Chapter 161: The self gem
After a while, Yelena walked in with a White man from outside. Karl looked up, then activated his mind control. Immediately, Karl began to check the White man's memories. He then discovered that the man had only accidentally obtained the golden holy grail and planned to try his luck here. After learning the whole story, Karlwithdrew his mental power.
Swish—
"Here are two hundred years of life essence. You may leave." Karl casually took out a box. After opening it, there were two dragon bone essences extracted by Karl. He then used telekinesis to control the box in front of the White man and said.
"Thank you, Mr. Karl, I'll be leaving now! Thank you!!!" The White man said excitedly to Karl, then walked out with the box. He never expected that a cup he picked up would be worth two hundred years of life! This was simply incredible! Karl smiled at this scene and didn't say much. As for whether he could keep those two hundred years of life, Karl didn't know.
"This cup is not simple. It can actually be said to grant eternal youth and immortality, but one must continuously drink Water from it. Moreover, it is still in a sealed state, and there's even a space inside, seemingly containing a treasure map. Let's take a look." Karl said after seeing the confused looks from Dark Phoenix and others. After all, they all saw that Karl had just controlled that person, and even Tony noticed something was amiss.
After speaking, Karl took out the Mind Stone and unsealed it with the Mind Stone's yellow energy. The golden holy grail also revealed its original appearance: a golden material covered with magnificent gems, looking extremely luxurious. Karl put the Mind Stone back into the system space, then held the golden holy grail, and his mental power began to spread. He then used a portal to open the space inside the golden holy grail and used telekinesis to retrieve a golden-yellow, magnificent scroll from within.
Tony and the others also gathered around, looking curiously at the scroll in Karl's hand. Karl had just said there was a treasure map inside, and the scroll Karl had just taken out was clearly the treasure map. Karl also opened it with great curiosity, revealing some patterns and routes, but it was clearly not an ordinary route. Moreover, this seemed to be the Universe, not Earth! Karlpondered for a moment and used the system to detect this treasure map.
[Golden Apple (self gem) Route Map: The self gemcomes from the Goddess of Vengeance! Tired of her own existence due to loneliness, she later transformed herself into the self gem. The gem contains the power of the Goddess of Vengeance. When the self gem and the powers of the other six Infinity Stones converge and merge, the Goddess of Vengeance will be resurrected! (Modified) It is marked that the self gem exists in the space between the virtual and real of the Universe and can be found through the Infinity Stones!]
While everyone couldn't understand what was drawn on it, Karl had already understood what this thing was through the system's annotation. It was actually the incarnation of the Goddess of Vengeance! And it was part of her power. This was simply incredible. The Goddess of Vengeance could be said to be the sum of the Infinity Stones. Seven Infinity Stones combined, how could it not have Single-Universe Level strength? If he obtained her incarnated self gem...
Then Karl's strength would directly skyrocket, very likely breaking through to Heavenly Father Level. After putting on the gold cloth and holding the as-you-wish gold-banded cudgel, he could at least contend with peak Heavenly Father Level powerhouses!
"Alright, this thing is not on Earth. We can't find it. It's in the space between the virtual and real." Karl put away the treasure map and said to Tony and the others. Yan, however, acutely sensed that Karl might know something, as she could figure out the answer with just an analysis. Tony and the others didn't dwell on it after hearing Karl's words.
Swish—
Afterward, Karl used telekinesis to put all the antiques back into the truck. Then, he took out another silver-white box from the system space and handed it to Tony. Inside was the liquid extract of dragon bone essence, also four hundred years of life. Tony took it, nodded to Karl, and then left.
Then Karl motioned for Yelena to send out the belongings of the people outside, and he walked into the living room with Dark Phoenix in his arms. At this time, T'Chaka also sent over the data of his physical condition for the past few days. Karl sat on the sofa and looked at it. Since a few days had passed, T'Chaka seemed perfectly normal. It looked like true overwriting could indeed resurrect the dead! And the kind without side effects.
Thinking of this, Karl couldn't help but show a slight smile. This was good news for him, while Yan on the side kept staring at Karl with an expression that said, 'I've seen through you,' which made Karl a little helpless.
"Tell me, what have you guessed again? Ask me, I'll tell you everything." Karl sighed and said to Yan beside him. After Karl finished speaking, even Dark Phoenix looked at Yan curiously.
"You should know what's in that treasure map, right? My gene engine has already analyzed it. From your micro-expressions and the surprise that flashed in your eyes just now, there's a 69.54% probability that you know what it is." Yan said firmly to Karl after hearing his words, stating the result of her gene engine's calculation.
"Yes, I do know, because this thing is very terrifying. Its true name is the self gem, formed by a super powerhouse after committing suicide. It contains a large part of her power. If combined with the energy of the other six Infinity Stones and the self gem, then this super powerhouse can be resurrected. Her strength is at least Single-Universe Level, belonging to the top of this Universe." Karl looked at Yan, then slowly said to her and Dark Phoenix.
"That is, Single-Universe Level, considered one of the top in this independent Universe, but not so in the Multiverse, All-Universe, and for some other great gods. However, it is still enough to easily destroy a galaxy. Those with special abilities can also create Planets, life, and so on." Karl then explained the strength of a Single-Universe Level. (Officially, it's easily destroying Planets; this has been changed here.)
"Then are you going to look for that thing, or do you have other plans?" Yan asked Karl after listening, as Karl, knowing its origin, should have some ideas...
Chapter 162: Happy Attacked
"No, I won't go looking for the self gem right now. Maybe later, you have to wait until you build the warship, right?" Karl looked at Yan helplessly and said to her. How could he not want to find the self gem? But the self gem is not that easy to find. Not to mention that it needs other gems to be found. Now he only has the Mind Stone. The Space Stone is in Asgard, the Reality Stone has not appeared yet, the Time Stone is with the Ancient One, the Power Stone is still on some Planet, and the Soul Stone is still guarded by the Red Skull.
After Yan heard Karl's words, she thought for a while and then directly opened a wormhole and left, not even returning the dark bible and sun bible to Karl. She just disappeared. Karl looked at the place where Yan disappeared and showed a wry smile. He had signed up for a troublesome ancestor...
Meanwhile, after Tony returned to his Villa with a large number of antiques, the heads of various financial groups and corporate groups began to count their belongings, all hoping that one or two items were missing, which would mean they could obtain life essence.
"Alright, I have 400 years of lifespan here. This time, only two families have obtained lifespan: the Hepati family and the Elilo family! Both of your families will receive 200 years of life essence. Take a look, these are yours." Tonysaid to the crowd below, then took out the silver-white box Karl had given him. When he opened it, four white essence liquids were revealed. This was the essence refined from dragon bones.
Although the wealthy families and their representatives present did not receive any, they knew what color the liquid Tony had brought out last time was. Although there was some doubt about whether this could really increase lifespan, considering that the two families from before had not reported it being useless, it must be true. Afterwards, the representatives of the two families who received lifespan this time took out a black box, and each took two essences from the box Tony had placed on the table.
