She's Different!

Back at the base, Black Widow Natasha hurried back to her room and picked up the satellite phone to call back.

After all, she wasn't military personnel, so she hadn't informed the military right away.

Only after receiving authorization did Natasha come out and take Li Wei to meet the generals.

Rhodey truly deserved to be Tony Stark's good friend.

The moment Li Wei said he had found him, Rhodey immediately believed him.

"Where?"

Li Wei marked out an approximate location for him and said, "Tony's doing pretty well right now, so there's no need to rush. Don't let them notice anything."

Hearing Li Wei's words, Rhodey calmed down a little and nodded.

Though he had no idea how Li Wei knew.

He was willing to believe him.

To put it bluntly, he was treating a dead horse as if it were alive.

Tony Stark had been kidnapped for so long that, under normal circumstances, he should have died long ago.

No one had expected him to be so lucky that he could actually escape on his own in the end.

The kidnappers could only be blamed for being ignorant...

He had built an Iron Man suit right in front of them, and they still couldn't understand what it was.

"We'll formulate a workable plan first."

"It doesn't need to be that troublesome. We can just use our company's weapons."

Li Wei smiled.

Any weapon had to be tested in actual combat.

Theory alone wasn't enough. Otherwise, when the critical moment came, they might not even be able to find the target...

Once they produced results in real combat and the generals witnessed the weapons' power,

even if other military contractors sent people to lobby them again, they wouldn't waver.

Rhodey didn't refuse and simply nodded.

Afterward, the U.S. military used satellites to check the location Li Wei had mentioned.

Though the image wasn't very clear, they did indeed discover signs of human activity.

But under these circumstances, the troublesome part was that they had no idea what the situation inside was like.

"This is a cave. Can we figure out its internal structure?"

General Davis asked.

"Maybe if Superman showed up."

One of the generals cracked a joke.

Technology definitely couldn't achieve that.

Being able to see the surface was already impressive enough. Did they expect to see the structure inside a cave too? Then why would anyone bother digging underground?

With no other choice, after thinking it over, they could only launch a direct assault. They would just need more manpower.

The most important thing now was to wait for Future Technology Company's weapons to arrive.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the operation arrived.

Future Technology Company's weapons had all been delivered.

The U.S. military had specifically deployed special forces soldiers to familiarize themselves with the weapons beforehand, and the weapons received overwhelming praise.

Li Wei also went out personally. He wore a thick bulletproof vest and a helmet.

He didn't actually need them, since he had a protective shield, but everyone around him was worried, including Natasha Romanoff.

When boarding the helicopter, 2B and Eve sandwiched him between them.

Meanwhile, neither of them wore anything extra and remained as headstrong as ever.

That made Black Widow Natasha rather curious. "Do androids not get sunburned?"

She already knew that 2B was an android.

Because when the two of them had been bored, they had sparred a little. Natasha had nearly been crushed to death by 2B.

From that point on, she realized this young woman weighed nearly three hundred pounds...

Eve, on the other hand, had no interest in sparring with her. She remained aloof and never left Li Wei's side.

Still, Natasha suspected that this Eve was an android too.

If she were a normal human, why would she call someone master every other sentence?

But whenever Natasha asked Eve whether she was an android, Eve got upset with her.

Eve considered herself human...

Aside from a few modifications to her body, the rest of her was human flesh and blood!

"No."

2B answered. No matter how much sun she got, her skin remained pale.

And incredibly smooth.

Even Black Widow Natasha felt a little envious.

After boarding the helicopter, they placed Li Wei between them and put earmuffs on him.

That way, he wouldn't be affected by the sound of the rotors.

Several helicopters headed toward the location Li Wei had indicated.

Very soon, they were already close.

"Getting any closer risks alerting the enemy."

Rhodey personally took command and said, "Deploy the drones first."

The Griffin Combat Drones flew down one after another, speeding toward the cave.

Very soon, they spotted the enemy.

Through the screens, the soldiers operating the Griffin Combat Drones could see the weapons in their hands.

"Enemy spotted!"

"Open fire!"

Rhodey didn't hesitate in the slightest.

This was war.

Besides, they were highly likely to have kidnapped Tony Stark.

In fact, the enemies on the ground reacted even faster.

Though they had never seen this kind of drone before, they knew it was a U.S. military weapon and immediately opened fire.

However, the bullets couldn't penetrate the Griffin Combat Drones at all.

Instead, they bounced off one after another.

If this were a game, those bullets would deal at most -1 damage.

The drone operators opened fire as well.

"Rat-a-tat-tat!"

The damage was completely different.

After only a few rounds of strafing, the enemies fell one after another. Their limbs were blown apart, demonstrating tremendous firepower.

"This is awesome!"

The drone operators all shouted.

Before, they could only conduct aerial reconnaissance. When had they ever had this much fun?

They could kill the enemy directly through a screen.

Yet the enemy couldn't harm them. At most, they could shoot down the drones.

But these enemies didn't have weapons like that, so they couldn't damage the drones at all.

After clearing out the exterior, the helicopters immediately approached, and the special forces soldiers dropped down on ropes.

"Are we going down too?"

Li Wei asked eagerly.

"No!"

Black Widow Natasha immediately refused him.

"Letting you take part in the battle already involves a huge risk. You have to stay in the helicopter and wait."

"Then let Eve go."

Li Wei had no choice but to send Eve instead.

Eve looked at Li Wei. "Master, I need to protect you."

"Natasha and 2B are here."

Li Wei reassured Eve. "There's only one requirement: bring Tony Stark out."

He simply didn't trust the U.S. military...

So it was safer to have one of his own people handle it.

A top celebrity like Tony Stark absolutely couldn't have anything happen to him. Otherwise, where would Li Wei get his reputation points?

"Alright. I'll complete the mission. Master, you all must be careful."

Eve could only nod. She looked at Li Wei reluctantly, then had the helicopter descend a little lower.

She leaped straight down, and her clothing instantly transformed into a nano combat suit.

She kicked off the air once, then sprinted forward to cushion the landing before rolling across the desert.

That entire sequence left Black Widow Natasha dumbfounded.

"Is she really human?"

She was the Red Room's finest Black Widow, yet seeing that scene still felt like watching a science fiction movie.

It was a little absurd.

"She's different."

Li Wei said, "She's rather special."

Natasha gave him a look, then had the helicopter hide first so it wouldn't get shot down.

On the ground, Eve charged into the cave alongside the special forces team.

Red Queen also connected to her signal and told her Tony Stark's location.