"Oh, right, that Ten Rings Gang Base you busted last time, um, the Vanguard Technology company. Dr. Maya Hansen is missing; she probably got wind of it and ran."
At this moment, Tony was still rambling on.
However, Luka, who was in front of him, had his mind completely blank, with only one thought remaining in his head.
'It's over.'
At this moment, Luka's heart, which had relaxed due to Tony's earlier casualness, tightened in his throat once more.
'A suspicious guy like Nick Fury will definitely be nervous and suspicious when he finds out about this. When he gets nervous, HYDRA will get nervous, and when HYDRA gets nervous—'
'What else can those idiots do besides flip the table??'
The reason for this thought wasn't that Luka doubted Nick Fury's ability as the 'Agent King'.
Well, Luka was indeed doubting the Black Fury's ability.
This guy acts all high and mighty all day, saying this is a threat, that needs supervision.
In reality, he's been clocking in for work under the surveillance of a bunch of HYDRA Agents for most of his life.
As soon as he makes a move, it's hard for HYDRA not to notice!
'No, I must recall more carefully whether I left any evidence during my previous interactions with HYDRA.'
'The Orange Family family should have only had minor cooperation with HYDRA before, perhaps even being half-aware of HYDRA's existence. There are countless such cooperating companies worldwide; the key is still on my side.'
'Damn it, if it's really like in the original story, where Black Widow eventually drags S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA into a self-destruct, and all the information is made public, don't let me get implicated too.'
At this moment, Luka's mind began to race, sorting through all the details of his previous contact with HYDRA.
He didn't believe for a second that HYDRA would ultimately win.
Not to mention how successful those HYDRA idiots' 'Project Insight' would be, or whether the three Helicarriers were even built.
Even if they managed to gain the upper hand for a while.
But Thor wasn't on Earth yet.
If HYDRA dared to kill a few Avengers members, an enraged Thor would probably turn around and bring the Heavenly Palace army to Midgard to quell the rebellion.
What Luka needed to do now was just to avoid being dragged down by these HYDRA bastards and to do his best to ensure his own safety and the safety of those around him in the coming potential turmoil.
'No, I must contact the Sokovia Base first and use Strucker's identity to probe what state those S.H.I.E.L.D. guys are in now!'
Just as Luka was thinking this.
Tony, who was beside him, suddenly patted his shoulder and asked, looking at Luka with a strange expression.
"Kid, fell asleep? Didn't you hear the phone ringing?"
Luka, still immersed in his thoughts, immediately snapped back to reality and realized that the phone on the coffee table in front of him had been ringing non-stop for a while.
And the phone screen displayed a Haro image with a cat head.
'Hakimi?'
Luka picked up the phone, but didn't answer it directly. Instead, he squinted at Tony beside him.
Seeing his gaze, Tony immediately chuckled.
"Hey~ Still doing business secrets, huh? Alright, alright, I'll step away~"
With that, Tony picked up his wine glass and went to the ice bucket, but when he looked at Luka, his expression was full of 'this kid is quite amusing'.
Luka didn't say anything at this point; after all, he hadn't asked Tony to leave, the guy was just overthinking it.
He raised his hand, answered the call, and put it to his ear. However, after hearing Hakimi's report, Luka was actually somewhat glad that Tony had voluntarily stepped away.
"Sir, Alexander Pierce, the HYDRA leader in the U.S., proactively contacted the #1 stand-in. The content was to inform him that HYDRA has been exposed and they need to initiate the final plan ahead of schedule."
Hearing Hakimi's words, Luka was stunned.
'Well, then, no need to contact the Sokovia Base; it seems HYDRA is ready to flip the table.'
Yes, the '#1 stand-in' Hakimi mentioned was the robot Luka used to replace Baron Strucker. Now that Alexander Pierce had contacted him about the final plan, it was clear that HYDRA was not planning to remain hidden any longer.
However, just as Luka was about to ask Hakimi to confirm with Pierce, in Strucker's tone, how their S.H.I.E.L.D. was planning to act next.
Over the phone, Hakimi, the AI intelligence, suddenly spoke with urgency.
"Warning! Alexander Pierce has dispatched two HYDRA fighter jets, preparing to fire missiles to destroy Stark's private jet! At the same time, he is reminding Strucker to take over the Orange Group's factory in Sokovia as soon as possible."
Upon hearing Hakimi's warning, Luka felt a 'buzz' in his head.
Hakimi's latter half of the sentence was completely ignored; his mind was only left with 'missiles destroying private jet'!
"Shit!!!"
Luka's angry shout immediately caught the attention of Tony, who was still adding ice to his whiskey nearby.
He immediately cast a questioning gaze.
"Kid, what's wrong with you?"
However, at this moment, Luka was in no mood to answer Tony's question. He directly shouted at Stark.
"Tony! Put on your Mark Armor!!"
At this moment, Tony, who hadn't realized what was happening, although becoming a bit more serious due to Luka's urgent demeanor and putting down his drink, still asked, puzzled.
"What's wrong? Why wear the Mark Armor? Besides, who puts Mark Armor on a private jet?"
No sooner had he spoken.
The next moment, the cabin of the private jet suddenly flashed red, and a series of alarms rang out.
At this point, the pilot in the cockpit ahead also shouted with some tension.
"Mr. Stark! Radar shows two fighter jets are rapidly approaching us!"
At the same time, Jarvis's voice appeared in the cabin speakers.
"Two F-35Bs, same model fighter jets as on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, no identification numbers, all carrying supersonic missiles."
At this moment, Tony Stark's expression finally changed. He quickly rushed to a tablet computer to confirm the situation with Jarvis.
However, let alone placing Mark Armor, his private jet had no armaments whatsoever.
But just then.
Two 'bang bang' explosions came from behind Tony.
In fact, at the same time he warned Tony to put on his Mark Armor, Luka had already taken out his universal capsule box and pulled out two capsules from it.
Now, as smoke burst open, the two mechs, Haro and Five Haro, appeared directly inside the plane's cabin.
'Damn it, I should have built a Mark Armor to protect myself!'
Thinking these thoughts, Luka's movements didn't stop. While putting on his remote control glasses, he yelled at Tony beside him.
"Tony! Open the hatch!"
However, no sooner had he shouted this than Jarvis gave a new alert.
"Sir, the enemy aircraft have launched missiles!"