"Sir, Mandarin's target is the Mind Center, and he's already taken Tony with him. Stark and Tobiang. Lindholm went to the industrial area of Eichenwald and I was suspicious of Brigitta who was also missing. Lindholm was also there. ”

Coulson's stern voice sounded in Merlin's ears, and on Icarus's lenses, the surveillance images of the Eichenwald industrial area were switching, and at least in front of Merlin's eyes, there was still calm.

There were no riots.

"Well, no wonder he had to hold Tony hostage."

Merlin replied softly, saying:

"Stark does have access to the Intelligence Tower with them safely, unobtrusively, but the problem is that the restart access to the Energy Center is with us, and Mandarin may have underestimated the difficulty of what he wanted to do."

"No, sir."

Coulson explains:

"Scientists here say that in the past two days, Tony. Stark and Tobiang. Lindholm teamed up to create something mysterious, and our agents also detected a remnant of high-energy particles in the laboratory beneath the Ten Rings stronghold, which was supposed to be an undocumented energy drive. ”

"Perhaps, Mandarin already knew how the tower worked, and he was prepared in advance."

"Well, that's a bit of a problem."

Merlin's eyes narrowed, he thought for a few seconds, and then said to Coulson:

"Let Dobby send you to Vienna, from now on, the 'Watch' team will be under your command, the Thunder Strike Team will be sent over, the leprechauns will send you to Eichenwald, I will have the rest of the team go to join you, your task is to stop Tony. Stark rewrites the Builder's Thinking Module. ”

"I know it's very difficult to do this when the intelligence of the entire industrial park may already be controlled, so I'll find you a helper, and he'll join you in Vienna."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, and he said:

"As for the accompanying Mandarin, I'll deal with it."

"Yes, sir."

Coulson replied with the decisiveness expected of a high-ranking agent, and before hanging up the communication, he remembered one more thing, and said to Merlin:

"We also found Ms. Potts and Mr. Harpy in the stronghold, sir, but Ms. Potts is in a bad condition, she seems to have been invaded by psychic powers, and behaves rather abnormally, and I suspect that Mr. Tony and Mr. Tobiang were coerced by this, and Miss Brigitta may have been in the same trouble."

"Can't the Axifah seal untie that mental bondage?"

Merlin asked, to which Coulson replied:

"No, sir, that mind control is not coercive, it's more like a thought replacement, I can only appease her spirit, but I can't lift that control."

"Okay, I got it."

Merlin responded, then hung up.

The next moment, his figure disappeared into the mystery house, and when he reappeared, he was in Ms. Carter's manor, and as he walked all the way into the basement of the manor, he heard the man's muffled gasp and the sound of fists hitting the flesh.

It was midnight, but as Merlin had expected, a lonely old man was in the empty basement, using his own hands to relieve his loneliness.

There were already 3 broken sandbags on the ground, and Steve was wearing a tank top and sweatpants. Rogers, still throwing punches, his hands wrapped around strips of cloth, like a qualified boxer, sweat flowing on his perfect muscles, with the beating short blond hair, making this guy look hormonal and full of manliness.

"Steve..."

Merlin, standing in the shadow of the entrance to the basement, said:

"I've got you a job."

"Huh?"

The captain stopped boxing, he reached out to stop the sandbags that were bobbing back and forth, and then looked back at Merlin, and said:

"The Avengers are on the move?"

"No, no, no, the S-class state of affairs doesn't need all the Avengers to be dispatched yet."

Merlin explains:

"But this is a special event, and my best commando needs a qualified commander with full experience in being surrounded by a large number of enemies."

"Okay, wait for me to take a shower."

Steve didn't refuse, and in the years since he woke up, he had also secretly helped S.H.I.E.L.D. on missions, and although he assured Merlin that the search for the Book of Skulls left behind by Nacui ultimately failed, it wasn't Steve's fault.

Merlin asked about the parchment, and the answer was that the book was not in the present plane.

