"You're not a member of the Ultimate Team, are you?"
"I've never had any intel on you."
The Crimson Mech looked down at Zhou Cheng from above, speaking arrogantly as if Zhou Cheng were nothing more than an ant he could crush at will.
The ordinary super soldiers wearing combat suits nearby stopped paying attention to Zhou Cheng once the Crimson Mech stepped in.
Instead, they continued wreaking havoc across the city without restraint.
Once the Crimson Mech made a move, that guy stood no chance at all.
"But it doesn't matter anymore."
Before Zhou Cheng could even reply, the Crimson Mech casually waved his hand dismissively.
Whoever this guy was, killing him would solve everything.
Whoosh!
Without another word, he launched a missile directly at Zhou Cheng.
Yet Zhou Cheng merely looked at the Crimson Mech with amusement. He neither dodged nor moved, as though he hadn't even noticed the attack.
"What is this guy doing?"
High above, Ultimate Iron Man frowned immediately when he saw the scene.
Was it because the distance was too short and he couldn't react in time?
Boom!!
Before Iron Man could figure it out, the missile struck Zhou Cheng head-on.
Blazing flames and thick smoke instantly engulfed his entire body.
Tony's heart tightened.
He accelerated his armor even faster and rushed toward Zhou Cheng's location.
Clang!
A moment later, Ultimate Iron Man landed heavily on the ground.
By then, the smoke had begun to clear.
And what he saw left him utterly stunned.
The young man who had just been hit directly by a missile was standing there completely unharmed.
Not only was he uninjured, but he wasn't even breathing heavily. Even his hair remained perfectly neat.
It was as if the missile explosion had merely been a gentle breeze.
Behind the mask, Tony's face filled with shock.
So the guy hadn't failed to dodge—
He simply hadn't cared about the missile at all.
Tank a missile with his bare body?
This guy was insanely powerful!
"What?!"
Inside the Crimson Mech, the pilot's eyes widened in disbelief.
Originally, he had intended to have a proper fight with the newly arrived Iron Man.
But he had clearly underestimated this mysterious superhuman.
The man had taken a direct missile hit and walked away unharmed!
The realization filled the mech pilot with anger and embarrassment.
He had always viewed himself as an upgraded version of Iron Man.
Yet in front of Iron Man himself, he now looked utterly pathetic.
"I don't believe this!"
The Crimson Mech let out a cold snort.
The massive metal machine shot into the air, charging toward Zhou Cheng.
Its enormous fist swung downward, aiming to smash Zhou Cheng into a bloody pulp.
However…
Zhou Cheng still stood there calmly.
He glanced coldly at the incoming mech and casually raised one hand, pressing downward through the air.
Boom!!!
An overwhelming invisible force descended instantly from above.
Not only did it slam the Crimson Mech violently out of the sky—
It crushed the enormous machine, larger even than Iron Man's armor, into a pile of scrap metal on the spot.
Blood and chunks of flesh splattered from within the wreckage.
Clearly, the pilot inside had been flattened into mush along with the mech itself.
Silence.
The entire battlefield suddenly went quiet.
The fleeing civilians.
The Liberator soldiers attacking the city.
Even Ultimate Tony standing beside Zhou Cheng.
Everyone stared at Zhou Cheng in utter disbelief.
One palm strike… from a distance… destroyed a giant mech?
What kind of absurd power was that?!
Not only ordinary people—
Even Ultimate Tony was deeply shaken.
"Well… looks like I worried for nothing. You can clearly handle this yourself."
Several seconds later, Tony finally snapped out of his daze and spoke with a sigh.
"They're just clowns."
Zhou Cheng answered casually.
He wasn't bragging.
With his current strength, even the Ultimate Team itself meant nothing before him, much less these people.
Had Tony heard such words earlier, he would have thought Zhou Cheng was unbearably arrogant.
But now?
Tony completely agreed.
Anyone Zhou Cheng could casually kill with a wave of his hand truly was nothing more than a clown.
"Tony Stark."
Tony introduced himself while extending a hand.
"I'm sure you already know who I am. But who exactly are you? I've never seen you before."
"Zhou Cheng."
Zhou Cheng answered indifferently.
…Zhou Cheng?
Tony froze.
Wasn't that the name of the owner of the mysterious diary?
Could it really be him?
Or was this merely someone with the same name?
That couldn't be such a coincidence… right?
"Zhou Cheng… I see…"
Tony had originally intended to ask him about the diary directly.
But then he suddenly remembered something important.
The other Tony from another universe had warned him before:
The owner of the diary, Zhou Cheng, apparently had no idea that others could read it.
The diary interface itself supported that theory.
Zhou Cheng's personal diary page was completely untouchable and impossible to contact.
A special existence entirely separate from everyone else.
The other Tony had also advised him not to expose this truth.
If Zhou Cheng discovered people were secretly reading his diary, he would likely stop revealing future information so freely.
That would be a huge loss for every diary holder.
The greatest value of the diary was the future knowledge inside it.
"So it really is him."
Tony quickly reached a conclusion.
The odds of randomly meeting another superhuman named Zhou Cheng who was this terrifyingly powerful were extremely low.
And Zhou Cheng's behavior clearly suggested he truly didn't know about the diary readers.
Since that was the case…
Tony decided to follow the other Tony's advice and keep the secret hidden.
"The entire city is in chaos right now. Even the Ultimate Team is struggling."
"How about joining us and helping out?"
Tony changed the subject and directly invited Zhou Cheng.
"Do I look like some kind-hearted hero?"
Zhou Cheng shrugged casually and rejected him outright.
He had no intention of becoming the Ultimate Team's babysitter.
Meanwhile, nearby Liberator soldiers were urgently reporting the situation to Colonel Al-Rahman.
