New Armor Takes the Stage

"No need. I've already invited New York's strongest Super Hero to help!"

At the mention of the Thunderbolts, the team made up of Enhanced Humans, Chief George could not help sighing. Their physiques were indeed strong, but their willpower was far too weak. They were utterly hopeless, no wonder Blood God had handed them over so easily back then.

You got what you paid for, especially when it was free!

At that moment, a fully armed convoy arrived. The Soldiers had rushed over after receiving the distress call. When they saw Abomination, they were greatly shocked. They reported upward while firing their vehicle-mounted machine guns at Abomination!

Though the machine guns were powerful, they could not break through Abomination's defenses. Enraged by the attack, he grabbed a car with one hand and hurled it. With a boom, the car slammed into an armored vehicle, sending it flying. The soldiers inside were instantly reduced to pulp!

"Use the RPGs!"

An officer in another vehicle roared. Soon, two rockets with long trails streaked toward Abomination. He dodged one rocket, then reached out to grab the other and slammed it viciously into his own chest!

Boom! Flames engulfed Abomination. When the fire faded, the soldiers discovered in horror that Abomination was practically unharmed! "Retreat! All soldiers, retreat!"

General Ross, who had returned by helicopter, shouted loudly. Banner and Betty could not help cursing at him, "This is the monster you wanted!"

Upon receiving the order, the Soldiers hurriedly retreated, but Abomination relentlessly pursued them. In just a short time, he overturned another two military vehicles. Just as the remaining soldiers were about to suffer the same fate, a thick bolt of electricity suddenly blasted toward Abomination!

Abomination roared. The spot where he had been struck was scorched black, but that was all. Even more terrifyingly, in less than two seconds, the blackened area had healed!

"How are we supposed to fight this?"

Electro stared dumbfoundedly. At that moment, Abomination lifted a nearby car and hurled it at Electro in the sky. Electro hurriedly dodged, while shouting to the approaching Hell Sisters, "You can't handle this monster. Go save the wounded and those who haven't been evacuated!"

As he spoke, Electro blasted another bolt of electricity at Abomination. Abomination blocked it with his arm, then kicked the car in front of him toward Electro.

Electro was incredibly fast. He easily dodged the car, then moved as swiftly as lightning while attacking Abomination with electric currents. Abomination flew into a rage and kept hurling objects upward, but he could not hit Electro at all!

Seeing Abomination's strength, Trish and Jessica did not dare approach. They turned around to rescue the surviving soldiers!

Just then, accompanied by a burst of rock BGM, a gold-and-red figure descended from the sky and shouted, "Bert's Super Boy, leave this monster to me!"

Iron Man had officially arrived—Chief George had invited him!

Electro shouted at Iron Man, "Be careful! This monster is not only powerful, but can regenerate!"

"Boy, he might be strong to you, but not to me!"

Tony arrogantly declared as Micro Missiles fired from his shoulders, exploding against Abomination with a series of bangs. Flames instantly engulfed Abomination.

Tony was about to show off the power of his missiles when he saw Abomination leap fiercely toward him, almost entirely unharmed. A height of dozens of meters meant nothing to Abomination! Tony was startled. Light Flame blasted from his feet as he dodged Abomination's pounce, then raised both hands and fired two Arc Pulse Cannons into Abomination. With a bang, Abomination fell onto the street, smashing a deep crater into the ground.

"Looks like I'll have to use something more advanced!"

Tony raised his right hand, and a missile popped up before shooting toward Abomination.

Abomination casually picked up a chunk of broken concrete from the ground and threw it at the missile. With a boom, the missile exploded, and the Shockwave swept through the area, even pushing Iron Man back several meters! Before Iron Man could attack again, Abomination climbed to his feet and repeatedly hurled nearby objects into the sky with all his strength. Each one was like an artillery shell. Even Iron Man became somewhat bedraggled in the face of such an assault!

Seeing this, Electro hurriedly attacked Abomination with electricity, drawing Abomination's attention toward himself.

"Looks like he really is difficult to deal with. Jarvis, concentrate all energy in my chest!"

Tony gave the order. Light blazed from the chest of the Iron Man Armor, followed by a beam as thick as a bowl blasting down at Abomination! One difference between Abomination and Hulk was that Abomination possessed intelligence. Though Electro had tied him down, he had not lowered his guard against Tony. The moment he saw Tony's chest light up, he immediately lifted a nearby car to block it!

