Tony and Rhodes had just collaborated to take down a wave of drones. Tony put away his hand cannon, and Rhodes let his machine gun cool down. However, since many drones had already been cleared by Noah this time, Tony didn't use his laser beam.
"Done?" Rhodes came next to Tony, looking at the wreckage on the ground and asking. He had a tough night, being controlled by someone to shoot everywhere, and then getting beaten up by Tony.
"I don't know, maybe it's over." Tony shrugged, but he knew the mastermind, Ivan Vanko, hadn't appeared yet, so things wouldn't end so easily.
"OK, now let's head back to the expo, and then..." "Bang, bang, bang!"
Before Tony could finish his sentence, several unidentified objects fell from the sky, crashing onto the grass of the ecological park. Tony and Rhodes looked over and saw that the fallen objects were the wreckage of drones.
"Bang!"
Another sound attracted their attention, but this time it wasn't drone wreckage. It was a person wearing an Iron Man Suit with a different style. The suit was entirely black with scattered orange accents. Unlike the Iron Man Suit, which had a heavy armor style, this suit was sleek and form-fitting.
Noah stood straight, looking at the two people opposite him, Iron Man Tony and War Machine Rhodes.
At this moment, their six eyes met, and the scene was silent. However, Noah was more relaxed, while Tony and Rhodes were somewhat wary of this stranger.
"Tony, another drone is flying towards you guys, and this one is a bit different." At this moment, Natasha warned Tony through the comms.
"OK, Agent Romanoff, next time, please tell me sooner." Tony heard Natasha's words and thought she was referring to Noah in front of him, complaining to Natasha.
"What?" Natasha was about to ask Tony what he meant.
But before she could ask, something else happened. A mech, appearing much bulkier than the three present, slowly descended from the sky. The airflow from its descent bent the grass beneath the mech.
After the mech landed, its faceplate opened, revealing Ivan Vanko's face.
"It feels good to be back, Tony." Ivan, after opening his faceplate, revealed his slightly weathered face and looked at Tony mockingly.
"Tony, let me handle him. I have a secret weapon prepared for him. I'm going to blow him to smithereens with my 'ex-wife'." Rhodes said to Tony, taking a few steps forward. A turret rose from his shoulder, and a missile was already loaded, its tail spewing flames.
"A classic scene." Noah watched this, realizing that the famous comedic moment was about to happen.
Ivan Vanko watched the missile about to be fired at him but showed no panic, not even closing his faceplate. Rhodes aimed at the target and fired the 'Ex-Wife' missile.
The missile flew out, trailing flames, and directly hit Ivan Vanko's chest armor, making a metallic clang. Then it dropped to the ground as if deflated, splashing a few electrical sparks into the water.
The scene suddenly fell silent. Rhodes was a bit embarrassed and had already started cursing Hammer's ancestors. Tony asked if it was Hammer Industries' stuff, and Rhodes awkwardly replied. Of course, Ivan Vanko on the other side wasn't panicked; he had long known about Hammer's modifications to Rhodes's Iron Man Suit. This type of missile wouldn't explode at such a close firing range (or maybe Hammer's stuff was truly trash, or Ivan Vanko had tampered with it).
Ivan then looked at the other person present, Noah. After scanning Noah's Iron Man Suit, he also issued a threat to Noah: "You're the one who destroyed my drones, aren't you? Then all of you will die here today."
"Ivan, you should just go back to prison!" Tony didn't want to waste any more words with him. A turret rose from his shoulder, firing several miniature missiles that exploded on Ivan's body.
Ivan had already closed his faceplate. Several missiles were defended by his Iron Man Suit, causing no obvious damage. Ivan swung his electric whips at the two people opposite him. The two hastily dodged. After a roll, Rhodes's dual hand and shoulder machine guns wildly sprayed bullets, but Ivan sliced off his shoulder machine gun with a whip, forcing him to keep dodging.
