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"Tony, I don't think I've ever been to Sokovia. I remember the closest teleport point to Sokovia is in Valeda, right?"
When Clark heard Tony say he had located Wanda and the others, he immediately recalled Sokovia's location and realized it seemed to be a city in Italy.
"Yeah, it's in Valeda, still over 100 kilometers from Sokovia. Looks like we still have some distance to cover."
"Alright, I'll call Diana over. Based on what you just said, these two new powered individuals are probably Hydra operatives as well, so if all goes well, Sokovia should also be a Hydra stronghold."
"Okay, you go get Diana. I'll notify Steve and the others. Also, I plan to assemble the Mark 46 suit. The previous Mark 44 is somewhat damaged."
Tony believed his Mark 44 had been nearly destroyed in the last battle, so he planned to upgrade to the more advanced Mark 46.
For Tony, building a single Iron Man suit was enough. If a suit was damaged, it simply meant it wasn't durable enough and needed an upgrade. After all, a suit that's strong enough shouldn't break.
During the previous fight, Tony had come up with some new ideas. Taking advantage of that inspiration, he immediately began constructing a new Iron Man suit.
As for whether it could be completed in such a short time, Tony didn't worry. He intended to use his newly developed liquid nanotechnology to assemble the suit.
Although Tony's current nanotech wasn't fully mature—he could only build one suit and couldn't integrate all built-in weapons—this wasn't a problem. He had mastered short-range teleportation tech, so he could directly drop the weapons he needed. Whether or not extra weapon systems were installed wouldn't affect Mark 46 much, which was still intended for planetary combat.
"Where's Mark 4645?"
Clark asked, curious, after Tony finished speaking.
"The 4545 frequency isn't very flexible, so I placed it on a satellite," Tony replied, pointing to the satellite.
"Oh~" Clark understood immediately that Tony meant Mark 45—the anti-Hulk armor. Clark remembered seeing this set of equipment in his past life. Like Batman, Tony always liked to plan specialized combat suits.
However, unlike Batman, who designs strategies based on observed weaknesses, Tony's armor was a countermeasure—specifically against particular threats. Ultimately, combat still depended on the relative power of the opponents.
Now the question arose: Clark, being the strongest Avenger at the moment, wondered whether Tony had created an anti-Superman suit.
After careful thought, Clark concluded this was unlikely. Without kryptonite, any anti-Superman armor would be nothing more than a thin layer of metal. He had tested it himself—Earth's hardest metal, Captain America's shield, could be deformed with enough force.
So, without any material capable of withstanding Clark, an anti-Superman suit was impossible.
What Clark didn't know was that deep inside Tony's computer was a file marked Mark 99, formally named the "Anti-Superman Armor." While the materials to build it didn't yet exist, the design itself was complete.
Even if Clark knew of the design, he wouldn't care. His own development speed far exceeded Tony's armor-building. By the time Tony could construct a suit capable of matching him, Clark could already eliminate his current self in an instant. After all, compared to armored evolution, a solar-powered super-soldier only needed sunlight.
Meanwhile, Diana was back in New York with Mary, learning to knit.
Since marrying Clark, Diana had basically turned to Mary whenever she had a problem—perhaps because she never had a normal mother-daughter relationship growing up. Their bond was unusually strong.
Because Diana stayed in New York, she had earned the title of Wonder Woman of New York. The origin of this title traced back to the criminals she had sent to detention.
Clark sometimes felt sympathy for New York's criminals. After all, in the MCU, Spider-Man seemed to be the only Avenger consistently acting as a good neighbor, constantly stopping wrongdoers. Now, Diana's sudden presence meant these criminals experienced superhero intervention years earlier than expected.
Although the experience was unpleasant, there was no escaping it.
"Diana, do you want to go for a walk with me?"
Seeing Diana knitting meticulously, Clark noticed something was off—it was summer, and starting to knit this early seemed unusual. His interruption caused Diana to misplace a stitch, and she glared at him.
"What's wrong? You suddenly want to find me now?"
Clark innocently scratched his head.
"Haha, looks like you've been learning knitting from your mom recently, so I didn't want to disturb you."
"I'm not apologizing right now." Diana rolled her eyes.
Clark glanced at Mary, who was about to leave, then whispered something to Diana:
"I'm heading to Sokovia. There seems to be a Hydra camp there, and two very powerful superhumans inside. I want you to come with me, so no one can escape."
"Hydra, huh? When do we leave?"
Hearing about Hydra, Diana realized the mission was serious. Although she had never formally encountered Hydra, she had heard Clark speak of their danger.
For an organization this evil, Diana adhered to a strict principle: if it could be eradicated, she would never let it go.