Chapter 11: Iron man
(A/N:-1800+ words)
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"Ding!"
"Get Iron Man's initial favor and share ten percent of your luck."
Alex had no idea that his casual question would have an effect on Tony.
Ten percent of luck may not be much, but at least Tony already has a good impression of him.
By the time they ate their hamburgers, cola, and grilled chicken, burped, and said, "Next time, I want to drink champagne and have Australian lobster. You can pay whatever you want for takeout."
"Well, we shall see," Alex was noncommittal. He bought this food from a city more than 100 kilometers away, jumping dozens of kilometers at a time. He also had to wait for the opportunity to avoid the soldiers and sneak in. It was quite time-consuming.
He would not satisfy Tony's thirst for words and go to further cities to find lobsters. If there were any, he would take them by the way.
After Alex left, the soldiers came with meals the next morning. Tony and Ethan didn't bother looking at it as they realized it was mushy.
The aroma made these two soldiers suspicious again, so they decided to check what they perceived as a strange smell.
Soldier A: "It must be right, it must be the aroma of roasted chicken."
Soldier B: "I smell it too. Tell me, where did you hide the food?"
The soldier asked Ethan. Ethan looked panicked; he didn't know how to answer.
Tony was afraid that Ethan would spill the beans, so he came over and said, "We are locked up here with a big battery hanging on our chest. Where do we get grilled chicken burgers? If someone eats it, then who do you think it is?"
As he spoke, he winked in the direction of the residence of the leader of the Ten Rings Gang.
The cave has several branches, and the leader of the Ten Rings Gang lives on the other side of the cave. Although the environment is not very good, it is at least much more comfortable than being outside in the wind and rain.
The soldier "understood" it immediately.
Naturally, it is impossible for these two prisoners to eat any roast chicken, so the only one who lives in the cave is the eldest brother's room.
The cave is small, and the airflow is interoperable, so it is not surprising that the aroma can drift over.
If the boss ate it, they would never dare to question why the boss ate it alone!
The two soldiers looked at each other and fell silent.
Tony's hint not only resolved his own crisis but also put the blame on the leader of the Ten Rings Gang.
In this case, the soldiers would definitely not dare to report it and pretend not to know.
In just a few sentences, Tony's genius and IQ are fully demonstrated.
Moreover, a shadow was planted in the hearts of the soldiers - how could the boss who lived alone gain the support of the soldiers?
Their faith is unshakable, but that doesn't mean the boss is unshakable!
Every few days, Alex would send food over and check on Tony's progress.
In just over a month, the armor had basically taken shape, but because of monitoring, it was not dared to be assembled together.
After more than a month, Tony and Ethan couldn't eat and drink well, but they couldn't go out to exercise, so they suddenly gained weight.
The soldiers became more and more suspicious, and even the boss of the Ten Rings Gang came over.
The boss asked angrily: "You haven't eaten all day, how come you're still fat?"
Tony said: "This is not fat, this is edema. I use this broken battery in my chest to maintain my life. My body is infected. I'm afraid I won't live long."
The boss snorted angrily: "You are bloated, what about Ethan?"
Tony's face was not red, and his heart was not beating, and he said: "He was infected. We were in the same room all day long and breathed the same air, so he was also infected."
Ethan almost laughed. This was because he was bullying the uneducated leader of the Ten Rings Gang. He suppressed his laughter, his face was deformed, and he hurriedly turned it into a cough to vent it.
When the boss saw it, he thought Ethan was having a seizure and was afraid of infection, so he left after saying a few words.
It seems that he still suffered the loss of being uneducated, and he quickly said: "Hurry up and make the missile. Once it is done, I will take you to the hospital to save your lives."
However, both Tony and Ethan knew that if they really built the missile, they would die when it was completed.
The days passed day by day, and the days were like years.
I originally thought about making a few more parts to complete, but I didn't expect to be dense and sparse.
Ethan bravely hid a piece of chicken leg and wanted to eat it slowly. After all, Alex only came every few days, so he was a little greedy in the middle.
Unexpectedly, he was found out by the Ten Rings Gang during the inspection. The boss was extremely angry and took Ethan out for torture.
Before Ethan was dragged out of the cell, he quickly said to Tony: "Hurry up, I don't know how long I can hold on."
"Hey...where did the chicken legs come from? Tell me!"
"Ah...ba, don't tell me...ah...ba...ah..."
Every time there was a sound of whipping, Ethan screamed, but he was determined not to speak.
