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Ch. 82 Mark 3
🕑 Added 2023-10-16 16:01:10 +0000 UTCRussell knew why Tony was so excited, but that didn't mean he'd be in a good mood after being awakened by the phone.
So what if he created an Iron Battle Suit? What's there to be excited about?
'I have an Endosymbiotic Battle Armor, do you see me excited?'
Sigh... Even at his age, he's still acting like a child, not mature at all!
After hanging up the phone, Russell rubbed his eyes and got up to freshen up. Diana hadn't returned home yet, and there was no one to make breakfast. Russell didn't want to cook himself, so he decided to go to a restaurant outside.
After having a fairly authentic breakfast at a local restaurant, he leisurely drove to the laboratory. It wasn't even 11 a.m. yet, so there was no rush to get there.
Upon arriving at the laboratory, he spent an hour playing Assassin's Creed. Then he retrieved the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor from the system space.
With a thought, the silver Endosymbiotic Battle Armor transformed into liquid mercury-like substance and swiftly flowed towards him. In a matter of seconds, he was fully equipped in the combat suit.
Instead of leaving the laboratory right away, he transformed the armor into its Zaku form. The military green color of the mech's body and the light blue color of the helmet were displayed.
After transforming into Zaku form, he retrieved the beam rifle and thermal axe from the system space, and disabled all external weapon ports on the back. It was just a friendly competition with Tony's Iron Battle Suit, so he didn't need that much firepower.
With the beam rifle and thermal axe attached to the combat suit, he headed to the rooftop wearing the armor.
Flight systems engaged! The blue and white flames erupted from the mech's legs, propelling Russell like a rocket into the sky.
Although the Zaku form appeared a bit cumbersome, it didn't affect the mech's performance.
Glancing at the various data displayed on his helmet, Russell without any hesitation flew towards the location of Tony's mansion.
Tony owned several mansions in New York. The high property prices in New York were like cheap supermarket fruit for him.
Currently, Tony resided in a mansion in the northern suburbs of New York, far from the city, enjoying a beautiful environment.
Upon arriving at the location Tony had given, Russell raised an eyebrow as he looked down from his elevated position. This place seemed oddly familiar!
Even though the architecture on the ground didn't match his memory exactly and the roofs and walls lacked the huge Avengers insignias, something about this place felt reminiscent of the Avengers' New York headquarters.
However, considering Tony's contributions to the Avengers' headquarters, it wasn't too strange that he would be located here.
As he hovered in the air, surveying the surroundings from above, a red figure rocketed towards him at high speed.
Mark 3!
Seeing Tony approaching in the Mark 3, Russell's mind swiftly ran through the information about it.
6'6" tall, around 198 cm, weighs about 90 kg, powered by the palladium arc reactor Mark 2 model. Weapons include the palm-mounted Repulsor Beam Mark 1, chest-mounted Unibeam, mini-missile pods on the arms, guided rockets on the legs, and six-barreled mini-guns on the shoulders. Made of a reinforced composite of gold titanium alloy, capable of withstanding rifle and tank cannon attacks. Fully mechanical assembly. Flight speed can reach supersonic, but it can't exceed 2.5 Mach, making it unable to outrun Sidewinder missiles.
"You're right on time!"
As Tony approached Russell, he activated the radio communication and spoke.
"I don't like being late!"
Just judging from its appearance, the Mark 3 Tony was wearing didn't seem much different from what Russell remembered.
However, Russell couldn't help but wonder if Tony had added any other weapons.
"Your Zaku armor seems different from the ones you sold to the military. Is this a special custom version?"
Even though the Mark 3 and the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor in its Zaku form looked completely different, Tony had a nagging feeling that something about the chest and palms of the Zaku looked familiar.
No, it wasn't just the chest and palms that felt familiar.
The flight primary engine on the legs and the auxiliary engine on the back also looked quite similar to the Mark 3.
If not for the difference in flame color, Tony would have doubted whether Russell had used the same flight engine design approach as him.
"No, this isn't a special custom version. It's the prototype!"
Russell answered with a smile.
"A prototype? The Zaku armor you sold to the military is far inferior to what you're wearing now!"
Although Tony didn't know the full extent of the combat suit's capabilities that Russell was wearing, he could tell from its flight posture that the Zaku armor Russell sold to the military was severely downgraded compared to what he was wearing now.
"I haven't deceived them about the performance. Before purchasing, they were already aware of the Zaku armor's performance parameters."
Russell replied nonchalantly.
The Zaku armor purchased by the military was indeed a lower-end version, but he hadn't misled them on the technical specifications and performance data. The military had decided to purchase the downgraded Zaku armor only after field testing.
"You dare to sell a lower-end version for 120 million? It's a shame you're not in business!"
Tony sighed with a hint of emotion.
"You get what you pay for. Why not? Let's not talk about that. You said your combat suit has better performance than mine. Shall we compare?"
Russell said slowly to Tony.
"Let's compare! I'm not afraid you'll lose!"
"How do you want to compare?"
Tony quickly replied.
"Since they're both combat suits, we must be comparing combat capabilities. Don't tell me your suit doesn't have weapon systems."
"Alright!"
No sooner said than done, Tony raised both hands and aimed the Repulsor Beam on his palms at Russell.
He seemed to have anticipated that Russell would propose such a challenge.
Without any hesitation, Tony decisively launched an attack.
Beams of energy, like light, shot toward Russell like lightning.
The moment Tony raised his hands, Russell knew what he was up to.
Before the Repulsor Beam hit him, Russell promptly took control of the combat suit.
In Zaku form, the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor nimbly dodged the Repulsor Beam's attack.
The next second, Russell raised his right hand and aimed the palm of the combat suit at Tony.
He had a Repulsor Beam in the palm too, and its power was even stronger!
Though Tony saw Russell's action, he underestimated the power of the Repulsor Beam in the palm of the Zaku combat suit.
Compared to the Mark 1 Repulsor Beam he was using now, the Repulsor Beam in the palm of the Zaku didn't need to store energy.
The moment Russell aimed his palm at Tony, he immediately fired.
Boom!
The beam-like energy precisely hit Tony, causing him to tumble in mid-air in a disheveled manner.
His flight posture was disrupted, which didn't surprise Tony.
However, he never expected Russell's Repulsor Beam to directly penetrate the Mark 3's composite defense armor.
Seeing the fist-sized hole on the chest, Tony's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
