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Chapter 83 - Chapter 83: Tony, Why do you always slap me in the face?

Tony, in the Iron Man suit, slammed straight into the airborne Iron Monger.

A heartbeat later, the two armored figures crashed hard onto the street. Bystanders scattered in panic.

Garfield and Holland arrived just then. Seeing Iron Man, they hesitated, unsure what to do.

Iron Man spotted them and shouted, "This is between him and me. You two, stay out of it!"

The two Spiders froze. "Seriously? He won't let us help?"

Pepper Potts pulled up in her car, saw Iron Man and Iron Monger at a distance, and went pale. She knew Tony was running an older arc reactor with little juice left, while Iron Monger had a second-generation core. Tony wasn't a match right now.

Iron Monger pushed himself up, turned toward Iron Man, and Obadiah seethed. "That bastard Tony… can't believe he still made it here alive."

Tony rushed him again—

—and a black shape dropped from a nearby rooftop and landed lightly: Maguire in the black suit.

A moment ago the crowd had been murmuring; now it was as if someone hit mute. Every face turned toward Maguire in terror, a single thought flashing through their minds:

Oh God—it's the Hellblood Demon. He actually came.

If that monster is here… please, don't let there be a massacre.

Maguire's power was the stuff of nightmares.

Garfield and Holland exhaled in relief. "That tin can's finished."

Pepper's eyes lit up when she saw the Hellblood Demon descend. She didn't know the Demon was Maguire, but as long as the Hellblood Demon was here, Obadiah Stane was no longer a problem.

Tony looked at Maguire, emotions mixed. "Great. The guy who slapped me is back. This is my fight—he shouldn't interfere."

Iron Monger stared, dumbfounded. Through his visor, Obadiah looked at Maguire—and warm liquid collected somewhere inside the suit.

Yes. He'd peed himself.

The instant Maguire appeared, Obadiah saw a vision of his own body torn to pieces.

"I'm done for. My God… I've got nothing to do with this guy! Why's he coming for me?!"

Tony turned to Maguire. "Hellblood Demon. This is personal. Stay out of it."

Smack.

The crack rang out. Iron Man ate another ringing slap, the force blasting him tens of meters away. Tony lay there, stunned. "Is he insane? Do we actually have a grudge?"

Pepper's face went white. "Is the Hellblood Demon here to take Tony down? What do we do?"

Obadiah, meanwhile, just stared. Wait… was this guy here to save him? Maybe he wanted Obadiah to serve him.

Relief washed over Obadiah. Being someone's underling was nothing if it kept him alive. He boomed over the external speakers, "Honored Demon, I am willing to be your servant and serve you!"

He started toward Maguire, heart pounding with hope. Looked like he'd guessed right. Time to latch onto a truly thick thigh.

Smack.

Maguire's hand flashed out. Even in that massive frame, Iron Monger went skidding dozens of meters like an ant swatted by a giant.

"Be my flunky? You don't even qualify," Maguire said, bored.

Everyone gaped. "What kind of move is that—he hit both of them?"

Tony edged up to Maguire—this time keeping his mouth shut. One more slap and he'd be airborne again.

Hatred twisted in Obadiah's chest. Then a thought hit him: during that massacre, Maguire hadn't flown. If he just took off, the guy couldn't follow. And Tony was low on power. He could escape.

Obadiah slammed his thrusters to maximum and shot for the sky.

"Move! He's getting away!" Garfield and Holland urged.

Tony read the plan and fired his own thrusters—only for them to flare and sputter out. No more power to fly.

Maguire looked up at Obadiah, unimpressed. With a flick of his wrist, a cigar appeared. He lit it with a lazy motion and took a slow drag.

"Is he flying… or crawling like a turtle?"

Everyone stared at Maguire's deadpan taunt, especially Garfield and Holland. "Are you serious, man? He's flying away and you're smoking a cigar? We're Spider-Men, not Batman—or some grandpa vigilante."

A hundred meters up, Obadiah glanced down and grinned. "Knew it. He really can't fly. Hahaha!"

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