Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Scarlet Light
"It's not good."
Marcos stared at Tony with a wary look on his face, his hand secretly reaching for his lower back.
Logan put away his gun and said, "Mr. Stark, we can discuss this."
At this moment, Tony seemed to remember something, "So it's you. It's not wise to steal from the Avengers, but now..."
"To be precise, that thing still belongs to Hydra."
Klaus on the side spoke up tactlessly, refuting Tony's words.
Tony turned his head and looked at him. "Kid, be careful with your words. Those things were originally ours, but they were stolen by the Hydra guys."
After saying that, he turned his gaze back to Logan. He could see that Logan was the leader of this team.
"I'm sorry sir, I can't help you this time."
As he spoke, Tony raised his hands, and a dazzling light flashed in his palms. The energy gathered in them was ready to burst out. "Everyone, hold your heads and squat down. I don't want any unnecessary casualties here."
Marcos and his companions looked at Tony's mecha's palm cannon and couldn't help but take two steps back in fear.
Although this was their first encounter with Iron Man, they had long heard of his strength and understood that the power of his palm cannon should not be underestimated.
"Tony, what's going on over there?"
Inside the mecha, Steve's voice came from the communicator.
"It's okay. We caught a few stowaways. They seemed to be the ones who wanted to steal the scepter. I have them under control."
Tony responded inside the mecha, his tone still very casual. It was obvious that he did not think Logan and the others were a threat.
"How's it going over there? Have you dealt with all the enemies outside?"
At this time, he had already noticed that the sound of gunfire on the battlefield behind him was gradually decreasing, and the fighting was gradually quieting down, as if the war had stopped.
"not yet."
Steve's tone was a little heavy. "There's a very fast guy blocking our way. He's as fast as a silver light. We can't lock onto him. We're currently in a stalemate with him."
Judging from his tone, that guy had obviously caused them a lot of trouble.
Tony listened to his words and was about to respond, but suddenly he saw a dark shadow flash in front of him.
He suddenly came to his senses and saw Victor pounce on him like a tiger, his sharp nails scratching the mask of his armor without hesitation.
Snap...
There was a harsh friction sound, and the paint on the mask was scratched by the sharp claws, leaving several clear and deep claw marks.
"Shit!"
The sudden attack made Tony's expression darken. He raised his hand without hesitation and shot a bright beam of light at Victor's chest.
Victor was quick-witted and quick-handed, and he dodged sideways.
The palm cannon brushed past his clothes and hit the wall beside him.
Boom!
An explosion sounded, and a large gap was blown open in the thick wall, with debris flying everywhere.
"What's wrong?"
Steve's worried voice sounded again from the armor.
"fine."
Tony put away his cynicism and became serious. He said in a deep voice, "You may have to deal with that fast guy on your own. I have to arrest these smugglers first!"
Although Victor's attack did not work, Tony could tell from his speed and strength that these guys were definitely not ordinary people.
At the same time, Victor turned to Logan and said, "You guys go get the goods first, I'll hold this iron guy back!"
He knew very well that if they didn't complete the mission quickly, they would have no way of escaping once the other Avengers dealt with the enemies outside and surrounded them.
They can't fight against all the Avengers now.
Logan glanced at Victor, frowning, but he didn't refuse. He just said, "Okay, be careful, this guy is not easy to deal with."
Although it is risky to let Victor face Iron Man alone, this is the only thing we can do now.
After all, they are now racing against time. They will have a chance to escape only if they complete the mission before Steve and the others. Otherwise, they will probably be imprisoned forever by SHIELD.
But before leaving, Logan glanced at Victor and Tony on the other side, and then turned his gaze to John in the team, "John, you stay and assist Victor, and be careful."
If it was the young Victor, Logan would naturally let him fight Iron Man alone.
After all, Tony's research on armor has not yet reached its peak, and the ability of the Mark 43 he wears is still relatively limited. Coupled with Victor's self-healing factor, it is enough to compete with him for a short time.
