Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

The moment Sherlock's foot touched Ivanvanko's Cable Armor, Ivanvanko felt a tremendous force transmitted through the armor into his body.

Almost instantly, Sherlock kicked the massive mech a considerable distance away, even breaking a pillar and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Only after kicking Ivan Vanko away did Sherlock land lightly, casually picking up the Flying Thunder God Kunai he had perfected in Asgard and putting it back into his four-dimensional pocket.

Only then did he look up at the dust and smoke from Ivan Vanko's fall. After thinking for a moment, Sherlock actually retrieved his Spear of Longinus, turning it back into his gauntlet form.

Then, with a sinister grin, he pulled out an axe that gleamed with a cold light from his four-dimensional pocket.

The Storm Axe forged by Sherlock!

The next second, the repaired and modified Destroyer Armor enveloped Sherlock, and carrying the Stormbreaker, Sherlock casually walked towards the dust cloud where Ivan Vanko had fallen.

However, to Sherlock's utter surprise, when he stepped into the smoke and dust, he was astonished to find that the cockpit of the Cable Armor had been opened at some point, and the inside was completely empty.

Ivan Vanko, the driver, somehow managed to escape under the cover of the smoke and dust!

?

Looking at the empty mech cockpit, a huge question mark slowly appeared above Sherlock's head.

No, is that right? The Russian guy in the movie had a really tough temper, so why did he become such a coward when it came to his own?

Just as Sherlock was about to search thoroughly to find out where the old Russian had gone, a metal whip crackling with electric arcs lashed out at Sherlock from the dust and smoke.

The sudden turn of events not only startled Sherlock, but also nearly caused Ivan Vanko's mind to short-circuit.

Ivan Vanko was completely dumbfounded when he saw the figure in front of him wearing armor that shimmered with metallic light. He clearly remembered that the person in front of him was not wearing any armor at all!

Moreover, it was clearly her mother's spear just now, when did it change into this huge axe that just looks chilling?

However, Sherlock, who had been ambushed, didn't give Ivanvanko much time to be stunned. Wearing his armor, Sherlock became immune to the 'magical attack' on Ivanvanko's cable and actually grabbed it.

A somewhat sinister smile appeared on his face beneath the mask, and he uttered a sentence to Ivan Vanko in a sinister tone.

"Gotcha!"

Chapter 163 A Completely Unequal Battle (Part 2)

The moment Ivan Vanko heard Sherlock's whisper, which sounded like it came from the depths of hell, he felt as if he were being stared at by a ferocious beast, and goosebumps immediately rose on his skin.

Feeling as if he were being targeted by a natural enemy, with every cell in his body screaming for Ivan Vanko to get away from that figure, Ivan Vanko almost instinctively abandoned the electric cable he was holding and retreated backward.

It was precisely because of this action that Ivan Vanko was truly saved by his own instincts.

Just as Ivan Vanko released his grip on the cable, a flash of cold light struck the spot where his arm had been.

The cold light slashed down almost past Ivan Vanko's retracted arm, accompanied by a tooth-grinding metallic tearing sound. Through the gradually dissipating dust, Ivan Vanko finally saw what had just happened.

His electric cable did indeed wrap around the armored figure, but it was clear that his electric cable did not cause any effective damage to the figure at all; it only burned the hoodie on the figure's armor.

The cold light that nearly severed his arm was left by that ridiculously large axe. What chilled Ivan Vanko even more was that most of the axe blade had sunk into the ground!

You should know that this is a facility used by the Hammer Corporation for weapons testing and manufacturing. The entire environment has been reinforced, especially the ground. Ordinary bombs would mostly only leave a charred area, but this axe blade actually sank directly into the ground.

Not to mention the armor worn by that figure, which looked like a skinned human, combined with the metallic gleam of the muscles and the giant axe, making him look like a decapitator from hell.

Ivan Vanko swallowed hard, and with a slight twitch of his remaining electric cable, the originally soft cable instantly became as stiff as a stick. He gripped his only weapon with both hands, his whole body tense, and assumed a fighting stance towards Sherlock.

At this moment, Ivan Vanko felt only regret, regretting why he had provoked this monster. As for why he chose to fight instead of running away despite such fear, the reason was quite simple.

Ivan Vanko wasn't stupid. He understood that if he turned and ran, he would definitely die. His only way to survive was to confront the monster in front of him head-on and find an opportunity to stall it. Only then would he have a chance to live.

