Chapter 451 Parker Family
"Don't run around, Cindy."
Facing her brother's warning, the black-haired girl didn't pay much attention and continued walking forward on her own. The young man behind her had no choice but to walk faster to catch up.
"At least you should wait for me. It's really hard to keep up with you."
Cindy pouted her lips in dissatisfaction. She still didn't intend to pay attention to her brother. Today was her first dance at Midtown High School. They had originally agreed to attend as a family, but now only her brother could come.
Originally, Cindy shouldn't have vented her resentment on the only brother who could come. But with her parents not here, and being used to her brother's doting, Cindy was subconsciously sulking with her brother who spoiled her.
"Cindy, you should understand Papa and Mama. Their research is at a critical moment and they really can't leave," the young man said with a flattering smile, but the education on his lips slipped out opportunistically.
The girl, who considered herself grown up, of course knew her parents' difficulties, but that didn't mean she liked others pointing it out and using it to educate her. It made her feel embarrassed.
"How amazing," Cindy said in a low voice, in a strange tone. "For the past week, they could come home on time every day, but today, at this most critical moment, they're not here. It's like they're hiding from me."
"Cindy," the young man said, emphasizing his tone slightly. "No one can say for sure about things in scientific research. This experiment is related to Papa and Mama and Uncle Norman's company."
"Yes, yes, yes, I know, I don't need the great Peter Parker to lecture me," Cindy said irritably, patting her brother's shoulder, but not with much force.
"Compared to the great Peter Parker, the cute Cindy Parker is more liked by everyone," Peter said dotingly, ruffling Cindy's hair, making the girl dissatisfied.
"Stop it, you're messing it up."
"Vroom vroom vroom!"
The sudden roar of an engine interrupted the sibling's playful fight. A black sports car of unknown brand suddenly stopped at the school gate. Its beautiful shape made Peter, who was at the right age, lose his mind.
"What a beauty," Peter said blankly. Cindy beside him rolled her eyes.
"I'm going to tell Mary Jane!"
"It's just a car, Cindy," Peter said with a helpless smile. In fact, not only Peter, but many students in the school, and even some adults, stopped for this suddenly appearing sports car.
Cindy ignored her brother. She was also curious about the suddenly appearing strange sports car. Of course, she wasn't interested in the sports car itself, but in the person in the sports car.
"Is that? Gwen Stacy?" Cindy said in surprise.
"How do you know that girl?" Peter asked curiously.
"She's the transfer school senior I told you about before, the popular one." Cindy rolled her eyes at the forgetful Peter.
Reminded by Cindy, Peter remembered and said with a sudden realization, "Is that the one who is both talented and beautiful, rejected all the boys' advances, and then publicly announced that she has a boyfriend?"
"That's right." Cindy stared intently at the convertible. She also wanted to see what kind of person this senior Gwen's boyfriend was. After all, the girl was so excellent, the boyfriend certainly wouldn't be too bad either.
Under the gaze of many passersby, Gwen's mysterious boyfriend finally revealed himself. Yang Le didn't choose to jump out of the convertible, a seemingly dashing but actually cheesy behavior, but honestly waited for the door to open by itself and got out of the car.
A person who seemed to be staff from the school walked over and said to Yang Le, "Excuse me, sir, cars can't be parked here. Midtown High School has a special parking lot prepared for guests."
This made some people who were still not giving up on Gwen secretly laugh. After all, this could be considered Yang Le losing respect. If their rival in love lost respect, they would definitely be happy.
"Oh," Yang Le asked with a normal face, as if he hadn't been affected at all, "Then, may I ask, where is the parking lot?"
The staff still politely narrated the address of the parking lot clearly, and very responsibly offered that if Yang Le didn't know the way, he could go with him. It would be even better if he could sit in the passenger seat and guide him.
Who would have thought that Yang Le just waved his hand and then said, "No need, let's go."
The staff knew the first half of the sentence was addressed to him, but the second half shouldn't be addressed to him. In fact, Yang Le's first half of the sentence shouldn't have been a refusal either. However, before he could ask, the convertible without anyone in it actually started itself.
