Chapter 4685: X-Royalty: Annihilation (Part 11)

"What's going on? Why did they leave?" Black Widow leaned against the window, hugging her arms and looking outside, asking: "That guy in the black clothes is a quite powerful mutant, right? Did he have a falling out with Magneto?"

Hawkeye adjusted his bowstring opposite her and said without looking up: "It's not strange for Magneto to have a falling out with anyone. Maybe that guy also felt there was no hope this time and ran away early."

"As expected, it's a scattered sand." Black Widow sighed, revealing an "I knew it" expression. She looked at Hawkeye and said, "What are you still cleaning your equipment for? There won't be a fight."

"Are you sure?" Hawkeye looked at the wall behind Black Widow. Just as they were talking, there had been a very noisy background sound, which was coming from next door.

"Tony Stark! We rushed to the royal court in such a hurry just to prevent the plan from changing, and you tell me you want to change the plan now to steal the technology of the Orchis factory to build armor for yourself?!"

"Why don't you understand? If we can't handle that Iron Man from the Central Universe, all the plans we made are useless!"

"You're just targeting him because he made you look bad. In fact, it's not that we have no way to deal with him, and the mutants might not stand on his side! You just want to win against him!"

"You're crazy, Steve. If you want the mutants to choose sides, they will definitely choose the stronger one, right? If we can't show that we are more valuable than that Iron Man, why should they stand on our side?"

"Do you have to go against him?"

"He's the one who has to go against me!"

Knock, knock, knock. The door was knocked, and the Iron Man of the main universe and Captain America, who were arguing in the room, turned to look at the door at the same time.

After a while, Lei Shen walked in and said: "That Iron Man from the Central Universe is here; should we let him in?"

Captain America frowned. When he turned to look at the Iron Man of the main universe, he found his expression had become very ugly.

"I'll go out and find him," Captain America looked at the Iron Man of the main universe again and said, "you guys keep an eye on Tony, don't let him run around."

"Wait," the Iron Man of the main universe said, "why are you the one going out to see him? Do you think I'm afraid of him?"

Captain America's expression darkened. He stared at Iron Man and said: "You don't even realize you're anxious to the point of losing control, Tony. Lei Shen, keep an eye on him."

After speaking, he left. Iron Man stepped forward to go out, but Lei Shen stepped forward to block him and said: "You'd better not go out, Tony. It wasn't easy to save you from low Earth orbit; if it happens again, we will definitely be discovered by S. H. I. E. L. D. and clash with the Avengers of this universe."

"Where is Shi Difen?" the Iron Man of the main universe asked. "I want to see him."

Captain America walked out, and Stark was already waiting in the living room. Seeing Captain America come out, Stark said: "The drone sent by Iron Man to the Orchis base was shot down."

Captain America was stunned: "Drone?"

"Don't you know?" Stark frowned and asked. He took out his phone, pulled up a video, handed it to Captain America, and said, "He released a formation of drones to the Orchis base, but they were shot down before even breaking through the outer defense, and the wreckage was captured by S. H. I. E. L. D."

"Damn it!" Captain America cursed. He turned to confront Iron Man, but Stark hurriedly pulled him and said: "What are you going to do?"

"How can Tony be so impulsive? The Earth government of this universe clearly possesses a high level of technology; we had already denied his plan to use drones for reconnaissance, but he still did it!"

"Using drones for reconnaissance is not a problem."

"But his drones were captured! This is very likely to make the Earth government alert; they will realize that the mutants have reinforcements."

"You should not be considering this problem," Stark was a bit helpless. "After S. H. I. E. L. D. captures the drone wreckage, they will soon realize this is Tony Stark's technology. S. H. I. E. L. D. and the ordinary human government may not know about the Battleworld, but they will think it is the Iron Man of this universe spying on the Orchis base."

Captain America was a bit confused again, seemingly not realizing what this meant. Stark had to say: "This is a great opportunity to sow discord. Now all forces on Earth are restless, wanting to gain control of Orchis; if all parties think the Stark Group has such ambition, they might have internal strife."

Captain America then reacted, and at this time Lei Shen walked over and said: "How did you get this news?"

"I hacked into the external defense system of the Orchis factory," Stark said. "I happened to see the scene where the drones were destroyed by the laser cannon."

"You can hack into the defense system?!" Lei Shen said somewhat shocked. "Then wouldn't you be able to destroy the Mother Mold?"

Stark sighed long and said: "Why would I want to destroy the Mother Mold?"

"Aren't you here to help the mutants?"

"If the mutants are strong, the Mother Mold targets the mutants; but if the mutants are weak enough, then the Mother Mold targets humans themselves. If I want to help the mutants, I cannot destroy it."

"So you can indeed destroy it," Captain America said.

Stark didn't answer this question but said: "Perhaps you can let Iron Man send more drones over and let S. H. I. E. L. D. catch him in the act. As long as there is enough evidence, someone will make things difficult for the Stark Group."

Then he turned and walked out while saying: "I will also tell the mutants about this plan. If it's really effective, they will be very grateful to you."

"We can't do this," Lei Shen looked at Captain America and said.

"Why?" Captain America asked.

