New York.
A silver-white arc of light streaked rapidly across the city's sky, while a blue-tailed arc of light pursued closely behind.
These two were none other than the speeding Silver Surfer and Iron Man!
"Stop, entering without an invitation is not what a gentleman does!"
Iron Man shouted to the Silver Surfer while pursuing him.
But the Silver Surfer just ran forward without stopping, showing no intention of halting.
"Alright!"
The mustached Iron Man was now fully prepared to race this alien.
Nanomaterials continuously gathered at the Iron Man Suit's feet. In a short while, the Mark 50's thruster section received a significant boost.
A large amount of energy also converged on the leg thrusters immediately.
In an instant, the Iron Man Suit's speed abruptly soared, closing the distance with the Silver Surfer.
For a moment, he even drew abreast of the Silver Surfer!
On his surfboard, the Silver Surfer tilted his head, looking at Iron Man, who had extended his hands, intending to fire pulse cannons at him.
His silver-plated facial muscles twitched slightly, and then his speed suddenly accelerated.
Tony Stark tilted his head, "I can interpret that gesture as disdain and provocation, right?"
Jarvis: "Sir, your guess is correct, yes!"
With the addition of more and more nanomaterials, the Iron Man Suit's power system became increasingly superior.
Especially in the past few days, continuous research into spaceships had led to new breakthroughs in the Iron Man Suit's power system technology.
Boom!
The Iron Man Suit suddenly accelerated, leaving a dozen sonic boom clouds in an instant.
Iron Man once again closed the distance with the Silver Surfer!
But just then, a tall building suddenly appeared in front of them.
And the Silver Surfer, without any hesitation, plunged directly into it.
The wall of the tall building rippled like Water, then he disappeared.
Tony, who was rapidly pursuing him from behind, was startled and almost crashed into the skyscraper.
Fortunately, his reaction speed was very fast, and he turned in time, circling the tall building.
As he arced a long curve, Iron Man realized that the Silver Surfer's Shadow had just materialized from the other side of the skyscraper.
This made Iron Man frown slightly!
The speed of going in a straight line was definitely faster than his big turn.
And as he pursued, the Little Wax Man also emerged. Was it a provocation, or did the Little Wax Man's wall-penetrating speed slow down?
This thought flashed through Tony's mind. In the process of rapid "racing," he couldn't afford to think too much.
It must be said that the Little Wax Man's behavior was extremely arrogant.
After passing through the skyscraper, he subsequently led Tony through train tracks, under bridges, and through mountains.
Although Iron Man could always track him, he couldn't catch him at all!
Though extremely annoyed, Iron Man still realized it.
This entire pursuit, from beginning to end, was controlled by the Little Wax Man.
He had been played!
However, Iron Man felt a bit strange.
He wasn't sure if it was his illusion, but this Little Wax Man seemed to have no intention of fighting him.
After thinking for a moment, Iron Man spoke to the Silver Surfer again.
"You had several opportunities to attack me just now, but you never did. Perhaps we can sit down and talk!"
The Silver Surfer looked back at Iron Man and said, "There's nothing to talk about. You are too weak. The fate of Earthlings is unchangeable!"
The Little Wax Man replied?
Iron Man was overjoyed and quickly interjected, "Nothing is inevitable. How would you know without trying?!"
The Silver Surfer turned back, gave Tony a heavy look, and then, stepping on his surfboard, soared towards the sky.
"Want to see if I'm qualified? Alright!"
"Jarvis, try the unfinished Mark 50 Modified!"
The reason it wasn't called Mark 51 was because the research time was too short.
It simply couldn't meet the standards to become a new generation of armor!
Jarvis: "Sir, the Mark 50 Modified model is still extremely imperfect. Your current nanomaterials have not yet met the conditions for warp travel!"
Tony Stark feigned nonchalance, "The Little Wax Man has given me a test. Am I, Tony Stark, the kind of person who dithers? Mark 50 Modified, activate!"
Jarvis: "Yes, Master!"
As the nanomaterials continuously Creep, the structure of Tony's Mark 50 Suit was constantly Fine-tuning, especially the thruster's construction, which underwent a drastic change.
In a very short time, the Mark 50 became increasingly futuristic, its overall lines and structure even deviating somewhat from Earth's streamlined designs.
"Forward One, activate!"
In just a moment, the Mark 50 Modified was completely enveloped by a brilliant blue energy rainbow.
With a flash of rainbow light, Tony's Mark 50 Modified vanished from its original spot.
When his Shadow reappeared, Tony had already gotten ahead of the Silver Surfer.
This made the Silver Surfer slightly surprised. During their previous test, he had almost completely understood the capabilities of Tony's armor.
He hadn't expected that he could semi-simulate a spaceship's navigation method with an armor.
A true genius indeed!
However, that was all there was to it.
Seeing Tony's tattered nanomaterials armor, with a lot of smoke emerging, the Silver Surfer said expressionlessly, "You barely caught up to me by using all your strength, and I can't even see my Master's back. Earth has no hope!"
After saying this, the Silver Surfer directly turned and flew into the depths of space.
Iron Man stretched out his hand, still wanting to keep him, but in an instant, the Silver Surfer's trace was gone from his sight.
"This..."
Seeing all this, it was impossible for Iron Man not to be disheartened.
But if even he was discouraged and lost his fighting spirit, then Earth would truly have no hope at all!
Iron Man immediately turned and flew towards Earth.
However, due to excessive consumption of nanomaterials, Tony could only concentrate the few remaining usable materials on the most critical parts.
For example, the power system of the thruster section; the oxygen supply system of the head section.
This finally allowed Tony to descend safely, albeit wobbling.
But the low temperature and low pressure of the upper atmosphere really put Tony through the wringer!
When he returned to Earth, Tony was almost completely injured.
Fortunately, he used a Recovery Potion in time, otherwise, he might have needed a major overhaul in the hospital right now.
Tony and the Silver Surfer's battle was almost entirely under the surveillance of The Avengers.
What happened, everyone naturally already knew.
But precisely because of this, it put even more pressure on everyone!
Just one of Planet Eater's messengers was so troublesome.
How powerful must the Master, Planet Eater, be?
Feeling the silence around him, Thor smiled and said, "Everyone, don't be so down. Isn't Rimuru still on Earth?"
Hearing Thor's words, everyone's eyes brightened.
Yes, they still had Rimuru!
Rimuru's power was also beyond their comprehension.
From past to present, Rimuru had always been synonymous with miracles; she had no defeats from her debut until now.
"How is Rimuru's combat power? Can she really fight Planet Eater?"
"Good question!"
Thor immediately elaborated on Rimuru's unknown achievements to everyone.
In an instant, everyone in The Avengers' eyes lit up.
That strong?!
Even when facing Planet Eater, Rimuru might be able to create new miracles!
"I'll go investigate Rimuru's whereabouts right now!" Natasha didn't hesitate and immediately took on the task.
"I'll go too!"
As Natasha's good partner, how could he be absent at this time?
The two looked at each other and then tacitly walked towards the logistics department.
After Natasha and Hawkeye left, the rest of The Avengers also returned to their respective posts.
Banner and Tony researched new types of armor together, perfecting methods to deal with Planet Eater's four messengers.
Colonel Rhodes constantly shuttled between the Military and The Avengers, facilitating information sharing.
And Nick Fury, who had gone into the dark, also took action immediately.
Some people are just like that; even if they don't appear, just a name can give immense encouragement to everyone.