"No problem."
Kizaru said with a smile, and after a brief moment, he gently lowered both of them to the ground.
At the site where the underground base once stood, only a massive cylindrical crater remained.
Everything in the underground base, including the terrorists, had completely disappeared in the boundless light.
"Ugh..."
Tony subconsciously swallowed as he stared at the giant crater ahead. He quietly dismissed the thought of trying to back out of the deal.
"Tony, where did you find this helper of yours...?"
Dr. Yinsen asked, still in shock. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes—Kizaru effortlessly destroying the underground base with a single strike—he would have believed that a nuclear bomb had caused the destruction.
"In a chat... it's a secret! A secret!" Tony replied seriously.
At this point, he realized that the dimensional chat group that had suddenly appeared in his mind wasn't as simple as just some superpowers.
Just a random member from the group, like Kizaru, could easily be an overwhelmingly powerful force. Tony had no doubt that Kizaru had the ability to wipe out any country on Earth.
Even if his Iron Man suit was fully functional, facing someone like Kizaru would be utterly pointless.
"I see... No, I don't know anything!" Dr. Yinsen nodded, then quickly shook his head.
He was just an innocent hostage who had no idea what was happening and was simply rescued.
"Don't keep staring, trust me, I leave no survivors. How long are you planning to keep watching?" Kizaru said impatiently. He didn't come to another world just to sightsee in the wilderness.
Besides, what was there to see in the barren desert?
"Let's go then. As long as we find the nearest U.S. military base, we can leave this damn place..." Tony said, eager to leave. He needed wine and steak to fill his stomach, and he longed for the comfort of a celebrity supermodel to soothe his wounded heart.
"I overheard those terrorists talking before. If we head west for a few dozen kilometers, there's a village. Once we get there, we'll be able to confirm our location..." Dr. Yinsen said, equally eager to leave. The feeling of freedom was so wonderful, and he just wanted to go home.
"West, right..."
Kizaru nodded and was about to lift the two of them again.
At his speed, traveling a few dozen kilometers would only take a few minutes, though he was considering Tony and Dr. Ethan's endurance. Otherwise, Kizaru could just turn into light and cover the distance in less than a second.
"Wait! You're not going to carry us there, are you?!" Tony quickly dodged Kizaru's hand. He did not want to be lifted and flown across a few dozen kilometers.
"What else? You want to walk?" Kizaru spread his hands. Even if Tony was willing, he didn't want to slowly walk the distance.
"Are you not an alien? You have laser weapons, don't you have some kind of portable transport?"
Tony had every reason to suspect that Kizaru just wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
If the situation were reversed, he wouldn't mind carrying this guy for a few dozen kilometers.
Unfortunately, the prototype of the Iron Man suit, along with the underground base, was destroyed by Kizaru, so he didn't have a better option at the moment.
Dr. Yinsen, standing by, silently whistled, pretending he hadn't heard anything. "Aliens, laser weapons... what a nice day it is today."
"I never said I'm an alien… well, in a way, I am an alien!" Kizaru suddenly realized that in the pirate world, the place he came from was also a planet. He wondered if it was possible that it was in the same universe as Marvel's Earth.
Unfortunately, Kizaru wasn't an "alien" who arrived on Earth in a spaceship. Since Tony didn't want to be carried, Kizaru thought of the only option left: ask the chat group.
[Kizaru: Does anyone have a vehicle? It needs to fit three people... well, two will do.]
[Random Person Who Wants to Latch onto Luo Feng: What's going on? Has Kizaru already rescued Stark?]
[Kizaru: Yep, now I'm just wondering how to travel. This guy doesn't want to be carried.]
[Random Person Who Wants to Latch onto Luo Feng: Ah... if I had a car, I'd lend it to you guys, but I'm just a broke person...]
[Kobayashi: Well, if it's just two people... I still have the bike I used when I was in school!]
[Kizaru: A bike...]
[Fubuki: I can lend you my car, as long as you promise not to break it.]
[Ai Haibara: Your car is probably only suitable for driving in the city, right? What about the road conditions where they are?]
[Kobayashi: Uh, I remember Fubuki-san's car is a long luxury sedan...]
[Kizaru: That won't work, this place is all desert... if it really comes down to it, I guess we'll have to let them ride a bike~]
[Orochimaru: Heh, I can lend them a snake.]
...
Tony and Dr. Yinsen eagerly waited for Kizaru's transportation, even though Dr. Yinsen, who "knew nothing," was extremely curious about the "alien's" vehicle.
Could it be a spaceship? Or perhaps an anti-gravity flying vehicle?
Maybe even a teleportation device? If Tony were more familiar with the chat group, he'd probably check it to see what Kizaru had said.
After a while, Kizaru pulled out... a pair of sunglasses from his pocket?
"Let's go."
Kizaru put on the sunglasses, saying that the sun was pretty glaring.
"Where's the vehicle?"
Tony looked around, seeing nothing. Was it some sort of invisible flying machine?
"It's right behind you."
Kizaru barely held back his laughter. Tony and Dr. Ethan instinctively turned around, and in front of them was a giant snake flicking its forked tongue.
The giant snake was over forty meters long, coiled on the ground like a small mountain, with a head larger than the front of a large truck.
Orochimaru had put some thought into this, summoning a "supposedly" mild-tempered giant snake, knowing that Tony and Dr. Yinsen were ordinary humans.
Dr. Yinsen immediately fainted on the spot. Anyone would have reacted the same way seeing such a massive creature appear behind them.
Tony's face was incredibly stiff, his neck moving like a rusted machine as he slowly turned to look at Kizaru.
"Ahem, as you can see, this snake will be our transportation. It was kindly lent to us by the Fourth Hokage, Orochimaru from Konoha. Don't forget to thank him in the chat group later."
Kizaru said with a serious face. He had other options, but he had no hesitation in picking this snake.
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