Obadiah watched Tony, who was sprawled against the wall. He continued to control the Iron Monger, raising its arm, intending to launch more Missiles and finish Tony off.
Unfortunately, he couldn't launch any more Missiles because they were all gone.
"Damn it!" Obadiah cursed under his breath.
But there was nothing he could do. He lowered his arm and walked toward Tony, who was by the wall.
With the heavy sound of footsteps, Obadiah maneuvered the Iron Monger closer to Tony.
Soon, Obadiah stood in front of Tony. He grabbed Tony's neck and lifted him up.
Obadiah looked at Tony, who was struggling in his grasp, and sneered.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... How ironic, Tony!"
"You keep saying you want to stop making weapons."
"But then you go and create the most powerful weapon in the world!"
"Hahahaha! Isn't that ironic!"
Obadiah laughed loudly, his grip tightening, deforming the armor around Tony's neck.
"I've never liked this kind of thing."
"But I have to say, I really like this armor."
"This is power!"
"Your father would be proud of you, Tony!"
After speaking, Obadiah prepared to snap Tony's neck.
But just then, a bright light flashed before his eyes, and he instinctively squinted.
"Since you've praised me so much, I'll give you one last gift!"
"Die, Obadiah! Go to hell and repent for your sins!"
Tony finally spoke, roaring to vent his accumulated fury.
The Arc Reactor on Tony's chest emitted a dazzling light, and then a beam shot out from his chest, directly at Obadiah.
Obadiah had just had his Iron Monger armor removed by Tony, so his entire upper body was exposed outside the armor, unprotected.
The bright light from Tony's chest hit his chest directly, then melted away his entire upper body.
The situation shifted abruptly. Obadiah, who had just been standing here, laughing like a triumphant victor, was dead in an instant.
Tony used the last 10% of his armor's energy to send Obadiah on his final journey – straight to hell.
With Obadiah's death, his massive Iron Monger lost control, its lights extinguished as it came to a halt.
Tony forced the hands that had been strangling him away and sat down heavily on the ground.
He removed his helmet and gasped for fresh air.
The battle, though not long, was intense, even brief.
Tony couldn't even remember how many thoughts had flashed through his mind during those fleeting moments of combat.
He had been constantly racking his brain, figuring out how to use his armor to destroy Obadiah and his iron monstrosity.
It wasn't until Tony flew onto Iron Monger's back and ripped off Obadiah's "turtle shell" that he had a clear plan.
Then, throughout the rest of the fight, Tony was focused on how to position himself so that his chest could face Obadiah's upper body at a fixed angle.
Finally, perseverance paid off, and Obadiah's arrogance gave Tony the opening he needed.
Actually, Obadiah himself should be given the biggest assist for that shot.
If he hadn't lost everything below the waist, Tony would definitely give him a trophy.
The one Obadiah had collected for him when Tony was gambling in Las Vegas would be perfect.
Tony leaned against the wall, catching his breath.
Meng Ran, who had been watching the show, swallowed his orange and spat out a few seeds.
"Hey! Catch this orange." Meng Ran pulled out another orange and tossed it to Tony.
Tony turned his head at the sound, but he was a bit slow due to his weakness. The orange flew towards him, and before he could raise his hand, it smacked him right in the face.
"Ouch!" Tony cried out in pain, covering his eyes.
Meng Ran was a little embarrassed by this. He'd been watching Tony fight, and his throat was dry, so he thought he'd be nice and give him an orange.
But he hadn't expected Tony to be so slow that he couldn't catch it, and his good intentions had ended up hurting his eye.
"Um, the orange is sweet. You want to try it?" Meng Ran's hoarse voice couldn't hide his embarrassment.
Tony painfully rubbed his right eye, barely managing to open it a crack. His right eye already looked a bit bruised.
The orange wouldn't have hurt this much, but it gained speed as it fell.
And it just so happened to hit the vulnerable area around the eye, which is why the attack seemed so powerful.
"I..." Tony started to say something, but seeing the menacing look on the demon's face, he swallowed his words.
He picked up an orange, looked at it with his left eye, peeled the skin, and then put a few segments of the fruit into his mouth.
"Mmm~~~ it is indeed quite sweet." Tony chewed the orange, feeling the pulp being squeezed and then bursting with sweet and sour juice, the fresh taste instantly filling his mouth.
Tony closed his eyes in pleasure, instantly feeling that his eye didn't hurt as much, and the fatigue from the recent battle seemed to have lessened as well. (Placebo effect)
As Tony was eating the orange, Pepper ran over from the side and squatted down beside him.
Tony had urgently told her to get to safety when he landed.
She was also very obedient, hiding until now, and only when the fighting stopped did she rush out to see what was going on.
Pepper squatted down beside Tony, asking with concern, "Tony, are you alright? What happened to your eyes?"
"I'll call now, we should go to the hospital for a check-up."
"As for Obadiah, that S.H.I.E.L.D. agent just told me they'd handle it."
Tony leaned against the wall, tilting his head back, chewing on the orange in his mouth, but didn't answer Pepper's questions.
He stuffed the remaining orange into Pepper's mouth, then said wearily, "No need for the hospital. Other than my eyes, I should be fine."
"Let's go home and rest. I'm exhausted, and there's a mountain of mess waiting for us to clean up."
Pepper nodded, her cheeks puffed out, still chewing the orange slices.
After speaking, Tony suddenly seemed to remember something, and looked in the direction where Meng Ran had been.
The demon was nowhere to be seen.
Under the moonlight, only a gentle breeze swirled, kicking up dust from the ground.
Meng Ran had left after throwing the orange and speaking his piece.
It wasn't because he was embarrassed; he just wanted to find his teammates and get a situation update.
Along the way, Meng Ran communicated with the others from the Pentagon Alliance, and they quickly returned to the base.
Everyone had already returned to the base and was seated in their usual meeting spots.
"How's it going?" Gwen asked Meng Ran as he arrived.
"Nothing much. Luckily, I got there in time, and they didn't spread the fighting to the streets."
"Besides some minor damage outside the Stark Arc Reactor Research Center, there were no other losses."
"And Tony Stark is a billionaire, he definitely won't care about these little expenses."
Meng Ran spoke to the others, describing the situation on his end.
After finishing, Meng Ran then asked, "What about you guys? Anything happen on the perimeter?"
They looked at each other, as if they were hesitant to speak.
Finally, Gwen looked at Meng Ran and said, "Nothing much at first, but some changes occurred later because of Liu Xiu's new ability."
"But it's not a big deal, we resolved it in the end."
Meng Ran looked curiously at Liu Xiu when he heard Gwen's words.
Liu Xiu also scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed, and then lowered his head, as if he was shy about what had just happened.
Meng Ran looked at them with surprise and asked, "Liu Xiu? Did he awaken a new ability?"
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