Rip and Tear

The golden light dissipated!

A massive, mountain-like figure stood in the center of the ruins.

Muscles! Layer upon layer of golden muscles, as if forged by the sun!

Tony Stark's body swelled to nearly three meters, every muscle like gold forged through countless trials, its lines perfect and brimming with explosive power—a symbol of overflowing strength!

Compared to Hulk's ferocity and savagery, Tony at this moment is more like a perfect statue of a war god forged from the power of the sun god—the power of Escanor, the Pride Sin, Descent Marvel!

"Holy shit!" Falcon Sam's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his jaw hitting the ground. "Tony?! You... you've turned yourself into a bodybuilder?!"

Captain America, Steve, was also stunned, forgetting to raise his shield, staring in shock at the golden, humanoid sun. "Tony... what... what is this?"

The Red Hulk had just been frantically chasing Captain America, abruptly stopped, his crimson eyes locking onto Tony. A tremendous, instinctive sense of threat instantly tensed all the dark red muscles in his body, and an uneasy growl escaped his throat. This guy... is extremely dangerous!

Tony —or rather, Tony who now possessed the power of Escanor —slowly moved his neck, his joints making a slight "click" sound.

He didn't even look at Red Hulk, nor did he respond to his teammates' shock.

Tony's expression was full of arrogance and languor. He stretched out his muscular fingers and gently tapped his temple, as if recalling something.

"Friday," Tony's voice changed, becoming deep and magnetic, carrying an arrogant air of looking down on all living beings, "Play some music. How about... um... 'It's My Life'? I remember Chen Tian saying that when the background music plays, the Pride Sin becomes terrifyingly powerful. Even though his taste is questionable, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try."

Received, Sir. Playing: It's My Life - Bon Jovi.

A powerful, energetic rock intro instantly exploded above the ruins of the White House! It created an eerie, synchronized vibration with the apocalyptic scene!

"This ain'ta song for the broken-hearted..." The song began.

Tony finally looked directly at the agitated and growling Red Hulk. There was no anger in his eyes, only a kind of indifference as if he were looking at dust.

"Be patient, big guy." Tony's voice remained clear amidst the music, carrying a matter-of-fact tone. "It'll be over soon."

Before he could finish speaking, Tony vanished from the spot!

It wasn't the thrust of a propulsion system, but a pure burst of physical strength! The ground exploded into a huge crater the moment he pushed off!

In the next instant, Tony's golden figure appeared beside Red Hulk's massive head! So fast that even the afterimage was blurry!

Red Hulk only had time to instinctively raise his massive arm to block.

"Bang—Crack!!!"

A deafening, heart-stopping bang!

Tony's muscular, golden arm, like a heavy warhammer, clashed head-on with Red Hulk's massive elbow joint, using sheer force without any fancy moves!

The sound of bone cracking was clearly audible!

The Red Hulk's elbow joint, as solid as dark red volcanic rock, deformed and shattered instantly under Tony's brute force! The enormous impact caused the Red Hulk's mountain-like body to stagger uncontrollably to the side several steps, each step causing the ground to crack and collapse!

"Roar--!!!" The excruciating pain and humiliation caused Red Hulk to let out a deafening roar, his one arm lashing out with a sonic boom that tore through the air as he swung it fiercely at Tony beside him!

Tony didn't even dodge. He simply turned slightly to the side, raised his relatively "slender" arm (compared to Red Hulk's massive arm), and spread his fingers!

"Smack!"

A crisp sound!

Tony's hand firmly and effortlessly grasped Red Hulk's ferocious wrist, which was thicker than his waist! The enormous impact seemed to vanish without a trace, only causing the ground beneath Tony's feet to crack a few more times.

Red Hulk's crimson pupils seemed to clear a little, tinged with disbelief!

It strained desperately, its muscles bulging to the limit, trying to break free or be pressed down, but the five fingers gripping its wrist were like shackles forged from the hardest alloy in the universe, remaining completely still!

