Less than three minutes after Pakkun left, the left hand and a right leg part of Tony's armor arrived first, flying in through the broken window.
After putting on two parts, Tony asked in confusion, "Where did the rest go?"
Meanwhile, Harry, back home, saw the storeroom door shake and immediately grabbed the key and ran downstairs. Before he could open Gate of Opening, a piece of armor blasted the door open, sending him flying out.
As Harry watched the armor pieces fly away, a smile spread across his face. Iron Man was back.
Meanwhile, Jiraiya, inside the castle, looked at Tony's two armor pieces and said with a smile, "Buddy, you have way too few armor pieces."
Tony said helplessly, "I don't have any of your spatial artifacts here that allow you to carry armor with you."
"Damn it, I'll develop a spatial device sooner or later to house it in a way that's the size of a watch, so I can carry the Mark Armor with me wherever I go."
Kankuro, standing to the side, said earnestly, "Mr. Stark, I believe you can definitely develop it."
Before long, the other parts of the Mark 42 armor flew over one by one and were put on Tony's body. Looking at the last piece of armor that flew over, Tony grabbed it and put it on.
"It's nice to see you again, Jarvis."
Hello, sir.
Jiraiya looked at the damage on Tony's armor. "Wow, is this a battle-damaged version?"
"It seems your style has changed quite a bit."
In response to Jiraiya's criticism, Tony quipped, "Isn't this version cool?"
"Guys, it's time to get going."
Tony immediately assumed a takeoff stance, but the suit failed to take off the next second, clearly indicating a problem with the propulsion system.
"Asshole."
Tony cursed under his breath, then said, "Looks like we need Trevor's speedboat."
Jiraiya patted Tony on the shoulder and said, "Let's go."
The three quickly located Trevor's speedboat and headed towards their destination.
On the speedboat, Tony checked the armor and found that the Thruster were running out of power, so he began to recharge the armor.
While charging, Tony said, "If the address that guy gave us is correct, we should be able to get there soon."
Jiraiya asked, "What should we do? Capture Killian directly or kill him?"
After thinking for a moment, Tony said, "If he doesn't resist, then spare his life."
But it was clear that the Killian could not remain passive.
Tony then took out his phone and made a call to the Vice President.
The vice president, who was at home, quickly answered the phone, "Hello."
"Sir, I am Tony Stark."
Vice President: "Welcome back to the world of the living."
Tony began, "We believe you'll be the Mandarin's next target."
"We need to get you to a safe place as soon as possible."
The president declined, saying, "Mr. Stark, I'm preparing honey-roasted ham, and I have a team of skilled agents protecting me."
"The President and Colonel Rhodes on Air Force One and are safe."
I think we're all alright.
Upon hearing the Vice President's words, Tony quickly replied, "Sir, according to my intelligence, Colonel Rhodes has been captured by the Mandarin, and the Iron War Machine Armor is now in their hands."
"If the Iron Patriot and the President are together, then the person inside must not be Colonel Rhodes."
"Oh no, they're trying to kidnap the president! We need to notify the people on that plane immediately!"
The vice president calmly replied, "Alright, I'll handle it. I'll have the guards seal off that area."
"If needed, an F-22 fighter jet can arrive within half a minute."
"Thank you, Tony."
Tony nodded. "Then it's up to you."
The vice president hung up the phone, and his security advisor walked over and asked, "Is everything alright?"
After handing the phone to the other party, the Vice President smiled and said, "That couldn't be better."
He then went into the room, went to his daughter who was sitting in a wheelchair, kissed her forehead, and said, "I love you, baby."
The vice president's daughter, however, had her lower leg amputated and had disappeared without a trace.
As for notifying the president to Blockade Zone, he did absolutely nothing.
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On the other side.
At the airport, the president walked toward Air Force One, saluted by a group of soldiers, and was about to board the plane.
At that moment, the Iron Patriot descended from the sky, and the huge commotion caught the president's attention.
