American comics: Starting from the Dimensional Demon

After enjoying a delicious meal, Natasha hurried to a martial arts gym amidst the boisterous farewells of the landlady.

As soon as she entered, her pupils contracted slightly. Sure enough, Iron Fist Danny was here.

Swish, swish...

Danny, sweeping the fallen leaves in the courtyard with a broom, brightened up when he saw Natasha enter.

"Miss, are you here to sign up for kung fu lessons?

Let me tell you, the instructors here have real skills, unlike those fake masters on the market with their 'Hun Yuan Thunderbolt Hand' nonsense. It's definitely worth the money."

Fluttering her large eyes, Natasha pretended to be delicate and hesitant, perfectly portraying a woman who wanted to learn some real kung fu but was also a bit unsure.

"Really? Sir, are you..."

"Oh, I'm a student here. You can call me Danny."

Seeing Natasha's surprised gaze, Danny explained embarrassedly.

"I'm not a staff member of this martial arts gym. The master of this gym is called Ah Xing. He's out on some business and not here right now..."

After all, she was a top agent. Simple conversation skills were naturally no problem. Under Natasha's deliberate guidance, Danny revealed that he had joined the gym half a month ago and had even wanted to challenge the gym upon seeing its opening, only to be taught a lesson by Master Ah Xing.

"Hahahaha... I'm not lying to you, Master Ah Xing's kung fu is definitely the real deal! You definitely won't regret signing up for this gym!

Come on, let me tell you about the time I beat up Fire Cloud Cthulhu..."

"Danny, you really don't have to do things like sweeping the floor."

A gentle voice suddenly interrupted their conversation. Natasha turned to look and saw a young man who looked very peculiar walking over.

He looked young, only in his twenties, but his eyes seemed to have experienced the vicissitudes of life, giving him a sense of great enlightenment.

His temperament was unique, like a living Buddha, both approachable and possessing an all-encompassing sense of affinity.

The first time Natasha saw him, she relied on her intuition and experience to judge that this person was extraordinary!

"Master Ah Xing, you're back."

Putting the broom aside, Danny clasped his hands and bowed to Ah Xing in a disciple's salute.

"Sigh... you, you ~"

Shaking his head, Ah Xing sighed helplessly and turned to look at Natasha.

"Hello, Master Ah Xing. My name is Natasha. I'm a college student and I want to learn some kung fu from you.

I wonder what this martial arts gym teaches?"

Natasha's heart stirred, and she quickly adjusted her expression, asking Ah Xing in a very natural manner.

Judging by Danny's reaction, she could tell Ah Xing's position in his heart.

It was a heartfelt admiration, definitely not comparable to those teachers in training classes who were paid to attend.

"Miss Natasha, hello. My name is Ah Xing. If you're willing to join this martial arts gym, you can not only learn various long-standing boxing techniques,

but I also have some knowledge of some less popular boxing styles. Considering you're a woman, perhaps Baguazhang and Wing Chun are good choices."

With Ah Xing's current martial arts wisdom, he could understand and master any boxing technique on the market with a glance, and surpass the original version with a little practice.

The Tathagata Palm's improvement of the mind is that powerful.

Unfortunately, Natasha wasn't here to learn boxing today.

"Master Ah Xing, can I see your—'real kung fu'?"

She especially emphasized the pronunciation of the three words "real kung fu."

"Miss Natasha, why bother Master Ah Xing? How about I show you my Great Peng Spreads Its Wings?"

Danny was a little unhappy. He raised his fist and gestured a couple of times, shouting loudly.

But Natasha ignored him, staring straight at Ah Xing's face, looking like she wanted to see him take action himself.

Ah Xing didn't answer her question, but instead scanned her with a strange look.

In that instant, Natasha suddenly felt a shiver all over her body, as if she had been seen through by this gaze.

Ah Xing's expression seemed a little strange, but the words he spoke made Natasha's heart tremble.

"I can smell the scent of gunpowder on you, from which I can deduce that you often use firearms.

Your physical fitness is not weak, in fact, it is extremely strong.

A person with this kind of physical quality cannot be a police officer, because this requires a lot of training every day to maintain one's physical condition. So you are either from the military, or you are a special person with some kind of identity!"

[Emotional value from Natasha Romanoff +923]

"......"

The smell of gunpowder, how is that possible? I've already treated it with special perfume.

As for physical fitness, how did he see that?!

Her face stiffened, Natasha tried to calm down and explain, but Danny suddenly raised his hand and struck.

"Hmph, Miss, let me see your strength!"

His idea was simple: Did this chick have any problems? He would know after fighting.

