Chapter 244. Gourd

"Unidentified flying object?"

When Fury heard the agent's report, he first frowned and began to wonder if this was Loki's trick.

On the other side, Agent Hill reacted quickly and stepped up to the screen of the main controls to operate it.

"Can you lock on?"

"I'll try."

Agent Hill's fingers flew over the keyboard, eventually displaying a blurred image on the screen in the main control room.

Tony raised an eyebrow at the image in front of him, which wasn't very clear because of the unexpected nature of the incident.

He could only see a vague figure sitting on a strange flying thing.

"What is that?"

Looking at the image on the screen, Steve couldn't help but ask, "Chitauri?"

"I don't know." Thor shook his head. He looked at the blurred image on the screen, frowned, and replied, "It looks a bit like it, but the Chitauri never acts alone. They're more like locusts, with a large number of troops and ships sweeping a target with absolute superiority, nothing like that..."

"Whether it's a Chitauri or a Loki backup, we just have to bring it down."

Retracting his eyes from the screen, Tony spoke as he headed out of the main control room.

"Stark!" Steve said as he noticed Tony's movement and frowned, "We don't know the exact nature of the thing flying outside the ship. If we make a rash move, we might attract unnecessary risk."

"It really is a risk for an old man like you, Captain. Not for me." Tony's reply was not the least bit polite and could even be described as a bit harsh.

"Tony!"

Natasha spoke to stop Tony's next words.

Shrugging his shoulders, Tony didn't stay any longer. He turned and directly left.

"So, this is the team you were talking about?" Banner looked at the somewhat strained atmosphere in the control room and wiped his glasses, "If that's the case, I might need to reconsider whether I made the right decision..."

"The team needs to bond, Dr. Banner." Looking at the Avengers with different expressions in front of him, Fury replied with a heavy voice, "Besides, Mr. Stark, by nature, is a bit unique."

From the start, Fury didn't expect establishing the Avengers to be easy, especially when the vast majority of the team's members were extraordinary.

"We do not do that in Asgard." Looking at the scene in front of him, Thor commented with a somewhat matter-of-fact openness.

"Don't forget, Thor, who is responsible for what is happening in front of you?"

Fury said with a cold face as his single eye swept over Thor.

"He's adopted. Our relationship is... complicated."

In response, Thor hastily brushed it down.

...

"Jarvis."

"Yes, Sir."

Leaving the main control room, Tony went straight to another place on the Helicarrier.

"Get my suit ready."

"Yes, Sir."

As Tony's voice fell, a mechanical door on the ship opened, followed by a golden and red battle armor that activated automatically, revealing itself.

The Mark 7 was complete, which was a brand-new version that Tony modified after the previous battle with Lord Godless.

Compared with the original Mark 7, the modified armor was thicker in defense, and on the premise of sacrificing some flexibility, more weapons and equipment were loaded in. In terms of firepower alone, the Mark 7 was definitely the most powerful of Tony's series of battle armor.

"Let's go and meet the guest."

Hooking the corners of his mouth, Tony looked at the battle armor with its ample artillery in front of him and couldn't help but mutter.

...

Wearing the Mark 7, Tony piloted the armor and left the ship.

"Jarvis, lock on to the target."

"Yes, Sir."

Inside the helmet, Jarvis, the artificial intelligence, quickly found the figure flying not too far from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier.

Flying towards the target's location as indicated in his helmet, Tony immediately saw the true face of the unidentified flying object on the screen.

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However, the image presented in front of him was far beyond his expectations.

"Jarvis, get in touch with the ship's network for me. Right now."

By connecting the communication equipment from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier through the artificial intelligence, Tony's slightly frivolous voice sounded in the main control room where the Avengers were located.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you should have a look at this."

"Tony?"

In the main control room, before the crowd could react, they saw an image taken by the Mark 7 begin to appear on the screen in front of them as Tony's words were spoken.

The image taken by Tony at close range was significantly sharper than the previous image Agent Hill had taken. Through the picture, Steve and the others clearly saw that the unidentified flying object that appeared not far from the spaceship was a strange man sitting on a large gourd with his eyes closed and gray around his temples.

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Frowning, Fury looked at the outfit of the man in the image.

