Chapter 234 Civil War: Prelude
Many years later, Tony Stark still couldn't forget this scene.
When he was dying, he saw an angel descending from the sky. It looked like an owl and held the life-saving Ark Reactor in its claws.
……
"call--"
Stark took a long breath. He had already installed the old-fashioned reactor on his chest and escaped from the shadow of death.
"I don't know how to thank you."
He said to Katum who was standing aside, "It seems that you heard my prayer. Thank you, I will definitely repay you for saving my life!"
But Katum did not think he had done anything remarkable.
According to the original timeline, the robot arm he made himself saved Stark and helped him get the Ark reactor.
But now due to some influence, Tony left the robotic arm in the garage, which almost led to his death.
Now Katum is just eliminating the influence he has brought.
"Coocoo (You don't have to be so polite)." said Katum.
"Oh yeah, you didn't bring your translation owl, so you can't communicate with humans."
Of course, all Tony heard was a series of owl calls.
He quickly accepted this and said to Katoom.
"I'd like to continue chatting, but the situation is urgent now. Obadiah has taken my reactor. If I leave it alone, something terrible will happen."
After saying that, he immediately called for his artificial intelligence butler Jarvis.
"Hello, sir."
Jarvis' voice has a unique magnetism. "I'm glad to see that your vital signs have returned to normal. I couldn't do anything just now. I could only call an ambulance for you. They are on their way."
"Let them go back. I don't need them anymore."
Stark said, "JARVIS, activate Project Iron Watch."
"Okay, sir."
After Jarvis finished speaking, Tony looked at Katum——
"If it weren't for this accident tonight, I had planned to show you this result tomorrow."
A small mechanical owl flew over from a distance. Tony opened his arms and let the mechanical owl land on him.
Then, the mechanical owl's body melted like liquid, spreading along Tony Stark's body and completely enveloping him.
It is not actually a liquid, but a nanoscale armor structure. It is just too small. Millions of small particles are combined together, so it looks like mercury spreading.
In just a blink of an eye, Tony Stark was dressed.
This new Iron Man suit, in red and gold color, lacks the sharpness of metal overall. The overall lines fit the human body, yet give off a powerful feeling.
"This is an improvement based on the nano-level battle suit you provided. It is a battle suit that is completely ahead of its time. I named it the Blood Edge Battle Armor."
Tony still showed off a bit at this point, "How is it? Not bad, right? The power of technology is not inferior to your magic."
Katoom responded with a blank expression.
"Ok."
Tony understood what Katum meant, and he asked stubbornly, "You should at least admit that you were amazed for a moment just now?"
no answer.
Katum didn't even bother to make a sound.
Tony was immediately discouraged. He stopped showing off and didn't get the proper feedback, which made him feel bored.
The wizard is too difficult to please, so go show off to Pepper later.
Now it's time to deal with Obadiah.
"let's go."
Tony opened his arms and aimed them at the ground. The next second, blue flames spurted out from his palms and the soles of his feet, and the huge power made him fly into the sky.
Katoom followed closely behind, easily catching up with Tony.
"Are you serious?!"
During the flight, Tony was stunned when he saw Katum catching up with him. "My current speed has reached Mach 3, and it is still accelerating. How could you catch up with me so easily?"
Of course, this shock was not responded to.
"Well, it seems you are a man of few words."
Tony felt a little frustrated. The achievements he thought he had made turned out to be worthless in the eyes of others.
How terrifying is the upper limit of a wizard?
Soon, they arrived in Manhattan, the scene of Iron Monger's rampage.
"Obadiah!"
From a distance, Tony called out Obadiah's name, who was once the person closest to him and whom he trusted the most.
After being kidnapped, Tony suspected everyone except him.
But the one who stabbed him in the back was his Uncle Obi.
There was something wrong with Iron Overlord's condition at this moment. It didn't keep firing at the spot like before. On the contrary, it put away its machine gun and ran wildly on the street.
