The golden light dispersed!
A mountain-like, muscular figure stood in the center of the ruins.
Muscles! Layers upon layers of golden muscles, as if forged by the Sun!
Tony Stark's body swelled to nearly three meters, every muscle like thousands of times refined gold, with perfect lines and a sense of explosive power—a symbol of overflowing strength!
Compared to Hulk's savage brutality, Tony at this moment resembled a perfect statue of a War God forged by the Sun's divine power—the power of Escanor, the Sin of Pride, had descended upon Marvel!
"Holy Shit!" Sam, the Falcon, nearly popped his eyes out, his jaw hitting the ground. "Tony?! You... you turned yourself into a bodybuilder?!"
Captain America, Steve, was also stunned, forgetting to raise his shield as he stared in shock at the golden, humanoid Sun: "Tony... what... what is this?"
Red Hulk, who had been madly chasing Captain America, abruptly stopped, its crimson beast eyes locked onto Tony. A huge sense of threat, stemming from instinct, instantly tensed its dark red muscles, and an uneasy growl rumbled in its throat. This guy... is extremely dangerous!
Tony—or rather, Tony, who currently possessed Escanor's power—slowly stretched his neck, his joints making a slight "crack" sound.
He didn't even look at Red Hulk, nor did he respond to his teammates' shock.
Tony's expression was full of arrogance and laziness. He extended his muscle-covered finger and lightly tapped his temple, as if recalling something.
"Friday," Tony's voice changed, becoming deep, magnetic, and imbued with an arrogance that looked down on all beings, "Play a song. Play... hmm... 'It's My Life.' I remember Chen Tian saying that when the BGM starts, the Sin of Pride becomes terrifyingly strong. Although his taste is mediocre, it's worth a try."
"Received, Sir. Playing: It's My Life - Bon Jovi."
The intense, powerful rock intro instantly exploded over the White House ruins! Creating an eerie, synchronized vibration with the apocalyptic scene!
"This ain't a song for the broken-hearted..." The singing began.
Tony finally looked directly at the agitated, growling Red Hulk, his pupils devoid of anger, only a detached indifference, as if looking at dust.
"Be patient, big guy." Tony's voice was still clear amidst the music, carrying an air of self-evidence, "It'll be over soon."
Before he finished speaking, Tony's figure vanished from his spot!
It wasn't the spray of a thruster, but a pure burst of physical strength! The ground instantly exploded into a massive crater where he pushed off!
The next instant, Tony's golden figure appeared beside Red Hulk's massive head! So fast that even the afterimage was blurred!
Red Hulk only had time to instinctively raise its massive arm to block.
"Bang—CRACK!!!"
A dull, heart-stopping thud!
Tony's muscled golden arm, like a heavy war hammer, struck Red Hulk's blocking giant arm's elbow joint with pure, unadorned force!
The sound of bones cracking was clearly audible!
Red Hulk's elbow joint, as solid as dark red volcanic rock, instantly deformed and shattered under Tony's brute force! The immense impact caused Red Hulk's mountain-like body to stagger uncontrollably sideways for several steps, each step cracking and collapsing the ground!
"ROAR—!!!" Pain and humiliation made Red Hulk let out an Earth-shattering roar, its single arm, accompanied by a sonic boom tearing through the air, swung fiercely towards Tony beside it!
Tony didn't even dodge. He merely shifted his body slightly, raising his relatively "slender" arm (compared to Red Hulk's giant arm), and spread his fingers!
"SPLAT!"
A crisp sound!
Tony's palm firmly and effortlessly grasped Red Hulk's furious wrist, which was thicker than his waist! The immense impact was like a mud ox entering the sea, only causing a few more cracks to appear in the ground beneath Tony's feet.
Red Hulk's crimson pupils seemed to clear somewhat, filled with a hint of disbelief!
It exerted all its strength, its muscles bulging to their limit, trying to break free or push down, but the five fingers gripping its wrist were like shackles forged from the hardest alloy in the Universe, unmoving!
