Chapter 1662 Foreseeing the Future
It was not until now that Tony Stark realized that he had never seriously understood the scholar who saved himself in a cave armed in Afghanistan. He had searched for the village where Ethan lived and tried to find the latter's relatives, but all he saw was the construction of the village ravaged by the war and the black blood stains on the rough brick walls. When the village was destroyed, there was no record in the nearby US military base. Tony Stark didn't even dare to ask who the murderer was, because he already had an answer in his heart that he was unwilling to admit - the bullet holes of the powerful rifle bullets in the 5.56 mm wall were the answers - although this was not direct evidence, it was enough to prevent him from facing this problem.
The thick beard covered the young face. Tony Stark found that the person in front of him had unexpected youth and clear eyes, but the anger ignited from the bottom of his eyes made Tony Stark, who had temperature control function, feel his back thorn and sweating. He found that he couldn't say anything, because after the establishment of the Avengers, his work centered on the so-called "Freak Alliance" in the world. He even had to admit that he enjoyed the glorious honor brought by the Avengers and ignored the people he should have helped, and entrusted more important work to a political group that was completely untrustworthy, which directly led to the young man standing in front of him when he was supposed to be educated.
This was simply the worst joke in the world, and he could not avoid it.
"You've done enough, Tony Stark. I know you want to do good, but your approach has brought us more disasters." The young man calmed down at the moment, but his English with a distinct Afghan accent and the metal detonator in his wet palms was more frightening than the unstable. Tony Stark was sure that his armor could withstand the impact of the first explosion, but the collapse that followed could kill him, and he didn't even dare to answer the call from Pepper Potz because it would distract him.
. "I believe that Teacher Ethan helped you voluntarily, and he saw your value." Young Ren said, "But you failed to do it. It was not Teacher Ethan's fault, nor was it your fault. You were just too stupid. Perhaps those outside would think that I was a religious madman... No, Stark, I joined just to survive, that's all. To put it bluntly, I could get a bachelor's degree in theology, but the book could not be filled in alone. As the price of filling my stomach, it was to pick up a weapon."
This young man spoke elegantly and behaved everywhere.
If he hadn't been in this basement, Tony Stark thought he would have probably been wearing a suit, sitting at a long oval table, taking documents from his secretary to talk to everyone about human rights issues in the Afghan region, and working to solve the education and food crisis. Tony Stark realized this and he was even more hesitant, even if he didn't know that what he imagined was nothing more than the highest achievement of self-fulfilment that a person who had been exposed to the luxurious life of the bourgeoisie since childhood, and that the young man in front of him was not what he longed for.
"I promise you that all mistakes have a chance to be saved. But if you press the detonator, nothing will be restored, and the Afghan garrison will inevitably launch an offensive to retaliate. Even if I can help evacuate the local plane, your family and friends will most likely not survive such an attack." Tony Stark felt sweat dripping from his eyelids, and his voice was trembling. He was just an ordinary person. No matter how genius he was, no matter how strong steel he installed outside his body, the human body wrapped in steel still had the weak flesh and blood of ordinary humans. "I promise you that the children there will be free from hunger and ignorance, and I can also take them to the United States, so that they can obtain citizenship here and receive a good education. Don't do this, young man, your eyes blinded by hatred, you can't see the future."
"You are always so arrogant, Stark, I can no longer see the future, and many people can't see the future either. I have seen the most magnificent and most gorgeous human in the world. I have seen the future he portrayed, and I will come here for that eternal future." The young man also threw away the last little politeness, "He wants me to say goodbye to you. Goodbye, Tony Stark, may you have peace in your life."
The azure plasma squirted out, heat penetrated the titanium alloy to burn the skin, and the insulating rubber wrapped in the outer layer of the extremely thin cable instantly bubbling, turning black, and the golden red paint turned charred and melted, and even the almost pure silver metal was burned black. The too thin armor could not protect him in the high temperature. After all, there were too many functions in the inside of this power armor. In addition, due to the size of ordinary humans and the backward human-machine functions, Tony Stark could not drive the power armor equipped with more armor. His eyes were covered with snowflakes, and the powerful impact force pushed him to hit the load-bearing column. The disconnected vision sensor was pulled down due to the high temperature, and darkness and sultry heat enveloped him.
