NieR is dead. He's completely dead, not even a trace of him remains.
But Ling Yi had no desire to continue the investigation; knowing the reason was enough.
Killing NieR can be seen as a way of avenging his former friend.
Ling Yi didn't want to get too involved in these messy things.
The Hand to seize territory in Hell's Kitchen Kingpin are none of his concern.
They're all bad people anyway.
Ling Yi is a cautious person at heart and doesn't like to show his face in public.
He only wanted to survive in the Marvel Universe, to survive the snap of the Purple Sweet Potato Spirit the Snap.
Ling Yi didn't care about the rest, nor would he pay much attention to them.
To put it bluntly, he has no sense of belonging to the Marvel Universe, and he has even less affection for the Ugly Nation.
Even if the Ugly Nation were erased from the Map, he wouldn't care, as long as it didn't harm him.
Unlike other novel Protagonist, Ling Yi doesn't actively seek out opportunities to "show off" his abilities.
In his previous life, Ling Yi's biggest dream was to be a free-spirited, lazy bum.
Financial freedom, freedom of rights, freedom of life... and then, the life of a couch potato.
What Ling Yi didn't know was that the entire process, from his appearance in NieR's room to his use of fire magic to burn Nick to ashes, was recorded by a camera hidden in a vase in the corner of NieR's room.
It's kind of funny, but this camera was secretly installed by a guy named Dyson Brontë Timberwolf Gang.
The purpose of installing the cameras was simply to film some amusing little videos of NieR in his office, then release them to thoroughly embarrass NieR.
NieR is a Evil Ghost in sheep's clothing, and he often "stirs things up" in the office, which is almost common knowledge among the Timberwolf Gang.
Unfortunately, NieR will never get to see his own amazing short videos.
NieR's death went Huadu in a place like Hell's Kitchen.
The death of a small gang leader was hardly a problem; the Timberwolf Gang's business was largely unaffected, and they continued to serve as "errand runners" and "deliverymen" for Hell's Kitchen.
That very evening, Ling Yi left Hell's Kitchen and went to Queens, where he became neighbors with the future Spider-Man who had just started elementary school...
In the Kamar Town Middle East, Tony's convoy had just finished resupplying and was preparing to head towards their final destination.
However, Tony's expression wasn't too good at the moment.
Just now, he was hit by Shitou from four or five children.
With his current physical condition, he naturally wouldn't get injured; he didn't even try to dodge, letting the Shitou hit him.
What puzzled him was that he clearly didn't know these children, so why were they looking at him with such hostility?
It wasn't just these children; almost everyone around him looked at him with hostility.
Tony frowned and walked directly toward one of the old men.
"Mr. Tony Stark, you can't go over there, they're dangerous." The soldier protecting Tony immediately tensed up and blocked Tony way.
"You're telling me an old man is dangerous? Get out of the way." Tony was in a bad mood; the way these people were looking at him made him very uncomfortable, and he wanted to know why.
"Mr. Tony Stark, your safety is our responsibility." These soldiers were all elite members of the Ugly Nation. military, and Rhodey had arranged them specifically for him.
Tony reached out, grabbed the soldier by the collar, and tossed him aside. The soldier was helplessly thrown to the ground.
The soldiers were stunned. This was Tony Stark? Tony Stark possessed such terrifying power?
They looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.
At that moment, Tony had already arrived in front of the old man.
"Do you know me?" Tony asked.
" Tony Stark, executioner, warmonger, a demon with blood on his hands, of course I know him," the old man said in slightly broken English.
"Hey, even though you're an old man, I don't agree with a single thing you said." Tony was even more annoyed. This was a matter of principle, and he would never allow anyone to slander him like this.
"It was my invention of powerful weapons that brought you peace, and in the future I will invent even more powerful weapons. Only powerful weapons can Intimidation the wicked and bring true peace."
Tony's meaning was clear: your peace is all thanks to me, and you should thank me, not hate me.
He has always believed this, and he has always acted accordingly.
The old man pulled a bullet from his pocket and showed Tony the logo on the bottom of the bullet.
"Stark!"
Tony frowned, took the bullet, and examined it carefully.
That's right, these are bullets manufactured by Stark Industries.
"Where did you get it from?" Tony asked.
"From where?" The old man's voice trembled slightly as he made a clasping gesture and drew a large circle with his hands. "They're everywhere here."
"Some of them were buried in the fields, some were injected into the bodies of our loved ones—my three sons, two daughters-in-law, and a granddaughter... They all died because of you."
"He, he, he, everyone in the Kamar Town has lost loved ones, and every bullet bears the name 'Stark'!"
