Chapter 321. Container

A large amount of sand tightly surrounded Doctor Doom.

The loose sand, under the influence of Ip Man, or rather, Shukaku's power, turned into the deadliest weapon. Even though Doctor Doom's body had completely mutated into metal, he couldn't easily break free from it.

Controlling the sand that wrapped around Doctor Doom's body, Ip Man deliberately showed a slightly strained expression on his face. He gathered the gravel continuously on Doctor Doom's body while panting.

With the gathering of a large amount of sand and gravel, Doctor Doom found that the space he could struggle in was getting smaller and smaller. The lightning he emitted was absorbed by the lightning rod formed by the sand around him.

'If this goes on, I might die!'

The threat of death flashed through Doctor Doom's mind.

[Reputation points from Doctor Doom...]

The points made it fairly obvious.

Inside the antique shop, Ryan looked at the points displayed on the system panel and showed a satisfied smile.

On the other hand, Ip Man's struggling expression became more and more obvious.

After all, according to the development of the timeline, at this stage, Shukaku had just been sealed into Ip Man's body not long ago, and it was still in the stage of power adaptation. It was obviously not suitable to display too advanced powers all at once. In this way, being able to trap Doctor Doom but also struggling was clearly better suited for the development of the plot.

Controlling the sand and completely surrounding Doctor Doom, Ip Man gritted his teeth and made a struggling expression. He stretched out his palm and tremblingly aimed at the [Sands Coffin] in front of him, shouting, "[Sand Burial]!"

Crack, crack-

As Ip Man squeezed his palm and cast the [Sand Burial], the [Sand Coffin] on the opposite side also shrunk.

However, the display of the [Sand Burial] was not as smooth as Ip Man had "imagined." A piercing sound of metal friction came from within the [Sand Coffin]. Ip Man clearly felt that the [Sand Burial] encountered great resistance.

"Oh no!"

Wearing a shocked expression, and with these words from Ip Man's mouth, the power that was originally wrapped around Doctor Doom also loosened. In the next second, with a loud noise, Doctor Doom broke free from the sand that was wrapped around him.

Seeing his metal mask emerge from the sand, people knew that Doctor Doom's situation wasn't very good. The tone in his voice sounded insane.

"Is that all you've got?"

"We can't let Victor break free, we won't be able to handle him."

The Fantastic Four had a deep understanding of Doctor Doom's abilities. Now they saw that even Ip Man, who had fought against him, couldn't kill him.

Reed, his brain racing, turned to Ip Man, who had a depressed expression beside him, and asked, "Sir, can you use the sand to trap Victor again for a while?"

"If it's just trapping him, I can hold on for a while," Ip Man said, clutching his chest and making a strained expression. "But only for a short time."

"That's enough."

With Ip Man's answer, Reed nodded and then called out to Johnny, "Johnny, supernova!"

"I thought we agreed that was bad!?" Johnny asked with a surprised expression upon hearing Reed's words.

Since the first day he started using his abilities, Reed had forbidden Johnny from increasing the temperature inside his body without limit.

"Now!" Reed said almost without thinking as he looked at Doctor Doom, who was trapped by Ip Man.

"No problem!" Johnny replied.

Upon hearing Reed's words, Johnny didn't hesitate and activated his powers to turn into the Human Torch. He began to fly around Doctor Doom, rapidly heating up the area. Suddenly, a huge fiery tornado appeared before everyone's eyes. The scorching heat swept through the streets.

.....

"SHIELD? Avengers?"

In the Baxter Building.

Reed looked at the man who suddenly appeared in his lab, dressed in a suit and looking like a secret agent. Upon hearing the invitation, his expression was clearly surprised for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and shook his head, refusing without hesitation, "I'm sorry, I have no desire to be a superhero."

"But the fight with Doctor Doom clearly showed that you have the ability to save the world..."

In the face of Mr. Fantastic's refusal, Agent Coulson's expression remained unchanged, and he calmly advised him.

The battle with Doctor Doom ultimately ended in victory for the Fantastic Four and their ally, the martial artist Ip Man.

Using the principle of rapidly cooling molten metal, they solidified Doctor Doom into a metal statue, rendering him immobile.

If it were Johnny, one of the Fantastic Four, he might have eagerly agreed to join the Avengers when he heard Phil's words because that's just "how he rolls".

However, unfortunately for Phil, he was facing Reed, who was the most level-headed and rational member of the Fantastic Four.

Therefore, no matter how eloquent Phil's words were, Reed could still maintain his composure.

He wasn't an impulsive kid like Spider-Man. As a researcher, he valued stable research work more than adventure.

"Sorry, I prefer to focus on my research than becoming a superhero. Besides, if I really wanted to be one, I prefer my friends over the Avengers," Reed said.

Furthermore, Reed wasn't alone. The Fantastic Four had their own strengths, and when combined, Reed believed they weren't any weaker than the Avengers.

In that case, there was no need for him to join the Avengers.

"Since you have your own ideas, SHIELD will respect them."

SHIELD had investigated. The Fantastic Four had a close relationship, and it was difficult to split them up. Therefore, although Phil was regretful after Reed's rejection, he had to abandon the plan to persuade him.

"By the way, what's going to happen to Victor?"

Seeing Agent Coulson give up, Reed also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, although his body had undergone mutation and gained superhuman powers due to the effects of the cosmic storm, Reed was still a researcher at heart and didn't want to offend the government, especially a secret organization like SHIELD, which looked very troublesome.

After the invitation from SHIELD was over, Reed thought of Victor's situation and couldn't help but ask about it.

"As for Doctor Doom, we will continue to handle it properly."

Agent Coulson replied with a slight smile, a standard formal response.

Upon hearing this, Reed opened his mouth and was about to ask something else.

The next second, a rough voice suddenly came from the building.

"Hey, Reed, come here! I've got a gift for you that you'll definitely thank me for!"

.....

Clang!

In front of a container at the port, several silent agents put a figure made entirely of what seemed like solidified metal into the container.

"How long will it take?"

Turning to look at the silver metal mask, one of the agents asked.

"About two weeks or so."

"2 weeks?"

"We need to avoid prying eyes."

Nodding silently, the agents looked inside the container once more before closing the doors and hastily leaving the port.

As the agents left, the container holding the metal figure was loaded onto a cargo ship along with hundreds of other containers.

With the ship's departure, the destination of the container was revealed - Western Europe.

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