Chapter 281. Protecting Chinatown

"What happened?"

Releasing the thread in his hand, the young spider landed on a roof in Chinatown.

Looking at the street swept by sand, the face under the mask had obvious expression of confusion.

"Are the aliens attacking Earth again?"

As a civilian superhero, most of the opponents that Spider-Man faced were ordinary people in New York City who committed crimes. Occasionally, he would encounter some super villains like the Lizard or Green Goblin, but he could defeat them with ease. In his brief superhero career, the only truly difficult opponent he faced was Electro, besides the massacre by Venom, which was linked to the mysterious organization Umbrella, making it the most difficult. Even Electro couldn't cause such a grand scene as the one happening in Chinatown right now.

With his enhanced vision, Peter confirmed the source of everything through the sandstorm, took a deep breath and was about to go over, when a familiar voice came from behind him.

"I wouldn't rush over like that if I were you."

Controlling his Iron Man armor, Tony descended from the sky and looked at Spider-Man, crouching on the roof, speaking seriously.

"Mr. Stark?!"

Tony had always been Spider-Man's role model, especially after the Battle of New York, where the actions of the Avengers had become a great inspiration for Spider-Man when he faced criminals.

"You changed your costume?"

As he looked over the excited Spider-Man in front of him, Tony recognized the kid he had met before at a fast-food truck. He raised an eyebrow and gave a perfunctory greeting, but his attention was completely drawn to the swirling yellow sand in front of them.

"New costume?" Peter looked down at the tight-fitting suit he was wearing and, seeing Iron Man before him, fell into thought. 'Is Mr. Stark reminding me to change my costume??'

While Spider-Man was lost in thought over Tony's offhand remark, Tony himself didn't give it much thought.

"Captain, how long do you need?"

With the advantage of flight, Tony was the first to arrive at Chinatown as usual.

"Almost there. What's the situation on scene, Stark?"

"Not good."

Even without entering the martial arts school, Tony could tell that the situation was pretty bad. "Fury said he was just going to have a little chat with Ip Man, but what's going on here? It doesn't look like something that could be solved with a simple conversation."

"The situation developed into something even more complicated than we thought."

At this point, Natasha, who had been cautiously silent, spoke up, and briefly described the situation inside the martial arts school.

"Peng Lai's immortals, Jiu You, and a Heavenly Demon..."

After listening to Natasha's description, Tony's expression became serious. Obviously, as Black Widow had said, the situation inside the martial arts school was far more dangerous than he had imagined.

"Fortunately, although Jiu You stopped the immortals, from another perspective, it's also true that 'Master Roshi' and 'Master Yixi' were entangled with a Jiu You member. Then, the only thing we really have to face now is Master Ip who's possessed by a Heavenly Demon, manipulated by Sky Emperor."

Amidst all this bad news, Natasha told them a rare piece of good news that wasn't really that good. Tony didn't smile in response to this 'good' news.

"Jarvis, pull out the anti-Jiu You weapons."

"Yes, Sir."

With Tony's command, dozens of seconds later, the 'anti-Jiu You' attachment weapons descended from the sky, loaded onto the back of Mark 8, and quickly transformed into a sturdy two-layer armor that attached to Tony's Mark 8. After being fitted with the 'anti-Jiu You' weaponry, it transformed the original 'petite' size of the Mark 8 into a huge steel giant nearly 3 meters tall.

Bang--

"Leave Chinatown right now kid, while you still have time." Tony controlled the somewhat bloated armor and made a dull sound as he stepped on the hard ground. He looked up at the Spider-Man squatting on the rooftop, and spoke in a deep voice, "You won't be able to help in the next battle."

Without waiting for Spider-Man's reaction, Tony piloted his armor and rushed into the martial arts school with no hesitation.

"Mr. Stark!"

Watching Tony leave, Peter hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided not to follow his advice. He felt that with his current abilities, he should be able to help Iron Man.

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After finishing his conversation with Tony, Natasha turned to face the increasingly massive Heavenly Demon in front of her with a worried expression.

Ever since it stood up, the creature had maintained its posture, continuously controlling the yellow sand to gather onto its body. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a gigantic monster over 3 meters tall.

"Heavenly Demon – Shukaku."

An internal energy blast sent the opposing Sky Emperor flying, and Master Roshi, who was using qi to create his muscular appearance, turned his attention away from Ip Man, who was completely covered in sand. He distractedly said, "According to Penglai's records, it was originally a Heavenly Demon monster created from beyond our realm, by the wind and sand that had been buried and piled up. Its spirits were born from the spirits of the dead who had been trapped and suffocated by the sands in the desert, and it possesses a terrifying power that can control endless wind and sand. If it's allowed to continue, New York city would be completely be engulfed by sand."

"Shukaku? Control sand?"

Natasha asked, turning her head to look at Shukaku, who continued to gather yellow sand. If what the old man said was true, not only Chinatown, but the entire city of New York would be in danger. It would be even more serious than the previous Chitauri invasion.

After all, unlike the Chitauri's attacks, Shukaku's attack would be in the form of a large-scale sandstorm.

"Master Roshi, is there no way to stop this monster?"

As Natasha thought of that, her face changed and she quickly turned to the panting Turtle Sage for answers.

The other party, as one of the immortals of Peng Lai, who can control the seal for this monster called Shukaku, he should have the means to seal the opponent back again.

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