Eat This R! Missile Barrage!

"A toast to the morning sun, a toast to the moonlight~"

Jiang Rui hummed as he parsed.

The feeling of reaping rewards.

Wonderful.

Beside him, Seal Throat trembled. The boss was terrifying—singing while devouring corpses...

Jiang Rui was parsing the unlucky fellow he had ambushed and instantly killed at the very beginning.

Obtained Sequence 6: Child of Light

That was it?

Tsk. So he really couldn't obtain equipment, extra skills, and the like...

Child of Light, huh? It seemed to be an advanced form of The Church's basic sequence.

Sequence 6: Child of Light (Suppressed): You are a child of light. Your arrival heralds the dawn. Charisma +1, Spirit +3, Constitution +1.

"Light Affinity": You can learn light-based divine arts, and the power of divine arts is increased.

"Dispel Darkness": You are naturally able to sense whispers in the darkness. Resistance to negative energy is increased.

"Child of Light": You can directly manipulate the power of light through instinct, including protection, healing, and judgment.

Uh, it didn't look that strong?

Then why had the shielded support been instantly killed, while the mage had reacted in time and frantically cast a magic shield on himself to survive?

Because of reaction speed?

Jiang Rui frowned. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed a little weak.

Should he try fusing them?

That settled it!

Do you wish to fuse Thunder Priest and Child of Light? Fusion is irreversible.

Fuse!

Advancement requirements not met.

???

Forget it.

Then, he looked toward the other corpse. After a long while, it slowly dissipated, leaving behind a pitch-black yet exquisite card.

Corpses seemed to remain for around five minutes...

After giving it some thought, Jiang Rui picked up the card and glanced at it.

"Loot from killing I Love Wuwuwu": Randomly draw some of I Love Wuwuwu's items, skills, and so on.

Tsk, what kind of name was that?!

Still, whether it was the drop system or something else, this all felt like some third-rate game!

Had Marvel been invaded by the Paradise, or had he been nothing more than a string of data all along?

How annoying. Once the mission was complete and he returned to the real world, he would know everything.

Shaking off those irritating thoughts, he examined the corpse he had parsed and then spat back out. Sure enough, it was completely clean, with nothing left.

If he parsed it, he obtained Beyonder characteristics. If he didn't devour it, it became a lottery draw.

Mm, he couldn't have both.

He needed to be cautious about parsing in the future, because he might not have enough money to fuse sequences.

After all, advancing sequences in the later stages required many materials. If he possessed multiple sequences, he would have to fulfill the advancement requirements for all of them.

The farther he progressed, the more cautious he needed to be.

Sequences required caution, but equipment did not.

The more, the better. Devour it all!

Jiang Rui nodded, setting the tone for his future. He somewhat regretted devouring the Child of Light sequence. If he had known, he would have devoured the mage instead.

What he lacked now was offensive capability. Although Water Manipulation was powerful, it was directly tied to magical power, and water's offensive power really was a bit lacking.

"Let's go save them."

Jiang Rui glanced at his health, 87.9%, which was within the safe range. The mage's final attack had not dealt no damage; it was just that most of the piercing physical damage had been resisted by Physical Attack Resistance.

But a trace of magical power had flowed directly into his body, dealing true damage.

His regeneration had also restored some of his health while he rested just now.

Jiang Rui shared a common flaw with other supernatural beings: a lack of trust. So he still remained wary of the assassin before him.

Use bait to lure the tiger from the mountain, hide in the shadows, then cooperate with him for a one-hit kill.

Tsk tsk, the hearts of tactical players were filthy!

As for whether that remaining Short Blade guy would hurt Tony, Jiang Rui was not worried in the slightest. If he dared kill Tony and cause both sides, currently locked in fierce battle, to fail together...

He would offend people from both sides at once. Impressive. He probably wouldn't survive to the next world.

At most, he would take Tony hostage in exchange for a way out.

And that was indeed what happened. The man was not that stupid. Upon reaching the cave entrance, he shoved Tony Stark aside and immediately leaped down from the platform at the entrance without the slightest hesitation.

Tony Stark, however, was badly shaken, because his Mark I had been ruined by a single slash.

