Chapter 44: Obadiah End III
"She's safe," Dave said, glancing back at the Iron Monger. Obadiah, still in his bulky suit, swung another fist at him, determined to crush him.
Dave merely looked at the incoming punch with a sidelong glance, raising his hand effortlessly to stop it—without even moving his feet.
"What?!" Obadiah shouted in disbelief, stunned that Dave, in his Dante form, had stopped his punch so easily.
"Idiot," Dave laughed, tightening his grip on Obadiah's fist. "I was just pretending to struggle so you wouldn't target Pepper while she was bound."
With a swift motion, Dave crushed the metal gauntlet of the Iron Monger suit, causing it to crumple and sparks to fly. Along with the destruction of the armor, Obadiah screamed in agony as his hand was trapped inside.
"Arrrghhhh!" Obadiah howled in pain.
Without hesitation, Dave yanked Obadiah forward and then delivered a powerful kick to his chest, sending him flying through the air. Obadiah crashed into a nearby building, debris and metal falling around him as his suit continued to malfunction.
Dave's eyes glinted as Obadiah, in the massive Iron Monger suit, came crashing down, slamming into the side of the building with a loud thud. Obadiah groaned in pain, his suit sparking and dented from the sheer force of Dave's kick.
"Impossible!" Obadiah shouted, struggling to get back on his feet. "This suit—it's indestructible! How are you so strong?!"
Dave simply smirked, his eyes glowing faintly with demonic energy. "You're dealing with someone way out of your league, Obadiah. The moment you decided to target Pepper, you sealed your fate."
Obadiah snarled and swung again, but this time, the punch was slower, less precise. Dave caught the massive fist with ease, his fingers digging into the metal. He tightened his grip, and with a casual twist of his wrist, he wrenched the arm of the Iron Monger suit, causing it to screech and spark.