“Are you ready for more?” Kratos asked calmly as he clenched his fists. He advanced step by step, an ethereal flame seeming to burn around him, creating a palpable sense of oppression even for the spectators outside the dueling arena.
“Mr. Kyle!” Enri, her siblings, and Calvin covered their mouths and closed their eyes, unable to witness the impending brutal battle.
It wasn’t that Kyle was weak, but rather that Kratos, the champion, was incredibly powerful, to the point of suffocating and despair-inducing.
In the dust cloud that slightly veiled Kyle’s figure, he held the final piece of Howard’s creation, the Kryon, in his left hand. This Kryon was the core of the Iron Man suit.
“Iron Suit, activate!” Vis murmured softly. Starting from the small paralysis Shock Device and mechanical components, the suit began to swiftly transform with a twist of its mechanical parts. Wires connected and inserted into a receptacle on the chestplate of the metallic suit, turning it into a recessed socket.
Kyle raised his hand and placed the Kryon onto the transformed mechanical socket. When these two components, Kryon and Vis, merged, a fundamental transformation occurred.
A sizzling white electrical light radiated from the mechanical socket, conducting through the metal armor, the longsword, and even the shattered metal shield on the ground. These metallic pieces of equipment, under the guidance of Vis, quickly assembled and transformed into the Iron Man suit, adhering closely to his body.
“You’ve waited long enough. Let the battle continue.” A calm and indifferent voice resounded. In reality, less than five seconds had passed. Now, a silver Colossus radiating a bright daytime energy source stood in the dueling arena in place of Kyle.
The individual strength between humans and deities was an insurmountable chasm.
Just like the contrast between blue and purple abilities, a whole grade of difference couldn’t be bridged in a short amount of time.
Kyle was well aware of this truth and knew he would be facing an opponent on the level of Thor. Therefore, he had made preparations in advance, because when it came to bridging the gap between a mortal and a deity, sometimes all it took was an Iron Man suit.
In the control room at the top of the Arena, Slaughter couldn’t sit still any longer. He stood up and protested loudly to the Grandmaster beside him, “This is a violation! This is an absolute violation! How can they allow high-tech weapons like the Iron suit in the championship match?”
“Why not? Wasn’t it you who picked out the metal armor and sword from the arsenal two days ago and had them delivered? Customizing one’s weaponry is also a part of a challenger’s skill set,” Grandmaster replied with a faint smile.
He gazed with renewed interest at Colossus down below. “I thought this match would be over quickly, but this makes it much more entertaining.”
“Interesting.”
Kratos grinned and didn’t seem to mind Kyle’s Iron Man suit. He slightly crouched, gathered his strength, and then lunged forward like a heavyweight missile.
“Master, the Iron Man suit’s material is still unable to withstand direct attacks from the opponent,” Vis analyzed the situation, activating combat assistance protocols.
“I’m well aware,” Kyle replied. He looked at Kratos, who was leaping toward him, took a deep breath, and activated the thrusters on his feet and palms, producing a blazing energy trail. His speed, already ten times that of a human, increased even further. “So, I’ll have to take the initiative!”
He swiftly darted toward the lower airspace. In the next moment, Kratos landed heavily where Kyle had been, causing the ground within a five-meter radius to crack and collapse under the immense impact.
Kyle executed a swift aerial drift and descended rapidly from the lower airspace. Simultaneously, he struck downward with his right fist, and a group of small engine probes extended from his suit’s arm, providing an energy-assisted buff to his punch in the opposite direction.
“Perfect timing!” Kratos, as if he had eyes on his back, turned around and raised his left fist, meeting Kyle’s right fist in mid-air.
Steel met godly force!
All the engines throughout Iron Suit activated, and Kratos, standing firmly in place, created a web of fractured tiles under his feet.
Kyle grinned. He quickly raised his other hand, and right in Kratos’s surprised gaze, he emitted a bright laser beam from the center of his metallic palm.
**Boom!**
Kratos was immediately hit by the laser beam and sent flying through the air. Colossus’s engines roared to life, seizing the opportunity to press the attack.
“Ironman Mode, its main form of attack is definitely ranged artillery!” Kyle’s face remained cold as he flew through the air. His raised metallic palms resembled two cannons, steadily aiming and continuously firing beams of light that streaked across the sky. The residual energy explosions engulfed Kratos’ body.
The spectators in the stands were left gaping in astonishment. In previous years, duels had primarily consisted of hand-to-hand combat among lifeforms. Today’s battle was uniquely different, starting with a spectacular display of power.
Inside the dueling arena, engines roared, lasers crisscrossed the airspace, and the radiant energy of daytime blanketed the area where Kratos stood. The rolling shockwaves and dust filled the interior of the Interstellar Duel Arena.
Kyle floated in the lower airspace, continuing his laser onslaught until Kryon’s energy was depleted by half. His metallic palms were glowing red-hot from the sustained laser barrage. Only then did he pause, slightly panting.
“Vis, was the attack effective?” Kyle gazed at the haze of smoke before him, his expression serious.
“Based on my analysis… Be cautious!”
Vis’s voice urgently rang out, and in the next instant, an iron chain shot up at high speed from below, wrapping tightly around Kyle’s left calf.
“Uh-oh.” Kyle’s expression changed slightly. He activated the thrusters in his feet, instinctively attempting to elevate himself higher into the sky.
**Clang, Clang!**
The iron chain’s links tightened and secured him, preventing Kyle from ascending even a millimeter higher, let alone breaking free from the accursed chains that bound him.
“I’ve got you now.”
On the ground below, the dissipating smoke gradually revealed Kratos’s figure. He wore a sinister yet majestic grin on his face and despite his battered appearance, with his entire body scorched black. However, these were just superficial injuries, as he firmly grasped the other end of the iron chain.
“Come down!” Kratos’s hands clenched the chain tightly, suddenly exerting a forceful downward pull. He rapidly spun, dragging Kyle around like a windmill for three full revolutions before violently swinging him downward toward the ground.
With power that far exceeded several tons, a single savage swing of the iron chain sent the silver-armored Colossus halfway into the ground. The core Kryon on its chest dimmed slightly, and cracks began to appear on parts of the Iron Man suit.
This was just the beginning.
Kratos, with overwhelming momentum and now in control, swung the iron chain up and down. He repeatedly smashed Kyle, encased in the Iron Man suit, into the ground!
**(End of Chapter)**
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