Chapter 20

The Decepticons' Crushing Blow! The Titans Descend

Stark Industries District 16.

This place was originally the power supply center for the Ark Reactor, but now it is as silent as a tomb.

The French windows were broken and shattered, and the cold wind swirled withered leaves in the empty hall.

Rod gripped the Glock tightly, the beam of his tactical flashlight sweeping wildly in the darkness, his palms sweating profusely.

"It's so quiet, there's not a soul in sight."

Tony, clad in gold and red Colossus armor, his compound eyes bloodshot, his infrared vision instantly covering the entire hall.

"He's right here," Tony said in a low voice. "I can smell that nauseating greed."

thump.

The earth suddenly began to tremble.

Something heavy is approaching.

Without warning, a large bulge appeared in the cement wall in front of us, followed by countless cracks spreading like a spider web.

"Stark..."

A deep voice came from behind the wall, like a demon from hell grinding its teeth.

"Do you really think that just because you're wearing a red shell, you can stop me?"

Boom!!!

The entire wall exploded with a deafening roar, sending debris flying in all directions like cannonballs.

The dust has settled.

A colossal steel beast, five meters tall, emerged from the ruins.

Rhodes instinctively raised his head, a sharp cracking sound came from his neck, and his pupils contracted sharply.

That's more than just a mecha.

It still retains the bulky and sturdy basic outline of the Iron Monger, but the joints of the mech do not have traditional hydraulic rods, but are connected by countless metal bundles that resemble muscle fibers.

At the location of the reactor on his chest, a raging, dark blue flame was burning, occasionally bursting out a purple arc of electricity.

"What...what kind of monster is this?"

Rod felt like the pistol in his hand was a joke.

"This is the future!"

Obadiah's voice was filled with manic laughter, and half of his body had become one with the mecha, as if floating in flowing liquid.

"Thanks to that mysterious Eastern merchant, this spark can indeed give life to machines."

Obadiah raised the mechanical arm, and the metal flowed, transforming into the shape of a heavy cannon.

"With it, steel is no longer an inanimate object, but a living thing!"

Tony's expression changed beneath the mask.

It's Li Ang again!

Just how many dangerous goods has that guy sold in the world?

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Tony roared, and the thrusters beneath his feet roared.

boom!

The ground collapsed, and Tony transformed into a crimson meteor, his waist twisting into a full moon shape in the air with terrifying acceleration.

Ultimate move: Kuuga All-Around Kick!

This kick was fueled by all the anger. The red light on his right foot boiled like magma, and even created a visible sonic boom cloud in the air!

"Smash it!"

Boom! ! !

The kick landed squarely on Iron Monger's chest.

The shockwave spread out in the naked eye, and several forklifts parked nearby were blown away by the blast, while Rod was blown back several steps.

however.

There was no crisp sound of metal breaking.

Tony felt like he had kicked into a clump of superglue, his right foot stuck deep in that liquid metal, unable to pull it out!

"What?!" Tony exclaimed in surprise.

"Too weak!" Obadiah laughed maniacally. "Is this all the power you have, Stark?"

boom!

The Iron Monarch's mechanical hand swung down suddenly, bringing with it a piercing whistling wind.

Tony only had time to raise his arms to block.

boom!

It was like a fly being hit hard by a swatter.

Tony was sent flying backward, crashing through three load-bearing pillars before slamming into an office building behind it, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Tony!"

Rhodes frantically pulled the trigger, but the bullets hit the monster without leaving even a white mark.

Obadiah didn't even bother to glance at Rhodes, and strode toward the ruins with a gait that made the earth tremble.

……

Five hundred meters away, on the rooftop of an unfinished building.

Li Ang was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the rooftop, with a steaming hot cheese pizza next to him.

"That's awkward."

Li Ang took a bite of the cheese-stuffed pizza and mumbled a comment, "While the all-around form is comprehensive, it's purely physical damage."

"To punch a semi-silicon-based fluid that has been fused with the Decepticon spark? Isn't that like giving it a deep tissue massage?"

Beside him, Banner huddled in his old trench coat, his face filled with unease.

"Mr. Li... are we just going to stand here and watch?"

Banner pushed up his glasses, looked at the battlefield in the distance where flames were raging, and swallowed hard.

"That big monster looks dangerous."

"If we don't stop it, the people inside will die."

The veins on his neck throbbed, and a faint green glint flickered in his eyes.

That big guy wants to come out and fight.

After all, not everyone can be as twisted as Li Ang. Hulk, who listens to Buddhist scriptures every day, really wants to fight someone.

