Tony Captured

"He is just a bit casual, no malice."

Jean said. In fact, she did not mind Wolverine much, and if not for that, Wolverine would not have pestered her so shamelessly.

Of course, Jean had no intention of cheating. To use a line from a movie, girls liked playing with fire with dangerous guys, but would not take them home.

Professor Charles thought for a moment and said, "Erik might stir up trouble recently. Jean, have Scott stationed here, and as for mutants turning back into ordinary people, you don't need to look into it anymore."

"Mm."

Though puzzled, Jean still nodded. At that moment, a thought popped into her mind, and she said, "I'll come over too."

Professor Charles thought Jean just wanted to avoid Wolverine, so he did not refuse. He only hoped Magneto would not cause any massive chaos right now, as mutants could not withstand any harsh storms.

Several days later, at night in Times Square, Cyclops Scott, wearing a pair of sunglasses, glared unhappily at Wolverine Logan. There was clearly no business for this guy, yet he volunteered to come over himself; anyone could tell what he was up to.

Logan laughed heartily and said, "Scott, I was afraid you'd be lonely, so I came specifically to keep you company. No need to thank me. Oh right, your motorcycle is nice; I had a thrilling ride, so I won't return it just yet."

"You hit on my woman, and you still ride my motorcycle?"

Scott was so angry he almost blasted Logan with his optic blasts. He snorted coldly, "If you stay away from me, I really will thank you."

Logan acted as if he hadn't heard. He turned to Jean and asked, "Jean, I dream of a dam every single night lately. It must be my original memory. Can you use your psychic power to help me?"

Jean was proficient in telekinesis and psychic power, and she was considered a student of Professor Charles.

Jean said, "Your memory is too blurry. Even the professor has no way, let alone me."

Logan refused to give up and kept asking Jean to help him. Scott became increasingly unhappy, but to maintain his composure, he did not do anything to Wolverine.

While Scott and Wolverine were fighting over jealousy, Coulson was guarding another spot in Times Square with a group of agents.

"Given Magneto's personality, he will definitely stir up trouble. Everyone must not lower your guard. Also, throw away all metal items on your bodies, leaving not a single one behind."

Coulson said, "The Science and Technology Department developed a freeze gun with no metal on it, which is best suited for dealing with Magneto."

The freeze gun could not actually freeze people; what was loaded inside was cobra venom, which could make a person drop to the ground and lose consciousness in a single shot.

"Yes."

Everyone nodded successively. Coulson looked out the window with slightly furrowed brows; if Magneto really came to make trouble, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s strength would not be enough.

Coulson sighed inwardly, "If Mr. Wang were willing to join S.H.I.E.L.D., that would be great. Unfortunately, he holds huge prejudices against S.H.I.E.L.D. Our S.H.I.E.L.D. does indeed have sins, but we have always been guarding this world."

The world-renowned Statue of Liberty was located on Ellis Island off the coast of Manhattan. That night, the mutants of the Brotherhood knocked out the on-duty guards and gathered beneath the statue, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.

At the location of the Statue of Liberty's torch, Magneto and Mystique stood side by side, gazing into the distance at the brightly lit Manhattan.

"Tonight, Manhattan will be reborn."

Magneto smiled slightly, turned his head, and asked Mystique, "Did Tony Stark come?"

"He's almost here."

Mystique said, "I disguised myself as Pepper and called him, telling him to wait for me at the Statue of Liberty. Given his relationship with Pepper, he will definitely come.

In addition, the real Pepper is in a car. I had someone tamper with it, so Iron Man cannot contact her."

Before Mystique's voice faded, a burst of wild music echoed from afar, followed closely by a steel figure spraying light and flames flying toward them at high speed from a distance.

"Why would Pepper ask me to come here?"

Tony was somewhat puzzled. At that moment, Jarvis suddenly warned, "Second-degree major threat scanned at the Statue of Liberty. Please retreat immediately."

The second-degree major threat was Magneto. Tony was merely arrogant, not stupid, and he knew very well what kind of end awaited him if he ran into Magneto. As for the first-degree major threat, it was naturally that Ghost Rider who was both powerful and fond of stealing the spotlight.

Tony's expression changed, and he immediately prepared to stop. Right at that moment, Magneto raised his hand, and the Iron Suit flew toward the Statue of Liberty out of control.

Tony wanted to control the suit to fire missiles, but he could not open the launch ports at all. The entire suit was enveloped by Magneto's magnetic force. In fact, let alone firing missiles, Tony could not even request for help.

Following that, Magneto gently shook his right hand, and the screws on the suit spun rapidly. Before long, the entire suit disassembled, floating neatly in midair, and Tony dropped onto the platform with a thud.

Magneto said with utter disdain, "This is the god they worship. Without the suit, he is nothing."

As the saying went, lose the fight, not the spirit. Tony sneered, "At least I won't be beaten up on the street like someone else."

Magneto's face darkened slightly. With a wave of his hand, Tony slammed heavily into the wall, letting out a miserable shriek.

Tony grit his teeth, vowing that he must research an anti-magneto suit. When that time came, he would learn from that kid and beat Magneto up on the street—the kind of beating that was as cruel as it could possibly get.

Tony thought of something and hurriedly asked, "Where is Pepper? What did you do to Pepper?"

"Rest assured, she is not here."

Magneto said, "Do you know why I invited you over?"

Tony let out a sigh of relief, then snorted coldly, "So this is what you call an invitation. I've really learned something. Next time, I'll invite you to be a guest at my place too."

"Inviting you over serves two purposes. One is for the Iron Suit, and the other is to hang you on the Statue of Liberty for exhibition."

Magneto said, "I want the whole world to know that mortals cannot fight against gods. You are an outstanding one among mortals, and you happen to fit this role."

"Hang me on the Statue of Liberty?"

Tony was dumbfounded. He hurriedly said, "Magneto, let's talk this over. This absolutely won't do."

Tony feared nothing in heaven or earth, but he feared losing face. If he were really hung on the Statue of Liberty for exhibition, he wouldn't need to step outside ever again.

"What qualifications do you have to negotiate with me?"

Magneto smiled contemptuously and grabbed into the empty air. The Arc Reactor on Tony's chest flew out and landed in his hand.

Tony collapsed to the ground in agony. There were shrapnel fragments in his blood, and without the Arc Reactor, the fragments would soon enter his heart and kill him.

While reassembling the suit, Magneto said to Tony, "Tony Stark, hand over the control of the suit, and I will spare your life."

Tony did not want to die, so he chose to compromise, unlocking the Mark Suit so that anyone could use it.

Magneto and Mystique naturally would not trust Tony one hundred percent. Mystique held a laptop, connected it to the Mark Suit, and used the software inside to quickly modify the program—the software was designed by other hackers; the Brotherhood had plenty of talent.

"Done."

A moment later, Mystique nodded at Magneto. Magneto raised his finger, and the shrapnel fragments in Tony's blood flew out of his body with puffs of blood mist.

Magneto said, "Things that you humans are completely powerless to deal with are just a flick of a finger to me."

Lying on the ground, Tony gasped heavily while saying, "Thanks for curing me. Oh right, what's your account number? I'll wire you the money."

Magneto snorted coldly. The iron wires on the ground flew up and tied Tony tightly, and then the iron wires carried Tony flying to the top of the Statue of Liberty, hanging him at the edge of the crown.

Consumed by shame and anger, Tony roared in the cold wind, "Magneto, I will never let you off!"