Ryan grabbed Uglen Henry's ears and mentally rehearsed his villain speech. He put on his battle cap and prepared for battle.

Since Frank and the modified Mosquito were too big for the president's van, they swapped out a light black truck with the heavyweights in the back. Cha Cha drives with a bandit hat over her face, which makes the robot look like a hijacker. Shalin sat in the front row, while Ryan reserved the second-row seat for himself.

"Ah," said the doll, looking at the road. "I'm nostalgic. It reminds me of the time we had a picnic outside the farm. ”

"Except for more confusion," Ryan added, his cat meowing on his legs. "And property damage."

"It's better to be worth it," Sarin said as he typed on his tablet. "Even if we take control of the bunker, we're going to have to deal with Dy

amis。 Governor "

"No, we're going to get big business back in place," Ryan replied. "If my plan succeeds, Dy

Amis will be too busy tearing himself apart to take care of us. Moreover, Hector's ultimatum ended today. Either we go, or he goes. ”

"Yes, yes, I see." His deputy made a brief pause as she looked at the road. "Ryan, the damn thing in the video...... Is it in each of us?"

"The heart of everyone who has taken the counterfeit elixir" According to his calculations, these cities covered 10% of the population of New Rome. Knockoffs were expensive, but not as expensive as a house, and both Dinas and Augustus used the substance extensively to enhance their powers.

One out of every ten people they meet on the street could become a blood clone at any moment.

"That's true of almost all people," Sarin said. "People who think it's a good idea should be shot."

"Tobacco companies kill half of their customers," Ryan replied. Knowing Darth Manada, he probably thinks that such a profit is worth the risk.

"They can't escape," Tidy argued. "It's terrible."

"Agreed." Shalin nodded sharply. "Moreover, we have fought so much with Augustus that they still refuse to give us money. It's sweet revenge. ”

"Shalin, my dear, is the video ready?" Ryan asked.

"Yes, but Dinas will probably take them down in a matter of minutes. They control dynamic networks and radio waves. ”

"Most people, but not all," Ryan said, as the truck pulled up and was ready to pick up the last crew member. She opened the door to the left of the courier and climbed into the car.

For her first villain appearance, Livia opted for a simple and elegant outfit: a black suit with a red shirt and tie, and a goofy punk-style helmet in the same colorway. Although this outfit can't hide her feminine curves, it gives her a stylish neutral sensuality.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Ryan said, introducing his new partner. "I introduce you to the only first lady of our presidential regime, Queen Krimson!"

"Hello," Livia shyly introduced herself. "I ...... It's an honor to meet all of you. ”

"Welcome, I'm a doll!" Tea enthusiastically introduced herself, and Shalin snorted. "We're going to have a great time, you'll see!"

It sounds unsettling that this female man is eager to be involved in criminal activities.

"Mr. President". Ryan turned his head, and Frank glanced through the window separating the light truck's seat from the cargo. "Are you a Mormon?"

"No, but I'll probably call myself a god at some point." Without a word or two of hubris, he can't end a villainous campaign. "Why are you asking that, Agent Frank?"

"The old and new first ladies sit in the same car," the giant explained. "Unless one of them is an intern?"

"I only have one wife, Agent Frank," Ryan said, looking into the giant's eyes. Her name...... It's America!"

This courier used to have a rockstar stage with all the debauchery involved. At the end of this cycle, he had so many fans that he couldn't remember half of them and couldn't go straight anymore. However, the novelty of brainless sex soon wears off. Ryan prefers to maintain an exclusive intimacy with someone; A connection that goes deeper than superficial desires.

He's looking for a soul mate.

"Won't the diver come with us?" Livia asked, a little curious.

Ryan's mood immediately deteriorated. "No, she won't."

After that disastrous counterfeit test, the dwarf locked himself in his room and refused to leave. She didn't let anyone in, not even Ryan and Sarah. While the genius loved her father, in the end, the relationship was an open wound that never healed. All the progress she made on the final lap seemed to be washed away by fear and pain.

He can only help Ryan if she lets her in.

"I ...... I'm sorry," Livia said, sensing his uneasiness. "I don't mean ......"

"Queen, I like your outfit!" Tea said earlier, trying to steer the conversation to a less awkward place. "Especially the French electronic music style!"

"Oh, thank you." Livia's gloved hands were clasped together, and while Ryan couldn't see her helmeted face, he bet she looked embarrassed. "Quicksave, do you like it too?"

"I can't despise anyone in a Dior suit," Ryan assured Livia as Yugney Henry moved from his lap towards Princess Augustus. "Look, even my cat approves of it. He accepts only the best. ”

"Is it wise to bring him here?" Livia asked, petting the cat as the truck pulled up towards Dy

Amis's star studio. "I know the cat has nine lives, but he'll be in the middle of the war zone."

"I promise you, everything will happen as I expected," Ryan said ominously, then dressed her with Brother Fist. "Please put them on."

"Iron gloves?" Livia asked. "What do they do?"

