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Chapter 58 The Shining: Future Nightmare (6k chapter)

California – 10880 Black Shores Marbury, San Diego

This is a sea view villa built on the mountain, covering an area of ​​1021 square meters. The overall structure is divided into two floors, including many luxurious facilities such as helipad, freshwater swimming pool, private tennis court, etc.

The owner of the villa, Tony Stark, was lying in an ergonomic chair in the villa's underground base on the third floor.
Several azure blue holographic projections surrounded him, and dense data streams and analysis diagrams were constantly jumping.

The deep voice of the intelligent butler Jarvis echoed throughout the laboratory.
〈Sir, you have been working non-stop for more than 48 hours〉

〈Considering your health, I suggest you stop working immediately and eat and sleep normally〉

If someone familiar with him saw Tony Stark at this moment, they would definitely scream:

His face was pale, his lips were bloodless, he had dark circles under his eyes, his cheeks were thin, and his red eye sockets were full of bloodshot.

Tony's fingers trembled slightly, and he raised the corners of his mouth and spoke softly, as if if he exerted a little more force, he would completely lose his strength and collapse to the ground.
"Jarvis,"

"Keep injecting me with concentrated nutrients and amphetamine compounds!"

According to the underlying program logic, Jarvis, as an artificial intelligence, cannot refuse the order issued by Tony Stark.
Then, under the control of Jarvis, the mechanical arm standing quietly beside began to move.
〈Injecting...〉

Watching the yellowish liquid in the transparent glass tube being slowly pushed into my body,
Tony Stark closed his eyes for the first time in a long time, his vision fell into darkness, but he could hear his own beating heart and the sound of his faint breathing.

I could almost feel the chemicals flowing through my veins along with my blood, spreading to my limbs and bones...

This silent and noisy world has paused at this moment.
〔"does it worth?"〕

"Yeah...is all this I've done really worth it?"

Tony Stark muttered to himself, as if he was completely unaware of the strange whispers in his ears.
I just felt the memory fragments in my mind flashing back and the clock turning back...

"It's useless! It's useless! All of this is useless!"

Tony Stark angrily threw the series of Iron Man suit drawings he had designed before into the data recycling bin, and scratched his already messy hair in frustration.

"In the face of a monster like that, these are nothing but toys!"

"More powerful firepower? A bigger machine?"

Ever since the last time he saw the stunning "monster", Tony Stark has fallen into deep anxiety and a mental state that can be described as insane.

The increasingly irritable temper and indifference to the things around him,
Tony Stark, who still had his sanity, was forced to temporarily stay away from his beloved Pepper Potts to avoid causing greater harm.

"We don't even know what the enemy is..."

"What's on the other side of the hole?"

A deep sense of powerlessness swept through Tony Stark's heart. At this moment, he clearly realized that human power has its limits.

No matter how talented you are, you cannot break through the shackles of the times and achieve major breakthroughs in science and technology.

The future of humanity is dark.

"I can't do anything..."

Perhaps, even Tony Stark himself did not realize:

His mentality gradually began to become depressed, and a large amount of negative emotions and energy filled his mind.

Gradually, an inexplicable drowsiness that transcended the material level engulfed him, and the amphetamine compound, which had a strong mental stimulant effect, lost its effect at this moment.

With an increasingly desperate mental state and an exhausted body, Tony Stark's consciousness gradually sank into darkness...

……

Feeling the noisy sound beside his ears, Tony Stark opened his eyes dazedly.
For some reason, he felt a pain in his limbs, as well as a sense of daze and blockage.

My brain felt like someone had stabbed it with a sharp knife and was stirring it. My thoughts seemed to have fallen into a quagmire, becoming rigid and not as agile and quick as before.

Just when Tony was still wondering if his body function was impaired due to his drug abuse,

A familiar voice came to my ears.

"you're awake?"

"Nick Fury?!"

Tony Stark turned his head in shock and looked at the figure walking slowly in the distance.

The familiar black salted egg bald head, the only difference is,

At this moment, Nick Fury is wearing a silver-gray fabric costume with a metallic luster. The appearance is simple and elegant, with two light blue lines on the side, which looks very technological.

