If he really killed these soldiers, the immense prestige he had built up through his identity as Iron Man and rescuing the plane would inevitably suffer a severe blow. His status as a Super Hero would also be called into question, public support for him would surely plummet, and the ongoing protests across the country would likely come to an end.
It had to be admitted that the United States leadership had played an excellent hand. As long as these soldiers died because of Iron Man, whether they ultimately captured Iron Man or not, the unfavorable situation they currently faced would be reversed. Next time, they could even openly use any means necessary to capture Iron Man, who would have become a terrorist!
The old butler naturally would not let them have their way!
Seeing several tanks engulfed in raging flames and the soldiers trapped beneath the wire mesh in critical danger, the old butler was about to fly back to save them when a notification automatically appeared on the display before him.
The armor around the wrists of Iron Man's full-body model lit up as well.
"Laser weapon!"
Using the Iron Man suit for the first time, the old butler was not especially familiar with its weapon systems. It was only after J.A.R.V.I.S.'s reminder that he learned the suit was also equipped with laser weapons.
That made things much simpler!
Following J.A.R.V.I.S.'s instructions, the old butler immediately activated the laser emitters on his wrists. Three dazzling red high-energy laser beams shot out from beneath the opened wrist armor, firing toward the four tanks below.
This time, he did not fly directly above the tanks. Instead, he circled them from the outside. When the laser beams struck the wire mesh covering the tanks, their tremendous energy not only sliced through