Tony wasn't a soldier; he didn't possess that so-called heart that yearned for victory and honor.
But now, he still felt a burning desire to defeat Russell.
For no other reason than because Russell was the true developer of the armor!
As a top weapon inventor, Tony had been invincible for too long.
However, now, he had found an opponent who could compete with him in weapon development.
No!
Not just compete!
From the current situation, the opponent's weapon development level was even above his.
After all, he currently had no way to achieve such astonishing power with a palm-sized Arc Reactor.
Although Jarvis didn't know why Tony was willing to risk injury to shake off the Russell behind him.
But since Tony had clearly given the order, he would execute it one hundred percent.
From this point of view, AI like Jarvis and No. 3 were much more reliable than human subordinates.
At least they wouldn't have any unnecessary thoughts.
Once Jarvis took over the main control of the Mark 3, the Mark 3, which had been flying at extreme speed, suddenly performed an extreme braking maneuver.
Holy crap!
Russell didn't expect Tony to play such a dangerous game!
He was flying towards the Mark 3 at high speed and almost crashed into it head-on.
Unit 01 and the Mark 3 brushed past each other.
In just an instant, Tony disappeared from Russell's line of sight.
If not for the high-performance radar on Unit 01, the Mark 3's sudden extreme braking would have caused Russell to completely lose his target.
Looking at the virtual screen inside his helmet, Russell didn't hesitate and likewise gave an order to No. 3.
"No. 3, take over Unit 01 and catch up to Tony Stark!"
"Yes, sir!"
No. 3's voice immediately rang out.
The next second, the main control of Unit 01 fell into No. 3's hands.
After taking over Unit 01, all the flaps and flight attitude assist functions on Unit 01 were activated.
In the blink of an eye, Unit 01 flew towards the Mark 3 at extreme speed.
Although Russell didn't know that Tony had handed over control of the Mark 3 to Jarvis.
However, judging by the Mark 3's current extreme maneuvers, Tony was planning to go all out.
Under Jarvis's control, the Mark 3 performed various maneuvers that would leave even American ace pilots dumbfounded, tracing astonishing flight paths in the air.
However, even so, Unit 01 in Zaku form still tightly clung to the Mark 3.
On the surface, this was a competition between Russell and Tony.
But the truth was, it was now a competition between the two AIs, No. 3 and Jarvis.
Sharp turns, barrel rolls, high-G turns, low-G turns, aileron rolls, Immelmann turns, split-S, post-stall maneuvers...
No. 3 and Jarvis were now like two ace pilots, performing various aerial combat maneuvers at extreme speeds, chasing and vying with each other.
While in hot pursuit, No. 3 and Jarvis didn't forget to attack each other.
The Arc Reactor in their palms constantly switched between flight assist and combat weapon modes.
Although No. 3 and Jarvis were fighting fiercely, their attacks wouldn't have much significance.
In the current high-speed state, unless they were equipped with dedicated air-to-air weapons.
Otherwise, other weapons simply couldn't keep up with the speed of Unit 01 and the Mark 3, let alone hit the target.
However, it cannot be denied that this scene was still very impressive.
Two humanoid armors maintained a high-speed flight posture in the air while shooting beam-like energy attacks from their palms.
If the environment were different, the current battle between No. 3 and Jarvis would have quite the feel of future mech combat.
"Sir, the target's armor performance is clearly superior to the Mark 3. Should we abandon the current tactics?"
Jarvis said to Tony.
"Sir, the target's armor performance has reached its limit. Should we destroy the opponent immediately?"
No. 3 said to Russell.
"No, continue!"
Tony and Russell made the same choice.
Destroying the Mark 3 was not difficult for Unit 01.
But Russell didn't want to kill Tony right now.
Even if he couldn't squeeze out all the rewards that Tony could activate, he had to at least squeeze out a few more.
The Symbiote Armor was indeed a good set of armor, but it wasn't the most powerful set of Tony's armors.
Just preventing Tony from becoming Iron Man due to the kidnapping incident could yield the Symbiote Armor.
If he significantly influenced Tony's destiny a few more times, obtaining the Anti-Phoenix Armor and the Odin Blessing Armor wasn't impossible.
After receiving replies from Russell and Tony, No. 3 and Jarvis continued their aerial dogfight.
Time passed little by little.
Unit 01 and the Mark 3 flew farther and farther.
First, they left New York State, then they left America, and then they crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
Finally, after a long chase, Unit 01 and the Mark 3 arrived in Afghanistan, where Russell and Tony first met.
Both armors had consumed a significant amount of energy, but at the current rate of consumption, Unit 01 and the Mark 3 could maintain high-speed flight for at least several more hours.
After chasing from New York all the way to Afghanistan, Russell finally decided to end this aerial battle.
It seems no rewards can be activated this time!
Russell sighed helplessly.
"No. 3, stop playing. Catch up and damage the Mark 3's leg flight device!"
"Yes, sir!"
No. 3 immediately replied.
Tony inside the Mark 3 didn't know yet that Russell had given No. 3 a new order.
Right now, he just felt that something was wrong with his whole body, and he had a strong sense of dizziness.
If his willpower wasn't decent, he would probably have thrown up by now.
Just then, he suddenly felt a distinct impact.
Looking back, Unit 01 was right behind him.
Damn it!
Although he was very unwilling, Tony knew that there was nothing he could do.
The Mark 3's maximum speed was far inferior to Russell's Unit 01. It was already very difficult for Jarvis to hold on this long by relying on maneuvers.
Just as No. 3 was about to grab the Mark 3's right leg and directly destroy the Mark 3's right leg flight engine with the Arc Reactor, Tony opened the radio communication and said to Russell: "No more comparing, you win. Don't damage the Mark 3's engine!"
"Okay!"
Hearing Tony's voice, Russell had No. 3 stop the attack and took over control of the armor.
"Let's talk on the ground, I'm a little dizzy right now!"
After saying that, Tony flew directly towards the ground.
Russell didn't say anything and followed.
When the Mark 3 landed, Tony immediately took off his helmet and bent over to vomit.
Right now, he felt like he had been on a crazy roller coaster all day, and everything in his stomach was churning.
Seeing Tony vomit uncontrollably as if he had been drinking heavily, Russell silently backed away a distance.