He clutched his bleeding back and stared in disbelief at the woman slowly retracting her claws.
If he had been even a tenth of a second slower just now, his heart would have been ripped straight out.
"Your reaction is faster than his."
Black Cat licked her crimson lips. The hunger in her eyes seemed to grow even stronger after her strike had missed.
Yet her tone remained calm, as though she were evaluating a difficult dish.
"But it's still not enough."
Her figure vanished again.
This time, she did not charge in a straight line.
Her movements became ghostlike.
The entire central hall became her hunting ground.
She used the walls, ceiling, and abandoned laboratory equipment to move at high speed.
Under the flickering emergency lights, her figure became dozens of afterimages, converging on Peter from every direction!
Peter's mind was in chaos.
He was not merely facing an enemy whose speed and strength had been terrifyingly enhanced.
He was facing a hunter who had fused all her former thieving tricks, stealth abilities, and use of the environment into her predatory instincts!
"Felicia! Stop!" Peter desperately dodged her elusive attacks as he tried to awaken her reason.
"Look at me! I'm Peter!"
"I know you're Peter." A voice sounded right beside his ear.
Peter's heart jolted, and he rolled sharply to the side!
A black shadow sliced past his neck!
"But hunger cannot be defeated." The voice came from behind him again.
Peter spun around, only to be met by Black Cat's devastating roundhouse kick!
Bang!
With no time to dodge, Peter could only raise both arms to block again!
The tremendous force sent him flying once more.
This time, he slammed heavily into a row of storage lockers, denting them out of shape!
"Cough, cough." Peter struggled to