Lucian's promise echoed in Wanda's ears.
To your true enemy.
These words were like a key, opening a corner of her heart that had been sealed for a long time. Hatred was still there, but it was no longer the only emotion.
Tony·Stark, who had been silent all this time, couldn't tell how he felt when he looked at the girl in front of him whose eyes were red from crying but who was holding on without falling.
Lucian had just taken Wanda and Pietro to leave the island when the voice of Tony came from behind.
"I want to assist Sokovia."
Wanda stopped.
Tony raised his hands to indicate that he had no other intentions.
"Stark Industries's weapons department has been closed down and now focuses on clean energy."
All eyes were focused on him.
Tony looked at Wanda and Pietro with an unprecedented serious tone.
"I can provide money and technology to help you rebuild your homes."
He paused, as if making a difficult but necessary decision.
"This... can be considered as a way to make up for the mistakes our family has made."
As soon as these words came out, Pietro and Wanda were stunned.
Lucian looked at Tony and did not respond for them. This decision was not surprising.
Tony saw the consequences of his own weapons in Afghanistan, and also personally solved Obadiah. After that, he has begun to pull Stark Industries back from the arms dealer. Now he is willing to spend money to rebuild Sokovia, which at least shows that he does not just want to admit his mistakes.
Of course, whether money can help a country get back on its feet is another matter.
But what Sokovia lacks most now is electricity, housing and order. Stark Industries's willingness to pay is already much more useful than an apology.
Wanda looked at him for a long time, so long that Tony felt a little uncomfortable.
She thought that Tony would defend herself, and she also thought that he would shirk responsibility by claiming that he did not know the inside story, but she did not expect that he would offer to assist Sokovia.
Is this considered charity?
If it was charity, there was no need for Tony to speak so directly. But if it was not charity, how could she face the person she once hated the most?
"What do you want from Sokovia?" Wanda asked.
"Don't want anything."
Tony answered quickly.
He looked into the distance and added, "It's miserable enough there. I just hope that no one will lose their family members because of a weapon with the name Stark written on it."
Wanda's fingers moved.
This sentence did not make her forgive Tony, but it made the anger that had been holding in her chest relax a little.
Finally, Wanda nodded slightly.
"On behalf of the people of Sokovia, thank you."
This sentence may not mean forgiveness, but it means a new beginning.
Lucian is not surprised by this.
He raised his hand and waved, and the nanoparticles suspended in the air seemed to have found their home, covering Tony again, forming a complete Iron Man Armor.
"Just let the matter be settled." Lucian said calmly, "Let's go."
He did not look at Tony, Telekinesis, and held up Wanda and Pietro. The three of them turned into a stream of light, shot straight into the sky, and disappeared into the sky.
Tony stood there, looking at the direction they left, and did not move for a long time.
"Sir?" JARVIS's voice sounded.
"... Help me contact Sokovia's current talker," Tony took a deep breath, "No, forget it. There is no other talker there now."
He shook his head.
"Prepare a reconstruction plan, JARVIS. Highest specifications."
Over Sokovia.
Wanda and Pietro looked at the familiar land below with mixed emotions.
This is their home, but wherever you look, it's devastated. The war burned down the city, leaving behind pieces of ruins and lingering gunpowder smoke.
Lucian took out Mind Stone Scepter from the storage space. The moment the scepter appeared, his Mental Power used the scepter to spread out in all directions with himself as the center, covering the entire Sokovia.
This is a very small country. After years of war, the population is only a few hundred thousand. There is no stable government here, only large and small warlords fighting for their lives, and civilians struggle to survive in the cracks.
Lucian's Mental Power scanned everyone's brain without distinction, reading their memories.
Countless images of chaos, sadness, and anger flooded into his mind.
The casualties of civilians, the destruction of homes, and the separation of relatives.
But Lucian was still found.
In the memories of countless people, that warlord occupies the same position.
Today Sokovia is the most powerful armed leader.
More than ten years ago, in order to clear out the rebels, he directly ordered missiles to be launched into civilian areas.
That's him.
Lucian transmitted this clear picture, together with the ferocious face, directly into the minds of Pietro and Wanda.
