Stark's family dispute (update 1/3)

Seeing this amazing scene, Shazo excitedly slapped his thigh and shouted, "Wow, whose subordinate is this—oops—whose cameraman is this? Facing stray bullets without flinching at all! The TV station boss should give him a raise!"

"Oh my, these reporters are truly the bravest people in the United States, completely disregarding their own safety when it comes to the news."

"Huh? Tony Stark is already failing?"

"No way, is he really going to be finished?"

Hearing Shazo's words and seeing the golden-red Mecha leaping and scrambling on the screen, beating the black Mecha until it was covered in bruises, Skye naturally sensed something was wrong.

She voiced her doubts. "Boss, I think the gold and red team will win. Look how agile they are! They can hit their target whenever they want and dodge whenever they want. Isn't that a sign of having the upper hand?"

Shazo chuckled and said, "Young lady, you know nothing about power."

"Don't be fooled by the fighting scenes. Although Tony has the initiative in the battle, his attacks can't break through Obadiah's defenses. What's the point of such an initiative?"

"And look at Obadiah; he's got the guts of a villainous boss. From beginning to end, he only cares about victory, completely disregarding the cars on the road. He even uses the people in the cars as bargaining chips, forcing Tony to get beaten up."

"Skye, take a close look at Tony Stark's Mecha. There are already some faint dents and deformations, which means that his defenses are not strong enough to withstand Obadiah's attack."

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"This form-fitting Mecha, which resembles clothing, could definitely be called a combat suit. How much transformation can it withstand?"

"Even if Obadiah's big guy got a dent the size of a human head, he wouldn't be a problem, but..."

"Unless another force intervenes, or if the Iron Monger has some major flaw, Tony Stark is certain to die today."

Suddenly, a special text message appeared on the cell phone that Steven Rockefeller III had given him.

After reading the text message, Shazo replied with "OK".

Then he stood up with his phone, chatted with Skye, and went to the dressing room to change into some light sportswear.

Skye quickly noticed Shazo's actions, and her attention immediately shifted as she asked, "Boss, are you going to rescue Tony Stark?"

Shazo was slightly taken aback, and asked in confusion, "Huh? How did you know?"

The girl said with a mix of pride and worry, "A woman's intuition, but isn't this too dangerous?"

Shazo comforted him, "It's just Mecha, it's no problem for me at all."

Skye tilted her head to one side, then turned back and said, "Boss, the Captain America you asked me to monitor has left. He got into a black minivan."

Shazo asked curiously, "Whose car is it?"

Skye tapped a few keys on the keyboard, then frowned and said, "The license plate is FBI, but this car should have been on the West Blue. It's a cloned car."

Shazo thought for a moment, then smiled and said to Skye, "I know who it is. Tony Stark truly lives up to his reputation as a protagonist of his era. It seems I'm not the only one going to rescue Tony tonight."

Skye: "Wait, boss, you mean Captain America will go to rescue people too?"

Shazo went to the basement, opened the steel armory Main Gate, and began selecting suitable weapons.

He replied matter-of-factly, "That car Steve Rogers was in was most S.H.I.E.L.D..; they love impersonating the FBI."

"And Captain America, as well as Nick Director Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.., are both Tony Stark's uncles and comrades-in-arms with Howard Stark."

Therefore, Captain America will definitely go to save them.

"And I actually need an opportunity like tonight to give everyone a truly shocking proof."

Skye asked in surprise, "Boss, have you changed your staff?"

"The bosses I know are always moderately high-profile; they would never suddenly become so unrestrained. What are you worried about, boss?"

Shazo selected a grenade launcher, then an Tank missile, and finally a heavy machine gun that could be laid flat, feeling that his firepower was sufficient.

He replied, "Of course I'm worried that the Nick Fury will investigate you thoroughly, and then he won't be able to keep that information, making you a target of the Dark World."

Skye chuckled and said, "Boss, you're worrying unnecessarily. I'm Skye, Skye with the Vibration Esper Powers, and Skye, the hacker god, when we team up!"

