The crackling of electricity was not only violent, but also searing the air, emitting a foul odor that spread everywhere.
The sudden, terrifying sound of electricity caused everyone to instinctively look over.
"Ah! What is that!"
"Who is he, what is he doing!"
"Not good, he's going to attack Tony Stark, he's a terrorist!"
After Whiplash started using the electric whip, he began wildly striking the nearby guardrails. The sturdy guardrails shattered in response, scattering on the ground. The audience screamed, and the scene descended into panic.
More people frantically retreated, clearing the previously crowded area.
The guards raised their pistols, aiming at Ivan, ready to fire. But when Ivan looked at them, they all trembled.
"This is bad, it's real! Happy, go get the Iron Man Suit, quickly!"
Pepper's expression changed drastically when she saw this. She finally believed what Tao Wen had said and yelled at Happy.
"Yes."
Happy was already running off in the distance when Pepper reacted.
Pepper thought for a moment and then ran towards the arena. She couldn't let Tony face this disaster alone.
"Wait, you need to leave here. If you go, you'll just be throwing your life away. Tony definitely wouldn't want to see you like this."
Tao Wen grabbed Pepper's arm just as she was about to run.
"Let go of me! I need to fight alongside Tony!"
Pepper shouted loudly.
"Calm down. You don't have any abilities. Don't worry, I'll take care of Tony."
Tao Wen pulled Pepper back forcefully, then strode towards the arena.
"You..."
Watching Tao Wen's back, Pepper was a bit at a loss. After all, she was just an ordinary human.
Hiss, hiss, hiss.
Ivan Vanko walked onto the arena, ignoring the guards. The Whiplash in his hand was enough to deflect bullets.
He looked at the approaching race car with a cold smile.
Watching Tony coming towards him, his heart pounded wildly. He had waited for this day for far too long; he could finally have his revenge!
Crackle! Snap! He swung the steel whip in his hand. Terrifying lightning erupted from it, striking Tony Stark's race car. The fast-moving car was immediately split in two.
Tony Stark also crashed in the car.
Tony frantically struggled to get out of the race car.
At this moment, Ivan Vanko's attack arrived. The scorching steel whip constantly landed in front of Tony. Tony dodged frantically, looking very disheveled.
Crack!
After a series of blows, Tony was forced into a corner. He could only jump onto the safety net, trying to climb away.
"Damn it, there really is an attack!"
Tony was now filled with regret; he really should have listened to Tao Wen.
If he'd known it would come to this, he should have kept the Mechanical Armor on him!
"Die!"
Ivan Vanko cackled maniacally. Without his Iron Man Suit, Tony was just a lamb in his eyes. After a few more attacks, Tony would be history.
Tony had to jump up high and roll away towards the distance.
Boom!
Whiplash slammed heavily onto the security net, and the net split in two.
"Argh!"
The flying metal fragments made Tony scream in pain. Tony Stark's heart was terrified. Without his Iron Man Suit, he was a sitting duck and couldn't face Whiplash at all.
He frantically looked around, searching for an escape route, but found to his dismay that the arena's safety measures were too good, so good that there was simply no way out.
He could only rely on the remnants of the race cars to block the attacks and hope that Happy would bring the Iron Man Suit soon.
Boom!
After constant tumbling, as a half-cut race car was split in two by Whiplash, Tony was directly exposed to Ivan Vanko, with no protection whatsoever.
"Damn it!"
Tony glared at Ivan Vanko in anger. He was cornered. With the attack of the long, wide whip, he couldn't defend himself at all. One attack, and he'd be cut in half.
"Go and repent in hell!"
Ivan raised the whip high, and as he swung it, it was like a crazed octopus. Terrifying electricity scorched the air, and a strange sense of pleasure surged in his eyes. He'd waited for this moment for a long time, it was all he'd thought about day and night!
Boom!
At this moment, the sound of vehicles speeding came from a distance. A black Rolls-Royce was racing towards Ivan.
Although it was fierce, like a wild beast, it was still too late. It was still hundreds of meters away from Ivan.
"Die!"
Ivan roared, his Whiplash, crackling with intense electricity, lashing out towards Tony's forehead. Tony couldn't defend himself; a deep look of panic flashed across his eyes. He could taste death in that moment.
"Ah!!!"
Watching this, a group of spectators screamed, some covering their eyes, unwilling to witness the brutal scene.
Boom!
The terrifying sound echoed a moment later.
Whiplash had struck accurately!
However, Tony wasn't split in two. Instead, he stood unharmed, and in front of him stood a man with black hair and yellow skin. The man had blocked the attack from Whiplash.
"Ah!"
Ivan screamed even more frantically, the terrifying recoil making him explode with pain. Whiplash slammed into the ground, leaving a black scorch mark.
The newcomer was none other than Tao Wen.
"Hey, what luck!"
Seeing the fragments +1 value appear before him, Tao Wen's smile widened, so much so that he even ignored the numbing sensation from the electricity.
His gaze was fixed on the value in front of him. He wanted to see what he would get this time.
After the fragments +1 value appeared, it quickly turned into a stream of light and merged into 5/6. With the flashing of light, 5/6 became 6/6.
After becoming 6/6, a faint blue light lingered around it.
"Congratulations, you have collected all the fragments. Beginning to receive a random reward."
"Acquired Modified Vampire Scepter!"
As Tao Wen anticipated, the system's cold voice echoed in his ears.
"Wow, I'm really lucky. I actually got such a powerful weapon!"
Tao Wen's eyes shone with a different kind of brilliance. In the nine item slots before him, a golden scepter had appeared, looking incredibly mysterious.
As his gaze landed on the Vampire Scepter, data appeared in his field of vision.
Modified Vampire Scepter: +20 Attack +15% Life Steal Unique Active: Can activate a single life steal, recovering a certain amount of health. Cooldown: One Day
"Hahaha, as expected of a system creation!"
Looking at these familiar yet unfamiliar attributes, a different kind of joy bloomed within Tao Wen.