bioinnovel Chapter 428 [Two Chapters Combined into One] What does it mean when the BOSS enters Phase 2?
Chapter 428 [Two Chapters Combined into One] What does it mean when the BOSS enters Phase 2?
"Fantastic! It's a success! Data shows that the right half of Iron Monger's body is completely paralyzed!"
At the same time, the cessation of the Iron Monger's offensive allowed Peter to finally stop and catch his breath.
Despite the excruciating pain tearing through his body, coupled with the cold and dizziness caused by massive blood loss, Peter's will continued to be tested.
But he still mustered his strength, channeled his energy into his medical functions, and urgently healed his own injuries. A strained smile appeared on his pale, blood-stained face as he cheered and shared the good news with Tony.
"Finally, some good news... Leave the rest to me, Spider-Man, you go to the nearest hospital...!"
Tony breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Then, remembering Peter's repeated injuries, he frowned again and anxiously gave Peter instructions. At the same time, he quickly checked the remaining ammunition and energy of the Mark 2, preparing to further suppress the Iron Monger, which had lost its right arm weapon, and attempting to defy Riley's warnings and restrictions to release the Eight-Point Light Wheel again, destroying the portal that hadn't dissipated even without energy supply.
"Hmph... Hahahaha! What a cunning monster! But do you think you can make me give up like this? Ridiculous! I haven't even gotten serious yet—!!!"
However, the joy in their hearts lasted for less than two seconds.
A furious, mocking roar erupted from inside the Iron Monger armor!
The sound even penetrated the thick armor and echoed directly in the air above the square.
Immediately afterwards, the reactor on the Iron Monger's chest suddenly began to flicker wildly at an extremely ominous frequency, and its brightness increased dramatically!
It was as if something inside was struggling and expanding desperately, about to burst out of its shell!
"Warning! A sharp surge in energy activity detected inside the target! Reactor output power has exceeded the safety threshold by 300%! Energy properties are extremely disordered!"
As Jarvis's alarm blared urgently, an ominous premonition instantly gripped the hearts of the two men.
So much so that Peter and Tony both felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, only belatedly realizing...
Max's biggest trump card isn't the Iron Monger's firepower...
Rather, it is his superpower to control lightning and absorb energy for his own use!
In other words...
Max himself was a war machine far more terrifying than the Iron Monger!
In comparison, the Iron Monger, which was previously known for its fierce firepower and difficult handling, has become a limiting factor restricting Max's ability to perform!
"boom!!!"
Unfortunately, just as they realized this, before they could react further, the Iron Monger's thick armor plates were forcibly blasted away by a violent torrent of pure blue-white high-voltage electrical energy amidst the deafening sound!
It's worth mentioning that because Peter's appearance not long ago led to the Iron Monger gradually ceasing operations, most people mistakenly believed the crisis was over. A significant number of these young people, eager for attention—or rather, risking their lives for fame and instant recognition—completely ignored the warnings of the police and those around them, insisting on approaching the Iron Monger. Their sole purpose was to capture as much clear footage of this mysterious machine as possible, up close, before Tony retrieved it.
Even now, many people, having missed their best chance to escape, are forced to hide behind nearby bunkers, trembling and praying for their survival.
This massive metal plate, launched into the air like a cannonball, would, if left unattended, pierce straight through one of the bunkers, instantly turning the people hiding behind it into a bloody pulp!
This forced Peter, who was closest to the Iron Monger, to grit his teeth and summon his last remaining Prince Energy, dashing out like lightning. Before tragedy struck, he grabbed the heavy armor plate with his bare hands and hurled it into an empty ruin.
When he finished doing all this and turned around, panting, the sight he saw made him gasp in horror.
A humanoid silhouette made entirely of blinding electric light shot out from the breach and hovered in mid-air!
Max broke free from the Iron Monger armor after completely transforming his body into an energy form!
