Chapter 73 Tony Stark's First Fight with the Mandarin

Tony Stark returns home.

"Welcome back, sir." Jarvis' voice rang out.

"Jarvis, start legion mode." Tony Stark said after a cold snort.

"Yes, sir, the legion mode has been activated. General, your adjutant Jarvis is on standby." While speaking, Jarvis activated all the iron armor in the basement.

"Enter alert mode and activate the armor's stealth mode at the same time."

"Yes, General," said Jarvis.

At once, all the steel armors in the basement emerged from the ground, forming a spectacular army formation in the air. With Tony Stark's gestures, these armors blended into the surrounding environment one by one and became invisible. Now, Tony Stark's villa is protected by a powerful steel army, ready to fight against the incoming enemies.

Everything was ready, only east wind was missing. What Tony Stark was waiting for now was to let the wolf in and then beat the dog behind closed doors. As long as he caught the key person, Tony Stark would be fully confident that he could make people tell all the information they knew.

Tony Stark stood in the villa, looking down at the sea. At this critical moment, he knew that the Extremis Warriors were likely to attack, and he was fully prepared. He wanted to seize the opportunity, lure the Extremis Warriors into the prepared encirclement, and then capture them all in one fell swoop.

At this moment, dozens of black helicopters rose from the sea level, forming a threatening formation and heading straight for Tony Stark's villa.

The alert Iron Man armor discovered these enemies, and Jarvis immediately reported to Tony Stark: "General, the enemy is attacking!"

Tony Stark's eyes became sharper, and he calmly analyzed the situation. He issued an order: "Deploy all the Iron Armor around the villa, and don't let them get close."

The helicopter formation was getting closer and closer to the villa. Tony Stark stood on the terrace and stared at them sharply. His eyes revealed firmness and determination. He would never let these terrorists succeed. Tony Stark conveyed instructions to Jarvis, asking the Iron Man to surround the incoming enemies.

"Yes, General." Jarvis' voice sounded, conveying the message that the armor was ready.

The armor formed a huge encirclement, completely surrounding the helicopter formation. Tony Stark stood on a high place, staring at the enemy. He knew that now was the time to bring the wolf into the house in order to completely destroy this terrorist organization.

The helicopter formation found itself surrounded by the Iron Man armor, but they did not retreat, but turned their flight direction and tried to escape through the encirclement. However, Tony Stark had already anticipated this and quickly adjusted his tactics to form a more compact encirclement, completely trapping the enemy.

The battle broke out, and the armed helicopters launched a fierce attack, firing missiles and bullets at the steel armors. The armors flexibly dodged the enemy's attacks and fought back. Powerful energy beams shot out from the armors' hands, hitting the enemy directly, and helicopters were shot down one after another.

Tony Stark stood on a high place, overlooking the fierce battle scene. The steel armors showed unparalleled combat power, flexibly dodging the tracking of missiles, and using powerful energy beams to shoot down enemy helicopters one by one.

The desperate warriors in the helicopter formation were exhausted, and their attacks were perfectly blocked by the iron armor. Tony Stark's legion mode brought them great pressure and blows, and they even felt that they could not compete with these powerful armors.

"We want to escape, we've fallen into his trap!" a terrorist roared.

However, this battle is just the beginning for Tony Stark. He does not intend to let these enemies escape easily, and he is determined to eradicate this terrorist organization completely.

"Jarvis, send out an EMP pulse to disrupt the enemy's communications and navigation systems." Tony Stark gave the order.

"Yes, sir." Jarvis immediately executed the order, and the iron armors emitted powerful EMP pulses, instantly interfering with the enemy's communication and navigation systems, throwing them into chaos.

Taking advantage of the enemy's confusion, the Iron Armors launched a more fierce attack. Energy beams streaked across the night sky like lightning, hitting the enemy's helicopters and sending them fleeing in all directions.

"No!" The desperate warriors gnashed their teeth, but under the siege of the steel armor, they were already in a desperate situation. Some even abandoned their planes and jumped into the sea.

Tony Stark's eyes were cold and firm. "After destroying the armed helicopter, capture and knock out all those who jumped into the sea."

"As you command, General."

As the battle progressed, the enemy's resistance became weaker and weaker, and their helicopters were shot down one after another. Tony Stark's Iron Armor Legion showed unparalleled combat power, and their first encounter ended with Tony Stark's perfect victory.

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When all the Extremis warriors were captured, Tony Stark took them back to the laboratory in the basement, where he had prepared equipment for studying the Extremis virus.

