A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

Cao Gui didn't speak. He reached behind his back and pulled out two daggers. In the dim light, the daggers, gleaming with a cold light, looked very conspicuous.

“I knew it. You people in weird clothes are always such a hassle,” Killian shook his head and sighed helplessly.

Cao Gui tossed the dagger in his hand, then flicked his wrist, sending the blade flying like a streak of cold light. One of the soldiers from the Desperate Situation saw this and quickly stepped aside to block Kirian's path.

With a soft thud, the blade pierced the Extremis soldier's heart. Killian shoved the soldier away, saying, "Idiot, I have the same self-healing ability as you, and it's even stronger than yours... Huh?"

Before he could finish speaking, the soldier from the Desperate Situation who had been stabbed suddenly began to breathe erratically, and a fiery red light flashed on his body like a police light, with the flashing speed increasing rapidly.

"What's wrong with you?" Killian's expression changed slightly, and he asked hurriedly. But before he could finish speaking, a soft, unintelligible sound came from the Extremis soldier's body. Then, the fiery red light instantly faded, and with a thud, the Extremis soldier fell backward, lifeless.

"Damn bastard!" Killian roared, his eyes suddenly flashing with a fiery red light, like incandescent bulbs.

"I'll stop him. You proceed with the plan and burn that man to death!" Killian tore off his shirt, gritting his teeth, and his two arms glowed with fiery red light, like two red-hot irons.

Upon hearing this, the remaining six turned around abruptly, and then dozens more soldiers from the Desperate Zone emerged from various parts of the container carrying weapons.

Their existence was meant to make this grand spectacle unfold better, but now it seems... something unexpected has happened.

Killian stared at Cao Gui, then opened his mouth and a pillar of fire shot out.

Boom!

Molten iron flew everywhere, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Hehehe, I haven't really fought anyone since I was injected with the virus. Today I'll use you as a practice subject..." Killian grinned maliciously, like a devil from hell.

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Chapter 384 Three-Legged Toads Are Hard to Find

"Help! Help! Help!"

"Help! Someone, help! They're trying to kill me!"

Above the oil tank, the US president, encased in the Steel Patriot, yelled at the top of his lungs. He couldn't help but yell as a large group of Extremis soldiers, their bodies glowing red, charged menacingly at him. He was terrified.

Cao Gui glanced up at him, then turned his gaze back to Killian. He was only responsible for dealing with supervillains, not for saving people; he had no such obligation.

Just like the police in the United States, they are only responsible for maintaining social order and cracking down on criminals, but they have no obligation to save people.

After receiving a report, they can either rush to the scene to rescue the victim or sit at the victim's doorstep, waiting for the criminal to finish the crime before shooting them dead.

American law only stipulates their obligation to kill, not their obligation to save lives. They are paid by capitalists and federal officers, not ordinary citizens.

So this is why the US will never ban guns: if guns were banned, who would protect them? Nobody!

Only guns can protect them. Anyone who dares to touch their guns is taking their lives, and they will fight anyone to the death.

Seeing Cao Gui's indifferent behavior and the desperate soldiers pouncing like wolves, the US president felt a chill run down his spine. It was all over; he was doomed.

"Hehehe, you're a very interesting person." Killian shook his neck, grinned maliciously, and suddenly leaped high into the air, raising his hand and slashing down, aiming straight for Cao Gui's head.

The scorching heat instantly rushed towards him. Cao Gui stepped back and shot out his dagger, aiming straight for Kirian's face.

“Heh…” Killian sneered, his bright red lips suddenly opening wide as he bit the dagger into his mouth.

He puffed out his cheeks, then spat out the dagger with a "pui" sound. But the dagger he spat out had already turned into a ball of molten iron, which sizzled and hissed continuously, and white smoke rose one after another. The molten iron began to cool rapidly after it came into contact with the room temperature ground.

The temperature inside Killian's body was unimaginably high.

In Los Angeles, Beth and Maya Hansen, who witnessed this scene through the Iron Patriots, exchanged bewildered glances. This fighting style was... rather fierce!

“Young lady, is your boyfriend... alright?” Maya Hansen asked with some concern.

