Marvel Cybernetic Girl

Chapter 35: 35 Am I on the Execution List Too?

Chapter 35: 35 Am I on the Execution List Too?

— A few days later, somewhere in Los Angeles.

"Did you get the reactor?"

Obadiah, wearing sunglasses, asked.

"It's here, you can check it."

The suited man, also wearing sunglasses, handed over a briefcase.

Obadiah opened the case, confirming its contents, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Perfect."

"So, what about our agreement?"

"Piece of cake."

Obadiah nodded with a smile, "The reorganized Stark Industries will serve you well."

"Tony Stark has already gone down the wrong path. We'll deal with him, as well as any other obstacles."

The suited man emphasized.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Obadiah smiled, "You've done a great favor for me, I won't forget it."

"Good."

The suited man revealed an evil grin. "Hail Hydra."

— Later that night, Stark Weapons Research Center.

'Beep beep.'

Kagura Hitomi, carrying a long, cylindrical package, swiped her ID card at the entrance. The doors to the weapons research center opened automatically.

"You're here, Kagura Hitomi."

Obadiah was standing in the lobby, looking at the completed large Iron Man suit.

"There's been an Iron Man causing trouble around the world, destroying quite a bit of our weaponry."

"Iron Man?"

She asked, pretending to be curious.

"Exactly. He's using the weaponry tech we're developing, so his identity is obvious."

Obadiah turned around. "Looks like Tony has truly gone down the wrong road."

She stayed silent.

"A weapons dealer who stops selling weapons to destroy them in the name of maintaining peace... Tony's path is so misguided," Obadiah continued.

"Anyway, let's get back to business. Come see this."

Obadiah walked over and pulled out a case, opening it with a password.

A blue and white glow emerged from the case.

The round arc reactor inside emitted a mesmerizing light.

"Look at it. Isn't it beautiful?"

Obadiah smiled with pride.

"With this, we hold the future in our hands."

She scanned the arc reactor with her holo-UI.

[Improved Arc Reactor, output power: 12 billion joules per second.]

It looked like a legitimate arc reactor, and a high-quality one at that.

"It's some discarded blueprints. I'm taking them to record and will destroy them later. Do you need to review them, Mr. Stane?"

She answered calmly.

"No need. Be careful on your way home."

Obadiah didn't ask further, smiling as he watched Kagura Hitomi leave.

The completion of Obadiah's Iron Man suit marked the birth of "Iron Monger."

Tonight, Los Angeles would witness a battle between Iron Man and Iron Monger.

But how did the bald man get his hands on the arc reactor?

Kagura Hitomi walked down the empty street, pondering.

At that moment, her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hitomi! Where are you?"

Pepper Potts's urgent voice came through the phone.

"I'm on my way home, Pepper. What's going on?" She sensed the severity in her tone.

"We just got word. Two hours ago, Tony's house was invaded! Unknown individuals breached the security, entered the underground lab. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, don't worry, Pepper. I've been at the company."

She reassured her. "What about Mr. Stark?"

"Tony was out doing a magazine interview, he wasn't home."

Pepper said, "I'm glad you're okay. Come back quickly!"

"Pepper, do you have the surveillance footage from the invasion? I'd like to take a look."

She was puzzled.

Who would dare break into Tony Stark's home?

Aren't they afraid of getting blasted into pieces by Iron Man?

"Sure, I'll send it to you right away. Stay safe and hurry back!"

"Okay, I'll be careful, Pepper."

After the call ended, a video was sent to her phone.

The video showed a man in his prime, blowing open the garage door, entering Tony Stark's lab, and forcibly smashing the storage cabinet holding the Mark III Iron Man suit to steal the arc reactor.

Kagura frowned as she watched the intruder.

This guy... he's showing up way too early, isn't he?

The man had dark hair and a silver metal left arm adorned with a red star.

"Winter Soldier..." she muttered.

Wait a second, why is it so quiet around here?

Snapping back to reality, She stopped and looked around. There wasn't a soul on the street.

This is definitely not normal.

A sense of unease crept over her.

Suddenly, her holo-UI began flashing red warning messages.

Hostile entity information started appearing in her line of sight.

Huh?

Obadiah, so I'm on your clean-up list too?

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