Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

"Sister Pepper, Doro doesn't know what that is either. Grandpa Laojun told Doro that if anyone tries to harm Doro, just wave that little dust, and it will help Doro deal with anything that threatens him!"

After saying this, Doro paused slightly, chewed on his little hand and thought for a long time before continuing to speak to Chili.

"Hmm... Doro remembers Grandpa Lao Jun saying that the range is about a thousand Doro long!"

Hearing Doro's words, Chili finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although Doro's expression wasn't entirely accurate, Chili still understood what had happened.

To put it simply, it seems that a big shot on the Rabbit's side foresaw the unexpected events at the Stark Industries Expo and gave Doro a protective item, judging from Doro's performance.

The Hammer Group's steel soldiers were probably all wiped out by the flames. As for the survivors, they probably won't be a problem, since they pose no threat to Doro.

This can be seen from the scope: a thousand doro are just enough to cover most of the Stark Industries exhibition area, no more, no less, and at the very least, enough to make Hammer Corporation's mechanical soldiers disappear without a trace.

Just as Chili was pondering the aftermath of this incident, a voice suddenly broke into the conversation between Chili and Doro.

"I just want to know, what threat could my armor pose to this little pink-haired ball of fur?"

Interrupted by the sound, Chili Pepper looked in the direction of the voice. The moment she saw who was speaking, she hugged Doro tightly and covered Doro's eyes with her hands.

The reason is simple: the speaker was none other than Tony!

Tony and Rhodes were in a terrible state at this moment. Their outfits were remarkably similar, with nothing left except for the grass skirts they had made from leaves and twigs for their lower bodies.

Pepper clearly saw that Rod's black face was now a mixture of black and red, and when he looked at Doro, whom she was holding in her arms, the grief and indignation in his eyes were not concealed at all.

Even amidst this grief and indignation, there was a trace of grievance and discomfort!

But thinking about it, it's normal. The armor you just got, you almost became someone else's wedding dress after only wearing it for a short time. You finally gained control of it, but before you could play with it for long, it turned to ashes again. No one could accept that.

Of course, Tony wasn't in much better shape. Without Rhodey's advantage in skin color, Tony looked like a boiled shrimp, pale with a pinkish tinge, and his face was filled with grief and indignation.

Keep in mind, this was the first time in Tony's life that he had ever run naked on the battlefield! A true naked run!

If Rhodes hadn't received military training and at least had the skill of weaving grass skirts, Tony and Rhodes, those two unlucky guys, probably wouldn't even have anything to cover their shame.

If those unscrupulous reporters saw this, Tony couldn't even imagine what the news would look like the next day.

The thought of his buttocks appearing on the front page of the news made Tony feel like dying.

Seeing Tony and Rhodey looking so disheveled, Pepper Potts was both angry and amused. She quickly told Happy to give Rhodey and Tony her jacket and shirt.

No matter what you say, at least cover it up a little.

When Tony saw the shirt Happy offered him, he didn't take it. Instead, he looked at Pepper with great distress, his face flushed, and after a long pause, he finally spoke to her.

"Can't you just give me some pants? Even just underwear will do!"

Hearing Tony's complaints, Pepper finally smiled and said to Tony with a grin.

"No, in fact, I think the grass skirt you're wearing, paired with the reactor on your chest, creates a beautiful blend of technology and wildness!"

Of course, if Pepper Potts had turned her lips down a little when she said that, Tony might have actually believed her.

Chapter 161 Unexpected Gain

Thanks to her past as Tony's assistant, Pepper always prepares a decent outfit for Tony as a backup for important company events like the Stark Industries Show. This habit hasn't changed even now that Pepper is the company's CEO.

So after teasing Tony for a while, Pepper sent Happy to the Stark Industries booth backstage to get Tony some clothes. Of course, Rhodey didn't forget either, but compared to Tony, Rhodey's clothes looked somewhat comical.

After all, aside from Tony, Pepper doesn't have the habit of preparing clothes for others, so the famous Iron Patriot can only wear a backstage actor's costume.

Although it was a bit ridiculous, it was still much more comfortable than a grass skirt with a bare bottom.

After changing their clothes, the three huddled together and began to talk about serious matters concerning Ivan Vanko.

Whether it was the targeting he faced in F1 or the messy things that followed, Tony never really took Ivan Vanko seriously.

