Tony wasn't angry. Jarvis's analysis was correct; the mysterious black-robed man possessed power stronger than his current Mark armor, so it was not advisable to fight again today.
Lin Fan pointed his barrett at Tony, his large black robe concealing his figure. He actually had the confidence to cripple Tony in one go, but after a moment's thought, he wasn't sure he could keep Tony. Flight was a major weakness; even if he could glide quickly, it wasn't true flight, and Tony would easily leave him in the dust.
At this moment, Tony was pretending to be calm as he prepared to escape.
Jarvis had already prepared a missile cluster to buy Tony time to escape.
If Lin Fan tried to force Tony to stay, the chances of failure would be high.
Lin Fan opened his mouth and teased, "Iron Man, instead of sleeping with cover girls in your apartment, you've come all the way to this desolate wilderness. You certainly have a refined taste."
"Hahaha, actually, I was just passing by. As for you blowing up their Base, it has nothing to do with me. You should know that I've never gotten along with the Military people." Tony's eyes darted around, wondering if he should try to probe the other party's background first.
However, at this moment, an anomaly appeared in the Overlord's vision!
Many Blacklight Zombies surged into the National Forest Park.
And among them were several Hunters!!
Hunters are a high-tier variant hatched by Mother Elizabeth, the Blacklight Virus's Mother. At this stage, no bio-hatchlings have been produced yet; they can only use corpses and Water tanks to collect essence for hatching. Otherwise, let alone Manhattan Island, even this entire Planet would be occupied by them within a month.
Ding! Congratulations on completing the mission to intercept Iron Man. The Initial Zerg Base has entered the middle layer.
Reward: Zergling variant branch, Splitter.
Splitter: Zergling variant branch. Possesses first-tier physical ability and first-tier mental ability. Hatching requires 1 Zergling, 10 biomass, no mutation time needed, immediate mutation. 1 Zergling can produce 3 Splitter variants. Splitters cannot advance tiers; they can split again after absorbing enough corpses, with no upper limit requirement.
Splitters are for extreme quantity enhancement.
Although Splitters are one tier weaker than Zerglings, they start with 3 Splitters. If they absorb enough corpses, Splitters can split again, leading to a geometric explosion in numbers.
This precisely solved Lin Fan's current deficiency in troop strength.
Within the Overlord's vision, the number of Blacklight Zombies reached 1296, and 3 Hunters were mixed among them. For Lin Fan to win, the losses would undoubtedly be heavy. However, with the Splitter variant now available, even if there are casualties, as long as there are corpses, their numbers might only increase after the battle.
Seeing the Blacklight Zombies, Tony immediately unleashed a missile cluster and then fled.
Lin Fan did not snipe Tony again.
At this stage, killing Tony would come at too great a cost.
Moreover, there are so many powerful villains in the Marvel Universe…
He still needs Super Heroes as a shield.
Tony's missile cluster was quite powerful, bombing an area and reducing the number of Blacklight Zombies to 923.
And successfully attracted the Hunters' attention.
Lin Fan had the Zerglings begin Splitter mutations. 100 Zerglings almost immediately transformed into 300 Splitters. Their bodies were more simplified, but they still had sharp fangs and teeth, with sharp claws and more ferocious tusks.
The Blacklight Zombies' original form was human, but after infection, they could exert great physical abilities. Without the instinctual protection they had in life, once an ordinary person is caught, they will immediately become their prey.
However, the current Blacklight Zombies' movement speed is only slightly faster than a normal person's jog. They only suddenly accelerate to attack a target when they see prey. That's right, they possess visual ability, which is more powerful than zombies who only have hearing, because they are living mutations.
300 Splitters against 923 Blacklight Zombies.
The two were evenly matched in terms of physical ability.
However, the Blacklight Zombies had the advantage in numbers.
But the Blacklight Zombies' desire to fight was not strong.
Conversely, Splitters, due to their genetic sequence, possessed an extremely high desire to fight.
Splitters, unlike Zerglings in body shape, run on all fours. Upon approaching an enemy, they firmly grasp the target and pierce the enemy's body with their sharp claws. Moreover, their tusks are overly mutated, forming pincer-like developed mandibles that can easily chew through human bones.
Although Blacklight Zombies have no pain sensation and their physical abilities are greatly enhanced, to the hysterical Splitters, they are merely moving food.
Splitters use their powerful mandibles to bite off the Blacklight Zombies' necks, absorbing the essence from their corpses. When the essence in their bodies reaches saturation, they will split two miniature hatchlings from their bodies. These two miniature hatchlings will then absorb the essence from corpses and rapidly grow into Splitters.
The 300 Splitters reached 754 in a few minutes.
The number of Blacklight Zombies decreased to 617.
Splitters began to numerically suppress the Blacklight Zombies.
However, the Hunters pursuing Iron Man returned at this point. It seemed they hadn't even caught a whiff of Tony and had lost him.
When the Hunters saw that half of the forces they had so painstakingly recruited were lost, their instincts filled them with rage towards these unknown creatures. They charged forward, swinging their wind-pressured arms.
A single Splitter had no chance against this high-tier variant with third-tier physical ability. However, ants can kill an elephant. The Splitters continuously bit and pursued the Hunters' bodies, halting their charge.
Lin Fan took the opportunity to raise his barrett, aiming at one Hunter's brow. Bang, a headshot.
"Two left."