"There's no time to bathe you, you need to leave at once."

Merlin waved a cleansing charm on Steve, cleaning his sweat away, and said to Steve:

"You don't need to be under any psychological pressure this time, the enemies you'll be facing are a bunch of robots, so you can take them out if necessary."

"Bang"

Merlin dropped a bag on the table beside Steve, and said:

"Here's your combat uniform, Winston has taken your old uniform and added something new, put on your clothes, grab your shield, veteran, it's time for you to go to war."

"Finally, if the situation is urgent and you feel that you are in trouble that you can't solve, call Clark, who is the supporter of this operation. But I don't think you'll need support from a group of fighters with their own skills, though. ”

"Oh, by the way, you have one of your avid fans on your team, if you can, take the time to sign him... And this! ”

Merlin took a box out of his pocket and handed it to Steve, who opened it to reveal a pair of black leather gloves, apparently used, and cropped, in the shape of a finger-baring tactical glove.

"The left hand is the portkey, and the right hand is the 'Dementor Kiss'."

Merlin introduced Steve to:

"It's all magic items, they will actively recharge, and they may be able to save your life when necessary, which is my special equipment to support you."

"But I have to warn you that when you put on your right glove, you will be induced to have negative emotions in your heart, after all, the materials used to make it are a bit evil, but this time you may use it. One of the mission objectives is Tobiang. Lindholm's daughter may have been brainwashed by magic, if you meet that girl..."

Merlin waved his hand and made a slap motion:

"Just whip her with a 'Dementor Kiss', remember to be gentle, it will take about 3-5 times to get rid of any brainwashing magic that is no higher than my casting ability."

"Huh?"

Steve looked at the gloves in the box, his expression was a little strange:

"Smoking a little girl? All right... I'll try to be as gentle as possible. ”

"Don't have psychological pressure, it's for her good."

Merlin rambled on a lot, then took out his pocket watch from his pocket and looked at the time, and said:

"The leprechaun will send you over, so I won't accompany you."

"I'm going to prepare too, I have a battle of mine to fight."

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In the middle of the night, in the Eichenwald industrial area, except for the robot workers who are still operating according to the program, the entire huge industrial park is silent. It's like a busy unmanned wharf, with all kinds of smart cars transporting supplies along the wide streets, and under the light of the street lights, it looks very 'prosperous'.

Although at this point in time, there is hardly a single person in the industrial area.

Unlike the futuristic technology of Nubani Industrial Park on the African side, Eichenwald Industrial Park has a lot of European-style architecture, which is to cater to the local preferences and avoid disgusting the place for visitors.

This is also a promotional strategy of the Oneka Group, and from the overall planning point of view, it is more like a quiet, seaside European town than a state-of-the-art industrial park.

The Smart Tower, the heart of this smart industrial park, has been shaped like a medieval-style tower with beautiful wind chimes and flags fluttering.

"It's been unbelievably smooth."

Mandarin, dressed in a suit, sat in a smart car, and he and his most loyal, bravest, and most powerful followers were heading towards the smart tower, while beside him, Tony and Tobiang, who looked a little unshaven, seemed to lack rest, and had been busy for a long time.

Even the clothes on his body exuded a smell that was not good, and he was a little down, he had never been so down.

He was holding a box in his hand, which seemed to be something very important.

"Machines, look at them."

Mandarin looked at the machine workers on both sides of the street who were being sent to the rest warehouse, and he commented:

"Perfectly follow the relationship between superiors and subordinates, manipulated by data, and with just one command, they can crush everything in front of them without fear of death. They will not be merciful, they will not be merciful, they will not be afraid, they will not betray, they are the perfect soldiers of the king, the most solid foundation on which an empire is built. ”

"Do you like them? My friend Tony. ”

Mandarin turned his head to look at Tony, who was silent. Stark, he asked:

"Would I be willing to direct them for me?"

"I used to love it."

Glancing at the anthropomorphic robots around him, Tony said:

"But now, I suddenly realize that I'm starting to hate them."

