Chapter 239: Belief in Victory
Baron Stark actually didn't care much about the three children.
He's just a nail planted in ., and Hydra has no shortage of such characters.
What he really wanted to hide was the existence of the parahuman orphanage.
That is the loss that Hydra cannot afford!
It is not too late.
The Baron stood up and walked towards the terminal room, where all the information about the manor was stored.
Hopefully everything is still in time, he prayed in his heart.
Hydra soldiers were also deployed in the manor. I believe it would not be that easy for those two people to break through.
Right?
……
Tony and Steve walked side by side in the corridor of the manor, their heavy footsteps making the wooden floor creak.
"I thought you were a cautious person."
Tony shook his head and said, he stretched out his hand in one direction and fired a palm cannon, knocking an enemy rushing from the corner away.
"So you're so reckless?"
"It's not recklessness, it's called faith, the faith to win."
Steve threw the shield in his hand, and the flying trajectory of the round shield kept colliding and turning in the corridor, and several reinforcements fell down.
He reached out and caught the shield that flew back: "And the fact that you can say this shows that you haven't studied me much."
At this time, Jarvis also echoed in Tony's ear: "Indeed, Mr. Stark, Captain America's actions have always been known for their boldness."
"Like the Battle of Clausburg?" Tony blurted out.
This was Captain America's official first battle, and his father Howard fought alongside him.
For this, Howard boasted to Tony for more than ten years.
Until he died.
In response to this, Tony investigated the entire process of the Battle of Clausburg in detail, and was surprised to discover the truth of the matter.
In that battle, Steve was fighting against an entire Hydra fortress, and Howard was only responsible for flying him there.
The so-called side by side probably only exists when Steve sits in the passenger seat.
Oh no, the person sitting in the passenger seat at the time was Peggy Carter.
So from beginning to end, Howard never stood side by side with Steve.
"I actually infiltrated that battle, but failed and was forced to break out."
Steve heard Tony talking about the Battle of Clausburg and explained, "I wasn't sure at the time, and there were hostages in the fortress, but it's different now."
Now he can completely change his infiltration method.
The two men walked all the way into the depths of the manor. Countless soldiers rushed out along the way, but they were all easily dealt with.
"So far so good," Steve said. "Hopefully it will continue to be smooth."
"Don't forget to investigate the missing child."
Tony said, "The one who finds the truth first will be the winner."
"Then why do we still walk together?"
Steve burst out laughing. Just then they turned a corner and there was a staircase next to them.
"Let's split up. Go upstairs or go deeper. You choose first."
"Then I'll go upstairs."
Tony said that he had already sensed through thermal sensing that there was a figure running wildly upstairs who was different from a soldier, and he was most likely the owner of the manor.
As long as he can be caught, the truth behind the missing children will be revealed.
"Steve, I'll go first then."
Tony's feet spewed fire and he flew up again. He flew directly out of the window in the corridor, circled the castle, and flew into a room on the second floor that looked like a data terminal was placed.
As soon as he entered the room, the soldiers who had been lying in ambush there immediately attacked him with various weapons, mainly machine guns, but Iron Man remained unharmed.
"Everyone, stop it first, and talk it over."
Tony said, raising his hand -
At this moment, he fired a burst of shots with the machine gun on his shoulder and emitted an electromagnetic pulse from his palm, knocking down all the soldiers.
Tony nodded, very satisfied with his performance.
He is not French, and raising his hands does not necessarily mean surrender.
It could also be aiming.
"It's been nice talking to you guys," Tony said.
All the soldiers were lying on the ground, unable to respond.
Only one soldier lay down and complained: "Not happy at all."
“Being alive is the most joyful thing.”
Tony smiled and casually fired another pulse. The soldier's eyes rolled back and he stopped moving. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
Iron Man advances deeper.
He spotted a scientist busy at a computer terminal in another room, and reached out to knock him out with a blast.
Tony glanced at the computer screen, then opened the Iron Man armor and walked out.
The suit separated a portion of nanoparticles to form a supporting and auxiliary joint structure in Tony's legs, allowing him to walk briskly without falling.
"Go into alert mode," Tony said.
Upon hearing this, Iron Man raised his hand and accumulated energy in his palm so that he could fire at any time.
Tony then pulled out a small electronic device and placed it next to the computer.
The device lit up and began copying all the data in the computer terminal.
"Okay, Jarvis, you know, everything."
After a while, all the data was downloaded.
When the download progress bar rushed to 100%, Baron Strucker finally arrived. When he pushed open the door of the room, the alert Iron Man suit turned around instantly, and the palm cannon was aimed at him.
"Oh sorry, this place is full."
Tony shrugged at the baron, took a look at his appearance, and suddenly froze.
"I've seen you, or rather, your information."
Tony frowned and said, "You are a big customer of our company and you bought a lot of arms. I remember your name is...Wolfgang von Strucker?"
He is also an old German aristocrat of the Black Flag.
"You know my name?" Baron Stark's pores were alert. "I have never personally come out to buy your weapons."
"Oh, but you have connections with several of our big Eastern European clients. Anyone would know there's something wrong. We need to investigate."
Even Baron Strucker was behind the Sokovia Civil War.
"So you are the owner of this manor. Is this your base?"
Tony pulled the small electronic device out of the terminal computer and slipped it into his pocket.
"I had a lot of questions for you, but now I don't have to."
With that data terminal, the past and secrets of the entire manor will be revealed to Tony.
The Baron also realized the seriousness of the problem and he shouted loudly.
"Hand over that memory disk!"
After saying that, he pulled out the pistol from his waist without hesitation and fired the bullet.
Tony was not wearing a battle suit, so his body naturally could not block the bullets. But in just a blink of an eye, the Iron Man battle suit immediately turned into nanoparticles and attached to Tony's body.
thump—
The bullet hit Tony in the chest, but by then the other party had completed the steel suit.