"So what if Nick Fury is strong and can find out about me?"

"Boss, do you believe it or not? That Nick Fury just found out about me, and I can clean him up completely, leaving nothing behind!"

The girl's proud words reached Shazo's ears through the radio waves, dispelling his unease.

So he said casually, "I understand, but a show of force is also necessary."

Just as the two were talking, the battle suddenly turned one-sided.

Tony Stark was attacked by Iron Monger while trying to save a car that had been thrown off an overpass.

The golden-red Mecha that had fallen to the ground was being rubbed hard, sparks flying and lightning Inazuma, and a deep trench was dug into the ground.

Seeing that the ground wasn't hard enough to cause further harm to his nephew, Obadiah pulled Tony off the ground, then took off flying back onto the overpass.

While airborne, Obadiah also used a missile to accelerate Tony's descent.

Having suffered a series of blows and managed to protect dozens of cars, Tony Stark's Arc Reactor suffered a severe power shortage, leaving him powerless to retaliate.

Even the life support system malfunctioned. JARVIS, hidden in the suit's computer, made a judgment and urgently opened the suit's visor to prevent Stark from suffocating.

In everyone's eyes, the battle was over. Only Shazo, who was on the scene, knew that Tony Stark still had a fighting chance and had even come up with a plan to freeze the ice high in the sky.

But just then, his special cell phone rang; it was Rockefeller calling.

Rockefeller said, "That's enough of a lesson for Tony Stark, Shazo, my friend. Please save him."

Shazo laughed and said, "No problem, Stark actually still has the ability to resist. But since you've asked, Steven, I'll solve the problem for him."

"By the way, do you also want Iron Man Armor?"

Rockefeller readily replied, "Yes, I'm very interested."

Shazo said, "Ah, I think you might be disappointed. Tony will never sell the Iron Man Armor; it's an obsession he fought for after struggling through near-death Extremis."

Rockefeller's voice remained steady. "Oh, really? That's a shame."

"It's alright. A hen that can lay so many golden eggs won't just cling to all of them and never let go. Or is it that it will stop laying golden eggs altogether?"

"As long as he's still inventing, there will always be things I want, and things he's willing to sell."

Shazo remarked, "Steven, your magnanimity surprises me. I like you as a friend."

Rockefeller chuckled softly, "My friend, I am honored to have your approval."

Finally, Shazo asked, "By the way, does Obadiah want him alive or dead?"

Rockefeller said jokingly, "Tony Stark is a golden rooster, but Obadiah is just a chicken feeder. What reason does he have to live?"

Shazo was amused. "Hahaha, I like this adjective, 'Chicken-raising Obadiah,' hahaha."

Obadiah believed he had won, and he completely relaxed, unleashing the villain's characteristic incessant chatter.

"Tony, I'm furious. I've worked my whole life for Stark Industries."

"Stark Industries is like my child; I've poured countless hours of effort into it to grow it to its current size."

"But what did you do?"

"You shut down the weapons department, ruining my life's work!"

"You wouldn't even discuss it with me!"

Obadiah Stane, overcome with emotion, the Roar through tears, "Do you know how many businesses your recklessness has ruined?"

"I humbled myself to invite this scientist, and you left him standing outside while you were fooling around with a cover girl!"

"I already agreed on a price with the Department of Defense, but you carelessly slashed it in half, turning the company from profitable to losing money, and even preventing the Deputy Department Head from making any profit!"

"Do you know how much I had to pay to settle things with this deputy Department Head?"

Obadiah angrily raised two fingers. "Two hundred million! Two hundred million dollars! All from my own pocket!!"

Tony Stark felt increasingly ashamed as he listened.

Finally, the proud man with the mustache lowered his head and apologized softly, "I'm sorry, it was my fault. My stubbornness made things difficult for you."

"But selling arms is unacceptable; I cannot accept using weapons I manufacture to kill civilians."

Obadiah laughed angrily, "Hahaha, Tony, we've been arms dealers since your father's time, arms dealers!"

"You're so old now, you've invented so many weapons, and suddenly you want to clean up your act and quit being an arms dealer!"

