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Tony Stark was at the press conference, ready to take questions from the reporters.
He was no stranger to this environment, having announced the closure of the Stark Group's weapons research and development department the other day.
The impact of the battle between the two metal men was not small at all, at least they were photographed along the way.
You can see on the Internet how they flew all the way out of the Stark Building, with a loud noise, and this kind of thing can't be hidden at all.
"Mr. Stark, I heard that Director Obadiah had to live in seclusion for health reasons, is that true?"
A reporter asked impatiently as Tony was just getting to his feet, apparently not politely doing so.
But fortunately, Tony didn't kick him out directly, and even if he was kicked out of the venue by Tony, it was a kind of gain.
The title "Tony Stark expels the reporter from the venue" can also bring a lot of attention, and even he, as a party, can make a fortune from it.
"No comment!"
Tony spread his hands and responded to the reporter's question with a bad attitude.
He likes to be surrounded because it gives him the feeling that he is the center of the world, but that doesn't mean Tony likes to be chased by these hyenas who are looking for "news".
And what he doesn't like even more is being taken advantage of.
"Tony, the words prepared for you are in the card in your hand, you can just say what is written on it."
Rhodes, who was standing behind Tony, whispered.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has already arranged this, and after the previous Hydra incident, the connection between the military and S.H.I.E.L.D. has become much closer, so this kind of thing has been handed over to Rhodes.
This also has the factor that they want to get the metal suit, after all, it is not a wise move to be tough with Tony.
It might be a good idea to play the emotional card.
"Mr. Stark, are those metal figures a new creation of the Stark Group? And does this go against what you said about stopping weapons development? β
The reporter who interjected was much more clever than the previous one, at least he had learned to play a trick in the middle of the question.
"Which media outlet are you?"
Tony glanced at the reporter who was talking, it was a blonde beauty, but this level did not arouse Tony's interest.
"XX Daily, Mr. Stark, may I have an interview with you?"
The female reporter combed her hair, and the action of pulling the strands of her hair was the easiest way to show her feminine charm.
"I think you'll get the news of your dismissal when you get back. And also! Ma'am, I don't mean to be mean to you, you know that everyone can testify that I am a person who has no prejudice against women, at least the cover girls can testify.
So I don't want to see anything in the news that is labeled 'discrimination' or anything like that. β
Tony incidentally despised the female reporter's sassy behavior, this reporter was not a good choice compared to the beauty around him.
What's more, since he came back from Afghanistan, he hasn't had anything to do with the girls outside.
Tony fiddled with the microphone on the table, tugged at the tie on his neckline, and looked at the reporter in front of him:
"I know what everybody wants to know, so there's no need for us to waste time here, right?"
Tony stood at the small table at the press conference, looked at the eager reporters below with interest, and said with a bit of nonchalance.
Most of the reporters nodded, not just official clichΓ©s, but big news that would boost newspaper sales.
For example, the previous "Stark actually bought a newspaper for a woman" type of news.
"If I say that everything you see is an illusion, I'm afraid that you will laugh at me behind my back, of course, I don't care if people say bad things about me behind my back, because I'm used to it."
Tony continued with a smile on his face:
"Of course, I'll have the Stark Group's legal department deliver a lawyer's letter afterwards."
Tony focused the attention of all the listeners at the pace he wanted, but his humor didn't get much of a response.
Journalists certainly didn't come to listen to official statements, but they didn't come to see Tony's sense of humor.
"The truth of the matter is ......"
Tony glanced at the small piece of paper in his hand, which read something like "Developing a new weapon with the military, which was only a combat test before".
Tony bared his teeth.
This statement really has the style of the military, if it is really said like this, then his metal suit has become a product of cooperation with the military, and those guys play with a white wolf with empty gloves.
Tony let out a long breath, and the reporters below were already waiting for the truth.
"I'm Iron Man!"
After Tony finished speaking, he threw down the card in his hand and left the press table directly, and then walked outside on his own.
Leaving a group of reporters noisy, but Tony didn't care.
Rhodes on one side was slapping one hand on his head, then turned and followed behind Tony.
The situation was a little more than he had expected.
