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Jack and Iron Man stopped their backward momentum almost at the same moment.
The violent shockwave from their collision continued spreading through the sky, causing the surrounding clouds to churn and twist. Lightning-like energy crackled briefly in the air before fading into nothingness.
Iron Man hovered in place, staring down at his right hand.
His eyes widened.
A crack had appeared on the armor.
Not a scratch.
Not a dent.
A genuine crack.
"The armor metal is second only to True Adamantium," Iron Man shouted in disbelief. "How is it possible for it to be damaged?"
His voice contained genuine shock. This armor was the result of countless sleepless nights, endless calculations, and constant upgrades. Every battle had pushed him to improve it further. Ever since his humiliating defeat at Jack's hands, Tony had dedicated enormous resources to strengthening every weakness he could find.
Yet now it had cracked.
Jack looked completely relaxed.
"Second only to True Adamantium?" Jack said with a faint smile.
Blue light flashed around him.
A shield suddenly appeared in his hand.
Iron Man's eyes narrowed.
"That shield..."
The familiar shape instantly reminded him of Captain America's shield.
"How is Captain America's shield in your hands?"
"You don't know there are two shields?" Jack said lightly. "But my shield is more than a shield. I fused it with Transformium. It can become any weapon I want."
The shield began transforming.
Metal shifted and stretched.
Within seconds, it had become a long black machete.
Jack casually rested it on his shoulder.
"Transformium?" Tony frowned.
"Don't bother thinking about it," Jack replied. "It's an element beyond your current understanding."
His smile widened.
"Tony, didn't you think you were pretty impressive just now?"
Jack beckoned mockingly.
"Come."
Iron Man's eyes filled with anger.
"Don't think holding a pig-killing blade makes you invincible."
The thrusters beneath his feet erupted.
Boom!
He accelerated toward Jack at terrifying speed.
Jack laughed.
"A pig-killing blade?"
He pointed the machete forward.
"Exactly. It kills pigs like you."
In an instant, Jack vanished.
Iron Man's sensors screamed warnings.
Too late.
Jack appeared behind him.
A black slash flashed through the darkness.
Everything seemed to freeze.
Iron Man continued flying forward.
Jack maintained the finishing posture of his strike.
For a brief moment, neither moved.
Then Tony looked downward.
"No..."
His voice trembled.
"How can this be?"
A thin line had appeared across his armor.
Directly through the Arc Reactor.
The glowing reactor split into two halves.
Crack.
Crack.
Crack.
The reactor shattered completely.
The cut spread through the armor itself.
Electric sparks erupted everywhere.
"Tony," Jack said calmly.
"I wonder how satisfied you are with this result."
"AHHHHH!"
Iron Man let out a roar of pain and frustration.
Without power, the armor rapidly lost stability.
He began falling.
Faster and faster.
His figure became a distant dot as gravity dragged him toward the ocean below.
Jack watched calmly.
Then he looked around.
The Helicarrier had disappeared from the battlefield.
It had escaped during his fight with Iron Man.
"Trying to run?"
Jack smiled.
"Is it really that easy?"
He tapped the communicator in his ear.
"White Queen. Position."
White Queen's voice immediately responded.
"North Latitude 38 degrees. East Longitude 153 degrees."
A pause followed.
"Current altitude: six thousand meters and falling rapidly. It has already dropped three thousand meters."
Jack grinned.
"So they're planning to ditch it into the ocean."
His eyes gleamed.
"The fireworks haven't bloomed yet."
Boom!
Jack shot forward.
The air exploded behind him.
Ten seconds later, the gigantic Helicarrier appeared in his vision.
Even while descending, it remained an awe-inspiring sight.
A floating fortress.
A symbol of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s power.
Jack disappeared.
The next instant, he appeared directly in front of it.
His pupils changed.
Three golden blade-like symbols formed within his eyes.
Power surged through his body.
"AAAAAHHHHH!"
