Bang!
A fist as hard as steel slammed brutally into the side of Jessica's face.
The incomparable force sent her entire body sprawling across the metal floor.
Her fair skin instantly turned purple with bruising.
Half her cheek swelled high as well.
"Hah—"
Rorschach exhaled.
He looked down coldly at the girl lying motionless on the floor and said icily:
"Get up! Keep going!"
Before his words had even faded—
A pair of bloodshot eyes appeared through Jessica's disheveled black hair.
Without saying a word, she adjusted the rhythm of her breathing.
Gritting her teeth, she pushed herself up from the floor.
After several breaths, Jessica barely managed to steady herself.
At the same time, she carefully felt the intense pain radiating from every part of her body.
Yet beneath her tightly furrowed brows was a trace of relief and relaxation.
"Ha!"
A long-suppressed roar burst from Jessica's throat.
She clenched her fists once again, lowered her body, and charged at Rorschach.
However, the strong girl had only studied basic combat for a few days.
To the battle-hardened Rorschach—
She was practically a reckless Ork.
He did not even raise a hand to strike back.
He merely sidestepped, then shoved hard against her back with his palm.
The next instant, Jessica, charging too fiercely, became like a human cannonball fired from a barrel.
Her entire body smashed heavily into the metal floor!
Thud!
Her body collided violently with the floor.
Jessica let out pained moans, as though she no longer had the strength to get back up.
She lay sprawled on the cold floor, gasping continuously, unwilling to move even a finger.
A few seconds later, Jessica seemed to have fallen unconscious—or perhaps she had merely slipped into an exhausted sleep.
Only then did Iron Man, who had been waiting