Arrest, Reinforcements

When the military trucks arrived, General Ross was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted, "You’re finally here! Get the Sinister Strike Force into the fight!"

Upon hearing General Ross’s order, the technicians in the rear immediately activated the Chips in the prisoners’ brains. The prisoners let out low growls as their bodies rapidly transformed. In the blink of an eye, over a hundred miniature Abominations appeared before everyone.

That was right. All these prisoners had turned into miniature Abominations. In fact, the military had never stopped researching Abomination, and the Sinister Strike Force was the result.

The reason General Ross had regained favor was precisely because of his exceptional achievements in Abomination research.

However, these miniature Abominations had not truly been perfected. Their current usability relied entirely on the electronic Chips in their heads—copied from Osborn Corporation’s Electronic Biological Brain technology.

Setting that aside, the prisoners charged straight into the battlefield after transforming. With their help, the Super Heroes finally got a moment to catch their breath, but only a moment. They were still being suppressed across the board.

"A futile struggle. Now, I’ll show you what despair truly is."

Mandarin sneered and opened the containers aboard the cargo ship. More than twenty Green Flying Dragons, each about the size of an ostrich, flew out of the containers.

That was right, Green Flying Dragons. They flew into the sky and spewed flames downward. The harbor instantly became a sea of fire, and large numbers of miniature Abominations were burned alive.

Though the miniature Abominations could heal themselves, they were far inferior to the real Abomination.

"Dragons? What is this, a fantasy movie?"

Tony turned and fired at one of the dragons. Blood spurted from its body, and it flew into a rage, spewing blazing fire at Tony. Tony hurriedly dodged aside.

Just then, another burst of fire came from nearby. Tony dodged again and turned to see a man with dragon tattoos glaring at him with deep hatred.

Dr. Killian roared, "Tony Stark, I’ve come for revenge!"

Tony mocked, "Sorry, who are you? Do I know you?"

"You’ll know me, because you’ll die by my hand!"

Killian flew into a fury, mounted a dragon, and charged at Tony. A Drone Armor happened to attack him, but he split it cleanly in half with a single hand chop.

Tony sucked in a breath. So this was the boss that guy had mentioned earlier.

The question was, who exactly was he? What grudge did he have against Tony?

"Dragons? Isn’t Mandarin just a terrorist? Why does he have such advanced technology and such terrifying monsters?"

The human leaders stared in shock. Mandarin’s strength far exceeded their expectations.

At New York City Hall, Mayor George said to the Vice President, who had come in person, "Mr. Vice President, I think it’s time to ask the Blood God to intervene."

The people around them fell silent. Whether they favored compromise or resistance, they all knew clearly that only the Blood God could save the situation now.

The Vice President fell silent for a moment, then took out his phone and called the Blood God. To his surprise, the one who answered was the Blood God’s assistant, Lilith.

"The Blood God has been in seclusion recently, practicing magic. He is not receiving visitors. If you truly have something important, I suggest you come see him in person."

Lilith finished expressionlessly, then hung up directly.

Everyone’s faces looked quite unpleasant. The Vice President took a deep breath and said, "Since the Blood God wants me to see him, I’ll go personally. Mayor George, come with me."

"Alright."

Mayor George smiled bitterly. It seemed the Blood God wanted to put the Vice President in his place.

"Damn Blood God. Mandarin will kill you sooner or later."

The Vice President cursed nonstop as he led everyone toward Blood God Manor. Once there, he had the main force wait outside while he entered the villa with Mayor George and several Secret Service agents.

The moment he entered the villa, the Vice President realized something was wrong. President Ellis, who was supposed to have been captured by Mandarin, was sitting there with a grin.

The Vice President wanted to flee, but the Secret Service agents all drew their guns and aimed them at him. Mayor George stared in astonishment and asked Wang Bert, "Mr. Wang, what is going on?"

Wang Bert said casually, "Nothing much. The Vice President merely colluded with Terrorists and committed treason."

Mayor George was dumbfounded. "And you call that nothing much?"

"Compared to the current situation, it really is nothing."

President Ellis shook his head and sneered at the Vice President. "Are you surprised to see me here?"

"What are you doing? Arrest him! He’s fake! The Blood God found someone to impersonate him!"

The Vice President pointed at President Ellis and roared at the agents. The agents sneered. "Do you think we can’t tell whether the president is real?"

"Even if he’s real, what right do you have to arrest me?"

