Chapter 65 Explosion (Flame Blast) - Revised!
"Silver Knight!"
"Go!"
"Take them down!"
Finney Hellseg's performance ecstatically cheered on the rescued crowd.
There weren't many robots on the ground, at least compared to the dense swarms of locusts chasing Tony in the sky.
Finney quickly cleared the ground, but even so, many were still affected, lying in pools of blood.
But Finney couldn't worry about them now; Tony was in grave danger, surrounded by a large group of robots in the air. If it weren't for the sudden arrival of the War Machines to provide support, he would likely have been shot down.
Fortunately, thanks to the two of them holding the robots back, most of them gathered together.
It's been seventeen years since Finney acquired the 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique,' or even ten years since he could use it. For ten years, Finney had never given up training this ability.
Especially after joining Kamar-Taj two years ago, he understood the reason for his limited abilities and rapidly increased his proficiency in his skills.
For Finney, the 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique' might not be his strongest ability at present, but it was the one he took most seriously because its potential was too high and its power too terrifying. He didn't want to end up unable to master it.
Day after day of training, year after year of practice, Finney almost never slacked off.
Therefore, even with the restrictions of the three sanctuaries and the obstruction of sorcerer power, the ability of the 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique' continued to steadily improve.
Finney used his levitation technique to fly into the air, standing not far from Tony and Rhodes. After taking a deep breath, he focused all his thoughts and instantly issued a decree: "Within ten meters of myself, isolate the existence of oxygen!
Outside of myself, increase the oxygen content in the air tenfold!"
Soon, clouds and winds surged around Finney. If there were any equipment to detect it, they would have found that all the surrounding oxygen was gathering near him.
The moment he sensed the skill activating, Finney shouted to the two, "Tony, Rhodes, come to me!" He
then immediately began chanting rapidly: "Blacker than black, pitch black,"
"Merge with my crimson!"
"The moment of awakening has arrived."
"Fall into the realm of infallibility,"
"Form the formless distortion."
Hearing Finney's call, Rhodes, driving the war machine, was somewhat surprised, but Tony secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They had already shot down many robots in the air, and their weapons and ammunition were mostly used up, but the enemy's numbers were still terrifying.
"Quick, to his side!"
Without much hesitation, Tony immediately rushed towards Finney's location with Rhodes. With the boost from the jet propulsion system, the two reached Finney's side in just a few dozen seconds.
Finney, who had been preparing his explosion magic, saw the two finally reach the oxygen barrier around him. Taking advantage of the robots still chasing him, he unhesitatingly activated his final spell:
"Appear!"
"Explosion (Flame Blast) - Modified!"
Crimson light covered the entire sky, with no other color besides it.
Years later, many New Yorkers, recalling that day, still spoke with lingering fear: "I felt like I was witnessing the end of the world.
" "Boom!"
The full-force 'Explosion Magic' was already unimaginably powerful, but what if it were amplified tenfold?! Finney hadn't known before, but at this moment he did.
He was flying—not using a flight technique, but being propelled by the blast wave of the explosion. That blast even made him exceed the speed of sound, indirectly fulfilling his desire to increase his flight speed!
Tony and Rhodes were flying alongside him. Although the oxygen supply was cut off and the flames were prevented, the indirect effects of the magic still injured Finney. The impact of the explosion was more terrifying than a missile.
Finney felt pain in his internal organs.
If the indirect effects were so severe, one could only imagine the damage to the robots at the center of the magic; some were instantly vaporized, leaving no trace.
The three of them were thrown two city blocks before coming to a stop.
Scrambling out of the wall, Rhodes stared blankly at Finney for a long time before managing to say to Tony with difficulty, "He's a friend, right?"
This question didn't need an answer. Tony opened his visor, revealing a grimacing face, and also stared blankly for a moment before looking at Finney and saying, "That was quite powerful. Did you learn it recently?"
Finney rolled his eyes, ignoring Tony. He still felt pain all over his body, and he believed the other two were in similar pain.
The three returned to the battlefield, and for a moment, they fell silent at the sight of the wreckage and devastation.
Although the 'Explosion Magic' was released into the air, all three were severely affected, not to mention the ground. The falling machine parts also caused considerable damage and injured people.
However, the power was enough to eliminate most of the targets. Only a small number of robots remained, staggering towards Tony before being
silently eliminated by a few energy blasts.
"Their target was you, so I don't have to pay for the damage, right?"
Despite the horrific scene, Finney had no regrets. If he hadn't acted this way, the consequences might have been far more severe. He wasn't one to be overly sentimental.
"Hmm!"
Tony remained silent, unusually refraining from joking or arguing with Finney.
This was Stark Tower; the damaged building was his, and most of the injured were his employees. The damage was an act of revenge, and he felt a pang of guilt.
As Tony's best friend, Rhodes seemed to understand Tony's thoughts. He walked over to him, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Let's deal with this first before thinking about anything else. What about the manipulator?" "
Ivan Vanko!"
Tony's eyes narrowed. He hadn't forgotten this enemy; he was the one who caused all of this today.
But before searching for the enemy, he needed to confirm one thing first. Ignoring Finney's speechless expression, he ordered Jarvis in his armor,
"Call Pepper."
"Tony, where are you? Are you alright? What happened with that explosion? I saw you, Finney, and Rhodes disappear after the explosion."
As soon as the call connected, Pepper asked rapidly, her voice slightly tearful, her worry evident to everyone.
Upon hearing Pepper's voice, Tony's expression instantly relaxed. He then comforted her, "We're alright. Where are you now?"
"Natasha and I are still in the building."
Pepper was clearly not the type to escape alone in the face of danger. Although Tony had told her to leave from the beginning, she had stayed in the building to oversee the evacuation.
"Then you guys stay inside and don't wander off."
Tony could only give a helpless instruction, then hung up the phone after saying a few more words. Looking at Finney and Rhodes sitting on the floor chatting idly, he said somewhat speechlessly,
"Hey, the battle isn't over yet! We need to find that damn bastard quickly!"
"Look at you guys, I thought you could chat for another half hour!"
Finney replied lazily. He found Rhodes quite interesting to talk to, and he had a good personality; in just a short time, the two had become friends.
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