The moment Tony's armor smashed through the French window, the built-in sound system automatically switched songs—Slipknot's "Psychosocial" intro suddenly exploded, with the drum beats and electric guitar's roar perfectly matching the hum of the thrusters. The wild rhythm seemed to compose a Death march for this battle.
"Jarvis, activate 'Angel' protocol!"
Blazing white Fire erupted from the mechanical wings on the armor's back, and six blue-white photon wings bloomed in the night sky, making Tony appear like a judgment Angel descending.
The armor's paint job instantly switched to black, blue, and white, completely different from the flashy gold and red it had before.
"Annihilation mode activated, target locked."
Tony swooped down, his light wings trailing six brilliant particle trails behind him, directly piercing into the enemy formation.
—Boom!!!
He crashed into the Extremis Soldiers like a meteor, the Impact directly sending three enemies flying, and the beach was blasted into a ten-meter-diameter charred crater.
Tony flicked his right hand, and the blue energy blade of the high-energy laser sword swept across like lightning. Two Extremis Soldiers were cut in half at the waist, the high temperature at the incision instantly carbonizing their flesh, and their burning remains exploded into Fireballs in the air.
"The three on the left are yours, kid!" Tony shouted in the communication channel.
Azure Rose · "Cí"
Chen Tian's speed was not much slower than Tony's; his trench coat flapped wildly in the blast wave.
He held "Scarlet Queen" in his right hand, and the crimson mechanical greatsword ignited with raging flames.
His left hand spun "Azure Rose" to load it, the energy patterns on the gun body pulsating like blood vessels, and the muzzle gathered a purple light like Cí.
"Mind your own business, Tony."
He suddenly leaped up, Scarlet Queen striking down from above. An Extremis Soldier raised an arm to block but was cut in two, person and arm. Chen Tian instantly dodged sideways upon landing, and Azure Rose fired casually to his side—
—Bang!
Cí's beam combined with magic bullets directly vaporized the heads and bodies of four enemies, not even leaving them a chance to explode.
"5:2, leading." Chen Tian chuckled in the communication channel.
Tony snorted, his shoulder armor sliding open, and two miniature laser cannons rotated into calibration: "Don't get too ahead of yourself."
The laser cannons wove a Death ray net, and four Extremis Soldiers exploded in the crossfire. But one of the remaining bodies suddenly self-destructed, the Impact sending Tony flying over ten meters.
"Photon Shield energy down 5%, Sir. Please note that when these enemies self-destruct, they generate heat up to 3000 degrees. Please try to avoid direct contact." Jarvis reported swiftly.
Tony adjusted his posture in mid-air, just in time to see Chen Tian moving through the enemy crowd with an almost dance-like footwork. The purple beams of "Cí" continuously bloomed among the enemies, like flowers of Death.
"Show-off." Tony mumbled, but couldn't help but curve his lips. He activated the missile bay on his back: "Jarvis, full salvo!"
Six miniature missiles trailed flames as they ascended, simultaneously hitting their targets at the climax of "Psychosocial"'s chorus. The chain explosions turned the entire sea area crimson, and the giant waves raised by the Impact shattered three media speedboats.
Before the smoke dissipated, Tony landed on the charred reef: "How many left?"
Chen Tian strolled out of the smoke, "Three. But..." He suddenly narrowed his eyes, "There are more, on their way."
In the distance, on the sea, several combat helicopters, modified from civilian helicopters, were approaching at low altitude. Small missile bays mounted on their sides were firing missiles towards the two. Shadows flickered inside the cabins—people were leaping from the fast-flying aircraft, heading straight for the beach.
"Tony, do you still have strength?" Chen Tian rotated the Scarlet Queen's engine handle in his right hand.
Tony heard Chen Tian's question and scoffed: "Heh, I'm a party master. I wouldn't get tired even after three days and three nights of partying." He flexed his mechanical joints, "Just in time to show you the new function I've developed."
Chen Tian smiled, the Scarlet Queen's engine letting out a deafening roar, the flames spewing from the sword body scorching the surrounding air into distortion. He bent his legs slightly, his trench coat's hem fluttering without wind: "Then—"
Before he finished speaking, he had already transformed into a crimson afterimage, soaring into the sky. Scarlet Queen drew a perfect half-moon arc in the air, and the scorching sword qi, combined with the flying slash from One Piece, plowed a hundred-meter-long vacuum zone on the sea surface.
The incoming missile swarm, in front of this slash, was like butter meeting a hot knife, split in two, and the continuous explosions of Fireballs dyed the night sky orange-red.
"Damn it!" Rhodes' shocked voice came through the communication channel, "Are you planning to detonate a nuclear weapon in Malibu?"
Two modified planes that couldn't dodge in time were caught in the aftermath, exploding into two Fireballs in the air.
