Boom!
Boom!
Dragonfire blasts shot from the Wushuang Dragon's mouth, forcing Tony to flee in a sorry state.
The new Iron Man armor was already covered in damage, and the parts grazed by the dragonfire were starting to melt. Even with the internal lining, Tony couldn't handle the immense heat.
"Oh! Damn it, I'm about to be cooked!" Tony couldn't help but complain.
On the ground, Zed was enjoying this game of cat and mouse, occasionally patting Rhodes on the butt: "Hey, Rhodes, how many minutes do you think Tony can last? There's a prize if you guess correctly."
Rhodes had been struggling to shake off Zed, but the War Machine's jet propulsion was no match for Zed's inhuman strength.
Rhodes gave up on the pointless struggle and looked up at the dragon and the man in the air who were having a blast. "Aren't you and Tony friends?"
"Fair-weather friends! You know? Besides, didn't you have a fight with Tony too?" Zed knocked on War Machine's metal head.
Rhodes rolled his eyes: "It's not the same! What did you say to Ivan Vanko? What's your purpose in doing this?"
Zed didn't bother to argue with Rhodes anymore and shouted to the Wushuang Dragon,
"Hurry up, we need to go."
The Wushuang Dragon roared in response, then charged towards Tony.
Tony dodged urgently, moving to the side while firing several repulsor blasts at the Wushuang Dragon's body. The Wushuang Dragon wasn't stupid either and simultaneously sprayed dragonfire at Tony.
The dragonfire and repulsor blasts collided, creating a violent explosion. The flames and impact affected Tony's vision and Jarvis's detection systems.
"Where is it? Jarvis!" Tony urgently asked Jarvis.
But before Jarvis could speak, a huge dragon tail swept through the smoke, striking towards Tony.
"Oh! No!"
Tony's eyes widened in horror. He didn't have time to control the Iron Man armor, but Jarvis didn't let Tony down.
Jarvis initiated the emergency takeover program, maneuvering the Mark VI upwards to evade the Wushuang Dragon's tail whip.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
"Good job, Jarvis!" Tony praised, breathing heavily.
"Thank you. Initiating full defensive protocols."
Tony heard Jarvis and looked up blankly. "Oh, damn!"
The Wushuang Dragon was already waiting above Tony, opening its mouth to charge a dragon flame blast.
BOOM! The dragon flame blast shot downwards towards Tony. Tony, having taken a direct hit, plummeted downwards.
Zed released Rhodes at the opportune moment. Rhodes, freed from Zed's grasp, immediately powered up and flew towards Tony. "Tony!"
"Woz, come and get me. We're going back in time," Zed said, contacting Woz before turning to leave.
The Time-Space God Machine silently hovered above Stark Industries. Setron then deployed a reconnaissance robot into Howard Stark's laboratory.
"Your body is unable to move freely, so remain here and watch the reconnaissance feed. Any objections?" Setron asked in its usual mechanical tone.
Ivan was already severely injured, and his Iron Man suit was damaged and inoperable. He couldn't leave the cockpit on his own, so he could only nod in agreement with Setron's decision.
The display screen showed the scene changing continuously as the reconnaissance robot infiltrated. As the camera's view deepened, voices began to be heard.
"Stark! We did it! We worked so hard, and we finally did it!" The young Anton Vanko was staring with fascination at the prototype Arc Reactor on the test bench.
Howard, standing next to him, was also unable to hide his excitement, his mustache trembling:
"Yes! After so long, we've finally obtained the key to ushering in a new era."
Anton Vanko was gesticulating wildly, describing the future he imagined:
"Yes! A new era! We can usher in a new era. America, the Soviet Union, Britain, they'll all be lining up to buy our energy. We'll be the richest people in the world!"
Howard frowned, and reminded him:
"Anton, this is just a prototype. You could even say it's just a concept. We're not yet capable of fully mastering it. This will be a long process."
Anton, however, didn't care about Howard's well-intentioned reminder, and stroked the glass of the Arc Reactor:
"Don't worry, Stark. The two of us can definitely master it. There's nothing we can't do when we work together.
By then, oil, gas, all the traditional power generation industries, and so on, will be overshadowed by us. We will control the world!"
Anton's actions and demeanor at this moment were like a crazy cultist, which made Howard very uncomfortable. Howard had never realized that his partner actually had such ambitions.
"Anton, calm down. The Arc Reactor shouldn't be used for this kind of thing. It should have a nobler mission." Howard looked at Anton very seriously.
Anton Vanko's tone turned cold.
"What do you mean, Stark?"
Howard patted the prototype.