Bang! The car was instantly pierced through with a huge hole. The beam continued onward and blasted into Abomination. Abomination roared and hurled the car fiercely at Tony! Tony was in the middle of unleashing his ultimate move and had no time to dodge. With a bang, the car sent him flying. He spun through the air before crashing heavily into the ground, smashing a deep crater into the concrete! Before Tony could recover, Abomination—his chest mangled into a bloody mess, with bone even visible—roared and leaped over, intending to crush Tony flat beneath both feet.

Tony hurriedly activated the thrusters on his feet and narrowly avoided Abomination's stomp. Bang! Abomination smashed a huge pit into the ground, making even the nearby buildings shake! Tony wanted to flee, but Abomination stepped forward, grabbed his lower leg, and swung him into a nearby wall. Boom! The wall shattered. Tony was dizzy and quickly fired flares at Abomination's face. Though Abomination was hit and his eyes and nose hurt intensely, he did not let go of Iron Man's leg!

Abomination roared and threw Iron Man into the sky, then brought him down with a heavy smash. Iron Man flew away on impact, overturning three cars and collapsing a nearby shop before landing in the rubble, his fate unknown! "Iron Man!"

The onlookers felt as if they had fallen into an icy abyss. Not even Iron Man was a match for this monster?

Having defeated a powerful enemy, Abomination clenched his fists and roared at the sky, "I am the strongest!"

Banner made up his mind inside the helicopter. "I have to go down and stop him."

Betty hurriedly stopped him. "No, you can't go down. No one knows whether you can still transform!"

"I have to go down. It's my responsibility!"

Banner glanced at Betty, then plunged downward. Bang! He smashed a deep crater into the ground! "Hm?"

Abomination could not quite process it. Was someone committing suicide? He then shook his head and prepared to finish Iron Man off for good. At that moment, a large green hand reached out from the pit. Then Hulk leaped out and roared loudly at Abomination!

"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Rather than being startled, Abomination was delighted. He charged fiercely at Hulk. Amid the flames, the two enormous beings slammed into each other, and a Shockwave surged outward like waves, shattering all the surrounding glass with a crash! "You two get Iron Man out of there. I'll see what I can do!"

Electro shouted at Trish and Jessica. The two women nodded and jumped off the Glider to rescue Tony from the rubble!

After moving aside bricks and stones, Trish and Jessica quickly found Iron Man. His armor had been deformed, but he seemed to be fine. He even had the spare energy to joke with them. "Are you here to ask for my autograph? Sorry, this isn't a good time!"

As Jessica used brute force to pull Iron Man out of the rubble, she said disdainfully, "Who would want the autograph of a weakling like you?"

Tony said unhappily, "Weakling? Little girl, do you know who you're talking to?"

"Who do you think?"

Jessica was about to mock him when Trish said, "Jewel, Master wants to see him. Let's take him up!"

"I don't go by that stupid name!"

Jessica cursed irritably, shouldering Iron Man as she leaped onto the Glider. Then she and Trish each took one side, pulling Iron Man toward Wang Bert!

As Tony adjusted his armor systems, he asked, "Who is your Master? If he wants to see me, he needs to make an appointment first!"

The two women ignored Tony. Soon, they flew to the rooftop of a building, where two people were quietly watching the battle below! One was naturally Wang Bert, while the other was Wang Bert's new assistant, Lilith—a stunning beauty with a voluptuous figure and lovely features, yet as cold as ice!

It was worth mentioning that Lilith held a pitch-black steel spear in her hand.

The two women set Iron Man down before Wang Bert. Wang Bert turned around and asked with a smile, "Tony, too embarrassed to see me?"

Tony opened his faceplate. With blood on his forehead, he snorted. "Who's too embarrassed to see you? Hmph, didn't you say you were amazing? Why are you standing here instead of going down to deal with that monster?"

"That monster? I can take care of him in one second!"

Wang Bert smiled. "Narcissist, stop hiding. Come out and examine our Iron Man's injuries, so he doesn't die on us."

"Looks like you remember my scent quite well!"

Natasha slowly emerged from the darkness. With such a huge incident taking place, Nick Fury naturally had sent someone to investigate. After Natasha arrived and discovered Wang Bert on the rooftop, she came over to keep an eye on him! "It seems you two have quite a history?"

Tony said, "Also, I'm not injured. I'm perfectly fine, full of energy—cough, cough, cough!"

Tony began coughing violently before he could finish. Clearly, he was injured!

