Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard Chapter 289: Dock Battle (Second Update) - Novel Cool

Chapter 289: Dock Battle (Second Update)

Chapter 289: Dock Battle (Second Update)

"Jarvis, hack into the War Machine program and check if Colonel Rhodes is the one inside!"

Seeing the War Machine standing on the deck, accompanied by a few Extremis Warriors, Tony immediately halted his diving plan and issued a reconnaissance command to Jarvis.

"Yes, sir!"

Moments later, Tony saw Kilian's extremely arrogant face inside the helmet.

The War Machine was originally a gift from Tony to Colonel Rhodes. Although it had undergone some modifications and enhancements by army scientists, Tony could still hack into it.

"What is Kilian planning to do in the War Machine?"

Seeing that the person inside the War Machine suit was Kilian, not Rhodey, Tony immediately had a bad feeling.

"He can't be allowed to leave!"

As Kilian piloted the War Machine and took off, seemingly about to depart, Tony, who had been somewhat hesitant, finally decided to reveal his position and charge forward, aiming a powerful chest blast at Kilian.

Kilian was using the War Machine to impersonate Colonel Rhodes, clearly with ill intentions. If he intended to use Colonel Rhodes' identity to carry out a terrorist attack, things could get very complicated.

So, Tony decided to intercept the more immediate threat, Kilian, rather than focus on rescuing Colonel Rhodes.

Although Kilian had barely learned the basic operations of the War Machine after a series of experiments, he was far from as proficient as the original pilot, Colonel Rhodes.

Thus, when Tony suddenly appeared in front of him and fired a chest blast, Kilian had no time to maneuver the War Machine to avoid it and was hit directly.

"Boom!"

"Boss!"

The Extremis Warriors standing on the deck watched in shock as Dr. Kilian fell faster than he had taken off, crashing through the deck and into the lower cabin. They all shouted, ready to rush down to rescue him.

Kilian possessed all the technology behind the Extremis Virus. If he died, the Extremis Warriors would soon be blown to pieces.

"Tony, I'll kill you!"

Before they could descend, a furious roar echoed from the lower cabin.

Then, Kilian, his body engulfed in flames and the War Machine suit now heavily damaged, jumped back onto the deck. A large chunk of his abdomen was missing, but it was visibly regenerating at an alarming rate.

"Come on, baby!"

Tony, flying high in the air, heard Kilian's roar and immediately taunted him with a finger wave.

This provocative gesture, akin to "Come at me, bro!" instantly made the flames around Kilian burn even more intensely.

Kilian opened his mouth and spat out a long stream of fire, shooting it at Tony in the sky. Tony, however, did not engage directly, instead ascending higher to avoid the flames.

He glanced down and saw that there were at least fifty red-skinned Extremis Warriors below. If he landed, he would surely be torn to pieces.

So, the best course of action was to continuously provoke Kilian, making him lose his composure, and buy time for his Iron Man army and the Witch to arrive.

"Look at me, you little bastard!"

Relying on the advanced features of his Iron Man suit, Tony continuously evaded the attacks from the rocket launchers and machine guns wielded by the Extremis Warriors and mercenaries below. He was grateful that these Extremis Warriors could not fly.

"Alright, this isn't working. Go get our dear Colonel Rhodes!"

Kilian wasn't stupid; he knew that as long as Tony stayed up in the air, it would be difficult to hurt him. So, he immediately ordered his men to bring Colonel Rhodes from the ship's cabin.

When Tony saw Colonel Rhodes being dragged out by the Extremis Warriors, he immediately knew things were not good.

"Tony, I order you to come down right now and take off your Iron Man Suit, or I'll kill him immediately!"

Kilian approached Colonel Rhodes and shouted up to Tony, who was still in the air.

"Go ahead and kill him. If I come down and take off my Iron Man Suit, we both die. If I don't come down, only one of us dies. And afterward, I can avenge him. Kilian, do you really think I'm that stupid?"

Tony sneered down at Kilian.

He wanted to save Rhodey, but following Kilian's demands would only lead to both their deaths.

"Fine, you make a good point. Here's a deal: you can come down in your Iron Man Suit, and we'll have a one-on-one fight. If you win, I'll let you and Colonel Rhodes go. What do you say?"

Kilian retracted the flames, grabbed Colonel Rhodes by the neck, and lifted him up.

"Otherwise, I'll kill him right now!"

"Oh, buddy, don't be hasty, don't be hasty. I think this is a fair offer!"

Seeing Rhodey being choked to the point of suffocation, Tony quickly landed on the deck from the sky.

Although he knew that even if he won the fight, Kilian wouldn't let him and Rhodey go, his goal was to buy time and wait for his Iron Man army and the Witch to arrive.

Kilian let go of Colonel Rhodes, whose face was already turning purple, and his body glowed red as flames erupted from his hands. With a powerful kick, he shot toward Tony like a bolt of lightning.

"Do you remember the rooftop in Sweden eleven years ago? Do you know how desperate I was? Now, I'm going to make you experience that same despair!"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have played that joke on you. I genuinely apologize!"

Tony struggled to defend himself while responding.

Back then, he was young and reckless, and he was busy courting the beautiful Dr. Hansen. Kilian, on the other hand, was persistently trying to pitch his think tank and research institute, hoping to secure Tony's funding.

To avoid being disturbed, he had lied and told Kilian to wait for him on the rooftop.

Of course, he never went to the rooftop, and now he realized that his behavior back then was pretty despicable. However, he never expected Kilian to become so extreme, resorting to terrorism.

"Apologies, if apologies were useful, then—"

Kilian punched Tony hard into the deck and ripped off one of Tony's mechanical arms.

What Kilian wanted now was not an apology but a brutal killing, the pleasure of revenge.

The Extremis Virus in Kilian's body had clearly been specially optimized, giving him strength and regenerative abilities far superior to those of an average Extremis Warrior.

As a result, even in his Iron Man Suit, Tony was almost constantly on the defensive.

He had managed to take advantage of Kilian's momentary carelessness and blast off one of Kilian's arms, but it regrew in less than two seconds.

Just as Tony was being brutally torn out of his Iron Man Suit and was nearly helpless, a voice suddenly made everyone stop.

"Oh, am I interrupting something enjoyable?"

Everyone looked up to see a stranger with large white wings, appearing like an angel, hovering above them.

(End of Chapter)

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