Kamen Rider ZZZ from the American comic book world

"He was going to hold this exhibition anyway, but in order to discreetly identify which people were replaced by the Skrulls, we decided after discussion to issue an authentication wristband to all exhibition participants."

Visitors wearing this bracelet receive real-time information about the exhibits and map directions, but each bracelet actually contains a built-in tracker for me to identify Skrulls.

Tony was still anxious at the forest villa because Pepper and Rhodes had been replaced by Skrulls, and Pepper's new assistant, Natalie Rushman, was also a Skrull. Only Happy was not replaced.

As for why Skrull didn't replace Happy, Li Ai and the others unanimously believed that Happy was useless, so they didn't plan to replace him.

Tony actually started preparing for this Stark International exhibition back in June of this year. The location was set in Queens, and the time was set for mid-November.

Before things really come to a head, Tony still has to maintain a good relationship with Pepper, even though he knows she's a Skrull. Every time Tony returns to the forest villa, he has a dark expression on his face, and Dr. Pym has even said things like, "Howard, your son's got what he deserves."

“You mentioned earlier that they’ve been trying to replace Norman Osborn, so I don’t think they’ll let this exhibition continue smoothly,” Ida guessed.

Upon hearing this, Li Ai smiled and calmly said, "But when they capture Norman Osborn, that's when our plan will begin."

Chapter 92 Wow, it's the Ice Boy!

Time flies, and it's already November.

The weather in New York has turned cool, and people on the street are wearing coats, but this does nothing to dampen the enthusiasm for the Stark International Exhibition.

This is the first time in many years that Stark Group has held such a large-scale exhibition, and they have invited many companies to participate.

Osborn, Roxon Group, RAND Corporation, Hammer Industries, and Cross Technologies exhibiting under the Pym Technologies name... along with other small and medium-sized companies hoping to capitalize on the Stark Expo's popularity to attract investors and secure investment opportunities.

The exhibition will last for a full two weeks, and every night large companies will be promoting their products in the exhibition hall.

However, the real goal of this exhibition was to identify which people had been replaced by the Skrulls, so Li Ai and his group made a change to one of the original parts of the exhibition.

Visitors, media, and staff alike were required to wear an authentication wristband, originally intended as a simple method to control the flow of people. However, each wristband was fitted with a ZZZ tracker by Li Ai, allowing him to identify Skrulls lurking in the crowd.

Over the course of a few days, Li Ai indeed discovered quite a few Skrulls.

In addition to Pepper and Rod, who were found to have been replaced by Skrulls from the beginning, they also found Justin Hammer, an Indian executive at Osborn, and many Skrulls.

According to the exhibition schedule, Hammer Industries will have four days to showcase its new products, which overlaps with one day of Osborn's exhibition time.

If the Skrulls still wanted to create an accident to replace Norman, this day was their best chance.

Apart from Dr. Pym, everyone else participated in the operation over the past two days, using different identities.

Jessica entered as a student photographer, Peter was assigned a part-time job by Tony for the Daily Bugle, and Li Ai and Nancy disguised themselves as out-of-town tourists.

The adults, such as Leon, Ada, and Banner, were disguised as staff members, while Tony, the organizer, was free to do as he pleased, wandering around in his own way without attracting attention.

To get everyone into battle faster, Old Pym provided his masterpiece, the 'Pym Particles'. Using these magical particles that can change the size of objects, everyone's equipment can be easily put into their pockets.

On the night that Hammer Industries and Osborn exhibited at the same time, the group mingled with the crowd.

Nancy and Li Ai acted like ordinary tourists, occasionally showing surprise at the novel products.

"Damn it, J. Jonah James is swearing at Spider-Man again. He's so irritable, like he's using gunpowder as a side dish."

Peter's complaints came through the communication channel. He had infiltrated the Daily Bugle as a part-timer and was in a bad mood because he had just heard the irritable editor-in-chief cursing Spider-Man as a pest.

In order to enable real-time communication, Tony created a batch of concealed earpieces that could be directly glued into the ears, and Dr. Banner applied a disguise spell to further ensure that they would not be detected.

“You’ll get used to it. That guy’s temper is notorious in New York,” Jessica said, trying to comfort him.

"Let's talk about these things when we go to school," Li Ai interrupted them, then turned off the talk mode and only listened to communications.

As soon as she finished speaking, Nancy, who was next to Li Ai, chuckled twice and said, "To be honest, being with you guys feels completely different from Springwood Town."

"After this is over, would you like to study in New York?" Li Ai asked casually.

"I have to..."

Before Nancy could answer, a rather conspicuous figure came into their view.

Beneath the large stainless steel globe model at the exhibition stands a robust, handsome blond man.