But the moment Ivan Vanko began to transfer his hatred to Pepper Potts, Tony's murderous intent towards Ivan Vanko reached its peak.

Don't think that Tony is some kind of good person or a saint.

In fact, capitalists like Tony are never good people, especially when it comes to Pepper Potts, where Tony can be described as ruthless and decisive.

After all, reality isn't a comic book. Tony doesn't believe he can do things like Batman's no-kill policy or repeatedly playing cops and robbers with the lunatics in Gotham City. He wouldn't do it either.

With Tony, you can target him however you want, and Tony will accept it.

However, the harm doesn't extend to family members. If it affects someone Tony values, then sorry, you're already on Tony's kill list.

This is exactly the situation that Ivan Vanko, this brilliant strategist, is in now.

However, what worried Tony was that after Doro's golden flame swept past the three of them, Tony did not find the figure of the brilliant Ivan Vanko.

There are only three possible reasons for this situation. One is that Ivan Vanko, that bastard, didn't even come to the Stark Industries Show and played against himself remotely the whole time.

Secondly, long before he opened his eyes, Ivan Vanko had already realized what was happening and escaped while he and Rhodes were not paying attention.

The third, and most desirable, scenario for Tony is that Ivan Vanko, that bastard, and his Cable armor are reduced to ashes in the golden flames!

Unfortunately, the scene Tony most hoped to see did not appear. Doro rejected Tony's idea without hesitation, saying that the golden flames were directed at objects, not people!

In short, the flames cannot harm living things; they can only burn inanimate objects.

This means that Tony is currently in an extremely awkward situation. He, Tony Stark, is in the open, while Ivan Vanko, his enemy, is in the shadows. If Tony cannot find Ivan Vanko, then he must be on guard.

But you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days? Moreover, even if you could guard against thieves for a thousand days, if any oversight occurs, the consequences would be something Tony absolutely does not want to see.

Faced with such a difficult situation, Tony was also caught in a dilemma.

While Tony was struggling with his decision, Sherlock, far inside the Hammer Corporation building, remained calm. During his sightseeing, Sherlock acquired quite a few collectibles, including the memorable 'ex-wife' missile.

It's that weird thing that the Iron Patriot attacked the Cable Armor, but all it made was a loud noise.

To be honest, Sherlock was extremely excited when he saw this thing, after all, it was the creator of a famous scene.

After Sherlock stuffed the thing into his four-dimensional pocket as a collectible, out of curiosity, he actually looked at the technical specifications of this so-called 'ex-wife' missile.

After Sherlock read through the technical specifications of this thing, all Sherlock could say was that Justin Hammer was an absolute genius, perhaps even the most brilliant of geniuses!

The reason is simple: this thing is actually a kinetic weapon!

What are kinetic energy weapons? Bullets and firearms are a type of kinetic energy weapon! They are weapons that rely on the kinetic energy of the weapon itself to cause damage!

To achieve maximum destructive effect, this thing needs to accelerate over a distance of about 3000 meters!

In short, Justin Hammer created a 'sniper rifle' that doesn't need a launcher! And he mounted this 'sniper rifle' on the arm of the Rhodes Armor!

In that famous scene in the movie, Rhodes was lucky to be fifty meters away from Ivan Vanko when he used it. It was like a rocket that had just been cold-launched and ejected from its chamber, and it was already submerged in water and became ineffective before it could even ignite.

What made Sherlock even more eager to complain was that, aside from its small size, this thing was a completely useless weapon. Who would be a good person to mount a sniper rifle on their arm?

Do you really think your arm has a stabilizing system like a chicken's head?

As Sherlock walked down the corridor of the Hammer Corporation building, he looked at the technical specifications in his hand and kept ranting and raving.

As for the various doors inside the building that require 'authority' to enter and exit, they were practically useless to Sherlock.

Under these circumstances, Sherlock somehow stumbled into an incredibly spacious place that looked like an underground parking lot—the Hammer Corporation's weapons testing range.

When Sherlock noticed something was wrong and looked up, he saw a huge metal container in the empty weapons testing range, and on top of the container was something that looked like a cockpit simulator.

Just as Sherlock entered, the door to the simulator cockpit opened, and Sherlock, with her bright eyes, gazed deeply into Ivan Vanko's eyes as he opened the cockpit.

For a moment, both sides were somewhat bewildered.

