American comics start with asking Iron Man a question.

“So Tony went to that abandoned planet this time specifically to deal with Thanos!” Coulson said, following Rhodes’ line of thought.

"Considering that our Iron Man is unlikely to have any grudges with an alien."

"So... there's only one reason I can think of that would make Tony go to another planet to fight Thanos, that would force him to do it."

"If we don't deal with Thanos, he will be detrimental to Earth!"

Colson has once again come to a bold conclusion.

The idea of ​​aliens invading Earth might seem far-fetched to most people, but it wasn't anything earth-shattering to Coulson, and he naturally came to this conclusion.

This kind of thing has happened before.

Rhodes and Iron Man's expressions darkened slightly.

However, it must be said that Coulson's analysis is actually quite reasonable.

Is Thanos, the cosmic overlord, going to invade Earth?

If that's the case, then things are in serious trouble.

Chapter 005: How did Iron Man die?

When they learned that Earth would be invaded by a cosmic overlord in the future, everyone's expressions turned rather grim.

Although this conclusion is only one of Colson's inferences, it is not a baseless conjecture, but rather has a certain degree of logic.

Even the slightest possibility of such a thing should be treated with utmost care.

You can never be too careful.

After all, this is a matter of life and death for the Earth!

Both Coulson and Rhodes made a decision: once they returned, they would report everything that had happened that day to their superiors as soon as possible.

[Question: In which of the following ways will Iron Man, Tony Stark, die in the future?]

[A. Natural death]

[B. Death from palladium poisoning]

C. Killed by Thanos

[D. Died from the backlash of the Infinity Stones]

[Friendly reminder: Those who answer correctly will receive a healing potion; those who answer incorrectly will have one attribute randomly deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc.]

The moment this question was posed, the atmosphere in the room became strange.

Both Rhodes and Coulson couldn't help but look at Iron Man.

No one expected the second question to be so explosive.

Tony Stark has only just announced his role as Iron Man, and this question is already exploring Iron Man's death.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Iron Man said nonchalantly. "Everyone dies eventually. It's just a normal question."

However, despite this, Iron Man was actually somewhat unsettled, unlike his outward appearance.

He had a premonition that he might die a violent death in the future.

They will not live to old age.

After all, this is a question about the future. If I can really enjoy my old age and die peacefully, there's no need to ask this question, right?

Moreover, the battle revealed by the question above further suggests that Iron Man will be a force to be reckoned with and roam the universe, making Iron Man even less optimistic about his future.

“Well then, let’s analyze this question.” Rhodes withdrew his gaze and said seriously to the two of them, “Let’s look at option A first… So…”

After stammering for a while, Rhodes finally couldn't bring himself to say it and passed the question on to Iron Man, "Tony, why don't you analyze this option?"

Neither Rhodes nor Coulson believed that the future Iron Man would die of natural causes.

Both of them already knew that the world was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and that there were some unknown forces that transcended common sense.

For example, the Hulk, or Thanos, the cosmic overlord from the previous question.

Especially for Coulson, he knew far more details than Rhodes.

Iron Man, as a superhero on Earth, possesses immense power that ordinary people do not have, and he will inevitably find himself in a struggle against these supernatural forces.

In this case, Rhodes and Coulson both believed that Iron Man was more likely to have been killed than to die of natural causes.

He might just be Thanos, the cosmic overlord.

In that video, Iron Man was pierced through by Thanos!

But Rhodes ultimately couldn't bring himself to say such things to Iron Man's face.

"Man, I am Iron Man, I am a superhero!"

Iron Man knew what Rhodes was thinking. He shrugged and took on the question, "Superheroes don't die so mediocrely! Iron Man even less so!"

"If Iron Man were to die one day, it should be like fireworks; even in death, he would leave behind the most dazzling brilliance for the world!"

"So A can be ruled out, that's not how Iron Man would die!"

Option A was thus eliminated, and everyone agreed without any objection.

"Then what about B, palladium poisoning?" Coulson's gaze fell on B.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she looked at Iron Man again and said, "If I remember correctly, your Stark Industries' Arc Reactor mainly uses palladium, right?"

