From Lu Xiao's perspective, the Maximov siblings, who were picked up by Hydra when they were young and severely lacked social experience, were just two children.
In their simple world view, there are only two colors: black and white. Hydra is undoubtedly black, and Iron Man is even more so black in their eyes.
Pietro and Wanda felt unprecedented killing intent and oppression from Lu Xiao's words. This kind of needle-like sense of life threat had never appeared in previous battles.
"Pietro..."
Wanda pulled her brother's sleeve uneasily. She looked very helpless after losing her ability. She could no longer see the confidence and calmness she had before.
Pietro blocked his sister's face with his body and took a deep breath as he looked at Lu Xiao, who had a sinister look on his face.
"We heard it in the castle. Tony Stark was one of the main combatants in the attack on the Hydra stronghold. We will never surrender to that executioner and his lackeys!"
"Tony?"
Lu Xiao was stunned for a moment, then a look of realization appeared on his face: "I see, you have misunderstood."
"Although the Avengers and I basically share the same goal of destroying Hydra, I did not act with them, and Stark and I have never known each other."
Lu Xiao can understand the hatred of the Maximov brothers and sisters towards Stark. After all, their originally warm family was destroyed by the weapons manufactured by Stark Industries.
As an outsider, Lu Xiao cannot intervene in this matter. As the boss of Stark Industries, Tony certainly has a certain responsibility for the hatred between the twins' parents, but it is wrong to say that all the fault lies with him.
Before Stark Industries CEO Obaday revealed his true face, technology geek Tony always thought that the arms he produced were to maintain world peace and tranquility.
The sudden kidnapping incident in Afghanistan allowed Tony to see the truth clearly. The world is not as gentle as the overage boy imagined, and even the people closest to him would stab him in the back for profit.
After Iron Man was born, Tony ordered the closure of the Stank Industries Weapons Department and stopped selling arms.
However, the arms that Obadiah had sold could not be recovered one by one. The Maximov family suffered under the bombardment of these Stark missiles that flowed into the black market. The twins who were lucky enough to survive had every reason to hate Tony.
In order to show sincerity, Lu Xiao took the initiative to withdraw his murderous intention and explained: "I don't know why you hate Iron Man, and I have no interest in intervening in the problems between you."
"I am here only to destroy Hydra and recover Loki's scepter stolen by Baron Strucker."
Pietro and Wanda looked at each other dubiously. The twins, who had a perfect understanding of each other, seemed to be communicating with each other through their eyes.
"Boom!"
There were still sounds of fighting inside and outside Straker Castle. Lu Xiao did not intend to stay here too long to avoid being accidentally injured by stray bullets flying in the sky.
Retracting the forbidden magic array that shrouded the battlefield, Lu Xiao raised his hand to draw a circle and opened a portal.
"This is a battlefield, not a place for talking. If you are willing to believe me, we'd better talk in detail somewhere else."
The Maximov brother and sister thought about it for a while. They recognized their destination through the familiar architectural style and street scene on the other side of the portal. The brother and sister clasped their hands and followed Lu Xiao and the silent Winter Soldier across the street.
Go through the portal.
In the city of Skovia, the fighting in the suburbs inevitably spread to this nearby small town. Residents in the city hid in their homes in panic amidst the non-stop explosions. The square where the monument to the heroes of World War II stood was almost empty.
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A man wearing a black trench coat and sunglasses stood in front of the monument with his hands behind his back. The movement behind him made him turn around.
"I'm finally back. The situation is like... eh?"
This man in a trench coat and sunglasses was none other than the Braised Egg Man who had announced his retirement. Unable to take any time off, he finally came to the front line near the battlefield to observe the battle in person at the invitation of Lu Xiao.
Fury's single eye under his sunglasses looked warily at the Winter Soldier and the Maximov brothers and sisters behind Lu Xiao.
"When did you switch to human trafficking?"
Lu Xiao rolled his eyes angrily: "It's better to avoid boring jokes. I don't believe you don't know their identities."
