On the rooftop Helipad of the base where Killian is located.
At this moment, Savin returned in a transport plane with several Extremis Virus soldiers, bringing back the War Machine Armor.
Killian greeted Savin on the rooftop Helipad, watching him disembark from the plane, followed by several soldiers carrying War Machine Armor.
He stepped forward, opened his arms, and hugged Savin, saying, "Very good, our plan has taken another step forward."
A bright tomorrow awaits us.
He then said to the soldiers behind him, "Take the armor to the basement and disassemble it."
"Yes, sir!"
Killian and Savin quickly returned to the castle, whereupon a fully armed soldier entered.
"Sir, the mission has failed."
"Gary, what exactly happened?"
Gary replied, "The team heading to Charlotte Doyle's base lost signal shortly after entering the base. The mission to rescue Maya Hansen has likely failed."
"Bang!"
Killian punched the wall, leaving a dent.
"More trouble than they're worth."
He wasn't criticizing the Extremis Virus Squad, but rather Maya Hansen.
Savin looked at Killian and asked, "Sir, what should we do now?"
Killian looked at Gary and continued, "Has there been any explosion at the enemy base?"
Gary shook his head. "According to our intelligence, there was no explosion there, and the battle ended quickly."
"Asshole."
After cursing, Killian said, "Maya Hansen has been removed from management; the rescue plan for her is temporarily abandoned."
He clearly knew that his limited power could not be invested in that infinite black hole; he had more important things to do.
Gary bowed his head and said, "Yes, sir!"
Killian then continued, "Gather our men."
How many people?
Killian said solemnly, "All of them, as many as you have."
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On the other side.
Tony returned to Harry's storeroom with a large pile of materials he had bought at the supermarket.
Upon arriving at the warehouse, Tony's first task was to fix Jarvis's charging problem. After some work, all the components of the Mark 42 were able to be recharged.
However, because Harry's family warehouse uses household electricity and lacks high-power charging facilities, the charging process can only proceed slowly, and this takes much longer than Tony anticipated.
During this time, Tony was not idle; he began to manufacture some handy weapons, such as a short-range nail gun, small bombs, a high-powered stun gun, and an electric glove.
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Inside Charlotte's base.
Charlotte looked at Maya and said, "Will you speak up yourself, or will I do it myself?"
Although she didn't understand what Charlotte meant by "do it yourself," Maya still spoke up, "I'll say it."
"Those people were all Extremis Virus injectors who had entered the second stage; they were all Killian's men."
"They must have come to take me away. I'm AIM's principal investigator, mainly responsible for researching and improving the Extremis Virus."
Pepper Potts then asked, "What is your relationship with the Mandarin?"
After a two-second silence, Maya Hansen said, "Actually, there is no Mandarin."
Pepper Potts: "Why?"
Maya Hansen explained, "The Ten Rings and the Mandarin don't actually exist."
"This is a fictional organization. To be precise, we found some information and discovered that this organization once existed, but it seems to have disappeared, so we borrowed it."
"As for the Mandarin, he's just an actor we hired. We call him the Mandarin, and he's there to take the blame for those unexpected events."
"After all, experimental accidents are never a good thing, but giving them a different name can attract a lot of attention."
"Killian plans to make this the Mandarin scapegoat first, and then release the product to the market under the guise of counterterrorism once the Extremis Virus is improved."
Upon hearing Maya Hansen's words, Pepper Potts was astonished, not expecting such an outcome, while Charlotte was not surprised at all, and Tsunade was focused on the Extremis Virus.
At this moment, Tsunade spoke up, "Since you say that the Mandarin doesn't exist, then what about these multiple explosions? Did you cause them yourselves?"
Maya Hansen shook her head and said, "No, it's a product defect."
"Our product still has some problems that we haven't overcome, and spontaneous combustion is one of them."
"After being injected with the Extremis Virus, one will possess extraordinary self-healing abilities, including the ability to regenerate severed limbs and control high temperatures. However, there is also a significant drawback: if the recipient cannot control their emotions, they will become overheated, and once a certain threshold is reached, they will explode like a high-temperature fireball."
"Those so-called bomb attacks were just some injection personnel who couldn't control their emotions, causing overheating and explosions."
Tsunade nodded. "A very interesting study."
Pepper Potts then asked, "So what did you want with Tony?"
"I want him to join the team and help us overcome this deficiency."
"I believe that with his abilities, he will definitely be able to figure it out."
Pepper Potts shook her head. "No, Tony will never help you, even if you didn't attack him."
Upon hearing Pepper Potts' words, Maya Hansen lowered her head.
Tsunade looked at Charlotte Doyle and said, "How about I take care of this girl? I'm quite interested in her research."
Charlotte nodded. "Okay, the person is yours."
Tsunade grabbed Maya Hansen and said, "Come with me. Perhaps we have something in common to discuss this research."
Watching Maya Hansen being taken away, Pepper Potts opened her mouth as if to say something, but as the president of a large corporation, she knew a lot about the dark side of things, and was also well aware of Charlotte Doyle's previous identity.
After a few seconds of silence, he spoke up, "Mr. Charlotte, there are Extremis Soldier with Killian. Will Tony be in danger?"
Charlotte smiled and said, "Don't worry, with Jiraiya and Kankuro going to help, there won't be any problems."
"It's getting late, you should go back to your room and get some rest."
Pepper Potts thanked her again, saying, "Thank you for today."
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On the other side.
Killian has already gathered a large number of his men, and they have all come together.
Killian led Savin to the basement, where they saw the Iron Patriot hanging by chains, and several workers were using chainsaws to dismantle the armor.