Marcus took the phone and answered it.
“You better have a damn good reason!”
He didn’t care much about Stark, so he had already decided that no matter what the other side said, he would teach him an unforgettable lesson.
But before he could get angry…
“Please!
Please!” Stark said urgently.
“I’ll agree to anything you want afterward!
Please go to Los Angeles right now and save Pepper!
And Happy!”
Marcus: (●—●)
Huh…
Even if he didn’t like the current Stark, the guy was actually begging him for help!
Tsundere Stark was begging!
“Tiga, where is Stark right now?”
[Manhattan, New York, top floor of Stark Tower!
]
Got it.
Pepper was probably in danger in Los Angeles, and S.H.I.E.L.D couldn’t handle it.
So Stark had no choice but to ask Marcus for help.
To be fair,
The current Stark was annoying, but the future Iron Man who snapped his fingers was worthy of respect.
Otherwise,
After offending him with that mouth of his, Stark would’ve never made it out of the hospital.
“Fine.
Send me the address.”
“Okay!
Right now!” Stark begged.
“Please!
Save Pepper!
I can’t lose her!
I…”
“If you keep talking nonsense, she really will die.”
“I’ll shut up immediately!”
After hanging up,
Marcus looked at Jean and raised his hand with a smile.
“I heard the sunrise at Santa Monica Beach is beautiful.
Want to go see it?”
Jean placed her hand in Marcus’s palm with a confused expression.
“I’d love to, but isn’t he in a hurry?
How are we getting there?”
“I’m in a bit of a hurry, so excuse me.”
After the warning,
Marcus pulled Jean into his arms.
Then…
“Teleport!”
The two disappeared instantly and reappeared a hundred kilometers away.
This wasn’t the limit of [Speech Spirit], but Marcus’s own limit.
However!
The system’s abilities had no usage cost!
So…
“Teleport!”
“Teleport!”
“Teleport!”
…
The distance from New Jersey to Los Angeles was over 4,000 kilometers, almost across the entire United States.
Even fighter jets would take hours!
But Marcus crossed the distance in only forty jumps.
On the forty-first teleport,
Marcus appeared above the World Expo, while Jean in his arms was still in shock.
Anyone who experienced this kind of ghost-like movement would be stunned.
At that moment,
The World Expo grounds were already in chaos.
More than a dozen three-meter-tall combat robots were slaughtering civilians.
Marcus glanced around.
His powerful super vision instantly locked onto Pepper hiding backstage.
Three combat robots had already aimed their cannons at her, while Happy lay nearby with only his upper body left, proving he had tried to fight back.
The moment Marcus appeared,
All the robots self-destructed immediately!
Whoever was behind this was pretty decisive.
Pepper was about to die…
“Om…”
The time-stop field expanded, freezing all destruction in place.
Jean was dumbfounded!
Time stop!
Marcus could even stop time?!
She was completely shocked.
What couldn’t this man do?
Marcus landed calmly, finally releasing Jean’s hand, then looked at Pepper, who was still frozen in fear.
“I suggest you come out.
Otherwise you’ll still die once the time-stop field ends.”
Pepper snapped out of it. You are reading on novelping.com, the official source.
She rushed out immediately, but stopped when she passed by “Half-Happy.”
She looked at Marcus hopefully.
Marcus could heal Stark when he was nearly brain-dead, and he could even stop time.
Maybe…
Maybe he could save Happy too?
“Can you save Happy?” Pepper begged.
“I know it’s difficult, but…”
Marcus lifted his leg and kicked.
Happy’s “half-body” was sent flying, and by the time he landed, he had returned to a complete body.
The time-stop field was also released.
Happy clutched his waist in confusion.
Why did his back hurt so much?
Everything happened so fast that Pepper’s words got stuck in her throat.
Jean accepted it much faster.
Compared to what Marcus had done earlier, this was nothing.
Still…
“Your way of healing people is pretty unique,” Jean laughed.
“Oh, I was just too lazy to bend over,” Marcus shrugged.
“He’s lucky he still had a breath left.
Otherwise I’d just be kicking a corpse.”
Such an honest answer made Jean burst out laughing.
“Then if it were me, would you bend over?” Jean asked teasingly.
“Impossible,” Marcus answered immediately.
Jean’s smile stiffened slightly.
So it turned out she wasn’t special either…
Just as Jean was feeling disappointed…
“There’s no way you could hurt yourself, so why would I need to heal you?” Marcus asked strangely.
“If anyone dared to hurt a beautiful lady like you, I’d turn them into ashes!”
Jean: “…”
Realizing she had just been flirted with,
Jean didn’t get angry at all.
Instead, she felt secretly happy.
Marcus’s rizz was unfathomable!
Who wouldn’t fall for this?
Marcus stopped at the right moment and didn’t continue teasing Jean.
He looked at Pepper and Happy, who still looked like they were questioning reality itself.
“Back up a bit.
I’m about to release it.”
Pepper and Happy hurried away.
