A-Rank Mission and Tony's Transformation

Upon hearing Nick say that he had seen the woman in the coffin, Jane was somewhat surprised and asked, "Ahmanet?"

Yes, it's her.

"Also, he said I was cursed."

"Who, who said that, Nick?"

"Vail."

When Jane heard the name, she froze. Wasn't he shot dead by Nick on the plane?

He asked somewhat uncertainly, "Vail?"

Nick didn't answer Jane's question; his mind was still a bit muddled. He continued, "We need to find that coffin."

Jane added, "It's Stone Coffin."

Nick gestured and said, "Whatever, whatever's written on the coffin."

Jane continued, "It's hieroglyphics."

Upon hearing Jane's additional words, Nick said directly, "Jane, if I may be frank, I'm not interested in the academic language of archaeology right now."

When Jane heard Nick say that, she apologized, "Okay, I'm sorry."

"The writing on the coffin we brought out of the cave is related to something cursed, isn't it?"

Nick confirmed again, "Really? Jane."

Remembering Henry's instructions, Jane comforted him, saying, "Nick, you're overreacting. You're being too sensitive."

Hearing Jane's contradictory statements at the bar, Nick excitedly said, "Then how do you explain 'reaching out' as meaning 'the person I've chosen'?"

When Nick said "stretch out your hand" and "the one I have chosen," he used authentic Ancient Egypt, words he had never heard of before.

"This is Ancient Egypt."

"Ancient Egypt? How could I possibly understand that?"

Jane was somewhat shocked, but she said without batting an eye, "You've been in the Middle East for many years. You might have heard this term somewhere before, but you've just forgotten it."

"What? No!"

Why don't you believe this?

"I'm here to tell you, she exists."

Jane was far from calm. When Nick said those words, she knew things were much more serious than she had imagined.

The illusion reappeared in Nick's eyes; he saw the site where the Egypt Stone Coffin had fallen and the grove of trees.

Jane noticed that Nick's eyes were a little unfocused, so she called out, "Nick, what's wrong?"

Nick snapped out of his daze; the scene before him had vanished. He took a deep breath and said, "I think you're right, it was all a hallucination."

"Why don't you find that coffin and take a look inside..."

"Let me see for myself if that 3,000-year-old idiot is really lying inside."

Jane shook her head and said, "Nick, don't think about curses."

"You don't need to look for any Stone Coffin, you need to see a doctor."

"I know someone, an expert in London."

Seeing that Jane wanted him to go to London, Nick looked at her seriously and said, "Don't tell me you don't want to see that woman either."

"This is your life's work."

"Come with me to see that Stone Coffin now, hurry, Jane."

"I should know where it is."

After saying that, Nick ignored Jane's reaction and turned to leave.

Jane watched Nick's retreating figure, and in the end, she had no choice but to follow him.

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On the other side.

At the point of impact, police and firefighters continued to arrive, setting up a cordon while firefighters worked to control the spread of the fire.

At the dock, where the turbine and Stone Coffin crashed, many rescue workers came to inspect the site. However, all of these rescue workers were sucked dry by Ahmanet, who then turned them all into her subordinates.

As she absorbed a large amount of human essence and flesh, Ahmanet regained her appearance from a withered corpse, but the runes from the Death Ritual she had performed still covered her entire body and face.

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New York.

Inside the Charlotte Base.

It was already night, and the party was over.

Charlotte called Kakashi and his Team 7 to her side.

"Kakashi, I have a task for your class."

As she spoke, Charlotte took out the Crystal Skull she had obtained at the 084 Trade Fair earlier that day from her Storage Space and said, "This is the Crystal Skull. All you need to do is find the treasure associated with it."

"Based on the information I have, this Crystal Skull is the key to unlocking the City of Gold."

"When you enter the City of Gold, you will see six Crystal Skull, one of which is missing this skull."

"Once you arrive at this place, remember to put the Crystal Skull back into the Sealing Scroll; do not let it return to its original position."

"Otherwise, these Crystal Skull would come back to life and become real aliens."

"All you need to do is find this place and use your Summoned Beast to notify me. Then, I'll use the Summoning Realm to get here."

Naruto Uzumaki was standing nearby, asked, "Uncle, is that alien really that powerful?"

Charlotte shook her head and said, "I don't know."

"But that City of Gold contains a spaceship, a spaceship capable of traveling between stars."

Upon hearing "spaceship, "Naruto Uzumaki hadn't yet grasped the meaning, but the other three members of the team did.

They have been in this world for quite some time, during which time they have learned a lot about technology, watched many science fiction movies, and know a thing or two about spaceships.

At this moment, Sakura Haruno exclaimed in surprise, "Sir, aren't spaceships still just a fantasy? As far as I know, no country on Earth has developed a spaceship, nor have we discovered any aliens."

Unlike Sakura Haruno, Kakashi and Sasuke, who had experienced the Magic World, did not believe that there were no aliens here.

Kakashi said, "Sakura, the information in this world isn't so simple. The information online is only a reference. The truly useful information is hidden and not made public."

Charlotte, then said, "There are countless intelligent beings in this universe, and the variety of aliens is as numerous as carp crossing a river."

"It's just that aliens are not very common on Earth, this planet, but they are not entirely nonexistent."

"Your priority is to prevent the alien from reviving and activating the spaceship once you find the location."

"Because I don't know the firepower of that spaceship, or whether you can withstand it, you must wait for my arrival after finding the City of Gold."

However, after Charlotte appeared, she immediately put the spaceship into her Storage Space. As for the Crystal Skull in the golden chamber, she crushed them completely, extinguishing their hope of resurrection.

"This is tentatively classified as a Level A mission."