While the representatives were taking the life essence, the bodyguards below had already started calling their families, informing them that they had obtained the life essence and asking the families to send people to meet them as soon as possible! Afterwards, everyone tacitly left Tony's Villa. They didn't want to start a fight there and offend Tony Stark, otherwise, who would connect them with Karl in the future? Moreover, did they really think his name Iron Man was just for show?
Later, on the road to the New York airport, another battle like the previous one occurred. This time, the two families were not so lucky. Both families were robbed because some corporations directly hired some Mutants with special abilities. They attacked them and stole the life essence. Although they made several identical boxes, that Mutant took all of them back.
Finally, 200 years of life essence was found in one box. The other family was held up by several super-powered individuals, but then a man with ten rings appeared and snatched the life essence. He was the The Mandarin. Because the underground black market offered 10 billion for one year of lifespan, he noticed that those people's cars came out of Tony Stark's house and began to observe which car in the convoy had the life essence.
Finally, he played the role of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind! The people from the two families hadn't been Happy for a few minutes when they received news that the life essence had been stolen, and they were so angry that they smashed their offices to pieces! Not long after, news of a life essence auction spread in the black market, making them smash their offices again in anger. That must have been the life essence stolen from their own family...
Hammer and Killian had already begun to implement their plan. The various bombings and terrorist attacks in New York these days were all their doing. At the same time, even the New York police were being played for fools, and even S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attention was drawn. This was because they were all human bombs, failed test subjects injected with Extremis, making them undetectable. They would go to crowded places and directly increase their body temperature, causing an explosion.
This made the New York police very frustrated, especially Director George Stacy. Helen also saw the news and knew that this matter was not simple, so she asked George to ask Karl if he had any solutions. However, George felt that such a small matter did not need to trouble Karl, thus refusing Helen's suggestion. Helencould only look at her husband helplessly.
Boom——————!
A luxury car at Stark Tower exploded. This luxury car was the rolls-royce driven by Happy, and it was also Pepper's exclusive car. Tony quickly received the news. When he arrived at the hospital, he saw his bodyguard Happy lying unconscious in a hospital bed, covered in bandages. That car was also Pepper's exclusive car. If Pepper had been there at the time, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Afterwards, an old man appeared online and began to provoke Tony.
"I'm not afraid of you. I will find you and shove your head up your ass. My home is at 10880 Malibu Street. If you dare, come find me!!" After watching the video, Tony was furious. The other party had attacked his bodyguard, and it was his lover's exclusive car. It was very likely that they had intended to attack Pepper from the start. Now they even dared to provoke him. After leaving the hospital, in front of a large group of media, he said to the person who attacked Happy, the one who posted the video provoking him.
Some financial groups, upon learning of this, began to help investigate. If they found out who it was, wouldn't Tony Stark owe them a favor? One must know that behind him stood the World's strongest person: Gold Saint Karl!
On the other side, Karl was currently at New York's airport. He was preparing to take Mei, Raven, Gwen, Helen Zhao, Dark Phoenix, Yan, Wanda, Pirot, Peter, Yelena, and Red Tank on a trip to the East. The main reason was that personnel from the Eastern Embassy suddenly invited him to attend the opening ceremony of the first Olympic Games in the East (which was August 8, 2008, but here it's changed). Karl became interested after hearing this, and then took Mei and the others on a private jet to the East.
At the same time, Quicksilver also transformed into a fighter jet and escorted the private plane. However, no country was foolish enough to dare attack the Gold Saint's private jet. As for Tony's situation, he only found out after boarding the plane. According to the timeline, it should have been Killian's doing. Karl didn't take it to heart. Even if something unexpected happened, Tonywould come to him, and he could instantly appear in New York, so he wasn't worried about any accidents.
Chapter 163: Journey to the East
Because he had communicated with the East in advance, Quicksilver was not intercepted by the Eastern air force when entering Eastern airspace. Soon after, Karl landed in the capital of Eastern China. At the same time, a Chinese diplomat and the Director of the Divine Spear Bureaucame to meet him. Karl stepped off the plane and took a deep breath, feeling a myriad of emotions. He never expected to return to the East in this life in such a manner, looking at the surrounding buildings.
Although they were quite different from the buildings in his previous life's memory, he felt relieved after considering the current year. He walked towards the diplomat and the Director of the Divine Spear Bureauwith Mei, Raven, Gwen, Helen Zhao, Dark Phoenix, and others.
"Mr. Karl, welcome. We have arranged both a quadrangle courtyard and a Villa for you. Which would you prefer?" The diplomat was an elegant man in a black suit, giving off a feeling of warmth and comfort. Karl glanced at the diplomat in surprise, never expecting China to be so well-prepared, offering him a choice between a quadrangle courtyard and a Villa.
"A quadrangle courtyard, please. I've never lived in one before, so it'll be a good experience. You've been very thoughtful," Karl said with a smile to the diplomat, Wang Wen. Mei and the others also showed interest upon hearing about staying in a unique Eastern quadrangle courtyard.
"Alright, this way, please. You're too kind. With your current status, it should be like this in any country you visit," Wang Wen also said to Karl with a slight smile. Although his expression remained unchanged, he was actually a little nervous inside. He knew before coming that this was the one who had pierced through Mars, and moreover, one of his loved ones seemed even stronger than him, so he had to treat him carefully.
Afterward, Karl and the others got into the car arranged by Wang Wen. Along the way, he also chatted with Zheng Xian, the Director of the Divine Spear Bureau, for a few words. Then, they drove to a bustling area of the capital. Quicksilver, transformed into a lamborghini, followed behind. Along the way, various traffic police officers were blocking roads, all making way for Karl and his entourage.
Before long, everyone arrived at an exquisite quadrangle courtyard. Its appearance was like an ancient Eastern courtyard, complete with rockeries, waterfalls, ponds, pavilions, and more. Wanda, Pirot, Peter, upon seeing such a beautiful house, immediately ran inside, exclaiming at the craftsmanship of the house. They discovered that these houses didn't use a single piece of metal for fixation; everything was made of wood.
"How about it? Isn't it amazing? This is the unique mortise and tenon structure of the East. The entire house is assembled entirely with wood. Moreover, some Eastern landscape buildings can stand for hundreds of years without falling due to the mortise and tenon structure," Karl explained gently to Wanda and the others.
"I didn't expect Mr. Karl to be so knowledgeable about our Eastern culture. This is indeed the mortise and tenon structure. Of course, this isn't ancient times, so there are also facilities like running Water and appliances," Wang Wen said to Karl with a smile, also making a playful remark about the changes in the current era.
Soon, Wang Wen and Zheng Xian left, leaving only Karl's entourage and a few chefs in the courtyard. Everyone was hungry, so they began to eat. The chefs came from various parts of the East, so they could cook all kinds of dishes. After Karl ate authentic Chinese food, he suddenly realized what he had been eating in America!
Because the Chinese food she had made before was too different from this authentic Chinese food, even the taste was somewhat unlike it, but Karl had eaten it, and even for quite a long time. Looking at Karl enjoying the Chinese food, a hint of tenderness flashed in her eyes. At another table, Red Tank was completely like a wild boar unable to appreciate fine bran, stuffing everything into his mouth and eating voraciously.
