"Crack—!" The chain tore open another curtain, gouged a trench across the wall, then wrapped around a tall cabinet and hurled it at Xu Huo!
"Bang!" Xu Huo brought his sword down and split the cabinet in two. "You don't have to kill me. Why don't we sit down and talk?"
Spider-Man ignored him. Another of his legs dragged out a long whip, its movements so nimble that it swept across almost half the room.
Though Xu Huo had Strings in hand, he still had little room to move. He dodged the chains swinging at him one after another, then struck his Lighter and set the curtain on the floor ablaze!
Spider-Man seemed afraid of the flames and immediately retreated. His body was now completely suspended in midair, with three legs shielding him from the front. He hooked the curtain's edge with two more legs, folded it over the flames, and tossed it out the window.
Unfortunately, he couldn't put out the fire as fast as Xu Huo could start one. The Lighter clicked brightly, and the Carpet caught fire too.
Spider-Man spun around and scuttled up the wall, then used his advantage in the air to pounce on Xu Huo!
His opponent was faster, but Xu Huo's enhanced ability to handle his surroundings after Super Evolution, combined with his items, let him hold his own. After dodging the spider legs for the fifth time, he launched himself forward and yanked down half of the enormous curtain still hanging there. He threaded Strings through it, pulled, and dropped it straight over Spider-Man!
With a "clang," the flames surged. The dark room lit up in an instant, but the next moment, the spider legs tore the curtain to shreds.
Xu Huo had prepared for that. He hurled half his remaining stock