"Hmph, want to run away?"
Tony chased after him without a second thought and soon left the downtown area.
A group of SHIELD cars followed them, forming a black tide.
When no one was paying attention, Katum suddenly accelerated, caught up with Iron Monger, flew into the cockpit, and pulled out a little owl from it.
"What are you doing?"
Katum took a look inside the cabin and saw that Obadiah was fine, but he looked a little dazed.
Bruce, on the other hand, seemed very happy and looked as if he was still not satisfied.
"I left him alone for a bit."
Bruce said, "I originally wanted to subdue him directly, but the cockpit of this Iron Monger looked so attractive that I couldn't help myself."
So when Iron Monger was running all the way just now, it was actually Bruce who was racing?
"When will you stop being addicted to cars?"
Katum said unhappily, "Besides, this isn't a car. It's not like you haven't equipped mecha before."
"Different."
Bruce shook his head. "The previous battle suits were actually no different from armor, but this is different. This is a humanoid mecha with a cockpit."
"I can not understand."
Katum shook his head, "Alright, Iron Man is here now, don't let anyone see that you were the one driving just now."
"pity."
Bruce still felt a little itchy. The experience just now was truly unforgettable.
He was driving the Trooper just now, and he didn't hurt anyone or destroy the city. He was just speeding on the road, but Katum kept nagging and didn't allow him to drive again.
I'm so annoying.
In a flash, Iron Man fell here like a meteor.
"Oh, the translator is here too."
He saw Bruce and said hello, "We'll talk later. Stay away from this big tin can. It's very dangerous!"
Obadiah must have installed a lot of weapons.
Katum and Bruce looked at each other and flew away at the same time.
Tony stretched out his palm cannon and pointed it forward. While keeping a vigilant posture, he shouted loudly: "Obadiah, get out here!"
no respond.
"Obadiah, did you hear that?"
Tony approached step by step. He was actually very confident. With the defensive power of the Blood Edge Suit, ordinary weapons could not break through it. The reason why he moved so slowly was mainly because Tony had not yet figured out how to deal with Obadiah.
Should he deal with it on the spot or hand it over to the group of government agents behind him?
No matter what, it’s definitely right to beat him up first.
After not getting a response from Obadiah, Tony finally approached Iron Monger.
Then at this moment, Iron Monger, who had been motionless, suddenly had red light flashing in his eyes. He turned his body, pointed his hands at Tony, and countless shells burst out.
The shells exploded on Iron Man's body, creating countless smoke screens.
But then, Tony walked out of the smoke screen unharmed.
"I knew you wouldn't surrender."
Tony seemed to be energized, since Obadiah had taken the initiative to attack, it meant that he had no guilt towards himself.
Then, you can’t blame him for what happens next!
On the other side, Katoom touched Bruce with his wing: "Did your Imperius Curse lose effect so quickly?"
"How is that possible?" Bruce shook his head and said, "It's just Iron Monger's self-defense system. I was so focused on racing that I forgot to turn it off."
Tony has arrived in front of the cockpit.
He stretched out his hand and directly removed the outer shell on Iron Monger's chest, and Obadiah with a dazed face appeared in front of him.
"Ok?"
This time, Tony was a little confused.
what happened?
Obadiah drove the Iron Monger too fast and pretended to pass out?
Before he could figure out what was happening, applause suddenly broke out behind him.
Tony turned his head and saw two owls using their wings to applaud him enthusiastically.
"Coo-coo!" said Katoom.
"Congratulations!" Bruce translated, "You just saved the citizens of New York. You are truly a superhero."
"I'm not……"
Tony wanted to say something fair, he didn't do anything, Obadiah was the one who got himself knocked stupid.
Judging from his dull expression, he must have hit his head directly.
“No need to be modest!”
Bruce said with a smile on his face, "If you hadn't shown up in time, Obadiah would have been running wildly on the road. If he had hit a few innocent passers-by, it would have been a serious crime!"