"Vroom vroom vroom!"
Accompanied by the powerful sound of the engine and the dumbfounded expressions of the passersby, the convertible began to move towards the destination according to the staff's previous narration.
Saying thank you to the dumbfounded staff, Yang Le took Gwen's hand, who was about to burst out laughing, and walked towards the venue of the students' dance.
"Using alien technology to bully humans," Gwen looked at Yang Le playfully. "You're really something, you cunning otherworlder."
"You are also an otherworlder now, Miss Stacy," Yang Le said with a smile, reminding the other party of her identity, but only received Gwen's funny face and tongue-sticking-out response.
"What a perfect couple," Peter said. Peter had just searched through all the cars in his brain and found that none of them matched the one in front of him. As a scientist, he naturally thought that this car was Yang Le's own invention.
Even if it wasn't Yang Le's invention, the fact that he could own this car equipped with artificial intelligence indicated that his identity was definitely not low.
"No wonder your senior couldn't stand the suitors in school."
Peter seemed to have suddenly realized. Yes, there were indeed many wealthy and noble students in Midtown High School, but in front of the other party's mature artificial intelligence, it was like using a cannon to shoot mosquitoes, a dimensional reduction strike.
"Don't bring your old man's thoughts into us," Cindy rolled her eyes at Peter. Teenagers' conditions for choosing a partner wouldn't be completely mixed with reality factors.
"I, I'm only thirty years old this year," Peter couldn't help but bend down, as if he had been greatly hit.
"Isn't that an old man?" Cindy added another blow, but Peter continued to speak with his head buried low.
"If you don't work harder, Mary Jane will be with someone else. Then you can go find Uncle Harry and spend your whole life with him."
Peter Parker was unable to get up again.
"Are you really not going to take a look at your Papa's side?" Xue Xi looked at Tony Stark in front of her. He was holding a goblet, gently shaking the red liquid inside.
"No matter how fast you shake it, Strawberry Drink won't turn into Red Wine, Tony."
The underage Tony Stark froze in place all of a sudden. The atmosphere of a business tycoon just now dissipated with it.
The exposed Tony said irritably, "They're going to do something similar to a technology exhibition over there today. I'm not going there."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 452 Dance in Progress
"Technology Exhibition?"
Xue Xi blinked her big eyes curiously. As a phenomenon-level idol, she naturally had to perform at this Midtown Dance. Not only that, but she even needed to run between two venues, performing once in the student Venue and then again in the Adults' Venue.
The reason for this was that she heard there were many Fans of Xue Xi among the Adults. However, being Adults and still chasing after an idol, especially a little Girl idol, was somewhat embarrassing. Therefore, the School Administration, to save face for these Adults, could only Ask Xue Xi if she could handle both venues.
Xue Xi naturally agreed. Because the School Dance also had other Programs arranged, the Time she could perform was only two Songs. It should be known that for Xue Xi, who sings and dances live throughout an entire Concert, this wasn't even a warm-up.
However, to avoid taking up too much of the Child's Time and to prevent the young master Stark from being dissatisfied, only one Song was arranged for the Adults' Venue. After all, since Xue Xi transferred to Midtown High School, her interaction with Tony has been obvious to all, and everyone knows about their ambiguous relationship.
It had even spread online, but neither of the parties involved cared. Tony, of course, didn't need to be mentioned. Xue Xi, as a popular idol, should normally hide her relationship, but should it be said that one is influenced by their company? Xue Xi's attitude was the same as Tony's, not caring much.
The most important Reason Xue Xi became an idol was because she loved Music and loved singing and dancing. Making Money was secondary, so she didn't care if revealing her relationship would reduce Fans.
As for Xue Xi's Agency Company, they wouldn't even dare to Fart. Who was Xue Xi's Boyfriend? Tony Stark! The young head of Stark Industries. In front of Stark Industries, all the companies in South Korea combined wouldn't be enough to fight against them. A small Agency Company naturally wouldn't dare to act rashly.
