American comics: Starting as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast

Chapter 107 The Halo of "50/50"

In terms of enhancement effects, the Extremis virus is far more potent than the serum used by Rogers.

The serum Rogers used simply boosted his various attributes to the limits of human potential.

The enhancement of the Extremis virus represents a more advanced evolution.

The physical attributes of the Extremis soldier are no less than, and no less than, those of Rogers.

Moreover, Extremis soldiers possess extraordinary self-healing and regeneration abilities, and their resilience is far greater than Rogers'.

In addition, Extremis soldiers can release temperatures high enough to melt most common metals.

When the body reaches a high temperature, it can even slice through a steel suit made of gold-titanium alloy with its bare hands.

If there is any problem, it is that not everyone can withstand the modifications made by the Extremis virus.

Most people cannot survive the first wave of the Extremis virus's intensification.

Even if they survive the first round of enhancements, subsequent injections will turn the modified individuals into ticking time bombs, ready to explode at any moment.

Only a small fraction of the modified individuals can become Extremis soldiers like Brant and Eric.

Reaching the same level of enhancement as Killian is even more difficult.

However, this is not a problem with the Extremis virus, but rather a problem with Maya Hansen's abilities.

Back then, Tony only glanced at her research and provided the equations for subsequent optimization.

After Pepper was also transformed into an Extremis soldier, he easily completed the reverse engineering, turning Pepper back into a normal person.

To put it another way, if Tony wanted to, he could make the Extremis virus the ultimate modification suitable for all of humanity, directly enabling humanity to complete a new round of "evolution".

The battle between Tony and the bald Extremis soldier was quickly decided.

Although the bald Extremis soldier is much stronger than Rogers on paper, he doesn't have Rogers' "50/50" aura.

In front of Tony, who was wearing Mark 15, he was no different from an ordinary soldier.

After fighting the bald Extremis soldiers, Tony finally understood what the red light flashing on their bodies meant.

Once Jarvis had gathered enough data, he didn't hesitate and used the cluster blaster on his chest to smash the bald Extremis soldier's head.

At this time, he was unaware that the Extremis virus used by the bald Extremis soldier was the one he had helped Maya Hansen optimize years ago.

However, his intuition told him that the bald Extremis soldier probably couldn't grow a completely new head.

His intuition was very accurate.

The regeneration of the Extremis virus does not include the brain.

Speaking of this, we have to talk about the principle of the Extremis virus.

The modification of the Extremis virus is based on the brain's repair center, and involves recoding human DNA through chemical means.

Without a head, the Extremis virus can no longer exert its effects.

After taking down the bald Extremis soldier, Tony flew back to Roy and asked, "Do you have the documents?"

Roy nodded.

"We've got the intelligence, we can go back now," Tony said, opening the visor of his helmet.

Roy didn't say anything, but directly took out the Cosmic Cube from the system space and created a portal back to the Los Angeles seaside villa.

Once the portal was formed, Tony went in first and returned to the villa's living room.

Roy glanced at the surrounding crowd and leisurely walked through the portal.

Upon returning to the villa's living room, he immediately closed the portal and retrieved the Cosmic Cube back into the system space.

Next, the documents given to them by Mrs. Davis were retrieved.

Without any hesitation, Tony immediately took the documents from his hand and headed downstairs to the studio.

night.

Broadcast signals from major American media outlets have been hijacked once again.

Whether it was televisions in ordinary homes, televisions in public places such as bars, shops, and restaurants, or even televisions in the White House and Air Force One, they all received the hijacked broadcast signal and began broadcasting The Mandarin.

The live broadcast.

After the specially produced opening sequence finished playing, the Mandarin, with a cold expression, appeared on the screen.

"Mr. President, you still have two classes to teach. I will finish teaching you before the end of Christmas."

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The next second, the live stream feed changed from a close-up of the Mandarin's face to a close-up shot.

The Mandarin, dressed in a retro dark blue robe, sat in a chair, holding a silver-white pistol in his right hand.

At his feet lay a man in a sharp suit with a full head of white hair.

The Mandarin pointed the gun at the white-haired man's head and continued, "This is Thomas Richard."

"His name is good, and he does an excellent job."

"Thomas is an accountant at Laux Oil Company."

After he finished speaking, the live stream feed changed again, showing a close-up of Thomas's face.

The clear footage allowed everyone, including the president and vice president, to clearly see the fear on Thomas's face.

After showing Thomas's fear, the camera once again focused on the Mandarin.

"I know he's a good guy, but I'm still going to shoot him in the head later."

"I will fire in 30 seconds."

At this point, the Mandarin pointed to the telephone next to him with his left hand and continued, "Mr. President, you have this phone number in your cell phone."

"Americans, if your president had called me within 30 seconds, Thomas wouldn't be dead."

"The countdown has begun!"

The presidential plane of the United States.

Inside the conference room on Air Force One.

President Ellis put on his reading glasses and picked up his phone.

An unfamiliar number was displayed on the phone screen.

"How did he hack into my phone?" President Ellis asked an official to his right.

"We cannot be led by the nose by terrorists, nor will we negotiate with them," the official said quickly.

President Ellis took off his reading glasses and said earnestly, "I have to make this call!"

"I strongly object," the official continued.

"Making a call is the right choice!" President Ellis stood up and dialed the number displayed on the screen.

Soon, the Mandarin's phone rang.

The ringing of the telephone was clearly transmitted to the ears of every viewer through the live broadcast.

The phone kept ringing.

The Mandarin's expression remained as cold as ever.

10 second — 15 seconds — 20 seconds —

Soon, the 30-second countdown ended.

The Mandarin didn't speak or answer the phone; he stared at the camera as if he were looking directly at all the viewers.

He then pointed the gun at Thomas's head and pulled the trigger.

boom!

Gunshots rang out!

President Ellis, the other officials in the conference room, and the other spectators were all startled by the sudden gunshot.

"There's only one last lesson left!"

"President Ellis, flee quickly, kiss your wife and children goodbye, and say your last words."

"Your army, your steel patriots, can't save you."

We'll see each other again soon.

After the live stream ended, the logo of the Ten Rings Gang reappeared.

President Ellis, suppressing his anger at being mocked, quickly said, "Order Colonel Rhodes to find this madman immediately!"

"Mr. President, we have tracked the broadcast signal, and the source of the signal may be in Pakistan."

"Iron Patriots are ready to go at any time."

An official quickly reported to the leader.

"Take action now."

"Yes, Mr. President!"

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