Chapter 294 Tony: He is my friend! We know each other!
"finished."
In the laboratory, Eunice has completely implanted the new program into the watch, and no functional abnormalities have occurred.
Bant picked up the watch and placed it on his left wrist. The wristband fit his wrist tightly as if it came alive.
"This way, we can use the abilities of alien heroes without changing our form," Eunice said.
"It doesn't matter whether I transform or not," Bant shook his head. That was not what he cared about. On the contrary, sometimes transforming made him feel more excited.
"The basis for the function of not transforming is based on the fusion of alien genes and human genes. Just like you gaining the superpowers of animals, or me awakening the superpowers of spiders, it is a successful case of gene fusion. This is the most important thing."
Bant said slowly.
Gene fusion is the direction of his next research, but it is not so easy to achieve.
Just like Spider-Man, just because Peter can successfully merge his genes with those of a spider, doesn’t mean Connors can also make a perfect lizard potion.
Just talking about humans as a species, there are countless situations that can occur, not to mention the fusion of so many alien creatures with completely different genes.
After putting on the watch, Bant moved around a little and felt much more comfortable.
He has never taken off the watch since he got it at the age of ten. He was a little uncomfortable at first, but now he feels much more comfortable with it.
"How's Tony's preparation going?"
"He found the original exoskeleton of Anmoshan, repaired it, and then injected himself with the Extremis virus. However, it seems that it is not stable. Even his broken hand could not be repaired." Eunice said.
Her body also has some Extremis virus, but it was specially modified by Bant, eliminating the defects of Killian's version and raising the upper limit, but Tony's is different.
The things that are rushed out are at best low-profile versions.
"But even if that's the case, he should be much stronger now than when he was on Earth."
The main reason was that Anmoshan's exoskeleton was more powerful. At that time, the turtle shell was so hard that even the Four-Handed Overlord couldn't break it in one go.
After hearing this, Bant laughed and said, "If he is not durable enough, there is no way to test the strength of the new function."
Because Bant's new function is equivalent to fusing Bant's own genes with the genes of other alien heroes, the abilities of many heroes will naturally change when they are used.
For example, originally weak heroes will be strengthened because of Bant's own strength, while powerful heroes may be weakened.
Especially for heroes like Four-Armed Overlord and Flame Man, who have been enhanced due to other factors, it is very likely that they will not be able to exert their existing strength at all.
After all, what was fused was only the genes of the alien heroes, nothing else.
In other words, there are only basic panels, such as the Thunder of Sakaar and the Eternal Fire, which may not be usable in the human form.
"Okay, let's get ready to start the championship challenge."
……
"Come on, champion challenge, I'm not afraid of you!"
Inside the armory, Tony wrapped himself in an exoskeleton armor, the metal frame fitting tightly against his body.
Thanks to the rapid advancement of technology on Earth, Tony Stack's skills are much stronger than they were at the original time. At least it is not a problem for him to replicate Primus' energy shield.
The exoskeleton enhanced his mobility, the shield could protect him to a certain extent, and with the enhancement of the Extremis virus, Tony's physical strength and self-healing ability were also improved. Even if the exoskeleton was shattered, he would not be killed immediately, and he should still have a chance to escape...
"All the weapons that can be loaded have been loaded..."
Strangely enough, Tony originally thought that he could only go into battle wearing armor and holding an axe, but he didn't expect that the Saka people would even agree to provide him with some firearms, but no weapons of mass destruction like missiles.
Even, his exoskeleton was equipped with a flamethrower. It was said that it was the weapon originally equipped by the brutal Red King. The flame it spewed out was not an ordinary flame, but a deadly flame - a flame with an extremely high temperature limit that even his current body could not withstand.
It was originally damaged, but when he asked if he could repair it, the manager of the arena generously provided materials and equipped him with a double-edged sword. He also kindly said that this was the weapon used by An Moyashan in the past, and it could be attached with fire attacks.
It should have been a very happy thing that the other party was willing to provide such good equipment, but Tony couldn't be happy.
Because this means that in the eyes of the opponent, even with these equipment, it is impossible for him to win the championship challenge.
The girl who had taken care of him disappeared after the first day, but the stone man appeared a few times. When he saw his achievements, his face was still full of sympathy. He even asked him if he had any last words and whether he needed a monument to be erected for him after he died.
Tony was frowning and ignored him. He walked into the passage leading to the arena alone.
The passage was very spacious, more than ten meters high both horizontally and vertically, but he noticed that there were some traces on both sides and above the ceiling, obviously there had been some extremely huge "contestants" here.
He had heard many stories from the stone man in these days.
In addition to the terrifying giant stomach, there are other giant monsters on this planet, such as an octopus monster called Kok, which is very ferocious, but they are no match for Ronan and the Supergiant.
Tony walked slowly to the heavy door. He could already vaguely hear the loud noise coming from the arena.
The residents of this planet seem to have a very persistent passion for duels. I heard that it has been like this for a long time.
For decades or perhaps even centuries, the winners of the gladiatorial arena were called champions, and their statues would stand on totem towers.
Tony thought this was quite interesting. If he could solve the crisis on Earth, he could go back and update his equipment and try again.
Printing his face on a building is something he has never done, even though he is a show-off.
Now that I think about it, just putting your name on a building really doesn’t mean much.
He thought about these messy things in his mind to relieve his stress.
At this moment, the heavy iron door in front of him opened, and the shouts of the audience immediately broke through the barriers and pressed towards him. The light outside was slightly dazzling, but he quickly adapted to it.
“I believe you have been looking forward to this for a long time.”
Tony heard a chaotic voice coming from high up, most likely the host of the game or something. That person just said this, and the cheers became more intense. The waves of sound came over him, making him feel as if the ground was shaking.