"Calm down, Dr. Banner." Leon put his hand on Banner's shoulder.

"This is the inevitable path for the birth of a hero."

Li Ang pointed to the battlefield, "If you rush down now, it will be a chaotic brawl, and you will steal the spotlight from the main character."

"Remember, only after experiencing utter despair will a man understand the truth of changing his fate by spending money."

……

In the ruins.

"Cough cough...cough..."

Tony pushed away the concrete slab pressing down on him and staggered to his feet.

His red armor was covered in cracks, and half of the shoulder armor on his left shoulder was broken.

pain.

My bones felt like they were falling apart, my left shoulder armor was shattered, and the alarm was blaring wildly in my ears.

"Jarvis... analyze weaknesses..."

"Sir, the surface of the enemy's machine is composed of an unknown active metal, and conventional physical attacks are ineffective."

"Energy readings exceed the peak of Space-1 by 150%," Jarvis's voice trailed off. "Retreat recommended."

"Screw you! This is my company, my reactor!"

Tony gritted his teeth, and the red light in his eyes shone again.

Just then, the sunlight overhead was suddenly blocked.

Iron Tyrant's towering figure had somehow leaped into the air before crashing down!

"Here it is, little mouse!"

boom!

Tony barely managed to roll away from the trampling, but immediately afterward, a chilling sound of machinery began to emanate from the machine.

Click click click!

The armor plates on the back of the Iron Monger opened, revealing six launchers carrying miniature missiles.

"Try this! A carpet baptism!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Dozens of missiles, trailing plumes of fire, rained down on Tony's location like a storm of pear blossoms.

"Shit!"

Tony's pupils contracted sharply.

With that density of firepower, there's nowhere to hide!

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and concentrate all his energy in his arms, crossing them to protect his chest.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

The continuous explosions echoed through the night sky, and Tony's location was engulfed in flames.

The asphalt road was blown to pieces, and car wreckage flew through the air.

The heat was intense.

Tony, who was at the center of the explosion, felt like he had been thrown into a washing machine, with his internal organs shifting.

If it weren't for the bio-armor absorbing most of the impact, he would be a pile of minced meat by now.

But he didn't even have time to catch his breath.

A metal hand pierced through the flames and grabbed his head!

"Got you?"

Obadiah grinned maliciously, and with a burst of power from his mechanical arm, he slammed Tony to the ground and then charged forward like a bulldozer.

Zizizi!

Tony's head was slammed hard against the rough pavement, his red visor colliding violently with the ground, sparks flying everywhere.

"Ughhhhh!!"

Tony roared in pain, gripping the mechanical hand tightly with both hands, trying to pry it open.

But the absolute difference in strength rendered all his struggles futile.

boom!

Iron Monger stopped and casually swung Tony around, slamming him to the ground.

boom!

The earth cracked open, creating a deep pit.

Tony lay at the bottom of the pit, the red light on his body had dimmed to the extreme.

"Is this your masterpiece of genius?"

Obadiah, controlling the mech, stepped on Tony's chest and slowly crushed him.

The cracking sound of bones being squeezed is enough to make your teeth ache.

"Look at you, you're like a broken toy."

Obadiah looked down at him, his voice filled with the arrogance of a victor, "Where is your genius brain? Where is your invincibility?!"

hum!

The energy cannon in the Iron Monarch's palm began to charge, the eerie blue light growing brighter and brighter, and the aura of death was palpable.

Goodbye, Tony.

Tony lay on the ground, looking at the blinding light through his shattered mask.

Consciousness began to fade.

Am I really going to die here?

At the feet of this ugly behemoth?

No.

It's not just anger.

He remembered Pepper's anxious face, and he remembered that damned, unscrupulous businessman, Leon...

Vision is blurred.

Tony spotted a rickety neon "GG" sign on the side of the road.

It was a purple "GG" sign that read "Royal Casino".

Purple.

What did that bastard businessman say again?

"Remember, Titans are the romance of men."

"Oh……"

Tony's lips suddenly curled into a blood-stained smile.

He is laughing.

Obadiah paused for a moment, then said, "You're about to die, what are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at you..."

Tony's voice was weak, yet carried a chilling calmness.

"Too much nonsense."

At the critical moment when the energy cannon was about to be fired.

Tony closed his eyes.

His right hand slowly moved to the left side of his belt.

The inscriptions there represent the earth, represent immovability...

Click.

He pressed that button.

The originally dull red spirit stone went out.

next second.

A terrifying aura, heavy enough to crush mountains, erupted from the deep pit!

"Titan Mode, transform!"