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Chapter 181 Gravity

A lavish party is underway at a luxury villa on a private island in Malta, a Mediterranean island nation.

The villa's owner, Ian Quinn, is a globally renowned mining tycoon who owns dozens of large mines worldwide.

Although he is far less wealthy than Tony, he is still quite well-off.

In the past six months or so, Ian Quinn Mining Group’s market value has increased significantly because it has taken on a large gold order from Stark Industries.

Ian Quinn organized this shareholder party specifically to celebrate the group's improved performance.

What Ian didn't know was that today's party was destined to be extraordinary.

At that moment, he had just finished discussing a business deal with a major shareholder when his gaze was drawn to a beautiful and graceful woman.

He immediately went up to strike up a conversation.

"Beautiful lady, would you like to have a drink with me?" Ian Quinn was just as handsome as Stark, younger than Stark, and possessed immense wealth. So, like Tony, he never needed any fancy tricks to pick up girls; he just asked them out directly.

"Of course, Mr. Quinn, it's an honor!" As Ian expected, the young woman, though somewhat surprised, readily accepted the invitation.

"By the way, what's your name? I don't think I've seen you before!" Ian Quinn asked as he led the woman into his villa, wanting to be alone with her, and poured her a glass of wine.

“My name is Natasha, Natasha Romansh, and I work for the Hammer Corporation,” the woman replied with a smile.

As one of the world's largest mining groups, Quinn Group not only has orders from Stark Industries, but also Hammer Industries, which also needs a large amount of metal, is an important partner of Quinn Group.

So it's normal for people from the Hammer Group to be at the party.

In fact, Ian Quinn also sent an invitation to the Stark Group, but only a representative from the European branch of the Stark Group came.

After hearing the woman's self-identification, Ian Quinn glanced at the bodyguard at the door.

The bodyguard went out and returned a few seconds later, nodding to Ian Quinn.

This indicates that Ms. Natasha Romansh is indeed an employee of the Hammer Group, and her name is on the waiting list for invitations.

Ian Quinn was relieved to receive feedback from the bodyguard.

As one of the world's richest people, Ian Quinn is very concerned about his safety.

Although he was very interested in the woman in front of him, he needed to find out more about her before proceeding.

Just because someone says they are Hammer doesn't mean he'll believe them.

But now that he had confirmed the other person's identity, he felt relieved.

Looking at the other person's exquisite and beautiful figure, Ian Quinn felt that he was going to have a very wonderful night.

So he waved to the bodyguard at the door.

The bodyguard wisely left the room, closing the door behind him, and obediently stood guard at the entrance.

Seeing the bodyguard leave, Natasha gave a mysterious smile, then moved closer to Ian Quinn. Ian Quinn immediately tried to hug her, but found her as agile as a snake, avoiding his embrace. Then he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck and lost consciousness.

“It’s all done, you can come over now.” Upon seeing the unconscious Ian Quinn, Natasha removed her disguise mask, tossed her hair, placed a magic beacon on the ground, and then spoke to her wristwatch.

The next second, golden sparks lit up where the magic beacon was, eventually transforming into a portal.

Eight "terrorists" dressed in black hoods then emerged from the portal.

The one leading the group was none other than Levi, while the other seven were Frank, Bronsky, and the five Winter Soldiers.

"Thank you very much this time." After entering the room, Levi gestured to Frank and Bronsky to take the five Winter Soldiers and deal with the bodyguards and security personnel, and began to carry out the plan. He then thanked Natasha.

"You're welcome. But with our strength, we could easily take this place. Why make things so complicated?" Natasha waved her hand casually, putting on her hood as she spoke.
"Of course, it's to divert attention. If we launched a full-scale attack, most people might not suspect anything, but the five bosses might immediately associate it with us. So, a little cover-up is necessary. It doesn't take much effort, does it?" Li Wei explained casually.

"Boss, it's all taken care of." Frank and his team quickly returned to report to Li Wei after dealing with all the defenses inside the villa.

"The laboratory has been found too?" Li Wei asked.

“Found it,” Frank replied.

Levi nodded, then pulled out a pistol and blew Ian Quinn's head off with a single shot.

Then, together with Natasha, they went out and, led by Frank, quickly arrived at a laboratory hidden inside the manor villa, where they found what they were looking for—a machine containing a constantly writhing black liquid.

This is one of the most powerful weapons to appear in the S.H.I.E.L.D. series; an element that is extremely rare on Earth but incredibly powerful.

Gravity-enriched metal.

The mass of gravity in front of him was the result of Ian Quinn's efforts over more than a decade, mining dozens of mines.

This is also why Levi killed Ian Quinn.

One reason is to prevent the leakage of gravitonium, and the other is that Ian Quinn is too persistent. If he is alive, he will definitely continue to dig and collect gravitonium—which not only means that he himself will become a threat, but more importantly, the excessive mining of gravitonium will also have a negative impact on the Earth.

Skye in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was able to blast the Earth in two not only because she was powerful, but also because the Earth had been heavily mined at the time, making it extremely vulnerable.

Therefore, aside from the gravitational nuclei we have now, Li Wei does not want any more gravitational nuclei to be discovered.

Prior to this, Levi had to kidnap a S.H.I.E.L.D. expert, Dr. Hall, the discoverer of gravitonium.

At his signal, two Winter Soldiers stepped forward, lifted the device containing the Gravitonium, and then passed through the portal opened by Livy, taking the Gravitonium to the Wildlands.

Frank, Bronsky, and the remaining Winter Soldiers then began setting up the explosives.

This laboratory is also the result of Ian Quinn's efforts over more than a decade.

Once destroyed, even if someone discovers the existence of gravitonium and wants to study and explore it, it will not be something that can be accomplished in a short period of time.

(End of this chapter)