Lei Shen also sighed helplessly. Whether it was Captain America or Iron Man, they had no political sensitivity and couldn't be expected to understand the key points.

"We cannot be enemies with the Avengers of this universe," Lei Shen said. "If we really use this means to frame the Stark Group and let him be caught by S. H. I. E. L. D. or the military, he will definitely hold a grudge against us."

Captain America walked to the side, sat down, nodded, and said: "That's indeed the case. We aren't really trying to help mutants rule the world, just trying to mediate. If we use this means to deal with the Avengers, wouldn't we become accomplices in invading Earth?"

Captain America stood up again and said: "Tony is really too impulsive. S. H. I. E. L. D. has already obtained the drone wreckage. They don't know about the multiverse, but the Iron Man of this universe won't not know. He will definitely think we are framing him!"

After speaking, he picked up his shield and went into the room to confront the Iron Man of the main universe. And at this time, the Iron Man of the main universe was conspiring with Doctor Strange; it was impossible for these two to think of anything good when they were together.

"Shi Difen, I can try to control the Mother Mold," the Iron Man of the main universe lowered his voice and said. "As long as I can break through the outer defense, I can hack into the Mother Mold that hasn't fully awakened yet. That is a very powerful weapon, and we can use it to mediate the war between ordinary people and mutants."

Doctor Strange frowned slightly but didn't raise any objections. He said: "The technology used by the ordinary people of this universe is very powerful; how easy is it to break through the outer defense?"

"I have already investigated," the Iron Man of the main universe said. "The technology used by the Orchis factory doesn't come entirely from Earth; there is the shadow of the Shi'ar Empire. I hope you can go to the Shi'ar Empire and find the technical loopholes that may exist in the defense device."

"But if I appear in the universe rashly, I'm afraid it will cause quite a stir," Doctor Strange frowned and said.

"You can impersonate the Doctor Strange of this universe," the Iron Man of the main universe continued. "No matter which universe, the Sorcerer Supreme will definitely be treated as an honored guest. You can sneak into the Shi'ar Empire and find the technical loopholes. We will take control of the Mother Mold together; by then, whether it's the Iron Man of the Central Universe or the mutants and ordinary people of this universe, they will all have to listen to us."

Doctor Strange thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, then I'll make a trip."

"Don't go now," the Iron Man of the main universe said. "I see that the Captain has been completely fascinated by that Iron Man from the Central Universe; he might not agree with our plan. Better wait until night to sneak out."

Bang, the door was knocked open. Captain America shouted: "You guys are crazy! Do you want to be enemies with the Avengers of this universe?!"

"Steve Rogers!" the Iron Man of the main universe also roared, "The dignified Captain America also plays this kind of eavesdropping trick?!"

"If I hadn't heard your plan, you would have ruined everything!" Captain America angrily took out his shield and said, "You cannot frame the Avengers of this universe; this will completely ruin our reputation in the multiverse!"

"Calm down, Steve," the Iron Man of the main universe stepped forward and looked into his eyes, saying, "Taking control of the Mother Mold means mastering the power to destroy Earth. The Avengers of this universe will also have to listen to us; this is much more useful than pleasing them!"

"You guys are crazy," Lei Shen also walked in, "what is the difference between what you are doing and those monsters invading Earth?"

"We won't harm Earth," Doctor Strange said. "We are just using this method to win allies. You should understand that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Only by grasping the lifeline of Earth will they work for us."

"I disagree," Dr. Banner also walked in and said, "using the deterrence of a superweapon to force the Avengers is simply a terrible evil act. I will never allow you to do this!"

"How much certainty do you have, Tony?" Black Widow leaned against the door and asked. Although she didn't state which side she was on, this question already indicated her position.

"As long as we break through the outer defense," the Iron Man of the main universe said, "this is not entirely human technology; they don't use it skillfully enough and don't even fully understand it, completely rushed to deal with the mutant crisis, so there must be loopholes to exploit."

"Absolutely not," Dr. Banner said. "How dare you use your own knowledge to do something like this? If word gets out, no other multiverse will ever dare to be friends with us again."

"Who would dare to go out and blab?" Doctor Strange narrowed his eyes and said. "If the plan succeeds, the people in this universe certainly won't."

"What about the people in the Central Universe? Can you guarantee that the Iron Man of that Central Universe won't go out and shout about it?"

"Then leave him behind." A flash of malice crossed Doctor Strange's eyes. "Absolutely no one can withstand a single blow from a super-weapon like the Mother Mold. Can't two Avengers teams and a super-weapon manage to keep him here?"

"You are simply insane!" Dr. Banner was horrified. "You actually want to kill the Iron Man of the Central Universe?!"

"It is you who are too naive, Doctor." The Main Universe Iron Man looked at him and said, "The Central Universe is destined to be a stumbling block to us becoming leaders of the multiverse; there must be a battle between us. Isn't that so?"

The members of the Main Universe Avengers, who were arguing fiercely, did not notice that one member had not appeared from the very beginning. Spider-Man, hanging from the ceiling, retracted his webbing, crawled silently to the window, and jumped out.

"Mr. Stark! Mr. Stark! Someone wants to kill you!!!"