foreigner's journey

Chapter 1200: The Witch of the Gun
New York, Stark Tower.

This high-rise building once belonged to the Metropolitan Insurance Company in Manhattan, New York. It has now been bought by Tony Stark at a huge cost and has been extensively renovated.

Not only has the interior of the building been transformed into an integrated hangar and high-tech Iron Man base, but a huge STARK sign has also been erected on top of the building in a very Tony Stark-style manner. It can basically be considered one of the landmark buildings in New York City.

There are many cafes and restaurants on the street below Stark Tower that set up their tables on the street, allowing diners to enjoy their food while looking up at the scenery of Stark Tower. If you are lucky, you can even see the scene of Iron Man's return and the people cheer and exclaim.

As more and more superheroes appear in this world, people not only regard them as extraordinary strong people, but more people regard superheroes as idol stars. Some savvy comic companies even take the opportunity of interviews to reach agreements with some superheroes and publish the origin stories of related superheroes according to their own inferences and conjectures.

Iron Man is also a leader among all the superheroes who have become celebrities. Because Stark Industries is super rich, it directly bought a comic book company that was poorly managed and on the verge of bankruptcy and hired several well-known cartoonists with superb painting skills to draw episodes and comic journals for Iron Man to satisfy Tony Stark's personal desire to be a prominent figure.

This also led to Iron Man's great fame. Coupled with the showy personality of Tony Stark as the "human body", this made Iron Man the most famous superhero in the United States as soon as he debuted, and he gained a huge number of fans.

Today, the area below the Stark Tower was also crowded with onlookers, who were holding their mobile phones, chatting and laughing while waiting for the spectacle of Iron Man cutting through the sky.

"Look! Here it comes!" Suddenly someone pointed to the distant sky.

A beam of flame was seen rapidly approaching the Stark Tower. Onlookers immediately raised their phones and cameras to take photos and videos. Some internet celebrities even live-streamed the event with the sky as the background.

But people soon discovered something was wrong, because the flame was intermittent and from time to time it would fall down for a distance and then barely climb up, which was completely different from the usual smooth and fancy flying acrobatics.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Could it be that Iron Man encountered a strong enemy and was crippled?
In the sky, Iron Man crashed into the helipad on top of Stark Tower almost like a meteor falling to the ground, then bounced up and landed again, repeating this three times before being stopped by the artificial intelligence robotic arm on top of the building and the pop-up airbag.

Iron Man's image at the moment was not very good. His ostentatious red and gold paint was scratched in large patches, the thrusters on his left foot and right hand were crackling and emitting sparks, and he was lying paralyzed in the white airbag.

Impressive landing, sir.

Jarvis' voice sounded at the right time.

"Hiss... Stop making sarcastic remarks and help me get rid of my battle suit."

Not long after, Tony Stark was sitting in his private studio on the top floor of the building, his fingers clacking on the keyboard, and the three-dimensional virtual screen in front of him was forming a brand new iron armor.

Not far from him, a circle of specially made glass display cases lit up and contained Iron Man suits of varying appearances. The case marked with Mark 5 was empty.

[Sir, the maintenance of Mark 5 is expected to be completed in 5 hours and 32 minutes. ]

"uh-huh."

Tony Stark ignored Jarvis's reminder and continued typing on the keyboard: "Did you find out?"

[No, there is no information about that punk girl in any database available on the global Internet.]

"Yeah, now think about it, how can a qualified super villain let a superhero find out her whereabouts so easily? If not, she wouldn't be Iron Man's old enemy."

Tony Stark tapped the enter key one last time, turned his swivel chair twice and slid to the table next to him. He took a sip of the specially prepared dark green nutrient juice and frowned. "This thing tastes like cold sewer mud. Isn't there anything more palatable?"

[This is the nutrient solution specially prepared by Miss Pepper for you. It is rich in vitamins and substances your body needs. It can effectively...]

"Okay, okay, thank Pepper for me."

Hearing the name of his beautiful assistant, Tony raised his glass helplessly and drank it all.

[Your thanks are being conveyed to Miss Pepper... Already conveyed. Miss Pepper said she would prefer you to thank her in person. ]

"That's not the job of a boss."

Tony raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the 3D projection on the table next to him: "... create a file for the new plan."

[Okay, please name the new suit.]

"...Yes, it's called [Anti-Punk Girl Armor], numbered MARK15, and the plan is incorporated into the super villain strategy library."

Tony confidently put his hands behind his head and told Jarvis his brilliant idea:
"The thrusters and armor are specialized for defense, with improved impact resistance and search capabilities, and equipped with a missile jamming system. This lady can run at a terrifying speed of more than Mach 3 with her flesh and blood, and she also has two annoying handheld tank guns, so we will use a special armor solution to deal with her.

In this way, Iron Man also has his own nemesis, a powerful and photogenic super villain. "

[Sir, I have to remind you that this punk lady has not committed any serious crime yet, so theoretically you cannot call her a super villain.]

"Please, Jarvis. She shot two high school students through the thighs with a gun. The two poor kids almost bled to death. I'm afraid they will be frightened to the point of foaming at the mouth and fainting when they see guns for the rest of their lives."

[However, they have been linked to several suspected harassment and robbery cases, but were not prosecuted due to lack of evidence.]

"Are you trying to say that the punk chick is also a messenger of justice? Tsk...Okay, move the plan from the 'Super Villain Strategy Library' to the 'Armor Concept Library'."

Tony Stark shook his finger:

"Since you said those guys are potential criminals, then check their backgrounds and related cases. If there are any problems, then confirm them.

Since Iron Man has taken action, he must have some achievements. "

【clear. 】

"Also, whether that punk girl is a super villain or an anti-hero, we have to give her a catchy code name."

Since entering the superhero circle, Tony has been keen on collecting information on other heroes and villains, and he is even more enthusiastic about discovering a newcomer in the circle.

【You always have great ideas, I'm all ears. 】

"Hmm... let's call her the [Gun Witch]."

On a computer screen not far away, a folder named 'Gun Witch' was being created.

(End of this chapter)