At this moment, the Core Area was filled with a blinding radiance and lethal radiation capable of instantly killing any unprotected life.
Tony Stark, clad in his specially modified Mark L deep-sea armor, its gold-and-red paint still conspicuous beneath the dim lighting, and Bruce Banner, wearing a heavy lead-lined radiation suit with a custom multilayer lead-glass face shield, stood on the observation walkway of Poseidon's Eye. Through the final thick composite viewport, they stared into the core.
"Banner,"
Tony's voice came through the heavy protective suit's communicator, carrying a trace of weariness and unprecedented gravity. "Until you see it with your own eyes, no data report can truly convey the... terror and miracle of this place."
To ensure absolute information security, Tony had not transmitted the core data in advance.
Dr. Bruce Banner, a leading expert in Gamma Rays, was now fully focused on the high-dimensional imaging data and radiation spectrum analysis returned by the Sensor Array.
His eyes were filled with the shock and obsession of a scientist confronting an unprecedented phenomenon, yet deep concern lay hidden beneath it.
Through his goggles, he looked at the restrained "sun" within the Core Area and sucked in a sharp breath.
Even through layer upon layer of shielding and filters, the light still stabbed painfully at his eyes.
All kinds of radiation detectors were blaring frantically on the radiation suit's built-in HUD, even though the readings had already been greatly reduced by the filtration system.
"My God, Tony..."
Banner's voice was somewhat hoarse. "Before Chang Wei locked it down, its internal reaction had already reached the brink of a critical eruption? Fifty million ton equivalent? This... this surpasses the instantaneous energy release of any nuclear test in history! What's even more terrifying is..."
"The Titan beast corpse we call Connors—its internal biological