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However, after the mecha's power converged, Tony Stark did not just release the energy from the Ark Reactor, nor did he control the mecha to perform any other actions. Instead, he launched an attack towards General Samo!

Moreover, Tony Stark did not charge into close combat with General Samo because a previous punch from the General had already informed Tony that his mecha needed to improve its defensive capabilities, perhaps even mastering the use of an energy barrier to defend against special attacks.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Boom!"

At that moment, Tony Stark employed a tactic very familiar to Robert, the Prince's Battle Strategy!

Energy blasted from the palm of Tony Stark's mecha as if it cost nothing. Initially, Tony could launch three nuclear-level attacks, but as he used the Prince's Battle Strategy, his capacity for nuclear explosions dwindled until he completely lost the ability to perform nuclear attacks, as the energy in the Ark Reactor on his chest was depleted…

The effectiveness of this tactic was rather significant, certainly more effective than the previous ground-level attacks by the mecha. The ground and buildings already eroded by dark energy were completely destroyed under the Prince's Battle Strategy!

Of course, as Tony Stark's target, General Samo was slightly disheveled, but honestly, most of the attacks did not hit him directly, so the number of attacks that posed a real threat to General Samo was not many…

Especially within the psychic barrier, General Samo's strength was not diminished, and the black shadow trolls could still be used. The decoy technique helped General Samo block many attacks. Only because Tony Stark's attacks were too dense and widespread did he manage to really injure General Samo once…

With a "hum!" sound, as the Prince's Battle Strategy ended and Tony Stark's mecha ran out of energy, dust filled the air below. The huge Ark Reactor formed by the convergence of the mechas then transferred energy back into Tony Stark's mecha, or more precisely, into the core Ark Reactor within the mecha, recharging Tony Stark's mecha in this incredible manner!

"Hmm, this solves the firepower issue, but refueling like this in combat might not always succeed..." Robert raised an eyebrow, surprised at Tony Stark's current tactic, though he noted its practicality wasn't very high.

"Moreover, its drawbacks are quite apparent. Not to mention that it requires so many mechas; just the mechas in the sky clustering together, gathering energy, reaching a strange equilibrium, it seems like just a bit of external force would set this thing off…"

The Spirit Bomb also gathered energy, but the Spirit Bomb itself wasn't afraid of being attacked because it was powerful and cohesive. The real danger was for the user.

Tony Stark's makeshift Ark Reactor was not as stable. If seized at the right moment, like alcohol meeting an open flame, it would ignite immediately!

However, despite the numerous mechas, the energy contained within could only restore Tony Stark's brand new mecha a few times before being depleted, unavoidable given the enormous energy consumption of the new mecha. Nuclear-level attacks aren't easy to sustain, especially when the attacks need to be condensed and minimized…

Moreover, Robert seemed to understand Tony Stark's tactics; currently, Tony Stark's attacks were virtually ineffective against General Samo. But once General Samo let his guard down, a sudden nuclear-level attack from Tony could genuinely threaten him!

As Robert predicted, Tony Stark continued to bombard General Samo from mid-air, forcing him to dodge continuously. General Samo did not lack the desire to counterattack, but Tony Stark's relentless attacks, especially considering Robert's observed weaknesses, meant Tony Stark continued using the Prince's Battle Strategy while receiving energy from other mechas.

This approach was not without risks, Jarvis had warned repeatedly, but many times, Jarvis's warnings were not taken to heart by Tony Stark, as he had ignored risks too many times before…

Even as electrical currents seemed to surge over Tony Stark's mecha, Jarvis continued to warn of increasing damage, but Tony Stark had no intention of stopping. He even had the mindset to analyze General Samo's behaviors, looking for any flaws.

"Now!" At a certain moment, just as General Samo had just swapped places with a black shadow troll to dodge a palm cannon shot from Tony Stark, Tony's eyes suddenly brightened, and he released all the energy within the mecha, including the redirected energy, targeting General Samo's location.

"Whoosh!" This palm cannon was unprecedentedly powerful, arguably the strongest energy attack Tony Stark had ever created, even more potent than a previous full-energy attack against General Bart!

"Hmm?!" General Samo had been waiting for Tony Stark's energy to deplete. He did not believe that Tony Stark's mecha energy was endless, even with the supplemental device. But at that moment, the burst from Tony Stark truly startled him, as the

 attack genuinely threatened him!

With a "hum!" sound, a powerful dark energy gathered around General Samo, forming a small barrier, protecting his figure. General Samo did not choose to concentrate dark energy to counter Tony Stark; he chose defense.

"Sss!" Soon, the palm cannon's energy blasted against the dark barrier. Seeing the dark barrier shake under the impact, Tony Stark's eyes suddenly brightened, eagerly watching the direction of the dark barrier. When he saw the dark barrier shatter, a surge of joy filled his heart!

"Boom!" A terrifying explosion echoed within the psychic barrier, engulfing everything in a white light, destroying buildings and streets. If not for the protection of the psychic barrier, the streets outside would not have survived.