"Tony, that's not what it says on that card."
Rod whispered.
"So you're just a colonel, Rod. You still don't understand why your superiors are your superiors. β
Tony said casually, then grabbed Rod by the neck.
"Alright, let's go have a party, I think I promised you this."
"That's really good news."
Rod rolled his eyes, and the two of them left the press conference with such a joke.
"Mr. Stark, we want to know the identity of the woman who can fly and the man who flew into the sky with another metal man!"
The reporter shouted loudly in Tony's direction, but received no response.
Someone had taken a picture of Jessica and Luke, but it was so far away that no one saw what they looked like.
While these reporters had a variety of means to investigate the information they were trying to obtain, all investigations were forcibly terminated due to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s interference.
Superpowers are usually only seen in some tabloids, but this time someone has confirmed the existence of superpowers.
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"Captain, isn't it a little early for us to leave for London?"
Rumlow sat on the plane and said to Steve, who was sitting directly across from him.
He didn't take out the sledgehammer in his hands, but sat loosely in his seat, looking like he had been loose since leaving S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Just take some time to familiarize yourself with the environment in advance, after all, this time it may be a battle."
Steve wiped the shield in his hand and replied casually.
However, this time it was basically certain that the battle was going to take place, and it was necessary to familiarize yourself with the battlefield.
Originally, the group was supposed to start tomorrow, but things always change.
"What enemies do you fight to make you pay attention to this? Don't hesitate to call us over in advance? β
Luke was sitting upright in his seat, which was not a comfortable position, but Luke didn't complain at all.
Because Jessica was asleep on his shoulder, Luke would carefully adjust his sitting position from time to time, trying to make Jessica more comfortable.
After all, the two of them had spent a lot of physical strength the day before, but the relationship was indeed a step further.
"Hydra, and those vampire soldiers. Soldiers in the uniforms of the Third Reich, apparently a large organization. β
Steve remembered the guys he had seen at the time, and his face was not very good-looking.
He really didn't want to go through another battle with the door as a shield, and those guys were clearly elite troops, not gangsters in military uniforms.
That layered attack and non-stop fire suppression gave Steve a bit of a headache.
He was well aware of the fighting power of werewolves and mummies, and at least until he fell asleep, they were their closest comrades.
Together, they don't know how many Hydra strongholds they have taken out.
But even werewolves and mummies can be killed by those vampire soldiers, and Steve can't be too optimistic about it.
"I don't know what you've met, Steve, but those guys may be as powerful as you think, at least the vampire I saw can crush me in a head-on fight."
A voice of vicissitudes with worry sounded from the cockpit of the plane.
"Who is this? Steve, you never introduced him to us. β
Matthew, dressed in a suit, shouted at Steve.
They hadn't seen the pilot since they boarded the plane, and this was even the first time he had spoken.
Matthew thought it was just a simple driver.
"The old comrade-in-arms of the Roaring Commando back then, you can just call him Blade."
Steve's expression softened a lot, and he introduced his old buddy lightly.
The most important personnel in this operation are the Blades.
It's also because there is only one vampire handling expert that can be found in S.H.I.E.L.D., so Nick Fury ignores the fact that vampires and vampires can't be generalized.
Nick Fury saved him at the time, and then asked the Daywalker to be the vanguard of the hunt for the Hydra vampire, so this time the operation was led by him.
Blade Warriors always have a unique way to track down those vampires.
As for Dugan, they will probably arrive here before the final battle.
After all, the relationship between Dugan and Rumlow is not very harmonious, and it is inevitable that there will be unnecessary friction when they meet in advance.
"That's a good guy!"
Luke turned his head to look in the direction of the cockpit and said:
"But do all the members of the Roaring Commandos live so long? Or is the person who flew the plane already an old uncle? β
"Even if you just count the time I've spent in battle, I'm a lot older than a young man like you."
The sound of the blade came at the right time.
"Cool! It's awesome that a veteran is still a driver! β
Luke shouted, and then noticed that Jessica was waking up, and immediately adjusted his position to allow Jessica to sleep better.
