Chapter 67: Strengthened Gwen
Icarus withdrew her control over the network, and the networks of S.H.I.E.L.D. and other factions were restored.
As soon as the network returned, Fury immediately began tracking the source and understanding the scope of the attack. The result was not just shocking; he was terrified once he understood it.
Every electronic device across the globe had been controlled by that mysterious hacker during that time, and after confirmation from various countries, they discovered that the person could even launch their nations' nuclear missiles!
In other words, if that person had just wanted to, the world would have already been destroyed. This scared all the leaders.
Originally, they might have wanted to investigate this hacker's actions, but now they didn't dare to. Not to mention that they didn't even know who the person was. If they provoked him and he decided to take everyone down with him, no one would be able to escape.
Just as the leaders were in fear, the mastermind behind this incident, Lan Xingyu, had already arrived at a hidden experimental base in the suburbs of New York!
Lan Xingyu, Icarus, and Amber appeared above this experimental base. At this moment, Amber had already returned to her original form. With a pair of wings on her back, Amber, who had reached the Father-Heaven Level, now possessed the ability to fly.
Lan Xingyu stood above the Void Realm; he was not in a good mood right now. With a Mirror Dimension, he enveloped the entire base.
"Icarus, I will share Gwen's location with you. Bombard it, but do not hurt Gwen. Amber, you do the same." Lan Xingyu said in a low voice.
Subsequently, Lan Xingyu directly kicked out a beam of light, blowing up half of the base, while saying, "Art is an explosion!"
After that, it was an exhibition of bombardment by Icarus and Amber. Icarus's missiles and Amber's magic complemented each other. A series of explosions rang out.
Seeing that it was enough, Lan Xingyu dashed down. Arriving inside the base, Lan Xingyu realized what organization this was! The Ten Rings Gang!
He didn't expect it to be an old enemy. But why did the Ten Rings Gang have a base in the United States? And in such a high-tech base, too. Suddenly, Lan Xingyu thought of something: Is it HYDRA?
The Ten Rings Gang must have reached some kind of agreement with HYDRA; otherwise, they couldn't possibly possess such a high-tech base.
But these things had no meaning to the current Lan Xingyu, because after tonight, this base would no longer exist.
The Mandarin was very panicked now. The joy of his cooperation with HYDRA had already passed. He was thinking that he could finally advance into the United States! As long as he gained a foothold in the United States, would his organization still worry about lacking weapons?
But just as he was Happy, the space around him became like a mirror. He had just become vigilant when there was a loud bang, and half of his base was blown up. Then, various explosions continued to ring in his ears.
Coupled with a strong pressure coming from above, he felt that he might be finished!
But what had he done! He had only kidnapped Dr. Hardy, the only remaining participant of the Super Soldier program, and a little girl he kidnapped after she discovered their actions, right?
The United States shouldn't have found them so quickly, right? After all, HYDRA was also involved in this research, and they would do their best to prevent the government or S.H.I.E.L.D. from discovering them, right? Then what was this pressure about?
Lan Xingyu let Icarus and Amber play as they pleased, while he flashed toward Gwen's location.
Lan Xingyu kicked open a door and saw a middle-aged man with an Asian face. This man was wearing Ten Rings Gang on his hands! Lan Xingyu knew that this guy was The Mandarin. The villain who never appeared in the original story!
"Who are you!" The Mandarin was about to get angry when he saw that it was a child, but then he felt Lan Xingyu's aura, and he was too scared to move.
He himself cultivated Qi, and by chance, he had obtained the Ten Rings Gang on his hands, each with different abilities.
This made him feel that he should be invincible on Earth, but this child gave him the feeling that he would die if he moved even an inch.
Without saying a word, The Mandarin decisively unleashed his ultimate move. It truly embodied the idea that hesitation leads to defeat, while decisiveness leads to giving it all!
Raising the ring finger of his right hand, he released his strongest attack: the cutting beam. It was claimed to be an energy beam capable of destroying all matter, molecules, and elemental bonds. The only drawback was that it required a 20-minute cooldown every time it was used.
"Too slow!" Lan Xingyu tilted his head and dodged The Mandarin's attack.
"Damn it!" The Mandarin panicked even more. So, the rings lit up with various attacks and bombarded Lan Xingyu! Ice, fire, lightning... all kinds!
"Second Gear! Gum-Gum... Light Speed Kick!" After entering, Lan Xingyu sensed Gwen and saw that everything was fine! His heart relaxed, and once he relaxed, his cosplay soul started acting up again.
It was just an ordinary Light Speed Kick. He forcefully reenacted the debut of our Luffy after two years.
With one kick, he sent him crashing through a wall, and inside that wall was where Gwen was located.
After the dust settled, Lan Xingyu appeared in front of the Little Loli in a cool pose, but he didn't see the Little Loli's figure. However, the things inside looked very familiar to Lan Xingyu.
Damn! Isn't this the machine that strengthened Captain America? How is it here too? Who is that old man? Wait, the machine is still running! Who is inside it?
