The Wittrum of the Marvel Universe

Large amounts of steam billowed from the joints of the Hulkbuster armor, the gaps were locked, and the armor's huge head suddenly lit up with blue eyes.

Inside the armor, the panel in front of Tony lit up, and Jarvis's voice appeared.

[The armor has been fully activated.]

[Function adjustment successful]

[Energy fully charged—]

Current energy reserves: 100%.

"Kid, I'm here." Tony slowly moved in his 3.35-meter-tall Hulkbuster armor and stepped in front of Leon.

Come on.

Leon activated his intelligent atoms, slowly floating up from the ground and stopping at a position one meter above the ground, roughly level with Tony's field of vision inside the armor.

A gentle breeze ruffled his cloak.

"Tch~ brat, don't regret it when you get beaten to your knees crying for your mother!"

As he said this, Tony's excitement was almost impossible to hide. "Javis, use 50% of the energy first."

Tony was worried that if he used too much force and sent Leon flying too far, it might cause too much damage.

Although this place is neither a bustling city nor a desolate wilderness, Tony is arrogant but not stupid.

50% of the energy output was enough to send the invincible young hero flying.

zizi~

As energy was output, the Hulkbuster's arms emitted the sound of energy transmission.

Tony piloted the mech and punched Leon in the chest.

With a deafening roar, Leon remained suspended in mid-air. The mechanical arm of the Hulkbuster was as if it had struck a vibranium wall, failing to push him back even an inch.

Leon lightly raised his hand and brushed away a speck of dust that had settled on his chest from the mechanical arm, saying ruthlessly, "This is the secret battle armor you've been researching for the past two weeks?"

The voice wasn't loud, but it felt like a bomb was repeatedly pounding in Tony's heart.

Tony was furious. "I was afraid of hurting you, so I used less than half my strength."

"No need, use your full strength. No adult can be hurt by a child," Leon said lightly.

Tony's forehead veins bulged. "You're the one who's a child."

"Don't talk big. I'm going to use all my strength now, so don't come crying and running away."

Tony is reassured by the strength that Leon has demonstrated so far.

This way, all the data of the battle armor can be tested.

"Javis, 100% power output!"

Yes, sir.

The reactor was fully activated this time, and the battle armor was recharged.

Tony strode forward, and as the Hulkbuster armor raised its arms, flames shot from behind, propelling it forward.

It slammed down with the force of ten thousand jun.

Two enormous mechanical fists slammed into Leon's body simultaneously, producing two loud sounds that could trigger an avalanche, clearly audible to people more than ten kilometers away.

With the two punches landing, the forces were mutual, and a large crater appeared beneath the Hulkbuster armor's feet, which sank into it.

The ground at the construction site trembled as if a small earthquake had occurred, and sections of scaffolding collapsed.

In contrast, Leon remained completely still. The hundreds of tons of fists landing on his face were like a gentle breeze. The only thing that moved was the cloak behind him.

The snow-white fur of the beast danced wildly in the wind of the punch.

Leon chuckled, deflecting the Hulkbuster's fist with a finger, and hovered in mid-air, saying, "Looks like I won."

Tony, inside the armor, was completely blank, his mind filled with shock.

He never expected it to turn out like this.

Even though the data was correct, the Hulkbuster armor with 100% power couldn't budge the opponent an inch.

There is only one possibility: while he was developing his new armor, his opponent was also constantly getting stronger.

But this speed is too fast!

Tony was so taken aback that he was momentarily speechless.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I have one last move!"

Tony, who was incredibly proud, refused to admit that he had lost.

He stepped back two paces, allowing Jarvis to send a signal to the heavy equipment he had launched ahead of time into Earth's orbit.

Even though this was just data from an experimental suit, and even though the cost of launching the heavy equipment into Earth orbit alone was several million dollars, Tony still used it.

The instant Tony received the order, the extraterrestrial platform hovering outside Earth's orbit launched the heavy exoskeleton equipped with the Hulkbuster armor in Tony's direction.

The red metal lump disintegrated in mid-air, breaking into individual reassembled parts that flew towards Tony, spewing blue flames as they did so.

Tony opened the hands of the Hulkbuster armor, letting the parts fall onto the armor and complete the assembly.

Click~ Click~

After a series of mechanical gear engagement sounds, the Hulkbuster Armor was upgraded to the Heavy Hulkbuster Armor, its size expanding once again.

The two robotic arms, in conjunction with the heavy-duty components, produced new changes.

Click click~

One of the deformed shapes caved in, locking completely the moment it grabbed Leon's hand, the shrinking mechanical latch trapping his hand inside.

The other fist, now twice its normal size, resembled a pile driver; its unique structure allowed it to repeatedly pound Leon's face at a rate of dozens of blows per second.

Each punch was delivered with the force of a city-level impact, shattering the windows of the surrounding buildings.

Iron Man never expected things to come to this point; none of this was something he had prepared for beforehand.

