With a quick flick, a hand cannon blasted a Ziritan away, while an energy whip wrapped around the ankle of another burly Ziritan.
Tony, within his Iron Armor, immediately located Blackout with Jarvis’s assistance.
His Iron Armor, now empowered by magical enhancements, had become significantly more advanced.
Some previously intricate operational techniques had been streamlined into modules.
The energy deflection against Loki earlier — that was Tony’s handiwork, demonstrating his place among the top-tier combat forces on the scene.
Now that Loki was caught by Hulk and subjected to the "ragdoll wrestling game"...
Tony, together with his Iron Armor legion, coordinated with twenty Winter Soldiers to clear out the Ziritans.
But just as the ambush plan seemed to be progressing smoothly, a new enemy emerged from the shadows.
And their presence alone made it clear — they were leagues above the Ziritans!
Especially the scrawny man, who wielded spell-like abilities to snatch away a seemingly special scepter.
Not only him — the hulking figure beside him, equally enormous as Hulk, casually swung an axe and shattered an Iron Armor unit with shocking power!
"Come here, green-skinned brute, let’s have some fun."
Black Dwarf sneered at the raging Hulk, thumping his fists together before stepping forward.
He was utterly confident in his own strength!
Hulk had just tossed Loki aside like a rag when Black Dwarf arrived before him, his fist the size of a sandbag roaring through the air and striking Hulk squarely on the face.
Despite Hulk’s massive size, the blow sent him flying into the ship’s wall, embedding him deeply.
Though the Ziritan mothership boasted extraordinary metal durability, the impact caused severe deformation.
The collisions even made the mothership tremble.
A full-force punch leaving Black Dwarf basking in satisfaction, his face twisted into a cruel grin.
"Feh, all muscle and no substance—pathetic."
He glanced in the pit at Loki, who had crossed his arms over his chest.
A so-called "god" still had a tough physique — although brutally battered by Hulk, the damage was primarily psychological scars.
Now, lying in the pit, Loki looked up at Black Dwarf’s sneering face and, strangely, managed a weak smile.
"You’re surprisingly generous."
Black Dwarf frowned, puzzled by Loki’s remark, but when he looked up, he saw Hulk crawling from the dented wall unscathed.
Hulk spat disdainfully to the side, then turned to Black Dwarf with a wicked smirk.
The next second, Hulk lunged like a rabid beast, charging at Black Dwarf.
"Can’t learn your damn lesson."
Despite being startled by Hulk’s resilience, Black Dwarf’s confidence remained intact from his earlier success, curling into a cold sneer.
He dropped his weapon again and launched another massive punch at Hulk.
The surrounding air compressed into dense particulate liquid, a thick veil of vapor coating his fist, bursting with terrifying sonic booms.
Black Dwarf’s arm abruptly twisted unnaturally, and Hulk overpowered him, slamming him to the ground and unleashing a relentless barrage of punches.
The overwhelming force left Blackout visibly stunned, his face betraying surprise as he muttered,
"No intelligence, but brute strength unmatched — perhaps suitable as Lord Thanos’s pet."
Speaking these words, Blackout gestured toward Hulk from a distance.
He lifted Hulk into the air using his telekinetic capabilities.
Despite Hulk’s immense strength — the angrier he got, the stronger he became — his power was still primitive brute force.
Suspended mid-air by Blackout’s bizarre techniques, Hulk flailed and kicked violently but failed to find leverage, looking somewhat comical.
"Mage, your opponent is me."
Tony’s series of hand cannon blasts struck Blackout, only to be completely absorbed by his shimmering blue forcefield, leaving him unharmed.
Inside the Iron Armor, Tony felt his stomach drop slightly as Jarvis’s voice chimed in:
"Sir, the energy shield likely originates from the scepter in his hand. His mastery of it far exceeds Loki’s."
At this moment, Blackout turned to Tony, effortlessly holding Hulk mid-air with one hand, gripping the scepter with the other, and smiling sinisterly.
"I’ve studied your techniques closely. Clever, yes — but meaningless in my presence!"
Already formidable on his own, Blackout’s mastery of telekinesis was transcendent.
Now wielding the Mind Scepter, his power was practically unstoppable!
Yet instead of attacking Tony directly, Blackout focused on Hulk. He pulled Hulk closer, suspending him in mid-air, then touched him with the Mind Scepter.
This elicited anguished screams from Hulk.
Even as Tony and his Iron Armors unleashed concentrated firepower on Blackout, his energy shield absorbed everything without concern.
Blackout even found time to mock Loki:
"Prince Loki, this is how you truly wield the Mind Scepter!"