But now Victor is old after all, and the ability of his self-healing factor has declined seriously, and his physical strength and power have also decreased. Logan is really worried about him fighting Tony alone, so letting John assist him can somewhat relieve his pressure.
After hearing Logan's arrangement, John did not refuse. He nodded and said "Okay." Then he turned to look at Tony who was confronting Victor. He jumped behind Tony and hugged him tightly from the back, trying to trap him with his strength.
But he obviously underestimated the power of Iron Man.
Tony glanced at him and said calmly, "I'm not used to doing such intimate things with men."
After saying that, he raised his elbow and hit John behind him hard.
Puff!
A dull impact sounded, and Tony's elbow strike was like a hammer, hitting John's stomach and making a dull groan in his throat.
But he had no intention of letting go and planned to lock Tony tightly with his limbs.
After several unsuccessful elbow strikes, Tony felt helpless and activated the thrusters on the soles of his feet.
The force pushed his body backwards, causing John to crash into the wall behind him.
Bang!
The solid wall caved in instantly, forming a circle of dense cracks around it.
The violent impact made John feel his internal organs churning. He groaned in his throat, blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, and his limbs were forced to loosen and let go of Tony.
Tony was about to say something to John, but a dark shadow flashed before his eyes again.
Victor pounced at him, waving his long sharp claws, and his powerful fists made a sound of breaking wind. Tony was hit on the head by him accidentally, and the powerful force made the frame of the armor rattle.
If it was a normal person's skull, it would at least be fractured by this blow.
Fortunately, Tony was protected by armor and did not suffer any injuries.
But Victor's attacks continued. This continuous attack made Tony unable to resist for a while, and Victor would detect and dodge his punches.
Tony was a little annoyed for a moment and said, "Jarvis, analyze his moves."
"Yes sir."
The voice of artificial intelligence Jarvis sounded from under the mask, and then began to scan Victor's attack and analyze it.
Within seconds, a plan to deal with Victor was formulated.
Tony seemed to have evolved into a fighting master in an instant. He suddenly leaned back to avoid Victor's flying claws. At the same time, he raised his legs as if he had foreseen the future. Almost at the same time, Victor's whip kick swept out, but was blocked by the mecha's calf.
Victor was stunned, but he still refused to believe it and launched another fierce attack, using all the fighting skills he had learned throughout his life.
But at this moment, Tony was no longer the passive punching bag just now. It was as if he had become a fighting master comparable to Victor in an instant. No matter how fast Victor's attack was, he could easily block it.
"This... How is it possible!?"
During the attack, Victor couldn't help but exclaimed, looking at the armor that suddenly became flexible, he was a little confused for a moment.
You know, in his two hundred years of life, basically half of it was spent in battle. At least in terms of fighting skills, except Logan, he has never met an opponent.
But now facing Tony, it seemed that all of his moves had been deciphered. Not only could they be easily blocked by Tony, but he could even hit him with a few heavy punches from time to time.
As for Tony, after using the solution provided by Jarvis, it was much easier for him to fight against Victor. Whether it was defense or attack, the mask would give accurate prompts, and he just had to follow the prompts to complete it.
Gradually, he even crushed Victor in fighting, and his iron fist made Victor gradually unable to resist.
Taking advantage of a gap when Victor was swinging his fist, Tony suddenly bent down and kicked out.
Victor was unable to dodge and his legs were swept away. The powerful force caused him to lose his balance and fall heavily.
But before he fell to the ground, Tony kicked Victor up again like he was kicking a ball. He stretched out both hands at the same time, condensed the palm cannon, and hit Victor's chest in mid-air without hesitation.
Boom!!!
The palm cannon hit Victor's chest accurately. The powerful impact directly knocked Victor away and hit the wall behind him.
Boom!
The thick wall was suddenly knocked open with a huge hole because of his impact.