Tony's golden eyes coldly watched Red Hulk's futile struggles, a hint of arrogant smile even playing on his lips. "Strength? Not bad," he calmly assessed, as if commenting on an ant. "Unfortunately, in front of me..."

His fingers tightened suddenly around Red Hulk's wrist!

"Snap... Pfft!!"

A sickening sound of bones shattering and muscles tearing rang out! Red Hulk's terrifyingly thick wrist was crushed by his bare hands, bones pulverized and muscles bursting! Dark red blood and bits of flesh splattered out!

"Roar--!!!" Red Hulk let out an unprecedentedly shrill scream. The excruciating pain drove him completely mad, and his remaining arm smashed desperately toward Tony's head!

Tony released his crushed wrist and vanished again, easily dodging the enraged attack.

He appeared a few meters behind Red Hulk, his back to the red behemoth trembling with pain and rage. He slightly raised his head to look at the sun in the sky, as if enjoying the midday sun.

"The power of the sun..." Tony murmured, golden energy rising and gathering around him like tangible flames, growing ever more intense! "Let me show you the true... sun."

He slowly raised his right arm, his five fingers loosely clenched.

An indescribable, terrifying heat instantly enveloped the entire battlefield! Moisture in the air evaporated instantly, and the metal at the edges of the ruins began to soften and drip!

Golden, compressed, high-temperature energy surged wildly in Tony's loosely clenched palm! The light was so blinding that even Captain America and Falcon in the distance couldn't look directly at it! It was as if he were holding a miniature sun in his hand!

"Cruel Sun!"

Tony's cold, arrogant voice delivered the verdict!

He suddenly pressed the fireball, condensed to its maximum size, from his palm toward the Red Hulk who was charging wildly behind him!

A fireball, over five meters in diameter and composed entirely of destructive, high-temperature golden light, pierced through Red Hulk's massive body in an instant!

No explosion!

Only instantaneous, absolute penetration and incineration!

Red Hulk's movements froze instantly in a pouncing stance. The part of its massive body pierced by the golden beam of flame was like ice and snow thrown into the core of the sun, silently carbonizing and Oblivion!

A massive void, its edges flowing with a dark golden energy resembling magma, clearly appeared in its chest!

In Red Hulk's crimson pupils, his final madness was replaced by unbelievable fear and utter emptiness.

Boom!

The enormous body, as if all its bones had been removed, crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust. At the edge of the huge hollow in its chest, the dark red muscle tissue was still sizzling and emitting blue smoke under the high temperature.

Instant kill!

The music continued its rousing melody, "It's my life! It's now or never..."

Tony slowly withdrew his hand, and the boiling golden energy around him gradually subsided.

He didn't even glance at Red Hulk lying on the ground, as if he had casually crushed an insect.

He turned around and looked at Captain America and Falcon, who were dumbfounded and whose jaws were practically dropping to the floor. The arrogant expression on his face softened slightly, revealing a slightly teasing smile that belonged to Tony.

"Hey, Captain, Sam," Tony's voice regained some of its former tone, but the underlying arrogance stemming from his power remained clear. "Now, do you believe in my 'new ability'?"

He looked up at the sky and frowned slightly. "Tsk, almost noon. I'm in good shape, but unfortunately... there aren't any opponents here worth my serious attention."

That lazy arrogance resurfaced.

"Let's go, find a place for a drink? Only the midday sun is worthy of my power." He strode forward, his muscles gleaming with a divine light in the broken sunlight, heading towards the edge of the ruins.

Captain America and Falcon exchanged a glance, both seeing extreme shock and a hint of absurd amusement in each other's eyes.

Bathed in the midday sun, Tony's muscles gleamed with golden light, each step causing a slight tremor in the ground. He exuded an imposing aura as he walked toward the edge of the ruins.

Captain America and Falcon are still processing this outrageous scene.

Sudden!

Tony's body flashed with intense golden light, followed by a soft "poof" sound, like a special effect glitch.

The golden light faded.

