Redemption

Although Xu Yue's Wood Clone was terrifying compared to other Reincarnators, it had no way to replenish its own energy, so most of the time, its tasks had nothing to do with combat.

When there was a real fight, he could just call Six Paths Xu Yue. There was no need to make the Wood Clone exert itself.

Upon arriving on Earth again, in the outskirts of New York, Xu Yue's Wood Clone put on sunglasses and a trench coat, giving himself a simple disguise before planning to mooch a place to stay and some food from Tony.

If his estimate was correct, the Project Insight envisioned by both S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra had already begun preparations by this point.

With the support of alien technology, Tony's casual advice on Helicarrier engines, and the damage caused by the Battle of New York, that one-eyed Black guy was also putting everything he had into building three specialized Helicarriers and beginning the launch of dedicated satellites.

Of course, building such things took quite a while. There was still some time before Project Insight was put into action, so there was no need to pay attention to it for now.

On the other hand, Tony's side was more relevant. A one-night stand thirteen years ago had led him to casually leave botanist Maya with a formula, allowing her and Dr. Killian, whom Tony had abandoned, to develop the Extremis Virus.

They had already used disabled veterans as their first batch of test subjects.

The Extremis Virus itself possessed the terrifying ability to regenerate severed limbs, far more powerful than the serum developed by Lizard in Spider-Man I.

However, its side effects were equally obvious. The Extremis Virus was addictive. Once someone lost control, their body could erupt with intense heat and explode outright.

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