What does a battle between two mechs look like?
Presumably, everyone has some understanding of it from movies and TV, but in reality, this is unprecedented.
Tickets for the Fighting Tournament were long sold out, and even scalpers couldn't get their hands on any.
Even the live broadcast and rebroadcast rights caused a frenzy among major television stations worldwide.
I have to say, Tony Stark truly has great courage.
Not only does he dare to dream and act, but he can actually achieve it!
It's really hard to imagine that in a place like New York, where every inch of land is precious, Tony could actually acquire such a large plot of land to build such a massive fighting arena.
"Is this the fighting arena? Cool!"
Little Spider Peter Parker, as soon as he walked into the fighting arena, looked around and kept taking pictures with his second-hand camera.
"So many people, I'm so excited!"
The little loli, Mindy, also kept looking around, her face overflowing with a blissful smile.
Most girls might not be this excited, but Mindy had long been spoiled by her father.
Dolls, cute clothes, pretty dresses—Mindy was completely indifferent to the things most girls liked.
On the contrary, she was extremely interested in all sorts of weapons.
She could even explain them in detail, which was truly amazing!
As for Dave, Kick-Ass, he was looking around nonstop, his mouth wide open, so shocked that he didn't even know what to say for a moment.
Dave was a child from an ordinary family; the high ticket prices deterred him, not to mention that even scalpers couldn't get tickets now.
But what he never expected was that he could actually watch the match live—it was something he had only dreamed of!
And all of this was thanks to Rimuru, the Silver Armored War God!
Seeing Rimuru chatting animatedly with a beautiful woman in uniform, Dave immediately became curious.
However, he always felt that this intellectual beauty looked somewhat familiar.
When Dave remembered who this beautiful woman was, his mouth dropped open, and his mind even seemed to freeze.
Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's personal assistant—how did she become so close to Rimuru?
Wasn't it widely rumored that the Silver Armored War God and Iron Man were fierce rivals?
Rumors really kill people!
"Pepper, these are the friends I mentioned to you."
Rimuru introduced Peter, Mindy, and Dave to Pepper, and the three of them sweetly greeted her.
Receiving Pepper's warm response, the three little kids were all a bit overwhelmed.
The atmosphere at the venue was incredibly lively, and Pepper was good at creating a good mood; in a short while, they all became familiar with each other.
The seats Pepper reserved for Rimuru were all excellent viewing spots.
The best view, maximum safety, and even the electronic equipment in the private box were top-notch.
Such boxes were prepared for the super-rich.
Looking at the entire fighting arena, there weren't many of them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good evening!"
A male host holding a microphone immediately showed off his unique accent and extremely magnetic voice as soon as he appeared on stage.
"What will future mech wars be like? Let's wait and see!"
"First, please welcome the founder of epoch-making humanoid mech technology, Tony Stark!"
Bunches of fireworks shot up into the sky; although it was still daytime, the sky was lit up by the fireworks, and "stars" filled the sky.
Inside the fighting arena.
On the most advanced high-tech screens, a video simultaneously appeared showing Iron Man soaring through the sky in his Mark armor.
Blue sky, white clouds, the Mark breaking the sound barrier over the city, bursting with energy...
In an instant, countless people shouted excitedly, and the atmosphere at the venue was completely ignited.
Clang!
Tony Stark, piloting the Mark, landed precisely in the center of the fighting arena with Superman's classic landing pose.
The impact and power of the armor hitting the ground seemed to strike everyone's hearts.
Immediately, an overwhelming cheer erupted!
"Please welcome today's challenger, Ivan Vanko!"
The host made an extremely exaggerated gesture of invitation, his voice matching his posture, creating an incredibly strong sense of infectious excitement.
The staff inside the venue also cooperated seamlessly; all the display screens in the venue simultaneously showed Ivan Vanko's figure.
Unlike the explosive scene of Iron Man just now, Ivan Vanko's introduction began in a low, dilapidated house, with an overall dark gray tone.
Extremely simple housing, crude and poor tools, Ivan hammering away stroke by stroke, electric welding sparks constantly flying, the Scarlet gradually taking shape...
In short, amidst that low, oppressive, yet hopeful BGM, one theme was revealed everywhere—
Unlike Tony, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Ivan was the ultimate underdog.
Ivan vs. Tony—this was a battle between an underdog and a super-rich, handsome, tall guy!
When everyone saw the Crimson Armor go from nothing to something, gradually taking shape, and finally fully revealing itself before their eyes…
Everyone felt as if they, like Ivan Vanko, had built a crude Crimson Armor from scratch.
The underdog's comeback is, without a doubt, a universally popular story, whether in the East or the West.
After all, in this world, 99.9% are underdogs!
I have to say, this was a very beautiful misunderstanding!
It's like Cinderella; everyone thought Cinderella marrying the prince was a commoner girl's rise to power.
But little did they know, Cinderella's true story was—
Her legitimate mother died young, her father remarried, taking a seductive and scheming stepmother. Then, our protagonist, the legitimate daughter of the first wife, was bullied by the stepmother and several half-sisters.
Not only was her mother's dowry stolen by the stepmother and her daughters, but her monthly allowance was also withheld, and her father was a soft-hearted fool who basically pretended she wasn't his daughter.
She was bullied all day long, even having to do the work of a maid, living a truly miserable life.
Until the invisible legitimate daughter met the Witch (transmigrator) and met the Prince Charming...
Whether it was the vicious stepmother or the wicked sisters who always stole her things, what they took from her, they had to return; what they ate of hers, they had to spit out.
Cinderella actually had everything; she was just abused by her stepmother.
Comeback?
It didn't exist!
The same was true for Ivan Vanko; everything he needed for revenge, his father had already left for him.
"Clang!"
Unlike Tony's Superman-like cool landing pose, Ivan's landing pose was incredibly crude.
Straightforward, very Russian!
Simply put, it was one word—fight!
But no one at the scene felt that it lowered his presence; that landing pose was simply too impactful.
The ground, paved with special material, instantly showed dense, spiderweb-like cracks.
"Rimuru, will he be okay?"
Gripping Rimuru's small hand, Pepper was incredibly nervous.
This was a mech battle, with live ammunition; it was really hard to imagine what could go wrong.
If anything unexpected happened, Pepper didn't even dare to think further!
The Crimson Armor's appearance was too ferocious, too crude, especially that straightforward landing pose just now, which gave everyone an extremely strong sense of impact.
Inside the private box, everyone looked at Rimuru in unison.
When it came to mechs, no one here was more professional than Rimuru!
Because Rimuru's other identity was even more famous—the Silver Armored War God!
Rimuru smiled and comforted her, "Pepper, don't worry. The generational gap between the Crimson Armor and the Mark IV is at least two generations. Unless Tony's brain is filled with mush, there's no way he could lose!"
"Really?"
After hearing Rimuru's reassurance, Pepper Potts finally relaxed a bit.
Just as Rimuru was explaining the facts and reasoning, detailing to Pepper and the three little companions how much more advanced the Mark was than the Scarlet…
A lightning whip suddenly appeared in the Crimson Armor's hand, flashing with a large amount of electricity; the whip came fast and fierce, striking out with a single lash.
Tony was instantly sent flying!
Rimuru: ""
Pepper: ""
Peter, Mindy, and Dave, the three little ones: ""
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