Everybody wants a happy ending, right? But it doesn't always roll that way.
~Tony Stark
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Boom! The unexpected explosion shook Tony inside his steel armor, and he wore a puzzled expression. All the weapons he chose were developed by the Stark Group. In other words, he had practically developed them himself. Tony was known for his arrogant self-confidence; problems like this had never occurred before.
"Jarvis, is there a problem with the guidance system?"
Jarvis quickly checked the remaining missiles in the armor and replied, "Sir, there is nothing wrong with the guidance system."
"Then why does this happen?"
"Sir, I can't analyze it."
As the clouds ahead suddenly changed, Jude maneuvered Cowboy No. 1, flying up and down, piercing through the clouds.
Tony thought that Jude was preparing to fight back, but it seemed different. Jude was just displaying his skills as if taunting him. Amidst the chaos in the clouds, a sentence finally formed.
"A room temperature IQ!"
It was another taunt, and Tony erupted in rage.
This time, he fired all the remaining shoulder missiles directly, launching a full 24 rounds toward Jude.
"Jarvis, pay attention to the analysis."
"Yes, sir."
Looking at the incoming missiles, Jude laughed. Instead of accelerating away, he turned around to meet them. The missiles, originally six kilometers away, were now three kilometers away after the U-turn. They fell into chaos again.
Boom! The air wave appeared along with the fire, and Tony hadn't reacted yet. A white figure burst out of the exploding fireball. Cowboy No. 1 was faster than a meteor and punched Mark 10's chest.
Jude could have chosen to directly blast Tony's energy reactor with this punch, but he refrained. Frustrating the opponent was far more satisfying than killing them.
Boom!
Even though Tony was encased in the battle armor, he visibly felt the impact. He somersaulted in the air until flames spurted out of his palms to counteract the impact.
But just as Tony regained stability, Jude's next punch landed on his waist. The figure of Mark 10 rolled again.
It became a playful game; every time Tony stabilized, Jude would land another punch or kick, sending him spinning.
In a matter of seconds, Tony was battered, flying around like a top. The once golden-red armor now had pits and bombarded paint. It looked like the naked version of the armor in a junkyard.
Inside the battle armor, after hundreds of spins, Tony was dizzy and on the verge of vomiting.
"Sir, the opponent's speed exceeds ours by too much, and I can't even lock onto him. It is recommended to activate the maximum power."
Fortunately, Jarvis was still functioning, providing a reliable suggestion. Tony, almost losing his mind, authorized Jarvis to take control of the armor.
On Mark 10's back, four patches opened suddenly, revealing the hidden propulsion devices. Flames erupted, and the battle armor accelerated. Jude fled into the distance before the next punch could land. The reflexive palm-arc cannon fired continuously, accompanied by four more missiles.
"Had enough of your tricks?"
Jude smiled, and the power propulsion device of Cowboy No. 1 was accelerated and upgraded. It entered the second stage, and the yellow flames began changing to white.
Drawing a bolt of lightning at an incredibly fast speed, Cowboy No. 1 passed through the attack. The dense arc cannons didn't even touch him.
The two suits of armor were chasing each other in the air again, but this time, Jude was the pursuer, and Tony was trying to evade.
Cowboy No. 1 primarily had high-energy weapons. Gunpowder-type weapons, like representative missiles, were not equipped at all. Under the action of the ATZ particle jammer, those missiles were no different from big cannons.
Seeing lasers flying unpredictably in the sky, Jarvis controlled Mark 10 to dodge with difficulty, dancing on the edge of a knife. A slight misstep could lead to defeat.
Tony finally woke up at this point and took control of the armor.
"Jarvis, report the situation!"
"Sir, the opponent seems to have a technology that can interfere with the missile's guidance system. It is recommended to abandon the missile attack."
"And the opponent's speed is not weaker than ours, or even faster than ours. If we continue to flee, we will surely be defeated."
"Suggestion!"
"Only by facing the enemy head-on do we have a chance to win."
"What is the chance of winning?"
"17.2%."
Tony almost spat out old blood but gritted his teeth, "Develop tactics."
"Sir, given that the opponent's mobility is too strong, the possibility of a long-range attack is very small. The only way to win is to shorten the distance, cover with lasers, compress the opponent's dodge space, and then defeat in one fell swoop."
Tony considered this strategy as a laser beam pierced the left palm of the armor.
"Alarm, left-handed arc gun and power unit are damaged, and power will be completely lost after one minute."
Tony's brows tightened. There was no time to think; he could barely maintain balanced speed, but losing a power unit would turn him into a spinning top in a minute.
"The plan is executed!"
Ahead, Mark 10's ailerons opened, palms sprayed flames forward, and with reverse thrust, it executed a sudden brake, jumping behind Jude.
At the same time, the battle armor's fingers dented in, and thousands of lasers swept out, creating an instant laser barrage.
Seeing this, Jude understood that Tony was going all out; otherwise, this rough energy use method would quickly deplete the reactor's energy.
"In that case, let me show you a few more tricks."
Jude didn't push the power system to the third stage. While he could rush out of the laser barrage with his mobility, it wouldn't be as interesting. Instead, he activated another defensive device in Cowboy No. 1, the particle offset force field.
If ATZ aimed at guidance systems, this one aimed at linear weapons like lasers, deflecting them within the force field's radiation range.
Another wave of ripples spread, and Tony murmured, "Come on."
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