Seeing that The Mandarin was barely breathing, Tony stripped the remaining five rings from his fingers under his murderous glare.
Then he said lightly, "You look like you're suffering just staying alive. Let me put you out of your misery."
With that, Tony raised his foot, and the fury in The Mandarin's eyes swiftly gave way to terror.
In the past, he had only ever seen that look in his prey's eyes. He had never imagined that one day, he would wear it himself.
What went around truly came around.
Thud!
There were no surprises. Tony crushed The Mandarin's chest beneath his foot.
Only after the light of life had completely faded from his eyes did Tony turn toward Norris and the others nearby.
They had witnessed The Mandarin's death firsthand, and now terror covered every face.
The Mandarin had always been a god in their eyes, a man for whom nothing was impossible. But now their god was dead, and his killer had turned his gaze on them. They immediately spun around and fled in panic.
Tony had no desire to deal with these small fry himself. With a mere thought, he summoned the Shadowkhan before him.
"Leave none alive."
At his command, the Shadowkhan leaped after Norris and the others, beginning their slaughter.
Leaving the rest to the Shadowkhan, Tony turned and walked toward Maya.
Maya immediately grew nervous as he approached.
She knew Tony was strong. Even when she and Killian had joined forces before, they had been no match for him. But his battle with The Mandarin had still shattered her understanding.
The two had been like gods, unleashing one ability after another, every movement bursting with tremendous power.
With strength like that, Tony seemed to her like a god walking among mortals. She could no