!"
Hell Lord Mephisto?
Hell Prince Blackheart?
What in the World are these?
Gwen was full of questions.
Wait, a moment?
Gwen suddenly recalled the scene that occurred in front of the Empire State Building not long ago. According to John Jameson of The Daily Bugle, the enemies that the Hyperspace Group's tactical squad resisted at that time seemed to be demons from Hell?
But their appearance wasn't the same as these four guys in front of her?
Could demons disguise themselves as humans?
After a moment of thought, Gwen spoke in a deep voice, "Who you are has nothing to do with me. I've already said that I don't know the whereabouts of the Revenge Spirit you're looking for."
"That's right, Gwe… *cough*… my friend Spider-Woman doesn't know what you're looking for!" Lizard Peter once again played the role of an echo.
"You won't admit it? That's fine."
A sinister smile appeared on Blackheart's pale face as he slowly spread his hands and said, "To use your human phrase, you two really won't shed tears until you see the coffin…"
Then he ordered Wind Demon in front of him, "Go, give them a lesson first. Remember not to be too heavy-handed and kill them directly."
"Hehehe, don't worry, My Lord, leave it to me!"
Wind Demon grinned, and his disheveled figure instantly transformed into an incredibly powerful whirlwind, which then directly enveloped Gwen and Lizard Peter.
The rapidly rotating airflow was like a solid concrete wall, trapping the two in a small center, and continuously drawing the air from the central area out through the "hurricane eye" at the top.
Soon, Gwen and Lizard Peter felt their breathing becoming much more difficult.
"Gwen, we have to break out of here… Huh? What's going on?"
Lizard Peter raised his hand to press against the wind wall in front of him, but found he couldn't penetrate it. He immediately pointed to his back, signaling Gwen to jump onto his back, and then use his sturdy body to forcefully crash out of the whirlwind.
"Okay."
Gwen didn't hesitate, leaping directly onto Lizard Peter's back.
The latter then crossed his arms in front of him, then powerfully pushed off with his legs, charging straight towards the 'wind wall' in front of him like a fully-accelerated heavy tank.
"Huh? What's going on? Why did the wind wall soften again?"
Lizard Peter felt as if he had crashed into a wet sponge soaked with water; his powerful kinetic energy was instantly absorbed completely, and his forward momentum involuntarily paused.
"Hahaha, little brats, still trying to break out with brute force? That's hilarious!"
Wind Demon's triumphant voice echoed from all directions.
"Damn it, let us out!"
Lizard Peter let out an angry roar, his sharp claws scratching at the wind wall in front of him, his arms constantly straining, trying to forcibly open a path this way.
But how could Wind Demon give him such an opportunity? His figure, like a ghost, suddenly darted out from the wind wall on one side, crashing towards Lizard Peter and Gwen.
Bang—
Gwen's body immediately flew backward, but just as she was about to hit the wind wall, she used her right foot to lightly push off the wind wall, then her graceful figure performed a 360-degree mid-air spin, and then landed lightly and steadily.
However, her pretty face under the mask was filled with confusion.
"What's going on? Why didn't my attack hit him, but his attack could hit me?"
In that instant, Gwen had actually reacted the moment Wind Demon made his move, thanks to the early warning from her Spider-Sense.
However, when she kicked to strike the opponent's head, a strange scene occurred.
Gwen's attack seemed to pass directly through Wind Demon's head, failing to cause any substantial damage to him.
On the contrary, after dodging Gwen's attack, Wind Demon's right leg suddenly materialized and kicked Gwen from behind, sending her flying.
"Poor little bug, your attacks can't hit the wind!!"
Wind Demon's figure once again merged into the surrounding wind wall, occasionally striking from behind the two in a sneak attack.
Although Gwen could always accurately determine the direction of the opponent's attack and dodge it with her Spider-Sense,
What frustrated her immensely was that even when she unleashed her trump card—the Hell Eight Spider Spears—from behind, she still had no way to deal with Wind Demon, whose body could freely switch between "elementalization" and materialization.
"Gwen, what do we do now?"
Lizard Peter was still making his last struggles, but as the air in the central area became scarcer, the strength he could exert began to rapidly decline, accompanied by a strong sense of suffocation and dizziness, lightheadedness, and other complications caused by hypoxia!
It wouldn't be long before he completely lost his combat ability.
"I don't know either…"
Gwen's situation was no better than his. The jumping and counter-attacking movements she made while constantly dodging Wind Demon's attacks had greatly consumed the oxygen stored in her lungs.
