The black spike was a containment item known as the Nail of Withering.
Indiscriminate of friend or foe, no matter the species, anyone injured by it would wither away into dust and ashes!
Perhaps stronger beings could resist the nail's properties, but they would have to be very powerful indeed.
So, as long as he could stab this brawny man with it, he would definitely win!
But before Programmer Ape could get close, the brawny man simply swatted in his direction, and the wind pressure from his palm actually blew Programmer Ape away!
It should be noted that Programmer Ape was not a soul entity like Wen Wen!
Standing his ground, the brawny man looked at Programmer Ape indifferently and said, "You'd better not come close to me with such dangerous things."
"You recognize this thing?" Programmer Ape asked in surprise.