Fury couldn't help but look at Natasha. Although they looked different, the other person's outfit obviously reminded them of Peng Lai.

"Stark, wait a minute, maybe ..."

Thinking of that, Fury immediately opened his mouth and called toward Tony, who was connected through the communication line.

However, Fury's reaction was still a step too late.

"Huh?"

On the gourd, sensing the prying eyes, the [Drunken Sword Immortal] slowly opened his eyes and looked at Iron Man, who was hovering not far from him, with an amused expression on his face, "Interesting, you obviously don't have any Celestial Art aura in your body, yet you can fly in the air. Tell me, young one, how did you manage to do that?"

Sitting on top of the gourd, the [Drunken Sword Immortal]'s voice was clearly not very loud, but it reached Tony's ears very clearly.

"Young one?"

On the gourd, the [Drunken Sword Immortal]'s words made Tony raise his own eyebrows. He never thought that he would one day be addressed as a youngster, "It's technology."

"Technology?"

On the gourd, the look of interest on the [Drunken Sword Immortal]'s face intensified.

While on the other side, Tony had lost his own patience and raised his hand towards the [Drunken Sword Immortal] in front of him. The palm of his hand glowed with light, and he began to ask rhetorically, "Now then, is it your turn to tell me why you are here near the Helicarrier? What's that thing you're riding on?"

Looking down at the gourd under the [Drunken Sword Immortal], Tony's expression was somewhat puzzled.

Although this wasn't the first time he had seen supernatural powers, the way the [Drunken Sword Immortal] flew in mid-air on a gourd still gave him a big shock.

After all, it was a mode of flight that was completely and utterly different from his own method of flight. He saw neither any jets nor feathers on the [Drunken Sword Immortal]'s gourd, but on the contrary, his opponent was flying just like that and with an easy and relaxed expression.

"Helicarrier? You mean the big thing floating in mid-air? "

Turning his head to look at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s ship, the [Drunken Sword Immortal] had an interested look on his face, "To be honest, if it wasn't for something, I'd be interested in walking around on top of that ship. After all, even in Peng Lai, I have never seen anything so interesting."

"Peng Lai?"

Noticing the words that appeared from the [Drunken Sword Immortal]'s mouth, the expression on Tony's face under the helmet froze. He was about to continue to ask a follow-up question, "Wait a minute, did you just say ..."

But, he saw the man on the gourd extend a finger and gently flick it.

Then, there was a 'swish'.

A shadow flashed behind the [Drunken Sword Immortal], and in the blink of an eye, it was in front of Tony.

"Sir, watch out ..."

It was at this time that a reminder from Jarvis was heard in Tony's ears.

"You don't have to tell me, I can see it."

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Gulping, Tony looked at the weapon hovering in front of him. At that moment just now, he didn't even have time to react to what was happening before he saw a sharp sword appear in front of his eyes.

[Flying Sword Technique], an introductory sword technique of the Shushan Sect. Although the technique may be simple, it could still be turned into a powerful attack with the powerful aura from the [Drunken Sword Immortal]. Its speed was so fast that even Jarvis, inside the Mark 7, couldn't react. Moreover, had [Drunken Sword Immortal] not withdrawn his hand at the last moment... then...

With the [Flying Sword Technique], although it may not be able to penetrate the Mark 7 armor made of vibranium, destroying the flying mechanism of the battle armor was obviously a simple matter.

Without the ability to fly, the Mark 7 was nothing more than an iron coffin loaded with powerful weapons.

"I didn't actually mean any harm, I came over purely out of curiosity."

Raising his hand and extinguishing the wave of energy in his palm, Tony said so with considerable deliberation.

The name Peng Lai was a clear indication of who the opponent was and not a backup to Loki's plans. What's more, looking at the sharp flying sword that kept circling around him, Tony wasn't confident about tackling his opponent.

"In fact, I know Peng Lai, Master Ip, and Master Roshi. We've fought together side by side."

When he heard Tony's words, the [Drunken Sword Immortal] stopped his fingers and flicked his fingers back. In the next moment, the flying sword hovering around Tony quickly returned to the scabbard behind him.

And the [Drunken Sword Immortal] also urged the gourd he was sitting on and instantly arrived at Tony's side, frowning and asking, "You're saying that you once fought side by side with the Old Turtle?"