This sudden attack made Natasha anxious. She dodged while speaking.

"Mr. Rand, stop it..."

"Haha, with this reaction speed, you're definitely not an ordinary person!"

Laughing loudly, Danny relentlessly chased after Natasha with a series of moves.

Natasha cursed him to death in her heart. She didn't want to fight him, but she had to passively fight back.

"Mr. Rand, if you don't stop, I'll be impolite!"

"Stop talking nonsense, come on, girl~"

Peng!

Danny punched empty, and then kicked. Natasha dodged sideways, and Danny narrowly avoided the whip kick by retracting his stomach.

"Danny Rand... still lacking too much experience."

Ah Xing stood aside, silently observing their fight, nodding and shaking his head from time to time.

And the more Danny fought against her, the more shocked he became.

The opponent's physical fitness was several times that of ordinary people, and the flexibility and explosiveness of the body reached an incredible level.

But these were not surprising, the most important thing was the opponent's unreasonable, exaggerated combat experience.

This brought him a great psychological pressure. Compared with the other party, he was like a fledgling child, and it was difficult to hit the other party no matter how he punched or kicked.

And the woman named Natasha was as cold and beautiful as a nimble cat. Her posture was extremely graceful. She spun and dodged like a dance, kicking Danny in the chest with one foot in an instant.

Peng!

Danny flew backwards after being kicked in the chest, crashing heavily into a pillar.

Pa!

A small pit was left on the surface of the pillar, showing the strength of the force.

"Hiss... this chick, what a powerful leg!"

Rubbing his sore chest, Danny leaned against the pillar and stood up. He wanted to say something, but a cold and arrogant voice suddenly interrupted.

"Tsk tsk... This is the so-called 66th generation Iron Fist of Kunlun?

Unstable lower body, weak hands and feet, and the grasp of combat opportunities is even worse!

If this woman didn't have murderous intent, I'm afraid she could have taken your life within a few moves!"

"What did you say?!"

Danny was furious when he heard this, glaring at a strange old man who had entered at some point.

The old man wore sunglasses, held a long stick in his right hand, and wore ordinary dark green overalls, standing there loosely, but with a powerful aura.

"What? With your three-legged cat skills, you want to attack me?"

His eyes "looked" this way, but his words were extremely arrogant.

"F*ck!!"

Having been ridiculed again and again, Danny couldn't bear it anymore. He stomped his feet and punched the other party quickly.

Before this fist could touch the other party's cheek, it brought a strong sound of breaking through the air. Stick, standing still, suddenly moved the long stick in his hand when the fist was close.

Bang!

Danny's pupils widened as the iron fist he threw was easily blocked by Stick's staff. The old man even gave a contemptuous laugh.

"Hmph, hmph... Kid, your combat experience is really too lacking!"

Stick, the leader of the Chaste in Japan, is skilled in martial arts and possesses an uncanny mastery of the staff. He is Daredevil and Elektra's master, but his relationship with them isn't harmonious.

He usually wanders around various city corners, constantly engaged in the "business" of opposing the Hand.

The old man's information flashed quickly through her mind. Natasha glanced at Ah Xing, who hadn't said a word, and slightly raised an eyebrow, sensing that things weren't simple.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As if replaying a scene, Danny's every attack was seen through. Stick stood still, occasionally using his staff to counterattack and strike Danny.

This made Danny even more furious. His right hand instantly lit up, ready to let this boastful old man taste the power of the Iron Fist.

"Danny, don't be impulsive."

Pressing down Danny's arm, Ah Xing silently shook his head at him. With a casual move, Stick's staff flew out of his hand and into Ah Xing's.

He examined the staff for a moment, glanced at the old man with a grim expression, and said indifferently.

"Sir, may I ask, what brings you here?"

[Emotional value from Stick +970]

To be able to snatch his staff from his hand so effortlessly, this person's strength is unfathomable!

"...Are you, by any chance, Ah Xing?"

Facing a strong opponent, Stick's momentum instantly weakened, and he asked.

"..."

Tossing the staff back to the other party, Ah Xing stood with his hands behind his back, displaying the demeanor of a grandmaster: "I am."

"Then that's right. The reason I've come this time is to find you."

Ah Xing didn't speak, listening to him continue.

"Before, I heard the news that the Hand had been subdued by Fire Cloud Cthulhu, which surprised me greatly. After I rushed to New York, I discovered that Fire Cloud Cthulhu was already dead.

My investigation shows that before Fire Cloud Cthulhu came to New York, he was defeated by a mysterious young man, and the young man who defeated him was named Ah Xing!"