"After such a long time - another championship challenge!"
"Oh!!"
"A foolish idiot who dares to challenge our Queen of Red Wind!"
Suddenly there was a burst of laughter, as if the whole world was booing.
Although Bant did defeat Luma and even the Red King in the last championship challenge, that was an exception after all. It is impossible for there to be another King Sakaar in the world.
The vast majority of people who attempt to challenge for the championship end up dead.
Nowadays, cruel fights like the death matches are rarely seen in the arena. Even some prisoners can survive as long as they surrender quickly enough.
Of course, surrendering right at the start is not allowed, and killing time by playing a fake game is also not allowed.
"... Then let us welcome the fearless Iron Boy!"
The cheers started again.
Tony rolled his eyes. "What? Iron Boy? Who came up with that bullshit nickname?"
He walked out with a gloomy face.
When the people of Sakaar saw how he was dressed, their emotions suddenly became more excited.
Tony thought they were welcoming him, and his showy personality suddenly made him feel itchy. He couldn't help but raise his hands and greet the cheers as if he were a big star. However, what he got was a rotten egg!
"That guy is wearing Anmoyashan's clothes!" No Saka could fail to recognize Tony's equipment, which obviously aroused public anger. "Damn it, smash him to death!"
All of a sudden, the audience threw the things in their hands at him in anger.
"Stop, stop, stop -"
Tony dodged in a panic, holding his head and running away: "Stop smashing, stop smashing... Where did you get the rotten eggs? And the one who threw the underwear, aren't you going a bit too far?"
"Obviously, our Iron Boy is in trouble." The commentator was watching the fun, while the audience was smashing things and shouting:
"Kill him! Beat him to death!"
"Who's the opponent for the first game? Kill this bastard!"
Tony fully experienced the feeling of being disliked by dogs.
but……
"I just like the look on your faces when you want to beat me to death but can't do anything about it." he thought.
He felt that with the equipment he had, he shouldn't be killed so soon. No matter who his opponent was, he had to win in the end, at least until he met the Queen of Red Wind.
Only in this way can his connection - Bant Parker - come in handy.
He calmed down, ignored the spectators who were hoping he would be beaten to death, and looked towards the other side of the arena.
The door on that side had been opened, and it was pitch black inside, as if a scary monster was hiding inside.
He knew that the person who would appear there would be his first opponent.
"Who is the one?"
"Ronan? Superstar? Or behemoth Cork?"
He repeated the names of people who might be his opponents one by one, and his heart slowly sank.
It is impossible to say that he is not nervous. The outcome of this game concerns not only his life, but the fate of the entire earth.
Just as I was thinking about it, a black figure slowly appeared in the darkness.
Tony narrowed his eyes and seemed to find it a little familiar.
"This is……"
"Let us welcome - our supreme - the great -" Every time the host read out an adjective, his arm stretched higher and his voice rose one degree, and it broke at the end.
But he still called out the name:
“Hacker!!!”
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the stadium was reversed.
Every audience member followed him and shouted like crazy:
“Hacker!!!”
“Hacker!!!”
“Hacker!!!”
"..."
No one will ever forget this name.
In the repressive world ruled by the Red King, it was this challenger who brought hope to the Sakaar people.
At that time, Bant participated in the championship challenge with this title.
"Wait, wait, who are you talking about?"
Tony was simply dumbfounded.
Hacker?
Am I right?
Is that the hacker I know?
At this moment, his heart was beating even louder than the earth-shaking cheers.
His eyes were fixed on the dark shadow, as nervous as if he was waiting for a miracle at the door of the delivery room.
It wasn't until Bant walked out wearing a black battle suit with chains wrapped around his hands that Tony became so excited as if he had taken medicine.
"Yeah!!! Hahahaha!!!"
Those Sakaar people who were about to cheer for Bant didn't even have time to say anything before they were interrupted by Tony's cheers. He jumped up directly like a child in his forties.
This time, it was the audience's turn to be dumbfounded.
This kid, doesn't he know how terrifying his opponent is?
Could it be that he thought he could win because the hacker didn't look that intimidating?
Otherwise, why are you so happy?
But Tony didn't care about them. He was so excited that he couldn't suppress it anymore. He just wanted to grab everyone's arm and tell them loudly: "I know him!!"
"He is my friend!!"
Tony was jumping up and down like a fool, as if he was going to tell everyone the news.
Simply a miracle!
“We know each other!!!”
For a moment, the whole scene was silent.
Bant stood at the other end of the arena, watching Tony jumping up and down, and inexplicably thought of that idiot Thor.
In the movie, that guy must have been as happy as Tony when he saw Hulk.
That is to say, there was no one else who knew Bant at the scene to share the surprise with him, otherwise this surprise would have been even more pleasant for Tony!
"YES!"
"YES!"
"YES!"
Tony pumped his fists vigorously several times, then ran towards Bant with tears in his eyes.
Who can understand the feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign land?
Especially when he had gone through so much pain and finally found the person he wanted to find, now all the torture he had endured was meaningful and the earth was saved!
"That's great, Ben!"
"I didn't expect to meet you here..." Tony even choked up. He wiped his nose and said, "I wanted to see if that woman named Luma knew you... I didn't expect..."
He walked in front of Bant. Because he was wearing an exoskeleton, he was much taller than Bant. He was crying and put his hand on Bant's shoulder. He said excitedly: "Hurry up, there is no time to continue playing any challenge games. The earth is in danger now. Ultron...what are you doing?"
He couldn't continue speaking halfway through.
Because Bant grabbed his arm with his backhand, and the black battle suit was as cold as the night.
The next moment, a fist quickly enlarged in Stark's eyes.
Thanks to the book friend 20220812205850460 for the 500-point reward, thank you boss
(End of this chapter)