Ben drilled into Tony's body like a bubble.
The next moment, a black and red eyeliner appeared on both sides of Tony's eye sockets. When he opened his eyes, the consciousness within this body had already been occupied by Ben.
Possession.
One of the Ectonurite's superpowers. Theoretically, Ectonurites could permanently take over another person's body this way.
However, due to the limitations of the watch, Ben didn't have much time to waste right now.
More than twenty minutes had already passed since he left home.
This was why he chose to possess Tony's body instead of waiting for Tony to leave before making his move.
But…
Inside Tony's consciousness space.
Ben looked warily at another ball of light.
Tony Stark's own consciousness had fallen into a slumber under his ability. If he didn't actively leave, he might never wake up. But the consciousness within this ball of light was different.
Although it was also dormant, it didn't seem to be affected by Ghostfreak's powers.
"Could it be the Intelligence Stone?"
As a fan of online comics, Ben had heard of the legend of the seventh Infinity Stone in his past life.
It was said that Tony Stark was so intelligent because he possessed the seventh Infinity Stone – the Intelligence Stone.
And the form of this stone was a tumor inside Tony's head.
However, not all versions of Tony had this characteristic.
The stone before him was most likely still in a dormant state, but Ben was still a bit apprehensive. He didn't know if the Intelligence Stone's abilities could analyze Level 20 cosmic technology.
After all, the Little Broken Watch was Azmuth's masterpiece. Many people who considered their intelligence comparable to Azmuth, such as Albedo and Dr. Psychobos, couldn't fully replicate the Little Broken Watch.
Even Albedo in his Ultimate Form was far inferior to Azmuth in terms of intelligence.
The Intelligence Stone might not truly be able to analyze the Little Broken Watch.
But Ben was still a bit uneasy.
"I should get the data quickly and then leave," he thought. Just then, Jarvis's voice asked.
"Sir?"
It had been waiting for Tony to give a clear command, but the other party had suddenly zoned out, which confused Jarvis. However, as an artificial intelligence, it didn't have the right to question Tony.
"I'm fine, Jarvis. Let me see your underlying code," Tony (Ben) said, shaking his head, and then casually made an excuse, "I'll see if I can upgrade you."
"You're acting a bit strange, sir," Jarvis seemed to sense something was slightly off, but as a program, it had clearly fallen into a bit of a logical loop.
In its view, Tony hadn't changed at all. Since that was the case, it naturally had no right to disobey orders.
On the virtual projection, lines of code scanned before Ben's eyes.
Honestly, he couldn't remember them and couldn't understand them.
If only I'd brought a USB drive.
He thought.
Unfortunately, there was no such thing as "if only."
He hadn't expected to become Ghostfreak tonight, so he hadn't prepared anything and could only try to memorize it.
"Oh, right, Jarvis," Ben remembered something. "Where is another reactor core?"
He remembered Iron Man had more than one reactor. If he planned to take one for research, he couldn't possibly remove the one from Tony's body.
"Don't you remember you gave it to Miss Potts?" Jarvis asked strangely.
It felt like Tony was suddenly acting too out of character.
If Tony hadn't been right under its sensors the whole time, Jarvis would have suspected someone was impersonating Tony.
"Oh, right, I forgot."
Ben clicked his tongue softly. At this hour, he didn't know if Pepper was still at Stark Tower, and going to see Pepper while in Tony's body felt rather odd.
But what he didn't expect was that just as he mentioned Pepper, the laboratory door opened.
The blonde Pepper strode in.
"Tony."
The sudden appearance of the real Tony made Ben panic a little, but he quickly reacted. He was Tony now, there was nothing to be afraid of.
"Hi, Pepper."
"You've locked yourself away for days, just to research those," Pepper frowned, pausing for a moment, "battle armors."
She looked worried and heartbroken.
"Miss Potts, sir has only slept for three hours in total over these past few days,"
Jarvis appropriately tattled, making Pepper even more worried.
She took a step forward, looking at Tony's haggard face, and instinctively reached out.
"Wait, Pepper, I'm fine."
Ben took a step back, dodging her.
He looked at Pepper with some difficulty, thinking that if this continued, the plot would develop in a strange direction.
Pepper, I see you're still charming?
At this moment, he suddenly felt as if Ghostfreak's abilities had gained color...
He shook his head, clearing out the useless junk.
To be honest, Pepper wasn't his type. He didn't even feel much for the famous Black Widow.
"Fine? Look at your dark circles!"
Pepper angrily grabbed a mirror and shoved it in Ben's face.
Ben really wanted to say that those weren't dark circles, but what he looked like after being possessed by Ghostfreak.
But he didn't have much time.
He hadn't had much time for possession to begin with, and with Pepper interrupting, Ben estimated that the thirty minutes were almost up.
Fortunately, he had already taken a rough look at the AI's underlying code. Although he hadn't remembered any of it, memory was related to brainpower. Perhaps after transforming into Grey Matter, he could recall it all.
I don't need to remember everything, just the general idea is enough, Ben thought.
For the rest, the all-powerful Grey Matter would find a way.
But now, he had to leave quickly.
"Alright, Pepper, do you know where my snacks are?" Ben said quickly. He needed to get Pepper away, otherwise, he might be discovered when leaving Tony's body. "I'm starving, I need to eat something."
Pepper gave him a helpless look. Sometimes she really felt like Tony's mother.
She sighed in resignation.
"I'll go get them for you." Pepper turned around, her back to Ben.
Although Pepper wasn't exceptionally beautiful, her figure was quite good. Her women's suit dress outlined the curves of her body from behind.
Looking at her retreating back, a sentence suddenly popped into Ben's mind:
Pepper, don't look back, I'm Tony.
"You know what, I really am Tony!"
Ben muttered, then like a cicada shedding its shell, he emerged from behind Tony.
This time, Jarvis did notice his indistinct shadow in the darkness, but before Jarvis could activate its high-precision camera to confirm the image, Ben had already merged with the air, disappearing completely.
Jarvis was stunned.
Could I, an artificial intelligence, be hallucinating?
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