Tony Stark's Social Death

Dr. Ethan, alone and acting as a lone gunman, charged into the cave with an AK. To attract the terrorists' attention and buy Tony Stark time, Dr. Ethan fired his weapon as he advanced.

The deafening gunshots echoed through the cave, and for a moment, the terrorists dared not approach Dr. Ethan.

After all, everyone only had one life, and once it was gone, it was gone forever. Thus, despite Dr. Ethan's rampage, not a single terrorist dared to stop him, which spoke volumes about their quality.

Even so, Dr. Ethan, unfamiliar with the terrain, was gradually driven back by the terrorists, his area of operation shrinking step by step.

The intense gunfire from the terrorist base also attracted the attention of the US Military special forces and the Tyrant support team, who were preparing to attack.

A group of professional commanders were caught off guard by the sudden turn of events, but the arrow was already on the string and had to be shot.

The assault force quickly launched their attack according to the original plan. Under the cover of the Tyrant support team, the special forces rapidly entered the area, initiating a one-sided slaughter.

The terrorists, each armed with an AK, were no match for the Tyrant's overwhelming firepower. As soon as the Gatling gun, glowing blue, opened fire, the terrorists present basically scattered in all directions. Everyone scrambled to escape, fearing they would become innocent casualties under the Gatling's barrage.

The few terrorists who managed to grab heavy weapons were also annihilated by the Tyrant's portable rocket launcher. The scene was truly like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, and the battle progressed as swiftly and devastatingly as predicted.

Meanwhile, Tony Stark, inside the cave, listened to the gunfire outside and involuntarily swallowed. Was Dr. Ethan really that fierce? He was making as much noise as an entire reinforced platoon.

Why was the explosion so loud? Did Ethan blow up an armory?

The principle of "a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall" was understood by all, yet Chen Changsheng still appeared at the scene. The level of danger here was simply not worth mentioning for Chen Changsheng.

Notably, Colonel Rhodes had also arrived at the front lines of the assault with the rescue team. Initially, Rhodes felt that braving the terrorist stronghold for his dear friend would move the American soldiers, earning him some kind of "America the Beautiful" award.

But he never expected the Tyrant squad to be so formidable, completely dominating the terrorists.

The special forces behind the Tyrant barely had a chance to fire. As long as there were terrorists within the Tyrant's line of sight, a burst of bullets would immediately fly out, leaving limbs scattered and screams echoing everywhere.

Colonel Rhodes, who considered himself experienced in major events, fell silent. The battle-hardened special forces soldiers, however, worried about their future, sensing that the future battlefield might be too dangerous.

Chen Changsheng and Colonel Rhodes were escorted by the special forces deeper into the terrorist cave. Due to the numerous side passages, Chen Changsheng and his group found themselves progressively dwindling in number.

In the end, only Chen Changsheng and Colonel Rhodes remained, proceeding together. Colonel Rhodes was fully armed, holding an M16 rifle. His equipment was undeniably professional.

Chen Changsheng, on the other hand, wore a black hooded baseball jacket, no bulletproof vest, and his only offensive weapon was a small handgun.

Fortunately, the Tyrant had already breached the inner defenses, and the terrorists had been largely cleared. Chen Changsheng and Colonel Rhodes encountered no terrorists.

Reports of "all clear" from the US special forces soldiers echoed around them. Chen Changsheng and Colonel Rhodes gradually relaxed their vigilance. Terrorists were called terrorists because they were usually few in number and not accepted by the majority.

Under the Tyrant's onslaught, the terrorists in the cave were likely completely wiped out.

As the sound of gunfire grew closer, Tony Stark became anxious. The continuous sound of a Gatling gun was not a weapon Dr. Ethan could wield.

Just as Tony Stark was filled with anxiety, glancing at the door from time to time, a soft "ding" caught his attention.

Following the sound, Tony Stark saw that the program for his battle suit had finished transferring.

A delighted smile immediately spread across Tony Stark's face. Tony felt that his hunting time was about to begin.

Tony Stark had always been confident in the weapons he designed and researched. This was the confidence of a genius, and the confidence of an arms magnate.

The battle suit, with the system transfer complete, began to activate. With a clanking sound, Tony Stark moved his body a few times, quickly adapting to his new equipment.