Even more deadly, Max, having absorbed the energy of the Iron Monger reactor, was now surrounded by crackling, thick, python-like blue-white electric arcs.
Not only was the light emanating from its entire body more violent and chaotic than when it was inside the armor.
Its size expanded and grew rapidly, as if inflated, right before Peter and Tony's eyes in just a few seconds. From a normal human size, it quickly grew into a colossal creature several meters tall, entirely formed from surging, violent energy!
A terrifying pressure, accompanied by a powerful magnetic field strong enough to sting the skin, instantly enveloped the entire Times Square.
As Peter stared at the colossal creature before him, his mind went blank, and he suddenly felt a profound sense of powerlessness, as if he had finally managed to whittle down the BOSS's health, only to have the BOSS give up and enter the second phase of berserk mode!
"It's time for you to experience true fear, monsters!"
At the same time, Max's voice was transmitted through the air via high-frequency electrical vibrations.
It was jarring and distorted, filled with the desperate madness of fighting a desperate battle after one's perception has been warped by magic, as well as a twisted pleasure of wielding overwhelming power.
"You can't stop me! I will save this world!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his enormous "arms," made entirely of electrical energy, suddenly opened to the sides.
An even more surging and powerful energy erupted from the core of Max's body!
This time, the energy no longer needed to be converted through any mechanical medium, but instead directly and brutally traced a strange trajectory in the air, creating a stronger and more direct resonance and connection with the portal that was suspended in front of the Iron Monger's wreckage!
The portal, which had stopped expanding due to damage to the Iron Monger, became clear and stable again at a speed visible to the naked eye after receiving this infusion of pure energy at close range and high intensity.
It even began to erode the surrounding space in reverse, attempting to expand again!
The shadows in the distorted scene behind the door surged and hissed excitedly, as if they were about to break through the final barrier at any moment!
"Damn it! After transforming into this form, conventional attacks are almost ineffective against him! And he's using himself as an energy source to forcibly restart and expand the portal!"
Tony's voice carried an unusual seriousness and a hint of frustration.
Because the design team never imagined that they would be facing such an outrageous adversary, the existing arsenal of the Mark II has become a joke in the face of the Max!
That's not even the worst part!
Worse still, just as Riley had warned, the power of the Eight-Point Light Wheel was indeed formidable, successfully breaking through the defensive barrier set up by the mastermind behind it all...
However, as a test version with many flaws and requiring a lot of time for improvement and optimization, even the Mark II armor, which Tony and a group of highly intelligent scientists jointly created, kept displaying warning screens in front of Tony's eyes after releasing the eight-point light wheel, accompanied by flashing electric sparks and rising black smoke! Obviously, the internal damage was severe, and the combat power was greatly reduced!
At this moment, through the interface on the inside of the visor, Tony could clearly see a series of alarming warning icons popping up and flashing wildly.
[WARNING: Mimicry Magic Modifier overloaded and damaged; energy return abnormal!]
[Warning: The structural integrity of the right arm launch unit has dropped to 42%, and multiple internal energy conduits have melted!]
[Warning: Main energy core output is unstable, peak power has dropped by 65%!]
[WARNING: Flight stability system compensation overload, some thrust vectoring nozzles responding with delay!]
On the outside of the armor, on the right shoulder where the eight-point light wheel had just been fired, tiny electric arcs and pungent black smoke from the burning electronic components continued to emerge.
Even tiny cracks appeared on the metal casing.
Occasionally, the fuselage would vibrate slightly and uncontrollably, making strange noises as if the internal parts were loose.
Under these circumstances, let alone continuing to release eight-tenths of the light halo...
The fact that it could maintain its flight attitude in the air already shows that the Mark 2 was of excellent quality!
However, the situation is urgent, and Peter has suffered new injuries in addition to his old ones, so Tony really can't bear to add more burden to Peter.
After a brief moment of thought, Tony, as if he had made up his mind, called out to Peter.