The president turned around and saw Colonel Rhodes piloting the Iron Patriot. A smile appeared on his face; clearly, with the Iron Patriot there, his safety was not a concern.
Seeing the approaching Iron Patriot, the president saluted and said, "Colonel Rhodes."
"It's so nice to see you; this makes me feel completely safe."
Iron Patriot saluted the president without saying a word, then followed him onto Air Force One.
With the crew in place, Air Force One took off and began its flight along the predetermined route.
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On the other side.
After thinking for a moment, Tony finally spoke up, "Jiraiya, I'm still worried about the President's safety. After all, the Iron Patriot is a suit of armor I developed; ordinary agents and soldiers are no match for it."
He looked at Tony and said, "Are you saving the president or Rhodey? You can't save two people at the same time."
Just then, Jarvis's voice rang out. "Sir, there's new information from Malibu; the crane has finally arrived."
"The basement doors are being cleaned now."
Tony asked, "Where's my armor?"
"The armor is currently charged to 92%."
Tony glanced outside and said, "We'll have to make do with this."
Can you drive a speedboat?
Jiraiya and Kankuro both shook their heads. "I haven't learned this yet."
Tony looked at Kankuro and said, "This thing is much easier to control than Puppet. I'll teach you."
"After you've learned how to use it, continue towards the destination. I'll remotely control Mark 42 to support the President later."
Kankuro nodded. "Okay, then tell me how to use it."
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, carrying you on my back while running on the sea won't be slower than a speedboat..."
Tony shook his head and said, "No, that would be too shocking."
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On the other side.
It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
Air Force One was flying overhead. Savin, wearing his Iron War Machine Armor, locked two agents who wanted to take a photo with him inside the passenger plane's Room Door. He then melted the Room Door with his palm, locking them inside.
After doing all this, Savin arrived at the president's office.
Upon seeing the Iron Patriot enter, the president asked, "Is there something you need, Colonel?"
After glancing at everyone in the room, Savin picked up a Statue of Liberty statue from the table and casually threw it. It struck a man sitting next to the president in the chest, killing him instantly.
The sudden turn of events left the president somewhat bewildered, but the Secret Service agents beside him reacted swiftly, immediately drawing their guns and firing at the Iron Patriot.
However, pistol bullets had no effect on the Iron Patriot. Savin, piloting his armor, wiped out all of the president's security personnel, then grabbed the president who tried to resist and slammed him against the wall.
Savin removed his mask and said, "It's an honor to meet you, Mr. President."
The president saw that the person inside the armor wasn't Rhodey, and knew it wasn't a betrayal, but he feared Rhodes had also been murdered. He then said, "If you want to kill me, do it now."
Savin said with a smile, "Mr. Calm, this is not the Mandarin's style."
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On the other side.
In a Pentagon Command Room, a soldier reports. "Sir, Air Force One is under attack."
"A gunshot wound occurred inside the fuselage, causing the temperature to rise rapidly."
An officer approached and said, "Quickly, give me the footage."
"Image is being transmitted, sir."
The soldiers quickly brought up the footage and saw the Iron Patriot flying out of Air Force One.
The officer looked at the image and asked doubtfully, "Is that Rhodey?"
However, Savin removed his armor, knocked the president unconscious, stuffed him inside, and set up an automatic return. He himself, with a parachute on his back and a directional TNT explosive in his hand, prepared to evacuate from Air Force One.
Upon reaching one side of the cabin, Savin prepared to carry out a demolition evacuation. Just then, he seemed to spot the Mark 42 outside the window and immediately prepared to take a closer look.
The next second, a Repulsor Blast came and sent Savin flying.
Savin stood up from the ground and looked ahead but saw no one. Suddenly, Mark 42 appeared from behind, grabbed him, and pressed him against the cabin door.
Tony raised his right hand towards Savin and asked, "Where is the president?"
"Speak quickly."
Savin began to glow with an orange light, calmly looking at Tony and saying, "He's not here."
The next second, her bright red arm grabbed Tony's arm, instantly causing Tony's armor to overheat and overload.
