Chapter 259: The Missing Iron Man

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

There was the sound of an urgent phone call. It was still dark when Wesley answered, “Hello?”

“Wesley? Tony’s home has been attacked. He’s missing…” Pepper said in a hurry. Wesley was instantly awake. He had been thinking for the past few days and his head was muddled. Now he was completely awake.

“Don’t rush. Tell me slowly. What was released? Who attacked him? How did he disappear?” Wesley steadied Pepper and let her tell him slowly.

Pepper told him everything from the beginning, but she didn’t know much. After listening to her story, Wesley began to think according to the plot, and then he regretted it. He had considered too many things. The other party had used a missile to attack Tony Stark’s villa. If a single bullet or a single chip had hit his vital points, then Tony Stark would have died. It was not very clear now whether he was injured or not.

“Okay, wait there, I’ll be right there.” Wesley put down the phone, then put on the armor and opened the space door. This time, he only used two times to cross the United States and appear in California. Then the armor propeller was activated and he flew quickly.

Wesley had come too quickly. Pepper had thought of Wesley immediately after the attack, and Wesley had fallen from the sky before help had arrived.

The armor hit the ground and Wesley opened his mask. “Where’s Tony, Pepper?”

Pepper had a woman with her, Maya Hansen. This woman was an accomplice. Wesley would never let her go, but now was not the time to talk about that.

“I don’t know. Maybe he fell into the sea. I don’t know when help will arrive, but he’s wearing a Mark 42?” Pepper said.

Wesley didn’t waste any time. He took off and plunged into the sea. “Apple scan.”

Beep! Apple activated the scanning system. The bottom of the sea was filled with the ruins of the villa. Wesley kept diving. After scanning for half an hour, he was relieved to find no sign of Tony Stark and then flew out of the sea.

“There’s no sign of Tony. He must have flown out, but he might not have flown anywhere. If he’s unconscious, J.A.R.V.I.S. might have activated emergency measures to avoid dangerous places. I’ll go to the underground lab to take a look.” Wesley said and took off again, but there were too many wreckage. He asked Apple to settle the location of the basement and began to dig.

The space gem provided powerful energy support. Wesley’s armor was full of power, and he kept lifting huge gravel until a huge metal gate appeared on the ground. “Apple, hack the system.” Wesley got to a switch early, and then the armor connected. After Apple hacked the system, the gate opened.

Dozens of suits of armor were laid out quietly and neatly below. Wesley flew down and then shouted, “J.A.R.V.I.S?”

“Mr. Gibson, welcome,” J.A.R.V.I.S. said.

“What’s Tony’s current location?” Wesley asked.

“I’m not sure. The Mark 42 has stopped working, but it should have fallen near Tennessee in the end. I haven’t been contacted. The subsystem in the armor is closed.”

Wesley nodded. Nothing seemed to have changed, and that was the best he could hope for. “Watch his movements. Tony will find a way to restore contact. Be careful to support him at any time.” Wesley flew out of the ground again and came to Pepper’s side, but the woman was gone. “Damn it…”

“What’s wrong?” Pepper asked nervously.

“It’s okay. It’s indeed an emergency procedure. In the end, he appeared far away from here, but there’s no need to worry. He’s still alive in the last record. As long as the energy supply is restored, we can contact him.”

“Phew…” Pepper seemed to let out a long breath and then said, “That’s good.”

“The underground gate has been opened. When help comes, don’t let anyone get close to it. Those armors will take off to support Tony at any time. Let them clean up the surroundings. I’m going to the Avengers headquarters now to see if I can use satellites to search. At the same time, we will start to look for Tony’s attacker.”

“Okay, contact me as soon as you hear anything,” Pepper said.

Wesley took off and flew straight to headquarters. Bruce Banner still didn’t know anything about this place, and Wesley thought he should tell him.

Tony Stark landed near Rose Hill in Tennessee. There had been an explosion here, and he was dragging his armor to Harry’s house as fate would have it. Harry, the boy, was a little genius and very talented in mechanical physics. The two of them quickly began to chat.

When Wesley arrived at the Alliance headquarters, Bruce Banner was surprised to see Wesley flying over in his armor. Then he asked, “Can’t stay at home?”

“Tony was attacked. Didn’t you see the news? Pepper called me for support. I went there. Tony has no problem, but he’s flying to Tennessee now. The exact location is unclear. I need a satellite team or to see the satellite records.”

“Attacked? Who attacked me? I’ve been busy with interviews these days and haven’t paid attention to the news.”

“Master Man, leave a terrorist to me. Continue the interview. The headquarters needs to operate as soon as possible. This is not a small problem. The Avengers should take revenge.” Wesley gritted his teeth.

As a member of the Avengers, Iron Man was now being attacked by terrorists. Wesley would not allow that. Moreover, he had thought it through. Even if he used Iron Man Armor, he was not Iron Man. He was Knight. As for Tony Stark’s idea, it needed to be guided correctly. It would have to wait until he was rescued. Wesley decided to intervene in this incident. Moreover, the Avengers would have to save the president of the United States. That way, they could show their ability.

Entering the command center that had yet to be used, he turned on all the instruments and then connected them to the armor. “Apple, invade the satellites and see which satellite captured the scene at that time. At the same time, find Tony’s location. Start looking for all the surveillance in Tennessee and find Tony.”

“Understood.” Apple was very fast. The satellite images were newly found, but the location of Tony’s fall was clear. There was a small town near the site of the explosion at Rose Hill. However, the town was a little backward and there was no surveillance system. Wesley had to keep an eye on it with the satellite, but it was snowing there. The weather was bad and the satellite effect was minimal.

“Keep an eye on him. Look at the effect during the day and check what ground Manchu is on. He should be making a speech soon. Find him.” Wesley decided to waste time here. “Enter Elizabeth into the system and tell her to keep an eye on him. Let us know if there is any news.”

“Understood.” Apple entered the program designed by Elizabeth into the command center, and then Elizabeth began to run.