Chapter: 65

"This... this maneuverability is too excessive," Tony said, watching the floating cannons one by one. They were capable of both offense and defense, seamlessly transitioning between the two without any hesitation. Their agility and mobility were truly enviable, making him eager to design a steel suit with the cannons as the main attack system.

However, the current situation didn't allow him to leisurely contemplate these things. "Jarvis, analyze and see if there are any weaknesses. What should I do to break through their damn defense?"

Tony's current situation was far from optimistic. Although he could rely on the assistance of the Accel World to dodge the dense attacks of the drones, he couldn't forget that the usage of the Accel World was time-limited. Moreover, in actual combat, due to mental tension and the release of a large amount of adrenaline, his body would consume more energy than Mark estimated. This meant that even with Mark 4's assistance, Tony couldn't sustain the theoretically one-hour time limit in a state of brain overclocking.

What's more important was that who knew if Mark had any hidden tricks up his sleeve? Since the beginning of the battle, Hover-cannon had surprised Tony several times, leaving him shocked. It was precisely because of this uncertainty that Tony became even more anxious in his passive state.

"Sir, based on the analysis of the enemy's protective energy field, unless you can crush it with an absolute power, you can only launch your attack before the defensive program of the attack nodes automatically activates and the shield deploys."

After listening to Jarvis's analysis, Tony frowned. "I can only launch a direct frontal attack with absolute strength? If I had that ability, why would I ask you for an attack plan? I would just charge in directly!"

Before Tony could continue contemplating a strategy to deal with Hover-cannon, Mark, who had been observing the battle from the side, gave a new order to Hover-cannon. "Hover-cannon! Don't drag it out anymore. Activate your Accel World as well and end the battle directly. Let's see if he will submit this time."

"What!?" Tony was shocked by Mark's command. He never expected that this giant in front of him also had an Accel World assist!

Mark's command took only one second, but for Tony, who was in a 600-fold accelerated state, it took a full 10 minutes to hear those words.

It took 8 minutes for him to learn that Hover-cannon also had an acceleration device. With a remaining reaction time of two full minutes, Tony couldn't come up with any strategies against the enemy.

Originally, he was already unable to overpower the opponent in his overclocked state; at most, he could barely defend himself. But now, suddenly telling him that the opponent can also accelerate, how can he continue the fight?

While Tony had no countermeasures, Hover-cannon didn't show any mercy. After activating the acceleration assist, the frequency of Hover-cannon attacks increased by one-third, taking into account the cooldown time of the cannons. The improvement was not significant, but Tony gritted his teeth and managed to cope with it.

What really made Tony uncomfortable was that after Hover-cannon activated the Accel World, its ability to predict Tony's movements became even more accurate. No matter how Tony dodged, it could always target him in advance. This became the final straw that overwhelmed Tony. After several attempts with the same result, Tony decisively gave up.

In fact, Tony overestimated the strength of Hover-cannon after being suppressed due to excessive pressure. After all, even with the same acceleration assistance, how could there be 100% accurate predictions? It's just that there are enough cannons around Hover-cannon, and no matter how slippery Tony is, his possible directions are still limited to up, down, left, and right. It has already aimed at all the positions you might appear in advance. Can predictions be inaccurate?

After another defeat, Tony came directly to Mark in anger, "You little brat, you don't give me any face at all! And how can this Transformer use the Accel World? Does it have a brain?"

"Oh, Dad, you can't say that. I just want to give you a profound lesson because you're always careless and underestimating your opponents. What if you encounter a tough enemy in the future? It's not good to be defeated because of this problem."

"Besides, who said the Accel World can only be used by humans? Compared to humans who are limited by physical conditions and need to strictly control the acceleration rate, robots can simply replace hardware to exponentially increase the speed of their computing cores. Obviously, it's even more advantageous!"

Upon hearing Mark's explanation, Tony almost spewed out a mouthful of old blood. Can you still call it the Accel World? It should be called the Money World. With the technological level of the Hover-cannon, can hardware that can increase the computing speed hundreds or thousands of times come cheap?

Tony did not expect that one day he would be defeated by someone else's financial power, and that person happened to be his own son.

However, after calming his emotions, Tony couldn't help but admire the three new inventions that Mark brought today. Not only were each of them full of imaginative ideas, but their technological content and innovation also greatly benefited him. Mark's performance this time made Tony realize the saying that the younger generation surpasses the older generation.

What impressed him even more was that Mark was simply a master of time management! Starting from the previous inventions, no matter how difficult the technology was, he could come up with a new invention every now and then.

Now, he has even come up with a nutrient hibernation chamber and a virtual laboratory. This not only greatly extends the time available to him but also significantly reduces the time used for rest. Just experiencing it briefly made his body feel much more relaxed. In the future, Mark will be able to easily face extreme challenges during the day and challenge limits at night. Just thinking about it made Tony envious!

"No, you must immediately help me create the virtual laboratory and Transformers when you go back. I can't wait even for a second." Tony said, looking directly at Mark and ordering him in a fatherly tone.

"No, you don't have to rush, Mark. You should finish the virtual game first without being influenced by Tony. After all, it's a product planned by your company for the next quarter's performance." Pepper immediately objected.

"Hmph, you're being hypocritical. I can see that you can't wait to experience the virtual game!"

"So what? Not only can I help with Mark's game testing, but this is also a product planned by their company..."

Watching Tony and Pepper argue about priority, Mark wisely left the garage quietly.

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