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Chapter 2 Beginner Village Chief

The following day, a Quinjet fighter jet quietly flew over the Middle East.

Inside the cabin, a middle-aged man pointed to the desert outside the porthole and said in a deep voice, "The area below is where Tony Stark was last confirmed to have disappeared. The complex political environment restricts us from launching a large-scale search operation. We can only investigate covertly, so this operation must be kept low-key."

Du Mu nodded: "Don't worry, village chief, I'm known for being low-key."

“I’ll say it again, I’m Coulson, not some village chief.”

"Stop pretending, you are the village chief of the newbie village. I can see the title above your head."

"..."

Coulson glanced instinctively at the empty space above him, a look of utter helplessness on his face.

He had read Du Mu's file and knew the man's style and deeds very well.

Du Mu, an outstanding graduate of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, has demonstrated exceptional personal and executive abilities since joining S.H.I.E.L.D. two months ago.

No matter how difficult the mission, he could always handle it by himself, and he never made an evacuation plan or needed any support.

In just two months, he completed 48 tasks with an astonishing 100% success rate!

Such terrifying efficiency left even Coulson, known as the workhorse of S.H.I.E.L.D., in the dust. Du Mu was promoted to Level 5 Agent as a result, setting a record for the fastest promotion in the history of S.H.I.E.L.D.

However, Du Mu had an almost obsessive dedication to completing his mission, to the point that he would stop at nothing to achieve it.

During a secret infiltration mission, he once slaughtered nearly a hundred soldiers in the base, leaving no one alive, not even the two guard dogs!

As soon as the news broke, Nick Fury immediately blocked it.

Nearly 100 soldiers have died, a casualty level almost comparable to a small-scale conflict!

They are S.H.I.E.L.D., not the hell Hydra!

When confronted with Nick Fury's stern questioning afterward, Du Mu's response was also very confident and self-assured.

There were no witnesses and no alarms were triggered throughout the entire process. Isn't this the perfect infiltration?

Yes, very rivery!

An analysis report by S.H.I.E.L.D. psychological experts indicated that Du Mu was suspected of suffering from severe delusional disorder.

For him, the whole world is a giant virtual game.

Everyone is an NPC.

And he was the only player!

Logically, such an extremely dangerous and uncontrollable factor should have been placed on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s highest alert blacklist and closely monitored.

But Nick Fury did not do that.

After all, which boss would be willing to fire an employee who single-handedly raises the company's KPIs?

Nick Fury ultimately chose to turn a blind eye to Du Mu's behavior.

Of course, he couldn't open both eyes either.

Since even his own boss did the same, Coulson, as a henchman, naturally wouldn't say anything more.

"If the action plan is correct, I will immediately notify the pilot to find a safe landing point."

As Coulson spoke, he prepared to contact the cockpit.

"No need to bother."

Du Mu waved his hand.

Before Coulson could react, he casually pressed the button to open the cabin door.

Coulson was horrified: "Wait! We're hundreds of meters up! You didn't bring a parachute..."

"Wuhu, take off!"

Before he could finish speaking, Du Mu shouted and leaped out of the cabin with his arms outstretched.

Coulson was left standing in the cabin, completely bewildered.

Yellow sand swirls.

Du Mu plummeted from a height of several hundred meters, the violent air currents tearing at his clothes, and all he could hear was the whistling of the wind.

The ground rapidly magnified in the field of vision, with jagged rocks and undulating sand dunes clearly visible.

Du Mu showed no sign of panic. His body suddenly spun in the air, turning into a supine position with his arms outstretched, then quickly brought back to protect his chest.

Just as he was about to make contact with the ground—

Bang!
A large, dry, fluffy haystack appeared out of nowhere directly below, and Du Mu smashed it into the haystack with perfect precision, sending hay dust flying everywhere.

Then, he easily leaped off the haystack, completely unharmed.

[Skill: Leap of Faith] [Effect: When you fall from a great height, a haystack below will catch you, granting immunity to all fall damage]

[Comment: Nothing is true, everything is permitted]

This is a skill that Du Mu obtained after completing a certain task. It's not only practical, but more importantly, it's incredibly cool.

So much so that even now, when he's standing on a slightly higher spot, he has an urge to jump.

"Where did this come from?"

Du Mu looked around and saw only monotonous sand dunes. The harsh environment made it difficult to even find his way, let alone find someone.

However, this is not a problem for him.

"System, track the mission objective."

The location of mission objective 'Tony Stark' has been marked.

As the system notification sounded, a striking golden dot immediately appeared on the minimap.

"Not bad, not too far," Du Mu muttered, and started running towards the light.

Tens of minutes later.

Du Mu followed the quest marker and arrived at the edge of a valley surrounded by massive rocky mountains.

He crouched down and looked down; a simple little camp was hidden at the bottom of the valley.

The outer perimeter was covered with sandbag fortifications and barbed wire, while the interior was filled with various weapon crates bearing the Stark Industries logo, as well as scattered missile component debris.

Inside the camp, a group of heavily armed militants patrolled back and forth, numbering at least forty.

The golden dot marking the quest is located in the deepest, darkest cave in the camp.

Du Mu observed that the only passage leading to the cave was heavily guarded, making infiltration extremely difficult.

Normally, he would have already enjoyed the fight.

But this mission is more important.

It's best not to alert the enemy before finding the target.

"It seems the main entrance is blocked; we'll have to find another way."

clang!
clang!
clang!
The crisp sound of hammering echoed inside the cave.

In the dim light, a man was forging iron with great effort.

Don't get me wrong, this person isn't a prison guard, but the steel man, Tony Stark!

He has been imprisoned in this isolated mountain cave since being kidnapped by terrorists three months ago, where he has been subjected to threats and humiliation in an attempt to force him to develop a new type of missile.

But who exactly is Tony?
He's been rebellious since he was a child; if you tell him to go east, he'll definitely go west!

So, under the guise of manufacturing missiles, he obtained a large amount of materials and tools from the terrorists, and with the help of Dr. Ethan, a physicist who was also a prisoner, he secretly designed and built a set of steel armor that would allow them to break through the encirclement.

Tony used pliers to clamp a steel mask and placed it on the workbench. Ethan, who was engrossed in his work, looked up at the sound.

"The core components are almost complete; now all that's left is the final assembly and starting the power system."

Tony's voice was deep and hoarse, with a hint of barely perceptible fatigue.

"Ethan, we don't have much time. Those guys seem to be getting suspicious. We have to act quickly!"

“Leave the rest to me.” Ethan nodded seriously.

"Okay, you stay here and wait until I clear out the scum outside and make sure it's safe before you come out with me."

Tony's eyes were filled with determination.

The hardships he had endured these past few days had made this prodigal son, who had indulged in gambling, prostitution, and alcohol, more mature and stable.

He swore secretly in his heart.

If he manages to get back alive this time, Tony Stark will never swear an eye on gambling again!
Next, with Ethan's help, Tony began to put on the heavy armor pieces one by one.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
Just as the two were busy, a dull and strange digging sound suddenly came from beneath the rocky ground at their feet.

"what sound?"

Tony and Ethan froze simultaneously, exchanging a puzzled glance.

However, before they could react, a horrifying scene unfolded!

Less than two meters from their feet, the hard ground vanished instantly, as if erased by an invisible eraser!
Instead, there was a perfectly square pit with sides of about 1 meter!
Suddenly, a head popped out of the pit.

His eyes were fixed on Tony.

"Got you!"

(End of this chapter)