I'm not Spider-Man, even though I'm parasitized by an alien!

Tony frowned upon hearing the news.

He took off his sunglasses and said to the middle-aged manager, "Mr. Danvers, are you narrating 'Arthur Gordon Pym'?"

(Arthur Gordon Pym, a suspense novel, tells the story of explorers who disappear after encountering various bizarre and mysterious events.)

Danvers shook his head. "Though I'd like to say it, it did happen."

“We sent people into the mine to investigate, but we've also lost contact with those people. Considering the recent events that have happened there, so…”

Tony interrupted him, "So you suspect it was those werewolves and dark creatures who did it?"

"That is indeed possible, and we are prepared to send more team members in today."

Tony thought for a moment, "You guys don't mind if I stay and participate in your operation, right?"

“Of course, we will ensure your safety, but you must follow our rules, Mr. Stark.”

Stark nodded in agreement, "Of course, you're the boss here."

The helicopter roared toward the state park.

"Actually, I've been to Antarctica. Mount Erebus and Terror Peak came into view first, followed by the endless Parry Mountains. The huge, white, low-lying ice barrier rose vertically two hundred feet from its edge, which almost caused my helicopter to crash into that damned ice barrier."

He said to Danvers, who was sitting in the helicopter, "I'm not the kind of person who hasn't seen a lot."

Although he was a dissolute playboy, he refused to admit that he was an incompetent guy.

Half an hour later, the helicopter landed near the entrance to the mine in the northern part of the state park.

Professional geological surveyors and bodyguards escorted senior executives of Waren Mining to this location.

The camp near the mine first came into view.

Some instruments and equipment, some illustrated science and technology books, flashlights, batteries, fuel, spare tents, and other items are still intact.

On the pages of some books, there were some jagged red spots, which looked like blood.

The scattered food also constitutes another smaller mystery—some of these foods are whole, while others have been bitten.

Tony looked at the camp in front of him, his expression turning serious.

He looked up into the mine, where it seemed as if a predatory beast was lurking, and the dark entrance looked as if it would swallow him up at any moment.

Tony put his sunglasses back on. "Now all that's left is a bad outcome."

Accompanied by bodyguards, he walked towards the straight-lined mine shaft.

The moment he stepped into the mine, he felt as if he had entered a lair hiding ancient secrets.

Danvers, president of the Warren Mining Group, originally wanted to stop Tony Stark.

But by the time they saw him enter the cave that seemed to hold a secret, it was too late to stop him.

“Mr. Stark, as we agreed, for your safety, I suggest you stay away from this hole.”

"It's safe enough here. At least I don't have to worry about some cave monster rushing out and kidnapping me. After all, you guys are here to protect me."

Tony said dismissively.

Danvers was somewhat helpless and could only send more bodyguards to watch over him.

After entering the mine, Tony did not simply stay at the entrance to observe, but continued to walk inside.

Danvers had no choice but to send men to stop him.

“Mr. Stark, that’s enough.”

"But I'm just getting started."

Stark, abandoning his previous nonchalant attitude, said, "I thought we were close partners, but I never imagined there were so many barriers between us."

Danvers paused for a moment, then asked him, "What does Mr. Stark mean?"

"It's very simple. I believe you have deceived me, or at least not told the truth."

Tony laid his cards on the table, "I know you've discovered a cave here, and it might even be a cave that hides a lot of secrets."

"No, this is just the site of a copper mine excavation."

"Come on, do you think your clumsy rhetoric can sway me? I'm a genius scientist—and the emphasis isn't on 'scientist,' it's on 'genius.' You falsified the copper mine reserves here to push through Stark Industries' acquisition plan and escape the debt crisis. Am I right?"

Danvers stood in the dark cave, looking at the playboy rich kid he saw in his eyes, his expression constantly changing.

He realized he had underestimated this playboy rich kid.

I thought I could easily fool the other party, but I didn't expect to be exposed on the spot.

"I bet you're thinking about what to do right now? Either you're trying your best to explain, or you're tying me up and forcing me. The latter isn't a good idea. Why don't you listen to my opinion?"

