For the next two days, everything appeared calm. There were no explosions, no terrorist threats; it was as though nothing had happened. But Chen Mo and Tony Stark both knew it was merely the calm before the storm!
Aldrich Killian's estate base had been exposed. Though he had decisively evacuated all personnel and equipment ahead of time, that did not mean he would abandon his original plans and ambitions. To avoid further complications and prevent the plan from being disrupted, he would surely accelerate its implementation!
Chen Mo's prediction had been correct. Although Aldrich Killian remained hidden aboard a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean without making a move, his subordinates had already arrived in Los Angeles and gone into hiding!
Originally, Aldrich Killian's most capable subordinate had been Erik Seven. Killian had previously ordered him to go after Pepper, but Chen Mo's unexpected appearance had not only ruined their carefully prepared bombing attack—it had also caused Erik Seven to die on the spot.
So this time, after leading most of his people out to sea, Aldrich Killian instead sent another of his top operatives, Ellen Bright, a former female National Security Agency agent, to capture Pepper!
Moreover, because of Chen Mo's appearance, Aldrich Killian had dispatched two additional Extremis-enhanced "Extremis" to assist her, just in case.
The exposure of the Miami estate base had proven that Tony Stark's side possessed formidable network infiltration capabilities. They themselves had the ability to infiltrate the national broadcasting network and public surveillance systems, so naturally, they had guarded against Tony Stark discovering their whereabouts.
Thus, after arriving in Los Angeles, Ellen Bright and her two companions had remained active in the shadows. They avoided cameras during every operation, and with their powerful physical abilities enhanced by the Extremis Virus, avoiding cameras was not difficult