Night.
Sky Apartments.
Bedroom.
"When did you start liking this kind of style?"
"I've always liked it, but in the past, there was a power imbalance between men and women, so I endured it."
"But did you have to buy so many all at once?"
"Many? Queen, maid, schoolgirl, gothic... which one are you going to wear first?"
...
Although Diana usually had a commanding presence as a mature woman, when they were together privately, she treated Russ...
After transforming the helmet into its fully covered standard form, Russell walked to the window and opened it.
Looking at various data displayed on the helmet's internal screen, he hesitated for no longer and directly activated the armor's flight system.
For his first time wearing the armor, he couldn't just abstain from experiencing real flight.
If Tony dared to take a test flight in the still-incomplete Mark II, then Russell, wearing the Endosymbiotic Battle Armo...
600 million USD!
For an ordinary person, this was an astonishing figure, a huge wealth that one might not even dream of.
But for Tony, there was nothing that money couldn't solve.
With 600 million USD, he could buy back his life. This transaction was quite a deal.
Russell put the bank draft back into the envelope, opened a drawer, and tossed the envelope inside.
For him, this 600 million USD was also a substantial sum of wealth.
But it wasn't quite en...
Learn photography?
Peter looked at the DSLR camera and various lenses on the table, his young face full of confusion.
He had been interning at the agency for several days now.
However, during these days, Russell hadn't assigned him any serious tasks.
He was either told to do homework at the agency or to clean up the place.
The only somewhat serious task he had done was organizing the incoming commission letters, but from his observations, Russell, who was no...
Oh...
No wonder Kingpin was so eager to get rid of Daredevil.
The mighty Kingpin of the underworld had his stronghold infiltrated, and he was severely injured on top of that.
If Kingpin didn't take action in this situation, he'd be seen as quite pathetic for a kingpin of the underworld.
Looking at the forum thread that had received thousands of replies, Russell mourned for Kingpin in silence for a few seconds.
In the underworld of the United States, Wi...
An order from High Table?
Russell paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Hahaha... An order from High Table? Winston, you're really daring to say that, aren't you?"
Hearing Russell's laughter, Winston knew that things were taking a turn for the worse.
"Winston, I'm going to ask you seriously now. You better think carefully before you answer."
"Are you threatening me?"
Russell's tone turned extremely cold.
"No, that's not what I mean!"<...
As he said this, Russell suddenly remembered something and tossed the GPS locator he had on him to Tony.
"Good luck!"
With that, he paid no more attention to Tony and Yinsen, and left the valley directly.
With a satellite phone and a GPS locator, if Tony couldn't find Colonel Rhodes to rescue him even now, then there was no need for him to leave Afghanistan.
Tony was now rescued.
However, Russell still hadn't fully met the activation conditions for the "Endo...
Raza and the others' bodies fell to the ground with a thud.
Tony and Yinsen were completely stunned.
From the moment he appeared until now, Russell's actions had been increasingly surprising.
First, he disregarded the threat and even manipulated the members of the Ten Rings to kill Tony.
Then, he further provoked the Ten Rings members, making sure they opened fire.
Finally, he unexpectedly killed the Ten Rings members directly.
Was this guy craz...
Although he only carried two handguns and a knife, it wasn't a problem at all.
No guns, no cannons—our enemies will give us some!
Even though the Ten Rings members didn't understand weapon manufacturing, it didn't matter, as there was a literal arms depot right in front of them.
The magazines of the handguns were quickly emptied.
One Ten Rings member after another fell to Russell's gunfire.
The black tendrils coiled around the handguns swiftly swapped out ...
Although the people in the stronghold had all been taken care of, Russell knew that this would only slightly delay the time the Ten Rings would find out.
When they couldn't contact the stronghold, they would surely grow suspicious.
While it was unlikely they would figure out it was his doing and would more likely blame the U.S. military, for safety's sake, they might decide to flee with Tony overnight.
Russell didn't plan to stay in Afghanistan for too long.
