Chapter 93

There is no doubt that in the battle with Iron Monger, Tony achieved the final victory, completing the most important battle of his life!

Coincidentally, Tony's method of victory was almost identical to that in the original movie, using the high-altitude freezing method to freeze Iron Monger, which made Bai Xiaofei couldn't help but comment that the inertia of the plot in the timeline was indeed significant!

Fortunately, Tony's Mark III had a third-generation micro-ark reactor, so there was no worry about energy, unlike in the movie.

Taking advantage of the moment when Iron Monger was frozen and all systems were malfunctioning, Tony flew to the back of Iron Monger's armor and easily destroyed its circuit system, turning it into scrap metal. Then, the bald leader, losing the shock absorption and protection of the armor, fell from a great height, accelerating all the way down, and finally crashed to the ground like a meteor, dying instantly inside the armor!

Tony won, avoiding the explosion of the large ark reactor in the Stark Industries building, which was responsible for supplying power to most of New York, reducing Tony's losses. Of course, he wasn't very concerned about it.

After the Boss was killed, the police started to clean up the scene.

Tony, wearing the Mark III armor, was the most eye-catching figure on the scene, so he couldn't stay. After killing the bald leader, he flew back to his villa.

Bai Xiaofei and Pepper, who had finished watching the show, naturally didn't stay long either. They found a car at Stark Industries and drove to the villa.

Coulson and his two companions were ordered to stay behind to "clean up" after the big battle.

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That night, the battle at the Stark Industries building caused a huge stir.

Especially those who risked their lives to take videos and photos, once they uploaded their content online, their Facebook accounts all went viral!

The next day, with the extensive coverage and reporting by several major newspapers, the Iron Man battle began to ferment and explode, attracting the attention of countless people, from high-ranking officials to ordinary citizens, who were deeply captivated by the majestic and handsome armor in the newspaper photos and news videos!

Of course, as a participant in the battle, Bai Xiaofei's Aries Gold Cloth was also captured by many people, but because its existence was too brief, it only fought for a few moments before the battle ended, so there was very little material. Compared to the battle between Tony and Iron Monger, it was almost negligible!

To attract attention and boost sales and ratings, the newspapers naturally focused on the highlights. The Aries Gold Cloth, which only appeared briefly, clearly did not meet their requirements!

The Iron Man battle was their front-page headline, so Bai Xiaofei remained relatively unknown, while Iron Man became a sensation!

"Iron Man, the Iron Man battle!"

"Wow, this thing is so cool!"

"What is this? A new military combat weapon?!"

"Seeking a superhero, who is this person who saved New York?!"

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Queens, New York.

In a school, a girl pointed to the newspaper in her hand and said enviously to a young man with brown hair, "Pete, look! This Iron Man is so handsome! He saved New York last night, he's a hero! A super hero everyone admires! It would be great if he were my boyfriend!"

"..."

Seeing the girl he secretly liked admiring the Iron Man in the newspaper, the young man named Pete frowned and involuntarily clenched his fists.

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Stark Industries.

Pepper carefully applied makeup to Tony, whose face had a few scratches. Although they weren't serious, they still marred his appearance, which Tony, always concerned about his looks, couldn't accept. Moreover, he had to give a speech soon, facing countless reporters, so... Tony had Pepper help him cover up the wounds.

Last night, Tony could have completely healed his injuries with a magical potion, but who was Tony? A notorious playboy. After a life-and-death battle, instead of having a passionate and intimate moment with his girlfriend Pepper, he lying obediently in the bathtub to soak in the potion was clearly impossible.

Fortunately, Tony's injuries weren't severe, or Pepper would have forced him to heal. Faced with Tony's fiery passion, Pepper went soft. Thus, the two of them entangled themselves without any regard, completely ignoring Bai Xiaofei, who felt like a third wheel, causing him countless 999999999 points of maximum damage!

Now, with the press conference about to start, Tony was concerned about those small wounds, which made Pepper roll her eyes. If she had known this would happen, what did he do last night? Thinking about last night's passionate entanglement, Pepper blushed.

Tony tactfully pretended not to notice.

While enjoying Pepper's service, Tony read the newspaper with interest.

Okay, this guy usually didn't read such things, but today he made an exception, actually wanting to see how the newspapers evaluated last night's Iron Man battle. Well, that wasn't the main point; the main point was that Tony wanted to know how the newspapers praised his heroic performance!

"Iron Man? Hmm, the name sounds good, but it's not quite right, because Mark is made of gold-titanium alloy! But... the name is catchy, so I'll reluctantly accept it!"

