Severing the Left Arm: Tony's Release of Anger and Submission
Extremely cold winds, carrying ice crystals, swept across the Siberia ice fields like blades.
Tony Stark's breath hitched. The high temperature of the high-frequency Laser Cutter not only melted the Titanium Alloy shell on the Winter Soldier's left shoulder, but also completely exposed the dark red, eerie flesh to the air. A pungent, fishy stench mixed with the smell of burnt metal assaulted his nostrils.
The mass of flesh convulsed violently in the extreme cold, its surface covered with purplish-black blood vessels. Without warning, a crack appeared in the center of the flesh, and three Scarlet covered with barbs emerged like venomous snakes, carrying extremely violent kinetic energy, rushing straight at the Hulkbuster Armor!
Too close. Just as a red warning pop-up appeared on Tony's retina, the slime from the tentacles' tips was already splattered onto the glass of the visor.
"Bang--!"
An invisible wall suddenly appeared between Tony and the Winter Soldier.
The Scarlet tentacles slammed into Lynn's Invisible Force Field, exploding into a cloud of green, corrosive slime. The slime slid down the edge of the Force Field, corroding the hard ice on the ground into pitted black holes, and puffs of white smoke rose up.
Lynn put one hand in his pocket, while his other hand made a loose clenching motion in mid-air.
"Crunch, crunch--"
The Invisible Force Field collapsed inwards violently. The three tentacles, along with the dark red flesh at the Winter Soldier's severed wound, were squeezed by this absolute physical pressure. The splattering sound of flesh bursting was particularly clear in the wind and snow, and thick green juice splashed everywhere, but it could not break through the Force Field's blockade even a little bit.
"Stark, is this the reaction speed you're so proud of?" Lynn's voice was icy cold, his deep eyes filled with undisguised mockery. "You can't even stop a Bio-Organic Parasite Tumor spawned by the Zola Algorithm, what are you going to use to cleanse Hydra?"
Tony shuddered, the hydraulic rods of the Hulkbuster Armor creaking heavily. He stared intently at the mass of flesh that Lynn had crushed with a single hand, a chill running down his spine.
If Lynn hadn't intervened, that thing would definitely have slipped into his body through the gaps in his armor.
"What are you staring at?" Lynn flicked his wrist, dispelling the Invisible Force Field, letting the rotten flesh fall onto the ice. "Cut it off. I told you, this is your interest."
Tony took a deep breath, his chest heaving. Without further hesitation, he manipulated the cutter on the armored right arm, pushing the power to maximum.
The pale blue laser severed the remaining metal connecting shaft and nerve bundle without hindrance. Accompanied by a piercing metallic snapping sound, the blood- and oil-stained Titanium Alloy left arm slammed heavily onto the ice, sending up a ring of ice shards.
The Winter Soldier let out an extremely suppressed groan and completely lost consciousness. The severed wound was instantly Carbonization the high temperature of the laser, and not a single drop of blood flowed out.
Tony looked at the severed arm on the ground, and the madness and hatred burning in his eyes finally subsided a little. He manipulated the mechanical hand of his armor, grabbed the heavy metal arm, and the clanging sound of metal clashing echoed across the empty ice field.
This hand did indeed strangle his mother to death. Now, it's just a pile of scrap metal.
Tony turned his head and looked at Lynn was standing in the wind and snow, with a complicated expression.
The man was dressed in ordinary tactical clothing, without any high-tech armor or mutated monster form. Yet, standing there, he inspired more fear than any Beast.
He can catch a Hulkbuster Armor punch with his bare hands and crush a bizarre bio-parasite with one hand. Even more terrifying is his mind, which can manipulate the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D.., and Hydra as pawns.
Tony Stark is an extremely proud genius, but he is also a rational one. He understands that in the face of this man, his supposedly invincible Technological Bastion are as fragile as a sheet of paper.
"The list." Tony removed his mask, letting the cold wind, mixed with snow, whip against his pale face. His voice, no longer arrogant, carried a hoarseness born of a harsh reality. "I need the names of everyone involved in the assassination plot, and their current coordinates."
