Days as a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics Chapter 6058 - 5074: Fighter’s Fate (20)

The battle in mid-air had reached a fever pitch. This Sentinel with long-range weapons was even more difficult to deal with, as the hoverboard beneath his feet was highly agile, allowing him to pull away quickly. The gun he wielded was not only powerful but also accurate. More importantly, the tank on his back seemed to be injecting him with a strength-enhancing liquid, making his power immense.

Venom had already pounced on him, pinning him against the glass curtain wall, yet the Sentinel managed to kick Venom away and flew off once more. It’s important to note that Venom had already possessed some of Spider Man’s powers, and the strength of the symbiont was not weak either. While still not comparable to The Hulk, it was among the strongest. The fact that it could be kicked away showed that this Sentinel Robot was not simple.

Iron Man stood on the ground, observing the situation in mid-air, thinking aloud, "The Sentinel Robots’ production factory must be huge. Ordinary buildings can’t hide it. Where did the Court of Owls place the Mother Module? Could it be in space again?"

"Underground," Brainiac said, "The Court of Owls loves tunneling, and Gotham has a rather complicated sewer system. The underground space in Forward York City is only bigger."

"We have to eliminate them quickly," Iron Man’s voice deepened, "The Sentinel Robots are not just targeting Mutants. Clearly, this one with the gun is after us."

Iron Man truly felt the crisis. His Symbiotic Battle Armor was destroyed, and amidst all this turmoil, he hadn’t had a chance to restore his strength. Meanwhile, the Court of Owls had created such a powerful Evil Robot, posing a serious threat to his position.

It’s not about choosing the most evil party. The issue is the Court of Owls clearly has its sights set on his technology because when it comes to robots, Iron Man is the authority. If they casually steal from Iron Man and create such a powerful Extremis Sentinel Robot, imagine if they got a hold of all his technology. The Owls could rule the Earth with just the Sentinels.

Thus, the two sides were in a life-or-death rivalry. If the Court of Owls wasn’t eliminated, leaving aside Iron Man’s technology, even Iron Man himself might fall into their hands, which would spell disaster.

Iron Man also realized why Brainiac was helping him; the AI clearly didn’t want to indulge the Court of Owls either. With that in mind, this super artificial intelligence could be quite useful.

"I advise you against developing an anti-Owl armor," Brainiac said, "Firstly, it’s an organization, not a single person. Secondly, their identities are well-hidden, mostly among upper-class people. Without evidence, we can’t act rashly. This time, we can only outwit them."

"I didn’t say I’d kill them," Iron Man limped towards the Stark Building, "Now we’re in the open, they’re in the dark. They can disrupt us anytime, yet we can’t stop the production of the Mother Module factory. This is really not good."

"I’ll find a way to locate that factory," Brainiac said, "Moreover, Thor has already taken action. There should be good news soon."

Iron Man nodded. He had faith in Thor’s control over the Nine Major Kingdoms but didn’t expect that soon, a lightning strike came down, knocking down the Sentinel Robot on the hoverboard. A displeased Thor appeared above the battlefield and then flew into the Stark Building.

"How did it go?" Iron Man quickly asked him, "Did you find those Owls?"

Thor slowly shook his head, and Iron Man showed a surprised expression. Even Brainiac was somewhat shocked, saying, "They should be hiding underground in Forward York City. How could you not find them?"

"They are no longer within the Nine Major Kingdoms," Thor said, "I did find some of their bases, but they have long been empty. There, I found traces of teleportation portals. They most likely retreated through the teleportation portals, possibly leaving Earth or even the Nine Major Kingdoms."

"What?!" Iron Man and Brainiac said in unison.

"Makes sense," Thor added, "They dared to cause such a commotion, clearly unafraid of me. If they’ve hidden in the cosmos, there’s nothing I can do."

"Then where did these two Sentinel Robots come from?"

"Of course, they came through a teleportation portal," Thor responded, "They opened a portal somewhere, brought these weapons in, then instantly closed it. By the time I arrived, these things had already emerged, and the portal was nowhere to be found."

Brainiac was speechless: "Your Earth is like a sieve, anyone can open a teleportation portal."

"There’s nothing that can be done about it," Thor sighed, "After The Ancient One’s death, Kamar-Taj’s power is insufficient to counteract the Demon God’s invasion. Earth has been permeated by various forces, leaving the Magical Defense Network ineffective. Now that the Supreme Magician is injured, it’s even more defenseless."

"You’re far from being like Darkseid," Brainiac bluntly said, "He has near-perfect control within the Apocalypse Domain, all-knowing, and all-powerful."

"He wasn’t at that level right after he became a god," Thor said, "Believe it or not, even aspiring gods need to learn. I still don’t know how to prioritize warnings, and I’m still exploring. Give me some time."

Brainiac had no words. Thor continued: "Besides, Darkseid is a complete tyrant. He can eradicate everything in his domain that doesn’t obey him. If I could do that to the human race, there wouldn’t be so many troubles."