Perhaps he was a little surprised by Tony Stark's sudden words. Nick Fury squinted his eyes and looked at Tony's face for a while, then said in a deep voice:
"You've recovered your body functions so quickly?"

"Yes, you are the best among this group of Tony Starks."

"?"

Tony: (ω｀)
"What are you talking about? Nick, today is not April Fools' Day!"

But Nick Fury had a familiar expression and spoke indifferently,
"You are the 7251st Tony Stark to say this to me today."

"What do you mean?"

Tony Stark asked doubtfully, while constantly looking around.
But he unexpectedly discovered that he was not lying in the underground laboratory of the mansion, but was located in a place similar to a "cliff".

The surrounding environment is relatively dark, perhaps it is underground or in another enclosed environment.

It's just that the "rock formations" here are very strange, with intricate and complex "patterns" engraved on the surface.
Like a combination of circuit etching and DNA gene base pairing map, a faint light flickers through the lines.

But the Nick Fury in front of him didn't seem to have much patience and waved his hand irritably.

"You just need to remember that people like us who are accidentally captured by the Claws of Tindalos are the truly lucky ones."

"We don't need to be a [SEED]!"

"Otherwise, it will be like over there."

Looking in the direction Nick Fury raised his hand and pointed,

Then, Tony saw an unforgettable scene, which was as shocking as the previous "stunning glimpse":
Metal pillars that block out the sun and seem to connect heaven and earth stand tall on the ground. These living "tree-shaped" buildings extend outward with the main trunk as the center, splitting into "branches".

Hanging under the "branches" are bright red, egg-shaped, translucent creatures that are about to bud, and you can vaguely see a human figure curled up inside them.

Multiple strip-like metal tentacles extending from the "branches" wrap around the "eggs", just like the structure of ribs protecting internal organs.

But what shocked Tony Stark the most was that he saw many familiar faces in those egg-shaped translucent creations: Natasha, Phil Coulson, whom he had only met a few times, Rhodes, Nick Fury, and even himself...

There are more unfamiliar faces.

Tony Stark was stunned.

"What is this!? The Clone Wars?"

"Tony, this is not funny, I've heard it so many times."

Suddenly, just as Tony was about to ask Nick Fury some more questions,

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that one of the "fruits" in this "giant metal jungle" began to move, and the amplitude was getting bigger and bigger.

"Pfft-"

Then, he saw a pair of naked arms break out of the "egg", and a wet and pale face full of panic appeared, accompanied by flailing limbs.
Tony's heart sank, because that was a face he saw every day - his own.

A large amount of light red solution flowed out of the broken "egg".

"Zizzizi——"

Then, Tony heard a piercing buzzing sound coming from far away, and looked towards the source of the sound:
It was a "polyhedron" with a faint blue arc flashing on its surface. It was composed of several huge pieces of flesh and blood that looked like brain tissue mixed with a large number of metal components. There were numerous and dense cables connected to its surface like a dense forest.
At the same time, groups of "floating machines" in the shape of multi-legged mechanical octopuses are wandering around the "polyhedron", and multiple servo tentacles are twisting.

"what is that?"

Nick Fury, who had been silent for a long time, looked at Tony Stark's changing expression in silence and then spoke up.

"The 'fruit farmers' in charge of our area are surrounded by [robot servants]."

"So what happens next?"

After a brief silence, Nick Fury spoke quietly:
“What do you do when you see a fruit ripen on a fruit tree you planted?”

Faced with Nick Fury's sudden question, Tony answered subconsciously, but was soon stunned again.

"Of course I pick..."

Then, Tony Stark saw:

Two mechanical octopus-like [Mechanical Servant] separated from the huge "clan" and came to the front of that "self".
He skillfully raised his metal tentacle, and the end of the tentacle cracked, emitting a blazing red light.

It circled around "its" head and raised another metal tentacle.
Like opening a can, he opened the lid of Tony Stark's skull.

The remaining slender tentacles reached in, stirring constantly, searching for something, and finally seemed to have taken out some kind of crystalline substance.

The entire "craniotomy" process was extremely short and quick, and Tony Stark was barely given much time to resist before it was over, leaving him without a breath.

"Wardfake!"

Even though Tony Stark has matured a lot after experiencing so many exciting events,
But witnessing the entire uncensored process of "his own" skull being opened and organs being removed still made him utter a curse word, and his stomach churned, almost vomiting.