Victor fell behind the pit, and the broken bricks on the wall buried him directly, raising clouds of dust.
Tony looked at the pile of rubble in the dust and could vaguely see Victor's bloody body under the ruins. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Finally solved it."
Tony couldn't help but murmur. At least in fighting, this guy was indeed a tough opponent, and his strength and flexibility should not be underestimated. After a fight, Tony's armor was already covered with many horrible claw marks.
Looking at these claw marks, Tony even felt a little scared.
If I hadn't been wearing armor and had fought him hand-to-hand, my chest would probably have been torn open completely.
But fortunately, it was finally solved.
Just as Tony exhaled and was about to deal with John on the other side, a violent cough suddenly came from the rubble.
"Ahem."
Victor's voice was heard again, and a hand stretched out from the ruins, pushed away the rubble that buried the body, and struggled to stand up.
Victor was obviously not feeling well at this time. The palm cannon almost blew away all the flesh on his chest. His clothes were completely torn to pieces. His chest was a bloody mess, blood kept dripping down, and a clear bloodstain flowed from the corner of his mouth.
But after Victor stood still, the blood in his chest recovered visibly, and the bloody chest seemed to have something moving and was slowly repairing itself.
"You're okay?!"
Tony stopped and looked at Victor in disbelief.
The palm cannon he used just now would have destroyed a person, let alone a car.
But Victor not only survived, but was also able to stand up. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to still have the ability to continue fighting.
"Who are you anyway?"
Tony realized instantly that these people could not be ordinary humans. Normal people could not have such strong defense, unless this guy was like Steve, who had been injected with super serum or had some defensive means.
Whoosh!
Just as he was thinking, there was a sharp sound of breaking wind behind him.
Tony's expression changed, but at Jarvis's reminder, he turned around suddenly and raised his palm to catch the flying object.
It was a thick steel plate, about the size of a table, made of solid material, and weighed at least dozens of pounds.
The one who was holding the other side of the steel plate and waving it towards Tony was John. He gritted his teeth, holding the steel plate tightly, his eyes full of unwillingness to surrender.
"Sneak attacks are not good for kids."
Tony looked at John gritting his teeth and snorted disdainfully.
"Oh shit!"
John's eyes were full of anger, and he pulled his hands violently. The huge steel plate unexpectedly broke away from Tony's grasp and was pulled back by John.
John swung the steel plate weighing dozens of pounds, making a rustling sound, and smashed it down at Tony again.
Tony dodged as the steel plate brushed past his face and hit the ground heavily. The powerful force caused the floor to shake slightly, and the dust was blown away by the heavy impact, and it was full of dust for a while.
Tony stepped hard on the steel plate, completely eliminating the possibility of John lifting it up to attack again.
However, he did not deal with John immediately, but looked at him curiously.
"You all seem to have special bodies."
He stared at John as he spoke, noting that the man did not have any obvious wounds on his body and that his limbs were not restricted in their movements.
This is not normal. You know, the impact just now is enough to cause serious fractures or even fatal injuries to ordinary people.
But this person was fine and even remained so strong.
Thinking of this, Tony couldn't help but turn his head and look at Victor.
Although Victor's injuries had not yet healed completely, the bleeding had all stopped, and the minor abrasions on his arms had also completely recovered.
Recalling Victor's strength and speed, Tony had a guess in his mind and asked the two, "Are you mutants?"
The only people who have this kind of physical resistance to blows and at the same time possess great strength and speed, apart from super soldiers like Steve who have been injected with super serum, are mutated mutants.
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While the fierce battle was going on here, Logan had already taken Marcus and Klaus into the depths of the castle.
At this time, the entire castle was in complete chaos because of the Avengers' attack.
Some technicians were sitting in front of their computers, frantically deleting various data and throwing some paper documents into the blazing fireplace.
The soldiers in the castle were also in a panic, running around the castle with their rifles.
Logan and a few others carefully avoided the Hydra people, entered a long and narrow staircase, and headed deep into the castle.