"Weak Companies bring out Products to attract Investment, stronger ones will take this Opportunity to show their Hand."
Tony yawned, obviously not paying attention to this Matter at all. Xue Xi also looked helpless. Her Boyfriend was just like this, usually like an unreliable Playboy, but when it came to the fields he liked, the Radiance he emitted was no less than the best Diamond.
"Tony, you should care about this aspect of Business, after all, don't you always say you want to make your Dad look at you in a new light?" Xue Xi earnestly advised.
"Those people are almost all Mediocre Talents, not many are worth caring about." Tony waved his Hand, putting on an arrogant face.
"With that Time, I might as well look at you in your Performance Outfit to please my Eyes."
Facing the teasing of her beloved, Xue Xi was not at all shy, opening her Hands and generously showing herself.
Today she wore a Blue and White Outfit. Her upper body was a Blue Short Jacket and a White Crop Top, her lower body was Blue Hot Pants, and on her feet were a pair of Black Boots. On her Left Leg, she also wore Fishnet Stockings.
"How is it? Good-looking?" Xue Xi turned around again to let Tony see clearly.
"Very suitable for you." Tony snapped his fingers. If it were before, he might have taken the opportunity to say some sweet Words to please Girls, but Xue Xi didn't like that kind of thing. She preferred more direct and sincere answers.
"The Dance is about to start." Xue Xi glanced at the Clock on the Wall. "We should also go to the Venue."
She and Tony had been staying in the Laboratory that the School had allocated to Tony. As mentioned before, Midtown High School had a very large area, and could even use a separate Activity Building as a place dedicated to student club activities. Tony's Laboratory was in this Activity Building.
This Laboratory was twice the size of a normal Activity Room. The School specially broke through the Wall between two Activity Rooms for Tony, combining two into one. It could be said that except for some sports or more special clubs, Tony's Laboratory was the largest in the School.
This was not only because Tony's last name was Stark, but also because Tony's Talent indeed deserved the Conditions he enjoyed. Some of the Gadget he made in this Laboratory had already helped the School win many Awards. These Reputations were also very important to Midtown High School.
By the way, the Weapon Tony used when fighting A.I.M at the Concert was made in this Laboratory. Although the Ingredients at Home were more complete and the Equipment was better, Howard never allowed him to make these dangerous things.
However, since experiencing the A.I.M attack, Howard took the initiative to approach Tony and said he wanted to give him some Gadget for self-defense. Tony naturally refused. Claiming to be no weaker than his Papa Howard, he said he would make his own things for self-defense.
Howard couldn't persuade him, so he could only give the green light on Ingredients and Equipment, allowing Tony to Invent some safe Gadget, such as the little thing currently lying on the Machine Bed in the Laboratory.
Tony got up under Xue Xi's urging. He inadvertently glanced at the workbench, and at first glance saw his Invention. After hesitating, he still picked up the Gadget in the shape of a Watch.
"Hope I'm overthinking it." Tony murmured in a low voice, taking off the Vacheron Constantin 4300V he originally wore on his Left Hand and casually throwing it aside, then putting on the simple Mechanical Watch on his Wrist, which didn't match his black pinstripe Suit at all.
"This is what you've been working on these days." Xue Xi leaned her Head closer. Because the two were too close, Tony could smell the Fragrance on Xue Xi with just a gentle breath.
If it were the protagonist of a typical novel, at this Time, they would blush, their Heart would race, they would be flustered, and they would have wild Thoughts because the Girl was too close to them, but Tony wouldn't be like that.
"Still in Test, some things in the Plan haven't been realized yet, it's considered a Semi-finished Product." As Tony spoke, he tugged at his Sleeve, covering the Watch. Compared to Emotion between men and women, showing a Semi-finished Product made him feel more shy.
After a long Time of interaction, Xue Xi naturally knew Tony's Thoughts. She smiled and patted Tony's Shoulder, encouraging him, "Overcoming these Difficulties is just a Matter of Time for you. I believe you can definitely do it."
"Of course, who am I? I am Tony Stark!"
