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Chapter 186 Rhodes: Tony, you look really pathetic.

Under orders from the Ministry of Defense.

Alarms sounded simultaneously at several military bases near New York.

Then.

One after another, fighter jets loaded with shells took off from the military base.

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After drawing fighter jets from several nearby military bases.

In an effort to stop the rotting giant from growing and spreading contamination, the military even bypassed General Ross, who had been brought before a military court.

He transferred his soldiers, who were still cleaning up the mess in Harlem, to Hell's Kitchen for support.

The soldiers under General Ross who remained in Harlem were tasked with eliminating the remaining mutated worms in the Harlem sewers. To prepare for any unforeseen circumstances, this army was equipped with formidable firepower.

Of course, this might also be the reason why the other party was removed.

Harlem is not far from Clinton, where Hell's Kitchen is located.

After the assembly was completed, a fleet of military armored vehicles quickly arrived at Hell's Kitchen.

They haven't arrived at the battlefield yet.

Many of the soldiers on the armored vehicle saw the enormous, rotting giant.

I saw that enormous giant, almost level with the houses on the street.

Many soldiers' faces began to twitch.

Damn.

First there were those terrifying monsters in Harlem, and now this awe-inspiring giant.

Why did all the bad luck happen to them?

Seemingly sensing the low morale inside the vehicle, a middle-aged officer leading the team immediately barked, "Those who don't want to die on the battlefield, cheer up!"

"Don't give me that long face. If we can complete the mission this time and intercept this monster in this block before air support arrives, we'll be rewarded with medals of honor and bonuses."

"So... everyone, let's give it our all!"

The officer in charge didn't say what would happen if things went wrong, but the soldiers understood.

Because if you mess up when facing such a terrifying monster, there's only one outcome.

That is... death!

Spurred by the threat of death.

These federal soldiers mustered their spirits.

They had just arrived at the battlefield.

Several armored vehicles roared in, and one by one, fully armed soldiers ran off.

Almost the instant I got off the bus.

One after another, shoulder-fired rocket launchers were mounted on the shoulders of soldiers.

After taking a slight aim.

"emission!"

Accompanied by a slogan, more than a dozen rockets roared and bombarded the huge, rotting giant.

"Enjoy yourselves, everyone!"

Tony Stark had already discovered this group of Union soldiers through Jarvis's intelligent system.

Almost simultaneously with these soldiers pulling the trigger and firing their rocket launchers.

He then used a long-charged palm cannon to interrupt the rotting giant who was trying to dodge, and then, with the powerful mobility of the Mark armor and Jarvis's calculations, he accurately dodged more than a dozen rockets that came flying at him.

It was accompanied by a roar.

The heavy and fierce firepower bombarded the rotting giant, causing it to retreat continuously, while a massive cloud of smoke enveloped its entire figure.

Simultaneously.

A terrifying shockwave instantly swept across the surrounding area.

It directly knocked many things around the rotting giant away.

"Well done!"

Seeing the rotting giant riddled with over a dozen large and small blood craters from being hit by a barrage of fire, Tony Stark inside the Mark armor let out a cheer.

The Mark armor is powerful, and the various weapons mounted inside are also extremely sophisticated.

However, the weapon space inside the armor is ultimately limited.

In terms of firepower suppression through concentrated fire in an instant.

Undoubtedly, the army's bombing was more satisfying.

The concentrated fire from rocket launchers was not the end; on the contrary, it was just the beginning of the artillery bombardment.

But when the smoke cleared, the rotting giant's body reappeared.

After being adjusted, the heavy machine guns on the armored vehicles were all aimed at the huge, rotting giant, spitting out scorching flames.

Heavy machine gun bullets, powerful enough to pierce through thin steel plates, streaked through the air, creating faint spiral-shaped ripples in mid-air.

Hiss...

A storm of countless bullets, like a meat grinder, instantly tore apart the layers of rotting flesh and blood on the flesh giants, which reeked of a strong, foul stench, turning them into a cloud of blood mist.

Next, we see the blood-red tentacles inside the rotting giant's body, resembling blood vessels.

Despite the tentacles' incredible abilities, constantly wielding their blood whips and striking the exploding bullets, they were no match for the endless hail of bullets.

Those eerie tentacles, radiating a dark red glow, shattered bullet after bullet until their crimson light dissipated. They were then broken and shredded by the bullets, eventually turning into clumps of tough, rotten flesh.

It was no longer as miraculous as before.

They saw the Rotten Giant being battered and bruised under their own firepower.

The federal soldiers who had been conscripted were instantly energized and began to unleash their firepower with even greater intensity.

Bullets and shells rained down on the rotting giant as if they were free.

But what no one noticed was...

Deep within the eyes of the rotting giant, who was being relentlessly pushed back by the military's fierce artillery fire and whose size had shrunk considerably, a cold and... clear-headed look suddenly appeared.

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"GOGOGO..."

"Load the ammunition quickly. The air force's fighter jets will be arriving on the battlefield soon. We absolutely cannot give that monster any time to recover before then."

"Don't worry, sir! We'll make sure this monster doesn't get a chance to react."

"That's right. When I first saw this monster, I was startled by its size. But it turns out it's all show and no substance. Compared to those invincible monsters in Harlem, this one is damn weak. It's a waste of its huge size."

Seeing these veterans regain their usual smiles and even dare to joke around with him.

The officer leading the team also had a smile on his face.

But just then...

The blood mist sprayed out by the heavy machine gun fire slowly drifted down onto the heads of these people.

It rained down on these people, splashing them all over.

The moment the blood mist settled, a nauseating, stench assaulted the nostrils of the Federation soldiers.

"Ugh... This smells absolutely awful!"

