Resolving Obadiah

Obadiah had only managed to fire a few grenades before Chen Changsheng was already right in front of him.

Under Obadiah's terrified gaze, Chen Changsheng raised his greatsword and brought it down. With two swift slashes, he chopped off Iron Monger's arms.

Chen Changsheng leaped over Iron Monger's head, spun around, and kicked its legs. Iron Monger immediately lost its balance and fell flat on its face. Obadiah, trapped inside, bore the brunt of it and was nearly crushed to death.

After landing the blow, Chen Changsheng lightly hopped backward. Once he had widened the distance from Iron Monger again, he stood quietly in place, waiting for Obadiah to climb back up.

By now, Chen Changsheng had seen through Iron Monger's strength. It was nothing more than humanoid armor. It wasn't as if he had never beaten tanks to pieces before. Iron Monger was meat on a chopping block, so why should he be afraid?

Standing quietly in the distance, Chen Changsheng transformed his left hand into a shield and his right hand into a blade. His pitch-black armor exuded a chilling murderous aura.

Obadiah had just survived a crisis and had been scared out of his wits. Seeing that Chen Changsheng was still standing there without moving, he finally relaxed a little.

Looking at Chen Changsheng in his pitch-black armor, Obadiah felt that the entire atmosphere had changed. He did not know why, but he kept feeling that what had just happened and what was happening now were like two entirely different worlds.

Straightening himself, Obadiah took a deep look at Chen Changsheng, who stood in the distance clad in black armor. Chen Changsheng's abilities had genuinely shocked him. As the president of Umbrella Corporation, Obadiah could not possibly be unfamiliar with him. They were competitors, so how could he not learn more about each other?

Yet even Obadiah, who had obtained so much information through private connections and had considered himself familiar with Chen Changsheng, had never imagined that Chen Changsheng was still hiding such strength.

By now, Chen Changsheng had chopped off both of Iron Monger's arms and kicked one of its legs out of shape. Iron Monger was practically missing all four limbs, but Obadiah had no intention of waiting helplessly for death.

Iron Monger still had a laser-guided missile. Obadiah felt that Chen Changsheng should not be able to withstand it. Even if he did, he would probably be seriously wounded and left waiting for death.

"Jack, I think there's been some misunderstanding between us..." Obadiah said softly to Chen Changsheng. As he spoke, he lowered the faceplate over his face again.

Iron Monger's helmet no longer had its targeting-assistance function, but that was unimportant. What mattered was that once Obadiah put the faceplate back on, he felt a long-lost sense of security.

After regaining some courage, Obadiah prepared to use his eloquence to trade for his life. If that failed, he would detonate the missile and die together with Chen Changsheng.

With death staring him in the face, Obadiah openly promised Chen Changsheng all sorts of conditions. He had no other choice; he was merely trying to seize some chance of survival.

But Chen Changsheng was in the Marvel world. How could he not know what choice to make? Obadiah, your role ends today. Get ready to wrap.

Without saying a word, Chen Changsheng raised his shield in front of him and held his great blade horizontally in his right hand, taking up an aggressive stance.

Obadiah's voice gradually weakened, likely because he understood Chen Changsheng's attitude. Looking at Chen Changsheng holding a shield and blade, Obadiah felt that he was in an extremely passive position. With both arms severed, Iron Monger seemed capable only of standing there and taking a beating.

Fortunately, Iron Monger was made of solid materials. It was tough and durable. Tony Stark's miniature missiles and laser cannons had just failed to break through it, so Obadiah felt there was no reason Chen Changsheng could breach its defenses.

Obadiah had practiced boxing in the past. Back then, he had not yet been bald and had been a handsome young man with a promising future. Young, wealthy, and eager to chase women, he had even trained in boxing. But after growing older and losing his hair, he no longer had so many thoughts.

It was just as the saying went: I became bald, but I also became stronger. Obadiah, inside Iron Monger, prepared to have a real man's fight with Chen Changsheng, trading blows that struck flesh and bone. Only, Obadiah planned to kick Chen Changsheng to death...

