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Chapter 622 622: New York, The New Furnace of Life Plan

Whoosh~ Whoosh!

Tony Stark watched the two of them board the quinjet in the nick of time. Wanda was panting heavily; this glamorous woman was in a remarkably sorry state at the moment, with a large amount of mud and dirt staining her clothes, her expression intensely guarded.

Tony Stark set the aircraft to autopilot, while he himself wore his battle armor, leaving only his face exposed.

"Relax a bit, Wanda. It was that guy who sent me over..."

He walked over to Vision. This powerful hero, who in a certain sense shared quite a deep history with him, was currently lying on the floor, incredibly weak. His body, meticulously crafted from vibranium, had been pierced through by something from the center.

Wanda understood Tony's implicit hint, and her guard softened slightly, though it did not completely vanish. For over a year, the things she had encountered far exceeded anything the other Avengers could imagine.

Those individuals who mysteriously appeared and mysteriously vanished seemed exceptionally thirsty for the Mind Stone embedded in Vision's brow, making it completely impossible to predict in what form or under what identity they would strike next.

"Who is the enemy? Hydra?"

Tony spoke up to ask. That so-called trio of Mercenary Tao had told him that the group attacking New York was precisely comprised of Hydra members. He judged that the people attacking Wanda and Vision were highly likely part of the same cohort.

Wanda was not certain either. While using her magic to stabilize Vision's condition, she recalled:

"Perhaps, or perhaps not. That group of people... was very strange..."

Wanda walked over to the quinjet's window, looking down at the pitch-black earth below, where the flashing light of explosions could occasionally be seen rising.

The group of people that appeared at the very end was not the same faction as the one that had previously attacked them; they were actually fighting each other as well.

She was already somewhat unable to figure out exactly where these groups of people had emerged from.

Tony Stark brought Wanda and Vision back into American territory secretly overnight. At this moment, he no longer had the heart to care about that Accord.

He had previously agreed that heroes needed to be supervised and constrained, but with the Avengers nearly disbanded and a greater danger striking, he was also beginning to understand Steve's perspective.

The next morning, more members of the Avengers gathered within Tony's tower.

These people had, after all, cooperated multiple times before. Even if the atmosphere at this moment was still somewhat awkward and stiff, they had no choice but to focus on the troublesome incident before them.

Tony Stark pointed at the screen, where a blonde youth was single-handedly lifting a massive fireball nearly a thousand meters in diameter and hurling it toward a certain location in New York. He said:

"According to the intelligence I obtained, this guy is codenamed [Jin], and he is a... magician~"

When he said this, he instinctively looked toward Wanda, though he quickly shifted his gaze away.

"Furthermore, this guy's ability grows more powerful the closer it gets to noon; conversely, it will be weakened. Currently, I am already conducting a sweeping search of all New York, but he hasn't been discovered yet. In addition..."

Tony was about to continue speaking, but Captain America keenly perceived a trace of abnormal emotion within Tony's words.

"Your intelligence, where exactly did it come from..."

Tony Stark was interrupted, his expression visibly hesitant. The origins of those three were mysterious, and it even involved the death of Thor's father, which was truly...

"Mr. Stark's intelligence was naturally provided by us, a few traitors~"

A clear and bright voice rang out, and only then did the sound of footsteps emerge from the elevator entrance.

Looking at the firmly sealed doors of the conference room and the completely closed windows, the gaze behind Tony's tinted brown glasses grew somewhat grave.

The appearances of the trio had slightly changed. The leader was tall and slender with a handsome face, wearing a sharp, form-fitting black trench coat, his temperament outstanding—though his long hair had turned into a short style.

To his right stood a petite lady with pale gold hair, wearing a black business suit, her gaze cold and indifferent; she should be the black-armored knight from that day.

To his left, a man with pale skin wore a white business suit, with a signature black cross mark inscribed between his brows.

It was precisely the three who had given him the intelligence that New York was about to suffer an attack, and who had utilized his information-retrieval capabilities to hunt and kill Odin in Norway, causing large-scale casualties.

Tony Stark even felt a surge of impulse at this moment to directly strike, cooperate with the Captain and the others, and capture the three together.

But as the three arrived before the conference room, the guy called Mercenary Tao tapped on the door with a smile on his face. Ultimately, Tony suppressed that impulse, opened the door, and let the three inside.

Kaito Shirogane looked at the gathering of Avengers in the room: Captain America, Black Widow, Falcon, Banner the Hulk, Wanda...

Hawkeye, Vision, Black Panther, and others had not appeared. Clearly, the Avengers had also assembled in a rush, their preparations not considered thorough.

His smile was genial and warm. Whether it was Captain America or Wanda, they were all frowning at this moment; they discovered that they actually instinctively felt the person before them was quite friendly.

This phenomenon was highly counter-intuitive, to the extent that it made them feel somewhat bizarre.

"The few of us once belonged to the same organization as those attacking Miss Wanda and New York. Of course, we have all joined Hydra as well..."

Kaito Shirogane calmly spoke his absolute nonsense. Whether it was his brainwaves, his heartbeat, or his pulse, none showed any flaws.

"What is your organization called?"

Captain America interjected to ask. Suddenly opening one's mouth to interrupt the opponent like this could sometimes yield unexpected reactions.

Kaito Shirogane, however, maintained his usual smile, nodding to Captain America as he said:

"The Far East Magic Association, Captain Steve. Our organization is this one. You may not have heard of it, but in the East, it is considered to have quite some reputation..."

The Avengers exchanged a few glances. Even Black Widow, who possessed the most extensive experience, found the East to be quite unfamiliar.

Kaito Shirogane continued to speak:

"I know that their plan is to utilize large-scale attacks on New York to mobilize and concentrate various forces, including the Avengers, into New York;"

"Then, their main force will launch a surprise assault on Miss Wanda and Mr. Vision who are living in seclusion in Scotland, their objective being the Mind Stone embedded in Mr. Vision's brow."

Once these words came out, Wanda already believed about seventy to eighty percent of it, because this was highly consistent with that group's pattern of behavior all along.

As Kaito Shirogane paced around, he had already arrived by Tony's side, pointing at [Jin] on the screen as he said:

"However, our organization recently dissolved due to a difference in philosophies. As you can see, the few of us betrayed the organization..."

"And this guy is a thorough, anti-human idiot. His objective is presumably to completely destroy special places like the New York Sanctum, and then search for power and treasures."

"In this process, he doesn't care at all how many people die~"

Kaito Shirogane's information blended truth with falsehood; without other intelligence channels, it was completely impossible to verify.

But after exchanging a few glances, these Avengers had already made their decision.

"Then can you find these guys?"

"You said before that you would fight for humanity, right?"

Captain America and Iron Man spoke simultaneously. Kaito Shirogane's smile grew even more bright and hearty as he nodded in response to the two.

"Of course, that is exactly the purpose we came for."

Kaito Shirogane leaned by the window, the sunlight spilling across the side of his face, giving him quite an ethereal and transcendent aura.

The Tree Herder stepped forward at this point. Iron Man had his AI butler, F.R.I.D.A.Y., bring up a map of New York, and the Tree Herder quickly pointed at a neighborhood, saying:

"Those three are currently hiding in this area. I will lock onto their specific locations very quickly."

Kaito Shirogane then pointed toward Artoria, saying:

"She will help you slay those few guys. It will be very easy... to slay them clean."

He stood atop Stark Tower, looking down from a high vantage point at the entire spectacle of New York.

This world-class metropolis was incomparably prosperous and bursting with vitality.

It truly was... an excellent furnace~