Why did Killian want to assassinate Tony Stark?
It wasn't merely because Tony had provoked him after the bomb accidentally injured Happy.
Rather, Killian himself had always harbored a grudge against Tony.
Thirteen years ago, Tony had not only rejected Killian's offer of cooperation.
Back then, Tony Stark, that incredibly arrogant playboy, had also toyed with Killian, who was disheveled, bucktoothed, and lame.
He had tricked him into going up to the rooftop, where Killian stood in the freezing wind for several hours.
It dealt a heavy blow to Killian, who was filled with lofty ambitions in scientific research.
Standing on the rooftop, Killian went from hope to despair. At the final moment, when he had made up his mind to die and was preparing to jump, he finally understood one thing.
If I'm not even afraid of death, then what else is there to fear?
At the same time, after spending a night with Tony only to be cast aside, Maya saw the AIM business card bearing the new algorithm formula. Through it, she found Killian, who was determined to rise again, and began working with him.
After more than a decade of research, AIM had finally developed the Extremis virus.
Bound in midair, Killian looked at Leo across from him. A trace of fear appeared in his arrogant eyes.
He couldn't understand why his attacks, which had always been unstoppable, had failed to produce any effect.
His entire body began to radiate a scorching light.
Cracks of orange-red light also appeared across his head.
The light gathered in his mouth.
A beam of superheated flame shot straight toward Leo, more than ten meters away.
At the same time, intense fire appeared on his arms and legs, which were bound by steel reinforcing bars.
The high-quality steel reinforcing bars