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"Oh, ho, God bless America! Go, Iron Man, kill this monster!"
"See? This is the difference between having a brain and not having one. Homelander, that idiot, only knows how to brute force."
"Mr. Stark, I admit that I slandered you online before because I was jealous of how many supermodels you… cough… dated. But from now on, I'm your die-hard fan!"
At this moment, whether it was the soldiers on the front lines, the staff in the Pentagon's operations command center, or the public gathered in front of televisions and online, everyone cheered for Iron Man's appearance.
They eagerly anticipated that he would continue to heavily damage the monster in the coming moments.
However, just like General Ross's instant humiliation earlier, an unexpected turn of events, catching everyone off guard, occurred.
Just as Tony Stark was about to repeat his trick, using the laser weapon on the back of his right hand to blind MUTO's other eye and completely disorient it, MUTO, seemingly sensing the impending danger, violently swung a front claw that glowed with a red pulsating wave, slamming it heavily onto the ground.
Buzz...!!!
A powerful electromagnetic pulse, imperceptible to the human eye, swept out from MUTO as its center, like a tsunami, in all directions.
In an instant, all electronic devices within a 300-kilometer radius (movie setting) malfunctioned.
Tony Stark, who had been so spirited just moments before, lasted less than three seconds before the Mark42 suddenly lost power, causing him to plummet straight down from mid-air.
Fortunately, he had already dived some distance to evade an attack, so he was now less than ten meters from the ground.
Bang...!!!
Crash—
Ultimately, relying on the Mark42's powerful built-in shock absorption system and the robust defensive capabilities provided by its external titanium alloy and special ceramics, Tony Stark successfully saved his life.
However, the Mark42 was completely shattered, as if MUTO had destroyed its equipment; the scene looked incredibly tragic...
At the same time, the army that had been surrounding and attacking MUTO was similarly affected.
Military Humvees, tanks, and howitzer fire control systems all stalled on the spot.
Helicopters, fighter jets, and drones in the air all lost power and began to free-fall, spinning erratically due to gravity.
Even the distant cameras and news vans were not spared.
The live broadcasts connected to various TV stations instantly cut off.
The entire area completely lost contact with the outside world.
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
Almost everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events!
What on earth just happened???
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"Damn it, I hate such an inelegant landing!"
Tony Stark picked up Mark42's faceplate from the ground, then scrambled and rolled to take cover behind a large boulder.
While carefully watching the various aircraft constantly falling from the sky, he tried to restart his AI butler.
"Jarvis? Jarvis..."
"Buddy, please don't go offline at a time like this!"
After several attempts, Tony Stark, with a helpless expression, tossed the faceplate aside.
Clearly, the pulse microwave beam had penetrated the Mark42 Armor's internal insulation layer and burned out all the electronic components.
"If I had known this monster could emit an electromagnetic pulse, I should have worn the Mark26..."
Each set of armor Tony Stark developed, in addition to its general functions, would specifically focus on strengthening a certain aspect of its performance to adapt to various combat environments.
Among them, the Mark26 Gamma Armor was the first radiation-proof armor he built.
It could operate freely in special areas with heavy nuclear radiation, and could also withstand ultra-high temperatures and high-current impacts.
Therefore, resisting electromagnetic pulses was naturally not an issue.
"Your name is MUTO, right? Good, if you've got guts, don't you dare leave!"
Tony Stark threw down a threat, then peeked out from behind the rock.
Seeing that MUTO was attracted by the soldiers' gunfire, he unhesitatingly rushed towards the nearby town.
Just you wait, I'm going to call for backup to come kill you!
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Ten minutes later, Tony Stark, drenched in sweat from running, finally arrived at an underground shelter with the guidance of a police officer.
He successfully used an old-fashioned phone in the shelter to contact his AI butler.
"Huff huff... Jarvis, it's time for an old-fashioned revenge story!"
Even for the newly developed Prodigal Son Armor, he had to reclaim his dignity today.
"Sir, are you referring to 'House Party Protocol'?"
"Exactly!"
As the command was given, the heavy circular door on the ground floor of the Villa on the cliff in Malibu, over 400 kilometers away, slowly opened.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!!!
Dozens of Iron Man Suits of different models shot up from underground into the sky, rushing towards the direction of Salinas County.
At the same time, on the battlefield, a large number of soldiers climbed out of abandoned military vehicles and regrouped.
They began to continuously fire their weapons, attempting to attract MUTO's attention and lure it away from the town ahead.
But the effect was far from ideal!
Just as everyone was at a loss, MUTO, which had been steadily advancing, suddenly seemed to sense something, slowly stopped its steps, and turned its head to look towards the coastline.
There, a gigantic figure was rushing towards them, using both its hands and feet!
Roar...!!!
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Pentagon.
General Ross looked at the large screen that had suddenly lost signal, and roared in annoyance, "Who can tell me what just happened?!"
Soon, the staff provided an answer.
"General, we have completely lost communication with the frontline troops..."
"We just received news that there's been a widespread power outage and signal disruption within 300 kilometers of Salinas County.
It's highly likely due to strong pulse interference, and we initially suspect it's related to MUTO's recent attack!"
"300 kilometers?"
General Ross was clearly startled by such an astonishing range of effects.
One must know that the most advanced pulse bombs currently developed by humans only have a range of a few dozen kilometers, with an absolute upper limit of not more than one hundred kilometers.
Yet this monster, with a casual stomp, created a 'dead zone' spanning a full three hundred kilometers.
How the hell are they supposed to fight this?
But soon, as if he suddenly remembered something, he slammed his fist on the table and cursed in a fit of rage:
"Those bastards from the Monarch Organization, they didn't tell me such important information."
Needless to say, it must have been the Monarch Organization deliberately holding back... or holding back several things... to regain priority disposal rights over the Titan.
However, it was already too late to say anything now.
If MUTO could indeed release such a powerful electromagnetic pulse, then all weapons containing electronic components would become completely ineffective in its presence.
For humanity, which is overly reliant on high-tech weapons, this was undoubtedly a devastating blow!
Are they to return to the era of cold weapons, with long spears and short swords?
No! Impossible!
Humanity still has its superheroes!!!