In the evening, Karl and the others sat in the courtyard, looking at the Moon from an Eastern perspective, with some local specialty snacks beside them. Wang Wen had specifically arranged for these to be delivered. Karlreclined comfortably in a lounge chair, swaying gently, enjoying this moment of tranquility. Yan walked over and sat in the lounge chair next to Karl.
"You seem to miss the East a lot. According to the information I detected, you grew up in America, so can you tell me why? The first time you saw these things, your expression wasn't one of surprise, astonishment, or curiosity, but rather nostalgia," Yan asked Karl with confusion, because Karl's expression completely contradicted his behavior. Even if he had specifically learned about Eastern culture, he shouldn't show nostalgia, even if he was Asian.
"It's nothing. I just prefer Eastern things. Seeing these things reminded me of some matters," Karl said slowly, narrowing his eyes slightly at Yan. Just now, his heart had suddenly skipped a beat, as if a secret in his heart had been discovered. But then he thought, even if they knew, what then? Things had long since changed. Knowing would only make them feel incredible.
Afterward, Karl ignored Yan and continued to relax in the lounge chair. Mei, however, walked behind Karl and gently massaged his Sun temples. Mei had always known that Karl seemed to know many things and was always planning something. He seemed not to care about household matters at all, but in reality, he only ignored what he considered unimportant. His pressure was actually not small at all, thinking back to the previous great battle that had razed the entire estate to the ground.
She couldn't help but hug Karl's head. Karl seemed to sense Mei's unease and patted her hand to comfort her. Gwen, Raven, Helen Zhao, Dark Phoenix, and the others were also lying on nearby rocking chairs. Only Peter and Pirot had dragged Red Tank and Yelena to stroll through the Eastern streets of the capital city. Karl and the others let them go; those two were constantly jumping around, so it was good to take away Red Tank, who couldn't sit still anyway.
On the other side, Peter and Pirot's group, with the exception of Yelena, couldn't speak Chinese. When buying things on the street, they found that people didn't accept us dollars, which made Peter and Pirot a bit embarrassed. Afterward, they exchanged some RMB with a kind boss. In places they didn't notice, Divine Spear Bureau personnel were secretly watching. After all, they were family members of that important person, and since they had come to the East, they had to be protected.
If anything went wrong, it would be a huge problem. Fortunately, with Red Tank, the muscular strongman, no one had any ill intentions or caused trouble upon seeing Peter and Pirot with a large wad of money. The two continued to buy various snacks on the street, taking one of each, taking a bite, and then giving it to Red Tank, which left Yelena speechless as she watched them...
Chapter 164: Encountering an Attack in the East
There were naturally some super-powered individuals in the East who were not under the jurisdiction of the Divine Spear Bureau. They formed a small group and began interfering with the Divine Spear Bureau's various missions, even killing many of its members. Because they had a super-powered individual with teleportation abilities, the Divine Spear Bureau was unable to catch them. Today, one of their members happened to appear on the same street as Peter and Pirot, having noticed several familiar Divine Spear Bureau members seemingly protecting someone in secret.
After he transmitted the news back to his organization, 'The Altar,' someone quickly responded, suggesting they kill the Divine Spear Bureau's protected target to show them a lesson. Subsequently, 60 members of 'The Altar' were mobilized, and using the teleporter, they swiftly arrived at the street where Peter was. As soon as they appeared, they were detected by the Divine Spear Bureau's headquarters. Guessing that their target was likely Peter and the others, even Director Zheng Xian was greatly alarmed.
If anything were to happen to these individuals, not only would Karl demand accountability, but that person might directly and unscrupulously start hunting them down in the East. Not to mention, the relationship between the country and the other party would break. If the other party became dissatisfied with the country, the impact would be huge! One must know that the world's financial magnates are eager to curry favor with Karl. If they were given an opportunity to target the East, restricting technology and exports, the country's development would be severely affected!
He immediately dispatched Witch and others to rush to that location, and also transferred all surrounding Divine Spear Bureau personnel to that street. He even directly reported this news to the higher-ups. On the other side, Peter and Pirot were completely unaware, enjoying snacks. Yelena, however, noticed something, as the crowd around them suddenly grew, and people's gazes were directed towards them. She began to secretly put her guard up. Red Tank, on the other hand, was eating the snacks Peter and Pirot bought him with an unconcerned expression.
"Peter, the snacks in the East are much tastier than our burgers and stuff. Look at this tofu, although... well, it's a bit ugly, but it's really delicious!" Pirot said to Peter, holding a bowl of stinky tofu. Peter, faced with the powerful aroma of stinky tofu, had a look of utter refusal.
"OK, OK, it's indeed very delicious, but can you not stand so close to me? I still think honey cakes are better. Your smell is too... ahem," Peter said to Pirot, moving aside, and even rolled his eyes at Pirot, overwhelmed by the stinky tofu's odor.
Boom——————!
"Shit, what happened! My stinky tofu spilled!!" Pirotflinched upon hearing the explosion, dropping his stinky tofu. Yelena immediately shielded Peter and Pirot behind her, realizing she hadn't guessed wrong; these people were indeed coming for them.
"Alright, Pirot, they're coming for us, be careful. Red Tank, stop eating, we have enemies!" Yelena said to Pirot, then glanced at Red Tank, who was still eating. Subsequently, Yelena, Peter, and Pirot quickly donned their vibranium battle suit. They then cautiously observed the black-clad figures around them. Red Tank threw away what he was holding, coming to Yelena's front with an annoyed expression; he had been enjoying his food.
At the same time, a group of shadow ninjas, nearly two hundred of them, immediately appeared from their shadows. Then, several shadow ninjas appeared behind each of the four, signaling to take them away. Just as Yelena was about to say something...
"No, no, no, we've trained for so long, it's time for some real combat! Woohoo, Peter, let's go!" Pirot shouted to Peter after rejecting the shadow ninjas' request to take him away, then transformed into a silver blur and charged towards the black-clad figures in front.
Peter also began controlling objects around him to attack the black-clad figures nearby. Yelena sighed helplessly upon seeing this, but said nothing. They were all wearing vibranium battle suit, so nothing should happen. The surrounding civilians had already fled at the time of the explosion, so there were no other people here. As for the Divine Spear Bureau personnel, they were still on their way.
Bang——————!
Boom——————!
"Damn it, that kid is too fast! I can't even see him. Da Jie, you take him. I'll cooperate with you to subdue him. I'll let people know the consequences of attacking me!" A man in a black hood said to someone beside him. Due to Pirot's speed advantage, he had knocked several people flying as soon as he engaged, and the hooded man was one of them.
After the man called Da Jie nodded, green energy began to emanate around him, and everything in the vicinity, including Pirot, started to slow down. The hooded man then extended a hand towards Pirot, and dark green energy flickered. Roots of unknown plants emerged from the ground, binding Pirot.
Bang——————!
When the man named Da Jie stopped using his ability, Pirot was securely bound and simultaneously slammed directly into a wall. Fortunately, with the protection of the vibranium battle suit, he was not injured. The man named Da Jie actually possessed the ability to slow things down, which was already close to affecting time.