Marcus glanced around quickly to make sure there weren’t any unlucky survivors near the self-destructing combat robots.
Then he released the time-stop field.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
…
Brilliant explosions erupted one after another.
Shockwaves mixed with scorching heat blasted across the area, leaving Pepper and Happy dizzy.
What happened in the last ten minutes…
They were probably going to need a long time to process it.
Pepper’s phone rang, but she was so dazed that she didn’t answer for a while.
Seeing this,
An orange glow appeared in Jean’s hand as she used her telekinesis to calm the two down.
Pepper finally came back to her senses and quickly answered the phone.
“Tony, I’m okay.”
“I thought I was never going to see you again!”
“Mhm!”
“I’m fine!”
After a few words, Pepper handed the phone to Marcus.
“Tony said he wants to thank you personally, and there’ll also be compensation…”
Marcus waved his hand dismissively.
“From now on, send me a copy of every Iron Man suit he makes,” Marcus said.
“Make sure the weapons are installed too.
They’ll look nice as collectibles.”
This condition…
Pepper didn’t know how to react and quickly put the phone back to her ear.
After speaking for a few seconds,
She turned on speaker mode, and Stark’s voice rang out.
“No problem!
I agree to your conditions!”
“Thank you for saving Pepper!
And Happy too!”
“Otherwise I really would’ve…”
“No matter what happened before, from now on you’re a friend of Tony Stark!
If you ever need anything, just come to me!”
That deserved some praise.
Even though Stark was arrogant, he admitted things openly and didn’t play games.
Since that was the case…
Then Marcus decided to give him a push.
“In that case…
listen to this recording.”
Marcus smiled and had Tiga play the audio. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
Stark’s desperate voice echoed through the air.
“Please!
Please!”
“I’ll agree to anything you want afterward!”
“Please go to Los Angeles right now and save Pepper!
And Happy!”
“Please!
Save Pepper!
I can’t lose her!”
Just three short lines,
And Pepper, the elite businesswoman, blushed bright red.
“Marcus!
What are you doing?!” Stark shouted angrily.
“Pepper!
Listen to me, what I said was just…”
“I mean, the atmosphere is already here, so why not confess?” Marcus interrupted.
“Are you even a man?”
Could Stark tolerate that?
“Who the hell isn’t a man?!”
“I admit it today, Pepper, I like you!”
“Back in that cave, I swore that if I got out alive, I’d marry you!”
“So after I thought I was going to die, I handed the company over to…”
Pepper, who had been embarrassed just moments ago, suddenly changed expression.
“Dying?
What do you mean dying?” Pepper asked sharply.
“Ah…
that was before!
Aren’t I fine now?”
“You were dying and didn’t tell me?!”
Marcus had no interest in watching the couple argue, so he casually walked away with his hands in his pockets, hiding his achievements and fame.
Jean followed beside him with a smile.
“It’s obvious you don’t like Tony Stark very much,” Jean said curiously.
“So why are you helping them get together?”
“One thing is one thing,” Marcus said casually.
“I don’t hold grudges because I usually settle things on the spot.
Besides, the person responsible for Stark’s situation today wasn’t him.
No reason for me to blame him.”
That level of openness made Jean’s heart tremble again.
God!
What kind of perfect man was this?
She hadn’t interacted closely with a man for more than twenty years, and now she suddenly met someone this incredible?
“Screech…”
A Rolls-Royce stopped in front of them, and Happy got out of the driver’s seat respectfully.
“Where are you two headed?
Need a ride?”
“Huh?
Aren’t you supposed to stay and protect Pepper?” Marcus asked curiously.
“S.H.I.E.L.D agents already arrived.
They’re way more professional than me,” Happy answered honestly.
“I feel like…
I might not be very qualified for this job.”
Was this what getting beaten into self-doubt looked like?
Flesh against steel, and Happy still stood in front of Pepper.
Losing like that wasn’t embarrassing at all.
Honestly, it was pretty manly.
“Come on, old man.
Anyone listening would think you got abandoned or something,” Marcus laughed.
“Open your mouth.”
Happy had no idea why, but he obediently opened his mouth anyway.
Marcus took out the [Strength Enhancement Serum], wrapped the golden liquid in telekinesis, and shoved it directly into Happy’s mouth.
“You’re pleasing to the eye, so I’ll give you a cheap deal today.”
“When you wake up, eat a good meal and stop doubting yourself all the time.”
After saying that,
Marcus wrapped an arm around Jean’s waist and disappeared instantly.
Happy still looked confused.
He only felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier until he collapsed onto the ground and fell asleep.
Soon after,
Rumlow hurried over.
Looking at the sleeping Happy, jealousy flashed in his eyes.
As HYDRA’s captain planted inside S.H.I.E.L.D, he naturally recognized the [Strength Enhancement Serum].
Fury had paid a massive price just to trade for one.
And Happy got one this easily?
No!
He absolutely had to include this in the mission report later, just to piss Fury off too!
…
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