At night, the stars twinkled, but not a single star shone with the light of hope.
Above the Himalayas, the solitary mountains still stand tall, with peaks towering into the clouds and filled with clouds and mist. However, the once mysterious and majestic mountains are now dead, and the cold wind blows through the mountains, making people feel even more desolate.
Zhan Liu stood on the top of the mountain and looked around. There were ruins everywhere.
The fire has been extinguished, but the once prosperous and prosperous scene of Kama Taj with the flow of people has gone.
The dark cloudy sky made everything seem heavier, and the depressing atmosphere was suffocating.
Zhan Liu spent several hours digging out everyone's bodies, digging graves on the top of the mountain with his hands, and burying everyone in them one by one.
Tombstones were erected one after another without even names on them.
In fact, among the mages of Kama Taj, Zhan Liu only knew one Mage King and one Strange, and had only dealt with them two.
He basically has no friendship with these mages, not even an acquaintance. But I don’t know why. Seeing these mages die tragically, Zhan Liu felt extremely depressed.
In fact, Zhan Liu is not a person who respects life very much. When he was fighting against SHIELD, he never showed mercy. When he and Natalia attacked Hydra, he killed people like chickens.
There were not even a thousand but eight hundred people who died under his hands. He never felt any nausea, vomiting or disgust in his heart.
But now the deaths of these mages have restored the empathy of ordinary people in his heart, becoming more like a "human", and closer to "superheroes", the unique products of this universe.
Everything is gradual and subtle.
Because he had spent some years in the world of the God of War, although he had lost his memory, his body's instinct still made him "take human life seriously", and the rules of this universe and his destined fate gradually pulled him from the mind of the God of War back to the human world. .
Whether this situation is good or bad is really difficult to say.
With the empathy of ordinary people, feelings will naturally become richer, and it will be easier to resonate with things encountered, and then it will be easier to recognize the true heart and achieve breaking stars.
However, after the thinking and three views are inclined to superheroes, they are more easily affected by fate and become more difficult to transcend.
After burying the entire Kama Taj, Zhan Liu left here with a heavy heart and took the opportunity to return to the United States.
He was still thinking about the insect-shaped Natalia, and was afraid that something might happen to Natalia. However, fortunately, what appeared in front of him again was still a beautiful woman in human form, not a disgusting big insect.
"Thank God, Natalia, it's great that you're okay!"
Zhanliu hugged Natalia passionately.
"I thought you were dead at first, and then I saw you turned into a big bug, commanding the bugs. I was really worried that you would never come back after you turned into a bug."
"It's the best news I've received in a while that you're okay."
The two experienced life and death again, and their relationship warmed up again. Natalia was worried about Zhan Liu these days, and was extremely excited to see him safe and sound.
She was much more proactive than Zhan Liu and was as passionate as fire. She stepped forward and kissed Zhan Liu's lips fiercely, practicing their lung capacity.
After the two were intimate, Natalia let go of her hand and said hesitantly:
"I don't know what's going on."
"I only remember that I was shot to death by that Iron Warrior. The subsequent memories became blurry. I don't even know how I turned back into human form."
"But I think it has something to do with my superpower, maybe it's something like BOSS transformation, but I tried many times later and couldn't change back to that look again."
"And I also found that my body has become very fragile now, far less powerful than before, and my superpowers controlled by magnetic fields have also become much weaker. It is simply weakened in all aspects."
"I also tried to summon the group of cosmic insects, but there was no response at all. Maybe this is a skill that can only be used in the insect form."
"The ability to control bugs has not weakened, but the bugs on Earth are too weak, and they are completely useless when fighting powerful enemies."
"I don't know how long my current weak state will last, but it feels like it won't be too short."
"I think that maybe my previous memory loss was also caused by using Zerg transformation."
Hearing the word "Iron Warrior", Zhan Liu's eyes couldn't help but reveal a bit of hatred and murderous intent.
"Tony Stark!"
"He is also a person who returned from the future. In order to prevent me from becoming the Supreme Mage, he has destroyed the entire Kama Taj in order to prevent me from learning magic."
"And he seems to have another purpose. Instead of killing me, he gave me the introductory ability to rotate the magnetic field again. He also said that he wanted me to break the star. I don't know what he was planning."
"He didn't kill you? Was it because he was worried that someone would use the time stone to resurrect you?" Natalia asked in surprise.
"I don't know." Zhan Liu shook his head, "Probably not. It always feels like he is the mastermind behind the scenes, manipulating something secretly, and I am treated as a pawn by him."
"Damn it!" Zhan Liu punched the table next to him angrily and smashed it into pieces.
Natalia patted his shoulder and comforted him: "As long as we are alive, we have a chance to make a comeback."
"Tony Stark is very strong. We couldn't defeat him at his peak. If we want to kill him, we may have to find another way."
"Since he is someone who has returned from the future, if we kill Tony Stark, who is still weak now, will this future enemy disappear out of thin air?"
Zhan Liu carefully recalled the plot of "Avengers 4" and compared it with Wolverine's operation in "X-Men: Days of Future Past". He was not sure whether this method would work.
However, considering the random time traveling plots in Marvel comics, Zhan Liu finally nodded and said:
"I'm not sure, but it's worth a try."
"Since we have become enemies, there is no need to show mercy."
"The current Tony Stark's Iron Armor should be very weak and can be easily killed."
As soon as I said this, there were more than a dozen steel armors whizzing past in the sky next to them. Looking at the shape, it was clear that they were at least the version of Mark 20 or above.
Zhan Liu and Natalia looked at each other and exclaimed: "Are you kidding me!"
"Is this guy Tony crazy, patrolling the skies above New York?"
