"Crack!!!"
Tony's reactor and armor instantly developed numerous cracks!
Golden divine power poured out frantically from within!
"Sir! Energy core ruptured! Due to Mr. Leon's energy interference, the reactor's energy is spiraling out of control! Warning! Warning! The armor is about to self-destruct! Please abandon the armor immediately! Repeat! Please abandon the armor immediately!"
Jarvis's voice became urgent.
Tony's mind went blank.
He felt his body was hollowed out, the kind only kidney tonics could save him from.
Besides that, he also felt his strength rapidly draining away.
Moreover, the shadow of death was enveloping him.
Tony was in a daze.
Was he going to die?
Blown up by his own energy?
This ending truly fit the style of Tony Stark.
Ironic and absurd.
He slowly closed his eyes, giving up the struggle.
However, just when he thought everything would end.
A hand gently pressed on his chest, which was about to explode.
That hand was slender, with prominent muscle lines, and wore golden armor.
"Tsk."
A voice of disdain sounded in his ear.
"Always causing trouble."
"Just fully charged, and it's already running out of power again."
"Mr. Stark, you really need to strengthen the battery life of this thing."
It was Leon.
Tony suddenly opened his eyes.
Leon had appeared before him at some unknown point.
He saw a benevolent smile on the other's handsome face.
Then, he saw Leon casually place his hand on his reactor.
And then... there was no 'then'.
The world-destroying energy in the reactor suddenly became docile and obedient under the golden light of his palm, then slowly flowed back into the reactor.
A billionaire, playboy... self-destruction, was it just smoothed over so effortlessly by him?
Tony opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Should he say he was showing off again?
No, he was already numb.
He, Tony Stark, would never admit that someone else successfully showed off!
On the other side, Thor, who had just awakened the power of the God-King and was preparing to unleash his divine might, also froze in place.
He looked at Leon in confusion, not knowing what the other wanted to do.
He was his own brother, and now he was helping others?!
Anger, unwillingness, grievance, all sorts of emotions, were divided into a pie chart in his eyes.
How to put it, perhaps he shouldn't be Thor, but a domineering CEO, after all, this was a skill exclusive to domineering CEOs.
"Le-Leon."
He murmured, his voice returning to normal, but still a little embarrassed.
Leon ignored him.
Instead, he lowered his head to inspect Tony's reactor, then nodded in satisfaction.
"Hmm, not bad, still usable."
Then, he looked up at Thor, and the smile on his face also disappeared.
"Thor." He spoke slowly.
"That's enough."
Thor's body trembled.
His surging ambition, which had swelled after awakening the power of the God-King, vanished again.
The electric light and thunder on him began to recede and shrink under Leon's calm gaze, finally leaving only faint arcs dancing around him.
The thunderclouds gathered in the sky were also choked by an invisible large hand.
The surging momentum came to an abrupt halt, then quickly dissipated, revealing the familiar sky.
That's enough?
Thor's throat felt dry.
He stared at Leon, but his heart began to pound.
Leon was the elder brother he had revered, chased, but never truly surpassed since childhood.
What to do, what to do?! Thor is online, urgent!
In that instant, he had indeed lost control.
Being absorbed of his thunder by Tony, and then having his own power used to attack him.
This made him feel it was an insult to Thor, making him feel his divine power was desecrated.
And the power he awakened afterward gave him an illusion.
He wanted to smash that tin can, he wanted to prove something with violence.
Gods are gods after all, mortals cannot provoke them.
But now, Leon's single sentence pulled him out of his frenzied state.
He felt like a child who had just won a street fight, then was seen by his brother who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion.
So, his pride and anger transformed into guilt and awkwardness.
Especially in front of Jane, which made him feel utterly ashamed.
Thor's peripheral vision glanced at the figure in the distance, his cheeks couldn't help but flush.
His furious and out-of-control appearance just now must have been very ugly, right?
He was a Prince of Asgard, a future King, how could he lose composure like that in front of mortals?
And how could he act like an immature brute in front of Leon?
Damn it!
Thor cursed inwardly, his hand gripping Mjolnir tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened.
His proud head finally lowered slowly under Leon's gaze.
On the other side.
Tony, whose chest was pressed by Leon and pulled back from the brink of self-destruction, was also deep in thought.
He was numb.
Truly.
Before today, he thought he had stood at the pinnacle of human civilization.
He created the Arc Reactor, created the Iron Man armor, he was a walking god of technology.
But today, reality first sent a big guy who could discharge electricity, and then beat him to the point of spitting blood with unreasonable divine power.
Then, it sent an even more unreasonable god above gods.
Oh, no, to be precise, it was an older brother coming to support his younger brother.
What did he see?
He saw Thor, who had just been fierce and evil, almost hammering him into a meat patty, not daring to say a word in front of Leon.
How to put it, where was there even a trace of divine majesty in that appearance?
Tony suddenly felt that being severely beaten by Thor didn't seem so hard to accept anymore.
After all, even a god was scolded like a grandson, so for a human to be hammered a bit, it seemed reasonable?
No!
As soon as this thought emerged, Tony extinguished it.
This was illogical!
How could he, Tony Stark, have Stockholm Syndrome-like thoughts?
His focus should be on Leon!
What exactly did this guy want to do?!
He first charged him, letting him fight Thor.
Now he intervened to save him, and in turn scolded Thor.
What was this? Schizophrenia?!
He had no stance, or rather, his stance was himself.
Everything was just for what he called 'entertainment', what was this? Even he, a capitalist, didn't have such a twisted sense of humor.
Moreover, this feeling of being played in someone's palm made Tony furious.
He hated this feeling of being out of control!
His life must be controlled by himself!
"Sir, the armor structure is damaged... Although the energy core has been stabilized, the output system is severely damaged, we..."
Jarvis's voice sounded in his helmet, reminding him of his current predicament.
"Shut up, Jarvis." Tony interrupted him.
Of course, he knew how bad his situation was. He felt like all the bones in his body were falling apart, and every breath brought a sharp pain in his chest.
But he couldn't show any weakness, especially in front of Leon.
He endured the severe pain and looked forward.
Through the mask, he met Leon's gaze.
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