Looking at Tony's arrogant look, Xue Xi secretly chuckled. Then she pushed him towards the Venue. As soon as they walked out of the Activity Building, they saw a Helicopter in the sky, which made Xue Xi's Heart skip a beat.
"Don't worry." Tony put his Hand on his female Friend's Shoulder. "That's our family's Helicopter. You can't expect my Papa to wear Armor to attend the Parents' Meeting, can you?"
Noticing the Stark Industries Symbol on the Helicopter, Xue Xi finally relaxed. She had to admit that since the previous Concert, she had developed some psychological Shadow regarding Helicopters.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 453 Dance in Progress (2)
"Rumble rumble rumble!"
The roar of the helicopter naturally attracted the attention of many people, including Yang Le and Gwen. Yang Le, in particular, was very curious about the owner of the helicopter who made an even more flamboyant entrance than himself.
However, the two had already reached the venue of the dance, which was the doorway of the gymnasium. The distance to where the helicopter landed was too far. Naturally, Yang Le couldn't run over to check, but fortunately, Gwen was by his side.
"It's Howard Stark." Gwen narrowed her eyes. With vision far exceeding an ordinary person, she easily saw the person coming down from the helicopter and recognized that handsome uncle as Howard Stark, whom they had seen at the concert before.
"Then it's not surprising." Yang Le curled his lips. The reserved but flamboyant personality of the Stark family was passed down through generations. Clearly, Howard was not as mature and steady as he appeared on the surface.
However, these things had nothing to do with Yang Le and Gwen. Unlike in Universe 65B's Midtown High School, Gwen had never shown her musical talent in this universe. Even Katie only found out about Gwen's drum set a few days ago when she went to visit.
Because of this, Katie complained to Gwen quite a bit, and even wanted to tickle Gwen's ticklish spot as punishment. Helplessly, Gwen had to play a section of drum set on the spot to escape punishment.
"Hey Gwen!" A familiar voice full of energy sounded. Gwen turned her head and saw Katie, also wearing a formal dress, and happily greeted her.
"You look beautiful tonight." Katie admitted that she was amazed by Gwen. She had to say that Gwen, who had been raised in poverty, had her own unique insights on dressing herself up.
She could mix and match George's clothes and her mother's clothes and wear them without any sense of disharmony. Those somewhat outdated clothes were actually styled by her into a sense of fashion, not to mention now.
"Thank you, you too." Gwen responded with a smile.
"Yang Le too, I could tell you were a clothes rack a long time ago." Katie patted Yang Le's arm and felt the solid muscle hidden under the formal wear.
"Thank you for the compliment." Yang Le straightened his body. After nearly two years of training, his height had also been improved again, from the original 1.7 meters to the current 1.83 meters, which was a qualitative leap. However, it was still nothing compared to the tall and large Caucasians.
However, Yang Le's body proportions were very good. He was the type who looked muscular when undressed and slim when dressed. He was a true clothes rack who looked good in anything. Moreover, his current height was just right when standing with Gwen, who was 1.7 meters tall.
"Alright, I won't disturb you guys anymore." Katie showed a teasing smile. "You must really want to enjoy your private time now. I won't bother you."
"Are you alone, Katie?" Gwen leaned her head to look behind Katie, not finding her partner. "Actually, we wouldn't mind you joining us."
"Please, Gwen." Katie rolled her eyes at Gwen. "You need to have confidence in your good sisters, okay? I also have a male companion, he's over there."
Katie pointed behind her. A handsome young man with short brown hair was standing there. Seeing Yang Le and the others looking at him, he also waved his hand in response.
"Wow. Katie, I didn't even know you had a male companion." Gwen teased. "Why don't you have him come over too, so we can get to know each other."
"I'm not sure if I want to date him yet." Katie proudly raised her neck. "Let me observe him for a while before deciding. It would be very awkward if I just introduced him to you and then we broke up."
Yang Le didn't comment on Katie's idea. After all, in the comics, her lover Colossus had already been made miserable by her. Yang Le could only pray for that unknown gentleman that Katie in this universe was not the same as in the Main Universe.
