Chapter 36:
But Aldrich Killian had no intention of letting Tony have his way.
Under Aldrich Killian's deliberate control, the activity of the Extremis virus became more vigorous than ever before.
The temperature on Aldrich Killian's body surface instantly rose to nearly the level of molten lava in the blink of an eye.
Even Tony's Mark armor struggled to withstand this temperature.
Under Tony's shocked gaze, Aldrich Killian pulled out one arm and slashed down viciously toward Tony's arm with a hand chop.
With a crisp "crack," Tony's armored arm was directly severed by Aldrich Killian.
At the critical moment, Tony immediately ejected from the Iron Man armor.
Seeing his attack miss, Aldrich Killian wasn't angry. He was now thoroughly enjoying toying with Tony like prey in the palm of his hand.
"Hey, buddy, don't be in such a hurry to leave."
Tony ignored Aldrich Killian's trash-talking behind him and ran straight toward the ship cabin where Pepper might be.
On the other side, after rescuing the President, Rhodes and Alex Chen had War Machine escort the President to the safe zone first.
Alex Chen stayed behind alone.
Alex Chen's mental power instantly covered the entire port.
Through layer after layer of carpet-style searching, Alex Chen successfully located the ship cabin where Pepper was being held.
Alex Chen shouted into the walkie-talkie toward Tony:
"Mr. Stark, I've found Miss Potts!"
"Well done, kid. But I'm a little busy right now and can't get away. So please go bring Miss Potts back for me."
As he spoke, the sound of metal clashing came from Tony's side.
Knowing that it was the sound of Aldrich Killian chasing Tony, Alex Chen still planned to rescue Pepper first.
Just as Alex Chen was about to move, several Extremis soldiers arrived and surrounded him.
Looking at their skin, which was red turning almost black, Alex Chen felt a bit nauseous.
Even with his super self-healing ability, if he accidentally got touched by them, it would still be enough to give him a hard time.
But the situation was urgent. Pepper and Tony's situations were extremely precarious, so Alex Chen didn't think too much and charged forward, running quickly toward the ship cabin.
Just as Alex Chen took his first step, countless metal bullets suddenly whizzed past his ears.
The remaining Extremis soldiers without firearms all rushed forward.
Faced with the scene of bullets flying and gunfire flashing everywhere, Alex Chen's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
Although Alex Chen's speed was very fast, facing such dense bullet fire, the cabin door holding Pepper looked like it was on the verge of collapse.
Worried about harming Pepper inside the cabin, Alex Chen had no choice but to stop.
Magnetic Field Manipulation!
Mind Control!
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
"Thud!"
Countless bullets in front of Alex Chen suddenly froze as if someone had pressed the pause button, then quickly formed a metal wall.
Alex Chen controlled this metal wall and pushed it forward toward the Extremis soldiers.
The moment the bullets touched the Extremis soldiers — whose body temperature could easily melt metal — they were instantly melted, like dropping a small stone into the sea, without even making a sound.
Seeing that physical attacks were no longer effective, Alex Chen directly entered the minds of these Extremis soldiers.
Through their memories, Alex Chen saw the helplessness and despair these Extremis soldiers felt when they were used as test subjects by Aldrich Killian.
It felt like being thrown into an extremely dark deep sea, desperately craving oxygen and light.
From the moment they became Extremis soldiers, these people had lost everything.
Feeling the pain of the Extremis soldiers before him, Alex Chen decided to help them find release.
Alex Chen controlled these Extremis soldiers to overdrive the Extremis virus in their bodies.
Before long, the body temperature of these Extremis soldiers reached a level high enough to burn themselves.
After dealing with these Extremis soldiers, Alex Chen did not feel the joy he should have. Instead, because he had glimpsed their tragic lives, he appeared extremely downcast.
This was probably why Professor X, despite having such heaven-defying abilities, had always been unwilling to fully accept them.
Looking at the group of Extremis soldiers who had already been liberated by him, Alex Chen narrowed his eyes. Then a dazzling white light flashed from his body, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
When he reappeared, Alex Chen had already delivered the still-dazed Pepper to Tony, who was still being chased.
Aldrich Killian was also stunned when he saw Pepper and Alex Chen appear.
When he looked over the railing at the scene below, he discovered that all the Extremis soldiers under his command had been turned into slag.
Seeing this scene, Aldrich Killian laughed in extreme anger.
He roared and charged toward Alex Chen and the other two.
Facing Aldrich Killian's attack, Alex Chen showed no fear. Instead, he threw a punch.
Alex Chen's fist collided with Aldrich Killian's fist.
A huge explosion rang out. A powerful energy wave instantly spread out from the point of impact.
This time, Alex Chen actually held the upper hand.
Aldrich Killian felt a massive force surge toward him. His body flew backward and crashed heavily onto the deck, smashing through a series of metal railings and leaving a deep trench on the cargo ship's deck.
Aldrich Killian struggled to his feet and looked at Alex Chen with a grave expression.
"I remember you. You're that Asian kid who single-handedly fought the alien army."
"What a pity. I actually forgot about you."
Hearing Aldrich Killian's words, Alex Chen was also stunned inside.
Aldrich Killian still dared to provoke him even in this situation. Did all villains really die from talking too much?
Thinking of this, Alex Chen decided not to waste any more time to avoid complications. He launched an attack directly at Aldrich Killian.
Seeing Alex Chen charging toward him, Aldrich Killian gritted his teeth and pulled out a grenade, pulled the pin, and detonated it.
Boom!
A massive explosion instantly swept across the entire cargo ship.
The cargo ship shook violently. The ship's mast was blown off, and countless cracks appeared on the hull.
Under the powerful impact, a large crater appeared on the cargo ship's deck.
Alex Chen was no exception. He was sent flying and crashed to the ground.
Suddenly, numerous bright spots appeared on the sea surface in the distance. Those were the Iron Legion that Tony had built earlier.
Seeing that the leader was his prodigal son returning, Tony was as happy as a child.
Tony signaled Alex Chen to protect Pepper while he casually put on one of the Iron Man armors.
He waved at Aldrich Killian and said:
"Aldrich Killian, let's continue with the second round!"
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