Chapter 52 What a hearty battle!
At this moment, a very intense and exciting aerial pursuit was taking place in the sky above New York.

"Fuck! Tony!"

"Besides me, there are multiple steel soldiers chasing you!"

Using the unblocked communication channel in the helmet, Rhodes kept reminding,
Tony Stark dodged the obstacle of the bridge pier in front of him, adjusted his flying posture, and responded.
"Damn! Rod, I know! The farther we get from the fair, the better!"

Tony Stark looked solemnly at the multiple Iron Soldiers following closely behind him on the control interface.

Considering the dense flow of people at the Expo, a hasty war there would inevitably lead to large-scale bloodshed.
So Tony planned to use himself as bait and consume most of the Iron Soldiers first.

Relying on the excellent mobility of his armor, Tony once again dodged several incoming missiles.
The powerful missile directly hit several vehicles that were still moving under the overpass.
"boom--"

The deafening sound of explosions and the bright fireworks intertwined, reflecting the multiple figures flying in the night sky.

Looking at the red and gold armor that was already within reach, and the weapon system that was constantly identifying and completely locking onto it, Rhode spoke quickly.
"Hey! Tony! I'm approaching you! About to shoot you! Watch out!"

Before Rhode finished speaking, along with the iron suit that trapped him,

The rotary machine guns mounted on the shoulders of several Iron Soldiers quickly turned their guns and aimed at Tony Stark who was flying and dodging in front.

"Da da da da da-"

The densely interwoven metal firestorm swept over the area where Tony was, like a suffocating python.
With the help of Jarvis' intelligent program, he was able to avoid the attack and made many extreme evasive moves.

But everyone noticed that, high in the sky, a figure was floating, watching the "hot" scene below with great interest, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.
"It's quite exciting (ω｀), it feels like watching Fast and Furious 11!"

Link grabbed a handful of steaming golden popcorn from the popcorn bucket (extra large cup) in his arms and stuffed it into his mouth.

"I've seen enough, let's go grab a few soldiers and have a taste of what's new!"

He threw the popcorn bucket aside, rubbed his hands expectantly, and stretched his waist.

Link raised his arms, adjusted his posture, and focused his attention.

"boom--"

All the surrounding scenery was suddenly "stretched" and shrank backwards in Link's sight.

There was a sudden explosion in the air.
A pale white "barrier" formed by a ring-shaped airflow appeared in the area around Link - this was the "condensation cloud" produced when a high-speed moving object exceeded the speed of sound and came into contact with the air.

【Flying〈Blue(Excellent)〉】

Link suddenly accelerated and disappeared from the spot. His existence could only be vaguely seen through his track passing through the sky.

On the other side, Tony Stark just used his own mobility to shake off several pursuing Iron Soldiers, forcing them to have no time to dodge and be damaged by the collision.

Turning around, I found that some of the Iron Soldiers had left the pursuit team and were heading towards the Expo Park.
Tony, realizing something was wrong, quickly mobilized the power of the propulsion nozzles to speed up.

But this sudden change in flying posture allowed Rhodes, who had been forced to chase Tony, or more precisely, Ivan Vanko, who was controlling Rhodes' armor, to seize the flaw.

"Sorry, Tony!"

"what?"

Soon, Tony Stark knew the reason why Rhodes apologized.
The armor driven by Rhodes hit Tony who was flying sideways hard. The two lost their balance and fell towards the Expo Park below...

Tony Stark rolled on the ground several times, and the dizzy Tony Stark was unable to dodge in time.

In addition, he was unable to use his palm cannon and the powerful missiles equipped on his body to deal with the controlled Rhodes.
Tony Stark had no choice but to be forced into a hand-to-hand combat match with his good brother.

Link, who was watching silently, also turned into a commentator and began to explain with great interest:
"The battle situation is gradually becoming tense! Our player Tony used an uppercut, and Rhodes was knocked back!"

"Oh! Contestant Rhodes dodged Tony's punch by moving his head left and right, then he rushed forward and knocked Tony Stark to the ground!"

"Oh my god! The scene is unbearable to watch, Tony Stark and James Rhodes are intertwined and overlapped, so close!" "Rhodes firmly pinned Tony Stark down in a knight-like position, making him unable to move. Is it possible to stage a "Two men fight in the wild.aiv"? "

"Oh my god! Rhodes actually took out his big, black and thick long-barreled Gatling gun! He aimed it at Tony Stark's head and fired a barrage of bullets!"

"But Tony realized something was wrong and shook his head left and right, holding the gun tightly!"

"Who will win in the end? Let's wait and see!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Black Widow Natasha, along with Happy, the "mascot" and Tony Stark's bodyguard, sneaked into the headquarters of Hammer Industries.

After encountering many Hammer Industries security personnel, the battle ended with Natasha getting 19 kills and Happy getting one kill.

Unfortunately, by the time the two arrived, Ivan Vanko had already left.

However, Natasha also urgently began to operate the keyboard, and finally successfully restarted Rhodes' armor system and connected to the communication channel between the two.

"Rod, I've started trying to restart your armor's control system. Tony, hold on!"

"Da da da--"

Bullets continued to spew out of the muzzle, hitting the ground next to Tony's ear, splashing sparks.

Just when Tony Stark was about to give up and couldn't control the gun,
Natasha stared at the last progress bar on the screen...

〈System has restarted〉

Suddenly, Rhodes' armor lost power, the barrel stopped outputting, and the armor fell on Tony Stark.

Tony raised his hand and pushed Rhodes away. He stood up and reached out to knock on Rhodes' visor.

"Rod, are you okay?"

"I'm okay……"

Tony reached out and pulled Rhodes up, panting heavily.
But before the two of them could enjoy this brief peace, multiple points of light flickered in the night sky.
One after another, the steel soldiers that were chasing them landed and surrounded the two men.

Tony also stood back to back with Rhodes, loudly planning the next tactics.

"Rod, lie down..."

"Everyone get down!"

Suddenly, a high-pitched and confident voice came from the sky.

Tony Stark and Rhodes, feeling that their lines were stolen, raised their heads.

Link was seen slowly descending, his eyes red and his cloak fluttering behind him, like a god descending from the sky.

"I said—get down!"

The majestic command made Tony a little dazed.
Immediately, Rhodes pounced on Tony again and pinned him down.

Before Tony could come to his senses, he saw an unforgettable scene:
Link's eyes turned red in the air, and he suddenly began to spin at high speed with himself as the center axis.
"boom--"

Two red, burning rays shot out from its eye sockets, and Link, who was spinning at high speed, turned the heat rays into a laser rain.

The steel soldiers below had no time to dodge, and were melted through their alloy armor by the "laser rain" that fell from the sky. Their bodies were damaged, and they fell asleep.

After just a moment, there were no more standing iron soldiers, only the wreckage of machinery, and the melted and burned sculptures and lawns.
Stunned Tony and Rhodes looked at Link slowly descending to the ground, speechless for a long time.

"What a hearty battle!"

(End of this chapter)