The group chatted for a while, and then Katie reluctantly said goodbye to Gwen. After all, she still had a male companion and couldn't keep him waiting all the time.
"Now, do you have any good idea, Mr. Great Hero?" Gwen waved goodbye to Katie, then blinked her big eyes and looked at Yang Le.
"I think Spider-Woman might want to go to the dining table." Yang Le said seriously, looking like a British soldier on guard duty, which made Gwen unable to help but laugh.
Gwen nodded in agreement with Yang Le's suggestion. She was indeed hungry now. The all-around enhancement of Spider Superpower had put a considerable burden on her. At least she had become more able to eat than before. At school, in order not to arouse suspicion, she could only eat until she was half full. Only when she got home would she let go and eat a big meal.
For the preparation for attending the dance, she hadn't eaten much at home, only two energy bars. She was indeed a little hungry now.
Walking to the dining table, Gwen took an egg sandwich first and then ate it in small bites. To help Gwen cover, Yang Le also casually took a Mexican burrito.
There are always some novels that write about not being used to foreign snacks. In fact, there is no need to belittle one and praise the other. Just like Yang Le really liked the cucumber pickles in McDonald's, but his friend couldn't get used to them.
Each nation has its own flavor, which originates from the local customs and conditions. Yang Le felt that local food could show the history of a nation better than some cultural relics.
However, things with high oil and high sugar content are really easy to get tired of if you eat too much, but eating them occasionally is still good.
Watching Gwen's expression of joy because of the delicious food, Yang Le also felt happy from the bottom of his heart. A pair of foodie lovers just ate heartily, disregarding the gazes of those around them.
…
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Stark."
Howard, who was socializing with a group of people around him, suddenly heard a slightly familiar sound. He turned his head and saw Peter, who was showing admiring eyes.
"You are?" Howard's eyes showed hesitation. He had some impression of the young man in front of him, but not a deeper one.
"My name is Peter Parker. I am a researcher at United Biotechnology." Parker showed the nervousness of seeing an idol. "We met at the technology exhibition a year ago."
"It's you!"
Howard recalled for a moment, and then remembered Peter in the corner of his memory. He remembered that the young man in front of him was a very talented person. He had even tried to poach him, but of course, he had failed when facing Peter, who worked in his own company.
"I remember you, talented kid. You even rejected my invitation back then." Howard smiled, extended his hand, and put his arm around Peter, who showed an awkward expression.
"I've heard of United Biotechnology. It seems you guys have been researching the restoration of human body defects recently. Work hard. If you succeed, many soldiers will be saved because of it."
"You flatter me." Peter's expression was very complicated. There was the nervousness of facing an idol, the surprise of being recognized, and also the shyness of not being able to stand being watched by so many people.
Howard also noticed Peter's naive performance. He couldn't help but recall his own childhood. When he was just preparing to make a name for himself, he was also a naive young man like Peter. He couldn't help but feel more favorably towards Peter.
At the same time, he also gave up the idea of pulling Peter into Stark Industries. Such a great young man should not get on his pirate ship.
"Beep beep beep!"
Howard frowned slightly. The alarm on his wristwatch suddenly went off.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 454: Campus Attack
Although this Alarm Sound was inconspicuous, since Howard was the central figure of this Ball, most people would pay attention to his movements intentionally or unintentionally, not to mention that many people were already gathered around him.
"Did something happen, Mr. Stark?" Peter, as the person closest to Howard, naturally heard the Alarm Sound and was the first to ask his question.
Howard did not immediately answer Peter's question. Instead, he first let go of Peter beside him, and then said loudly, "Excuse me, everyone, tonight's Ball may have to end early. I hope everyone can leave in an orderly manner under my arrangement."
Before everyone could understand Howard's meaning, they saw him call over the Staff who was specifically serving him from the School Administration and instructed them.
"Please immediately contact the Staff at the Student Venue and have them immediately organize the Students to evacuate. Remember to be quick."
