Whoosh!
However, everyone saw the blurry trace extend into the distance, turn a corner, and then return.
Tony Stark's figure appeared once again.
"How about it? Are your eyes wide enough?" Tony Stark provocatively scanned the crowd.
Seeing the stunned expressions of those around him, a look of pride involuntarily appeared on his face.
"Stark, what kind of martial art is this? It's too amazing! I really couldn't see it clearly at all!" Thor asked Tony Stark excitedly and admiringly.
"It's truly astonishing, I couldn't even see it clearly!" Even Hawkeye Barton, known as "Hawkeye," showed an incredibly surprised expression.
"So, this is a reward from the system?" Dr. Banner incredulously looked Tony Stark up and down.
The scene just now had almost caused Dr. Banner's brain to crash.
If Captain America receiving the Sobering Bracelet and his own year of life being deducted were not enough for Dr. Banner to fully believe the authenticity of the Q&A system, then Tony Stark's Lingbo Weibu completely dispelled the last trace of doubt in Dr. Banner's mind.
The same was true for Hawkeye Barton.
"Amazing! Stark, through my Sharingan, I observed that your Lingbo Weibu clearly isn't that fast, but the effect it produces far exceeds expectations!"
Black Widow put away her Sharingan and said to Stark with a look of surprise.
"Fast? Romanoff, you underestimate this footwork." Tony Stark pouted slightly. "The true power of this footwork isn't its speed, but its 'skill'…"
"Alright, that's a profound Chinese culture, and you probably wouldn't understand if I explained it. In short, as long as I use this footwork, you won't be able to hit me!"
"Romanoff, Barton, and Captain, no matter how exquisite your combat skills are, you won't be able to hit me! Even bullets won't hit me!"
As Tony Stark spoke, a hint of arrogance involuntarily crept into his tone.
"What about the Hulk?" Dr. Banner couldn't help but interject.
"Of course the Hulk can't hit me either! Doctor, what are you thinking? The Hulk just angrily smashes everything without any technique. If even exquisite combat skills can't touch me, let alone the Hulk." Tony Stark said with a matter-of-fact expression.
"Stark, so you're saying you're invincible," Captain America couldn't help but say.
"You could say that!" Tony Stark said with a flamboyant air, but then his tone shifted. "But this invincible state can only last for five seconds."
"Because I don't have 'inner energy,' this Lingbo Weibu directly consumes my stamina. In five seconds at most, I'll be exhausted."
Everyone wasn't surprised by this flaw; it was the consistent style of the Q&A system.
Whether it was the Sharingan or the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, they all followed this style, placing extremely high demands on the user.
Or rather, the upper limit of what they could achieve was determined by the user's own qualities.
If Lingbo Weibu were given to Captain America or Thor, Tony Stark believed it might last for five minutes or even fifty minutes.
[The Q&A session has ended. Now playing the answer analysis!]
Following the system's prompt, everyone temporarily stopped discussing and turned their gaze towards the large screen.
The original text on the large screen disappeared, and the corresponding video was played.
The initial scene showed what appeared to be a cruise ship, with numerous cranes and various containers.
And on those containers, several figures were darting back and forth rapidly.
At this moment, a head quickly popped out from behind a cover, and it was none other than Tony Stark.
Tony Stark glanced at the people on the containers, then quickly ducked back.
"Three men, one woman! Armed!" Tony Stark said gravely to Rhode next to him.
"I thought it was going to be a romantically extravagant date," Hawkeye Barton said with surprise.
The scene before them was somewhat different from what everyone had imagined. The military colonel was also present, and Tony Stark even had an injury on his face, clearly indicating a military operation.
Bang, bang, bang!
The sound of heavy impacts continued to ring out, as the three men and one woman jumped down from over ten meters high without any difficulty, almost like superheroes.
On their faces, arms, and other areas, that "iron rod red" occasionally flashed.
"It's those enhanced individuals from the plane!" Black Widow's pupils constricted slightly, and Captain America and Thor's expressions also became serious.
Those enhanced individuals had appeared again, and there was more than one of them.
"I really miss my armor!" Rhode couldn't help but complain.
"You're right, we need backup!"
"We need a lot of backup!"
"Look, what's that?" Tony Stark suddenly pointed in a direction, signaling to Rhode.
Rhode turned his head and saw a bright light appear in the night sky. He immediately reacted: "That's..."
"Yes, that is!"
"Those are?"
"Yes, those are!"
Following Tony Stark's words, a group of Iron Man suits flew in from a distance.
Each of them emitted a blazing light, appearing dazzling and brilliant in the night sky. They flew to Tony Stark and the others, forming an arc and hovering side by side in the air.
There were dozens of them!
It was indescribably magnificent and imposing, with a unique and mesmerizing beauty.
That kind of visual impact could not be truly felt without being there in person.
Everyone in front of the screen was dumbfounded and speechless. There were too many Iron Man suits!
Had Tony Stark actually created so many suits in the future?
When the question mentioned "a full set of armor," everyone knew the number of suits wouldn't be small, but this was just too many!
"Stark, are you preparing for a world war?" Dr. Banner couldn't help but exclaim.
"No, for fighting aliens!" Tony Stark said to Dr. Banner with a serious expression.
Although the video didn't show why he would create so many suits, Tony Stark vaguely understood.
Because he was already mass-producing suits now.
To prevent the Chitauri invasion.
His future self in the video probably had similar reasons.
"Jarvis, initiate destructive strikes on the Extremis heat signatures!"
