[In the secret underground facility, Quentin Beck and William were meticulously preparing for their next elaborate performance, while other team members watched the technical rehearsal unfold.]
[The massive Wind Elemental was programmed to continuously chase the holographic projection of Mysterio through a simulated London cityscape.]
[Mysterio's projection roared dramatically while attacking the wind elemental monster, "You took everything from me! My family! My world! I want revenge for all that I've lost!!!"]
[Quentin Beck stood at the control station below and shouted up to William at the drone console: "Pause! Pause the sequence!!!"]
[William, who had been dozing off during the lengthy rehearsal, suddenly woke up and stopped the simulation, "Sorry! My bad!"]
["Yeah! Can you fast forward to the final confrontation scene?"]
["Okay! Just give me a second!" William pressed several buttons and the holographic projection started rapidly fast-forwarding through the choreographed battle.]
[Quentin Beck gestured with theatrical flair, "Yes! Fly higher, fly faster! Pause right there! Pause!"]
[He frowned critically at the performance, "This set of combat moves isn't perfect yet, but it's acceptable for now! Turn off the visual projection, activate the stealth drones! Good! Now where are the weapons systems?"]
["You want to add live ammunition to the rehearsal?"]
["Absolutely!"]
["Weapons systems activated! Stand clear!" William pressed another button, and the invisible drone ejected its machine gun and began firing live rounds around the testing area. "Very impressive firepower!"]
[Quentin Beck frowned with perfectionist dissatisfaction, "Stop the firing! I can't fully explain it right now, but I'm just one crucial step away from perfection! How about this - double the degree of destruction and chaos! Run the sequence again!"]
[William was somewhat surprised by the escalation, "You want me to literally double the destructive force?"]
["Exactly!"]
["Alright then! Everyone cover your ears!"]
[Soon the drone array became completely invisible again, projecting an even more massive Wind Elemental. This time, when its enormous arm swept across the testing area, thick concrete pillars immediately shattered into pieces, finally collapsing entirely under Mysterio's simulated counterattack.]
["Excellent! This is exactly what I needed! This is perfect! How's our progress on the technical integration?" Quentin Beck was finally satisfied with the devastating display.]
["Oh! Yeah! The holographic 'B.A.R.F.' software is successfully uploading into E.D.I.T.H.'s network. With her massive drone fleet, we can create a catastrophic event covering an entire metropolitan area!"]
["Excellent work! Make sure each drone is equipped with maximum firepower! Set the destructive capability to absolute maximum levels!"]
[Gutman, standing nearby with growing concern, said: "That level of destruction will cause massive innocent casualties!"]
["Oh! Yes! The more casualties, the more global attention we'll receive! I want to dominate every headline on Earth! London is a beautiful, historic city - it can always be rebuilt after we destroy it! If I want to become the next Iron Man, I have to save the world from disasters that are significant enough to alarm the Avengers themselves!"]
[Quentin Beck used the sophisticated remote control system on his arm to project the Mysterio illusion directly over his real body.]
["But when the new savior emerges from the ashes, all the sacrifices will be completely worth it! Janice! I want to be there in person for the triumphant parade afterward! Will you be available to help me with the costume changes?"]
[Janice, who had been sitting nearby monitoring the systems, stood up and replied, "Of course! Do you want to test the costume integration now?"]
["NO! NO! What's wrong with my projection?" Quentin Beck waved his hand and was alarmed to discover that there was a significant glitch in the holographic projection of his arm.]
[William then casually mentioned: "Oh! (⊙o⊙)... One of the drones that returned from the Prague square mission was missing its projector unit! It's really not a big technical issue!"]
[Quentin Beck's expression immediately changed to fury, "Wait! You're telling me this critical information NOW?!!"]
[He sensed the enormous danger and immediately accessed the specific drone that had lost its projector.]
[William dismissed the concern carelessly, "It's just one drone out of hundreds! I absolutely guarantee it won't affect our overall imaging capabilities!"]
[Quentin Beck was absolutely livid when he heard this cavalier response, "That missing projector is direct evidence of our entire operation! Others will discover exactly what we're doing and how we're accomplishing it!"]