Tony flew up, intending to strike Ivan from the air, but Ivan wrapped his waist with an electric whip, pulled him down, and slammed him onto the ground. Seeing this, Rhodes immediately provided cover fire for Tony, but Ivan wrapped his neck with a whip, pulled him over, and directly punched him away with an iron fist.
Meanwhile, Noah was AFK spectating. In truth, Noah felt that the early villains were a bit weak. Honestly, with his current speed and strength, these mortal villains would be instantly eliminated in front of him. So, he wasn't in a hurry to join the fight; watching like this was quite exciting, like watching a movie.
After being thrown, Tony accelerated again with his thrusters and began close-quarters attacking Ivan, but he was clearly no match for Ivan. After a few exchanges, Ivan wrapped his neck with an electric whip. Tony clawed at the whip, trying to break free, but his Iron Man Suit sparked with electricity. Ivan swung his whip, again wrapping Rhodes, who was trying to assist Iron Man. Both were now caught by Ivan Vanko, the electric whips continuously delivering power, damaging their Iron Man Suits.
"Hey! You over there, whose side are you on? If you're with me, stop standing there watching the show!" At this moment, Tony suddenly yelled at Noah, who was standing nearby with his arms crossed.
"Hmm?" Ivan Vanko looked in Noah's direction, and Noah, after being called out by Tony, also decided not to AFK anymore.
Drawing his Plasma Forged Battle Blade, Noah swung twice, and two wind blades flew out, cutting the two electric whips that had wrapped Tony and Rhodes. The whips fell to the ground, and Ivan Vanko, who had been exerting force, stumbled back a few steps. Tony and Rhodes also stood up. Tony rubbed his neck and looked at Noah.
"OK, the situation is clear now. It's the three of us against you, you scruffy Western cowboy. I advise you to drop your whips and surrender obediently." Tony said mockingly to Ivan Vanko after steadying himself.
"I'll shut your mouth forever, Tony Stark." Ivan Vanko brandished his half-severed whips, wanting to rush forward and attack Iron Man.
Tony aimed his hands at Ivan Vanko, preparing to fire his repulsor rays, but someone was faster than him. A bolt of lightning flashed past him, striking Ivan Vanko's chest directly. Upon contact with Ivan Vanko, the lightning exploded, sending Ivan Vanko staggering backward.
"Whoa, that's kinda cool, bro."
Tony turned to look and saw Noah raising his hand. He realized that the lightning bolt had come from Noah.
Noah nodded, acknowledging Iron Man, then took out a few Hextech grenades and threw them at Ivan Vanko.
Ivan Vanko had just recovered from the aftershock of being struck by lightning when he saw several grenades flying towards him. He didn't know what kind of grenades they were, but he felt a strong sense of dread. He was about to fly up to dodge the grenades, but the Hextech grenades exploded in mid-air, unleashing lightning that enveloped Ivan Vanko.
The grenades formed an electric net, and Ivan Vanko trembled violently in the middle, being electrocuted.
Seeing this, Noah nodded. His purpose was to test the newly developed weapons. Otherwise, dealing with an early-game boss like this would just be a quick two-hit KO, no need for all this trouble.
For example, Noah felt it was about time now. Noah crouched slightly, instantly turning into an afterimage and disappearing from Tony and Rhodes's sight. The next moment, a loud bang echoed. Noah had appeared at Ivan Vanko's original position, in a follow-through punch pose, while Ivan Vanko had been sent flying by the immense force, crashing into the rockery in the ecological park.
Ivan Vanko stumbled to his feet in the distance. Tony and Rhodes saw that the armor on Ivan Vanko's left chest had caved in. This part of the chest armor had been shattered by Noah's single punch. Noah's immense strength was too much even for high-hardness armor. Ivan felt as if several of his ribs were broken.
"Such speed, such terrifying power." Tony and Rhodes exchanged a look, feeling that this new person was truly unfathomable. Even they couldn't react to such speed.
