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Tony went forward and hugged Yinsen, then explained: "Okay, it's my fault. I didn't want to trouble you, but Killian has touched my bottom line now."
Kai greeted Yinsen, and then heard Tony's words: "Jarvis, lock on to the heat energy signal of the Extremis virus and destroy them."
Tony's order to Jarvis meant that the battle was about to begin.
Killian obviously discovered that Tony's side had more powerful forces, so he released more people who were injected with the Extremis virus and let them participate in the battle.
As Tony's order was issued, Jarvis had locked onto all the people who had been injected with the Extremis virus by scanning all the battle suits.
"What are you waiting for? Christmas is here, send them to heaven!"
As soon as Tony finished speaking, Jarvis controlled the battle suits and began to attack.
And because it was Jarvis who was in control, each of the suits was able to coordinate attacks, help each other, and cooperate seamlessly, overwhelming the enemy with a precise assault.
In particular, these suits each had different characteristics. For example, Mark 41-Skeleton could divide the entire suit into many small parts during flight, allowing them to attack individually before recombining.
However, some suits were still overwhelmed by the Extremis soldiers. Some were tackled to the ground and exploded together, taking their enemies with them.
At the same time, Tony was giving additional commands to compensate for any weaknesses in Jarvis's control, trying to minimize the loss of his suits.
Within minutes of the battle starting, two suits had already been destroyed in explosions. Even with Tony's wealth, it hurt to see them go up in flames.
When another battle suit exploded, the blast tore through the container walls, exposing Pepper's room.
This caused Pepper to be pinned directly under several pillars.
At this moment, Tony followed the direction indicated by Kai, found Pepper's exact location, and flew directly over.
Rhodes was left standing there. He looked around, noticing Tony had flown away in his suit, Yinsen had one too, and as for Kai— "Oh, he probably doesn't need a battle suit."
"So what about me?" Rhodes asked.
"What?" Yinsen wasn't sure what Rhodes meant.
"Give me a combat uniform too." Rhodes rubbed his hands expectantly and looked at Yinsen.
Yinsen hesitated before explaining, "Every battle suit Tony makes is tailor-made, so there probably isn't one that fits your body shape."
Rhodes' excitement immediately froze on his face.
Yinsen continued, "But I can ask Jarvis to give you a lift."
Jarvis promptly controlled a battle suit, grabbed Rhodes with both hands, and carried him away toward the president.
Along the way, they were attacked by an Extremis soldier, but Jarvis stabilized the flight and safely placed Rhodes near the president before flying off to engage the enemy.
Yinsen and Kai exchanged a glance, knowing Tony and Rhodes would be fine with Jarvis watching over them. So they set their sights on Killian, broke through the enemy ranks, and advanced toward their real target.
After all, in battle, cutting off the head of the snake is always the best strategy—something Kai had known since childhood.
Tony arrived at Pepper's room and saw her pinned under a fallen pillar. After ensuring she wasn't in immediate danger, he prepared to lift the debris.
But just as he started moving things, Pepper suddenly shouted, "Stop, don't move!"
Tony immediately let go, opened his mask, and said, "See if you'll go out with my ex-girlfriend again."
Seeing Tony's familiar face, Pepper sighed in relief. "You jerk!"
Tony extended a hand. "Alright, let's talk about this at dinner. Right now, we need to get you out of here."
Just as Pepper was about to grab Tony's hand, a figure suddenly crashed into Tony from outside, knocking him away and missing the opportunity to pull Pepper out.
Kai and Yinsen then rushed in, seeing Tony on the ground and the chaos unfolding in the room.
After assessing the situation, Yinsen winced and said, "Tony, sorry about that. I hit Killian too hard and sent him flying. I didn't expect him to hit you directly."
He quickly stepped forward and helped Tony up.
As Tony was lifted, he groaned, "Yinsen, you just ruined my heroic rescue moment."
Yinsen kept apologizing, but neither he nor Tony seemed to take Killian seriously.
Killian, enraged by their indifference, stood up and roared, "Enough! You two think you can ignore me? You'll learn the consequences soon enough!"
With that, his arm began to glow with intense heat as he prepared to engage them in combat.
Killian knew that his high temperatures could weaken the battle suits, so he aimed to force Tony and Yinsen into close combat.
But Tony and Yinsen weren't foolish enough to fall for it. Instead, they maintained their distance, opting for ranged attacks.
While launching missiles, Tony called out, "Kai, get Pepper out of here! I need to settle this with Killian."
Hearing Tony's command, Kai wasted no time. He used his spatial abilities to lift the pillar and teleport Pepper to safety.
With Kai and Pepper out of the way, Tony unleashed a relentless missile barrage. Though Killian was overwhelmed, the sheer destruction caused the entire structure to collapse.
As Kai landed safely with Pepper, the room above crumbled. Tony and Yinsen flew into the sky, while Killian, unable to fly, plummeted with the wreckage.
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