Stark's attacks were fierce. The scientist was fascinated by his sudden acquisition of magical abilities.
The level-16 Molten Boulder rolled rapidly down the slope. The burning boulder, over ten meters in diameter, radiated a terrifying heat as it crushed the battered Ronan's army into scraps.
Even Stark was a little surprised by his results. He flew above the Molten Boulder, intending to measure the power of his magic when...
"Beep beep beep."
The Iron Man Armor's feedback told him that the heat signature of the Molten Boulder far exceeded the range of its sensors.
Stark had no time to marvel at the boulder's temperature or destructive power...
He shouted excitedly and charged back to the top of the slope, conjuring another Molten Boulder.
It thundered into the enemy ranks with unstoppable force.
The two nearly unstoppable boulders burned as they rolled, splitting the battlefield between them...
Then the Robot troops and Eight-Legged Robots entered the field, launching a sustained bombardment and strafing the enemy.
Full of confidence, Stark cut across the battlefield like a missile. Two modified Flying Swords guarded him like escort fighters, tearing apart the enemies in their path.
Just as the exhilarated Stark crossed nearly three kilometers of battlefield and prepared to turn back and celebrate...
He saw that the strange enemies still weren't dead amid the thick clouds of smoke.
Earth's gunpowder weapons didn't seem to be as effective here as he'd imagined...
Even though the Stark Industries Robots were using custom armor-piercing rounds with oversized powder charges.
The bullets had trouble penetrating the enemies' armor, and even when one occasionally struck their bodies, they seemed barely affected.
These enemies didn't seem to understand concepts like "pain," "anger," or "fear."
As long as they had even a breath left in them, they would charge and fire