Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

Meanwhile, Tony and the captain, watching Rhodey's fuming rage and listening to his constant complaints and desire for revenge, could only sigh helplessly.

It can only be said that Rhodes has had too little contact with Sherlock.

Revenge on Sherlock?

What kind of ridiculous joke is this? With Sherlock's extremely flexible moral compass, if you dare to retaliate, Sherlock will definitely pull a fast one on you next time. Captain America and Tony have already gotten used to Sherlock's wicked sense of humor.

Fortunately, although Rhodes was a bit slow-witted, he was still quite obedient. Especially after Tony and the captain patiently explained to Rhodes what had happened when they took revenge on Sherlock, Rhodes's gaze towards Sherlock changed from anger to a strange sense of lingering fear.

At this moment, Rhodes was just glad that he hadn't been so impulsive a few minutes earlier, otherwise it probably wouldn't have been as simple as just getting a nosebleed.

To show that he had given up his idea of ​​taking revenge on Sherlock, Rodhai actually ate the whole box of energy cubes right in front of Sherlock.

Having learned what this thing was made of, the captain could only give Rhodes a thumbs up and praise him.

"A real man!"

Even Tony, after learning the whole story, agreed with the captain's statement.

This was the first time I'd ever seen Rhodes so flexible and adaptable; he truly deserved to be called a real man, as certified by the captain.

After the crew finished off the unfortunate bluefin tuna for lunch, Rhodes steered the boat toward the dock. From Mandarin, they learned what Killian was planning to do after kidnapping the president.

What they didn't know was that the outside world was in complete chaos, especially with those wicked maggots who had started an internal war.

The political systems of the US and China are completely different. In the US, so-called politics is nothing more than a 'federation' formed by large and small interest groups coming together.

The so-called president is merely a 'middleman' elected by these large and small interest groups to coordinate the division of interests.

To put it simply, aside from the 100-to-95 transfer (you know my methods), don't spend the remaining five dollars. Tomorrow I'll transfer 4 dollars to you, and don't touch the remaining two mao (8 yuan), you might need it the day after tomorrow. This was Roosevelt, who was known as the strictest father among capitalists.

Most of the remaining presidents are probably just lobbyists used to coordinate the interests of interest groups; of course, you could call them a link if you wanted.

Therefore, the moment Killian kidnapped the president, the interest groups that had lost their 'middleman' or 'link' almost immediately began tearing each other apart.

Interest groups that had previously suffered losses were naturally unwilling to accept defeat and immediately wanted to retaliate. Those who had already benefited were also unwilling to give up what they had gained, so they launched a fierce counterattack.

In specific events, this manifests as some calling for the activation of the vice president, some suggesting calling the Avengers, and some refusing due to concerns about the Avengers seizing power, wanting the Avengers to take the blame for the incident.

In short, a group of people from two parties and numerous departments, many of whom were corrupt and ruthless, were engaging in a heated debate in the meeting room about the president's kidnapping, but no concrete rescue plan was proposed.

Black Widow, naturally at the center of the storm, stayed obediently in the conference room, enjoying the chaotic scene before her, without even the slightest bit of anxiety.

Sherlock's movements had been synchronized with Black Widow's, so Black Widow, who knew about the plan, showed no anxiety whatsoever.

This scene was amplified once again the moment Killiana's second 'Mandarin' movie was released.

There's not much to say about the film's content; it simply tells everyone that the 'Mandarin' kidnapped the president, and his only goal is Tony Stark!

At the end of the film, a single line of pale text appears as a sentence.

"Everything I've done is against Tony Stark. The president's life or death is in Tony Stark's hands!"

After the video was released, the controversy successfully spread from a conference room to Congress, the White House, and even various bureaus.

Aside from the disputes among these official organizations, the video also caused a huge uproar among the general public.

Countless people gathered at the gates of official organizations and Stark Industries, demanding a response, but neither Stark Industries nor those official organizations offered any response, despite the internal turmoil within their organizations.

Meanwhile, the four people on the speedboat had also watched the video released by Killian, but the expressions on their faces were all quite strange.

Tony: "To be honest, that psychopath's acting was actually pretty good. If I didn't know the truth, I would have really thought that psychopath was the Mandarin."