"Huh"

Mandarin was not angry at Tony's indifference, he looked at the box that Tony was holding in his arms, and there was a glint in his small eyes, and he said:

"It doesn't matter if you like it or hate it, what really matters is that you're going to help me get them, and lo and behold, it's close at hand."

"Click"

A group of 22 smart cars stopped in front of the smart tower, and the heavily armed thugs jumped out of the cars, and with the help of Tony's high authority in the area, the group entered the industrial park without triggering any safety warnings.

This made Mandarin very satisfied, which probably shows Tony's willingness to cooperate.

But Mandarin's joy was soon shattered by a sudden arrival news, and the news that the Ukrainian stronghold had been terminated by S.H.I.E.L.D. was delivered to Mandarin in this quiet night.

The tyrant's expression became very gloomy at this moment, and the rescue of those scientists meant that he had lost the information technology support in the rear, and it meant that the program changes that could have been completed in 20 minutes would be extended to an unacceptable time.

Luckily, though, he has a replacement.

He quietly glanced at Tony beside him, this smart man can complete the rewriting of the control program of the smart tower alone, which is also Mandarin's backup plan.

Now it seems that preparing in advance was indeed the right choice.

"You guys, scattered to various robot storage depots."

Mandarin jumped out of the smart car and commanded his followers:

"Once the bots' instructions have been rewritten, it's up to you to command them. It's likely that our action tonight won't be smooth sailing, and we may soon have uninvited 'guests' join the party. ”

"You and your soldiers, welcome them warmly!"

Mandarin twisted his mustache and said:

"Remember, be polite. Also, inform Miss Brigitta so that she and her 'big toys' are ready to join the fray at any time. ”

Speaking of this, Mandarin glanced at the silent short old engineer, and said cheerfully:

"I believe that the ultimate force, which has been achieved by condensing all the war wisdom of His Excellency Tobiang, will not disappoint us."

The core thugs of the Ten Rings are very mobile, and after Mandarin gave the order, they were divided into smart cars and dispersed to 44 robot storage stations in the entire industrial area, where all the robots in the current Eichenwald Industrial Park were gathered, and the number was about 10,000.

Although they are all industrial robots, once they are forcibly ordered to enter war mode, these industrial robots will also become very difficult enemies.

On top of that, in the depths of the industrial area, there are several storage stations in the depths of the industrial area, as well as nearly 4,000 free intelligence machines contained in the Eichenwald area, which have just undergone the "enlightenment" procedure, and although their self-perception has been modified to that of mechanical workers, these free intelligence machines activated by the Cybertron Tinder Source have real combat modes.

They are like hypnotized professional soldiers, and once they awaken their fighting instincts again, they will immediately regain their appearance as soldiers.

If it really falls into the hands of a fanatical tyrant like Mandarin, then it only takes 1 day for Mandarin to harvest a mechanical army of more than 30,000 people, and in just one week, hundreds of thousands of heavily armed intelligent army will sweep across Europe.

It would be a terrible war.

"Tony, Tony, you're in luck."

At the moment of entering the smart tower, Mandarin said to Tony, who was carrying a box beside him:

"The S.H.I.E.L.D. doglegs have a keen sense of smell, and they have already begun to attack my house, but don't worry, my subordinates will 'protect' Miss Potts."

"Also, I don't know how long it will take you to modify the thinking of an advanced artificial intelligence, and my knowledge in technology is not as good as yours."

Mandarin patted Tony on the shoulder, and he said very gently:

"But I'll only give you 1 hour, and you're not going to let me down, will you?"

Tony's expression changed slightly, but he finally nodded silently.

A tyrant is about to take over a temple of war, and a catastrophe is imminent.

And unfortunately, there is only 1 hour left for the heroes to stop this terrifying future... To be exact, counting Tony's rewriting program and the energy consumption of restarting the tower, it is only 45 minutes.

This can really be regarded as an emergency.

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