What? Stop teasing me!" Rhodes impatiently demanded.
His heart was anxious; this was a massive Military incident, even bigger than the destruction of an entire army group's fighter jets.
Tony sighed and said, "I think New York is about to change again. A black-robed man, he can command hundreds of terrifying Beasts? Regular soldiers can't even get close to them. What do you think?"
"I think I should report this to the higher-ups immediately." Rhodes activated his War Machine, then went full throttle, leaving Tony behind.
Tony shrugged and muttered to himself, "Compared to those HYDRA pawns, what is this? Making a fuss over nothing."
Jarvis: Clues for the black-robed man have been found, tracking in progress.
"Alright, let's go see what this guy is up to." Tony pulled down his mask, then ascended and flew away.
On the other side.
Lin Fan had returned to the location of the Initial Zerg Base.
Ding! Completed the mission to occupy the Saint Petersburg Biochemical Research Base.
Reward: Worker Bee mutation branch, Digger.
Digger: A Worker Bee branch variant, possessing a second-order physical ability and a first-order mental ability. Incubation requires a Worker Bee for basic mutation, 20 biomass, and 5 seconds. Can be further evolved. Diggers no longer possess the basic collection abilities of Worker Bees, but their mutated claws can dig rapidly, and their stomach digestive fluid has mutated to synthesize a highly adhesive glue, greatly strengthening the stability of the material structure itself. Can detect deep underground energy resources.
Lin Fan quickly mutated 10 Worker Bees into Diggers.
The mutation speed was much faster than the basic incubation speed.
What emerged from the eggs again were Diggers.
Diggers can rapidly dig by vibrating the tens of billions of steel spikes on their bodies, whether it's rock layers, ore veins, or special materials, they can all work on them.
Mission Update: (Side Quest) Stark Industries' satellite has tracked your location. Iron Man is on his way and is expected to arrive in five minutes. Please prepare for engagement and buy time for the Initial Zerg Base to hide underground. Reward: Zergling mutation branch, Splitter.
Lin Fan didn't expect to fight Iron Man so soon. "Izsha, the Initial Zerg Base is under your command now. Hide it underground, as deep as you can."
"Yes, Dominator." Izsha stepped back half a step, bowed slightly, and walked towards the Initial Zerg Base.
The Diggers were now working at full power, rapidly digging in place, pulling the Initial Zerg Base underground, and then refilling the top with rocks. After being covered by Creep, there was no trace to be seen.
However, the Initial Zerg Base's thermal signature in the shallow soil layer would certainly not escape satellite scans.
With Iron Man's technological level, he could use thermal scans even without satellites. If he knew the exact location of the Initial Zerg Base, even if Lin Fan could resist this time, he didn't know what strange ideas Tony would come up with next time.
Lin Fan stood on the Creep to fight, which was his home turf. His movement speed and regeneration ability would be enhanced. 100 Zerglings were ambushed around, quietly waiting for Iron Man's arrival.
Five minutes later.
Tony made a grand landing directly on the Creep.
Jarvis: Unknown substance detected on the ground, attempting to grab the Mark armor. This will increase power consumption, please note.
Lin Fan's face, hidden by his wide hood, lifted. In the moonlight, a dangerous arc curved at the corner of his somewhat cold face.
Tony Stark, high intelligence, a Genius mind, a multi-millionaire, but unfortunately too arrogant and highly dependent on the Mark series armor.
Lin Fan had calculated that he would land, and this was the opportunity.
Iron Man was about to complain that Lin Fan had tricked him when a fist smashed into his mask, and then he quickly flew off the Creep, like a cannonball, far away.
Because all the surrounding resources had been destructively harvested by the Worker Bees, there were no buffers nearby. After Tony flew half a kilometer, Jarvis activated the power core and used pulses for repulsive force buffering.
Suspended in mid-air, Tony removed his dented mask. His nose was broken, and blood flowed into his mouth. "Careless, but this guy's hand is too ruthless; he just punched me right away, and that punch almost caught up to Hulk."
Jarvis: Warning, the black-robed man is rapidly approaching.
"Jarvis, don't be polite, bring out all our weapons to deal with him. Avenge my nose." Tony put his mask back on, snarling.
Lin Fan sprinted over, reaching a speed of two hundred kilometers per hour, but he also held a sniper rifle in his hand.
A barrett weighing over ten kilograms, even a high-quality Blackwatch soldier couldn't snipe while moving at high speed.
But Lin Fan's grip strength was tens of tons, so the weight of the barrett had no effect.
He had already locked onto Tony through the scope.
Tony originally wanted to hit the villain with a cluster of miniature missiles, but he didn't expect that after Jarvis locked onto Lin Fan, an armor-piercing round capable of blowing up a tank hit the reactor on his body.
This scared Tony badly. Although it didn't explode, a quarter of his power was instantly gone.
And that last hit almost dislodged the shrapnel near his heart, which could have directly killed him.
Twice!
Tony's high intelligence was suppressed. He felt wronged! It was as if this villain, who appeared out of nowhere, understood him perfectly.
Suppressed everywhere!!
Jarvis: Given the significant difference in combat power between the two sides, please escape. At least he can't fly, otherwise you're dead.