Although Luke knew that Jessica was just closing her eyes and recuperating, the environment on the plane was not very comfortable, at least he couldn't sleep.
Now Luke cherishes Jessica very much, and he is very happy.
"Luke, do you want to take any loot to get Orark's blessing? I think you'll have to kill at least one demon of the same level to get Orak to nod. β
Rumlow said with a smile, he didn't care about the news of Blade.
Rather than talking about Blade, he found Luke and Jessica's personal affair a little more interesting.
"Man, let's talk about the vampires, I didn't see those guys at the time, but it wasn't easy at all."
Matthew said with a frown.
He had been in contact with vampires at the time, and when he arrived at the scene, he immediately ran into the Hellboy and the Witchheart, as well as the large fiery skeleton.
That's not the dry bones in the tomb of the Great Han Skeleton King Yuan Shu, it's the Evil Spirit Knight.
He had personally learned the combat power of these guys, so Matthew was very worried about the vampires who could contain these guys.
You must know that you can do that to that extent, you can't say that you are a pure miscellaneous soldier.
At least in the ranks of the transcendent.
"The vampire I saw is obviously different from what you said, and that guy is at least an elite combat force."
Blade said as he flew the plane, and Jan Valentine's pursuit was still fresh in his memory.
The blade warrior is not an ordinary person's level of combat power, and the guys who can suppress him all the way are extremely dangerous existences.
Jan Valentine at the time crushed him physically, which was not good news.
Now that there is a chance for someone else to kill vampires with him, of course he is willing.
After all, he never thought of taking out all the vampire species on his own in the first place, which was not realistic at all.
"I don't have any real sense of saying this, but I can't tell how strong that guy you are talking about."
Matthew shouted, pulling his neckline open with some uneasiness.
Ever since he got used to living in the capital on the holy mountain of Harlogas, he had a little dislike for the straight clothes of the suit.
Maybe the barbarians like to be hearty and uninhibited?
"I'm a little hard to describe about the combat effectiveness, but it's easy for that guy to take out a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents."
Blade opened the small front door in the cockpit, revealing his face.
"Wow! In addition to the angels having black ones, so are the blade warriors! β
Luke's face reaction to Blade was the one that was the biggest.
As an urban legend that often appears in third-rate newspapers, Blade is still somewhat mysterious to Luke.
"Luke, haven't you read the Roaring Commando comics? Why is this so surprising? β
Matthew moved his shoulders and said, though he didn't know that Blade was black.
"Roaring Commando hasn't appeared in the comics a few times, and Blade only has a name, and I thought he was that kind of, um, elegant Bloodline."
Luke added.
After all, the hero comics of the year were all from Steve's main perspective, and Roaring Commando didn't have much space.
You must know that when the military created gods, it only created the noble Captain America, and the Roaring Commando did not die.
"What's so graceful about those blood-sucking crumbs, squatting in a gloomy environment every day in a black leather coat, writhing to and fro to that weird music, and occasionally spreading that disgusting mouthparts, do you call this elegance?"
Blade said disdainfully.
He himself couldn't figure out why things with long lives were always in the same style as street villains who didn't fit in.
Some of them are dismissive of modern technology.
Could it be that TV shows aren't as interesting as they wriggle around?
If he had a choice, Blade felt that he would rather play electric in a bright living room than get together with vampires to do some "style".
"When those guys hurt girls and start sucking blood, how disgusting and disgusting are one or two, if you like that tone, you might as well go and watch the night show."
Blade complained mercilessly about his kindred.
"Well, you've completely disillusioned my imagination of vampires."
Luke said with his palms open.
As partners of the same color, the dialogue between them is a little more "free".
Maybe it's some kind of wonderful talent?
"Luke, don't talk about such a disgusting thing."
Jessica opened her eyes and said, she was a warrior now, and her previous sleep was just a means of keeping warm with her lover.
When it comes to this kind of topic, she always thinks of the things she encountered before, so she chooses to interrupt.
"Okay, Jessica."
Luke said as he looked into Jessica's eyes on his shoulder, and laughed.
Reaching out and pressing Jessica's head to his shoulder again, he stopped talking about the previous topic.
