Starting with Hokage: Grow Strong on Your Own
Chapter 520

A brand-new version of the Mark 48-Hulkbuster Armor 2.0

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Stark's Mark 47 armor withstood the attack from Cull Obsidian, was not penetrated by the alien technology weapon, and did not lose any functionality.

However, the immense impact of the Scythe could not be diminished, and Stark's two lower legs were driven deep into the ground.

On the contrary, the Cull Obsidian could not withstand the rebound force from the powerful impact and was knocked back several steps.

Stark's Iron Man Armor was surprisingly powerful; its defensive capabilities alone left even the well-informed Cull Obsidian stunned.

The strange thought kept swirling in his mind: Isn't Earth a backward civilization? Why would it create such incredible technological weapons?

While Cull Obsidian was still in a daze, Stark seized the opportunity to break free of his legs, flew up and headbutted Cull Obsidian on the chin, knocking him backward.

Then, the four petal-shaped energy shock cannons on the back of the armor unfolded and unleashed their full power at the back of the Cull Obsidian, sending armor parts flying everywhere and propelling the enemy into the sky like a cannonball.

Stark, having landed a successful blow, dared not let his guard down. He activated flight mode, preparing to give chase and press his advantage.

But this jerk habitually whistled, and after provoking me, he taunted me with a sly remark. "Wow, this is the first time I've fought such a big alien. I really don't know how much force to use. Did I hurt you?"

Even from a distance, Ebony Maw still heard Stark's smug words.

This made the magician feel deeply uncomfortable, as if countless flies were buzzing around his ears, and the chaotic noise made him feel irritable.

Unable to look away from Stark, Ebony Maw looked up and activated his Psychokinesis, unleashing a torrent of wasted building materials from the Barrier Road onto Stark.

Stark was startled, but his AI assistant F.R.I.D.A.Y. quickly took over the battle, maneuvering the armor to evade the falling construction debris.

Once Stark realized what was happening, he forgot all about Cull Obsidian, accelerated with his foot thrusters, and charged toward Ebony Maw like a missile, while the energy cannon in his palm lit up.

He wanted to take on both of them and drink all the first sips of soup.

But Stark underestimated Cull Obsidian. This silent warrior never used words, yet he was chosen by Thanos from among thousands to be one of the Black Order, which must mean he had exceptional qualities.

Besides his terrifying strength, Cull Obsidian also possessed incredibly strong physical defenses; Stark's energy blast on his back didn't even scratch him.

When Stark was halfway there, he suddenly heard a strange roar.

"Roar roar roar"

With a roar, Cull Obsidian burst out from the ground floor of a building on the street, grabbed Stark's ankle, and hurled him violently into a building on the other side of the street.

Ebony Maw withdrew the Psychokinesis he had almost unleashed, but said with considerable dissatisfaction, "Pull him away before you fight, don't let him interfere with me."

Cull Obsidian nodded. "Yes."

Tony Stark emerged from the rubble, just in time to hear Ebony Maw's words, and immediately flew into a rage. "You damn alien, don't think you can—ah!"

Before Stark could finish speaking, his feet were grabbed tightly again, and he was once again spun around and thrown away.

0.3 seconds later, F.R.I.D.A.Y. recalibrated the balance, but Stark was caught by the mechanical Scythe again. The Scythe transformed into a claw shape, gripped Mark 47 tightly, and then carried him away into the distance.

Stark was thrown around so hard he was completely disoriented, and it took him a full two seconds to recover before his chest cannon fired a shot that sent Cull Obsidian crashing into the lawn of New York Central Park.

He grimaced and complained, "Damn it, this pose reminds me of some god in green."

"This isn't the script I, Tony Stark, should be reading; this is Loki's script—"

But before he could utter three more complaints, Cull Obsidian leaped up from the ground, wielding a mechanical Scythe that had transformed into a heavy hammer, and swung it in a wide arc at Stark.

Just as Stark prepared to counterattack, the massive hammer suddenly spewed forth a violent burst of flames, accompanied by a burst of fire.

The flames of the Hercules ring.

The massive hammer struck Stark on the head as if by teleportation.

Boom!

Stark, whose head had been suddenly attacked, felt the world spin again, and he was sent flying far away, spinning around.

Cull Obsidian, gripping his hammer, possessed explosive physical abilities that allowed him to withstand terrifying acceleration. He caught up with Stark almost instantly, then delivered another blow, slamming Iron Man from mid-air to the ground, right next to the crater he had just created.

