"Don't rush things, Jarvis, bring me a rice cooker." Robert raised the General Bart mask in his hand, stopping Tony Stark and Mobius as they laughed and chatted. At this moment, unable to respond, a chill went through General Bart's heart. He didn't know what was going to happen next, but to Robert, it sounded like just another meal, and he certainly had no need to be frightened.
"Are you hungry? Shall I call the cooks over?" Clearly, not only General Bart misunderstood Robert's intention, but Tony Stark did as well, thinking Robert must be hungry after a fight.
"No, just bring an empty rice cooker, don't fill it with rice…" Robert knew his image as a food lover was hard to change, so he specifically reminded Jarvis, fearing that Jarvis might bring a rice cooker full of rice next.
"Speaking of which, your current state is itself a seal. What would happen if someone sealed you again?" Robert curiously looked at the General Bart mask in his hand. He wondered if using a magical seal to lock General Bart in the rice cooker would cause him to revert from the mask state back to a demonic form.
"..." Hearing Robert's words, the mask of General Bart trembled slightly. Even though he couldn't speak, a sense of panic began to rise in his heart.
Now that the mask was in Robert's hands, General Bart could, through the mask's properties, still tempt Robert to keep himself awake. Otherwise, at this moment, General Bart's consciousness would have slipped into a deep sleep.
Hearing that Robert wanted to seal him, General Bart realized that if Robert managed to do it, not only would he not regain his freedom, but finding a new host would become impossible. He would likely fall into eternal slumber...
But, despite the myriad of thoughts in General Bart's mind, he couldn't make a sound until a rice cooker, operated by a robot controlled by Jarvis, arrived in front of Robert.
With a "buzz!", Robert placed the General Bart mask on the rice cooker and drew a sealing spell with the characters for "Great Demon" using his energy...
"Come over! Do you want to gain supreme power? Just wear me, and you will obtain it. How about it? Are you tempted?" As Robert was drawing, a seductive voice echoed by Tony Stark's ear, making his consciousness begin to blur.
Following that beckoning voice, Tony Stark slowly walked towards the General Bart mask. As he approached, the mask's calls grew more excited.
In General Bart's view, if he could successfully make Tony Stark wear the mask and take over his body, Robert wouldn't be able to do anything to him. Tony Stark was just a normal human; if Robert tried to forcefully remove the mask from Tony's face like before, it might even take Tony's head off.
Moreover, this was General Bart's only chance. There were only three people here: Tony Stark, Robert, and Mobius. There was no point talking about Robert; General Bart was no match for him. And Mobius, despite barely resisting the mask's control for so long, wouldn't make a difference if worn again; Robert could just remove it.
"Tony…" Seeing Tony Stark slowly reaching out for the mask, Mobius, realizing something, hurriedly spoke up.
With a "snap!", just at that moment, Robert appeared beside Tony Stark, grabbed his wrist, and instantly snapped Tony back to reality.
"Your willpower still needs training!" Robert remarked, looking at Tony who was coming back to his senses, his voice filled with significance. "You're so easily controlled. What if there's another villain with this ability? You'd turn traitor instantly."
"I…" Hearing Robert's words, Tony Stark subconsciously wanted to retort. Even though he knew his performance was poor, he was just a normal human after all, vulnerable to extraordinary mental temptations. That was to be expected, so he quickly said, "I'll work on tech defenses for this. Without such powers to support me, these supernatural forces are unstoppable for someone like me. After all, even Mobius, a vampire, couldn't resist the mask's influence. Isn't it normal for me to fail?"
"Do you researchers always speak so definitively?" Robert chuckled, glancing at Mobius, "I don't know Mobius' situation exactly, but even he resisted the mask for a long time without being controlled..."
"What do you mean 'even he'? I may be weak, but at least I'm stronger than a normal human," Mobius weakly interjected.
"Being a vampire, it's normal for your willpower to be stronger than that of an ordinary human like me..." Tony followed up on Mobius' remark.
"This mask isn't the only one; I've encountered another before..." Robert shook his head, looking seriously at Tony, "That mask was initially in the hands of a superhero's nemesis, who tried to control the
superhero with it. Unfortunately for him, neither the villain nor the superhero was affected by the mask's consciousness after wearing it. Instead, they turned the tables and took control of the mask's power!"
"Was it Superman?" Tony asked, turning serious, but he thought that if it were Superman, Robert wouldn't be using this as a serious reminder.
"No, it was Batman, the superhero of Gotham City. Now, that mask is in his possession, and he can freely use its powers without being controlled by the mask..." Robert said after picking up General Bart's mask again.
"And I'm certain that Batman is just a normal human. Though physically stronger than you, he's still not on the level of a super-soldier. So, as a fellow superhero, you have much to work on, not just your armor!"