But it's okay, he's got money anyway.

As Tony relentlessly massaged and pounded his face, Leon found it quite comfortable.

Seeing how hard Tony was working, honestly, if he hadn't made the bet, he would have deliberately lost to Tony.

"Hmm?" Leon uttered a soft sound of doubt.

He suddenly noticed that with each punch, red ripples spread across his skin from the spot where he was hit by the Hulkbuster armor.

At first, it was barely perceptible, but later it became increasingly red, and this energy gathered in the chest like magma.

[WARNING! WARNING! A powerful energy source detected ahead!!!]

Jarvis inside the armor emitted a series of alarm sounds, and all the screens inside the armor turned a terrifying red.

"Oh no, Tony, get out of the way!"

Leon suddenly remembered that he also had the talent of "Red Lotus Form".

Since he had just acquired it and hadn't used it even once, he almost forgot about it.

"What?" Tony didn't hear clearly, but he seemed to have noticed something was wrong.

This kid...could it be that he can't control the energy inside his body?

Congratulations Tony, you guessed right.

The area on Leon's chest where the energy from the impact was stored glowed a deep red, illuminating his bones and skin.

Chapter 50 Six Hundred Million

The red glow gradually spread up his neck, and a sulfurous smell rose in his throat.

Leon clutched his throat in pain, feeling as if something was stuck inside, an extremely uncomfortable sensation.

He was about to lose control.

"Get out of the way! Roar~~!"

Leon shattered the mechanical arm that was restraining Tony's arm, and at the same moment he pushed Tony away, he could no longer control himself, and a burst of crimson breath gushed from his mouth.

He immediately looked up, wanting to send that breath into space.

But it was still a little too slow.

A meter in diameter, its crimson color as dazzling as magma emitted a breath of red lotus light as bright as the sun. The moment it grazed Iron Man's armor, a large portion of the Hulkbuster armor instantly vaporized.

Fortunately, the Hulkbuster armor itself was large enough that Tony survived because of the other half.

He didn't even have time to react; he just felt a sudden chill, as if he had cooled down considerably.

Wait, where's my armor?!?

Tony is blind and can't see anything.

He was fortunate enough to be caught off guard by a Red Lotus attack, which grazed his scalp at close range, like watching someone welding up close without sunglasses.

No, it's a hundred times worse.

In short, humans cannot look directly at the sun; Tony's field of vision was a blinding red as if hit by a flashbang.

Leon's breath lasted for a full five seconds before stopping.

He gazed at the crimson breath that had pierced through the atmosphere and disappeared into space, wondering where it would drift to.

At this moment, Leon's entire being was extremely strange.

He felt incredibly relieved to finally expel the stuff stuck in his throat, but the energy he had gathered inside did not dissipate with the exhalation.

His body radiated an incredibly high temperature. Luckily, he was wearing special combat gear, otherwise Leon probably would have been running around naked.

The red energy no longer gathered all at once in his chest, but rather, like a tattoo, condensed into flame patterns resembling lava, distributed throughout Leon's body.

When he enters Crimson Lotus form, his strength will increase by 30%, his speed by 25%, and his magic resistance by 50%.

Until the stored energy is completely depleted.

And it cannot open the red lotus state a second time in a short period of time.

The red lotus state lasted for about three minutes.

Once the energy was depleted, the patterns on Leon's body disappeared, and he returned to normal.

"gentlemen!"

Happy, who was watching from a distance, was almost scared out of his wits.

I don't know if it was because he was wearing sunglasses, or because we were far enough away, but his eyes were fine.

In fact, as long as you don't get too close to look, there should be no problem. Tony was just too close, he didn't even have time to close his eyes.

Tony's Hulkbuster was destroyed, lying on the ground, and he was blind. He also had to bear the frustration of losing his machine to Leon.

It was a triple blow; it was truly devastating.

"Sorry, Tony, I didn't mean to. Consider this a win for you."

Leon awkwardly pulled Tony up, looking apologetic.

After all, we agreed not to fight back, and this almost killed someone.

He just hopes the other party won't ask him for money back.

Tony was helped out of the armor by Happy. He blinked hard and regained some vision, but he still saw afterimages of everything and still needed Happy's help.

"Oh~ Did the Goddess of the Night turn off the lights?"

Tony staggered a couple of steps, looking like he'd been drinking too much, but upon hearing Leon's words, he immediately retorted, "No, I'm not shameless enough to renege on a bet with a kid. The tallest building on Third Avenue in Queens is yours."

To Leon's slight surprise, Tony, whom he had expected to be discouraged, seemed to have been inspired to fight instead.

"One year! We'll fight again in a year, and I'll definitely beat you then!"

“Sir, Mr. Leon is here.”

Happy, looking embarrassed, slightly adjusted Tony's position as he pointed at the stone pillar and made his boastful statement.

Tony wasn't embarrassed at all, because he was completely fired up.