Tony's golden eyes coldly watched Red Hulk's futile struggles, a hint of an arrogant smile even curving his lips. "Strength? Not bad." He calmly evaluated, as if commenting on an ant, "Unfortunately, in front of me..."
The five fingers gripping Red Hulk's wrist suddenly tightened!
"CRACK... SQUELCH!!!"
The teeth-grinding sound of bones shattering and muscles tearing erupted! Red Hulk's terrifyingly thick wrist was actually crushed, its bones pulverized and muscles bursting, by his bare hands! Dark red blood and shredded flesh splattered out!
"ROAR-OW—!!!" Red Hulk let out an unprecedented, agonizing shriek, the intense pain driving it completely mad, its remaining single arm desperately smashing towards Tony's head!
Tony released the crushed wrist, and his figure vanished again! Easily dodging the furious blow.
He appeared a few meters behind Red Hulk, his back to the red behemoth trembling from pain and rage, and looked up slightly at the Sun in the sky, as if enjoying the midday Sun.
"The power of the Sun..." Tony murmured, golden energy, like solid flames, began to rise and gather around him, becoming increasingly intense! "Let me show you the true... Sun."
He slowly raised his right arm, his five fingers cupped.
An indescribably terrifying high temperature instantly enveloped the entire battlefield! Moisture in the air was instantly evaporated, and the metal at the edge of the ruins began to soften and drip!
Golden, extremely compressed high-temperature energy wildly gathered in Tony's cupped palm! The light was so blinding that Captain America and Sam in the distance couldn't look directly at it! As if he held a miniature Sun in his hand!
"Cruel Sun!"
Tony's cold and arrogant voice proclaimed!
He suddenly pressed the extremely condensed fireball in his palm towards the wildly pouncing Red Hulk behind him!
A fireball with a diameter of over five meters, composed purely of destructive, high-heat golden light, instantly pierced through Red Hulk's massive body!
No explosion!
Only an instant, absolute penetration and incineration!
Red Hulk's movements instantly froze in its pouncing posture, the part of its massive body pierced by the golden pillar of flame, like ice and snow thrown into the Sun's core, silently carbonized and annihilated!
A huge, empty cavity, its edges flowing with magma-like dark golden energy, clearly appeared in its chest!
In Red Hulk's crimson pupils, the last vestiges of madness were replaced by incredible fear and complete blankness.
BOOM!
The massive body, as if all its bones had been pulled out, crashed heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of smoke and dust. At the edge of the huge cavity in its chest, dark red muscle tissue still sizzled and smoked under the high temperature.
One-shot kill!
The music still passionately sang: "It's my life! It's now or never..."
Tony slowly retracted his hand, the golden energy boiling around him gradually receding.
He didn't even look at Red Hulk lying on the ground, as if he had merely casually crushed an insect.
He turned around and looked at the dumbfounded Captain America and Sam, whose jaws were about to drop, the arrogant expression on his face softening slightly to reveal a hint of Tony's characteristic, slightly teasing smile.
"Hey, Captain, Sam," Tony's voice regained some of its usual cadence, but the underlying arrogance stemming from his power was still clear, "Now, do you believe in my 'new ability'?"
He looked up at the sky, frowning slightly: "Tsk, it's almost noon. I'm in perfect condition, but unfortunately... there's no opponent here worthy of my serious effort."
That lazy arrogance resurfaced.
"Let's go, find a place for a drink? Only the midday Sun is worthy of my power." He began to walk, his muscles flowing with divine radiance under the broken sunlight, heading out of the ruins.
Captain America and Sam exchanged glances, both seeing extreme shock and a hint of absurd amusement in each other's eyes.
Tony, bathed in the midday Sun, his golden muscles shimmering, each step making the ground slightly tremble, exuding an aura of immense power, walked towards the edge of the ruins.
Captain America and Sam were still trying to process this outrageous scene.
Suddenly!
The golden light on Tony's body flashed violently, and with a soft "poof," it was like a special effect glitching out.