Stark Industries originally had a massive Arc Reactor, invented by Stark's father, Stark Howard, and Anton Vanko, specifically designed to provide clean energy to the outside world.

This was a landmark product of Stark Industries decades ago, and some of its basic specifications were publicly available.

So it's not surprising that Rhodes and Coulson both knew this.

However, just last night, a fierce battle between Iron Man and Anton Vanko blew up that arc reactor.

That's why Iron Man held a press conference today to explain to the media the massive explosion that occurred last night.

Coulson and the military had already reached a consensus that Tony Stark's identity should not be exposed, and that everything should be attributed to a fictitious bodyguard.

But Tony Stark didn't follow the agreed-upon script at all, and directly admitted that he was Iron Man.

"Tony, could it be that the explosion last night caused you to be poisoned with palladium?" Rhodes' pupils suddenly contracted as he realized something. "I told you before that I would take you to the hospital for a thorough examination!"

"I wish things were really that simple!" Iron Man couldn't help but complain.

"Your Iron Man suit!" Coulson's eyes widened slightly. "That miniature arc reactor on it, it should also use palladium, right?"

Upon hearing Coulson's words, Rhodes immediately realized that his own guess was wrong and Coulson's speculation was the only reasonable one.

"So, the Iron Man armor poisoned you? The Iron Man armor is killing you?" Rhodes stared wide-eyed, utterly speechless.

"These are minor issues. For a genius like me, I will definitely find other elements to replace palladium in the future. Let's continue to look at other options."

Iron Man did not deny it, but said it with great confidence.

In reality, Iron Man began searching for palladium alternatives as soon as he decided to use the Arc Reactor as the energy source to power the Iron Man armor.

However, even now, there is still no clue.

He tried almost every element, but none of them worked.

Iron Man is actually at a loss now.

Even in this helpless situation, Iron Man remained full of confidence.

That's because the Iron Man who fought Thanos in the video in the previous question was at least 10 or 20 years later!

Judging from Iron Man's current poisoning condition, he'll be lucky to live for another year!

The fact that I've lived so long means I must have solved the problem of palladium poisoning!

Rhodes and Coulson were unaware of this situation, but Iron Man himself was fully aware of it, which is why he was so confident that he would find an element to replace palladium in the future.

Chapter 006 Healing Potion, Life-Saving Artifact

Rhodes and Coulson remained noncommittal when asked about Iron Man.

They do acknowledge that Iron Man is a one-in-a-million genius, but a genius is not omnipotent.

Whether palladium poisoning could be resolved as Iron Man claimed was something neither of them knew nor had any confidence in.

However, they were unable to make an effective judgment on this issue, and after hearing what Iron Man said, they could only look at other options first.

"What about C and D?"

"C is fine, we've all seen Tony and Thanos's fight, but what are the Infinity Stones? We have no clue."

As Rhodes spoke, he looked questioningly at Iron Man and Coulson.

He saw that the two men were just as bewildered as he was, neither of them knowing what the Infinity Stones were.

"wrong!"

But Coulson quickly had a flash of inspiration and remembered something. "Do you guys remember that in the last video, Thanos's gauntlet had some gem-like things embedded in it?"

Coulson and Rhodes are no ordinary people; their observational skills are exceptional.

Although I only watched the video once, I still remember some of the details.

"It seems... there were four! Four gems of different colors, set in Thanos's gauntlet," Rhodes recalled.

A hint of excitement flashed in their eyes. Could those different colored gems be the so-called Infinity Stones?

Although I don't know what this gemstone is, just from its name I know it must be something extraordinary.

Moreover, if this conjecture is correct, options C and D are immediately linked.

"Is it possible that Tony was exposed to radiation from those Infinity Stones throughout his battle with Thanos?"

"Think back carefully, when Thanos was fighting, he used his gloved hand to launch an energy wave attack at Tony!"

"At the time, we didn't have enough information to analyze it, but now it seems that the energy wave attack clearly came from those gems!"

"Otherwise, what's the point of Thanos wearing that gauntlet?"