However, Iron Monger was merely a suit of armor with one crippled leg, and Chen Changsheng noticed Obadiah's eagerness to make a move.

Chen Changsheng was puzzled by Obadiah's sudden confidence, but that did not stop him from interrupting Obadiah's daydream.

More importantly, Chen Changsheng had already heard sirens in the distance. The NYPD was on its way. If he did not deal with Obadiah now, more complications might arise.

No longer wasting time, Chen Changsheng prepared to attack.

As Chen Changsheng charged toward Iron Monger at full speed, Obadiah also drove Iron Monger toward him.

With one leg already half-crippled and only one intact leg remaining, Iron Monger ran extremely awkwardly. It was like a frog hopping on one leg, bouncing along...

In the blink of an eye, Chen Changsheng had rushed close. Inside Iron Monger, Obadiah gave a cold laugh and pressed the launch button, firing the last missile.

Obadiah had never intended to fight Chen Changsheng head-on. With a trump card in reserve, everything he had done earlier had merely been preparation. Now that the preparation was complete, it was time to say goodbye. Goodbye, Jack.

At such close range, Obadiah believed Iron Monger could withstand the missile's explosion. As for Chen Changsheng, that was far less certain. Even now, Obadiah had not seen Chen Changsheng display any other abilities. He seemed merely a little stronger offensively.

Today was destined to be Obadiah's day of downfall. While running, Chen Changsheng noticed the incoming missile. Without slowing down, he transformed his right hand from a blade into countless fine tendrils.

The tips of the tendrils were extremely thin, like countless strands of hair dancing in the air. They formed a space filled with tendrils along the missile's unavoidable path.

Once the missile entered, its speed immediately dropped. Chen Changsheng swiftly turned around and pulled the tendrils taut with both hands, hurling the missile away like a shot put.

The mass of tendrils wrapped around the missile was thrown away with it. The missile flew into a building in the distance and exploded violently. The virus was carried far away by the blast wave. Within Chen Changsheng's viral perception, some of it was annihilated, while some remained alive.

Chen Changsheng also reached Obadiah. His hands instantly transformed into enormous fists, and he smashed them viciously into Iron Monger with tremendous momentum.

With one punch, Iron Monger left the ground. Chen Changsheng quickly caught up and struck again. Before it could land, Iron Monger was sent flying into the sky once more.

After several exchanges, Obadiah, inside Iron Monger, was already on the verge of death.

Chen Changsheng looked toward the enormous hole blasted open by the missile. The ring-shaped device inside the building, crackling with electricity, was none other than Stark Industries' Giant Ark Reactor.

Thinking of Obadiah's original death, Chen Changsheng suddenly seemed to have an idea.

He grabbed Iron Monger, which had been reduced to a heap of scrap metal on the ground, and hurled it away with all his strength. Chen Changsheng had often seen Alex casually grab a person or some debris while running and throw it at a plane. He had once been baffled by it, but after casually sending Obadiah flying today, he finally understood the inexplicable thrill of the move.

Watching Iron Monger fly away, Chen Changsheng saw that it had clearly exceeded the speed of sound, producing a sonic boom. The feeling was as satisfying as skipping stones across water...

As he watched Iron Monger smash into the Giant Ark Reactor, Chen Changsheng could not help shouting, "Yes!"

There was no time to continue marveling at the power of the deadly throw, so Chen Changsheng quickly ran away.

The Ark Reactor had already deformed under Obadiah's violent impact. Seeing it shake more and more violently, Chen Changsheng naturally did not dare to stay.

Although Chen Changsheng felt that he should be able to survive the explosion, there was no need. This was not a life-or-death crisis, and there was nothing to gain from taking such a risk. Who would do something so reckless?

As Chen Changsheng sprinted past Tony, he grabbed one of Iron Man Armor's legs.

Given Chen Changsheng's strength, the weight of a small suit of Iron Man Armor was as good as nothing. At his tremendous speed, the armor was even dragged off the ground like a kite.

In that brief moment, the Ark Reactor had reached its limit. After shaking violently twice, it finally exploded.

The blast wave rapidly swept toward them. Through the virus drifting in the air behind him, Chen Changsheng clearly sensed the speed at which the shock wave was approaching.