Natasha walked over and said, "Hey, get out of your armor already. Your armor can detach automatically, right?"

Tony said, "I need machinery to remove it. Oh, wait, there seems to be a man here who claims he can dismantle my armor in three seconds. I just don't know whether he's bluffing."

Wang Bert smiled faintly and took the spear from Lilith. Then he said, "This spear is two meters long and weighs ninety-nine jin. Its shaft is made of a special alloy, while its tip is forged from alloy fused with five kilograms of Vibranium. Combined with my strength, it can pierce anything!"

As he spoke, Wang Bert lightly swung the spear. It sliced through the concrete wall as easily as cutting tofu!

"Vibranium?"

Tony was startled and hurriedly said, "My armor can monitor my condition. My injuries aren't serious, there's nothing wrong with me! Also, I called Yinsen to pick me up. He'll be here soon."

Natasha walked in front of Tony and placed her hand on his neck to check his pulse. Tony glanced at her but did not refuse. The reason was simple: she was a beautiful woman. If it had been some rough-looking man, he would have shoved him away already! Natasha lowered her hand and said, "You probably won't die."

Tony grinned. "I think we could do a thorough examination!"

Natasha smiled. "Sure. At your place!"

"Sure—uh, we can talk about it later. Later."

Tony was about to agree when he remembered Little Pepper at home and immediately backed down. Turning to Wang Bert, he asked, "Where did you get so much Vibranium?"

"I bought it from someone. Ten thousand dollars per gram!"

Wang Bert said, "The Vibranium in this spear alone cost me Fifty Million US Dollars!"

Tony snorted. "So what? The materials alone for my armor cost over a hundred million dollars!"

"This is only a weapon. Besides, I only just counted the price of the Vibranium!"

Wang Bert said calmly. In truth, the spear contained as much as twenty kilograms of Vibranium, but he was keeping a low profile and did not say so.

"Two filthy rich bastards!"

Watching the two flaunt their wealth, Natasha, Trish, and Jessica all rolled their eyes. Natasha pointed below and asked, "That big guy who just appeared seems to be no match for the big monster. Aren't you going to do anything?"

Wang Bert and Tony looked down and saw that Hulk was being beaten down by Abomination. If Electro had not continuously helped from the side, Hulk might already have lost!

This was perfectly normal. Hulk had not recovered all his strength, as the antidote was still working inside him. Moreover, his combat skills were far inferior to Abomination's, who had been a special forces soldier!

"I'd love to help, but I have no fighting ability right now!"

Tony smiled bitterly and secretly resolved, I need to make a few more suits of armor as backups. And they must have an automatic detachment function.

Wang Bert smiled. "Don't worry. I prepared for this long ago. Just wait and enjoy the show!"

Natasha narrowed her eyes and asked, "Prepared for this long ago? You knew this would happen?"

"My original target wasn't that monster!"

Wang Bert did not say more. He did not need to explain himself to anyone! Hulk's defeat filled many people with despair, including General Ross. He frowned deeply. Even Hulk could not do it—did that mean they had to carpet-bomb the area with missiles?

The problem was, this was Manhattan!

"I am invincible!"

Abomination, who was battering Hulk into the ground, roared excitedly. This was what he wanted: to become an invincible being!

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from the sky. "Invincible? You? What a frog in a well!"

Abomination turned his head in fury and saw three steel figures descending from the sky, trailing long streams of white smoke behind them as they stared at him menacingly! Everyone was stunned at the sight of the three figures. Tony had the strongest reaction, shouting, "That's impossible!"

Tony reacted so strongly because they were clearly three suits of Iron Man Armor—armor that should have belonged to him alone!

The one in the center was silver and black, huge like Steel Tyrant and extremely heavy-looking. It held a massive battle-axe, inspiring fear at first sight. Its pilot was the mad Russian, Ivan Vanko! The one on the left, standing slightly farther back, was camouflage-colored and a little larger than the Iron Man Armor. It was covered in firearms—Gatling guns, large sniper rifles, grenade launchers, and more. Its pilot was the Punisher, Frank Castle!

The one on the right was aqua blue, about the same size as Iron Man, with a distinctive streamlined beauty that made it obvious at a glance that its pilot was a woman. It lacked all those complicated weapons and carried only two daggers. Its pilot was Vampire, Mercury!

All three suits of Iron Man Armor bore the emblem of a Flying Fire Dragon on their chests. It was the corporate symbol Wang Bert had designed after taking control of the Osborn Corporation!