Chapter 173: Giving Iron Man a Helping Hand
"Don't worry about your father, he can just go to a dentist to get those front teeth sawed off."
Flying towards the school, seeing the slight worry on Betty's face, George casually comforted her.
Just as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them, flying at high speed. George focused, and it was none other than Iron Man, someone he hadn't seen for a while.
At that moment, Iron Man, who was rushing to his destination, also heard Jarvis's warning:
"Sir, large biological energy detected ahead, please proceed with caution."
"Large biological?"
Tony immediately slowed down and hovered in the air, scanning ahead to find that the space in front of him was empty, with nothing there.
"Activate scan."
A special detection device activated in his eyes, and four figures appeared in front of him, one of which was especially large.
"Have I been discovered?"
Seeing Tony stop suddenly, George knew his "Illusion Body Spell" had been seen through.
The principle of the Illusion Body Spell was to use magic to bend light and render oneself invisible. It was ineffective against devices that detected heat.
Disabling the Illusion Body Spell, George waved at Tony:
"Hi, Tony, long time no see. Where are you off to in such a hurry?"
"George? What is that... oh, what is that thing? It looks really ugly!"
When George suddenly appeared in the air, Tony was also surprised, especially seeing him pull a huge humanoid monster with a rope behind him.
"A product of a military experiment, causing havoc near Broadway. I just subdued it on my way."
George briefly explained.
Suddenly, Tony remembered something and spoke to George:
"Good thing you're here, can you help me with a little task? Come with me to Queens to rescue someone."
After parting from George last time, Tony discovered that he had been poisoned by palladium due to the reactor and might not have much time left. So he began indulging himself and did a lot of ridiculous things.
But fortunately, after finding clues left by his father, he replaced the palladium with a new element, which cured the poisoning and returned him to normal.
However, during this time, he found out that Ivan Vanko, the one who had attacked him, was planning a terrorist attack during the Hammer Industries robot exhibition.
There would be hundreds of spectators today, including Pepper, and a large number of ordinary citizens were gathered outside the exhibition.
Tony worried that he wouldn't be able to handle it alone.
So when he saw George, he wanted to drag him along for help, after all, George had many abilities and could definitely be of great help.
"Queens, the Hammer Industries robot exhibition."
As soon as George heard Tony mention it, he immediately understood what was going on.
"Alright, but wait a moment."
He took out a small box from his changing space and said to Banner and Betty:
"I'm going to help Tony rescue people now, so you guys have to stay in this box for a while."
The robots created by Ivan Vanko were made of metal and posed no threat to him, so he was just passing by to lend a hand.
He was actually planning to look for Tony recently, having just obtained a sample of the Hulk's hair. He was definitely going to use the Hulk's hair as the core of a new alloy wand.
However, since Tony had already started dealing with Ivan Vanko, it probably meant that Thor had also been thrown out of Asgard.
"We don't mind, but Principal, isn't this box a little too small?"
Banner and Betty, of course, knew Iron Man's reputation and were willing to cooperate with George to avoid causing any trouble. But the box was no bigger than a palm—how could they fit in?
George smiled:
"It may look small from the outside, but inside it's as big as a house, it's enough for you."
Saying this, he placed Banner, Betty, and Abomination one by one into the box, then placed the box back into his changing space.
Seeing this, Tony couldn't help but comment:
"How is it that you have more and more abilities? I've never seen you use this before?"
"My abilities grow over time. These are newly awakened ones. By the way, what's been going on with you lately? I just saw it on the news."
George flapped his wings and flew alongside Tony towards the Queens Global Exhibition Hall.
During the flight, he learned more about Tony's recent situation.
Most of the details hadn't changed, but because Tony had met Black Widow, the only person by his side now was Coulson, who was injecting him with temporary antidotes and watching over him in his villa.
However, recently, S.H.I.E.L.D. had been in a fierce battle with Hydra, and Coulson had been recalled to headquarters by Nick Fury.
Tony took the opportunity to escape from the villa district to find Pepper, bringing back the model left by his father. Then he used the model to create a new element to replace palladium, completely eliminating the poison.
The two chatted, and soon they arrived at the Queens Global Exhibition Hall.
Tony flew straight in, while George stayed invisible and hid to the side.
Inside the hall, amidst the applause of the crowd, Justin Hammer, chairman of Hammer Industries, strutted onto the stage with an exaggerated dance move.
"Ladies and gentlemen, for so long, we've had brave soldiers risking their lives in combat. Then Iron Man came along, and we thought no one would die anymore.
But he refuses to share his advanced technology.
I think that's unfair and wrong.
So, at Hammer Industries, we've developed even better technology. Tonight, the major newspapers are going to have a tough time, because they won't have enough ink."
With that, he turned to point behind him:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a look at the U.S. military's latest addition: the sea, land, and air special operations robot soldiers!"
As the lights focused on the stage, rows of steel robots made by Ivan Vanko began to rise from the ground.
"And finally, the fully equipped threat response combat armor, piloted by Air Force Colonel James Rhodes."
The War Machine, modified from the original Mark armor Tony had given to Rhodes, made its debut in front of the audience.
However, at this moment, Hammer shamelessly claimed that it was made by Hammer Industries.
Just as the crowd was in awe, Iron Man, who had been absent for two months, suddenly appeared and landed on the stage, making Hammer feel nervous immediately.
The audience below erupted with excitement when they saw Iron Man, because in their eyes, the robot soldiers and War Machine were just exhibits with no real combat achievements, whereas Iron Man had already proven his strength.
The key was that Iron Man wasn't just Iron Man; he was the most brilliant inventor, the richest, and the most famous playboy.
Meanwhile, Ivan Vanko at Hammer Industries, seeing Tony Stark appear, sneered and began remotely controlling the War Machine and robot soldiers.
"Tony, it's bad, my system has been hacked!"
The machine guns behind War Machine suddenly raised, aiming at Tony, while the rows of robot soldiers behind also revealed their weapons.
(End of Chapter)