Given Howard's Identity and credibility, the Staff did not waste any Words. They chose to believe Howard's Judgment immediately, took out their Phone and began contacting the person in charge of the Students, demonstrating the excellent qualities of a Midtown High School Employee.
"May I ask what happened, Mr. Stark?"
There were many people at the Ball, and of course, there were some Guys who couldn't see the situation clearly, holding onto the idea of getting to the bottom of things and started to press for answers.
Howard also knew that without giving a definite Answer, these Merchants with Clever Ideas would not all believe him, so he honestly Replied.
"I don't know." Howard ignored the Merchant's stunned Expression, took out his Mobile phone and tapped on it. Before long, he dialed a number.
"I am Howard. Midtown High School is in Trouble here. Please send a bunch of people over."
"Received. Falcon is patrolling near you. He will be there soon."
Having received the Reply, Howard didn't waste any Words. He immediately hung up the Phone and then dialed another number.
The Bell Ring had just started when Peter, standing aside, caught sight of the Window of the Auditorium out of the corner of his eye. He saw a Black Shadow outside the Window that looked like a Snake. It seemed like the Position where the Snake's head was raised was aimed at Howard, who was standing not far from the Window, through the Glass.
"Danger!"
Peter didn't know what it was, but after he moved, the thing seemed to be startled and launched a premeditated Attack. The Glass shattered in response. When Howard, hearing the Sound, wanted to move, it was already too late.
"Chi!"
After a sharp Sound of Air Being Torn, a silver-white, long strip-shaped object pierced straight into the Ground where Howard had originally stood. The thick Marble Floor was like tofu in front of it. Howard, who was still in shock not far away, and Peter fell to the Ground.
Howard did have some practical combat Experience after all. After he came back to his senses, he immediately pulled up Peter and took him away from the dangerous Window. This was like a fuse, and other people also fled in panic.
"You saved my life, Child." Howard thanked Peter, but from beginning to end, his Eyes did not leave the winding Tentacle, in case of the opponent's next Attack.
"No, you're welcome." Peter breathed heavily. Just now, his Body had moved before his mind could catch up. He didn't even understand what was happening before he pushed Howard down.
"What on earth is going on?"
Before anyone could Answer Peter's question, the Tentacle opposite them made a new move. It began to retract rapidly, but it was not retracted. Instead, it pulled something in from outside the Window.
"Crash!"
A red Figure broke through the already dilapidated Window and was pulled in by the retracting Tentacle. After the Figure landed steadily, everyone could see the True Identity of this uninvited guest.
It was a tall, burly white man. His golden long hair was unbound and scattered, some strands even falling to the man's pale Face. Not just his Face, but the Skin all over the man's Body was frighteningly white, like a wall painted with white paint, forming a sharp contrast with the scarlet Armor he was wearing.
"Mon... Monster!"
Someone couldn't help but exclaim in alarm. It was really because the man opposite them was too terrifying. The Tentacle that attacked Howard extended from the man's right Wrist. At this time, the Tentacle was like a Snake, constantly wriggling as it wrapped around the man's arm. Not only that, but the man's Left Hand also had an identical Tentacle.
The man's Face was ferocious, and he glared at everyone present, but his Line of Sight eventually returned to Howard. He yelled and lunged towards Howard.
"Crash!"
Seeing that the Distance between the man and Howard was constantly shortening, at this critical moment, another Sound of Glass shattering was heard. A 'Bird' with huge Wings crashed straight into the man in the Air.
The man didn't expect anyone to hinder him, and being unable to exert force in the Air, he was knocked away by the 'Bird' that arrived later. In the process of flying backward, he knocked over a lot of Furniture, and a series of crashing Sounds followed.
"Long time no see, Mr. Howard. I really like the New Equipment you invented for me." The 'Bird' retracted the Wings on its back and stopped in front of Howard. It turned out to be a black burly man wearing a Battle Suit.
"Now I like it even more than you do, Falcon." Howard, seeing that the Crisis was temporarily resolved, straightened his tie and said with a smile. "If it weren't for these new gadgets, I might not have been able to hear your feedback."