Seeing that Tony was unable to resist, Savin looked at him and said, "Should we search inside the jet stream?"
Then, the other hand held up the TNT bomb remote control and pressed the button, saying:
"Speaking of which, let's go fishing."
"Boom!"
As soon as the button was pressed, the rear door of the cabin was blown off, and the air pressure inside the cabin immediately changed. The officials and flight attendants in the rear cabin were instantly sucked out of the plane by the airflow.
Tony raised his other hand to resist, but Savin grabbed it again. Both arms were instantly overloaded, and the Mark 42 was about to collapse. Just then, Tony transferred energy to the Arc Reactor in his chest.
"Boom!"
A laser beam shot out from his chest, piercing straight through Savin's chest, creating a huge hole in his body, and then shooting through the wall behind him.
With his chest pierced by a bullet, Savin leaned against the wall and slowly lost his breath.
Tony was worried that the opponent would recover again like last time, so he fired another Unibeam at Savin's head.
"Boom!"
Savin's head was blasted off, white and red splattering everywhere.
"Damn it, I don't believe you'll survive this time."
After taking down Savin, Tony immediately flew out of the cockpit and had Jarvis scan him.
There are several people in the air.
"13 gentlemen."
Tony looked at the screen and asked, "How many can we bring?"
"Four, sir."
Tony accelerated and flew towards the group of people who had fallen.
Tony grabbed the nearest flight attendant and said, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, relax."
"What's your name, Heather?"
Just then, Air Force One suddenly exploded and disintegrated in the sky. Seeing this, the flight attendants shouted, "Oh my God, no, no!"
Tony shouted, "Listen to me, do you see that person?"
"I'll glide past him; all you have to do is grab him."
"Do you understand?"
After speaking, without giving the flight attendant time to react, he immediately taxied toward his target.
Hearing the flight attendant scream, Tony said again, "I'll electrify your arm so you can't let go."
"You can do it, Heather."
The second person was quickly caught, and Tony, seeing the success, said, "Easy, right? There are still 11 left."
Remember that game called "Monkey Trying to Catch the Moon"?
"That's what we're going to do."
At this moment, Jarvis reminded him, "The altitude is 18,000 feet."
"Come on everyone, catch the monkeys around you!"
They were quickly grabbed one by one. At a distance of 100 feet, Tony had all 13 people on his hands. He then accelerated upwards to offset the downward impact. After confirming that there was no greater impact, Tony dropped the 13 people into the sea.
Tony scanned the thirteen people who had fallen into the sea, and after confirming that none of them were injured, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Because they were all elites, and all of them could swim, the thirteen survivors who had fallen into the sea excitedly waved their arms at Tony and shouted, "We did it!"
Tony nodded and said, "You guys did a great job."
"Great, excellent teamwork, we were all great."
Tony then said, "Alright Jarvis, we've only gotten halfway done. We still need to go rescue Rhodey..."
The next second, Mark 42 turned and flew away, only to crash head-on into a large truck coming from the opposite direction on the cross-sea bridge, instantly disintegrating.
Inside the speedboat, Tony stared at the closed control panel and muttered, "Where did that car come from?"
Tony then had no choice but to leave the room.
Seeing Tony emerge, Kankuro asked, "Has the president been rescued?"
Tony shook his head and said, "I didn't see the president; I only saved the other people on the plane."
Kankuro looked at Tony and asked, "Your armor is destroyed now. Are you still going to participate in the battle later?"
"It's okay, I have Plan B."
"Keep moving towards your goal; I want to capture Killian with my own hands."
Tony then contacted Jarvis, asking, "Jarvis, is it time?"
Jarvis replied, "House Party Protocol, sir?"
"That's right!"
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On the other side.
At the site of Tony's Villa ruins, a large number of workers are moving building debris, and cranes are removing giant stones.
Just then, the ground suddenly opened up, revealing rows of Mark Series Armor. These armored vehicles shot into the sky, coming to support Tony Stark.