Coulson wasn't Fury. Although he'd seen many extraordinary things, he'd never encountered a particularly outrageous powerful existence.
Therefore, although Tamayo had told Coulson there was a world of difference in strength between the Twelve Kizuki and the handball demon and arrow demon, he had no specific concept.
Just judging from past experience, the Twelve Kizuki were nothing but particularly powerful extraordinary warriors.
But no matter how extraordinary, where could extraordinary go?
This was the age of technology.
No matter how strong a human body was, how could it compare to a machine?
The special forces of nearly 100 people had set up a net.
Even if an extraordinary warrior fell into it, they'd be instantly killed.
Even if the demon had super recovery ability, it could be suppressed with firepower, keeping it in a state of constant destruction and restoration.
Then they'd take the opportunity to capture it.
But now, one cocoon, one spider silk attack, had destroyed all the traps he'd laid.
"That's why I said I'm enough alone!" Tony's voice came from the communication headset, accompanied by a huge roar in the night sky.
That was the sound of the engine starting.
Iron Man, strike!
The main color red, with smooth lines and a strong sense of futuristic technology, the robot flew toward the enemy propelled by thrusters.
On the way, the shoulder armor opened.
Nine small missile heads, slightly longer than an adult's middle finger, flew out.
This was a weapon specially developed and built by Tony for the Iron Man armor—each could raze a house of about 30 square meters to the ground.
With nine warheads launched, even the cocoon that had previously defended against special armor-piercing bullets couldn't be safe.
Rui's eyes were calm. He didn't wrap himself in a cocoon like Tony thought. Instead, he raised his hands, and spider silk popped out of each finger, intercepting the warheads in midair.
Boom boom boom...
Accompanied by successive violent explosions, nine fire clouds burst out in the air, flames rising one after another.
Whoosh!
The red figure penetrated the smoke, quickly coming forward. The energy cannon in his palm had already charged and blasted out.
Iron Man's speed was very fast, and the smoke blocked vision. Rui couldn't respond in time and was blasted backward.
Whoosh whoosh!!
Thruster flamethrower.
Iron Man accelerated, wanting to take the opportunity to finish Rui. But as soon as he accelerated, he stopped abruptly. Even the flame jet of the propeller couldn't move forward half an inch.
"Sir, the armor is covered by high-strength silk threads. When the opponent flew backward, he laid a spider web in the air!"
Jarvis's voice sounded right on time.
Tony asked, "What's the solution?"
"One: use high-temperature flames to fuse it. Two: use brute force to break it. Three: accelerate forward—as the fulcrum of the spider web is just an ordinary building, it cannot withstand high-intensity pulling!"
"Then go full speed ahead!"
Being entangled in cobwebs and using high-temperature flames could easily bake himself. Breaking with brute force would take time, and the enemy most likely wouldn't give him that time. He could only accelerate to meet current conditions.
The machine roared, and the super energy engine's power skyrocketed instantly.
The red robotic armor was like a runaway bull, dragging cobwebs and tearing apart buildings on both sides, charging at the boy in the ruins like a rocket.
"Blood Demon Art: Murderous Eye Basket!"
Rui's eyes were calm. His hands, which seemed infected with blood, opened up, forming spider silk rope also infected with blood.
Then, with a flick of his hands, the reinforced net opened toward the approaching enemy.
At the critical moment, Iron Man made a sudden stop and brake, his right hand forward and left hand backward.
The moment his right hand touched the spider web, the thruster in his palm spurted out flames. His body rotated upward, and his right hand stirred the spider web so it all wrapped around the armor of his right hand.
Then the flame stopped, the figure stabilized, and the right palm was already aimed at Rui.
Boom!
The palm cannon erupted again.
Not only did it break the spider silk wrapped around the gauntlet, but it also slammed Rui into the ground again, causing serious damage to his internal organs and bones.
However, as soon as the injury was caused, it had already recovered.
Rui hit the ground but stood up immediately.
His right hand opened, and five fingers grabbed Iron Man in the sky with silk threads.
Screeeech...
The silk thread cut on the armor like a sharp blade, making a tooth-grinding sound of metal being scored. Where it cut, the armor was dented, revealing the metal's original icy color.
Hmm?
Rui was stunned.
Although he hadn't thought he'd finish his opponent with this blow, he didn't expect he'd only sink in a little—he couldn't even cut the armor.
His spider silk, strengthened by his own blood, was so sharp it could easily cut through metal armor and blades of generals.
Although ancient generals' armor and blades couldn't be compared with modern high-tech, they were also metal. Even if there was a gap, it shouldn't reach this level, right?
Rui was stunned. Tony wasn't.
He raised his left arm. The cylindrical device on it shot a red laser that instantly pierced through Rui's neck.
Then, with a wave of his left arm, the laser swept across, cutting off the entire head.
Whoosh!
In the communicator, there was a sound of relief.
Tony heaved a sigh of relief, then said boastfully, "I said having just me was enough. How about now?"
"Mr. Stark, be careful! He..."
Tamayo's voice came from the communicator, her tone somewhat anxious.
But it was still too late.
The reminder was only halfway through when the headless body raised its left hand and ejected scarlet spider silk, entangling the Iron Man armor tightly, circle after circle...
After a while, the Iron Man armor was wrapped like a dumpling and fell to the ground.
Spider silk popped from Rui's body, pulling his head back into his hands and placing it on his neck. His expression didn't change from beginning to end, as if he'd known from the start things would develop this way.
"Should I call you smart or stupid?"
Rui looked calmly at the wrapped Iron Man and said indifferently, "You knew the demon's body has strong resilience, so you chose to chop off my head and try to catch me before it regenerated. But since you know demons aren't killed even if they lose their heads, why couldn't you think that a demon's head can command the body even when separated?"
"It was worth a shot!"
Tony's mouth was unforgiving. He scanned the spider silk, asking Jarvis to analyze its composition, while using words to distract Rui's attention and delay time.
"You can only play tricks. In a head-on fight, ten of you wouldn't be my opponent."
"A person who can perform such a task isn't a childish kid who'll fuss over means of winning and losing..." Rui looked at him indifferently. "You must be planning something!
But it doesn't matter. I have some questions to ask.
If you can satisfy me, I'll spare your life and turn you into a family member subordinate to me."