"Some people call me a Terrorist. But I consider myself a mentor."
On the TV, a fierce-looking bearded man was introducing himself, surrounded by a group of Terrorists.
Around him were people dressed in a distinctly Middle East style, with noisy human voices, occasional gunshots, and a shaking camera.
A terrifying and oppressive atmosphere seemed to overflow from the screen.
Even Sherry, an 'old employee' of the Liquor Store, which was also a terrorist organization, had her expression turn solemn upon seeing the scene displayed on the TV screen.
The scene on the TV continued. The man, who called himself the Mandarin, did not hijack the TV signal for too long. After he claimed responsibility for the previous explosions, the screen immediately cut back to the earlier morning news.
The news anchor was indeed very dedicated, directly abandoning the previous topic and beginning to analyze the impact of the Mandarin's appearance based on the available information.
"Heh heh~"
Luca's slightly playful chuckle attracted Sherry's attention, who had not yet disengaged from the heavy atmosphere on the TV.
"He acts quite convincingly~"
Upon hearing Luca's words, Sherry, who had only been somewhat puzzled, immediately turned blank.
"Are you saying that video just now was fake?"
"Hmm, how to put it, the attacks were real, but the performers and reasons were fake. The actor they found was quite convincing though."
Luca just smiled and shrugged, casually explaining before turning off the TV.
"Alright, don't worry about these things. I still have some matters to attend to. You eat slowly."
After speaking, Luca hastily ate a few mouthfuls of rice, then got up and ran directly to the Underground Room, leaving Sherry alone and bewildered at the dining table.
In the underground laboratory, as soon as Luca sat down, he directly kicked orange haro onto its charging base, then called out to the ceiling.
"Hakimi, help me contact Tony."
When the communication connected, the virtual screen did not show Tony Stark's big face, but rather a pitch black screen.
However, the occasional noise coming from this black screen seemed to indicate that the call had indeed connected.
"Tony, what in the world are you doing over there?"
As soon as Luca's words came out, there was a sudden 'clanging' sound, seemingly mixed with exclamations from a crowd, and the black virtual screen also trembled violently.
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"Captain! Get some Water over here! What do you want, kid, with your Tony uncle?"
The first sentence was clearly not directed at Luca, but Luca probably realized that Tony might be in a fight.
"Nothing. If you're fighting, you go ahead and be busy. We can talk later."
Saying that, Luca directly hung up the phone, so as not to affect Tony's battle.
'Sure enough, Tony, who has been incredibly busy recently, probably doesn't have time to care about the Ten Rings Gang and terrorist attacks.'
'This is good. Since Killian's plan has started, that Vice President should already be hooked. It's actually easier for me to handle if Tony doesn't interfere.'
Thinking of this, Luca nodded in satisfaction, but out of curiosity, he still asked Hakimi:
"Hakimi, check the latest news and self-media messages. Keywords: Iron Man, Captain America."
"Yes, My Lord."
Upon receiving the order, Hakimi immediately pulled up a large amount of data from the network, and video clips flashed quickly across the virtual screen.
It finally settled on a video clearly shot by a passerby with a mobile phone.
In the video, a sky full of yellow Sand covered the city, with Iron Man's flashy golden-red armor faintly visible, rapidly moving through the Sand.
"Oh, a big scene~"
"Hakimi, where is this battle happening?"
Jacksonville, northeast Florida, United States.
"Tony, who are you talking to?"
In the midst of the raging Sand, Tony was once again hit by a giant fist that appeared from nowhere, and he spun around, crashing into the outer wall of a building.
He vaguely heard Steve's question and instinctively replied.
"Remote control toy knight."
"That's not important, Captain, we need to get some Water over here, fire trucks or anything!"
Steve on the ground was startled when he heard Tony say 'remote control knight', but then immediately realized he was talking about 'Metal Knight'.
However, as Tony said, such matters were not important right now. Instead, regarding Tony's request for 'some Water'...
Steve looked around helplessly.
In this overwhelming yellow Sand, visibility was only about a dozen meters, and he had no idea where there might be a water tower.
Not to mention, the latest news he had just learned from the firefighters who were evacuating civilians nearby was...
"Tony, the local Fire Department here, because… they owe utility bills, their fire trucks only have Fire extinguishing foam and dry powder Fire extinguishers now. You hold on a little longer, try to lure that monster towards the sea!"
Tony, who had just 'pulled' himself out of the concrete wall on the outside of the building, felt a sudden darkness before his eyes when he heard Steve's words, as if he had encountered the greatest blow of his life.
"Are you crazy?! The Fire Department owes Water bills??"
"Jarvis!!! Pay all their overdue Water bills for me! And the electricity bills too!"
That being said, the recently paid utility bills clearly could not immediately replenish the Water, let alone the time it would take for trucks to arrive here.
Tony could only get up again and rush towards the center of this Sandstorm.
At the center of the Sandstorm, between several tall buildings, a monstrous figure nearly a hundred meters tall, composed purely of countless yellow Sand, was roaring furiously.
Each roar from this terrifying yellow Sand giant caused the surrounding Sandstorm to tremble violently.
Every time it swung its arm, the nearby buildings, which were not as tall as its body, would have large sections of their walls directly shattered.
Although the yellow Sand giant's body itself did not seem to be sturdy, each time it struck surrounding buildings, its clenched fist would also explode and scatter.
But in just a moment, the surrounding yellow Sand would immediately gather back onto its body, quickly repairing the previously 'damaged' parts and reshaping them.
And the shattered fragments of these buildings, under the intense impact of the dense Sandstorm, would instead be eroded and decomposed into tiny grains of Sand, merging into the yellow Sand monster's body.
In fact, the original yellow Sand monster was far from as gigantic as it was now.
But precisely because Tony and his team did not understand the characteristics of the yellow Sand monster, the battle had progressed to this point, not only failing to defeat the opponent but also causing its size to expand several times over.
And at this moment, at the feet of the giant Sandman, Hulk, who had eaten a mouthful of Sand, was furiously tearing at the enemy's toes.