Is Iron Man Dying?

Tony finally looked up at Chen Mo and said with a bitter smile.

"You already knew?"

"Otherwise, why do you think I told you to seal the reactor properly and minimize the spread of the molecules?"

Seeing how weak he looked, Chen Mo said irritably.

"Didn't I tell you to use the Iron Man suit as little as possible? It would greatly accelerate energy consumption and the spread of palladium!"

Tony Stark looked up at Chen Mo with a serious expression.

"You know people need Iron Man!"

Chen Mo shook his head. He knew Tony enjoyed the powerful feeling of wearing the Iron Man suit—the strength of Superman, the ability to fly freely, and the sense of accomplishment that came from fighting villains and protecting the weak as a Super Hero. It was indeed intoxicating. Especially as the symptoms of palladium poisoning grew more severe and his physical condition worsened, the feeling of strength he only had while wearing the Iron Man suit became even harder for him to give up, like drinking poison to quench his thirst.

"Iron Man" had already become an obsession in his heart. He would rather die of palladium poisoning than give up being "Iron Man"!

Still, more than two years had passed. The fact that he had held on until now was enough to show that Tony Stark had tried to restrain himself and had not used the Iron Man suit without limits or abandon.

Chen Mo knew it was impossible to make Tony give up using the Iron Man suit, nor did he intend to. He stopped talking about the suit and asked Tony Stark about his palladium poisoning again.

"What's the concentration at now?"

"Seventy-five."

Tony Stark had tested it shortly before Chen Mo arrived. This concentration was already very high. He