"A-Ah Xing, Master?!"

With his mouth open, Danny's expression was extremely exaggerated.

How strong is Fire Cloud Cthulhu? As someone who has fought against him, Danny naturally knows very well.

But Master Ah Xing actually defeated him, which made his emotions fluctuate for a time.

[Emotional value from Danny Rand +973.]

Natasha was the same. S.H.I.E.L.D. had thoroughly analyzed Fire Cloud Cthulhu's combat power from various angles. He was an absolute powerhouse.

But such a person... was actually defeated by Ah Xing?

[Emotional value from Natasha Romanoff +981]

"I am."

Ah Xing said it so lightly, as easily as if he had just eaten breakfast. Even Stick didn't expect him to admit it directly, which nipped some of his plans in the bud, and then he was overjoyed.

"Since Fire Cloud Cthulhu died, the five leaders of the Hand have secretly revived themselves using the power of the remaining dragon bones.

They don't know where they obtained a box, and they want to rely on it to achieve the wish of immortality!"

Taking out a photo from his pocket, it showed a large black box with four masks on it.

It seemed to possess a kind of evil, and just staring at it gave one a cold, slippery feeling, as if being缠绕ed by a cold, venomous snake, causing one's heart to race, hands and feet to sweat, and extreme disgust.

"Just with this box?"

Okay, Danny admitted that the box was a bit evil, but to think that it could achieve immortality with just this, wasn't it a bit too childish?

"The Box of Bliss."

Ah Xing's face suddenly became serious. He stared intently at the box in the photo, and the words from his mouth made Stick's heart stir.

"You know its name?"

He had spent a lot of effort to find out the name of this box, but he didn't expect it to be easily said by this Ah Xing.

"To be honest, the main reason I came to New York is because of this box!"

Looking at the old man, Ah Xing explained to him.

"That's right, this box is called the Box of Bliss. Legend has it that as long as you open it, you can fulfill any wish of the holder!"

Stick began to introduce the abilities of the box and explained some of the Hand's recent actions.

"Recently, there have been many disappearances in Hell's Kitchen in New York. Although the missing people are all vagrants from the lowest levels, I suspect that their disappearances are completely related to the Hand's actions.

Only those cruel, perverted lunatics would target those poor people for their own desires!"

To put it bluntly, Stick had been dealing with the Hand his whole life, and he could smell what kind of shit those people were pulling even with his eyes closed.

But Ah Xing just shook his head and spoke of another legend of the Box of Bliss.

"According to legend, sealed inside the Box of Bliss is a brutal monster that can read people's minds.

If you accidentally break the seal and release it, it will bring great disaster to this world!"

Danny: "..."

Natasha: "..."

[Emotional value from Danny Rand +996.]

[Emotional value from Natasha Romanoff +997]

[Emotional value from Stick +991]

"Heh heh, there are actually two legends?"

Stick's expression also changed. His hands tightly gripped his staff, and even his breathing became rapid.

"The ability to fulfill any wish, and the sealed monster, no matter which legend it is, we cannot let an evil organization like the Hand open this box!

Master Ah Xing, I would like to invite you to join forces to deal with the Hand!"

"Alright."

Ah Xing nodded in agreement. He had come for this purpose, so naturally, he would choose to intervene.

"Seeing" Ah Xing nod, Stick was overjoyed. With such a strong person assisting him, the Hand was nothing to worry about!

So, he and Ah Xing exchanged contact numbers and hurriedly left.

Natasha also found an excuse to leave the martial arts gym and immediately reported to Nick Fury.

At this time, Nick Fury was still on his way back.

He received Natasha's call, glanced at Captain America, who was resting with his eyes closed, and replied in a soft voice.

"Yes, yes... The Box of Bliss, I understand.

Natasha, I'm not in New York right now, but I'll have S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence system investigate more information about the Box of Bliss to provide you with intelligence and personnel support..."

"What's wrong?"

Hearing the sound, Nick Fury turned his head and found Steve looking at him with his eyes open.

"It's nothing, it's just that Natasha's side has encountered some situations."

"Do you need me to take action?"

Extending a hand, crimson flames ignited in his palm.

In just an instant, the flames swept away the cold air in the cabin. Its warm and domineering light shone on Nick Fury's face, bringing him a great sense of security.

"...Thank you."

Thanking him, Nick Fury quickly ordered the pilot to go full throttle and head to New York at full speed.

They had to return as soon as possible. The intuition of the King of Spies had already sent him a warning that some kind of great disaster was quietly brewing...

[Emotional value from Nick Fury +1000]

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