"They turned people into doughnuts," the courier replied before checking the time. "According to our schedule, we had about an hour before the wardrobe and others reported for a supporting role. We'll be there on time to watch the morning news. ”

Soon, the truck drove into the star studio of Dinamis. The park was already bustling with activity, with a group of technicians and interns walking towards the cafeteria, ready for their morning coffee. Two guards, lazily controlling the car, tried to pass through the security checkpoint, neither of them wore power armor. As Ryan learned from his previous visits, Dimini didn't expect anyone to attack the place.

"Is everyone wearing seatbelts?" Tea asked, her hands clasping the steering wheel as they approached the checkpoint. "Ryan, subtle or loud?"

"Loud".

Is this a problem?

Dole slammed on the gas pedal and the truck rushed to the checkpoint like a bull to a matador. When Meta-Ga

When G's vehicle broke through the security barrier, the guards jumped from the side of the road to take refuge. The car continued to cross the parking lot at full speed before suddenly stopping in front of a warehouse.

The technician watched in amazement as the group of supervillains came out of the car. Ryan holds Yugne-Henry in her hands, Livia struggles to put her fists on her gloves, Doll opens the truck's containers to free the passengers, and Sarin unleashes a powerful shockwave into the sky.

This time, the studio staff finally understood the danger and fled in a hurry.

"It's finally out!" Mosquito said as he stepped out of the truck's container with Frank. Due to the excessive intake of highly nutrient blood, the beetle almost doubled in size. The crimson flesh under his exoskeleton turned green, and his muscles swelled to the point of almost becoming oddly shaped. Ryan thinks he should change his name to "Macho Man" "This is the last time I'll have a ride with you, Frank." ”

"Mosquitoes, dear, you protect your car, check the surrounding area, and if anyone wants to fly in, you sound the alarm," Ryan said. The doll grabbed the bazooka hidden under the seat and locked the truck. "It's time to dazzle New Rome."

Salin blows up the entrance to the warehouse with a shockwave, while "Macho Man" soars into the air and hovers over the studio. Ryan walked into the cave first, like a boss, and his retinue followed in the order of the Legion.

The group entered a reception hall, ignoring the secretaries, interns, and workers who were too scared to stop advancing. Most of the security guards don't pay enough to deal with a group of Genomics, but there is one who dares to threaten Ryan with a gun. The courier froze time and disarmed his weapon with one hand and his cat with the other.

Ryan eventually walked to a door with a keycard lock and read the words "News Studio" written on it. "Proxy Frank? The president asked about his trusted bodyguards. "Open the door."

The Iron Giant immediately looked around, and soon noticed a frightened technician with a keycard around his neck; Ryan quickly recognizes him as Kevin, one of the screenwriters who worked for the Panda film in the previous loop. The man froze in place, holding a steaming coffee cup in his hand.

Frank grabbed the screenwriter's pants and spilled his coffee on the floor, hanging him like a toy in front of the lock. After registering the key card, the door opened.

"Please, Mr. President." The giant said, throwing his victim to the floor. Starting with the brown spots on his pants, the screenwriter has soiled himself.

"Thank you." Ryan said as he walked through the open door, and Frank followed through the wall around the door. their respective entrances.

The press center in New Rome is a spacious circular room the size of an apartment, half of the wall covered with a huge 3D screen. A brightly lit anchor news station faces two cameras, and a group of low-paid slaves are forever locked up in the dark. A handsome brown-haired presenter sits in a leather chair and is about to broadcast the morning news when the Superpowers break into the studio.

"Everyone, put your hands behind your heads!" When Tea threatens the staff with a bazooka, Sarin growls angrily. The horrible screams didn't last long, replaced by a frightened silence as Frank and Doll herded the six technicians into a corner. The photographers continued their work under the watchful eye of Sarin.

"I swear, if you don't resist, everything will be fine." The doll assures the hostages, although she threatens them with a bazooka. "We don't want to hurt anyone."

"They're our hostages, don't spoil them," Shalin said, connecting her tablet to the recording device. Livia stood behind, too anxious to say a word. Princess Augustus didn't have much experience working in the wilderness.

Ryan calmly approached the host, silently threatening his life space. Without saying a word, the man rose from his seat and joined the other hostages, leaving the messenger free to sit in his chair. Yugeney Henry meows on his lap and looks at the camera like a furry diva.

"Do I look scary enough?" Ryan asked Livia as he straightened her clothes.

"It would be great if you could hold your hat up a little higher."

Ryan followed her advice and bathed in the spotlight.

"We're live, boss," Sarin said, forcing one photographer to focus on Ryan's mask.

The president silently looked at the various technicians and noticed a young teenager with brown hair and acne. "You're an intern?" He asked her.

"Yes, sir!"

"Bring me coffee. Add milk and sugar. The young girl immediately ran out of the room to fulfill his order, although Ryan wasn't sure if she would return.

In any case, the courier scratches his cat's ears and introduces himself to the camera. "Good morning, America! While it's sad that you can't hear spoiler warnings about the weather forecast, head to the beach today – oh my gosh, you're going to get something better. I'm Mr. President, and this is my message. ”

That's what he was born for.

"I'm Ryan Romano. The leader of the free world, the conqueror of Monaco, the democratically elected Metaverse. That's right, the same madman band that took over that place in the north. We are now holding Star Studios hostage until our demands are met. Don't try to get us to stop broadcasting, because if someone tries to ......"

