Chapter 114 The eve of escape

Since the time has come to midsummer, the temperature has begun to rise all the way, especially at noon. The bitter and hot air seems to have stagnated. The heat of the sun has baked through the last trace of moisture in this desert, and even the air is heated by this heat.

Twisted, the gravel melted into glass under the intense heat.

Now this place is full of small brown crystals.

Even if a gust of wind blows occasionally, it will only stir up a heat wave from the ground.

The soldiers now in the desert are like being under hot lead sheets. Most of them have put aside their patrol or security tasks, and invariably use the camouflage barriers used to cover weapons as awnings, gathering in groups.

The team is hiding in it

, but even so, they were still burned by the heat and kept exuding grease-like sweat, which was greasy all over their heads and faces, but it immediately blocked their pores, making them look like they were coated with a layer of grease, and they were about to get clogged.

Fresh meat in the oven.

The morale of the soldiers also reached its lowest point during this period. In addition to the annoying sweltering heat, the noisy complaints of the soldiers added to the heat, which made the days in the desert even more difficult.

Peter sat in front of the monitor, observing Tony and others working hard, and at the same time scanning the military base with the vision of the crow, silently calculating the remaining combat power in Raza's hands.

He is preparing to raid Raza's troops at any time and escort the film's protagonist and a number of supporting characters.

Ever since he saw Tony making the small Ark reactor with his own eyes, Peter knew that the purpose of his trip had been basically achieved, and the completion of Tony's Mark 1 mecha would be the countdown to their departure from here.

Probably with the participation and assistance of Wanda and Pietro, Tony's project progressed at an astonishing speed. The main part of the Mark 1 armor was almost completed before Raza realized something was wrong. Judging from the current situation, Tony

It only takes a few days to complete it.

Now Peter's biggest worries are only two points. The first is Hou Yinsen, who was supposed to sacrifice his life for Tony in the movie to delay time. The two words he said to Tony before his death also made Tony Stark

The key to embarking on the path of a hero, and now with the addition of Wanda and Pietro

With Peter's interference and the accelerated progress of the project, Hou Yinsen's death will most likely be avoided. Peter really doesn't want to forcibly design the death of the most admirable doctor in the Iron Man series. He can only hope that the differences in these details will not

It will have a great impact on Tony's future path.

On the other hand, it is more deadly.

In the movie, after Tony put on the Mark 1 armor, he almost destroyed Raza's entire base. Even Raza himself was almost killed by Tony. He didn't even rush to escape, but

He left the base after clearing all the weapons stored in it. Except for the death of Hou Yinsen, Tony himself was almost unscathed during the whole process.

But now it may be difficult to implement this plan.

As one of the most powerful terrorist forces in Afghanistan, the Ten Rings Gang has top-notch firepower and manpower.

Tanks, tanks, machine guns, artillery, etc. are all available, comparable to the army of a small country. As for manpower, although Raza lost hundreds of soldiers when he attacked Tony, the most indispensable thing in his base is these so-called

As a "Jihadi warrior", he can look for poor ordinary people or orphans from the local people and surrounding tribes to supplement his manpower. He does not even need to recruit himself. Many people who are dominated by hatred in their hearts will take the initiative to join them.

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This also leaves Raza's military base with four to five hundred permanent residents. Although their military quality is worrisome, they all have powerful firearms manufactured by Stark Industries, even though they all only use casual marksmanship.

Or stroke shooting cannot be easily defeated by just a few people.

This level of terrorist force, let alone a crude prototype like the Mark 1, would be difficult to compete head-on with even the Mark 3 after Tony's reset.

This also forced Peter to make more preparations for this.

At this time, the door of the control room was violently kicked open. Several soldiers sitting around were so frightened that they raised their weapons and aimed at the door.

The person who walked in with astonishing momentum from the door was none other than the "leader" of Peter and the others, Zaina.

As she walked into the door, she exhaled with relief,

Although she has lived in Afghanistan all her life and has completely adapted to Afghanistan's deadly heat in every sense of the word, this year's heat is even hotter than in previous years, and now they don't even need to light a fire when cooking.

On the contrary, inside the hollowed-out mountain, the cold and humid environment that was despised by others in the past has now become an advantage.

This is one of the reasons why Peter, who was injected with lizard-man serum, has been staying in the monitoring room almost 24 hours a day recently.

And Raza only thought that Peter was like him, that he was so frightened by the power of this powerful latest missile, but he probably never imagined that Peter knew from the beginning that the so-called Jericho missile would not work at all.

The reason why he now squats in front of the surveillance camera every day is to escape the heat, and on the other hand, he simply treats the daily work and entertainment of Wanda, Pietro, Tony and Hou Yinsen as a TV series to relieve boredom.
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For those who have watched the Iron Man movie, seeing these four people working and bickering together is like watching a super deluxe version of the side story.

