The storm of ice arrows was not just a fierce attack but also brought a rapidly dropping temperature.
Ronan could clearly feel the temperature around him dropping by at least ten degrees with him at the center.
No, it was even more than that!
Watching the ground beneath his feet freeze rapidly, Tony Stark's pupils contracted slightly.
"Ronan, we can't just sit here and do nothing!"
Tony Stark obviously noticed something was off.
After saying this, he soared into the sky and aimed his palms at the woman in mid-air, firing two repulsor beams at her position.
The beams traveled at lightning speed, reaching the woman almost instantly.
However, the woman didn't even attempt to dodge, nor did she make any defensive moves.
The next moment, something happened that Tony Stark couldn't believe.
The two repulsor beams he fired stopped just inches away from the woman, as if they had hit the brakes.
No, not brakes—they were frozen in place.
Tony Stark could clearly see that the outer layer of the energy beams was encased in ice.
"What the...?"
Tony Stark couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
This was a completely new kind of ability he had never seen before.
"Ronan, who exactly is this woman? When did you get involved with someone like her?"
"Did you abandon her or something?"
Even at a time like this, Tony Stark couldn't help but make a joke.
"How would I know? You think I can see the future?"
"I'm just a perfectly ordinary sixteen-year-old high school student!"
"Completely unremarkable!"
Ronan rolled his eyes.
He also wanted to know when he had managed to offend this woman.
Could it be that she fell for him and chased him, but he turned her down, and now she was acting out of unrequited love?
The thought made Ronan shiver.
No, he had to shatter her fantasies!
"Ahh~~"
At this moment, a scream echoed from the sky.
Tony Stark, spinning like a top at a hundred thousand RPM, plummeted to the ground.
Then, silence.
Hiss…
Seeing Tony Stark crash down like that, Ronan couldn't help but gasp.
Even with all that armor, it had to hurt, right?
If it weren't for Friday's "vital signs stable" report, Ronan might have thought he was dead.
But if Thanos snapping his fingers couldn't take him out, this woman certainly couldn't either.
"Ronan, are you just going to hide back there like a mouse?"
"Where's that bravado you had earlier?"
The woman's voice was as cold as the ice surrounding them.
There was a mocking tone in her voice, like she was ridiculing Ronan.
No, it wasn't just like; she was outright mocking him!
"You little—"
"Had enough yet?"
Bang!
With a sudden boom, the woman floating in the air was sent flying by a punch from Ronan.
Even though it was a sneak attack from behind, it was something she never expected.
Before the woman could react, Ronan rushed up to her again, a golden ring appearing on his wrist.
He could feel his power increasing.
"Villains die because they talk too much. Don't you know that?"
Bang!
A punch landed squarely on the woman's right eye, leaving a dark black bruise.
The woman's eyes widened in shock; she couldn't believe what she was seeing.
She couldn't understand why, after being on the defensive, Ronan was now counterattacking so fiercely.
And…
Why was he so strong at this point in time?
"Unrequited love, huh?"
Bang!
"Love turning into hatred, huh?"
Bang!
"You lusting after my body, huh?"
Bang!
Left, right, left.
Ronan's three consecutive punches all landed perfectly on the woman's eyes, creating a fresh pair of panda eyes.
"Ahhhhh!!!!"
The woman let out a piercing scream.
She knew Ronan was doing this on purpose!
Every punch landed in almost the exact same spot, with less than a millimeter of difference.
"Ronan!! I'm going to kill you!!!"
"How dare you... ah!"
But before she could finish, Ronan interrupted her again.
"If you're going to fight—"
Bang!
"—you need power."
Bang!
"—and a background!"
Bang!
"Which gang are you even from?"
Bang!
Ronan's four punches landed on the woman's abdomen, making her eyes bulge as her body curled up like a shrimp.
She had never imagined that after all her planning and crossing through time to kill Ronan in advance, she would end up getting beaten so badly!
Thud!
Her body crashed heavily to the ground, like a rag doll carelessly tossed aside.
Ronan shook his hands, a look of helplessness crossing his face.
Don't you know how valuable Kamar-Taj's martial arts training is?
He may be a sorcerer, but fearing bullying at school, he had trained for ten years in close combat.
Also, do you even know what "Kamar-Taj's Top Fighter" means?
Ronan's actions may have stopped, but a mystical portal appeared in front of him.
Ice arrows shot through the portal and rained down on the woman's head.
Massive ice arrows crashed onto her, causing her body to tremble under the impact.
Uh…
Ronan pursed his lips. Fighting was fighting, but did it have to look so inappropriate?
Didn't they know he was only sixteen, still a minor?
As the violent shaking ended, the woman stood up once more.
Apart from the prominent panda eyes, her face even showed a flush.
Yes, she was that angry!
With her strength, she should have been able to crush Ronan, but instead, she was shamelessly ambushed by him!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got!
The blush on her face was purely from anger, nothing else.
"You really deserve to die!"
"I will tear that mouth of yours apart—"
However, before she could finish her sentence, she was struck again from behind!
Another Ronan appeared behind her and kicked her flying!
"I've noticed that you talk too much."
"If you hate me, then come and kill me."
"Reciting lines?"
"I can do that too!"
Boom!
A golden light flashed, and a massive magic circle descended from the sky, crashing down on her!
As the circle hit the ground, dust flew up into the air.
"Hahahahahaha…"
"Ahahahahahahaha…"
???
Sharp laughter echoed from within the dust cloud, and Ronan instinctively leaned back, a look of disgust on his face.
Did he really drive this woman insane?
Why was she acting like Miss Fortune with her ultimate ability?
Boom!
Giant rocks exploded everywhere as the woman's figure flew into the sky once more.
Though she looked incredibly disheveled, she exuded an inexplicable confidence.
Crack, crack.
The sound of something breaking came from around them, as if something was shattering.
The woman floated in mid-air, and then plunged her right hand into her left chest, causing blood to gush out.
She was actually…
Slowly pulling her heart out of her chest.
The bright red heart was clearly visible, still pumping blood.
"Heh."
"Ronan, I admit I underestimated you."
"We've fought so many times, yet I never forced you to use your close-combat skills."
"At first, I thought you weren't good at close combat."
"But today, I see I was wrong…"