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Chapter 616 616: Tony Stark's Invitation to Cooperate

"Put down your weapons, raise your hands, and slowly walk out of the restaurant!"

Even in an unknown small town in Europe, America's power still quickly influenced this side. Based on the public telephone booth Kaito Shirogane used to call the police, America and Stark Industries rapidly locked onto the caller's location.

It couldn't be helped. Information of this level, and soon confirmed that a group of people had indeed launched an attack in New York, causing hundreds of casualties.

Whether it was the NSA or more covert departments, none would sit idly by regarding the caller's information.

They quickly had local police surround this place, and their own agents were also on the way.

Police lights flashed outside the restaurant, turning the just-darkened European small town upside down. Many people gathered around, not understanding what happened.

The restaurant owner was a somewhat fat old man wearing a chef's apron. He was currently standing at the restaurant door with his hands raised, not knowing what to do.

But the guests at the table near the window were clearly the dangerous individuals the police spoke of. This group was currently still waving at him.

"Boss, bring another serving of the food from earlier. I mean, I want one of everything~"

He saw that black-haired, handsome Asian man instructing him in incredibly authentic British English, as if the heavily armed police outside didn't exist.

Although Artoria could be considered a big eater, her eating manners weren't exaggerated, so her eating speed was only ordinary. She merely felt that the host's way of eating didn't seem like eating at all, but more like... training.

The Tree Herder frowned, not that he was worried about these SWAT officers.

"Lord Mercenary Tao, how did you know Solomon's target is the [Darkhold]?"

"Your... your mind-reading ability should be blocked by Solomon, right?"

Mercenary Tao possessed mind-reading abilities. This point had basically been confirmed by all Reincarnators who had interacted with Mercenary Tao, and it was filed on record among various high-level teams and high-level assemblies in the Space.

Therefore, everyone who dealt with him, if they had the ability, would definitely prepare corresponding items or abilities for concealment.

Whether it was [Occlumency] from the Harry Potter world or some brainwave concealment equipment from technological worlds, there was always a way to solve it.

Moreover, Solomon... The Tree Herder knew that Solomon was perhaps about to break through to the [Pinnacle of Technique]. He was a Reincarnator standing at the apex of the spellcasting side. He had too many ways to evade an ability like mind-reading.

To this question, Kaito Shirogane's answer was very simple.

"Because if I were him, I would aim for that thing~"

Kaito Shirogane smiled. Suddenly, he raised his hand and flicked a finger towards the window. In the next moment, perhaps due to waiting too long, or perhaps being too nervous.

Among this group of police officers living in such a leisurely country and lacking training, one actually pulled the trigger.

With a bang, muzzle flash lit up, and a bullet flew out of the barrel. The face of this police officer and the sheriff beside him began to twist due to the gunshot.

Pfft!

The bullet seemed to hit an invisible wall, bouncing back instantly. The bullet pierced through this fat Black police officer's neck, hitting the asphalt ground and sparking.

The crowd of onlookers let out an exclamation. The others around, who were already nervous, also instinctively wanted to pull their triggers.

Inside the restaurant, Artoria already had one hand resting on the hilt of her pitch-black Holy Sword. With just one slash, this group of people would all turn into miserable corpses.

"Whoa, whoa~ Calm down, everyone calm down!"

Someone shouted loudly. In the sky, several streaks of luminous flames slowly descended. The intense kinetic energy and high temperature made these nervous police officers involuntarily look up into the air.

They saw a Black man wearing a black-painted battle armor and a gold-and-red iron man slowly descending from the sky together.

It was this Black man who had just shouted to stop the others from firing.

Tony Stark actually came in person?

Kaito Shirogane was somewhat surprised.

While Rhodey communicated with the local police, Iron Man Tony Stark arrived at the perimeter of the restaurant. His equipment immediately scanned the interior and found that these few people indeed weren't carrying any common weapons.

But in that instant just now, he clearly monitored extremely terrifying kinetic energy.

Tony Stark walked in through the restaurant's main entrance, subsequently arriving at the table of Kaito Shirogane's trio.

"Hey, boss, how about bringing us a little more of the signature dishes?"

"It's on me."

He took off his faceplate, revealing a slightly exhausted face, and then sat cautiously in the seat opposite Kaito Shirogane.

The Tree Herder frowned, while Artoria continued to lower her head and eat.

"Are you guys also gods from some world?"

Tony Stark spoke, and then added:

"Hmm... for example, some Asgard?"

In his impression, the display just now was somewhat similar to Thor. There was no manifestation of energy emission, nor any high-tech weapons. Just relying on the physical body, they possessed that kind of power...

The corners of Kaito Shirogane's mouth parted. In this instant, Tony Stark clearly perceived a special aura.

He never believed in sayings like killing intent or spiritual sense, but at this moment, Tony Stark truly felt a trace of an abnormal sensation.

"It seems you are not."

He denied his own guess.

The blood on the Tree Herder's body surface flowed, that divine power surging within him.

He was waiting for Mercenary Tao's order. Although he didn't know why Iron Man came alone to Europe outside the country's borders, this was a good opportunity.

Cooperating with Artoria, the two of them had a high probability of rapidly killing Iron Man.

The death of a figure of this level would cause a major change to the worldline, obtaining a minimum A-Rank Singularity.

"Compared to our identities, Mr. Stark, what about you? What made you risk coming here in person?"

After Kaito Shirogane asked the question, he immediately perceived the changes in Iron Man's brainwaves. He read the information within, and his expression also changed slightly.

"The Avengers were attacked..."

Iron Man didn't know his mind was being read yet. He only felt that the person in front of him possessed an abnormally powerful intelligence network.

He nodded in confirmation.

"Less than two hours after you gave the information, New York and Scotland were successively attacked. The situation in Scotland is still unclear, but the attack the New York Sanctum suffered was very terrifying."

"I think since you have a special intelligence channel, you should have more detailed intelligence~"

Tony Stark actually began to feel somewhat lacking in strength as well. Since that painful Civil War of the Avengers, over half the people had left the alliance's activities.

More and more pressure was placed on him.

Forcing him to constantly update and iterate his battle armor technology. But personal strength, compared to a team, is always stretched thin.

Those hypocritical politicians could never be trusted.

The intensity of the attack New York suffered almost made him think it was another invasion by Asgardian gods. Moreover, that group appeared and disappeared unpredictably, not as ostentatious as before.

"Regardless of your identities, since you gave me that information, it should mean you don't want the operation of that so-called Hydra group to succeed..."

Tony Stark wasn't stupid. He wouldn't completely believe Kaito Shirogane's nonsense, and he keenly perceived the rift between Kaito Shirogane and those two groups.

While taking the initiative to come hoping to obtain intelligence, after witnessing Kaito Shirogane's power, he even had the intention of hoping Kaito Shirogane would get involved.

[Plot Character · Tony Stark invites you to join his faction. Do you accept?]

The Tree Herder was stunned. Although Kaito Shirogane said it casually, they had truly joined the Hydra faction.

In other words, the Tree Herder was currently a genuine Hydra member.

"Of course, I have long heard the reputation of Stark Industries. Being able to cooperate is naturally the best, however..."

Kaito Shirogane gladly accepted, and subsequently stated his own request.

After the Tree Herder heard it, he exhaled a breath. Then again, what kind of faction concept do Reincarnators have? So be it if they're not Hydra...

(End of Chapter)

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