bioinnovel Chapter 579 Anti-Railley Armor
Chapter 579 Anti-Railley Armor
This thought, like a needle, pierced Amora's last psychological defenses.
Her pupils contracted violently in extreme fear, and the color drained completely from her face, even her lips, in an instant.
She can't stay here any longer.
She must disappear from this battlefield immediately.
Otherwise, she really would have died here.
Of course, based on Amora's understanding of Riley, she knew very well that since Riley dared to let her escape from under his nose with the body of "Rieley Parker," it meant that he must have a way to pinpoint Amora's exact location in real time!
So Amora could indeed escape in the chaos. But if he just runs away like that, he won't be able to hide for long.
Once Riley has resolved the crisis and has some free time, Amora will be like a fish on a chopping board, her life or death entirely dependent on Riley's whim!
Therefore, before she escaped, she had to take a hostage of sufficient weight to serve as leverage against Riley...
At the very least, he could take someone down with him before he died and give Riley a good thrashing!
Thinking this, her gaze swept frantically across the tarmac.
Thor... no.
Judging from the previous fight, even if Amora obtained Riley's body, she was quite certain that she could not be a match for Thor when he got serious.
Moreover, according to the intelligence gathered, Thor was the last person among those present to meet Riley. Even if Amora managed to take Thor hostage, it's uncertain whether that ruthless and vicious man would care about Thor's life.
Next targets: Peter and Gwen...
Compared to Thor, they were indeed much easier to deal with, and they held considerable weight in Riley's heart as well...
But precisely because of this, Amora was certain that if she dared to do that, Riley would definitely fight her to the death!
After all, as an Asgardian, Amora knew all too well just how gruesome the last Frost Giant King who dared to lay a finger on Peter had died…
Jackie Chan and Little Snake... they are also good targets, and their relationship with Riley is not as close as Peter's.
The problem is that even Amora couldn't quite understand Jackie Chan's performance.
You say he's strong, right...?
From beginning to end, they were in a sorry state, fleeing in disarray, and didn't show any offensive power at all.
But if you say he's weak...
According to the intelligence gathered by Amora, Jackie Chan once replaced the snake talisman with his bare hands in a museum, demonstrating an incredible hand speed at the speed of light.
Moreover, he was Riley's martial arts teacher.
This led Amora to conclude that Jackie Chan, who seemed easy to bully, was definitely faking it! He was the most cunning of them all, even more cunning than Riley!
After going around in circles, Amora's gaze finally settled on Tony.
Although the effects of mind control are fading, Peter has already removed more than 80% of Tony's armor.
Without the protection of his Iron Man suit, Tony is now arguably the weakest and easiest to capture among them all, and yet, he holds a significant place in Riley's heart as a partner...
Isn't this the perfect hostage?
Thinking this, Amora's lips curled into a sinister smile.
The next second, her figure blurred and disappeared abruptly due to the explosive acceleration of "Rieley Parker's" physical stats.
"Watch out! Amora's up to no good again!"
At the same time, Thor, who was always on guard against Amora, also issued a warning immediately and threw a bolt of lightning from his palm, chasing after her movement.
But Amora, knowing that this was her only chance, held nothing back and poured all the remaining magic power into this sprint.
With a sudden surge of speed, Amora easily dodged Thor's lightning strike. With a flick of her wrist, she unleashed a fan-shaped psychic shockwave towards Thor. Forced to react in mid-air after having already suffered a similar fate, Thor quickly dodged to avoid any contact with the strange psychic energy.
Peter and Gwen, alerted by Thor, also flanked from the side. Their web projectiles fired silk, which, with a flurry of movements, quickly created a web barrier.
But Amora merely opened her mouth, spewing out a ball of dark green flame that easily shattered the spiderweb barrier, which was strong enough to withstand sword strikes, axe blows, and even bullets. Enveloped in the dark green flames, she lunged forward in a frenzied manner, causing the two who, unaware of Amora's true intentions and mistaking her for someone ready to fight to the death, to instinctively choose to retreat. As she tiptoed back, she raised her hand and launched spider silk imbued with high-voltage electricity, attempting to delay Amora's advance.
Unexpectedly, the moment the spider silk touched "Amora", it passed right through it!
That was just an illusion Amora created temporarily to attract Peter and Gwen's attention by taking advantage of the spider silk barrier to briefly disappear from their sight!
Meanwhile, the real Amora had already seized the opportunity to rush in front of Tony. Meeting Tony's slowly waking gaze with a look of utter helplessness, as if to say, "It's me again?!", Amora's right hand, fingers outstretched, reached straight for Tony's throat!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!!!"
