Lord of Cinder in American Comics

Ash said to Stark meaningfully, "Stark, you'd better not try to provoke someone who has dirt on you."

"Dirty stuff, does Stark need that kind of stuff to generate buzz? Stark is the center of attention wherever he goes."

Faced with Stark's arrogance, Ashe took out her phone, found a photo, and held it out to Stark.

The photo clearly shows Stark vomiting profusely in Pepper's arms at noon, being held like a child.

"Shocking! The unseen side of Tony Stark. Exclusive: The party stories Tony Stark had to tell. What do you think of this headline?"

Ash threatened maliciously, saying, "Don't worry, even if you can use your powerful network to erase the pictures from my phone, remember, I also have all sorts of little magic tricks up my sleeve."

As she spoke, Ash pulled out another identical phone from her four-dimensional backpack, opened it, and the same picture appeared in front of Stark.

Faced with Ash's constant stream of new phones, Stark retorted, "Given the power of Stark Industries, no one would dare to release news like this."

“I can buy a TV station or an editorial office, or even start my own newspaper. With such explosive news, I don’t have to worry about not having readers.”

Upon hearing Ashe's words, Stark realized that the person who said this was someone he could gamble with money on; Ashe had that kind of power.

So Stark abruptly changed the subject, saying, "Give me some onion wine too, I need to calm my restless heart."

Unexpectedly, Ash simply pulled out a bucket, opened it, took a small sip, and said, "Don't you understand the principle of not drinking and driving?"

"This is a boat!"

"Boats won't work either."

"Then let's just sink to the bottom of the sea!!!"

And so, amidst the bickering between Ashe and Stark, they arrived at Brokeland.

## Chapter 58: Arrival on the Island 2

Brokeland Island is only about 20 kilometers from the easternmost point of Long Island, a mere ten minutes' drive from Stark's yacht.

The ship anchored in shallow waters far from the beach. Sandman's Alloy Squad disembarked first, slowly approaching from the shallows, and finally concealed themselves around the beach, setting up defensive positions.

Ash led Cassell and Stark to observe the outside situation through the glass in the cockpit.

"Ash, what are we waiting for here? Aren't we supposed to infiltrate with them?" Stark asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No need, someone will come to pick us up in a little while."

Ash then took out the onion wine that Stark had been longing for and handed it to him to calm his nervousness.

At this moment, Cassell had completely calmed down, and his composure was unbelievable to Ash.

"Our ship is in shallow water; no one will spot it. Besides, with such a long coastline, their main defensive focus couldn't be here, could it?"

Stark rationally analyzed the reasons and raised objections to Ash's action plan.

In Stark's view, in order to maintain the threat from the outside world and keep the hostages at ease, as well as to defend the entire island, the squad's defense focus must be on the buildings on the island. Only in this way can they engage in street fighting with the enemy and inflict greater casualties on them.

“Tony, you’re analyzing this from a rational perspective, which is fine. But once war starts, no one will be rational, especially when you’re facing a Marine Corps military commander.”

General Hammer will plan every aspect; he'll receive the information as soon as we land.

As she spoke, Ash pointed to several seashells on the distant beach, which were resting on the edge of the shore where the waves were crashing.

"For example, there must be something wrong with those seashells."

Disbelieving Ash's words, Stark found a small underwater robot on the ship and remotely controlled it to pick up the seashells Ash pointed to.

Stark maneuvered the robot back to the yacht and went to the stern to retrieve the seashells the robot had collected.

Not long after, Stark returned with a look of disbelief, carrying a seashell about half the size of his palm.

The conch shell was smashed on the floor of the cab, revealing a black device from the fragments.

Stark crouched down, examining the device, and said with some disbelief, "It's a vibration sensor! Placed on the beach, can it detect the vibrations caused by human movement amidst the impact of the waves?"

"He doesn't need to discover anything; he'll send someone to investigate as soon as he senses something is wrong. His own heart is the best indicator."

Ash paused for a moment, then continued, "I have a friend who can shoot a small tin can at 1760 yards."

I asked him how he could be so accurate, and he told me that following your gut feeling is the key to hitting the target every time. And the gun he uses isn't some expensive Stark Industries machine.

Faced with Ash's sarcasm, Stark nodded nonchalantly and said, "Stark's equipment is all good, except for its slightly higher price. After all, we can't compete with second-rate arms dealers in the cheap small arms market."

However, I can sponsor your friend, as long as his new shooting record indicates that he used a Stark weapon.

"In addition, I can develop new targeting systems that miniaturize missile systems and fit them into bullets. This would allow everyone to become a marksman."

As he spoke, Stark seemed to have a flash of inspiration and whispered his thoughts to his wristwatch.

Leaving Stark and Cassel in the cockpit, Ash went out onto the deck outside the cockpit, put his hand to his mouth, whistled loudly, and then waved his hands toward the woods on the beach.

Ash called out to the woods, "Come out, I'm here to see Fran Hammer, I'm here to negotiate."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a bullet flew close to the ship, hitting the sea and splashing up a spray of water.

Stark and Cassel quickly crouched down and hid under the window sill in the cockpit to avoid being accidentally injured.

"Don't worry, come out. This is just a test. Didn't you see that Sandman's team didn't react at all?"