"You know how powerful it is. Do you think we can fully control it with our current technology? Have you considered the severe consequences if it goes out of control or falls into the hands of dangerous antisocial or inhumane people?"
Howard had participated in several military research projects and helped complete part of the work on manufacturing the atomic bomb. He clearly understood the consequences of using these powers that surpassed the times for evil purposes.
"Enough!"
Anton Vanko suddenly roared.
"Don't try to deceive me! Stark! You just want to monopolize the Arc Reactor, right? Aren't you satisfied with the already huge Stark Industries?"
"No, Anton. Let me explain."
"I'm not listening! Don't try to sound so noble. Why didn't you jump out and be a good guy when you were helping build the atomic bomb? Now that the Arc Reactor is finished, you're suddenly eager to be a saint! Do you think I'm an idiot?"
"Enough! Anton!"
Howard Stark and Anton Vanko, once close partners, ultimately went their separate ways, becoming strangers.
But the story didn't end there. Anton Vanko, blinded by greed, wasn't about to give up.
He attempted to steal his own research成果, but he wasn't good at espionage. He was discovered before he could leave.
Howard looked at Anton with disappointment, said nothing more, and let the government agents take him away.
"Stark! It's all your fault! You hypocrite! You..."
Anton Vanko cursed, his eyes bloodshot, but the government agents weren't about to coddle him. They dragged Anton away from Stark Industries.
Under the Soviet Union's intervention, Anton wasn't eliminated, only sent back to the Soviet Union as a spy.
But when the Soviets discovered that Anton, whom they had paid a great price to get back, couldn't independently complete the Arc Reactor after leaving Stark, they were instantly furious.
The Soviets felt their pure feelings had been deceived, so they could only vent their anger on Anton. From then on, Anton was exiled to the frigid lands of Siberia, where he could only get through the days by drinking.
Nearly half a century passed in a flash.
Zed arrived just in time for the grand finale, and after the curtain fell, he stepped into the Time-Space God Machine's cabin.
At this time, Ivan was lying on the ground, dispirited, as if his backbone had been removed.
Zed kicked Ivan and asked: "How do you feel? Who do you think was right, the two of them?"
Ivan came back to his senses and looked at Zed, silent for a long time before speaking: "What's the point of asking this now? My father and I ended up like this because of Stark. This fact will not change."
Zed leaned against the cabin wall, his tone flippant. "Oh? I thought you'd be dying to defend old Anton."
Ivan was very smart. He understood that Howard's decision was, in a way, entirely correct.
With the technological level of that era, there was indeed no way to master the Arc Reactor. Even Ivan had only just touched the threshold.
But if he were to admit defeat to Howard so easily, then Ivan's entire life would become a fleeting fantasy.
Ivan shook his head and sighed: "What's your goal in doing this? A time-traveling mecha? And what's the purpose of bringing this thing out?"
Zed straightened his posture and slowly began to speak: "For your knowledge."
"You want me to work for you?" Ivan sneered.
"Tsk tsk." Zed shook his index finger. "You're just an extra, it doesn't matter if you're here or not. You just need to press this dial."
Zed finished speaking and handed a blank watch face to Ivan.
Ivan took the watch face and examined it carefully. He then looked up at the Zi-O watch face and the Cronus watch face on Zed's belt-mounted driver and guessed most of it.
"Cough, cough, hahaha, so this is your goal! You really went through a lot of trouble. Let me see what it will become." Ivan said, pressing the button on the watch face.
A clear yellow light shone from the watch face, filling the entire cabin with a refreshing and slightly sour scent.
"Ha, ha, ha! Sure enough, it's really him! Haha!"
Zed laughed loudly and took the watch face back from Ivan, playing with it in his hand for a moment before inserting it into the Time-Space Driver.
A circular zipper opened above Zed's head, followed by a large lemon smashing onto Zed's head, which then transformed into armor and attached itself to the Zi-O suit.
Woz, holding the Ohma ZI-O Driver, shouted loudly outside the cabin door:
Celebrate! The time king who inherits the power of all Riders, and understands the past and the future – Kamen Rider Zi-O. This is the moment he obtains the power of the legendary genius Kamen Rider Duke!
The power of Duke is unimportant to Zed, but the genius of this man is crucial to Zed.
Zed held the Ohma ZI-O Driver, feeling a bit nervous. He took a few deep breaths to calm down. "Come forth! SSR!"
The Ohma ZI-O Driver's screen opened a space-time door, and a mechanical, bio-engineered life form wearing a white lab coat and a half-covered mechanical mask walked out.
"Welcome to the new world, Professor Ryoma Sengoku!"
"Thank you for your summoning, Your Majesty the Demon King! You are the Truth I have always sought."
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