Animo's Defeat (Please Keep Reading)

Ben's Charged Fist!

Animo simply could not withstand the power of this punch, backed by over twenty years of training!

In fact, he had planned to dodge, but—

Boom!!!

The instant Ben threw his fist, blood-red flames spread outward!

Like seawater, they swallowed the entire hall!

Animo had nowhere to run.

"Ah—"

The blazing fire engulfed Animo, drawing a shrill scream from him.

The fleshy wings on his back beat furiously, but the instant their membranes spread open, the flames burned them full of holes.

Fortunately, even those damaged wings still carried him through the sea of fire and into the sky.

Above the flames, Animo spread his wings. In an instant, the charred remains on his body fell away in flakes, revealing a brand-new body beneath.

Fighting enemies with healing abilities beyond those of ordinary people was such a pain.

Ben thought irritably.

At the same time, he glanced at Steve, who lay on the ground.

Although he had deliberately left Captain America a safe space when he unleashed the flames, Steve had not been in good condition to begin with. If he stayed here much longer, he might really die.

Fortunately, Tony, clad in armor, rushed in at that moment.

Ben had taken out the Monster Bird that had given Tony such a hard fight the moment he appeared, so it was only natural that Tony had returned to the inside of his own tower.

But the moment he entered, he nearly lost it.

The heat from the flames had turned the entire interior of the tower into an oven.

"I should install air conditioning in the armor. No, I should just install a temperature control system," he said helplessly.

"Sir, the flames below have exceeded the armor's melting point," Jarvis warned.

Tony's current armor was made of titanium alloy. Titanium alloys generally had melting points below 1,687 degrees Celsius. His armor's melting point was somewhat higher, but it still could not withstand the extreme temperatures released by Heatblast.

Fortunately, unless the temperature was absurdly high, melting metal was a lengthy process.

Moreover, under his watchful gaze, a vortex appeared at the center of the flames at the bottom of the building. All the flames flowed into the vortex's core and then vanished.

Only a burning Heatblast remained, standing in place with both hands raised.

"What?"

"Who is that?"

The instant Tony saw Ben, he shouted angrily.

"Sir, that does not appear to be a life-form from Earth," Jarvis said.

"Who cares about that?" Tony snapped. "Can't you see he's copying me?"

To be honest, Heatblast did bear some resemblance to the Iron Man armor. Both had red-and-gold coloring, similar builds, and even his face looked somewhat like the armor's mask.

"Stop acting crazy here, Tony Stark. Take him away."

Ben raised a hand. The ground beneath Steve rose, and an inverted pyramid-shaped platform carried him away.

Flames beneath the platform provided the propulsion.

This was Heatblast's usual method of flight. It was stable, but slow.

"Where did this clown come from?" Tony landed beside Ben and crossed his arms, showing no intention of taking Steve.

"First of all, I don't like people handing things to me. Second, this is Stark Industries. You don't get to give orders here!"

He said unhappily, "I'm the boss!"

Ben: ...

Thinking of the relationship between Steve and Tony Stark's father, Howard, as well as the friendship between the two men, Ben could only say quietly:

"You'll regret this."

"I never regre... Wait, that symbol?"

Tony finally saw the emblem on Ben's chest clearly, and he immediately became wary.

"What is your relationship with that Dinosaur Baby?"

"This is the emblem of the Galactic Plumbers, an interstellar law enforcement organization. XLR8 and I are both Security Officers of the Galactic Plumbers," Ben said without missing a beat.

And it was not exactly a lie.

The Little Broken Watch's symbol was originally the same as the Plumbers' symbol.

At that, Stark's face darkened with anger. "How dare you call yourselves Security Officers—"

But before he could finish, Ben interrupted him.

"Enough!"

"Take this man outside, or he won't survive. He's an Earthling."

Hearing that, Tony could only helplessly take Steve away.

He could not just watch someone die right in front of him.

Outside Stark Tower.

When Coulson saw Tony emerge with the unconscious Captain America, he nearly fell apart.

Inside the tower.

Now, only Ben and Animo remained on the battlefield—or rather, two monsters!

"The battle has only just begun, brat!" Animo sneered.

He truly had no answer to the extreme heat Ben could unleash. He was even afraid of it.

But with his powerful regenerative ability, flames could not kill him in a short time!

But what about his opponent?

How many punches could this fire monster take from him?

Animo had immense confidence in his own strength. He did not believe Ben could withstand his attacks.

At that moment, the battle erupted once more!

Animo spread his wings and dove down like a pterosaur!

Power burst from Ben's feet. Like Iron Man chasing the spaceship in Avengers 3, the energy released from his feet formed thrusters and propelled him straight into the sky!

Boom!

Ben became a flaming meteor flying upward!

The moment he collided with Animo, a shockwave erupted as though a planet had struck Earth!

Boom!

In an instant, every window in the building shattered from the impact!

The bulletproof glass, pulverized into grains, rained down with loud pattering sounds.

In midair.

Ben sent Animo flying backward, then stuffed a scorching fireball into Animo's mouth.

Another explosion rang out!

Animo cried out in pain and immediately grabbed Ben's body with his enormous claws. He had intended to crush Ben, only to discover that this scorching monster was terrifyingly hard.

In truth, Heatblast's defense was astonishingly powerful.

Even Super Fierce Vilgax, after being enhanced, had sent him flying and smashed him through several buildings without harming him in the slightest.

Animo might be powerful, but could he possibly be stronger than Vilgax?

To injure Heatblast, Thanos or Hulk would have to make a move!

"No more show to put on now, huh?" Ben said with a grin.

Then flames wrapped around his entire body!

"Ah!"

Scalded, Animo hurriedly released him.

The next moment, Ben carried him straight through the top of the tower!

In fact, he took Animo directly through the stratosphere, into the sky tens of thousands of meters above the ground!

The air was thin here. Although Animo had wings, he could barely fly.

And Ben had no intention of letting him fly.

He pressed his palms together, condensing high-temperature flames into a laser, then blasted Animo in the abdomen!

"Get down there!"