After saying that, he flew off, presumably to repair the Magic Defense Network. Iron Man grumbled quietly, while Venom was feasting away.

The Extremis Sentinel, previously bitten in half, had slipped away unnoticed. Now, Venom was feasting on the hoverboard-riding Bane Sentinel. It seemed he was aware that eating humanoid objects in public was inappropriate, so he opted for a more sophisticated method: wrapping the Sentinel’s body in the symbiont’s adhesive to devour it symbiotically. Of course, it was more likely because Eddie wouldn’t allow him to bite it raw.

After swallowing the entire Sentinel body, Venom’s size didn’t continue to increase, but instead got smaller, even smaller than a regular Venom, except the muscles on its body still swelled, more like Spider Man wearing a Venom Suit.

Iron Man looked at the spider emblem on his chest, as if he had guessed something. He flew down and asked, "Did you get it wrong?"

Suddenly, Venom receded, and Eddie reappeared: "You actually have the leisure to chat here. Why were Sentinel Robots appearing here?"

"The Court of Owls wants to steal my technology," Iron Man said through gritted teeth, "I won’t let them succeed."

"Your few iron gates can’t stop them," Eddie sighed deeply, "I have a suggestion, don’t know how you might see it."

"What suggestion?" Iron Man asked, although he wasn’t good at listening to others’ suggestions, he was curious to know what this little journalist might propose.

"What? Failed?" Selina asked incredulously over the phone, "You sent two ace operatives, the most advanced newest models, and not only didn’t break the lab defenses, but left one there?!"

Selina helplessly covered her forehead: "You all..."

She really didn’t know how to assess this. What level is this Court of Owls? They wield a major weapon that can suppress mutants, have already gained considerable advantages, yet they manage to botch the raid on a Stark Group lab this way?

"What? Black symbiont? You mean Venom? The problem is you both can’t beat one... Spider? What do you mean his chest has a spider? What nonsense are you spouting?!"

"Yes, we’ve indeed placed personnel inside the Stark Group, but if you don’t open the lab, how can we get anything? The plan was divided before it started, you handle the direct assault, we handle the fishing in troubled waters. The first step of this plan failed, are you going to blame me again?"

"Alright, stop talking," Selina interrupted them, "I’ll have our people think of a way to create another opportunity, you try to see if you can..."

Just then, a subordinate walked in, whispered a few words in Selina’s ear. Selina exclaimed: "What?! Superman moved the Stark Building to the Rebirth Alliance Headquarters???"

She couldn’t even bother talking to the people on the other end, directly hung up the call, turned around and said: "When did this happen?"

"Just now," the subordinate reported, "Superman directly lifted the entire building and flew it to the Rebirth Alliance Headquarters, placing it between the two buildings of the headquarters. That place not only has a shield but also communication monitoring, all our people have lost connection."

Selina slightly opened her mouth, almost wanted to say which Little Smart Ghost thought of this excellent method. But she quickly adjusted her emotions and said, "Then it seems the nails we buried inside Stark Group are useless, direct assault also can’t succeed, need to change the method."

Selina paused for a moment, picked up the phone to dial, and said: "After two consecutive attack incidents, the Rebirth Alliance won’t let you off, you better hide first, don’t get caught by Thor."

"What? You’ve already withdrawn from the Nine Major Kingdoms? How is that possible? Then you..."

Selina was very surprised. First, the Court of Owls quickly reacted, maybe even before this attack incident they already retreated. Second, the place they withdrew from is very far, already away from the Nine Major Kingdoms Thor can control, this isn’t typical of their level.

Selina initially wanted to ask how they managed that, but the other party definitely wouldn’t say, so she changed her angle and said: "This operation failed, do you have any more thoughts?"

"You want us to act?" Selina slightly furrowed her brow. He paced the room holding the phone, "Though we have a lot of insidious personnel, the intelligence we can gather is very limited, we don’t have information about Venom either. Who knows where this guy emerged from..."

"Also, you said there are quite a few of Iron Man’s battle armors flying over to join the fight, that can block your Sentinel Robots, I don’t believe it’s Iron Man doing it. His operation skills aren’t that high, must be someone else behind it."

"If that’s the case, I’ll think of a way to stir up trouble inside the Rebirth Alliance, you seize the opportunity, don’t let me down again."

Selina hung up the phone, then called the original head of the headquarters, and said: "The personnel we’ve planted inside the Rebirth Alliance?"

"You want to activate them?" The head furrowed his brow, seemed very disapproving, "That’s the sand we’ve painstakingly infiltrated, do you really want to expose them to help the Court of Owls?"

"Not helping the Court of Owls, but helping ourselves," Selina said, "The Court of Owls can greatly compensate for Hydra’s lack of high-end combat power, forming an alliance with them is the best choice. Their setbacks are temporary, we need to give our allies some confidence, it’s time for us to showcase."