Tony Stark, now ready, drove the battle suit out of the cave where he was held and happened to see a figure even taller than himself in armor. Without time to think, Tony Stark instinctively threw a punch.

A punch from Tony Stark, amplified by the battle suit, would likely have shattered bones if it had hit an ordinary person. But this punch landed on the tall figure with no effect whatsoever.

Tony Stark felt as if his powerful punch had landed on wet mud, with only a soft initial sensation and nothing else.

The tall figure, the moment Tony Stark's attack came towards him, began to retaliate. Due to the close proximity, firearms could not be used, especially since the Tyrant was carrying a Gatling gun.

The Tyrant swung its fist, as large as a sandbag, towards Tony Stark. Tony Stark, the playboy, was naturally unable to parry it, especially since Tony had only recently recovered his health.

As Tony Stark engaged in close combat with the tall figure in front of him, those following behind quickly launched an attack.

A burst of bullets was fired in Tony Stark's direction, making his battle suit clang and ding, nearly falling apart.

In the chaos, Tony Stark didn't clearly see that the bullets only hit his armor, while the figure beside him remained completely unscathed. If he had noticed, Tony would have cursed loudly.

Tony Stark, clad in the Mark I Iron Man Armor, was easily overwhelmed by the tall figure's combination of punches, leaving him no room to fight back.

The shock absorption capabilities of the Iron Man Armor at this time were not very good, in fact, they were practically nonexistent. Therefore, after being pummeled, Tony Stark felt as if he had just been beaten by dozens of strong men in succession, his whole body aching unbearably.

Fortunately, the armor's protective capabilities were still decent. Even after such rough treatment, Tony Stark inside did not suffer severe injuries, at most just bruises and swelling.

Feeling the impact of the fists against the armor and hearing the clanging of bullets hitting it, Tony Stark felt that escape was hopeless.

The immense force of the bullets also made Tony Stark unable to stand steadily. Finally, Tony Stark helplessly surrendered through the armor, "OK, OK, I surrender, stop hitting me, it hurts so much..."

Hearing the voice of the person in the strange armor begging for mercy, Colonel Rhodes, the US special forces commander who had just arrived, found it somewhat familiar. However, the enemy had surrendered, so Rhodes looked at Chen Changsheng, signaling him to have the Tyrant stop.

Chen Changsheng looked at the crude Mark I, considering it just a tin can. Thinking that Tony Stark inside was about to be beaten to death, he immediately ordered the Tyrant, who was beating Tony Stark, to stop.

"Stop attacking! Stop attacking!"

"??? English" Tony Stark, dazed from the beating, felt that the English voice was so familiar, so close. Tony felt as if he had heard heavenly music.

After all, since arriving at this cave, apart from Dr. Ethan, he hadn't heard anyone else speak English. They were all terrorists he couldn't communicate with, and they completely ignored him.

The terrorists had always spoken in their local dialect, and their unintelligible local dialect made it impossible for Tony Stark to communicate. If it weren't for Dr. Ethan being a local, Tony Stark would have been shot hundreds of times for his occasional sharp tongue.

Now, hearing his familiar language, Tony Stark felt an overwhelming urge to cry tears of joy.

He silently reached up and removed the helmet of his Iron Man Armor, muttering, "Okay, okay, stop hitting me, I surrender..."

At this moment, Tony Stark was still planning to endure the humiliation for now and settle the score with these terrorists later. Tony Stark had no idea that after taking off his helmet, he was about to experience the first social embarrassment of his life...

Tony Stark, after removing his helmet, finally had a moment to get a clear look at the terrorists in front of him.

The first thing he saw was the full figure of the giant who had just beaten him up. It was a giant wearing a gas mask and a US military uniform, and more importantly, carrying a camouflage coffin on his back.

Even with Tony Stark's sharp tongue, he was speechless at this bizarre outfit. Carrying a coffin onto the battlefield, what kind of operation is this?

Behind the giant figure were several other equally large figures. Tony only found one of them, a black man in a US military uniform hiding behind the large figure, particularly familiar.

Looking at that familiar black face, Tony Stark's expression became quite interesting. Is this guy Rhode?

