Chapter 24: The emboldened villain
After eating [Transformation Animal Crackers], Pepper Pepper turns into a big bat. Botz, sitting in the "Space Lifeboat" that started abnormally, flew into space amidst Iron Man Tony's screams, and the battle near the Malibu beach house had also come to an end.
——In front of Wang Qiu and his four "little supermen" who were invulnerable and powerful, the remaining two armed helicopters were as vulnerable as paper. They were quickly disarmed, dismantled into scrap metal and trash, and then together with The thugs inside were thrown to the ground together.
In addition, what surprised almost everyone was the amusing villain of "Iron Man 3", "Advanced Creative Technology" or the boss of AIM company, Aldridge. Killian, this time actually took an armed helicopter to bomb the Iron Man villa in person!
What about planning and commanding as promised? And what about the hidden boss demeanor? How could anyone let the big devil take the lead right from the start?
Moreover, he was unfortunately captured when he was still leading the battle. This is not a big villain, he is just a big living joke!
Well, after injecting himself with the Extremis virus and completing the body transformation, Killian and his henchmen have become Cyborg warriors. Not only have their strength increased, their wounds will heal automatically and quickly, and they can even breathe fire from their mouths. (The disadvantage is that it sometimes self-destructs), and melts steel into molten iron. But the problem is that for the four "little supermen" who can shoot lasers from both eyes, this ability is really not enough.
——Sigh, he doesn’t even have the basic ability to fly, and he doesn’t have the ability to dismantle a Gundam with his bare hands. What’s the difference between such a superpower and a salted fish?
Since these funny villains were determined to seek death, Wang Qiu and the others had no choice but to reluctantly send them to their deaths.
In short, after the machine guns and missiles were twisted into twists by the "Supermen", the super soldiers transformed by the Extremis virus were tortured into Chihuahuas by the "Supermen", and the high-temperature flames of 3,000 degrees Celsius were easily ignored by the "Supermen", Aldrie strange. Killian and his men were at a loss.
Nonetheless, when Levi and Wang Qiu emerged from the wreckage of the helicopter, which was almost melted by the high temperature, they pulled Aldridge, who was shirtless, glowing red, and with a body temperature as high as thousands of degrees Celsius. When Killian dragged him out like a dead dog, and then used liquid nitrogen and dry ice to "force cool him down to reduce his fever," he saw his face, the female botanist Maya. Hansen's face suddenly turned pale, and he looked a little embarrassed.
"...Aldridge. Killian? Why are you here?" Maya. Hansen murmured, her expression pale and frightened with anxiety. It was obvious that she had a very close relationship with the other person and had extremely complicated feelings for this man.
"...Who asked you to come to this bastard? Maya. There is no doubt about your importance to me, and I cannot tolerate your leaving."
Aldridge. Killian said calmly, the red light on his body gradually fading, "...My heart is almost broken when I learn that you left quietly!"
——Although this sounds like some kind of affectionate confession, from Maya. Judging from Hansen's troubled expression, it was obvious that this was not the case.
"...Are you Aldridge. Killian? It was you who bombed my house with a helicopter gunship?"
At the same time, Tony looked gloomy. Stark also left the burning ruins of the villa and slowly approached this man who looked very different.
"...Yes, yes, it's me. I did all this, and I'm deeply honored for it! We meet again, Tony. Mr. Stark. To be honest, in my original imagination, the relationship between us was We should not meet again in this environment." Even though he has become a prisoner, Aldridge. Killian still had a pretentious look on his face and said with a calm smile: "...It should happen in a more wonderful environment."
"...Listen to what you said...we have met before?" Iron Man Tony said to Aldridge. Killian's words were a bit surprising.
"...What? You don't remember? Oh, why am I not surprised at all?" Aldridge. Killian shrugged, "...that's right. I used to be just a nobody. Even if you teased me once, you would forget about it. Of course, a rich man like you would not remember it.
