Even Rhino paused when the outlandishly dressed villain met the outlandishly dressed heroes. But when he saw how "scrawny" Mercer and Peter were, he burst out laughing.
"How are two little bugs like you going to stop me? Go home and drink your milk. This is no place for you!"
Rhino stowed what he was holding, scraped his right foot against the ground, then charged toward them with thunderous footsteps.
Two strands of webbing shot from Peter's launchers. He stuck one end to Rhino's foot and the other to the wall.
Caught by the webbing, Rhino crashed to the floor.
"Damn little bug! Get down here!"
Struggling back to his feet, Rhino glared at Peter clinging to the wall. No matter how much he shouted, Peter stayed up there watching him.
"I'll deal with this guy first. He looks much easier to beat."
After all his shouting, Rhino realized Peter had no intention of coming down. He also kept firing webs to hamper him. At this rate, Rhino would never get away.
So he turned his attention to Mercer, who stood calmly beside the main entrance with his arms folded.
Thinking Mercer would be an easy target, Rhino prepared to attack him.
Rhino charged toward Mercer at high speed, his mountain-like bulk making the floor tremble.
But Mercer did not dodge. He stood where he was, quietly waiting for Rhino to reach him. As far as he was concerned, Rhino's attacks posed no threat whatsoever.
Seeing Mercer stand motionless, Rhino thought he was frightened and grew even more arrogant.
He swung his enormous fist at Mercer, but Mercer did not budge. Mockery gleamed in his eyes, as though he were laughing at Rhino's stupidity.
Boom!
Rhino's fist slammed squarely into Mercer's body with a tremendous crash.
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