A cold mechanical voice rang out abruptly.
Abomination looked toward the sound and saw an army-green mech appear out of nowhere in the street.
Unlike Tony's humanoid armor, this mech was enormous and heavily built, like a mobile steel fortress.
It clutched a massive XO-16 chaingun in one hand, with small missile pods mounted on both shoulders. At the center of its head was a large rectangular array of optical sensors, glowing bright blue.
And on the side of its head, the number "BT-7274" was clearly visible.
This mech was BT-7274, a Vanguard-class Titan Du Mu had received as a reward after defeating Iron Monger.
When he fought Hulk, he had considered summoning it, but Midtown High School was too cramped for a highly mobile mech like BT-7274 to fight effectively.
Now, at last, he had the chance to summon it and take it for a spin.
At the sight of BT, Abomination froze for a moment.
What the hell was this thing?
One of Tony Stark's new toys?
Abomination had heard about Tony Stark's exploits, and the mech before him made him instinctively assume that it was the man's latest suit of armor.
But he quickly came to his senses, his eyes filling with scorn.
How could some suit of armor compare to the powerful body he'd risked his life to get?
"No matter what you are, you can't stop my strength!"
Abomination roared and charged toward BT with huge strides!
By now, Du Mu had completed the neural link with BT inside the cockpit. Their sync rate had reached one hundred percent—they had truly become one!
At Du Mu's command, BT's thick mechanical arm immediately raised the XO-16 chaingun, its muzzle locking onto the charging Abomination with pinpoint accuracy!
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat—!
In an instant, an ear-splitting roar ripped through the air!
A blazing stream of bullets spewed from the muzzle, transforming into a deadly storm of metal that poured down on Abomination's massive body!
The XO-16 chaingun packed a vicious punch.
Even Abomination's powerful body, capable of withstanding missile strikes, couldn't escape unscathed. After taking that furious barrage, his tough hide was torn open by several gruesome wounds, and dark green blood sprayed out!
After all, Titans usually fought other Titans.
To breach the defenses of a Titan's high-tech shell, a weapon needed no small amount of destructive power.
How could this be!?
As waves of pain coursed through his body, Abomination was filled with disbelief.
Ever since he'd become what he was, no weapon had ever hurt him this badly. Even the military's heavy weapons had only tickled him.
Yet this mech had pierced his defenses!
For Abomination, who lived for strength, this was an intolerable humiliation!
"Damn scrap heap!"
Ignoring the pain of his wounds, Abomination charged at BT with astonishing speed!
The next moment, he swung his enormous fist, bringing it crashing down toward BT's head with a terrifying whoosh!
But BT was being controlled by Du Mu, whose sync rate was at one hundred percent.
BT's reflexes and agility were now like a massive extension of Du Mu's own body.
The instant Abomination's fist came flying, BT's huge, heavy frame displayed unbelievable agility. Its upper body leaned back and slid to the side, easily dodging the blow.
At the same time, BT's left arm snapped back!
Driven by its hydraulic system, the metal joint weighing several tons slammed into Abomination's face with a brutal elbow strike!
"Muay Thai Warning!"
Thud! Crack!
A dull, skull-rattling impact rang out, accompanied by the unmistakable snap of breaking bones!
The blow sent Abomination's massive body flying backward, his feet lifting off the ground. He crashed into an abandoned factory in the distance, kicking up clouds of dust and flying rubble.
Strike while he was down and finish him off!
Du Mu didn't hesitate. Before Abomination could get up, he rushed BT over and smoothly retracted the XO-16 chaingun into its arm-mounted port.
Then BT raised both massive fists high and unleashed a storm of punches on Abomination as he struggled to his feet from the wall!
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud—!
The impacts rang out in a dense, pounding rhythm, like war drums!
Abomination's face kept deforming under the iron fists. Dark green blood and splinters of bone flew everywhere with every blow!
Du Mu got so caught up in the fight that he instinctively had BT throw in a few groin shots.
But when he took a closer look, he saw that the lower half of Abomination's massive body was bare. He wondered if Abomination had overdone it with the science. His head hadn't turned pointy, but the organ that identified his sex had disappeared.
Man, I hereby dub you America's Dongfang Bubai!
Terrifying impacts echoed through the street, making everyone's scalp tingle!
"So this is the new toy Stark came up with?"
Like Abomination, General Ross also mistook BT for armor developed by Tony.
Watching Du Mu pilot BT as it pinned Abomination down without giving him a chance to fight back, General Ross felt the conviction he'd held for years begin to waver.
Was his Super Soldier Program already obsolete?
Were mechs the way forward?
"Bastard!!"
Pinned down, Abomination let out a thunderous roar and stored up his strength before kicking BT's body with all his might. The blow sent the heavy mech tumbling off him!
Then he sprang to his feet, ignoring his injuries, and drove both feet hard into the ground!
Rumble!
The hard pavement split apart in an instant!
Using the powerful recoil, Abomination shot toward BT like a cannonball. He raised both fists and slammed them into the mech's body!
"Shield activated!"
BT's signature cold mechanical voice rang out.
In an instant, an invisible ripple of energy spread across the mech's surface, holding off Abomination's twin fists, which could have crushed a tank!
Abomination stared in disbelief. "What the hell is that!?"
"Titan Technology, kid!"
Du Mu's voice came through BT.
Before the words had even faded, a Titan Greatsword sprang from BT's right arm. Without hesitation, it swept toward Abomination's head!
But Abomination wasn't like Hulk, some brute who only knew how to smash things. He was an elite with the Royal Marines, after all.
His keen instincts for danger kicked in at once, and he immediately raised an arm to shield himself.
Schk!
The sharp blade flashed, cleanly severing Abomination's thick wrist!
"GRAAAH!!"
Abomination let out a heart-wrenching scream of pain!
Du Mu didn't pause for an instant. He spun BT around and swung its arm, the massive blade tracing several arcs through the air as it slashed into Abomination's huge body!
With a ripping sound, several deep wounds appeared on Abomination, down to the bone!
Blood gushed from the torn flesh!