But that night in Bern, Switzerland, thirteen years ago. I have never forgotten it! I waited for you all night on the top floor of the building in the cold wind, thinking that you would come up and invest in my team as agreed. Even though I knew you were probably playing a trick on me, in despair I still harbored a little affection for you. expect. But, obviously, I had forgotten about Tony. What a bastard Stark is!
On that snowy night, I almost desperately wanted to jump off the building. After that, I lived in a mental hospital for several years. It was really a dark time! Isn't it? But I still have to thank you. It is entirely because of you that I am where I am today! ”
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Listen to Aldridge. Killian's narrative of resentment in the plain, Tony. Stark couldn't help but frowned. The memories hidden deep in his mind were like opened boxes, and many dusty past events vaguely came to his mind.
Well, I remember that thirteen years ago, there was indeed such a down-and-out man who pestered me outside the International Conference in Bern, Switzerland. As for the specific details, Tony. Stark couldn't remember much, not even the man's face. Because of this type of thing, Tony has experienced too many things since he took over the family business - various scientific teams and various scientists desperately squeezed his time to pick up girls at the banquets he attended. They were selling their respective scientific and technological research results to him, hoping to get his financial support...
But how is this possible? Those men are not beauties, and they don’t have any talents or talents that can make him feel amazing. If it's a beautiful scientist, you can have an unforgettable one-night stand or hookup with him, but investing in other people's scientific research? In Tony's mind, it might be better to invest in his own way to ensure the harvest during droughts and floods. Therefore, the arrogant Iron Man Tony never remembers these people, let alone these things, if he hadn't met Maya at that time. Hansen, if he had recently collected some intelligence in order to investigate the terrorist bombings caused by the so-called "Mandarin", he might not even remember meeting Aldridge back then. Killian is such a person.
"...I remember that your legs were not very good at the time." Tony thought about it for a long time, and could only recall such a vague impression, "...but it seems now..." He glanced at Killian's With strong limbs and strong muscles, "...you seem to be as strong as Captain America."
"...Technology is developing, Tony." Killian smiled and tilted his head: "...and as arrogant as you, you will never pay attention to these."
"...We'll talk about this later." Tony made a stop gesture: "...Are you still angry about what happened in Switzerland?"
"...Of course not. How could I be angry with you? Tony! You gave me a great gift, which is despair!"
Aldridge. Killian's expression looked a little ferocious and distorted, but he still tried his best to smile, trying to appear as calm and unconcerned as possible: "...Back then, you gave me a business card, and then said to me Say, let me wait for you on the rooftop of the building. You will come over and give me I was down and out. For the first twenty minutes, I really thought you were going to come up. But for the next hour, I wanted to take a shortcut to the hotel lobby. You know what I mean? Jump down and boom!”
He said with a dark expression on his face, "...but fortunately, I did not take the shortcut leading to death. Because when I finally looked at the city from the top of the building, I hesitated. It was precisely There, I felt that deep despair. You know? I wanted to be famous, really, really wanted to be as famous as you, but no one in the world knew me. , and no one remembers me; I want to be successful, at least as successful as you, but I am so depressed that I am still worried about where to find another big money from him. I want to become a. A very important person, but you made me understand that I am still a clown, a little person who can be played around by you people
How can I die? I haven't accomplished anything, why should I die? When I think about all that my death has left to this world, it is just a small obituary the size of a stamp in the corner of a tabloid newspaper and a dry and cold name, which is even discussed by a few people as anecdotes and jokes. Time, and then the world fell silent. I couldn’t help but feel cold all over! I have to thank you, Tony, for making me realize that I have nothing. A person who has nothing and nothing to lose is the easiest person to risk everything for a certain idea.
Ever since I gradually gained some identity and status over the years, I have always wanted to see you again, but I always felt that the time had not come yet. By the way, Tony, the only thing I need to thank you for is that you shut down the Stark Group's weapons research and sales department, and then took down Hammer Military Industries, eliminating competitors for my company. If this were not the case, my AIM would not be able to develop to the scale it is today! ”
"...No need to thank me." Tony. Stark twirled his fingers in embarrassment, and then quickly straightened his face again, "...I know that you have done a great job in these years, and you have a close relationship with the military, and it seems that you have even Some figures in politics and S.H.I.E.L.D., but now, no matter what grudge you hold against me, you have failed now, and there is still a score to be settled between us."
