piratefiction Chapter 431 Tony: Kids, I want to run away.
Chapter 431 Tony: Kids, I want to run away.
Chapter 431 Tony: Kids, I want to run away.
After learning what had happened in the past few days and what was still happening, Tony couldn't help but gasp: "Is it possible to get that master to switch me back now?"
He thought Superman was referring to the multiverse collision crisis when he said "time is running out"!
What does it mean when a super zombie that's almost as strong as Superman suddenly appears and almost infects Superman with the zombie virus?
Tony also vaguely heard a few strangers wandering aimlessly in the corridor saying something about Batman going crazy and erasing everyone's memories of the past few hours.
What are we going to do now?!
And then there's the zombie-like Hydra Nazis—which episode is this, *Return to Castle Wolfenstein*?
And what's this about the zombie virus outbreak in New York City?
Weren't they collecting the Infinity Stones to prevent a multiverse collision crisis? How could there be new trouble now?
Tony scratched his head. "No, I've only been possessed for a few days, haven't I?"
How could so many misfortunes have occurred in just a few dozen hours?
It feels like watching the first episode of a series on Netflix, falling asleep and missing half an episode, then opening your eyes and clicking on the next episode to find that, apart from the same actors, the plot has jumped directly to the tenth season.
"Jarvis?"
With too much information and his brain not quite processing it, Tony instinctively tried to call on Jarvis to help him summarize it, but after a few seconds there was no response.
That's when he realized that after Doctor Doom's antics, Jarvis, the AI core he used the most, was also damaged.
"You damned beast!"
Tony glared fiercely at Doctor Doom, who was trapped inside the magic sphere. If it weren't for safety concerns, Tony would have loved to kick him around like a ball.
Doctor Doom, inside the magic sphere, had also slowly woken up. After glancing at the outside of the seal, he ignored Tony's insults.
As soon as Tony saw the other person make a sound, he immediately launched into another tirade: "Fuck you, did you hear me? Fuck you!"
"Don't rush, Tony."
Although his identity was exposed by chance and his soul was sealed within a tiny magical seal, Doctor Doom remained calm.
After all, he's a seasoned veteran who's seen it all, and his mentality is far superior to that of a young guy like Tony Stark.
"Remember, everything I've done is for our own good, so—"
Unlike the petty Iron Man, Doctor Doom is quite happy to impart some life lessons to his younger self when the opportunity arises: "If you encounter a problem that you can't solve, feel free to come to me for help anytime."
"Looking for you?" Tony's response was simple and straightforward: "I'm looking for you—"
Faced with the overwhelming insults from his other self, Doctor Doom remained deaf to them. He simply straightened his posture, assumed a serene and focused stance, and waited for his opportunity: "You will have your day—"
Boom!
Just as Tony was happily cursing, a muffled thud coming from downstairs caught his attention.
This couldn't help but draw his attention, because along with the muffled thud came a strong tremor: "An earthquake?"
"No." Black Widow shifted to a more comfortable position while reclining in her office chair. "I must say, Stark Industries' chairs are definitely more comfortable than S.H.I.E.L.D.'s."
The S.H.I.E.L.D. office area is set up like a large military camp, with furniture ranging from uncomfortable to extremely uncomfortable to use.
Hawkeye harbored deep resentment towards S.H.I.E.L.D. Commissioner Smith: "I wonder where all those hundreds of billions of dollars in funding from the World Security Council go every year!"
"It's so-so. I wanted to buy a more expensive one, but the board of directors didn't agree."
You have to admit Tony's a big spender; all the chairs in his office are Herman Miller, and even that's just average in his eyes.
"Wait a minute, when did we start talking about office chairs?"
Tony almost got led astray by Hawkeye and Black Widow, those two idle outsiders: "I asked what happened downstairs!"
"You'll see for yourself how boring some things are."
