The only ones who can truly be of use are Tony Stark and Colonel Rhodes, who received news in advance; they've already taken the opportunity to silently infiltrate this enormous oil tanker.
The enormous oil tanker.
Kilian still stands by the railing of the tanker, flipping through his phone back and forth, his brow occasionally furrowed as he waits for Tony Stark to show himself.
A muffled gunshot breaks the silence of the night!
The patrolling soldiers discover the infiltrating Tony Stark and Rhodes, and a dozen Extremes virus test subjects quickly rush toward their location!
Meeting this group of test subjects...
Are dozens of flying Iron Man suits!
"Jarvis!"
Tony Stark tosses away his handgun and dons one of the protective Iron Man suits, commanding his orders: "Target all Extremes virus test subjects... eliminate these so-called perfect beings!"
"Yes, Sir."
Jarvis's mechanical voice remains calm.
Dozens of Iron Man suits under Jarvis's automatic control swiftly begin an intense battle with the Extremes virus test subjects, destroying seven or eight almost instantly!
Tony Stark himself, wearing an Iron Man suit, charges toward Kilian, intending to learn Pepper's whereabouts from Kilian's mouth!
As for the President hanging on the framework...
Colonel Rhodes fires two shots, breaking the wires suspending the President, and leaps to grab hold of the first kidnapped President, barely saving him...
"Sir, don't worry!"
Colonel Rhodes carefully grips the somewhat short and stout man, pulling him up to their landing point, smiling with military composure, trying to instill confidence in their President.
"Wow wow wow oh!"
Accompanying their President's rescue.
The entire United States falls into a cheer instantly!
Originally thought to be a terrifying execution, instead, Iron Man and Colonel Rhodes swoop in and rescue him within minutes...
A close call.
The upper echelon and the military of the United States breathe a collective sigh of relief.
Of course, they're not entirely out of danger, with the terrorist leader still battling Tony Stark, victory is far from certain...
There's even a possibility of defeat.
Since Tony Stark and Kilian clashed and Tony got beaten up, losing two or three Iron Man suits unable to stabilize the situation...
"Without your suits, you're nothing..."
Kilian grips Tony Stark's shoulder, forcibly dismantling Tony's Iron Man suit with his bare hands, reaching for Tony Stark's face, his palm beginning to radiate intense heat: "Tony, after all these years, you're disappointing..."
"..."
Tony Stark clenches his jaw, tilts his head to dodge Kilian's hand, quickly slipping out of his suit to escape Kilian's grasp!
Just as Tony Stark slips out of his armor, another suit swiftly flies toward him, fitting him perfectly!
However...
Still can't defeat Kilian in his heated state!
After solving the Extremes virus's overheating issue, Kilian finally harnesses its full power, becoming nearly invincible unless directly hit in a vital area, almost possessing an Undying Body!
Kilian fearlessly stands on a high platform, spewing flames at the flying Tony Stark, leaps from the platform into the air!
Kilian grabs Tony Stark, slams him to the ground, hands of intense heat breaching Tony Stark's new Iron Man suit!
The two plunge back into fierce combat!
"Tony, this is the perfect being!"
Kilian's hand grips Tony Stark's arm again, the heat swiftly melts the internal systems of the Iron Man suit: "Do you see? I've become..."
Bang!
A thick steel pipe directly sends Kilian flying!
Kilian's body lands on a pile of oil barrels, an explosive blaze instantly engulfs his body!
A woman radiating intense heat, clutching a steel pipe, stands before Tony, alarm unabashedly on her face.
It's Pepper Potts.
"Tony, am I going to die soon? They implanted the virus in me..."
"No... you're not..."
Tony Stark can't help but widen his eyes, glancing at the steel pipe in Pepper's hand, quickly stating: "Don't worry, I'll cure you, I'm very familiar with the Extremes virus... by the way, what's going on here?"
"I don't know..."
Pepper shakes her head, anxiety covering her face, looking at the temperature fluctuation on her arm, speaking words even she can't understand: "I don't know how I got captured, yes, that Maya Hansen, she's your ex-girlfriend...
They injected the virus into me, a man with pale purple hair released me, he said Kilian isn't a perfect being..."
"Don't panic, Pepper, calm down..."
Tony Stark nervously views the temperature on Pepper's arm, slowly signaling her to calm down, softly explaining: "Don't worry, there's nothing to worry about, I'm here..."
An Iron Man suit suddenly flies over!
Its weapons are instantly aimed at Pepper Potts!
Tony Stark's face flashes with panic, quickly ordering Jarvis to disarm: "Jarvis, cancel the directive on Pepper..."
Even before Tony Stark's order is transmitted...
Pepper Potts, sensing danger, with her fist glowing intense heat, leaps up, destroying the Iron Man suit with a single punch!
"Alright, alright..."
Tony Stark feels inexplicable fear.
However...
Thankfully, everything's been resolved.
Now both the President and Pepper have been rescued, Kilian's been engulfed by explosive flames, and a group of Extremes virus test subjects quickly slaughtered by the Mechanical Iron Man suits ending the battle swiftly.
Just as the Extremes virus test subjects are annihilated by the Iron Man suits, a stealthy pale purple-haired man suddenly appears by the President's side...
Ichimaru Gin.
Before anyone can react, Ichimaru Gin kicks Colonel Rhodes, holds a syringe, and directly injects it into the President, instantly transferring the Extremes virus!
Next second.
The intense heat rapidly spreads across the short stout man's body!
In less than a second, the American President is directly under the control of the Extremes virus, his body temperature soaring, seemingly about to melt him!
The Iron Man suits executing the command to clear the virus test subjects swiftly surround the American President, preparing to unleash a barrage of Energy Cannon upon him!
"Tony!"
Colonel Rhodes's voice is somewhat heart-wrenching!
"Jarvis, stop!"
Tony Stark quickly halts his machines!
If he hesitates any longer, his machines would directly pulverize this country's President, and contemplating a future life in this country would be unnecessary...
"So boring..."
A trace of smile sharpens Ichimaru Gin's brow and eyes, his voice casually regretful: "I thought you'd have the guts to kill your boss..."
Not many have such guts!
It's just a pity, the Extremes virus is uncontrollable...
Ichimaru Gin originally believed that instantly transforming the American President using the Extremes virus, Tony Stark's Iron Man suits would automatically track the test subject and slaughter their President publicly...
Sadly...
Far too unfortunate...
Tony Stark reacts swiftly.
"Who are you..."
Tony Stark's face subtly tense, slowly approaches the pale purple-haired man and the President: "Alright, no matter who you are, I hope you hand over our President to me, he's at risk of exploding from the dangerous Extremes virus..."
Assassinated American Presidents are rare in history...
If this President dies here, Tony Stark can only imagine the amount of trouble S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military would bring, and there's always Nick Fury pretending to be dead...
How to say...
If this President dies here...
It would be a genuine major incident!
"It's meaningless..."
Ichimaru Gin shakes his head with a smile, suddenly draws a blade from his waist, amid Tony Stark and others' horrified eyes, decapitates the President in one stroke!
"Some people..."
"Are destined to die here..."
"..."
Tony Stark's mind goes blank.
The genuine major incident... has happened!