Tony understood that this was Ethan's hint to activate the armor and there was no time.
No matter whether he can survive the torture or not, when the leader of the Ten Rings Gang comes to his senses, he will definitely come in and take away the parts inside, and then he will be defeated.
Tony was very anxious. It was daytime now, and the mysterious oriental man only came at night, and at irregular intervals. Even tonight, he would not be able to come in time.
Thinking of this, Tony immediately connected the armor's control unit to the old laptop and turned it on.
"booting..."
The progress bar on the command line was so slow that it seemed as if time had stopped. Ethan's screams and the boss's questioning kept coming from outside.
"Beep! Startup completed."
Tony put on the armor, unplugged the wires on his chest, and connected it to a round, glowing energy body—this was the first-generation Ark reactor.
At this time, the appearance of the armor was extremely crude, with traces of welding all over the body. The overall appearance was an ugly gray-black color, and the joints were still made of low-quality rubber.
"Creak... creak... creak..."
The armor was not lubricated, and there was a tooth-gripping sound of metal friction coming from the gears and joints.
Tony stepped forward wearing the armor and kicked the cell door made of steel plates away with a bang.
"what..."
A soldier outside was hit. His muscles and bones were broken on the spot, and he vomited blood. He was afraid he would not survive.
"Shoot, shoot!"
The leader of the Ten Rings Gang was so angry and anxious that he couldn't care about Ethan, so he just raised his gun and shot him.
However, the armor is made of missile casings, which cannot be penetrated by ordinary bullets. The only weak point is the joints, which are made of rubber and cloth.
But in a hurry, how could the violent elements think of it?
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Taking a few steps forward, Tony swung his iron fist at the soldier.
"Bang...ah..."
Under the iron fist, soldiers are like meat buns, and one punch can crush one.
"Da da da da da..."
Finally, a soldier reacted and used his AK to aim at the joints of the armor and shoot. Tony bent down and protected his face and joints.
"Ah..." Ethan suddenly screamed.
Several stray bullets rebounded and hit him on the chest, causing blood to spit out from his mouth.
"Ethan——"
Tony strode forward and protected Ethan. With a press of his fingers, two tongues of fire spurted out from both sides of his arms. This was his only weapon.
The flames sprayed out more than ten meters away, burning several soldiers into burning men as they ran out of the cave screaming.
Tony hugged Ethan sadly and said, "Hold on and wait until that Easterner comes and go out with me."
Ethan's face was peaceful: "Don't... worry... me, ahem..., my family... are all dead... ahem..., I can finally... go... see them."
Tony cried: "You saved my life, and I haven't repaid you yet."
Previously, there was shrapnel in the heart. Ethan helped Tony perform a simple operation and made a simple battery to hang his life.
He helped a lot during the process of making the armor. Without him, Tony would never have been able to make the armor so quickly.
These days, Ethan's optimistic attitude has also deeply infected Tony.
In the original plot, it can be said that Ethan made Tony successful, transforming him from an ordinary person into a superhero.
At this time, the voice of the leader of the Ten Rings Gang came from outside: "Use RPG, quick, RPG!"
Ethan smiled and said: "Let's go... If you want to repay... me, then... cherish it and don't waste... your life."
"boom..."
"An RPG shot in. Fortunately, the hole was not straight, and the RPG exploded at the corner. Large pieces of gravel fell one after another.
When Tony saw this, he knew that if he didn't leave, both of them would die here. He reluctantly put Ethan down and ran outside.
As soon as he ran to the entrance of the cave, he saw a dozen RPGs aimed at him.
Tony's soul exploded; so many RPGs exploding on him would mean instant death, even with the armor.
At this moment, a sudden "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" sound broke through the air.
A few pebbles hit the RPG soldiers' heads like bullets, and suddenly the whole head exploded, white and red splattering on the rock wall.
It turns out that Alex had arrived!
He saw something abnormal from a distance, including gunshots and explosions. He guessed that the plot of Iron Man's escape had been triggered, so he quickly jumped over, just in time to see a dozen RPGs aimed at Tony.
The body of the fallen soldier tilted, his finger instinctively pulled the trigger, and several RPG rounds were fired into the munitions pile outside the cave entrance.
"Boom...boom...boom..."
A series of explosions immediately occurred, and the flames shot straight into the sky.
"Come on, why are you standing there?" Alex shouted.
Tony hesitated. "Ethan is still inside. If you save him, no matter what your purpose is, I will promise you anything."
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