Chapter 256 Iron Man: Are You Crazy? Killing Me So Many Times!

Bang!

Just as Peter Parker extended his hand, a gunshot rang out.

The Quentin Beck lying on the bridge turned into light and slowly disappeared.

It turned out that was also an illusion. The real Quentin Beck stood beside Peter Parker, attempting to shoot him.

Fortunately, the young Spider-Man sensed it and grabbed his wrist.

"I won't fall for your tricks again." Peter Parker squeezed hard, causing the gun in Quentin Beck's hand to slip, falling to the ground. Then he reached out and removed the Edith glasses from Quentin Beck's nose.

Quentin Beck slowly collapsed.

Although the earlier lying figure was an illusion, getting shot was a real occurrence.

"Edith, shut down all drones." After retrieving the glasses, Peter Parker immediately ordered the drones to be deactivated.

"Preparing for retinal and biometric scans. Scans complete." Edith asked, "Do you wish for me to execute the revocation protocol for all drones?"

"Execute it, leave none behind." Peter Parker responded quickly.

"Confirmed." The swarm of drones flew away, disappearing completely.

"How could you do such a thing?" Peter Parker removed the Edith glasses and asked Quentin Beck.

"You'll know, Peter." Quentin Beck lay there, his eyes lifeless, "People always want to believe in something. In today's world, people believe in anything."

Quentin Beck's voice grew lower, he stopped breathing.

Peter Parker was afraid that what he was seeing was an illusion, so he put on the Edith glasses specifically to confirm that it wasn't a hallucination.

At this moment, Peter Parker was immersed in the joy of defeating Quentin Beck. He wouldn't have thought that Quentin Beck's death wasn't the end, but the beginning of his torment.

"Now broadcast breaking news. Astonishing revelations have emerged about last week's London attack. The following video, provided by an anonymous source, records the final moments of the enigmatic guest, Quentin Beck, before his death."

As Peter Parker and Michelle Jones strolled happily down the street, they saw something shocking on a large screen.

"Warning, the content of the footage may be extremely shocking to everyone." The host issued a warning before playing the video.

"I exerted all my efforts to send the Elemental Collective back through the spatial rift, but I might not be able to leave this bridge alive. I don't know why Spider-Man attacked me. He has an army of Stark Industries armed drones, and he claims that only he can become the new Iron Man, no one else."

In the video, Quentin Beck first recounted this incident, then played the fabricated footage of Peter Parker commanding the drones to attack on the bridge.

Of course, that video was fake, it never happened. It was something Quentin Beck wanted to fabricate.

"Earlier today, this shocking footage was released on the controversial news website 'The Bugle Daily'. Everyone has seen it. Now, the ironclad evidence shows that Spider-Man brutally murdered the enigmatic guest. This warrior from another dimension gave his life to protect our planet. He undoubtedly will go down in history. The enigmatic guest is the greatest superhero of all time."

"And that's not all, my friends. There's an even bigger bombshell. Buckle up, don't be frightened." The screen switched from the bald editor to the enigmatic guest Quentin Beck, who appeared flustered, "Spider-Man's real name is Peter Parker."

Then, a photo of Peter Parker was shown.

The screen darkened, and the footage ended here.

"So, the Edith glasses control those drones?" After watching the video, Stephen Strange said.

"Seems that way from the video." Clint Barton added, "The swarm of drones attacking like that would be difficult for an ordinary person to withstand."

"This is another deadly weapon." Nick Fury said, "Tony, interested in developing these glasses?"

"No." Tony Stark shook his head, "These things are useless against Thanos, they can only deal with regular people. Why bother making them?"

"They could deal with super villains, though." Nick Fury said, "Like that Vulture guy, Electro, Doctor Octopus. With those glasses, they could be easily eliminated."

"It's better not to make such a deadly weapon. If it falls into the wrong hands like in the video, it will cause endless trouble." Steve Rogers also disagreed with making the Edith glasses, "We have enough superheroes; they should be sufficient to deal with regular super villains."

"Does no one want to comment on that despicable and ridiculous bald guy from The Bugle Daily?" Scott Lang couldn't help but speak up, "He actually called the enigmatic guest the greatest superhero of all time? Is he blind?"

"Yeah, that enigmatic guest, he's a fraud, a killer. Peter risked his own life to stop him. And now, in that bald guy's mouth, Peter has become a criminal, while the real criminals are hailed as heroes!" Stephen Strange said, "This kind of blind person is actually in the media. How many people will he mislead?"

"Even if the enigmatic guest was real, even if he really defeated the Elemental Collective, can he compare to the Avengers?" Phil Coulson was also quite exasperated with this guy, "The Avengers defeated Thanos, saved billions of lives. What virtues and abilities does the enigmatic guest have to be called 'the greatest superhero'?"

"I can only say that it's chilling, really chilling," Natasha Romanoff said, "This guy who talks big without knowing anything is really annoying."

"The Bugle Daily, right? Disgusting media like that doesn't deserve to exist." Tony Stark said.

This statement marked the demise of The Bugle Daily.

With Tony Stark's wealth and influence, it was a breeze to bring down such a trivial media outlet.

[Question 12: Please watch the following video first.]

The scene started in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, with several military vehicles driving there.

Among them, Tony Stark in a suit was sitting in one of the vehicles, holding a glass of wine in his hand.

"Can I take a photo with you?" A soldier next to him took out a camera.

"Of course, absolutely." Tony Stark took off his sunglasses.

The soldier made a peace sign and leaned in.

"Please don't make gang signs." Tony Stark said.

The soldier quickly lowered the peace sign.

"Just kidding, go ahead and raise it." Tony Stark added.

The soldier excitedly raised his hand.

