Chapter 21: Rhodes' Call! Tony's Helplessness!
Most of the Terrorists' Bases within Gomera were destroyed, mainly because Gomera's land area is not large. That's why Tony and Ethan were able to destroy most of the Terrorists' Bases in the country; otherwise, even with their Iron Man Armor, it would have taken a lot of effort.
After dealing with the Terrorists in Gomera, Tony and Ethan activated flight mode and flew towards New York, America. With Jarvis's assisted navigation, the two only needed to fly at full speed in one direction. This was just as they entered the U.S. border.
Rhodes, who was at the U.S. Air Force Headquarters, heard his subordinates report that two unidentified flying objects had entered America at extremely high speed! Hearing this news, Rhodes went into the command center and looked at the two markers displayed on the Air Force radar. He immediately prepared to dispatch fighter jets to intercept them.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that Tony had been mysteriously researching something at home recently, so he decided to call Tony first to inquire!
"Wait a moment, I'll make a call!"
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel!"
After telling the soldiers next to him to temporarily not notify the fighter jets to take off, Rhodes took out his phone, went outside the command center, and dialed Tony's number! On the other side, Tony, flying in the air in his Iron Man Armor, was notified by Jarvis that Rhodes was calling.
"Hey, what's up, buddy?"
"Listen, Tony, our Air Force command detected two unidentified flying objects entering our territory. If that's some big toy of yours, you'd better tell me now. Otherwise, the fighter jets will be taking off soon to intercept them!"
"No, how could that be? I've been at home all along!"
"What's going on where you are? Why is there such a loud whistling sound? Where are you? What's the situation?"
"Uh, I'm behind my Villa. That's the sea breeze, you know! My house is by the sea, isn't it normal to have a sea breeze? Alright, buddy, that's it!"
Looking at Rhodes' incoming call, Tony hesitated for a moment but still chose to answer. He spoke to Rhodes with a tone full of doubt, while Rhodes, without any politeness, directly told Tony about the two unidentified flying objects entering the territory and directly asked Tony if they were some big toy he had created.
If it was, he should tell him quickly, otherwise, the fighter jets would take off and directly destroy or shoot down these two things! After hearing Rhodes talk about the unidentified flying objects, Tony's heart tightened. After a moment of thought, he denied that they were his.
Although Rhodes was his good brother, he didn't mind Rhodes knowing that he had the Iron Man Armor, but Rhodes was currently at the Air Force Base. To avoid the Military knowing about his Iron Man Armor and causing a lot of trouble, he temporarily decided not to tell Rhodes.
Rhodes, in the Air Force Base, finally relaxed after learning that it wasn't Tony's creation. However, hearing a lot of static and whistling sounds when Tony spoke, he asked Tony where he was, very confused. Tony could only find a random excuse to brush him off.
After hanging up the phone, he told Jarvis to notify Ethan to speed up! Rhodes looked at the call that Tony had hung up, gave a helpless smile, and walked into the command center. Looking at the two unidentified flying objects rapidly entering the territory via radar, he spoke to the soldier next to him:
"Send out two fighter jets to see what these things are. If there's a threat, you are authorized to open Fire!"
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel!"
Under Rhodes' command, the Air Force Base's hangar doors slowly opened, revealing the black fighter jets inside! Soon, under the pilot's control, they slowly drove out of the hangar. Through communication with command and the control tower, the two fighter jets quickly entered the runway.
The two pilots maneuvered the fighter jets and began to accelerate. Soon, the black fighter jets took off directly from the runway with a running start, flying towards Tony and Ethan, and rapidly approaching the two. It wouldn't be long before they reached the target's rear.
Rhodes, in the command center, watched the two fighter jets continuously approaching the two unidentified flying objects, feeling a bit anxious. After all, if the other party was something sent by another country to gather intelligence, and he failed to intercept them, he might very likely face a Military court.
"Oh shit, how did they get here so fast! Ethan, we need to speed up, otherwise, the fighter jets will catch up to us soon!"
"Are you sure you don't want to contact the Military and explain? We don't have any means of attack now except for the repulsor rays! We can't beat fighter jets, we can't even fly faster than them!"
"No, if the Military knew I had the Iron Man Armor, that would be the real big trouble!"
"Alright...."
Through Jarvis connecting to the Stark Industries satellite, he learned that two fighter jets were flying towards them at extremely high speed and were already almost behind him and Ethan! After cursing under his breath, he notified Ethan to accelerate again and told him about the approaching fighter jets.
However, Ethan was not optimistic about the two of them being able to resist the fighter jets, as all their weapons had been used up in Gomera. At the same time, the Armor's flight speed was also no match for fighter jets, so Ethan suggested Tony contact the Military to explain, to avoid any problems later.
Hearing Ethan's words, Tony immediately denied it. He knew the power of the Iron Man Armor. If the Military found out, they would definitely stop at nothing to get his Iron Man Armor. Therefore, he couldn't let the Military know and could only try to evade the fighter jets' pursuit himself.
And Tony was already prepared to call Jiang Bai at any moment. He didn't want to be shot down by fighter jets. In a last resort, he could only call Jiang Bai for rescue! With Jiang Bai's Armor, he should be able to easily deal with these two fighter jets.
"We've already seen those two unidentified flying objects, they look a bit like people!"
"What? People? Are you kidding me?"
"Yes, they are people, but they seem to be wearing something! Hey! Damn it, where did they go!"
The fighter jet pilots approaching Tony and Ethan immediately saw a silver Armor and a red-gold Armor and immediately reported to the command center at the Base. Hearing their description, Rhodes incredulously questioned them, but the next moment, the two pilots found that the two humanoid flying objects had disappeared from their sight.
Then they began to search for the traces of those two humanoid flying objects! Just now, the moment Tony and Ethan spotted the fighter jets, they both rapidly decreased their flight speed, passed beneath the fighter jets, and then, using the Armor's mechanical grip, held tightly onto the underside of the two fighter jets.