Despite his skepticism, Stark listened to Ash and stood up. Through the glass, he saw a soldier wearing all-terrain camouflage and with his face painted with camouflage colors emerge from the woods.

The soldier stopped less than twenty meters from the edge of the woods. This position allowed him to reveal his location and make contact with Ash and the others, while also allowing him to quickly return to the woods and continue to hide.

After Ash noticed that someone had come out, he said to the two people on the ship, "Let's go, the negotiations are starting."

After disembarking from the boat, Ash waded through the water and dragged Stark and Cassel to the beach.

Ash left the two men who were still pouring water out of their shoes and walked straight up to the soldier.

"Let's go, take me to see General Hammer."

Ash, having said that, didn't see the person in front of him act; instead, he felt that the person was being secretive.

Ash carefully observed the person in front of him, and through the paint on his face, he realized that this was someone he knew.

Major Anderson, a former rebel commander, was ordered to investigate the IMC's pilots, until he messed things up and got himself stuck in the wall...

This is a crossover. Anderson, who once served at Phoenix Firepower Base, was operated on by Ash two years ago, which brought him back from the brink of death.

In this instance, Anderson, as Fran Hammer's adjutant, was also involved in all aspects of the threat operation.

Caught between his savior and his superior, Anderson's soul began to churn.

Ash patted Anderson on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, I have good news this time."

Ash took a few steps ahead and noticed that Anderson hadn't followed. She asked, "What's wrong?"

“Sir, I’m from the Marines, you’ve brought Delta Force, they’re from the Army, their beach cover is substandard.” Anderson pointed out Ash’s little tricks somewhat embarrassedly.

Ash pulled out his communicator and yelled into it, "Did you hear that? Your covert operations were substandard, the infiltration plan failed, come out now, we're going straight to see the big boss."

Not long after, Sandman and his team gathered in front of Ash. Their hiding place was immediately pointed out, and Sandman, like Anderson, stood in front of Ash with his head sticking out.

The situation reversed, and Ash became the most senior person present.

Ash ordered Sandman to bring Stark, who was still pouring water out of his pocket, over, and then gathered everyone present.

Standing before the crowd, Ash turned around gracefully and was the first to walk into the depths of the jungle.

"Sir, you've gone the wrong way. The direction is this way."

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## Chapter 59: Mission Complete

"How dare you point out a King of Cinder's mistake to his face, Anderson? You're finished. Next time, you'll be locked inside the walls like the other Andersons."

Ash, seemingly unfazed, turned and walked in the direction Anderson pointed, as if nothing had happened.

This time, Anderson led the team, along with Ash, Stark, and Cassell. Sandman's squad diligently took charge of the surrounding area's security.

Even though the current vigilance mission is no longer of any use, we should still maintain the proper attitude.

Following the edge of the jungle, the group traversed a thorny path and eventually arrived at the construction area of ​​the island's wetland park.

Originally a place that provided catering and other services for tourists, it has now been transformed into a fortress by General Hammer.

Sandbags were piled up at the entrance of the building, forming a simple machine gun emplacement. Two Marines were inside the sandbag bunker, pulling the bolts of their MAG 338 machine guns and aiming the muzzles at the approaching group.

"Stars," Anderson shouted the command toward the machine gun position.

"Texas." After responding to Anderson's command, the machine gunners lowered the machine guns they were holding.

No one rushed forward; only Anderson went forward to negotiate with the machine gun position.

Not long after, Anderson returned and said to Ash, "I contacted the general using the radio in the position. The general allowed you to go in, but they have to disarm or stay outside."

Anderson pointed to the fully armed Sandman squad and ordered a small Delta Force unit into the command post; no one could imagine the extent of the damage they would cause.

“Sandman, you guys stay outside and wait for further instructions. As for you, Tony, stay with Sandman and the others; they'll protect you.”

Ash quickly made a decision: everyone except Cassel, who was going to see his daughter, would stay outside.

Leaving Stark outside was also to prevent the frivolous Stark from saying anything inappropriate after meeting him, which might anger General Hammer, who was already prepared to die together with him.

And now that we've reached the final negotiation stage, with Sandman's team protecting him outside, no one will harm Stark unless Tony does something reckless.

After assigning the personnel, Ash followed Anderson into the temporary position.

From the outside in, the entire position was divided into multiple layers to ensure progressive fire support, and the hostages were located in the buildings behind each firing point.

In the event of a firefight, the attacking side will inevitably have to be careful to avoid accidentally injuring hostages, which can hinder their attack plan to the greatest extent possible.

On the way, Kassel searched for his daughter in each of the hostage rooms until he finally found the figure he had been longing for.

Without making any unnecessary moves to avoid being accidentally shot by the tense soldiers in the various positions, Kassel stopped and pointed in Alex's direction, saying, "Ash, I'm going to check on Alex."

Although it was said to Ash, it was clearly meant for Anderson. Anderson was also hesitant about the matter. He was unsure of Cassel's true identity and would not allow Cassel to easily contact the hostages.

“Anderson, he’s just a father who came here to see his daughter. No fool would cause trouble at a time like this.”

With Ash as a guarantee, Anderson then summoned a soldier to take Cassel to find his daughter in the hostage room.