Charles glanced at the mountain fire ignited on the nearby hillside, completely unconcerned.
Although the Ten Rings' headquarters showed off a considerable array of weapons and equipment, including armored vehicles, V30 rocket launchers, tanks, surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft missile vehicles, these posed little threat to Tony.
Their weaponry was less effective against Tony than Killian's Extremis soldiers, causing Charles to shake his head in disappointment.
Perhaps due to relying on Xu Wenwu, the Ten Rings had a large arsenal but lacked any particularly advanced or unique technology, which diminished the prestige of a millennium-old organization.
As Charles observed with low expectations, Xu Wenwu emerged from his quarters, leading a heavily armed squad of Ten Rings soldiers.
Seeing Xu Wenwu step out, Charles popped a piece of popcorn into his mouth and remarked, "The main character finally makes his appearance."
Upon reaching the courtyard, Xu Wenwu glanced up at the imposing Iron Man suits in the sky. Before he could speak, a small missile zoomed towards him.
Xu Wenwu dropped his arms, releasing the ten rings from his forearms, which formed a blue protective shield in front of him.
"Boom!"
The missile struck the energy shield, exploding into a fiery ball that was completely blocked.
In the midst of the aerial battle, Tony Stark noticed this and exclaimed, "What is that?"
Jarvis responded, "Sir, it appears to be an unknown material, not listed in any records."
Tony, observing the scene, muttered, "So this is the power of an ancient organization. Impressive."
On the ground, Xu Wenwu spotted the nearest Iron Man suit and sent one of his ten rings flying toward it.
"Whoosh!"
The ring moved so fast that it reached the Iron Man suit in an instant, piercing through its chest reactor. With its reactor destroyed, the Mark 42 suit lost power and disintegrated, falling from the sky.
Seeing Xu Wenwu effortlessly destroy an Iron Man suit, the Ten Rings soldiers behind him cheered and waved their weapons, shouting, "Long live the Ten Rings!"
After witnessing his attack's success, Xu Wenwu beckoned the ring back to his wrist and commanded, "Attack!"
With his order, the Ten Rings soldiers began their assault on the Iron Man suits in the sky.
These soldiers, dressed like ninjas, wielded weapons that combined technology and traditional armaments, reminiscent of Wakandan weaponry. They fired electrified whips and cables at the airborne Iron Man suits.
In response, the Iron Man suits raised their arms and fired repulsor blasts at the incoming weapons, knocking most of them away. However, two cables managed to entangle one of the suits.
As soon as the cables latched onto the suit, they released electric currents, attacking the suit.
The electric current had no effect on the Mark suits, only serving to recharge them. The entangled suit simply extended its arm and yanked off the electrified cables, tossing them aside.
Seeing this, Tony immediately commanded, "Jarvis, have the ten Mark suits focus their attack on the guy with the rings on his arms."
"Yes, sir."
The ten Mark suits surrounded Xu Wenwu, while Tony and another Mark 42 quickly targeted the heavy weaponry of the Ten Rings base.
For Tony, the target that just demonstrated extraordinary power was important, but eliminating the heavy firepower was even more crucial.
He didn't want to be ambushed by these weapons while dealing with Xu Wenwu; after all, they could still send him flying despite the armor.
Tony and the other Mark 42 moved swiftly across the base, unleashing their missiles.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Anti-aircraft guns and missile launchers on the ground were obliterated. A repulsor blast flipped over an armored vehicle.
Meanwhile, Jarvis controlled the ten Mark 42 suits, surrounding Xu Wenwu in mid-air. One of the suits raised its hands and fired an energy beam at Xu Wenwu.
Xu Wenwu, unafraid, used the ten rings to generate a protective shield. The continuous energy beam from the suit's arm couldn't penetrate the shield.
The next moment, the other nine Mark 42 suits also raised their arms, unleashing energy attacks on Xu Wenwu's shield.
Ten beams of energy struck Xu Wenwu, all deflected by his rings. Smiling, Xu Wenwu remarked, "Such attacks can't break my defense."
"Tony Stark's suits are nothing special..."
Just then, Jarvis increased the power output, switching to the suits' chest reactors. Ten larger beams of energy shot out, converging on Xu Wenwu's shield.
"Boom!"
The intense beams exerted tremendous pressure on Xu Wenwu, causing the ground beneath him to crumble.
Perched on a tree branch, Charles commented, "Jarvis' coordinated attack is impressive. Not as stiff as I expected, almost like a combo move."
"Still, the defensive power of those rings is insane. They can withstand that much force."
Xu Wenwu's expression darkened. Surveying the ongoing explosions and chaos, he realized he couldn't delay any longer.
He quickly targeted the ten attacking Iron Man suits, blue light flashing from his arms as the rings each aligned with a beam of energy. The next second, the protective shield vanished, but the ten rings, absorbing the beams, flew toward the suits.
"Ha!"
With a shout, Xu Wenwu extended his arms skyward. The rings repelled the beams back to the suits, shattering their chest reactors.
"Boom! Boom!"
The Mark suits disintegrated mid-air, their parts raining down.
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