"Damn it, this blood mist got into my eyes, it hurts so much..."

"It's so hot! What's wrong? My face is burning hot!"

"Ah! My eyes..."

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"Wait, something's wrong! Everyone find cover! Don't get splashed by the blood mist..."

The federal officers, who initially paid no attention to the blood mist that filled the sky, realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

Including himself, everyone whose skin was stained with that blood mist experienced a strong stinging sensation. In no time, their skin felt as if it had been splashed with sulfuric acid, corroding and bleeding profusely.

Those whose eyes were stained with the blood mist covered their eyes and collapsed to the ground, wailing in agony.

As you can see, clear streaks of blood are flowing from between the hands of the soldiers who are covering their eyes.

"Damn it, take cover, drag all the wounded into the bunker..."

After letting out a roar, the federal officer, enduring his discomfort, rushed into the blood mist, dragging a soldier who was lying on the ground covering his eyes and groaning in pain, back into the armored vehicle.

But in those few short seconds, the federal officer's exposed skin was corroded and bleeding profusely, and even his uniform showed varying degrees of corrosion.

And that's not all.

Even more terrifying was that the area around his corroded, blood-soaked wound seemed to be festering, showing signs of decay and decomposition.

"Damn it..."

Upon seeing this, a federal colonel who had been temporarily requisitioned as a commander in one of the armored vehicles cursed and immediately changed tactics.

While ordering all soldiers on the field to find cover to avoid the blood mist and prepare for a counterattack, a special group of soldiers was also dispatched to rescue the wounded soldiers on the battlefield who were corroded by the blood mist.

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A wave of blood mist descended.

The rocket launcher artillery array of this unit was completely destroyed.

Without the bombardment of rocket artillery, the Rotting Giant, which had been suppressed and retreating, gained a brief respite.

However, as if Kingpin's will had been rekindled, the rotting giant, having regained a sliver of clarity, did not seize the opportunity to attack the military, but instead...

They turned and ran.

"not good·······"

Tony Stark's expression changed upon seeing the Rotting Giant turn and run away.

The thought of the monster escaping flashed through my mind subconsciously.

Almost without hesitation, Tony Stark activated his Mark armor and appeared on the Rotting Giant's escape route.

"Jarvis, aim at this monster's head, allocate 50% of the energy to activate annihilation mode!"

Jarvis: "Yes, sir!"

The instant the annihilation mode is activated.

The arc reactor on the chest of the Mark armor quickly flashed with a bright blue energy, and at the same time, a terrifying aura of destruction rose continuously.

"Danger······"

The rotting giant, having only run a few steps, sensed this terrifying aura and immediately stretched out a huge hand, slapping it towards the Mark armor in mid-air.

"Zzz!!!!"

Just as that rotting hand was about to slap Tony Stark.

A beam of azure light shot out directly from the chest of the Mark armor.

"Sizzle sizzle..."

Before this azure beam of destruction, the rotting giant's massive arm was blasted apart piece by piece. After shattering most of the rotting giant's arm, the azure beam continued its relentless attack on the giant's head.

boom!!!

The moment the azure beam of light reflected in its eyes, a look of terror seemed to appear on the rotting giant's enormous face, which was covered in rotting flesh.

But before that terror could fully take shape.

Its face was blasted into countless fragments by the azure beam of light, which was filled with destructive power.

"It's a success..."

After seeing his fatal blow, which he had unleashed with fifty percent of the power of the Mark Armor, blast the head of the Rotting Giant apart.

Tony Stark had just managed a smile.

From the rotting giant's severed arm, which was mostly blown off, a dozen twisted tentacles, each as thick as a bowl, suddenly shot out.

Like a giant net, it enveloped Tony Stark.

"This guy's still not dead..."

Upon seeing the dozen or so blood-red tentacles, Tony Stark couldn't help but swear, and a burst of flame shot out from his feet, hurtling towards the sky.

Before Tony could take off, he was surrounded and intercepted by more than a dozen blood-red tentacles that resembled serpents.

Although Tony Stark blasted off five blood tentacles with his palm cannon, he was still bound by two blood tentacles around his legs.

Tony's body froze instantly as two terrifying pulling forces came from beneath his feet, dragging him downwards. A thought flashed through his mind.

[Shit, I'm going to get beaten up again!]

Just as Tony Stark thought he was about to get beaten up again, an AIM anti-air missile streaked across the sky and, at supersonic speed, accurately struck the Rotting Giant's severed arm.

A loud bang followed.

The blood-red tentacles that had been wrapped around Mark's armor were instantly blasted to pieces by the explosion.

Tony, who took off and quickly escaped the danger of being attacked again, also heard the voice of his friend, Federal Air Force Colonel Rhodes, coming through the communication channel.

"Hey buddy, I saved you again. To be honest, you looked really disheveled just now..."

After quickly detecting the seven or eight rapidly approaching fighter jets in the distance using the radar inside the Mark armor, Tony Stark breathed a sigh of relief.

But after hearing Rod's words clearly, he immediately darkened his face and said, "Very well, I was originally planning to add you to the invitation list for Pepper's party next week, which is going to be attended by many beautiful women, but now, I've changed my mind..."

"Hey buddy! Don't be like that, I just saved your life, you can't be so stingy!"

Tony Stark: "Stingy? Ha! I'm not inviting you next time either!"

Rhodes: "...You're ruthless!"

After a few jokes, Rod's voice turned serious: "Tony, now, step back a bit, and leave the rest to us."

"What?"

Before Rhodes could answer him, Tony quickly understood what Rhodes meant by those words.

Because of the next second.

Tony saw more than a dozen powerful missiles hurtling toward him, their tails swaying.

It struck the rotting giant hard.

(End of this chapter)