The Vice President shouted, "President Ellis, you say I committed treason. What evidence do you have?"

"Of course I have evidence. You were the one who had someone send Mandarin the Helicarrier data from S.H.I.E.L.D., weren’t you?"

President Ellis sneered. "The agent who helped you transmit information has already been arrested. Also, your daughter was injected with A.I.M.’s Extremis Virus. Those are all evidence."

Seeing that all was lost, the Vice President collapsed to the floor. Thinking of something, he shouted, "Mandarin won’t let you off!"

"It’s the Blood God who won’t let Mandarin off."

President Ellis smiled disdainfully and said, "Take him to the dungeon and interrogate him for information about Mandarin. He committed treason. I authorize you to use special methods."

"Yes, Mr. President."

Several agents immediately dragged the Vice President away. President Ellis turned to Wang Bert and asked, "Blood God, should we deal with S.H.I.E.L.D. first, or Mandarin?"

Wang Bert stood and said, "Leave S.H.I.E.L.D. to those Super Heroes. President Ellis, prepare a televised address. The people of America need you."

Wang Bert had already reclaimed control of the TV Stations. How could Mandarin’s technology compare to Osborn Corporation’s?

President Ellis said, "I’m more than willing to serve the people of America. Mayor George, stay by my side."

"Yes, Mr. President."

Mayor George immediately agreed. Though he did not understand the situation, following the Blood God could not be wrong.

As Wang Bert drew a blue ring of light with his hand, he said, "Ms. Carter, come with me."

Carter walked over to Wang Bert and asked, "I never expected you to know magic now too. But why is yours blue?"

"Different energy."

Wang Bert took Carter through the ring of light. On the other side was the harbor battlefield. The moment they stepped through, they smelled the heavy stench of gunpowder.

"It’s a little hot."

Wang Bert said through the communicator, "Iron Man, the S.H.I.E.L.D. people, and Spider-Man, get over here. We’re about to start the Hydra dungeon run."

As Tony dodged Killian’s attacks, he shouted, "Bert, you’re finally here! Hurry up and help us deal with these guys, especially that bastard who won’t stop chasing me. It’s not like I stole his wife!"

"What you did to him was worse than stealing his wife. You made him wait for you on a rooftop all night for nothing."

Wang Bert snickered. At that moment, over a hundred Drone Armors flew in from the horizon and joined the battle. This batch belonged to Osborn Corporation, and their performance was stronger than the military armors General Ross had taken earlier.

With the help of these Drone Armors, the situation finally began to improve.

General Ross roared, "Blood God, you had such powerful forces. Why didn’t you bring them out earlier?"

Wang Bert blinked and asked in confusion, "You haven’t been arrested yet?"

"Arrest me? I’m a general of America, the commander appointed by the Vice President. Who would dare arrest me?"

General Ross said arrogantly. Just then, several Secret Service agents walked over and said, "General Ross, you are suspected of treason. By order of the president, you are formally under arrest."

General Ross froze, then asked in confusion, "Treason? Wait, wasn’t the president captured by Mandarin?"

"Of course you wanted Mandarin to take him away. We have solid evidence that you intended to bomb the president to death."

The agents sneered and stepped forward to cuff General Ross. Ross flew into a rage and shouted at the soldiers around him, "Take them down! They’re attempting a rebellion!"

At that moment, a white-haired general walked over and said coldly, "Sorry, General Ross, but you have been relieved of command. From now on, I am in command here."

"What?"

General Ross was stunned. The agents immediately dragged him toward a vehicle in the rear.

"I’ve rendered service to the military! I’ve shed blood for the country! You can’t treat me like this! I want to see the Vice President! I want to see the Vice President!"

General Ross struggled and shouted. The agents sneered. "Don’t worry. You’ll see the Vice President soon enough—in prison."

"The Vice President was arrested too?"

General Ross instantly understood. He had been dragged down by the Vice President. Feeling incomparably frustrated, he could not help shouting, "I’m not close to the Vice President!"

"Didn’t you just say you wanted to see him?"

The agents sneered and shoved General Ross into the vehicle.

"Blood God, General Ross has been relieved of command. From now on, I will coordinate with you in battle. Give any orders you need."

The white-haired general spoke to Wang Bert through the communicator. Wang Bert nodded and said, "Good. Have the navy and air force prepare for a rescue operation."

