Frost Giants Attack!
"What the hell?" Tony Stark had just finished the meeting, was taken aback by Jarvis's words. He didn't quite understand why Jarvis had suddenly started paying attention to climate issues, especially since Tony Stark had spent a lot of energy in the previous meeting and all he wanted to do now was rest.
There was no way around it; the previous meeting had taken a long time. Even though Tony Stark was wearing special noise-canceling headphones to rest, it certainly wasn't as comfortable as sleeping at home.
Moreover, in Tony Stark's view, this meeting was a complete waste of time, because in the end, the various factions failed to reach any consensus, but their goals of secretly researching Mecha were surprisingly consistent.
It's worth mentioning that another force that had been developing Mecha ahead of time also entered the fray: Justin Hammer's Hammer Industries.
Ivan initially partnered with Justin Hammer, successfully launching his debut attack on Tony Stark and nearly killing Happy. To protect Ivan, Jarvis Hammer invested a significant amount of money in Colonel Cumberland, hoping to forcefully bring Ivan back.
However, Colonel Cumberland encountered the much more powerful Tony Stark. In the ensuing power struggle, Ivan was still taken away by Tony Stark, while Colonel Cumberland was also taken back by Colonel Rhodes for investigation.
At that time, Justin Hammer no longer had the ability to rescue Ivan, so he chose to give up. Meanwhile, he used the data and finished products left behind by Ivan to conduct research, hoping to create a Iron Legion just like Ivan...
In fact, Hammer Industries' research in this area predates Ivan and Obadiah's collaboration. However, in this unique world, genius is far more important than ordinary scientists. Despite lacking both manpower and financial resources, Ivan built a legion of Iron Man suits far surpassing Tony Stark's previous generations, while Jarvis Hammer's progress was slow due to insurmountable technological barriers...
This time, Jarvis Hammer once again entered the fray. Leveraging his experience gained from developing mechs in advance, he finally secured a partnership with a faction within the military to jointly develop mechs.
As for the idea of retaliating against Tony Stark, Justin Hammer had already given up. He was already quite satisfied with being able to annoy Tony Stark a little behind his back and steal some of Stark Industries' orders!
As for his past idea of building an army of steel mechs to teach Tony Stark a lesson, Jarvis Hammer has completely and selectively forgotten it.
There was no way to deal with Tony Stark's current strength was far beyond Justin Hammer's ability to handle. With nuclear-level destructive power, Tony Stark alone could annihilate Justin Hammer's imagined Iron Mech Legion on the spot!
After all, Ivan's failure was a precedent, and Justin Hammer didn't have enough funds to burn it all just to vent his anger. Wouldn't it be better to produce so many Mecha and sell them for money?
Tony Stark was well aware of Justin Hammer and the other factions' research into Mecha, but he didn't take it to heart because he was confident that those guys could never surpass him in the field of Mecha!
After all, Tony Stark was the creator of this kind of Mecha. The others were just imitators, and imitators who didn't even master the core technology. It was already quite good that they could create Mecha similar to Ivan's. As for surpassing him, that would only happen if each faction produced a few Tony Stark!
At this moment, Tony Stark was puzzled. He didn't understand why Jarvis would issue a weather warning, since he hadn't set any related instructions before.
"Sir, this cold wave didn't originally exist in the weather; it suddenly appeared on Earth. With its appearance, the entire Earth's environment is now deteriorating. According to current estimates, the core temperature of these cold waves may even be close to the predicted absolute zero!" Jarvis's voice quickly rang out as Tony Stark was puzzled.
"I've reviewed a lot of data from Europe and discovered that this should be a supernatural event, and not just any ordinary one. Sir, you should know how much energy is required to reach a temperature close to absolute zero!"
"Extraordinary events? Have you discovered anything else unusual?" Hearing Jarvis's words, Tony Stark frowned and asked, "Also, while I was in the meeting, were the Mecha completed? How many were built?"
"We've replenished our Mecha of Jaegers to thirty-seven, including three of the newest Mecha!" Jarvis's voice rang out quickly. It has to be said that Tony Stark is indeed incredibly wealthy. The losses that would make so many top powers agonize are negligible when replenishing their fleets with Tony Stark.
Of course, this may be related to the fact that Tony Stark built the Mecha himself, which didn't cost that much. After all, many of the materials and parts in the Mecha require Tony Stark's special processing techniques to be used. Such processing methods may consume a lot of energy and money for others, but for Tony Stark, it was not such a big expense.
In particular, once a set of Mecha is built, there is a special template. As long as no new Mecha are developed, this template can be used indefinitely. If the template is used to build the mechs, Tony Stark doesn't even need to do it himself.
"Send two Mecha over to check the situation!" Tony Stark nodded and gave the order after hearing Jarvis's words.
As a supernatural event, even if it didn't happen on America's home planet, Tony Stark still needed to pay attention. After all, Jarvis had said that this supernatural event had already affected the entire Earth's climate and environment, so Tony Stark had to take it seriously!
"Yes, sir!" Jarvis responded quickly, and the two Mecha, under Jarvis's control, swiftly left Tony Stark's house and headed towards Europe to investigate the situation.
Meanwhile, in the Europe continent, a frost-like fog was gathering near Norway. The fog wasn't gathering very quickly, but its impact on the entire planet was significant, as the fog began to grow larger and larger...
