Not only the reporters present, but all of America—even the entire world—fell silent as they watched Tony Stark's declaration. He was not merely talking. He had already bought the broadcasting rights for the giant screens in New York's Times Square tonight, and at that very moment, he was transmitting to the world the design blueprints and calculation formulas for the Arc Reactor he had built after escaping the cave.
Did Tony Stark willingly reveal these things? Of course not. He understood better than anyone the impact of cold fusion—especially compact cold fusion. A revolution in humanity's energy technology? Naturally. But even more naturally, a revolution in weaponry.
Ever since becoming Iron Man, Tony had gradually begun destroying the weapons sold by Stark Industries. He had seen the people harmed by Stark Industries weapons. He had seen his savior, Doctor Yinsen, die beneath one of his own weapons.
From that day on, whenever he saw a weapon bearing the Stark name, he instinctively felt nauseated, convulsed, and wanted to vomit. Only by putting on his armor could he ease those symptoms and destroy those weapons.
But whether it was Roxxon or someone else, what they wanted to do was far more vicious. They did not merely want to utterly destroy Stark Industries. They had even brought in a devil and launched a media offensive, intending to destroy everything Tony had built since walking out of that cave—the thing embedded in his chest.
And next, they would destroy the entire Avengers and the cause they supported with Stark Industries as their backing.
Why did they not attack S.H.I.E.L.D.? Why did they not attack the Ultimate Team, and only attack the Avengers? Why had Mephisto altered so many Arc Reactors, yet only caused the one in the middle of Avengers Tower to explode