Wind God vs. Iron Monger

Wind God vs. Iron Monger

Whenever people found a toy they liked, they couldn't help becoming immersed in it.

Like someone who had just learned to drive—wherever they went, they wanted to take the car, even if it was only a few hundred meters away.

Rimuru was currently a little addicted to piloting Mecha. The feeling of soaring through the sky was simply too wonderful, and she couldn't pull herself away from it.

But just then, a phone began ringing. The caller ID showed Pepper Potts.

"Hi, good evening, Sister Pepper!"

"Rimuru, I just called Tony several times, but he didn't answer. I'm worried about him. But I can't get away right now. Could I trouble you to go home and check on him?"

Tony Stark didn't have many friends. Rhodey was one, and Rimuru was another.

But compared to Rhodey, Rimuru, who possessed the Wind God Mech, was undoubtedly the best choice.

Rimuru was startled and hurriedly asked, "Sister Pepper, what are you doing right now? Don't tell me you're taking agents to arrest Obadiah!"

"How did you know?" Pepper was utterly shocked.

"Never mind how I know. Leave now! No matter how many agents you brought, it won't help. Obadiah has built himself a suit of armor too!"

"What?"

"Oh, my god!"

"It's too late. We've already seen the big guy Obadiah built. He's chasing me..."

"Oh no, Rimuru, hurry and find Tony. He's the only one who can defeat this monster... bzzzt..."

A busy signal came from the phone. Pepper was presumably fleeing for her life.

Pepper was Iron Man's official girlfriend. Her plot armor was strong and her footwork was slick, so she should be fine.

For now, Rimuru should go check on Tony Stark first.

Rimuru turned around and immediately flew toward the Stark Industries R&D Center.

Tony Stark was the famous Iron Man. When it came to plot armor, Tony's was stronger no matter how one looked at it.

Besides, Pepper was currently being hunted by Iron Monger!

As Rimuru piloted Wind God through the skies, several radars at a U.S. military base simultaneously detected her.

Not long ago, Tony had flown Mark III to Afghanistan to strike Terrorists, causing an F22 to crash. The military had clearly stepped up its aerial surveillance.

Rimuru got caught in the crossfire because of it!

"Colonel Rhodes, that unidentified aircraft has been detected again. The F22 is taking off to intercept it!"

"Wait!"

The moment Colonel Rhodes heard that, he became anxious.

Others might not know, but he knew that this so-called unidentified aircraft was his best buddy, Tony Stark.

"That was just a routine flight exercise. Maintain alert status."

"Yes, sir!"

Though the soldiers were puzzled, they still chose to obey the order.

Pepper ran desperately toward the exit of the R&D Center. The agents inside kept firing at Iron Monger, but the bullets merely sparked against its steel armor and had no effect whatsoever.

On the other hand, several agents were eliminated within the blink of an eye.

"God, has Obadiah gone insane?"

As a major shareholder of Stark Industries, Obadiah had status, position, and more money than he could ever spend.

Pepper simply couldn't understand why he would do this!

Before, when he had sold out Tony and gotten him captured by Terrorists, it could still be chalked up to a power struggle.

But now that he was massacring people with Iron Monger, had he not considered how he would clean this up afterward?

Being small had its advantages. Pepper could pass through doorways that Iron Monger couldn't fit through.

That bought Pepper plenty of time to escape, and she successfully ran outside the R&D Center.

Pepper took out her phone and called Tony. Before she could say more than a few words, the ground ahead of her cracked open over a wide area.

BOOM!

Iron Monger's ferocious head burst straight out of the ground. Its head alone was as large as Pepper's entire body.

Not to mention that Iron Monger had a Gatling Gun mounted on its arm. Its sheer intimidation was overwhelming.

Facing that hulking monster, Pepper's body even stiffened, leaving her completely unable to move.

Iron Monger aimed its Machine Gun at Pepper. "It's all over, Pepper. You can't escape!"