"What do you want me, an old man who's sold weapons my whole life, to do? Die?"

Enraged, Obadiah, piloting the Iron Monger, kicked Tony Stark away, followed by a barrage of artillery fire and missile bombardment, nearly turning the gold and red Mark I into a black steel egg.

After his frenzied attack, Obadiah's anger subsided considerably. He let out a breath and said, "Alright, now I think I have to forgive you."

"Tony, you're a true weapons design genius. You swore you'd never make weapons again, yet you invented the best and most powerful weapon."

He tapped his chest with his steel arm, producing a deep, metallic clang, demonstrating just how incredibly thick it was.

Tony Stark struggled to his feet, and said with a mixture of apology and determination, "I invented the Iron Man Armor originally to protect my own life, but now it's to stop wars."

"Stop the war?"

Obadiah was momentarily speechless. After a long pause, he said, half-laughing and half-crying, "Inventing even more powerful weapons to stop wars? Are you kidding me?"

Shazo suddenly interjected, "Hehe, I also think he's having a fit of hysteria, just like how Dr. Maxim invented the Maxim Machine Gun to reduce war casualties."

"Perhaps all geniuses are, to some extent, brain-dead."

Obadiah felt that Shazo's words resonated with him deeply.

He laughed excitedly, "That's absolutely right! The Iron Man Armor is definitely the most powerful weapon invention of this century. Just like the Maxim machine gun of the 20th century, it's ushering in a new mode of warfare."

"The birth of the Iron Man Armor signifies the arrival of a new arms race and the beginning of a new golden age for the military industry!"

"Huh? Wait, who are you?"

Seeing Obadiah's gaze, Shazo Zuo chuckled, "In a way, I really want to be a bystander and watch the show."

"It's a pity, someone entrusted me to save this Huahua's life, so I can only reluctantly do my best."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shazo disappeared from sight, escaping being trampled by the Iron Monger's giant foot.

Obadiah stood there stunned for several seconds before looking up in surprise and seeing Shazo jumping onto his shoulder.

Shazo muttered, "Using such a big foot to step on me, isn't that the first shot fired at me?"

He calmly took out Shaped-Charge Armor-Piercing Grenade, placed it under the Iron Monger's iron head, and then pulled the detonator.

Shazo greeted the dumbfounded Obadiah with a smile, then jumped off the Iron Monger.

boom-

The powerful explosion of the shaped charge melted the funnel-shaped copper shell, creating a sharp jet that blasted through the gap between the Tyrant's head and body.

Surprisingly, this jet of energy, powerful enough to penetrate the Merkava's main armor, was blocked by the Iron Monger's neck lining composite armor.

I don't know if Merkava was exaggerating or if Iron Monger used solid materials.

In short, Obadiah wasn't killed by the explosion; instead, he was enraged. "You bastard, you're asking for it!"

The backplate opened, revealing a miniature ammunition magazine underneath. The shoulder armor opened, ejecting a three-barreled rotary machine gun, ready to unleash its full firepower at Shazo, who was not far away.

But before Obadiah could lock on, he was horrified to discover that Shazo had already picked up the Tank missile launcher, which lacked a targeting system, and launched it.

That's true, what's the point of having a targeting system when shooting at a distance of less than 30 meters?

Tank missiles are also armor-piercing projectiles with shaped charge, but their explosive charge is much larger than that of Tank grenades.

The Iron Monger can withstand hand grenades, but it's unlikely to withstand Javelin Missile.

Faced with the incoming Javelin Missile, Obadiah didn't care about attacking anymore and slammed his palm on the emergency dodge button.

The massive Iron Monger Mecha suddenly shrank into a ball, then rolled on the spot, narrowly avoiding a direct hit from the missile.

Shazo dropped the missile launcher, picked up a large-caliber grenade launcher, and fired a series of grenades at the Iron Monger's external sensors and cameras.

In just a few seconds, the Iron Monger was hit by 36 grenades, and the continuous explosions wiped out its external observation and aiming system.