It was indeed unexpected that Sherlock's axe strike failed to kill the brilliant Ivan Vanko. What surprised Sherlock even more was that the famous Cable could actually have a stun baton form!

Seeing Ivan Vanko standing there silently, ready to fight, Sherlock's face beneath his mask showed interest as he ripped off the electric cable that had turned into an ordinary steel whip due to the loss of power.

Silently, he put the Storm Axe back into his four-dimensional pocket before summoning the Spear again.

The reason Sherlock took out Stormbreaker at the beginning was because he thought Ivan Vanko would hide in his armor like Obadiah did back then, and suddenly had the idea to cosplay Johnny from The Shining.

He wanted to make Ivan Vanko watch helplessly as he chopped off the limbs of his armor with an axe, inflicting maximum psychological damage on Ivan Vanko and forcing him to come out of the armor.

But clearly, Ivan Vanko, this old Russian, surprised Sherlock immensely.

At this moment, Ivan Vanko was holding a staff that crackled with lightning, and a replica of Tony's Arc Reactor was emitting a ghostly blue light on his chest.

The difference is that what Tony wears is called armor, while what Ivan Vanko wears can at most be considered an exoskeleton.

"Don't worry, I'll adjust the sharpness of the spear. I won't let you die so quickly."

Sherlock acted like a villain who had discovered an interesting toy. When faced with Ivanvanko, who was posing for him, Sherlock, who had summoned his spear, even had the mind to explain something to Ivanvanko.

As Sherlock finished speaking, he held the gun with both hands, his right hand on the butt of the gun and his left hand in the middle, the tip of the gun pointing at Ivan Vanko, and slowly squatted down.

Seeing Sherlock adopt a standard starting stance for a gunfight like the Rabbit, even Ivan Vanko was momentarily stunned. However, Ivan Vanko quickly regained his composure, swallowed hard, and then roared as he charged at Sherlock.

"Hurrah!!!"

With a battle cry, Ivan Vanko, wielding his lightning-crackling club, lunged forward and brought it down on Sherlock's head, but Sherlock seemed unfazed.

With a slight tremor in his hand holding the spear, Sherlock caught Ivan Vanko's stun baton precisely through the gap in the spear. Before Ivan Vanko could react, Sherlock twisted his wrist, and the two spearheads of the spear locked firmly in place of Ivan Vanko's stun baton.

Then, under Ivanvanko's incredulous gaze, Sherlock simply followed the force of Ivanvanko's downward strike with a twist and a flick, followed by a kick that sent Ivanvanko's only weapon flying out of his hand, and also sent Ivanvanko flying a considerable distance.

Looking at Ivan Vanko lying on the ground, Sherlock flicked his spear and actually flicked the stun baton that he had disarmed back to Ivan Vanko's side.

Ivan Vanko, who had just sat up after being kicked far away, looked at the long staff that Sherlock had turned back from the electric cable, his eyes filled with rage.

To Ivan Vanko, Sherlock's actions were like a cat toying with a mouse, its prey.

This was a great insult to Ivan Vanko, who considered himself a genius.

Ivan Vanko immediately picked up his weapon again and fired at Sherlock once more.

Seven times, a full seven times, no matter what method Ivan Vanko used, even resorting to cheating and sneak attacks, the final result was always that Sherlock would disarm him, kick him away, and then take the weapon back for him.

What made Ivan Vanko most desperate was that seven times in a row, after being kicked away, he landed in the same spot.

A feeling called despair slowly filled Ivan Vanko's heart during these seven attacks. When despair overflowed, all the despair turned into an unspeakable madness.

Ivan Vanko stared intently at Sherlock standing opposite him. He didn't pick up his weapon, but silently stood up, a maniacal smile spreading across his face. Without the slightest hesitation, he charged towards Sherlock.

Unlike before, if Ivan Vanko previously had the intention of fighting Sherlock, this time Ivan Vanko simply wanted to get closer to Sherlock.

As for Sherlock, he naturally understood what Ivan Vanko wanted to do, but he did not stop Ivan Vanko. In fact, when Ivan Vanko charged at him, Sherlock put away his lance and turned it back into a glove.

This allowed Ivan Vanko to successfully rush up to Sherlock and hug him.

"Come to hell with me!"

"Unfortunately, you're the only one going to hell. Even if that little thing on your chest explodes, it won't hurt me in the slightest."

A mouth full of fangs slowly cracked open on Sherlock's armor, and with the most wicked smile, it spoke slowly to Ivan Vanko, who was being swallowed by blue light.

