Killian's arms were severed above the elbows, which released him from Tony's grasp before he could react.
Flames erupted from one of the thrusters on Tony's armor, causing the entire suit to spin sideways. The other metal arm followed the body's rotation, sending Killian flying far away.
Instead of pressing his advantage, Tony raised an arm, and a miniature missile extended from the arm of his armor, aiming at Killian, who had been blasted away near Qin Xiao and the others.
"Last chance, Killian!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Lying on the ground, with magma surging wildly at the site of his severed arm and a new arm forming, Killian let out a maniacal laugh.
His laughter, coupled with the dent in his face—which Tony had punched with his arm and was now slowly healing itself—made him look particularly ferocious.
"Stop your ridiculous mercy, Stark! Even if I die, I'll make you experience what it means to be in excruciating pain!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Killian, who had almost fully recovered, leaped up from the ground and pounced on Pepper Potts.
Perhaps worried that her body heat might hurt others, even though Qin Xiao and Thor were not ordinary people, Pepper Potts still stood a distance away from them.
To keep her from feeling lonely, Natasha stood beside her.
Killian's attack was indeed very sudden, so sudden that Qin Xiao and Thor had no time to come to their rescue.
But Killian seems to have forgotten that Natasha is no ordinary person.
Natasha didn't even show a hint of surprise when faced with Killian's sudden attack.
The body, enhanced by the Extremis Virus, rushed towards Killian at an even greater speed than before.
Just as the two were about to make contact, Natasha suddenly flashed to Killian's left.
With his left hand, he grabbed Killian's wrist, spun around, grabbed his hair with his right hand, pulled him sharply backward, and slammed his knee into Killian's back.
Her attack was swift, but her only weakness was that she seemed somewhat unaccustomed to her current power.
What should have been a normal knee strike that would render someone powerless instead sent Killian flying more than three meters into the air.
Pepper Potts followed closely behind, running up to Killian's feet in a few strides.
His right arm was as red as a piece of burning iron. He leaped upwards and aimed a punch at Killian, who was falling down, piercing his chest.
After landing, he tossed Killian off his arm like trash.
"This is to thank you for taking care of us these past few days, you bastard!"
After saying that, Pepper Potts kicked Killian again, sending him flying towards Tony.
" JARVIS, remember the Christmas fireworks I mentioned? Let's get started, and take him up with us!"
Tony pointed at Killian, and JARVIS commanded a suit of armor to fly over. The armor automatically disassembled into more than a dozen parts and was put on Killian's body.
A suit of armor completely enveloped Killian's body, then the four thrusters suddenly spewed out flames, and the armor shot into the sky.
Following closely behind were the suits of armor circling in the sky. Each suit, under JARVIS's command, flew onto the deck, circled the group for a long time, and then flew into the sky.
One after another, the whooshing sound was incessant, and the last one hadn't even flown past the crowd yet.
Armored suits in the sky have already begun self-destructing.
Then came the second, the third...
One after another, the armored vehicles exploded in the sky above the cruise ship, creating a truly spectacular scene resembling fireworks.
"You've blown up so many apartments, looks like your anxiety is cured!"
Qin Xiao smiled and said to Tony.
"Actually, not yet, but it's gotten a lot better. I talked to the Captain a few times in the past few days, and I felt much better. Today, I finally understood. This set of armor I'm wearing is enough for me!"
Tony's smile showed a significant increase in confidence.
"What about your Iron Legion plan, Tony? I remember you mentioned wanting to build an Iron Legion to protect Earth in case of another alien invasion."
Qin Xiao felt that Tony wouldn't give up on that plan.
"That's different. These are two parts. These suits of armor were made for me to use in different situations. The Iron Legion is the Iron Legion, it's different, Qin!"
Qin Xiao pointed to the armors that were still lining up to self-destruct in the sky.
"They can also be commanded by JARVIS, they use top-of-the-line materials, and they can always be your backup. Why not keep them and modify them!"
"Forget it, that's too much trouble. Besides, the Iron Legion project hasn't even started yet, and we'd have to redesign it. Most importantly, I just want to see a fireworks show!"
"Damn it, even if you make a fortune, you can't think like these despicable capitalists!"
Qin Xiao shut his mouth, silently cursing Tony in his heart as he looked at his nonchalant expression.
After eliminating Killian and all the Extremis Soldier, the system awarded Qin Xiao another 1000 points.
He already had 2500 points, only 500 points away from the Asgard Divine Body that Qin Xiao wanted to exchange for Natasha.
After checking his points, Qin Xiao withdrew his attention from the system.
Before leaving, the group inspected the ship and discovered that more than a dozen copies of the Extremis Virus remained on board.
"Since you've said that this Extremis Virus can't completely stabilize the human body, then there's no need for these to remain!"
As Qin Xiao spoke, he raised his right hand, preparing to burn the Extremis Virus directly with flames.
Unexpectedly, Tony reached out and stopped Qin Xiao.
"While we have complete data on Maya Hansen, it would be better to keep a sample for research if we want to cure both of them!"
Tony examined the Extremis Virus, which was divided into two phases, and took away a large amount of stabilizers.
Immediately as Qin Xiao unleashed flames to burn the virus, he picked up the first stage of the Extremis Virus.
He injected the needle directly into his arm.
I've been busy these past few days, so I've been updating three chapters a day. I'll see how things go tomorrow, and I should be updating three chapters again tomorrow at the latest, four chapters a day by the day after tomorrow!