Chapter 161: Dismantling Ironman (Patreon)

"What?"

Tony's face was full of shock. Everything that had just happened had completely shattered his worldview. He knew Charles Doyle was very powerful, not an ordinary person, but he didn't expect it to be this exaggerated.

To actually inflict damage on the gold-titanium alloy armor with his physical body was simply inhuman.

Charles looked at Tony hovering nearby and didn't continue to attack. Instead, he said, "Tony, use your full strength, don't worry about harming me."

Upon hearing Charles's words, Tony considered the opponent's strength and began to attempt long-range attacks, raising his hand for a palm blast.

However, Tony's movements seemed incredibly slow to Charles, so much so that he didn't need to activate his Sharingan to enhance his visual dynamics and reflexes. He easily dodged the attack with just a shift.

The energy blast hit the sea beside them, creating a considerable shockwave.

Seeing that his attack had no effect, Tony directly used J.A.R.V.I.S. to assist with targeting, then proceeded to unleash a barrage of palm blasts.

However, waves billowed on the sea surface, but not even a single attack hit Charles.

This made Tony realize that his reaction speed might be slow compared to Charles. Perhaps every time he raised his hand to attack, the opponent already sensed it and evaded it immediately.

"Tony, if your armor has only this much attack power, then I'll have to end the fight now."

Standing on the sea surface, Charles softly spoke.

Seeing that he couldn't even hit Charles, Tony no longer controlled the palm blasts and even directly activated the missiles on his shoulders.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh."

A dozen small missiles were launched directly at Charles on the sea surface at high speed with J.A.R.V.I.S.'s guidance and aiming.

"Substitution Jutsu!"

Then all of Tony's attacks hit the substitution wood.

"Sir, the target has undergone an unknown change, and the attack was unsuccessful."

"I saw it."

Charles, who had used the substitution jutsu to evade the attack, didn't wait in place for Tony's counterattack but instead sprinted towards him with all his might.

Chakra surged, and although Charles didn't open the Eight Gates, his speed had already reached the speed of sound.

In just a second, he arrived a hundred meters away from Tony and delivered another punch.

"Thunk!"

A muffled sound, and Tony stumbled backward.

"Leaf Gale!"

Charles followed up with an airborne spinning kick to Tony's head, then a spinning leg kick to his legs while he was still trying to react, sending Tony flying with a powerful kick.

Taking advantage of the empty space created by the kick, Tony accelerated, quickly distancing himself from Charles.

At this point, Tony also knew he wasn't Charles's match. He no longer held back, unleashing all his firepower: missiles, palm blasts, and everything else that he had on his suit, all fired.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A large amount of seawater splashed up, obstructing Tony's vision.

"J.A.R.V.I.S., did it hit?"

"Sir, I am scanning for life signs and have not detected the target."

At this moment, Charles's figure suddenly appeared above the waves, with veins bulging on his forehead and chakra surging out, forming a visible chakra vortex.

Charles had directly activated the Eight Inner Gates, preparing for a round of dismantling the armor with his bare hands.

Without using the power of the Eight Gates, he could indeed defeat Tony, but it wouldn't be as fast as dismantling the armor barehanded.

"Warning, a huge unknown energy source detected above!"

Tony immediately looked up and quickly locked onto Charles in the sky. Before he could counterattack, he saw Charles appear in front of him.

"Shooting Star Smash!"

Charles dodged the earlier attacks and leaped into the air, delivering a punch that sent Tony crashing down.

"Warning, mech damage has reached twenty percent."

However, Charles's speed was faster than Tony's descent, and he appeared directly below Tony. At this point, Charles's speed has reached supersonic levels.

Charles's hands turned into claws, and he demonstrated what it meant to dismantle armor barehanded. Every strike on Tony tore a piece of armor off his body.

"Warning, mech damage has reached thirty percent!"

"Warning, mech damage has reached fifty percent!"

"Warning, flight system has been damaged!"

"·······"

Then with a crisp sound, the virtual screen in front of Tony turned black, and J.A.R.V.I.S.'s assistance went offline.

The next second, Charles directly removed Tony's faceplate, and it fell into the sea with a splash.

Apart from damaging the reactor on Tony's chest, Charles had dismantled all the other armor components. Of course, he didn't throw anything away; all the removed parts were stored in the storage space.

Tony, who had fallen into the sea, could not resurface and was instead pulled down by the remaining piece of armor, swallowing several mouthfuls of seawater in the process.

Tony couldn't even open his mouth to call for help. Each time he tried, a large amount of seawater threatened to rush in.

Seeing Tony sinking without resurfacing, Charles dived down with an acceleration and pulled Tony up from the sea.

Sitting on the shore, Tony started to cough violently.

In that moment just now, he had once again felt the approach of death. If Charles hadn't pulled him up, he felt like he might have really kicked the bucket and drowned to death.

After the coughing subsided, Tony took a few deep breaths. At this moment, a gust of sea wind blew, and the damp Tony immediately sneezed.

Tony turned his head and looked at Charles Doyle standing beside him, but remained silent for a long time.

Was this still the world he knew?

Someone could actually dismantle armor made of the same material as the Archangel satellite with their bare hands. Wouldn't that mean the person could dismantle a satellite with their bare hands too?

After a moment of silence, Tony spoke, "Charles, how many ninjas of your caliber are there?"

Upon hearing Tony's sudden question, Charles thought for a moment. The Sannin, the Kage of each village from the First to Fifth Generation, the Jinchuriki, elite ninjas, Kage-level powerhouses, and those with the Mangekyou Sharingan.

After contemplating for a moment, Charles said, "My strength might not even make in the list!"

Upon hearing Charles's words, Tony coughed violently again, then gave Charles a look that seemed to say, "Though I know very little about ninjas, don't lie to me."

Seeing Tony's reaction, Charles smiled and said, "What's wrong? Has the great inventor Tony Stark been dealt a blow?"