The magnificent, golden war god-like three-meter-tall giant is gone!

All that remained was Tony Stark, wearing only those tight pants, shirtless, and with his physique back to normal.

He even maintained that arrogant, lazy posture, but combined with his current "ordinary" appearance, the scene instantly became comical.

He stretched out his arm, which was once covered in muscles but was now just that of an ordinary muscular man, and froze in mid-air, his expression instantly switching from arrogant and lazy to bewildered.

"What the... Fu...?!" Tony looked down, staring incredulously at his body that had returned to normal.

The card bearing the lion's brand of the Pride Sin lay quietly in his palm.

Tony froze for a second, then exploded!

"F**K!!!!" He jumped up on the spot, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, hopping mad with anger.

"What the hell?! I just warmed up! I've only gotten less than halfway done! The music hasn't even finished playing!! Friday! Did that bastard Chen Tian plant a backdoor in the card?!" He roared at the air, as if Chen Tian could hear him.

Captain America, Steve, put away his shield, walked over to Tony, and looked at the card that was still slightly warm. His lips twitched slightly. "Tony... your 'new ability'..." He paused, seemingly searching for the right word, "... is truly... full of surprises. The effect is outstanding, but it's a bit... um... fast?"

Falcon Sam joined in, laughing so hard his shoulders were shaking, "Pfft, hahaha! Tony Sun God Stark? I think it's Tony Limited Skin Stark! You're done after the fun? Your ultimate cooldown is way too short!"

Tony snatched the card, glaring at the two men with annoyance. "Short?! This is called strategic energy saving! Don't you understand?! Who am I? Tony Stark! Genius! Inventor! Billionaire! Philanthropist! (omitted self-praise)... Now add 'Holder of the Pride Sin'!" He tossed the card around, "That Chen Tian guy, afraid I'd be too Invincible and disrupt the balance of the universe, added a safety net! Detected 'threat cleared,' and forcibly logged me offline! There's even a time limit! Activated only during the day, at its strongest..."

He took a deep breath, his face contorted with anguish. "... Only at noon! To be precise, at the moment when the sun is directly overhead! Only for that one minute! That's true Invincible! What I did just now was a warm-up! My ultimate move hasn't even cooled down yet!"

Captain America patted Tony on the shoulder helplessly. "Alright, Stark, the Invincible god of war for one minute. At least Ross's problem is solved. Now, shouldn't we go deal with White House being smashed to this state? And are you sure that card won't burst you out again?"

Tony carefully tucked the card away from his body, raised his head, and tried to regain some of his earlier composure. "Hmph! Next time! Next time I'll definitely choose the right time and log on at noon sharp! I'll show you what it truly means to be 'the only one of my kind'! Now..."

He glanced around at the chaotic battlefield and shrugged. "... Friday, connect with Pepper and Rhodes, tell them everything's settled here. And order me a burger, I'm starving after throwing a match."

Captain America and Falcon stared at each other again, utterly speechless.

Okay, Tony is still Tony. Even with a god-tier card, he's still the same Tony Stark who can seamlessly switch between saving the world and eating hamburgers. It's just a cool entrance, but it takes up a lot of floor space (and his opponent).

The scene shifts to the Hell Dimension--

On the scorched, crimson earth, DOOM's deep green armor had been soaked in Demon Blood, turning it a dark red. He stood atop a small hill piled with demon limbs, his Shield Saw humming hungrily, and his shotgun barrels puffed out blue smoke. From all directions, a tidal wave of demon Legion surged forth from the lava fissures.

"Rip and tear..." came a mechanical whisper from beneath the visor.

DOOM suddenly accelerated his charge, his Shield Saw cleaving the three Hell Knights in half at the waist! As entrails and blood sprayed out, he blasted the Pain Elemental attacking from the flank with a backhand shot, the high-temperature lead bullet triggering a chain explosion inside the monster's body!

Mephisto's projection grinned from high above. "Foolish humans! The army of hell is endless!" He waved his hand to summon more high-ranking demons—the killing speed of the Doom Slayer began to lag behind the demons' proliferation, and the green figure was gradually swallowed up by the sea of people.

