"That's right, I won, just as I expected."
Tony didn't act humble; he said proudly, then retracted the other parts of his Iron Man Suit and walked in front of Ivan, asking, "What's the origin of that mysterious force?"
"They are HYDRA. The person who contacted me is named Whitehall. He's the boss of a public company; you can find his information if you look him up online."
As Ivan answered, he secretly activated the self-destruct function—he would never give up until his last breath. That was him, Ivan Vanko.
"HYDRA?"
Tony was stunned upon hearing this, then shouted in disbelief, "That's impossible! HYDRA has already been completely eliminated by the Captain and his team."
Ivan sneered, "Nothing's impossible. I heard Obadiah say that your parents were killed by people sent by HYDRA."
"What? HYDRA killed my parents?"
Tony was furious. He took a step forward and asked loudly, "What else do you know?"
"I also know that you're going to Rebirth Hell with me."
Ivan grinned, and the three mechanical arms behind him suddenly grabbed Tony. Then, the energy fluctuations from the Arc Reactor in his chest surged wildly.
"Shit, you lunatic, you want to drag me down with you even when you're about to die."
Tony cursed loudly. His Iron Man Suit opened from behind, and he quickly exited it. The Iron Man Suit then grabbed Ivan and shot up into the sky with him.
Seeing that his last resort had also failed, Ivan sighed, closed his eyes, and calmly welcomed Death.
The next second, the Iron Man Suit exploded with a roar. In the dazzling flames, Ivan Vanko died.
Andrew smiled slightly, lightly tapped his finger, and collected Ivan's soul into Rebirth Hell.
"This guy, he's finally dead."
Tony exhaled, his expression a mix of relief and a hint of melancholy. He had to admit, Ivan Vanko was a good opponent.
Of course, the most formidable one would always be Tony Stark.
"HYDRA! S.H.I.E.L.D. definitely has problems. Their predecessor, the Strategic Scientific Reserve, was founded to fight HYDRA, yet they had no idea HYDRA was still alive."
Tony thought to himself, "There's only one explanation: HYDRA is inside S.H.I.E.L.D., or perhaps Nick Fury himself is HYDRA.
I always felt he wasn't a good person. What good person runs into someone's house in the middle of the night without turning on the lights to scare them?"
"This matter must be planned carefully."
Tony's eyes flashed, and he called out through his earpiece, "Jarvis, send over an Iron Man Suit. Also, tell everyone else that the celebration can begin.
Knight Tony Stark has successfully defeated the enemy and won the duel."
"Mr. Stark, everyone else has gone to Miami. Only Maya Hansen is left at the villa," Jarvis replied. "Would you like to celebrate with her? If so, I'll notify her immediately.
Also, Miss Pepper has called a dozen times during this period. To avoid disturbing you, I intercepted all calls. Should I respond now?"
"Celebrate with Maya Hansen? Are you saying you want me to die faster?"
Tony rolled his eyes and asked, "What happened in Miami? For them to abandon me and rush over, it must not be a small problem."
"Miami is in chaos…"
Jarvis explained in detail, and Tony's expression changed. He quickly said, "Hurry and send the Iron Man Suit over. I need to get to Miami.
Shit, it's so far. Ask Scarlett if she can come pick me up?"
Jarvis said, "Yes, Mr. Stark."
A moment later, Scarlett replied, "I'll go to New York first, then come pick you up. There are too many terrorists; special forces support is needed."
Tony's eyes lit up. He said, "New York? Come here first, take me to New York, and bring all the unmanned Iron Man Suits from Stark Tower."
Scarlett shook her head, "No, my magic is limited. I can't carry that many Iron Man Suits."
"Then forget it. I'll wait for you here."
Tony hung up the phone somewhat disappointed. A moment later, he received a call from Nick Fury: "Tony, what's the origin of that mysterious force? Did Ivan tell you?"
Tony's eyes flashed, and he said unhappily, "How could that lunatic keep his promise? After I defeated him, he lured me close, trying to take me down with him. Thankfully, I'm smart; I used my Iron Man Suit to send him to Rebirth Hell."
Nick Fury said disappointedly, "He didn't say? That's too bad. That mysterious force is a very big problem."
"It is indeed a shame."
Tony said feigning regret. He wouldn't tell anyone the information Ivan gave him, except for Steve—anyone else could be HYDRA, but Steve couldn't possibly be.
…
"Mobilize all resources, capture that bastard on TV, and bring him to America for trial. Also, contact S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military to resolve the unrest in Miami as quickly as possible."
President Ellis sat in his extended Cadillac, cursing furiously. How dare a mere Middle Easterner lecture America? What did he think America was?
Because of this guy, President Ellis's approval rating continued to drop, which made him especially annoyed, as his approval rating wasn't high to begin with—under his leadership, America experienced disasters every now and then.
