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After all, he brought Tony's Mark 2 armor to the military and Hammer Industries, and allowed them to research and analyze the armor.

Rhodes said nervously, "Tony, there are civilians here. I'm just following orders! Can we please not start fighting here?"

Tony, clad in his armor, walked up to Rhodes, put his arm around War Machine's shoulder, and expertly waved to the audience: "Wave to them."

"Everyone is in danger, we have to find a way to get them out, you have to trust me now!"

Rhodes shook his head: "I tried to trust you, and then I got beaten up badly at your house."

Tony said helplessly, "Listen carefully, I believe Hammer is cooperating with Vanke."

Rhodes frowned: "Vanke is still alive?"

Tony walked over to Hammer, who was interacting with the audience, and asked, "Where is he?"

"what?"

Where is Ivan Vanke?

"Who? I don't know! By the way, what are you doing here?"

Hammer continued to play dumb and began questioning Tony.

But at that moment, Rhodes suddenly noticed that the screen in front of him had turned red: "Hey, hey, something's not right."

As soon as he finished speaking, the six-barreled Vulcan cannon behind War Machine flipped over and aimed at Tony in front of him.

Tony turned around in surprise and asked, "Rhodes, is that you operating it?"

Rhodes cried out in a panic, "It wasn't me! This armor is fucking acting on its own! I can't control it! Get out of here! It's taken over the whole system!"

At the same time, the armor behind Rhodes also pointed its gun at Tony.

Seeing that things were not going well, the cunning Hammer immediately flipped off the stage in the manner of an old lady crawling into bed.

"Let's go outside and fight!"

Tony flew straight up into the sky, and the gun barrels of the armor on the stage rose up accordingly.

Instantly, the muzzles of the sixteen suits of armor simultaneously spewed orange-red flames, and countless bullets rained down on Iron Man in the sky.

Chapter 9 Don't Trust Your Ex-Wife

In the villa in the City of Liberty, Depp, realizing something was wrong with the script, quickly took out the Mark 4.5 Sky Armor.

A moment later, a blue figure shot into the sky with a long trail of flame, like a shooting star tearing through the starry sky.

The ensuing sonic boom terrified the people near the Blek coast.

Tony flew out first over the Hammer Industries press conference venue, followed by Rhodes.

The remaining War Machine armors, under Ivan Vanko's control, saw two teams take off to pursue Tony, while the remaining team remained on the ground.

Tony has given Jarvis instructions to crack the program that controls the Rhodes Armor.

However, this takes time, and now, under Ivan Vanko's remote control, the Vulcan cannons on the backs of these war machine suits and the small missiles on their shoulders are once again attacking Tony.

Flames erupted, and many luxury cars in the garage were also caught in the crossfire.

After a burst of gunfire, Tony was not badly damaged, but his luxury car was completely destroyed.

However, Tony could only try to buy time, because Rhodes was inside the armor, and he couldn't attack him without restraint.

After all, if you want to destroy the enemy's armor to the point that it can no longer fight, it is impossible not to injure the pilot inside.

Even if it were an ordinary person, Tony wouldn't attack them under these circumstances, let alone his friend Rhodes.

Therefore, Tony could only fight and retreat, waiting for Javi to break Ivan Vanko's control over the armor.

Meanwhile, Happy drove his car at breakneck speed toward Hammer Industries headquarters.

Natasha, sitting in the back row, skillfully removed her outer garment, revealing her voluptuous yet toned figure for only a moment before changing into the combat suit of a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.

Her goal was to raid Hammer Industries headquarters, capture Ivan Vanko, and deactivate the prototype War Machine modified from the Mark 2 that Rhodes was wearing.

Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

Just like in the movie, Tony flew at full speed straight to the giant stainless steel globe in the center of the park.

With Jarvis's precise calculations, Tony rushed into the globe through the grid, and just before touching the steel plate on the other side, he immediately turned vertically and ascended into the air, bursting out of the globe from directly above.

However, the remotely controlled armored vehicles behind him were not so lucky.

One by one, they rushed straight into the giant globe, then made intimate contact with the steel plates that make up the seven continents, turning into a dazzling explosion of fireworks and steel fragments.

After dealing with the unmanned armors, Tony and Rhodes armors collided and both fell into the Oracle Corporation building.

Rhodes' armor continued to execute commands automatically, charging towards Tony to attack.

The two suits of steel armor immediately engaged in close combat.

Similarly, Tony focused on defense, while War Machine's armor launched a frenzied offensive.

However, Natasha had already stormed into Ivan's office, but it was empty.

Natasha went straight to the computer, and the agent, after showcasing her unparalleled beauty and fighting skills, demonstrated her superb computer skills.

As the words "System restart successful" appeared on the monitor, Rhodes' armor stopped attacking and was kicked away by Tony.

