Dr. Abraham Erskine had likewise created a drug capable of changing the world, yet unlike her, he had not been blinded by his achievement. He had rationally recognized the enormous threat hidden within it, successfully nipped it in the bud, and even created today's S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Compared to him, Maya Hansen was so ashamed she wished she could disappear into the ground!
Fortunately, the evil and powerful Extremis she had created had already been wiped out by Chen Mo!
Now that the Extremis Virus was in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s hands, it would surely, like the Super Soldier Serum, fulfill its proper purpose and benefit humanity!
Meanwhile, just as Howard felt he was about to suffocate to death, Chen Mo finally released his neck.
Howard stood there, gasping heavily for quite a while. Then he looked at Chen Mo with a wounded expression and said resentfully,
"Were you trying to strangle me to death?"
Chen Mo glared fiercely at Howard and snapped,
"I really ought to just strangle you to death!"
Seeing the fury on Chen Mo's face, Howard took a frightened step back and watched him warily, afraid that he might actually strangle him!
"What the hell is going on in that head of yours?! Did you ever consider what would happen if Tony wasn't like you thought, and you just charged in like that? I think you don't want this son of yours anymore!"
Only then did Howard realize the severity of the situation. With lingering fear, he looked at Tony Stark standing beneath the S.H.I.E.L.D. emblem with Maya Hansen in the distance, then turned to Chen Mo and asked sheepishly,
"You mean there really isn't anything between them? But why would Tony obediently leave Pepper behind and come to S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Chen Mo cast Howard a cold sidelong glance and said flatly,