"Ethan, Stark," the terrorists who came to investigate cursed as they unlocked the door.
Tony asked curiously, "Ethan, what are they saying? I only understood that they were shouting my name and yours!"
Ethan shook his head. "They're speaking Hungarian. I don't understand it either!"
Rimuru said, "That Hungarian guy is shouting, 'Where is Stark?' and 'Who am I, and why am I here?' He also threatened to kill us if we didn't behave."
"You understand Hungarian too?"
Tony and Ethan were very surprised. Many people could speak multiple foreign languages, like Ethan, who spoke Arabic, Russian, English, Persian, Dari, and others.
But the problem was, in Tony and Ethan's eyes, Rimuru was simply too young.
Previously, the group had been conversing in English, so Tony and Ethan naturally assumed English was Rimuru's native language.
They never expected Rimuru to understand Hungarian too. Just how much did she actually know?!
Faced with Tony and Ethan's shock, Rimuru smiled without speaking.
He certainly didn't know Hungarian, but he could understand all languages, including English, Hungarian, and Russian.
The reason was simple: he possessed a divine skill called [Magic Perception].
Magic Perception could not only detect minute magicule fluctuations in a panoramic, omnidirectional way, but also convert light waves and sound waves into comprehensible information.
Any language, being sound waves carrying subjective consciousness, could be converted by Magic Perception.
The reverse was also true: by vocalizing through intent, he could converse with others.
Simply put, Rimuru could understand any language in the world, even the languages of kittens and puppies.
Boom!
The moment the large iron door opened, the trap Tony had set was triggered, and two terrorists were instantly blown to death.
Tony, who had already donned the Iron Man suit, looked at Ethan and Rimuru with a happy and confident smile.
"Ethan, Rimuru, just follow behind me. Now it's time for my show!"
The Mark I was crude and clunky, but its massive size, exaggerated power, and bulletproof armor made the terrorists feel as if they had seen a devil's weapon. Many were intimidated before the fight even began.
Tony was simple and brutal; with just a few punches, he knocked down all the terrorists who rushed in.
Not to mention Tony Stark— even Rimuru and Ethan's eyes lit up at the sight.
They really wanted their own mechanical armor. Although Rimuru already possessed various supernatural abilities, he still coveted the Iron Man suit.
It wasn't that the Iron Man suit was incredibly powerful; it was simply love!
Mecha is a man's romance!
In fact, with Rimuru's abilities, if he wanted an Iron Man suit, he could just devour one, have Great Sage analyze it, and quickly replicate one or even several new ones.
But such a thing would require Tony's authorization; otherwise, it would be considered theft and could easily affect his relationship with Tony.
The Iron Man suit was Tony's lifeline. Across the entire Marvel Universe, only his good friend Colonel Rhodes had ever taken one.
And that was under extreme circumstances, with the military applying pressure and Tony being near death.
Otherwise, it really wasn't that simple for others to get one.
Boom! Another enemy was cleanly taken down by Tony.
Triumphant, Tony showed off to Rimuru. "Rimuru, how about it? Isn't Uncle Tony cool? Are you starting to admire Uncle Tony?"
Rimuru rolled his eyes. Admire what? He just knocked down a few mortals, and he's already acting this smug. How arrogant!
But at that moment, Ethan suddenly exclaimed, "Tony, watch out! There's another enemy behind you!"
Tony didn't even turn his head. He just elbowed backward. Before the terrorist could react, he was knocked down instantly.
Perhaps wanting to show off too much in front of Rimuru, Tony completely lost control of his strength, and his arm got stuck deep in the rock wall.
One, two, three times—Tony still couldn't pull it out.
The most embarrassing part was that he hadn't turned around earlier to look cool. The pose that had looked so stylish moments before now looked utterly ridiculous.
Tony Stark's attempt to show off failed!
Hahaha! Rimuru was laughing hysterically, and even Ethan was speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
After finally pulling his arm free, Tony was still embarrassed. "That doesn't count. That doesn't count. Just forget about it."
"Wow, this gun is so cool!"
While Tony was attacking enemies in front, Rimuru was picking up the spoils behind him.
In a short while, he had collected nearly a dozen excellent weapons—many produced by Stark Industries—into his stomach.
If not for wanting to avoid disturbing Shizue, Rimuru would have even wanted to devour one of the terrorists; maybe he could gain abilities like firearm mastery.
At the cave entrance, Tony launched a small missile, taking down the bald leader among the terrorists.
Seeing the light outside, all three were extremely excited.
Especially Tony Stark, who was overjoyed. As a wealthy man, to be imprisoned in this dark cave for three months—
It was simply a nightmare, and now he was finally going to escape all this misery!
"Rimuru, Ethan, everything according to plan. After I deal with the enemies outside, you two find the right moment to come out."
"Okay!"
Ethan readily agreed, and Rimuru had no objections.
With his current abilities, no one here was a match for him even with a single blow.
Bullets struck the Iron Man suit with loud clangs, and the battle grew more intense.
Inside the cave—
Rimuru, holding an M4 assault rifle he had just picked up, walked straight to the bald leader lying on the ground, preparing to finish him off.
Knowing the plot, Rimuru was aware this bald man was very tough; he was only unconscious, not dead.
"Rimuru, what are you doing?"
Seeing Rimuru's intention to "finish him," Ethan was shocked. He quickly pushed down the barrel of the gun.
Rimuru said, "Ethan, he's the chief culprit, and he's not dead yet. We can't just let him go!"
Ethan looked at Rimuru earnestly. "Rimuru, you're still young. You can live your life in the sunlight. Don't let hatred blind you, and don't stain your hands with blood."
Uh…
Perhaps because Rimuru had reincarnated as a bloodless slime and had been leveling up by fighting monsters in the Sealed Cave, killing didn't bother him much.
But Ethan's concern made Rimuru hesitate.
After all, killing people and killing monsters were completely different matters.
"Are we just going to let him off? That's too easy for him!"
Ethan took the rifle from Rimuru's hands. "Let me be the bad guy."
Bang!
With a gunshot, the bald leader, still unconscious, ended his sinful life in his sleep.
At that moment, the battle outside suddenly took a turn.
These terrorists were so poor that all they had left were weapons— including machine guns used on tanks.
Unlike in the original story, because of the two "burdens"—Ethan and Rimuru—Tony focused more on eliminating enemies rather than directly setting fire and destroying the entire valley as in the movie.
As a result, Tony suffered greatly, being suppressed by the overwhelming firepower and unable to lift his head.
As for the original plan of bringing Ethan and Rimuru with him—haha, just consider it a joke.
In other words, our Iron Man failed to show off again and again!
Da da da da da!
Under the assault of the M2 heavy machine gun, several critical transmission devices in the Mark I's legs and back were damaged.
Ethan looked extremely anxious. He picked up the assault rifle and said, "Rimuru, hide here for a while. I'll go out and help Tony relieve some pressure."
Ethan ran while firing into the sky, trying to attract the terrorists' attention.
"Wait! If you go out like that, you'll be an easy target!"
Watching his clumsy movements, Rimuru was speechless. Wasn't this just going out to die?
But undeniably, Ethan was a good person with a gentle heart.
Being powerless was one thing, but Rimuru could not let such a person die when he could save him.
"Great Sage, help me plan the optimal strategy to break the enemy!"
[Optimal enemy-breaking strategy complete. Recommend activating automatic combat mode. Activate?]
"Yes!"
As combat mode activated, Rimuru's eyes slowly turned blood red.
Since Tony failed to show off, it was now his turn to show— cough, he misspoke— it was his turn to save the world.