The bodies of the brother and sister were shaken at the same time.
That face, that moment of giving the order, was engraved deep in their memories like a brand.
The hatred that had been accumulated for more than ten years found the most accurate and direct outlet at this moment.
Wanda and Pietro looked at each other, and each saw the murderous intent rekindled in the other's eyes.
"Go." Lucian sent the two of them to the ground, "I will watch you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pietro grabbed Wanda's hand, turned into a silver lightning, and rushed towards the warlord's base.
Behind them, the sky turned gloomy at some point.
Thick dark clouds covered the entire country, and among the clouds, violent lightning from Lucian was rolling and roaring.
In this way, he is telling everyone at Sokovia that new rules are coming.
The warlord's base soon descended into chaos.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
A shrill siren rang through the camp.
Artillery shells and machine gun bullets poured towards the silver lightning as if they were free.
However, it's no use.
Pietro's speed has far exceeded the limit that the naked eye can capture, and all attacks fell on the afterimage behind him.
Wanda was carried by him, and the Chaos Energy in his hand was swayed freely.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Artillery positions were blown away one by one, armored vehicles were crushed into scrap metal by invisible forces, and solid defenses were like paper in the face of the scarlet energy.
The two of them were so powerful that no one could stop them.
The soldiers guarding were completely stunned.
What they faced were not humans at all, but two vengeful demons crawling out of hell.
"Stop them! Stop them!"
In the command room, the warlord leader looked at the mess on the surveillance screen and roared in horror.
But his roar didn't last long.
Bang!
The door to the command room was knocked open by a huge force.
Wanda and Pietro walked in side by side, their eyes fixed on the man sitting on the chair, whose face turned pale with fear.
"It's you..." Wanda's voice contained overwhelming hatred.
The warlord leader looked at the red light flashing in Wanda's eyes, his legs went weak and he almost slipped off the chair.
He wanted to beg for mercy and defend himself, but under the gaze of those eyes full of blood and hatred, he could not utter a word.
Pietro No nonsense, the figure flashed in front of him.
Wanda also raised her hand, red energy condensing on her fingertips.
The two of them moved their hands together.
When everything was over, silence returned to the command room.
The pleasure of revenge comes like a tide, but after the tide recedes, what is left is an indescribable emptiness.
The goal they had lived for for more than ten years disappeared.
Wanda and Pietro looked at each other and saw the same confusion in each other's eyes.
"Let's go." Pietro took a deep breath and broke the silence, "Next, just do things for the boss wholeheartedly."
Wanda nodded.
Besides following Lucian, she couldn't think of anything else she could do.
At this moment, the voice of Lucian sounded directly from the hearts of the two of them.
"Don't live like a tool."
Both brothers and sisters were stunned.
"Didn't Tony say that he would help build Sokovia?" Lucian's voice continued, "Then, let's clear up the war here first. From today on, Vought International will take over this place."
"Boss..."
Wanda's eyes suddenly lit up.
Just now, when she looked at the chaotic city below, she really thought about killing all the warlords in the country.
But she knew very well, what would happen after killing everyone?
She does not have the ability to handle and take over all this. After she leaves, there will only be new warlords coming in, and the cycle of war and suffering will continue.
If you can tell your boss... the boss must be able to do this.
She only dared to think about this idea in her heart.
I and Brother have just joined and have not made any achievements. Instead, we asked our boss to help us deal with our enemies. How can we have the nerve to make such unreasonable demands that are equivalent to asking our boss to take over a country?
She couldn't open her mouth.
Unexpectedly, the boss actually brought it up himself.
It never occurred to her that Lucian might have brought this up for something else.
After all, there are neither rich resources nor valuable specialties here. It is just a small, poor and backward country that has been repeatedly ravaged by wars.
The boss does this... he does it for us.
As soon as this thought appeared, a warm current surged in Wanda's heart, dispelling all the emptiness after revenge.
The figure of Lucian appeared in front of them, looked at them and smiled.
Telekinesis gently picked up the two of them and flew out of the ruined base.
"Let's go."
His voice echoed in the sky above Sokovia.
"The first step is to completely eliminate it."