Lan Xingyu sensed it again and immediately panicked. Damn, how did my Little Loli get inside there!
It turned out that The Mandarin had caught Dr. Hardy a long time ago, but the doctor had escaped when the serum was almost ready. They had just caught Dr. Hardy when Gwen, who was out playing, saw them, so The Mandarin thought he would just use Gwen as a test subject, and once he confirmed it worked, he would use it himself.
And with this girl as a hostage, Dr. Hardy wouldn't be able to pull any tricks.
That was how the scene of Gwen being taken for strengthening came about.
At this moment, The Mandarin, who had just been kicked by Lan Xingyu, was not dead yet and asked intermittently: "Who exactly are you!"
"I'm your Grandpa Xingyu! If she succeeds, you might have a clean death; if she gets hurt, I will tear you into eight pieces!" Lan Xingyu said.
He turned to Dr. Hardy and said: "I say, Grandpa Hardy, does cutting him affect your mood?" After all, Lan Xingyu also knew this doctor, so he asked.
Dr. Hardy hadn't reacted yet and just shook his head blankly.
Then Lan Xingyu didn't say much and directly used flames to burn this Mandarin, who had lived for two centuries, into ashes.
Because he didn't know if it was Dr. Hardy's technology that was incomplete or what, the strengthening couldn't be stopped midway like it was for Captain America, so Lan Xingyu had the mood to act again.
But just as The Mandarin died, the laboratory alarm went off.
"Insufficient energy! Insufficient energy!"
"Doctor! What is the situation now?" Lan Xingyu asked anxiously.
"We're in trouble now. It must be that you destroyed the base's power supply when you came in. Now the machine doesn't have enough energy to run." The doctor was also anxious now, after all, there was a little girl inside.
"Energy? I have a way!" Lan Xingyu directly transferred his own energy into the machine.
He asked again: "Doctor, is there any other way to increase the success rate of the strengthening?" Because the Little Loli's painful cries were already coming from inside the machine. It broke Lan Xingyu's heart to hear it.
"No way, unless you can find a type of energy that can replace electricity to stimulate her body." Dr. Hardy said.
"I have a way, Doctor, stop the electrical stimulation to Gwen! I have a way." Lan Xingyu said, not allowing Dr. Hardy to refuse.
"Are you really... Alright! Let's gamble once." Then Dr. Hardy turned off the electrical stimulation.
And after Dr. Hardy turned off the current, Lan Xingyu immediately channeled his energy into Gwen's body. It gently cooperated with the strengthening serum, strengthening Gwen's body.
Gwen's screams also stopped. Not long after, the strengthening chamber opened, and Gwen's figure appeared.
Well, there was no difference from before, just that her little figure was more perfect. After all, she was a little girl who hadn't even turned eight yet, what else could you expect! Those who have crooked thoughts should go face the wall.
Of course, this was also Lan Xingyu's credit; he didn't want his Little Loli to become a muscle woman like Captain America.
The strengthening Lan Xingyu gave Gwen would become stronger as she aged! Of course, the current Gwen already possessed strength approaching the human limit in all aspects. And Lan Xingyu also strengthened Gwen's recovery ability and immune System.
Lan Xingyu even felt that Gwen had gained some ability to control light, fire, and ice in her body. Although she couldn't achieve elementalization, being able to control these was already very powerful.
Lan Xingyu picked up the unconscious Little Loli and said to Dr. Hardy: "Let's go, Doctor! I'll take you to Tony's house first, and then let Happy take you back."
"Ah? Oh! Let's go!" The doctor seemed to be thinking about something, and only after a daze did he remember what Lan Xingyu had just said and nodded in agreement.
He didn't ask Lan Xingyu why he had such abilities; after all, everyone has their own secrets.
Lan Xingyu took Dr. Hardy outside. All the living creatures outside had been taken care of by Icarus and Amber. They were standing outside, waiting for Lan Xingyu to return.
Subsequently, Lan Xingyu opened a Teleportation Gate and took everyone back to Tony's house. Only a bottomless pit remained. That's right, Lan Xingyu was still very angry before entering the Teleportation Gate, so he fired another light cannon at this area. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have felt relieved.
Tony and Pepper Potts had just told Officer Stacy about Lan Xingyu's general situation and comforted him a little.
A Teleportation Gate appeared in the house! And Lan Xingyu walked out of the Teleportation Gate, holding Gwen in a princess carry. Dr. Hardy, Icarus, and Amber also walked out of the Teleportation Gate.
Officer Stacy saw Gwen and immediately ran over. He took his daughter from Lan Xingyu's arms and only felt relieved after seeing that she was fine.
"Thank you, Xingyu. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do!" Officer Stacy was truly grateful to this child who had rescued his daughter.
"It's nothing, Uncle Stacy, this is what I should have done." Lan Xingyu said modestly.
Tony also saw Dr. Hardy at this time. This person was also one of the shareholders of Stark Company, and also a good friend of his father's.
"Dr. Hardy, why are you here too? What happened?" Tony immediately stepped forward and asked.
Dr. Hardy then told Tony and the others the cause and effect of the matter...