Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#465 - Tiger head leopard tail...

After landing, Stark first scanned the stage, quickly spotting Pepper and the others in the audience.

Then, he looked elsewhere but didn't find Liang Yue, though he wasn't surprised. He turned and went to Rhodey, who was wearing the War Machine armor, and waved to the audience.

"Things are getting messy here, buddy. Come on, let's wave to the audience together."

"You're right, Tony. These are all ordinary people. Please don't start a fight here, okay? I'm just following orders."

Clearly, Rhodey still thought Stark had come because he had taken the Iron Man armor, eager to get it back.

Justin Hammer, standing aside, was also surprised by Stark's arrival, a hint of panic creeping into his expression.

After all, in his mind, the robot soldiers on stage were fake. If a conflict broke out with Stark, his trickery would be immediately exposed.

If the military and Congress investigated, he would be in deep trouble.

So, almost as soon as Stark arrived, the CEO stepped back a distance and then tried to maintain the atmosphere by shouting to the audience.

Unfortunately, Stark and Rhodey were too busy to pay him any attention at the moment.

"Everyone is in danger. We have to save them. Rhodey, I need you to trust me."

"Trust? I tried that at your house before, and I got beat up pretty badly, Tony."

"Listen, there's evidence that Hammer is working with Ivan Vanko."

"…That Russian guy? He's still alive?"

Then, before Rhodey could react, Stark strode towards Justin Hammer, who had unknowingly moved to the edge of the stage.

He questioned him as he walked.

"Where is he?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Ivan Vanko, where is he?"

"Who?"

"Tell me, where is he?"

"What are you doing here, buddy? You're ruining my… presentation!"

Watching the evasive, feigned ignorance on Justin Hammer's face, Stark's expression grew increasingly grim.

Although his face was hidden behind the helmet, the serious atmosphere caused Hammer's forehead to break out in a sweat.

"No! It's not me, Tony! I can't move! The armor is locked on, losing control! Get out of here, Tony! The whole system has been taken over!"

Soon, as Rhodey's words became more frantic, the four groups of remote-controlled robots on stage, representing land, sea, air, and the Marines, began to move, aiming their guns and ammunition at Stark!

With the help of the Iron Man armor's built-in loudspeaker, the audience was shocked by this sudden change, screaming and running towards the back.

However, Stark's reaction was equally swift.

Knowing that Ivan Vanko, who was controlling the combat robots, had him as the target of his hatred, he immediately jumped into the air.

Leaving behind the words, "Let's take this outside," he shot out of the convention center through the stained-glass ceiling.

"Buzz ~ ~ ~" "Boom boom boom boom ~ ~ ~" "Bang bang bang bang ~ ~ ~"…

In an instant, a large amount of ammunition was fired from Rhodey and the remote-controlled robots behind him as if it were free.

Like a chaotic, soaring fireworks display, recklessly unleashing the brilliance of modern weaponry!

In the process, large pieces of shattered glass fell from the ceiling, scattering into the crowded audience.

Screams and shouts of alarm echoed throughout the venue.

Rhodey's Iron Man armor activated its power unit, running at full speed, chasing after Stark in the sky.

And the remote-controlled robots on the stage were also activating!

"Xiao Wu, you should be able to stop those illegal armed forces, right?"

Watching Saeko-senpai and Shizuka-sensei and the others on the stage below, quietly taking out six or seven robot legs and knocking over four or five remote-controlled robots, Liang Yue quickly asked Xiao Wu.

"I can prevent the ongoing criminal activity!"

Soon, as the AI Xiao Wu's words fell, the robots suddenly went "beep" and were disconnected from the network at almost the same time.

Even the power supply on their bodies was forcibly shut down.

Seeing this, Saeko-senpai and the others knew that Liang Yue had taken action, so they quickly threw the robots into the stronghold world.

Then, ignoring Justin Hammer on the side of the stage, who was anxiously shouting at them, the sisters blended into the crowd…

At the same time, Nana and the other three, who were responsible for protecting Pepper and Betty, had also escorted them cleanly to the entrance of the expo center.

Then, in the next moment, Liang Yue instantly appeared beside them.

Natasha, with Happy's help, drove quickly towards Hammer Industries.

"How about I send you back to Stark Industries now?"

Looking at Pepper and Betty, who had calmed down, Liang Yue said with a smile.

"You knew this was going to happen, didn't you?"

Unlike the situation in the original story, Pepper and Betty had learned about Ivan Vanko's second revenge attack on Stark during the previous trip to the basement.

However, even so, there was still some blame on their faces.

After all, in their minds, Liang Yue was fully capable of resolving this matter before it happened.

"It was Tony's idea. He wanted to lure him out and then solve all the threats related to Ivan Vanko at once." Liang Yue spread her hands at the two of them, and then continued.

"Don't worry, there were no casualties on the scene except for some broken glass, and I've already called Director Stacy in advance. He should be here soon."

"We can't let Hammer get away with this! He's the one who caused this whole thing!"

After a moment of silence, Pepper still said through gritted teeth, with Betty next to her looking equally indignant.

"Of course, Justin Hammer can't shirk responsibility for this kind of thing. As for what kind of treatment he will receive afterwards, it may depend on the US government's intentions."

After saying that, Liang Yue couldn't help but shake her head.

As a military-industrial giant that contracts with the Department of Defense, Hammer Industries will naturally not fall so easily.

As for Justin Hammer himself, according to the subsequent plot introduction, he should be eating prison food for a while in the short term, but there should still be many opportunities to appear later.

This kind of thing is unavoidable.