[Tony took advantage of the fact that Ellen Brandt hadn't come out yet, turned on the microwave, turned the power to the maximum, and hid under the table.]
[Tony looks at the door and yells, "You've found the right person! I've dated hotter girls than you!"]
[Before he finished his words, the other person rushed out of the door with flames all over her body. Her skin was burnt a little black.]
[She mocked Tony, "Is this all you can do? Playing tricks and telling jokes?"]
[Tony unplugged the gas cylinder. Hearing this, Tony was not angry, but joked: "Honey! This is the name of my autobiography!"]
[She rushed out and closed the door behind her. Only then did she see the dog tag in the microwave and the valve that was not closed.]
[Unfortunately, it was too late. The next second, an explosion occurred, blowing her away directly, and even the wall was directly shattered.]
[Tony hid behind the trash can, pulled out the lid to cover his upper body, and successfully withstood this round of impact.]
[However, the lid was also damaged, and Tony pulled it off directly.]
[He walked to the street, looked at the passers-by running by in panic, threw away the lid in his hand, and then saw Ellen Brandt hanging on the high-voltage wire.]
[Just when Tony was rejoicing that he had finally dealt with the other party, a sound suddenly came from the water tower next to him, and one of the feet turned red.]
[It turned out to be Eric Savin. His hands were so hot that they burned the steel brackets red and softened them. The ropes fixing the water tower also broke one after another.]
[Tony immediately started to run away when he saw this. Eric Savin saw that it was almost melted, so he pulled hard and the softened steel immediately fell down.]
[The water tower also collapsed and hit a house, and a large amount of water and countless debris poured out.]
[After the water surged past, one of Tony's legs was pinned down by the debris, and he was unable to break free for a while.]
"This is bad," Steve said grimly. "He's trapped and there's another Extremis soldier."
"And he's used up the element of surprise," Clint added. "These guys won't fall for the same trick twice."
[Just when Tony was still thinking of a way to escape, he suddenly heard Harry's cry for help: "Let me go!"]
[Eric Savin carried Harry and shouted in a strange voice: "Help! Help!"]
[Tony is still trying to break free, but finds it's not that easy.]
[Eric Savin held Harry and sat down on a chair, put him on his knees and joked: "Okay! Hey! Kid! What do you want for Christmas?"]
[Harley couldn't break free, and could only look at Tony and apologize: "Mr. Stark! I'm so sorry!"]
[Eric Savin said, "Oh! NONONO! What he meant to say is, I want that document!"]
[Tony looked at Harley and comforted him: "This is not your fault! Kid! Remember what I told you to do when you are bullied?"]
[Hearing Tony's words, Harley's eyes suddenly widened, and he remembered his flash bomb. Tony gestured to him expectantly.]
[Harley took out the flash bomb from his pocket, took a deep breath, and did what Tony had said before.]
[The moment the flash bomb was activated, the dazzling sight gave Eric Savin a strong stimulation, and he fell backwards to the ground along with the chair, and Harley took the opportunity to escape.]
["Do you like it? Country bumpkin? That's what smart people are like! They always have a way to protect themselves!" Tony mocked him and then stretched out his hand towards him.]
[I saw a part of the Mark 42 palm cannon appear in his hand, and with the sound of energy gathering, Tony fired a shot at his face.]
[The powerful impact caused Eric Savin to fly backwards to the ground, with his entire face collapsed.]
[After dealing with Eric Savin, Tony swung his hands wildly and threw away the palm cannon, because the palm cannon was very hot at this time.]
[He then took a wooden stick and successfully freed his foot, and took Eric Savin's car keys.]
"Wow! I didn't expect he had another trick up his sleeve!" Spider-Man—the 2nd Gen Peter—exclaimed in surprise. Although he was relieved after seeing Harley run away, he had been worried that Tony was still trapped and unable to move.
No one expected that Tony actually had secretly hidden a palm cannon as a trump card. Although it could only be used once, it was enough!
"Like he said, he is a smart man and always finds a way to protect himself!" Gwen Stacy remarked with a smile, clearly impressed by Tony Stark's intelligence and foresight.
"He should be dead, right?" Helen Stacy looked questioningly at 2nd Gen Spider-Man.
"I don't know," 2nd Gen Spider-Man replied uncertainly. "It seems that the woman from before has a strong recovery ability. The burns all over her body recovered in a short time."
If it were a normal person, they would definitely be dead from having their face blown apart. But after seeing the recovery abilities of Ellen Brandt and the other Extremis subjects, 2nd Gen Spider-Man couldn't be sure anymore.
Tony managed to obtain some information about Ellen Brandt from the documents, and learned that she did work for Homeland Security—but Tony only found out the full details after he contacted the Department of Homeland Security directly.
Ellen Brandt was now dead. She had died from a self-explosion. Her detonation also injured a large number of staff members. The Department of Homeland Security had completely lost face in this incident.
"A mole inside a government agency," Maria Hill said grimly. "Killian's reach is more extensive than we thought."
"Makes you wonder how many more are out there," Natasha added, her expression darkening. "And in what positions of power."
Tony was a little disappointed after learning that the person he had been tracking was dead. He had been expecting to use her to find Killian!
Fortunately, there was other good news. After seeing the events on the mysterious broadcast, Mrs. Davis had taken the information to the police. After reviewing it, Nick Fury had sent agents to take over the investigation.
[Tony walked out of the bar with the information, looking at it as he walked.]
[Harley comes out and shouts, "You're welcome!"]
[Tony looked at him strangely: "Thank you for what? What did I miss?"]
[Harley patted his arm and said, "I saved you!"]
[Tony didn't know that Harley threw a snowball at Eric Savin, so he retorted: "Yeah! One: I saved you!"]
["Two: Thank you!"]
["And three: If you help others, don't be so annoying! Do you understand? Stay calm, otherwise people will think you are boastful!"]
"That's rich coming from Tony Stark of all people," Hawkeye snorted, unable to suppress a grin.
"The king of boastfulness giving lessons on humility," Pepper laughed softly. "Classic Tony."
[As he said this, he opened the door of Eric Savin's car and was about to get in.]
[Harley retorted: "You don't? Admit it! You need me! We are in sync!"]
["I just want you to go home and spend time with your mom! Don't say anything, take care of the suit! Stay near the phone! When I call you, you have to answer! Okay?"]
[Tony reached out and took off his hat, "Do you understand? Stop following me! Get out of the way or I'll run you over! Bye, kid!"]
[Harley stood there and looked at him. Tony started the car, lowered the window and apologized: "I'm sorry! Kid! You did a great job!"]
"He's growing fond of the boy," Wanda observed with a small smile. "Even if he doesn't want to admit it."
"Tony's better with kids than he lets on," Happy nodded knowingly. "Always has been."
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