Chapter-51 | Armored Ambitions... (3)

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A violent explosion came from the rear of a car, followed by the sound of smoke bombs being thrown. The slightest sound released a white mist, which quickly enveloped all objects within the field of vision.

Stark hurriedly pushed Pepper down beside him, and the sound of bullets hitting the bulletproof glass caused the whole car to vibrate.

Stark cursed secretly, took out his mobile phone, and was about to call the mecha. Pepper pushed him and said, "Damn it, your injury is still not healed. Call Rhodes first and let him drive the mecha!"

Before Stark could refute, Pepper grabbed the phone, hid under the seat of the car, and called Rhodes. She said, "Tony and I were attacked on the way out of the hospital. Call someone for us!"

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a huge vibration on the ground. The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground accompanied by the clicking sound of machinery could be heard around. Stark looked back, and outside the car window, several huge robots surrounded them.

The driver in the front seat had been shot, and Stark had to climb into the driver's seat by himself. Pepper stroked his hair and said, "Turn right towards the side of the square, so the support can see us at a glance!"

Fortunately, Stark's safety car was of superior quality. He instantly ignited the engine and accelerated, beginning to flee desperately.

He hammered the steering wheel and said, "Fortunately, we were discharged from the hospital at night!"

Then he turned his head and saw five or six hulking robots chasing after him. Stark said, "I have to go out and fight. If they plan to blow themselves up here, it will be terrible!"

"This is the center of the city, and it's not far from Presbyterian Hospital. If so many robots die here, the entire hospital may be razed to the ground!"

The speed of the car was getting faster and faster, and Stark couldn't control the car very well. He drifted around a turn, leaving dark tire marks on the ground and the screeching sound of brakes was heard far away.

Seeing that the nearest robot was about to leap onto the car, Stark heard a bang and a figure swinging in mid-air kicked the robot on the head, sending it flying.

Peter landed on the roof with a bang, poked his head into the cab and said, "Did I arrive in time?"

Then he looked up and said quickly, "Hey! Listen! Don't go straight, turn left! There's a traffic jam ahead! If these big guys run over all the cars, they'll be trampled to pieces!"

After finishing speaking, he launched another spider thread. This quickly stuck to the wall of the building, and then he stepped on the robots to shuttle around until they were all angered.

One of the robots raised its arm and fired a rocket at him. There was a bang and an explosion, and Spider-Man was unharmed, but the door of a shop was blasted off and the clerk inside was scratched by broken glass. "Don't rush in and rescue him," Stark said.

"It seems that Spider-Boy is not available anymore." Stark said, "These guys are making too much noise. Someone has to save them."

Pepper said, "Rhode must have called both Steve and Schiller. Let's take care of ourselves first!"

The wound on his body was still aching, and just a few days were not enough for him to fully recover. Then he looked up. The shadow of a helicopter enveloped the car. Rhodes hung on the door of the helicopter, shouting at him: "Go south! FAST!!! We can't fight them here! That would kill a lot of people!!!"

Stark gritted his teeth, turned the steering wheel hard, and the car rushed out to the left. It turned around, rubbed against two road piles, and then slammed into a street corner.

When Pepper left the car, she was dizzy, so Stark opened the damaged door and protected her.

Using his spider silk, Spider-Man tore off two huge street lamps with his spider silk, and then waved one of them, causing a lot of trouble for those robots. Stark shouted: "Jarvis! Arm!"

Soon,

A gold and red mecha flew over. As Iron Man finished arming, he carried Pepper up to the roof of the building, putting her in a safe place. Rhodes also put on the mecha immediately afterwards.

This was a small factory that manufactured equipment and parts. However, because it was too late, the workers were mostly off work, and the security guards who heard the movement had already fled. When the robots arrived, Iron Man and Rhodes were ready to meet them.

The little spider swung from behind, followed by Captain America. Many people were injured because those big guys had trampled all the way from the urban area.

Although Peter's melee combat skills were not strong enough, he was full of brute force, fast and flexible. This made those tin cans dizzy and created a conducive working environment for Iron Man.

Sparks from several palm cannons caused a minor explosion. Iron Man quickly shuttled among the giant robots, and Rhodes also knocked down two robots. He shouted: "It can't go on like this! If they blow themselves up together, we can't run away!"