The two turned on the TV and saw on the screen that the news media were gathering in front of Stark Industries, eagerly interviewing Obadiah, the current chairman of the board of directors of Stark Group.
"...All investors please rest assured that even without Tony Stark, Stark Industries is still the world's top arms manufacturer."
Obadiah spoke with great joy to a bunch of microphones and cameras in front of him. He stretched out his finger and pointed at the dozens of steel armors flying above his head, and said with great satisfaction:
"We have military weapons scientific research capabilities that far exceed those of any other country in the world, as evidenced by these steel armors flying in the sky."
The real Mark 50 armor, Obadiah only produced one for himself, and the products he gave to the military were just ordinary armors, but just that, it shocked the whole world. .
"We have reached the latest weapons purchase contract with the U.S. military to produce this Obadiah-type steel armor, which serves as the necessary security guarantee for U.S. soldiers to maintain peace around the world and to deal with the increasingly rampant super criminals in the country. Activity."
"The total contract value reaches the level of 100 billion U.S. dollars, and the delivery is divided into three years."
"The first batch of products has been delivered and will be used in security activities in major cities in the country. The terrible crimes caused by super criminals that happened in New York not long ago will not happen again, and people's lives will be safer. Further protection…”
The two of them were too lazy to continue reading the nonsense that followed. They could all guess that it was all nonsense and none of it was true.
"This kind of technology is definitely not something Obadiah can come up with. Only Tony Stark can do it, and not Tony Stark at this point in time."
"In other words, Tony Stark from the future has partnered with the current Obadiah, and handed over his technology to the current Obadiah to use, and even gave up the naming rights of the armor. This is a bit It’s not in line with Tony Stark’s character…”
Zhan Liu couldn't figure out why he felt something was wrong. There seemed to be something wrong, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was.
"What about Tony Stark in this world?" Natalia also felt very strange. "The intelligence showed that there were two Tony Starks in Stark Tower. One escaped after being discovered, and the other One was later found to be an impostor and was arrested.”
"So where is the real Tony Stark?"
Zhan Liu thought about it carefully and said: "The one who was caught escaping on his own initiative must be a counterfeit, but the one who was caught as a counterfeit may not be the real counterfeit."
Natalia reacted quickly and immediately understood what Zhan Liu meant.
"You mean, Tony Stark from the future and Obadiah from the present conspired to catch the real Tony Stark as an impostor?"
"But this makes no sense!"
"He went back to the past and didn't contact his past self. Instead, he arrested his past self. What kind of cunning operation is this!"
Natalia shook her head, feeling that Zhan Liu's guess was wrong, but Zhan Liu had a different view on this.
"Arresting doesn't necessarily mean killing. It might be a different kind of protection."
Natalia shook her head, "Isn't giving him a Mark 50 steel armor the best protection? Why bother with it?"
"What if this approach protects someone other than the Tony Stark of the past?"
"I've heard of a theory about time travel, which is that if the same person at different points in time meets, eventually time and space will erase the person at a later point in time."
"In other words, if Tony Stark from the future meets his present self, the one from the future will eventually disappear."
"If this theory is correct, then in order to protect Tony Stark from the future, the two Tonys must not be allowed to meet."
"But the problem is that Tony Stark is a very self-centered guy. He will never wrong his current self for the sake of his future self. It is impossible for him to sit at home all day long and not go anywhere like he is in prison."
"Even if he is so proud, he may not bother to use his future self's technology. Instead, he may want to compete with his future self."
"Similarly, Tony Stark from the future must have known what choices he would make in the past, so he simply cooperated with the ambitious Obadiah to force the palace and arrest the current Tony Stark first. Say it again."
"Obadiah will definitely not refuse in order to obtain Tony's black technology in the future."
"This way, everything will be explained satisfactorily."
Natalia suddenly realized it and thought about it several times, but found no obvious loopholes.
"Your guess is indeed reasonable, but it still lacks evidence and is purely a guess. What if the guess is wrong?"
"It doesn't matter!" Zhan Liu spread his hands, "Anyway, it seems that Obadiah is definitely with the future Tony Stark, so he is the enemy."
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"Even if the captured Tony Stark is not real, he is definitely not our enemy. There is nothing wrong with rescuing him."
"If we are lucky and our guess is correct, then let him meet the future Tony Stark, and the laws of time and space will naturally eliminate the enemy for us."
While Zhan Liu and the two were planning how to kill Tony Stark, the proud Obadiah also received an unexpected visitor.
"Illuminati?"
"What it is?"
"A replacement for S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Norman Osborn, who was sitting opposite, smiled and shook his finger, "No, no, no, Mr. Obadiah, SHIELD belongs to the entire world, but the Illuminati only belongs to private individuals."
"All members of the Illuminati must have the power to change the world, extraordinary power!"
"Such as the extraordinary forces that caused the various crises in New York during this time."
"Remember that big green guy who fought your Iron Warriors?"
"His name is Bruce Banner, he's from the Illuminati."
Obadiah's eyes flickered and he said nothing. He knew very well that the man wearing the Mark 50 armor was definitely not his subordinate, and was probably the Tony Stark who escaped first, but he said nothing.
"The Thunder Werewolf, the black alien monster that appeared that night, and the Chinese captain who fought against the alien insect swarm are all members of our Illuminati."
"Frankly speaking, if you didn't have the cross-era technology of steel armor, you wouldn't be qualified to know the name Illuminati."
After Norman Osborne finished speaking, he stood up and extended a hand of friendship to Obadiah.
"Now, I warmly invite you to become one of us, to jointly decide the fate of the world and guide the future direction of this planet."
"Then tell me your decision, Mr. Obadiah."
Obadiah looked at Norman steadily for a while, then finally stood up and held Norman's hand tightly.
"It's my pleasure, Mr. Osborne!"
(End of chapter)
