The air reeked of rusty blood and scorched motor oil.
"Roar—!"
The counterfeit Four Arms modified by Vilgax let out a beastlike roar. It was not intimidated by Jiang Li being a full size smaller; instead, its implanted slaughter program was triggered.
Buzz!
All four of its thick arms rose at once. The high-tech battle axes and chainsaw swords in its hands lit up with red energy. These were no ordinary weapons, but Vilgax's prized Red Sun Energy technology.
"Watch out!" Thor shouted from behind him. "That axe can cut through Asgardian shields!"
"Cut through shields? Then let's see if it can cut through this."
Jiang Li, in his Four Arms form, stood where he was, all four eyes filled with disdain.
"A Tetramand's strength lies not only in his muscles, but also in his honor. And this pile of rotten meat is nothing but a bulldozer that knows only brute force."
Faced with an attack capable of shredding a tank, Jiang Li advanced instead of retreating.
His upper pair of hands shot out like lightning, trying to seize the battle axe's handle.
However, at the instant of contact, a ring of red energy repulsion fields suddenly sprang from the modified creature's mechanical arms!
Sizzle—!
Jiang Li's hands were thrown aside. The battle axe slashed past his shoulder and carved a deep trench into the ground.
"Interesting." Jiang Li leaped backward to open the distance, glancing at his slightly numb palms. "A turtle shell with spikes? Looks like Vilgax really invested a fair bit."
Watching from the sidelines, Loki trembled in his chair and whispered to Grandmaster, "Stop watching and run. If he sees me..."
"Run? Why?" Grandmaster's eyes gleamed as he stared at the Omnitrix on Jiang Li's wrist. "Look at that device! It can instantly restructure biological genes!