Outmatched

The second laser beam struck the Abomination, aiming for its face. However, its awareness of the danger allowed Abomination to protect its head with its arms, saving its life at the cost of having its arms sliced in half.

"That's impossible!"

According to Tony Stark's calculations, his high-powered laser weapon would be enough to cut his current suit in half. No matter how strong the Abomination is, it is still made of flesh and blood. The laser cutting would definitely cut it in two, or at least leave a piece of flesh on it.

But the Abomination's scales were even tougher than Gold-Titanium Alloy; the laser beam only caused it minor cuts and bruises, and the charred scars from the high temperature healed quickly.

Fortunately, Tony Stark wasn't fighting alone like in his solo film; he had allies. The Hulk, who had been knocked away and was nowhere to be seen, was carrying a car in each hand, like a pair of strange weapons, and was wildly swinging it at the Abomination. His posture was comparable to a double-knife turkey that could grind beef into mincemeat.

Hulk's hand hurts, there's nothing he can do about it.

The Abomination beat him up like a punching bag—durable, resilient, and comfortable to handle. But when his fists struck the Abomination, they collided head-on with its hard scales. The scales were very hard and didn't shatter, so they didn't lose any of their force due to deformation. According to Newton's second law of motion, Hulk's fists also suffered the same impact at that moment... Hitting a heavily armored opponent without any protection—who could withstand that?

But Abomination wasn't the kind of person who would meekly take a beating without being able to fight back. With a pair of sharp claws, it ripped the two cars to shreds, and with a powerful slash, it left a deep, bone-revealing wound on Hulk's chest, where his bulging internal organs were vaguely visible.

Another laser beam struck the Abomination, forcing it to halt its pursuit of the Hulk. Having learned its lesson from the high-energy beam, the Abomination dodged back and forth in a peculiar manner, trying to evade the laser that was relentlessly pursuing it.

"Two chances left... J.A.R.V.I.S., calculate the monster's trajectory and try to hit its head."

"Returning a laser generator that's no longer usable," Tony Stark said solemnly.

Taking advantage of a lull in Tony Stark's attack, Abomination rushed in front of Hulk, its claws gripping the latter's healing wound, and then charged straight forward— Tony Stark would not attack while the two were locked in combat, either to protect his comrade's safety or to avoid turning a former ally into an enemy.

With his wounds ripped open, Hulk screamed and swung his fists wildly at Abomination, but he still couldn't stop himself from being used as a battering ram to smash through a wall and into the building, disappearing from Tony Stark's sight as he hovered in the air.

Unlike Iron Man, who was active in the Avengers, Tony Stark at this point had only dealt with Obadiah, a minor boss, among his greatest enemies. In a game, this would be like leaving the beginner's village. Although his forging skill was at its maximum level, he hadn't obtained the key items and couldn't forge higher-level weapons, so he could only continuously upgrade his initial weapon.

Similarly, having never defeated Whip Lock and other villains of all sizes, Tony Stark was quite inexperienced in combat at this point and failed to realize that Abomination's purpose was not merely to avoid the range of his weapons.

The building that Abomination charged into with Hulk was a tall building. Tony Stark was hovering no higher than the top of the building. With a loud explosion, Abomination burst through the outer wall and pounced on the Iron Man suit, which was still searching for its target. Then, using its own weight and the force of its jump, it brought Tony Stark to the ground. Before they even landed, a barrage of attacks rained down on the Iron Man suit, completely destroying the Iron Man suit, which was already mostly inoperable.

"J.A.R.V.I.S., eject me!"

When he was still two meters from the ground, Tony Stark gave the order, the emergency escape mechanism was activated, a simple mechanical structure wrapped around him, detached him from the Iron Man suit, and ejected him onto the roof of a car.

The simple structure was, after all, very simple. Although it protected most of Tony Stark's torso, preventing fatal injuries upon landing, his right hand and two ribs were clearly broken, and the pain caused him to temporarily stop breathing.

"Roar!"

With a roar, Hulk descended from the sky, carrying a piece of reinforced concrete and slamming it down on Abomination's head. However, his unnecessary roar backfired. What should have been a successful sneak attack was instead noticed by Abomination, who swung the detached Iron Man suit from Hulk's hand like a baseball, sending Hulk flying and scattering his parts in the procession.

An expensive Iron Man suit was dismantled into parts before it could even function properly.

Clutching the sharp, broken piece of armor in his hand, Abomination walked up to Tony Stark...

A photographer in a helicopter circling high in the sky captured the scene. The female reporter who had been cheering for Iron Man's arrival immediately covered her eyes and burst into tears. It was easy to imagine what would happen next; she couldn't bear to watch.

Nick Fury couldn't sit still any longer. As his defeat became apparent, he started repeatedly dialing Wei Xiuming's number until he answered.

"Don't rush us, we've arrived, prepare to drop the bombs!"

Bombing? Could the powerful enough weapon Kent Clark was referring to be some kind of bomb that could completely obliterate the Abomination's biological structure to defeat it?

"Kent Clark, what exactly do you want?!"

Tony Stark is currently not far from Abomination. Forget about bombs, even a grenade thrown near Abomination could affect the young master. Stark is the main provider of funds and technology for his Avengers Initiative, and his safety cannot be compromised.

And General Ross, who orchestrated all this, is just waiting to kick someone when they're down!

Wei Xiuming did not answer Nick Fury's question; what he had done had already been shown on television to everyone watching.

Just as Abomination was about to attack Tony Stark, it heard a sharp, piercing sound overhead—the sound of something cutting through the air at high speed. Even though it was very confident in its physical strength, having suffered from lasers before, it was unwilling to test the weapon's destructive power, so it let Tony Stark go and took a few steps back.

"Bang!"

With a deafening crash, a massive polygonal object slammed into the spot where the Abomination had been standing, blocking its path between itself and Tony Stark.

Its immense weight and impact caused the ground to cave in, and everything around it was shaken; some less heavy objects even briefly detached from the ground.

As the dust kicked up upon landing dissipated, everyone could see its true form: a coffin, white with black patterns. Judging from the commotion, it was a solid object made of alloy. Aside from its coffin-like shape, it was clearly just a lump of iron.

Just as Nick Fury was about to ask Wei Xiuming if it was the powerful weapon he was referring to, he heard his trusted lieutenant Coulson's voice. "Dr. Clark, I've linked to it. Mind Code: Final Battle Weapon, activate!"

"This is the powerful weapon I've created over the past two days, the Imperial Machine Regined!"