Noah looked at Ivan Vanko, who was trying to get up, and aimed his palm at him. A light glowed in Noah's palm. This was Noah gathering magic within his body into his hand armor. Once it reached its peak, the light in his palm was incredibly brilliant and dazzling. Then, Noah released this power.
"Boom!"
A scorching laser beam shot out, tearing through the air, directly piercing through Ivan Vanko's entire chest. Ivan Vanko didn't even have time to react before he lost his life. After piercing Ivan Vanko, the laser continued its destructive path, tearing through the ground behind him. A fissure spread for tens of meters behind him, only stopping when it was almost beyond the edge of the ecological park.
Tony and Rhodes watched this scene, utterly shocked. Ivan Vanko didn't even get to say his last words this time, simply being sent away by a laser. Tony was about to ask Noah's identity when the cores of the drones that Tony and Rhodes had taken down together began to flash red.
"These drones are going to explode, we need to get out of here quickly." Rhodes said, looking at the drones flashing with dangerous red light.
"Pepper!?" Tony looked at the drones and suddenly thought of Pepper, who was still at the expo. Worried that she might be affected by the explosion, Tony quickly ascended and flew towards the expo.
Watching the two fly off, Noah shrugged. They didn't know that the explosion cores over there had already been cleared by him. However, Noah didn't want to stay here either. His thrusters activated, and he also flew away. After the three left, many explosions rang out in the ecological park; today, the ecological park had taken a heavy hit.
When Tony arrived at the expo entrance, he found that no explosion had occurred there, and Pepper was standing at the entrance, looking at Tony. Tony landed in front of Pepper. Pepper excitedly hugged him, then suddenly pushed Tony away angrily and complained to him. Tony suddenly didn't know what to say. He usually used money to impress other women, but Pepper was different to him. Tony first hugged Pepper, and amidst Pepper's screams, he flew into the sky, arriving at a rooftop, and then began to persuade Pepper. As they talked, the two kissed.
"A bit strange?" Tony said after breaking the kiss. Tony had experienced kissing countless times, but this time it gave him a peculiar feeling.
"I don't think it's strange," Pepper said.
"Then let's do it again." The two were about to kiss again when a voice suddenly appeared nearby.
"I think it's very strange. You two look like seals fighting over grapes."
The voice startled them both. They saw it was Rhodes, and the two immediately became awkward, rambling incoherently.
Finally, Rhodes tentatively asked, "Uh, my car just broke down, so I have to wear this suit a little longer."
"No, you can't." Tony smiled and said to Rhodes.
"I wasn't asking you." Rhodes already knew Tony's thoughts. After retorting, he flew into the sky, leaving the two alone.
Looking at Noah, after leaving, he returned to the expo, coming up behind Peter and Ned. After patting their shoulders, the two were startled.
"Oh, Noah, it's you. You scared me. Where did you run off to? We looked everywhere for you and couldn't find you. We thought you were lost."
"I just went to the bathroom."
"watt? Why didn't we find you just now?"
"The bathroom was full just now, so I went to find another one."
Peter was speechless, feeling that his friend was very carefree, still going to the bathroom in such a dangerous environment. However, he didn't pay too much attention to what Noah said.
"Wow, today was really exciting, Noah, Ned. I didn't expect to encounter something like this. I heard people outside say that another superhero appeared, a swordsman, who chopped those robots apart in a few swipes, and I heard he can also shoot lightning! It's so cool!" Peter said excitedly.
"Peter, superheroes are cool, but I almost got hit by the glass from the ceiling. I just want to go home and sleep now." Ned felt that if he were one of those people affected by the villain, it wouldn't be cool at all.
"Then let's go first." Noah said at this time. He wanted to go back and settle the mission now.
At the train station, the three waved goodbye. Noah, in a deserted alley, put on his Iron Man Suit again and then flew back to the seaside manor. With supersonic flight, he arrived in no time.
Noah landed on the ground, and Lissandra flew over.
"Welcome back, Noah."