A hero's most glorious moment is when he breaks through the encirclement!
He lifted Stark with one hand and leaned him against the control panel of the reactor nearby.
A row of plugs automatically extended from the Iron Man Suit, connecting to the panel. This must be the automatic charging Jarvis mentioned.
At this moment, Tony Stark hadn't passed out from the pain. He opened his mask, looking at the Black Gold Warrior who was about to face countless Chitauri alone.
"Hey... what's your name?"
"Hm?" Luo Di looked up at the pale-faced Stark.
"I mean... cough cough... you must have a name, right?"
Stark's face was covered in sweat, likely from the pain. The feeling of being impaled was not pleasant.
"...Sentinel! Just call me Sentinel!"
Luo Di was silent for a moment, and the image of that monster with the power of a million stars naturally came to his mind.
He didn't know if a Sentinel existed in this World, but it didn't matter. Now... Sentinel was his codename!
"Sentinel, huh..."
Stark watched the Black Gold Warrior, no... Sentinel, stand up, draw his lightsaber, and stride towards the Chitauri.
He mumbled the codename Luo Di had given him, making a mental note. His mask closed again, and the energy display showed rapid charging.
He, Stark, would remember this favor...
"Cough cough... Damn it, Jarvis, call Pepper for me."
"Sir, I advise you not to speak. It's bad for your injury..."
"Shut up! Just do it."
...
Looking at the Chitauri soldiers surrounding him, Luo Di took a deep breath.
He didn't choose to act immediately, but closed his eyes, his consciousness gradually sinking.
With the Black God Suit, these soldiers couldn't harm him.
And after the previous frenzy, Luo Di was already able to immerse himself in his mental World.
Or rather, his Sea of Consciousness!
Originally, in the Devouring World, the Sea of Consciousness was supposed to awaken only after reaching the Martial Artist stage, while absorbing Universe energy.
However, Luo Di guessed that perhaps it was due to his immense mental power bonus. His Sea of Consciousness had naturally awakened after the burst just now, and because of this, his body was subtly absorbing the surrounding Universe energy.
This was a very magical feeling, like entering a meditative state. In a trance, he could see a void space, and his mental space was a boundless ocean!
In the ocean, there was a vast, dark-gold sphere, like a star, slowly rotating.
From it, wisps of mist were emanating... nourishing Luo Di's body and converting into mental power!
But the mist was very scarce, so scarce that it was almost invisible compared to the incredibly huge dark-gold sphere, like the Pacific Ocean compared to a water gun.
Luo Di estimated it was also because his physical quality was too poor. Ordinary people in the Marvel Universe might not even be as good as disabled people in the Devouring World, at least in the Devouring World, after the RR virus, the overall quality of the population improved.
These pitifully few wisps of mist were improving Luo Di's overall physical quality, and were also the main reason he could continue fighting until now.
Moreover, Luo Di speculated that his emotional loss of control might also be related to it?
"I need to quickly find a way to cultivate Universe energy, otherwise... the trouble will be immense."
Feeling his consciousness nourished by the mist, his whole body felt a few points more comfortable, and Luo Di didn't linger there. His consciousness returned.
...
In these short ten-plus seconds,
The Chitauri had already surrounded him, cutting off all escape.
Only Stark, hiding in his Iron Man Suit, was still lying 'dead' behind him.
Seeing the Chitauri soldiers gradually approaching within ten meters!
In Luo Di's ear, probably because he hadn't moved for a long time, Jarvis kept asking: "Mr. Sentinel? Is there anything you need help with?"
"No..."
Luo Di felt much less fatigued. His previously flustered mood, due to the plot changes, had also stabilized again. He said softly:
"Take care of your BOSS. The rest! Leave it to me!"
...
The surrounding Chitauri couldn't figure out what this human in the Black Gold Suit was planning.
They could feel the increasingly powerful aura emanating from the suit, forcing these usually frenzied Chitauri soldiers to change their nature and cautiously probe forward.
However, seeing Luo Di remain unresponsive, three elite Chitauri soldiers could no longer hold back.
They raised their specialized energy weapons and charged towards the Black Gold Suit in the center!
But at the same time, Luo Di finally moved.
As he suddenly raised his head, a sharp gleam emanated from the Black God Suit's slender eye slits!
"Buzz—!"
He turned, drew his sword, and swept it horizontally!
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The three attacking elite Chitauri were cut in half in the blink of an eye! Their energy weapons also clattered to the ground.
The battle had officially begun!
Luo Di completely disregarded the incoming attacks, fighting with a life-or-death abandon, directly crashing into the pile of Chitauri soldiers.
Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep!
Only dark red light flashed continuously, and the screams and roars of the Chitauri echoed throughout the hall.