Reaching out and patting Tony Stark on the back, Nick Fury spoke in a deep voice,
"You will get used to it, but you must first come with me to familiarize yourself with your future working environment."

"Work? What work?"

"Mining."

"what?"

(●—●)
Following Nick Fury, Tony soon arrived at a complex of metal buildings surrounding a giant pit as deep as a lunar crater.
As the metal door in front of them slowly opened, Nick Fury and Tony Stark walked in one after another.

Walk through the intricate metal corridors and take the rail lift platform.
Tony finally reached the bottom of the pit, where he saw many familiar faces.

But Tony, who had already learned some of the "truth", still restrained his desire to step forward and ask questions. Although he couldn't tell whether this was a nightmare or he really traveled through time and space to come to this desperate world,
But now it seems that the only person he can trust is the first "acquaintance" he met when he came to this world - Nick Fury.

"What do you mean by mining work?"

The two walked side by side, and Tony turned his head and asked,
"Literally, we, the eliminated [defective products/bad species], will be digging and mining [energy amethyst] in this mining area."

"?"

"What is [Energy Amethyst]? It sounds like some kind of alien mineral? Similar to coal?"

"Also, the technology here is so advanced, why do we still need human labor?"

Facing Tony's puzzlement, Nick Fury spoke indifferently,
"You can think of it as the bad taste of "that adult"."

"That adult? Who is he?!"

Just as Tony asked doubtfully, Nick Fury, who had been very calm and composed, suddenly showed fear on his face.

He quickly reached out his hand to cover Tony's mouth and pulled him to the corner, turning his head left and right in uncertainty, as if worried that Tony's words would attract something.

"Don't say it, don't think about it, don't ponder it!"

"He is everywhere. When you chant His name, He can sense it!"

"If He really responds and crosses the dimension to come here, the balance will be broken and we may all die!"

"No! That is a result more horrible than death!"

"When you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you!"

"(You Know Who)!"

Looking at Nick Fury, who looked extremely nervous, as if he would tear him alive if he said one more word,
Tony swallowed and kept his curiosity hidden in his heart.

"Be grateful, Tony!"

"In your opinion, these jobs are meaningless, but the rewards for the labor are enough for us [defective products] to survive!"

After giving Tony a series of serious warnings, Nick Fury took him to the edge of the mining area.
There, a figure wearing the same uniform as Nick Fury was concentrating on using a mechanical device in his hands.
A deep purple crystal was dug out from the pile of rubble.

"what!"

But the sudden scream attracted Tony's attention, and he looked over.

But he saw a [Mechanical Servant] similar in appearance to the previous one floating in the air, with scarlet mechanical eyes, coldly scanning the crowd below.
Waving the metal tentacles, it seemed to be swinging a long whip, fiercely lashing the kneeling figure below.
"Nick Fury?"

As if some unpleasant memories were brought back, Nick Fury, who was standing next to Tony, looked embarrassed.
"Let's go somewhere else first."

At this moment, a cold mechanical synthesized sound rang in my ears.

<End of work>

"You're lucky you don't have to work on your first day."

Shrugging, Nick Fury took Tony to the dining area.

But it is just an area filled with a large number of metal tables and chairs in an extremely large space.

The two sat face to face on the metal chairs. Nick Fury handed Tony a "long piece" that was as dark as his skin color and spoke silently.
"Eat."

After taking the "Cube", Tony Stark, who was full of questions, had no intention of eating at all.
But he was still quite curious about this strange-looking thing in his hand, which was called "food", so he looked up and asked:
"What is this? Protein nuggets? Compressed biscuits or something like that?"

Tony took a tentative bite, but his mouth was dry and tasted extremely strange. However, he still endured the discomfort, chewed it, and swallowed it.

"Why does it taste so bad?"

But Nick Fury, who had always maintained a serious face, slightly raised the corners of his mouth and said calmly,
"Corpse starch."

"?"

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"vomit--"

Tony almost vomited his stomach juice after hearing what Nick Fury said, but it was no use.

Looking at Nick Fury who was still slowly chewing the block made of "corpse starch", Tony spoke in disbelief.
"How do you manage to eat that?"

"What else? What do you think you can eat?"

