Tony, having shed his suit, ran without hesitation.
Leaving Victor standing there alone, facing the iron monger. At 1.88 meters tall, he only reached the iron monger's chest, appearing slightly disadvantaged.
But Victor is handsome!
Henry Cavill's good looks are self-evident; though not as stunning as Victor's, he is still the type who makes everyone swoon.
Now look at the iron monger.
A suit of grimy metal blocks devoid of any aesthetic appeal, not to mention its bulky frame. After the intense battle with Tony, much of its armor had fallen off, revealing internal wires and gears.
It was incredibly ugly.
Victor thought that after the league of legends was released in the future, the robot's "Rusty" skin could be changed to this one of the iron monger.
His thoughts wandered.
Inside the iron monger, Obadiah wore a bewildered expression.
When Victor transformed into Superman, he didn't hide it from Tony, nor did he hide it from the satellite. Obadiah, who had been remotely monitoring Tony, knew that the Superman before him was Victor.
When Tony was attacked for the second time, Obadiah was on the scene. How could he not know Victor's abilities?
Putting aside the strange Mutant Ability to summon monsters out of thin air, just the defense that sniper bullets couldn't penetrate made him doubt that the tin shell he was wearing could be smashed through.
Didn't they say that only the poor relied on mutation? Why are you so rich and not using fake element (kryptonite/exotic matter substitute)? — What he didn't know was that Victor's abilities were acquired through fake element (kryptonite/exotic matter substitute).
Knowing he might be outmatched, Obadiah didn't blindly charge forward.
To show sincerity, he opened his faceplate, and said very earnestly, "Victor, we have no enmity. This is a private matter between Tony and me. It's not too late for you to leave now."
"Oh? What if I don't leave?" Victor's expression was playful: "Are you going to kill me too?"
Victor was unfazed by his identity being exposed.
It was only meant to conceal his identity from ordinary Mortals. For large organizations, there was no need to hide his identity; it would be discovered eventually anyway.
But Obadiah.
He actually dared to lift his turtle shell; Victor almost used his telekinesis to slit his throat!
However, Victor still held back.
The iron monger armor was now all show and no substance, and with Tony's earlier demonstration of how to dismantle armor, Victor felt that his first appearance in battle could be a spectacular one.
Victor's impolite reply made Obadiah's face very grim.
He had originally planned... well, the outcome would be the same anyway. For the mission, then let's fight!
Obadiah closed his faceplate and charged towards Victor with heavy, thudding steps.
How could Victor, as "Superman," back down from a head-on confrontation?
He immediately flew forward to meet him head-on, colliding with the iron monger.
Clang—
Amidst a strange metallic clang, the iron monger, with its absolute advantage in tonnage, actually recoiled several steps. Then the armor on its right leg suddenly dismembered, revealing Obadiah's trousers.
How could Obadiah, a Mortal, support the iron monger's tonnage?
His knee buckled, and he slammed hard onto the floor. Judging by Obadiah's screams, that leg was likely ruined.
Victor, who hadn't retreated at all, showed a triumphant smile in his eyes upon seeing this.
His hands, however, were not slow, and he began to mercilessly attack his opponent.
His iron fists rose and fell; in reality, his telekinesis was frantically dismantling parts. The iron monger's armor also flew off in pieces, and occasionally he would grab a large piece of armor with both hands and forcefully rip it off, the armor falling to the ground.
The situation was a one-sided slaughter. Victor was like a real Superman, tearing apart the armor with his unmatched Super Strength.
But in fact, Victor did not possess Super Strength.
This was largely due to Tony's previous battle, which left many gaps in the iron monger's armor, allowing telekinesis to easily probe in and dismantle parts.
Otherwise, with tightly fitted armor like the Mk-3, Victor would have found it genuinely difficult to dismantle.
As for the very beginning.
In a head-on collision, his strength naturally couldn't be a match for the iron monger. Even if it didn't kill him, it could certainly send him flying.
However.
The prerequisite was that the iron monger had a point of leverage.
The ground near the pit entrance was already covered in spiderweb cracks from the earlier impact of the fall. When Obadiah first spoke, Victor had been subtly "loosening the soil" with his telekinesis.
The ground where the two finally clashed, though seemingly intact, was actually composed of fragmented pieces of rock.
When the iron monger, with its tonnage, stepped on it, it was like a person falling into quicksand—he couldn't stand steadily, so how could he exert force? It was impossible.
But Victor was different; he could fly!
Then, as the iron monger's feet sank into the gravel, Victor's telekinesis covered the heavily damaged right leg armor of the iron monger. The already scarred armor, only needed a few key connecting points removed, and it naturally disintegrated.
After that, it was a performance of mercilessly attacking the fallen foe.
But outsiders couldn't understand the intricacies within!
The onlookers only saw that in the head-on confrontation, Superman was overwhelmingly hammering the iron giant with absolute strength. That mighty posture was exactly like Superman walking out of a movie!
No!
Perhaps the inspiration for Superman in the movies came from the person right before them?
So.
Is the actor Henry Cavill actually a Mutant with Mutant Ability?
Regardless of what the public thought, Victor, through a series of calculations, easily and stylishly KO'd Obadiah, stripping his iron monger armor bare.
Leaving a living Obadiah presented Victor with a dilemma.
This... the feel of dismantling the armor was too smooth; he accidentally stripped it completely. Now Obadiah was "unarmed," and he didn't want to kill him.
But if he left him alive, Obadiah would be a Hiding bomb. Who knew when he would make a comeback?
Scratching his head in annoyance, Victor used his telekinesis to grab the iron monger's miniature arc reactor, holding it in his hand, and handed it to Tony, who had confirmed it was safe and returned.
Tony didn't even glance at it, tossing the miniature arc reactor onto the ground. He then stomped on it with his still-attached right leg armor, crushing the exquisite miniature arc reactor into a pile of junk.
Victor's expression was somewhat confused. Why was it destroyed?
"The energy is almost depleted, and there's no replacement program for the palladium. This one's useless," Tony explained for once.
So that's how it is.
Victor nodded, stood aside, crossed his arms, and watched the show. Since Tony was here, Obadiah was no longer his responsibility to deal with.
Tony and Obadiah, who was kneeling on the ground, met each other's gaze, their expressions complex.
"I still find it hard to believe why you would do this?" Tony asked in a deep voice.
"Why?" Obadiah's expression was deranged as he loudly questioned: "What have you done for the company all these years? Just because you're Howard's son, you get to enjoy the fruits of others' labor?"