The white-haired general did not ask any questions and simply agreed. "Understood, Blood God."

"Bert, hurry up and make your move, or we won’t be able to retreat at all."

Tony shouted over the communication channel. Wang Bert shook his head and said, "Tony, you’re still too weak. You can’t even handle such a minor character."

"A minor character? I doubt Dr. Killian would agree with that assessment."

Tony said. He had already looked up Killian’s information, but he still could not remember how he had offended the man.

"Of course he’s a minor character."

Wang Bert took out a pager and typed, "Return. Coordinates: New York Harbor."

The next moment, a seven-colored pillar of light descended from the sky. Then Hulk, Iron Fist, Black Panther, Punisher, the Hell Sisters, the enormous War Lizard, and the Conqueror Armor all appeared at once.

"I’ve waited a long time for this moment."

Ivan laughed loudly from inside the Conqueror Armor. He flew into the air and brought an axe down. A dragon’s neck was split cleanly in two, and it wailed as it fell toward the ground.

Tony asked in surprise, "Madman, is that a giant armor?"

"That’s right. This is the Conqueror Armor Dr. Banner and I designed together. You wear another armor over your original armor. Pretty boy, compared to it, you’re just a little toothpick."

Ivan rampaged through the air. Those dragons were no match for him and were cut down one after another.

"Damn it."

Tony cursed inwardly. How had he collided with Ivan’s idea again? Worse still, Ivan had beaten him to it every time. Now Tony was going to be accused of copying again.

"Hulk hates stupid armor."

Hulk glared at the Conqueror Armor, then jumped up and grabbed a High-Temperature Person. He smashed him hard into another High-Temperature Person. With a bang, both High-Temperature People had their bodies shattered and died.

Punisher, Black Panther, and the others immediately joined the battle as well. Only Danny Rand looked somewhat confused. He had been doing just fine in Asgard, so why had he suddenly been dragged back to join a war? It was worth mentioning that Thor had not come. It was not because he did not want to, but because Wang Bert had not allowed it. This was Earth’s matter, and Earthlings were capable of handling it themselves.

Seeing the battle change, Mandarin frowned slightly, but he still showed no intention of acting personally. He merely sent out the reserves.

When experts fought, momentum mattered. Whoever moved first would lose the advantage in momentum.

After killing several dragons, Ivan flew the Conqueror Armor toward Tony. Looking at Killian, who was relentlessly pursuing Tony, he sneered, "You’re that weak? You can’t even deal with such a nobody?"

Tony lured Killian in that direction while saying, "Be careful. That guy can split armor apart with his bare hands."

"You think my armor is made of paper like yours?"

Ivan sneered and raised his hand, firing an Arc Pulse Cannon at Killian. Killian controlled the dragon to evade, then sprayed flames at the Conqueror Armor together with the dragon.

The shield on Ivan’s back flew up by itself and blocked the flames in front of him. Tony’s eyes lit up. "An automatic defense shield?"

"You’re overthinking it. It’s just a remote-controlled shield."

Ivan said unhappily. In terms of intelligent systems, he was far behind Tony.

Tony was about to say something else when Wang Bert shouted, "S.H.I.E.L.D. people, assemble now. Things are very bad at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters."

"Alright."

Tony and the others immediately flew toward Wang Bert. Killian roared behind them, "Tony Stark, don’t run! We haven’t settled our score yet!"

"It sounds like you abandoned him after leading him on."

Ivan said, "Wait, do you like men? Then why are you hogging Pepper?"

"You’re the one who likes men. I don’t even know who he is."

Tony said irritably. What had happened that night was a humiliating disgrace to Killian, but to Tony, it had been nothing more than an ordinary prank. He had never taken it to heart.

Tony Stark’s brain was not meant to remember such things. He only remembered technology and beautiful women.

Soon, Tony, Steve, Hawkeye Barton, Human Torch, Danny Rand, Spider-Man, and the five surviving Drone Armors from Stark Industries had all arrived beside Wang Bert. Steve let out a breath and said, "It’s finally time."

Tony gritted his teeth and said, "I can finally get my revenge."

Danny Rand looked utterly confused. "Wait, what exactly is going on? Can someone tell me?"

"I want to ask too. Why am I going to S.H.I.E.L.D.? I have nothing to do with S.H.I.E.L.D."

Spider-Man also raised his hand and asked, "I’m a Super Hero from Watchmen Company, though it’s only a temporary contract."