"I really didn't..."
Tony was a little discouraged. This was the first time the Blood-Edge Suit appeared, and this was the result.
First he was despised by the owl, and then Obadiah knocked himself unconscious.
This is totally not worthy of the Blood Edge Armor!
At this moment, the SHIELD convoy that had been chasing behind also arrived at the scene.
"Hands up!"
The agents got out of the car, used the door as cover, and pointed countless guns at Tony.
One of them shouted: "Let us see your hands, don't move! Believe me, it will do you no good to go against the government!"
"I didn't make the suit to fight you."
The frustration in Tony's heart could not be described in words. He clearly possessed martial arts that were beyond his time, but either the enemies themselves were not up to the task, or the ones pointing guns at him were not enemies at all.
He first shouted to the group of agents: "I have no ill will towards you."
After expressing his position, he turned around and looked at the dazed Obadiah.
"We are warning you for the last time. Do not act rashly!"
The agent still maintained his last restraint, but Tony didn't listen at all. He had no position, so there was no need for him to listen to any agent.
Tony reached out and took the Ark Reactor from Iron Monger. This was his core technology and he would never hand it over to the government easily.
Then he grabbed Obadiah and threw him far away.
This action caused a stress reaction among the agents.
"Fire!" someone shouted.
Immediately afterwards, countless bullets were fired and hit Iron Man, making a clanging sound as dense as raindrops.
However, the firepower didn't even leave a mark on Tony's body.
"You can hit me as much as you want. I won't fight back."
Tony stretched out his palm cannon and fired at Iron Monger.
After a loud explosion, the Iron Monger armor was destroyed in flames, which made Bruce feel distressed.
"Don't give it to me." He whispered.
At this moment, the agents of . also reacted extremely violently. They looked at the destroyed Iron Monger suit, and the painful expressions on their faces were as if their parents had died.
This should have been their spoils of war!
SHIELD had already figured out how to recover Iron Monger and transform him into equipment more suitable for SHIELD's operations.
As a result, Tony's shot directly destroyed their dreams.
How are they going to report back?
"Their expressions betray their true thoughts."
Katoom was eager to watch the fun and said to Bruce, "I bet they knew about Obadiah's private actions a long time ago, but they never took any action to stop him. Instead, they waited until the Iron Monger was completed before taking any action."
The good guys let them do it and they also let them collect the spoils. It's a wonderful idea.
"Obadia I leave it to you."
After Tony finished all this, he said calmly, "I hope you can give him a fair punishment. Remember, he almost killed Tony Stark.
"If you want to convict someone, be sure to let Stark be a witness. He will be happy to do so."
After saying this, he opened his hands and pointed them at the ground, ready to leave.
However, at this moment——
A figure came running from a distance. He took a step forward, stepped on the roof of the SHIELD car, and leaped up.
When he flew into the air, he threw out a round shield from his hand. The shield flew and hit Stark. The huge impact force was so great that even Tony, who was wearing the blood-edge armor, couldn't help but take a few steps back.
The round shield spun in the air and flew back into the figure's hands in a way that defied the laws of physics.
"Oh haha."
Katum said, "Why is this guy here at this time?"
It was so late now, shouldn't he and Peggy enjoy some time together?
When the figure landed, his true face was revealed, and it was Steve Rogers.
Former Captain America, now Captain Owl.
Stark had never seen that black attire before. When he saw this man standing with SHIELD, he subconsciously thought that he was also a SHIELD agent.
"Looks like the heavy hitters are here, huh?"
Tony touched his chest and said indifferently.
The blow just now was really fierce. Even through the battle suit, the force was transmitted to Stark's chest.
"What level of agent are you?"
Tony shouted at Captain America, "With your ability, why didn't you come to stop Obadiah just now?"
"I'm not an agent."
Steve said coldly, "I would like to ask, what are you and your accomplices researching?"
(End of this chapter)