Ivan Vanko didn't understand why Sherlock was here, and Sherlock was also puzzled as to why Ivan Vanko was here instead of at the Stark Industries exhibition.

Fortunately, despite their surprise, both sides reacted quickly. Ivan Vanko immediately closed the cockpit door, and the cockpit slowly sank into the container below.

With a mechanical turning sound, a brand new and much larger cable armor soon emerged from the container.

Meanwhile, Sherlock casually tossed aside the technical specifications for the 'Ex-Wife' missile, and in an instant, the Lang Gun reappeared in Sherlock's hand.

Both Sherlock and Ivan Vanko on the other side had only one thought in their minds at this moment.

Sherlock & Ivan Vanko: "We didn't expect such an unexpected bonus!"

Chapter 162 A Completely Unequal Battle (Part 1)

Ivan Vanko clearly made a big mistake. Although he saw Sherlock's extraordinary ability to summon the Lancer, his confidence in his own mech and his hatred for Sherlock being one of Tony's men made him subconsciously overlook Sherlock's extraordinary qualities.

As for Sherlock, for Sherlock who has mastered alchemy, unless Ivan Vanko can create something he has never seen before, or master a certain magical talent, it is basically impossible for him to defeat Sherlock with pure technology alone.

Without exchanging many words, Ivan Vanko, having assumed his stance, brandished two lightning-struck whips and charged toward Sherlock.

When the massive mech charged, it was like an enraged rhinoceros, carrying a destructive aura. Sherlock could even feel the ground trembling beneath his feet with every step it took.

Sherlock, however, did not underestimate his opponent. As he wielded the Spear of Longinus, his clothes transformed into the Faraday cage style often worn by high-voltage electricians.

In this way, the electric cable in Ivan Vanko's hand is nothing more than a whip to Sherlock.

As he brandished his spear, the floor, which should have been incredibly hard, instantly turned as soft as jelly. Countless hexagonal stone pillars, like raging dragons, rose from the ground and rammed towards Ivan Vanko, who was charging at Sherlock.

Although Ivan Vanko is somewhat mentally unstable, he has to admit that the Cable mech in front of him is completely outclassing Obadiah's Iron Monger.

This applies to both dexterity and attack methods.

The moment Ivan Vanko faced the giant stone pillar summoned by Sherlock, he immediately took control of his mech, wielding two steel whips crackling with electricity with impenetrable force.

Accompanied by thunder and a tremendous whooshing sound, the stone pillar that should have been invincible was gradually shattered by the heavy and massive steel whip of Ivan Vanko's cable mech, only slightly delaying Ivan Vanko's progress.

Seeing this, Sherlock clicked his tongue in annoyance. In an instant, Sherlock felt an intense dislike for such purely melee-focused mechs.

With a flick of his wrist, the three-pronged kunai appeared in Sherlock's hand. Powered by the mechanical arm, Sherlock instantly flung the kunai upwards toward the Ivan Vanko mech.

Ivan Vanko naturally wouldn't care about Sherlock's seemingly useless attack, which looked like a throwing knife. After all, even if the throwing knife could really cut through iron like mud, its size would hardly be able to cause any effective damage to his mech's massive body.

To Ivan Vanko, Sherlock's behavior was as ridiculous as trying to attack an elephant with a needle.

However, to Ivan Vanko's utter surprise, shortly after the throwing knife was thrown, Sherlock's figure simply vanished from his sight!

Sherlock vanished from Ivanvanko's sight in a way that Ivanvanko could not comprehend at all, in an unusually abrupt manner.

Before Ivan Vanko could react, Sherlock, who had disappeared, suddenly reappeared above his mech, casually waving the weapon in his hand that looked like a large fork with only two teeth in front of him.

Ivan Vanko's prized Cable Armor arms were neatly severed at the wrists.

After losing their power supply, the two thick steel whips, which had been crackling with lightning, turned into raw steel and fell to the ground, creating a cloud of dust.

But what surprised Ivan Vanko the most was that the young man in front of him, who wasn't even wearing any armor, turned around nimbly in mid-air and then kicked his own mech in the chest.

Logically speaking, given the weight and strength of this boy named Sherlock, the only possible outcome of kicking Ivan Vanko's Cable armor would be that the boy himself would be sent flying by the recoil.

But reality slapped Ivan Vanko hard in the face.