"This is wrong, very wrong..." Stark realizes now, "These robots are by no means Obadiah's handwriting. Even if he took away the core energy, he couldn't make so many robots in such a short period of time. This requires a complete military industry chain. Stark's military industry production line is in the hands of Pepper. Obadiah can't hide it from her and produce so much in one go..."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the big robots shot by his palm rushed towards him, and Spider-Man shouted from the other side: "Get out of here!!! It's dangerous!!!"

The power of Iron Man's battle armor was turned on to the maximum and he was pulled up rapidly. There was a loud "Boom!", and a scorched black hole was blasted out on the spot.

"Fortunately, I modified the jet power, otherwise I wouldn't be able to withstand such a big impact."

As he spoke, he swooped down again, quickly hugged a robot and threw it out. This time, Iron Man was clever enough to turn around and fly back after being thrown out. Another violent explosion followed shortly thereafter.

Stark reacted quickly, but Steve behind him was not so lucky. He resisted the aftermath of the impact with his shield, but was still blown up.

"Damn it! What are these things?"

Iron Man floated in mid-air, looking at the charred wreckage on the ground. He said, "I recognize it. It's No. 7 parts before modification. It's the version I gave to the military..."

He glanced back at Rhodes, who was still fighting the robot, silently raised the mech, and then prepared to deal with the next enemy.

There were continuous explosions, but there were other robots joining the battle and the place was almost blown into ruins.

I have to say that this tactic is very effective. Explosions always result in a significant impact, which keeps several people on their toes for a while. What's even more cunning is that once a robot wants to escape from this war zone, the superheroes have to take the initiative to chase after them. This is because it would be terrible if they blew themselves up in residential areas.

Although Iron Man gradually figured out the pattern, the time between the two attacks was too short. He didn't have time to improve his armor to deal with this kind of self-destructing infantry. Two consecutive explosions sounded and Iron Man was knocked out. The armor took off and made a series of sparks.

Seeing him miss, four or five robots surrounded him in an instant, and they didn't intend to fight Iron Man hand-to-hand. They only had one purpose, which was to kill him with an explosion.

Just when the red light was on the chest of the first robot, the ground shook again, and there was a violent roar. A huge arm grabbed the robot and threw it out at once, causing it to hit the wall and explode.

A steel monster two times larger than these self-destructing robots appeared. Iron Man got up from the ground and soared into the air. He said, "Damn, what is this? Where did they get so many robots?!!"

The steel monster ripped a self-destructing robot in half and dug out the bomb in its chest. Rhodes was also stunned. He said, "What's going on? Why are they fighting themselves?!"

"Can't you see it?! They are not a group of people!" Captain America shouted.

The current situation on the field is extremely complicated. The superheroes have to deal with those self-destructing robots to prevent them from rushing out and exploding. That steel monster seems to only want to tear these robots apart.

Iron Man didn't know who to hit for a while, and Spider-Man didn't care about it. He was the enemy of the world. While tripping the self-destructing robot with spider silk, he also punched that steel monster.

After a while, the self-destructing robot was almost finished. Either it was thrown out and exploded or the bomb was dug out.

As soon as they breathed a sigh of relief, they saw another huge figure appear on the top of the opposite building. An enlarged version of a self-destructing robot tumbled down. It was also painted in black and gold, but it was considerably larger than Iron Man's mecha. It was more than three times more massive, and there was a huge roar when it landed.

"God, what is this? I have never seen so many robots in my life!" Peter said. "Could it be that they are still a family of three?"

Captain America walked over with his shield in hand and said, "If that's the case, then from the size, you will know who the son is."

"You didn't keep the agreement between us!" The robot that just jumped off called out.

"It was you who tricked me..." the steel monster added. Obviously, both robots are manned.

Stark showed a shocked expression. He and Rhodes said almost in unison: "Uncle Obadiah!" "General Johnson!"

But before they could ask what was going on, the two giant steel robots got entangled.

It can be seen that although the two robots are very strong, the two pilots are obviously unfamiliar with their skills. They fought with rogue punches. If you punch me, I'll punch you.

