"Hehe, Dr. Connors is already ready, just waiting for your order."
Erik Savin hesitated, pointing at the monitoring screen and said, "But boss, do we really have to blow up the entire base?"
"Building the underground facilities and the [Extremis Virus] laboratory there cost hundreds of millions of dollars..."
Aldrich Killian scolded, amused and annoyed, "Can't you broaden your horizons a bit?"
"As long as our plan goes smoothly this time and we successfully help the Vice President take office, we can earn as much as we want!"
"Alright, it's time for a big showdown with that playboy..."
Aldrich Killian stared at the monitoring screen with resentment, watching Tony Stark trying to capture the fire lizard warrior alive, and couldn't help but recall the night he was deceived more than a decade ago.
It was because Tony Stark left him hanging on the rooftop all night that he firmly embarked on this path of revenge.
And now, it's time for that self-righteous narcissist to pay a painful price!
Aldrich Killian then used a tablet to call up a remote control program, then entered a long string of passwords, and without hesitation pressed the detonation button in the automatically popped-up detonation option.
...
Inside the [Ten Rings Gang]'s secret base.
Tony Stark and Captain America worked hard to subdue the two fire lizard warriors, and then dragged them directly into the manor, one for each.
At this time, the battle outside had also ended.
"Huh? Barton, Natasha, why do you two look so embarrassed?"
When Tony Stark saw the Black Widow's scorched back of the head, he almost laughed out loud. Fortunately, the mask covered his expression, otherwise he would definitely be beaten up by the Black Widow.
"It's all because of that smart-mouthed idiot."
Black Widow glared at Human Torch unhappily. The latter shrank his neck like a child who had made a mistake, and then looked at the two fire lizard warriors curiously and said:
"Wow, that's so cool. This thing looks exactly like a real mini version of [Godzilla]... But speaking of which, I remember you said before that they have both [Lizard Transpecies Gene Serum] and [Extremis Virus] in their bodies. I guess the power of their self-destruction should be greater, right?"
Almost at the same time as Human Torch's voice fell, violent red fluctuations suddenly appeared in the bodies of the two fire lizard warriors held by Tony Stark and Captain America.
Human Torch's face changed drastically, "No... it can't be such a coincidence, right?"
"*%￥*@X\u0026..."
Black Widow couldn't wait to shoot this jinx's head, but her body instinctively reacted and pounced down the platform with Hawkeye, shouting, "Run, they're going to self-destruct."
In fact, without their reminder, Tony Stark and Captain America noticed the abnormality immediately.
The [Mark 43 Beast Hunter Armor] made of [Titanium Alloy], although it has excellent hardness and can withstand the attack of ordinary missiles head-on, it cannot achieve true invulnerability.
Even if the internal shock absorption system can avoid most of the shock waves generated by the explosion, there is still a part that will be transmitted to Tony Stark's body.
And this part of the shock wave is enough to cause certain damage to his brain and internal organs.
What's more, he had previously analyzed the explosion site where Happy was injured. The scale and power of the Extremis warrior's self-destruction was several times more terrible than ordinary missiles... not to mention these two "evolved" fire lizard warriors.
So he immediately dropped the fire lizard warrior in his hand, then grabbed Captain America's collar and flew rapidly towards the building behind him.
Captain America also put the vibranium shield in front of the two of them at the first moment after reacting.
Boom—Rumble!!!
Two small mushroom clouds rose in the manor one after another.
The villa less than a hundred meters away was directly turned into a scorched ruin in the shock wave and fire ring generated by the explosion.
Even the Thing, who weighed several tons, was blown away.
At this time, Nick Fury's voice suddenly sounded from the communicator, shouting anxiously, "Tony, Captain, are you two okay?!"
Obviously, he had already seen the dangerous scene below through the monitor.
"Don't worry, this small scene can't kill us..."
Tony Stark's voice then sounded, "But the two of us are now trapped under the ruins and can't move. We need someone to move those boulders from the outside to get out."
"Phew—"
Nick Fury and others breathed a sigh of relief. No one could have imagined that the self-destruction power of these fire lizard warriors would be so terrifying.
If the self-destruction power of the Extremis warrior is compared to it, it is simply child's play.
"Grimm, go and help. Romanoff, Barton, Jonathan, the three of you are responsible for guarding against other lizard warriors and Extremis warriors from attacking."
Nick Fury wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. If Tony Stark and Captain America were injured or killed, it would be a devastating loss for both [.] and the [Avengers].
Because these two are undoubtedly the team core and soul of the entire [Avengers]—the former provides the team with technology and wisdom, and the latter provides cohesion and execution.
The roles of the two are unparalleled and cannot be replaced by other members at all.
Soon, with the help of the Thing, Tony Stark and Captain America climbed out of the ruins, covered in dust.
Seeing this, Human Torch shrank his neck guiltily. This time, thanks to the fact that the two of them were okay, otherwise Black Widow would definitely shoot him.
After surviving the disaster, Captain America gasped for breath. After adjusting his breathing, he used the communicator to contact Nick Fury.
"Fury, I'm afraid those two fire lizard warriors just now weren't Aldrich Killian and Dr. Curt Connors."
"Why do you say that?"
Nick Fury frowned and asked, "Captain, what did you find?"
"Tony and I had clearly knocked those two fire lizard warriors unconscious. Logically speaking, they shouldn't have self-destructed."
Captain America then said his guess, "So the biggest possibility now is... After Aldrich Killian noticed Maya Hansen's betrayal, he guessed in advance that we would come here to capture him, so he set a trap and waited for us to come and throw ourselves into the net."