At this critical moment, a large number of armored components flew down from the sky above the city. They left dozens of converging trails in the air, like a flock of migratory birds, all heading towards Stark Industries.
The leg assembly arrived first, precisely locking Tony's legs from both sides, with the hydraulic latches snapping shut simultaneously.
Arm armor followed closely behind, covering the area from the wrist all the way down to the shoulder blade.
The chest armor descended from the sky, precisely deflecting Amora's hand as it reached for Tony. In this head-on collision, Amora couldn't even leave a scratch on the chest armor!
Then there was the helmet, a fully enclosed, wraparound combat helmet with dual lenses around the eyes that gleamed with a pale blue, cold light.
In just a few breaths, all the armor components automatically docked, locked, and tightened on Tony's body, forming a colossal creature nearly five meters tall.
Peter, who had initially realized Amora's true objective and rushed to catch up, was immediately relieved upon seeing this scene. Unable to contain his boyish fascination with mechs, his eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly at Tony.
"Wow...cool! Tony! You were hiding something! This looks even cooler than the Mark III! Can I borrow it to play with after this battle?"
"Uh, thank you for the compliment, kid... but I'd like to ask, did I do this?"
Compared to Peter's envious expression, Tony, inside the new Iron Man suit, looked completely bewildered.
Putting aside the fact that Tony was absolutely certain he had never developed this behemoth...
Just by looking at it, this menacing-looking behemoth is not my style at all!
But ironically, this suit of armor not only saved Tony in time.
Even Jarvis was able to seamlessly take over control of the Iron Man suit, displaying all the details and control methods of the suit directly to Tony.
This suit of armor was not only taller and heavier than any he had ever worn...
Each armor plate features sharply defined geometric cuts and a vibrant, blood-red paint job. The joints utilize multi-layered linkages and are further powered by multiple small reactors. This ensures that this seemingly bulky behemoth can achieve astonishing speeds that are drastically different from its appearance once the propulsion system is fully activated!
The energy emission devices on the outside of its arms allow it to treat the Mark 3 as its ultimate move, the Eighth Light Wheel, and use it as casually as a basic attack.
Two additional independent shield generators are installed on the shoulders, which can condense into a visible physical barrier after energy conversion.
This makes it look less like a battle suit and more like a shrunken, entangled humanoid fortress. Weighing over 3 tons, just standing there, it's like a walking wall of bronze and iron!
Even more astonishingly, thanks to the internally built exoskeleton system, the massive Iron Man suit feels like a mere coat, almost devoid of the sluggishness and heaviness typically associated with large armor! Instead, it's incredibly responsive and intuitive! Tony even felt it was lighter and easier to use than the Mark III!
Even the interior operating space is just right, perfectly matching Tony's driving habits!
It's as if this unfamiliar suit of armor was tailor-made for Tony!
"Looks like Xiaoyu and the others have already arrived in District 13... I call this the Anti-Railley Armor."
Just as Tony was racking his brains trying to figure it out, a familiar voice with a hint of teasing came through the communication channel, resolving Tony's confusion.
"Although it's a bit late, and largely borrows from your ideas and patents, I hope you like this birthday gift as a memento of our reunion after so many years, little inventor!"
Tony was stunned upon hearing this.
The light from the holographic projection screen shone on his face, revealing an extremely complex expression.
His lips twitched as he tried to laugh, because this was something Riley had specially prepared for him.
His brows furrowed, as if he wanted to curse, because Tony realized that the meticulous and cautious Riley was even wary of him. He had also entrusted Tony with the crucial task of defeating Riley, or even killing him, should Riley turn to the dark side or lose control.
"...So-so."
After a brief silence, Tony, whose feelings were particularly complicated, deliberately responded in a disdainful tone over the communication channel.
"This armor is too big, it doesn't suit my style. Also, please stop calling me that, I'm not a child anymore."
"Hmm, so I won't make it for you next time?"
"That won't do! One thing at a time, I didn't say I didn't like it..."
Tony muttered something under his breath, then looked down at Amora, who, like a lightning bolt Ora Ora Armstrong, was still throwing rapid punches, trying to break through the armor and pull Tony out.
Amora exhausted all her methods but could not break through the anti-Ryley armor's defenses, or even scratch its surface coating. Only then did Amora gradually stop, and despair returned to her face.
Tony, too, stopped smiling at that moment. He raised both palms simultaneously, clenched his right fist, and slammed it heavily into his left palm, producing a dull, unsettling sound.
"Alright, now you're dead."