Tony watched the flaming slash soaring into the sky, laughing heartily in the communication channel: "Jarvis, remember to remind me later—never let Chen Tian throw a party at my Villa!"
He looked at the hundred-meter-long vacuum slash mark on the sea surface, the corner of his mouth under the armor's faceplate curving wildly, "This kid's sword qi power has upgraded again!"
Just as he finished speaking, the six mechanical wings on the armor's back suddenly detached from the main body with a 'clack', like six unsheathed sharp swords, piercing straight into the night sky.
Each mechanical wing precisely locked onto a modified aircraft, and blue-white energy patterns flickered wildly on the wing surfaces.
"Sir, 'Cavalry' activated." Jarvis reported calmly.
Tony stood still, arms crossed, elegantly snapping his fingers like a symphony conductor. The six mechanical wings instantly deployed into attack mode, firing high-energy laser beams from their tips. These laser beams wove a net of Death in the night sky, and each time one pierced an aircraft, it caused an explosion.
The hit planes exploded one after another, turning into brilliant Fireballs in the night sky. Tony whistled: "Now that's what you call precision strike, learn from this, kid."
"It's not over yet, Tony, the party's still going." Chen Tian watched as dozens of Extremis Soldiers emerged from the black sea.
"Ha, the more people, the happier I am! Parties are more fun with a lot of people!" Tony's laser swords in both hands popped out again.
"Kid! Our competition isn't over yet. The loser has to attend the after-battle party dressed in a Lolita outfit!"
Chen Tian heard Tony's wager and burst out laughing, his laughter clearly audible amidst the roar of explosions: "I'm really looking forward to seeing you—"
Chen Tian's words were cut short as he transformed into a crimson afterimage, charging into the enemy crowd. Scarlet Queen's engine roared, and the blade trailed a ten-meter-long fiery path.
Before the Extremis Soldiers could react, the first three in the front row had been cut in half at the waist, the high temperature at the incision instantly carbonizing their flesh. The sound of explosions, accompanied by Chen Tian's voice, reached Tony's ears.
"—in that Lolita outfit!"
Seeing this, Tony's armor thrusters spewed azure tail flames: "You cheated!"
— — — —
Outside the Villa, the explosion's fire dyed the night sky crimson, and the Impact shook the entire building.
However, in the laboratory on the third basement level, there was an eerie silence.
Maya Hansen stood in front of the central control console, arms crossed, waiting for someone to arrive.
Just then, a faint friction sound of metal joints came from the shadows behind her.
Maya didn't turn around, "You're late."
Bucky stepped out of the darkness, the red dot of his tactical goggles locked on the back of her neck. He didn't speak, but a cold sense of oppression permeated the air.
Maya slowly turned around, her gaze calmly meeting his: "The armor is inside the wall, and the Villa's power and systems have been paralyzed and crashed. Can you break through the metal sealing the armor?"
Bucky silently stepped forward, his boots clanking on the metal floor. His gaze swept over the floor against the wall in the laboratory.
"Tony Stark never intended to give up on that armor, so it has an independent power source, therefore."
Bucky took out a round electronic component from his waist pouch and pressed it.
Tony's voice came from the electronic component in Bucky's hand: "I'm never making deals with the Devil again."
The floor against the wall in the laboratory suddenly trembled, and the metal floor split open, revealing a hidden vertical compartment. Accompanied by the hiss of the hydraulic system, a dark metal cylinder slowly rose, its surface flowing with dark red energy patterns, pulsating like blood vessels.
Maya Hansen instinctively took half a step back, her pupils slightly contracting: "This is..."
The metal cylinder split open like petals, and the armor suspended inside slowly revealed its true form.
"Mark-2 - Devil Edition," Bucky walked towards the armor, "the product of Tony Stark's collaboration with the Devil."
"Heh, Stark is indeed a madman," Maya looked at the armor, its dark red color giving off an unusual feeling, as if fear was stirring deep in her soul.
"Now, it's mine." Bucky took out the gem provided by William from his waist pouch. As the gem approached the armor, the two creations, belonging to different Devils, actually resonated. The Mark-2 - Devil Edition hummed, seemingly anticipating the moment the gem would be placed in its chest.
The moment the dark red gem embedded into the armor's chest, the air in the entire laboratory suddenly solidified. A dazzling blood-red light erupted from the contact point between the gem and the armor, as if the Devil had opened its eyes.
Click—click click—
The sound of metal decomposing was as chilling as breaking bones. Every armor plate of the Mark-2 - Devil Edition vibrated violently, and dark red energy patterns flickered wildly, as if countless blood vessels were pulsating.
The armor suddenly disintegrated into hundreds of modules, but instead of scattering on the floor, they floated in the air as if alive, slowly rotating.
"This is impossible..." Maya's voice showed shock, "Nanotechnology shouldn't be able to achieve this level of autonomous self-rearrangement..."
