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After saying that, the helmet of the Whiplash Armor covered Ivan Vanko's face again, and he swung the energy whip crackling with electricity in his hand, immediately lashing it out at Tony.

Seeing this, Rhodes and Tony immediately split up to the left and right to dodge, which would distract Ivan Vanko, since he was alone.

Rhodes' war machine was firing at full power, and countless bullets were instantly poured at Ivan Vanko. However, these bullets, which were originally deadly, were like children's water guns in front of Whiplash's specially made thick armor, and failed to hurt him in the slightest.

On the contrary, with a single lash from Ivan Vanko, a section of the gun barrel was cleanly sliced ​​off the war machine's forearm and shoulder.

Although the material at the barrel was not as protective as body armor, the power of the energy whip to slice through iron like mud still startled Rhodes and Tony.

After forcing Rhodes back, Ivan Vanko lashed Tony with his left whip again. Tony flew into the air, flames erupting from his feet, to dodge the powerful whip, but was instead wrapped around the waist by another energy whip.

With a forceful shove from Ivan Vanko, Tony slammed hard against the rock.

Tony and Rhodes then got up again and rushed over to engage Ivan Vanko in hand-to-hand combat.

However, Whip's heavy armor and almost full energy meant that the two were still being hammered down.

Finally, Ivan Vanko wrapped his right-hand energy whip around Tony's neck and his left-hand energy whip around Rhodes' neck.

The whip-like mask flipped open, revealing Ivan Vanko with a cruel smile: "It's time for you to pay your debts!"

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Hammer Industrial Exhibition Center in Manhattan, Depp punched the out-of-control War Machine armor in the chest, shattering its reactor.

He picked up the kitten at the feet of the war machine and placed it in the park some distance away.

Depp then took off again.

Inside the Oracle Museum, Tony said, "Rhodes, I have an idea. Do you want to be a hero?"

Rhodes looked puzzled: "What?"

"Hands up!" he said, pointing his palm at Rhodes.

Seeing this, Rhodes instantly understood Tony's thoughts. When the two of them fought in Liberty City before, they had exchanged a particle beam.

The consequences of this clash of beams were extremely severe; the explosive power generated by the collision of particle beams was terrifying, even exceeding the combined power of all the weapons on the two individuals.

Rhodes also extended his palm towards Tony, and pulse particle energy began to gather within the muzzle of his beam cannon: "I'm ready, come on!"

With a sonic boom in mid-air, the silver-blue Mark 4.5 slowly descended behind the three, and the sonic cloud surrounding it dissipated. As soon as it landed, Depp witnessed this classic scene from the movie.

Is it... coming to an end?

Depp was thinking this, but just before Tony and Rhodes fired their particle beams, Ivan Vanko moved!

Depp once had this question while watching a movie...

Why did Ivan Vanko, who was in the center of the collision between Tony and Rhodes' particle beams, just stand there dumbfounded and not dodge?

He didn't even bother to put his helmet back on, just leaving his head sticking out and waiting to be taken down...

Now, Depp's doubts have been dispelled.

Because at the very moment the particle beam finished charging, Ivan Vanko, whose attention was entirely focused on his opponent, finally realized something was wrong.

The helmet of the whip closed again, and the energy whip in his hand instantly stopped outputting energy, and the pale blue electric arc was extinguished in an instant.

A second before the particle beams collided and exploded, Ivan Vanko took to the sky... Yes, he dodged the deadliest attack.

Then, an explosion occurred, and Tony and Rhodes were thrown away by the shockwave. The aftershocks also damaged most of their already battered armor.

Although Ivan Vanko was also affected, he was not at the absolute epicenter of the explosion like in the movie, and because his armor was so thick, only a small piece of his Whiplash armor was blown off.

The whip-like armor clattered to the ground, and he slowly rose to put away his helmet.

Looking at the two disheveled figures on the ground, Ivan Vanko, feeling that the dust had settled, finally couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, this is Iron Man? How ridiculous, hahahahaha."

Just as he was laughing his head off and Tony and Rhodes were in despair, Depp flew over and delivered a powerful blow to their asses: "What the hell are you laughing at?!"

This sudden attack silenced Ivan Vanko, Tony, and Rhodes.

If it weren't for the sturdy armor, that slap would have sent Ivan Vanko flying several meters.

Unfortunately, this punch only caused Ivan Vanko to lose a few teeth.

Depp was also helpless; this Mark 4.5 was a pure rat armor.

Tony once rated Mark 4.5, giving him full marks for escaping but zero marks for combat.

Its sole focus on speed resulted in a relatively thin and light armor, and it also removed all its weapons. Had there been a single bullet, it could have easily shot Ivan Vanko dead.

Furthermore, the armor's acceleration also takes time; otherwise, at Mark 4.5's maximum speed, this slap could smash the opponent's head like a small tomato.

Of course, this was also a result of Depp's lack of combat experience. If he had found a sharp piece of armor on the ground, he could have killed Ivan Vanko instantly, since there were broken pieces of armor all around.

It's a pity no.

Depp, despite possessing the fighting skills of a young Bruce Wayne, lacks significant combat experience... especially in superhero-level battles.

But Depp absolutely couldn't just watch Ivan Vanko kill Tony, so he had to intervene.

