Chapter 7 The target is lost!

boom!

Tony fired his gun into the air.

The flare drew an arc trajectory, flew to a height of more than 20 meters in the air, and then slowly fell down.

The red lighting was particularly conspicuous in the desert at night, bright enough to clearly illuminate the faces of the two people on the ground.

"Okay, wait a few minutes and someone will come to pick us up." Tony threw down the flare gun.

If a flare appears near the garrison base, the US will definitely use satellites to check, and then they will be able to discover that he is here and send a rescue team immediately.

Tony looked at Ethan and said, "Come with me to America, Ethan, and bring your family over."

He could see that Ethan had been hesitant to speak since just now.

Ethan's eyes were a little complicated: "My family is all dead. In fact, Tony, I would rather go back to Iran and do my best to help more people in need."

The words Tony had just prepared to say were stuck in his throat as he realized that the savior in front of him had an even more tragic past.

But this would make it even more imperative for him to take Ethan to America.

"Ethan..." He began apologetically and heavily, "I didn't know...about your family. I'm sorry."

Ethan shook his head to indicate that he didn't mind.

Tony continued, "I can understand your desire to return home."

He could see that Ethan returned to his hometown with a clear determination to die, and actually wanted to do something risking his life.

He paused: “But what Leon said before is right. I go back this time to help more people.”

“The contribution I can make to the world.”

"It shouldn't just be about making something that explodes."

He tapped the Ark reactor on his chest with his fingertips, his eyes burning: "Ethan, you can come and join me, we can better help those who are hurt by violence, and then change the world for the better."

Ethan stared at the Ark Reactor in a daze. It was indeed a technology that could change the world. He hesitated a little.

boom!

Suddenly, a rumbling sound of an engine came from a distance, and it became louder and louder.

A patrol plane approached from a distance.

"The rescue plane arrived just half a minute after the flare was sent out?" Ethan couldn't help but exclaim, "They are so efficient!"

Then he watched the plane fly over his head and into the distance.

"…It doesn't seem to be a rescue team. It looks like a light patrol plane. I guess it's going after Leon. He was discovered by the base."

Tony stared at the fighter plane flying away: "But their speed doesn't even reach the speed of sound. They can't catch up with Leon."

"Let's wait a little longer. Leon's appearance was too flashy and attracted everyone's attention."

"But next time when I put on the MK armor, I will definitely attract more attention from those rednecks in the military."

Tony took a few steps on the spot: "Of course, there's also yours. You'll have to have your own suit of armor by then."

"Then we can have a team called... MK Team? It doesn't seem to work, so we can call it..."

Three minutes passed as Tony chattered on and on, and another dense sound of engines came faintly from the sky.

It was a formation of three helicopters.

"Oh! Look, our rescue team is here!"

The two people, who were thirsty from staying in the desert, jumped on the ground and waved their hands.

the other side.

As Tony said, Leon was not caught up by the patrol plane.

After all, half a minute is enough for him to fly back and forth several times.

When the patrol plane caught up with him halfway, he had already flown out of Afghanistan with the Mark armor and blueprints.

However, unexpectedly, when entering California, Lyon was intercepted by another group of fighter jets.

——After finding Tony’s treasure from the collapsed cave.

He flew to the thermosphere in the outer layer of the atmosphere over Afghanistan with his armor.

Then accelerate to Mach 30.

It only took twenty minutes to travel across half the globe and return to North America.

He dropped in altitude over the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, slowed to low supersonic speeds, and flew into California.

The Stark family's mansion is located on the west coast of Los Angeles, California.

He could get there by crossing the Coast Mountains in California.

But because his speed dropped too much and yet not enough, he was photographed by a satellite as soon as he entered the country.

……

On the surveillance screen at the US military base.

A figure moving at nearly twice the speed of sound over the mountains caught the operator's attention.

After zooming in, they were surprised to find that it was a small flying unit.

Although the opponent's image is blurry for some reason (covered by the biological force field).

But it looks very much like a flying humanoid object.

The soldiers immediately reported the situation to their superiors.

"What is that? Get in touch with them and ask them to land for inspection! No matter if it's the CIA or the Navy, let's first let this good thing land for us to see!" The commander said in a serious tone.

