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Chapter 285: The True Mastermind (First Update)
Chapter 285: The True Mastermind (First Update)
In the master bedroom, three beautiful women were huddled together under the blankets, trembling. They screamed in terror when they saw Jerry walk in.
“Cough, cough, one versus three, you really know how to—”
Jerry’s lips twitched at the sight. He raised his hand to signal the women to quiet down, then asked:
“Where’s Mandarin?”
The three women stopped screaming and pointed in unison towards the bathroom next to the master bedroom.
“Boom!”
Just as Jerry was about to drag Mandarin out of the bathroom, a large hole appeared in the wall of the master bedroom. Tony and a male Extremis Warrior crashed through, grappling with each other.
Tony’s armors each have unique features. While the Rogue Armor has the most advanced remote control and automatic assembly functions, its weapon systems are relatively less diverse.
As a result, engaging in close combat indoors with a powerful and heat-generating Extremis Warrior proved to be quite challenging.
Especially since these Extremis Warriors were all retired veterans, their combat skills far surpassing Tony, who was a relative newcomer.
Of course, Tony had his own advantages.
His combat style wasn’t just about punching and kicking; he could also skillfully use various functions of the armor to assist in combat, often catching his opponents off guard.
“Tony, are you okay? Do you really not need help?”
Jerry turned just in time to see Tony being pinned against the wall by the tall male Extremis Warrior, who had one leg pressed against Tony’s lower body, holding him in a position similar to a wall-hug. The Extremis Warrior’s arms were glowing red, intending to melt Tony’s Rogue Armor.
As a grown man, Tony couldn’t admit that he was struggling, especially not to Jerry, whom he still saw as a young woman.
“No, I’m fine!”
Tony roared, concentrating most of his energy into his chest. He fired a massive chest blast, opening a large hole in the chest of the Extremis Warrior who was pinning him.
The male Extremis Warrior never expected that, despite controlling Tony’s body, the latter could still attack from the chest.
After all, Tony was a machine, not a human, and shouldn’t be judged by human standards.
The Extremis Warrior looked down at the large hole in his chest and collapsed, lifeless.
The Extremis Warriors had an incredibly powerful self-healing ability. They could regrow limbs that were cut off, as those weren’t fatal injuries.
However, fatal injuries like a large hole in the chest or a severed head were different. Once dead, the self-healing ability disappeared.
“I told you I was fine!”
Tony kicked the corpse of the male Extremis Warrior away.
This action caused the three women on the bed, who had just quieted down, to scream again.
“Oh, sorry, ladies!”
Tony quickly picked up the Extremis Warrior’s body and threw it out of the master bedroom.
However, as he did so, he couldn’t help but exclaim when he saw a female Extremis Warrior spinning around a pole at the entrance of the master bedroom, almost to the point of vomiting:
“J, I hope we’re always friends; I don’t want to have an enemy as terrifying as you!”
“Mandarin is in the bathroom. You can take your revenge now.”
Jerry shrugged and pointed in the direction of the bathroom.
“Let’s see if this terrorist leader can still act as arrogantly as he does on TV!”
Tony, with a cold smile, walked towards the bathroom in the master bedroom.
“It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! I’m not Mandarin, I’m Trevor Slattery, just an actor, an actor!”
The Mandarin, dragged out by Iron Man, raised his hands high and explained with a face full of panic.
"Could this guy be a stand-in?"
Tony looked at the trembling old man in front of him, his face showing surprise.
This old man looked exactly like the terrorist leader on TV, but the difference in demeanor was significant. A terrorist leader like the Mandarin wouldn't be this cowardly.
So he suspected that this might just be a lookalike stand-in.
"It's not possible. If you're looking for the Mandarin from TV, this is the person. My Owl doesn't make mistakes!"
Jerry replied with a frown.
Owl's ability to find people wouldn't be wrong just because the names were the same. Since Tony had written "Mandarin" on the envelope, the person Owl found would definitely be the one he was thinking of.
"Since he says he's an actor, let him explain himself!"
"Actually, it's like this: I am the Mandarin, but I'm also not the Mandarin. The Mandarin you saw on TV was me. You can see the costumes and props in this room. My real identity is a third-rate British actor. They found me not long ago."
The Mandarin, kneeling on the ground, quickly explained the entire situation.
"So, Aldrich Killian found you, had you impersonate the leader of the Ten Rings, and orchestrated this massive terrorist attack?"
After listening to the Mandarin's explanation, Tony understood the truth.
All the recent bombings and killings, including the attack on his mansion, were not orchestrated by the Mandarin but by Aldrich Killian, the man who co-developed the Extremis Virus with Dr. Hansen and created the Extremis Warriors.
"If there's no real Mandarin, what was his purpose in planning these terrorist attacks?"
With the truth revealed, Tony was once again puzzled.
"Maybe we can ask her!"
Jerry, who had been silent, waved his hand to dispel the Whirlwind Magic and released the female Extremis Warrior who had been vomiting.
"Good idea!"
Tony's eyes lit up. He turned and walked to the female Extremis Warrior, who was still heaving, and asked:
"Why did Killian plan these terrorist attacks, and where is he now?"
The female Extremis Warrior suddenly stopped vomiting and quickly stood up, aiming a punch at the nearest Iron Man.
As a retired soldier who had been injected with the Extremis Virus, she wasn't overly disoriented even after spinning thousands of times. Her previous state was just an act to lower her enemies' guard.
Her original plan was to ambush the witch who could use Magic, but since the witch was too far away, she had to attack Iron Man first.
She planned to punch Iron Man away in the direction of the witch and then escape.
"Shadow!"
However, her ambush, no matter how fast, couldn't match Jerry's Magic.
With a thought, Jerry made the shadow beneath the female Extremis Warrior turn into four black ropes that instantly bound her limbs, foiling her plan.
"I'll handle this!"
Jerry gestured for the startled Tony to step back and walked up to the female Extremis Warrior.
"Soul Extraction!"
(End of Chapter)
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