The Goddess of Luck Struck!

Luo Bai had not expected to open the portal so far off target.

He had meant to open it to Kamar-Taj, yet it had somehow appeared right in front of Tony Stark.

And it just so happened to be while Tony Stark was fighting a "villain." That was truly unexpected.

Wasn't his luck supposed to be ridiculously good?! Why had he gotten dragged into danger again?!

Luo Bai was not the only one surprised. Tony Stark was equally taken aback.

Looking at Luo Bai, who had appeared out of thin air once again, Tony was utterly baffled.

"Luo Bai?! Where did you suddenly pop out from this time?!" Tony Stark asked as he opened his Iron Man helmet, revealing his face.

"Uh... this time was an accident." Luo Bai answered helplessly.

"An accident?!" Tony Stark asked in confusion.

Luo Bai had wanted to explain the situation to him.

But seeing Tony being held up, Luo Bai could not help but complain, "At least wait until you're safe before we talk about that..."

Only after being reminded did Tony Stark finally remember his current predicament, while the man in the black Iron Man armor finally snapped out of it as well.

He stared at Luo Bai and asked viciously, "I remember you. You're Luo Bai, right? You were the one who helped Tony escape that cave?!"

Before Luo Bai could answer, Tony Stark hurriedly said, "This is between us. It has nothing to do with him!"

"You still have time to worry about someone else?! Worry about yourself first, Tony!" the man in the black Iron Man armor snapped angrily.

Then he slammed his iron fist into Tony Stark, sending Stark flying.

Bang!

A deafening crash rang out.

Tony Stark flew like a bowling ball before slamming heavily into the wall.

He should not have died with the Iron Man armor on, but hearing that massive impact, Luo Bai still could not help asking, "Tony... are you okay?!"

Tony Stark did not answer immediately, seemingly because his injuries were quite severe.

Fortunately, after recovering for a moment, he responded, "Not dead yet."

Tony Stark spoke as he got back to his feet.

Although he had many questions for Luo Bai, he knew now was not the time.

"A lot has happened these past few days. I'll explain it all later. Right now, you need to get out of here!" Tony Stark said urgently.

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Bai immediately replied, "Okay! Then I'll leave first. Be careful, Tony!"

That straightforward response left Tony Stark stunned.

He knew the situation was critical and hoped Luo Bai would leave as soon as possible, but he had not expected Luo Bai to agree so readily.

"I thought you'd at least put up some token resistance. I didn't expect you to agree so quickly. Aren't we friends?!" Tony Stark teased half-jokingly.

Luo Bai smiled calmly on the surface and replied, "I just believe you can handle this yourself."

But inwardly, he grumbled, I'm not an idiot. Why wouldn't I run from something this dangerous?! Besides, you've got Iron Man armor. You won't die anyway!

Although Tony Stark had not explained the current situation, Luo Bai had already roughly guessed what was happening.

Based on the plot he knew.

After Tony Stark escaped from the terrorists using the Iron Man armor he had built, Mark 1, he had been trying to develop more powerful Iron Man armor. Thus, Mark 2 and Mark 3 were born.

Tony Stark had truly become Iron Man as a result, appearing in the U.S. in his Iron Man armor and drawing the attention of all sides.

After noticing the emergence of the Iron Man armor, Obadiah, who had always wanted to seize Stark Industries for himself, began secretly researching armor in cooperation with the terrorists.

In the end, he successfully created the Iron Man armor known as Iron Monger and became a supervillain in the Marvel Universe.

After that, Obadiah and Tony Stark began their final battle.

If Luo Bai's guess was correct, the man wearing the black Iron Man armor was Obadiah.

Now that he understood the situation, Luo Bai naturally had no reason to stay.

After all, this was an internal conflict within Stark Industries. As an outsider, it was not his place to interfere.

Although Tony Stark had a pretty good relationship with him, helping out as a friend was not impossible.

But the Iron Man armor Obadiah wore was a high-tech weapon.

Not only could it fire rotary cannons, six-shot missiles, and anti-tank rockets, it could even fly at high speed thanks to its rocket propulsion.

Luo Bai was just a novice mage. They expected him to withstand missile attacks?!

That was too much. Seriously too much!

He still wanted to lie low and grow stronger.

Who knew how long the Goddess of Luck would keep protecting him?!

With that thought, Luo Bai immediately decided to open a portal and leave.

He focused, picturing the villa in his mind, then began drawing circles with his hands.

Seeing that they seemed ready to leave, Obadiah roared, "Trying to run?! Both of you will die here!"

As soon as he spoke, he raised his iron right hand at Luo Bai, preparing to fire his rotary cannon.

Although Tony Stark had mocked Luo Bai for abandoning him earlier, that had only been a joke.

Seeing Luo Bai in danger, Tony lunged forward without a second thought.

He had originally wanted to buy Luo Bai some time so he could leave quickly.

But when Obadiah created Iron Monger, he had studied and upgraded Tony Stark's Iron Man armor. As a result, Iron Monger surpassed Mark 3 in every aspect.

Tony Stark's armor could not withstand Iron Monger's attacks at all. After taking a rotary cannon blast head-on, he completely lost his ability to fight.

Seeing Tony Stark lying on the ground, unable to move, Obadiah wore the smile of a victor.

"You seem to care a lot about this kid named Luo Bai. Then I'll send him to hell with you. No need to thank me~" Obadiah said with a smile.

By now, he had gone mad.

"He's innocent! Obadiah!!" Tony Stark roared.

He wanted to stop him, but he could not.

All he could do was shout, "Run!"

But Luo Bai was focused on opening the portal and did not hear Tony Stark's warning at all.

Using magical energy required intense concentration. Since Luo Bai was only a novice mage, he naturally had to focus even harder.

Fortunately, with his previous successful attempt and the danger he was currently in, the portal opened very successfully this time.

Although it took a little time, it went far more smoothly than before.

Just as the portal successfully opened, Luo Bai heard a shout from behind him: "Watch out!"

Then, a black shadow flashed past Luo Bai and entered the portal.

Luo Bai froze.

Just as he wanted to see what had slipped into the portal, the portal vanished the instant he lost focus.

Luo Bai: "!???"

Tony Stark: "????"

At that moment, both Luo Bai and Tony Stark were somewhat dumbfounded.

"Did a giant black rat just crawl in there??!" Luo Bai asked.

"Uh... that was Obadiah." Tony Stark replied, his tone carrying a trace of helpless confusion.

"Then why did he crawl into the portal?!" Luo Bai asked again, utterly baffled.

Tony Stark answered in a slightly dazed tone, "I don't know either. He was trying to attack you just now. But for some reason, he just disappeared."

Tony Stark sounded incredulous, and the expression on his face was utterly spectacular.

He still did not seem to have fully processed what had happened.

But Luo Bai understood.

So while he had been completely focused on opening the portal, Obadiah had tried to sneak attack him.

Then the Goddess of Luck had shown her power and sent Obadiah into the portal?!

Heh heh.

He was the chosen one of fate!

Was he really so easy to ambush?!