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Chapter 48 Acting, Conquering

In Budapest, a convoy of luxury cars, escorted by police, departs from the airport and heads towards the city center.

They received treatment befitting a state guest.

The commotion caused by the convoy also drew frequent glances from pedestrians in the vicinity.

Without a doubt, the person in the convoy was Tony Stark, who had just gotten off the plane.

Just as the convoy passed an intersection, several rockets were fired from buildings on both sides of the road at the most luxurious vehicle in the convoy—Tony Stark's car.

Such a fierce attack overturned Tony's car, even though it was a luxury armored vehicle.

"Shutter, Natasha, you really intend to kill me, don't you? Four rockets!!" Tony, inside the overturned limousine's driver's seat, was still a bit dazed from the blast, even in his Iron Man suit, and couldn't help but shout into the communication channel.

Knowing he was going to be attacked, Tony naturally wouldn't allow his own people to get involved, so only he, wearing his armor, was in the car.

As for the Hungarian personnel in the other vehicles, he could only apologize, since the mastermind behind the attack was none other than the Hungarians—Drekov, although formerly an official of the Soviet Union, had not remained in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union because he felt guilty about monopolizing the Red House, and instead went to Hungary.

Furthermore, the headquarters of the Red House was also located in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

He himself became a financial oligarch in Hungary, enjoying a very high social status.

So it's not entirely wrong to say he's Hungarian.

This is also why Drekoff dared to plan this attack in broad daylight, and why, in the original storyline, Natasha and Patton had to face the Hungarian special forces while dealing with Drekoff in Budapest, in addition to the Red Room agents.

“Sorry, but isn’t this to avoid harming innocent people as much as possible? Victor said that your suit can’t even be penetrated by cruise missiles, so a few rockets won’t be a problem!” Natasha replied with a smile on the communication channel.

And just as she said, because all the firepower was concentrated on Tony's car, the Hungarian police and guards escorting him were not affected much.

But this is only temporary.

Following the rockets, the agents of the Red Room launched an attack on the convoy from all sides, while simultaneously closing in on Tony Stark's vehicle.

Although the main force of these Red House agents are not the formidable Black Widows, but rather ordinary action team members.

However, their military skills are basically on par with those of special forces in other countries.

The Budapest police and military personnel who were Tony's bodyguards were just police officers; their military skills and firepower were nowhere near those of the soldiers in the Red Room.

They were completely defeated almost instantly during the exchange of fire.

So the people in the red house easily got close to Tony Stark's car.

Just as a soldier from the Red House opened the overturned car door, an energy hand cannon blasted him away.

Then Tony, wearing his Iron Man suit, stepped out of the car.

Upon seeing this, the other soldiers in the red house immediately turned their guns and opened fire on the suddenly appearing "tin can".

However, the bullets hitting Tony's suit did nothing except create sparks and clangs.

Even when several soldiers used rifle grenades, it only caused Tony's body to sway slightly.

As the soldiers in the red houses opened fire, Tony's counterattack began.

The armor on his shoulders opened, revealing rows of miniature missiles that instantly annihilated all the soldiers in the red house in front of him.

At the same time, it began to "scan" the surrounding environment and locked onto Natasha, who was "frantically fleeing".

After Tony appeared, Natasha, who had been disguised in the crowd, stole a motorcycle as planned and began to "escape" towards the Red House headquarters where Drekoff was located.

The purpose, of course, was to solidify Drekoff's guilt.

As for Drekoff realizing something was wrong? It's irrelevant now. From the moment the rocket struck Tony's car, Natasha had already severed all contact with the Red Room, and Drekoff's fate was sealed.

There's no need to worry about him escaping, because Levi and Frank, along with the Winter Soldier, have already launched an attack on the Red House.

Tony only needs to "follow" Natasha to "discover" the Red House headquarters.

Then they would receive the spoils of the Winter Soldier's battle.

We just need to wait for the arrival of the official Hungarian authorities.

Now that things have escalated to this point, even with his considerable influence in Hungary, Dreikur is powerless to reverse the situation.

“…You really acted like a pro!” Tony raised an eyebrow as he watched Natasha flee, then flew into the sky and “chased” after her.

They even deliberately slowed down their flight speed.

Anyway, at this time, no one outside knew the specific capabilities of his armor.

It's okay if it flies a little slower.

As for why he can fly so fast in the future, it's because of the "upgrade" he made to his armor.

Of course, to make the performance more realistic, Tony would inevitably attack Natasha during the "chase".

However, he always made sure that no one was around Natasha before attacking her.

The main feature is a large amount of smoke, but no damage.

After a fierce chase, Natasha finally "escaped" into the Red House headquarters.

By this time, the headquarters of the Red House had already fallen.

The Winter Soldier's strength at this time was definitely top-tier.

Not to mention that Tony also equipped them with the finest gear.

With Natasha and Melina, two of their most elite fighters, gone, no one could stop them.

The whole process went incredibly smoothly.

Not to mention that many "Black Widows" and Red House staff, sensing the danger, started to flee early on.

The people in the Red House are not as loyal as Hydra.

As for Drekoff, he also wanted to run away.

But there's no way to escape it.

He was the primary target of the six Winter Soldiers and Frank; how could he possibly escape?

Not to mention that Livy had placed the Hunter's Mark on Drekoff early on—derived from the Hunter's Mark glyph.

Having been marked by the hunter's mark, Drekoff not only had a huge red arrow above his head in Levi's sight, but it was also clearly marked on the map.

Where to escape?
After being surrounded by six Winter Soldiers, he didn't waste any more words.

They smashed it into a sieve.

When Natasha arrived, she found a mangled corpse.

Fortunately, the Winter Soldier only hit the body and not the head, otherwise Natasha probably wouldn't have recognized him.

(End of this chapter)