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Chapter 250 follows.

scream.

Wailing.

Numerous sounds, including those of pain, overlapped and reverberated.

Explosions, collisions, and even the roar of gunfire echoed continuously.

The once clean and tidy streets now resemble a meat grinder operating at full capacity, constantly adding new flesh and blood.

Whether it's vehicles, public facilities on both sides of the street, shops and residences on both sides of the road, or ordinary people on the street who were unable to evacuate in time, or who were simply terrified by this torrent of steel.

They were all easily torn to pieces.

Faced with this steel torrent composed of hundreds of steel mechs, the sporadic resistance of humans was utterly ineffective.

Instead, it made the mechanical life forms made of steel within this torrent of steel even more brutal.

Corpse?

No.

Where the steel torrent passed, let alone intact corpses, it was considered lucky to even have limbs left behind.

More often, what remains are pools of bloody, rotten flesh and mud, soaked in blood, left behind after the torrent of steel has trampled through the land, making it impossible to discern which part of the human body these things came from.

"vomit······"

Upon seeing the magnified bloody mess by Jarvis, Pepper instinctively covered her mouth, grabbed a nearby trash can, and began to gag.

Tony Stark, witnessing this scene, also looked extremely grim.

"Damn it, where did these things come from?"

Jarvis: "Based on the road infrastructure damaged by those steel robots, the robots initially appeared here..."

As Jarvis narrated.

A projection screen in front of Tony suddenly enlarged.

Then one of them showed a huge factory located in the suburbs.

"This is······"

Looking at the factory projected by Jarvis, Tony felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Before Tony could recall, Jarvis answered his question.

"Hammer Industries' No. 1 Armory is also Hammer Industries' largest arsenal."

"According to the information I just obtained after hacking into Hammer Industries, ever since you piloted the Mark armor and were called Iron Man by countless people, Hammer Industries has been trying to replicate your legend. To this end, they even poached the engineer who once built the Iron Monger for Obadiah and hired him as Hammer Industries' chief engineer, with the intention of creating an Iron Man armor belonging to Hammer Industries."

"Over the past few months, Hammer Industries has supplied Factory One with a large amount of valuable materials and special resources, especially in the last half month, the quantity of those resources has increased exponentially."

"Now it seems their research... was a success???"

In the end, even Jarvis, being an artificial intelligence, became somewhat confused.

Let's call it a success.

Can a steel robot that rampages down the street and mercilessly slaughters ordinary people be considered a success?

Although Justin Hammer's Hammer Industries has always produced knock-offs of questionable quality, even the worst knock-offs couldn't possibly be products specifically designed to slaughter civilians.

If that's the case, Justin Hammer and his Hammer Industries will not only fail to make money, but will also have to bear the wrath of everyone in New York, and even the entire Union.

It could be said that it was unsuccessful.

Based on information from road surveillance and satellite footage.

The robots created by Hammer Industries are by no means weak.

Ordinary civilian handguns cannot cause these robots any damage whatsoever.

However, the weapons they carry can easily cause massive casualties to ordinary people.

The only damaged robot in the surveillance footage was hit and thrown by a large truck traveling at full speed.

"Success my ass!"

Upon hearing Jarvis's words, Tony Stark retorted irritably, "Did that idiot Justin create the robot so he could slaughter civilians?"

After cursing, Tony Stark quickly ordered his captain Jarvis, "Jarvis, contact Rhodes as fast as you can. This time, I need backup."

Looking at the densely packed steel robots on the projection screen, each equipped with countless weapons, Tony Stark's expression was extremely solemn.

So many robots.

Even if their strength is not as good as his Mark armor.

However, quantity overwhelms quality, and two fists cannot fight four hands.

Even though he had just upgraded the Mark armor, Tony Stark still felt uncertain when faced with the dense torrent of steel on the screen.

so······

He decisively called for outside help.

Soon, Air Force Colonel Rod's call was connected.

The moment the call connected, a piercing alarm blared from the other end, accompanied by a series of running sounds.

Upon hearing the noise from the other end of the phone, Tony was initially taken aback, but then a hint of joy flashed across his face.

"Rhodes, does your base already know about the incident in New York?"

"Hmm?" Rhodes, who had just answered the phone, paused for a moment, then, recalling his past experiences, immediately lowered his voice and said, "Tony, don't tell me this has anything to do with you again. According to the information I've received, it seems a large number of civilians have died this time. If it really involves you, you can expect a court-martial!"

Hearing Roger instinctively blame himself for the incident, Tony retorted irritably:

"Bullshit. Those robots that were slaughtering civilians on the streets were produced by Justin Hammer's Hammer Industries. Even if they go to a military court, it will be Justin Hammer who goes. What does it have to do with me?"

"Phew..." Rhode breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing that this matter had nothing to do with Tony.

Over the past few years, Rod has cleaned up Tony's messes countless times.

This time, however, he was truly afraid.

I was afraid that what I had just heard might be related to Tony Stark.

After all, to some extent, he and Tony Stark had long been a community of shared interests, sharing both prosperity and adversity.

If Tony really causes a major accident, he'll be finished too.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

After letting out a breath of stale air, Rod said, "Justin Hammer? A robot? What's going on? And why did you call me?"

"I don't know much about Justin Hammer, except that the robots he created are massacring civilians. I'm calling you today to ask your military to send troops as soon as possible to stop those robots from slaughtering civilians."

