"Monst—monster!" Seeing his companion's corpse, the remaining terrorist's eyes filled with fear. He immediately turned and ran, trying to attract the attention of others.
Natasha glanced at the surrounding guns and ammunition, picked up a firearm from the ground, and fired a burst of bullets at a Stark Industries bomb while simultaneously rushing forward.
A huge explosion erupted behind her. The terrifying blast wave and flames sent Natasha flying. She twisted her body in mid-air, landed steadily on the ground, and watched the raging flames, her heart pounding.
With such a terrifying explosion, if not for the symbiote suit, she would have been blown to smithereens. But now, thanks to the suit, she was completely unharmed.
Natasha's affection for Ren grew stronger. Future missions would be much simpler.
Natasha swayed her hips and slowly walked into the cave.
"98%, 99%, 100%! System loaded!"
Yinsen watched the progress bar reach 100%. Tony Stark nodded.
The arc reactor on the armor's chest first dimmed, then brightened. Tony Stark was clad in the Mark I Iron Man armor, giving off a clunky yet ferocious impression.
Tony adjusted to the armor's flexibility, then gestured for Yinsen to pick up a submachine gun just in case.
"Yinsen, let's go."
Tony piloted the Mark I out of the cave and into the open.
The terrorists were pitifully few. After all, Tony Stark was only a civilian, and a dozen men had been enough to guard him.
But after the explosion, the bald man had sent people to investigate, leaving even fewer behind.
The flamethrowers on the Mark I's arms immediately activated and spewed flames at the surrounding terrorists.
When these terrorists saw the massive Mark I, they were stunned for a moment before their assault rifles began firing wildly at the Iron Man in front of them.
Soon, someone set up a Browning M2 heavy machine gun and began to strafe Tony. The Browning M2 had considerable power.
If paired with tungsten-core rounds, it could penetrate most of the world's armored vehicles. The Mark I Tony had developed at this time was not as sturdy as an armored vehicle.
Fortunately, the terrorists did not have such high-end items as tungsten-core rounds.
However, even with standard 12.7mm caliber bullets, Tony was still unable to advance.
"Damn it!" Tony cursed under his breath. He forcefully steadied his retreating steps and manually fired the missile mounted on his forearm.
The crossbow-style individual missile produced by Stark Industries was simple to operate and powerful.
A missile launched, arcing perfectly to hit the heavy machine gun position directly. Amidst a deafening explosion, the entire position was reduced to ruins.
Without the machine gun's suppressive fire, Tony, aided by the Mark I armor, charged out of the cave almost unopposed.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a scream came from ahead. Tony, piloting the Mark I, stopped and looked at the figure in a black, tight-fitting suit with a masked face and Black Widow patterns on her back and abdomen.
Her figure was incredibly hot. If it were a normal day, he would definitely go up and chat her up, then ask if they could have a deeper conversation that night.
But now, he only wanted to escape and had no other thoughts.
Natasha twisted the neck of the last terrorist and looked at the monstrous giant mech in front of her with surprise.
She said incredulously, "Is that Tony Stark?"
"Besides him, who else could develop such armor in just six days? Tony Stark truly lives up to his genius reputation," Ren said.
"It's truly incredible," Natasha couldn't help but say.
"I think you should move aside now," Ren reminded her.
Natasha snapped out of it, looked at the prepared Tony, nodded faintly, and turned to leave without any hesitation.
Seeing the mysterious figure leave, Tony grabbed Yinsen's shoulder and quickly ran to the cave entrance.
Outside, it was already a sea of fire. Tony looked at the blazing flames around him, held Yinsen, and pressed the red button on his left arm.
Long white gas jetted from the Mark I's feet, and the heavy Iron Man armor suddenly lifted into the air, trailing a long white line as it flew into the distance.
Natasha watched the flying Mark I and contacted the U.S. military. "I've found Tony Stark. Repeat, I've found Tony Stark."
Colonel Rhodey's voice immediately came through, asking for the coordinates.
After Natasha reported the approximate location, she returned to her jeep and chased after Tony, who was flying in the sky.
Soon, due to power issues, the Mark I Tony had created began to fall onto the beach, crashing into a pile of scrap metal.
Fortunately, both of them were unharmed. Thanks to the coordinates Natasha had reported, U.S. military helicopters soon located Tony.
Natasha drove her car and silently blended in with the U.S. military.
"How did you find this guy?" Hawkeye asked with a smile.
Searching for someone in Afghanistan for over a week had not been a good experience. Now that the mission was complete and they could return to the United States, he felt very happy.
"A woman's sixth sense," Natasha said with a faint smile, brushing him off.
"Oh, a woman's sixth sense is truly amazing," Hawkeye shrugged.
After watching Tony and Yinsen board the helicopter, he also boarded a plane. They would soon be able to return to New York.
At the same time, he reported the situation to Nick Fury and prepared to head home.
After Tony boarded the helicopter, the accompanying doctor immediately treated him.
Tony Stark vouched for Yinsen, as they had formed a bond forged through life and death. Without Yinsen, he might not have made it out alive.
Yinsen, however, declined Tony's invitation and opted for the U.S. military's arrangement to repatriate and resettle him.
The military had wanted to recruit Yinsen, but he refused. He was well aware of the dangers surrounding the armor technology and decided not to reveal it to anyone.
The helicopter returned to Bagram Air Base, and Tony was transferred to his private plane.
Natasha and the other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents also boarded S.H.I.E.L.D.'s plane, beginning their journey home.
"Six days of searching, endless yellow sand, hot wind, and scorching sun. These are very damaging to a woman's skin. I think I need to take good care of my skin," Natasha said with emotion as she looked at the scenery outside the window.
"You want to rest? Not yet. Director Fury gave me a message and specifically wants you to investigate something about the product of the U.S. military's Super Soldier program from three years ago," Hawkeye said.
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