Hawkeye didn't even look up. He pointed to the hole in the floor. It was from when Superman went downstairs to confront Doctor Doom. Later, when the Hulk was accidentally released from Dr. Banner's body, the hole was enlarged.
What happened downstairs was also related to the Hulk, or more precisely, to the Thing who had fought alongside the Hulk.
Tony put on his Iron Man suit and peered down, just in time to see the Hulk's massive body flying towards him.
Along with it flew the stone golem's shout: "Come on, big green guy!"
With a lateral thrust, Tony dodged the Hulk's parabolic flight and watched as the opponent crashed into a load-bearing column against the wall with a dull thud.
Now Tony knew where the tremor came from.
Wait, why hasn't anyone done anything about those two big guys who were beating each other up downstairs?
To prevent these two heavyweights from destroying the entire building, Tony quickly urged Hulk, "Calm down, Hulk, calm down!"
To everyone's surprise, after Hulk got up, he wasn't in a hurry or angry. Instead, he chuckled and, as if nothing had happened, sprinted towards the Thing, shouting, "Hulk's turn!"
Soon, Hulk stood opposite the Thing, the two facing each other at arm's length. Tony, still confused about what was happening, only saw Hulk raise his hand and gesture from side to side across the Thing's face—
Immediately following was a powerful slap from Hulk, which sent the Thing flying to the other side of the room with a thud!
The building began to tremble again under that slap.
Tony finally understood; this was what Hawkeye meant by "boring things."
The Thing and the Hulk are playing a game called the "Slap Contest".
As the name suggests, this game involves two people standing opposite each other, each taking turns slapping the other's face. The one who can withstand the blows the longest and stay standing until the end is the winner.
This kind of game may seem meaningless, but in reality, it really is meaningless.
Generally speaking, if an abnormal, ordinary person were to play this kind of game, Tony would only recommend that they play it at noon because something bad would happen sooner or later.
But if it were the Thing and the Hulk playing together, Tony thought his own building would be the first to get into trouble.
"—I mean, are there any normal people left in this building?"
Seeing Hulk and Thing slapping each other from both sides, Tony was getting a little frustrated: "What's going on now?!"
"Iron Man, are you alright?"
Reed's half-rubber body stretched infinitely, going from upstairs to downstairs, crawling into Tony's server room to dismantle a bunch of graphics cards, before shrinking back upstairs.
Before leaving, probably noticing Tony's unpleasant expression, Reed made sure to explain to Tony, "It was Johnny's idea. Instead of letting Hulk upgrade his combat level indefinitely, it's better to use this more controllable method to deplete Hulk's energy."
So far, it seems to be quite effective.
Hulk is clueless about the consequences, but the Thing is more reliable and can easily appease Hulk, whose mental age is currently only that of a six or seven-year-old child.
Tony didn't know whether to praise or curse: "You guys are fucking geniuses!"
"Sir, you might be interested in this—"
The newly launched AI assistant, Edith, monitors the online information flow in real time and displays a news item on the Iron Man suit's projection screen:
In Washington, D.C., Project Insight was officially launched, with the great blond president, along with the VP, Secretary of State, and other cabinet members in attendance.
Tony's only reaction to this news was "Holy crap!"
Superman!!!!
Upon seeing this news, Tony's blood pressure immediately spiked, and he charged upstairs with a piercing roar: "Did you even see the news?"
Tony knew about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Insight program and even provided them with technical support, but that was before Hydra's outbreak!
The Insight Project is still developing gradually with the support and tacit approval of the North American military and government, but according to Tony's estimates of supply orders, it should take at least another month or two before it goes live!
There are still a bunch of zombie-like Nazi Hydras roaming around in unknown places, and Project Insight is going to be launched ahead of schedule, with the space carrier taking off tonight.
A host of political figures were present. Anyone with a sound mind would know that Hydra would take this opportunity to cause a big commotion!
I've only just regained my body, how come my strength has increased so quickly?
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