Revenge and Alarm
"Huff! Huff! Huff!" Obadiah finally got a chance to catch his breath. He Greed for air like a drowning man, but when he heard Ivan's words, Obadiah's body trembled slightly, fearing that Ivan would turn the switch on again. So he quickly said, "He's at home. I don't know what he's researching. I went to see him, but I didn't go into his laboratory..."
"Is that so? Then I'm relieved..." Ivan nodded in satisfaction, controlling the surrounding steel Mech Legion to take flight, while he himself entered the most ferocious Iron Armor.
Compared to Tony Stark's Mecha, Ivan's Mecha is more bulky, but also larger and more ferocious. As a trade-off, Ivan's Mecha sacrifices agility and speed, but compared to Tony Stark's Mecha of the same level, Ivan's Mecha is far more ferocious in both strength and firepower!
This can be seen from the enormous, brightly shining Arc Reactor on the chest of each Ivan's Mecha...
Soon, Ivan and his Mech Legion left. Obadiah thought he had been let off the Ivan, but clearly, Obadiah had underestimated Ivan's vengeful nature. Just as Obadiah, now thinking he was out of danger, wanted to find an opportunity to retaliate against Ivan, Ivan, who had been enduring the pain and pressure of the Mechanical Insects and constantly yearning for his freedom and revenge, was unlikely to let Obadiah off so easily.
Ivan truly wanted Obadiah dead! The pain he just experienced was merely the beginning!
"Aaaaaaah!!!" Just as Ivan left, Obadiah screamed again. This time, Obadiah didn't even have a chance to faint. It seemed that only death awaited Obadiah.
It's unclear how much time passed, but Obadiah, who was screaming in agony, gradually fell silent. However, because Ivan left so quickly, he didn't notice that a huge change had occurred in the entire base after Obadiah went silent.
"Boom!"
The entire base trembled, the walls and ground began to rotate, completely locking the base in place. At the same time, powerful weapons from Stark Industries appeared within the base. As Stark Industries' largest arms dealer, how could Obadiah not have some deployed within his base?
Yes, Obadiah had a backup plan here. If he died in his own base, it would mean he had been invaded. When he died, the entire base would be sealed off, and he would use Stark Industries ' weapons to take the intruders down with him!
Unfortunately, the arrangement here was to prevent unknown intruders, not for Ivan. So by the time Obadiah's arrangements took effect, Ivan was already gone.
However, Obadiah didn't expect that Ivan would leave before he even died, nor did he expect that he possessed something in this base that could have turned the tide, but he never had the chance to use it before his death...
As the base was sealed off, the walls and ground spun, and a Mask popped out from a corner. It was a green Mask, and no one knew when Obadiah had acquired it or when it had been left there as a decoration. Neither Obadiah, Ivan, nor anyone else who came here noticed anything unusual about the Mask.
Now, as the Mask popped out and landed next to Obadiah, who had just died and was not yet completely cold, a Dark Power suddenly burst forth from the Mask, causing Mask to jump onto Obadiah's face and take over his body Obadiah!
"Boom!"
This time, it was the sound of an explosion, as all the weapons and firepower of what used to be Stark Industries were unleashed. All that remained in the base was the Mask that had taken over Obadiah's body. Of course, this could be considered Obadiah making the Mask that had taken over his body pay the price!
"An explosion?" The initial tremor didn't attract Ivan's attention, but the loud explosion later made Ivan take notice. Even without weapons that were ahead of their time, a large number of such weapons still possessed tremendous destructive power!
"Heh, you got off easy. All things considered, you weren't tortured for too long. It's nothing compared to the pressure and pain I suffered before!" However, Ivan didn't vent his anger. On the contrary, Ivan felt that the explosion had actually relieved Obadiah, which made Ivan very unhappy.
"It's alright. Although your relationship with him doesn't seem to be very good, killing your godfather can be considered my first gift to you..." Ivan glanced at the location of the Obadiah, his eyes flickering slightly, then he sneered and locked onto his target again, saying, "And now, I have a new gift for you. I wonder if you'll be satisfied, Tony Stark..."
As Ivan finished speaking, the steel Mech Legion surrounding him split into three parts, each heading to a different location: the headquarters of Stark Industries, the location of Tony Stark's mansion, and the largest downtown area of Los Angeles!
"Alarm! Sir, a large number of unknown Mecha have appeared in the downtown area and Stark Industries, suspected of intending to cause damage. Should we take countermeasures?" At the same time, in a laboratory on an unknown floor of Tony Stark's house, Tony Stark and Morbius, who were conducting research, heard Jarvis's alarm.
During this time, Tony Stark and Morbius were researching this new type of Vampire on the Scientific Side. Morbius didn't cause any trouble, not only because Morbius was wary of Robet's strength, but also because Morbius realized that Tony Stark genuinely wanted to help him out of his current predicament. In fact, Tony Stark's genius was even greater than Morbius had anticipated!
In what hasn't been a long time, Morbius has had no desire to drink blood. This is because Tony Stark has developed a method to suppress his bloodlust. Although it hasn't completely eradicated it, he doesn't feel weak at the moment he doesn't need to drink blood. It's as if he has returned to his normal self...
No! He's more normal than the old Morbius, because the old Morbius suffered from a blood disease and was not only far less powerful than he is now, but he wasn't even healthy. Now, Morbius finally feels like he's living like a human being!
"Mecha? Aren't those your patents?" Upon hearing Jarvis's voice, Morbius was taken aback. He looked at the Mecha displayed on the wall and asked Tony Stark with some confusion.