Upon seeing Pirot tied up, Peter used his telekinesis to throw objects in that direction, hoping to buy Pirot some time. However, before Pirot could break free with his own abilities, a black-clad figure beside him used his ability on Pirot's feet, and a blue energy beam directly froze Pirot's feet. Fortunately, with the vibranium battle suit, he only felt a slight cold and was not injured, but he couldn't move.
"Damn it, Red Tank! Go save Pirot!!" Yelena, seeing Pirotsubdued by the enemy in less than five minutes, was speechless but shouted to Red Tank. Red Tank turned his head and saw Pirot trapped by plant roots and a large block of ice, and immediately started running in that direction.
Boom—Boom—Boom—!
As Red Tank ran, his impact force intensified. In a short while, he knocked all the black-clad figures in front of him flying. Just as he was about to reach Pirot, a blue energy door appeared in front of him. Unable to stop, he charged directly into it. The blue energy door then disappeared, and Red Tank also vanished. Yelena was stunned by this sight; such a large Red Tank had disappeared in less than two minutes.
"Take us back, quick!!!" Yelena immediately shouted to the surrounding shadow ninjas upon seeing this...
Chapter 165: Karl Appears
Yelena now knew that she and the others were no match for their opponents; they had too many abilities. Even Red Tank had been taken to who-knows-where, and Pirot's Quicksilver ability was completely suppressed. Now, they could only leave, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable if they fell into the enemy's hands.
Whoosh—!
"Da Jie!" After Yelena finished speaking, shadow ninjasappeared behind Pirot, Peter, and herself, ready to take them into the Shadow World. However, the person Pirothad seen earlier, realizing they intended to escape, immediately had Da Jie use his ability. Green energy began to spread, the shadow ninjas' movements slowed, and their people immediately seized Pirot and Peter.
Pirot was even directly pulled out of the Shadow World, which was also why they couldn't enter it. After Da Jiestopped using his ability, Yelena saw Peter and Pirot fall into the enemy's hands and inwardly cursed. Just then, the Divine Spear Bureau agents arrived at the scene, seeing the destroyed streets and a group of black-clad individuals holding two people in battle suits, who looked very much like Peter and Pirot.
Beside them was a woman in a battle suit, and the muscular strongman was gone. The Divine Spear Bureauagents immediately surrounded all members of the 'Altar' organization, but they remained unfazed, letting the Divine Spear Bureau surround them. They had a teleportation ability user and were not afraid of being captured. That teleportation ability user was protected in the center, and soon after, Zheng Xian also arrived.
"Release them both. Name your terms," Zheng Xian said with a sigh to the 'Altar' organization members after seeing Peter and Pirot in their hands. He had no choice but to compromise now. It would be best if he could send them back to the courtyard unharmed, otherwise, if that person got angry, he might just tear him, the Director, apart.
"Oh, what's so special about these two that they can make our great Director Zheng Xian compromise? How extraordinary. They seem to be foreigners, aren't they? Could they be your illegitimate children from abroad? Hahahahahahaha," Scarface, the leader, mocked Zheng Xian, speaking with disdain.
Yelena, hearing this, her face beneath the vibranium battle suit darkened. These were the boss's nephew and adopted child; they were practically seeking death. Suppressing her anger, she remained silent. When they were attacked, their wristbands would automatically send signals to the main wristband. She believed the boss already knew what was happening here.
"Scarface! You'd best clean up your mouth! They are honored guests of our country! State your terms!! What will it take for you to release them!!" Zheng Xian broke out in a cold sweat after hearing Scarface's words. There were still people from that person nearby; if this reached that person's ears, he dared not imagine the consequences!
"Oh? Our great Director Zheng Xian is willing to pay such a high price. The more you want me to release them, the less I will. Not only will I not release them, I'll kill them!!" Scarface said to Zheng Xian with a playful expression, then looked maliciously at the Divine Spear Bureauagents.
Boom—!
A golden energy beam suddenly erupted from the land of Huaxia, and the sagittarius constellation appeared in the sky. If the citizens of America saw it, they would know that a Gold Saint had appeared. Although many people in the East also knew what this meant, they were ultimately a minority. Zheng Xian and the others saw this and inwardly thought, 'It's over.' Yelena, upon seeing it, breathed a sigh of relief.
Actually, Karl had known about their attack for a while, but seeing Pirot rush in, he became interested and wanted to see how their training had progressed. As a result, Pirot was captured in less than five minutes, Peter's actions resulted in zero damage, Red Tank was sent away by a portal, and only Yelena, who had no superpowers, remained on the field. Karl was speechless and decided to let Pirot and the others suffer a bit before intervening.
Hiss—!
Then, a fiery red phoenix phantom appeared next to the golden light beam. The next moment, three figures turned into light and rushed towards their direction. Soon, they arrived above the street. Looking up, there was a black-haired, blue-eyed man in golden armor with a white cape. Because Karl had not put on his helmet, they could clearly see Karl's face, mainly because Karl felt it was unnecessary; their strength was not worth Karl going all out.
Next to the man stood a hot and sexy mature woman in a black dress, her body enveloped in fiery red energy. On the other side was a cold and aloof golden-haired mature woman in armor with a pair of pure white wings. The three of them floated in the air, looking down at the people below.
"Boss, it is my dereliction of duty, which led to... even Red Tank is missing..." Yelena said after removing the headpiece of her vibranium battle suit and kneeling on one knee before Karl upon seeing Karl and the others arrive. She kept her head down, not daring to look at Karl.
"Alright, no need to kneel all the time. This has nothing to do with you; it's beyond your sphere of influence. Get up," Karl said faintly to Yelena after glancing at her, then used telekinesis to lift her. Afterwards, he looked indifferently at the 'Altar' organization members.
The 'Altar' organization members also cautiously watched the three of them. These three looked very strong, and one was even the woman's boss. Karl looked at them, then released his oppressive aura. Most of the super-powered individuals were directly forced to their knees, and then Peter and Pirot disappeared from their sight, reappearing next to Zero. It was clear that Zero had rescued them; for Zero, it was just a matter of a wormhole transfer.
Peter and Pirot, after being rescued, kept their heads down. They had originally wanted to see how strong they were, but they were captured in a few minutes and had to be rescued by Karl and the others. Even Red Tank was gone. They felt ashamed.
"You're quite bold. Since I pierced Mars, no one has dared to lay a hand on those around me. You are the first individuals and the first organization," Karl said coldly and slowly to the people below, his heart naturally burning with rage. Whatever their reasons, if they touched those around him, they had to die!
Chapter 166: Deprivation and Transfer
"They aren't targeting us; their main target is the people protected by the Divine Spear Bureau. One of them has an ability to slow things down, seemingly related to time. Aren't you interested?" Yan looked at the people below with her Angel's Eye, saw their information and abilities from their dark-side dimension, then turned to Karl and slowly said.
