Marvel: The Greatest Hero Era

"These are Christmas fireworks for you."

As soon as Zhao Chen finished speaking, Tony spoke up.

"Your fireworks are a bit stingy, they only last for one shot. The kind of fireworks that are set off many times for Christmas are really stingy."

After saying this, Tony went into the air, and his dozens of unmanned combat suits also went into the air. They started circling, and after several circles, they slowly came to a stop.

"Jia Siwei set off Christmas fireworks to give to Natasha on behalf of that stingy Zhao Chen."

"All of them? Or just a few, sir?"

They had dozens of unmanned combat suits in total. Jia Siwei was worried that Tony only wanted to give the other party one or two, so he asked.

"All." (inch)

Chapter 820 Exploding Armor

Upon hearing Tony's reply, all the armors began to scatter, eventually forming a circle, and then they began to explode one after another.

These armored suits are equipped with modern weapons, so after they self-destruct, the missiles inside them also explode, creating a chain reaction of explosions.

It really looked like fireworks exploding in the sky, and Zhao Chen wanted to watch this beautiful scene with Natasha.

He went to Natasha's side, hugged her tightly, and then they both looked up at the sky. They were happy to have defeated the villain.

So they were very happy to see this "690" firework, even though it cost much more than other fireworks.

Everyone had a happy expression on their face, except for one person whose expression was different from everyone else's. That person was Rod.

Rhode's face showed only a hint of heartache; there was no excitement or joy, because the exploding armors were all more powerful than the ones Rhode was wearing.

In addition, these suits of armor have more complete functions. After seeing these suits of armor, Rhodey thought about asking Tony to help him upgrade his suits.

Of course, Rhodes most hoped that his armor could be as powerful as the nanotech armor, but he also understood that the nanotech armor was very difficult to develop.

Asking Tony to turn his armor into a nanotech suit right off the bat was a bit much, so Rhodey thought it would be better to have something like the armor in the air.

Unexpectedly, Tony didn't care about the aerial armor at all and simply made all of them explode, turning them into fleeting fireworks for them to see.

"Aren't all these unmanned combat suits of yours pretty good? You're just blowing them up like this, don't you think it's a bit of a waste? You could use them to fight bad guys later."

Rhode looked at Tony with some anger and said these words, as if Tony had taken it upon himself to blow up his armor.

In fact, Rhodey now considers all these suits of armor as his own, and Tony really doesn't seem to care.

"These suits are going to be phased out soon, and I'm about to make a better batch, so let them explode!"

"It exploded, yet it still allowed us to see such beautiful fireworks. If it hadn't exploded, it would have just been left there unused. It's better to make the most of it."

As Tony spoke, he tapped his chest twice, and then the nanotech armor retracted.

Hearing Tony's words and seeing Tony's actions, Rhodes' eyes turned bloodshot.

Rhodey wanted to transform his armor into something like the armor in the sky, but those armors were worthless in Tony's eyes; they could be blown up at will. It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy.

Tony's actions really provoked Rhodey, who didn't want to stay with Tony any longer and went back to his base alone.

Back at the base, Rhode began writing a report on the operation for her superiors. Zhao Chen opened a portal, allowing Tony and the others to return to the base.

After everything was resolved, Tony couldn't stop thinking about Pepper, wondering how she was doing. Natasha, seeing Zhao Chen not returning, was very worried...

Zhao Chen nodded to Natasha and gave her a hug before returning to the base with peace of mind. At that moment, Zhao Chen closed the portal and opened another one.

This time, the portal is going to the hospital, to check on Bucky's condition, as he is still undergoing emergency treatment.

At first glance, Bucky's injuries seem extremely severe, but Bucky is different from other ordinary people; he has been injected with super-soldier serum.

The doctors at the hospital were unaware of this incident. They treated Bucky as an ordinary person, and since they could say he was fine, he was certainly not in any danger.

After confirming that Bucky was alright, Zhao Chen looked towards the captain, because he was very curious as to why Bucky and the captain had come over together.

Seeing Zhao Chen's expression, the captain understood. He took Zhao Chen to a secluded place and told him everything.

There was also a terrorist attack explosion at Captain 3.1's location. Killian has many bases, and there is also a base in the area where Captain is located.

Human experiments were also being conducted in that base, but unlike the large-scale human experiments at the location where Zhao Chen and the others were, there were only a few people there.

Two explosions had occurred at their location just over ten days prior, but they hadn't bothered to find out the details; they had only seen reports about it online.

I didn't pay much attention to the reports, assuming it was the work of terrorists.

Chapter 821 The Reasons for the Two People's Past

Or perhaps there was some misoperation there that caused the explosion, but unexpectedly, several more explosions occurred at Zhao Chen's place.