When he was in his Mask form, Morbius had fought Tony Stark before. He knew how powerful Tony Stark's Mecha was, and he had never seen anyone else use such a powerful Mecha. Therefore, he assumed that it was a weapon unique to Tony Stark, a weapon that surpassed human technology.
After all, Tony Stark's genius and intelligence far surpassed that of ordinary humans, so Morbius wasn't surprised that he could create such futuristic weaponry. However, upon hearing about another Mecha, Morbius was indeed astonished...
"Alert! A group of Mecha is suspected to be heading towards the villa area. Should we intercept them?" Before Morbius 'Tony Stark question, Jarvis's voice rang out again.
"Intercept!" Tony Stark's expression darkened, and he quickly Tso Su his biological research. Tony Stark had a vague idea of what was going on.
"Scan those Mecha to see if they are the first-generation Arc Reactor, locate Obadiah, and scan for Ivan Vanko among Mecha!" Tony Stark quickly added his orders.
Tony Stark had some contingency plans for what was happening, because handing Ivan over Obadiah Obadiah was originally a test for Tony Stark.
Through Pepper and Yinsen's investigation of Stark Industries, Tony Stark discovered some discrepancies in the Stark Industries's past accounts and also found some Spider Web about Obadiah. These Spider Web were not enough to directly prove that Obadiah was the mastermind behind the kidnapping, but Tony Stark certainly had some suspicions...
Therefore, Tony Stark specifically used Ivan as bait to test Obadiah, but Tony Stark did not expect that Obadiah would actually cooperate with Ivan, and even seemed to want to take revenge on him!
The recent quiet had led Tony Stark to believe his suspicions were wrong, but the emergence of this Mech Legion now proves that Obadiah really is a problem...
"Yes!" Jarvis responded quickly. Under Jarvis's control, a large number of Mecha flew out of Tony Stark's house, and some Mecha also flew out from Stark Industries. There were even two Mecha that directly protected Pepper and Yinsen inside.
Since Tony Stark had already made contingency plans, he naturally wouldn't be without any protective measures, especially in such a dangerous world. Even in the relatively safe Stark Industries, Pepper and Yinsen might not necessarily be safe from danger. Tony Stark didn't just apply the principle of prevention to himself!
"Sir, we haven't found Obadiah's whereabouts, but we've investigated Obadiah private account. The funds in it have been exhausted, and there have been large amounts of cash inflows and outflows. At the same time, he's been purchasing a large amount of high-end metal materials..." Jarvis's investigation was very fast. Although Obadiah hadn't found Jarvis's location, none of Obadiah's recent actions had escaped Jarvis's investigation.
"Ivan Vanko was also discovered among the Mecha heading to Stark Industries! The first-generation Arc Reactor was also discovered..."
"He's going to Stark Industries? Is he going there to find me, or...?" Tony Stark's pupils contracted slightly. The incident where Ivan almost killed Happy was still fresh in Tony Stark's mind, making Tony Stark feel that Ivan might not have any good intentions!
"I'll leave the house to you for now. There will be Mecha to help you deal with those Mecha. Try not to demolish my house, and also protect Happy for me. He's upstairs watching TV..." With that thought, Tony Stark quickly put on his Mecha, said something to Morbius, and then took off into the sky, flying through a special passage towards Stark Industries.
On the other hand, the time from the appearance of Ivan's Mech Legion to its discovery was not actually too long. If Tony Stark hadn't specifically instructed on this aspect of the investigation, Ivan wouldn't have been discovered so easily.
Meanwhile, unaware that he had been discovered, Ivan was controlling his Mech Legion to head to three different locations, while he himself went to the Stark Industries headquarters.
Ivan certainly wanted to have a showdown with Tony Stark, but Ivan wanted to inflict even more pain on Tony Stark so Ivan could vent his anger. Ivan refused to believe that every time Tony Stark was rescued, a remarkable person like Robet would come to his aid!
To be honest, while Ivan was determined to get revenge on Tony Stark, he wasn't this ruthless. The last time Ivan fought Tony Stark, there were many people around, yet Ivan didn't harm any innocent bystanders, and he didn't even whip Happy into a pulp...
But Ivan is different now. After being tortured by Obadiah, Ivan's heart has been completely corrupted. Now, all he wants is to make Tony Stark suffer, and he will do whatever it takes!
Ivan wanted to unleash the anger he hadn't vented on Obadiah onto Tony Stark, Ivan wanted Tony Stark to truly know the news of his loved one's death!
"This is... Iron Man's new Mecha?" Under Ivan's control, the Mech Legion arrived in front of Stark Industries ' building. Faced with the large number of Mecha in the sky, neither the onlookers nor the Stark Industries security personnel took it seriously. Like Morbius, they assumed the Mecha were Iron Man's creation, and Iron Man was Tony Stark. Could Stark Industries ' security personnel possibly stop their chairman's Mecha?
Therefore, the security personnel didn't react at all. Even though these Mecha looked somewhat different from the previous ones, they simply assumed they were new Mecha developed by Tony Stark...
"Snap!"
"Snap!"
It wasn't until the windows of Stark Industries Tower shattered that the security personnel finally realized something was amiss. Even if Tony Stark didn't care about money, there was no reason for him to smash his own windows like that. It wouldn't have taken more than a few seconds to break off from the roof. Although Tony Stark seemed capable of doing such a thing, something still felt off...