Originally, if Diana had been at home, she would have been able to detect this frost and mist, but since Diana had returned to Themyscira, she did not encounter it.
However, both Diana's return to Themyscira and this frost and mist are somehow related to Robet...
First, there's Diana. She'll naturally go back and tell her mother Hippolyta, about the news that she has a boyfriend, even though Robet can't return to Themyscira with her right now.
Of course, there was another crucial reason why Diana went back: her strength had been surpassed by Robet, and as an Amazon Warrior, this was something Diana could not accept!
Even if Diana liked Robet, or was already with Robet, it didn't mean that Diana wanted to always be at a disadvantage, especially since she was not as powerful as Robet. Diana had no way to rightfully possess Robet!
Therefore, Diana returned to Themyscira, hoping to find a way to improve her strength, which was certainly related to her near-death experience in Asgard...
Diana even knew that if she only slightly improved her strength, it would be of no use at all, because Diana had watched Robet grow up all along, and Robet's growth rate exceeded Diana's imagination!
It's important to understand that as a warlike Amazon Warrior, the daughter of Zeus, and a demigod, Diana had not yet reached the pinnacle of her life. Her strength was also gradually improving, but even so, she was overtaken by Robet!
And most importantly, the Mimicry transformation that Robet had shown before didn't just overtake Diana, it completely crushed Diana!
This was something Diana was unwilling to accept, so she wanted to become as powerful as possible, not only to take the lead in her relationship with Robet, but also to prevent Robet from encountering any more formidable enemies in the future, leaving her without even the right to participate...
As a warlike female warrior, Diana especially could not accept that such a thing would happen again!
Besides Diana, that cloud of frost mist was also somewhat related to Robet, because that cloud of frost mist was none other than the Frost Giant who had smuggled themselves to Earth!
There is actually a secret passage between Jotunheim and Earth. At one time, the Frost Giant came to Earth through this passage, intending to use the Casket of Ancient Winters to transform Earth into a frost planet and make it their territory.
Unfortunately, the Frost Giant were defeated. They were routed by the arriving Asgardian Army, and even had the Casket of Ancient Winters stolen by All-Father Odin. They have been severely weakened ever since and have had no chance to rise again...
But things are different now. Asgard has declared that Earth is no longer their sanctuary, and Asgard will no longer be in charge of matters on Earth. Upon hearing this news, the Frost Giant were tempted!
Of course, the main reason in their hearts was that the Frost Giant discovered that their artifact, the Casket of Ancient Winters, was no longer in Asgard, but on Earth!
Whether it was to reclaim the Casket of Ancient Winters, or to revive the Frost Giant race, it was the wish of every member of the Frost Giant race. Therefore, they quickly traveled from Jotunheim to Earth through a special passage, intending to first retrieve the Casket of Ancient Winters and then see if they could transform Earth into another home for them...
As the frost mist condensed, the two Mecha arrived. However, as they got closer to the frost mist, Mecha movements became increasingly sluggish, and a layer of frost even formed inside and outside the Mecha!
It's important to know that Tony Stark specifically designed antifreeze for his Mecha and implemented a dedicated internal circulation system to protect himself from external airflow and water. However, neither of these measures proved effective against this icy fog...
With a "whoosh!" Jarvis, when faced with this situation, didn't even need to wait for Tony Stark's command. He directly controlled the Arc Reactor of the Mecha to start releasing energy outward, using the Arc Reactor's energy to melt the frost inside and outside the Mecha.
With a "whoosh!" sound, just as Jarvis's actions took effect and both Mecha began to move again, a beam of ice-blue light shot towards the location of the two Mecha!
As a super artificial intelligence, Jarvis's reaction speed was naturally not slow. He immediately controlled the Mecha to dodge, but only one Mecha managed to evade the icy blue light. The other Mecha was hit by the icy blue light and turned into an ice block. The Arc Reactor inside was immediately shut down, and the Mecha fell from mid-air. When it hit the ground, the ice block shattered on the spot, and the Mecha inside was also reduced to dust!
"WTF?!" Tony Stark couldn't help but curse as he watched the footage from the other Mecha. His Mecha had been torn apart and blown up so many times, but never in this way before. This showed just how terrifying the power of that icy blue light was!
"Try to go into that frost and mist and investigate! See if you can send back any useful information!" However, Tony Stark was also very decisive. He knew that the remaining Mecha was probably unlikely to return, so he decided to make the most of it and contribute something. Therefore, he quickly issued the order.
With a "whoosh!" Jarvis didn't even respond. He directly controlled the Mecha to unleash all its firepower, Repulsor Blast towards the direction of the frost mist, while the Mecha rushed towards the frost mist at several times the speed of Mach.
Using the Repulsor Blast as a weapon, replacing defense and evasion with attack, and attempting to break through into the frost mist was the best method Jarvis calculated in a short time...
"Crack! Crack!" However, both Jarvis and Tony Stark underestimated the frost mist. When the Mecha actually entered the frost mist, even with the Arc Reactor's energy constantly attacking, the Mecha was still directly covered by a layer of ice and completely lost its power.
The freezing process was slower than the icy blue light, and the ice layer was thinner than the solid mass of ice, but the result was the same: the Mecha also lost its mobility. The last image transmitted back was still that cloud of frost and mist, and then it completely lost contact...
Without a doubt, the Mecha was destroyed in the frost and mist, and Tony Stark and Jarvis now don't even know who the other side is, or even if it's human...