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

The man who crashed into the track was none other than "Whiplash" Ivan Vanko.

Once on the track, he first threw off his helmet, then ripped open his shirt, revealing the makeshift armor underneath in front of a live global broadcast.

Immediately afterwards, he spread his hands and released the energy whip connected to the armor.

As the armor activated, the jacket immediately burned and fell off, and lightning-like electricity coiled around the energy whip, revealing the armor's complete form.

Neither the audience at the scene nor those watching the live stream knew his background.

However, one thing everyone has noticed is that his armor's energy source is also the Arc Reactor.

Upon seeing Ivan Vanko on the screen, Roy did not hesitate and immediately used his teleportation ability to leave the maintenance area.

Because of him, Tony's armor development progressed much faster than in the movies.

In the movie, at this point, Tony had only developed the Mark 5 and was still suffering from palladium poisoning.

However, Tony not only synthesized a new element to replace palladium a few months ago, creating the third-generation Arc Reactor, but also built the Mark 7.

After the Senate hearing, Roy took some time to visit Tony's seaside mansion and fulfill Tony's wish to show off the Mark 7.

Compared to the Mark 6, which adopted a laser-guided tracking and deployment system in advance, the Mark 7 built by Tony was not much different from the one in the movie.

First, the armor's firepower has been significantly improved, for example, by adding high-temperature laser cutting beams and more powerful anti-armor missiles, as well as micro missiles with tracking guidance capabilities.

Secondly, the armor's defensive capabilities and mobility have been improved, with new shock beam thrusters added to the back, sides of the legs, and ribs.

Finally, some new auxiliary systems were installed on the Mark 7, such as a medical diagnostic system.

In addition, the Mark 7's weapon system also adopts a modular design, which can quickly adjust the type of missiles in the weapon bay according to actual needs, or directly replace them with other equipment.

To put it simply, the Mark 7, based on the Mark 6, significantly enhanced the combat capability and means of single-unit combat in large-scale battles, achieving a perfect combination of portability and combat power.

If the Mark 6 signifies a complete upgrade of the energy system...

Therefore, the Mark 7 represents a path of modular expansion and modification for weapon systems.

Although Tony made many upgrades and modifications to the Mark 7, it did not bring Roy any exciting surprises.

Having already seen the Mark 42, Hulkbuster, Mark 50, and Mark 85 armors in movies before his time travel, the upgrades and changes to the Mark 7 were merely average and far from being eye-opening for him.

Even so, he still praised the upgrades to the Mark 7 in front of Tony, which made Tony happy for a few days.

Kids need to be coaxed!

Anyway, you don't have to pay anything; all you need to do is say a few words of praise!

After proving to the world, through live broadcast, that the Arc Reactor was no longer Tony's exclusive product, Ivan Vanko, with a toothpick dangling from his mouth, raised his right hand and brandished the energy whip in his hand.

The energy whip struck the front of an F1 race car with precision, demonstrating astonishing cutting power and slicing the front off at an angle.

The out-of-control race car tumbled due to inertia and crashed heavily into the guardrail.

Tony did not witness this scene firsthand.

But he heard a report from the team members through his earpiece and slammed on the brakes.

With braking performance far exceeding that of a family car, it brought the race car to a complete stop in less than three seconds, which was traveling at a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour.

He's in last place now, so even if he brakes suddenly, he doesn't need to worry about being rear-ended.

Tony slammed on the brakes, immediately took out the steering wheel, and tossed it aside.

He then took off his helmet, unbuckled his seatbelt, and left the race car.

Without any hesitation, he immediately unzipped his racing suit, took out a handheld computer the size of a mobile phone with a screen as transparent as glass, and activated the Mark 7 placed in the trunk of the Rolls-Royce.

At that moment, Happy was driving his Rolls-Royce in the wrong direction, speeding towards him, completely unaware that Tony had already started the Mark 7.

Upon receiving the start command, the Mark 7 immediately activated its thrusters, and the trunk lid opened simultaneously, propelling it towards Tony like a missile.

The sound of the Mark 7 starting up startled Happy.

The next second, he saw the Mark 7 flying overhead at high speed.

Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to drive towards Pepper.

As Tony's personal bodyguard, his primary task is to protect Tony.

Secondly, it's about protecting Pepper.

He didn't know who Ivan Vanko was, but he knew that the activation of the Mark 7 meant that Tony no longer needed his protection.

Since Tony doesn't need it, his only remaining duty now is to protect Pepper.

Within seconds, the Mark 7 was over Tony.

The laser-guided tracking and deployment system locked onto Tony's attitude immediately and activated its transformation as it landed, precisely covering Tony's body.

The footage of Mark 7 locking onto Tony and autonomously deploying and donning its gear was broadcast live around the world, attracting the attention of viewers in the surrounding area.

The evacuating audience members stopped in their tracks upon seeing this scene and shouted excitedly.

Just as Tony finished dressing up in Mark 7, he saw Ivan Vanko appear at the street corner and immediately frowned.

He had never met Ivan Vanko before.

However, the moment he saw the other person, or more precisely, the moment he saw the other person's armored chest, he recognized him.

After retrieving Howard's belongings from S.H.I.E.L.D., he learned that the Arc Reactor was not designed by Howard alone.

Ivan Vanko's father, Anton Vanko, also participated in the initial design of the Arc Reactor.

However, Anton Vanko had no interest in the super energy Howard mentioned; he only wanted to make a fortune with the Arc Reactor.

Howard then deported Anton Vanko and sent him back to the Soviet Union.

Tony had Jarvis do a quick survey of Anton Vanko's experiences after returning to the Soviet Union, and found that he was having a very difficult time there.

Anton Vanko was involved in the initial design of the Arc Reactor, but he did not have the ability to build it, let alone miniaturize it.

After discovering he was of little use, the Soviets exiled him to Siberia to dig potatoes.

For the next 20 years, Anton Vanke lived a life of alcoholism and cynicism.

Jarvis couldn't find any updates on Anton Vanko, but it did find out that Anton Vanko had a son, Ivan Vanko.

In the audience.

Roy, holding a bowl of popcorn, calmly watched Tony and Ivan Vanko walk towards each other.

Although the outcome of the battle was predetermined the moment Tony put on the Mark 7, it did not affect his mood of watching the show from the sidelines.

Not long after, Tony and Ivan Vanko got into a fight.

Ivan Vanko stared coldly at Tony, then decisively swung his energy whip, lashing out at Tony.

Tony then raised his hands and fired a pulse energy cannon at Ivan Vanko.

The battle ended quickly.

Tony first used the pulse energy cannon in his palm to deflect the incoming energy whip.

Then he activated the thrusters on his feet, flew in front of Ivan Vanko, and knocked him to the ground using the fighting techniques he learned from Happy.

Finally, he stepped on Ivan Vanko's chest, preventing him from getting up, and forcibly removed the arc reactor from his chest.

The police who arrived quickly stepped forward and dragged Ivan Vanko away.

"You've lost, Stark!"

"Hahaha, you lost!"

Ivan Vanko didn't struggle. He spat the blood from his mouth at Tony and laughed loudly.

Tony ignored him and had the armor system scan the Arc Reactor in his hand.

After obtaining the data, he slightly exerted force with his right hand and crushed the arc reactor created by Ivan Vanko.

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