Silver metal blade tips dripped blood, but with a flick of his hand, Ye Li made the Mind Scepter spotless again.
Ding~
Ye Li twirled his wrist, and the scepter, used as a spear, was planted back into the ground.
Around them, the HYDRA soldiers had already been dealt with by him and Tony together.
"Who are these people? Why did they attack us?"
With questions in mind, Pietro cautiously approached one of the soldiers and searched for information.
After fumbling for a while...
He found a clue and exclaimed in shock.
"They… they're Baron Strucker's men! We're doomed!"
"Baron Strucker..."
The young girl's delicate face showed a worried expression—Strucker practically ruled Sokovia with an iron fist.
Now that all of the Baron's soldiers had died at her home, he definitely wouldn't let her and Pietro, two mere civilians, get away unscathed...
"Baron Strucker? I remember from the files..."
Stark browsed through the files Ye Li had hacked earlier, learning about Baron Strucker, one of HYDRA's remnants. "Since we've confirmed they're HYDRA, let's inform Nick Fury and let him handle it. Looks like Cap and the others have work again."
"You talk as if you're not an Avenger yourself."
Ye Li quipped back at Tony.
Then, he walked up to Wanda.
Under her shy and evasive gaze...
He took her delicate hand into his palm and spoke seriously, "Come with me, Wanda. You can't stay in Sokovia anymore. This all started because of me, so I must take responsibility until the end."
"Ah...?"
Wanda was stunned by his words, her amber eyes swirling in confusion...
In the young girl's mind...
Two key phrases echoed repeatedly...
'Go with him...'
'Take responsibility until the end...'
'Go with him...'
'Take responsibility until the end...'
Could this be...
Her small hand was being held gently by Ye Li, the pose almost like a proposal.....
In the end...
Wanda, still in a daze, left behind her home, bringing only a small amount of luggage, and got swept away by Ye Li...
Pietro, unwilling to leave his sister alone, naturally grabbed his suitcase and followed along.
Moreover...
He felt deeply uneasy about how his life was suddenly about to change—
"Wanda, are we really just going with him like this?"
"What if, once we get to America, they sell us off as laborers?"
"I heard that some foreigners who seem fancy on the surface are actually involved in shady businesses like that!"
"Enough, Pietro, you've been whining nonstop since earlier...."
Wanda pressed her forehead helplessly, "If we stay in Sokovia, we won't have a good life either. The Baron isn't known for mercy."
"The little girl has foresight."
Tony glanced at Pietro and mocked, "Unlike a certain someone who only knows how to throw punches~"
Clang~!
Just as he finished speaking...
Wanda's small fist, adorned with a metal ring, struck against the red-and-gold armor. Her eyes burned with resentment as she said, "Stark... we will never forgive you!"
Pietro smugly hid behind his sister, "Hmph~"
"Alright, think whatever you want."
Tony knew the siblings had a huge grudge against him. He shrugged his armored shoulders and turned to chat with Ye Li.
"So we're just leaving like this? Not gonna say hi to that Hydra remnants?"
"No rush."
Ye Li had his own plans. Glancing at Wanda, he instructed, "Let's take Wanda and the others away first."
Speaking of which...
That Baron had actually assisted him in a way, so naturally, Ye Li had also prepared a "gift" for him in return...
Bang—~
"I'll head out first~"
Tony, clad in his Iron Man suit, flew toward the airport. "I'll lend you guys the car. Hurry up and follow—who knows if that Baron will send more people after us."
Vroom—~~
"Good luck, Stephen."
Ye Li straddled his motorcycle Venika, pulling Wanda to sit in front of him, and sped toward the airport——～
Only Strange and Pietro were left sitting in Tony's sports car, staring at each other...
"Can you handle this?"
Strange cast doubt toward Pietro, who was gripping the steering wheel. Having past trauma, he was particularly concerned about traffic safety.
"Uhh... this is the brake... and this is the gas..."
After studying for a moment, Pietro's eyes lit up, and he confidently grinned. "I think I got it...!"
Strange: ??
"Do you have a driver's license?"
"Nope."
Bang! Bang!
Terrified, Stephen hurriedly grabbed for his seatbelt— "I want out!!"
…..
"Failure! Tony Stark was indeed setting a trap, luring us out on purpose!"
Bang!
Strucker slammed the table in anger!
This failed operation let Iron Man and the others escape—it might even expose some secrets!
"Launch the fighter jets! We must intercept them!"
"I'll give the orders immediately, Mr. Strucker."
The subordinate accepted the command and was about to relay it when——
Zzzzzzzz.....
A golden portal suddenly opened right in front of him....