Furthermore, the Mandarin appeared in front of the media and very openly admitted that all the explosions were acts of terrorism he had created, and even provoked the department.

As things progressed to this point, it was difficult for the captain and his team not to notice, so they took the matter very seriously.

Then they started thinking about the bombings that had occurred, and began a slow investigation. After Zhao Chen and his team found the imposter Mandarin, the captain and his team also found the imposter Mandarin.

They then located Killian's base. However, Killian had largely abandoned the old base; only a few Extremis warriors remained.

It was easy for Captain America and Bucky to take down several Extremis 27 Virus Warriors together, especially with Peggy Carter providing support.

After eliminating all the Extremis Virus warriors, they began searching the base to see if they could find any clues.

After their search, they didn't find any particularly useful clues, but they did find Little Chili on the server.

Moreover, it was a video of Killian injecting Pepper with the Extremis virus. After seeing this, Captain America decided to rescue Pepper.

Pepper Potts is Tony's girlfriend and also a member of the Avengers. As the captain, he certainly can't stand by and watch something happen to his Avengers.

Human experiments also require data recording, and all servers in Killian's base are shared.

After learning about this, Pagetette called Betty Ross directly and learned from him that Chili Pepper had been kidnapped and that Zhao Chen and the others already knew.

Not only that, Zhao Chen and his team are now preparing to rescue Little Pepper. After learning about this, Peggy Carter and the captain began to discuss it.

Knowing that Zhao Chen had already set off, they could choose not to go to rescue Xiao Lajiao, and decided to discuss the matter first.

But at that moment, Bucky disappeared. Captain America and Bucky were very good friends and had known each other for a long time.

The captain knew exactly what Bucky was going to do, and without a second thought, he chased after him. Bucky had indeed gone to rescue Pepper.

The captain actually wanted to stop Bucky. When they fought those Extremis warriors, they also felt how difficult these Extremis warriors were to deal with.

There are definitely a lot of Extremis warriors in the area where Killian is located. The two of them alone might not be able to rescue Little Pepper, especially since Zhao Chen and the others have already gone there.

So the captain didn't want Bucky to go, but Bucky was very insistent.

“Even if you take me back, I will sneak back. I have to rescue Pepper so that I can feel better when I meet Tony Stark next time.”

“That’s what Bucky told me.”

"So you thought Bucky's words made a lot of sense, and then you and Bucky went to find Pepper and rescued her."

After the captain finished speaking, Zhao Chen asked a question.

"Yes, I also hope that the rift between Bucky and Tony Stark can be bridged. And I think we're infiltrating here, so as long as we protect Pepper, we can wait for you to arrive."

"And you didn't expect Killian to send so many people to guard Pepper, and that every single one of them was an Extremis Virus warrior, right?"

Zhao Chen did not continue speaking after the captain, but instead asked the captain a question after the captain finished speaking.

"We went in, found Pepper, and rescued her, but then the Extremis warriors discovered us and started attacking us relentlessly."

"Paki stood in front of us, risking his life to protect us, 690 later..."

At this point, the captain paused, glanced at Zhao Chen, and then continued speaking.

“I’m not exaggerating when I say Bucky risked his life to protect us. If you were there, you would have felt it. It was the first time I’d ever seen him like that.”

“After his memory returned, I believe he has always regretted those things, and he feels very guilty and remorseful.”

"So he wanted to atone for his sins, to do something for Tony Stark, even if it was just a small thing, and as his good friend, I couldn't help him with anything."

“I’m good friends with Tony Stark now. I even lied to Tony when I was with him. We’re friends, but I dragged you into this.”

At this point, the captain slowly lowered his head.

"Actually, haven't we discussed this issue before? I don't think using the word 'friends' is accurate."

Chapter 822 Tell Tony

“We can’t be considered friends, we should be considered family, and buying this out to Tony wasn’t a decision you made alone.”

"It was a decision we made together. You were very hesitant, but in the end, I made the final decision. Weren't we waiting for an opportunity to tell Tony about this?"

“I think now is a great opportunity. Go to Tony now and tell him about it directly. I think Tony will forgive me.”

After saying this, Zhao Chen stood up from his chair, stretched, and looked out at the scenery.

Zhao Chen's last words made the captain extremely nervous, and he immediately grabbed Zhao Chen's arm.

"Should we tell Tony now? And tell Tony directly about this? Do you really think Tony will forgive us? Do you really think he can accept it?"

"Wouldn't it be too direct to tell Tony just like that? And isn't it too early to say it now? I think we can wait a little longer."

Zhao Chen felt that the captain was being a little too nervous.

“The one who made a mistake here is not you, but Bucky. Bucky isn’t nervous at all, but you’re so nervous here. Captain, let me tell you, now is the best time.”