Jack threw back his head and roared.
A gigantic blade of compressed air over one hundred meters long formed instantly.
It shot toward Engine No. 1.
RIIIP!
The sound echoed across the sky.
The engine was sliced apart like tofu.
Metal screamed.
Fire erupted.
The entire engine detached from the Helicarrier and began falling toward the sea.
The Helicarrier shook violently.
Originally, only three engines had remained operational.
Now only two remained.
The balance was broken.
The gigantic vessel began tilting dangerously.
Inside the command center, chaos erupted.
Fury grabbed a support pillar tightly.
"All personnel evacuate immediately!"
His voice thundered through the room.
"Get every available aircraft airborne now!"
"Sir!"
An agent looked at him desperately.
"You need to come with us!"
"Forget about me!"
Fury roared.
"That is an order!"
Outside, Jack watched dozens of escape aircraft launching from the carrier.
People were fleeing.
Trying to survive.
"Still trying to escape?"
Jack smiled.
"Let me add something special."
He waved his hand.
Hundreds of tiny fireballs shot through the sky.
The fireballs weren't large.
They lacked overwhelming destructive power.
But they were enough.
One after another, they struck the escaping aircraft.
Flames erupted.
At first, the aircraft continued flying.
Then the fuel systems ignited.
"AHHHH!"
Screams echoed through the sky.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Aircraft exploded one after another.
The burning wreckage illuminated the clouds.
The sky became a graveyard of fire.
From a distance, it almost looked beautiful.
Like fireworks.
Deadly fireworks.
Below, the Helicarrier continued falling.
Only one thousand meters remained between it and the ocean.
Jack slowly raised both hands.
"Time to finish it."
His voice echoed through the wind.
A gigantic storm formed above him.
Five hundred meters of rotating air pressure condensed into a monstrous blade.
This wasn't ordinary wind.
It was the fusion of Thought Power and elemental wind manipulation.
Thought Power alone possessed terrifying cutting force.
Wind possessed endless tearing force.
Combined together, they became something far more dangerous.
One plus one becoming far greater than two.
RIIIIIP!
The colossal blade descended.
It struck the Helicarrier directly.
The deck split apart instantly.
Thick alloy armor became as fragile as paper.
Metal screamed.
Explosions erupted everywhere.
Fire spread across the vessel.
RIP!
RIP!
RIP!
The gigantic carrier split in half.
The two halves separated.
Burning.
Falling.
Dying.
Jack floated in the sky, breathing heavily.
Even for him, that attack required considerable effort.
Below him, the broken halves plunged toward the ocean.
Then—
BOOM!
BOOM!
The impact shook the sea.
Massive waves hundreds of meters high surged upward.
The ocean seemed to explode.
Water spread in all directions.
The scene resembled the end of the world.
Inside an escaping aircraft, Natasha and Maria Hill stared at the projected video feed.
Neither spoke for several seconds.
Finally, Natasha broke the silence.
"The Helicarrier... actually sank."
Hill clenched her fists.
The anger in her eyes intensified.
White Queen, however, smiled cheerfully.
"The live broadcast looks great."
She leaned back comfortably.
"This is much better than simply shutting down all four engines."
She pointed at the screen.
"Now that's entertainment."
Hill's eyes turned cold.
"You people are insane."
White Queen tilted her head.
"Insane?"
A playful smile appeared on her face.
"In Jack's eyes, this isn't even considered crazy."
Her tone became strangely mysterious.
"What you've seen so far is nothing."
Natasha and Hill looked at her.
White Queen continued smiling.
"Compared to what Jack is capable of doing..."
Her eyes flashed with data streams.
"There are even crazier things waiting for you."
Outside the aircraft window, the ocean continued roaring.
Behind them, the shattered remains of the Helicarrier slowly disappeared beneath the waves.
But everyone aboard knew one thing.
This disaster was far from over.
Because Jack was still alive.