Under the huge impact kinetic energy, the bullet began to deform immediately after hitting Iron Man's armor.
Until the kinetic energy caused the bullet to crush itself into a thin sheet of metal, which fell to the ground with no one picking it up.
"You were the first to do this."
Tony didn't say anything and fired a pulse directly, hitting Baron Strucker. The opponent fell to the ground with a plop, trembling all over, and occasionally a few blue arcs appeared on his body.
"Hey, wait!"
Tony suddenly realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Steve had said so many things before, and Tony had been listening silently. He had only one experience to sum up -
When your strength is absolutely superior, you don't need to follow any tactics or strategies, just revel in it.
"Stand up, Strucker!"
Tony walked out of the Iron Man suit again, and the auxiliary structure formed by a few nanoparticles from the outside world enabled him to behave as usual.
He said to the Baron provocatively, "I'll give you one more chance to defeat me head-on!"
After practicing fighting skills for more than half a month, they must come into play.
Otherwise, you would have been beaten in vain.
Baron Stark slowly climbed up, and his paralyzed muscles began to recover.
Tony imitated Steve's charge, roared, and rushed towards Baron Strucker.
He came up to the Baron and knocked him to the ground, but the Baron broke free with his feet and got up again.
Tony lunged at him again and they crashed through a door and landed hard on the floor of a room full of computers.
Stark stood up with all his might, and the fighting skills he had learned from being beaten came to mind at this moment.
He finally hugged the Baron and used the guillotine to make the Baron lose consciousness.
"call--"
Tony took a deep breath, loosened his hands, and the Baron's body fell to the ground.
"I won!"
Tony cheered loudly. He defeated a powerful enemy with his own strength!
Suddenly, applause broke out outside the door.
Steve walked in, saw the scene, and said, "Okay, Stark, I underestimated you."
Half a month ago, the opponent was still a rookie who knew nothing about fighting.
Half a month later, he was able to rely on using electromagnetics to paralyze his opponent's muscles and then fight head-on to achieve victory.
Tony Stark, he achieved something he can brag about to future generations!
"When did you get here?" Tony asked Steve.
"When you start fighting."
Steve said, "I searched the first floor and found nothing related to intelligence. Then I realized that the real target was on the second floor."
But when he really went upstairs, he saw Baron Stark fighting again.
Tony defeated Baron Strucker, who had limited combat power, solely by relying on his physical fitness and fighting skills.
"you win."
Steve glanced at the computer screen behind Tony, an area he wasn't particularly good at.
He had not thought that the Baron would keep all kinds of intelligence in an information format.
If he had known this earlier, Steve would have been more proactive.
Of course, now that it involves computers or information technology, Steve's chances of winning are infinitely close to zero.
"You can now go see your father with dignity."
Steve said, "What time is it, tonight?"
"Almost." Tony said, "If nothing goes wrong, it will be tonight."
He wants to follow the owls and explore the place where the souls of the dead are.
Steve was silent for a long time before he finally spoke: "Can you take me with you?"
"Ok?"
Tony was puzzled, "I'm going to meet my parents, what does it have to do with you?"
"Howard is my friend after all," Steve said, "and Peggy would be happy to know that she'll see Howard again."
Tony was speechless and didn't know how to respond.
It's not just Steve who's in the mood, Peggy is also involved.
He really just went there for a family reunion!
"alright."
Tony finally compromised. After thinking about it carefully, Howard was important to Steve, and at the same time, Steve was also very important to Howard.
It's not just that Steve protected America, but also because Steve is Howard's most valued friend.
My father would probably be happy if we could see each other again.
"Then let's meet at Stark Tower tonight."
Tony said, "Remember, don't be late."
If he displeased the owls, his hope of seeing his parents for the last time would be shattered.
"My memory is very good!"
……
Tony, wearing the Iron Man suit, returned to his manor.
He first uploaded the collected data to Jarvis, which had a permission lock, so Tony couldn't crack it for a while.
With something to do, Jarvis immediately devoted himself to the cracking work.
And Tony finally had the energy to deal with other things.
such as--
Bruce, the eldest brother of the Owl School.
In the United States, the name Bruce is very common. Almost everyone knows a few Bruces in their life.
But this time, Tony had a vague intuition.
The translator owl might be able to turn into a human, and Bruce is indeed his real name.
As for who he is specifically.
Tony felt that this was not difficult to guess. In this world, there was a very special Bruce.
That is the military's nightmare, Bruce Banner who can transform into a monster!
"So, Banner's ability to transform into a monster comes from the School of Owl?"
The more Tony thought about it, the more possible it seemed. Since Banner could turn into a big green guy, he could naturally turn into other small lives, such as some birds that represented bad luck.
"No wonder the military couldn't find Banner. It turns out he joined the Owl School and turned into an owl!"
If this is the case, then next time I see the translation owl, we really need to have a good chat.
……
As night fell and the clock approached eight, Katum and Bruce appeared in Tony's room.
The conversation between the two was still translated by Bruce.
"Are you ready?" Katum said to Tony, "Next, I will turn you into a soul and go to see Howard."
"hold on."
Tony couldn't help but say that he was looking forward to it and hoped that Captain America would appear in front of him as soon as possible.
Otherwise, Steve would have missed the opportunity to meet Howard.
I don’t know when the next time will be.
While Tony's waiting bought him time, Steve quickly appeared in the sky and entered Stark's room.
"Now everyone is finally here."
Katum had already guessed who Tony was waiting for, so he did not take the initiative to ask Tony about it.
It’s just adding one more Steve, just one more person and one more pair of chopsticks.
They come, the security.
(End of this chapter)