"I hope Luke can find enough loot sooner, and you better get married sooner."
Rumlow leaned back in his chair and said.
Although Orac will not interfere with Jessica's relationship problems, if Luke does not follow the barbarian tradition, then his life on the Holy Mountain will not be too easy.
Orak won't give him a good face.
"Where are we going to land?"
Steve interrupted the sour topic and asked Blade.
"On the roof of the Haixin institution, they have a special apron."
Blade replied casually, the route of this road and the like have been coordinated, and there will be no such thing as being shot down by empty fire.
Nick Fury had reached a certain level of agreement with Intergula that at least the team's arrival would be tolerated.
Who knows how Nick Fury persuaded these proud Britons immersed in glory, but at least now they will not be driven back by these "elegant" "gentlemen".
"Looks like our travel plans are going to fall through? I don't think I'm going to be able to wander around in other people's homes. β
Luke rolled his eyes, but Jessica didn't react to the news.
Couples travel because they can only rely on each other in an unfamiliar place, which is a great way to strengthen their relationship.
But Jessica doesn't feel like she needs to bond with Luke in this way for the time being.
They both cherish each other.
"Why don't you go to the S.H.I.E.L.D. branch?"
Steve said with some curiosity.
"Because those 'gentlemen' want us to be under their noses."
Blade's tone wasn't very good, either.
Accustomed to stealth action, he doesn't like his affairs to be watched by others.
"How long we're going to have to stay in that 'Hesing,' I don't want to stay like I'm in prison."
Rumlow said a little flirtatiously, he had been getting more and more skinny lately.
Maybe it's called liberating nature?
"It won't be long, S.H.I.E.L.D. is blessed with intelligence, at least more accurate and efficient than Helsing."
Steve had to say this in good conscience, after all, he was the only one on the plane now who was a S.H.I.E.L.D. member, and what he said was not entirely fake.
"I didn't know that S.H.I.E.L.D. could infiltrate the vampire community, you must know that vampires can't disobey their superiors, not even Black Widow can infiltrate those guys with brain problems."
Blade said unceremoniously.
Although he is a Level 10 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., he has no sense of belonging to S.H.I.E.L.D.
You must know that most of all the news about vampires in S.H.I.E.L.D. was provided by him.
"Nick Fury would never put all his trust in one person, who knows if he has a vampire agent."
Rumlow said casually, then stood up and tried to stretch.
Although the flight was not too long, he was still a little uncomfortable.
Blade's piloting skills are really good, but there are no bumps in the flight.
Perhaps this has something to do with the high level of aircraft technology of S.H.I.E.L.D.
"We're about to land, Rumlow, you'd better sit back."
Blade said this, causing Rumlow to raise an eyebrow.
"I'm a little surprised that you still know my name."
"Dugan and I were also comrades-in-arms, and I met him while we were healing."
Blade's voice was calm, as if he wasn't planning to clash with Rumlow.
"You don't have to ask me why I didn't avenge Dugan, that old guy didn't plan to take revenge himself, and it wouldn't be my turn to intervene."
Dugan himself didn't care about the so-called "hatred", and there was no need for the blade to mix.
The god foot girl in the nest - how many people is he?
"That's the best news I've ever heard, that old stubborn can still provide a lot of energy when fighting Hydra."
As soon as Rumlow sat back in his chair, the plane began to land.
The small aircraft of S.H.I.E.L.D. can take off and land vertically, which can be regarded as black technology.
"Guys, do you feel it?"
Matthew asked.
Because he faintly felt the demonic aura, and this feeling became clearer and clearer as the plane landed.
"Demons? It didn't look like it was going to be an easy job. β
Luke muttered, his hand ready to draw his weapon.
"No, this breath is the Hellboy, I've met him before."
Matthew's perception was a little clearer, and he recognized the acquaintance from the breath.
"Hellboy? Isn't that someone from the Occult Investigation Defense Bureau? Nick Fury didn't tell me the news. β
Blade's tone was questioning, and he turned his head to look at Steve through the small window.
"I haven't heard either, maybe what are Nick Fury's plans?"
Steve said with a frown, he always felt that he was frowning more often during this time.