The golden light dispersed.
The three-meter tall, magnificent golden War God was gone!
Only Tony Stark remained, standing in his place, wearing his tight pants, shirtless, his physique returned to normal.
He even maintained that disdainful, lazy standing posture, but combined with his current "mortal" appearance, the scene instantly became comical.
He extended his arm, which had been covered in muscles but was now just that of a normal fit man, freezing it in mid-air, his expression instantly switching from arrogant laziness to bewilderment.
"What the... Fu...? !" Tony looked down, incredulously staring at his body, which had returned to normal.
The Sin of Pride card with the lion's brand lay quietly in his palm.
Tony was stunned for a second, then exploded!
"F***!!!!" He jumped up on the spot, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, hopping mad with rage.
"What the hell?! I just finished warming up! I only showed off less than half! The music isn't even finished!! Friday! Did that bastard Chen Tian embed a backdoor in the card?!" He roared at the air, as if Chen Tian could hear him.
Captain America, Steve, put away his shield and walked over to Tony, looking at the card that was still slightly warm, his mouth twitching uncontrollably: "Tony... your 'new ability'..." He paused, seemingly searching for the right word, "...is truly... full of surprises. It's incredibly effective, but it's a bit... hmm... fast?"
Sam, the Falcon, also came closer, his shoulders shaking with laughter: "Pfft hahahaha! Tony, the Sun God, Stark? I think it's Tony, the Limited Skin, Stark! Gone after you've had your fun? Your ultimate ability's cooldown is way too short!"
Tony snatched the card, glaring unhappily at the two: "Short?! This is called strategic energy saving! Don't you understand?! Who am I? Tony Stark! Genius! Inventor! Billionaire! Philanthropist! (Self-praise omitted)... Now add 'Sin of Pride holder'!" He flicked the card, "That Chen Tian, afraid I'd be too invincible and disrupt the Universe's balance, added a safeguard! Detected 'threat neutralized,' and forced me offline! There's also a time limit! Only activates during the day, strongest state..."
He took a deep breath, his face filled with anguish: "...Only at noon! To be precise, the exact moment the Sun is directly overhead! Only that one minute! That's when I'm truly invincible! That just now was a warm-up! My ultimate hasn't even cooled down yet!"
Captain America helplessly patted Tony's shoulder: "Alright, Mr. Invincible War God Stark for one minute. At least General Ross's problem is solved. Now, shouldn't we go deal with the White House being trashed like this? Also, are you sure that card won't make you explode again?"
Tony carefully tucked the card close to him, then raised his head, trying to regain some of his previous swagger: "Hmph! Next time! Next time I'll pick the perfect moment and log on precisely at noon! I'll show you what true 'Heaven and Earth, I Alone Am Honored' looks like! As for now..."
He surveyed the chaotic battlefield, shrugging: "...Friday, connect me to Pepper and Rhodes. Tell them it's handled here. Also, order me a burger. I fought a fixed match, and I'm hungry."
Captain America and Sam exchanged another look, utterly speechless.
Alright, Tony was still Tony. Even with a god-tier card, he was still Tony Stark, capable of seamlessly transitioning from saving the World to eating a burger. It was just a cool entrance that was a bit hard on the floor (and the opponents).
The camera switched to the Hell Dimension—
On the scarlet scorched Earth, DOOM's deep green armor was soaked dark red with demon blood. He stood on a small mountain piled with demon remains, his shield saw humming hungrily, and his shotgun barrel smoking. From all directions, a tide of demon legions continuously surged from the lava fissures.
"Rip and tear...." A mechanized whisper came from beneath the faceplate.
DOOM suddenly accelerated, his shield saw directly bisecting three Hell Knights in the front row! As organs and blood rained down, he backhanded a shot, blowing up a Pain Elemental that lunged from the flank, the high-temperature lead shot triggering a chain explosion within the monster's body!
