I had only just returned to Homestead after the visit to Master Lao's when the New Champions were alerted by their resistance contacts about sudden offensives by Destroyers' Black Talon agents. These agents wear suits of power armor that make them versatile combatants, far more dangerous than the airborne agents I fought at Master Lao's. They were attacking two different locations, both 1450 km away, one was a ship near the city of the Thunder Bay in Canada and the other was a gas station in small town Nebraska. Ghost, Sandcrab and Lil' Rocket headed to Nebraska while I traveled to Thunder Bay with Maximum Resistance and Lyzen. I barely know the both of them, and regrettably did not get much of a chance to know them on the trip there given that the mode of transportation was Lil' Rocket's super-speed.
I started off the fight by leaping onto the ship, then closing the distance to fight one of the Black Talons that was slaughtering the resistance fighters on the ship. I landed my new Kung Fu Flying Kick on him, and then performed a Pakua Block when he attempted to grab me. The other one didn't notice me. I had my back to Maximum Resistance and Lyzen, but heard the former's devastating electrical blasts and the latter's changing forms. I try to remain focused on my work, but I will learn more about those two once these Black Talons are taken care of. I did hear Lyzen bellow out in rage when one of the Black Talons suddenly became intangible.
At the Yengtao Temple, they taught me the Spirit Fist Strike. It applies my augmented ki to strike at an intangible target, regardless of its origin. I'm trying to remember it now, as it may come useful if these Black Talons try the same move against me. Could you imagine their surprise? Let's recall...how does it go again? They also taught me the Way of the Warrior, which let me fight offensively, defensively or to inflict damage on my foes in hand-to-hand combat. Perhaps that one might work better.