Tony, suspended in mid-air, suddenly had his legs grabbed by a robot larger than him, and was slammed hard to the ground. Rhodes reacted quickly, his leg thrusters spewing fire, and he collided directly with Tony. The three robots embraced in mid-air, then spun away.
Bang bang bang!
Three metallic clanging sounds echoed from three directions, utterly confusing Kurohane!
"Oh my, these three big lumps of iron are really tough!" Kurohane muttered, a little amused. "They even just created sparks of love!"
Holding the Edman Alloy Knife in his hand, Kurohane, like a ghost, used the cover of the trees and rocks in the botanical garden. Following the flow of a small stream in the botanical garden, he crawled towards the largest lump of iron! Aside from a few dim streetlights, there was almost no other light source in this botanical garden. But Kurohane, relying on his Super Vision, could see everything clearly as if it were daytime.
Zzz~~bang!
A deep blue bolt of lightning shot towards Kurohane, obliterating all obstacles in its path. Bullet Time activated! Kurohane avoided the lightning strike with a sidestep, but forgot that he was standing in a small stream at the time. The lightning hit the water, and a powerful current surged into Kurohane's body. His muscles instantly tensed, and he immediately felt the sensation he had experienced when injecting the serum again.
Whoosh!
Everything went dark, and Kurohane was zapped by the electricity, with black smoke billowing from his back.
"Kurohane! You think I don't know your abilities? If it weren't for you, Tony, that weakling, would have long ago died at the hands of his good uncle, and it wouldn't be my turn to take revenge!" Ivan Vanko, encased in steel armor from head to toe, held two electrified steel whips in his hands. However, he didn't remove his mask like in the movie. It seemed Ivan, this second-generation villain, realized how Iron Monger died!
"Who's the weakling?!" Tony appeared from behind Ivan, his thrusters fully active, and launched a full-power right hook at Ivan!
Clang—!
Fist met faceplate, creating sparks of love once again! But Ivan casually grabbed Tony's back leg again and slammed him to the ground. Taking advantage of Tony's rigidity, he stepped on Tony's chest with his foot, and his foot even deformed, gripping Tony tightly!
"Tony, your suggestion was great! The reactor's speed has greatly increased! Otherwise, this suit wouldn't have such powerful strength!" At this moment, Ivan felt invincible. Tony's suit was clearly the latest upgraded version. However, he was still no match for him. Kurohane, an agent with incredibly accurate marksmanship, was also successfully dealt with. With only Rhodes upgraded with Hammer Tech left, what kind of waves could he make?!
Clang clang clang clang—!
A burst of Gatling gun bullets arrived, creating countless sparks on Ivan's armor. The first thing Rhodes did after getting up was to use various weapons to save Tony. All the weapons on his body that could be fired were unleashed, but not a single bullet could penetrate Ivan's armor! However, the impact of the bullets still caused Ivan's foot to stumble and slightly lift the foot that was stepping on Tony.
Tony took advantage of this rare opportunity, fully activated his thrusters, and broke free from under Ivan's foot. He even gave Ivan a blast of repulsor from over his shoulder, pushing him back a few steps and causing a plume of black smoke. But before he could fly far, a lightning whip pierced through the billowing black smoke and wrapped around Tony's neck!
"Tony Stark! Don't even think about running!" Ivan, who had caught Tony flying in mid-air, pulled him down from the sky again. Tony, being thrown around, felt as if he was seeing his late father. Pointing at the arc reactor on his chest, he said, "Remember to accept the Nobel Prize on my behalf!"
Damn Kurohane, he really messed up my efforts. I succeeded! I succeeded! Tony thought, frustrated.
Whoosh!
Ivan didn't know Tony was still thinking about these things at this moment, and swung his other whip towards the approaching Rhodes. Rhodes instinctively dodged, his body managed to avoid it, but the machine gun mounted on his back did not, and was blasted into scrap metal.
The machinery on Ivan's armor whirred, and the steel whip that had been lashed out was quickly retracted. Then, like a venomous snake, it struck again and wrapped around Rhodes's neck! Rhodes felt an electric current surge through his body, and the entire suit's control interface was filled with red warnings. It also turned his dark face bright red, though not very noticeable!
"Tony, I'm also confused, this suit often errors, is there a way?"
"I have more errors and warnings here, do you want to come and take a look?!" Tony's situation was similar. Although his suit had been upgraded, due to palladium poisoning, he had halted much of his research recently. He hadn't had time to decrypt the alien technology obtained from the alien spacecraft. Otherwise, his suit could be upgraded once more, and he wouldn't be afraid of Ivan's whips.
Rhodes realized that this couldn't go on. The neck defense of the suit wasn't very strong to begin with. The electrified steel whip had already damaged his armor, so he thought of a mutual destruction move!
"Looks like I can only use my 'ex-wife' to blow this guy up! I hope our suits can withstand it!"
"What the hell is this? 'Ex-wife'?! Not only married, but also divorced?!" Tony didn't understand what Rhodes meant at all and looked at him. He saw a small missile launcher emerge from Rhodes's armor, and a cigar-sized missile was ignited. It shot towards Ivan with thick black smoke, and in Tony's terrified eyes, Rhodes's "ex-wife" struck Ivan's armor, then spun and fell into the water. After emitting some electrical sparks, everything went out!
"Rhodes! Your 'ex-wife' is really no good! Did Hammer install it for you?"
"Uh..." Rhodes could only mumble.
"But you reminded me, I have a great idea!" Tony aimed his palm repulsor at Rhodes and shouted over the radio, "Hands up!"
"Don't you dare raise them! What if you blow me up later?!" Kurohane's voice suddenly appeared on the radio, emerging from behind Ivan. The Batman mask on his head was gone, and his entire face was blackened. His usually neat hair was now an afro, looking like a black brother from Wakanda!
Ivan's armored body twisted slightly. Seeing the African beggar version of Kurohane, his pupils contracted sharply.
"Without armor protection, how can you still be alive?!" Ivan exclaimed in disbelief.