Upon hearing that it was an A-rank mission, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha's eyes lit up, while Sakura Haruno was worried about whether they were capable of undertaking an A-rank mission.

Kakashi stepped forward, took the Crystal Skull, and respectfully said, "I guarantee I will complete the mission."

Charlotte nodded, then said, "You can use the High Table's resources to gather information about the legends and details surrounding the Crystal Skull."

"This task isn't urgent; you can use this time to prepare."

"Yes, Lord Charlotte!" x4

After receiving their mission, Team 7 left Charlotte's room.

After handing over the task of the Crystal Skull, Charlotte lay on the bed and closed his eyes to rest. Tomorrow morning, he would need to return to the Summoning Realm, where his Wood Clone would summon him to Heimdall to await the arrival of the Asgard army.

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Inside Tony's Seaside Villa.

After returning from Charlotte's base, he did not immediately drink the Physical Enhancement Serum.

At this moment, Tony placed the Physical Enhancement Serum on the testing table and instructed, "Jarvis, scan its molecular structure and analyze its materials."

Following Tony's analysis, Jarvis began scanning the Physical Enhancement Serum, but after a while, Jarvis said, "Analysis failed. There are too many unknown elements inside, and their proportions are unknown."

"For detailed information, experimental studies and comparisons using Physical Enhancement Serum are needed to determine the specifics."

Tony wasn't surprised to hear that Jarvis's simple scan yielded no results.

Instead, he continued, "Retrieve S.H.I.E.L.D..'s data on Clint Francis Barton's use of Physical Enhancement Serum."

Following Tony's instructions, Jarvis began hacking into S.H.I.E.L.D..'s database.

Tony learned about the Physical Enhancement Serum Physical Enhancement Serum Nick Fury, who also explained its power and dangers to Tony.

Furthermore, when Nick Fury asked Tony to procure a few weapons for S.H.I.E.L.D.., Tony refused.

Before long, Jarvis had already intercepted the information that Barton had taken the Physical Enhancement Serum.

Tony looked at the video of Barton's strength test, the test report, and the analysis of the Physical Enhancement Serum.

After seeing all this, Tony looked at the Physical Enhancement Serum fixed to the testing table in front of him, and then glanced at himself in the corner, at the unfinished Iron Man armor.

This suit of armor is Anti-Ninja Armor developed by Tony, or more precisely, an anti- Charlotte Doyle suit of armor.

Although he and Charlotte were good friends, and she had even saved his life more than once.

However, Tony still wanted to develop such a suit of armor, not to counter Charlotte, but to show her that he, Tony, possessed strength no less than hers, and that he would even save Charlotte several times in the future, as he couldn't forget to repay the debt of saving her life.

Tony turned his gaze to the Physical Enhancement Serum in front of him. With it, he could improve his physical abilities, allowing him to devote more energy to the research and development of the armor.

Knowing that Charlotte wouldn't use the Physical Enhancement Serum to harm him, Tony didn't hesitate and directly picked up the enhancement drug and poured it into his mouth.

As Tony drank the Physical Enhancement Serum, he felt changes within himself. A warm sensation spread throughout his body, followed by a violent telepathic attack, and Tony collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, Tony's cells received energy, his muscles were rebuilt, and changes began to occur within his body.

When Tony opened his eyes again, the Physical Enhancement Serum had been completely digested, and his physical abilities had been terrifyingly boosted.

Tony stood up and felt his own power. He had the feeling that he could fight his former self in the Iron Man Armor Suit without it.

Feeling his abundant energy, Tony muttered to himself, "Today, I'm going to work on this until dawn!"

However, when Tony walked up to the computer, placed his hands on the keyboard, and his fingers just began to tap the keys...

"Click~"

In an instant, Tony slammed the keyboard down, shattering it into several pieces.

Seeing this, Tony was stunned. He was about to take a sip of water to calm himself down when he suddenly crushed the water glass next to him.

"Smack!"

The water glass shattered into pieces, spilling water and glass shards all over the floor.

Seeing this, Tony paused for a moment, then said, "It seems I need to get to know my own body before starting the experiment."

After saying that, Tony stopped his research and headed upstairs to the Gym, but when he opened the Laboratory door, Tony snapped the doorknob in two.

Looking at the closed Laboratory door, Tony sighed, kicked the glass, and left his underground Laboratory.

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On the other side.

Nick and Jane arrived at Waverley Abbey by car. Seeing the police tape in front of them, they walked straight in.

Looking at Nick leading the way, Jane asked, "Nick, where are you going?"

"The plane crashed over there, where are you going?"

Without turning his head, Nick said, "No, we're going to where we really need to go."

Then, leading Jane, they headed towards the site where the turbine had destroyed the dock.

After walking for a while, the two arrived at a grove of trees.

Jane followed behind Nick and said, "Nick, this isn't a place for us."

Nick looked around, recalling the scene that had appeared before him, and murmured, "This is it."

Jane replied, "No, it's not."

"The crash site is over there..."

"That's the place we're looking for, that's where we need to go."

At that moment, zombies crawled past Nick, but when he turned around, they had vanished.

Just then, Ahmanet appeared in front of Nick and extended her palm.

The next moment, Nick's vision reappeared. Under the blazing sun, he stood in the desert, and Ahmanet beckoned to him, saying, "The one I chose!"

However, when Nick came to his senses, he was surprised to find himself in a church.

"How... how did I get here?"

Nick backed away, glancing around as he went.

"Oh my god!"

Suddenly, a rotting corpse appeared and snatched Nick away at lightning speed.

Meanwhile, Jane, who was walking in another direction, realized that Nick's voice was no longer behind her, and called out, "Nick?"

Upon discovering Nick's disappearance, Jane began searching for him. Nick had saved her life, and she didn't want Nick to be in danger.