But the next second--

"GROWTH DETECTED!" An alarm suddenly sounded from within DOOM's armor. On the visor's display, the kill counter exceeded the critical threshold, and all weapon systems simultaneously flashed a dangerous red light! The energy dissipated from the Carnage demons was frantically surging into DOOM's body through the armor's patterns!

"BERSERK MODE ACTIVATED."

DOOM's pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints! The Chainsword's speed tripled, its serrated edges transforming into a crimson whirlwind! He no longer dodged, letting the demonic claws slash across his armor—the wounds healed instantly after a flash of red light! With each demon he killed, his power increased!

"What?!" Mephisto's projection suddenly distorted.

He was horrified to discover that DOOM's killing efficiency was increasing exponentially! A demon lord that used to take three shots to kill could now be blasted to pieces with a single shotgun headshot! Even more terrifying, the soul energy of those dead demons... was all being absorbed by this human!

DOOM suddenly stopped moving, his visor turning towards the high-altitude projection. Despite his expressionless face, Mephisto felt a chill run down his spine—this human was laughing! He was enjoying this Carnage! The hellish horde of demons had become his unlimited power source!

"NO MORE GAMES." DOOM tore through the last demon blocking his path and marched into the depths of hell. Every step cracked the ground, every step made Mephisto's soul tremble—this god of death was heading towards the core of hell!

On the throne in the Hell Core Palace, Mephisto's shadow twisted, barely able to maintain its shape.

He could clearly "sense" that the god of death named DOOM was approaching!

Every step felt like it was treading on his heart! That pure, efficient will, born solely to destroy demons, was like a cold drill, piercing through the clamor of hell, reaching straight to his throne!

This human... no, this monster, is a weapon created to Carnage demons, and Mephisto is listed as the highest priority!

"Damn it! Damn it!" Mephisto's claws dug deep into the armrests of the throne, a dark, molten light flowing from them.

Cunning and treacherous are his instincts; manipulating souls is his pleasure.

But this thing in front of me... it's a pure destruction engine that's completely immune to mind control, ignores all tricks, and doesn't even know what fear is!

Trying to deal with DOOM using underhanded tactics is like trying to stop a meteorite hurtling towards Earth with beautiful words—laughable and futile!

Help is needed! Mephisto's mind raced under the weight of an immense sense of crisis.

Allies! Those dimensional lords who, like him, covet reality and thirst for souls!

His spiritual tentacles first reached into the deepest dimension of dark magic, connecting with the god of dark magic— Chthon.

"Chthon! My ally! Hell is under an unprecedented invasion! That mortal who once stood at my gates, he is now..."

"Get out of my way, Mephisto!!!" came a furious, extremely agitated roar from the other end of the communication channel!

Chthon's voice was filled with blasphemous rage and... unbelievable astonishment?

"That damned Mordo! He's dead! He's utterly Oblivion! Not even a speck of his soul remains!!"

Before Mephisto could react, Chthon's furious roar almost exploded through the mental link:

"That's not even the worst part! Those lunatics!! That damned bunch of silver-armored lunatics whose brains are filled with nothing but the concepts of 'purity' and 'heresy'!! Where did they come from?! Following that damned magical mark on Mordo! They stormed into my domain!!"

Chthon's voice carried an almost absurd, collapsing quality. "'Evil thoughts lead to rebellion! Rebellion leads to punishment!' 'For the Emperor!' -- They're burning my followers! They're turning my sorcery garden to scorched earth with those damned lightning bolts and gleaming halberds!!"

The crimson light on Mephisto's projection froze, and the oppressive feeling brought by DOOM was even diluted for a fraction of a second by this absurd and terrifying news.

His ally... had his stronghold wiped out by a group of silver-armored knights chanting strange slogans?

"Chthon, calm down! We can join forces..."