Then, before he could shout anything, a greater impact fell from the sky and hit him.
Tony Stark fell into a coma completely.
The same screen is being played by major media around the world.
The Houston Command Center, namely the Lyndon Johnson Command Center, was filled with thick smoke. The Miller Amphitheater, Toyota Center, Yao Ming Restaurant parking lot, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Museum of Art and other buildings were filled with flashing red and blue lights. The host did not hesitate to call this incident "the most serious overseas terrorist attack encountered by the United States after 9/11." Judging from the images broadcast by the news media, tourists who came to the Houston Command Center were isolated from the National Guard surrounded by layers of National Guard. Even so, many close-up shots still appeared on many social media, which showed that the evacuation work was not as perfect as the National Guard imagined. Accompanied by the screams of tourists, the ground outside the Lyndon Johnson Command Center suddenly erupted, and a huge amount of gas and concrete flew into the sky, followed by a huge amount of smoke.
"Iron Man is still inside!" a child outside the camera cried, "Iron Man is still inside."
"He'll be fine, he's a superhero."
However, the comfort of the parents did not soothe the horror in the children's hearts, and at the same time made other nearby tourists realize that Iron Man Tony Stark was still in the command center of Lyndon Johnson, but they could not see the golden and red figures soaring into the sky. This made Laura Crawford, who was sitting in front of the TV, unable to help but grab the pillow and sniff nervously - she is indeed not a fan of the Avengers, but the so-called superhero has an unbreakable halo in the eyes of all ordinary people, including her. The superhero's failure or even death is as incredible as the death of Queen Elizabeth II of England. This concept of thinking has never even appeared in her thinking mode.
He didn't have the guitar in his hand, the slow music was still in the air, the plate on the table had not been removed, and the candles had not yet been extinguished. This is the sleeping song of the witches. Today he chose the classic American country music "Your Man" and "Another Try". He did not put down his instrument until the end of the song and looked at Laura Crawford lying on another sofa. The latter was already too romantic to control himself by the atmosphere. As long as he was present, the witches would fall asleep in the music.
"He'll be fine, he's a superhero."
He comforted Laura Crawford with the same words, but his words were more cruel and cold than what the parents who comforted their children said, because Laura Crawford was not a child, and her body and brain were mature enough to accept the cruel truth of the world.
"When they chose this identity, the world had already paid back, so they should bear the corresponding risks. If Tony Stark dies, then it is only him who died, not the superhero." His facial expression did not change at all. Beyonita and Joan of Arc were present, and they were both lying on the soft and wide sofa wrapped in blankets, but only Joan of Arc was still awake, so he said these words in French. Laura Crawford could understand French, and even if her parents died early, the aristocratic education she should have received was not left behind.
"This universe doesn't care about the Avengers. Nick Fury's so-called revenge is meaningless at all. I don't know if you have read a Soviet science fiction novel "Picnic by the Road". The aliens who came to Earth were like having a picnic, and after dawn, we little animals who were afraid of the whole night could only see plastic bottles, glass fragments, napkins, damaged spark plugs, etc. Tony Stark has long been anxious about the invasion of the Zitaris, but the Zitaris didn't care about the invasion at all. The Battle of New York in 2012 was just a small military operation."
He paused for a moment and decided that it would be better not to use his supernatural charm to awaken others' emotions. Laura Crawford did not need to know that he wanted to eliminate the alien aliens who came to Earth for a picnic without scruples, and the blood and work he had to pay to achieve this goal would be beyond the imagination of all ordinary humans.
"Worship of so-called superheroes does not mean accepting all of them. But their courage to fight alien alien aggressors from the standpoint of human race is commendable, but they are ordinary people after all, and we also have to admit their shortcomings. For example, they will die."
"You mean, Tony Stark is dead?"
"If he dies at this time, he will die in glory. It is better to die in the present than to die in the future," he said with a frown. "The future of Tony Stark is not optimistic, and even the so-called superhero name is not suitable for describing his future."
Chapter completed!