Stark let out a long sigh and said, "God, this guy's too tough. F.R.I.D.A.Y., what am I going to do?"

[Sorry, Mr. Stark, there is no corresponding data in my database.]

"Alright, I'll figure it out myself."

Stark wasn't angry. After the Ultron disaster, he imposed even greater restrictions on his new intelligent butler, F.R.I.D.A.Y., prohibiting it from making associations through self-learning.

Therefore, F.R.I.D.A.Y. is safe and will not be like Ultron, who "daydreamed" and, starting from protecting humanity, ultimately concluded that humanity must be eliminated.

However, there is a problem: F.R.I.D.A.Y. tend to be less sharp and unable to handle problems they haven't encountered before.

Stark adjusted the power of his foot thrusters, took off from the bottom of the pit, drew a beautiful arc in mid-air, suddenly accelerated and intercepted Cull Obsidian, restraining the behemoth from behind and pushing him into the sky.

Just as Stark had calculated, Cull Obsidian's robust physique made it impossible for him to reach Iron Man's back, even with his mechanical Scythe in hand.

As the altitude increased, Cull Obsidian learned what Stark was planning.

This move is called the Seismic Toss!

It's Stark's favorite trick when dealing with big guys. He uses this move to take down tough enemies like the Iron Monger and the Hulk.

Cull Obsidian sensed the danger, roared, and then manipulated his Scythe to spew flames in an attempt to disrupt Stark's advance.

But this is F.R.I.D.A.Y.'s specialty; under its adjustment, Cull Obsidian's efforts turned into acceleration, and the speed of voice control actually became faster.

Two minutes later, Stark heard a soft "ding" sound, indicating that he had reached the designated altitude.

Stark immediately adjusted the direction of the thrusters, causing Cull Obsidian to enter a high-speed spiral rotation, making him dizzy and fall, completely losing any chance of self-rescue.

Boom

As the rotation speed became faster and faster, the black dwarf's limbs were pulled apart by centrifugal force, and the whole body appeared "big". Even the neck felt a huge tearing pain, and the brain had already fallen into chaos.

Under Earth's gravity and atmospheric density, falling from an altitude of 4,000 meters is essentially the maximum speed Cull Obsidian can experience, and it would certainly suffer for such a resilient object.

However, that's under the condition that he can control his body and actively resist the impact damage.

In his current state of mental fog and complete loss of control, Cull Obsidian would fall to his death, and in a way that would leave him shattered into pieces.

But it must be said that he was really lucky, because the spin caused his fall to be not a straight line, but a high-speed glide like wingsuit flying, and the final crash point was right in the magical battlefield between Ebony Maw and Doctor Strange.

Both Strange and Ebony Maw noticed the Cull Obsidian's descent.

Ebony Maw was the first to sense the danger to his teammates and Psychokinesis to slow down Cull Obsidian's fall.

But he soon realized something was wrong; the Cull Obsidian was falling too fast for him to catch.

The experienced Ebony Maw immediately built an arc-shaped slide over the years, preparing to change the angle of the fall to a projectile, thus saving Cull Obsidian's life.

Strange noticed Ebony Maw's actions and immediately opened a portal on the slide track, preparing to send Cull Obsidian to Antarctica to find the polar bear.

Ebony Maw snorted and used his mind to control the Psychokinesis slide to twist and turn, dodging Strange's teleportation portal.

Strange smiled as he chased after the slide, opening one portal after another.

The result of their battle was that Ebony Maw's slide caught the falling Cull Obsidian and carried him away from the portal to the North Pole, but it also accidentally threw him out.

Like a cannonball, the Cull Obsidian slammed onto a lawn, bounced high into the air like a skipping stone, and even crashed through several buildings.

By the time the Cull Obsidian finally came to rest on the first floor of a concrete skyscraper, Stark had already caught up, unleashing a barrage of impact cannons, micro missiles, and Laser weapons, employing a technologically advanced version of the Prince's Fighting Style.

The Prince's Fighting Style of "no harm from smoke" proved effective; the fierce firepower did not kill or severely injure Cull Obsidian. Instead, because his vision was blocked by the Kakkō, Stark was counterattacked and sent flying by a heavy hammer.

Indistinct!

Stark collapsed to the ground, his mind made up. He would go back and work his ass off to take down the Mark 50 and upgrade its weapon systems.

