Boosting combat power, everyone prepares for battle
The Vibranium fragment in Ye Mo's pocket vibrated again.
This time he didn't open his eyes; his fingers were already pressed against his pocket, his fingertips against the metal edge, sensing the vibration frequency. He knew this wasn't an illusion, nor was it a system delay; a signal had arrived—the enemy was approaching the calibration point.
He opened his eyes and glanced at where Tony and Emma Frost were.
Tony stood at the edge of the armored helipad, his helmet folded up, looking down at the data stream on his wrist screen. Emma Frost sat on a high section of broken wall, her eyes closed, her silver hair swaying slightly in the wind. Neither of them moved, but Ye Mo knew they had sensed it too.
The deployment that just took twenty minutes was not the end, but the beginning.
He stood up, walked to a collapsed concrete rubble, and sat down cross-legged. His Regeneration abilities were still circulating within him, and the blockage in his nerve endings had been cleared, but he couldn't stop. The next wave of attacks wouldn't give him a chance to catch his breath.
He first activated his "Regeneration" ability to penetrate deep into the nervous system, like cleaning a water pipe, gradually draining away the remaining high-frequency signals. The process was slow and a little painful, but he gritted his teeth and endured it. After cleaning once, he tried a second time to make sure nothing was missed.
He then activated his "Steel Bone Body," covering his skeletal surface with a metallic-looking defensive layer. Next, he activated his "Force Field Shield," forming a semi-transparent barrier in front of his body. The two energies collided, producing a slight hum, and he immediately adjusted the output ratio to reduce power consumption, allowing the two to coexist for an extended period.
Test successful.
He tried sprinting five meters in place, then instantly raising his shield to block the simulated attack. He repeated this three times, his movements becoming smoother and smoother. On the last attempt, he Wall Phasing, using "Regenerative Phasing" to tear through space. After landing, he immediately turned around and raised his shield, simulating an interception and pursuit.
OK.
He nodded, understanding the situation.
This time, it's not just about passing through; it's about being able to fight after passing through and defend after fighting. This is the kind of combination technique you need in real combat.
He wiped the sweat from his brow and looked up at Tony.
Tony happened to look up at him, their eyes met, and Tony grinned. "You do your training, I'll do mine."
After he finished speaking, the helmet automatically closed, and the armor emitted a series of mechanical clicking sounds. He raised his right hand, and the palm cannon slowly rotated, entering standby mode. Then he brought up the holographic interface and played the previous battle recording.
In the scene, Abomination punches through the ground, Tony's armor flies sideways, and its structural integrity drops to 37%.
"No," Tony said softly, "It's too embarrassing."
With a swipe of his finger, he deleted the original fire control program and rewrote the AI tracking logic. The new algorithm prioritizes locking onto the joint weaknesses of large targets, especially the third vertebra in the neck. The missile salvo mode was changed to a segmented burst to avoid exhausting energy in one go.
He also added a shock-absorbing layer to the armor, made of a composite alloy salvaged from an abandoned laboratory. While not as good as Vibranium, it was sufficient. As he welded, he muttered, "Next time we meet, I'll show him what precision strikes are."
After finishing the welding, he patted the armor shell, the sound deep and resonant.
Upgrade complete.
He jumped off the platform, loosened his shoulders, and the armor joints made a few soft clicks. He punched the air twice, the palm cannons charged normally, and the thruster response speed increased by 0.3 seconds.
satisfy.
He looked at Emma Frost.
Emma Frost's eyes were still closed, but her brow was slightly furrowed, and a fine sheen of sweat appeared on her forehead. She was doing something important.
She stopped passively listening and took the initiative. Her mental energy spread outwards like a spider web, covering the entire northern mountain range. She simulated various interference scenarios: multiple hostile consciousness intrusions, intense emotional fluctuations, remotely locating hidden units...
She tried them one by one.
The most difficult part is blocking out false signals. The cognitive Anchor the other party used last time was very sophisticated, able to bypass consciousness and directly interfere with judgment. She must find a breakthrough.
She took a deep breath, compressed and released her mental energy, and kept changing frequencies like tuning a radio. Finally, she detected a faint abnormal frequency band and immediately set it as the alarm threshold.
