Lord of Cinder in American Comics

Stark's untimely appearance has brought another problem.

“Stark, this isn’t child’s play. When the war starts, no one will protect you. Can’t you just give me a break? I’m not Pepper, I won’t grant you any of your demands.”

Ash almost pointed his finger at Stark and started yelling. At this point, Stark was indeed a bit arrogant and ignorant. Ash originally thought that taking him along would change him a bit, but it seemed like wishful thinking.

“I want to see a real battlefield. Although I am a weapons designer, a tycoon, a playboy, and a philanthropist, I have never seen a real battlefield, and even today, I am only at the very back.”

Tony Stark, seemingly indifferent, continued somewhat self-deprecatingly, "For a long time now, I've been creating weapons that are far more powerful, and I've also wondered if it's the right thing to do."

"My father created a brief period of peace to protect others, but he also created weapons that could destroy the world."

“I’ve always wanted to follow in my father’s footsteps, so let’s start with the battlefield. He piloted his own plane to take Captain America into the war zone, braving anti-aircraft guns.”

In order to seize this opportunity, Stark spoke his mind to everyone present.

In contrast to Cassell's attempt to rectify mistakes that weren't his own, Stark seems more like he wants to see his true nature.

Ash, who had just cursed Stark, didn't want to say anything more, so he asked Constantine to act as a peacemaker.

Without any hesitation, Constantine burst into laughter and said to Ash, "This is truly something a man should do. Don't worry, I'll lend a hand too."

The magician's help brought new hope to Cassel and Stark.

Constantine pulled out his court magician's staff and gestured to the two of them, saying, "This is the first spell I learned, the Ulashiro spell. It can keep you invisible for a period of time. As long as you don't provoke those ugly things, no one will find you."

[Invisibility: A lost magic from the ancient golden magical kingdom of Ulasilu. It grants complete transparency. To prevent complete disappearance, the caster's silhouette will still be faintly visible, but if the caster remains stationary, they will blend seamlessly into their surroundings and be difficult to detect.]

With Constantine's help, Ash no longer voiced any objections. Instead, he took out a new white tree branch and handed it to Stark.

Stark, after receiving the white tree branch, understood its purpose through Kassel's detailed explanation.

Constantine's invisibility allows them to keep moving and search for their own answers.

Ash's white tree branches can save their lives if they are discovered.

He obtained two sets of communication equipment from the ghost, gave them to Cassel and Stark, and taught them how to use them and connect the frequencies to their own private channels.

Ash explained in great detail, "If you notice anything wrong, crush the branches. I'll try to save you. Be careful, don't die."

After assigning the two tasks, Ash went to the front lines to support the soldiers. As the highest-ranking commander on the front lines, it was necessary for him to give a pre-battle pep talk.

"I am Ash Solal, the chaplain of the army. Many people here know me. They used to encourage me to follow them, saying that I could guarantee that everyone would come back alive."

I could make such a guarantee for some small tasks in the past, but today, I have no confidence whatsoever.

On the battlefield today, we have annihilated or killed at least tens of thousands of enemies in less than two hours, yet the number of enemies has not decreased at all; on the contrary, they are appearing in an endless stream.

Furthermore, more powerful monsters appeared on the battlefield, and ordinary bullets could not cause them any damage.

At this point, Ash deliberately paused, observing the commotion that had broken out among the warriors present.

"Those of you who have traveled through New York may have already seen those monsters. There are not many monsters in New York yet, not even a tenth of what they are here, perhaps not even a hundredth."

Now we must face these monsters and stop them. Because if the tower in front of us falls, the whole world will be destroyed. For the people we love, for the people who love us, for our families, we must step forward.

Perhaps all we have left is courage. To borrow a friend's words, "May your courage, my sword, and our victory be with you."

With that, Ash raised the knight's sword in her hand and shook the holy bell.

As the sacred bell rang, rings of pale yellow light spread from the bell throughout the area, and everyone was enveloped in a pale yellow glow.

[Vitality Surge: A miracle once cherished by priests. It slowly restores health. This is a remnant of the ancient Lloyd faith, which is said to have prevented priests from ever falling in battle.]

Feeling the power surging from within their bodies, the soldiers present were no longer so afraid and began to roar and shout.

After the soldiers had vented their anger, Ash handed over temporary command to Ghost, after all, professionals should do professional things.

Ash then pulled the ghost aside and instructed, "Release the Winged Knight, the one you call the Angel, first. With him around, things will be much easier for you."

The troops were quickly reorganized, with M1 Abrams tanks leading the way, interspersed with M3 Bradley cavalry fighting vehicles, and engineer combat groups and other combat units following behind.

And so, on Ami's homeland, a steel torrent, initiated by armored forces, began.

Stark and Cassel were attached to the outside of a Bradley combat vehicle on the flank; they would need to jump out to complete their own missions.

The vehicle that was supposed to assist them would instead take them away from the battlefield. To prevent the two of them from running back on their own, Ash specifically instructed them to choose a location far from the battlefield.

Ash and his men moved with the soldiers, with the tanks leading the way. Nobody wanted to compete with the 66-ton tank rider for a spot.

The battle was first sparked by tanks, with 120mm howitzers blasting open spaces among the orcs.

The Bradley tank, with its 25mm autocannon, became a formidable weapon on the battlefield.

Those big guys that could originally withstand the full power of the .338 rounds could also withstand one or two 25mm rounds with their tough bodies, but the Bradley tank originally had 1,500 rounds of spare ammunition, which was enough to turn those guys into mincemeat.

Ghost was also riding in a Bradley tank, which served as his command vehicle at the moment, and was followed by an engineer combat group.

