Currently, Natasha was feeling extremely distressed. Spider-manâs webs were too troublesome. Everything the webs stuck onto her body, she needed to waste tons of energy to break free from them.
Shortly after the battle began, she could feel her energy seeping out fast. This situation was too unfavorable for her. It was moments before she was taken down.
âStop fighting now!â Out of the blue, a loud male voice reverberated.
The two of them heard the familiar voice and gradually stopped attacking, before taking a few steps back and standing by.
The one who shouted just now was Bucky. When he was training his goons in Mingde Street, he suddenly heard a tremor coming from the next block and hurriedly rushed over. Just after he entered the block, he saw Peter and Natasha fighting and immediately stopped them. While he found Peter and Natasha, Natasha and Peter also found Bucky.
However, their reaction was vastly different.
When Natasha broke away from Peterâs entanglement, she put up a defensive stance while scanning the surrounding terrain, preparing to escape. The last time she met Bucky was still in H.Y.D.R.A.âs cotton production plant.
Although she used to have a teacher-student relationship with Bucky when she was training in the Soviet Union. Who knew what happened to Bucky, it was as if he completely forgot who Natasha was. The moment they met, Bucky immediately fought a death match with her.
This time suddenly encountering Bucky again, she subconsciously treated Bucky as an enemy and even treated El Tech Company as a new H.Y.D.R.A. base.
The current Natasha was mentally tense as her current situation was too disadvantageous. Facing one Spider-man was difficult enough, now another Bucky? Not to mention winning, escaping might even become an issue.
On the other hand, Peter was brimming with confidence when he saw the helper had arrived.
âTeacher, sheâs here to capture me. Help me take her down first, Iâll explain later.â The instant Peter spoke, he charged at Natasha again, preparing to engage with her once more.
Natasha understood she was no match against the two men before her and instantly ran away at an extreme speed.
âPeter, stop!â Seeing this, Bucky hurriedly called out to Peter and shouted at Natasha, âNatasha, stop running! I donât mean any harm!â
But Natashaâs ears could only hear the whooshing wind, how could she hear what Bucky was shouting?
As if being equipped with a thruster, Natasha instantly dashed out of the alley. All of a sudden, a black humanoid figure struck down like thunder, crashing right in front of her and blocking her.
She forcefully halted herself and looked at the black robot in front of her in a daze. âDid this thing fly from the sky?!â
By now, Bucky and Peter also came from behind and blocked her.
She was slightly despondent in facing this situation. âAm I going to die?! D*mn it, Fury! Why are you always giving me this kind of f*cking mission?!â
âAgent Romanoff, nice to meet you again!â Suddenly, the black robotâs mask opened automatically, revealing Leoâs face with a playful smile.
âI⊠Van⊠A⊠Va⊠Tar!â Staring at Leoâs face, Natasha gritted her teeth while vomiting every syllable as if she was going to explode the next moment and fight to the death.
âNatasha, why are you behaving as if youâre fighting for your life?â At this crucial juncture, Bucky suddenly voiced out, âHow did I teach you back then? The more urgent the situation, the more calm one must be. Have you forgotten all of those?â
Natasha stiffly turned to Bucky and asked probingly, âTeacher Bucky?â
Bucky responded with a bright smile. As for the confused Peter, he scratched his head while smiling like a fool.
âBucky, stop reminiscing.â Leo said âBring Miss Romanoff to our office first. Iâll be waiting for you there.â
Bam!
Anti-gravity Pulse Blasters ignited as Leo charged into the sky with Viper Mark V, swiftly disappearing.
Natasha once again stared at the sky with a dazed expression. âIs he⊠flying?!â
Leo flew to El Buildingâs roof straight away and landed on the rooftop. On the other side of the rooftop, Matt was standing there with his guiding stick.
âYouâve returned. How is it?â Matt asked.
âCanât you hear it?â Leo was slightly puzzled. âJust now youâre the one who suddenly told me Peter encountered a very strong woman and asked me to provide support.â
Matt gripped his guiding stick horizontally behind him and faced the sky at 45 degrees, âOf course, I know the outcome. But if I donât act like Iâm unaware, people might be afraid easily.â
âWell, I would like to beat you with the way you look right now,â Leo replied snappishly. âHow about I install a receiver for you on the rooftop later on? On the day you can collect information while at night you can be a chiromancer at Mingde Street.â
âWhatâs a chiromancer?â
âA profession from the East, similar to a Gypsy fortune teller.â
Matt pondered for a bit before answering, âWell, itâs a rather suitable work for me.â After saying that, he tapped the rooftop with his guiding stick a couple of times before leaping down from the sixth floor.
Leo stretched out his head to take a peek, making sure Matt didnât fall to his death. Instead, Matt walked back to his law firm as if nothing happened. Hence, he also walked down from the rooftop.
Striding into the CEOâs office on the sixth floor, Leo removed Viper mark V and temporarily stashed it into a cupboard before sitting on his seat with his legs crossed, waiting for Bucky and the otherâs arrival.
In his boredom, he began recalling the way he appeared.
âThe feeling of descending from the sky is so awesome! In othersâ eyes might look even cooler!â
He was satisfied with his appearance and pondered whether or not he should have visual effects or BGMâs accompaniment. Suddenly, tons of combinations appeared in his mind. Just as he was hesitating about which to pick, Bucky entered with Natasha.
âWhereâs Peter?â Realizing there were only two of them, he was slightly surprised.
âPeter is off work. Of course, heâs going to fetch his girlfriend! Do you want him to work overtime?â Bucky gave Leo a wink.
Leo swiftly understood it was Bucky doing for his sake, therefore chasing Peter away. Bucky casually pulled two chairs over and comfortably sat down just like Leo.
Natasha also followed the suit and sat down. She sized up Leo before asking, âYour name is Leo Erwin? Are you certain this isnât H.Y.D.R.A. base and you wonât kill me?â
âWhat nonsense is this?â Leo was perplexed. âBucky, what have you told her along the way? Why does she have so many questions?â
âI only told her your name, nothing else. Thatâs why she has so many questions.â
âThen, explain to her!â
âSheâs not here to find me.â Bucky shrugged with a âwhateverâ expression. âYou can talk first. I still have something to do. Natasha, after youâre done, come find me at the security department. Iâll treat you to dinner.â Then, Bucky stood and left.
In a blink of an eye, the office was left with a lone male and a female.
Leo put away his leg and sat properly before asking, âAgent Romanoff, how did you find this place?â
âYou still havenât answered my questions yet.â Natasha was also rather feisty.
âWhat a nuisance. Might as well just capture and interrogate you!â Leo mumbled silently and answered, âIâm Leo Erwin. As you can see, this is a company I opened. Itâs called El tech Company, not HYDRA base. Right now, Iâm an American citizen who obeys the law and doesnât kill. Will that suffice?â
âIf you didnât mumble those words at the beginning, it might be believable.â Natasha suddenly protested.
âSuit yourself then!â Leo didnât want to explain too much and continued questioning, âNow itâs your turn. How did you find this place?â