Beth didn't tell her Cao Gui's true combat strength. Although Maya knew that Cao Gui's combat strength was extraordinary, she had never witnessed it with her own eyes. Now that she saw how powerful Killian was, she couldn't help but worry.

"It's just a Kirian, nothing to worry about," Beth said casually, taking a bite of a potato chip. But she quickly tossed the chip aside. This stuff was addictive; the more she ate, the more she wanted. If she kept doing this, she'd get fat!

In the scene, Killian, looking at the destruction he had caused, grinned, wiped the molten iron from his mouth, and strode towards Cao Gui.

"Kid, you've gotten involved in something you shouldn't have. You're dead!"

Cao Gui: "..."

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but his tonsils seem to be glowing... Is this tonsillitis?

"Die!" Killian raised his hand and chopped down hard on Cao Gui's forehead.

"Oh shit!" Maya exclaimed immediately, "Is your boyfriend crazy? Contact him right now and tell him to get out of there!"

"Quiet, Maya, everything will be alright." Beth calmly drank her mineral water and decided that she would never eat potato chips again!

"Damn it!" Maya immediately covered her eyes; she didn't want to see a head split in two, with blood and brain matter oozing everywhere.

Snapped!

With a soft sound, Cao Gui raised one hand and grabbed Killian's red-hot, branding hand.

"What?" Killian's fiery red eyes widened instantly. This was impossible. Even if Captain America stood in front of him, he couldn't possibly block his attack like this!

“This is impossible… Ahhh—!” Killian said in disbelief, but before he could finish speaking, an extremely intense pain came from his wrist.

Kirian couldn't help but let out a wail. In fact, the Extremis virus has a minor side effect: it makes nerve endings overly sensitive. After using the Extremis virus, all kinds of senses become more acute.

In combat, this can be considered an advantage, because it provides a clearer understanding of the enemy's attacks and gives you more time to react.

However, this is also a disadvantage, as the pain is more intense, which is a considerable test of willpower.

"Huh? You can still feel pain in this situation?" Cao Gui raised an eyebrow. He thought the Extinction Virus would destroy all senses.

"Bastard! I'll kill you!" Killian roared, the fiery red on his neck and face growing even brighter, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

Under the helmet, Cao Gui chuckled softly, feeling the rapidly rising temperature around Killian's neck.

"Roar... Awooo!"

As soon as Killian opened his mouth, he was about to spew out flames, but Cao Gui punched him in the chin, and instantly, flames shot into the sky, perfectly setting off a beautiful fireworks display for everyone present.

Hmm... it's probably similar to the chubby dragon maid Thor breathing fire on the rooftop.

Cao Gui kicked out again, and with a thud, Killian slammed into the support arm of the bridge crane. The extreme heat from his body instantly turned the support arm red-hot.

"Huh?" Cao Gui looked at Killian with some surprise. This guy seemed to have... gotten thinner.

She has indeed lost weight; her ribs are becoming more prominent, and the muscles in her arms have shrunk.

“That makes sense…” Cao Gui suddenly realized that energy cannot be created or disappeared out of thin air; it can only transform from one form to another. Killian’s two consecutive fire breaths consumed the energy within his body.

On the other side, the flames on Killian's body quickly subsided, and he finally returned to a normal person. He rummaged through his body, took out a vial of green potion, and injected it into his body. Then, he turned back into his bright red state.

But with the activation of the Extremis virus state, his body regained its fullness, no longer appearing as thin as before.

“You wasted my injection of nutrient solution, this stuff is very expensive…” Killian roared in a low voice.

In their Los Angeles villa, Maya and Beth's eyes lit up upon seeing this scene. The Extremis virus actually had a slimming effect?!

Does that mean I can eat whatever I want and not gain weight?

"Maya, Maya... Is this true?" Beth asked repeatedly, her eyes shining brightly with joy.

"I...I'll look into it..." Maya Hansen said excitedly. She desperately needed something that could help her lose weight quickly, so that...she could eat all the delicious food in the world without worrying about her figure!

"Don't rush, let's keep watching... uh, we can't watch anymore..." Beth was saying when she suddenly realized that the camera was being obscured by billowing black smoke, making it difficult to see anything clearly.