Rhodes: "Is this what we should be concerned about right now? Didn't you see the final credits? It means Killian has decided to kill the president. We have to get there as soon as possible!"

Tony: "Don't panic. It's just that Killian is angry because our plan was thwarted. He even tricked me into injecting Pepper with the Extremis virus using a fabricated video! The last text was obviously added on the spot because Mandarin is already in our hands."

Captain: "How can you be sure that video is a composite, and not that Pepper really fell into Killian's hands?"

Tony: "Just kidding, Pepper has Doro with her. That kid's fighting power is so great that even if we went there, we might not be able to beat him, let alone Killian!"

As soon as Tony finished speaking, the eyes of the three people present instantly focused on Sherlock.

Seeing his three teammates staring intently at him, Sherlock rolled his eyes in annoyance and agreed with Tony's words.

"Don't look at me, I can't beat Doro!"

Chapter 467 Killian's Castle

It was obvious that none of the three people present believed Sherlock's explanation, and they all gave him the middle finger.

Keep in mind that Sherlock is a formidable fighter among them, even on Earth. Could someone like him possibly be defeated by Doro? They'd be the first to refuse to believe it!

Sherlock didn't refute it. These days, few people believe the truth. Sherlock really couldn't beat Doro, even if you disregard Doro's top-tier equipment and items that boosted his stats and mechanics.

Just look at the people standing behind Doro, which Sherlock would dare to mess with? If Doro were to complain, he'd probably get beaten up by those big shots!

Sherlock rolled his eyes in annoyance, too lazy to argue with these bastards. He urged the three of them to hurry up and find Killian, finish their work, and go home. With Christmas just around the corner, Sherlock had no intention of dawdling any longer.

Urged on by Sherlock, the group soon arrived at the site of the final battle where Kiri had settled down.

A privately owned container terminal.

To be fair, the place Killian chose for his final resting place is pretty awesome; at the very least, it's the ultimate dream for men—a pro-max version of building blocks.

That's right, Killian built himself a 'castle' using shipping containers and gantry cranes!

At the heart of the castle are two gantry cranes. One of them uses steel cables to suspend Rhodes' armor arm in mid-air, except that the person inside the armor is now the unfortunate kidnapped president.

At the president's feet was a grid-shaped structure made of four shipping containers, with weapons, ammunition, guns, and explosives piled up in the center, making it look like an enlarged version of a campfire.

Not far away, beneath another gantry crane, lies the 'main building' constructed from shipping containers.

Its highest point is a shipping container suspended by a gantry crane, level with the president who is suspended in mid-air.

Furthermore, the container had clearly been modified, with windows on the side and cameras mounted on it, making it seem like it was made specifically for this grand spectacle.

Of course, that alone is not enough to call it a 'castle'.

Outside this core area, there is a two-tiered 'city wall' constructed from shipping containers.

Furthermore, Killian cunningly hired different personnel to provide graded protection for his 'castle'.

Above the outermost 'city wall' was clearly a separate group of people. Their equipment was uniform but not sophisticated; they were just ordinary security personnel. In fact, apart from the city wall, this group would not step into the 'core' inside.

Inside the city walls was a small squad that appeared to be well-equipped and highly capable in combat. If nothing unexpected happened, they should be a group of PMCs, or mercenaries.

As for the most central locations, such as the upper levels of the castle or even the gantry crane, were Killian's own team of firemen.

After all, not everyone can adapt to the Extremis virus, so the Fireman team doesn't have much of an advantage in terms of numbers, making the hired PMCs and security teams very necessary.

Outside the castle that Killian had built for himself, on the container yard that didn't belong to Killian, Sherlock silently put down his binoculars and looked speechlessly at Rhodes, who was still holding his binoculars.

"No, Rhodes, didn't that peripheral security company know that Killian kidnapped the president? Aren't they afraid of getting themselves into trouble? After this solo operation, are they no longer working for the US?"

Hearing Sherlock's complaints, Rhodes put down his telescope, sighed helplessly, and then spoke to Sherlock.

"First of all, the armor's mask was not open, so the security company could easily avoid detection by claiming they didn't know who was inside the armor. Secondly, if I'm not mistaken, the security coverage area signed by these peripheral security companies only covers that city wall."

This is due to a bug in the contract and reality; in other words, all they are protecting are the containers that act as the city wall.

