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"Officer, the Kaiju that appeared this time is clearly different from the previous one. From its physique alone, it is closer to an insect in nature."
Maria Hill, no longer caring about her Officer's fragile ego, loudly reminded him:
"Previously, the Military dispatched a large number of troops to intercept it, but they suffered heavy casualties and achieved little."
"Considering that if this monster truly intends to go to San Francisco, it will likely affect Silicon Valley along its route.
Therefore, the Department of Defense hopes that we can quickly dispatch powerful Avengers to effectively intercept it!"
Nick Fury snorted haughtily from his nose and then asked, "Has the field team still not contacted Banner?"
Maria Hill shook her head helplessly, "Dr. Banner doesn't seem to want to be found."
"Hmph, it's not about whether he wants to or not. We need that rampaging bastard inside him to come out and resolve this crisis right now."
Nick Fury thought for a moment and said, "Let Romanoff go. She'll surely find a way to persuade that stubborn guy."
"But... Natasha is still in the hospital receiving treatment!"
A hint of reluctance appeared on Maria Hill's face.
Although an Agent's duty is to follow orders, most of the time they must disregard their own lives.
However, treatment and rest after injury are also essential.
The way Nick Fury treats people like cattle would probably make even capitalists shed silent tears.
"What time is it? Who the hell cares about her injuries now!"
Nick Fury roared, his expression twisted:
"If Silicon Valley is destroyed, the entire World's electronics and IT industries will come to a standstill."
"Also, inform Tony Stark. He should be at his home in Malibu right now. That's closest to the incident site. Tell him to go there first and try to delay the monster as much as possible."
"Yes, Officer."
Maria Hill retreated, as quiet as a cicada in winter.
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10880 Malibu Port.
A luxurious Villa, covering about a thousand square meters, was built by the sea.
This is the home of the famous Iron Man, Tony Stark... accurately speaking, it's just one of them.
At this moment, in the workshop on the second basement level of the Villa, Tony Stark was performing the final adjustments and calibrations on a brand new suit of armor.
In the four months since the Battle of New York, he had locked himself in this workshop, advancing the Iron Man armor models from Mark 7 directly to Mark 41 at an inhuman speed.
But he still hadn't created the ideal armor he envisioned!
It wasn't until the appearance of the Mark 42 Prodigal Son suit, which could be remotely controlled and automatically assembled via microchips, that he finally felt a slight sense of satisfaction.
"Sir."
Just then, the voice of the artificial intelligence butler, Jarvis, suddenly sounded, "Agent Maria Hill of S.H.I.E.L.D. is calling. She says she has an urgent matter that requires your attention."
"Tell her I'm not here!" Tony Stark, engrossed in his work, didn't even bother to lift his head and flatly refused:
"By the way, did that 'egghead' get something wrong? I'm not a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent.
Let them come and tell me what to do when they can afford to pay my commission."
"Sir, I'm afraid she won't believe that answer, and... the situation is very tricky. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s call seems to be related to the monster that suddenly appeared at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant a few hours ago!"
Jarvis immediately retrieved all relevant pictures and reports, displaying them before Tony Stark.
Seeing this, the latter said with a puzzled expression, "How many days has it been? That monster called 'Chrysanthemum Beast' has appeared again?"
"Sir, to correct you, it's Kaiju."
Jarvis first mercilessly corrected the mistake, then objected.
"However, according to my comparative analysis, the monster that appeared this time differs from previous Kaiju in both physical characteristics and behavioral patterns."
"Instead, it is very similar to the records of Titans stored in the Monarch Organization's servers."
Within a few breaths, Jarvis successfully found a large number of files and images marked "Top Secret" from the Monarch Organization's server.
"Sir, do you need me to continue invading their core database?"
"No need. I'm not interested in such unesthetic creatures, even if it's a female..."
Tony Stark was currently devoting all his energy to developing new armor and had no interest in anything else.
He didn't even bother to reply to the employment invitation sent to him by the Pan Pacific Defense Corps (PPDC).
"Then you can just tell Agent Hill that when that monster comes to Malibu, then she can ask me for help!"
"Sir, although this monster won't come to Malibu, based on its direction and route, its destination is likely San Francisco..."
"Hmm? San Francisco?"
Tony Stark looked up, a bit confused, "Hasn't that place already become a dead city?"
"That's right."
Jarvis reminded him, "But on its way to San Francisco, it's very likely to pass through Silicon Valley. Your Stark Industries has many important businesses there, so... I'm afraid you must help with this."
"Uh, alright, that's certainly a reason I can't refuse."
Tony Stark's attitude immediately did a 180-degree turn.
"This is a good opportunity to test the performance of the Mark 42..."
"Jarvis, tell Agent Hill that Iron Man will go and stop that monster!"
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News of the monster's appearance quickly caused immense panic throughout California.
Because less than half a month had passed since the last Kaiju "destroyed" San Francisco.
No one had expected the interval between two monster attacks to be so short!
Even the headquarters of the newly established Pan Pacific Defense Corps had not yet been built, not to mention the Jaeger Program.
Are people even allowed to live anymore?
Consequently, residents of cities near the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant began to flee in a panic to more distant, safer areas.
Suddenly, streets, roads, and any passable space were filled with panicked fleeing crowds.
This also made the roads extremely congested, and people's underlying fear continued to rise!
In contrast to the fleeing crowds, many reporters chose to go against the flow at this time to obtain first-hand information.
Among them, well-established and famous television stations even pre-rented helicopters for their reporters, preparing to film the monster's entire journey.
However, online, more people focused their attention on The Daily Bugle.
They wanted to see if they had any astonishing exclusive scoops this time.
However.
To everyone's immense disappointment, The Daily Bugle performed as expected, just like other news agencies, in this follow-up report.
Even the location they set up their cameras was not as good as other news agencies'—they chose a more distant but relatively high and open-view slope.
Furthermore, many netizens also discovered through the perspectives of other news agencies that.
The Daily Bugle's news vehicle and cameras used this time were extraordinarily bulky, looking as if they came from the last century.
Such "unprofessional" behavior immediately caused an uproar online!!!