A burnt smell permeated the air!
Only Stark remained, sitting on the ground, clutching his abdomen, dumbfounded: "This guy... is he that fierce?"
In ancient times, Changshan Zhao Zilong entered and exited seven times; today, Luo Di alone slaughters through the Chitauri army.
They were like small monsters giving experience points, serving no other purpose than to fill Luo Di's score screen.
While surprised, Stark also grew more envious of Luo Di's Iron Man Suit.
It wasn't hard for him to see that this Sentinel was able to be so reckless precisely because of that suit, which seemed almost immune to all attacks.
At the same time, the flying blades, made of some unknown material, were also rapidly harvesting the lives of the Chitauri soldiers, like magic.
But problems gradually began to emerge.
Although Luo Di was incredibly fierce, there were simply too many of these small monsters!
They poured in endlessly from every entrance, filling the hall to the brim, gradually compressing the space Luo Di had to maneuver.
"How much longer!"
Luo Di had just cleared a wave of soldiers and caught his breath, only to see the fearless Chitauri soldiers surging forward again.
He couldn't help but grit his teeth. Damn it, although he knew it might be troublesome, he never imagined it would be this troublesome!
These eighty seconds felt so long...
Jarvis's almost instantaneous reply came through his earpiece: "Progress 67%, still need 24 seconds, sir!"
Chapter 14: The Precarious Battle
Inside the hall,
There was almost no room to stand!
Endless Chitauri soldiers were stepping on the corpses of their comrades, trying to surround Luo Di.
Since they couldn't break through the Black God Suit's defense, the Chitauri soldiers tripped him with their feet, pulled him with their hands, and even jumped onto Luo Di's body.
Even though Luo Di was swinging his lightsaber with all his might, he was still pressed down by the Chitauri soldiers, and Stark could barely see his figure.
The dodging space was less than a meter, and Luo Di could pierce through a group of Chitauri soldiers with a casual swing of his lightsaber.
But alas, there were too many of them!
However, precisely because of this, Luo Di's originally sluggish footwork was rapidly improving.
Maneuvering, dodging—
This was the best training ground!
Luo Di's senses were fully engaged. He could even hear the whoosh of weapons falling and predict the trajectory of dozens of attacks around him.
With minimal dodging, he perfectly avoided attack after attack.
"Bang—bang—bang—bang!"
His heartbeat grew stronger in his mind, yet simultaneously slower.
Time also began to stretch out!
Of course, this was Luo Di's illusion; in reality, his mental reaction speed was continuously increasing.
The Sharpening was making him grow rapidly, adapting to his suddenly increased physical abilities.
"Ten... nine... eight... seven..."
"It's ready! Mr. Sentinel! Come out quickly... Can you hear me?!"
Jarvis kept calling Luo Di... but there was no response!
"Mr. Sentinel?"
"Five... four... three... two... one!"
As the countdown ended, the reactor, which had been emitting blue arc currents internally, gradually began to shut down.
Everything seemed to be developing for the better.
But then, as expected, an accident occurred.
Jarvis's serious voice appeared in the ears of a relieved Stark.
"No... Mr. Stark, the reactor cannot be shut down. Energy is still being continuously extracted, and it's conflicting with the reactor's control system. If we force a shutdown, there might be an explosion!"
The giant Arc Reactor, which should have gradually reduced its current and slowly shut down, did not stop operating as planned.
Instead, it was like a human caught by a thousand-year-old demon, forced to have all its energy drained.
Those blue arcs were still being continuously extracted, flowing upwards... upwards to power the operation of the portal channel and the continuous operation of the protective energy shield.
A dizzy Stark, hearing this, immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
His face instantly darkened. Sure enough, his biggest fear had come true.
"Then detonate the reactor, immediately..."
"But your safety, sir." Jarvis hesitated. If the reactor was detonated in such a confined and small space, Stark would be dead, along with that 'Sentinel'.
"Cough cough... If I don't detonate it, will I not die?"
Hearing Stark's rhetorical question, Jarvis fell silent. Luo Di was caught in the encirclement and hadn't responded. Time was urgent now, not a second could be wasted.
"Directive received. Initiating reactor detonation. Estimated time: 46 seconds..."
Stark finally breathed a sigh of relief. He relaxed his entire body. Due to blood loss, he became increasingly dizzy, and his vision began to darken.
Perhaps his biggest regret was not being able to answer Pepper's two calls. Stark gave a bitter smile. Dying like this wasn't so bad.
"Sir... Mr. Stark?"
Jarvis, noticing Stark's prolonged silence, urgently called out, only to find that Stark had already fainted.
Then Jarvis also fell silent. He first briefly explained the situation to Luo Di, who was still trapped in the encirclement.