Leaving Amidst the Chaos

"The US military has cut off signals within a radius of tens of kilometers. Our distress signals can't get through at all."

Xu Jia said coldly. Inside her armor, the normally blue operation interface had switched to red, indicating she had entered combat mode.

"Don't hold onto any false hopes. I'll launch a surprise attack on the two F22 fighter jets in a moment. Use that opportunity to leave at full speed, don't worry about me."

The Kirin Armor could easily handle two F22s, but they were on enemy territory now!

Once these two were dealt with, more fighter jets would arrive as continuous reinforcements.

The armor's energy would eventually run out, and at that moment, Xu Jia would be ready to self-destruct.

Xu Jia had not forgotten her mission: to ensure Chen Mu's safety, even at the cost of her own life.

"When did I ever need a girl to protect me?"

Chen Mu sounded somewhat speechless, yet also touched. Speaking of which, being targeted by the US military this time was also due to his own excessive showboating.

The previous day, he had swaggered into Stark Tower piloting his armor, immediately drawing attention.

Then, yesterday afternoon, he had gone on a joyride with Tony Stark, flying from New York to Los Angeles and even racing him. That evening, he had even gone on a date with twin sisters from a fashion magazine.

It was impossible not to be noticed.

In America, FBI and CIA intelligence departments were spread across the entire country. It was safe to say that Chen Mu's every move had already been noticed by these agencies.

There was also another special agency, S.H.I.E.L.D., which must have noticed Chen Mu long ago.

Speaking of which, S.H.I.E.L.D., as an organization under the United Nations Security Council, had actually, through the actions of its successive directors, quietly become a subordinate department of America.

Although it was nominally still an organization under the Security Council, enjoying resources and receiving salaries from the UN, it was in reality working for America.

This made Chen Mu particularly unhappy.

China was also a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and China participated in the Security Council. In other words, S.H.I.E.L.D. should also be under China's jurisdiction. Why were they taking money and not doing their jobs?

Speaking of which, his status in China should be quite important now. S.H.I.E.L.D. must have known about the US military's actions but chose to completely ignore them, which made Chen Mu very displeased.

Therefore, S.H.I.E.L.D. became another target for framing.

Furthermore, in Chen Mu's opinion, S.H.I.E.L.D. really had no reason to continue existing.

"Your armor doesn't have any weapon systems. You should just leave at full speed. As long as you get out of American territory, you can safely return to the Motherland."

Xu Jia ignored Chen Mu's words and continued to instruct him, her gaze fixed on the approaching F22 fighter jets.

Xu Jia had made up her mind.

"..."

Although he felt speechless, Xu Jia's actions moved Chen Mu somewhat.

This girl truly intended to protect Chen Mu even at the cost of her own life. This was the spirit of Chinese soldiers; in the face of righteousness, their personal lives were always disregarded.

"Warning, four more fighter jets have taken off from the ground ahead and are rapidly approaching."

At this moment, another alarm sounded from Xu Jia's armor, causing her heart to tighten.

Just as she feared, it happened.

On American soil, what Xu Jia worried about most was the continuous emergence of enemies. Before even dealing with the two F22 fighter jets, four more had appeared, which was simply a death knell for them.

"Hurry and leave, don't delay any longer, accelerate to full speed!"

Seeing this, Xu Jia said to Chen Mu again, her voice filled with anxiety.

"Those ahead don't seem to be our enemies."

Chen Mu, however, slowly reduced his speed and hovered in the air. Xu Jia, left with no choice, also stopped beside him. She was a little confused by Chen Mu's words but remained highly vigilant.

The four fighter jets ahead were actually deployed by Chen Mu, so he had no worries at all.

Using F22s to deal with F22s would easily clear them of any suspicion.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

In reality, a distance of a few kilometers was merely a blink of an eye for ultra-high-speed fighter jets.

The four fighter jets controlled by Hongmeng took off. With a slight acceleration, they had already closed in. After passing by Chen Mu and Xu Jia, they directly fired missiles at the two pursuing F22s behind them.

"Boom!"

One F22 fighter jet, caught off guard, was directly hit and exploded.

The other F22, seeing this, performed a roll to evade the attack, frantically sent out distress signals, and initiated radio contact with the four F22 fighter jets.

The pilot was utterly confused. Why were what appeared to be F22 fighter jets attacking them inexplicably on their own country's territory?

However, the fighter jets controlled by the Hongmeng system would certainly not respond to his radio calls and continued their pursuit.

At this moment, the pilot had completely forgotten his mission; survival was paramount. He turned his jet and continued to flee.

But how could Chen Mu let him escape? He had the four fighter jets pursue him.

Instead of immediately having the fighter jets shoot him down, he engaged in a cat-and-mouse game, giving him enough time to send distress signals and report the current situation.

The ones who shot them down were F22 fighter jets, not Chen Mu's people.

"This?"

Xu Jia was stunned. She couldn't figure out what was happening. Why were the F22 fighter jets attacking each other?

"Never mind that for now. Let's get out of here while we have the chance!"

Since their target had been delayed, Chen Mu said directly to Xu Jia beside him.

Xu Jia knew this wasn't the time to be spacing out. Without hesitation, she followed Chen Mu as they quickly flew off in one direction.

For them, leaving America was the most important thing right now.

"Did you find out which base the F22s that shot us down took off from?"

On the other side, at a nearby US military base, a general was furiously yelling at his subordinates.

General Ross, the same man who had ordered the capture of the Hulk, was a typical hawk in the US military, adhering to the principle of might makes right.

He had long coveted Tony Stark's Iron Armor, but Tony Stark's status prevented him from making a move.

However, he had recently received news that two people from China were wearing Iron Armor similar to Iron Man's.

This sparked an idea in General Ross. He was determined to obtain their armor, by any means necessary.

In General Ross's eyes, Chen Mu and Xu Jia's armor had definitely been given to them by Tony Stark. Therefore, he felt it was his responsibility to reclaim the armor that belonged to America and declare Tony Stark a traitor.

General Ross believed that backward China could not possibly manufacture Iron Armor.

The only possibility was that Tony Stark had betrayed his country and handed over his technology to China.

This was an intolerable act for the US military.

Therefore, upon learning that Chen Mu and Xu Jia had left Stark Tower, General Ross unhesitatingly dispatched two fighter jets to pursue them, intending to seize the armor by force.

However, the current situation left him puzzled.

Two F22 fighter jets had been attacked, but the attackers were not Chen Mu and Xu Jia. Instead, it was several F22 fighter jets.

This made General Ross very confused. Who dared to order F22 fighter jets to attack their own aircraft on American soil?

"Dispatch ten more fighter jets to support our aircraft and to capture those two people!"

Watching Chen Mu and Xu Jia escape in the chaos on the satellite images, General Ross unhesitatingly gave another order.