821: Chapter 821 The Inevitable Conflict, the Military's Impotent Rage

"Your suggestion is good, but I refuse. Banner is very important to the military! Therefore, he must be handed over!" General Ross said very firmly.

"General Ross, if that's your attitude, then there's nothing left to talk about?" Tony said to General Ross.

"Nothing to talk about! Handing over Banner is the most basic requirement! Anything else, we can discuss further, but Banner must be handed over!" General Ross said to Tony. This was the military's bottom line!

Banner must be obtained!

"Since we can't talk, then let's not talk!" Tony's temper flared as he said to General Ross, "You and your team, get lost! From today onwards, the Akatsuki Organization declares war on the military!"

Since that was the case, they could only fight.

Fight! Fight hard!

Fight until you can't take it anymore, then you'll naturally know how to talk!

"You want to go against all of America? I admit your Akatsuki Organization is very strong, but... it seems you're being too idealistic!" General Ross said with great disappointment.

The Akatsuki Organization is strong? No matter how strong, it's just a fledgling power!

Not to mention, even the powerful Brotherhood of Mutants, who stir up trouble all over the world, can hardly cause much of a splash!

A mere Akatsuki Organization—did they really mistake everyone's inaction for their own strength?

Did they really think they were that impressive?

"In that case, you're on your own!" General Ross said to Tony.

Tony tossed the phone back.

The officer caught it, and General Ross ordered his men to withdraw.

This time, they weren't moving.

But next time, it would likely be a full-scale, blatant assault!

A thunderous operation from the military!

General Ross also knew that with the team sent now, let alone capturing someone, Tony himself could handle them all!

After all, the title of Iron Man was quite prestigious, and his track record was verifiable.

Furthermore, General Ross didn't want to send his men to their deaths for nothing, nor did he want to waste so much funding.

Hmm, he would coordinate with Congress and let Sentinel Services and S.H.I.E.L.D. take the lead first.

When the demands from Congress and the military came down...

Nick Fury was the first to object.

Are you kidding? Getting S.H.I.E.L.D. involved in this—was he looking for a death wish?

Nick Fury wasn't a fool like Ross!

He knew exactly how fierce Clarissa was.

To him, the entire Akatsuki Organization combined wasn't as dangerous as Clarissa alone!

Clarissa was a visitor from another world... but this was the one thing Nick Fury hadn't disclosed.

The struggle for power has always been thus!

General Ross, you're being too arrogant!

The military is currently too powerful; is this good? It's not good!

Nick Fury began to harbor some schemes of his own.

As for Sentinel Services, although they didn't know as much as he did, they still had some understanding of a figure like Clarissa.

After all, Polaris was intercepted by Clarissa from right under Sentinel Services' nose, and she had even driven them back.

Emmm~ how to put it? According to Nick Fury's understanding, Sentinel Services probably wouldn't "fall for it" either.

Of course, putting everything else aside, neither Sentinel Services nor S.H.I.E.L.D. had any intention of acting as dogs or cannon fodder for the military and Congress.

Even if the World Council came, Nick Fury would dare to say no!

Even if he couldn't refuse, he knew how to play the game of putting in effort without producing results—appearing to do everything while actually doing nothing.

Nick Fury was very well-versed in this tactic!

Besides, regarding the Akatsuki Organization up to now, do you even know where their base is?

Do you know exactly how many people they have in total?

Do you know what they're hiding?

Tsk~ publicly, the most familiar one is naturally Tony, the Iron Man.

Only Sentinel Services and S.H.I.E.L.D. know about the Mutant Polaris Lorna.

Currently, only S.H.I.E.L.D. knows about Peter Parker.

They don't know about Gwen, but looking at her relationship with Peter Parker, there are some suspicions.

Chief George probably doesn't even know his own daughter has joined the Akatsuki Organization.

War has been declared!

The Akatsuki Organization and the America military!

The military is very angry, and the consequences are severe.

But here's the problem.

Where is the Akatsuki Organization's base?

Where are their people?

How will they act?

How can they be struck?

Emmm... it seems the situation has fallen into a very awkward state.

As for moving against Tony... are you going to blow up the Stark Energy building?

Are you kidding? Give up on New York? That massive Arc Reactor is right inside the building; if it blows up... then things will really get interesting!

Not to mention, he's a major taxpayer!

You'd blow it up just like that? General Ross couldn't afford the fallout!

So the question remains: without being able to touch Tony, how do you deal with the Akatsuki Organization?

Ha~ laughable!

Are you going to blow up Clarissa's villa?

Wouldn't that be even more laughable?

What would others think?

The military, in a fit of impotent rage because they can't find the Akatsuki Organization and can't touch Tony, can only vent their anger by blowing up an insignificant villa.

The key point is, while the villa isn't in a busy downtown area, it's not in the middle of nowhere either.

Is this how your military operates?

When war was declared, the military was aggressive, but now, they're stuck in an awkward position.

"Pfft~" Peter Parker burst out laughing.

"Is that all the military has? Banner, you were chased so miserably in the past for nothing!" Gwen said to Banner.

"Uh..." Banner was a bit embarrassed, but who told the military to be so weak... No, it should be that the Akatsuki Organization is too overpowered!

"It seems they're nothing special, they can't do anything to us at all... However~ we'll have to be a bit more careful when going on missions in the future. The military will definitely strike every time they get a lead," Tony said to everyone.

"You're the one who needs to be most careful, Tony. You're a celebrity, after all. If you're out and about, you might face assassination attempts," Peter said to Tony. "The rest of us are fine, no problem."

"You're the one who should worry, Peter," Tony said to Peter. "Did you think your identity as Spider-Man and Peter Parker was hidden very deeply? It's just that no one was bothering you! By now, it's definitely been exposed for a long time."

"Then Uncle Ben and Aunt May..." Hearing this, Gwen, who knew the American way of doing things well, couldn't help but feel a bit worried.

"The problem isn't that big; there's definitely no danger. Plus, there's Akatsuki's surveillance, the Protective Bracelets, and the benefits Akatsuki provides to members' families, like the deployed Nano-guard Robots... they can provide protection and support at any time. Even if they can't win, at the very least, they can hold out until we arrive," Tony said to everyone.

Peter also knew this, which is why he didn't seem panicked: "True..."

Peter once again felt lucky that he could join the Akatsuki Organization, this bizarre, preposterous, and powerful organization.

The most important thing was that they were truly not stingy! The benefits were so good Peter didn't even know how to describe them...

While the Akatsuki Organization was chatting and laughing, in contrast, the atmosphere on the military's side was oppressive.

General Ross had already smashed who knows how many phones in his anger.