The oil beneath that president has been set on fire; he will be roasted alive.

"Troublesome, I can't watch it anymore." Beth pouted and said dejectedly. As for the president... that's not important, we can find someone else tomorrow. Three-legged toads are hard to find, but there are plenty of two-legged rich people in America, especially rich people who want to be president.

Inside the Steel Patriot, the fifty-something-year-old boss was sweating profusely and had a dry mouth. He was in a huge lump of metal, and he would be roasted like a piece of meat wrapped in tin foil, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, wishing he were dead.

But just as he was in despair, a series of booming sounds suddenly rang out from the horizon. Upon closer inspection, he saw more than a dozen female Iron Man suits flying rapidly towards him, and their style was clearly that of Tony Stark.

The white man was overjoyed. Great! There's hope! He won't turn into roast meat!

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Chapter 385 The Powerful Self-Healing Ability of the Extremis Virus

"God... you have so many suits of armor?" On the bridge, Colonel Rhodes stared in disbelief at the streaks of firelight outside.

"It's a party, how can it be considered a party if there aren't many people?" Tony shrugged and laughed.

With a crash, a suit of armor smashed through the glass and burst in, quickly untying the ropes binding Tony and Colonel Rhodes.

"Jarvis, tell the girls to identify the heat source and then start eliminating it." Tony clapped his hands, spread his arms, and his armor automatically fused together.

"Hey, Tony, wait a minute!" Colonel Rhodes called out urgently, "Quick, give me a suit of armor, I can still fight!"

"Sorry, they're all girls, and they don't welcome strangers into their bodies," Tony said irritably. "Besides, these are custom-made; height and build don't match!"

"Then give me a ride!" Colonel Rhodes shouted. "I'm going to retrieve my war machine!"

“That thing is damaged,” Tony said. “It was damaged by Killian’s high temperature. It won’t work without major repairs. You’d better stay put.”

After saying that, the thrusters under his feet activated, and he flew out.

Colonel Rhodes sighed, "I, a dignified U.S. Army colonel, am an eagle in the sky and a bear on the ground, yet I am looked down upon by a spoiled young master who only knows how to drink and gamble. Alas... the world is so cold."

Outside, upon seeing the series of steel armors, Killian's expression changed drastically. Just like the old white man above, he immediately recognized the distinct Stark style on them.

"Heip!"

"Tony, help me! I'm dying!"

The old white man shouted at the top of his lungs, his lifeline right in front of him, he had to grab it quickly!

"Jarvis, have the Ice Girl put out the fire, everyone else get back to work," Tony said casually, glancing at the old white man.

“Yes, sir,” Jarvis replied, and a suit of silver-white armor with ice-blue patterns landed on the burning oil drum.

The back, flanks, and tail fins opened, and a large amount of liquid nitrogen was sprayed out. In just a moment, white smoke enveloped the entire oil tank group and even drifted above the overpass. The terrifyingly low temperature of the liquid nitrogen instantly extinguished the flames burning on the oil.

Back in Los Angeles, Beth and Maya, who had initially thought they would be able to see the battlefield clearly, sighed. Just as the black smoke dissipated, a large cloud of white fog appeared.

The old white man above was in agony. Steel has a very low specific heat capacity, so it absorbs heat quickly and releases it just as quickly. He had just been burning up and was almost roasted alive, but now he was so cold that his teeth were chattering and he wished he could hide under the covers.

Unfortunately, he was firmly fixed to the overpass and unable to move, so he could only grit his teeth and endure the pain.

Meanwhile, the dozen or so armored warriors had already engaged the Extremis soldiers. The Extremis soldiers, who were originally trying to return to their aid and gang up on Cao Gui with Killian, were instantly plunged into a fierce battle.

Cao Gui sighed. He thought that since Tony hadn't entered the space wormhole during the Battle of New York, he wouldn't have developed the same fear of insufficient firepower as in the original timeline.

But the truth is, this phobia had been there for a long time, and it was actually caused by S.H.I.E.L.D.... oh no, I should say by Cao Gui.