The entrance Leo entered from was sealed off by him with spider webs. Right now, people should be crowding there. However, the basement was spacious and evidently, there was more than one entrance.
Nevertheless, Leo wasnât prepared to play by the rules. Searching for a suitable wide area, he shot webs onto the ceiling with both of his hands. With a leap and the momentum from yanking the webs, his body did a 180-degree flip and crashed into the ceiling with both of his legs. A huge hole was instantly formed in the ceiling.
Piercing through the hole, Leo immediately smashed through a window on the first floor before swiftly disappearing.
This escape plan, not only was unimaginable but also incredibly fast.
Most of the guards were still pointing their guns at the basementâs entrance and couldnât even react at all. Some of them managed to react. The instant they lifted their legs, they forcefully halted their footsteps. Although it seemed like this monster didnât kill anyone, who could be certain he wouldnât kill?!
Anyhow, one charged over might not be able to stop him. Even if one did, beating him was out of the question. Might as well pretend unable to react.
After a minute, Leo appeared at the deserted alley where he got out of the car. The promised time with Olâ Tom was to let him drive back to the alley after ten minutes. But from Leoâs departure to arrival, only six minutes had passed. He still needed to wait patiently for several minutes.
âNee~naw~~ Nee~naw~~â
Urgent sounds of sirens reverberated from afar. The London police forceâs speed was commendable. Currently, a couple of police cars were already driven through New Oxford Street.
Fortunately, Leoâs was clad in the armor of black and it wasnât eye-catching in a deserted alley. So, the passing police cars didnât notice him.
Leoâs stunt in the British Museum today probably would be placed in tomorrowâs headlines. As for the official explanation of the theft, he had no idea about it. Since every camera didnât capture Leoâs figure and his display in the museum was too overwhelming, no one would believe it if everything was reported factually.
Ultimately, the released news was that some infamous robbery group was responsible for the theft.
In fact, Leo wasnât afraid that he would be exposed as no one truly saw his face. Even if they did, in the Black Panther movie, Erik and Ulysses Klaue robbed the British Museum in broad daylight, yet they still werenât caught at all!
That was set in the year 2018 of the Marvel Universe, an era with tons of high-tech stuff lying around.
Now was still the year 1992, only nobody would believe Leo would be discovered!
Thinking about this, a light bulb suddenly lit up in Leoâs brain. With certainties that the current British Museum had the Vibranium pickaxe, which meant Black Pantherâs plot undoubtedly exists.
Then, the current time was the end of September 1992. According to Black Pantherâs opening scene, wasnât this the year when King TâChaka killed his brother, Prince NâJobu?
It was uncertain whether or not the death of NâJobu had occurred. If it did occur, Leo believed he could send someone to bring the orphaned Erik back to Hellâs Kitchen and let Bucky nourish him. If this chance could be put to good use, then Erik might be the key for Leo to obtain more Vibranium from Wakanda in the future.
In Leoâs plan, he was going to build a legion of armor that was flying all over the world. These bits of Vibranium were far from sufficient.
Therefore, finding the orphaned Erik now might be a fair move. If he sent someone to locate Erik and found out the King hadnât killed his brother yetâŠ
Itâs all the better!
He could patiently wait for the King to kill his brother and immediately bring Erik away, saving all the intermediate troubles. As for asking Leo to save Prince NâJobu, that was virtually impossible. He didnât want to face the Wakandans with the high-tech spear and shield in their hands.
Leo still wished to live a couple more days! Wakandans were typical barbarians with cannons. Reasons were thrown out of the window during a fight.
But to locate Erik wasnât an easy job either. There was an issue as Leo only recalled NâJobu and Erik lived in California, but not the specific place. However, he remembered NâJobuâs partner, James, was a spy from Wakanda. With these names, as long as he send more people and spent more time, there was a high chance to locate Erik.
Making up his mind, Leo was prepared to make arrangements for this matter after two days he returned to New York.
âNee~naw~~ Nee~naw~~â
Several more police cars with blaring sirens headed to the British Museum through New Oxford Street. Leo leaned his body against the alleyâs wall to avoid being discovered accidentally.
