Famous scenes from various anime and comics: Starting with American comics

Chapter 53 Amazing Effect! Timeline Correction?

underground garage.

Bang bang bang—

The sky was filled with countless spheres, each one shooting out of the machine like a cannonball at an astonishing speed, too fast for the naked eye to see.

Its power was even more terrifying; when it hit the wall, it created a crater the size of a basketball, and the entire sphere couldn't withstand the enormous force and exploded.

Amidst the countless balls flying everywhere, a human figure effortlessly dodged them all.

His speed didn't seem fast, but every step seemed to be calculated in advance, as if he knew in advance that there would be an opening where no tennis ball would pass by in the next moment, which was very magical.

Looking around again, the huge garage was completely different from what it had been ten minutes ago. It was full of potholes, as if it had been chewed by a dog, with holes the size of basketballs everywhere.

The twenty machines surrounding the humanoid figure were all under the control of the Shadow Sword drone and entered a high-frequency operation state, launching countless balls from them, all aimed at the dodging figure.

"Whoosh"

The humanoid figure only stopped moving after all the machines had fired the last ball.

His forehead was covered in sweat, and there were obvious sweat stains on the back of his clothes. His breathing became rapid.

"The improvement brought by the intermediate-level physique enhancer far exceeded expectations. I was already struggling at level five before, but now I can still handle level ten with ease."

Horn wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes filled with excitement and surprise.

It may seem that the body's attributes have only increased by a little over a hundred points, which is about double the original level. However, the actual improvement is far greater than the effect of one plus one equals two.

And this is without using [Shave]. If he were to use [Shave], he believes it would be even easier!

In addition, the upgrades to the [Naval Six Styles] are also huge, especially the [Storm Kick], which has been significantly improved in terms of power, attack range and distance. According to Tia's analysis, it has been improved by at least two times!

"very good!"

Horn's eyes lit up, and he felt more confident about his future plans.

Having gained a new understanding of his own strength, Horn felt more confident. After instructing Zhao Hailun to have someone tidy up the garage, he turned around and went back to the laboratory. He took two bottles of water from his spatial ring and ate three cheeseburgers that he had prepared earlier.

Life is returned!

Sitting in his office chair, Horn took a deep breath and activated his ability.

In an instant, the physical strength he had just expended during the test began to recover at an astonishing speed. The feeling of exhaustion receded like a tide, replaced by an inexhaustible sense of stamina, which made him feel much better, and his breathing gradually became steady.

The [Life Return] ability allowed him to quickly regain his strength, but it couldn't remove the sweaty smell from his clothes. Unable to bear it, he immediately rushed back into the bathroom.

After half an hour.

Horn changed into a clean set of clothes that smelled faintly of perfume and returned to the laboratory.

"Tia, analyze the first test data of the Strike Freedom armor today, fix the few problems recorded earlier, and then begin manufacturing and assembling the first armor."

Sitting in his office chair, his fingers flew across the virtual keyboard as he typed in correction codes, giving instructions as he did so.

"Understood, sir."

Tia agreed and immediately issued the corresponding instructions to the Shadow Sword drones at the factory, and began to analyze the problems encountered in the repair and testing.

Horn glanced at it, and after confirming that there were no problems, he immediately got up and prepared to go to Tony's place to deliver the two bottles of [Primary Physique Enhancement Agent] to them.

Before he could even leave the lab, Tia's voice came through the speaker again, "Sir, Mr. Tony Stark is in trouble. Should we use the Shadowblade drones to help immediately?"

"Hmm? Still haven't shaken off the military's blockade?"

Horn paused for a moment, then instead of responding immediately, he ordered, "Pull up the footage from the scene, let me see what happened."

"Yes, sir."

In the laboratory, a huge screen hanging on the wall suddenly lit up, and an image appeared.

Looking at the scene, Tony, wearing the Mark III suit, is being followed by four Raptor fighter jets. In addition, there are three fighter jets on each side of him, trying to surround him.

"That shouldn't be the case. These are just birds of prey. With the upgraded Mark III, they could easily outrun them in terms of speed. How could they have gotten caught?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Horn's eyes as he stared at the big screen.

Others might not know how fast the Mark III is, but he personally participated in its improvement and upgrade, and his understanding of its performance is arguably even deeper than Tony's.

While it doesn't reach the speed of the Shadow Sword drone (Mach 10) or the speed of the Strike Freedom armor, it's certainly not something that the Raptor fighter jet, with a maximum speed of only Mach 2, can catch up with.

"I remember setting the Mark III's top speed between Mach 5 and Mach 8 to avoid Tony finding out —"

Horn rubbed his chin, and a possibility quickly came to mind. "Tia, zoom in on the image."

"OK."

The image then zoomed in.

Every detail of Tony's Mark III armor, covered in charred marks, became clearly visible on the screen.

"As expected, there is insufficient energy, and the thrusters were also damaged due to the previous explosion, which prevents them from reaching full speed."

After taking a closer look, Horn's suspicions were confirmed, and he felt relieved.

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Even so, the Mark III is still not something that the Raptor fighter jet can intercept. The only problem is that Tony may still be exposed and Rhodes may discover that this humanoid UFO is him.

After all, the Mark III armor's strength is undeniable; it's not something a Raptor fighter could easily outmaneuver.

As he had guessed, Tony did not retaliate at all to avoid accidental injury. However, the Raptor fighter pilot mishandled the aircraft, causing the two fighters to collide. The pilot ejected and fled. Tony, who was about to shake them off, had to turn back to save them.

However, during the rescue operation, the remaining eight fighter jets showed no signs of stopping and relentlessly pursued Tony until he identified himself. Only after Rhodes intervened did they finally withdraw.

"It has to be the United States; they'd attack others even at a time like this, disregarding the safety of their own people."

Upon seeing this, Horn sighed, looked away, and turned off the large screen, refusing to watch any further.

But at the same time, a question arose in his mind: "Is it a coincidence? Or a timeline correction?"

Logically, after the influence of this "butterfly," the scene in the picture shouldn't have happened again, but it did happen, and it was even more serious than in the original story.

He remembered that in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, only one Raptor fighter jet was destroyed, but now there were two, and the number of fighter jets chasing and intercepting Tony far exceeded the original storyline.

"I hope it's just a coincidence."

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He shook his head and didn't think about it anymore, driving the silver-white Bugatti Veyron towards Tony's cliffside villa.