Tony had already pulled over, still a considerable distance from Ivan Vanko. After Li Yue told him that this man liked to use whips, why would Tony foolishly drive over to get whipped?
He just needed to get out of the car here, wait for his suit to arrive, put it on, and then go beat him up.
Tony was indeed quite cunning, but Ivan was now confused. Was that really Tony Stark driving so aggressively just now? Why did he pull over so far ahead of me?
You don't have to swerve to avoid me. You could have just crashed into me without slowing down! I could have easily whipped your car into a wreck and killed you. But why pull over so far away? There's still a hundred meters between us.
At this moment, the audience was a bit stunned because the person who had made such a cool and imposing entrance earlier suddenly started running on foot, accelerating towards Tony, who was waving to the audience by the racetrack.
What made it look even more comical was that the man had two whips flashing with electric arcs in his hands. Ivan Vanko was incredibly grateful that he had added a switch device to his whips, otherwise, he'd have to be careful not to whip himself while running.
However, Ivan Vanko quickly realized something was wrong. Tony was too far away, nearly a hundred meters. A hundred meters would take even a world-class athlete several seconds to run, let alone Ivan Vanko in his current state.
It took him more than ten seconds to get within ten meters of Tony.
However, the Tony in front of him had transformed from someone in a blue racing suit into Iron Man, clad in a red and gold suit of armor.
Just as Ivan was running towards him, the Mark VII had already flown to Tony at an extremely fast speed, and Tony had donned the Iron Suit right there on the spot.
Ivan Vanko had seen Tony putting on the suit as he was charging over, but now Ivan had no other options. Running was definitely not an option, so he could only hope that his crude exoskeleton armor could inflict some damage on Tony.
Ivan Vanko's initial plan was to kill Tony if possible, or at least injure him and bring him down from his pedestal. For if a mortal could make a god bleed, would mortals still worship that god?
But everything went against his expectations. He hadn't anticipated Tony pulling over so far away, nor had he anticipated Tony's armor technology being so advanced that it could be deployed from a distance and donned so quickly, in less than 10 seconds.
But no matter what he thought, the situation was as it was, and he could only brace himself. Looking at his enemy not far away, Ivan Vanko raised his right hand, and the whip in his hand flashed with electric arcs, lashing out fiercely at Tony, who was wearing the suit.
Tony, of course, wouldn't sit idly by. He also raised his right hand, and the white light from his palm grew brighter and brighter. A repulsor blast shot out directly at Ivan Vanko.
There was no surprise at all. Before the whip could even reach Tony, Ivan Vanko was directly blasted away, falling to the ground and struggling to get up.
But before he could stand, Tony rushed to his side and punched him in the face. Of course, he didn't hit too hard, otherwise, Ivan Vanko's head would have been smashed.
However, with just a light blow, Ivan Vanko was left bruised and swollen, spitting blood, and losing several teeth.
Tony didn't continue to strike, but instead grabbed the Arc Reactor embedded in the crude exoskeleton, yanked it off, and had Jarvis analyze it.
"Trash!"
It was unclear if he was referring to Ivan Vanko or the Arc Reactor.
Tony was getting arrogant. He found it hard to believe that the person Li Yue had introduced as a potential opponent was such a weakling, defeated in a single move.
"But he probably could've bullied me if I wasn't wearing the suit."
Tony remembered Li Yue's words.
It made sense that this person would specifically ambush him when he wasn't wearing his suit.
Soon, the security personnel ran over, and the police also arrived "on time" after the incident was resolved.
They dragged away Ivan Vanko, who was still struggling on the ground.
"Haha, Tony Stark, palladium poisoning will kill you horribly!"
Ivan Vanko could only try to strike a final blow at Tony, but unfortunately, when Tony's mask opened, revealing his face, there was no surprise or fear in his expression.
"Sorry to disappoint you, I've already solved the palladium poisoning problem."
Hearing Tony's words, Ivan Vanko felt a surge in his chest, and a mouthful of old blood couldn't help but spurt out. He almost fainted from anger. This plan truly was a complete loss.
Finally, Ivan Vanko was dragged away, leaving only one of his shoes behind as proof that everything that had just happened was real.
Tony, however, flamboyantly waved to the surrounding audience, eliciting a cheer. Then, with a "ding," he closed his mask, and flames erupted from his feet, sending him soaring into the sky and flying into the distance.
Of course, he didn't fly far, only to his Rolls-Royce, where he took off his suit, restored it to its pre-activation state, and placed it in the back of the car.
Pepper, unable to hold back, came up to question Tony about why he did such a dangerous thing, participating in a car race... Everything that had just happened was witnessed by Li Yue. He hadn't expected Ivan Vanko to be so weak. In his previous life, he remembered him being quite skilled with whips in the movies. How did Tony take him down so easily?
However, since things had turned out this way, Li Yue had no complaints.
"Tony, now that everything is resolved, I'll head back. You need to handle Ivan Vanko properly. Many people might be interested in his ability to create Arc Reactors."
Li Yue came before Tony and reminded him.
"Yes, Li Yue, I'll handle this."
Tony's face also darkened after hearing Li Yue's words, as he considered the implications if Ivan Vanko fell into the wrong hands, which would indeed be detrimental to him.
Li Yue directly teleported back using his superpowers and did not return with Tony and the others.
After finishing his business, Tony went to the prison where Ivan Vanko was being held. Without any obstruction, Tony met Ivan Vanko in his cell.
"Ivan Vanko, son of Anton Vanko, I don't understand why you hate me so much? You'd rather be arrested than not attack me! You have Arc Reactor technology; you could sell it to any country, and I'm sure they'd pay you handsomely."
Tony asked Ivan Vanko, who was sitting on the bed. He held a box in his hand, though its contents were unknown.
"Why did I attack you? You should ask your father what he did to my father!"
Ivan Vanko was extremely agitated, practically shouting.
"My father? What did he do?"
Tony was also a bit curious; he didn't know the specifics of these events.
"What did he do? Don't pretend you don't know. The Arc Reactor technology in your chest was stolen by your father from my father, and then he twisted the truth, framing my father as a spy and deporting him. Everything I am now is thanks to your father."
After hearing Ivan Vanko's words, Tony thought to himself that he needed to find time to ask the one-eyed bald man; he was sure he knew the full story.
"I don't know if what you're saying is true, and I don't care to know. The fact that you attacked me is undeniable, so you'll spend the rest of your days in prison."
Tony said, then started to walk out.
"Oh, I almost forgot. This is a gift from me. I'm sure you'll find it useful in the future."
Tony approached Ivan Vanko, placed the wooden box beside him, and opened it. Inside, a "bar of soap" lay quietly...