Iron Man, Hulk, Moon Knight, Gwen, Hawkeye, and I—
Six of us, the same number as the Avengers when they fought Loki.
This time, though, we're up against Namor.
Namor glared at us, his face full of irritation and disdain.
"So, you've all banded together, huh? I'm the son of the sea god Poseidon! One move, and you'll all be fish food!"
Iron Man raised his hand, firing an energy blast at Namor.
Namor's aura effortlessly deflected the energy stream.
"Has anyone ever told you villains die because they talk too much?" Iron Man mocked.
"Grr… Fine, I'll take you all down and then wipe out the human race! COME ON OUT!"
He shouted, and a swarm of fish-men appeared, as numerous as an ant colony, all glaring at us.
"My forces outnumber you! And they're even stronger!"
"One… two… three… four—"
"You don't need to count, Gwen," I stopped her.
"Hulk hates mosquitoes! Mosquitoes make Hulk mad!"
"Seafood, huh? Looks pretty tasty," Iron Man taunted.
"I really hope Poseidon's power is more impressive than this…" Moonie said, still sounding excited.
"…" Hawkeye stayed silent, assessing the situation.
Namor's eye twitched. These guys in front of him didn't even take him seriously—they were even spouting nonsense!
They must have a death wish!
"Brothers! ATTACK!" Namor raised his spear, pointing at us.
The swarm of fish-men roared and charged at us in unison.
"Avengers!" Iron Man flew up, shouting.
He looked at the horde, then smirked.
"Kill them all."
Hawkeye stepped back, pulling out her longbow and firing five arrows at once.
All were aimed at the fish-men's heads, piercing through one to hit another behind it.
"HULK SMASH!" Hulk slammed the ground, causing an earthquake.
"TAKE THIS, NERD!" Moonie leaped forward, pulling out a gun and firing.
"This is so much fun! It's like a party!" Gwen said cheerfully, while gouging out a fish-man's eye.
"Just have fun, but be careful," I said, kicking a fish-man so hard he rolled like a bowling ball.
Iron Man flew above, launching a barrage of small missiles, turning himself into an unstoppable war machine.
A few burly fish-men charged at Hulk, trying to take him down, but Hulk slapped them so hard their heads turned to mush.
The remaining fish-men backed off, intimidated by Hulk's terrifying strength, only to be pierced through the head by an arrow, killing three at once.
"Die, human!" A fish-man tried to sneak attack Hawkeye.
She swiftly drew a tachi from behind her waist—a blade longer than her body—and with three quick slashes, turned the fish-man into sashimi.
"Get out, nerd!" Moonie swung his baton and punched a few fish-men in the face with his gauntlets.
He stepped back and bumped into Iron Man.
"How'd you get here so fast? Did Peter do something?"
"Yeah, when I arrived, I couldn't find any signal from you guys, so I went to the sea to check. Surprisingly, jets of water shot up from the ocean."
"Wow, didn't expect Peter to know you'd show up. That kid trusts you that much, huh?"
"…"
Iron Man glanced at Peter, who was webbing a fish-man's mouth shut and using him as a baseball bat.
"…Eh, if he trusts me that much, why not? I like being admired."
"You're smiling, aren't you?"
"I'm always smiling."
Namor watched with eerie calmness, which was strange, like he was calculating something.
This caught Peter's attention from the start.
"Hey, any idea what that guy's planning?"
[No clue, but it seems like it'll be interesting!]
"Not helpful. Can't you give me something useful to work with?"
[Eh, if it was my problem, I'd at least say something, but this has nothing to do with me, so I don't really care.]
"…Ugh, can't expect much from an evil god."
"Gwen!" I turned and called out.
"Huh?! What's up, Peter?" Gwen flinched, trying to put out the campfire she'd started to roast fish.
"Help me out. He's up to something," I said, pointing at Namor.
Gwen looked at him and grinned.
"Okay! Watch this magical girl take him down!"
"Great, let's do this!"
The two of them shot out webs, charging toward Namor at top speed.
"Hmph!"
Namor slammed his trident into the ground, and suddenly, everything around them erupted into torrents of rushing water.
From the water, whirlpools formed, spewing out a swarm of random sea creatures.
"Hmph!" I kicked a few of them away, but when I saw a pufferfish, I shot webs to wrap it up, turning it into a ball and kicking it away.
"I wanna try that too!" Gwen said, attempting to do the same.
But the creature in front of her was an electric eel.
"UAHHHH!!!" Gwen panicked, flinging it toward me.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" I yelled in terror as the electric eel flew straight into my mouth.
My body was jolted with a powerful shock.
"Ah…" Gwen, seeing this, skillfully kicked the eel out of my mouth.
"Ugh… Talk about bad luck!" I wiped the sweat off my brow and looked down.
Below me was a Kraken, its tentacles wrapping around my leg.
"Oh, crap—"
Peter was yanked hard, pulled into the whirlpool Namor had created.
"PETER!" Gwen shouted in panic, about to dive in when a massive shark charged at her.
It was a Megalodon! It swallowed her whole in one gulp.
[Uh oh.]
"What's that, Bae?" Iron Man punched a fish-man away and glanced at Namor.
[The kid and the girl just got taken out.]
"What?!"
Meanwhile, I was pulled into the whirlpool. Now, I found myself in crystal-clear, endless water, surrounded by darkness.
Oh, come on, I hate phobias!
Right then, a pair of glowing eyes appeared beneath my feet.
"Ah, man…"
A statue lunged at me, grabbing me—it looked exactly like Poseidon.
It tried to crush me, but I unleashed a surge of powerful energy, startling it.
"Take this!"
Peter used all his strength to break free from its grip, then focused energy into his hand.
His hand glowed with cosmic energy, undoubtedly from his outer god.
"Ugh… NYA MAGICAL PUNCH!" He gritted his teeth, shouting the move's name in embarrassment.
The punch unleashed a storm that surged toward the statue.
The storm sliced through like a razor, shredding the statue into pieces as it cut through everything in its path.
Peter swam upward and escaped the whirlpool.
"Hmph, not too surprising," Namor sneered as Peter emerged from the whirlpool.
"I really didn't like that, and now I'm gonna make you pay for it."
Nearby, the Megalodon began to tremble violently and exploded, blood and body parts flying everywhere, revealing Gwen covered in blood.
"Peter!!!" she roared, radiating a powerful aura.
"Hey… Is she really just a spider-powered girl?" Moonie asked, watching Gwen charge straight at Namor.