"Is that so? But no matter how much you like them, I won't return them." Falcon laughed. "Except for repairs, of course."
"Rattling!"
While Falcon and Howard were joking, the man who had just been knocked away had already pushed away the Wreckage on his Body and stood up. At this time, he was glaring at Falcon, who had knocked him away, with his Teeth bared like a Wild Dog.
"Oh, I still have some Work to deal with. Excuse me, Mr. Howard." After Falcon finished speaking, he unfolded the Wings on his back again, tapped his toes on the Ground, and rushed towards the man again.
The man yelled, stretched out his arms, and two Tentacles sprang out from his Wrists, constantly extending and attacking Falcon who was flying towards him.
Falcon frowned slightly at this. Although the Auditorium of Midtown High School was built tall and grand, it was still restrictive for an aerial unit like him. He had to take the Enemy in front of him outside the Auditorium to be able to fight freely.
Falcon made up his mind, retracted a section of his Wings, making the exaggerated Wingspan of his Wings only as long as his arms. Then, he twisted his Body to dodge the Tentacles flying towards him. Then, he retracted the remaining Wings and adjusted his posture in the Air, kicking the man in the Face.
The huge acceleration generated force to kick the man out of the Window. Falcon rolled on the spot to dissipate some of the force, and then jumped out of the Window that the man had smashed.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 455 MODOK
Although Falcon temporarily had the upper hand, Howard was not relieved. He continued to instruct the staff to organize everyone to evacuate. Just as he was about to call Tony to ask about the student situation, he realized that his mobile phone was not in his hand.
He looked around and finally found his mobile phone in front of a fallen dining table. It was probably knocked away when Peter saved him earlier. Afterwards, because of the red-clothed man's threat, he had forgotten about the mobile phone. He didn't expect it to fly out so far.
"Ah!"
Just as Howard was about to pick up his mobile phone, he heard a commotion from the crowd behind him. He subconsciously turned his head to see what had happened, just in time to see a purple, scorching light ray streak across his eyes.
"Bang!"
Because Howard tilted his head, the purple light ray directly crossed its original target and hit Howard's mobile phone on the ground. The moment they made contact, an explosion occurred, and Howard's mobile phone immediately turned into a pile of fragments.
"You're really lucky, aren't you, Howard Stark?"
Bean-sized beads of sweat dripped from Howard's forehead. The feeling of narrowly escaping death was both good and bad. He turned his head stiffly to look at the person who had just spoken and attacked him.
Could that be called a human? Clearly with limbs of similar length to an ordinary person, they were now connected to an incomparably huge head. That enormous head was now sitting in something that looked like a helmet and also like a chair, which made him float in the air.
"You're always so lucky!"
The big-headed monster said with gritted teeth. The sound seemed to be squeezed out from his teeth, which were about the size of an ordinary person's forehead. There was also a hoop inlaid with a purple gem on his forehead, and at this time, the gem was emitting bursts of white smoke. It seemed that the light ray was shot from there.
"What are you?" Howard took a step back, his hands quietly moved to his pants, and then began to move towards his back at an imperceptible speed.
"What am I! What am I!" **MODOK** seemed to be stimulated. He, who was already mentally unstable, became even more manic. He ignored the frightened ordinary person beside him and controlled the chair to float into the auditorium. Only then did Howard see that behind him there was also a team of fully armed soldiers.
Their attire was very familiar, similar to the group who had attacked and kidnapped Tony before. However, the previous batch wore composite material clothing, while this time they were all wearing armor, still looking like a comprehensive upgrade. If the styles weren't similar, Howard might not have recognized them.
"I am the pitiful insect who was completely overshadowed by you and then abandoned by the military!"
Competition? Military? Abandoned? These keywords lingered in Howard's head. Soon, he retrieved important messages.
"Are you George?" Howard looked at **MODOK** in shock. Although the other party was now completely different from his original appearance, Howard could still find some similarities on that huge face based on his memory of the other party's appearance.