The Mark 47's firepower is sufficient to deal with supervillains and Superhero on Earth, but it falls short against monsters from the brutal Universe.

Of course, the most important aspect is the nanocontrol system. If it were the Mark 50 Bleeding Edge Armor, the nanobots could operate autonomously.

Automatically repair damaged armor to prevent mechanical failures.

By now, Stark has discovered that the Mark 47 has sustained serious damage.

You have to understand that he went to great lengths and had the upper hand most of the time, yet he was already in such a passive situation after only a few blows.

This shows that Iron Man also needs Self-Healing abilities, otherwise he wouldn't be able to adapt to the increasingly brutal warfare.

Although Stark was unaware that the chaos on Earth was caused by the death of Odin, the guardian of the Nine Realms, the lack of a new deterrent, and the infiltration of alien forces.

But he was able to foresee an increasingly harsh future from the changing frequency and intensity of alien invasions.

Suddenly, Stark gave a wry smile, "Sigh, what future? I'm already having a tough time in this battle."

"Looking back now, I'm so glad I developed the Hulkbuster Armor. I'm so glad I listened to Xia Zuo Dawson and made several more sets, as well as more accessories!"

The ground rumbled and trembled. Cull Obsidian, disregarding the flames on his body, brandished his mechanical Scythe and charged toward Stark.

During the sprint, he transformed the Scythe head into a giant axe, then leaped high into the air and brought the battle axe down in mid-air.

The silent Cull Obsidian suddenly roared, "Die!"

Stark raised his right hand, but instead of firing the shock blast, he projected a green Laser from his index finger, turning the light spot...

It was placed between the eyebrows of the Cull Obsidian.

Suddenly, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, a fire-breathing Iron Fist descended from the sky and struck Cull Obsidian with pinpoint accuracy.

The fist was enormous, even larger than Cull Obsidian, and easily hammered him into the ground, but the middle finger of the fist was also severed by the giant axe.

Clearly, this behemoth's defenses are not high, far inferior to the Mark 47's outer shell.

At the same time, more large components descended from the sky, enveloping the Mark 47 which was flying in mid-air, forming a massive giant battle suit.

Mark48

Hulkbuster Armor 2.0!

Thanks to Shazo's reminder, this version of the Hulkbuster Armor not only didn't shrink in size, but it was even enlarged in size, enhanced in weapon systems, and greatly improved in combat power.

The colossal battle armor, standing 33 meters tall—equivalent to a ten-story building—looked at Cull Obsidian as a human would look at Nezumi.

This thing perfectly embodies a man's romance; it's so big it shouldn't be called armor, but rather Mecha.

Even Tony Stark, the Iron Man obsessed with his suit, felt a surge of joy and pride when piloting the giant armor inside.

He glanced at his armored right hand, missing his middle finger, and immediately activated his Iron Rocket Fist, aiming at the Cull Obsidian who had just stood up.

It was shot out.

When Cull Obsidian swung his mechanical giant axe and cleaved the Iron Fist, the massive fist exploded.

Boom!!

The enormous fist had ample internal space, capable of holding a full 35kg of TNT; its massive explosion was enough to destroy a 60-meter-high building.

A multi-story building.

The powerful explosion created a mushroom cloud hundreds of meters high, but the Cull Obsidian emerged from the epicenter completely unharmed.

Cull Obsidian's alien armor was mostly destroyed in the explosion, leaving only some sturdy parts, but his skin was completely unscathed, demonstrating his abnormal defensive capabilities.

Stark stared in disbelief. "Just how harsh is the environment in Universe that it forces aliens to become so monstrous?"

"How do we deal with such an unkillable monster?"

As one of Earth's leading weapons experts, Stark's decision to pack 35 kilograms of TNT into the fist of his armor is no small feat.

A charge of 35 kilograms is the natural limit of the destructive power of chemical explosives; more explosives can cause greater damage.

In other words, something that can't be destroyed by 35 kilograms of explosives can't be destroyed by piling up 1,000 or 10,000 tons of explosives.

Suddenly, Stark had a brilliant idea. "If science doesn't work, maybe magic will."

"How is the monk? Is he still alive?"

However, Stark witnessed a scene that filled him with despair: the sorcerer Strange had been defeated, Ebony Maw had mummified him with paving stones.

And that hideously ugly alien sorcerer happened to be looking at Stark.

"Damn it! If Steve were here—"

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