157 Chapter 155. Inside the Cell

"Sleeping?"

In S.H.I.E.L.D., having heard from Natasha about Master Roshi's whereabouts, Nick Fury raised an eyebrow and reaffirmed, "Are you sure that's what he said? "

"Of course."

At the scene, Natasha looked at Ivan, who was being escorted away by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, without the slightest resistance and whispered back with a light nod of her head. After resolving the commotion caused by Ivan, Master Roshi suddenly acted as if he was disinterested in what was going on. He stretched his body and left the party, saying he was going to sleep.

"..."

Master Roshi's actions were somewhat surprising, but in light of his prior trip around the world with no warning, Fury didn't show too much surprise. Gathering his thoughts, he then spoke to Natasha, who was still at the scene of the incident, "You need to make an even more detailed report on Peng Lai when you get back to S.H.I.E.L.D. For now, give the briefcase to Tony, I think he'll need what's inside."

...

[Reputation points]: 10735

Inside the antique shop, randomly finding a reason for Master Roshi to leave, Ryan once again collected enough points. Without hesitation, he directly exchanged them for a [Bronze Treasure Chest].

The news of Agent Coulson's trip to New Mexico reminded him that time was running out. The Battle of New York was coming sooner than he thought.

[Item: Compass]

[Effect: Auxiliary]

[Introduction: The treasure held by Jack Sparrow, the protagonist of the "Pirates of the Caribbean films. It's a mysterious item given by the Goddess of the Sea, Calypso in her form of the Voodoo Queen, Tia Dalma. It is a treasure that could point to what the owner wants most!]

[Remarks: Reminder, this compass is not a guide.]

[Remark 2: You will always remember this as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow.]

...

[Item: Robocop Blueprints.]

[Effect: Development.]

[Introduction: Omni Consumer Products, or OCP, a company that specialises in arms development from the movie "RoboCop", has produced a large number of well-equipped Robocops. They were put to work in operations such as peacekeeping and crime fighting, with remarkable results.]

[Remark: I'd put those guns down now if I were you.]

[Remark 2: What's bigger than a hero?

... Dead hero.]

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[C-level card -- Dio Brando]

[Skill: Vampire]

[Background: The greatest villain in the comic book series "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" was the arch-enemy of the series' protagonist, the Joestar family, with a huge influence spanning over a century, and one of the central characters of the entire series. Evil and powerful, a master at controlling people's hearts, cruel and ruthless, but with a unique charm that wicked people all over the world worship. He is known as the "emperor of evil", "evil incarnate" and "the saviour of the wicked".]

[Remark: I'm throwing away my humanity! JoJo!]

[Remark 2: Pigs eat grass, then humans eat pigs. But we eat the humans... Humans are our prey, and that makes us the true emperors!]

'[Dio Brando]?'

Ryan subconsciously raised his eyebrows at the sight of the cards that had been unlocked from the treasure chest. Although he had created the Stone Mask plot before, he didn't expect to actually get the [Dio Brando] character

Looking at the system's description, it was clear that the [Dio Brando], in the form of a [Vampire], had obvious weaknesses, like the fear of sunlight. But as a villain, his strength was still quite terrifying. However, it was clear that what Ryan had pulled out was clearly the first vampire state from the manga. [Dio Brando], whose most powerful strength, the World, was not mastered yet.

Although he was surprised by the appearance of the [Dio Brando] card, Ryan was more interested in the [Robocop Blueprints] item than Dio.

Silently reading the introduction, a simple idea started to take shape in Ryan's mind.

...

"Ah --"

In New York, in a heavily guarded prison, Ivan, whose hands and feet are bound with chains, was banging on the prison door and shouting in anger. Because of what he did before, S.H.I.E.L.D. placed him in a closely guarded prison cell. He was scheduled to be transferred to a special S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, the Fridge, at a later date.

"Tony Stark! When I get out of here! I'm going to kill you!"

Alone in his tightly guarded cell, Ivan could already see his destiny coming, but the more he did so, the more his hatred for Tony Stark grew.

"When I get out of here! I'm gonna make you beg for death! "

Like a rabid dog, Ivan went on a rampage in his cell, demonstrating what it meant to be overwhelmed by blinding rage.

"It seems that you have a deep hatred for Tony Stark?"

At that moment, a voice as cold as metal rang out from within the prison cell.

The sound of a voice inside the heavily guarded cell caused Ivan to stop moving his hands and turn his head to look around the small space, but he couldn't find the owner of the sound.

However, in the next second...

Ivan saw a large amount of silvery-white metallic liquid pouring through a hole in the prison's ventilation system. Then, as he watched in shock, it transformed into a cold-looking man dressed in a white suit.

[Reputation points from Ivan Vanko +470]

"Who are you?"

With a hard-to-hide shock on his face, Ivan opened his mouth and asked in his broken English.

"Liquid metal robot T-1000, from the Umbrella Corporation."

"Liquid metal robot? The Umbrella Corporation!?"

[Reputation points from Ivan Vanko +650]

Because of Ivan's knowledge, he was even more surprised by the existence of the liquid metal robot. The being in front of him was clearly beyond his current level of knowledge, and he was way more advanced in robotics.

"Doctor Chen is very interested in what you have done and wants you to do something for him."

Ignoring Ivan's expression, the T-1000 continued with an expressionless face.

"Who's Doctor Chen?"

Interrupting the T-1000, Ivan asked with a frown.

"Doctor Chen is the chief researcher of the Umbrella Corporation, responsible for all important experimental research within the Umbrella Corporation. The T-1000 was developed from a combination of Doctor Chen's ideas."

T-1000's explanation gave Ivan a certain level of insight into Doctor Chen, an even more talented person than himself or even Tony Stark.

With that understanding in his mind, Ivan was even more puzzled, "If Dr Chen, as you call him, is so remarkable, why come to me?"

The T-1000 continued to answer, "Because Doctor Chen doesn't want to waste too much time on this matter, he has important things to do."

"..."

After hearing the T-1000's answer, Ivan was silent for a few seconds. He looked up at the cramped cell around him and replied with a wide grin, "Alright, I agree. But you have to get me out of here first."

"Of course." The T-1000 nodded without hesitation.