"Remember, no matter how powerful your armor is, it can only withstand attacks from the physical realm. Against attacks on the soul and will, like this mask, you don't have much defense. If it's worn on your body, you would definitely be controlled!"
"An ordinary human resisting the mask's seduction? How is that possible?" Mobius looked incredulously at Robert. If these words hadn't come from Robert, Mobius wouldn't believe a word. Only someone who has experienced the mask's control can understand how terrifying it is to have one's mind controlled.
Mobius almost fell to the mask's temptations, almost becoming a part of the dark world, merging the dark forces with his own powers to create a new vampire race!
Such temptations to become king were not easy to resist, especially since Mobius had been increasingly lonely since becoming a vampire, fearing discovery and gradually losing contact with friends...
In the end, Mobius barely resisted General Bart's temptations, mainly because of his considerable strength, especially after consuming a large amount of vampire blood.
But for a normal human, Mobius couldn't fathom how one could break free from the mask's seduction.
"Batman, huh? Jarvis, keep an eye on that. It's not unacceptable for such a person to exist, but I really should strive towards multiple areas of strength," Tony Stark mused, nodding thoughtfully and then looking at Robert with the mask and the rice cooker beside him, asking, "So, what are you planning to do with him? Cook him? That shouldn't involve a rice cooker, and what did you draw on it...?"
With a "buzz!" as Tony Stark's words fell, a powerful aura burst from Robert, causing a feeling of discomfort in Tony's heart. Mobius also silently moved away, not knowing what Robert was doing but feeling it was very dangerous to stay close to him.
"Buzz!" As the green energy flow from Robert became stronger, the magic seal blast hit General Bart's mask. The previous successful sealing had given Robert an experience—he could use the magic seal wave to cut off the target's connection with the underlying dark dimensions.
For an enemy at General Bart's level, once the connection with the dark dimensions was cut off, Robert could deal with him however he wished.
"..." This time was the quietest Robert had used the magic seal wave. Unfortunately, even though General Bart was extremely terrified in his mask state, he couldn't make a sound, and the mask was severely deformed in the midst of the magic seal wave but still did not revert to a demonic body.
Quickly, after a few rotations of the magic seal wave, General Bart's mask was smashed towards the rice cooker...
"Clack!" With the mask entering the rice cooker, the lid closed and locked, and a bright light emitted from the sealing symbol on the lid, then dimmed down, and the whole rice cooker settled into calm, appearing just like an ordinary rice cooker.
"What? What kind of method is this?" Tony blinked, somewhat bewildered as he looked at Robert, "Jarvis, did you see that?"
"Sorry, sir, the Saiyan's current abilities, unlike the previous ones, have not been thoroughly researched, and there are no effective materials available to assist in studying the new abilities..." Jarvis's voice quickly sounded.
"Cough cough!" Hearing Jarvis' words, Tony Stark coughed awkwardly a couple of times, it seemed somewhat inappropriate to discuss researching Robert's abilities in front of him.
"This is a sealing technique; even if you wear your armor, you can't stop the power of a sealing technique. Would you like to try it?" Robert's lips slightly raised as he looked at Tony Stark with a half-smile.
"Cough cough! Jarvis! Delete all analysis data on the Saiyan, don't keep any backups!" Tony Stark spoke righteously, instructing, "Now, the Saiyan is my friend, as well as my lifesaver. How could you do such a thing?"
"Sir, your level of telling blatant lies has improved quite a bit..." Jarvis couldn't help but comment.
"That, so General Bart is completely sealed now? Is this
rice cooker reliable?" Mobius timidly raised his hand, looking at Robert with some hesitation, hoping that if possible, he would prefer to kill General Bart, but if sealing was the only option, Mobius hoped it would be stable.
"The sealing is just the first step. Guardian, send me to a high-altitude uninhabited area. Are you coming with me?" Robert called out, looking at Tony Stark and Mobius.
"Definitely coming along!" Tony Stark quickly donned a new suit of armor. Mobius didn't need to worry; his injuries had mostly healed, and he could move without problems, plus he could fly.
"Buzz!" After a transfer through a portal, the three appeared high in the sky, with the rice cooker floating beside them. Robert's hands concentrated a powerful chi blast, aiming at the rice cooker.
"Gurgle!" Mobius felt a terrifying threat to life, but he dared not move, fearing Robert might misunderstand his intention to flee and attack him.
Tony Stark, feeling somewhat uncomfortable, moved away slightly, puzzled about what was different between this action and the previous direct strikes at General Bart's mask.
"Click!" Just as Tony Stark puzzled over it, the lid of the rice cooker opened, and following that, General Bart's figure emerged from the rice cooker. Yes, it wasn't the mask form of General Bart, but his demonic body...
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