pertwk Chapter 9: Testing Skills! Taking Down Nick Fury!
Chapter 9: Testing Skills! Taking Down Nick Fury!
S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
The entire building was still brightly lit in the dead of night.
"Shit shit!"
Curses frequently emanated from the bureau chief's office.
After hearing Hill's report, Nick Fury's face turned green.
Stark Industries stock hit its daily limit down again!
It's fair to say that since Tony Stark disappeared, the stock has never turned red!
The losses this caused him were simply unbearable.
He was originally confident that with the help of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military, he could find Tony Stark in a short time.
Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and there is still no news from the Middle East!
This also caused Stark Industries' stock to fall every day.
If this continues, he'll probably have to go to the rooftop...
You should know that he secretly misappropriated S.H.I.E.L.D. funds!
And it's a considerable amount. If this is discovered, losing his position as bureau chief is the least of his worries; he might even lose his life.
Ring ring—
Just then, a cell phone rang urgently.
"Huh? Who would call me at this hour?"
Nick Fury checked the time; it was already past 1 a.m. With a sense of unease, he picked up the phone.
He didn't answer immediately. He first looked at the number displayed on the screen, which made him even more puzzled.
The above displays a string of gibberish...
"Nick Fury, this is Hornstark."
He answered the phone, but before he could even ask who was on the other end, the other person's voice came through first.
"Hornstark? How did you get my phone number?"
Nick Fury raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
The other party was Howard Stark's adopted son, so of course he knew him, and Coulson and Natasha were sent by him.
However, Hornstark could not possibly know him. In fact, they have hardly ever met since he was adopted, and have had no interaction whatsoever.
After all, less than a year after Howard and his wife adopted him, that accident happened, and he was raised entirely by Tony Stark and Pepper Potts afterward.
"Don't worry about that for now. If you don't want Stark Industries' stock to keep falling, cooperate with me and send me a 30-man special operations team to the Middle East tomorrow to rescue Tony."
Horn didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.
"Would I cooperate with you to rescue Tony?"
A look of surprise flashed across Nick Fury's eyes. According to the information he had, Horn was just a kid who had grown up under Tony Stark's wing. Where did he get the courage to propose such an idea?
And judging from his tone, he didn't seem to be joking.
And how did Horn know that he was troubled by Stark Industries stock?
A series of questions arose in his mind, and when he recalled the information Natasha had reported earlier, he couldn't help but feel that this Horn was becoming increasingly mysterious.
It seems to be quite different from the information they have!
"I'll think about it."
He didn't refuse outright, wanting to wait for Natasha to return before making a decision.
Give me your answer by tomorrow morning.
Nick Fury is a smart man, and Horn is confident that he will agree.
After saying that, he hung up the phone and called out to the air, "Tia."
"Sir, what can I do for you?"
The girl's voice came from the speaker.
"We will deploy satellite number 3 to fly over Afghan in the Middle East and photograph the town of Gumira and all areas within a 100-kilometer radius."
Horn immediately gave the order.
Tia possesses the same abilities and authority as Jarvis, and can directly control satellites launched by Stark Industries.
The only way to find Tony's cave location as quickly as possible is to use satellites.
Of course, the premise is that you need to know Tony's approximate location, otherwise the Middle East is so big, who knows where he was taken?
That is, he knew the plot of Iron Man and had a god-like perspective; otherwise, he wouldn't have had the confidence to rescue Tony.
"Yes, sir, all filming will be completed by noon tomorrow at the latest."
Tia agreed and immediately began mobilizing the closest satellite in space to the Middle East to change its planned flight path and fly over the Middle East.
After doing all this, Horn turned his attention to the [Multiverse Check-in Tool] and opened its attribute panel.
[Attribute Panel]
Name: Hornstack
Power: 92
Agility: 91
Spirit: 90
Physical fitness: 93
Note: The median human attribute value is 10.
Skills: [Master-level Mixed Martial Arts Techniques], [Master-level Firearms Proficiency], [Observation Haki: Beginner], [Naval Rokushiki]
Item: Rank E Tactical Tang Sword x1
Check-in points: 0
"As expected, the effect of using the [Basic Physique Enhancer] the second time was not as good as the first time."
Horn remembered that the first time he used it, all four attributes increased by 50 points at once, but this time it only increased by 30 points, reducing the effect by 40%. He was afraid that the effect would be reduced even more the next time he used it.
However, he didn't ask for too much. He was quite satisfied with just another 30 points.
The median physical fitness level of an average person is 10, which means that his current physical fitness level is more than nine times that of an average person!
The benefits this brought him were far more than just 1+1=2.
"Let's test out the Navy's Sixth Style; hopefully, it won't disappoint me!"
He stood up and went straight to the second basement level parking lot.
This place is much larger than the laboratory. After he moved the luxury car parked in the middle area to the side, he successfully cleared out a suitable open space for testing.
"shave!"
The first skill he tested was short-distance movement.
Following the technique he remembered, he stomped his feet on the ground at high speed.
Swah——
His body suddenly flashed and disappeared from the spot as if he had teleported.
"So fast!"
Horn, who appeared a dozen meters away, showed surprise in his eyes.
Even with his nerve reaction speed nine times that of an ordinary person, he almost couldn't keep up with the speed just now.
If even he could barely keep up with that speed, then ordinary people would be even less able to.
It just took a lot of physical exertion; that one push was comparable to climbing twenty floors in one go.
Even with physical abilities nine times that of an average person, his breathing quickened for a moment.
However, after extreme testing, he found that as long as it was not used more than ten times in a row, it was still acceptable.
"not bad."
Horn breathed a sigh of relief. With his physical abilities being nine times that of an average person, he was already very satisfied with the results.
He then tested five more skills: [Iron Block], [Paper Drawing], [Moon Walk], [Storm Kick], and [Finger Gun].
The more he tested it, the more surprised he became; the effects of almost every skill far exceeded his expectations!
While the [Iron Block] doesn't yet allow him to withstand bullets, it's still quite capable of withstanding melee weapons!
The only drawback is that his body will stiffen while using [Iron Block], which will greatly reduce his movement speed and even make it impossible for him to use [Shave].
But for Horn, this shortcoming is nothing if used properly.