Chapter 1436: What Macho Men Should Listen to, and Activation
Throwing the tissue away, Luke said, “Okay, get ready to fight. Loki used himself as a distraction. His escape means that the plan is now complete. I’ll be waiting for him in New York.”
“New York?” Tony was surprised. “Why New York?”
Luke said, “…Maybe because it has the largest audience? After all, Manhattan is the center of the universe.”
Stumped for a moment, Tony then figured it out. “Loki is an egomaniac. If he wants to do something big, he definitely wants a large audience for it; Manhattan truly is the best choice.” It was an analysis of Loki’s character that produced the correct results.
Luke was also amazed.
He had only been going on what he knew of the movie plot, and on the drawing of Batman and the missile, and just knew that the plot would unfold in New York.
For Tony and Loki to be able to think the same way was probably because the both of them were narcissists.
After exchanging information, they immediately got to work.
Based on the intelligence they had, Loki was clearly about to take action, if he hadn’t already. Both sides need to get to New York as soon as possible.
When Luke was on the call, Frank saw his gesture, and he immediately told everyone to get ready.
Everybody entered their rooms to suit up.
After Luke disconnected, he nodded at Frank. “We can move out.”
Frank nodded and raised a fist. “Everyone, leave for Manhattan at once. Try to stay invisible as much as possible and look out for Loki and any suspicious activity. If anything happens, report to me. Go, go!”
“Copy that,” everybody replied, including Luke.
…
Ten minutes later, the teammates started to come online on the team channel. Wade and Alice, who hadn’t been at the Bat Cave, had also arrived.
Everybody began to look for suspicious targets, especially Loki, the big boss.
Apart from Frank’s sporadic orders to adjust their movements, there was silence on the communication channel.
A few minutes later, Wade scratched his head in confusion as he sat on the top of the Empire State Building. “Hey, wasn’t the song I sang nice? Why isn’t anyone applauding?”
As soon as he said that, loud applause rang out in his earpiece.
Wade was stumped and even more puzzled. “Wait, our team only has a few people. This applause… that’s at least hundreds of people, right? Are there other listeners here? Boss, did you pay them to come?”
A few seconds later, Frank’s voice rang out. “Deadpool, since you’re occupying so much of the team channel, a 1,000 dollar-fine has been deducted from your fee balance.”
Wade shook his head and scoffed. “I don’t even use bank cards. How would you fine me?”
Frank’s indifferent voice rang out again. “It’s deducted from your remaining ten million. You can still earn 9,999 deductions. Talk as much as you want.”
Wade: “You son of a b*tch…”
It was now quiet in Frank’s earpiece.
A few seconds later, Bobo’s voice rang out in his ear, but it was clearly less lively. “Sorry, Commander. I shouldn’t have responded to him with applause from the audio library.”
Frank’s lips twitched. “It’s fine. Don’t do that next time. Also, you did a good job. Keep screening him for nonsense and keep the communication channel open.”
Bobo’s voice perked up once more. “Yes, Commander. I guarantee I’ll complete this mission.”
The other team members didn’t know anything at all. Luke, who had the highest authority, didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Frank + Bobo + Anti-Deadpool program = Deadpool’s nemesis. Now that this experiment had been amply validated, it had to be maintained.
Wade cursed for a long while, but Frank didn’t respond. His swearing cut off and he took a break for a few seconds. “Hey, is my comm disconnected? Can someone squeak?”
“Squeak?” Bobo responded tentatively.
Wade was overjoyed. “Ah, Bobo, you’re here. How about we sing a song? What song do you want to listen to…”
Bobo: “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
Wade rubbed his chin. “Hm, your taste… is too classy. This is what a macho man should listen to…”
Buzz!
There was a rumbling sound, which interrupted his nonsense.
Wade stood up impatiently. “Hey, what the hell? Can’t you see that Bobo and I are discussing music? No manners at all.”
He finally turned around and looked at the source of the noise.
It sounded very close to him.
Wade’s gaze swept past the huge Stark sign and landed on the building not far behind it.
Stumped for a moment, he scratched his head uncertainly. “Bobo, do you think this noise is suspicious? Maybe someone forgot to turn off the microwave?”
Bobo said, “Mr. Deadpool, using a process of elimination, first of all — it definitely wasn’t caused by a microwave.”
While it was dealing with Wade, Bobo reported the situation to Frank and Luke, and the two of them, who were focused on the Manhattan area, immediately approached the location.
But before they could enter Stark Tower, a figure flew over in a long streak of flames and charged to the top of the building next to Stark Tower, which was where the strange noise was coming from.
Wade turned to look at the incoming figure and cheered with interest. “Wow, it’s Iron Man. Should I ask him for an autograph later? Hm, forget it. I’m the only one Vanessa needs.”
Luke and Frank quickly rushed to the top of the building and saw Tony.
When they arrived at a room on the top of the building, Tony raised his hands. “Dr. Selvig, stop it.”
In the room, the sloppy old man in a plaid shirt was none other than Dr. Jane’s partner, Dr. Selvig.
He turned to look at Tony with a strange, excited smile. “It’s useless. It’s been activated. It’ll show us a brand new universe…”
Tony didn’t waste any more time. He quickly charged up the assault cannons on his arms and blasted the spinning device next to Dr. Selvig.
Neither Luke nor Frank said anything.
Luke had raised his hand, wanting to stop Tony from being so reckless, but in the end, he stopped.
Someone had to give it a try; better sooner than later. Thinking that, he silently retreated some distance away.
Frank also backed away and brought his hands up to his chest. If there was an explosion, he would immediately activate the electromagnetic deflection to reduce the damage to the armor.
Boom!
The cannon fire was blocked one meter away from the device.
The blue cube in the device released a light blue layer of light which easily deflected the attack.
Dr. Selvig, who was standing behind the instrument, wasn’t hit directly, but the small shock wave sent him flying into the wall..