"Join forces?! Get lost! Don't bother me anymore! I'm going to crush these arrogant insects first!!" Chthon violently severed the link, leaving Mephisto's projection scattered messily in the palace.

The second one! Mephisto immediately channeled his mental energy into the Nightmare's Fear Dimension.

However, that realm, once filled with screams and distorted illusions, was now like stagnant water, deliberately silent.

His calls went unanswered, failing to create even a ripple. The cunning Nightmare, sensing defeat, simply went offline and played dead!

"Coward! Damn worm!" Mephisto was so angry that his projection trembled.

There is still hope! Dormammu, the Lord of the Dark Dimension! The being who thirsts to devour the stars!

"Dormammu! My brother! We need..."

"Shut up, Mephisto! Get away from me!!!" Dormammu's roar was even louder than Chthon's, filled with offended rage, but beneath this fury... Mephisto caught a very rare, very ominous glint—fluster? Or even a hint of... haste?

Immediately afterwards, another voice came from the other end of the communication link.

The laughter was loud, unrestrained, and full of confidence born from pure physical power and a naked contempt for the rules of dimensions!

"Hahaha! Dormammu! My nephew's busy this time! So just a few of us have come to 'visit' you! Surprised?! Open the door! Welcome our guests!!"

The laughter slammed into the mental link, causing Mephisto's projection to shake violently.

Immediately, the communication was forcibly cut off by Dormammu, leaving only the chilling aftershocks of the energy collision echoing in the mental realm.

Ally?

Mephisto remained frozen on his throne, his projection flickering.

Chthon's backyard is on fire and he's being fiercely attacked by the Grey Knights; Nightmare is playing dead and disappearing; Dormammu... seems to be being blocked at his door by a group of burly men who can chase after his true form and are laughing loudly all the while?!

DOOM's heavy, steady footsteps, like a death countdown, pierced through the thick walls of the palace, growing ever closer.

For the first time, the cunning old devil experienced the true meaning of "isolated and helpless."

He suddenly looked up, his scarlet eyes piercing through the palace walls, staring intently at the approaching green figure burning with pure destructive will.

Outside was an endless sea of demons, but to that person, they were nothing but fuel! Firewood that made him stronger!

"Damn humans..." Mephisto's voice lost its all-encompassing elegance, filled with anxiety and a hint of desperate ruthlessness. His massive projection began to distort and shrink, and the energy of the core dimension of hell frantically converged around him, the scarlet light like boiling blood.

"Who do you think this is... whose home turf?!"

Outside the palace, DOOM stopped in his tracks.

Before him stood the final, massive barrier formed from the core energy of hell, flowing with lava runes. He could sense that behind the barrier, the powerful and evil being was increasing its strength, fighting a desperate battle.

On the visor's display screen, the kill counter was jumping wildly, absorbing the gifts from hell every second. All weapon systems locked onto the weakest point of the barrier, and the Chainsword emitted a deep, thirsty roar.

"Rip..." DOOM's deep electronic voice rang out, filled with a sense of the End.

"... and tear. Until it is done. (Tear the demon apart, leaving no trace)"

The engine of destruction restarted. Target—the heart of hell! Mephisto let out a silent shriek, and the entire Hell Dimension trembled violently with his rage and fear! Burn, hell!

(Regarding the power Tony gained, I actually revised it three times. The first time, I set Tony to gain all Egyptian Gods. But then I thought, it's just Red Hulk. Would it be too much of an overreaction to have all Egyptian Gods appear at once?)

(I changed it to Kamen Rider Kuuga because I was thinking about changing armors, but I only watched the Kuuga tokusatsu series of Kamen Rider. I haven't seen the others, and it's been a long time since I watched them, so my memory of them isn't very deep. I'll just have to revisit them later.)

(I suddenly remembered that a reader once said that it would be interesting to include Fist of the North Star. So I thought, wouldn't it be funny to see Tony take off his Iron Man Armor and become all muscle? That's Pride Sin came about. But I feel like it's still missing something, maybe because the opponents are too weak.)