"Kill these two people, and two hundred million is yours."
Artoria placed the photos of the two people in front of Deadpool. This guy had just arrived and started flirting with Artoria, only to have his head exploded by her with a club. After Deadpool's head grew back, Artoria glued his mouth shut. This mouth was simply too infuriating. If this guy's abilities were ranked, his 'Talk-no-jutsu' would at least be number one. She had already prepared herself mentally, but it still made her head ache with anger. Artoria felt as frustrated as if she had been 'poi-ed.'
"Nod if you understand; shake your head if you don't."
... (nods and shakes head).
Seeing Deadpool like this, Artoria's eyebrows twitched. This guy was clearly being'shameless' again. Taking a deep breath to soothe the anger rising to her head, Artoria turned and left without looking back. She would leave the rest to Saturday. If she stayed with this guy any longer, she wouldn't be able to resist smashing his dog head again.
"What has been wrong with me lately?"
Driving her supercar, Artoria returned home. Lying on the bed, her body felt extremely exhausted. This situation had lasted too long—it had already been two days. Artoria didn't feel any strange phenomena happening around her either. Gaea was also very quiet in the room next door. Oh right, Gaea.
She thought about asking Gaea what was wrong with her body. This was an Old God, knowledgeable and well-traveled; in some aspects, even the Ancient One couldn't compare to her. In an instant, Artoria understood what she needed to do. She quickly got up and walked toward Gaea's room. To her surprise, as soon as she pushed open the door, she saw Gaea standing quietly on the carpet without a stitch of clothing. A faint golden light emanated from Gaea's body. Although she was naked, there wasn't a hint of lewdness; instead, there was a sense of holiness, as if seeing a divine statue standing in a temple.
"Sorry, excuse me."
Seeing this scene, Artoria exited the room somewhat awkwardly and was about to close the door when Gaea's hand reached out, grabbed Artoria's hand, and pulled her inside. The door was also silently closed by a mysterious force. Once closed, Artoria didn't come out for an entire day. When Artoria appeared before people the next day, she had transformed back into that glamorous and energetic Artoria. No one knew what had happened between them.
"Master, this must be the 'mentally ill' person you mentioned!"
Ever since Artoria left, the restraints on Deadpool were released. This guy immediately took a knife to cut open his mouth and started a frenzy of complaints. It seemed he had been stifling himself earlier. Saturday observed Deadpool complaining to the air; such behavior was exactly like the 'mentally ill' person Master described—logic and behavior that defied common sense. Saturday directly labeled Deadpool as 'mentally ill'.
"Hey! I know what you're saying over there. Mr. Deadpool is not mentally ill. Mr. Deadpool is the most handsome super mercenary—er, part-time superhero. Although I don't really like being a hero, it's not like I can just quit whenever I want. Who told me to be so kind-hearted? I am the kind-hearted Mr. Deadpool, you iron-headed AI."
"..."
For some unknown reason, this guy could actually hear Saturday's thoughts and directly countered Saturday's words. This caused a momentary stutter in Saturday's core system. It was the first time it had encountered someone like this; his behavior was unanalyzable and his linguistic logic was disjointed. This didn't quite fit Saturday's definition of a human, so Saturday could not categorize this humanoid organism as a human being.
"That's a bit much! You're the one who isn't human—oh! Sorry, you really aren't human. Although you were quite rude to me, the kind-hearted Mr. Deadpool has decided to forgive you once. Mercenary Mr. Deadpool accepts this mission. Wait for my good news, iron-headed baby!"
Wiggling his body flirtatiously, Deadpool left the place as joyfully as a Husky. Considering the need for stealth, this wasn't inside New York City. It would take a long time for Deadpool to hail a cab. Deadpool left happily, but inside the computer, Saturday generated a different kind of data.
"Is this data the emotion of anger? Why did it automatically simulate how to beat the other party to Death? This can be used as reference material."
Deadpool successfully proved that the power of 'Talk-no-Jutsu' is immense, even affecting an artificial intelligence. Saturday's learning session this time was very successful. If Artoria were here, she would have noticed Saturday's abnormality, but she would also understand why Saturday became like this. This guy Deadpool was 'affectionately' called 'Little Bitchy' by fans in his previous life. How could Saturday, a little newbie who hadn't fully understood the human heart, be a match for an 'old driver' like Deadpool?
"This suit shall be named the Anti-Thor suit!"
While Deadpool set out, Tony had just finished his new suit. This suit was very interesting; half of it used the nanotechnology from the regeneration cradle to create transformable components, and part of it was made of secondary Adamantium. Artoria had mentioned this metal last time; its texture was extremely tough. While some tiny components couldn't be made with it, large parts could be made from this alloy without any problem. Especially since he discovered the metal's energy conduction was excellent, offering the possibility of collecting and storing attacks from various super-energies. So Tony added a little extra, creating this suit that perfectly countered Thor's lightning abilities and could even charge weapons. It was fantastic.
"Yes, sir."
Jarvis cooperatively changed the name on file. Only after finishing all this did Tony breathe a sigh of relief. He had been in the lab for a week, not attending parties or driving sports cars to go wild, focusing entirely on creating the new suit. Even when Pepper came, she couldn't call him out, which made Pepper grit her teeth in frustration.
"Mutants again. Is there any new news?"
Taking a break, Tony browsed the website to see the news he had missed. He found that for the past few days, the reports were all about Mutants—how a Mutant's superpower went out of control and burned down a school, how a Mutant suddenly went crazy in a crowd, and so on. Seeing this, Tony frowned. He felt as if a giant hand was pushing public opinion. This kind of thing was uncommon; it seemed someone wanted to incite conflict between ordinary people and Mutants.
"Who is it? Forget it, it's none of my business."
After thinking for a moment, Tony decided not to get involved in the affairs between Mutants and the general public. Matters that could have been handled as minor issues would undoubtedly escalate into an irreconcilable conflict if even superheroes got involved. That would be troublesome—not just regular troublesome, but super troublesome.
"I'm sorry, I don't agree to this."
Compared to the troubled Tony, Nick's single eye was wide open. He looked angrily at his former superior, Alexander Pierce, because this guy had actually brought out a mandatory Mutant registration and a high-level cleanup plan for Mutant threats. He understood the meaning with a single glance—this was a plan to purge Mutants! He couldn't accept this. Once he took it on, it would trigger an all-out war between humans and Mutants.
"You must understand, Nick, you have no right to refuse this mission. You've already failed once. If you fail again, even I won't be able to protect you."
Pierce spoke as if it were true. If one didn't know his background, everyone would probably think of him as a good boss who cared for his subordinates. But anyone who has seen Marvel knows that this guy is one of the high-ranking members of Hydra. Beneath his kind face, poisonous snake fangs were already poised to strike.
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