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Chapter 456 The Final Nightmare

"Iron Man is the weapon." Tony said, "This is my worst nightmare, and it may also be a reality that has already come true. No matter how I deny it, no matter what I do, it cannot change the established reality."

He lowered his head and ran through his neatly arranged hair wearily.

Michael looked at him indifferently for a moment, and said lightly: "Maybe. But I also have a little bit of my own opinion about the three nightmares you mentioned. That is, you are too arrogant, Stark, so arrogant It’s almost in your nature, without you even realizing it.”

"Huh?" Tony was taken aback, looking at him suspiciously, a little confused.

"About your nightmare, you may have missed one subconsciously. A nightmare that may have been the most terrifying to you, but you have subconsciously ignored it," Michael said. "Your fourth nightmare-a completely new one. , Iron Man armor is born that can crush any version of Iron Man before, and the problem is that you are not the one who created it."

Tony froze subconsciously, he opened his mouth, didn't say a word for a long time, then closed his mouth again.

Yeah, why does he think Iron Man is his prerogative?

Even if it wasn't him, it would be someone else, maybe ten years later, 50 years later, sooner or later someone will develop a similar technology.But by then, will that man have used the technology for superhero careers like he has?Or will he (or she) decide to use the technology to make a lot of money, oblivious to its impact on the order of the world?
Or worse, the technology will be in the possession of some unscrupulous person.On the bright side, it might just be another generic supervillain in the world.Thinking about the worst, there may be one more conqueror and careerist in the world—it is hard for Tony himself to imagine what the consequences would be if he wanted to conquer the world on a whim one day.

"Anyone can invent Iron Man technology, and that person has the privilege of giving meaning to that technology. It can be a murder weapon, it can be a war machine. But at best, it can also be a guardian." Michael said flatly, "Or, let's put it this way. Ask those who have been saved by you, have been saved by Iron Man, and those who look up to you and admire you, ask them all. See if they Care, Iron Man was born out of a bunch of lies?"

Tony closed his eyes.

Yeah, since when did he start caring about this kind of thing?

He's Iron Man, everything he does is his own choice, and that's enough.No one can define his life, not even Hou Yinsen himself climbed out of the grave.

Iron Man is not a weapon any more than it has never been more than a suit of armor.It's not just about the technology, it's about the people wearing that armor.

Thinking of this, Tony suddenly laughed at himself again.

It's hilarious to be confused by something so obvious.For a moment just now, he even really thought about giving up everything.The irony part was that it would be a terrorist who led him to the correct answer - at least by definition.

And he doesn't even know who the Black Knight is now.

".Thank you." Tony said earnestly, "Although this does not affect the antagonism between you and me now, from a personal point of view, I owe you this time."

Michael was noncommittal.He never paid much attention to their so-called "opposite relationship", and said it purely because he admired the person Tony had become that he couldn't be-a hero, that's all.

"The biomagnetic receiving device," Michael continued calmly, "I can help you take it out."

"No need." Tony shook his head.Although he trusted the black knight instinctively in his heart, his rationality told him that it was not a wise choice to let this dangerous guy who had never seen his true face touch his head casually.

Michael just mentioned it casually. Since the other party rejected him, he didn't force it. He just reminded: "It's up to you, Mr. Stark. But I still have to remind that there may be few people in the world besides me. Someone who can pull it out. Believe it or not, Aegis can't do it, and neither can your own technology. After all these years it's grown like a weed in your brain, The consequences of the forced operation will rip half your brain out."

"But I have an impasse"

"Yes, I haven't forgotten, I know you have Extremis." Michael said, "But you must know that Extremis is not a panacea. It can heal most wounds, but the premise is based on the transformation of a certain neural area in the brain. In other words, in order to exert the self-healing effect of Extremis, you must have a healthy brain. If you undergo this operation, your Extremis system will also be scrapped."

"Okay, thanks for the reminder. But you just killed the kid—no blame intended, but that means the receiver lost its source, right? In theory it's useless."

"Only a transmitter that emits a specific signal can activate this device, so yes, it is logical that it has lost its function. Also, if you study it, I believe it will not be difficult for you to find a technical means to permanently block it." Michael said, paused, "If you don't plan to take this thing away."

"Keep it as long as you keep it." Tony sneered with a look of reminiscence, "Anyway, that's all Yinsen left me, so let's take it as a souvenir."

He shook his head and said, "So, can I go now?"

"Of course, I said you can leave anytime you want."

As Michael said, he took a step back and raised his hand to draw a circle.The flying sparks cut open the circular magic portal in the space, and the other end of the gate is Stark's laboratory.

Tony twitched his face.He admitted that he really thought about it for a while just now, if he just let him leave the base like this, he could find out the address here, but sure enough, he still thought too much.Rubbing any door to understand?
"For your own sake, I still have to remind you," Michael finally said before Tony left, "although Extremis can heal most of your wounds, it can't immediately restore your tired nervous system that was stimulated by paralysis. If you want to Go back and find trouble with the Mandarin, it's best to wait until you recover a little."

Tony paused for a moment.

"Thanks, I'll remember."

After speaking, he disappeared at the other end of the portal.

The next moment after Tony left, Shirley's voice sounded: "So do you think he will be obedient?"

"If he did, then he wouldn't be Stark." Michael said indifferently, "But that's fine. Just let us see it and see how it works."

(End of this chapter)