Pepper smiled and said nothing, silently treating his wounds and applying makeup, showing her gentleness to the fullest.

At this moment, Phil Coulson walked over.

He handed Tony a small piece of paper and said, "Tony, this is the speech. When you go on stage, just read it."

Originally, Coulson was supposed to be sent by Nick Fury to deliver the Cosmic Cube to Bai Xiaofei and escort Black Widow back to S.H.I.E.L.D., but plans changed. Because the impact of last night's Iron Man battle was too significant, Nick Fury had to personally escort the Cosmic Cube, so he assigned Phil Coulson to handle Tony's side.

It wasn't that S.H.I.E.L.D. lacked people, but the matter was too important, and only Phil Coulson could handle such a significant event!

Hawkeye could have handled the task of escorting the Cosmic Cube; he had the ability and loyalty, but considering his attitude towards Bai Xiaofei, Nick Fury was headache-inducing. To avoid a fight between the two, Nick Fury had to personally take charge.

Bai Xiaofei knew about Tony's press conference and was not interested, so he didn't go. Instead, he stayed in the villa, eagerly waiting for the Cosmic Cube.

"The Cosmic Cube is said to have infinite energy. I wonder how much it can absorb in four months?"

Bai Xiaofei was full of anticipation for the Cosmic Cube.

Beside him, Black Widow Natasha Romanoff sat on the sofa with a sullen face, her eyes filled with hatred and anger, as if she wanted to flay and dismember him! It's no wonder; if anyone were captured, shrunk, and kept in a toy house like a doll, they would probably hate Bai Xiaofei as much as Natasha did!

Unfortunately, Natasha's death glare had no effect on Bai Xiaofei. His thick skin was almost nuclear-bomb-proof, and a little resentment wasn't even enough to tickle him!

Bai Xiaofei continued to fantasize and look forward, while Natasha continued to use her death glare to vent her emotions.

In this strange atmosphere, Nick Fury arrived.

As soon as Nick Fury walked into the villa, Bai Xiaofei darted in front of him, snatched the box containing the Cosmic Cube from his hand without a word.

Nick Fury was taken aback. Was this guy too eager?

Bai Xiaofei didn't care. To verify the authenticity of the item, he violently broke the password protection on the box. Then, he finally saw the cube emitting a faint blue light and an endless aura of energy—the Cosmic Cube.

Without even trying, Bai Xiaofei could confirm that the Cosmic Cube in his hand was definitely the real deal!

The time-travel device emitted a slightly excited electronic sound: "Ding, detected an artifact with infinite spatial power. With the current level of the time-travel device, it cannot be consumed or assimilated, but it can absorb its spatial power and convert it into energy. Strongly recommend the host to possess it!"

"Go to hell!"

Bai Xiaofei was speechless at the time-travel device's antics. Earlier, it had warned him not to be greedy to avoid attracting the attention of the Marvel universe's will. Now, seeing the attributes of the Cosmic Cube, it had become greedy itself, forgetting its earlier warning.

Bai Xiaofei was speechless!

Ignoring the time-travel device's antics, he closed the box and turned to Nick Fury, noticing that Natasha had already walked to his side, whispering to him.

Bai Xiaofei cleared his throat and said, "Well, Nick Fury, you've seen Natasha, unharmed. Since that's the case, our deal is complete! Have a good walk, no need to see you out!"

Nick Fury: "..."

Natasha: "..."

The moment the deal was completed, Bai Xiaofei immediately issued an eviction notice. Nick Fury and Natasha were thoroughly speechless at his straightforwardness.

Nick Fury, suppressing the urge to twitch and curse, said in a deep voice, "Bai Xiaofei, I went through all this trouble to bring you the Cosmic Cube. Don't you want to offer me a cup of coffee or something?"

Natasha glared at Bai Xiaofei with intense hatred, continuing her death glare.

"No, I don't want to!"

Bai Xiaofei's answer was as decisive and straightforward as always, almost making the two of them bleed from their noses.

Perhaps Bai Xiaofei realized that his actions were a bit too inhumane, so he added, "But, I can give you a piece of advice. If you want Captain America to wake up sooner, send more people to explore the Siberian ice fields. You'll definitely find something unexpected!"

Without waiting for their reaction, he walked directly to the underground laboratory to study the Cosmic Cube.

Nick Fury, stunned, became serious after hearing Bai Xiaofei's words. This was the second time he had mentioned Captain America. If he wasn't joking, then it meant...

The legendary superhero, Captain America—Steve Rogers—was still alive!

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