"Tony Stark!"
Ben gritted his teeth.
He hadn't expected Iron Man to show up here.
"Yes, I'm Iron Man, you know me?" a flippant voice came from inside the tin can.
"So, are zoos starting to show the little animals the news now? Or is the zookeeper a fan of mine? Want an autograph, little lizard?"
"Sir, I'm afraid this isn't an animal that escaped from the zoo," Jarvis's voice chimed in Tony's ear.
"Thanks for the reminder, Jarvis," Tony said, rolling his eyes.
The creature before him was clearly not a species currently found on Earth; Tony could tell that much. Jarvis, however, wasn't quite as adept at understanding certain kinds of humor.
"So, sir, who exactly are you?" Tony seized the opportunity to ask.
He had originally just planned to test the flight performance of his newly replaced engine today, but he ended up encountering Ben, who had transformed into XLR8 and was searching for Dennis all over New York City.
Relying on his speed, Ben hadn't intended to hide XLR8's existence from the start. In his quest to find Dennis, he had even roughed up a few thugs along the way.
Those thugs later flooded the New York Police Department's phone lines, claiming they were threatened by a blue velociraptor.
The police, naturally, ignored them, assuming they were high.
However, Jarvis had scanned Ben's rapid movements around the city while Tony was flying.
Tony was curious about who Ben really was, but Ben didn't seem inclined to speak. Instead, he gestured for Ben to stay quiet and continued speaking himself.
"Lizard Man? Dinosaur Man? A bipedal velociraptor? Wait, is your name Blu?"
"My god, Jurassic World has come true! I bet some mad scientist is trying to revive the prehistoric world!"
He shouted dramatically, and even through the Battle Armor, Ben could imagine his arrogant expression.
Ben didn't answer Tony's question. He just stared coldly at Tony with his triangular eyes. After a quick glance to confirm Dennis was still on the ground and hadn't escaped, he angrily issued a warning:
"This has nothing to do with you, Tony Stark. Stay out of it."
Ben, who didn't want to be a Super Hero, also didn't want to get involved with Stark, unless the man was willing to pay up.
A few months ago, he had considered buying some Stark Industries stock when it plummeted, but he quickly realized that even with a drastic price drop, he still couldn't afford it.
"Has nothing to do with me?" Tony retorted.
"If someone like you is trying to kill someone, then it does have something to do with me!" he said coldly.
In his eyes, Ben, in his current form, didn't even seem like an Earthling.
Just a monster, wasn't it inherently opposed to humanity?
From the outset, Ben had been identified as a hostile target by Tony. All this talking was just to see if he could extract any information from Ben.
This creature, potentially an alien, might have a whole species hiding among Earthlings?
He raised his hand, the Battle Armor locking onto Ben, the light in his palm growing brighter. His voice turned cold.
"Dinosaur Kid, hands up, surrender!"
"With me here today, you won't hurt anyone!"
"You?"
Ben let out a cold laugh.
He didn't even take Tony seriously.
If nothing else, he was XLR8 right now. Even Tony Stark couldn't stop him!
"Try me!"
He assumed a starting stance. Simultaneously, a mask resembling black metallic material slowly descended, covering his face. The mask was emblazoned with a blue "X".
He calculated the time, figuring he wouldn't need to ask for leave from school.
Five minutes left. Kill that thug, then deal with Tony Stark, and I'll still have time for school.
Although he hadn't managed to crack the Omnitrix, Ben discovered his transformation time was longer than ten minutes. Last night, when he transformed into Grey Matter, it lasted nearly half an hour before he was forcibly reverted.
The Omnitrix, being Level 20 technology, shouldn't require recharging after such a short use. In fact, the transformation ending was meant to protect the user's genes from alien contamination.
The Benny in the animation could only transform for about ten minutes initially.
Ben guessed that because he had gained spider-like abilities, his genes had already undergone a degree of recombination and refinement, making it harder for the alien genes in the watch to assimilate him.
Thirty minutes was currently his limit; exceeding it would also trigger a forced transformation reversal.
However, Ben had no intention of completely disabling the Little Broken Watch's safety protocols.
After all, knowing it was a protective mechanism and still trying to break it might not be a good thing. Ben didn't believe his intelligence could compare to Azmuth's.
"You've pissed me off, kid!" Tony attacked without hesitation.
The palms of the Mark 3 Battle Armor grew hot, and two bright beams shot towards Ben's position!
"Boom!"
The Repulsor Rays were powerful. With just one blast, Tony destroyed the platform that had been erected in the factory.
The iron plates that were directly hit had already been blasted with a large hole, and the remaining parts completely collapsed due to the appearance of a gap!
In an instant, it was like an avalanche!
"Done!" Tony couldn't help but punch the air in celebration.
"I hope that Dinosaur Kid doesn't die that easily," he muttered to himself smugly.
After a while, he would go into the ruins to find the kid and study him thoroughly, to see what kind of structure that unknown creature was.
But Jarvis poured cold water on him.
"You're thinking too much, sir. Your attack didn't hit at all."
"What?" Tony raised his voice, but didn't seem to care.
"Your joke is a bit too stiff, Jarvis. The distance between me and Dinosaur Kid is only a few meters. Do you think anyone can dodge an energy beam attack at this distance?"
"It seems I need to upgrade you when I get back, at least to know what real humor is." Tony turned on the rock music, shaking his head in mid-air as he spoke.
"I'm not joking, sir, please look down," Jarvis reminded him stiffly.
Tony looked down, and in his sight, Ben had already reached Dennis's side, his sharp claws pressed against Dennis's chest.
"Let him go, Dinosaur Kid!"
"My name is XLR8!"
Ben coldly plunged his claws into Dennis's heart.
Bright red blood splattered, landing on Ben's black mask.
The "X" stained red with blood was incredibly dazzling!
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