"Peace, I love peace." Tony Stark looked into the camera, "If there's peace, I won't have any business."

Boom!

Just as his words fell, a shell exploded outside.

An attack, it was happening.

The surrounding soldiers were killed one by one. Tony Stark opened the car door and took cover underneath the vehicle.

Swoosh!

Just as he had hidden, a shell landed nearby. The word "Stark" on it was so glaring.

Drip, drip, drip...

The bomb was about to explode!

Tony Stark's heart raced with nervousness.

Just as he thought he was about to be blown up by his own bomb, a big hand reached out, grabbed the bomb, and threw it into the distance.

Boom!

The bomb exploded in the distance, and Tony Stark wasn't even scratched.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

The newcomer wielded a submachine gun, shooting down another wave of enemies.

"Your entrance was really cool!" Tony Stark, sitting on the ground, said to Eric Stevens.

"The Ten Rings' reinforcements have arrived; we need to get out of here." Eric Stevens turned around and told Tony Stark, extending a hand to help him up.

"No problem, Lieutenant Killmonger." Tony Stark saw the words on Eric Stevens' uniform and couldn't help asking, "Kilmonger, is that German?"

"It's a nickname." Eric Stevens finished speaking and shot down more enemies with rapid gunfire.

"It suits you, I can tell." Tony Stark asked, "What's your schedule this afternoon?"

The scene froze at this point, and the question appeared.

[Considering that Tony Stark trusted Eric Stevens due to being rescued, which of the following characters did NOT die as a result of this?]

A) T'Challa

B) James Rhodes

C) Tony Stark

D) Pepper Potts

Answer this question correctly, and you'll gain the ability to control electronic and mechanical devices. Answer it incorrectly, and you'll lose one year of your lifespan.

"This is another parallel world. In this world, I wasn't captured by the Ten Rings; instead, I was rescued by Eric." Tony Stark said, "Let's call this one Number 12. We've already gone up to 11."

"Rescued by Eric?" Steve Rogers spoke after hearing Tony's words, "Tony, are you sure you were rescued? He clearly had a motive for getting close to you, becoming your savior. It's possible that this attack was orchestrated by him."

"The Ten Rings attack, it's the same as my previous experience. Personally, I lean towards Eric not having any connection with the Ten Rings." Tony Stark said, "But if he just happened to save me, I don't believe that either. Clearly, he was well aware of the attack and was waiting for it."

"Without this question, I would have thought that in this parallel world, Eric was a positive figure." T'Challa said.

"Although parallel worlds can have significant plot differences, it seems like our moral alignments remain consistent across different worlds." Thor said, "The only change is Thanos, but even he didn't instantly change from good to evil. He started as 'evil,' but was persuaded to change sides."

"So why did Eric become Tony's savior?" Natasha Romanoff asked, "Shouldn't he have gone after T'Challa instead?"

"Who says he wasn't coming for me?" T'Challa pointed to his name in the options, "I think Tony was just a tool to him. His actual target is me. He focused on Tony because of his wealth and resources, wanting to use Tony's power to go against me."

"In that case, you should be the one who's dead." Natasha Romanoff said, "Option A shouldn't be the answer."

"Then I'm probably dead too." Tony Stark said, "Someone as ambitious and ruthless as Eric, after using me, would he spare my life?"

"If you're dead, then Pepper won't survive either, right?" Stephen Strange said, "Whether in life or work, she's inseparable from you. If Eric must silence you, then Pepper won't make it either."

"In this world, Tony wasn't blown up, so he probably didn't become Iron Man, right?" Steve Rogers said, "If he's Iron Man, a regular person like Eric wouldn't be able to kill him, I suppose."

"It's not that simple." Bruce Banner said, "Even if Tony still became Iron Man for some reason, he wouldn't be wearing the suit all the time. In this parallel world, because he was saved by Eric, he trusts him a lot. So it would be easy for Eric to ambush him."

"For this question, I'll choose B!" Tony Stark made his choice.

[Answer incorrect! One year of lifespan deducted!]

"What a pity." Tony Stark felt quite regretful. As a genius scientist, he really wanted the ability to control electronic devices.

Although this ability was only auxiliary and didn't provide much combat power, it would undoubtedly greatly enhance his research abilities.

"I suddenly think that maybe it's not Tony who survived?" T'Challa said at this point, "Eric's goal is to use your resources against me. If I'm already dead, he definitely won't stick around you anymore. In that case, there's really no need for him to kill you."

"Am I someone who would fall for that kind of trick?" Tony Stark said, "Unless he can keep it hidden from me forever, would I not seek retribution once I find out he used me as a pawn? So the safest option is still to eliminate me."

"Tony's probably dead." Stephen Strange said, "If he didn't even kill Tony, then there's no reason to kill Pepper and James. So this question wouldn't make sense."

"Perhaps James and Pepper accidentally stumbled upon his plot, forcing him to act?" Scott Lang said.

"Even if that's the case, if he initially didn't intend to kill but had to abandon his plan because it was discovered, once he takes that step, he has to kill me." Tony Stark told Scott Lang, "For Rhodey and Pepper, no matter who dies, I will dig to the bottom of it. So in the end, he will definitely kill me."

"Tony's right, he's definitely dead." Nick Fury said.

"Speaking of which, it seems like Tony dies quite a bit in parallel worlds." Clint Barton calculated, "In Parallel World 3, Hank Pym slaughters the Avengers, and Tony is the first to die; in Parallel World 5, Tony becomes a zombie, and Wasp beheads him; in Parallel World 8, the Six Infinity Stones are used by Ultron to massacre the universe, and Tony is killed; and in this current parallel world, Tony is killed again!"

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