"The Crimson Mech has been destroyed!"
"I repeat—the Crimson Mech has been destroyed!"
"What?!"
"Is this true?"
Colonel Al-Rahman was shocked.
The Crimson Mech had only been deployed moments ago.
How had it already been destroyed?
Was there really such a powerful individual hidden in New York?
"What happened? Explain clearly!"
The colonel barked.
"It's true! I saw it with my own eyes! That guy destroyed the Crimson Mech with a single palm strike from afar!"
A distant palm strike?
What kind of nonsense was that?!
Al-Rahman and the other superhuman soldiers nearby found the report hard to believe.
Even for enhanced humans like them, such a thing sounded absurd.
Still, one thing was certain—
This newly appeared superhuman was definitely dangerous.
Otherwise their soldiers wouldn't be so terrified.
"I'll go see for myself."
Before Al-Rahman could decide anything, Hurricane stepped forward confidently.
Whoosh!
Without waiting for orders, he disappeared instantly.
Like Quicksilver, Hurricane possessed super speed.
In the blink of an eye, he had already arrived at the battlefield.
"Who killed the Crimson Mech?"
He grabbed one of the combat-suited soldiers and demanded an answer.
The soldier pointed toward Zhou Cheng standing beside the mech wreckage.
"That guy?"
"And Iron Man too?"
A grin appeared on Hurricane's face.
Whoosh!
His body blurred instantly as he accelerated to several times the speed of sound and charged straight at Zhou Cheng.
"So the Crimson Mech really died. Looks like this guy does have some skill."
"But no matter what, can he keep up with my speed?"
"If he can't react, nothing else matters."
In an instant, Hurricane reached Zhou Cheng.
He looked utterly confident.
Snap!
But the very next second—
Before Hurricane even realized what had happened, his speeding body suddenly stopped.
Because a hand had appeared around his throat, lifting him into the air.
"He caught me?"
"When did he move?"
"I didn't even see it!"
Hurricane's heart erupted with shock.
As a speedster, he couldn't even perceive Zhou Cheng's movements.
Just how fast was this monster?!
Even Quicksilver couldn't possibly reach this level!
How could New York hide such a terrifying speedster?!
Crack!
But Hurricane would never learn the answer.
Zhou Cheng squeezed lightly.
The sound of bones snapping echoed out.
Hurricane's neck broke instantly.
Dead.
"This guy…"
Ultimate Tony felt his scalp go numb.
As expected of the diary owner—
His strength was simply outrageous.
One palm strike crushed a mech larger than Iron Man's armor.
Then he casually killed a speedster like Quicksilver as if crushing an insect.
Every fight had ended in an instant.
No exceptions.
Zhou Cheng's terrifying strength was obvious beyond doubt.
Thud.
Zhou Cheng casually tossed Hurricane's corpse aside like garbage and dusted off his hands.
As if he had done nothing important.
"If you have any conditions, name them."
Tony was a businessman at heart.
After hearing Zhou Cheng earlier, he already understood:
This man couldn't be persuaded by ideals or speeches.
Only real benefits mattered.
So Tony spoke directly.
Zhou Cheng gave Tony an approving glance.
As expected of Tony Stark—he understood quickly.
"I'm a mercenary."
"As long as the price is right, I don't mind helping."
Tony immediately brightened.
"Money won't be a problem."
Who was he?
Tony Stark.
One of the richest men in America.
Of course, he had no intention of paying personally.
But he knew Nick Fury definitely had money.
The man controlled SHIELD and had profited immensely from government projects for years.
Tony himself had made a fortune through SHIELD contracts.
Nick Fury had certainly earned even more.
That old fox definitely wouldn't lack funds.
"Zhou, let me take you to meet someone so we can discuss this properly."
Tony proposed.
Zhou Cheng naturally knew who he meant.
"Lead the way."
Tony placed a hand on Zhou Cheng's shoulder.
"Don't misunderstand. Time is tight, so I'll fly us there. With your abilities, that shouldn't be a problem."
"No need for that."
Zhou Cheng waved casually.
"You fly ahead. I can keep up."
…What?
Tony blinked in confusion.
What did he mean by "keep up"?
Could this guy fly too?
Or was he another speedster?
Still, Tony didn't waste time.
He shot into the air immediately.
And then—
Zhou Cheng casually rose into the sky after him, matching Tony's speed effortlessly.
Tony was stunned yet again.
This guy could fly too?!
What kind of monster had he encountered?
Shaking off his shock, Tony quickly contacted Nick Fury and got his location.
Soon, he and Zhou Cheng arrived together at a ruined section of the city.
Nick Fury, Wanda, Quicksilver, Wasp, Hawkeye, and several other Ultimate Team members were gathered there.
Everyone looked exhausted and grim.
The severity of the crisis had completely exceeded expectations.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Tony and Zhou Cheng descended from the sky, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
"Stark!"
The Ultimate Team members immediately looked relieved.
At a time like this, Iron Man's arrival was a huge morale boost.
But…
Who was the stranger beside him?
"Stark, who is this?"
Nick Fury asked.
"He's a mercenary I met—Zhou Cheng. Trust me, we're going to need him."
Tony explained.
The others understood what Tony meant—
But honestly, they weren't very hopeful.
Sure, the guy could fly.
But flight alone wouldn't change the situation.
Unless he had truly overwhelming combat ability.
Tony understood exactly what they were thinking.
So instead of arguing, he directly played the battle footage he had recorded.
Boom!
A missile hit Zhou Cheng directly—without effect.
Boom!
One palm strike reduced the Crimson Mech to scrap.
Crack!
A casual grab killed Hurricane instantly.
Silence filled the area.
Nick Fury.
The Ultimate Team.
Every single person stood frozen in shock.
This guy…
Was way too overpowered!
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