Chapter 70 “World Astonishment”
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That, that is…
Everyone who had just lost half their lives from this ordeal stared blankly at the red figure flying up in the air, their hands instinctively rubbing those eyes in disbelief.
Iron Man?!
“Safety confirmed for targets, continuing operation!”
Jarvis’s synthetic voice brought a certain ring of security to those who could hear it. For a nominally lifeless AI, the metal suit was truly godlike at this moment in the way it spewed blue plasma from its feet and hand.
“Alive, we’re alive!”
“Woohooo, our kids can live, our kids can live!”
“Iron Man, that is really Iron Man who saved us!!!”
“Everything is like a dream. It’s so unbelievable!”
“I could never have dreamed of anything this outrageous. It’s like a story out of the movies.”
“Iron Man flew off for the battlefield. It’s really going into battle!” Hiroko gripped the phone in his hand and yelled through for his life so no one could mistake it otherwise, “Ah Wei, Iron Man, I really saw Iron Man. He is so cool! I actually saw a real superhero!”
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National Security Bureau.
The five elders here sat staring at each other, their mental state stretched into a rubber band that would snap at the slightest shock.
“Report!” Fang Guofeng swiftly walked over.
The Second Elder urged the detective to spill it, “What’s the situation? Say it!”
“The crisis in Haifu City… has been averted! Iron Man intercepted ‘Angel’ at the last moment.” After saying this, the chief detective’s voice croaked as the emotions swelled out in the form of tears from the eye socket, “Right now Iron Man has left Haifu City and is heading for the main battlefield.”
“Intercepted…. He really stopped it!”
“Good, amazing, awesome!!!”
The five elders muttered among themselves in elation, their pulled muscles finally giving way and nearly sending them into a tumble due to the sudden shift. Nevertheless, the happy smiles on their old faces made it all the more worth it.
“It’s truly a great fortune for our country to have someone like Chu Yun. A true blessing!” The Grand Elder wholeheartedly sighed.
The Second Elder also nodded in agreement, “Chu Yun is a true son of Dahan.”
“The surprises he brought us one after the other is nothing short of a miracle. He is what you call a superhero, a hero!” The Third Elder gets all reverential in his eyes.
The Fourth Elder on the other hand sounded more worried than his brothers, “But can the Iron Man defeat the steel monsters?”
“Yes, absolutely, it must!” The Fifth Elder yells this out with determination.
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Back inside the Mechagodzilla, the three youngsters in charge of this operation had just raised their wine glasses to celebrate when the missile got intercepted.
“Huh? Iron Man?” Benzhu couldn’t resist taunting the audience in the chatroom, “Dahan people really are as crazy as they say. They actually came up with something silly like Iron Man, ahahah!”
“What, Iron Man?” Carl laughed wildly at the idea as well, “Dumbasses, truly a bunch of dumbasses.”
Fusky also sneered, “They’ve likely gone delusional from our beating, can’t even distinguish the difference between reality and fantasy anymore. Haifu City likely turned to ash by now.”
Benzhu frowned then at the mention, “But why haven’t the Dahan government surrendered yet? They shouldn’t be making this much noise after destroying their city.”
“Who knows, how do you expect me to know what a bunch of dogs is thinking?” Fusky’s attitude turned nasty and got all vile in his orders, “Then let’s keep pounding them until they give! Robert, we’ve had enough fun. It’s time to destroy all their ships!”
“YES SIR!” Robert immediately took the order and began working.
“Click, click, click!”
Popping open on both sides of the two steel lizards’ back, sets of missile barrels once again popped off, showering the opposing warships in the most spectacular fashion. It’s a flower festival, except the flower petals are missiles of death.
Li Tianlong did not fear death in the face of this overwhelming force. He’s already failed once in letting “Angel” bypass the fleet. He wouldn’t allow it again, even if it meant using the rest of his naval force to act as meat shields.
Naturally the whole scene was being broadcasted to the entire world. For the citizens of Dahan, this was painful to watch to say the least. Many covered their mouths to stop the screams, while some could only mutely watch on from the TV screen. As for the rest of the world, undeniably, it’s a situation worthy of sympathy from them.
“Boom!” But then the barrage of missiles exploded midflight with not a single landing on the warships.
A standoff ensues with the two Mechagodzilla’s in the water and a red iron suit floating in front of the fleet.
Moments later.
Aside from Li Tianlong, the surviving crew of the flagship gulped as they stammered for a response. “Captian Tianlong, that…. Did Iron Man just come save us?”
The guy dumbly nods, “It looks like it…. Do you not see the live stream on our feed? It’s our Iron Man, our Dahan’s Iron Man!”
The crews of the naval fleet had been paying attention to the live broadcast as well in some form or the other. In this case, the flagship had one of the ship screens displaying Song’s show in case a miracle happened like before.
“Hahaha, there really is Iron man! Now you believe me, right?!”
“Haifu City reporting in! I’m a resident here and we’re all fine. Nobody died! Iron Man saved us!”
“I can’t believe this. I actually get to witness the birth of a real Iron Man in this world!”
“Don’t say anymore, just shout Chu Yun is the boss!!!”
“SHIT! Who is Chu Yun exactly? How can he pull off a stunt like this?!”
“It’s Mechagodzilla versus Iron Man! This is straight out of a blockbuster!”
“Iron Man must win. I believe in Chu Yun!”
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Old Wang’s villa.
The three old seniors here had fallen into a stupor due to how dumbfounded they were. Not because the Iron Man came alive, but because they had remembered what they said about gifting a bunch of Marvel figurines to match this real Iron Man.
How ignorantly stupid they must’ve been to say such a thing? It’s so embarrassing that they want to dig a hole and stuff their heads in there! It’s utterly shameful!
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Damei Dynasty.
Everyone in the international information collection office was ready to pop their eyes out.
“What the fuck! They actually brought out a real Iron Man?!” On the other hand, Director Jill nearly dislocated his jaws from cursing too much.
Bilu also couldn’t keep her head cool and started screaming too, “Chu Yun, it’s Chu Yun again. Who the hell is that guy exactly? Is he even human anymore?!”
The other dynasties also went crazy at the sudden twist.
Their heads are buzzing from being short-circuited. It’s too overwhelming in the way Dahan played the cards.
Inside the Mechagodzilla.
The smiles faded away from the three youngsters as they glared daggers at the Jarvis-controlled metal suit.
“Iron Man, how can there really be Iron Man?!” Carl could not keep his calm and erupted in uproar.
“Bullshit! That thing only looks like Iron Man. There’s nothing like that in reality. Iron Man is merely some fictional character from the movies so quit panicking! Our Destroyers will smash that tin can apart because we represent the strongest fighting power on the planet! Believe in science!” Fusky roared back at his counterpart and stopped looking arrogant. There’s enough gloom on his face for someone to squeeze the juice out physically.
Chu Yun is it, so you did leave behind a secret card for something like this. Fine, we can see for ourselves who should be on top!
“Fire, shoot!”
“I’m going to turn Iron Man into a scrap iron!!!”