Tony Stark then gave the command to Jarvis, and the dozens of suits began to charge towards the enhanced individuals on the various containers.
The Iron Legion and the "Extremis" legion then engaged in an incredibly fierce battle.
During this process, the Extremis individuals displayed extremely powerful and terrifying combat abilities. They possessed immense strength, and a few of them could even tear apart an Iron Man suit with their bare hands!
Their resistance to damage was also very strong. "Ordinary" attacks like repulsor blasts basically caused them little harm.
Boom, boom, boom!
In an instant, sparks flew everywhere, dazzling lights were all around, and the intense battle caused multiple explosions.
Boom!
One of the rooms was blown open, and a woman tied to a stretcher inside was violently thrown by the powerful shockwave.
"Pepper!"
Tony Stark's heart tightened instantly, revealing a look of panic and worry, because that woman was Pepper Potts.
"It's Ms. Pepper!"
Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the others also recognized Pepper's identity at a glance.
In America, this woman was actually a well-known figure.
"What happened? Who brought Pepper to a place like this!" Tony Stark's eyes then flashed with a cold glint.
No matter who was behind it, Stark would not let them off!
"The Mandarin!"
Then, these words flashed through Tony Stark's mind.
In the previous round of questions, it was foreshadowed that the Mandarin had not only kidnapped the President of the United States, but also Pepper!
The Mandarin must die!
Tony Stark's conviction grew even stronger.
"Sir, I've found Ms. Pepper!"
On the screen.
Tony Stark received a message from Jarvis, so he piloted his Iron Man suit, spiraling in the air a few times, and flew into the destroyed room.
He found Pepper lying amidst a pile of scattered debris.
Iron Man was about to rescue Pepper from the pile of debris, but at that moment, an unexpected change occurred.
Clang!
A glowing red arm suddenly reached out from the ground, instantly tearing a hole in Iron Man's chest plate and casually pushing Iron Man to the ground.
Immediately after, the hard steel plate floor began to glow red, and a man tore a large hole in the steel plate floor and burst out.
"Is that guy bothering you?" the man asked Pepper, pointing at Iron Man on the ground with a hint of mockery.
That was Kilian, the true mastermind behind the Ten Rings.
"This guy... why does he look so familiar?"
Tony Stark on the scene couldn't help but frown slightly. He must have seen this man before!
However, for the moment, Tony Stark couldn't immediately recall.
"Don't think about it!"
Seeing Iron Man trying to struggle to his feet, Kilian immediately rushed over, extended a finger, and pressed Iron Man down.
Because Kilian's finger also began to turn crimson, heating and scorching Iron Man's suit.
"A Stark in a shell, like a turtle, hiding in its shell."
Kilian mocked Iron Man a few times, then suddenly swung his fist, striking Iron Man fiercely.
At that moment, Kilian's entire fist turned bright red.
It was imaginable that if it connected, Iron Man's chest would surely be ripped open.
But at this moment, Iron Man on the ground extended a sharp dagger from inside his suit, and with a whoosh, severed Kilian's entire arm.
Clatter!
The scorching arm fell to the ground, melting the steel plate floor again, and the floor instantly collapsed.
Pepper's body slid down, and more than half of her body was suspended in the air, in danger of falling at any moment.
Although everyone already knew that Pepper survived into the future and even fought alongside Iron Man in the Endgame, everyone on the scene still held their breath.
After all, the situation before them was extremely critical.
If anything went wrong, Pepper would fall from a great height and perish!
Because a large rift had appeared between Iron Man and Pepper, and Iron Man's suit had been damaged by Kilian, he couldn't fly over directly.
So he spent a lot of effort outside, only to reach Pepper's side from another path.
"Pepper, don't be nervous. Look at me, give me your hand!" Tony Stark comforted Pepper while trying to rescue her.
However, it was still a step too late.
Clang!
The container Pepper was in trembled violently due to burning damage, and Pepper, right in front of Tony Stark, fell directly from a great height.
From dozens of meters high, she plunged into the sea of fire below.
The scene was silent. The turn of events could be said to have caught everyone off guard.
Everyone assumed that Tony Stark would surely succeed in rescuing Pepper, but who would have thought it wouldn't be that way.
Pepper actually fell!
And Tony Stark's face grew increasingly grim, his hatred for the Ten Rings reaching its peak.
"Stark, don't worry, Ms. Pepper is fine." Black Widow comforted Tony Stark. "Maybe Jarvis saved her with a suit, you know, she's fine!"
"I know, Romanoff, but this is still a nightmare!" Tony Stark said with a somber expression.
"How pathetic. If it were me, I would have caught her!" Kilian then walked onto the walkway next to Tony Stark, saying to Stark with a mocking expression.
"His arm is fine!"
Thor's eyes widened in surprise, "Wasn't his arm cut off by Stark earlier!"
It wasn't just Thor; everyone else on the scene was also very surprised that a severed arm had completely regrown in such a short time.
This ability was too incredible, wasn't it?
Everyone felt a deep apprehension towards Kilian, this enhanced individual with such abilities.
Clang!
Tony Stark also jumped into the walkway, staring at Kilian with sorrowful and murderous eyes.
What followed was, of course, a fierce battle between the two sides.
Tony Stark put on another suit of armor and engaged Kilian in hand-to-hand combat. During this process, Kilian displayed astonishingly powerful combat abilities.
He used his bare fists to go toe-to-toe with the Iron Man suit and didn't fall behind at all.
Bang, bang, bang!
The two sides fought intensely.
Before long, Iron Man's new suit was torn apart, and he had to switch to a second suit.
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