Two metal figures trailing flames flew into the night sky, one after the other.
"You little bastard!"
Obadiah Stane's roar exploded through the comm channel. As he bellowed, he locked onto Tony ahead of him and unleashed a dense barrage of firepower.
Tony Stark piloted the red-and-gold Iron Suit, nimbly evading Iron Monger's relentless fire.
However, he was currently using the Reactor he had built in the cave, and it was running low on energy.
"Old man, when you changed my diapers back then, your grip wasn't this strong, was it?"
Thinking that, Tony took a deep breath, but his mouth remained as sharp as ever.
Yet his expression was exceptionally grave. Jarvis's warnings kept echoing in his ears, informing him that his energy was about to bottom out.
Hearing that, Iron Monger's barrage grew even denser, sharply compressing Tony's room to evade.
"Boom—!"
Failing to dodge in time, Mark 3's left shoulder was grazed by a small missile, erupting in sparks.
The suit jolted violently and nearly lost balance.
"Ha ha ha! Got you!"
Obadiah laughed maniacally as Iron Monger's massive metal arm shot out. Like a predatory beast, it seized the Iron Suit by the lower leg.
"Heh. Did you test that hunk of metal for high-altitude freezing?"
Tony did not panic. Instead, he asked Obadiah.
"What?"
Obadiah froze for a moment and reflexively asked,
"What freezing problem?"
Before he could finish speaking, Iron Monger's glowing electronic eyes suddenly dimmed.
Its enormous body abruptly stiffened. Its power system had actually died outright in the low temperatures at high altitude!
"*****!!"
Realizing he had lost power, Obadiah immediately cursed. He had paid so much money, yet there was such an obvious flaw!
Naturally, Tony would not let this opportunity slip by. He struck back with a punch.
"Bang!"
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