The range has been expanded by 15%, and the accuracy has been doubled.
She opened her eyes, her vision clear.
She stood up, tossed her hair lightly, and looked at Ye Mo and Tony.
Both of them were looking at her.
No one spoke.
But everyone knows—they're ready.
Ye Mo stood up and brushed the dust off his pants. He walked back to his original spot, leaned against the wreckage, and placed his left hand back on the pocket containing the fragments. His knuckles twitched slightly, ready to draw his weapon at any moment.
Tony returned to the armor and activated the communication channel for a self-check. All five drones were online, the EMP device was functioning normally, and the relay station signal was stable.
Emma Frost sat back down against the broken wall, closing her eyes to maintain the Mind Barrier. But now she was not only on the defensive, she could also attack. Once she detected a mental probe, she could trace it back to its source in a second.
The three individuals stand in a triangular formation, allowing them to see and communicate with each other, thus providing full coverage of the monitored area.
Time ticked by, second by second.
The wind is still blowing.
On the distant mountain ridge, the blurry beam of light flashed again.
This time, the stones on the ground did not reflect light.
But the Vibranium fragment in Ye Mo's pocket vibrated three times in a row.
Tony's wrist screen displayed a red warning, which was automatically suppressed by the system after only half a second.
Emma Frost's eyelids twitched, and she immediately opened them.
Ye Mo raised his hand and made a "stop" gesture.
They all stood up straight.
Tony's helmet slowly closed, his armor entered combat mode, and his palm cannons were fully charged.
Emma Frost placed her hands on her knees, fully activating her mental energy to listen for any unusual fluctuations.
Ye Mo closed his eyes and activated the "Danger Prediction" module of the Gene Spiral Tower.
A system notification sounded:
"Combat power enhancement complete, Gene Spiral Tower fully charged."
He opened his eyes, his gaze sharp.
His Regeneration abilities now seamlessly integrate with his Steel Bone and shield, resolving the energy loss issue after Wall Phasing and significantly improving his counterattack rhythm. He can now launch three or more consecutive attacks, maintaining his combat effectiveness each time.
He touched the Vibranium fragment in his pocket.
The temperature is a little higher than before.
He knew that the enemy had entered attack range.
He whispered, "They're here."
Tony replied, "This is the moment I've been waiting for."
Emma Frost didn't speak, but her eyes changed.
All three people simultaneously entered a state of maximum alert.
Ye Mo began calculating the distance. The light beam flashed every seven seconds, and its trajectory was three degrees to the left, indicating that the opponent was adjusting its angle and had not yet locked onto the final coordinates.
He still has time.
He activated his Regeneration abilities, pre-storing energy within his body to prepare for high-intensity combat. At the same time, he set his Force Field Shield to instant activation mode, so that even if he was caught off guard, he could withstand the first wave of impact.
Tony switched the drone formation to attack mode, and the EMP devices went into final standby. He whispered, "Don't let me down, little guys."
Emma Frost pushed her mental energy to its limit and finally detected something unusual—a signal was trying to bypass her barrier, as if it were seeping up from underground.
She immediately marked the location and sent it to Ye Mo and Tony.
Ye Mo received the message and glanced at the map coordinates.
Right beneath their feet.
He suddenly looked up at Tony.
Tony had just finished looking at the data, and his expression changed.
"It doesn't come from above," he said. "It comes from below."
Ye Mo immediately crouched down, placed his palms on the ground, and activated his Spatial Perception.
Something is moving 30 meters underground.
It was large and fast, and it was rushing towards the core of their defensive formation.
He stood up and quickly made a judgment.
It's about to break through the ground.
Tony nodded. "Then let it out."
Emma Frost closed her eyes and focused her mental energy on the underground target.
The three of them got ready at the same time.
Ye Mo unzipped his hoodie, revealing the Vibranium gauntlets at his waist. He put on the gloves, his knuckles clicking.
Tony spread his arms, and the missile bay door slowly opened.
Emma Frost took a deep breath, raised her hands, and compressed her Mental Barrier to its limit, leaving only one channel for counterattack.
The ground began to shake.
The crack spreads outward from the center point.
Ye Mo stared at the main crack, his fingers tightening.
He knew that the wall would break down in the next second.