Chapter 28: High-Altitude Icing! Tony on the Brink of Death!
In the original timeline, Obadiah was only killed because of the cooperation between Tony and Pepper in activating the large reactor. Now Pepper has been kidnapped by Obadiah and her whereabouts are unknown. So, can Tony still defeat Obadiah? And this iron monger seems to be larger than the iron monger in the original World timeline.
Boom—!
"Damn it, how can he be so strong!"
"Hahahaha, Tony, today is your death day!"
At this moment, Tony's armor was already damaged, while Obadiah's was negligible! Tony suddenly thought of his high-altitude icing situation and immediately activated flight mode, flying straight up into the sky! Obadiah saw Tony trying to escape, so he also activated his armor's flight mode and chased Tony into the sky.
Even though Tony took off first, with Obadiah's continuous acceleration, he was quickly catching up to Tony! At this moment, both of their armors' surfaces were already icing up. This was because the reactor Jiang Bai placed in Tony's armor was directly pulled from Ethan's original armor.
It wasn't the reactor Tony built in the Afghanistan mountains in the original timeline, so there was no energy shortage! As the armor ascended, the surfaces of both armors were completely iced over. Tony followed Obadiah, who was about to catch him.
"How did you solve the high-altitude icing problem?"
"What? Ah—!"
After Tony said this, Obadiah was very confused, and then his armor system and engine immediately stopped working. Obadiah and his massive armor plummeted straight to the ground, so fast that friction with the air caused flames to appear on the armor's surface!
Seeing Obadiah's system stop working and him fall, Tony finally breathed a sigh of relief, but to avoid any accidents, he still dived down towards Obadiah's location. In fact, he just wanted to confirm if Obadiah was dead or not.
Boom—!
After a loud bang, a large pit was created right next to the Stark Industries factory by the falling Obadiah. Tony also slowly landed nearby. Dust was everywhere, so he wasn't sure if Obadiah was still alive, but the next second he was sent flying by a huge steel fist.
He slammed hard into the factory wall, right next to Coulson and the other Agents. Seeing this, Coulson immediately led his men to another location! While running, he didn't forget to have his subordinate Agents record the entire process!
After blasting Tony away, Obadiah slowly climbed out of the large pit, controlling his armor! Obadiah inside the armor also suffered a head injury from the high-altitude fall! Blood was continuously flowing, but he didn't care at all, raising the weapon in his hand and beginning to furiously attack Tony.
Machine gun fire furiously raked Tony's armor, and his armor instantly developed bullet holes! It wouldn't be long before it could directly penetrate his armor. Tony used the armor's flexibility to once again hide behind nearby cover, but this time Obadiah clearly wasn't going to give him a chance.
Boom—!
Another small missile was fired, directly hitting Tony! Tony, after being hit, was blasted back more than ten meters, and the first layer of metal on the front of his armor was completely blown off! Even he, protected by the armor, suffered significant injuries, and the armor's damage made its control less responsive than before.
Controlling the armor to even stand up was extremely difficult. Obadiah looked at Tony with disdain, walking step by step towards Tony, who was struggling to get up! Coulson and the others, seeing that Tony was no longer capable of fighting, immediately opened fire on Obadiah, though with minimal effect.
But Nick Fury had given a death order: Tony Stark could not die. They had no choice but to do their best to protect Tony Stark! Two figures ran out of the Stark Industries factory entrance: Rhodes and Pepper!
At this moment, Pepper was still wearing the deep blue backless gown from earlier, but she had a men's jacket draped over her, clearly given to her by Rhodes! Rhodes arrived at the scene and immediately began searching for Pepper's whereabouts. He finally found Pepper deep inside the factory, and after dealing with a few of Obadiah's subordinates, he rescued Pepper.
As an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, his combat skills were naturally not bad! Even Tony, without his armor, might not be able to defeat Rhodes! Pepper watched Tony being knocked to the ground by Obadiah and couldn't help but cover her mouth, her eyes filled with heartache.
Rhodes, however, began looking around the scene. He remembered seeing someone in armor at Tony's house, but they weren't here now! Although he didn't know what was going on, Tony was clearly out of fighting strength, and only by finding that silver-White armor could Tony be saved!
Coulson and the others' gunfire also greatly annoyed Obadiah. He stopped and aimed his machine gun at Coulson and the others, firing directly. Seeing the opponent aiming at them, Coulson immediately led his subordinates to hide behind cover.
"Damn it, move!!"
Tony, not far away, was still trying to control his armor to make it stand up and continue fighting, but the extent of the armor's damage was far beyond his imagination, so it simply couldn't support him in further combat! Tony fell powerlessly to the ground, and Jarvis's report came through his ear.
[Sir, the armor is 80% damaged and can no longer fight. Additionally, due to the recent attack, your internal organs have sustained damage. I recommend you seek treatment as soon as possible! The best option now is to seek Mr. Jiang Bai's help! Would you like to call Mr. Jiang Bai?]
"Call him! Cough, cough..!"
[Understood, Sir!]
After Jarvis's inquiry, Tony also knew he could no longer fight and accepted its suggestion. The next second, Jarvis directly dialed Jiang Bai's number. Jiang Bai, in a tall building in the distance, immediately received the call request. This time, he knew it was Tony's call and answered directly.
"Hello?"
"Jiang Bai... come save me! Otherwise, those favors you owe won't be repaid!"
"On my way."
After the call connected, Tony's weak voice came through. Jiang Bai gave him a reply and then hung up the communication. Then he activated his armor's flight mode and flew towards Tony's location.
Obadiah no longer bothered with Coulson and the others after they hid behind cover. The top priority was to kill Tony. Otherwise, he couldn't rest easy! So he once again controlled his armor and walked towards Tony's location. Rhodes saw this scene and felt a great sense of foreboding.
He pulled out his pistol and began shooting at Obadiah, but Obadiah completely ignored Rhodes's attacks, determined to kill Tony first! Arriving in front of Tony, he raised the machine gun in his hand and began firing at Tony's head, bullets furiously striking Tony's head.