Chapter: 82

Boom!

Thunderbolt's engine roared as it broke through the unmanned barrier and entered the racetrack.

With no interference or obstacles from other vehicles on the main road, the Thunderbolt could finally unleash its proudest speed.

Its red body and golden patterns truly resembled a fiery lightning bolt, creating a thunderous sensation on the road.

"He's right ahead, that man is right ahead!" Thunderbolt, now traveling against the flow of traffic, instantly brought the group to the location where the mysterious man was causing trouble.

"Isn't that Tony's car?!" Natasha, with her sharp eyes, was the first to spot the blue race car that had completed a turn and entered a straight stretch. The distinct markings on the car made her recognize it as the one driven by Tony.

"Get out of the car quickly!" Mark shouted to everyone. "Thunderbolt, go save your master!"

"Please rest assured, it's my duty!" Thunderbolt replied.

After uttering these words, Thunderbolt began transforming in front of Pepper and the others. Watching Thunderbolt, which had already impressed them, transform into a nearly four-meter tall combat robot, Natasha felt that today was the most thrilling day she had experienced in her many years as a spy.

Beside Natasha, Happy, who was witnessing the transformation of the newly created transformer for the first time, couldn't help but drool. He realized how fortunate he was to be driving this precious machine and serving Tony every day. No wonder Tony didn't even drive his beloved Audi R8 anymore. Thunderbolt was just too cool!

Sooner said than done, Thunderbolt completed its transformation and took a giant step, swiftly arriving in front of the whip-wielding man.

At this moment, the man was swinging his plasma whip, launching an attack on Tony. However, Tony, inside the speeding race car, had no time to dodge or evade. He was about to be struck.

Clang!

In a critical moment, an enormously large battleaxe intercepted the whip's attack, allowing Tony to pass unharmed.

Squeak~ Zzz~! Tony narrowly escaped the attack and abruptly skidded to a stop in the track's buffer zone. "Happy, throw the box over!"

The moment the car came to a halt, Tony saw Pepper, Happy, and Natalie by the side of the track, as well as the Mark V portable armor held by Happy. He immediately called Happy to throw the box to him.

Happy understood his intentions and tossed the box to the front of the car. Tony acted swiftly, unbuckling his seatbelt and removing his helmet. He jumped out of the race car and stomped on the box with his hand. With a quick upward pull, the Mark V portable armor was fully suited up.

The Mark V armor, which contained only simple energy cannons and protective functions, eliminated the flaws of previous generations that required extensive mechanical assistance for suiting up. Although its attack power had significantly decreased, it was more than sufficient for dealing with emergency situations.

Furthermore, Tony had paid a hefty price to have Mark add two miniature hovering cannons to the portable armor, significantly enhancing its defensive and offensive capabilities compared to the original design.

However, in the brief moment after Tony suited up and turned around, to his surprise, Whiplash, who had entered the scene with a majestic and imposing presence, was already being pressed down and rubbed into the ground by Thunderbolt.

Whiplash, enraged and wanting to counterattack once again, had just stood up and hadn't even had a chance to swing his dual whips when Thunderbolt's large battle axe swiftly attacked - Thunder Half-Moon Slash!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Thunderbolt unleashed its ultimate move, Thunder Half-Moon Slash, with an invisible speed. In Tony's eyes, he only saw several flashes of blades passing by. Crack! The entire set of equipment on Whiplash's body was sliced apart by the sharp energy blades and fell to the ground.

"Well... I know Thunderbolt, you're fast, but does everything have to be this fast? I haven't even had a chance to make my entrance!"

Approaching Thunderbolt's side and looking at the unconscious Whiplash on the ground, along with the scattered wreckage of his equipment, Tony curiously picked up the energy core from the debris. With the assistance of the suit's analysis system, Tony immediately recognized it as an Arc Reactor.

"Good job, Thunderbolt. Return to Pepper and others to protect them. It seems I have some business to discuss with this terrorist gentleman..."

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Inside the local detention center in Monaco, Tony used his personal connections and, accompanied by the local police, arrived at the place where Whiplash was temporarily held.

"Mr. Stark, we checked his fingerprints, but found nothing. We don't even have a name. We're not even sure if he speaks English. He hasn't said a word so far," the local police officer explained while leading Tony.

"Give me five minutes."

"Please, go ahead."

Entering the holding room and looking at Whiplash, who had no equipment left and was completely defenseless, Tony spoke first: "Impressive replica, but the rotation speed is a bit low. You could easily double it and allow anti-energy to pass through ionized plasma conduits. However, your counterfeit product is quite good.

What I don't understand is that with this, you could make a lot of money. You could sell it to any country on Earth or even directly on the black market. No one would refuse your offer."

"Your family is nothing but thieves and butchers. Like every criminal, you want to rewrite your own history, erase those whose lives were taken by the Stark family. So don't think about lecturing me, because you're not worthy." Whiplash finally spoke, proving that he could not only speak English but also wasn't mute.

"Then I'll ask you one question - where did you get my design from?"

"My father - Anton Vanko."

"I haven't heard of him."

"You should be grateful to him because he's the reason you're still alive."

"I'm not dead because you failed to kill me."

"What is the truth, then? You are living under the mask of hypocrisy, do you dare to face the bloody reality beneath your bright and glamorous facade? In the end, I remind you, death by palladium poisoning is very painful!"

"Thank you, but I will never experience that."

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