Danvers looked up at Tony.

Tony snapped his fingers. "I have the exploration rights to this ruin, and I will also continue to push for Stark Industries' acquisition of Warren Mining. What do you say?"

Danvers glanced at Tony's bodyguards, then at the confident Tony.

He suddenly realized that perhaps Tony Stark's nonchalant attitude stemmed from having a trump card up his sleeve.

After hesitating for a moment, he nodded heavily.

"make a deal!"

"but."

Danvers glanced into the depths of the cave. "The expedition's disappearance wasn't something I faked; it really happened!"

Chapter 133 Tony Stark's Wrath!

This terrifying lair, concealing ancient secrets, seems to be echoing with the footsteps of humankind for the first time after countless ages.

The expedition team members, carrying portable cameras, walked slowly inside.

Meanwhile, professionals sketched something particularly eye-catching in their notebooks using rough sketches.

Tony stared intently at the video feed transmitted by his teammates.

What if we could discover something that would shock the world in this unknown underground world?

Perhaps "great explorer" should be added to his many titles.

unfortunately

If I had been born a few hundred years earlier, Edgar Allan Poe could have written himself into Arthur Gordon Pym.

After navigating the complex mine tunnels, the expedition members gradually descended deeper underground.

The underground world seems to hold a hidden paradise.

The ruins of the ancient buildings came into view.

The lower sections of the building are remarkably well-preserved.

The most distinctive feature of the entire building is its labyrinthine complexity.

The roof of the stone building's room is gone, leaving only a huge, open hole to the top.

The building contains many stone ramps or slopes with horizontal ridges, which should correspond to the staircases that are frequently used.

The explorer's voice came through the equipment:

"The average room is about 30 by 30 feet and 20 feet high, but there may be larger rooms."

After inspecting the room, the expedition team continued walking inside.

Tony felt that everything in the video appeared incomparably huge and heavy, giving him a strange sense of oppression.

Every aspect of these stone structures seems to imply a vague yet entirely different meaning from that of humans.

“Easter statues? I can’t imagine how these people manage to adjust those giant rocks and keep them in such a bizarre balance.”

Tony complained to Danvers next to him.

The expedition team soon discovered the existence of the murals.

This immediately piqued Tony's interest.

The carvings in this underground world are carved into continuous horizontal slabs.

These horizontal boards are three feet wide.

Besides the carved horizontal panels, there is another type of horizontal panel of the same width, which is carved with geometrically symmetrical vine patterns.

Two types of horizontal panels interweave and alternate, extending from the floor to the ceiling, occupying the entire wall surface.

The expedition team pointed the camera at the murals on the wall.

The carving techniques of the murals are very sophisticated, and the creators are highly skilled.

The sculptures employ remarkably clear proportions, and the smallest details on the complex plants and animals are rendered with astonishing realism.

Even though Tony Stark didn't understand mural appreciation, he still thought it was a mural of considerable technical skill.

However, what Tony found even more shocking was the content of the mural.

The mural begins by depicting a spaceship descending from the sky, with humans prostrating themselves on the ground, bowing in worship to the spaceship.

Then came black, animal-like beings escaping from inside the spaceship.

The mural continues to depict humans lying on sacrificial altars, seemingly offering sacrifices to a deity they worship.

What follows is a scene of creatures with wings and similar shapes, blotting out the sky, battling "alien" beings.

Finally, the creatures that appeared to be vampires all fell into a deep sleep.

Tony looked at the content of the murals, stroked his beard, and fell into deep thought.

This seems to explain the origin of the terrifying creature that killed the werewolves in Bear Mountain.

Could it be that the creature really came from outer space, as the media speculated, and arrived in a spaceship?

He raised his head and looked into the deep cave entrance.

Could this be the land of those vampires who have been dormant since some unknown era?!

Danvers, standing next to him, frowned as he looked at the mural. "What the hell is this?"

Tony looked up, shrugged, and said, "Perhaps some of the most audacious and forward-thinking futurists came up with."