"I'm not dead... I'm still alive?"
In a daze, Tony gradually woke up.
He vaguely remembered the whip shadows of flesh and blood that filled his vision before, and he didn't know how many bones in his body were broken.
And now…
He clenched his fists, supported himself and sat up to move around. Although there still seemed to be lingering pain in various parts of his body, it did not affect his walking, sitting or lying down at all. What's more, the most important thing was that the new energy core in his chest was gone, replaced by the intact skin of a normal person.
"It looks like you've recovered pretty well."
The door of the ward was opened, and Nick walked in and said to Tony, who was lifting his hospital gown and staring at his chest.
"What did you do to me? How much time has passed now?"
The clothes were suddenly dropped, and Tony wiped his face to sober himself up and asked.
"Well, let me see." Nick pretended to check his watch and said, "It's been less than eight hours since you were knocked away, and you recovered so quickly. I think you should have heard of the life potion."
"That's just right. In order not to waste the precious effect of the potion, I'll have someone clean up the hidden danger in your chest as well."
Tony listened and glanced down.
He knew that the life potion was made by that guy Colin Blake. It was said to have the ability to prolong life and quickly recover from injuries, and it was sold at a sky-high price in various circles.
He didn't feel uncomfortable using something he considered his nemesis to recover, but the new energy core in his chest had other important meanings to him. However, now didn't seem to be the time to pursue these.
"How's Wall Street?"
Tony quickly calmed down and asked. Even now, he could still vaguely feel the whip shadow that covered the sky and hit him.
"The missiles bombarded for a long time, but when they saw that the effect was not great, they stopped." Nick found a chair in the ward and sat down, and continued, "The thing retreated back into the ground after being bombed twice. Thanks to the various underground safes built by the bankers that are comparable to nuclear defense bases, things that can only explode on the ground have no effect on the things hiding underground. They just destroyed the things on the surface."
"The military is now considering how to completely eliminate the thing underground. However, according to the intelligence we have detected so far, the entire underground network of Wall Street is now covered by those things, and they are even beginning to invade in other directions. Seeing that they can't come up with an executable plan for the time being, I won't waste any more time with them."
Tony listened in silence for a while, pondered for a while, and said: "Elizabeth's threat is greater than expected. If we want to solve the virus, we must get rid of her first."
"I know, I'll ask Natasha to ask Dr. Banner to come over." Nick listened and answered.
He discovered that they were seriously short of high-end combat power. The military's weapons were very effective against ordinary infected people, but when faced with super-strong life forms under specific circumstances, without specific equipment or strong people of the same level, they were basically at a loss.
And judging from the current situation, there is far more than just Elizabeth to deal with. There is also Colin, who is waiting behind and whose intentions are unknown but who is definitely more difficult to deal with.
It is urgent to recruit Dr. Banner and form the Avengers.
"You want that big green guy to deal with Elizabeth? Hey! Damn, aren't you afraid that the world will be destroyed!" Tony frowned.
The ability of the Black Light virus is to devour and evolve. The current virus-infected people are already abnormal enough. If they accidentally devour the Hulk's genes, oh no! Then everyone doesn't need to resist, just clean their necks and wait for the slaughter.
"I had someone do an experiment and found that the Blacklight virus cannot devour Hulk's cells. If you forcefully do this, the only outcome will be the collapse of both of them." Nick explained the reason why he did so.
SHIELD also collected some samples of Hulk's blood during the last street battle in New York. After thousands of tests, it was found that the Blacklight virus and the equally corrosive Hulk cells would not create a more perverted Virus Hulk, but would both self-destruct.
It was because he had some idea in his mind that he made this risky decision.
"You're playing with fire." Tony's brows relaxed a little after hearing Nick's words. He shook his head, but did not continue to dwell on this topic.
After all, they do lack combat power at the moment.
He glanced at the clothes that had been straightened beside him, and put them on without caring that Nick was there.
Nick looked at him with a slight frown and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Go back and study the new armor." Tony said while wearing the watch.
He was killed instantly twice in a row. Although it was because he did not know the enemy intelligence in advance, no matter what, the current armor can no longer keep up with the times. He needs a new, new generation of Mark armor that can cope with the current situation.
"We don't have much time now. Are you sure you have enough time?" Nick said reluctantly after listening to Tony's words.
He had no doubt about Tony's abilities, but he couldn't tell when he would need to fight again, and it would be difficult to see results in such a short time.
Instead of wasting time doing something that has no short-term benefits, you might as well do something else.
"I'm Tony Stark." Tony, who was already dressed, was full of confidence.
"By the way, can you lend me the metal that can be used to make a protective shield?"
Just as he was about to walk out, Tony suddenly thought of something and turned around and said.
He had said he would do research on it before, but never got started. Now, even if there is not enough time to produce any results, the ability to stimulate the function of the protective shield metal itself is enough to greatly improve the defense level of his armor.
"I'll have someone send it to you." Nick was silent for a moment, but didn't refuse.
Now that he can strengthen his own personnel, he doesn't need a storage item.
"You're finally not so stingy anymore." Tony raised his eyebrows and said, ignoring Nick's twitching eyes, and strode out.
Nick watched, suppressed his anger, and finally said, "Don't forget to come out and hang out if you have time!"
Now, the big news of Captain America's rebirth has barely suppressed the news about the epidemic under the manipulation of public opinion, and people's hearts have stabilized a little, but Tony, as a modern hero like Iron Man, his influence cannot be underestimated.
Having time to show up in various places in Manhattan can also play a significant role in stabilizing the situation.
Tony, who had already walked out of the room, didn't turn back when he heard it, but made an OK gesture.
Nick watched without saying anything, but his thoughts were on Colin and the FBI and CIA.
(End of this chapter)