Mordo and Quicksilver's Brief Encounter

Tony met the general's gaze without flinching, a hint of mockery in his eyes. Looking at the general's half-open zipper, he said, "Your pants sure are stylish. Hahaha."

The general guiltily looked down at himself, anger flickering across his face. But he knew he could not let it out. The man before him was Tony Stark. He did not have the power to lose his temper at Tony.

"There's nothing more to see here, so aren't you leaving? Have you had your fill of my lab? These are classified secrets to me." Tony feigned anger. "If you trust me, then you should know we have an agreement. You don't need to treat me like this!"

The generals withdrew. They knew they could not afford to provoke him. The Tony before them was an unfettered man. To them, Tony was far more frightening than the other Avengers. Not because Tony was Iron Man, but simply because he was Tony.

Though it sounded somewhat abrupt, they all knew Tony was Tony. They did not have the power to offend him.

Watching them leave, Tony relaxed slightly. Good thing those people didn't notice the holes in my story. Otherwise, everything would have been exposed.

First, they had not asked to see the surveillance footage. If they had wanted to review it, Tony might not have been able to produce it.

Second, they had not inspected the failed experiment. If they had, they would have discovered that the armor had only just been damaged.

So there had been flaws in everything. It was only because those generals were constrained by Tony's status. Even with the Sokovia Accords, they had no way to lay a finger on Tony.

Tony braced himself against the table, and the arm armor on his body instantly fell away, striking the floor with a soft clatter. The Iron Man Armor he had smashed reminded him of Ultron back then. Tony could not shake the uncomfortable feeling, especially when thinking of Ultron made him think of Quicksilver, who had died saving people.

Come to think of it, what exactly had revived Quicksilver? Lu Mingyu said it was that ring, but no matter how Tony looked at it, it seemed like it should have been that dark blade. At least, that was what Tony believed.

He knew the blade was strange. He knew how terrifying it was. Naturally, he overlooked the most terrifying existence—the Black Lantern Ring.

Black Lantern Quicksilver moved rapidly around Avengers Tower, thinking about how to get inside. There was a strange magnetic field surrounding Avengers Tower that drastically weakened his speed, leaving him only a few times faster than an ordinary person. In other words, if he wanted to enter Avengers Tower, he would have to temporarily abandon his superpower.

But if he wanted to avoid being inspected by Avengers Tower's security personnel, he needed his super speed. What was he supposed to do? Quicksilver thought over his options.

Just then, a black figure flew out from above Avengers Tower, covered in crimson-gold magic. It was Mordo. It turned out that when Mordo escaped, he had not set his destination very far away. He had only gone outside Avengers Tower. Covered in magic, Mordo slowly descended to the ground. He glanced at the astonished Quicksilver, ignored him completely, and walked away.

"Wait." Black Lantern Quicksilver's voice was hoarse, as though it had been distorted by a voice changer. A faint white glow shone in his eyes as he said, "You and the Avengers are enemies, right?"

Mordo snorted coldly and did not stop, continuing on his way. He was not some enemy of the Avengers. He was the enemy of all sorcerers.

Seeing that Mordo had no reaction, Black Lantern Quicksilver used his super speed to instantly block Mordo's path. White light flickered in his eyes as he kept searching for information about Mordo, but Quicksilver had never known this man while he was alive. Seeing Mordo's gloomy expression, Black Lantern Quicksilver explained, "We can work together. Trust me."

"Get lost." Mordo had only one word for Black Lantern Quicksilver's proposal. He had no desire to deal with this man, even if he had superpowers. Based on the records of the Sokovia battle, Mordo quickly guessed that this was someone who had already died. At first, he suspected the man had been revived through magic. But now, it clearly was not the case.

Mordo looked at Black Lantern Quicksilver, who was still blocking his path. "Move aside. This is your last chance."

Although Black Lantern Quicksilver was controlled by the Black Lantern Ring, he still possessed Quicksilver's memories and ability to think. He did not believe the man before him could hurt him, and continued, "Two people are always much better than one, aren't they?"

Mordo used magical chains to bind Black Lantern Quicksilver's neck. Murderous intent filled his eyes. Perhaps this dead man had already exhausted his patience. He did not mind making a dead man die once more! "You'd better stop bothering me. I'm telling you, you've already died once. I don't mind letting you die again!"

Black Lantern Quicksilver refused to yield. He moved swiftly and broke free of Mordo's control. Then, just as his fist struck Mordo, a layer of magical protective barrier directly knocked Black Lantern Quicksilver away. The magical protection seemed to be ever-present. Back at Avengers Tower, Lu Mingyu had also tried to defeat Mordo through super speed, but he had been hit by magic, and even his super speed had weakened considerably.

Perhaps this was a protective layer every sorcerer was born with. Of course, that was the shared impression of Black Lantern Quicksilver and Lu Mingyu. As for how it truly worked, no one knew.

Black Lantern Quicksilver dropped out of his super-speed state and was struck by the magic in Mordo's hand. However, the dark blade blocked most of the damage. Black Lantern Quicksilver spat black blood, white light leaking from his eyes as killing intent rose within him.

The Black Lantern Ring flashed brightly, and white light flickered past. Black Lantern Quicksilver's body blurred as he moved at high speed, attacking Mordo over and over, yet he could never break through the magic surrounding Mordo.

Black Lantern Quicksilver hurled the black blade like lightning, and in that instant, all magic failed. But just as the black blade was about to strike Mordo, a crimson-gold portal abruptly appeared, and the black blade was teleported away. Black Lantern Quicksilver's eyes widened. He had never expected this to happen. Without another word, he ran directly into the portal and vanished from the area.

Mordo quickly realized what had happened. This was his second time fighting a speedster, so he knew that speedsters generally used super speed to attack him. Therefore, he had opened a portal in the place where he was most vulnerable to attack. He had not expected it to actually teleport Black Lantern Quicksilver away.

Mordo sighed inwardly. He truly could not figure out what method could be used to deal with someone who ran that fast.

On a rooftop some distance away, a man in a red-and-blue bodysuit watched everything unfold. He muttered, "Oh my God, Quicksilver came back to life?"