"Shh!"
In the castle basement, Logan suddenly leaned against a corner, put his finger in front of his mouth and whispered, then pointed behind the corner, "Someone is coming."
After a while, a burst of dense footsteps was heard. It was a team of Hydra soldiers.
As they approached, Logan nodded heavily towards Klaus and Marcos.
The next moment, three people pounced out at the same time.
Logan's steel claws easily pierced the heads of the two soldiers, while Klaus and Marcus also slashed the necks of the two guards with daggers.
A Hydra team had no chance to resist and all died.
This was already the fifth team they had dealt with along the way, and all of them were dealt with cleanly, efficiently and decisively, and there wasn't any danger along the way.
After hiding the bodies of those people, Logan continued to explore the depths of the castle with a few people.
"This castle is too big. If we keep searching like this, we won't find it tomorrow, not to mention the guards stopping us. Even if there are no guards, we won't be able to find it tomorrow."
Klaus looked at the passages in the basement and felt overwhelmed.
They had been wandering down there for a long time and it felt like there was no end here.
Logan also frowned as he looked at the numerous passages. It felt like walking in a maze. The Hydra guys had almost dug the entire area of dozens of kilometers underground into their basement.
Finding a scepter in such a large area is like looking for a needle in a haystack!
"Search separately."
Logan gave the order with a frown on his face.
Although he had some impression of the location of the Mind Scepter, he only remembered that it was in the basement, but he had no idea where exactly it was.
After all, the blueprints of the castle were not released in the movie.
"That's all we can do."
Marcos sighed helplessly. Although it would be more dangerous to search separately, at least the chances of finding the goods were greater.
"Okay, I'll look for the left side."
Klaus nodded, then walked to the left, using his invisibility ability and disappearing into the passage.
Invisibility can help him save a lot of unnecessary trouble and search faster.
"My right side then."
Marcos said this and set off cautiously.
Logan continued to move forward.
As the three of them dispersed to search on their own, a graceful scarlet figure slowly walked out of the dark corner behind them, staring at the direction they were leaving.
After dozens of minutes of searching, Logan found a laboratory.
There are still many guards and scientific researchers inside. Even though there is continuous artillery fire outside, these scientific researchers are still busy in front of the laboratory table. It is unknown whether they are destroying the experimental results or continuing their scientific research tasks.
But Logan didn't intend to waste time talking to them. He took out a few grenades looted from the bodies of the guards and threw them in.
Boom boom boom!!!
With the explosion, the entire laboratory was destroyed, and all the researchers and guards were killed in the explosion. Even though there were a few people standing far away who didn't die immediately and lay wailing in a pool of blood, Logan didn't let them go. He took out his pistol and decisively ended their lives.
After searching the laboratory, although Logan did not find the scepter, he unexpectedly found a passage leading to a deeper place.
Logan looked at the passage and walked down carefully.
Soon, he came to an empty hall. The Scepter of Mind was placed in the middle of the hall, on a shelf, with a beautiful glow on the top.
In addition to the scepter, Logan also found five light blue super serums in the freezer in the basement.
Logan's eyes lit up, and without even looking at the scepter, he rushed straight to the freezer and put all the serum into his pocket.
Although he knew that the current super soldier serum could not turn a person into a super soldier like Steve, it could still slightly increase human functions.
However, there are obviously only five of them in this base. Logan guessed that the others might be hidden in Strucker's base headquarters.
After putting away the serum, Logan turned his gaze towards the Mind Scepter. After thinking for a moment, he walked forward and was about to take it off.
But as soon as he stretched out his hand, he suddenly felt a flash of scarlet light behind him.
The next second, before he could react, everything in front of him suddenly disappeared completely.
What came into view was a gloomy and horrifying scene of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, with countless corpses soaking in the bubbling sea of blood.
With his arrival, the corpses suddenly moved, and countless eyes of the undead all stared at him.
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