"...Which account? Did you blow up your villa just now? Haha, I have wanted to do this for a long time, slap Mr. Stark in the face who teased me and looked down on me!" Aldridge. Killian said with a very relaxed and happy expression. The venting just now seemed to make him feel a lot happier, "...I just didn't expect that aliens would come to disrupt the situation... Tsk, tsk, otherwise I would You won’t lose!”
"...Of course this account needs to be settled, and I don't think your cybernetic soldiers can beat my Mark armor!"
Iron Man Tony curled his lips disapprovingly, "...but what I am more concerned about now is another account, which is the explosion that my personal bodyguard Habi suffered not long ago, and this item he brought back from the explosion site. Evidence. If I'm not mistaken, this should be tinkered with by your company. Come on!" He took out a silver flat triangular metal block from his arms and shook it in front of Killian's eyes. "...Tell me! What on earth are these? And those so-called terrorist attacks and bombings? What is the truth about the Mandarin? ”
Strangely, in the face of Iron Man Tony's questioning, Killian turned his eyes to Black Widow Natasha, "...What do you think I should do now? Miss Agent of SHIELD? Do you agree with me? Iron Man knows something?"
Natasha's reaction was even weirder, "...well...I'm afraid I need to contact the director..." After that, she turned around and made a phone call.
At this moment, Tony, the sharp-minded Iron Man, suddenly realized something and couldn't help but show an expression of disbelief. He looked back at the female botanist Maya. Hansen gave her an inquiring look, and although the other party's face was pale, he still nodded helplessly.
——It turns out you bastards have known this for a long time, but you were all hiding it from me! What kind of friend is this? ! !
As a result, Tony's face changed even more unpredictably, and in the end it was as dark as the bottom of a pot. But he didn't know how to vent his expression, so he had to roar hatefully, then turned around and walked towards Wang Qiu and the other four "little supermen". Asked in a low voice, "...Now that Pepper has gone up to the sky in your spaceship, do you know her current situation? Where is she? Is she safe?"
"...I'm sorry, we have lost contact with the spacecraft now! Although there is a radio communication device in the spacecraft, if Miss Potts did not start it from the inside, there is nothing we can do on the ground. If we had known this, we should have Leaving one person behind in the spaceship”
While Wang Qiu and Political Commissar Guo were playing with a radio station with a video lens, he said with a helpless smile, "...but there is no need to worry about safety issues. After all, she only went up after drinking so much [Adventure Tea]." Heaven..."
"...Can you be safe after drinking [Adventure Tea]?" Tony asked in confusion, "...What kind of drink is that?"
"...It is a drink specially designed to seek excitement! Once anyone drinks [Adventure Tea], as long as he runs outside, he will immediately face a very exciting adventure. The more tea you drink, the more time you have for adventure. The longer it is, the more intense it is..."
Wang Qiu explained, "...the effect of a sip of tea is five minutes, and although it will make people experience a thrilling and exciting adventure, the whole process is absolutely guaranteed to be safe! This is the arrangement of the will of the universe! So Mr. Stark You don’t have to worry..."
"...Is there such a mysterious thing? Is this tea the holy water of the Goddess of Destiny?" Tony rolled his eyes, still not quite believing this, but for a moment it was really unthinkable. After all, his Iron Man battle A can't go to space yet. Therefore, he had no choice but to use his connections to contact the Observatory and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ask them to find ways to find Pepper Pepper. Traces of Boz. Next, Black Widow Natasha, who finished the phone call with Director SHIELD, finally came around and agreed to tell Tony the Iron Man. Stark reveals some secret truths: about AIM, the Extremis virus, the recent series of mysterious bombings in the United States, and the so-called "Mandarin"...