Human Torch's Equivalent Exchange

"Shit!" Seeing the explosion happen right in front of him, Johnny Storm could not help cursing. He had not expected Killian to be no different from his men, igniting and exploding so easily from a tiny spark he had let drift out.

And to think Johnny Storm had been looking forward to fighting Killian before this. In the end, Killian, the mastermind boss, had been killed off just like that. Then what had been the point of him forcibly swallowing the Extremis Virus earlier? Had he failed to give himself extra screen time? He might as well have died directly from the Extremis Virus he had developed. At least that would have seemed a little more meaningful...

No, that was not right. The current Killian could also be considered to have died because of the Extremis Virus. He had died from the flaws in the current-stage Extremis Virus. As for the perfected Extremis Virus, Killian definitely would never get to see it. Taking revenge on Tony Stark was now completely impossible too. In fact, Killian's Extremis Virus would still need Tony Stark to perfect it. If Killian knew about that, he would probably die with his eyes wide open!

"If Tony knew this guy died so easily, he'd probably be speechless. After all, because of Killian, Pepper hasn't had a proper rest in ages. They didn't even dare go home and have been staying at Avengers Base this whole time..." Robet, standing to the side, also shook his head and quietly mocked him.

After learning what Tony Stark, Pepper, and even Stark Industries had gone through before, and then looking at Killian's performance now, all that could be said was that Pepper had been a little jumpy from shadows. Once a guy like Killian was discovered, he basically had no