Borrowing Momentum!

Jiang Rui eagerly opened the world channel. It was incredibly lively inside now!

Some were cursing like mad, while others were courting death with provocations.

There were even people complaining that they simply could not stop Tony, that idiot.

In short, offense and defense had switched places. The second round had begun.

The Ten Rings, formerly the attackers, had become the defenders, while the original defenders had suddenly been tasked with rescuing Tony Stark!

Stark Industries headquarters was not yet the iconic tallest building in New York that it would become in the future.

Even so, it still deeply shocked a certain Slime who had never seen the world.

Heh.

Damn capitalism.

Jiang Rui puffed out her cheeks and muttered a few words before raising a hand to tug at the receptionist's sleeve. There was no helping it.

She was too short. The receptionist could not see her.

"Wow, what can this adorable little friend do for us?"

"I want to see Ms. Pepper..."

"I'm sorry, but I assume you don't have an appointment, right?"

"Emmmmmm, all right." Jiang Rui blinked. "Actually, I'm Happy Hogan's illegitimate daughter. Could you call him for me?"

"Uh..." The two receptionists looked at each other, and one of them picked up the phone.

A while later—

Happy Hogan came rushing over with a speed utterly at odds with his build, looking furious as he grabbed her and carried her off to one side.

"Hey, that joke isn't funny at all." Happy Hogan stared into Jiang Rui's golden eyes. He looked terrible right now.

With Tony missing, he was in a very difficult position as his bodyguard, part-time driver, and part-time personal assistant. After so many years together, he was at least one of Tony's few friends.

"Listen, kid. If you need something, tell me. I'll find someone to help you, but please don't disturb Pepper, understand?"

His vicious expression was vastly different from Jiang Rui's impression of him. Beneath his slightly chubby body lay muscle, while his ragged breathing and heavy dark circles showed his exhaustion.

This feeling was undoubtedly much more real.

Jiang Rui spoke in a very soft voice.

"Take me to Pepper. I know where Tony is."

Happy Hogan stared fixedly into the girl's eyes. Faint currents of electricity occasionally flickered through her golden pupils.

He took a deep breath, turned around, and ran toward the elevator with Jiang Rui dangling from his hand.

"Ahhh! Put me down first, you bastard!"

Behind them, a group of dumbfounded women began chattering excitedly with gossip.

Pepper was in much better shape than Happy Hogan. After all, she was one of the company's senior executives and, if Jiang Rui remembered correctly, would become its CEO in the future.

But in Jiang Rui's eyes, Pepper was far more exhausted than Happy Hogan.

Cosmetics really were miraculous things.

Muttering to herself, she bluntly said, "I was originally considering whether I should take advantage of this crisis."

"But now, I only hope that when I enter the Stark Industries board of directors in the future, I'll have your and Stark's support."

Pepper looked at Jiang Rui in surprise. As a woman, she could tell at a glance that the other girl's sky-blue hair and pupils were completely natural, without any alteration.

It was a woman's instinct.

That made her feel Jiang Rui was no ordinary person, so she answered very seriously.

"I can't interfere with Tony's decisions, but I think he would be more than willing to help someone who saved his life, wouldn't he?"

"Of course. However, we'll need some help first."

Half an hour later—

"We have located the Ten Rings base mentioned by Miss Rimuru. It is a small military installation." Colonel Ross's somewhat excited voice came from the screen.

"My God, then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and rescue Tony!"

"Calm down, Potts." Ross sighed. "Just as Rimuru said, we cannot guarantee Tony's safety. They are a vicious terrorist organization. We must wait for news from the reconnaissance team."

After speaking, he paused and looked at Rimuru beside him. "And now, we've lost contact with them. We suspect the enemy may have something like super soldiers."

"So how long are we supposed to wait?" Pepper looked at Rimuru. "You already have a plan, don't you?"

"To be honest, I don't really understand Rimuru's approach." Ross spread his hands. "He released information about Tony's location, and Stark's stock is plummeting now."

"And he himself is preparing to... um..."

The crisp voice beside him picked up the conversation. Looking innocent, she said, "Go protect Stark. The stock price dropping has nothing to do with me, although I do plan to buy some. As for why I made it public, believe me, I have no reason to harm Stark."

"My God, that's your plan? And you actually agreed to it? You're sending a girl to rescue someone from terrorists?" Pepper held her head, tears on the verge of falling.

"Of course, I won't be alone." Jiang Rui waved a hand, and a thread of lightning flickered. "I'm mainly going because infiltrating is more convenient for me. Troops will provide support afterward."

"Don't worry, Pepper. I've already received authorization from the Secretary of State. Now, there's still one problem."

"Rimuru needs missile support. Honestly, that's too absurd. I don't have that kind of influence."

Pepper froze for a moment, then said decisively, "It's fine. I do!"

Stark Industries had worked with the military since World War II. It even had ties to Red Skull. Forget missiles—they could get you nukes if they wanted to.

Jiang Rui stood at the aircraft's jump door, her blue hair whipping in the fierce wind. Hearing Pepper's answer, a smile appeared on her face.

"Terrorists? High-level supernaturals?"

She rose and jumped, plummeting downward.

"I'll send you a big one!"

Naturally, making the intelligence public was meant to lure the supernaturals on their side into serving as cannon fodder—ah, taking the lead.

Ever since learning that the missions for mid- and high-tier sequences involved opposing factions fighting each other, she had known that plot inertia might be useless. Even if Stark built Mark I, he would still be crushed by a group of supernaturals. It was not the later Nano Iron Man Suit, after all.

But plot inertia being useless did not mean knowing the plot was useless. Once Jiang Rui discovered that these mid- and high-tier sequence blockheads knew nothing about the plot one by one—

She understood that in this game, the house took everything!

Unfortunately, though information interference between worlds fluctuated greatly, things were generally still similar.

Naruto, One Piece, DC—they all existed in the main world.

What a pity—

She had thought she could play the role of a prophet.

But since an opportunity like this was rare, she naturally had to maximize the benefits!

One person!

Wipe out the Ten Rings!

Wouldn't the rewards be through the roof?

Awesome! Knowing the plot really was great!

At that thought, Jiang Rui completely let loose, lightning flashing and thunder rumbling at the corners of her eyes!

Elemental Avatar! Activate!

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky toward a certain cave!

Three seconds later, the lightning turned back into a blue ball and fell from the sky.

"Ahhh! What kind of trash skill is this!???"

"Basic Elemental Body": You can briefly transform into lightning.

Splat!