The aide said, "It's already been notified. Super Heroes are on their way."
"Very good."
President Ellis nodded. Just then, the Cadillac arrived at the airport, and Special Service Agents came over to open the car door for the President.
President Ellis stepped out of the car and looked up at the sky. Soon, an Iron Man Suit descended from the sky and landed beside him.
As mentioned before, Tony had sold two more Iron Man Suits to the military, one of which was specifically responsible for protecting President Ellis, jokingly called the Iron Man Bodyguard by the public.
"We're returning to the White House immediately," President Ellis said. Just then, a group of people rushed out from the side, firing wildly at the Special Service Agents. Several Agents screamed and fell on the spot.
"Protect the President."
The Iron Man Suit immediately shielded President Ellis and activated its machine gun to retaliate. Immediately after, an Agent pushed President Ellis into the Cadillac and forcefully closed the door.
"Shit, what is the Special Service doing? Didn't they check the surroundings?"
President Ellis lay on the seat, cursing in shock and anger. Ever since he took office, nothing good had happened; either there was a disaster somewhere, or something fell from the sky.
This time was even worse: someone was trying to assassinate him! Could he be any unluckier?
Dada da!
Under the machine gun fire, the villains were hit one after another, but they didn't fall. They glowed red and continued to charge forward.
"Enhanced humans?"
The Iron Man Suit was very surprised and prepared to fire miniature missiles at the villains. Just then, a fiery red, lava-like right hand pierced violently through its front. It turned its head in disbelief and saw an Agent's face burning.
To be precise, it was the high-tech facial disguise mask on the Agent's face that was burning.
This Agent was, surprisingly, fake—with the power of the Oil Interest Groups, it was simple to tamper with the Special Service.
In fact, they had people in the high ranks of the Special Service, which was why the villains were able to ambush them here.
"High-temperature abilities are good for everything, except they tend to burn things. A million dollars just went up in smoke."
The disguised Agent complained, then flung the Iron Man Suit towards the shocked Agent nearby. Then, he plunged into the Special Service Agents like a tiger among sheep, quickly killing the surrounding Agents.
The other villains turned and rushed towards the remaining Agents. Soon, all the Agents were dead.
President Ellis was terrified. Both the Iron Man Suit and the Special Service Agents were completely finished? What would he do?
Just then, the Cadillac's door was torn open by the disguised Agent. Then, the disguised Agent lowered his head and said to President Ellis with a smile, "Mr. President, please."
Looking at the other party's devilish smile, Ellis felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
…
"The President has been kidnapped?"
The high-ranking officials of America were shocked. The Special Service immediately followed protocol to protect the line of succession, such as the first in line, the Vice President.
"What are the Special Service doing? Quickly rescue the President! Can't America even protect its President anymore?"
The Vice President with the Mediterranean haircut roared. He appeared furious on the surface, but his heart was pounding with excitement.
Once the President died, he would be the new President, and then all of America would be theirs—theirs, meaning the Oil Interest Groups.
"The President has been kidnapped? What exactly does Killian want to do?"
Nick Fury frowned deeply and quickly notified Tony and the others about this matter.
"President Ellis has been kidnapped?"
Everyone was very surprised. Jessica blinked. Have there been too many kidnappings lately? Could it be that Tony's transfer sorcery has reached mastery?
Tony, who had just teleported over, asked, "Spider-Woman, is your broken Thousand Paper Crane still there? Let it help us find the President. Although that President isn't very useful, he represents the face of America, after all, so nothing can happen to him."
The Thousand Paper Crane cursed, "You're the broken Iron Man! You're full of holes, but my body is perfectly intact."
"Looks like it's not dead."
Tony laughed and asked, "Where are you all? Without further ado, let's act quickly."
Gwen frowned and asked, "If we leave, what about Miami? The police and National Guard can't possibly stop the terrorists, and as for the Peace Knights, they only sent basic robots this time."
"That is indeed a problem."
Steve thought for a moment and said, "How about this: Tony and I will take the unmanned Iron Man Suits. Rhode, Scarlett, Electro, Dr. Banner, Natasha, and Spider-Woman will go rescue the President. The rest of us will stay in the city to deal with the terrorists."
"That's the plan."
Iron Man agreed decisively. Gwen said, "Iron Man, the Thousand Paper Crane needs the President's scent to track him. You must give him a piece of clothing the President wore recently, an unwashed one."
Iron Man said, "No problem, Scarlett, please go to the White House."
"Um, there are two common sense things you should know, right?"
Scarlett didn't immediately agree. She said somewhat helplessly, "First, teleportation magic consumes a lot of magic power. Second, a beginner's magic power is very limited."
Iron Man was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"It means I'm out of magic power. To bring you all here, I teleported three times in a row."
Scarlett said, "Adding to my previous consumption, I can't even conjure a fireball now, let alone teleport."
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