Kick-Ass's Strange Encounter

Daisy's silence made the three of them uneasy. Kick-Ass kept sizing up Luke Cage beside him, tall and powerfully built, looking especially trustworthy.

Luke Cage had expected the enhancement site not to be in New York. He gave Black Cat and Kick-Ass each a reassuring look.

"All right, how exactly do we do this?"

Daisy set down the documents at hand, rose to her feet, and motioned for them to follow her.

Since this was her first time enhancing people from outside S.H.I.E.L.D., she wanted to make it more formal. That was why she led the way personally this time; future outsiders would not receive such treatment.

Miss Mockingbird, acting as her adjutant, accompanied them with four agents. The nine of them quickly passed through the portal at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters and arrived in the Savage Land of Antarctica.

"What kind of technology is this?" The teleportation device left Kick-Ass dumbfounded. He wanted to touch the glowing doorway, but seeing the contempt in several agents' eyes, he hurriedly pulled his hand back.

The next instant, he had no mind left for curiosity. New York's climate was vastly different from that of the Savage Land: the temperature was different, the air pressure was different, and the oxygen content was far higher than outside. The agents had undergone similar training and could adapt quickly, but the three of them could not.

Luke Cage had the strongest body. He breathed in and out like an old ox, working hard to regulate his breathing.

Black Cat also had her own unique breathing technique, but her physical condition was not up to par. Her chest rose and fell unevenly, and her pretty face had turned bright red from holding her breath.

Kick-Ass had it worst. He braced himself on his knees, looking as though he might