"Jarvis, send the blood injected into these desperate warriors to the laboratory." Tony ordered.

"Yes, sir," Jarvis replied, sending the blood samples of the Extremis warriors to the laboratory.

In the laboratory, Tony Stark carefully studied the Extremis virus in the Extremis warriors. He found that the virus has a very powerful effect on the human body, allowing people to gain extraordinary strength and speed, and even repair and regenerate damaged tissues.

However, Tony Stark also noticed that the Extremis virus is not suitable for everyone. It has very demanding requirements for the human body and needs to undergo rigorous genetic modification and adaptability testing. Those individuals who cannot adapt to the virus will trigger a severe immune rejection reaction, leading to the rapid self-destruction of their own cells, resulting in a terrible explosion.

"Jarvis, analyze the genetic data of these desperate warriors and look for common characteristics that allow them to adapt to the virus," Tony Stark ordered.

"Yes, sir," Jarvis responded and began analyzing the genetic data.

Tony Stark immersed himself in research, realizing that if he could find common traits that affected Extremis, he could better understand the virus and provide more effective means of combating the terrorist organization.

After a period of analysis, Jarvis finally came to a conclusion: "Sir, according to the analysis of genetic data, these desperate warriors all have specific gene sequences that allow them to adapt to the transformation of the desperate virus."

"Very good, Jarvis." Tony Stark nodded in approval, "We now know the opponent's weaknesses. If we can find these common features, we will be able to fight this desperate virus in a targeted manner."

Tony Stark continued to study in depth, hoping to find more clues from the genes of the Extremis warriors. Under his guidance, Jarvis conducted further simulation experiments on the Extremis virus and found some possible antidotes.

"General, based on the current data, I have calculated a possible antidote formula." Jarvis showed the results to Tony Stark.

Tony Stark carefully read the antidote formula presented by Jarvis, and then nodded: "It seems that this plan has potential."

......

It was a sunny day. Rhodes, dressed in neat casual clothes, left the hospital gate accompanied by military hospital staff.

\"Mr. Rod, I wish you a speedy recovery!\" The hospital staff sent their blessings one after another. They witnessed Rod's miraculous return from the brink of life and death and were full of respect and admiration for him.

\"Thank you, thank you for your careful care!\" Rod replied with a smile, his eyes showing determination and gratitude.

Just as Rhodes was about to get in the car and leave.

\"Are you Mr. Rhodes?\" the man asked.

\"Yes, who are you?" Rhodes asked cautiously.

\"I'm the assistant to Vice President Rodriguez, and the Vice President wants to meet with you. He is very interested in your heroic performance and hopes to thank you in person.\" the assistant explained.

Rhode's heart was moved. Vice President Rodriguez wanted to see him? This surprised and delighted him. With excitement, he followed the assistant to the vice president's office.

In the Vice President's office, Rhodes met Vice President Rodriguez and a general sitting behind the desk.

\"Mr. James Rhodes, I have great respect for your heroic actions. Thank you for your dedication, you are a hero of our country.\" Vice President Rodriguez stood up and extended his hand to Rhodes.

Rod shook the vice president's hand, feeling the honor. He said firmly: "I just did my duty and defended our country."

Rod was very honored by the Vice President's praise and thanks. He expressed his loyalty and sense of responsibility to the country and reiterated that he was just fulfilling his duty as a citizen.

Vice President Rodriguez smiled and nodded: "Mr. James Rhodes, your humility and determination are exactly the qualities our country needs. What you have done is not only to fulfill your responsibilities, but also to show the spirit of a true hero."

Rhodes nodded modestly, expressing his honor. Then, the vice president continued: "James, I heard that you used a set of advanced steel armor in the battle and showed extraordinary combat effectiveness. Your armor brings glory to the country and represents our strong scientific and technological strength. Therefore, I have a proposal, and I hope you can accept it."

\"Please make the proposal, Mr. President.\" Rhodes replied vigilantly.

Vice President Rodriguez smiled and said, "I would like to rename your armor 'Iron Patriot', which can not only reflect your bravery and dedication, but also symbolize the patriotic spirit of our country. What do you think?"

Rhode was stunned. He didn't expect the vice president to rename his armor. But after hearing the proposal, he was filled with excitement and pride. Although he still liked the name War Machine, he deeply understood that it was not just a name, but a recognition and honor for him and the Iron Armor he represented.

"It's an honor, Mr. President. I am very willing to accept your proposal." Rhodes said solemnly, with a firm light in his eyes.