A satisfied smile curved Lynn's lips. He knew that the sharpest knife was now firmly in his grasp.
"As you wish." Lynn turned his back to Tony, exposing his back completely to the War Machine. "Within three days, I will send you all of Hydra North American Division. Don't let me down, Iron Man."
Tony didn't speak again. He glanced at the Winter Soldier on the ground, then at Lynn's retreating figure. His thrusters spewed out a ghostly blue trail of flame, carrying the severed arm as he soared into the sky, quickly disappearing into the Siberia polar night.
The wind and snow continued to rage.
Lynn walked slowly across the broken ice towards the edge of the icy pit. There, Natasha lay quietly in a pool of blood.
Wanda stayed close to Lynn, Scarlet Chaos Particles dancing uneasily at her fingertips. She looked at Natasha as if she were looking at a corpse that could be crushed at any moment. In Wanda's eyes, any woman who tried to share Lynn's gaze deserved to die.
"Put away your magic, Wanda." Lynn crouched down, his tone gentle yet carrying an undeniable authority.
Wanda bit her lower lip, a hint of extreme resentment and jealousy flashing in her eyes, but she still obediently withdrew the Chaos Shield that had enveloped Natasha.
Lynn reached out and checked Natasha's carotid artery. Her pulse was weak, and her body temperature was alarmingly low. Her black, tight-fitting combat suit was soaked in blood, and there was a deep, bone-revealing laceration on her abdomen.
If it weren't for Wanda's magic keeping him alive, this S.H.I.E.L.D.. agent would have been an ice sculpture long ago.
Lynn placed his palm on Natasha's back, and the Super-Soldier Serum power fused within him transformed into a warm current, slowly flowing into her body to protect her nearly depleted heart meridian.
A few seconds later, Natasha's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.
Those green eyes, which should have been filled with vigilance and coldness, were now veiled with a thick layer of mist. Under the Impact the "Budapest Death-Defying Protection" memory implanted by the system, her feelings for Lynn had long been twisted into an extremely morbid attachment.
"Lynn..." Natasha's voice was so weak it sounded like a gust of wind could blow it away, but she mustered all her strength to raise her blood-stained hands and tightly hug Lynn's neck.
This action instantly ignited the tension in the air.
Standing a step away, Wanda's eyes were instantly engulfed by the Scarlet light. The surrounding ice cracked under the strain, and the raging Chaos Magic condensed into a tangible killing intent in the air, aimed directly at the back of Natasha's head.
"Don't touch him!" Wanda's voice was shrill and piercing, like a mother wolf guarding her prey.
Natasha didn't even glance at Wanda. She pressed her cheek tightly against Lynn's cold tactical uniform, greedily inhaling the smell of gunpowder on him.
"The rain in Budapest... it's so cold, sir." Natasha's lips brushed close to Lynn's ear, her breath sweet as orchids, her voice filled with a bone-melting obsession and a morbid pleading, "But I know... you will come to save me. Just like that time."
Lynn raised an eyebrow, about to speak to comfort this Yandere in the shadows, when he felt Natasha's fingers silently slip into his palm.
A tiny memory chip, still warm from body heat and stained with blood, was forcibly shoved into Lynn's hand.
Immediately afterwards, Natasha did something that instantly lowered the atmosphere in the room to freezing point.
She tilted her head slightly, opened her mouth, and bit down on Lynn's neck. She didn't bite hard enough to tear a blood vessel, but she left a clear, blood-tinged tooth mark.
"This hard drive... contains Hydra's most crucial trump card." Natasha licked the blood from the corner of her lips, her green eyes defiantly looking over Lynn's shoulder, staring intently at Wanda, who was on the verge of going berserk, her smile extremely seductive.
"I've given my life to you, sir. Now... I belong only to you."
"Boom--!"
As soon as Natasha finished speaking, a Scarlet beam of energy shattered the massive ice rock beside them. Wanda's hair flew wildly in the snowstorm, and the Magnetic Field of the entire Siberia collapsed completely at that moment!