Chapter 341: Chapter 341: Air Force One
[At the airport, President Ellis was about to board the plane, with a row of officers on both sides saluting him.]
[Eric Savin, disguised as Rhodes, descended from the sky, landed in front of everyone, and walked towards Ellis.]
[Ellis smiled when he saw the Iron Patriot arrive and saluted him, saying, "Colonel Rhodes, it's great that you could come! I feel much safer now!"]
[Eric Savin returned the salute, and then the two of them boarded the plane one after the other.]
[Meanwhile, the real Rhodes was driving a speedboat while looking back at Tony and said, "We have to make a decision. We can only save one—either the President or Pepper! We can't save both at the same time!"]
[Tony was about to answer when Jarvis' voice rang out: "Sir! There are new developments in Malibu! The crane has finally arrived at the scene and is clearing the basement entrance!"]
["What is the current status of my armor?"]
["The energy has been charged to 92%!"]
[Tony pulled out the charging wires after hearing this: "We'll have to make do with that!"]
"Oh! My God! Didn't anyone notice?" Aunt May II exclaimed while washing fruits in the kitchen. Seeing this scene, she subconsciously covered her mouth, unable to believe that Eric Savin had boarded Air Force One so easily.
"They probably never thought that someone other than Rhodes could be inside the Iron Patriot armor!" 2nd Gen Spider-Man sighed slightly.
"This is really a dilemma! On one side is the president, and on the other side is the woman he loves!" Uncle Ben lamented, wondering what Tony should choose.
"Gwen, have some fruit!" Aunt May placed a bowl of fruit in front of Gwen.
"Thank you!" Gwen replied as she picked up a grape and began eating it.
Ellis narrowed his eyes as he watched this scene, then instructed the staff beside him: "Everyone must verify their identity first in the future. I don't want something like this to happen again! Understood?"
"Yes, sir!" The staff member immediately nodded and responded.
[On Air Force One, Eric Savin saw the clock had reached 5 o'clock and began to prepare for action.]
[The two crew members on the plane didn't know he wasn't Rhodes. A bald black man saw him coming and said excitedly: "Oh! He's coming! He's coming! Take a photo with me!"]
[Another person wearing a Santa hat agreed enthusiastically: "No problem!"]
[He took the other person's phone and prepared to take a photo of him with the Iron Patriot, but was unexpectedly shoved into a nearby room.]
[Eric Savin then closed the door, removed part of his armor, revealed his glowing palm, and melted the door handle directly.]
[Then he came to another room where people were working. When they saw Iron Patriot approaching, they greeted him, "Everything is all clear, Colonel!"]
[Little did they know that Eric Savin was scanning and targeting them from behind his faceplate. After locking onto them, he picked up a small Statue of Liberty replica nearby and hurled it into one of their chests.]
[Seeing this, the agents immediately pulled out their pistols and fired at him, but the bullets had no effect on the armor made of gold-titanium alloy.]
[Eric Savin walked up to the two agents and fought them hand-to-hand, knocking them to the ground. One of the agents shot at him, but the bullet hit his armor and ricocheted off the glass, creating a hole in the window.]
[Documents inside immediately started flying around chaotically, and Eric Savin fired a quick repulsor blast with a backhand motion, knocking the agent away and causing him to get stuck in a cabinet. Then he couldn't help but admire the armor—it was truly amazing.]
[An agent tried to rush out, but Savin elbowed him in the stomach, grabbed him, slammed him against the ceiling, and then threw him onto the table.]
[He then pulled out a pistol from his waist and pointed it at the two agents outside the door, killing them one by one. The agent stuck in the cabinet tried to resist, but Savin also shot him in the head.]
[Ellis and another staff member hid under the table. The next second, the table was shattered by Savin's punch, and the staff member was thrown across the room, leaving Ellis alone there.]
[Ellis spotted a pistol in front of him and immediately crawled over to pick it up, but before he could shoot, his wrist was grabbed by Eric Savin, who clutched his neck and slammed him against the wall, causing the pistol he had just grabbed to fall to the ground.]
[Eric Savin opened his faceplate and looked at Ellis with a sinister smile: "What an honor! Mr. President!"]
[Ellis looked at him defiantly and said, "If you're going to do it, then do it!"]
["Don't be anxious, sir! This is not the Mandarin's style!" Eric Savin said with a wink.]
[At the same time, staff on the ground also discovered something was wrong: "Sir! Air Force One is in critical condition! There was a shooting inside and the temperature rose sharply!"]
[An officer came over immediately: "Quickly bring up the footage!"]
[As the staff operated the equipment, an image quickly appeared on the display screen. A figure flew away from Air Force One. After scanning, it was confirmed to be the Iron Patriot!]
["Is that Rhodes?" The officer asked, confused.]
"Has the assassination been successful? He has left Air Force One!" 1st Gen Spider-Man narrowed his eyes. Ellis's fate was unknown now, which was deeply concerning.
"Well, this means Killian's plan is already half successful!" Gwen understood what it would mean if Ellis had been killed.
"It's really abominable that anyone can come and go on Air Force One like that!" Uncle Ben exclaimed angrily. He wondered what the taxpayers paid so much in taxes for every year!
Aunt May sighed, "They always do this, don't they?"
The observers had mixed reactions—some believing that Eric Savin had succeeded and left Air Force One after killing Ellis. Some were angry, while others were jubilant.
Tony, knowing that Ellis would be fine after implementing enhanced security measures, didn't particularly care whether Ellis was dead or alive on the screen.
He was holding a glass of wine while listening to Maya explaining the details of the Extremis virus to him and Banner. Both scientists were confident they could help Maya stabilize the Extremis virus. After all, Banner had worked with Tony for nearly a year, and they admired each other's scientific expertise.
Maya was also impressed because as soon as she finished explaining certain aspects, Banner was able to add valuable insights, and Tony was able to suggest research directions she had never considered.
She believed that with the participation of these two brilliant minds, she would be able to perfect the Extremis virus and solve the overheating problem.
The only trouble was that both Tony and Banner were extremely busy and didn't have much time to dedicate to the project. They could only make some suggestions, leaving Maya to complete the details herself.
After all, they hadn't even participated much in Dr. Erik Selvig's research on the Tesseract.
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