Big Ball Rasengan

Roy, wearing a white animal mask, appeared in Tony's line of sight from the direction of the voice.

"Thanks," Tony said.

"No need to thank me," Roy responded.

The sand wrapped around Tony's arm flew back to Roy, joining the sand released from Sand Cloud as it slowly swirled around him.

The moment Obadiah saw the white animal mask on Roy's face and the anti-gravity sand floating around him, a name immediately flashed through his mind.

The Fourth Hokage!

Unlike Tony, he had always kept a close eye on matters in the underground world.

That was precisely why he had been able to contact the Afghan branch of the Ten Rings and hire them to attack Tony.

As the saying went, man proposed, God disposed.

After discovering that the man he was supposed to kill was no ordinary arms dealer but the renowned Tony Stark, Raza, the head of the Ten Rings' Afghan branch, changed his mind. He took Tony back to a cave, imprisoned him, and threatened him into building Jericho Missiles.

"This isn't the desert. You only have one gourd of sand. Will that be enough?"

Tony got to his feet and asked Roy.

"One gourd of sand is more than enough for him," Roy said calmly.

The moment Roy learned that Obadiah had started the Iron Monger Armor project just like in the movie, he had already decided how to deal with him.

"Are you sure it'll be enough?"

Tony continued.

He had already tested the Iron Monger Armor's defenses with the arc pulse cannons in his palms.

Even the arc pulse cannons had failed to inflict any noticeable damage, so sand was even less likely to do much.

"You'll find out soon enough."

Roy looked calmly at Obadiah.

Obadiah did not attack Roy and Tony right away. Instead, he shouted, "How much did he pay you? I'll pay double!"

Roy ignored Obadiah completely and turned to Tony. "Evacuate the people nearby. Leave him to me."

"All right!"

Tony replied without hesitation.

Seeing Roy ignore him, Obadiah raised his right arm without any hesitation and aimed the Gatling gun mounted on it at Roy.

The Gatling gun's barrels began to spin.

Roy remained where he was. He neither dodged nor controlled the sand to shield himself.

Though he had no idea what Roy was planning, Obadiah did not hesitate and decisively opened fire.

Bang, bang, bang...

Not a single bullet came out of the Gatling gun on the Iron Monger Armor's right arm before it suddenly exploded.

What was going on?

Obadiah stared at the Gatling gun on his right arm in astonishment.

"What did you do?"

Obadiah immediately asked.

Roy did not answer.

While using the sand to pull Tony away, Roy had not only blocked the Gatling gun's barrels with sand, but also sent some sand through the gaps in the outer armor and into the Iron Monger Armor itself.

Whether it was the Iron Monger Armor or the Mark 3, the innermost layer containing the operator was completely sealed.

However, the outermost armor could not be completely sealed without any gaps.

This applied not only to the Iron Monger Armor and the Mark 3.

Even the Mark 46 from the Captain America 3 era could not fully seal its outer armor. Ant-Man had slipped inside and sabotaged part of its weapons systems.

Although he did not know how Roy had caused the Gatling gun to explode, Obadiah did not waste time dwelling on it. He raised his left arm and tried to fire the miniature missiles mounted there.

Roy still stood motionless, watching Obadiah with a calm expression.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The miniature missiles on his left arm did not react at all, remaining perfectly still inside their launch slots.

This...

Obadiah instinctively looked at the seven-tube missile pod mounted on his left arm.

There was nothing unusual about the missile slots. The exposed missile warheads were clearly visible.

The armor's operating system showed no abnormal readings either.

No matter how he looked at it, the missile slots on his left arm appeared to be functioning normally.

Just then, Roy's voice rang out.

"Don't bother looking. The launch slot's firing mechanism has been jammed with sand. The anti-tank missile on your left shoulder has been jammed with sand too."

Obadiah said nothing and inconspicuously activated the anti-tank missile on his left shoulder.

The armor at the back of Iron Monger's left shoulder opened, revealing the anti-tank missile inside.

Then nothing happened.

The missile rack that should have risen did not move in the slightest, as though it had never received the activation signal.

After confirming that Roy was telling the truth, Obadiah's expression turned utterly grim. He controlled the Iron Monger Armor and charged at Roy like a crazed beast.

One step, two steps, three steps...

After only a few strides, the Iron Monger Armor, like a steel giant, crashed to the ground with a bang.

The sand inside the armor could not completely restrict the Iron Monger Armor's movements, but making its limbs move out of sync was no difficult task.

Sand was indeed tiny, and it was not as hard as steel.

But tiny grains of sand could still cause complex steel machinery to malfunction.

Obadiah quickly controlled the Iron Monger Armor to stand up and activated the flight jets in its feet.

His intelligence was far inferior to Tony's, but he was no fool.

The instant the Iron Monger Armor lost control and fell, he knew that the only thing he could do now was escape as quickly as possible.

The Gatling gun on his right arm had exploded.

The miniature missiles on his left arm and the anti-tank missile on his left shoulder could not be fired.

The armor's normal movement had also been disrupted.

In other words, he had lost every means of fighting.

Under those circumstances, escaping by flight was his best option.

As long as he could escape, there was still hope.

He would lose his reputation and his wealth in America, but the technology behind the Iron Monger Armor and the Miniature Arc Reactor would be enough for him to make a comeback.

If all went well, it would not be long before he returned with an army of steel to take revenge on Roy and Tony.

Roy had guessed that Obadiah would choose to activate the flight system and flee.

As the Iron Monger Armor's feet began to transform and its thrusters activated, Roy raised his right hand and gathered chakra in his palm.

Release, rotation, compression, maintenance!

In the blink of an eye, a blue sphere of energy nearly half a meter in diameter appeared in his hand.

Big Ball Rasengan!

Considering the Iron Monger Armor's size and defensive power, Roy did not use the Rasengan. Instead, he used its upgraded, enhanced version: the Big Ball Rasengan.

The next second, he vanished into thin air and appeared before Obadiah as though teleporting.

Body Flicker!

Before Obadiah could react, the Big Ball Rasengan struck the Iron Monger Armor squarely in the chest.

The street shattered!

A hurricane-like blast wave swept through the surroundings!

The high-density chakra inside the Big Ball Rasengan was released in its entirety without restraint. Obadiah, clad in the Iron Monger Armor, spun wildly and flew uncontrollably into the sky.

Boom!

The Iron Monger Armor, blasted into the air by the Big Ball Rasengan, exploded with a thunderous roar. Orange-red flames burst across the sky like fireworks.

Done!

Just as easy as he'd imagined!

Roy looked up at the explosion overhead and sighed to himself.

The Iron Monger Armor was indeed an advanced suit of high-tech armor.

But defeating Obadiah in the Iron Monger Armor did not take much effort for Roy.

Not to mention that Obadiah had no combat experience at all.

Even if Obadiah had been a battle-hardened warrior, Roy could still have defeated him with ease.