...
Going up against a single vehicle with over twenty people, there was no way they could lose. It was just a vehicle, after all. It wasn't packed with people like a minivan.
The Ten Rings members on the outskirts of the stronghold were the first to notice their returning comrades. Seeing only three individuals returning, they displayed puzzled expressions. Just as they were about to inquire about what had happened, the three seemingly ordinary Ten Rings members suddenly raised their guns...
In theory, the Venom puppetry technique was entirely feasible. However, Russell couldn't be sure of its practical limitations at the moment.
Among those who had experienced symbiote bonding, only Sloan and the Punisher Frank had undergone the process so far.
Although Russell had conducted minor tests on them, he hadn't yet tried out this technique in actual combat.
To illustrate with a simple example, Russell was currently unaware of the maximum control range for the Ve...
Though these Ten Rings members didn't know who was driving towards them, they were certain that the approaching vehicle wasn't one of their own.
Since it wasn't their own, they didn't need to consider much.
Of course, their indiscriminate firing might accidentally hit the wrong person, resulting in so-called collateral damage.
However, that wasn't important at all.
This was Afghanistan, after all.
Here, killing a person had consequences less severe than kill...
First the stick, then the carrot.
Using only violence and death threats isn't the best way to get the other party to spill information.
There's never a shortage of stubborn folks in the world. Relying solely on violence and threats might not yield the desired information.
At this moment, appropriate material temptation becomes necessary.
The $60,000 in the bag wasn't an astonishing material temptation for people living in developed countries.
However, ...
As long as he eliminates Tony before he reveals the Mark 3 suit, even if Tony manages to create the Iron Man armor, he won't be able to become Iron Man without the corresponding heroic event. Having the technologically advanced suit would at best label Tony as a billionaire playboy with high-tech armor.
Killing Tony off is a direct and simple solution, ending everything at once, and the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor reward can undoubtedly be obtained without a doubt.
However, Russe...
As for whether Tony will become Iron Man in the future, it's none of his concern.
Once he gets his hands on the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor, Tony won't even think about becoming Iron Man.
Even if he were to abandon science for magic, compete with Doctor Strange for the position of Supreme Sorcerer, Russell wouldn't bother with him.
After preparing to go to Afghanistan, Russell didn't forget to have the Continental Hotel investigate Tony's information.
Continental Ho...
Perhaps afraid that Russell would get bored, Sean had even placed some magazines and newspapers on the office table.
The magazines were maxim-style magazines specifically published for male readers.
They were in the same genre as Playboy magazine.
The only difference was that the maxim-style magazines were slightly more conservative than Playboy.
At least they didn't feature explicit photos of women.
There were several of these maxim-style magazines on the t...
Bakshi didn't directly answer Russell's question. He smiled and said, "I wonder, Russell, what are your thoughts on organizations like S.H.I.E.L.D., official institutions, and superheroes like Spider-Woman and the Fantastic Four?"
Bakshi subtly changed his address, no longer calling him Mr. Bradley but addressing him by his name.
Although this was just a small linguistic trick, it was evident that Bakshi was skilled at building relationships with others.
"I'm an assassin....
Diana didn't give Nick Fury any face, even though he was the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
After speaking, she didn't bother with how Nick Fury might react and simply turned and walked away.
As Diana's figure disappeared from the Bird-Dinosaur Hall, Maria Hill, dressed in casual attire and with short hair, approached Nick Fury.
Maria Hill was one of Nick Fury's right-hand people, one of the few who had gained his complete trust.
Once she reached Nick Fury, Maria Hill ge...
Jack didn't dare to withhold anything and recounted the whole situation from beginning to end.
Whether it was Russell or the mysterious figure behind the anonymous call, neither were entities that Jack or his Rising Tide organization could afford to antagonize.
While the Rising Tide organization had a certain reputation in the hacker community, ultimately, they were just a group of keyboard-tapping hackers.
Compared to real intelligence agencies, especially those with off...