"Then the corpse used as raw material couldn't have fallen from that 'tree'..."

"uh-huh."

"vomit--"

Looking at Tony who was vomiting non-stop, Nick Fury smiled for the first time in a long time, as if this was a little fun in his boring life, so much so that he could even make fun of him.
"Don't worry, having a corpse is already good enough. After all, they use the [Carbon Chain Recombination and Reduction Technology], so basically anything can be used as raw material."

But soon, he stopped laughing.

Tony Stark, who was vomiting non-stop, collapsed on the table, motionless.

"?"

When Nick Fury walked up and raised his hand to check Tony's pulse and eye focus, he was shocked to find:
"died!?"

"Fuck Fuck!"

……

His consciousness fell into chaos again. After struggling to open his eyes, Tony Stark found himself in a new place again.

It was a pitch-black chaos where nothing could be seen. It was an extremely "empty" space, as if time had lost its meaning here.

But soon, Tony saw a ball of blue "flame" appear out of nowhere in the darkness.
This ball of "flame" that danced like a living thing gradually began to fill and spread.

Tony even said he saw some colorful "feathers", twisting and trembling eyeballs, ferocious bird beaks, and weird scaly claws.
Finally, it transformed into a tall humanoid figure with all the above features, and its twisted horns formed a "crown".
"Since you can see the future, why don't you worship?"

But Tony could feel that the faceless face, or rather a constantly changing face, was "watching" him.

"Who are you!?"

Tony asked cautiously.
"I?"

"I have many names, but people call me the God of Hope and Wisdom, the Wise Man Who Holds the Power of Destiny, the Lord of Change..."

"Tony Stark, you are an interesting human being, but this is not the first time we have met, and it will definitely not be the last time we have met..."

Tony frowned deeply and hesitated.
"It seems you have forgotten?"

"Then I'll help you remember..."

Then, Tony felt a familiar yet strange memory in his mind.
"I... I need more knowledge. Human power is limited..."

"I can give you some gifts, but I need to see your future. Or rather, I want you to see your future..."

Then, "myself" stuck his head into the twisted flames, and his consciousness fell into darkness again.

"Is this what happened before I first woke up?"

Tony Stark trembled in disbelief as he muttered to himself,
"Tony, wake up—"

I seemed to hear a familiar voice calling out to my ears. It seemed to be the voice of Pepper Potts?
Everything in front of him began to become blurry, but the "flame" in front of him allowed Tony to hear clearly:
"Tony Stark, you are going to die in the most miserable way possible."

"you……"

Before Tony could continue speaking, the noisy sound and the strong smell of disinfectant penetrated his nostrils, and his vision sank into darkness again.
When the light returned to my eyes, what I saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.
There is also Pepper Potts, who looks anxious and flustered.

When she saw Tony open his eyes, she looked relieved.

"Tony, you're finally awake."

"The doctor said that you fell into a coma due to overwork and excessive mental stress..."

Tony muttered to himself, his eyes dark and unclear.
"So, it was all a dream?"

"What dream? What's wrong with you Tony?"

But Tony pushed Pepper away and pulled off the IV on the back of his hand.

"I haven't woken up from my dream yet! Let me out! Let me out!"

Soon, Tony rolled off the bed, staggered to his feet, and rushed out of the ward door.

But he was soon blocked. Tony Stark looked frantic, and kept screaming and shouting at the black-clad bodyguards who kept approaching him.

He also smashed the glass of the fire hydrant, took it out, and waved it around.

"You are all fake! You are all fake! Hahahaha, I'm not crazy, I'm not crazy!!!"

Finally, with Pepper Potts almost on the verge of collapse, Tony Stark was pinned down by a group of bodyguards, unable to move.

With a crazy look on his face and clear tears streaming down his face, Tony Stark screamed hysterically.

“I can’t tell the difference! I really can’t tell the difference!!!”

……

"Mr. Stark may just be overly nervous and has not yet recovered from his anxiety. His brain is in a chaotic state and he cannot distinguish between reality and dreams. Although this case is quite rare here, we can recommend a new treatment plan..."

"Thank you very much. Please, doctor, please save him, no matter what the cost!"

No one noticed that a faint blue light flashed in Tony Stark's pupils...

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