After hearing Yan's words, Karl nodded and pressed his mental power downwards. Soon, he found Da Jie, who possessed the slowing ability. Karl glanced at Yelenabeside him, then dispatched shadow ninjas from the Shadow World to the Middle East and other places to kill sinful people and acquire their souls. Before long, Karl obtained 10 copies of overwrite energy. This was thanks to mind control and the Soul Stone, which allowed him to briefly attach his mental power to the shadow ninjas.
This way, he could absorb the souls of the sinful people killed. Karl then used telekinesis to levitate Da Jie and another person who could teleport instantly in front of him, and also levitated Yelena in front of him. The two members of the 'Altar' organization on the other side kept trying to use their abilities, but their abilities were blocked by Karl's mental power. The commands were issued from the brain, and Karl directly blocked the commands from being sent.
So they could only think, but not use their abilities. This was also thanks to mind control. Karl placed one hand on Da Jie's shoulder and the other on Yelena's shoulder, then activated True Overwrite! A white light flashed over both of them, and then Da Jie's slowing ability became Yelena's ability. Karl directly transferred his ability using True Overwrite. Karl then completely disregarded Da Jie's terrified gaze.
Placing his hand on the person with instant movement, True Overwrite activated again. A blue crystal appeared in Karl's hand; that person's ability was directly stripped out by Karl, even becoming a physical entity. Then, that person also felt his ability disappear, looking at Karl in terror, opening his mouth frantically but unable to make a sound.
Yelena on the other side looked at Karl with surprise. Dark Phoenix showed no expression, while a hint of curiosity flickered in Yan's eyes. The Divine Spear Bureaumembers below didn't know what to say as they watched this scene, and even Zheng Xian felt a mix of emotions. Because when Yelena gained the ability, she naturally used it, though it had no effect on Karl. But it allowed many people to see the blue crystal in Karl's hand and the terrified look on the person's face.
It was easy for people to associate it with Karl stripping that person of his ability. And adding to that, Yelena's ability was previously one of the 'Altar' organization members. Karl could not only strip abilities but also transfer them. Karl then glanced at the people below, a blue light flashing in his eyes. All the 'Altar' organization members, including the one whose ability Karl had stripped and transferred, were frozen by Karl — the kind that directly froze them to death, not a state of suspended animation.
"Train this ability well in the future. If you develop it properly, its power should be quite good. Let's go, back now." After doing all this, Karl looked at the joyful Yelenaand slowly said. Then, he waved his hand, and a shadow ninja appeared in front of everyone with Red Tank. Red Tank at this time was no different from having fallen into a cesspit, covered in mud. Karl smiled when he saw him, opened a blue-black framed portal, and walked in.
On the other side was the quadrangle courtyard. Then Dark Phoenix, Yan, Peter, Pirot, Yelena, and Red Tankentered the portal one after another. Karl didn't even glance at Zheng Xian. This matter wasn't targeting them, but the Divine Spear Bureau. So, they were enemies of the Divine Spear Bureau, and in revenge, they planned to kill the targets protected by the Divine Spear Bureau? It was already good that he wasn't holding them accountable for this.
Judging by the speed of the Divine Spear Bureau, they were no different from snails, only arriving after Peter and Pirot were captured. This made Karl very dissatisfied, but fortunately, Peter and Pirot were fine, so he let it go. It wasn't targeting him, and the people were safe, so there was no need to say anything more.
Back at the quadrangle courtyard, Karl and the others sat on chairs in the yard. Peter and Pirot had removed their vibranium battle suit, standing with their heads down, not daring to look at Karl and the others. May looked at Peter and Pirot with an angry expression. Wanda also glared fiercely at Pirot. Karl, however, remained silent, quietly watching Helen Zhao and May. He was thinking about who to give this item to. At this moment, he suddenly thought of something.
He took out a palm-sized small sword from the system space, then took out the Mind Stone and began to mobilize the power of rules within it to unseal and repair this small flying sword. Before long, the small flying sword returned to its original appearance, exquisitely crafted. However, Karl did not stop injecting energy from the Mind Stone until the flying sword burst out with a white light and began to float in the air by itself. Karl knew it had been repaired.
Then the flying sword circled above everyone's heads and finally stopped in front of Karl. He didn't know if it had chosen Karl or hadn't found a suitable master. Karl glanced at Helen Zhao, then held the small flying sword, activating True Overwrite! After a flash of white light, the small flying sword broke free from Karl's hand, rushed to Helen Zhao, and directly entered her body, while Helen Zhao herself was still a bit bewildered.
Then the flying sword flew out of Helen Zhao's body again, directly transforming into a long sword about 90 centimeters in length, quietly floating in front of Helen Zhao. Karl knew his True Overwrite had succeeded; the flying sword had recognized Helen Zhao as its master and would automatically protect her.
"This is an ancient Chinese flying sword, a female cultivator's flying sword. After it sealed itself for various reasons, it fell into the hands of those wealthy individuals. They traded it with me for longevity, and I acquired this flying sword. It has recognized you as its master. When you encounter danger, it will automatically emerge from your body to protect you." Karl explained to Helen Zhaoand the others after seeing their puzzled expressions.
"Wow, thank you, Karl, mua! Thank you!" Helen Zhaounderstood after hearing Karl's words that she had obtained a treasure. She then threw herself into Karl's arms and kissed him on the lips. Karl also kissed Helen Zhao and smiled at her...
Chapter 167: Pepper is Kidnapped
"Alright, Mei, stop scolding them. Come here, I have something for you." Karl said to Mei, who was scolding Peter and Pirot. Seeing this, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips, thinking, 'You two showed off, and now you're in trouble, aren't you?' After hearing Karl's words, Mei glared fiercely at Peter and Pirot, then walked in front of Karl, but Karl immediately pulled her into his arms and wouldn't let her get up.
"Alright, alright, don't be angry. This is for you. It's a superpower that allows instant teleportation and opening a portal. I'll help you absorb it, darling." Karl said softly, leaning into Mei's ear while holding her, and even bit Mei's ear. Mei instantly lost all strength in her body because her ears were very sensitive; as soon as Karlstimulated her ears, she would collapse limply onto Karl.
"What are you doing~ You're doing it again! I don't want it. You didn't even scold them. What if something happens one day!" Mei, slumped in Karl's arms, pouted and said to Karl. Although she said she didn't want it, she still took the blue crystal that Karl was holding.
Whoosh—!
"You two, your training will be doubled for the next two months. Look how stupid your combat was, it's simply disgraceful! If it happens again, it will be doubled again!" After hearing Mei's words, Karl grabbed Peter and Pirotand said to them. Peter and Pirot could only nod with sad faces. Seeing this, Karl threw them back to their original positions.
"How about this, darling? How about absorbing the superpower?" Karl said to Mei in his arms after scolding Peter and Pirot, and bit her ear again. Seeing Mei's powerless state, Karl kissed her alluring little mouth and began to explore it.
Mei was also aroused by Karl and slowly began to respond to him. Yan saw this and immediately opened a wormhole and disappeared. Afterwards, Gwen, Raven, Helen Zhao, and Dark Phoenix all showed a smile. Dark Phoenix directly threw Wanda, Pirot, Peter, and Yelenaback to their own rooms, and even sealed the rooms with the Phoenix Force. Peter, Pirot, and Yelena were bewildered, while Wanda sat on the bed, displeased.