Mephisto's projection sneered from high above: "Foolish human! The armies of Hell are endless!" He waved his hand, summoning more high-ranking demons—the Doom Slayer's killing speed actually began to fall behind the demons' regeneration rate, and the green figure gradually became submerged by the sea of enemies.
But the next second—
"GROWTH DETECTED." An alarm suddenly blared from within DOOM's armor. On the faceplate display, the kill counter broke through the critical value, and all weapon systems simultaneously lit up with a dangerous red glow! The energy dispersed by the slaughtered demons was frantically surging into DOOM's body through the armor's Texture!
"BERSERK MODE ACTIVATED."
DOOM's pupils suddenly contracted to pinpricks! The chainsaw's rotation speed tripled, its teeth becoming a bloody whirlwind! He no longer dodged, letting demon claws rake across his armor—those wounds instantly healed after a flash of red light! With each demon killed, his strength increased!
"What?!" Mephisto's projection suddenly twisted.
He discovered with horror that DOOM's killing efficiency was increasing exponentially! A demon lord that previously required three shots to defeat could now be shattered with a single shotgun blast to the head! More terrifyingly, the soul energy of those dead demons... was all being absorbed by this human!
DOOM suddenly stopped, his faceplate turning towards the high-altitude projection. Although he had no expression, Mephisto felt a chill that reached his soul—this human was smiling! He was enjoying this slaughter! Hell's human wave tactic had, instead, become his infinite charging station!
"NO MORE GAMES." DOOM tore through the last demon blocking his way and advanced towards the depths of Hell. Each step cracked the ground, each step made Mephisto's soul tremble—this god of slaughter was heading straight for Hell's core!
On the throne in the Hell Core Palace, Mephisto's Shadow twisted, almost unable to maintain his form.
He could clearly "feel" the god of slaughter named DOOM approaching!
Every step was like stepping on his heart! That pure, efficient will, born only to destroy demons, was like a cold drill, boring through the clamor of Hell, directly reaching his throne!
This human... no, this monster, was a weapon born to slaughter demons, and he, Mephisto, was clearly at the highest priority!
"Damn it! Damn it!" Mephisto's claws dug deep into the armrests of the throne, lava-like dark light flowing.
Cunning and deceit were his instincts; toying with souls was his pleasure.
But this one... this was a pure engine of destruction that was completely immune to any mental manipulation, ignored any trickery, and didn't even know what fear was!
To use those insidious methods against DOOM? It was like trying to stop a meteorite heading for Earth with flowery words—ridiculous and futile!
He had to seek help! Mephisto's mind raced under the immense sense of crisis.
Allies! Those dimension lords who, like him, coveted reality and craved souls!
His mental tentacles first reached into the deepest Dark Dimension of magic, connecting with the god of dark magic—Chthon.
"Chthon! My ally! Hell is suffering an unprecedented invasion! That mortal who was at my doorstep earlier, he is..."
"Get lost, Mephisto!!!" A furious, utterly exasperated roar came from the other end of the communication!
Chthon's voice was filled with defiled rage and... unbelievable astonishment?
"That damned Mordo! He's dead! He's utterly annihilated! Not even a speck of soul residue left!!"
Before Mephisto could react, Chthon's enraged roar almost exploded through the mental link:
"And that's not the worst of it! Those lunatics!! Those damned, silver-armored madmen whose brains only contain the concepts of 'purity' and 'heresy'!! Where did they come from?! Following my damned magic mark on Mordo! They've invaded my domain!!"
Chthon's voice carried a sense of absurdity close to collapse, "'Thought is heresy! Heresy is punishment!' 'For the Emperor!!'—They're burning my followers, damn it! They're plowing my witchcraft garden into scorched Earth with those damned lightning bolts and shiny halberds!!"
The scarlet light on Mephisto's projection solidified; the oppressive feeling brought by DOOM was even diluted for a fraction of a second by this absurd and terrifying news.
His ally... had his lair raided by a group of silver-armored knights shouting strange slogans?
"Chthon, calm down! We can join forces..."
