Peace Knights

On the highway, Iron Monger viciously hammered Iron Man's head with his fists. Laughing loudly, he said, "Tony, thank you for laying the last golden egg for me. I'll use your golden egg to become the richest man in the world."

"Couldn't you aim a little higher? As a villain, you're a pretty pathetic failure."

Dizzy and disoriented, Tony remained as sharp-tongued as ever. At the same time, he quietly activated the device on his suit, preparing to take Iron Monger into the sky with him. If he was right, Iron Monger probably had no anti-freeze measures.

Iron Monger snorted and deployed missiles from his back, ready to finish Tony off completely. Just then, a black figure raced over from afar at incredible speed and crashed into Iron Monger with a boom, sending him flying and rolling across the ground.

The black figure was an imposing suit of armor with a dove emblem on its chest. He looked down contemptuously at Tony, who had fallen to the ground, and said, "You're the worst Stark I've ever seen!"

"Who are you? Do I know you?"

Tony was deeply displeased. Then, he noticed the Arc Reactor in the black armor's chest and snapped in exasperation, "Another thief."

"I didn't steal anything from you. Besides, my reactor is more advanced and more powerful than yours."

Howard snorted, pulling the axe from his back as he prepared to chop down the rising Obadiah. That bald bastard actually dared to bully his son. He was asking for death.

At that moment, Trask's voice rang out in Howard's mind. "Say, have you forgotten what your job is?"

"Saving people includes killing Obadiah."

Howard muttered, then shouted at Obadiah and Tony, "We Peace Knights are here to save people. You keep fighting. Don't mind us."

With that, Howard rushed to the bus and sliced open its side with his axe. Soon after, quite a few human-sized robots flew over from the distance and began clumsily rescuing the people inside.

Due to time constraints, the robots were very crude, consisting only of a frame covered by a layer of steel shell. Still, they were enough.

"Peace Knights?"

Tony and Obadiah were both dumbfounded. What the hell was this? Obadiah cursed furiously in his heart. If you were here to save people, why did you crash into me?

After hesitating for a moment, Obadiah activated his Machine Gun and fired at Tony again. Tony immediately flew into the air. This time, Obadiah took the bait. Thick black smoke blasted from beneath his feet as he charged after Tony aggressively.

Howard looked at him with contempt. "So much black smoke. You can tell at a glance it's a defective product."

At the same time, numerous robots rushed into the battlefield, rescuing the Severely Injured Soldiers on the ground and the Contractors inside the building. Both sides were stunned by this.

One of the Black and White Armor suits seemed about to do something when Trask, possessing a tall robot, coldly said to it, "We're pacifists. We're here specifically to save people."

After saying that, Trask raised his hand. A laser shot from his index finger with a shriek, cutting a deep fissure into the ground.

The Black and White Armor suits were startled and very sensibly chose to ignore the robots, focusing instead on eliminating the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents and the military.

The Phantom Robots did not waste time. They swiftly moved the Soldiers on the ground, though surprisingly, they did not evacuate every injured person.

One wounded man shouted unhappily at a passing robot, "Why aren't you saving me? My leg is broken."

"Because you gave up on yourself."

Trask answered coldly, leading the robots as they moved the Contractors to safety. Those who had been rescued wept with joy. They had no idea what was happening, but they had been saved. That was more important than anything else.

While the robots busied themselves, Wind Demon transformed into a gale and entered the burning building, rescuing several Contractors. It had to be said, his ability was truly useful.

"What is going on?"

Coulson was utterly baffled. A group of pacifists suddenly appearing to save people was strange enough, but these pacifists were actually selective about whom they saved. Was someone playing a prank?

"Though it's strange, it should be a good thing."

Coulson took out his communicator and asked in a low voice, "Rhodes, when will the fighter jets arrive?"

The voice of Colonel Rhodes, Iron Man's friend, came through the communicator. "They've already departed. They'll be there soon."

"Good."

Coulson lowered the communicator, his expression somewhat complicated. This time, he had underestimated the strength of the armor. The world of the future would be a world of Iron Suits.

Trask reported to Andrew, "Boss, five Raptor fighter jets will arrive in three minutes."

"Looks like this is ending. Get the Contractors somewhere safe as quickly as possible."

Andrew nodded. America's fighter jets might not be able to handle Iron Monger and Iron Man, but dealing with the Black and White Armor would not be too difficult—their performance and defenses were far inferior to genuine Iron Suits.

Just then, the previously arrogant Black and White Armor suits suddenly all dropped to the ground. Electric Current continuously surged from the Arc Reactors in their chests, and the pilots inside were killed on the spot by the rampaging current.

Only one person was an exception: Iron Monger. Iron Man had taken him into the sky, and his entire body had frozen over, allowing him to narrowly escape this disaster.

"Boss, this is bad. There's a problem with the Arc Reactors that Obadiah made. They'll explode if they overheat."

Howard hurriedly reported to Andrew, "The Arc Reactors contain immense energy. Once they explode, everything around them will become ruins."

Trask added, "They'll explode in thirty seconds at most."

Tony discovered this as well, but in thirty seconds, there was no way he could take away every Black and White Armor suit. He gritted his teeth and had Jarvis search for Pepper's location. Now, the only thing he could do was save Pepper.

Tony felt miserable and guilty. These people had all been dragged into this because of him.

"This is bad? Why do I think it's absolutely wonderful?"

Andrew's eyes lit up. He immediately pulled most of the people around Stark Tower into the Illusion Realm—Tony Stark, Coulson, and those who had entered the Illusion Realm before were excluded. However, Pepper Potts was inside the Illusion Realm.

Within the Illusion Realm, Andrew explained that the Arc Reactors were about to explode. Then he said, "You have two minutes. Sign a contract, and I will save you. Otherwise, die here."

It was worth mentioning that while two minutes passed here, only two seconds passed outside.

The people who had been pulled in looked at one another. Since they could not speak, they could not discuss it and could only think for themselves.

Pepper's eyes flickered, but she did not sign the contract. The Black and White Armor explosions were no small matter. If this "god" wanted to save them, he would have to remove the Black and White Armor. In other words, they could still be safe without signing, unless not a single person signed a contract.

But that was clearly impossible. People feared death, and this "god's" terms were highly misleading.

"No wonder he wouldn't let everyone talk."

Just as Pepper had expected, around five hundred people chose to sign contracts, allowing Andrew to make another fortune.

"Obadiah really is a good man, giving me so many souls."

Andrew whistled. The Harley motorcycle in the garage Activated on its own, roaring as it shot up from underground to the entrance of Rebirth Tower. Andrew jumped down from the building and landed neatly on the motorcycle.

Immediately afterward, pitch-black flames erupted from Andrew's body and rapidly spread over the Harley motorcycle. The motorcycle swiftly transformed, resembling a savage giant beast roaring in fury.

The Black Hellfire was a new flame Andrew had developed after devouring the Spirit of Vengeance. Its power far surpassed Johnny Blaze's red flames.