He wore an old-fashioned leather jacket over a plaid shirt, paired with dress pants and a high-waisted belt. This retro style of dress contrasted sharply with his youthful face.

The blond man held a notebook in his hands and was quickly drawing on the paper with a pencil in his right hand. As if noticing Li Ai and the other person's gaze, he stopped what he was doing, looked up at the two young people, and politely asked:

"Is there something you need?"

"I'm sorry we caused you trouble," Nancy apologized. "I just haven't seen someone dressed like you in such a retro style for a long time."

“Retro style…” The blond man hesitated for a moment, then said in a mature tone, “Well, it seems I should learn a new style of dressing.”

“Sir, we won’t bother you any longer.” Li Ai pulled Nancy’s wrist and led her in another direction.

After walking a distance, Nancy lowered her voice and asked Li Ai, "Do you know who that person was?"

Li Ai said in a slightly playful tone, "You've actually seen him in your textbooks."

“The person in the textbook?” Nancy frowned in thought, and finally came to a surprised answer. She looked into Li Ai’s eyes and said a name.

"You're saying he's 'Captain America' Steve Rogers? Are you sure he's not a character actor? Didn't he die at the end of World War II?"

Blonde, strong, and handsome, but dressed like an old man who had been living on retirement insurance for many years, Peter's Uncle Ben was considered to be very fashionable compared to him.

Upon first glance, Li Ai had a general idea of ​​the other person's identity and ruled out the possibility that he was a Skrull.

"I can only say it was a coincidence. The super soldier serum and the low temperature of the polar region put him into a dormant state, so even after so many years, he still maintains a youthful appearance," Li Ai explained.

“Is that so…” Nancy lowered her head and pondered.

"Justin Hammer is starting to show off his drones," Lyon said on the communication channel inside the venue.

Since the organizers were their own people, everyone had a list of exhibited products from the beginning, and Hammer Industries' products were drone armor corresponding to the four major military branches.

After learning that Justin Hammer had been replaced by the Skrulls, Li Ai felt that those drone mechs had the word 'out of control' written all over their faces.

"Everyone approach the core exhibition hall discreetly," Li Ai said in the communication channel. "Proceed according to plan, Spider-Man. Phase One is your stage."

"Understood," Peter replied, then walked towards the main exhibition hall.

On the stage in the core exhibition hall, Justin Hammer enthusiastically described the benefits of the drone armor, occasionally making sarcastic remarks about Tony's decision not to share the Iron Man armor.

As the drones representing the four branches of the armed forces—Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps—came onto the stage, applause immediately erupted from the audience. Only the Skrulls disguised as Pepper and her assistant, Natalie Rushman, did not applaud due to their stated affiliation.

At that moment, two furtive figures walked toward the exhibition stand.

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Chapter 93 The Valiant Skrull Warriors

Those two figures were actually mercenaries hired by the Skrulls using artificial diamonds, superhumans codenamed 'Whirlwind' and 'Frost Master'.

The whirlwind arrived at the side of the booth, spread its arms, and spun rapidly like a top, causing the surrounding air to flow wildly, instantly creating turbulent currents in the originally calm exhibition hall.

The Ice Master, on the other hand, pressed his hand to the ground, and the water molecules in the air quickly condensed into ice, freezing rapidly along the edge of the booth, turning most of the booth into a block of ice in the blink of an eye.

Turbulent air swirled around the booth's brochures, slamming them into people's faces. The floor beneath their feet suddenly became incredibly slippery, and chaos instantly engulfed the entire core exhibition hall.

"What's going on?!" "The wind? Why is the wind suddenly so strong?" "My God, the ground is frozen! I can't stand up!"

The crowd screamed and surged toward the exit, and the two superhumans took advantage of the chaos to begin their work.

"Hit the system!" Whirlwind shouted at Frost Master while creating chaos.

The Frost Master pulled out the hacking terminal his employer had given them and slapped it onto the armor of the drone mech. As the indicator lights flashed, the hacking progress was rapidly increasing.

"Hey, you two, get away from that machine!" Peter shouted, using the pull of the spider webs to charge towards the two like a cannonball.

Seeing this, Whirlwind immediately increased its body speed, and the spider silk that Peter shot was blown aside by the gale as soon as it got close, and it couldn't hit the target at all.

Peter quickly used his spider silk to entangle himself around the pillar next to him, barely managing to steady himself. Before he could even adjust his posture, the Frost Master suddenly raised his hand, and a sharp ice spike shot towards him.

Peter quickly rolled away to avoid it, but the ice spike grazed his shoulder and hit the wall behind him, creating a small crater and scattering ice shards all over the floor.

"Iron Man, Knightess, it's your turn." Li Ai's voice rang out in the communication channel.