Meanwhile, he sighed internally, âTonight, Londonâs police will have a sleepless night.â
Out of the blue, leaning against the wall, Leo heard someone whispering, âHappy, why do you think so many police went to the British Museum? We havenât taken any action yet!â
âBoss, stop fooling around. Letâs go back quickly. Clearly, something happened at the museum. If they capture us, saying we are here to steal stuff, it will be a problem!â
âWe ARE here to steal stuff! Megan isnât selling to us, then Iâll just steal it from him! I already replicated Lilaâs work ID. Entering the British Museum tonight will be a piece of cake!â
âS*it! Youâre for real?! I thought you were just fooling around!â
âOf course, itâs real! Also, Happy, stop cursing in front of your boss. Itâs rude.â
âMy boss, donât cause any trouble! With just two of us, entering the British Museum is impossible.â Happy was rather helpless. âJust look at Lila, how hot is she?! Didnât you say youâre going to play a few more times? Then, why are you here in the middle of the night?!â
âIt was her first time. She couldnât handle me and had long fallen asleep. I was just bored, okay?!â
The eavesdropping Leo, ââŠâ
As expected from Tony Stark. What courageous, fearless, and ballsy guts!
Tony and Happy were still whispering to each other, but Leo didnât wish to listen to them anymore. Because the conversation had somehow derailed to gods know whereâŠ
Besides, to avoid the police, the duo somehow approached Leoâs hiding spot. He leaped out of his spot, appearing before them all of a sudden. He was prepared to greet them and scared them away.
âWho are you?!â Happy, a professional bodyguard, instantly reacted as he reached out his arm to shield Tony.
âIâm Zhao Riti⊠Hiss~â
Thud!
ăSystem Warning! Youâve been attacked by a strong electric current. JudgingâŠ
It turned out that while Leo was still speaking, Tony extended a high-voltage taser under Happyâs armpit. The taser ejected metal wires and latched onto Leoâs Viper. Flowing through the metal probes, an instant surge of high-voltage current paralyzed Leoâs body.
Leo was caught off guard and was shocked instantly. But the very next moment, he recovered. However, he wasnât in a hurry to take any action as he wished to see what Tony would do next.
Seeing Leo already plopping on the ground, Tony released the taserâs trigger and reprimanded Happy, âHappy, why are you chatting with him? Just look at him, wearing all black and carrying a shield on his back. No matter how you look, heâs definitely not an ordinary person!â
Tony approached Leo and pulled out the taser probes. He kicked at Leoâs leg and Viper let out a clunking noise. With an astonished face, he exclaimed, âThis personâs weird suit is made of metal?! What is this? An armor? This isnât a sci-fi novel!â
Happy finally comprehended what just happened and hurriedly pulled Tony aside away from Leo. âBoss, whatâs that in your hand?â
The duoâs discussion seemed to be on a different channel.
âA high-voltage taser! Donât worry, itâs covered in an insulating layer. It wonât shock you.â Tony thought Happy was afraid that he just shot from underneath Happyâs armpit. He casually explained while the taser was automatically reloading.
âIâm not worried about thatâŠâ Happy explained. âAlthough it was slightly terrifying, why didnât I know you have such a powerful weapon?â
âIâm a Mechanic! I built this myself. Besides me, no one else knows about it!â
The duoâs conversation was getting more and more off-track as if completely forgotten about Leo who was lying on the ground.
âSince you have such a powerful weapon, then do you not need me anymore? Am I losing my job?â Happyâs focus was placed on some weird spots.
âNo way, you still can block bullets for me.â Tony patted Happyâs shoulder.
âErmâŠâ Happy was speechless. Darting his eyes around, he finally saw the lying Leo and pointed at him, âWhat about that guy? Heâs not electrocuted to death, right?â
âNo, heâs just taking a nap⊠Probably!â Tony also was unsure.
âNever mind that. Letâs just go and pretend nothing ever happened. Look at his weird outfits, heâs probably the person the London police wanted.â
âHappy, hurry up!â Tony finally felt some fear. Happy nodded and swiftly shielded Tony, heading towards New Oxford Street. That was where their race car was parked.
âHold it!â
All of a sudden, a low bellow rang out behind the duoâs back.