"Email? You can't trace the source?"
Tony frowned.
"Yes, sir. The other party is very technically skilled; they erased all traces after sending the message," JARVIS replied.
"Okay, open the email. Let me see what message the sender is trying to convey."
Tony became curious and wanted to find out the sender's identity and purpose.
JARVIS pulled up the video attached to the email, and the moment the video started playing, Tony's expression changed drastically.
The people appearing in the video are his parents, who passed away many years ago.
The next scene was devastating for Tony. His parents hadn't died in a car accident; they'd been beaten to death by Bucky.
Tony's eyes were bloodshot as he gritted his teeth and ordered JARVIS to verify the authenticity of the video.
After receiving confirmation that everything was correct...
" Bucky...!"
Tony roared, quickly summoned his armor, donned it, and chased after Steve and his group. Bucky had also come with them earlier.
On the Ten Rings Empire side...
Wenwu watched the live feed transmitted by the Pym robot with great interest, observing the grand spectacle he was leading.
In the scene, Tony, clad in his armor, catches up with the S.W.O.R.D. jet and fires two pulse cannon shots.
Fury and his group were caught off guard and had no idea why Tony had suddenly attacked them.
With the fighter jet damaged, Carol landed on the ground with Fury, Steve, and Bucky.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Tony attacked Bucky, and Carol immediately stepped in front of Bucky to block him.
" Tony, what are you doing? Why are you attacking Bucky?"
Steve, filled with resentment, questioned her.
Bucky, I'm asking you, did you kill my parents with your own hands?
Tony pointed at Bucky, his eyes red-rimmed.
"You... you know. I should have told you sooner."
Bucky was momentarily at a loss. After regaining his senses, he recalled his actions during the time he was controlled by Hydra, including the incident of beating Tony's parents to death.
" Tony, he's been brainwashed and controlled by Hydra; his actions are not his own!"
Steve quickly stepped forward to defend his friend.
"Captain, you knew all along?"
Tony stared intently at Steve.
Steve was speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond.
" Tony, this can't be entirely blamed on Bucky; he was just a tool in Hydra's hands," Fury added, trying to persuade him.
"You all know, you all knew, but not one of you came to tell me!"
Tony's anger surged once more.
"You took my parents' lives with your own hands. Can you even imagine the pain they endured back then?"
Tony said this as he charged straight at Bucky, unleashing his Palm Cannon at maximum power.
Carol stepped forward and blocked the attack.
" Tony, calm down."
Carol frowned.
"Calm down? How can I calm down? He beat my parents to death!"
Tony lost control of his emotions and unleashed the full power of his armor, determined to kill Bucky.
With Carol obstructing him, he was unable to achieve his goal, which fueled his hatred for Carol, and all his pent-up resentment erupted.
Tony's current suit of armor is far more powerful than in the original timeline. It has abundant energy reserves and strong defenses.
The Secondary Adamantium oscillating blade, launched from the back of the hand, was sharp and powerful, requiring even Carol to handle it with caution.
Tony and his armor became one, and he could unleash his attacks with a mere thought, allowing him to hold his own against Carol for a short period of time.
However, as the battle continued, the armor's energy was rapidly depleted, and it soon fell into a disadvantageous position, being slammed hard onto the street by Carol.
A large crater was smashed into the ground, and Tony lay at the bottom of the crater, his armor tattered and temporarily incapacitated.
" Tony, Bucky is just a tool of Hydra. Think carefully about the whole story."
Steve jumped into the pit and reached out to help Tony up.
"I don't need you to help me up."
Tony stubbornly pushed Steve away and slumped down at the bottom of the pit alone.
Steve sighed softly, then turned and left.
Not long after, the rest of the crew boarded newly assigned fighter jets and set off back to headquarters in Washington.
"Sir, you have a broken rib."
JARVIS's notification sound rang.
"Is it misaligned?" Tony asked, panting.
"There's no misalignment. Sir, shall we initiate the regeneration agent injection?" JARVIS inquired.
"Injection."
Tony lay at the bottom of the pit, lifted the visor of his armor, and looked up at the clear sky above.
The regenerative agent produced by Star Ring Company was injected into the body, and the broken ribs healed rapidly.
" Wenwu's medicine is indeed very effective."
Tony felt the changes in his body and couldn't help but sigh. As his injuries healed, his exhausted physical and mental state also returned to its peak.
He had long suspected that Wenwu was the mastermind behind the Star Ring Group. The drug injected into his chest was highly similar in characteristics to the regenerative drugs that Star Ring sold to the public.
When the Star Ring headquarters moved into the Ten Rings territory, this conjecture was basically confirmed, but he never made it public.
" Bucky, you'll pay the price."
Tony sat up abruptly, hatred surging in his eyes.
Whenever I think of how my parents were beaten to death by Bucky fists, my heart is filled with intense sadness and hatred.
He was determined to exact revenge and bring peace to his parents.
"Such intense hatred... this body is indeed a suitable host."
Just as Tony was immersed in grief and anger, a black liquid slid down the pit wall and silently slipped into the gaps in his tattered armor.
What is that?
The black fluid touched Tony's skin, and Tony instantly sensed something was wrong.
"Not bad, actually. That wretched Peter Parker, you discarded me like trash, I'll make you regret it!!"
A small, strange black head protruded from Tony's shoulder, muttering complaints.
"Fuck, what kind of monster are you?"
Tony noticed the strange thing on his shoulder and his hair stood on end.
"Monster? No, I am the great Venom. Accept me obediently, and I will grant you immense power."
Venom's tone was utterly arrogant.
Tony paused for a moment, then looked up at the several points of light falling from the sky, a smile playing on his lips, "Is that so? I'd like to study your structure more closely."
"Study me? Impossible! You think you can use me for experiments while I'm parasitizing you? That's wishful thinking!"
Venom was absolutely certain that Tony had no way to defeat him.
However, Venom quickly realized he had misjudged the situation.
The falling light spots, continuously magnified, were multi-component components of the armor.
The armor components landed, unfolded, quickly connected, and re-encased Tony's entire body.
A violent electric current traveled along the armor, and the Venom was electrocuted, causing it to emit blue smoke.
"Ah!"
Venom let out a scream, contracted its body, and completely disappeared into Tony's body.
Tony frowned and flew at full speed toward his own Stark Tower.
After Tony left, Wenwu's figure appeared out of thin air in the crater.
He held a small, wriggling black liquid in his palm. The substance tried to burrow into his flesh, but was firmly trapped by Spiritual Power.
"Interesting, it's Venom."
Wenwu smiled faintly, using his Mind Stone power to locate Peter and clarify the whole story.
Venom arrived on Earth with the meteorite and happened to encounter Peter, quietly attaching itself to Peter's suit and completing its parasitic infection.
Upon noticing the parasite, Peter immediately judged it to be dangerous and did not hesitate to forcibly remove the Venom, intending to burn it directly.
However, Peter to attend to something temporarily, which gave it a chance to escape.
After a long and winding journey, relying on a series of strangers to stay with, I finally arrived here.
The small piece in Wenwu's palm was a part he had secretly cut off while Venom was parasitizing Tony.
With a flicker of his figure, Wenwu vanished from the spot and returned to the Ten Rings Empire.
Meanwhile, Venom, after returning to the mansion with Tony, ended up in a miserable state.
It thought that once it burrowed into Tony's body, he would be helpless, but it underestimated Tony's abilities.
Before long, Tony used equipment to extract the Venom, placed it in a sealed container, and waited for it to be sliced, sampled, and studied.