Ryan put his mini bomb on the news desk.

"I call it a North Korean special," he explained simply. "Using highly sophisticated genius technology, too complicated for you to understand, this device can trigger a thermonuclear explosion that will burn an entire city to ashes. If I were you, I would pack your things and go to Milan. ”

All the lights were on Ryan, and he could barely see the hostages' faces, but he heard some of them gasp in shock.

yes, who would go to Milan against all odds?

The intern came back with his coffee, put it on the edge of the table, and the farther away from Ryan the better. "Thank you, slave," said the president. "You will be forgiven."

"Can I go now?" The intern asked, sweating profusely.

"You can go photocopy," Ryan shattered her hopes for a better life, before focusing on the camera again. He noticed that Livia was pushing the intern to the other hostages, but didn't pay much attention. "Now, maybe you're wondering why this is happening, so we've compiled a short video."

The screen behind his desk played a recording of his conversation with Hector Manada.

Of course, the courier "cuts" the film to fit the length of 5 minutes, but that's the rule of sensationalist news reporting. Maybe one day he will release a director's cut.

"No more copycats," Hector Manada's voice echoed behind Ryan. "I made a deal with your predecessors, and their deaths changed everything."

"Of course, we can continue where they left off."

"Your people didn't keep their promises, so why should I keep mine?"

"Then I should reveal what's in your knockoff. I'm sure your guys will love buying canned psychopaths. ”

"Do you have proof?"

The video cuts to a disastrous elixir test, where the horrific nature of blood turns this overpriced drink into screaming slime. Seeing this, Livia gasped in horror as the hostages began to whisper.

"As soon as I put the video on the website, they pulled it down," Mr. Sarin said as he typed on his tablet, "but every time I uploaded it, it still got thousands of views." ”

The president nodded, knowing that once something was on the net, it would stay there forever. "I'm going to perform the children's version of the show myself because I don't believe in CGI ......"

Ryan placed three plasticine figurines on the table, namely Hector Manada, Augustus, and Big Fat Adam.

"Say hello to stop motion!"

An awkward silence ensued. Tough crowd.

The voice is voiced by Rya

, he has a long experience with this kind of performance. "Hey, I'm Zeus the mob!" He held up the statue of Augustus and tried to imitate the tyrant. "I am evil!"

Livia giggled, and Jugne-Henry left Ryan's lap and landed on the table. The cat starts playing like a yarn ball, everyone is scared, and Ryan briefly interrupts his performance to take a look at his pet.

"Good cat," he said, scratching at Yogny Henry's back, sending tears of despair to the audience. "You like my bullets, don't you?" You love it, don't you?"

His cat meows in response, and Ryan continues his show.

"I'm Hector, and I'm jealous of Augustus!" He's so dazzling!" Before moving Adam's statue, the Courier plays with Manada's statue. Each time, he imitated the sound of the original. "I'm Adam!" I'm so fat, the last time I used the weigher, it hurt me to death! I want to help, but I'm poor!"

"Take my money, friendly whale! I beg you!" Hector" replied. No one laughed at the scene, all eyes were on Ognone Henry. At this point, the cat rolls and bounces near the intern's coffee cup, showing the camera his royal ass.

Ryan placed a fourth figurine on the table, representing the spirit spy. He had an oversized clay knife in his tentacles. "I'm a psychoshocker," the president said, moving the hijacker's statue behind Adam's, "I'm a traitor!"

"Mr. President, turn around!" When Frank recalls the murder he was accused of earlier, he panics. "Turn around!"

The Psychic Shockwave statue stabs Adam in the back, and the madman falls. Frank pounded the ground in grief, and the whole building trembled.

"That's where I come in, the hand of injustice!" Ryan shattered the psychic figurine, turning it into paste. Then he raised his fist covered in plasticine. "I wasn't respected!" Humiliate! Unpaid! But never broken! They say I'm crazy, but I'm going to prove it to them! I'm going to let them all see! I'm going to hold all of New Rome hostage until Dimenis pays me the ransom I deserve! A-"

"That's what he'd say!" The doll gasped.

"One!"

Ryan winked at the camera and the countless fans behind him.

"A million dollars!"

The tense silence is broken by Livia's giggles and the doll's happy sobs. "He dares." The robot said. "He dares."

"Idiots dare to do anything, that's how you recognize them," Shalin replied. "Boss, do you know that dollars are almost as expensive as postage stamps these days?"

"Maybe you want them to pay us pesos?" Ryan said expressionlessly.

"You need the entire Mexicans to pay $1 million," Frank complained to America's oldest enemy.

"Anyway, the cavalry are coming to the rescue," Sarin said, showing Ryan her tablet screen. Someone is streaming Wyve

Fly through the skies of New Rome in human form and aim directly at Star Studios.

"They can't hide the truth!" The president shouted in front of the cameras. "We can't give up in the face of threats—"

Beep.

Ryan glanced at Uglen Henry, the cat had pressed the big button and the countdown began.

"Okay." The president looked back at the camera and smiled behind his mask. "Everybody's coming!"