Sentinel

Chapter 316
Nine thirty in the evening.

The signals on the east coast have been totally compromised. The studios of the TV stations, the promotional advertisements in the shopping malls, and the ball games shown in the bars...all flicker with dense snowflakes, and then become the logo of the Ten Rings. The satellite signals have been invaded, and even the White House has not been spared. .

Following a series of edited footage of terrorist attacks, the Mandarin appeared on the screen, threatening the United States. That gloomy face resembled a demon king from hell, causing fear and trembling involuntarily.

The bombing attacks in the past half a month have caused at least hundreds of injuries and dozens of deaths. Since the "911", the United States has once again fallen into a tense atmosphere. Even the SHIELD has intervened in it and began to vigorously search for the Mandarin and the Ten Rings. At present, as one of the Avengers, Iron Man Tony Stark is still in a missing state with unknown life and death.

"Mr. President, we are going to continue the class. This is Thomas Richard. He is the accountant of the Rox Oil Company. He is doing a good job..."

The camera zooms out, Mandarin is holding a pistol, and under his feet is a middle-aged man with a face full of fear, trembling uncontrollably, like a standing lamb.Everyone held their breath, realizing what was about to happen.

"I'm sure he's a good guy, so I'm going to blow his head off later, in 30 seconds, in front of your faces. It's going to be a big enough live broadcast, and the only thing that can stop it is You—Mr. President! You have this phone number in your phone, and if I get the call within 30 seconds, then Tom doesn't have to die."

On Air Force One, President Ellis, who was on a special plane, picked up his mobile phone, which had an unfamiliar number on it. He looked at the Secret Service director next to him with a questioning look of surprise.

The power of Mandarin is simply frightening. He actually hacked into his mobile phone quietly. If the other party wants to do something else, wouldn't it be easy!
"We can't let the terrorists do whatever they want." The Secret Service Director said with a twinkle in his eyes.

The blue and white Boeing 747 sailed steadily above the clouds. This plane, known as the "White House in the Air", has become a symbol of power in the United States. Everyone in the conference room is silent. If you don't make this call, innocent people There will be a tragic death, and the president will also be charged with trumped-up charges at that time, and obeying Mandarin's opinion is undoubtedly a compromise with the terrorists.

After thinking for a long time, President Ellis still dialed the phone number. The sound of "jingle bells" sounded in the live video of the Ten Rings Gang. Mandarin's gloomy complexion eased a little. Eye contact, in the silent environment, only the phone ringing repeatedly.

Pull the trigger, and the gunshot rang out.

Like a thunderbolt, it frightened the audience in front of the TV, and at the same time, it also shocked President Ellis who was on Air Force One.

"Mr. President, run away and kiss your wife and children goodbye, because nothing, not your military, nor your Iron Patriots will stop me."

The signal was cut off, and the video was frozen on the terrifying sign of the Ten Rings Gang. President Ellis squeezed the phone tightly, looked at the Secret Service director and said in a deep voice, "Order Colonel Rhodes, find this lunatic immediately!"

"Mr. President, we have traced this broadcast signal. It may have originated in Pakistan. Iron Patriots are on standby."

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On the private jet to Tennessee, Tony was browsing the video material Sean gave him, a list of disabled soldiers, all of them were selected by AIM as test subjects, Extremis virus has the ability to repair residual limbs.

"...you were all marginalized and disabled people, but from this moment on, you will become the winners of human evolution! As the first batch of experimental candidates, when you look back on your life in the future, the hardships and glory will be Let you never forget! Glory belongs to today!"

In the video, Killian appeared impressively. Like a Wall Street economic swindler, he was persuasive and full of lies, so that those retired soldiers who were injured and disabled in the war would obediently join the experiment without caring about it at all. of danger.

There is also a shot of the Extremis virus injection in the back. During the experimental stage named "Ultimate Transformation", the soldiers' skin was red all over, revealing a lava-like luster, accompanied by severe pain, and the mutilated limbs were repaired and regenerated.

But not everyone is lucky. Tony saw with his own eyes a soldier who couldn't bear the brutal process of transforming his body by the virus. His body surface seemed to be burned by flames. His body was cracked like ceramics, and dazzling rays of light emanated from his open mouth. , the high-temperature energy exceeding [-] degrees Celsius exploded from the inside, and a huge explosion swept everything!
"This is the truth about the Mandarin bombing attack..." Tony muttered.

From the information obtained by Sean, he speculated that Killian sold this flawed cutting-edge technology to Mandarin, and AIM made a fortune from it.

"I remember that Umbrella developed the medical technology of regenerating limbs a long time ago." Tony turned his head to look at Sean with a questioning tone.

"Hey, when Stark Industries was the leader in the military industry, it may not be able to monopolize the entire market, let alone Umbrella...and do you know how many disabled people in the United States, and how many of them are retired soldiers? Tony, we Not a savior, maybe Iron Man can make the world a better place, but he can't eliminate all crimes and kill all the dirty things hidden in the dark."

Sean bluntly exposed the truth, saying that he and Umbrella did not take the blame. Those retired soldiers were not desperate, they were just innocents bewitched by national glory or a sense of mission. Killian deceived these people with high-sounding reasons.

"I'm going to stop them!" Tony sighed, anxiety haunting him all the time. "Find the Mandarin, the Ten Rings Gang, Killian...I did some wrong things before, and now I have to try to make it up."

"But what about the president?"

Sean turned the laptop in his hand, and it played the threatening video of Mandarin an hour ago. The evil leader of the Ten Rings Gang blatantly threatened the rulers of the United States.

"There is also Rhodes... Wait, the new image of the Iron Patriot seems to be designed by AIM!"

Tony realizes that something is wrong. Killian is likely to have planned a huge conspiracy. The Mandarin, the Ten Rings Gang, and multiple bombing attacks may just be a cover to attract attention.

president!Their target is the president!

"Don't look at me like that... Please, Iron Man is the superhero, and I'm just a rich, handsome, intelligent ordinary person at best." Sean shrugged, ignoring Tony's expectant eyes.

"Sean, you have an army of mutants, Bronski - the big yellow guy who fought the Hulk, even Nick Fury wanted to pull you into S.H.I.E.L.D. Now you have a chance to be a hero , don't you feel moved at all?"

The young man shook his head, expressing that there was no fluctuation in his heart, and he even wanted to laugh.

"Forget that I owe you once, at worst, return to New York to treat you to a luxurious hamburger, so it's settled! I'll get the Mandarin, and you support Rhodes!"

Seeing Tony's rogue face, Sean smiled, and a gloomy light flashed across his eyes.

"I have my own way of doing things, you should think about it clearly." He said meaningfully.

The president of the United States is one of the most powerful positions on the planet, but it is also a "high-risk job". Since the establishment of this country, 7 presidents have died in accidents, and 4 of them died in assassinations.

Perhaps, this is a rare opportunity to reproduce the Kennedy incident that year?
(End of this chapter)