Chapter 177: Transformation
Two minutes later~
Rhodes stared wide-eyed at the suits flying in the sky. He really wished he could wear one.
"Stop staring at my suits like a creep, Rhodes. Time to go," Tony appeared next to Rhodes and said.
Rhodes turned to Tony and asked, "Didn't find Pepper?"
"...No. They must have moved her," Tony's voice was low. The longer it took to find Pepper, the more anxious he became.
The Ship
A group of men in black, carrying rifles, were patrolling. Another group of black-clad figures appeared at the other end. The Black Shadow Ninjas looked down at the patrolling terrorists, clinging to the walls and slowly crawling upwards. They nimbly jumped over obstacles without making a sound, successfully infiltrating the ship.
"How is the concoction coming along?" The Mandarin sat on his chair, stroking the cat in his arms, and asked.
"Everything is ready, Mandarin," a research staff member looked up and replied.
"Very well. Proceed with the injection for our Ms. Pepper," The Mandarin opened his mouth and said cruelly.
The staff member nodded and directed several subordinates to wheel the apparatus behind Pepper. They unplugged the tubes from the apparatus and inserted them one by one into Pepper's veins.
"Mmm!" Pepper couldn't scream because her mouth was sealed, but her eyes couldn't hold back the tears, which streamed down to her chin. Inside, Pepper frantically shouted: Tony! Where are you!
"Start the injection," The Mandarin noticed Pepper's fear and said, "Don't worry, my lady. This is something that will grant you extraordinary power, oh~ Don't be afraid~"
"Mmm!"
A red liquid flowed out of the apparatus, traveling through the tubes and injecting into Pepper's body. Pepper's eyes instantly widened. She felt a surge of molten rock flow into her body, causing her body temperature to rapidly rise. White, hot steam began to emanate from her entire body.
The research staff member glanced around, then lowered his head, adjusted his glasses, and wrote something on a report. A flash of red light appeared in his eyes. The Mandarin, playing with his cat nearby, didn't notice the abnormality in his subordinate.
Outside
Several Black Shadow Ninjas lay prone by the window, observing the situation inside. At the same time, Silas, far away at home, synchronized the ninjas' sight.
"The Mandarin?" Silas noticed something was amiss. Coupled with the insider information from his mole, he realized this Mandarin was not the puppet from the movie. He was the real Mandarin! The Mandarin with the Ten Rings, Iron Man's destined enemy. The ring on his right ring finger was practically the kryptonite to Tony's armor. It could instantly disintegrate inanimate matter, but required twenty minutes to recharge after use.
"The Ten Rings, huh?" Silas stood up and stretched his hands. He wanted a ring too! Some of the Ten Rings' powers were expendable for him, but they could enhance the strength of his Black Shadow Ninjas.
"Silas, what are you doing?" Peter skillfully climbed through the window and jumped onto Silas's bed to lie down.
"Nothing much. Why are you here? Not being Spider-Man?" Silas sat down again and asked with a slight smile.
Peter sat up cross-legged, resting his right elbow on his thigh, supporting his head with his hand. "New York is pretty normal today. The criminals in Hell's Kitchen only start showing up at night."
Following the emergence of superheroes, the crime rate plummeted. Of course, most of the credit went to Peter and Daredevil. Even the notoriously dangerous Hell's KItchen at night had seen a rare glimmer of peace thanks to their tireless efforts. Now, criminals with limited ability, even those with guns, didn't dare commit crimes.
"Mhm~ Looks like you guys are doing a great job," Silas said.
Simultaneously, he communicated mentally with Little Black: Send Kha'zix. Test his strength while you're at it.
Shadow Realm
Little Black, who was already prepared, clapped his hands. The huge shadow mass behind him walked out.
"What is the Master's command?" Kha'zix asked, his eyes flashing red.
"To kill a self-righteous piece of trash," Little Black stretched out his right hand and tugged Big Black's ear, who was sleeping nearby.
"Ah! Ow! What are you doing, Little Black?!" Big Black hastily asked.
"Time for business!" Little Black turned and asked, "Did you prepare the materials I asked for?"
"Uh..." Big Black touched his head guiltily. He seemed to have forgotten about it.
"..." Little Black shook his head helplessly. "Go prepare them quickly."
"Okay!" Big Black was about to leave.
Little Black said, "And one more thing! Don't forget to prepare two portions!"
"Alright!" Big Black nodded, then just as he started to move his leg.
Little Black said again, "And one more thing, it has to be genuine black goat wool, not the kind from clothing."
"Got it!" Big Black felt Little Black was becoming increasingly long-winded.
"And one more thing!"
"Okay!"
"And..."
"Fine!"
On the Ship
"It seems we have some guests~" The Mandarin looked up and noticed the Black Shadow Ninjas clinging to the window.
The Black Shadow Ninjas, seeing they were discovered, immediately jumped away. They were just small soldiers providing surveillance for Silas.
"Capture them," The Mandarin said with a cold tone.
"Yes!" A nearby Extremis virus soldier flared red light all over his body and violently rushed toward the window.
Bang! Crash!
He punched through the window, then looked up at the Black Shadow Ninjas climbing the wall.
"Quite a few little ants~" The Extremis virus soldier sneered, then grabbed his gun, aimed at the Black Shadow Ninjas, and began to shoot. He couldn't climb the wall, and the Black Shadow Ninjas were out of his reach, so he had to rely on his gun to attack them.
The Black Shadow Ninjas, seeing the man below open fire, nimbly jumped away, then pulled out throwing stars from their robes and shot them at the man below.
"Ah!" The Extremis virus soldier put away his gun, burning his body, and caught the attacking throwing stars with his bare hands. The throwing stars rapidly melted into molten iron in his grasp, which dripped onto the floor.
"Shoot them down for me!" The Extremis virus soldier yelled, pointing at the Black Shadow Ninjas above his head when he saw his comrades arrive.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Tatatatata~
The terrorists immediately opened fire, spraying the Black Shadow Ninjas above with bullets.
The Black Shadow Ninjas, seeing they were outmatched, had no choice but to retreat into the Shadow Realm. After all, this wasn't their main fight anyway.
Thud!
"They ran?!" The Extremis virus soldier slammed his fist into the wall, leaving a deep indentation. He actually let those little ants escape!
"Are you the idiot who was shooting my men?" A voice sounded behind the Extremis virus soldier.
The Extremis virus soldier quickly spun around and saw a figure standing there who resembled the previous Black Shadow Ninjas.
The newcomer was Little Black! His attire was no longer the original simple ninja suit, but something more distinctive.
"Kill him!" The Extremis virus soldier intended to vent all his built-up frustration onto Little Black.
"Hmph~" Little Black pulled out a magenta-colored belt from the Shadow Realm.
"Kamen Rider Decade!"
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