Chapter 179: Steel Expo: Savior? Disaster!
Boom——
Accompanied by a loud bang.
The hammer of a heavy punching machine came down heavily.
The metal formwork clamped underneath the platform quickly took shape.
A human hand with rough skin and thick knuckles reached out fearlessly to the metal casting that was still emitting heat.
Ivan Vanko, with his fat face, held a toothpick in his mouth that he had been chewing for a long time.
He squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the palm-sized metal castings.
Just behind him, a metal armor about two and a half meters tall was about to be assembled.
The 'Ark Reactor' that had been installed in advance rotated with the hum of its internal structure, continuously emitting bursts of dazzling energy light.
The next moment, Ivan Vanko, who had finished the inspection, walked towards the metal armor holding a pile of metal castings.
Soon after, the final piece of metal casting was installed.
The two energy whips hanging beside the metal armor began to slowly flow with high-temperature plasma fluid.
"Tony Stark..."
Ivan Vanko, with energy light constantly reflected on his face, stared at his own powerful metal armor.
A ferocious smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Then he looked down at the tablet strapped to his muscular arm.
Right in the center of the picture, Justin Hammer with a bright smile is standing in the center of the brightly lit stage.
He passionately and generously introduced the sea, army and air force steel soldiers produced by Hammer Industries to the people in the audience.
"Oh, poor pretty boy..."
Ivan Vanko, muttering to himself, stretched out a thick finger and gently ran it across a series of complex data at the bottom of the tablet.
Beep, beep.
In an instant, all the soldiers from the navy, army and air force in the picture stopped saluting.
He quickly deployed all the weapons he was equipped with and launched a devastating attack on everything around him!
The silent surveillance footage switched rapidly, showing the terrified expressions of countless men, women, young and old, and cruel scenes of blood and flesh flying everywhere.
A satisfied smile appeared on Ivan Vanko's lips again.
"All these lives will be counted on you...Tony Stark!"
"Buddy—"
Ivan Vanko, expressionless, turned off the tablet.
He turned his head and let out a low shout towards the empty experimental base.
Then, there was the humming sound of the 'Ark Reactor' turning, and the subtle sound of countless metal parts colliding and rubbing.
A mechanical parrot, more than half a person's height and made of countless metals, flew quickly through the air.
It fell heavily in front of Ivan Vanko.
His bloodshot eyes scanned the mechanical parrot's metal beak and the traces of blood on its sharp claws.
Ivan Vanko, who was not surprised at all, patted the metal head of the mechanical parrot heavily and grinned:
"Good boy!"
"Let's go find that guy together... and seek justice!"
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Boom boom boom -
The main venue of the Expo.
Steel soldiers of different types from the navy, army and air force continue to use basic weapons loaded with live ammunition.
A fierce bombardment was launched at everything around.
Accompanied by the explosion of numerous buildings and the flying of countless human bodies.
The panicked people kept crying out in despair.
Coupled with the ubiquitous explosion sounds in the Stark Expo, a terrifying melody of steel machinery was faintly played.
Bang——
Located in a hidden corner of the exhibition grounds.
Pepper Potts, wearing a black evening dress, lifted the hem of her skirt swiftly.
A white instep covered with blue veins was instantly lifted up.
The kick landed hard in the center of Justin Hammer's legs, a vital spot for men.
"ah--"
In an instant, Hammer's face turned pale, he covered his vital parts in pain, and fell to the ground trembling all over.
The next second, Pepper Potts, with a hint of regret in her brow, took a deep breath.
She bent down slightly, grabbed Hammer's greasy hair, and shouted through gritted teeth:
"Damn Hammer! What kind of stupid thing did your Hammer Industries do!"
"Do you know that you have completely destroyed the Stark Expo? This is Tony's hard work that he has been planning for many years! It is also my hard work that I have been preparing for many years! Now it is completely destroyed by you! So many innocent people have died! Your Hammer Industries will go bankrupt! You will be thrown into prison by countless angry victims! You will rot to death in there!"
"No! It wasn't me! I really don't know anything! It must be that guy! It must be that damn guy who tricked me!"
"Who? Who is it? Tell me the fucking truth!"
Justin Hammer's distorted expression and faint crying voice kept reaching Pepper Potts' ears.
Just as she grabbed the other person's hair hard.
When I intend to find out the truth thoroughly.
Boom——
Accompanied by a loud bang and vibration of metal falling to the ground.
An out-of-control steel soldier fell heavily to the ground not far from them!
The scanning device on the Iron Soldier's head instantly locked onto Pepper Potts hiding in the shadow of the building and Justin Hammer who was kneeling on the ground.
"Ah! Unlucky! Unlucky!"
Instantly, Pepper's deep blue eyes widened.
She immediately loosened her slender grip on Hammer's greasy hair.
He took small steps and turned to run behind the supporting pillars of the building.
"ah!"
However, the anxious Pepper only remembered to keep an eye on any movements of the Iron Soldier.
But she forgot about the hem of her skirt that was held in her hand and the uneven ground under her feet.
The next second, she fell heavily to the ground.
"hiss--"
Pepper Potts, who was dizzy from the fall, had no time to feel the pain in her body or the grievance in her heart.
She quickly propped up her upper body and turned to look in the direction of the iron soldier.
At this moment, the pitch-black muzzle on the opponent's shoulder has firmly locked onto her position and is about to fire.
"Tony! Where are you? Help!"
Little Pepper, with red eyes, suddenly raised the smart watch on her wrist.
Trembling all over, he cried out in despair to his lover.
Boom boom boom——
At the critical moment.
Accompanied by another deafening thud.
And a fleeting roar of terror.
The iron soldier in front of Pepper Potts was shattered into countless pieces in the blink of an eye.
A large number of metal parts were scattered all over the ground amidst the flames of the explosion.
"Tony! I just... huh?"
Pepper Potts, almost crying with joy, turned her head back with tears in her eyes.
But the bright smile that had just blossomed on the corner of her mouth suddenly froze on her fair face.
Just a few dozen meters away.
A huge metal monster, three meters tall and heavily wrapped in a black metal shell, was slowly retracting the servo robotic arm behind it.
The three terrifying weapons of huge caliber seemed to emit wisps of burning breath.
Pepper Potts opened her eyes wide and swallowed subconsciously. The slender arms that were supporting the ground seemed to tremble slightly.
This is obviously not Stark's Mark-type armor. Instead, it looks like it has been carefully modified...
"Iron Overlord?!"
The slightly absent-minded Pepper Potts unconsciously spoke out her inner thoughts.
"Ms. Pepper? This is not one of your gadgets. I prefer to call it the 'Terminator' power armor..."
At this moment, the stranger wearing the diamond-shaped metal helmet seemed to hear Pepper's mumbling.
He peered through the eyepiece at the blonde woman slumped on the ground.
The deep voice slowly echoed in the expo, where explosions were occasionally seen.
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