Ever since 2B awakened self-awareness and the Emotion System, she had regarded Loren as the most important person in her life. After learning about the special relationship between boyfriends and girlfriends, she had silently begun to think of Loren as her man.
Of course, she usually called Loren Boss and had never called him her man.
But not calling him that did not mean she did not think that way. Thus, whenever she discovered another woman trying to approach Loren, she instinctively felt rejection and hostility. According to her understanding, this was what humans called jealousy.
Elsewhere, 2B kicked Natasha flying with one foot.
Loren could not help sucking in a breath and letting out a small sound of surprise. That kick had to hurt!
He almost did not dare look at Natasha's miserable state.
Not only had Loren not expected what happened before him, Natasha had not expected it either.
She had not even seen who the attacker was before being kicked away.
Fortunately, she had the habit of wearing bulletproof armor whenever she went out. Otherwise, that kick alone would have been enough to send her to Hell.
"Damn it, who are you?"
Natasha crawled out of the rubble with her hair in disarray, looking utterly bedraggled.
But at that moment, she immediately pulled a pistol from her waist and unleashed a barrage of shots at 2B.
Facing her attack, 2B swiftly swung the katana in her hand, effortlessly blocking every bullet.
"You still dare resist? You're courting death!"
Seeing Natasha still daring to fight back, 2B's expression turned icy. Gripping her katana, she stabbed toward Natasha.
Natasha's face changed in alarm. She rolled across the ground and narrowly avoided 2B's attack.
Not only that, she pulled a special device from her waist and threw it onto the ground.
The instant the device hit the ground, a terrifying magnetic force erupted.
It instantly seized 2B's katana, preventing her from using it to attack for the moment.
But what Natasha had not expected was that it was not just the katana that had been caught by her magnetic device.
She discovered that the magnetic device seemed to affect that woman as well.
Because she could clearly see the woman struggling desperately to break free from the magnetic force.
The sight left her completely stunned.
After all, magnetic devices only affected iron products; they had no effect whatsoever on flesh and blood.
Yet what was happening before her exceeded her expectations. The magnetic device was actually affecting a body of flesh and blood.
Wait, no!
It was not that the magnetic device had suddenly begun affecting flesh and blood. There was something strange about the woman's body!
"What is inside your body? Why are you being pulled in by the magnetic device?"
Natasha stared at 2B in astonishment, her eyes full of disbelief.
"None of your business!"
2B was furious. She had not expected this frail-looking woman to have so many tricks up her sleeve.
Seeing the magnetic device restrain both her katana and her body, she immediately controlled the Anti-Gravity Drone beside her to fire a laser at it. With a boom, the device exploded into a pile of scrap metal.
Freed from the magnetic device's restraint, 2B was once again in her element. The katana in her hand stabbed directly into Natasha's shoulder.
Although Natasha wore bulletproof armor, 2B's katana still pierced through it.
And 2B's strength was no joke. The katana not only pierced Natasha's bulletproof armor, but also sent her flying backward like a kite with its string cut, before she crashed heavily into the steel wall behind her.
With a bang, Natasha collapsed limply to the ground, unable to get back up.
At the same time, a mouthful of bright red blood spilled from her lips, making her look utterly miserable.
After a single strike left Natasha unable to resist, 2B did not stop there.
Instead, she quickly followed after her, gripping her katana as she prepared to finish Natasha off completely.
But just then, Loren's calm voice rang out.
"Enough. Teaching her a lesson is enough. She still has her uses."
Hearing Loren's command, the katana that was about to slash down on Natasha's neck abruptly stopped.
Then 2B sheathed her blade and tossed it behind her back.
"Consider yourself lucky. Don't let me see you getting close to Boss again, or I'll stab you to death."
After dropping that threat, 2B turned and walked over to Loren, once again becoming sweet and adorable.
Seeing how quickly she changed her demeanor, Loren clicked his tongue inwardly. So after female robots developed emotions, their moods could become just as unpredictable!
And judging by 2B's behavior, she was clearly using the excuse of killing an enemy to eliminate her romantic rival!
Then again, a romantic rival was still an enemy!
"Boss, what are you looking at?"
Seeing Loren's gaze lingering on Natasha, 2B suddenly asked.
There was an obvious trace of resentment and displeasure in her voice. She was clearly on the verge of exploding.
"N-Nothing. I just think you fought well. Really well!"
Loren quickly withdrew his gaze and laughed awkwardly.
As he spoke, he leaped into the air, rose into the sky, and transformed into a streak of light that shot toward the horizon.
Watching Loren and 2B leave so openly, Natasha's eyes filled with bitterness.
Barton and she had come here to support Minister Pierce, but they had never expected not only to fail in their mission.
Instead, Minister Pierce had died right in front of them. Worse still, they themselves had been beaten so badly that they could not fight back at all.
This was simply an enormous humiliation!
A dignified World Security Council minister had been murdered in his own office.
This was no longer merely arrogance. This was utter lawlessness!
"What happened to you two?"
Just then, Coulson hurried over from outside.
When he saw Natasha and Barton's miserable condition, shock appeared on his face.
"Where did you go just now? Didn't I send you a request for support?"
"Why didn't you use the weapons on the Quinjet to support us?"
"What? You sent a message? I didn't receive anything! And the Quinjet's operating system suddenly went black just now. I've been dealing with the malfunction and had no idea what happened here. By the way, are you two all right?"
"We won't die for now, but Pierce is dead."
"What?!"
Upon hearing Natasha's words, Coulson finally noticed the body lying nearby. It was Alexander Pierce.
"Who did this? Did you identify them?" Coulson asked Natasha with a grim expression.
Natasha shook her head and said, "There were two of them, a man and a woman. The man wore a Bat Armor, so I couldn't see what he looked like, but he was incredibly strong and seemed proficient in information warfare.
"S.H.I.E.L.D., the Security Council, and even the Quinjet's system blackout you mentioned just now were probably all caused by that guy.
"As for the woman, I did see her face, but I had never seen her before. She was probably a member of some newly emerged criminal group. We'll have to investigate her specific identity after we get back."
"What? He hacked the Quinjet's operating system?! Damn it, what kind of monster is this?"
"Who knows? This world is getting more chaotic by the day. I'm afraid the skies are about to change!"
Natasha leaned weakly against the wall behind her and let out a long sigh, her expression extremely complicated.
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