"Give me some time, little spider, let me try and see if I can use the Eight-Point Light Wheel again!"
"What? But Riley warned that this can only be used once, and your armor..."
Peter's shocked voice immediately followed, filled with undisguised anxiety and worry.
He witnessed firsthand how Tony's once gleaming Mark II became utterly damaged after releasing its eight-point light wheel.
In the communication channel, the harsh noise from various system alarms and unstable energy flow caused by the severe damage to the armor almost drowned out Tony's voice.
In this state, they forcibly bypassed the security protocol and attempted to drive the already extremely unstable and heavily loaded "eight-point light wheel" protocol again.
Putting aside whether it can successfully hit and disrupt the energized Max...
Tony himself will inevitably suffer unimaginable backlash and overload. The entire suit of armor will likely be completely destroyed on the spot. Furthermore, since the armor's power core comes from the reactor in Tony's chest, once the energy is depleted, the shrapnel that was originally attracted by electromagnets and hovering around his heart like a sword of Damocles will surely take Tony's life!
"With great power comes great responsibility, that's what you said, Spider-Man!"
Tony interrupted Peter, his tone more forceful and stern than ever before, even taking the initiative and directly quoting Peter's iconic line.
"Jarvis has already calculated that, theoretically, there's a 70% chance that by activating the backup power circuit, they can bypass the damaged modulator and directly channel the residual energy from the main power core. This should allow them to temporarily construct a one-time, simplified launch architecture on the left arm!"
Tony spoke rapidly, attempting to further persuade the audience with a large amount of technical jargon and a seemingly optimistic success rate.
Tony's gaze also shifted at this moment, passing over the edge of the shattered visor display screen, and locked onto the increasingly massive, energy-fluidly surging electric giant before him, and the increasingly clear and stable outline of the portal between the giant's hands.
On the other side of that portal, more and more monsters are gathering and roaring, making it unimaginable what terrible disaster they would cause if they were to actually descend upon this world!
"...You know, Spider-Man, this is currently the only attack method that could potentially interrupt his energy output, or even cause substantial interference to an energy being like him. We have no other choice, and..."
His voice softened slightly as he turned his head to look at the red figure in the distance, who, though covered in blood and with tattered armor, stood as straight as a javelin in order to protect a complete stranger.
"...I believe you can buy me those crucial few seconds, just like you've always done."
Peter paused for a moment on the communication channel.
Although Tony's tone sounded confident.
But as one of the few genius scientists in the Marvel Universe who could gain the approval of both Devil May Cry and Tony, Peter could easily guess that Tony, like himself, was at his limit.
That so-called "70% probability" is probably less than 10% in reality! Even the already damaged armor might not be able to withstand a second energy backlash!
Suddenly, the whole world seemed to slow down countless times in Peter's view.
Peter stood there quietly in mid-air.
In his ears, there was the roar of Max's energy surging like a thousand thunderbolts, the faint cries of terror from the citizens who had not yet been completely evacuated in the distance, the whistling of the wind sweeping through the burning ruins, and the heavy, rapid beating of his own heart due to severe injury and blood loss.
He could feel the excruciating pain from his broken ribs, taste the metallic sweetness of the blood in his mouth, and feel his life force rapidly draining away with the blood from the wounds torn open by the specially designed armor-piercing bullets.
The prince's medical systems are operating beyond capacity, attempting to maintain even the most basic physiological functions. His tattered nanotech suit is struggling to repair itself. However, this has also caused the upgraded nanotech suit, even with the reactor powering it from Tony, to reach the point of exhaustion!
After a brief moment of thought, Peter seemed to have made up his mind, and his voice rang out again on the communication channel.
His tone was surprisingly calm, yet it carried a calmness and decisiveness that shouldn't have appeared at his age.
"...I understand, Tony, but don't rush into action. As I said before, I have a backup plan..."
"So give me some time, and I should be able to resolve this crisis."