Afterward, Dark Phoenix enveloped the entire courtyard with the Phoenix Force. Now, only Karl, Mei, Gwen, Raven, Helen Zhao, and Dark Phoenix remained in the courtyard! Red Tank ran back to his room as soon as he returned. Then, the women all walked towards Karl. Dark Phoenix even showed a look of lust towards Karl. After arriving beside Karl and Mei, she directly snatched Karlfrom Mei, pressed her fiery red lips against his, and continued with Karl.
Mei was very surprised to see this; she hadn't expected Dark Phoenix to be so fierce. Karl, on the other hand, was enjoying kissing Dark Phoenix, with another beauty, Helen Zhao, in his arms. Soon, everyone disappeared from the courtyard and all appeared in the master bedroom. Looking at the five beautiful women, each with their own unique charm, Karl immediately began to enjoy their allure and passion!
Soon after, various pleasant sounds echoed in the bedroom, lasting until the next morning before stopping. Then, Dark Phoenix's Phoenix Force, which had spread all around, disappeared, and the psionic soundproofing barrier set up by Karl also disappeared… Karl, on the other hand, was having a very pleasant time. Tony, on the other side, was not so lucky, because Maya Hansen, just like in the original timeline, went to Tony's house to give him information. But at the same time, armed helicopters fired missiles at Tony's Villa. This time, a total of 6 helicopters came, continuously firing missiles at the Villa. However, this time Tony was not as disheveled as in the original timeline because of his vibranium armor; he instantly protected Pepper.
Afterward, various types of armor flew out of the Villaand destroyed the 6 helicopters, while simultaneously beginning to investigate where those who attacked him were. Although Jarvis was already very advanced, he could only find a few clues through some faint traces. In the end, Maya Hansen told Tony who wanted to deal with him, but he didn't expect Hammer to be among them, and even the recent bombing attacks were their doing.
When Tony took his vibranium armor to find Hammer, Killian, and The Mandarin, Hammer immediately took people to capture Pepper. Although she also had vibranium armor and shadow ninjas protecting her, the temperature of Extremis could directly melt the shadow ninjas into black gas. Perhaps due to Karl's butterfly effect, the current Extremis could release its internal flame temperature on its own, similar to a superpower. In the end, Pepper was captured by Hammer.
Meanwhile, Rhodes was also captured by Killian, who used the temperature of his palm to force him out of the Patriot armor, and then locked him in a room. Although the Patriot had also been upgraded, it was far inferior to Tony's current vibranium battle suit, which is why it automatically opened after continuous high temperatures. Afterward, Killian, wearing the Patriot, kidnapped the U.S. Vice President. Originally, he wanted to kidnap the President, but because Karl had gone to the East, they were discussing some matters.
They were in a continuous meeting, fearing that Karl, as an Asian, might suddenly support the East. This led to the President not being on the same plane as the Vice President. The government personnel immediately panicked. After all, he was the Vice President, so they could only call Tony and tell him that the Vice Presidenthad been kidnapped by the Patriot armor, and that the current operator of the Patriot was not Rhodes!
Tony received the government's call and also learned that his beloved had been captured. He was almost angered to death, and it was Hammer, whom he had always disregarded, who had kidnapped her. He had no choice but to agree to the government to rescue the Vice President, and at the same time, he asked Peggy Carter, Hawkeye, and Natasha to rescue the Vice President. Now he had to rescue Pepper. Peggy Carter had already known that the Vice President was kidnapped. After meeting up with Natasha and others, they headed to the location detected by S.H.I.E.L.D.
Soon, Tony arrived at an abandoned dock. Pepper was suspended by chains on a gantry, and below her was a group of mercenaries who had been injected with Extremis. After Tony arrived here with numerous models of iron man armor, Hammer, who was sitting under the gantry, showed a smile.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!! Look who it is, our superhero Iron Man, also a super genius and billionaire. He is our: Tony Stark!!" Hammer stood up and said to Tony, but although his words seemed to be admiring and friendly, saying them after kidnapping Pepper made them incredibly sarcastic…
Chapter 168: Tony Gets Beaten Up
"Justin Hammer, tell me, what will it take for you to release Pepper?" Tony opened his armor's faceplate and spoke to Hammer, who was not far away. At the same time, he looked at Pepper, who was suspended above him. Although Pepper had been injected with the super soldier serum, it looked to be at least ten meters high, and falling from that height would certainly be painful, if not fatal. Tony could only communicate with Hammerwhile secretly having Jarvis control the armor to rescue Pepper.
"Oh, sh*t, you're a real buzzkill. Alright, alright, since you put it that way, I'll have to give you a wonderful night. How about this: you take off your armor and defeat these mercenaries, and I'll release Pepper. What do you say?" Hammer looked at Tony with a playful, mocking expression. He was certain Tony would remove his armorfor Pepper; she was the only one who had ever truly entered his heart, and she had even become the CEO of Stark Industries.
"No, Tony! Don't! You can't beat them, they can breathe Fire!" Pepper, whose hearing had been greatly enhanced by the super soldier serum, heard what Hammer said to Tony. She remembered how she had been captured with almost no resistance, and how even those black-clad ninjas had been burned to black smoke by the Fire. Even a vibranium battle suit couldn't withstand high temperatures indefinitely, let alone the various methods they had to force her out.
That's why she was captured while still wearing her vibranium battle suit, and why Pepper disagreed with Tony taking off his armor to fight them. Tony, like her, had been injected with the super soldier serum, but his combat skills were only mediocre. He was no match for these mercenaries who constantly lived on the edge of danger.
"OK, OK, just as you said, Jarvis, find an opportunity to rescue Pepper later, then immediately suit up!" After hearing Hammer's words, Tony ignored Pepper's shouts and immediately agreed. As he stepped out of his armor, he gave Jarvis a quick instruction.
"Hahahahahahaha, truly worthy of Tony Stark! I admire your courage! Go on, give our Mr. Tony Stark a wonderful night!" Hammer saw Tony emerge directly from his armorand laughed, then ordered the Extremis-enhanced mercenaries to teach Tony a lesson.
The mercenaries below the overpass smiled when they heard Hammer's words. This was the high and mighty Iron Man, and now they, of all people, could teach him a lesson—it was incredibly satisfying. One mercenary, injected with Extremis, directly kicked Tony in the chest. Tony was sent flying nearly five or six meters, only stopping when he hit a nearby container. Afterward, several mercenaries laughed even more unrestrainedly.
One by one, they began to approach Tony. Seeing someone kick Iron Man five or six meters away, another wanted to try, but Tony's movements were unexpectedly faster. He kicked the man away and simultaneously punched the mercenary on his right in the face. Tony's current strength was not inferior to theirs. Both men were knocked to the ground by Tony, and even Hammershowed a hint of surprise at this scene.