"Join forces?! Get out! Don't bother me again! I'm going to crush these overconfident insects first!!" Chthon violently cut off the link, leaving Mephisto's projection in disarray in the palace.
Second one! Mephisto immediately cast his mental power towards the Fear Dimension of Nightmare.
However, that realm, filled with screams and twisted illusions, was now like stagnant water, filled with deliberate silence.
His call fell on deaf ears, not stirring a single ripple. Nightmare, cunning as an old fox, had clearly smelled defeat and simply played dead, logging off!
"Coward! Damned worm!" Mephisto's projection trembled with rage.
There was still hope! The King of the Dark Dimension, Dormammu! The being who yearned to devour stars!
"Dormammu! My brother! We need..."
"Shut up! Mephisto! Stay away from me!!!" Dormammu's roar was even grander than Chthon's, filled with offended fury, but beneath that anger... Mephisto caught a hint of something extremely rare, extremely ominous—a scramble? Even a little... haste?
Immediately after, another voice came from the other end of the communication link.
The laughter was loud, wild, filled with the confidence brought by pure physical power and a naked disdain for dimensional rules!
"Hahahaha! Dormammu! My grand-nephew isn't available this time! Just a few of us are here to 'visit' you! Surprised?! Open the door! We have guests!!" The laughter slammed hard into the mental link, making Mephisto's projection sway.
Immediately, the communication was forcibly cut off by Dormammu's side, leaving only the lingering, heart-stopping energy collision reverberating on the mental plane.
Allies?
Mephisto froze on his throne, his projection flickering.
Chthon's backyard was on fire, being fiercely attacked by Grey Knights, Nightmare played dead and disappeared, and Dormammu... seemed to be having his door blocked by a group of fierce men who could chase his true form and laugh incredibly loudly?!
DOOM's heavy, steady footsteps, like a Death countdown, penetrated the thick walls of the palace, growing closer and closer.
The cunning old demon felt the true meaning of "isolated and helpless" for the first time.
He suddenly looked up, his scarlet eyes piercing through the palace's barriers, fiercely "stare" the approaching green figure burning with a pure will to destroy.
Outside was an endless sea of demons, but in front of that person, they were merely fuel! Firewood to make him stronger!
"Damned human..." Mephisto's voice lost its elegant control, filled with agitation and a hint of desperate ruthlessness. His massive projection began to twist and contract; the energy of the Hell Core Dimension frantically converged around him, the scarlet light like boiling blood.
"You think... whose home turf is this?!"
Outside the palace, DOOM stopped.
Before him was the final, massive barrier, composed of Hell Core energy and flowing with lava runes. He could feel that beyond the barrier, that powerful evil being was raising his power, fighting like a cornered beast.
On the faceplate display, the kill counter was frantically ticking, absorbing Hell's bounty every second. All weapon systems locked onto the barrier's weakest point, and the chainsaw emitted a low, hungry hum.
"Rip..." DOOM's low, electronic voice sounded, filled with a sense of finality.
"...and tear. Until it is done."
The engine of destruction restarted. Target—the Heart of Hell! Mephisto let out a silent shriek, and the entire Hell Dimension trembled violently in his fury and fear! Burn, Hell!
(Regarding the power Tony obtained, I actually revised it three times. The first time, I set Tony to obtain all three Egyptian God Cards, but then I thought, it's just a Red Hulk, is it too much to have all three Egyptian God Cards appear?)
(So I changed it to Kamen Rider Kuuga, because I was thinking about changing armor, but for Kamen Rider, I only watched the Kuuga tokusatsu series, haven't seen any others, and it's been a long time since I watched it, so the impression isn't very deep. I'll have to revisit it later.)
(I suddenly remembered that a reader once said it would be interesting if Fist of the North Star was included, so I thought about how humorous it would be to shed the Iron Man armor and become muscular, which led to the appearance of Tony as the Sin of Pride. But I still felt it was lacking something, perhaps because the opponent was too weak.)
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