Although SHIELD has been destroyed, as the former director, Fury still has a large amount of intelligence from all over the world.
Let’s not mention the Maximov brothers and sisters. Since Black Widow knows it, the information about Hydra’s ace warrior, the Winter Soldier, must have been in Fury’s possession for a long time.
"Dang~"
While the two were talking, several steel battle armors suddenly descended from the sky above Skovia, and a gentle mechanical male voice used the sound-producing device on the battle armor to persuade the people who were still outside to observe the situation to go home.
But this process was not smooth. I don’t know if it was due to the language barrier. The residents of Skovia showed great disgust towards these steel armors. Some people even picked up debris on the ground and threw them at these iron men.
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"Hmph~Tony is still too naive. Doesn't he know how bad his reputation is in this city?"
Furui first walked towards a small building next to the square, and at the same time waved to Lu Xiao and others: "Follow me."
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Fury looked at the Loki's Scepter he obtained from the Winter Soldier, then put it aside, his eyes moving back and forth between the Winter Soldier and the Maximov siblings.
"In other words, you used magic to control the Winter Soldier a long time ago, and you just deliberately made him stand still and continue to obey Pierce's orders in order to completely eradicate Hydra?"
Fury rarely showed an emotional attitude, but when he thought about how he almost died at the hands of the Winter Soldier, the look in his eyes that looked at Lu Xiao inevitably showed some unhappiness.
Lu Xiao shrugged and explained: "Don't look at me. When I controlled the Winter Soldier, his attack on you was over. The previous orders came from Hydra and had nothing to do with me."
"Hmph~"
Fury snorted and ignored the question for the time being. He turned his eyes and began to look at Wanda and Pietro, who were restless.
"These two young people are indeed rare talents and combat power, but are you so sure that I can eliminate the hatred between them and Tony?"
"Ha~" Lu Xiao crossed his hands behind his head and leaned comfortably on the sofa: "This is your problem. Playing tricks is your strong point."
"The scepter was recovered successfully. You'd better notify Asgard as soon as possible to send someone to deal with it. Don't blame me for not reminding you. This thing is a hot potato for the earth. Don't get involved in it before you are sure enough."
Fury's single eye flashed with light. He was well-informed and had already guessed the origin of Loki's scepter: "Another infinity stone?"
"Well, the Mind Stone, continuing to place it on the earth will only bring disaster. You are also aware of the chaos caused by Loki, right? This is just the tip of the iceberg of the power of the Mind Stone."
Fury nodded solemnly: "I understand, I will ask Hill to contact Asgard, but you, really don't plan to join the Avengers?"
Lu Xiao shook his head: "Kama Taj is a hermit organization that silently guards the mysterious world of the earth. Before obtaining the permission of the Supreme Master, we will not be openly exposed to the world. Most people in this world are not ready to accept the mystery.
The existence of the world.”
"Besides, the mystics have their own troubles to deal with recently. I don't have time to help you take care of those bad boys with overly strong personalities. Instead..."
Lu Xiao stretched out his finger and pointed at the temple of the Winter Soldier who was listening silently, using the Golden Apple of Eden to recover the spiritual seeds buried in his brain, and lifted the memory blockade of James Barnes by Hydra.
"Well!"
The sudden recovery of a large number of memories made the Winter Soldier groan while covering his forehead. He closed his eyes tightly with a painful expression and endured the huge flow of information that came like a tide.
"I...I'm, James Buchanan Barnes? Steve's closest...uh!"
Lu Xiao shrugged to Furui: "The rest is up to you."
Standing up and putting on his hood again, Lu Xiao took steps to leave the temporary meeting room, but at this moment Wanda suddenly stood up and called him.
"etc!"
Looking at each other with her brother Pietro, Wanda said firmly to Lu Xiao: "No matter what the inside story is inside Stark Industries, we will never work with Iron Man. Please take us with you."
Wanda looked at Lu Xiao intently: "I can feel that the power you use comes from the same source as me. I hope to follow you and learn how to accurately control my own power."