"Rebooting up, your best friend is back," Natasha said to Tony through the screen.

Tony praised, "Well done, Agent Romanov."

Comparing Tony's and Mark 6's data, Natasha said to him, "Your new energy core is amazing, with a stronger output and your life signs have returned to normal."

Tony agreed, saying, "Yes, I'm not going to die anytime soon, thanks."

Meanwhile, on the other monitor, Little Chili exclaimed in surprise, "What do you mean? You were about to die?"

Tony said, "Is that you, Pepper? Don't worry, I'm not going to die!"

However, because of Mango's previous contribution, Little Chili didn't keep questioning and criticizing this time. She just said calmly, "Okay, but tonight, I need you to give me an explanation."

Tony grinned mischievously and said, "Of course, no problem. I'll try to go on for as long as possible and tell you as much as possible."

Afterwards, Tony woke up Rhodes, who had been stunned. After a brief conversation, he heard Natasha's voice: "There are enemies approaching you, and there are many of them."

As soon as Natasha finished speaking, one after another, silver-gray war machine armors landed beside Tony and Rhodes.

They were surrounded.

Without further ado, adhering to the principle of striking first, the two directly attacked the surrounding armored vehicles.

However, the enemy numbers were too great, and Tony and Rhodes gradually found themselves unable to hold their own.

Glancing at the armor's energy reserves, Tony said, "Get down, Rhodes."

Upon hearing this, Rhodes immediately lay down, completely trusting the man beside him.

Even though he's still a jerk.

The moment Rhodes fell to the ground, a red light flashed on Tony's wrist, and two thin, crimson laser beams shot out.

As Tony spun with his arms outstretched, all the surrounding armor was sliced ​​in two by the red laser.

“You should use this trick first next time,” Rhodes teased.

Tony glanced at the nearly depleted energy in his armor and said, "Sorry, this can only be used once."

Ivan Vanko descended from the sky in his massive whip armor, a cruel smile on his face: "Only one use? You're in for a world of trouble!"

Upon landing, Ivan Vanko flicked his hands, and two thick, long energy whips immediately unfurled.

Seeing this, Rhodes calmly said, "Don't worry, let me use [Ex-Wife] to take him out."

After he finished speaking, the missile launchers on the shoulders of the Rhodes armor rose up.

A slender, silver missile was launched towards Ivanvanko.

This is Justin Hammer's most prized weapon: the missile [Ex-Wife].

However, the silver missile did not explode after hitting Ivanvanko; instead, it fell directly into the puddle at his feet.

This was a dud.

Ivan Vanko's eyes were full of mockery.

"Made by Hammer Industries?" Tony asked.

Rhodes looked utterly dejected: "That's right, screw Hammer Industries!"

Depp's voice suddenly came through their communication: "Tony, Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes, don't trust your ex-wife."

Seeing that the two did not respond, Depp asked, "Am I... too late?"

Chapter 10 The Terrifying Ivan Vanko

Tony sighed and said, "Yes, just four seconds ago, we witnessed the true power of Hammer Technologies... it was like crap. But how do you know that stuff is unreliable?"

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately changed the subject, saying, "Just hang in there a little longer, I'll be there soon!"

Upon hearing that Depp was going to join the fight, Tony immediately said, "Are you kidding me? You stay in Liberty City and don't come looking for death!"

Tony knew that Depp had never been a warrior, and even though he could easily master the use of the armor, that was not enough to prove that Depp was qualified to participate in the war.

Not to mention that the guy in front of him was Ivan Vanko, who even he found troublesome, and the latter's armor was obviously much upgraded compared to when they were at the racetrack!

This is also why he initially asked Depp to stay in Liberty City and wait for him; he absolutely did not want his friend to be in danger!

However, Depp, who was moving at full speed, was already close to New York. The Mark 4.5 Sky's maximum speed was close to ten times the speed of sound. Even with the protection of the inner layer of his armor, Depp felt his blood surging.

After all, his physical condition was just that of an ordinary person who hadn't undergone much training.

The silver-blue armored vehicle sped through the sky, triggering a series of sonic booms and creating a sonic cloud that even attracted the attention of a television helicopter.

[Shocking! Terrifying creature attacks on the beach, causing a sonic boom that turns an octogenarian into a young girl!]

These unscrupulous reporters have already come up with tomorrow's headlines, determined to steal the spotlight from those guys in New York.

However, like the crowd below, these helicopters could only hear the booming sonic boom and see the silver-blue figure that seemed to be wrapped in clouds in the distance after Depp had flown far away.

Rhodes stared intently at Ivan Vanko, fearing a sudden attack.

Ivan Vanko casually kicked his ex-wife aside, smiled, and said, "Let's begin, Stark."