Chapter 785: Chapter 297: Consecutive Breakthroughs (Two-in-One Mega Chapter)_2

Without haste or delay, the two made their way toward Rein, exuding an air of full control.

Rein’s eyes narrowed!

The next second, his entire body burst with the twang of a bowstring being drawn, his muscles swelling, his toes touched down, and the ground shattered instantaneously!

His entire figure, like a streak of silver lightning, traced a silver afterimage as he charged at Iron Man.

Immediately, as Iron Man found himself the target of Rein’s gaze, his heart seemed to freeze for a moment, fiercely clenched, and the hairs on his back stood on end!

At this moment, it was too late for him to draw the shield from his back for defense, or to throw his short spear, because Rein’s attack was too swift.

It was merely a blink of an eye, and the enemy was already upon him.

Iron Man had no intention of dodging. Instead, he let out a roar and instinctively threw a punch toward the oncoming Rein.

The ground beneath his plated combat boots cracked, and in an instant, he completed the motions of kicking, twisting his hips, and turning his waist to exert force through his entire body. The wind from his fist swelled, throwing a frighteningly powerful punch!

His reaction could not be said to be slow!

“Clang!!!”

Sparks flew everywhere!

Rein and Iron Man collided fiercely.

In mid-air, a massive metal fist and a short-handled warhammer clashed head-on, but the resistance lasted merely less than 0.01 seconds before Iron Man’s metal right arm burst apart inch by inch. Various metal parts scattered like bullets.

Following that, Iron Man’s remaining metal right arm, along with the flesh, tendons, and bones of his shoulder blade area, was also torn apart and sent flying, resulting in the loss of nearly a third of his body!

And Iron Man’s battered body was propelled backwards by the impact of the strike, flying like a cannonball.

With a “boom,”

his burly and towering frame was blasted into the building across the street, instantly punching a large hole through the wall.

Inside the house, there was chaos, with cries of shock and panic.

Just as Rein suddenly charged at Iron Man, a scornful smirk appeared on the corner of Scorpion Woman’s mouth.

She had seen fools, but never such a fool!

After all, one typically picked the softest persimmon to pinch, so how could she have expected Rein to choose the hardest one to pinch?

Pfft! She was no soft persimmon.

It was just a metaphor.

Besides, why was Iron Man called Iron Man?

That’s because Iron Man had an iron arm, a true metallic limb, a creation of a top puppetry master from the Eagle Federation.

But the aforementioned thought lasted in Scorpion Woman’s mind for less than half a second.

The next moment!

Her mind went blank!

“Swift as the wind!”

Suddenly, a faint aqua-colored stream of air enveloped Scorpion Woman, boosting her speed to new heights like a startled rabbit, considerably widening the gap between her and Rein.

Her eyes, painted with purple eyeshadow, were wide open, staring intently at Rein with shock, fear, and an array of other emotions flashing through them.

“You… you…” Scorpion Woman stammered, unable to speak coherently.

Gone was her recent composure!

She hadn’t even thought about dodging until Rein’s strike shattered Iron Man’s metallic right arm entirely!

Only then did Scorpion Woman realize she needed to evade immediately, but she had no time to cast any spells. In her panic, she instinctively used her innate talent “Swift as the Wind” to dodge awkwardly to the side.

She never expected that Iron Man, who was usually the defensive core of the team, would be severely injured by a single punch, or rather, a single hammer strike!

But the problem was, she hadn’t seen any hammer in the enemy’s hands just moments ago!

Could she have been seeing things?

…

After receiving detailed intelligence yesterday, Rein had started to speculate on the possible tactics the enemy might use.

Like the current scenario, it was a situation he had anticipated as being quite likely to occur.

Iron Man and Scorpion Woman would draw his attention in one direction, while Asimov, the strongest among them, might lie in wait in another direction to launch a surprise attack.

But no strategy is perfect.

Similarly, if the enemy really adopted this tactic, it actually gave Rein the opportunity to defeat each of their strategies in turn.

Of course, the choice of target was also crucial.

If Rein had chosen to attack Scorpion Woman right off the bat, he would have inevitably faced Iron Man’s interference.

Moreover, the information he had indicated that Scorpion Woman possessed swift natural talents, which meant the enemy would likely avoid a head-on confrontation and choose to dodge.

In that case, his opening strike would likely be in vain.

But if he chose to attack Iron Man first, that would be different.

First off, the enemy was highly confident in their own defense and strength, and in the face of his sudden attack, they were highly likely to respond with a head-on counter.

And in such a short time, Scorpion Woman would hardly be able to provide any extra defense for Iron Man.

So, as long as he could severely wound Iron Man in the first blow, the fight would start with a tremendous advantage for him.

Of course, the enemy’s prosthetic limb could be extremely tough, something Rein had also considered.

Therefore, Rein used “Intermediate Giant Force,” “Beyond Limits” combined with the top secret technique “Annihilating Hammer” to deal with it.

It might be just the opening blow, but it was also Rein’s full-powered strike!

Judging from the current outcome, the effect was excellent!

However, there was indeed one point Rein had not anticipated.

This member of the Bloodtop Mercenary Corps, known as ‘Iron Man,’ was documented to have a metallic right arm, but Rein did not expect that the craftsmanship of this prosthetic limb seemed superb.

It felt to Rein like the precision engineering of a Swiss watch from his former life, where gears and catches fit tightly together.