In Rebirth Hell, Andrew's palm suddenly glowed with a ball of light, which was Ethan's soul.
Previously, when Ethan died, the magic within Tony's body transformed into a passage, bringing Ethan's soul into Rebirth Hell.
"Super Hero."
Andrew shook his head and threw Ethan's soul to Trask; Rebirth Hell needed talent like Ethan.
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In a building in Manhattan, the future Dr. Reed, the Fantastic Four's leader, almost shed tears looking at the stock data on his computer. Why would the stock of the stable Stark Industries fall so much?
"I'm afraid I'm going to go bankrupt again. Uh, why did I say 'again'?"
Dr. Reed sighed inwardly. Just then, his best friend, a muscular bald man who would become the future Stone Man, Ben Grimm, ran in and shouted excitedly, "Reed, Tony Stark has been rescued and is holding a press conference."
"Really?"
Dr. Reed was overjoyed and quickly turned on the TV, seeing Tony sitting on the ground holding a press conference.
"Great, my stocks are saved."
Dr. Reed shouted excitedly. Just then, Tony on the TV loudly announced, "From now on, the Stark Industries's weapon research and development center will be permanently closed."
"What?"
Dr. Reed was dumbfounded. He asked Ben, "I didn't mishear, right? The Stark Industries is closing its weapon research and development center? They sell weapons, for goodness sake!"
Ben looked at Dr. Reed with pity and said, "You didn't mishear."
"It's over. The Stark Industries's stock price will definitely collapse."
Dr. Reed said to Ben with a long face, "Ben, I'm bankrupt again."
"My condolences."
Ben comforted him. Dr. Reed asked in surprise, "Why are you so calm?"
"Because you've gone bankrupt more than ten times already."
Ben said, "Don't worry about me. Before you invested, I already collected three months of my future salary in advance."
"…"
Dr. Reed was speechless. Why are you so skilled? Also, why am I so unlucky?
While some lost money, others naturally made money. Andrew and Tony's father, Howard, made a fortune. Their joint venture, Quick Shake Company, was officially established and ready to operate. With Howard involved, Quick Shake Company had boundless prospects.
"Now we just wait for the battle between Iron Man and Iron Monger. I hope it's more intense than in the movie."
Andrew stood in front of the French windows, gazing into the distance at Stark Industries. He would soon know if his plan to collect souls through disaster would work.
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"A mysterious hero suddenly appeared on the Middle East battlefield. He wears Iron Man Suit and strikes down terrorists everywhere. Some say he's the United States Military's secret weapon, others say he's an envoy of God…"
Looking at the Iron Man Suit on the screen, Obadiah Stane, a director of Stark Industries and a father figure to Tony, was filled with Greed. If he could control this Armor, he would become a god in America!
"Tony, you really lay golden eggs."
The bald, bearded Obadiah muttered to himself. Just then, his phone suddenly rang. He listened for a few moments and then said excitedly, "I'll come to see you in person."
Soon, Obadiah arrived at a camp in the Middle East with his private bodyguard team. The camp's owner, terrorist leader Raza, personally came out to greet him: "Friend, we finally meet."
Raza was the terrorist who had injured Tony with an explosion earlier. His actions were on Obadiah's orders, as Obadiah had long wanted to get rid of Tony and take over Stark Industries.
Obadiah followed Raza into the tent and eagerly asked, "Where's what I asked for?"
"Here."
Raza, whose face was covered in burns, pointed to the reassembled Mark I in the corner and said, "My men spent several days finding all these parts in the Desert. Also, here are the blueprints and the video from that time."
"Let me see."
Obadiah opened the video, which recorded Tony building the Arc Reactor and Mark I. Unfortunately, due to blurriness and Tony's intentional obstruction, many details were not visible.
"You actually thought he was helping you make Jericho missiles? Lack of culture is truly terrifying."
Obadiah pointed at Ethan on the screen and asked, "Where is this person?"
Raza replied with a grim expression, "He's dead."
Obadiah continued to ask, "Is the body still there?"
Raza was puzzled: "Yes, what's the use?"
"It's useless to you, but not to me. I know a Mutant who can talk to corpses."
Obadiah said. The butterfly effect caused by world fusion officially appeared at this moment—with so many worlds merging, the future could not remain unchanged.
Raza said excitedly, "Great, Obadiah, I can give you everything, but you must build a batch of Armor for me. I want to conquer the world like my ancestors."
Obadiah couldn't help but laugh. Ten minutes later, all the terrorists in the base were eliminated by his private bodyguards.
"A bunch of uncultured tools, trying to be masters. Nonsense."
Obadiah scoffed, then took Ethan's body, the Mark I wreckage, and the blueprints back to America.
Not long after, the doctor under Obadiah successfully created a knock-off Arc Reactor. Although its effect was inferior, it worked—at least, Obadiah believed it worked.
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That night, Rebirth Group was busy working overtime, just as it had been for the past few months. Susan deeply suspected that her decision to become Vice President was a mistake; it was simply too busy. Thankfully, her Boss accompanied her home every day and cheered her up, and their relationship progressed rapidly as a result.
Natasha was also full of doubts. Was she here as an Agent or to work like a dog? She worked twelve hours a day, had to work overtime after returning home, and couldn't even turn off her phone. What kind of undercover work was this?
"Maybe I should just report this company?"
Natasha muttered to herself. Just then, a loud boom suddenly came from a distance. Natasha's expression changed slightly; it was the sound of a missile exploding. The problem was, this was Manhattan, not the Middle East.
Natasha hurried to the window and saw a dazzling fireball erupting from the direction of Stark Tower in the distance. Immediately after, a large number of gunshots and explosions came from that direction.
"What's going on?"
Natasha frowned deeply. Andrew was also a little surprised. He used his super vision to look at Stark Tower opposite and found that it had become a battlefield—Iron Man Suit against the United States Military.
Andrew muttered to himself, "Although I wanted a bigger scene, where did all these Armor come from? Also, why is there an army?"
Let's go back in time a bit. Due to suspicions about the terrorists' weapon sources, Tony sent his assistant and girlfriend, Pepper, to steal data from Obadiah's computer.
As a result, Pepper found a video on Obadiah's computer where terrorists were blackmailing him. Only then did Tony realize that he was attacked because Obadiah hired someone to kill him.
Tony was furious and put on the Mark III to confront Obadiah in New York. At the same time, Pepper also rushed over with Coulson and others.
On Obadiah's computer, Pepper discovered that he had mastered the method of manufacturing Arc Reactor and was mass-producing Armor. So Coulson not only brought a large number of Agents but also requested help from the military. The military didn't waste words and directly dispatched armored vehicles and armed helicopters to assist.
Obadiah naturally wouldn't surrender without a fight. Thus, accompanied by violent explosions, the area around Stark Tower became a battlefield.