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Iron Man Read My Complaint Diary 14
🕑 Added 2024-07-04 19:54:33 +0000 UTCChapter 14: Is this my end?
"Is this my end? My future? The final sentence that ends the era of Marvel?" Tony looked at the image of himself, clearly in a middle-aged state, clad in high-tech armor, and on a battlefield that had experienced a devastating battle. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Compared to when he first proclaimed, "I am Iron Man," in a spirited manner, his later proclamation of "I am Iron Man" was resolute beyond measure.
He had made some kind of determination.
Tony couldn't help but think that it must have been a very fierce battle, but he didn't know the cause of the battle, its outcome, nor what kind of energy those currents on his armor were.
But the outcome must have been devastating because from Marcus's diary video title, he saw that it marked the end of the Marvel era.
There are many interpretations of this statement, but undoubtedly, whatever it may be, it won't be a good outcome.
Especially for him, it was even more so!
After that snap, it must have come at an extremely heavy cost.
"So, JARVIS, what do you think my final outcome is in the video?" Tony spoke up. "Is it death?"
"Based on the content of the video, 30% severe injury, 20% death, 50% minor injury." JARVIS replied.
Upon hearing this, Tony fell silent. In any case, it sounded like bad news.
He was eager to know about the future, but after learning some of it, he felt unexpectedly overwhelmed. The current Tony hadn't experienced many things yet, and he was not yet the Tony who could stand shoulder to shoulder with gods as a mere mortal.
Right now, he was vibrant, a playboy, a typical American success story. He still couldn't accept such a painful reality.
In fact, right now, he couldn't even be called Iron Man; he didn't even have the armor.
"But regardless, knowing something is better than knowing nothing at all," Tony spoke again. "First, revoke all of Obadiah's privileges, and don't allow him to enter my home or office at will."
"Secondly, thoroughly investigate all shareholders related to Obadiah, see if any of them were involved in his attempt to kidnap me." Tony continued. "Also, gather all information about Obadiah, including finding various data from internal networks. I want to put him in prison."
Though Tony was reluctant to believe it was Obadiah, the result was clear. Whether he like it or not, he has to face this reality.
At this moment, his rationality regained control. He knew this problem had to be solved, and there was even a boiling intent to kill within him.
Since Obadiah was so blatantly trying to kill him, he had no choice but to show no mercy either.
First, find evidence against Obadiah, then send him to prison. Ultimately, in prison, it should be easy to make sure he dies there in the United States.
After all, isn't being shot a dozen times in the back considered suicide?
"Then, help me establish a brand new file name, Iron Battle Armor, and give it a name, like Mark 1 Battle Armor. I think that name is good." Tony said. "Then establish the necessary research preparations for this battle armor. It looks promising. Iron Man, that name is good. It suits me well~!"
Almost immediately, Tony fell in love with the battle armor and named it Mark 1 Battle Armor, accepting the title of Iron Man.
Since his future self could research it, there's no reason his present self couldn't.
In the past, he hadn't studied it mainly because he hadn't thought about it. The video he just watched suddenly opened up his thought processing.
"Alright, sir, the new file has been established, but should this news be told to Miss Potts?" JARVIS asked.
"No, not yet. Better not tell her, lest she show a weakness when facing Obadiah." Tony thought for a moment and said. "But we need to strengthen her security measures. Her security team must be reinforced."
This video had served as a wake-up call for him. The world wasn't as safe as he had thought. He had to start taking his safety more seriously.
Meanwhile, Marcus was also digesting the new feature that appeared in his diary. He was pleasantly surprised because he discovered that uploading movie clips of Iron Man and the Avengers into his memory increased his energy gauge more than just writing diary entries.
The first time he drew lots, he only wrote a diary for seven days. However, after each subsequent drawing, the energy gauge in his mind would grow longer. This meant that he needed to write more diaries to reach the next draw. Now, uploading videos could shorten this time, which was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise.
Now he hoped to have the next draw soon and draw something useful to enhance his combat power. The Super Soldier Serum was barely enough for him at the moment.
After finishing today's diary, Marcus began his daily training to fully master his newfound strength as soon as possible.
However, in the days to come, he wouldn't be in New York City anymore because he had already visited all the martial arts circles there. Next, he would visit martial arts masters across the United States to spar and learn, aiming to quickly elevate his skills to the Transformation Force realm.
Time flew by, and two months passed quickly, with North America entering autumn.
At the Stark Industries headquarters building, all shareholders gathered for the quarterly meeting.
Tony sat at the head of the table, with Obadiah at his right and his executive assistant, Pepper Potts, at his left.
Pepper was giving a report to the shareholders on Industries' overall business performance for the quarter.
Meanwhile, Obadiah sat beside them, wearing his usual gentle and warm smile on his face, but inside, he was filled with a murderous aura for Tony.
For the past two months, Tony had been unwilling to go to Afghanistan, always finding various absurd excuses. Whether it was playing with magazine models, meeting Hollywood stars, or claiming to be conducting research—it all made Obadiah bite his nails.
Although this was Tony's usual behavior and he usually wouldn't interfere much, this time, Obadiah had made up his mind to get rid of Tony once and for all.