"What? You mean those two fire lizard warriors were remotely detonated?!"
Nick Fury's face suddenly darkened. Compared to the result guessed by Captain America, he actually preferred to believe that this was just a coincidence.
Because he stubbornly believed that the other party could not have made such a meticulous plan in just a few hours.
This is simply a public slap in Nick Fury's face!
Could it be that after Carl Marla, another guy who specializes in "countering" me has jumped out?
Impossible, I absolutely will not allow that to happen!
Aldrich Killian, you are dead, I said...
However, after regaining his composure, Nick Fury immediately focused his attention on the other party's whereabouts.
The thought that the other party might use [Lizard Transpecies Gene Serum] and [Extremis Virus] to create more fire lizard warriors next made him feel a chill down his spine.
He had just seen the power of the fire lizard warrior's self-destruction. It was definitely a walking TNT.
If Aldrich Killian used the fire lizard warriors to deliberately create large-scale terrorist attacks, the consequences would be unimaginable.
So he must be caught as soon as possible, and then the formula of [Extremis Virus] and [Lizard Transpecies Gene Serum] must be forced out.
This kind of dangerous goods that can endanger world peace must be controlled by [.] itself!!
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"Tony, let [Jarvis] help search for Aldrich Killian's whereabouts. We must completely smash the [Ten Rings Gang] before he starts manufacturing fire lizard warriors in large quantities."
"No problem."
Tony Stark then issued relevant orders to [Jarvis], but who would have thought that the next second the intelligent butler gave a reply, "Sir, target Aldrich Killian has been found. The other party hijacked the president in [New York, Queens] a few minutes ago!"
"WTF???"
Tony Stark couldn't help but swear, and then quickly opened the latest news that [Jarvis] searched from the [Daily Bugle]'s official website.
Just now, a large number of lizard people appeared on the streets of [New York]. They began to attack pedestrians indiscriminately, causing great chaos.
And President Matthew Ellis, who was originally attending a charity dinner, after learning of this news, out of safety considerations, listened to the advice of the [Secret Service USSS] who was specifically responsible for security work and ended the dinner early and returned to [Washington, .].
But who would have thought that an accident would happen on the way, and he was hijacked by Aldrich Killian's men, and his whereabouts are still unknown!
Just as Tony Stark was preparing to inform Nick Fury of this news, the other party had already received a notice from his superior, Alexander Pierce.
The other party issued a death order on the phone: "No matter what the cost, you must rescue the president for me immediately!!"
Rescuing the President of the United States is a great achievement, so even if he doesn't order it, Nick Fury will definitely not stand idly by.
After hanging up the phone, Nick Fury roared in shock and anger: "Damn it, what does that bastard Aldrich Killian want to do? He dares to kidnap the president?"
Then he notified Captain America and others of this news.
"What, the president has been kidnapped?"
Captain America and others were shocked. How dare this guy be so bold?
"It seems that the captain guessed correctly. That guy is definitely deliberately setting a trap here and waiting for us to come and throw ourselves into the net."
Tony Stark used the holographic projection function to project the news content and related videos of the [Daily Bugle] in front of everyone.
In the picture, there are lizard people on the streets of New York and a convoy that was killed and injured on the highway.
"That guy first used the lizard people to create chaos on the streets of [New York], and then took the opportunity to hijack the president..."
Tony Stark said with a solemn expression: "The whole process is interlocked. Maybe even Maya Hansen is a chess piece that he deliberately released."
Now, Tony Stark can only speculate on the other party's intentions with the greatest malice.
Because everything is too coincidental.
From Maya Hansen appearing at his home, to the [Ten Rings Gang]'s three armed helicopters attacking the villa, to their group rushing to [Miami] non-stop to capture Aldrich Killian... the whole process didn't even exceed 6 hours.
But Aldrich Killian not only left an ambush in the base in advance, but also went to [New York] in person to create chaos and took the opportunity to hijack the president.
It is really hard not to think that Maya Hansen is a chess piece deliberately released by the other party to confuse their sight and divert the tiger away from the mountain.
Tony Stark is now really regretting that he shouldn't have let that woman go so easily.
"I didn't expect Aldrich Killian to be so cunning?" Captain America frowned and said, "It seems that we were a little too underestimating before... But now we must first figure out what he wants to do with the president?"
"Go ask Maya Hansen, she must know something."
Nick Fury said to Tony Stark in the communicator: "Tony, contact her immediately and tell her that if she refuses to cooperate, she will be imprisoned for life for treason."
"Damn it, she turned it off?!"
Tony Stark showed an annoyed look on his face, and then ordered [Jarvis] to locate the other party's mobile phone signal source.
As long as Maya Hansen's mobile phone is still intact, even if it is in the off state, it can be "remotely located by the base station" through the special signal released by the [SIM card].
However, when [Jarvis] displayed the last location where the other party's mobile phone signal appeared, Tony Stark almost broke down on the spot.
Because the location is near his villa.
That is to say, after the other party came out of his villa, they directly destroyed the mobile phone and phone card.
What this means is self-evident.
"That damn bitch actually dared to lie to me. I trusted her so much because of our one-night stand in the past..."
Tony Stark said to everyone helplessly: "Maya Hansen has disappeared... Yes, it's the literal meaning of disappeared... We were all played by that bitch."
Black Widow immediately gave him a gloating ambiguous look, "Tsk tsk, I told you a long time ago that if a man can't control his lower body, he will suffer a big loss sooner or later... Look, isn't the retribution here?!"