After sensing how quickly the shock wave was expanding, Chen Changsheng swiftly calculated. He could not outrun it. In this crisis, enduring it head-on was the better option.

Chen Changsheng tossed Tony Stark to the ground and transformed both hands into enormous semicircular shields. As he slammed them into the ground, he continuously channeled Biomass energy from his body into them, causing the shields to rapidly expand.

Under the flood of energy, the two shields finally grew more than two meters tall before the shock wave arrived. Leaning against each other, they formed a small space that firmly protected Chen Changsheng and Tony Stark.

The explosion's shock wave struck immediately. Under its tremendous force, the shields were torn apart in an instant. Chen Changsheng rapidly replenished the Biomass, causing the shields to regenerate at high speed.

Fortunately, the explosion's shock wave lasted only a short time. Before long, it began to weaken. Even so, in that brief period, Chen Changsheng had consumed more Biomass than ever since arriving in this world.

In that single incident, nearly all the bio-energy Chen Changsheng carried had been depleted.

When he no longer sensed the shock wave approaching, Chen Changsheng withdrew his shields and transformed them back into Biomass, absorbing them into his body. Only then did his utterly drained body begin to recover somewhat.

Looking into the distance, Chen Changsheng saw the mushroom cloud formed by the Ark Reactor's explosion slowly rising. With the shock wave gone, the mushroom cloud emitted tremendous light and heat as it surged into the sky.

In the few seconds Chen Changsheng stood watching, the mushroom cloud had already reached a height comparable to the Stark Industries building.

Looking again at the Stark Industries compound, he saw that it had been completely reduced to ruins. The distant Stark Industries building had fared little better. Nearly all its windowpanes were shattered, and the various appliances in the office areas would probably all need to be replaced.

But that was not something Chen Changsheng needed to worry about. Stark Industries was not his company, and its owner was right here. Tony Stark could worry about it himself.

Fortunately, it had happened at night, when there were not many people in the entire compound. Otherwise, Tony would have been forced to pay until he had nothing left.

This time, Stark Industries' stock price would probably fall even harder. Chen Changsheng felt that he could go all in.

After all, to ordinary people, Stark Industries had suffered enormous losses. Stark Industries Park was ruined, Stark Industries Tower was nearly destroyed, and even Executive Director Obadiah had died. Clearly, Stark Industries was finished. If people did not cut their losses now, they would probably lose everything.

The commotion from the Giant Ark Reactor's explosion also terrified the approaching NYPD officers. Nearly all the police cars slammed on their brakes at the same time, and the officers stood where they were, continuing to watch.

American police officers did not possess the People's Army's devotion to serving the people. Everyone present stared in shock at the enormous mushroom cloud rising into the sky, silently thinking: My life belongs to me. I can give up my job, but I can't give up my life.

Some of the more cautious ones had already run toward the bomb shelters. The mushroom cloud truly looked as if a nuclear bomb had exploded, or as if a world war had begun.

Chen Changsheng lowered his head and looked at the motionless Tony Stark. He sensed the heartbeat inside the Iron Man Armor and discovered that Tony was growing weaker.

Even though Chen Changsheng had used two enormous shields to create a safe space for them both, Tony's mortal body still could not withstand the vibrations and impact caused by the explosion.

Fortunately, he still had a breath left. Chen Changsheng casually tore open the helmet of the Iron Man Armor, which was no longer recognizable, then squeezed a drop of Life Essence produced by Willow Tree from his fingertip and dripped it into Tony's mouth. "I haven't made any money from my stocks yet. You can't die on me, kid." As he saved Tony, Chen Changsheng muttered inwardly.

After the Life Essence entered Tony's body, it rapidly began to transform him. The blood vessels and nerves shattered by the impact quickly regenerated, and within a few dozen seconds, he had recovered completely. Even the irreversible damage caused by the sonic paralysis device not long before was repaired.

The only awkward part was that Chen Changsheng had actually controlled his tendrils to protect the shrapnel lodged in Tony Stark's heart, preventing Tony's rapidly healing body from expelling it.