Chapter 547 Got you!
Full-screen AOE ultimate skill: "Hell Heatwave"!
Boom—!!!
A dark red, circular, destructive shockwave radiated outward from Iron Judge, sweeping everything before it like a tidal wave.
Violent Hellfire instantly swept across the entire Crystal Maze Valley.
Wherever the heatwave passed, the void distorted in ripples.
The refractive crystals scattered throughout the arena, having endured high-temperature Impacts exceeding their critical threshold, began to collapse from within.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A chain of explosions echoed throughout the maze valley.
All 150,002 refractive crystal pillars shattered without exception, turning into a sky full of drifting crystal dust.
After the shockwave passed, the conical shield protecting Tony slowly dispersed.
"Crackle... Fizz..."
The surfaces of the thirty-six floating cannons were charred black, and more than half had completely lost power, falling to the ground like scrap metal.
Tony stood in the center of the dust, his expression beneath the faceplate looking extremely grim.
"Jarvis, report battle damage. Re-establish target acquisition radar."
"Sir, external armor damage is 12%, floating cannon array damage is 65%."
Jarvis’s voice was accompanied by bursts of static.
"The high concentration of crystal dust contains strong magnetic interference; the radar is disabled."
"The laser rangefinder is severely interfered with and is disabled."
"The thermal imaging system is severely interfered with and is disabled."
"The effective field of view for optical sensors is 0.98 meters."
Jarvis quickly summarized the dire situation.
Tony was now like a blind man thrown into a sandstorm.
He looked around vigilantly, but apart from the vast, white crystal haze, he could see nothing.
Visibility was less than one meter.
"Damn it! Now we’re in big trouble." Tony cursed under his breath.
But on the other side.
Iron Judge had slowly stood up.
This crystal dust was a deadly blinding weapon for Tony, but for him, it was completely ineffective.
His Hellfire armor never relied on optics or radar for target acquisition; it sensed souls.
In Iron Judge’s vision, the bright light of Tony Stark’s soul was as dazzling as a searchlight in the night amidst the dust.
Within the thick fog, Iron Judge clenched his hands in front of him, and his armor instantly deployed two ferocious combat blades burning with raging flames.
Yet his heavy frame made no sound of footsteps, silently blending into the dust and fog.
Hunting time.
Swoosh—!
Without warning, the dust to Tony’s right was torn apart.
Tony only had time to hear a very faint sound of something breaking through the air.
Before Jarvis’s warning could sound, a massive force had already struck his shoulder armor.
Clang—!
Sparks flew everywhere.
Tony lost his balance completely and fell to the ground.
"Rear left!"
Just as Tony propped himself up, he fired his Repulsors blindly by instinct.
Boom! The beam struck the air.
Iron Judge had already appeared to his right, backhanding with his combat blade, striking Tony heavily on the back.
Tony was sent flying again.
Can’t see, completely can’t see.
Tony rolled on the ground to dissipate the force, and once stable, he immediately ignited his thrusters to take off, attempting to create distance.
But he had barely risen three meters when a scorching, large steel hand suddenly grabbed his ankle.
It gave a fierce yank.
Bang! Tony was slammed heavily back to the ground.
Immediately following that, a heavy kick struck Tony’s abdomen.
The immense force kicked Tony flying, and he rolled for over ten meters on the ground before barely coming to a stop.
"Activate blind-fire mode! Firepower saturation!" Tony roared through gritted teeth.
At his command, the micro-missile pods on his shoulders fired simultaneously, forming a dense, indiscriminate net of firepower around him.
But it still had little effect.
Yet all of this was clearly visible to all the spectators.
Although the battlefield was obscured by crystal dust, on the holographic screens, the silhouettes of the two were highlighted with clear outlines, and the system thoughtfully labeled them above their heads.
They clearly saw Tony acting like a blindfolded human punching bag, being toyed with by Iron Judge in the dust and fog, as if in a game of cat and mouse.
Knocked down again and again, climbing up again and again.
Tony had completely fallen into a situation of being passively beaten.
Back thrusters scrapped, chest armor dented, leg thrusters damaged...
Iron Judge was like a cruel hunter, slowly dismembering his prey in the darkness.
On the preparation platform.
"Damn it! What is Stark doing? Hit him!" Thor stomped his feet in anger.
"His radar is being interfered with," Peter explained anxiously, "The dust in the air must have strong interference properties; it not only blocks vision but also cuts off electronic signals."
Steve frowned, but still calmly pointed out: "Tony never sits and waits for death; he is looking for an opportunity."
Bang!
Another heavy blow.
Tony was knocked to the ground, the surface of his armor covered in charred blade marks.
"Warning! Armor integrity is below 35%." Jarvis reminded him.
And the Arc Reactor on his chest also began to flicker, as if it would lose power at any moment.
Tony struggled to prop himself up on the ground with his hands, attempting to stand.
But ultimately, he failed.
He knelt on one knee on the ground, seemingly having exhausted his last ounce of strength.
Just at this moment, Iron Judge appeared silently behind Tony.
He looked down at the dying Tony from above, his eyes devoid of any pity.
He slowly raised the Hellfire combat blade in his hand, high above his head.
The entire audience held their breath.
They knew the moment of Execution had arrived.
Peter closed his eyes, unable to bear watching.
Just at the instant that fatal blade fell.
"Got you!"
Tony suddenly fell backward, his back slamming heavily into Iron Judge’s leg.
Taking advantage of the opponent’s instability, his legs extended along the ground like scissors.
His right leg locked around the back of Iron Judge’s knee, while his left leg simultaneously hooked the outside of the opponent’s calf.
Following a death roll, Iron Judge immediately lost his balance and fell.
Without any pause, Tony rolled up into a dominant position like a shadow, his body turning nimbly, legs tightly locking Iron Judge’s left arm, while his hands simultaneously seized the opportunity to lock onto the opponent’s right wrist.
Armbar, locked in.
Iron Judge was slightly stunned, seemingly not having expected this prey to use such a method to restrict his movements.
He struggled violently, and Tony did not show any weakness, overclocking the Arc Reactor to 200% to wrestle with him.
"The crystal dust you created obscured my vision and certainly made me suffer," Tony said coldly, "But what you don’t know is that this dust... is also the best magic-conducting material."
As soon as these words were spoken, even Sorcerer Ancient One on the preparation platform showed a rare look of surprise.
Suddenly, in the sky full of crystal dust, countless ghostly blue lines appeared.
These lines intertwined, connected, and spread, finally forming a massive, three-dimensional array.
This array covered almost half of the arena.
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