" Stark's weapons have equipped hundreds of thousands of terrorists in Middle East. They are using the weapons you manufactured to slaughter civilians and plunder our property. Your weapons bring no peace, only slaughter. Weapons can only bring slaughter."
The old man said with great emotion.
"That's impossible! Weapons sold by Stark Industries never end up in the hands of terrorists. We can trace the whereabouts of every gun and every bullet."
The old man pointed to the bullet in Tony's hand. "Then tell me, where did it come from?"
Tony froze instantly. Where did he come from? Where did he come from? Where did he come from...?
They are from Stark Industries, of course, but the key question isn't where they came from, but rather... why they're here.
Tony realized that Stark Industries was in trouble, in big trouble.
Within Stark Industries, only three people have the authority to modify order contracts: him, Pepper, and Obadiah Stane.
Pepper couldn't possibly betray him, so it's quite obvious who betrayed him.
"I, Tony Stark, will give you an explanation." After saying that, Tony turned and got into the car.
At this moment, the shock Tony felt was unimaginable.
" Mr. Stark..." the soldier in the driver's seat asked cautiously.
"Proceed as planned!" Tony said, waving his hand before closing his eyes.
The convoy slowly left the Kamar Town and drove into the desert.
The atmosphere in the car became very tense. About an hour later, Tony arrived at his destination.
Tony was trading with a general from a small country.
This country controls a Diamond mine and is extremely wealthy.
However, this Diamond mine also brought them a huge crisis, so they needed to purchase powerful weapons to protect themselves.
"General Morris, can you tell me what you will do with these weapons I sold you?"
The general, named Morris, chuckled and said coldly, " Guard our homeland, and then, blast every enemy body to pieces."
"Weapons are meant to Intimidation, not kill," Tony said, frowning.
"No, the purpose of weapons has always been killing. Only killing can bring Intimidation, and only killing can bring peace."
Tony was utterly shocked.
At that moment, he finally realized that weapons were never meant for peace, but for killing.
Tony finished his glass of red wine and turned to leave.
"Hey, Tony Stark, my friend, next time, we'll double the deal. I'm going to punish those greedy guys, and blood is the best punishment, isn't it?"
"I refuse!" Tony said without turning around, then got into the car.
The convoy began its return journey. Tony rubbed his face and looked at the soldier next to him. The soldier's gun was also a Stark Industries product.
Has this gun been used before?
"Yes, sir!" the soldier said, slightly nervously.
" Mr. Stark, I can assure you, this gun's performance is the highest I've ever used."
How many people have you killed with it?
"31, sir," the soldier said proudly.
"Who was killed?"
"I'm sorry, sir, this is classified information. Moreover, we only follow orders: lock onto the target, eliminate the target. Often, we don't even know the target's true identity."
Tony stopped talking, but his original resolve had completely Collapse.
Just then, Tony suddenly felt an immense sense of crisis engulfing him.
Combat in the game's dungeon world for nearly half a month, and with the guidance of Steve and Barton, Tony almost instinctively Summon his shield and staff, while simultaneously unleashing the Ice Armor skill.
"Boom!"
An explosion rang out, and a huge blast of air flipped the car over. As the car rolled, Tony nimbly kicked open the door, rolled over, and landed Wuyang on the ground.
The next moment, Tony crouched down, holding his shield in front of him.
A missile landed right in front of him, and Tony could even clearly see the "Stark" marking on it.
"Boom!"
The bomb detonated, sending a terrifying shockwave that swept across the surroundings.
But Tony Wuyang from the explosion.
His shield was also made of gold and of good quality. Combined with the defensive power of his Ice Armor, this allowed Tony to remain safe.
Several explosions followed, destroying the convoy and killing all the soldiers in the two explosions.
Tony slowly stood up, his heart filled with immense anger and murderous intent.
With a thought, Tony was enveloped in a dark red robe, a piece of gold-quality cloth armor he had obtained in the game.
Flavie's Guard - Cloth Armor (Gold) lv4, Durability 31/45, Defense 25, +10 Health, +5% Health Regeneration Speed...!
" Ice Bolt!"
Tony waved his staff, and a half-meter-sized ice bullet, radiating a chilling aura, appeared out of thin air at the top of the staff. With Tony's swing, the ice bullet shot out and smashed directly into the oncoming vehicle.
"Pfft, crackle!"
The car, including the people inside, was reduced to a pile of ice shards while it was in motion due to the terrifying destructive power of the extreme Ice Bolt.
This scene completely terrified the previously shouting terrorists.
" Ice Bolt!" Tony unleashed the skill once more...
A few minutes later, Tony looked at the bald leader who was frozen into an ice sculpture, his eyes filled with even more murderous intent.
" Obadiah, he really is my good uncle."