At this point, the hacking tools gained control of the drone mechs and assigned them a single mission—to kill.

A red light flashed on the drone's facial sensor, and then it prepared to move, activating its main thrusters and flying into the sky.

Only the two drone mechs representing the Air Force and Navy flew out of the exhibition hall, while the drone mechs representing the Army and Marine Corps were stopped by Leon, Ada, and Jessica.

"To be honest, this is the best gun I've ever used!" Leon stood on high ground, working with Ada to suppress the drone swarm.

“Don’t you see what an excellent child he is?” Ida said smugly.

Leon and Ada both used the weapons Li Ai had given them. Those psychic pistols, which resembled ritual objects, unleashed tremendous power in their hands, completely suppressing the drone swarm.

Jessica, on the other hand, used her physical advantages and flight ability to continuously draw fire, creating space for others to deal damage.

"Finally, I don't have to carefully control my power anymore!"

As her purple wig fluttered in the wind, Jessica punched through the drone mech, sparks flying from her fingertips. The splashed black oil landed on her, adding to her chilling aura.

Peter's battle was tough, though. He had to fight two superhumans by himself, and both Cyclone and Master Frost were hired superhumans, not Skrulls, which made him somewhat constrained.

“I told you the Winter Olympics would be perfect for you two. One of you could make ice, and the other could blow it. Your jobs would definitely be more respectable than they are now,” Peter said quipped as he strolled through the exhibition hall, trying to distract the two men.

"What an annoying bug!" the Frost Master roared, then conjured several ice spears and hurled them at Peter.

"Oh, I have to say it again, spiders are arthropods, not insects. What kind of lesson did your biology teacher teach?"

Although Peter's spider sense had accurately predicted the trajectory of the ice spear, and he could have dodged it with just a slight movement of his body, at that moment, a round manhole cover bounced off the wall of the exhibition hall several times, accurately clearing away the threat for Peter.

"You just keep attacking, young man, I'll take care of the obstacles."

A strong voice rang out in the exhibition hall, and the thick manhole cover, after being bounced several times, finally landed in the hands of a handsome blond man.

"And who are you?" Frost Master and Whirlwind both showed puzzled expressions.

"Someone I can fight you guys for a whole day!"

The blond man was none other than Steve Rogers, the 'Captain America' whom Li Ai and Nancy had met briefly outside the exhibition hall. He picked up a manhole cover from somewhere and made a makeshift shield with two cable ties before joining the battle.

Outside the venue, a swarm of drones representing the Air Force and Navy was intercepted by Tony, who was dressed in an MK8 suit.

Multiple missile launchers exploded in the night sky, creating a series of fireworks, and several unmanned mechs were instantly turned into scrap metal.

"Hmph, Hammer Industries~"

Tony couldn't resist mocking Justin Hammer's skills, thinking that even with Skrulls in disguise, they wouldn't dare create anything beyond Justin Hammer's technical limits.

On the ground, the Skrulls who replaced Pepper, Rhodes, 'Natalie', and Justin Hammer left in two groups, but some of them could use mind linking, allowing them to communicate with each other without making a sound.

“Your Majesty, we need to hurry. The superhumans in this city are gathering here. Delaying this will be detrimental to our plans,” said the Skrull mechanic disguised as Justin Hammer.

"Not long ago, there was only one armored man and one urban legend here. I didn't expect that now there would be a physical enhancer and a spider ability user."

The one who answered was not the Skrull who replaced Pepper, but 'Natalie' who had been by her side as her assistant.

Queen Vilanco glanced at the direction of the exhibition hall from which the loud noises continued to emanate, then looked at the Skrull warriors who had replaced Rhodes, and commanded:

"Brave Skrull warrior, your comrades have cleared the obstacles; now it's your turn."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Skrull warriors then vanished into the darkness, rushing towards 'Norman Osborn'.

Meanwhile, the Skrull mechanic who replaced Justin Hammer was intercepted by two figures. He only had time to utter a cry for help and for a beam of light to appear where he was before he was lost.

"Queen, save me!"

Upon hearing this, Queen Vilanco frowned and used telepathy to speak to the Super Skrulls guarding the perimeter of the expo:

"Go and help our fellow countrymen, and don't abandon anyone."

"Your Majesty, please leave here as well. There are very strong warriors among humans. My twin brother died at their hands."

"Go, my warrior."

The Super Skrulls outside the Stark Expo volunteered and, after receiving permission, headed angrily toward the direction from which the Skrull mechanics had sent the distress signal.

Chapter 94 Mutual Kidnapping

A dozen seconds earlier, the Skrull mechanic who had replaced Justin Hammer was preparing to leave, but was blocked by two figures, one in front and one behind.