Christmas Fireworks

Although Extremis Soldier are difficult to kill, they can be quickly eliminated once their weaknesses are known. Tony and Rhodey specifically targeted their heads, Thor, having received Xia Yu's reminder, also switched to a one-hit-one-kill mode.

In addition, Hawkeye and Natasha were constantly firing headshots from the outside. Although Hawkeye didn't have many explosive arrows, don't forget that Natasha also had an expanded Space Ring.

The two fought fiercely on the outskirts, while dozens of Tony Stark's unmanned Armor, which arrived at the scene, were hunted down by JARVIS, who controlled them specifically to target Extremis Soldier with high body temperatures.

This battle was a piece of cake for the Avengers. In the movie, Tony and Rhodey without his Armor could wipe them out, let alone the current power disparity.

The battle quickly came to a halt, though the main villain was always saved for last. Killian was indeed more powerful than the other Extremis Soldier; at least in the movie, even Tony's self-destruction while wearing the Prodigal Son Armor failed to kill him.

The sky was filled with countless Iron Man Armors that surrounded the entire battlefield. JARVIS manipulated them to scan the battlefield again and again, preventing any from slipping through the net.

On the deck of the large ship, Hawkeye and Natasha, who had been fighting their way in little by little, also arrived on the deck. Then Xia Yu, Tony, and the others landed as well. Standing opposite them Killian, the main villain.

"Haha! Let me count, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Thor... except for that big green monster, the entire Avengers was mobilized, right? The Avengers, the Hero who are high and mighty, it's a pity they couldn't kill even one or two."

Killian remained relatively calm, but aside from a somewhat obsessive inferiority complex, he was an exceptionally talented individual, a self-made scientist and successful businessman.

Unfortunately, he ran into Tony Stark.

"You seem to have misunderstood, Fire-Breathing Kid. The main reason so many of us came out was to rescue Pepper. As for you guys, to be honest, it's not worth sending our entire force, really."

They actually kidnapped Pepper, and even though the attempt failed, Tony has no intention of letting him off easy.

These words struck a chord deep within Killian's fragile heart. An orange-red glow began to emanate from his body uncontrollably, especially from his face. Xia Yu guessed that this was the same reason why people blush when their secrets are exposed.

"Damn it, Stark, you're just luckier than me. You were born high and mighty, and now you have a bunch of weirdo friends helping you. If it weren't for them, you'd be dead by my hand today. You're just lucky."

He misjudged the strength of the Avengers, and more importantly, he was too arrogant about his own abilities. When the enraged Killian roared out the last few words, he even breathed out wisps of flame.

His angry gaze swept over the crowd, mostly fixed on Xia Yu and Thor. During the battle, he had clearly seen that these two were practically their nemesis, especially Xia Yu, whose self-destruction couldn't harm him in the slightest.

"Haha! Who gave you your confidence? It's not that I look down on you, but your so-called perfect evolution is laughable. What do you have besides high temperatures and self-repair? No powerful strength? No long-range attacks? A small explosion to your head would kill you. And you call it perfect evolution? Oh, and it's unstable too. It self-destructs when it gets anxious."

Xia Yu's sharp tongue was something even Tony Stark couldn't match. Giving Killian no chance to breathe, Xia Yu continued to mock Killian.

"An invention by a girl, one that Tony solved with a single formula, and you've been researching it for over a decade and it's still unstable. I really don't know where your confidence comes from. And let's talk about your fighting capabilities."

"A simple invention that can quickly freeze anything would completely counter you. Forget about the Avengers; with your glaring weaknesses, if you dared to confront us directly, I guarantee you'd all be secretly shot in the head. You can't even withstand the government of any one country, yet you dream of world domination. Let me interview you, Mr. Killian, what are your thoughts?"

"Actually, it's quite good for healing severed limbs. It's just that your weaknesses are too obvious. If it were me, I would just have these Armors put on you and self-destruct. I could even mass-produce Armors specifically for self-destruction and automatic donning, which would be very convenient."

What does it mean to kill someone by destroying their spirit?

Killian can accept failure and death, but what he can't accept is being inferior to Tony Stark.

Not only was he defeated, but he was also verbally abused by Xia Yu and Tony Stark, who exchanged barbs that were full of contempt for their fighting prowess and sarcasm about his ambitions that exceeded his own capabilities.

They managed to infuriate Killian to the point of self-destruction, and before he did, Xia Yu even lifted him into the air and set him off like a firework.

"Is this a Christmas present?" Natasha asked with a smile as Xia Yu descended from the sky.

"Oh, a single firework is too stingy as a Christmas present. Let me help you, Xia." Tony said to Xia Yu and flew into the air, leading dozens of Armor in a series of whistling circles.

"JARVIS, let's set off some Christmas fireworks, consider it Xia's gift to Natasha."

Tony landed and opened his arms, saying...

"Is it all, sir?" JARVIS asked, confirming.

After receiving Tony's affirmative answer, the Armor in the air scattered and began to self-destruct one by one as they hovered above the group's heads.

Each Armor carries some modern weaponry; once the self-destruction begins, some will trigger a chain reaction of explosions, including Missiles from within the Armor, truly like fireworks bursting in the sky.

Xia Yu stepped forward and hugged Natasha in his arms. Everyone smiled like children at the explosions filling the sky. It would be nice to have a fireworks display after defeating the villains, but the cost was too high.

Everyone was happy, except for Colonel Rhodes, who looked distressed. Most of these Armor were more powerful and had more features than his own. He was thinking of asking Tony to upgrade them for him. He didn't need the Nano Armor to be as advanced as his own, but at least something like the ones in the air.

As a result, Tony immediately ordered all the Armors to self-destruct.

"Tony... why did you blow them all up? Don't you think it's a waste?" Rhodey questioned Tony, his face flushed, as if he were blowing up Tony's stuff, even though Rhodey did consider it his own.

"They're all just discarded junk anyway, so let's just leave them be while everyone's in a good mood and blow them all up." After saying that, Tony tapped his chest twice, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and the Nano Armor shrank back towards his limbs and chest like a tide.

Instantly removing the Armor and being able to carry it with you—it's that convenient, that amazing, that high-tech.

Colonel Rhodes' eyes turned red.