It was only after Jiang Rui gave him a kick that he came back to his senses, followed by another, "Oh my God!"

Below the cave, all manner of supernatural beings battled furiously. The original Ten Rings had instead become the miserable victims caught in the crossfire.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared on the left, while a mechanical army stood on the right.

From time to time, black holes flickered through the void, and enormous demons chased several undead.

"Has this world become this dangerous already?" Yinsen muttered.

"Trust me, you'll see even more in the future."

Just think of that Purple Potato.

"Rimuru," Tony suddenly called out.

"Hm?" Jiang Rui was somewhat surprised. This was the first time Tony Stark had called him by name. Just as Jiang Rui had never called him Tony.

"Can you teach me magic?" Tony Stark asked blankly, looking a little possessed.

(_)

"Ahem." Jiang Rui rubbed his face and shamelessly said with an unchanged expression, "You don't have the talent."

I hope the Sorcerer Supreme doesn't expose me in the future!

Then he said seriously,

"Once Stark shows himself, their attention will probably be drawn to us immediately."

After saying that, he looked at Seal Throat.

Earlier, when Seal Throat had wanted to pursue the Short Blade man, Jiang Rui had stopped him.

"Can you instantly escape with other people?"

Originally, Jiang Rui had planned to knock these two out and devour them if necessary, then spit them back out after reaching safety.

But now, it seemed he could use another method.

"Yes. Entering the Shadow World. I generally don't use it unless absolutely necessary."

"Is it stable?"

The Shadow World sounded incredibly unreliable. Jiang Rui had heard of the Spirit World, and only knew that it was very dangerous.

"My sequence is Shadow Walker." He spoke calmly, but with unexpected confidence.

Rimuru nodded. "Then, depending on the situation, take Stark and Doctor Yinsen away directly. Don't stop until you think it's safe."

"What about you?" Tony asked.

"I'm not at ease." Tony did not understand Jiang Rui's answer, but Seal Throat immediately grasped its meaning.

"Understandable." He nodded. "After all, we've known each other for only a short time."

"Hey!" Tony finally caught on. "You aren't together? Then you're just handing me over to him without worry???"

Jiang Rui smiled. A hint of slyness flashed over his adorable face as he comforted him with wide eyes. "Don't worry, Stark. Their organization's goal is to protect you too, though they won't protect me. And trust me, he'll definitely take you on an amazing journey."

Seal Throat smiled at that. Indeed, the Shadow World was not a fun place.

Jiang Rui took out his custom phone and pressed it a few times.

"You're in contact with your Captain, right?"

"Of course."

"Don't say I didn't warn you. You'd better tell your team to retreat."

Jiang Rui looked at the words "Confirmed" in the text message, the corners of his lips curving up. Suddenly, he channeled magic power, and his voice spread outward.

"Everyone, listen up."

"You've already been surrounded by me!!"

"Give up the mission immediately and retreat three kilometers, or I'm using my ultimate move!!"

His crisp voice, like the song of an oriole, echoed across this scarred desert wasteland.

His childish face and overly pleasant voice achieved absolutely nothing. Facing enemies they had already fought into a rage against—and who had even killed their teammates, becoming sworn foes—they simply could not stop their blades.

"Where did this little brat come from?"

"Ha, whose kid is this? Take him home already."

Only scattered voices like those were drowned out by the crowd.

But soon, a burly man fighting amid the sea of blood suddenly frowned and shouted, "All Town Mountain River members, retreat!" After saying that, he forced back several attacks without hesitation and transformed into a streak of light.

"He actually used his signature technique to run for his life?" Someone who seemed quite familiar with the burly man frowned, sensing that something was off. With a wave of his hand, swarms of Hell Butterflies fluttered into the air.

"Ghost Blade ran. What about us?"

"Everyone, retreat."

The voice was icy, like the hell of Nine Abyss.

The departure of one renowned organization after another finally made the remaining people realize that something was wrong.

But it was already too late.

As the sky gradually darkened, reflected in their terrified eyes...

Was a falling missile!

Several thousand kilometers away, Little Pepper quietly listened to the report.

Eleven missile launchers from different angles, four intercontinental missiles, and three bombers dispatched by Nick Fury after receiving the satellite feed!

All of them had been launched!