The facts proved that sometimes, it paid not to get too smug.
Tony Stark demonstrated that truth perfectly.
He was a billionaire, and more than that, the superhero Iron Man.
Even Tony hadn't expected the Mandarin to come knocking so soon after he issued his challenge.
Three attack helicopters fired missiles at his billion-dollar mansion.
He began plunging toward the sea along with the mansion.
At the critical moment, JARVIS told Tony that Pepper Potts and Maya Hansen had made it out safely.
Tony immediately recalled his Armor, encasing himself in it.
He had intended to take off and shoot down the helicopters, but the Mark 42 was only an engineering prototype. Its flight system malfunctioned and wouldn't start.
He could only endure the assault as bullets raked the mansion.
Even so, Tony used whatever he had at hand to bring down two helicopters inside the teetering mansion.
The second helicopter crashed into the mansion, dealing the final blow and sending it collapsing into the sea.
Underwater, Tony's Armor systems malfunctioned.
Its mission accomplished, the remaining helicopter left.
The emergency rescue system Tony had installed in the Armor carried him out of the depths and flew off on autopilot.
"Mission accomplished."
The helicopter headed back after completing its mission.
Just then.
A purple energy whip linking ten rings wrapped around its tail.
An immense force immediately dragged the helicopter down toward the ground.
The spinning rotor struck the ground and was destroyed instantly.
The pilot died on the spot.
In the copilot's seat, a man opened his eyes groggily.
He saw someone walking slowly toward him. Ten rings formed a whip, which lashed down at the helicopter and split it in half.
The ten rings flew back onto his arms. Wenwu stared at the Mandarin's subordinate and told his