Defeating Whiplash

Xia Yu's entrance stunned not only the spectators in the stands, but also Whiplash on the track. "Who are you?" Whiplash asked, swinging both whips and cracking them against the ground.

"Hey, your tattoos are really ugly. Honestly, they're a bit of a mess, and they look dirty too." Xia Yu ignored his question and spoke his mind.

"Move, or die." Xia Yu's entrance had been a little too flashy, leaving Whiplash less than confident about attacking.

"I should be the one saying that. Drop your whips and put your hands up, or else..." Without raising his hand, Xia Yu unleashed a palm strike from a distance, sending a golden dragon-shaped surge of energy roaring toward Whiplash.

Screams rang out from the stands once more. "What's that? Is that magic?"

"Did he just shoot out a snake?"

"Doesn't that look like a dragon from Eastern legends?"

"Why doesn't it have wings? Still, it looks pretty good."

A look of utter shock appeared on Whiplash's face, but he didn't dare slow down. He swung a whip and dispersed the golden dragon Xia Yu had sent at him.

"Is that a reactor in your chest? Did that come from the reactor?" Whiplash asked in confusion.

"Oh, you're a little stronger than I thought. Let's see you block this, then!" Xia Yu ignored Whiplash's question. As the last word left his mouth, he moved with his palms, darting and weaving as he unleashed seven or eight strikes in succession. Seven or eight golden dragons roared toward Whiplash.

Whiplash's expression changed, and he hurriedly swung both whips to defend himself. In the end, he dispersed two dragons and dodged three, but all the rest hit him. Anyone who had seen the movie knew that Whiplash had the physique of a beast: even after being rammed several times by a car, he was fine. Xia Yu had also held back because he couldn't kill him owing to the mission, so Whiplash spat blood and collapsed, unable to get up.

A hero made his entrance and the villain went down. The crowd's favorite spectacle was playing out before their eyes, and the sound and visual effects were so good to boot. They all rose to their feet and cheered.

Tony's car had just come around at that moment. Without hesitation, Xia Yu stepped forward and forcibly stopped the race car with both hands. Only when the engine was smoking and the rear wheels were spinning in place did Tony react and hurriedly stop the car. Looking at the reactor on Whiplash's chest, Tony was too stunned to speak.

Xia Yu took the suitcase-like Mark 5 out of his ring and tossed it at Tony's feet. "Put it on and go ask him yourself."

Tony began putting on the armor, and another round of cheers swept through the crowd. Whether reporters or spectators, everyone felt they had been right to come today. What they had seen was far more exciting than the race.

Having completed his magical-girl transformation, Tony Stark followed Xia Yu over to Whiplash.

"You lose, Tony Stark! You lose..." Whiplash shouted at Tony from the ground.

"What do you mean, he lost? He didn't even fight you," Xia Yu said.

"He still lost. He'll die of palladium poisoning, and he'll suffer terribly before he dies. Hahahahaha..." Whiplash laughed wildly.

"He's already been cured." Xia Yu pointed at Tony's chest.

"Impossible. Impossible! He must have been poisoned," Whiplash said.

"It's true," Tony said, unusually serious. He reached down and removed the reactor from Whiplash's chest. Looking at it, Tony continued, "You're Ivan Vanko, aren't you? Anton Vanko is your father, right? I really haven't been poisoned. I synthesized a new element to replace palladium. You did a good job with this thing, but its rotational speed is a little slow."

The police on the track finally arrived, belated as ever. They hauled the injured Whiplash up and took him away. Whiplash shouted angrily at Tony, "Tony Stark, your family are thieves and butchers! You'll be punished for it! Ptooey!"

"Your father was the one who grew greedy, and that's why he was punished. It wasn't our family's fault. I'll send you some soap in prison," Tony shouted.

By then, the vehicles on the track had pulled over and stopped, and the situation was under control. Then a great many spectators and reporters rushed down and closed in around Xia Yu and Tony Stark. Xia Yu's sharp eyes spotted Christine at the front—the very woman who should have been interviewing Justin Hammer.

"Tony, leave the fighting to me. I'll leave the reporters to you." With that, Xia Yu rose into the air and flew away, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Tony Stark glanced at the reporters swarming toward him, gestured to Pepper Potts in the stands, and flew off as well.

The reporters were halfway there when they lost their targets. Their eyes darted around until they finally spotted Pepper Potts in the stands. "Pepper Potts is over there! She must know who that mysterious Eastern man is!" The reporters changed direction again and ran toward the stands.

"Natasha, let's go, quickly." Seeing so many reporters coming, Pepper Potts spoke to Natasha, who was behind her.

"I'm already going." Natasha's voice came from far down the passage, leaving Pepper Potts helplessly surrounded by reporters.