"Sir, there's no response from the other side's radio!"

"Sir, the CIA and the Navy just contacted us, asking if that flying object is ours and requesting the handover of intelligence!"

"We? We have this small, nearly twice the speed of sound, and a long battery life?"

"Not yet, sir!"

"Shit! Go find the weapons research department and ask Colonel Rhodes to come over!"

"Colonel Rhodes is in Afghanistan looking for Tonysta, sir!"

"Goddamn! Then give me the database comparison! Radar lock! Satellite lock! Give me the clearest satellite image!"

"Report, sir! There is no similar record in the database comparison! The target cross-section is too small and the radar cannot lock! The satellite image is blurred due to unknown interference! Sir, what should we do?"

"…wtf? Can anyone tell me what this thing that appeared out of nowhere and is flying over our heads is?"

"I don't know, sir!"

"Damn it! Are there any high-altitude surveillance units in the West Coast Mountains? Send them out to shoot this thing down!"

"Yes, sir!"

……

Lyon was originally flying to Los Angeles in boredom and silence.

Suddenly his ears moved and he turned sideways to look up.

He heard the roar of four engines veer off course and approach him.

"I was spotted by a satellite?" Leon guessed, slowing down to check the situation. "It's because I'm not fast enough that I was spotted. It's really troublesome."

"Flying below the speed of sound is too slow, and low supersonic speeds make it easy for satellites to detect anomalies and lock onto them immediately."

"Maybe next time I should consider flying at speeds above Mach 10."

At this time, he heard the voice again.

"Target locked!" a pilot shouted over the radio.

"Missile launcher is ready, waiting for final instructions!"

The commander at the U.S. military base ordered: "Aim! Shoot! Shoot down that flying object!"

"Global Hawk received!"

"Early warning command received!"

Four planes dived from high altitude. Although it was still difficult to close the distance with Lyon, it was enough to hit the target with airborne missiles.

"emission!"

Missiles were fired one after another, with the speed climbing to over Mach 5 within a few seconds, chasing after Leon.

Leon turned around and saw through the clouds a missile spewing flames several thousand meters away.

It is a powerful weapon capable of destroying any aerial vehicle.

But for him now, he can't even scratch his itch.

So Lyon suddenly had an urge to stop and catch the missile, and then walk out of the fire without a speck of dust, shocking the eyes of the American soldiers.

As the saying goes, having a body of steel but not showing off is like wearing fine clothes walking at night.

Showing off is a deep desire engraved in human genes.

Abraham Maslow once listed the need to show off at the fourth level of the five levels of human needs.

When people are well fed and have no life-threatening conditions, and have some social interactions, they will naturally want to show off.

Leon cannot escape from this worldly desire.

But he thought about it.

In the next period of time, Tony will definitely make a new armor and show it off after he comes back.

There is a scene in the movie where Tony fails in showing off and is bombed by U.S. military planes.

So, he should just pretend now.

It would be better to wait until Tony is full of confidence but gets slapped in the face by the US military before making his debut. That would be more satisfying.

After all, only by showing off in front of good brothers can you gain the highest level of psychological satisfaction.

Just thinking about the expression Tony would have at that time.

Leon couldn't help but grin.

Now that he has superhuman powers, he doesn't want to act like a Chinese and say he doesn't eat beef.

He just wants to continue to improve his strength, and then do something that makes him happy in the process of improving his strength.

For example - act in front of Tony in a way that Tony wants to act but can't.

Think of this.

Lyon looked up at the missiles coming from above the thick clouds. With a thought, he instantly increased his speed to Mach 20 and disappeared from the lock of the US military satellite.

"What the hell! The target disappeared!" the pilot said in horror.

"Report! The missile did not hit the target!"

"The target is lost! Repeat, the target is lost! It seems to have an invisible function!"

In the U.S. military base, the commander was stunned for a moment: "What? Impossible! This is absolutely impossible. Continue to search the entire area. You must find the enemy for me!"

There was a sudden commotion in the command room.

It can be predicted that the entire Ministry of National Defense will be suspicious and uneasy for some time to come.