Russell controlled the force of his right foot, making sure he didn't accidentally crush the Punisher to death.
If he had wanted to kill the Punisher right away, he could have done so when he charged out of the safe passage earlier, instead of toying with him like a villain.
"Stop struggling, you won't have a chance."
Controlled by the symbiote, Russell revealed half of his face and spoke slowly to the Punisher beneath his foot.
Although there was no chance of leav...
The Punisher knew Russell would come looking for him, but he never expected Russell to appear before him in this monstrous form.
When the intelligence personnel of the mainland hotel were tracking him, he knew that Russell would surely seek him out.
Not to mention, Russell had always been known in the underground world for his reputation of "settling debts."
In order to deal with Russell, the Punisher had done quite a bit of research.
However, he never anticipated ...
Fifteenth floor, no elevator.
He certainly picked an interesting place!
With the elevator out of commission, the only option was to take the emergency staircase.
Russell approached the emergency staircase next to the elevator, pushing open the fire door to take a look.
At a glance, the emergency staircase seemed normal.
Aside from not being cleaned for a long time, that is.
However, in a corner of the emergency staircase, Russell spotted something unu...
"Me? A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent?"
Perkins was stunned.
She hadn't expected that Russell would actually suspect her of being a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
For an assassin, this was a serious suspicion.
It could even be a potentially life-threatening suspicion.
Any assassin would naturally be wary of official agency operatives.
Whether those operatives were from S.H.I.E.L.D., the FBI, the CIA, MI6, or even former KGB agents from the now-dissolved Soviet intelligence ...
The expedited fee of four coins.
A bit pricey!
If Russell hadn't been providing his services at the Continental Hotel for some time, he might have suspected that Charon was acting as a middleman to skim off the price difference.
At face value, the expedited fee of four coins was twice the information fee he paid yesterday, which was slightly unreasonable.
However, considering the Punisher's capabilities, the four-coin expedited fee was not entirely unaffordable.
If it was just an ordinary assassin organization being wiped out, S.H.I.E.L.D wouldn't have taken any interest.
So what if a few dozen assassins died?
Nothing major!
In peaceful America, gunshots ring out every day!
That slogan wasn't just empty words.
The issue, however, was that the Brotherhood of Assassins wasn't just an ordinary organization.
While their Bullet Curving technique might not be an extraordinary ability, for S.H.I.E.L.D, any entity wi...
"Stay safe. The fact that he's still alive means he's not too weak. Don't underestimate him."
Diana didn't see any issue with Russell taking down the Punisher.
Though killing wasn't a good thing, it depended on who was being killed.
Diana had never claimed to be a saint.
While the educational methods on Themyscira might have been a bit outdated, one thing they got right was that only a dead enemy was a good enemy.
Showing mercy to enemies not only risked one...
Manhattan, Sky Apartments.
After entrusting the matters of the repair firm to the landlord Sean and leaving him with sufficient funds for repairs, Russell drove his own Porsche 911 back home.
Although he would pass by the American Museum of Natural History where Diana worked on his way home, Russell didn't plan to pick her up after work.
Firstly, Diana had her own car.
Secondly, Diana didn't like the idea of Russell picking her up after work.
When they had j...
Under normal circumstances, Russell was a gentleman who admired and cherished beauty.
But this only applied under normal circumstances.
If someone had become an enemy, sparing them just because they were attractive wouldn't be admiration, but rather a lapse in judgment.
While snapping Fox's neck, black tendrils surged from Russell's left hand, coiling around the bodies of the last two Brotherhood assassins.
Crack!
Two distinct bone-breaking sounds echoed.
Bullet Throwing is a superpower that can be acquired through learning.
Apart from the curved trajectory of bullets, there's no fundamental difference between Bullet Throwing and other shooting techniques.
This implies that even if everyone can use Bullet Throwing, the effectiveness of the technique can vary from person to person.
The same shooting technique can yield different levels of precision between individuals.
This disparity might arise from innate talents or di...
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