"I didn't expect the great Iron Man to still remember the little man's name, but now I have another new name, **MODOK**!"
**MODOK** cracked a wide mouth, revealing his large white teeth. Clearly he was smiling, but no one felt that he was really happy. On the contrary, everyone could feel his anger from his ferocious face.
It was also known as laughing out of anger.
"It's all because of you that I became like this." **MODOK** was very emotionally agitated, so much so that the aircraft he was riding on began to shake constantly under his violent movements.
"I want you and those who transformed me like this to go to Hell together!"
**MODOK** waved his hand, and the soldiers beside him raised the guns in their hands one after another, all aiming at Howard in front of them. Facing dozens of dark gun muzzles, Howard did not panic at all, which made **MODOK**, who was watching the execution, very unhappy, and at the same time a trace of unease appeared in his heart.
"Shoot!" **MODOK** shouted loudly. The soldiers pulled the trigger one after another, and purple energy burst out from the gun muzzles and shot towards Howard.
Seeing that tragedy was about to happen before their eyes, the remaining crowd, some closed their eyes, some screamed, only Peter glared angrily, trying to squeeze out of the crowd to stop all this from happening, but was also beaten to the ground by the soldiers guarding them.
"Whoosh! Boom!"
With a loud bang, something pierced through the ceiling of the auditorium and smashed straight in front of Howard. It was something like a rocket, but much smaller in size, only about three meters high, about the size of two people embracing.
The unidentified object that fell from the sky blocked the bullets coming from the front for Howard. At the same time, the armor on the surface unfolded, and then thick smoke was released from it, covering the entire auditorium in the blink of an eye.
"What are you waiting for! Continue shooting me!" Seeing that he failed to kill Howard, **MODOK's** anger surged up, and he yelled at his subordinate beside him. Forced by **MODOK's** threat, the others could only risk shooting in this low visibility situation.
In the smoke where you couldn't see your fingers, a purple flash of light suddenly lit up, and the roar of guns was endless. Soon, an A.I.M. soldier emptied his magazine. He subconsciously touched his waist, preparing to take out the magazine to reload. At this moment, an unexpected change occurred.
An arm wrapped in dark blue armor pierced through the smoke and appeared in front of him. The A.I.M. soldier could even clearly see the light shining in the center of the other party's palm.
"Bang!"
After a muffled sound, the A.I.M. soldier flew out, crashed into a piece of decoration, and fell to the ground unconscious. Even the armor on his body was shattered to pieces.
This was like a starting gun. Under the cover of thick smoke, A.I.M. soldiers kept screaming, accompanied by gunshots and unknown machine sounds.
The smoke was not replenished and soon dissipated. Almost all of the A.I.M. soldiers were lying on the ground unconscious. Only a figure wearing blue battle suit stood in original place.
Howard, wearing the battle suit, raised his hands and aimed the two attack light beam cannons at **MODOK** floating in the air. Howard's voice was played out after being amplified by the battle suit.
"Now the situation is reversed, surrender, George."
"You are always so arrogant, Howard." **MODOK** grinded his teeth, making a creaking sound. "Do you think you have everything under control, that you have me figured out?"
"At least it looks that way on the surface." Howard tilted his head, and then more armament emerged from under the battle suit. In an instant, dozens of infrared sights were aimed at **MODOK** in the sky.
"Just solving a few ants and you think you've won. You are still as arrogant as before."
**MODOK** showed a cruel smile and continued, "You might as well look at the window, great Iron Man."
Although Howard felt that **MODOK** was bluffing, Howard, with intelligent AI assistance, was not afraid of the other party playing tricks. The weapon was still aimed at **MODOK**, but his vision shifted to the direction of the window to see what tricks the other party was playing.
Howard's pupils shrank suddenly when he looked outside the window. He saw that the strong man wearing red armor was crossing the window and trying to return to the auditorium. As for Falcon, who should have stopped him, he was being grabbed by the head and dragged by the man.
That hunched body, if the other party wasn't wearing Falcon's battle suit, Howard would never have recognized him.