["I'm attempting to deceive 7 billion pairs of eyes, including Nick Fury's! He is the most paranoid and dangerous intelligence operative on the planet! If I'm exposed before eliminating him, he will put a bullet in my brain! Nobody wants to be executed, right?"]
[Quentin Beck looked with cold menace at the team members who had been casually observing from the sidelines. Several armed drones immediately descended and pointed their weapons directly at them and at William above.]
["William! Look at me right now! Okay? Access E.D.I.T.H. immediately!"]
[E.D.I.T.H. came online instantly, "Hello, Quentin!"]
["Hello, sweetheart! Initiate a Level 5 global search protocol! Use every available resource to locate this missing device!"]
["Search parameters expanding worldwide!" E.D.I.T.H. quickly accessed the comprehensive surveillance footage of the Prague street where the projector had fallen.]
["Target acquired! Scanning all individuals entering and exiting that specific building!"]
["Target identified!" Soon the clear footage of MJ picking up the projector appeared before them, and Quentin Beck witnessed everything - including the scene of MJ and Spider-Man discovering the truth about his deception.]
[Quentin Beck closed his eyes and looked at the evidence with barely contained rage, "Let me tell you something, William! One day I'm going to have to murder Peter Parker because of your incompetence! I want you to remember this moment! His death will be entirely thanks to YOUR negligence!!!"]
"Damn it! He discovered the security breach that quickly?"
"He actually intends to murder both Nick Fury and Peter Parker?"
"He truly is a megalomaniacal sociopath who will do absolutely anything to achieve his goals! He's even willing to sacrifice the lives of countless innocent civilians just to build his own heroic reputation! He belongs in hell!"
At this moment, the real-world Quentin Beck had been swiftly apprehended by security personnel who had rushed to his location. Initially, Nick Fury had planned to treat him the same way they had handled Adrian Toomes - with surveillance and monitoring rather than immediate arrest.
But after hearing Quentin Beck's explicit threats to commit mass murder, the New York local government immediately issued an arrest warrant for him on multiple charges including conspiracy to endanger public safety and terrorist threats.
Tony also immediately terminated all the conspirators who had tried to claim his technological legacy, firing them from Stark Industries and placing them on the company's permanent blacklist. From this moment forward, they would never again be able to access or purchase any Stark Industries high-intelligence products.
. . . . . .
Somewhere in a distant dimension, on a desolate landscape filled with flowing lava and toxic volcanic gases, a lone figure was struggling to walk across the hellish terrain. He was wearing strange, otherworldly armor, and the distinctive fishbowl helmet on his head helped filter out the deadly atmospheric toxins.
Just when he was about to collapse from exhaustion and surrender to his fate, the mysterious narration voice that had remained silent for so long suddenly spoke directly into his consciousness.
["Do you want to prove yourself? Give your other dimensional self a harsh lesson and then turn everything around in your favor?"]
The real Mysterio - Quentin Beck of Earth-833 - raised his head and stared at the Sky Screen in complete shock. The interdimensional display had appeared in their universe a considerable time ago, but had rarely communicated directly with anyone. It had simply continued broadcasting various videos of events that didn't exist in their reality.
Initially, everyone in his world had been fascinated by the Sky Screen and had conducted extensive research to determine whether this Peter Parker and his universe truly existed somewhere in the multiverse.
But soon, the devastating appearance of the genuine Elemental creatures had made them lose all interest in studying the mysterious screen. In order to fight against the real interdimensional monsters, they had worked desperately and tirelessly, and finally, exactly as the fraudulent Quentin Beck on the screen had claimed, they had been utterly defeated by the authentic Molten Man.
All of his brave comrades had been completely annihilated in the final battle, and Mysterio should have died alongside them. But because of the appearance of the alternate Quentin Beck on the Sky Screen, his dying teammates had believed that he might somehow be able to find a way to survive and continue the fight. They had forcibly transported him away from the battlefield at the cost of their own lives, which had allowed him to be the sole survivor of the catastrophe.
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