But Zaina didn't care about the content on the monitor. She unceremoniously took out a tattered wooden chair and sat on it. At the same time, she stared at several soldiers unkindly until they left consciously.

Close the door.

Then she put her satellite phone aside and fiddled with the lighter absentmindedly. Her eyes fell on Peter's back facing the monitor from time to time, but then she looked away as if she had been burned.
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"First of all, I have to confirm whether the person who called me is you, and how serious what you said at that time was!"

Peter did not speak, but nodded slightly. He secretly asked a few crows to monitor whether anyone was passing by nearby, and then asked:

"I said that if you make a decision, you can talk to me in detail. Have you made a decision now?"

"How is that possible?"

Zaina frowned and looked at this little guy who was pretending to be sophisticated, took a deep breath, and asked carefully after a long time:

"Is this a decision made by Hammer? I hope you know what you're doing..."

This brave and fighting woman usually has no taboos in her actions, and she has a heroic spirit that is rare among women. But at this time, she unexpectedly showed a cowardly side. She looked around worried about gains and losses, as if she wanted to seek advice, but she was the only one nearby.

and Peter.

The hot air made her a little irritated, and it took her a long time before she asked again with emphasis:

"You understand that you are asking me to betray Raza, right? And all the rewards you give are based on Raza's downfall. This is not even a blank check. I can't even see you paying for it.

I really can’t think of any reason why I should help you, a little guy, deal with Raza, and I really can’t think of any reason why I shouldn’t report you to Raza!”

Peter looked back at the woman who was covering up her shake with an excited question, nodded slightly, and then spit out shocking information that made Zaina almost scream.

"I am not an employee of Hammer Company at all. This is not a language game played by politicians or capitalists, but it literally has nothing to do with Hammer Company. As for the promises Raza has received, naturally not a single word can

Realize."

"What?"

Zaina wondered if she had heard a few words wrong just now. It took her a long time to digest what Peter just said, but Peter continued:

"And the reason why you help me is very simple, because what I give you is not just material rewards, what I give you is what you ask for but don't get..."

After Peter paused deliberately for a second, Zaina slowly said for Peter:

"Choose?"

"Choice is not just a choice, but the power to control one's own destiny."

The power to control destiny? Zaina couldn't help but blink. She almost couldn't help laughing for a moment. She was surprised that she and Raza were both fooled by this little guy. Who did he think he was?

? She admitted that this little guy went alone, oh no, he ran to Raza's territory with two burdens and deceived the other party. He still survived. It was a bit of skill, or he was lucky, but there was no telling how many people were buried in this desert.

The dry bones of such people.

Destiny? Haha, Zaina felt ashamed that she had been swayed by a few ridiculous lines just now, but she had to admit that this little guy was indeed bold, or was he ignorant and fearless? He was deceived by just one mouth.

Everyone is even trying to convince her, Raza's collaborator, to deal with Raza with a blank check.

Zaina became a little lazy for a moment. She took out a cigarette and held it in her mouth, but was not in a hurry to light it. She continued to play with the lighter, and this time her movements were neither as before.

The wavering and stiffness have not changed back to lightness and casualness.

There was a sense of power in her movements. Although the small lighter kept swimming at her fingertips, her fingers flying up and down kept passing over her own waist, and on her belt,

A small pistol is hiding inside.

"Okay, tell me, what tricks do you want to play?"

There was undisguised contempt and sarcasm in her tone. Peter knew that she was not agreeing to his request. Her tone was a warning to him that she would relay every word she said next to him.

If he acts rashly, several bullets will fall on him in the next moment.

Although bullets of this caliber no longer pose a threat to Peter, the consequences of the sudden gunfire may affect Peter's plan.

However, this development did not surprise Peter. Zaina was not only a warrior whose hands were stained with blood since she was a child, but also the leader of a small tribe. If she could be persuaded through a simple story, she would have become

A withered skeleton in the desert.

What he wanted to see was actually the wavering that Zaina showed just now, that expression of expectation and disappointment intertwined.

At this moment, Zaina's movements playing with the lighter became more and more powerful, and her eyes were like a lioness before hunting. At this time, no matter what kind of speech she made or how huge the benefits she promised, she could not shake her.

Will, at least in its current capacity, is unworkable...

The same words spoken by a beggar and a president will have completely different effects. The roar of a weak person will be as weak as him, while the low cry of a powerful person will be equally powerful.

Peter calmly turned around and faced Zaina. Although the other party was nervous and might attack at any time, he snapped his fingers lightly as if he was joking with a good friend.

"You are..."

Zaina's mood was getting worse and worse. She was too lazy to continue dealing with Peter, but just when she was about to draw out her pistol and escort this ignorant brat to Raza, a burst of rising smoke made her touch her hand on the belt.

Stiffened.
To be continued...