And just as Tony Stark hesitated to recognize him, another familiar Asian face appeared next to Colonel Rhodes: Chen Changsheng.

Unfortunately, Chen Changsheng was holding a working video camera, and its lens was pointed directly at Tony Stark, filming…

The scene became awkward for a moment, and even the joy of being reborn didn't stir much in Tony Stark's heart at this time.

Looking at Rhode and Chen Changsheng, who had strange expressions and were trying hard to suppress their laughter, Tony hesitated for a moment before saying dryly, "You guys won't tell anyone, right?"

Tony Stark's response was met with unrestrained laughter from Chen Changsheng and Rhode. As for the Tyrants behind Colonel Rhodes and Chen Changsheng, they remained vigilant without any movement.

Having received his answer, Tony Stark closed his eyes in despair, put his helmet back on, and quickly ran past Chen Changsheng.

As he passed Chen Changsheng, he also casually threw the camera to the ground, truly destroying the evidence.

At this moment, Tony felt the need to vent, otherwise, he might die of embarrassment…

The target of Tony's venting was the terrorists in the cave.

When Tony Stark, piloting his armor, rushed out of the cave, ready to go on a killing spree, he discovered that all the terrorists had already been captured or killed by the US Military. The camp, which had hundreds of people, had no one left for him to vent on.

The only thing left for Tony Stark to vent his frustration on was the mountain of weapons piled up outside the cave. The abbreviations of Stark Industries printed on these weapons made Tony Stark even more furious, and he finally set them all ablaze.

Accompanied by the flames released by the explosion, Tony Stark activated the armor's jet mode and flew towards the sky.

Tony Stark felt he shouldn't be here anymore. He never wanted to come back here in the future. This was truly a heartbreaking place.

Tony Stark's ascent into the sky caused gasps of amazement from the US soldiers present.

Speaking of which, Tony Stark was quite famous in the eyes of most Americans in this world. Witnessing the legendary figure with their own eyes, these ordinary people felt honored.

Unfortunately, Tony Stark's coolness didn't last long. Not long after flying out, his armor's energy ran out, and he began to fall towards the ground.

With sparks flickering on his armor, Tony glided and plunged headfirst into the desert.

As he was about to hit a sand dune, Tony Stark's heart was unusually calm. Just destroy me, I'm tired…

Meanwhile, Dr. Ethan, who had been fighting fiercely with the terrorists in the cave, had also lost his life.

Dr. Ethan had been shot more than once by the terrorists during the fight. Judging by the amount of blood on his body, Chen Changsheng felt that a pound of bullets could have been extracted from Dr. Ethan's body.

Chen Changsheng wanted to save Dr. Ethan, but it was too late. Even if Chen Changsheng preserved his body, it would probably just be an empty shell without a soul.

In fact, Chen Changsheng was also a little worried. If Dr. Ethan didn't die, would something else happen? For example, if Iron Man didn't appear, and Tony remained a playboy, how would things proceed?

Upon receiving a report from the soldiers outside that Tony Stark had flown away from the terrorist base in a strange suit of armor and then lost control and crashed, Colonel Rhodes rushed with a group of people to search for Tony Stark.

Colonel Rhodes was also cursing inwardly, angry at his good friend's irresponsible behavior.

Colonel Rhodes prayed that Tony wouldn't be killed by the fall. If he died not by the hands of terrorists but by his own weapons, it would be a huge joke, and the US Military's operation this time might become a laughingstock.

Fortunately, this was Tony Stark's first time flying with jets, so he didn't dare to fly too high. The injuries he sustained were not very serious; he had only fainted.

However, Chen Changsheng didn't get another chance to see Tony. The now thoroughly embarrassed Tony Stark had already boarded his private jet and flown back to New York City for treatment.

Chen Changsheng also timely informed his stockbroker, preparing to sell a batch of stocks at a high price once Tony Stark reappeared, making a small profit. Then, when Tony announced the closure of his weapons manufacturing division, he would start buying back Stark Industries stock at a low price, preparing to officially fleece the market.

With this one move in and out, Chen Changsheng felt he would make a fortune. As he always said, even the best insider information couldn't compare to firsthand involvement.