"There's no time to explain too much. I'll go hold off those robots for a bit. Your military needs to get here as soon as possible. I... can't stop so many robots on my own!"

Rhodes, who was putting on his gear and preparing to go into battle, said: "Nonsense, protecting civilians is our duty as soldiers. Even if you didn't tell me, I would have gotten there as soon as possible."

"That's good. I'll be waiting for you on the battlefield..."

After saying that, Tony Stark hung up the phone and quickly walked onto the elevator platform, intending to have Jarvis help him put on the Mark VI armor that he had just upgraded.

"Tony..."

Seeing Tony about to leave, Pepper, who had been dry heaving while hugging a trash can for a while, walked over with a worried look on her face.

Seeing Pepper approaching, Tony went up and gave her a hug, then whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, I'll take care of those knockoffs."

Knowing she couldn't change Tony's mind, Pepper pursed her lips, stretched out her arms and hugged Tony tightly before saying, "Be careful."

"Don't worry, I'll be back."

After patting Pepper on the back, Tony quickly turned around, stretched out his arms, and stood on what looked like a lifting platform.

With the turning of gears and the clicking sound of parts fitting together.

In just three seconds, the Mark VI was put on Tony.

After Tony nodded to Pepper while wearing his armor, two jets of flame rose from beneath the feet of the Mark armor.

next second.

The golden-red Mark armor, through the huge window that Jarvis had just opened, shot swiftly through the night sky, disappearing like a meteor into the New York night.

"Tony..."

Watching Tony Stark disappear into the night, Pepper glanced again at the images Jarvis was constantly projecting, and a wave of worry welled up in her usually clear and capable eyes.

"Beep beep, warning, warning..."

Just then.

A piercing alarm suddenly sounded inside Stark Tower.

Jarvis, who was constantly tracking the steel torrent, projected a red screen in front of Pepper the next second.

Jarvis: "Miss Pepper, based on the analysis of their route, the ultimate target of those Hammer Industries robots is very likely Stark Tower. In accordance with the security guidelines set by Mr. Stark, I have begun evacuating all employees from Stark Tower. Please leave Stark Tower as soon as possible."

"I have secured the dedicated elevator on the left for you. It goes directly to the exit of Stark Tower. Please take the elevator and leave Stark Tower as soon as possible..."

Just then, Jarvis projected Tony Stark's face, which had just left, onto Pepper's face.

"Pepper, according to Jarvis's analysis, those robots from Hammer Industries are very likely heading for Stark Tower... Damn it, this must be that bastard Justin's doing. I knew it, he's been wanting to get back at me for a long time."

"Leave Stark Tower immediately, and then... well, go to that kid Arryn. With his abilities, he can definitely protect you."

Pepper nodded as she looked at Tony on the screen.

"Okay, I'll head over to Erin right away. But if those robots from Hammer Industries are really after Stark Industries, you need to be careful too."

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. The military reacted quickly this time. The fighter jets at Rhodes' base are ready to take off. I just need to do my best to stop those knock-off robots before they arrive."

I watched the screen quickly go out.

Pepper gritted her teeth and quickly ran towards the private elevator that Jarvis had locked onto.

If those people from Hammer Industries were really after Stark Industries or Tony, no one knows what other tricks the other side has up its sleeve.

Pepper must ensure her safety until everything becomes clear.

She didn't want her own affairs to distract Tony on the battlefield and cause any problems.

of course.

As the CEO of Stark Industries, Pepper wouldn't sit idly by.

They quickly went downstairs and left Stark Tower.

Pepper dialed one number after another that was saved in her phone.

The owners of these numbers are either big figures in the federal military and political circles, or giants who control the federal media.

In the past, Stark Industries spent a great deal of resources maintaining its relationship with them; now, it's time for these people to do their part for Stark Industries.

········

As Pepper made one phone call after another.

Today, New York, which was already bustling, seems to have become even more noisy.

With the extensive network of Stark Industries at its disposal, the New York headquarters, having just received a call from the mayor, quickly mobilized a large number of police officers, who, led by special police units, rushed to the inevitable path of that steel torrent.

The federal military, which had already captured images of the robots slaughtering federal civilians via satellite, acted even faster.

Even the Department of Defense quickly contacted the major military districts near New York.

After receiving the order.

The army sprang into action, with armored vehicles emerging rapidly from the military region, followed by menacing tanks that drove their massive cannons at full speed.

Before these armored vehicles were deployed.

One after another, fighter jets loaded with gunpowder and missiles roared through the air, breaking the sound barrier and disappearing into the sky.

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What no one knows is...

Just as the Federation deployed countless troops and special police to fight a major battle against the mechanical lifeforms resurrected by Ivan Vanko.

Inside Dr. Kurt Connors' villa.

Looking at the screen on my computer, I see the deadline is fast approaching at the end of the month.

A flicker of resentment and madness flashed in Dr. Connors' eyes.

After a long while, he silently picked up a gene serum that he had secretly brought home and put it into the injection gun that had been prepared in advance.

Looking around, there were rows of recorders and cameras that had already been turned on.

Unwilling to accept the suspension of his experiments, Kurt Connors made the craziest decision of his life.

He decided to inject the prepared genetically modified drug into his body.

He wanted to personally test the effects of this gene serum to see if it could truly regenerate his severed limbs and restore his healthy body, just as he had guessed.

(End of this chapter)