Norman Osborn wants to live like Spider-Man, but not necessarily in one piece.
Spider-Slayer did not continue to bombard with miniature missiles; he intended to use the arm blades that popped out from the outer side of his forearm to directly slice Spider-Man into a human stick.
As for the four Talons under his armpits, they were for guarding against sneak attacks.
With one slash, Spider-Slayer knew he had been tricked; the feel of the blade cutting down was completely wrong.
Before he could pull back, "Spider-Man" exploded, sending Spider-Slayer flying backward.
Zzz—
As soon as Spider-Slayer landed, a hand reached out from behind, firmly pressing on his shoulder, while a discharge device silently pressed against his back.
The discharge device made last time had broken after being used against Squid Man, so Batman made a new one.
Against enemies completely encased in armor like this, Batman knew exactly how to subdue them—impact force, electric current, irritant gas... there were too many methods to count on two hands.
While the Gel Bomb might not directly harm the guy inside the armor, the impact force generated by the explosion would definitely make him suffer.
And the subsequent use of the discharge device made the entire armor crackle, with the internal electrical system already experiencing a certain degree of malfunction.
Plan C successful, Batman did not linger in battle; he launched a Batarang and flew to a tree before Spider-Slayer could recover.
It proved his caution was not misplaced; the moment he left Spider-Slayer, a layer of blue-purple electric current flowed over the guy's silver-gray armor.
"Osborn Enterprise's Super Soldier Serum hasn't been developed yet; there's just an ordinary person inside the armor."
"But that document expressed great confidence in Spider-Slayer, believing this specially designed armor could perfectly counter Spider-Man."
"The electric current just now must be one of the methods targeting Spider-Man."
Batman, like an experienced hunter eyeing his prey, silently moved from one tree to behind another.
"The opponent knows Spider-Man has self-healing abilities, so almost all the weapons he carries are lethal, possibly even poisoned."
"I absolutely cannot let those blades touch me; I can sacrifice dodging punches for that."
"Without the Batsuit's protection, I should try to avoid close-quarters combat unless a situation arises where Plan A can be implemented."
Thoughts raced through his mind, and Batman's hands did not stop; a device similar to an expander was attached to a can containing liquid Gel Bombs, and with a flick of his hand, he threw it towards Spider-Slayer.
At this moment, Spider-Slayer had slowly gotten up from the ground; the impact of the Gel Bomb and the discharge device just now seemed not to have harmed him.
Just as he stood firm, the can thrown by Batman had already arrived above his head.
Then the can was expanded by the expander device, and the liquid Gel Bombs inside splattered all over Spider-Slayer, rapidly expanding and solidifying upon contact with the air.
The formula for this can of Gel Bombs was different from the one previously filled in Spider-Man's suit; it no longer had the characteristic of being easily explosive but became exceptionally hard after solidifying.
—It was a bit like the putty commonly used by mechanics, except it dried much faster, almost instantly solidifying upon contact with air.
"That document mentioned the armor as powered armor, and the special Gel Bomb is only expected to buy me three seconds. This is Plan A."
First second, Batman put on Spider-Man's goggles and threw a can of lime and Water, which he had prepared in advance since choosing this combat location, at Spider-Slayer.
With a boom, the quicklime immediately boiled upon contact with Water, and a large amount of White irritant gas enveloped Spider-Slayer.
Second and third seconds, Batman held his breath, and his fists, like hail falling from ten thousand meters, heavily pounded various parts of Spider-Slayer's armor.
He did not use his full strength, precisely controlling his power to be transmitted inside the armor while ensuring it wasn't too weak to be ineffective.
Bang, bang, bang!
Batman used various combat techniques he had learned during his travels around the World, his powerful fists almost continuously hammering Spider-Slayer.
On one hand, he used the impact force of his fists to further incapacitate the person inside the armor, and on the other hand, he quickly identified the critical connection points of the armor.
Just as the weakness of the Batsuit is not in the exposed chin but in the waist, Spider-Slayer's armor was also not flawless, and Batman quickly discovered its weak point.
—His lower back.
During this time, to avoid Spider-Slayer's potentially poisoned blades, Batman inevitably took a few punches from Spider-Slayer, one of which even hit him in the eye.
Batman remained unmoved, as if it wasn't him who had been punched in the face; his attacks, like a violent storm, almost suffocated Spider-Slayer.
Zzz!
Another discharge device, hidden beforehand, was retrieved by Batman with a spider-web, and seizing the opportunity, he unleashed a burst of electricity at Spider-Slayer's lower back.
One minute later, facing Batman, who had pre-arranged the battlefield and was fully prepared, Spider-Slayer completely lost the ability to resist, his body going limp and collapsing.
The Sun moved westward little by little, it was evening.
Spider-Slayer... no, now that his armor had been stripped off and his gliders were nowhere to be found, it was more appropriate to call him by his real name, Spencer Smythe.
"Spider-Man..." Spencer's face was twisted, gritting his teeth.
He was a robotics expert working at Osborn Enterprise, and due to General Ross's Super Soldier program, his development direction was no longer limited to robots, leading him to develop powered armor and gliders.
After Norman Osborn established the "Spider-Slayer" project, Spencer, confident in his own product, chose to personally take the field, wearing the Spider-Slayer armor.
But he never imagined his first battle would end in such a complete defeat; not only was he utterly helpless against "Spider-Man," but now even his armor had been stripped away.
"No, it's not Spider-Man." Spencer looked around and saw the tattered red and blue Spider-Man suit, torn apart by the Gel Bomb.
He also saw a throwing dart in his hand, the shape of which was... "Damn Bat!"
His attack methods were more numerous than Spider-Man's, and he was more ruthless in his actions, having hammered the lower back alone more than ten times.
What made Spencer feel humiliated was that he didn't even know who the opponent was or what he looked like.
Able to discharge electricity, able to disappear and reappear instantly, able to release pungent gas, and incredibly strong... Spencer strongly suspected this guy was some kind of Vampire.
"I failed, Mr. Norman will fire me... Damn Bat!"
Spencer was both angry and afraid, and then a searchlight shone down from above, and New York Police officers surrounded him from all directions:
"Don't move, we received a report that someone was attempting to destroy Central Park."
"Cuff him!"
Meanwhile, in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, New York, the door of a townhouse was knocked.
Batman was unsure why Mei Parker was so serious and urgent on the phone, demanding that he must return tonight, but to maintain the identity of Peter Parker, Batman complied.
He knocked on the door, and soon the door opened, and a short, wrinkled, White-haired old woman greeted him, embracing him with her frail arms:
"Peter! My child, you're finally home."
"Today is your birthday, I guess you must have forgotten, but this old lady certainly hasn't."