They're not stupid; they don't need to risk their lives for such a small amount of money. If we actually manage to get over the wall, they probably won't bother with us.

Finally, to put it another way, any security company that dares to take on such borderline cases must have a scapegoat and several security business licenses. If they really want to hold someone accountable, they can push the scapegoat out, change their license, or even just keep taking orders without changing the person.

This is a common tactic used by the US; there's nothing surprising about it.

At this point, Rhodes was somewhat helpless. Clearly, such situations were not uncommon even in the military, and might even be more rampant.

Hearing Rhodes' explanation, Sherlock was completely dumbfounded. He could only say that the US was indeed a country that knew how to play the capitalist game!

The most amazing thing is that the captain and Tony didn't think there was anything wrong with Rhodes' explanation! They even started discussing how to sneak into the 'core area' without alerting the security company's personnel.

The good news is that Rod's guess was completely correct.

After they crossed the wall erected by the security company, even if the security company personnel saw them, they acted as if they couldn't see them at all. In fact, those security personnel who saw them would immediately turn around and hide to avoid accidentally injuring themselves when they fought with the PMCs inside.

The bad news is that while crossing the outermost line of defense, which has the largest number of personnel, is relatively easy, actually getting into the core area has become incredibly difficult.

After all, PMC's combat effectiveness and alertness are far superior to those of security personnel outside who have only undergone basic tactical training before being put to work.

After observing for a while without finding any flaws, Sherlock finally couldn't hold back any longer. He decisively pulled himself out of his suit, took out two P90s, gave one to Rhodes and one to Tony, and then charged out waving his tentacles.

Seeing Sherlock charge out, Captain America sighed helplessly, raised his shield, and charged out as well, followed closely by Tony, who was summoning his armor while relentlessly firing his gun.

Seeing the three of them rush out, Rhodes, who was still hiding behind cover, was dumbfounded.

No, is that right?

Shouldn't combat involve careful planning, bold attacks, and outsmarting the enemy, even resorting to various tactics to ultimately achieve one's tactical objectives?

Are the Avengers really that reckless? They just charge in without thinking twice?

However, Rhodes's many questions were instantly forgotten as the P90 in his hand began to roar.

The reason is simple: a normal P90 magazine holds about 50 rounds, which is not enough to last more than a few seconds against its rate of fire of 900 rounds per minute.

But once Rhodes pulled the trigger, the weapon's firepower never stopped. Even more amazingly, under such high-intensity firepower, the gun in his hand didn't even show the slightest sign of red temperature in the barrel.

With such unlimited firepower support, Rhode also understood why the Avengers' fighting style was so wild; if it were him, it would only be wilder.

So when Tony summoned all his armor and threw the P90 to Rhodes, Rhodes, with two P90s wrapped around his tentacles, roared at Tony with a smug grin on his face.

"Tony! This thing is way more exciting than the armor!!!"

Chapter 468 Sherlock: I smell fucking good!

Regardless of what's really going on with Rhodes, Sherlock is having a blast.

This is the first time Sherlock has fought with tentacles since transforming into the tentacle monster, instead of using his most proficient alchemy.

It can only be said that physical combat is indeed the romance of men. With the ability to generate tentacles infinitely, Sherlock managed to learn JoJo's Ora Ora and Luffy's Gum-Gum series by using his tentacles and the Space Stone.

Sherlock managed to turn the Space Stone into a movement skill like Shave or teleportation, and most importantly, this skill has no cooldown.

The only problem is that Sherlock and Rhodes got really into it, one with guns and the other with melee combat, while the unlucky PMCs were really in trouble.

Upon encountering Rhodes, who was frantically cosplaying as a dual-wielding old lady, he was met with a steel torrent of 900 rounds per minute of 5.7*28mm armor-piercing rounds. Under this suppressive fire, it was a matter of being instantly killed the moment he showed his face, leaving no room for anything else.

Even if you hide behind cover, if the cover isn't thick enough, you'll still die under Rhodes's continuous fire.

Even if you risk your life to reach Rhodes, congratulations, you are about to witness the correct way for the tentacle monster to fight.

Being rolled up by tentacles and used as a hammer is considered a relatively dignified death. The truly tragic ones are rolled up by tentacles and used as nails, and they all go off to become brothers with Louis XVI.