But it was only surprise. He knew how powerful Extremiswas; this level of attack was not enough to pose a threat to Extremis. After Tony knocked down two people, he attacked the person standing in front of him again. But before he could act, his foot was grabbed by a hand. Then, the owner of that hand pulled hard, and Tony, losing his balance, was pulled to the ground by the mercenary. Afterward, that person released Tony's foot.
Boom——————!
He quickly stood up and stomped heavily on Tony's head. Tony narrowly dodged, and where the foot landed, even the floor cracked. Tony was shocked by this sight; it was just like the super soldier serum, so terrifying. Then, he did a carp roll to stand up and punched the person who had just attacked him in the chest, but it only pushed him back a few steps. Soon, several mercenaries surrounded Tony and attacked him together.
Bang——————!
Bang——————!
Tony had the honor of being pressed to the ground and thoroughly thrashed. Pepper, hanging above, watched Tony being beaten because of her, and tears streamed down her face. Hammer, seeing this, disdainfully walked towards Tony. As he approached Tony, Tony broke free, rolled backward, and stood up. At the same time, the vibranium armor, which had been in its original spot, automatically activated and rushed towards Pepper.
Soon, it unlocked the chains on Pepper, and the armorsuited up on her. Then, it carried her flying towards the ground. After Tony stood up, he took out the frozen card Karl had given him for Spring Festival and snapped it towards Hammer and the mercenaries. A huge blue energy surged towards them, and everything hit by the blue energy was frozen! Hammer even maintained an expression of disbelief.
Even the Extremis in their bodies was rendered useless; all their cells were frozen to death. Tony walked up to Hammer, looked at his hateful face, and threw a punch. Hammer's head was instantly exploded by Tony, scattering into a pile of ice shards. Afterward, Pepper, controlled by Jarvis in her armor, was brought to Tony.
"Tony, Tony!! You scared me so much, you know? It was really too dangerous! It's all my fault; if I were stronger, I wouldn't have been captured, and you wouldn't have been beaten like this!" Pepper emerged from the armorand ran to Tony, speaking to him with a choked voice, while looking at him with deep affection.
"OK, OK, my dear, it's alright, it's all worth it for you. As long as you're safe, none of this matters!" Tony held Pepper's wrist, which was red from the chains, and spoke to her affectionately. Both looked into each other's eyes, then kissed.
Peggy Carter, along with Hawkeye and Black Widow, arrived at Killian's location. His base was a massive factory filled with mercenaries injected with Extremis, standing guard everywhere. The The Mandarin was also with Killian. Killian expressed no concern about Hammergoing to capture Pepper and not returning; both Hammerand the The Mandarin were merely tools for him to use. He had needed funding before.
Now that Extremis had been successfully researched, Hammer was no longer important. So, he didn't care what Hammer was doing, because the Extremis data was in his hands. Only he could now produce Extremis; even Maya Hansen had only completed a part of it!
Chapter 169: The Power of Extremis
Peggy Carter and the others split up. She went to find the mastermind, while Hawkeye and Black Widow went to rescue the Vice President. But when Peggy Carterencountered the first person injected with Extremis, she was dumbfounded. The opponent's physical prowess was no less than her own, and they could even emit high-temperature flames. The commotion here also alerted other mercenaries, and soon several of them arrived. Peggy, armed with a medieval silver-white longsword, began fighting several mercenaries.
Swish— — — — — —!
Even if Carter cut off one of their arms, they could regrow it, which made Carter feel extremely troublesome. Furthermore, the opponent sprayed high-temperature flames from their body at her. Even though her longsword was made of Adamantium, it was burned red, making it a bit too hot to handle.
Boom— — — — — —!
Two mercenaries injected with Extremis once again sprayed high-temperature flames from their bodies at Peggy Carter, forcing her directly against the factory wall. On the other side, Hawkeye and the others also encountered mercenaries. They initially thought it would be easy to deal with them, but found that even pistols couldn't kill them. Only Hawkeye's explosive arrows could blow one up. At the same time, their physical prowess even far exceeded Black Widow's.
Even though her combat skills were superior to theirs, she felt extremely strained. At this moment, she began to regret not bringing Banner along. She had originally thought they could handle it, but never expected the enemy's guards to be this strong.
Boom— — — — — —!
A few light dots appeared in the distance, flying towards this location. They were Tony and his vibranium armor. After detecting the heat energy sources, the vibranium armor began to slaughter the various mercenaries in the factory. Even though the current Extremis was much stronger than in the original timeline, Tony's armor was all made of Vibranium. Each armor had four new element arc reactorss, along with various powerful weapons.
Boom— — — — — —!
Bang— — — — — —!
Whether it was miniature missile launches or laser cannons, as long as they hit a mercenary injected with Extremis, they would be directly blown to smithereens, with no chance of repair. Although their physical prowess was not bad, it had not reached the point where they could withstand a missile head-on. Even the original Steve Rogers wouldn't stand there and let a missile hit him; his Super-Soldier Serum, no matter how powerful, would still leave him crippled. Even with the serum, he was still just a mortal human.
With the help of Tony and the various armor he brought, Peggy Carter and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Tony hadn't arrived, they might not have even been able to defeat the enemy's guards. With their abnormal healing ability, ability to breathe fire, internal high temperature, and being battle-hardened mercenaries, they were simply hard to kill. Without heavy weapons, they had no chance of winning. Fortunately, Tony's support was timely. Of course, the commotion here also alerted Killian and The Mandarin inside.
After the two walked out the door and saw the various models of iron man armor, they both knew that Tony Stark had arrived. Beside them, in the air of the largest factory, an iron man armor was suspended. It was the U.S. Military's Patriot, and the wearer inside was the Vice President whom Tony and his team were preparing to rescue!
"Tony, the Vice President should be in there!" Natashashouted to Tony after seeing him. Immediately, an iron man armor nodded. It wasn't Tony inside; there wasn't even anyone inside. Jarvis was controlling it, but it still relayed the information Natasha told it to Tony. Soon after the iron man armor finished dealing with all the mercenaries, all the armor began to fly uniformly towards the largest factory.
Carter, Natasha, and Barton also rushed towards that direction. After Tony, wearing his armor, entered the factory, he saw a person with hands full of rings and a man in a black suit inside, seemingly waiting for him. Jarvis then controlled the armor to surround the two. Tony, feeling confident of victory, opened his faceplate. He wanted to see who had attacked his Villa!
"Alright, alright, let's talk about who bombed my Villawith attack helicopters," Tony said to Killian and The Mandarin after opening his faceplate, his eyes full of displeasure. At the same time, the surrounding iron man armor all raised their repulsor rays towards Killian and The Mandarin.
"Hahahahahahaha, Tony Stark, you wouldn't think you've already won, would you, with these tin cans?" The Mandarin looked at Tony and the surrounding iron man armor, laughing disdainfully. Then he extended his left hand, and the ring on his middle finger flashed. A powerful electric current was instantly released from within, directly knocking Tony flying. The surrounding vibranium armor also flew backward at the same time. Although they were all Vibranium.
However, the impact of the electric current release could not be fully absorbed by the Vibranium instantaneously, so Tony and the other vibranium armor were all knocked back. But it did not cause any damage to Tony, because at the moment the electric current hit Tony, the armorautomatically closed its faceplate!