Now, just maintaining a standing posture made her feel incredibly difficult.
And the "brain freeze" caused by hypoxia made it impossible for her to think of a proper solution.
Moreover, Wind Demon's continuous harassment gave the two of them no chance to catch their breath.
Just as the two were about to lose consciousness due to hypoxia, a six-pointed Hell magic circle formed by Fire suddenly rose from the ground not far behind the street.
Then two figures walked out of the magic circle, which was shining with Fire.
The newcomers were none other than the Hellstrom siblings, who had already joined the Hyperspace Group!
"Tsk tsk tsk, isn't this the brainless Blackheart? You finally have the courage to leave your dad's protection and come to the World alone to cause mischief?"
Satana Hellstrom, with a pair of demon horns on her head, a fiery figure, and extremely seductive makeup on her face, raised her hand and lightly snapped her fingers towards the whirlwind in front of her.
Whoosh—
A wave of Hellfire appeared out of thin air, completely engulfing the "wind column" opposite in the blink of an eye.
"Ah ah ah… Hot, My Lord Blackheart, save me…"
Immediately, Wind Demon's shrill screams and wails echoed through the scene. Blackheart, seeing this, quickly made his move, shooting a black death ray composed of resentment and Dark Energy from his fingertips, forcibly extinguishing the Hellfire that was burning Wind Demon.
Thud—
Wind Demon's figure rematerialized, crashing heavily to the ground like a dead dog from mid-air.
At this moment, the triumphant look he had just worn while toying with Gwen and Peter was long gone from his face. His body was covered in severe burns, and his dreadlocks were now scorched black.
But most importantly, his soul had suffered extremely severe injuries during the burning. If Blackheart had been even a second later, his soul would have been burned to ashes.
…
[prestige points +999, +999, +999… ]
…
Thud—
Thud—
Without Wind Demon's magic enhancement, the stormy air wall that had enveloped Gwen and Lizard Peter instantly disappeared.
The two collapsed weakly to the ground, like two drowned people who had just been rescued, supporting themselves with their hands on the ground, greedily gulping fresh air into their lungs.
Daimon Hellstorm showed a hint of appreciation in his eyes, stepped forward, and smiled at Gwen and Lizard Peter, who had already recovered a little on the ground:
"Alright, you two, you can leave now."
"Thank you…"
Gwen neither asked why the other party had saved her, nor did she hurl threats at Blackheart and the others. Without any hesitation or delay, she immediately helped the cumbersome Lizard Peter up and, with slightly stumbling steps, walked towards the direction of the Vought Corporation building.
The current situation had clearly exceeded her ability to handle.
Just one Wind Demon had nearly killed the two of them, not to mention Blackheart and the other two "freaks" opposite them.
Apparently, besides Blackheart who hadn't made a move yet, the other two freaks also possessed the ability to freely transform their bodies into "elemental forms," just like Wind Demon.
The one who was completely soaked could control "Water element," and the bald strongman who had blocked Lizard Peter could control "Earth element."
So, if it came down to a fight, Gwen and Lizard Peter had no chance of winning at all.
After all, they hadn't learned Armament Haki, so they naturally couldn't deal with elemental Devil Fruit users! (Manual dog head for self-preservation.jpg)
Moreover, Gwen had another extremely important battle to attend tonight—to help Homelander deal with Soldier Boy.
As her debut in The Seven, she had personally promised Homelander that she would be there on time tonight.
And now, having been delayed by Blackheart and the others, she was already late.
Although Gwen was not afraid of Homelander, and even her decision to join The Seven was out of a desire to use Vought Corporation's vast resource network to secretly investigate S.H.I.E.L.D. and Eddie Brock's whereabouts,
But since she had made a promise, she had to fulfill it!
"Hellstrom, what do you two mean?"
Blackheart looked at the Hellstrom siblings opposite him with an unfriendly expression and said fiercely,
"That little bug is likely connected to something important that my father lost, and now you've let her go… What, are you planning to be enemies with my father?"
As fellow "Hell Princes," Blackheart was not unfamiliar with the Hellstrom siblings' identities, though they had no particular friendship in their daily lives.
"Oh? Mephisto, that cunning old guy, actually loses things too?"
Upon hearing this, a gloating expression appeared on Satana Hellstrom's seductive face, "Let me guess what he lost that would make him send his useless son to Earth…"
Satana Hellstrom put a finger to her lips, first feigning deep thought, then suddenly looking enlightened, "It couldn't be the Revenge Spirit, could it?!"