Chapter 264: Veronica’s First Battle (2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The fist slammed down and the concrete floor cracked completely. Kyrian was like a doll being pounded by its owner, but his body was recovering.

Tony Stark was no longer waving his arms. Instead, he placed his fist in front of Kyrian’s face. “Activate kinetic punch.” The arm began to deform, and then his left fist began to hammer down like a pile driver. Bang, bang, bang, bang! He hammered down continuously and quickly. Kyrian was like a pancake, as if he could be hammered flat at any time.

Kyrian looked terrible, but he could still hold on. Even under such a blow, he was still roaring arrogantly. “Come on… I won’t… be afraid of you… If you don’t kill me, I… will see how long you can… hold on.” His shouts were intermittent.

Tony Stark hammered for a moment and then stopped. Then he took a few steps back and watched Kyrian slowly get up.

“Why did you stop fighting? Haha… are you done?” Kyrian’s body recovered and he laughed arrogantly.

“No, I just got this new equipment. It’s rare to have such a tough person, so of course I have to test it out. The specific functions still need to be studied. Now, take a look at my move.” As he spoke, Battle Armor clenched his fists, and blue light lit up at the joints of his fists.

The fighting style that Tony Stark had used just now was the ability that Wesley had retained from the movie. Now it was an improvement that he and Apple had made, imitating the fists of Vi, the Leather City law enforcement officer in League of Legends.

“Body Penetration.” His right fist swung first and hit Kyrian’s body directly, but this time he didn’t send it out. Instead, a shock wave visible to the naked eye spread out from behind him. The powerful energy shock directly penetrated his body, and then his left fist followed up with another punch.

Kyrian couldn’t shout anymore. His body went limp now and he fell to the ground like a noodle. His body grew redder and his skin seemed to disappear as he fell to the ground and convulsed.

“It seems that I still can’t kill him, so I’ll try the weapon again.” The armor at the forearms of both arms opened, and a handle appeared. Tony Stark crossed his hands and twitched the handle. Then the two came together, and the sound of metal folding followed.

A cross-shaped greatsword appeared in his hand. He glanced at Kyrian and then jumped. Holding the sword with both hands, he slashed down. Boom! A cloud of dust rose and filled the surroundings, making it difficult to see what was inside. A large amount of gravel flew out. When the dust dissipated, there was a huge crack in the ground. Kyrian was gone. Tony Stark held the giant sword in one hand and swung it casually. The giant sword flashed again.

As the armor took off, Tony Stark took one last look around. The President was no longer there. He had been rescued by Colonel Rhode. He had not paid attention to how he had been rescued. The dock was a mess, and it had nothing to do with him anymore. He turned around and flew into the sky. Veronica’s carrier followed behind. There was a spare set of equipment inside.

“J.A.R.V.I.S. Get Wesley,” Tony Stark said.

At Avengers headquarters, Wesley received a communication request. Then he asked Elizabeth to connect him. Tony Stark said, “I’m sorry, Wesley. I shouldn’t be jealous of you.”

Bruce Banner got up and left the command center. This was between the two of them, so he did not participate.

“Nothing. You invented the Iron Man Armor in the first place,” Wesley said.

“No, even without me, you can still do it. As a friend, I’m ashamed of my behavior. Of course, there’s only a little shame. Well, probably a… ashamed unit of what?” Tony Stark’s style came back, and Wesley smiled.

“Who cares what unit it is. Anyway, your shame is only a little. It doesn’t matter whether you know or not,” Wesley said with a smile.

“That’s right. Wesley, I’m ready for surgery. Take out all the remaining pieces of my body and then take out the new elemental reactor,” Tony Stark said. “You’re right. I’m Iron Man, not a bunch of metal. I should be back to normal. And the number of Iron Man Armor should have decreased. I don’t have to stay in the lab every day. I should spend more time with Pepper.”

“You’ve thought it through? That’s good. Congratulations on the sublimation of your thoughts. Go back early. Your villa is still in ruins.” Wesley hung up the communication and went back to his room to rest.

The next morning, Wesley got up and started exercising, and then he began his day’s work. There were a lot of things to do today, because the technician for Bruce Banner’s interview came to report. He had wanted to go home, but the new villa should be ready soon. He should go back and live there for a while, and he hadn’t seen Sky in a long time.

Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanov are at the SHIELD Academy, where they select personnel. As for progress, it is unknown. Wesley began reviewing technicians today.

A simple room, like the room on Phil Coulson’s plane, was used to hold special prisoners. Wesley sat on the side of the table and the interviewees walked in one by one. Then they shook Wesley’s hand, waited, and finally Wesley gave the results.

There was nothing wrong with these people’s skills. After all, they had Bruce Banner’s approval, and Wesley was checking their hearts, their thinking patterns, their personalities.

The Avengers Alliance was an unofficial organization, or rather a private organization. There were no profitable projects or assets here. Everything was for the Avengers to provide support. Of course, the salary here was not low. Wesley and Tony Stark were not petty people. The two of them were responsible for providing funds.

Therefore, the people who worked here did not have any shares or other rewards. They only received salaries and bonuses. The salary was very high, and the bonuses were related to the mission. Therefore, people who wanted to make big money were not suitable here. Everyone needed to have a certain level of dedication.

Wesley did not say much after shaking hands with each person, because most of these people did not believe in ‘mind reading’. In people’s impression, or subconscious, ‘mind reading’ should know what they were thinking just by looking at each other. This kind of ‘mind reading’ after physical contact was thought to be fake.

This had something to do with the environment in which everyone grew up. The “mind reading” in novels and movies was very mysterious, and there was no such thing as physical contact. This was subconscious. Wesley did not expect that everyone would not believe him after he announced his ability. However, this was also good, so he did not say anything and directly asked people to go out and write comments on their information.