Chapter 164 The matter is settled

Boom!!

With a loud explosion, Ivan Vanko disappeared from Sherlock's sight, leaving only the chaotic room before him.

When Ivan Vanko faced his own mockery at the end, the despair and astonishment in his eyes made Sherlock feel particularly pleased.

In fact, just as Sherlock himself said, Ivan Vanko's final act of detonating the Arc Reactor did not cause Sherlock any harm, and it couldn't even make Sherlock move.

If there's anything that's truly bothering Sherlock, it's that his favorite hoodie has vanished without a trace.

Fortunately, Sherlock isn't Tony Stark, who would be forced to run naked without his armor. Sherlock's armor can still transform into clothing.

Although it's definitely not as comfortable as my favorite hoodie, it's still much more presentable than Tony's.

The fact that Ivan Vanko ultimately chose to self-destruct was both unexpected and not unexpected for Sherlock, since in the original movie, Ivan Vanko did indeed self-destruct.

The only problem is that this time we probably won't hear Rhodey's comment to Tony, "You two are like two seals fighting over grapes."

The loud explosion also attracted the attention of Black Widow upstairs. By the time she arrived, Sherlock had already taken the Cable armor left behind by Ivan Vanko as his trophy and put it into his four-dimensional pocket.

I plan to have Tony fix it when I get back, and then put it in my home as a decorative piece.

Of course, Sherlock didn't hold back his complaints during the process. To be fair, Ivan Vanko was indeed a Russian; the armor he made was full of the Russian style of being clumsy, bulky, and crude.

Can you imagine that the thing that was so much bigger than in the original movie, and could even be called a mecha, was actually controlled by the exoskeleton worn by Ivan Vanko?

The massive welds on the mech, and the completely unpainted, uncolored surface that was entirely metallic and lacked even rust prevention, only reinforced Sherlock's preconceived notions about the Russians.

"what happened?"

When Black Widow arrived at the scene, she saw the mess and realized that there had clearly been a battle. She asked Sherlock about it with some confusion. Sherlock didn't hide anything and told Black Widow what had happened.

After hearing Sherlock say that Ivan Vanko didn't go to the industrial exhibition but hid in a building and was then dealt with by Sherlock, Black Widow felt a wave of dizziness.

For a moment, he didn't even know what to say. You see, Ivan Vanko was an enemy that S.H.I.E.L.D. had assigned to Tony, but now Sherlock had taken care of him so easily.

Most importantly, nothing was left at the scene, not even a speck of dust, let alone Ivan Vanko's body!

Helpless, Black Widow could only roll her eyes at Sherlock, turn around and leave to call Eggsy in the hallway.

Sherlock was not at all surprised by Black Widow's reaction. After raising his eyebrows slightly, he took out his Anywhere Door without saying a word after Black Widow left and opened it to leave.

When Black Widow returned after making her call and wanted to talk to Sherlock about something important, she was taken aback by the empty room.

What? You mean Sherlock leaving Black Widow like this? Are you kidding me? If a SHIELD agent can't even steal a car, then Black Widow might as well give up.

Anyway, the car was parked right in front of the Hammer Corporation, and Sherlock was confident that Black Widow would be able to drive it back.

When Sherlock opened his Anywhere Door, he saw Tony sitting solemnly in front of the two computers at the back of the Hammer Technology booth, his hands constantly typing on the keyboard.

Pepper Potts and Rhodes, dressed in a comical costume, stood behind Tony, watching his actions with equally serious expressions. All three of them were almost completely absorbed by the two computer screens in front of them.

Seeing this ridiculous scene, Sherlock was full of question marks. He also leaned over with a cheeky grin and watched for a while. The scrolling code on the screen almost made Sherlock's eyes go blurry.

"No, what are you doing?"

"Holy crap!" *3

As soon as Sherlock spoke, almost instantly, Rhodey, Pepper Potts, and even Tony all swore at the same time, clearly startled by Sherlock's sudden appearance.

Doro, who was in Chili Pepper's arms, broke free from Chili Pepper's embrace upon hearing Sherlock's voice, softly called out "Human~" and jumped into Sherlock's arms, quickly sitting on Sherlock's neck.

Sherlock was already used to this and even patted Doro, who was climbing on his back, while looking at the three people in front of him with a puzzled expression.

Well, the way the three of them looked at that moment made Sherlock somewhat puzzled.

Pepper Potts was alright, but Tony, despite being dressed, looked like he'd hastily put on his clothes after being caught cheating.