Bucky stood still, but the hydraulic system of his mechanical arm began to operate uncontrollably. The first to touch him was the chest plate—that piece of metal crawled onto his chest like a living thing, and the moment it adhered to his skin, Bucky's entire body tensed, veins bulging.
"Ugh ah—!"
He let out a low growl, not unlike a human's. More armor modules swarmed, leg armor wrapped around him like venomous snakes, and shoulder pads dug into his flesh like sharp claws. The helmet floated in the air, rotating halfway, then suddenly shot towards Bucky's head with astonishing speed.
Maya quickly retreated to a safe distance, her eyes fixed on the strange transformation taking place.
The moment the helmet fully closed, the Devil patterns on the faceplate suddenly glowed with dazzling red light, and six mechanical tentacles burst out from the back armor, dancing in the air like spider limbs.
Hum—
The armor suddenly vibrated, and Bucky's body strangely floated up, twisting involuntarily, as if adapting to this new body. When he landed again, the armor had completed its final form—taller and more terrifying than before, with bone-like protrusions growing from every armor edge.
"Very good," Bucky's voice had lost all human warmth, "This armor is perfect."
The faceplate opened, looking at Maya, "Your mission is complete. The gem's energy cannot support the armor for long battles, so," Bucky pointed his hand at the ground, "I hope to see you again."
From Bucky's hand armor, lava continuously spewed onto the laboratory floor.
Maya stared at the spreading lava at her feet; the dark red fluid writhed like living things, outlining eerie runes on the floor. The temperature of the entire room rapidly climbed, and the air warped from the intense heat.
"Damn it!" Maya turned and ran, red light flowing beneath her exposed skin, moving extremely fast.
Just as she reached the Villa's main hall, a huge burst of energy erupted from beneath her feet. Her body was sent flying by the Impact like a broken kite, and the last thing she saw was the entire Villa crumbling as lava erupted.
— — — —
When the Villa's explosion shockwave swept across the beach, Tony's armor HUD suddenly popped up with a dozen red alerts.
The faceplate scan showed a hundred-meter-diameter lava mushroom cloud rising from the direction of the Villa, and dark red energy pulses spread out like ripples.
"Damn it! What the hell happened?" Tony quickly flew into the sky, watching his Villa explode and the cliff where it stood swallowed by lava.
Chen Tian turned his head slightly, "Tony!" Chen Tian's roar was like a clap of thunder.
His left hand, 'Azure Rose,' fired continuously, purple beams blasting three charging Extremis Soldiers into smithereens. His right hand, Scarlet Queen, swept across, the fiery sword qi plowing charred ravines in the sand, "What the hell are you dazing for!"
"Go to Arbitrator Tower!" Chen Tian headshotted another Extremis Soldier, "The enemy must have another attack planned at Arbitrator Tower!"
Tony finally reacted, "Kid! I'm going now! I'm leaving this to you!"
Tony spread his photon wings and flew towards Arbitrator Tower at an extremely high speed.
After seeing Tony leave, Chen Tian jumped back a few steps, moving away from the Extremis Soldiers' encirclement, and tilted his head slightly.
"Alright, I've had enough fun." His voice had none of the urgency it had when he called out to Tony earlier.
He extended his hand and softly said, "Cursed Technique Reversal: Blue."
A tremendous gravitational force generated in the midst of the Extremis Soldiers, pulling everyone together.
Chen Tian sneered, his right hand forming a palm. A giant blue Devil hand's phantom appeared in the air, smashing down hard on the gathered Extremis Soldiers.
As Chen Tian's palm pressed down, the blue Devil hand's phantom also pressed down.
The Extremis Soldiers gathered by "Blue" let out inhuman howls. Their lava-like bodies twisted and deformed under absolute pressure, and the sound of bones shattering was as dense as popping beans.
The Devil hand was like a hydraulic press, crushing the Extremis Soldiers into meat paste. The moment the palm touched the beach, the Extremis energy, compressed to its limit within the Devil hand, caused a massive explosion.
Boom!!!
The muffled thunder-like explosion was completely confined within the energy field formed by the Devil hand.
When the explosion dissipated, Chen Tian waved his hand, and the Devil hand's phantom disappeared. He looked at the charred mark on his palm, then at the explosion's location.
A perfectly hemispherical crater, fifty meters in diameter, appeared on the beach. The crater walls were smooth as a mirror, and the Pacific Ocean Water poured in madly, erupting into a sky-obscuring steam cloud upon contact with the high-temperature vitrified bottom of the pit.
"The high temperature of Extremis is quite impressive." Chen Tian shook his stinging palm; the charred mark healed at a visible rate.
He turned to look towards the Villa ruins—the explosion there had subsided, and the residual heat of the lava caused the air above the former Villa's location to shimmer and distort.
"Don't disappoint me, Zhongshan Wolf."
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