Anyone living in this world had probably heard of Tony Stark.
That was not only because the Stark family was fabulously wealthy and constantly appeared on television, but also because he was the first superhero in modern history to make a grand, high-profile appearance before the public and arrogantly declare to the cameras at a press conference, "I am Iron Man." Ever since that terrorist kidnapping incident in the Middle East, Tony had returned to New York like a completely different person. He spent all day in the lab tinkering with his Iron Man armor and never tired of wearing it around the world to uphold justice and such.
Many people admired him and liked him, while many others resented and hated him. But regardless, the name Iron Man had unquestionably become a household name.
And at that very moment, Tony Stark—the famed Iron Man—blew open the doors and appeared at the entrance to Killian's laboratory just as Michael was about to turn hostile and make his move.
This was an unexpectedly interesting development. Michael had never observed the Iron Man armor in combat up close before. This was a perfect opportunity delivered right to his doorstep. He temporarily put aside the thought of attacking Killian, slipped his hands back into his pockets, and stood to one side to quietly watch events unfold.
The three black-clad thugs dutifully rushed forward, symbolically drawing their guns and firing a few shots at Iron Man. Tony casually blasted two of them to the ground with Repulsor Cannons. Seeing that bullets were useless, the third man simply shouted and charged forward, seemingly intending to block him with his body, only for Tony to rudely slap his jaw cleanly broken.
Tony stepped through the door and activated his facial recognition program, swiftly scanning the three