At the critical moment, the APC armored vehicle's well-designed V-shaped structure withstood the fatal missile, and the entire armored vehicle was tossed into the air by the explosion, spinning several times before crashing down heavily.
"Who the hell are you shooting at?!" Seeing the APC blown into the air, the terrorist leader flew into a rage, kicking the terrorist carrying the Stinger missile to the ground.
"I, I saw that car was still firing!"
"Firing my ass! That's Fisher! You bastard, you idiot!" Kicks flew, and punches and rifle butts rained down on the terrorist, making him howl.
"What are you still standing around for? Go check if Stark is dead! My empire, my future!" The Ten Rings leader yelled furiously at his other subordinates.
The trembling subordinates immediately picked up their weapons and rushed down the valley. A few of them, in their haste, missed their footing and tumbled down into the wreckage, rolling into balls.
The smell of burnt flesh and scorched rubber filled the nostrils of these armed men. They hastily put on their gas masks and then rushed towards the smoking, sparking APC.
"I see him, he's not dead! Allahu Akbar!" A terrorist cautiously lay on the ground, leaning towards the shattered window of the armored vehicle. Then, he locked eyes with a blood-soaked Tony Stark.
"What are you waiting for? Get him out quickly!" Upon learning that his weapons expert was still alive, the Ten Rings leader's expression immediately changed from gloom to joy.
"But he seems to be injured! He's covered in blood!"
"What? Save him quickly! Didn't we kidnap a doctor last time? Get him here!" After giving his orders, the Ten Rings leader grabbed the armed man who had fired the missile and said, word for word, "If Tony Stark dies, I'll have your entire family accompany him!"
...The attack came and went quickly. Although these armed members of the Ten Rings were uneducated and uncultured, they were battle-hardened soldiers. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so active despite the US military's efforts.
The entire battle took them less than ten minutes, a time frame so short that the US Apache helicopters at Phoenix Fire Base hadn't even taken off yet.
The US ground forces took an hour to arrive, but all that was left for them was a scene of shattered steel and bloodstains. The terrorists had also taken away the bodies of the fallen US soldiers, intending to film videos to show off.
"What? Tony Stark is missing?" Obadiah's stunned expression made the shareholders of Stark Industries sigh with emotion, thinking, "Look how close these two are, Obadiah's face has even changed."
"Everyone, don't panic yet. Let's stabilize the stock price. I'll figure out what to do about Tony!" Obadiah pretended to be very sad and instructed the shareholders, "At this time, we must defend ourselves strictly, especially against Hammer Industries and Behemoth. Those guys will definitely try to take a bite out of us, and even Osborn, who has no dealings with us, will kick us when we're down!" Although he said this, Obadiah wasn't worried. A few scattered shares, if they're gone, they're gone. But if Tony Stark is gone, won't this company belong to me? The money lost now can be earned back later!
Meanwhile, on Fisher's side, David Hudson, Behemoth's financial director, called Fisher immediately to ask if they should short Stark Industries' stock.
"Short it. If it needs to be shorted, then short it. But remember to sell it off quickly. It's not yet time for a large-scale acquisition!" After saying that, Fisher hung up the phone. Are you kidding? Am I someone who lacks money? Calling for this? Other things are far more important than this.
"Oh, my dear Gaius, welcome home!" At this moment, Fisher was being embraced by a middle-aged woman, and next to her was a middle-aged man carrying a fishing rod and wearing a sun hat.
Ethan Adams, Lindsay Adams, Fisher's adoptive father and mother. Ethan Adams is the current head of the Adams family, and the Adams family is part of the Boston Group. By the way, Gaius is the nickname Fisher's father gave him because Fisher's father is a Romanophile. Fisher's Behemoth was able to rise quickly, and his father's support was indispensable. Even internally, the Boston Group had some reservations about this at the time. But now, the Iraqi oil resources alone, which Behemoth has fed back, have caused those guys to quarrel incessantly, not to mention the military factory Fisher established in Boston, which has provided tens of thousands of jobs for the local area and also driven the vigorous development of a large number of upstream and downstream enterprises.
Seeing his son's success, Fisher's father was very pleased. He left all the family business to other members of the family and took Fisher's mother to travel and enjoy nature every day. This time, they went fishing at sea and played for almost a week, only returning when the food and fresh water on the boat were almost depleted.
"You little brat, what are you standing around for? Come over here and take these things!"
"Didn't I send bodyguards for you?"
"I gave them a holiday. They'll come back to work tomorrow. They've been drifting with us at sea for so long; they've worked hard!"
"Alright, then how long will you be back this time?" Fisher asked, taking a pile of odds and ends.
"Probably about a month. The annual gun show of the Rifle Association is going to be held in Texas, and as the honorary president of the Rifle Association, I have to go and see it!"
"Whatever makes you happy!" Fisher complained weakly. In other families, parents worry themselves sick over their children, but here, it's the other way around. What do you do when your parents are never serious and are always out of the house? Urgent, waiting online!
"Oh, by the way, son, I heard Stark is missing. Is it true or false?"
"It's true. Stark's convoy was ambushed in Afghanistan, and his whereabouts are unknown!"
"Alas, why is the Stark family so unlucky? Back then, Howard and his wife died in a car accident under mysterious circumstances, and the culprits were never caught. Now his son has had an accident. Why is this family so tragic!" Fisher's mother had attended several women's events with Howard Stark's wife when she was young, so they knew each other. Hearing this news, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"He should be fine. Those terrorists probably captured him for ransom, after all, Stark has so much money, and the US military definitely won't just sit by and do nothing!" Fisher didn't say the other part: Stark will definitely escape and build an armor suit. Once Stark's armor is exposed to the public, he can then sell the exoskeleton technology he's been preparing for a long time. After all, Stark's technology can't be sold to the military, but Behemoth's can!