It took him several seconds to realize that this was a common scene in horror movies where the villain makes a threatening statement as he leaves the scene—usually, the director would only shoot this shot to leave room for a sequel. He never expected to see such a rare scene in his lifetime, so it was definitely worth the ticket price.

Killing the person possessed by the demon but failing to kill the demon itself is a traditional trope in movies and TV shows. Mason had envisioned this ending from the beginning, so he didn't feel anything was going to happen. If they wanted to make a comeback, let them. Unless they reappeared tomorrow, as long as I had some time to develop, I could at least hire a couple more super beasts from Yapool to be bodyguards. Why would I be afraid of a broken demon?

However, there were some regrets about this operation.

The best way to maximize the benefits is to capture the beast and extract information from it, but I'm currently only using temporary cheats to achieve numerical superiority, and I really don't know how to use a demon without any repercussions, so I can only choose this crude method.

However... the beast was just an appetizer; the real important thing was yet to come.

What Carter said wasn't meaningless. Now that almost ten minutes have passed, surely S.H.I.E.L.D. can muster a few superheroes of sufficient stature by now?

Thinking of this, Mason patted the ashes off his hands and activated the automatic cleaning function again, returning his body to a spotless state.

As mentioned before, given the opportunity, he doesn't like sneaking around. He believes that you can't gain a deep understanding of the world just by slowly researching information. If you want to find information that isn't recorded in writing, you ultimately have to take matters into your own hands.

The small underground space soon began to shake and tremble, probably because the attack had destabilized the geological structure. In any case, if they stayed any longer, they would probably be buried alive. Although it wasn't a big problem, digging out of the ground would be a loss of class, so it was better to retreat as soon as possible.

So Mason jumped along the path he had come from, punched the collapsed concrete slab away, then hooked his hand on the edge and flipped onto the ground—probably because the two explosions had shattered the water and electricity systems in the nearby neighborhood, a large area was now plunged into darkness.

However, it was far from quiet, as a large number of citizens were rushing to leave, amidst a chorus of explosive comments such as, "My house caught fire, I can get several thousand dollars more in compensation!" and "Tomorrow I'll exaggerate the losses! The government wouldn't dare delay compensation for such a large-scale incident! We've hit the jackpot this time!" These comments instantly shattered Mason's already meager sense of guilt.

He didn't pay any more attention to these things. He looked around and saw a bright, burning trail rushing towards him from the horizon.

Great, here comes the first one!

Mason whistled, and a moment later, a golden-red steel humanoid landed on a nearby flat area, staring intently at him with its gleaming eyes.

The man who single-handedly unlocked the MCU miracle, Iron Man has arrived!

Because Stark Industries' GG was everywhere, when Mason went online to search for information, the first thing he did was check out the official website of this big company. As a result, he saw a face that looked exactly like Robert Downey's, and even the three-view drawing of the Iron Man suit was published. The video of Tony Stark announcing on stage that he was Iron Man was spread all over the internet. The nearly ten million related search results in the search engine undoubtedly demonstrated the popularity of this number one megalomaniac in Marvel.

LOL, there's no need to specifically look for it.

Iron Man Tony Stark, who arrived here wearing the MK6 armor, had his senses detected several different things scanning his body, including laser beams and ultrasound, even before he landed. Combined with street surveillance and likely satellite photography, it's no surprise that information about the battle... or rather, the massacre, has already been sent to the desks of political leaders around the world.

Tony received a call from S.H.I.E.L.D. a few minutes earlier. He had flown all the way from Stark Industries in Quebec while watching the live stream, so before he even entered New York, the AI ​​Jarvis had already presented him with an analysis report.

"This individual possesses tactical weapon-level firepower, physical abilities approaching or surpassing those of X-Men member Colossus, and supersonic reaction and mobility. The table below contains detailed data—the tactical decision is 'immediately move away.' Do not engage this individual within visual range until sufficient heavy firepower has been deployed."

"Good, good, good, this is indeed a reassuring report."

Tony, a few beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead, gritted his teeth: "Unfortunately, we're a little too late."

—Some people might find it illogical that Tony, a playboy, would back down when faced with a beautiful woman, but that's actually normal. You see, while in the comics, Tony has no fear of anyone, from beautiful bodyguards to alien green-skinned figures and even Captain America, he's only been in the industry for two years and isn't that indiscriminate.

From a scientist's perspective, he could tell at a glance that this was a monster who appeared weak and frail but could actually punch through a building, roughly equivalent to a mini Hulk—of course, there might be some superhumans in the world who approach the Hulk with lustful intentions, but it certainly wouldn't be him.

"I do not recommend that you show any hostility towards this individual, sir. The MK6's defenses are insufficient to withstand the explosive power recorded in the battle just now. Based on the individual's contact with Agent Carter of S.H.I.E.L.D., he is not someone who cannot be communicated with. Therefore, I suggest that negotiation be the primary objective, sir."

"Judging from the data, it's like waving to a Tyrannosaurus Rex while you're naked," Tony thought to himself, shaking his head. "We should really praise S.H.I.E.L.D.; they're usually useless, but they're really good at causing trouble."

After deliberately leaving his communications with S.H.I.E.L.D. open and muttering that sentence, Tony landed and, true to form, began to speak in a slightly exaggerated tone.

"Oh my god, what on earth is going on—"

As Tony spoke, he waved to Mason and said, "Madam, this looks dangerous. Let's move to a safe area. The city hall's engineering team will be here soon to fix the problem."

"Tony Stark."

Due to time constraints, Mason skipped over some unnecessary words and said, "Let's be frank. If I were going to pretend this had nothing to do with me, you wouldn't be here with me."

"Haha, I just wanted to lighten the mood."

Tony shrugged and then walked steadily forward, showing no fear whatsoever. He even took off his helmet after getting within ten meters of Mason.

Mason was a little surprised, but Tony's mindset was actually very simple—since his armor's defensive capabilities were definitely not enough here anyway, he might as well open up and show his sincerity in the negotiations rather than hiding it.

He said in a familiar tone, "I heard from the people at S.H.I.E.L.D. that you deliberately chose this no-man's-land as the battleground—that's fantastic. According to satellite statistics, only a few civilians were accidentally cut by glass shards. If only all superhumans knew how to find no-man's-land to solve problems."

"Oh, thank you for the compliment."

Mason, with his hands still in his pockets, stood up and took a few leisurely steps forward.

Tony's heart tightened, but he didn't show it thanks to his strong personal composure. He simply continued, "So, since you're staying here, it means you have something to say to me... or someone else, right?"

"No need to rush, you're not the only guest."

Mason turned his head and glanced in the direction of another street—where a nimble figure was leaping over on a web.

On the other side of the sky, a blue aircraft, somewhat resembling a pair of bumper cars, flew over, spewing blue flames, accompanied by a figure engulfed in flames (physical).

Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four.

They are all very famous people.

They really gave me a lot of face.

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