Was she going to die?

Pepper Potts's heart rose into her throat!

But at that moment, Pepper suddenly saw a silvery-white streak descend from the sky and slam a fist into Iron Monger's head.

With a thunderous boom, the entire ground trembled. Iron Monger was smashed straight into the earth, leaving behind a hole as large as several rooms.

The kinetic force carried by that collision, like a meteor striking the earth, was simply too terrifying. A violent gust instantly swept up, sending Pepper's clothes fluttering as she instinctively raised her arms to shield herself.

Several seconds later, when Pepper opened her eyes again, she discovered a silvery-white Mecha hovering before her.

Wind God—it was Rimuru!

In an instant, Pepper couldn't help smiling. A sense of reassurance welled up within her.

Perhaps she had never understood why Tony and Rimuru were so obsessed with these giant Mecha, but now, she understood a little.

"Sister Pepper, get somewhere a little safer first. Leave this to me for now!"

Pepper frowned. Iron Monger was on a completely different scale from Wind God. Could she really defeat Iron Monger?

But this wasn't the time to talk about that. A smart woman always knew when to advance and retreat together, and when to decisively fall back.

This wasn't the time to ask questions and hold Rimuru back!

Pepper immediately ran back inside the R&D Center. Just a few breaths after she left, the recovered Iron Monger charged back to the surface.

"Rimuru? You're the Blue-Haired Girl mentioned in the intelligence reports, aren't you? I never expected you to have a suit of armor too. But you shouldn't have involved yourself in the grudge between Tony and me."

As Obadiah spoke, he raised Iron Monger's arm, intending to use its Machine Gun to destroy Rimuru's Wind God.

RATATATAT!

Bullets poured out, striking the ground and walls. Wherever they hit, they left behind craters the size of bowls.

But Obadiah helplessly discovered that the bullets couldn't keep up with the movement speed of Rimuru's silver-white Mecha.

Damn it, why was her Mecha so fast?

"Coward, do you only know how to run?"

"Run? There's no need for that now!"

Rimuru smiled, then stopped moving at high speed.

Obadiah laughed wildly. She was still just a young girl—she couldn't take a little provocation, and had given up her greatest advantage so easily.

But the next second, Obadiah was horrified to discover that Iron Monger's feet and arms had become difficult to move, as if they could barely budge.

Upon closer inspection, he was horrified to discover that at some point, Iron Monger's entire body had been bound in nearly transparent threads.

Had Rimuru been dodging bullets while wrapping these threads around him?

That level of scheming was terrifying!

But he refused to lose face. "You think these threads can restrain me? My Iron Monger can use cars as bowling balls!"

Iron Monger exerted force, and one Sticky Steel Thread after another snapped amid ringing clang clang clang sounds.

Iron Monger broke free as he wished, but at that moment, Obadiah was horrified to find that Rimuru... had vanished!

Where had she gone? Had she run away?

"Are you looking for me?"

When he heard the voice coming from behind him, Obadiah felt his scalp go numb despite wearing Iron Monger.

How was that possible?

How could a Mecha move that fast?

When had she gotten behind him?

The only thing reassuring Obadiah was Iron Monger's exceptionally thick armor. Earlier, when Wind God had descended from the sky carrying terrifying kinetic force, it had only smashed him underground.

What good was speed without firepower?

Even if she succeeded in a sneak attack, it would only scratch an itch!

But just then, a High-Frequency Sound Wave rang out. Even after being greatly weakened by Iron Monger's armor, Obadiah still felt as if his head were exploding.

In an instant, blood flowed from all seven of Obadiah's orifices, and he toppled backward.

BOOM!

Iron Monger crashed onto the ground, instantly smashing out a huge crater.

Pepper, who had been watching from hiding, opened her little mouth into a huge O, wide enough to fit an apple.

From start to finish, Rimuru had led Iron Monger around by the nose, and now she had even taken down that massive thing. How was that possible?

This had to be a joke!

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