Iron Man was stunned in mid-air. He didn't know who to help. Jarvis had just done a voice analysis for him. It was indeed Obadiah who spoke, but what was the matter? Aren't these self-destructing robots really made by Obadiah? What about General Johnson? Is it possible that they originally wanted to merge forces to deal with themselves, but struggled internally?

Iron Man felt that it was wrong for him to help anyone now, so he could only float in the air and watch the excitement.

The steel monster punched General Johnson's mecha. With a bang, the cockpit was shattered. General Johnson took a step back while waving his arms. He said, "Howard's most faithful follower! Now he has to stand up and protect his son! It's ridiculous. Why didn't he ask his good uncle for his opinion when he wanted to close Stark's military industry department? "

"He never took your hard work seriously, but now you still want to be his security guard?! That old Andro said it was really terrific. The only thing that wicked Howard did correct in his life was to find a watchdog like you!"

The steel monster on the opposite side remained silent. General Johnson stepped back and said to Rhodes on the other side, "Look, this is your future! You all like to follow Stark's lead, but why? He wouldn't even consider you a friend if he gave you outdated information!"

"The friend across from us has been Howard's watchdog all his life! What has he gained? He doesn't even dare to fight back!"

Both Rhodes and Stark were about to speak, but Jarvis issued another warning: "A high-energy reaction has been detected! Please take action as soon as possible! 3! 2...!"

In an instant, another violent mushroom cloud rose. The explosion caused by General Johnson was even more powerful. A large crater several hundred meters long was left on the ground and half the factory was destroyed.

No one expected him to be so decisive. Iron Man was unable to evade, his mecha was almost destroyed. Rhodes' suit was completely scrapped. The Iron Monster's defense was quite high, but it seemed unable to stand up to the blast.

Perhaps General Johnson had made preparations in advance, but he was not killed in the center of the explosion. Instead, he stood up from a safety cabin, holding a remote control in his hand.

"You may think that this is the end, but on the contrary, this is just the beginning!" General Johnson said.

Stark was beaten to the point of bleeding again. He wiped his eyes, helped Rhodes up from the mech, and said, "Your boss is way too grumpy."

"Otherwise, why would I be cornered by him?" Rhodes laughed at himself.

"You still don't repent, Colonel Rhodes! None of the things Howard promised to Obadiah have been realized. He still only cares about his own son. Stark's little mouth can close the most important thing. How ridiculous it is for the military industry system to destroy half of the arduous work of the previous generation!"

"For him, you rejected my request several times, and only brought me a set of outdated mech technical materials, but what did you get in exchange? You are just a foil for Iron Man. He is a handsome man. Light, you are unknown, like Howard and Obadiah...

"...The wild bark of a loser." A voice came from the steel monster still lying on the ground.

"We chose old Andro at the beginning because you were too stupid. You still haven't changed after decades, so I still didn't choose you, you idiot."

Obadiah's tone was very slow and light, and his tone didn't look like he was on the battlefield at all. But Johnson was even more angry.

Gritting his teeth, he pressed the remote control hard, and dozens of robots flew over. They were smaller than those self-destructing robots, but they looked more advanced.

"Now you don't have mechas, but I do," General Johnson said. "Just as Stark did back then when he used his new invention to defeat me, now it's my turn!"

"Ahem... It's been decades, and you haven't figured out one thing," Obadiah's voice replied. "It's completely useless in an iron shell."

Hearing this, Stark let out a breath and slowly relaxed the muscles in his shoulders. He said, as if talking to himself, "...Maybe what he said is right, they are all right. Wearing an iron shell is really useless, and it won't make me feel better at all."

Rhodes stared at the front. Those tall robots made them look even smaller with bare hands. He said: "Don't be emotional. Don't you think we should think of a way now?"

Stark looked up at the army of robots that surrounded him, then he turned to Rhodes and said, "Do you think we are like them?"

"No, you are more terrible than your father."

On a piece of wasteland that was blasted black by the explosion, Stark lowered his head and touched his chest. Compared to the huge robots opposite them, they seemed weak and helpless, but Stark was not in a hurry at all. His tone was relaxed, as if chatting with an old friend.

In the dark night, only the eyes of the robot shimmered like stars. Stark turned to Rhodes and asked:

"Would you like a cigarette?"

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