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Time rewinds five minutes earlier.
West Coast Villa
Tony Stark walked out of his office with two deep dark circles under his eyes.
Although arrogant and conceited, his mind was sharp as ever.
After a brief exchange with Rimuru, Tony Stark had already begun analyzing Fengshen's power from multiple angles. The emergence of the new element reactor had especially opened his eyes.
Of course, this also raised Tony's concerns to an unprecedented level. The energy capacity and efficiency of the new reactor far surpassed the palladium core reactor.
Since Rimuru was capable of developing a new element reactor, Fengshen II could not be underestimated.
He might lose again.
And that was something Tony Stark absolutely would not tolerate.
So he buried himself in the lab and carried out a full upgrade and modification of the newly born Mark IV, which had not yet even been revealed to the public.
The modification took less than half a month, but the result was extremely satisfying. The improved Mark IV was fully optimized in every aspect, with significantly enhanced overall performance.
Unless new materials or another technological revolution appeared, his Mark IV would not become outdated.
Tony Stark was very confident about this.
Now, he couldn't wait to face Fengshen again.
Why could Fengshen beat the Mark? Tony even wrote a long critique explaining why he believed it was inferior—and he intended for Rimuru to swallow every word of it.
J.A.R.V.I.S.: "Sir, a major incident has occurred at Garbon Academy. Rimuru is piloting Fengshen and engaging the Hulk. I believe you will find this very interesting."
"The Hulk? Rimuru is using Fengshen to fight him?"
Tony immediately became interested.
For Tony Stark, the Hulk was no secret—he fully understood its combat capabilities.
But Rimuru and Fengshen were his biggest rivals.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., hack into military satellites, adjust the frame rate, and stream the footage to me."
"As you wish, sir."
In just a few seconds, the scene at Garbon Academy appeared before Tony Stark.
"Cool."
As a mech enthusiast, Tony's eyes lit up the moment he saw Fengshen II.
The design lines were smooth and elegant. The modular structure and composition felt naturally integrated. The harmony of proportions and golden ratio aesthetics deeply attracted him.
Most people might just think Fengshen II looked cool and stylish—but to an expert like Tony Stark, he saw its originality and engineering mastery.
"Although Rimuru is morally questionable and extremely ruthless, I have to admit—she has real talent in mech design. She's almost catching up to me."
J.A.R.V.I.S.: "Sir, your perspective is very broad. If others knew this, your friendship might become quite the story."
Seeing the Hulk charging toward Fengshen, Tony immediately frowned.
"She's not using hit-and-run tactics—she's going head-on? Is she stupid? Or just stupid? Or really stupid?"
The Hulk, despite his size, was like a monster that could tear apart helicopters like toys.
A single exchange could deform titanium alloy and heavily damage Fengshen's performance.
"Damn it, why isn't she using energy cannons? Don't tell me she didn't install any energy weapons?!"
But the next second, Tony's eyes widened.
"This doesn't make sense!"
He knew very well that the materials used in Fengshen II came from him—no one understood its defensive capabilities better.
The impact generated from such collisions should have been equivalent to a TNT explosion.
And yet—
Rimuru's armor was completely undamaged.
At that moment, Tony's eye twitched violently, as if countless scientists were turning in their graves.
"How is that possible? This is completely unreasonable!"
"To generate a shockwave, the impact force must reach at least N (Newtons). Under such force, titanium alloy should not be able to withstand it. How is Fengshen doing this?! It makes no sense!!"
Tony Stark unconsciously grabbed his hair—and accidentally pulled out a handful. His eyelid twitched violently as a middle-aged man beginning to face hair loss.
Damn it—had Rimuru's physics laws broken down?
Tony watched as Fengshen moved like a gust of wind, effortlessly dodging the Hulk's attacks and appearing beside him.
"What the hell?"
Dodging the Hulk's rampage so smoothly—was this even possible?
Tony felt his mouth go dry. He also piloted mechs—so why was this so ridiculous?
Even with rapid movement control, this level of precision was absurd.
Maybe… she was using a fake mech!
Then Tony saw Rimuru appear beside the Hulk and draw a blade—
Slash!
A precise, ruthless strike landed on the Hulk's waist.
Even the Hulk let out a painful roar.
Tony wiped sweat from his forehead and felt an inexplicable twinge in his own lower back.
Where exactly do you even learn to fight like that—just stabbing people in the waist?
That's brutal.
Tony's understanding of Rimuru's "morality" deepened again.
The battle continued.
The wounded Hulk became even more furious.
Though not highly intelligent, the Hulk still had primal instincts—and rage.
"HULK!!"
He grabbed a giant tree, ripped it out of the ground, and swung it violently.
Tony widened his eyes.
"Damn it, the Hulk can use weapons now?!"
But what followed made him even more stunned.
Rimuru moved like wind—every swing of the massive tree was narrowly avoided with impossible precision.
Once or twice could be luck—but every single time?
That was not normal.
Is this… footwork?
Tony suddenly recalled old Chinese martial arts films he had seen as a child. Back then, he dismissed them as fantasy.
Flying over walls, walking on water—it all violated physics.
But now, his mind was unsettled.
Could there really be hidden martial arts principles from the East?
At that moment, the battlefield changed again.
Rimuru seized the opportunity and knocked the Hulk down along with the tree.
She sat on his chest and repeatedly punched his face.
"Sleep! Go to sleep! Sleep! Sleep!"
Tony Stark suddenly became excited watching this.
The scene was so over-the-top that it almost made him feel physically exhilarated.
The only regret—
Was that it wasn't him doing it.
That was life's greatest regret.
Tony Stark was deeply unhappy.