Jarvis, the AI butler Tony Stark had been programming and refining since childhood.
It might not be the only AI in the world, or even truly intelligent, but it was undoubtedly the most advanced AI system on Earth.
While it couldn't immediately crack the Red Room's internal systems, it could easily use a few small experimental files to infiltrate their network and expose their location.
At an altitude of 17,000 meters above the border of Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia, a double-layered, fan-shaped sky base floated silently.
The main living and working spaces of the base were housed within the eight massive blades of the upper and lower layers.
The entire structure was almost completely sealed, with only a few aircraft landing bays as openings.
The four blades on the lower level contained training facilities for Widow trainees who hadn't yet graduated, prison cells, and barracks for Red Room soldiers.
The upper levels primarily housed scientists' laboratories and recreational areas.
The two tiers of fan-like blades were connected by a massive central metal pillar, resembling a double-layered giant ceiling fan from a distance.
Dreykov's office was located at the very top of this central pillar.
This notorious intelligence chief had spent years infiltrating every sector of global society, even using women close to powerful figures to secretly manipulate everything.
Stocks, oil, even the political transitions of small nations.
He himself hid in what he believed to be the world's most secure location, relishing the feeling of stepping on the backs of all beings.
This extremely cautious old fox might only feel truly secure and relaxed within the confines of this sky-high fortress he had constructed.
But he never imagined that at that very moment, just a few hundred meters above his head, a jet plane was hovering precariously in place.
And his base's vaunted radar system inexplicably ignored the aircraft overhead.
The aircraft door stood wide open, and violent air currents raged through the cabin. Natasha and the other three women were strapped into their seats, gripping the armrests tightly.
Except for Aleksey, who seemed relatively calm, the three women were too shaken by the turbulence to speak.
Yet, despite the ferocious winds, two imposing figures stood at the open door, unwavering in the gale.
"Ready?"
Tony Stark, clad in his battle armor, turned to Qin Xiao and asked.
This time, Qin Xiao had been more cautious, bringing Tony along as backup to ensure that old fox Dreykov wouldn't escape the hunter's sights again.
"I don't need to prepare, buddy. I'm not like you—I'm a real man. I don't need to hide inside a condom."
With that, Qin Xiao plunged headfirst from the ten-thousand-meter altitude.
"Natasha, as your friend, you should get checked out at the hospital. This guy has no respect for basic hygiene!"
With a playful jab at Natasha, Tony, still in his armor, followed suit with a headfirst dive.
"I feel like I've been left behind by the times!" Aleksey sighed as the aircraft door slowly closed.
"That's right," Melina murmured, watching the door. "From now on, this world is entering a new era. No longer the world of spies and agents, but a world of superheroes, an age of superpowers!"
"Alright, the Vanguard Force has already descended. It's our turn to make our entrance!" Natasha smiled slightly and maneuvered the aircraft toward the sky base.
Above the sky base, Tony, who had caught Qin Xiao mid-air, hurled him directly above the structure. "You go take care of the big bad boss. I'll handle the rescue of those lovely ladies. Oh, and go easy on the destruction. This base is pretty nice, don't you think?"
Qin Xiao gave a thumbs-up, understanding Tony's meaning. The Illuminati could indeed use a base.
"Jarvis, mark all the air intakes. Let's add some... *ambiguous* color to their monotonous air."
Tony said, pulling several vials of concentrated neurotoxin antidote from his armor's arm.
In Dreykov's office, as Tony sprinkled the red antidote into every air vent, a faint red haze began to fill the air throughout the base.
The haze gradually grew denser.
Finally, the base's alarm blared.
Dreykov leaped from his chair. "Damn it! What's happening?"
He quickly switched the office's large screen to display surveillance footage from across the base.
Every screen showed the air tinged with a faint red hue. Tony had used the ventilation system to rapidly circulate the antidote throughout the entire facility.
Dreykov grabbed the intercom on his desk, about to issue orders.
The only window in his office—a massive skylight in the ceiling—was violently smashed open.
A figure plummeted through the shattered glass.
"Hello again, General Dreykov. We meet again!"
Qin Xiao's lips curved into a smile, but his eyes were chillingly cold.
In a training room on the lower level, over twenty girls in their late teens and early twenties stood with vacant expressions, engaged in combat drills. Relentlessly, they gripped their pistols and executed tactical maneuvers.
A wisp of crimson smoke silently seeped into the air through a ventilation shaft.
Then came a second wisp, then a third, and more and more crimson smoke poured into the room.
Suddenly, all the girls froze, their vacant eyes shifting to a look of bewilderment.
Freed from their control, the girls stood motionless, experiencing the sensation of fully regaining control of their own minds.
"Girls, I am Natasha Romanoff, a Black Widow just like you. When I graduated, you probably hadn't even been sent to the Red Room yet, but I've been through the same brutal, inhumane training you have."
"This cold place taught me to fight and kill. Today, I'm here to tell you that you are free. This is your final lesson before freedom. Fight for yourselves, and together, let's destroy this damned place."
Qin Xiao had captured the king by taking out the leader, while Tony had directly administered the antidote. Natasha and the others seized control of the surveillance room and broadcast their declaration of war to the Widows.
Instantly, gunfire erupted throughout the sky base. Natasha and Yelena led the Widows, along with a hulking super-soldier and Iron Man Tony Stark, in a sweeping assault from the lower levels to the top.
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