Bab 164: Chapter 164: Hydra Annihilated, The Final Duel!
With Hank Pym's explosive demise, Clark immediately signaled a counterattack!
As his voice fell, a slender figure suddenly appeared mid-air, then plummeted down in a free fall after a leap of faith, landing in a comically awkward pose right in front of a bewildered Abomination, who had no idea whom to fight against.
Seeing the slim figure suddenly at his feet, Abomination paused in confusion. However, recognizing the person's face, he roared and lifted his massive foot to stomp on the unfortunate soul.
But Abomination's plan to turn the newcomer into pulp was doomed to fail.
Mid-stomp, Abomination's ankle was caught by a similarly gigantic green hand. The slim figure transformed into the Hulk, who then stood up and effortlessly hurled Abomination away, smashing him into a warehouse that had already been damaged multiple times by the fight, turning it into complete ruins.
Hulk made a grand entrance!
Seeing his backup plan in action, Clark stopped the "Calorie" music and switched his background music to "Ceremony."
Target: Hulk
Pain Intensity: 10x!
After setting this up, Clark joined Tony to jointly beat down Crossbones.
Poor Crossbones, under the combined assault of Clark and Tony's massive armor, quickly became battered, unable to recover as fast as he was being injured.
His downfall was just a matter of time.
Meanwhile, Hulk, cursed with the 10x effect of "Ceremony," rapidly filled his rage meter amidst intense pain. Within minutes, he had knocked out the unfortunate Abomination.
However, Hulk didn't kill him; after dealing with Abomination, he returned to join Clark and Tony in ganging up on Crossbones.
What was a two-on-one battle became a three-on-one!
Crossbones was no match for the trio and, learning from previous mistakes, Clark made sure there was no chance for a revival this time. Romlow's body was completely torn apart under their relentless assault.
Only after Tony's pulse energy cannons vaporized the remains did they finally stop their attack.
With the enemy vanquished, Clark switched his BGM to "Cleansing Mantra" to prevent any accidental injuries.
With the calming music, Hulk quickly reverted to Bruce Banner.
Taking a deep breath and seeing the now-visible Quinjet in the sky, Clark imagined old Nick Fury giving him a thumbs up.
Shaking his head, Clark turned to Tony, "Pierce's death still feels unreal to me. He was the mastermind behind so many schemes, yet he didn't even get the chance to play his part before you took him out. It feels like all his mystique just vanished."
As a helicopter approached rapidly, Clark, with his super vision, could even see the smirking Falcon looking at him from the co-pilot seat.
The military arrived but didn't immediately engage. Instead, they joined forces with S.H.I.E.L.D. and moved towards the airport.
Feeling the situation was under control, Clark suddenly dodged Tony's punch and landed on his fist, "Tony, the main culprit is dead. Are you still planning to fight me?"
Tony tried to counter, but Clark was already ten meters away, floating mid-air, smirking at him.
Tony retracted his arms, "Fight you? Sure. Unless you hand over the murderer."
Sighing, Clark signaled everyone to wait, then watched as Black Panther, Dr. Banner, Falcon, and Captain America quickly evacuated the scene.
Wondering about Wasp's whereabouts, Clark saw his allies safely away, then turned back to Tony, "Even without Bucky's issue, you've always wanted to have a proper fight with me, haven't you?"
"Your armor has infinite energy, and I'm also in peak condition. This place can't withstand our battle. Follow me; let's find a secluded spot and fight it out!"
"Alright!"
Tony agreed and followed Clark into the sky.
Eris then notified Tony about a coordinate sent by Clark's AI, Qingfeng, asking if he should check it.
"Check it!"
As a green map coordinate appeared, Tony smiled eagerly, "The Sahara? Perfect for a duel!"
In an instant, Tony maximized his armor's power and headed towards the destination.
Clark also accelerated, racing Tony to the Sahara Desert's center with "Calorie" playing in the background.
The competition started the moment Clark sent the coordinates, challenging Tony to a race.
Despite the immense power consumption of such large armors, Tony's Tesseract-powered suit didn't have to worry about energy.
Clark pushed his speed to the limit, even using magical arrays to boost it further, matching Tony's pace powered by the Tesseract.
However, even with "Calorie" reducing his consumption, Clark eventually felt fatigued and slowed down, allowing Tony to mockingly cheer as he took the lead.
Thankful for the Tesseract, Tony thought he'd win the race as they neared the destination.
"Sir, Clark is catching up, traveling three times faster than you. He'll reach the destination first."
Surprised, Tony couldn't fathom how Clark could suddenly increase his speed.
Then, a portal appeared ahead of Tony, and Clark shot out of it, quickly entering another portal and vanishing.
Cursing, Tony realized he'd forgotten to block spatial abilities, allowing Clark to take advantage.
Landing opposite Clark, Tony laughed, "Didn't expect you to use spatial abilities to get ahead in our speed competition."
"But it reminded me to block space against you in our fight."
Activating a space lock function designed for Clark, Tony smirked, "Try using your teleportation now."
"Why not?"
Clark coldly laughed, "Did you really think you're the only one with something as powerful as the Tesseract?"
Pulling out a brass pendant, he said, "Your space lock is just leveraging the Tesseract's power. My talisman can counteract it."
With a gesture, Clark activated the pendant's magical array. The Eye of Agamotto opened, emitting a dazzling green light.
The Eye of Agamotto, activated!
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