Boom— — — — — —!
Tony and the other armor directly crashed into the factory wall. As he was about to get up, The Mandarin once again raised his left hand. The ring on his left thumb flashed, and a thick red laser beam shot directly towards Tony. Tony also raised his repulsor ray to send energy and shoot back at the red laser. When the two energy beams reached a certain peak, an energy sphere appeared in the middle and directly exploded!
Boom— — — — — —!
The impact directly collapsed the entire factory. Fortunately, Tony was protected by his vibranium armorand was not injured. The Vice President, wearing the Patriot, was also fine. However, Rhodes, who had been captured by them earlier, actually walked out of the collapsed factory room.
The Mandarin and Killian were also fine, but they were a bit disheveled. The Mandarin angrily raised his left hand towards Tony, and his index finger flashed. Flames immediately appeared in the air and rushed towards Tony. Tony immediately took the freed Rhodes beside him and dodged to the side. He himself might be fine from this attack due to the Vibranium, but Rhodes wouldn't be; he'd be roasted in less than two seconds!
Chapter 170: Tony Gets Beaten Up Again
At the same time, Carter, Natasha, and Barton also arrived at the scene. They saw that the entire factory building had collapsed, and Tony was fighting a strange man with a full set of rings on both hands. Rhodes had rescued the Vice President and then donned the Patriot armor himself, charging directly at Killian. However, he was kicked away. The Extremis serum Killian had injected was far superior to that of the mercenaries, so his strength was naturally greater!
Seeing this, Carter and the others also began to attack Killian. On the other side, the The Mandarin relied on the ring on his right middle finger to control the airflow and flew into the air, initiating an aerial battle with Tony. Tonyalso had Jarvis mobilize his other armor to assist him.
Boom——————!
Boom——————!
Bang——————!
Even so, Tony was still at a disadvantage. Although the armor was made of Vibranium, if it weren't, Tony would probably have been killed by the The Mandarin by now. The The Mandarin looked at the surrounding vibranium armor, extended his right hand towards the armor, and the ring on his index finger flashed. A super-strong sound wave and electromagnetic wave surged towards Tony's vibranium armor. Soon, they were shot down due to electromagnetic interference and sound wave attacks.
Now, only Tony's vibranium armor remained in the sky. Even the armor he was wearing was somewhat affected, but it could still barely maintain flight. Inside the armor, Tony's expression was grim as he looked at the The Mandarin suspended in the air not far away. He hadn't expected his opponent to be so difficult to deal with, and it seemed that his abilities all came from his rings. Although he knew that he could defeat him simply by taking his rings.
However, he couldn't even get close to his opponent, and the attacks from his rings were extremely fierce. Even the vibranium battle suit was already somewhat damaged. The The Mandarin looked at Tony Stark, who was now the only one left in the sky wearing his armor, and sneered. Then he raised his left hand again towards Tony, and the ring on his left pinky finger flashed, subsequently erupting with blue energy that rushed towards Tony.
Tony detected that this energy contained terrifying freezing elements. He immediately activated all the energy of the vibranium armor and shot at the blue energy. According to Jarvis's calculations, if he were hit by this blue energy, he would very likely be frozen, and the opponent's freezing ability was no less than Karl's!
This immediately panicked Tony. The four new element arc reactorss inside the vibranium battle suit frantically outputted energy for Tony to use. Tony then shot at the blue energy in front of him. The The Mandarin saw this scene and sneered again, then increased the energy output of his ring!
Boom——————!
In the end, Tony was no match for the The Mandarin's blue energy, but it did reduce a lot of its power. Tony was still frozen, and he, along with his armor, began to fall to the ground, smashing heavily into the ground, even creating a large pit. At this moment, even with the super soldier serum injected, Tony was not feeling well.
After the The Mandarin flew in front of Tony, Tony's mind was still a bit dazed from the shock and he didn't notice that the The Mandarin had already arrived in front of him. The The Mandarin extended his right hand towards Tony, and the ring on his ring finger flashed. Tony's vibranium armor began to disintegrate. Soon, the vibranium armorcompletely disappeared. Tony almost dropped his jaw and immediately frantically pressed the wristband next to him, sending a frantic distress signal to Karl, who was far away in the East.
Are you kidding me? This is completely unscientific! This is Vibranium, and it was directly disintegrated and disappeared by his ring's matter manipulation ability. How can I fight this? I have to call Karl. The The Mandarindidn't pay attention to Tony's actions. Now that he had control of Tony Stark, he could establish his own kingdom and even use Stark Industries to build armor and weapons to conquer the World!
A triumphant smile appeared on the The Mandarin's face as he extended his left hand towards Tony. The ring on his ring finger flashed (Ring Finger: Telekinetic Enhancement, allowing the The Mandarin to mentally control a person within a short distance), and then a surge of mental energy pierced into Tony's mind. However, no matter how many times the The Mandarin used the ring on his ring finger on Tony, he failed to control him.
He couldn't help but feel a little strange. Tony seemed to understand something after seeing the The Mandarin's expression. Karl had once set up a mental defense in his head, but he hadn't expected it to be used now. Then, the vibranium battle suit spread out from his wristband, and Tony threw a punch at the The Mandarin!
Boom——————!
The The Mandarin expressionlessly used the ring on his right index finger to launch a sonic attack at Tony, directly sending him flying. On the other side, Rhodes noticed Tony's situation. Although he didn't know where Tony's armor had gone, as a good friend, how could he stand by and watch Tony get beaten alone? So he rushed towards the The Mandarin's location and was subsequently also sent flying. He successfully turned one person getting beaten into two people getting beaten.
Karl, who was in the East, was a bit confused when he saw a large number of distress signals from Tony on his wristband. Wasn't he in vibranium armor? Who could force Tony to send him a distress signal? Then he directly disappeared from his chair. Mei and Gwen and the others looked at each other, not knowing what had happened. Karl had suddenly left.
When Karl appeared on the battlefield, Tony's vibranium battle suit had once again been eliminated by the The Mandarin. At the same time, his head was covered in blood, which startled Karl. Tony was actually in such a sorry state; Karl truly hadn't expected it.
"Karl, you damn bastard, I sent you so many distress signals, and you're only here now! If you had come any later, I would have died! All ten rings on his hands have different abilities. One of them has the ability to disintegrate matter, and it directly made my vibranium armor disappear!!!" Tony complained to the suddenly appearing Karl, then looked at the The Mandarin and said to Karl.
Karl also curiously looked in the direction Tony pointed, and indeed saw a person with rings all over his hands. But wasn't the The Mandarin in the timeline fake? Now a real one had appeared, one with ten rings at that. It was simply incredible. Then, the sagittarius constellation appeared in the sky, and the gold cloth appeared, instantly materializing on Karl's body.
Boom——————!
Karl, holding the as-you-wish gold-banded cudgel, instantly appeared behind the The Mandarin and swung the cudgel, directly smashing the The Mandarin into the ground. On the other side, Carter, Natasha, and the others, who were fighting Killian, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Karl appear...