Tony Stark's attack this time indeed had some substance, even vaguely surpassing the current limits of human civilization's weaponry.

"Holy shit?!" Mobius cursed on the side, feeling a sense of life and death crisis in the explosion. Even with his vitality, if he had been directly hit by this attack, he would likely have died on the spot!

Even not just directly hit, but now, if he hadn't run to Robert's side and received his protection, Mobius would still have suffered severe injuries, as the explosion had destroyed everything around!

At that moment, Mobius wondered why he had come here. Wouldn't it have been better to simply help Tony Stark at home? There was also a bodyguard, Happy, to take care of at home! He had come here completely to be an extra, and a dangerous one at that… 

"Did we win? That guy must be seriously injured or dead, right? I was possessed by General Bart before, and although there's a certain gap in their strength, it shouldn't be big enough to ignore such an attack, right?" After regaining his senses, Mobius whispered to Robert by his side.

"We didn't win. Tony's plan was somewhat successful, but he still doesn't quite understand his opponent's abilities…" Robert shook his head, watching the light slowly dissipate as he spoke softly.

As Robert's words fell, Tony Stark, who had been filled with joy, suddenly felt a sense of crisis. He chose to trust his instincts, something he had learned after experiencing many things.

"Bang!" But Tony Stark's reaction was fast, yet he still couldn't dodge General Samo's attack. As the surrounding light dispersed in an instant, Tony Stark's mecha flew out, heavily crashing into the ground, smashing Tony into the soil that had turned to dust.

Tony Stark's previous attack had indeed worked, and it really injured General Samo. But General Samo's injuries were not as severe as imagined. General Samo chose to create a barrier with dark energy, giving himself time while controlling another black shadow troll to swap places!

Although General Samo still couldn't avoid the range of the explosion, compared to the direct impact of the powerful energy, the current situation was much better. Even before Tony Stark could react, General Samo had successfully launched a counterattack…

Undoubtedly, Tony Stark was more severely injured than General Samo at this moment, or rather, Tony Stark's mecha was more severely damaged than General Samo. After being blasted into the soil, Jarvis's alarm sounded: "Warning! Mecha damaged! Integrity at 45%!"

Previously in the combat, Tony Stark's mecha integrity was at 95%. During the energy transfer process, Tony Stark's mecha inevitably suffered some damage. But even so, General Samo's surprise attack caused Tony Stark's mecha to suffer substantial damage!

All in all, Tony Stark's mecha could at most withstand two more similar attacks before it would be completely scrapped!

Of course, these were not the key points. The key was that after releasing a terrifying attack, Tony Stark had not had time to replenish much energy, so now his mecha could not be said to be completely immobile, but it was basically out of combat capability…

If energy was not replenished, the mecha could only engage in close combat. Palm cannons and such were out of the question. Even if they could be launched, their power would not be much stronger than normal firearms, completely unable to pose any threat to an opponent like General Samo!

Moreover, General Samo seemed to have realized this too. A powerful dark energy gathered in his palm and blasted onto those mechas…

"Boom!" Another explosion, almost as terrifying as the previous one, echoed again. Probably the main culprit of all this, General Samo himself did not expect that these mechas could unleash such a powerful explosion, making his injuries more severe than before. He even wondered if this was also one of Tony Stark's attack methods!

However, this explosion was definitely not an attack method planned by Tony Stark. He really had not expected General Samo to bomb that thing. Robert had previously thought about the instability of the temporary Ark Reactor, and Tony Stark naturally knew it too. But Tony

 Stark thought that in combat, this thing was just an unstable bomb. If it really exploded, no one would have a good time. The opponent wouldn't be so foolish to opt for a mutually assured destruction tactic…

Now that the bomb had exploded, it also made Tony Stark suffer because although he could create nuclear-level attacks, his mecha couldn't completely withstand the power of a nuclear explosion!

Fortunately, the energy in the temporary Ark Reactor had been somewhat depleted by Tony Stark. If General Samo had detonated the Ark Reactor at the beginning, Tony Stark felt he might not have survived!

Also fortunately, Tony Stark was not at the center of the explosion. There was some distance from the explosion point. The explosion blasted Tony Stark's mecha apart but also buried Tony Stark in the soil. The remaining mecha protected Tony's body, preventing him from dying on the spot…

"So, I didn't choose to die with the enemy, and the enemy almost chose to die with me?" Tony Stark lay in the soil, momentarily speechless at the thought.

Tony Stark did not know the current condition of General Samo, whether his injuries were serious, but Tony felt that if not for this accident, he probably couldn't have caused severe injuries to General Samo. But now, that might not be the case…

And just as Tony Stark thought, General Samo was indeed somewhat disheveled at the moment, looking less like a person.

Even though General Samo himself was not human, merely a dark demon inhabiting Obadiah's body, he still maintained a human form. But now, General Samo was like a twisting shadow, a struggling mud, constantly wriggling, trying to return to his previous form…

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