Ivan Vanko spat out two molars covered in blood, his snake-like eyes fixed on Depp.

"Kid, whoever you are, you're in for a world of trouble today!"

After speaking, the helmet of the Whiplash Armor closed again, and the lightning whip in his hand was reactivated.

This time, Ivan Vanko's target is Depp.

Chapter 11 So you call yourself Lightning Whip?

Ivan Vanko, carrying the lightning whip, slowly walked towards Depp.

Tony and Rhodes, who were lying on the ground unable to move, were still silent. Compared to Ivan Vanko, who was stunned because he was suddenly beaten, the two of them were initially speechless and devastated.

After all, that might have been Depp's only chance to take down Ivan Vanko, but instead, Depp came over and slapped him across the face.

It's really a bit difficult to maintain composure.

Their current silence reflects their concern about what Depp might face.

In their eyes, as Ivan Vanko drew ever closer, Depp's life was also counting down.

Finally, Tony couldn't help but say, "Jarvis, strip Depp of control over the armor, switch Mark 4.5 to intelligent remote control, and take Depp to Safe House Number Three at full speed."

"Yes, sir."

A second later, Jarvis responded: "Sorry, the remote control component of the Mark 4.5 seems to be corrupted, and I cannot control it at the moment."

"Damn it!" Tony was desperate. If he could end this battle alive, he would definitely redesign and reinforce all the parts of his armor.

"Depp, get out of here! He can't keep up with Mark 4.5's speed, hurry! Hurry!" Tony shouted with his last bit of strength.

However, the remote control components of the Mark 4.5 were not damaged accidentally; Depp removed them himself.

He had already guessed that Tony would forcibly control the armor to send him away under these circumstances, so he removed the remote control component in advance.

This was a breeze for Depp, who knew all the details of the Mark 5's production.

Therefore, there is absolutely no way he would listen to Tony and abandon them to run away alone.

Meanwhile, Natasha also reported the critical battle situation here to Nick Fury.

"Boss, Tony's situation... has run into some unexpected circumstances, and there are still a lot of civilians in the city. We need reinforcements."

Upon receiving the news, Nick Fury immediately ordered the agents in New York to assemble and go to provide support, but this would still take time.

Ivan Vanko was not prepared to give Depp much time; he decided to make things quick.

He wanted to teach this sneaky kid a lesson in the feeling of being relentlessly attacked by his prized whip.

Two lightning whips were lashed out continuously, and Depp could only try his best to dodge.

Johnny Depp once believed that Marvel movies were using the most advanced technology to fight the most primitive battles.

But it wasn't until I experienced it firsthand that I realized that sometimes the most terrifying thing is not the hail of bullets, but these terrifying weapons that look like primitive weapons but represent the most cutting-edge technology.

For example, the lightning whip right in front of us.

Each lash was powerful and heavy, crackling loudly, and extremely fast.

Furthermore, because the energy on the surface of the whip surges, it's equivalent to a weapon with an electric attribute enchantment in a game, which makes the temperature of the whip itself extremely high.

Its attack power is far more terrifying than ordinary bullets.

Even if you are not hit by a direct electric shock, you will be injured by the invisible electric arc and heat.

If you're accidentally hit head-on, you'll be cut in two, just like the gun barrel on the Rhodes armor.

After all, the Mark 4.5's armor is thin and light, not comparable to the War Machine or the Mark 6. It would most likely be cut off if hit by a whip.

Fortunately, the Mark 4.5 is fast enough and more responsive, plus Depp's Jarvis-level mental processing speed.

This allowed him to narrowly dodge the direct attacks of the lightning whip each time.

However, under multiple attacks, the invisible electric heat energy of the lightning whip also caused a slight deformation of the armor on Mark 4.5's arms.

Frustrated by his inability to break through, Ivan Vanko increased the energy supply to the arms of his armor.

The speed at which the two lightning whips in his hands were swung increased several times immediately. The mechanical arm, leaving afterimages as it swung the lightning whips, actually formed an electric net woven from countless lightning bolts in the air and attacked Depp.

Upon seeing this, Tony immediately closed his eyes. This seemingly impenetrable electric grid attack appeared to him as impossible to avoid.

He didn't want to watch Depp get chopped into pieces; that would drive him insane before he was even killed.

Rhodes, standing nearby, also frowned. All he and Tony could do was pray for Depp.

Pray for a miracle, even though it seems impossible.

However, Depp did not frown when he noticed the damage to the armor on his arm and the opponent's sudden killing move.

Because he had already grasped the true attack range of the Lightning Whip.

Ivan Vanko's two lightning whips have a base length of two meters and can be stretched to a maximum length of three meters.

The visible width of the whip is 15 centimeters, while the actual damage range is 25 centimeters.

As for the swing speed... it's fast, but the Mark 4.5 is even faster.

Jarvis-level computing power would be even more terrifying on a human!

This allows Depp to operate the armor and engage in combat without relying on the AI ​​assistant Jarvis's calculations for complex maneuvers, unlike Tony Stark.

After all, while Jarvis is powerful now, he is still not human.

It is too rational, lacking the boundless imagination of humankind, and unable to comprehend the determination of humankind to fight to the death.