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The nanobots quickly attached themselves to Tony's left cheek. They formed a monocular display that showed Ebony Maw, Black Dwarf, and other members of the Black Order sneaking up the elevator shaft toward the top floor of the building.
"Huh, have they secretly invaded? That is what I expected... Jarvis, activate the Iron Legion to intercept them. Activate the Mark 49 Rescue armor and send Pepper away!"
After hearing the second half of Tony's words, Pepper, who was standing next to Tony, immediately wanted to object. But Tony immediately said to her, "Pepper, you are pregnant with my child. Protecting our child is the most important thing to me. As for these enemies who sneaked in, they are not a big problem for me. Stark Tower is my home ground."
Pepper looked at Tony carefully. She took a deep breath and retreated into the purple-blue armor rising from the ground—the Mark 49 Rescue. She said to Tony, "Tony, be careful. Our child needs her father."
Smiling gently, Tony nodded and said, "Of course. I want to watch my child grow up."
As soon as the words fell, Pepper had completely donned the Mark 49 Rescue armor. With the help of another intelligent program, she quickly left Stark Tower and rushed to the safe house that Tony had prepared beforehand.
Watching Pepper's departure, Tony turned and, while continuing to retrieve the Mind Stone, issued an order to Jarvis.
"Jarvis, seal off Stark Tower. Evacuate everyone inside within ten minutes. Now that they are inside, they will not leave."
"Understood!"
Jarvis's voice rang out clearly. The windows around Stark Tower quickly closed automatically. All external entrances and exits except for the ground floor door were sealed. Stark Tower also activated electromagnetic and magical jamming systems, rendering any technological or magical teleportation impossible. Anyone attempting to leave Stark Tower would have to painstakingly circumvent the various defenses and traps. Otherwise, there was no escape.
Stark Tower was originally sparsely populated, primarily housing Stark Industries engineers. In just three minutes, with the help of those engineers evacuating quickly, Tony was the only human left inside.
As the last remaining entrance to Stark Tower was completely sealed, the engineers, transformed by nanobots surging from the floor, walls, and ceiling, were converted into Iron Legion drones. They surrounded Ebony Maw and his companions, who were still secretly infiltrating toward the top floor.
Meanwhile, Ebony Maw silently reached the top of the elevator shaft. With a single wave of his hand, he ripped the elevator doors to pieces, sending them flying wide.
But just as Ebony Maw was about to lead the charge into the building, Iron Legion drones appeared before him. They raised their hands and unleashed arc pulse blasts that blanketed the entire elevator shaft's exit. Ebony Maw was forced to use his telekinesis to construct a powerful shield to block the Iron Legion's attacks.
At this moment, Black Dwarf, upon seeing the sudden change in situation, swiftly swung his weapon. He smashed open the elevator shaft and wall on the floor below Ebony Maw. Reaching out, he tore through the wall and metal plates. He rushed into the lower floor with his Black Order soldiers. Leaping up, he smashed through the ceiling and rushed to the upper floor. With a fierce swing of his arms and weapons, he quickly blasted the dozen or so Iron Legion drones restraining Ebony Maw into pieces.
After Black Dwarf dispatched the Iron Legion drones outside, Ebony Maw floated in through the opening. Seeing the empty floor around him, he addressed Black Dwarf directly, "It seems this elevator shaft does not lead directly to the top floor. But there is no need to search for it anymore. We can just break through the ceiling."
Hearing Ebony Maw's words, Black Dwarf roared and swung his weapon violently, smashing the ceiling above. At the same time, Ebony Maw harnessed his telekinesis to cooperate with Black Dwarf in tearing open the steel plates inside the ceiling.
At this moment, Tony felt the tremors beneath his feet grow increasingly pronounced. The nanobot's monocular display immediately showed an image of Ebony Maw and his companions, informing him of the current situation.
"Jarvis, have the Iron Legion assembled yet?"
"In thirty seconds, we will launch a general attack on the incoming enemy. Should we activate the lethal force program?"
"Of course. No need to hold back!"
"Understood!"
Jarvis and Tony had barely finished their conversation when squads of Iron Legion drones swiftly charged into the floor where Ebony Maw and his companions were. Arc pulses and small missiles rained down upon Ebony Maw and Black Dwarf. Their heavily armored Black Order soldiers were unable to withstand the initial assault. They fell prey to the Iron Legion's concentrated fire.
Seeing this, anger finally crossed Ebony Maw's face. He raised both hands before him, grabbing at the Iron Legion drones with his telekinesis. In an instant, the Iron Legion drones exploded, scattering into fragments of varying sizes across the ground.
Tony saw the result on his monocular display. He immediately called to Jarvis, "Jarvis, activate the Mark Omega Vibranium Armor. This enemy is no ordinary threat."
"Sir, the Mark Omega Vibranium Armor has not been fully debugged yet. Should we activate it immediately?"
"Of course, immediately!"
Tony's current technology was not capable of producing high-purity vibranium in nanostructures. So he simply built a separate, pure, full-vibranium armor using traditional methods. This single armor alone consumed sixty percent of the vibranium mined by the Illuminati over the past period, making Tony the Illuminati's biggest debtor.
Boom!
The nearby wall crashed inward. Black Dwarf entered first, charging directly at Vision, who was having his Mind Stone removed from his forehead.
At this moment, Tony, continuing the surgery, shouted to Vision, "Vision, do not move. Leave everything to me!"
As Tony finished speaking, a swarm of nanobots erupted from his body. They transformed into Mark 50 Bleeding Edge Armor, controlled by Jarvis. The armor punched Black Dwarf in the stomach. Simultaneously it launched a volley of small missiles from the shoulders, sending Black Dwarf flying and crashing into Ebony Maw, who had followed closely behind.
With a slight wave of his hand, Ebony Maw deflected Black Dwarf's backward flight. Black Dwarf crashed into the wall on the other side. However, for Black Dwarf, this level of impact was barely enough to cause damage.
"Human, hand over the Mind Stone!"