After listening to Ash's suggestion, Ghost felt it was necessary to release the Winged Knight from the Bone Prison first.

Fortunately, the Winged Knight was imprisoned right on the beach, and it didn't take long to get there.

Under the protection of other soldiers, the engineers took out their oxy-fuel cutting guns and began to destroy the bone cell.

Ash followed a tank that had penetrated deep into enemy territory, constantly searching for traces of the men in black.

However, on this chaotic battlefield, only the orcs were fighting against their own side, and there was no trace of the men in black.

Just as Ash closed her eyes to carefully sense the battlefield situation, Kassel connected with Ash's channel.

"Ash, I've found Jack."

## Chapter 81: The Real Enemy Has Always Been Right Before Our Eyes

Kassel actually found Jack?

Wasn't the little boy Jack taken away by the men in black? According to everyone's opinion, Jack should be among the orcs being made into a weapon to destroy the Dark Tower.

How could they have been discovered by Kassel and Stark, two idle people who were far from the battlefield and wandering on the periphery of it?

Just as Ash was about to ask more questions, Cassell exclaimed, "I've been spotted! He saw me!"

Kassel watched as the man in black dragged the little boy Jack toward the Dark Tower in the distance. He and Stark lay on the edge of an ice crevice that had been blasted open, reporting what they had seen to Ash.

Shortly after Kassel made the call, the man in black in the distance looked in their direction.

For any extraordinary person, even the slightest movement will be detected, let alone the fact that the man in black was already looking in their direction.

Despite the special effect of his invisibility, Cassel was still filled with fear.

Stark reached out and snatched Cassel's headset, forcibly shutting down the channel.

The two hid behind a huge block of ice behind a crevice, not daring to even breathe.

The man in black pulled Jack along, heading towards the two of them.

After bypassing the ice, the man in black carefully examined the areas where he felt he was being watched.

Even though the feeling still exists, there is nothing special about it visually.

However, a very subtle sound caught the attention of the man in black; it was the sound of the two men breathing.

This tiny, barely audible sound pointed the man in black in the right direction. He tilted his head and listened intently to the direction from which the sound was coming.

As the man in black drew closer, Stark and Cassell covered their mouths and noses tightly with their hands, afraid of making a sound.

Just like in Uncle Ying's movies, where people dodge zombies, the man in black had already turned sideways and leaned in to listen to the two of them.

Even though they were holding their breath, their rapid heartbeats gave away their location.

The man in black laughed and reached out toward the two men's hearts, intending to rip out those two beating organs.

'thump'

The man in black stared in shock at the large hole in his chest. The violent gunshot had left a gaping wound in his chest large enough to fit a watermelon.

The huge wound was still covered with silvery-gray smoke, and the intense pain and damage caused by the white smoke distorted the expression on the man in black's face.

The cause of this damage was the church pistol that Ash gave to Cassel, which was loaded with mercury bullets developed using deadly mercury.

The invisible Cassell fired a shot close to the man in black's chest, and the man was knocked to the ground by the powerful recoil from using the church pistol.

With his hands numb from the shock of the church pistol, Cassel struggled to pick up the church pistol that had fallen to the side.

However, Stark picked up the pistol first and quickly shot the man in black in the head.

The recoil sent Stark to Cassel's position as well. The two unfortunate souls fell onto the ice sheet, struggling to sit up with their numb hands.

At this moment, the man in black had a large hole in his chest and a missing head on his shoulder.

The body that could regenerate indefinitely now lay before the two of them.

Stark reconnected his headset and told Ash what had just happened.

Upon hearing Stark's report, Ash was somewhat incredulous that the man in black, whom he and Constantine had brutally beaten, had actually died at the hands of Cassel and Stark.

The two's weapon turned out to be a toy that Ash developed out of boredom—a church pistol.

Ash was at a loss for words in this situation.

"You and Cassel should take Jack away from the battlefield. I'll deal with the specifics after I've dealt with the main battle."

The only advice I can give Stark is this: until they achieve a complete victory on the front lines, Stark and Cassell's achievements can only be discussed later.

On the battlefield, they continuously fired lightning spears at the orcs, paralyzing the surrounding orcs so that other warriors could eliminate them.

By chance, Ash saw the Bone Siege Assault Beast that Constantine had knocked down with his purifying flames.

"Everyone, scatter and get away from the body of that giant beast!"

Ash pressed the headset, taking over everyone's communication channel and sending warning messages to everyone. Ash also connected with Gunslinger Roland and asked him something.

Upon receiving the order, the swiftly moving soldiers began to move away from the skeletal behemoth's body and rebuild their defensive positions on the beach.

Constantine and the Ghost also came to Ash's side. Constantine, with a cigarette in his mouth, stared at the giant beast's corpse with Ash.

Ghost didn't quite understand why Ash was giving such orders, which were to have the engineers continue cutting through the bone prison with gas welding to release the Winged Knights. He came to Ash's side to find out what was going on, since it wasn't appropriate to ask for orders from superiors in a battlefield environment via the communication channel.

While waiting for the soldiers to set up their defensive line, Ash handed her observation and aiming equipment to Ghost, whispering some instructions. Ghost solemnly accepted it and then sped away from the battlefield in an assault vehicle.

At this moment, only Ash and Constantine remained in the center of the battlefield. The giant beast's corpse was right in front of them, while the orcs were suppressed on the other half of the battlefield by the warriors' powerful firepower.

He conjured a lightning spear and hurled it at the giant beast's corpse. The spear exploded on the beast's armor, and yellow lightning surged wildly along the bone armor on the beast's body.

"Stop pretending, get up."

Ash's words to the corpse startled everyone on the communication channel.