A person is writing a diary in an American comic book, and Iron Man collapses at the beginning.

Chapter 173 The Tesseract's Anomalies, The Avengers' Reassembly

"God, Tony, what are you doing?"

"You should rest!"

Inside Marbury's luxurious villa.

Pepper was utterly speechless when she saw Stark, who was holding a coffee and confidently pointing at a bunch of data.

At the same time, she was extremely worried. She quickly walked up to the playboy, her tone reproachful.

"Pepper, calm down, you're overreacting."

"It's just a minor surgery, nothing serious."

The playboy, however, seemed completely unconcerned.

If leaving him lying in bed like a corpse, unable to do anything, it's better to let Tony die.

"Minor surgery?"

Pepper didn't know what to say.

If even open-chest surgery is considered a minor surgery, then what kind of surgery would be considered a major surgery?

Little Chili then started trying to persuade the playboy again.

In the past, Tony would never have listened to Pepper's advice, and of course, Pepper wouldn't have been so "nagging".

Just like when Tony first came out of the cave, Pepper only suggested that Tony go to the hospital, but after Tony refused, she didn't say anything more.

But things are different now.

The relationship between the two has changed.

It's no longer just a simple superior-subordinate relationship; it's gone a step further.

So the situation naturally changed, and under Pepper's "forceful order," Tony temporarily stopped what he was doing.

However, once Pepper left, Tony undoubtedly resumed his work.

What Tony couldn't stand the most was wasting his time.

Especially considering the amount of important information obtained from the diary.

Even now, because of his recent surgery, Playboy can only work seven or eight hours a day and can no longer stay up all night as he used to, which has already made Tony very dissatisfied.

Fortunately, this situation only lasted for a little over three months, and Tony's body has almost fully recovered.

He then went all out again, throwing himself into a full-load of work.

Jarvis has found and analyzed all the relevant clues about Atlantis.

"But it turns out that all of that was nonsense; that wasn't the Atlantis we were looking for at all."

"We regret to say that we have no clue where Atlantis, mentioned in the diary, is."

Inside the basement of a luxury villa.

A projection screen appeared in front of Tony, and Braised Egg's face was clearly displayed on the screen.

The two were discussing the contents of the diary.

Lu Dan on the other side nodded, not feeling too surprised.

This is purely a legend, with absolutely no concrete evidence, so the chances of finding it are extremely slim.

"What about Wakanda?"

Nick Fury remained expressionless and asked again.

Jarvis didn't find anything special.

Playboy gave this answer: "Whatever they did, their disguise was very successful."

The fact that it was so well disguised that even a super AI like Jarvis couldn't find any trace of it speaks volumes.

"What about your end? It should be the same there, right?"

Tony then looked up, glanced at the braised egg, and guessed with a very confident tone.

Lu Dan didn't say anything more, instead choosing silence as his answer.

Tony was actually right.

After receiving Lu Dan's order, Coulson dared not delay in the slightest and immediately dispatched a team of elite soldiers to secretly carry out the mission.

However, after so much time, the investigation results show that Wakanda really is that poor and backward small African country!

Nothing suspicious was found.

It's like the diary gave away the plot in the wrong way!

Despite having had the diary for so long, the information within it has never been wrong.

This time, Lu Dan naturally leans more towards believing the diary.

Although Lu Dan couldn't figure out for a while how the other party had managed to achieve such a perfect disguise.

But it is clear that this country is indeed unfathomable.

"It seems that's indeed the case."

Tony understood the situation.

However, Tony was too lazy to get involved in such matters.

He sent Jarvis to investigate Wakanda simply out of curiosity about this peculiar country.

I wanted to see what this country, which the diary identified as the most developed in the world, was really like.

However, when Jarvis didn't find any useful information, he simply gave up.

Whatever this country is like, it has nothing to do with him, right?

"It seems the diary was right; this country is not as simple as it appears on the surface."

Tony simply sighed in deep agreement, offering no further comment.

Playboy's attitude was not unexpected for Lu Dan.

Lu Dan's contact with Tony this time was not mainly because of Atlantis or Wakanda.

But it's something else that's very important.

What's wrong?

The Cosmic Cube!

"Stark, there's something you need to know."

Lu Dan then spoke to Tony with a solemn expression, "The Tesseract is exhibiting some unusual behavior."

The playboy's expression immediately became extremely serious.

The diary already gave away the spoilers: the Space Stone is hidden inside the Tesseract!

The Space Stone is the Purple Potato Spirit's "prey"!

Considering that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s research on the Rubik's Cube attracted the invasion of the Purple Potato Spirit, how could Tony remain calm when he heard that the Rubik's Cube was reacting abnormally?

What's wrong with the Rubik's Cube?

"Nick Fury, you haven't started working on the Tesseract again behind the scenes, have you?!"

Tony's expression immediately hardened, and he stared intently at Lu Dan, questioning him.

"While that might sound like my style, it's not, not this time."

Nick Fury immediately shook his head in denial, appearing so nonchalant as if it were the truth.

And in fact, that is indeed the case.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Dan does indeed secretly study the Cosmic Cube in private.

But after learning that his research on Rubik's Cubes would attract an alien invasion, Lu Dan promptly abandoned the idea.

After the diary revealed some of the relevant information, Lu Dan suspended all research on the Cosmic Cube.

Or rather, the only research he conducted was to have Playboy design a security system within the Dark Energy Union base to prevent the theft of the Cosmic Cube.

That's it.

What's wrong with the Cosmic Cube?

Tony stared at the braised egg for a few seconds, not wanting to waste any more time on the topic; it was pointless.

Instead, they started asking about serious matters.

"This morning, the Rubik's Cube suddenly activated on its own."

"I have confirmed that it was not done by my people. No one has done anything to the Rubik's Cube."

"It's like it suddenly woke up from hibernation, and is in a state of activation."

Nick Fury told Tony in detail about some things related to the Tesseract.

"Are you sure no one did anything?"

Tony frowned slightly and checked with Nick Fury to confirm the situation.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Lu Dan; it was just that the matter was too important, and Tony needed to confirm it repeatedly.

"Do you really think that as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., I wouldn't understand something like this?"

Nick Fury said it quite naturally.

Tony was speechless for a moment. After a brief pause, he continued, "How's the Rubik's Cube now?"

"It's still in an activated state, and it seems to be becoming increasingly unstable."

After Nick Fury briefly described the situation to Tony, he immediately invited Tony over, saying, "I think you should come and take a look."

"I think so too!"

Tony didn't waste any more words and quickly ended the communication.

Then they rushed to the Dark Energy Union Base at top speed.

They met up with Nick Fury, who was already waiting at the scene.

"The Rubik's Cube is still in an activated state and is emitting irregular energy pulses from time to time."

"I'm worried this might not be a good sign."

Nick Fury explained the situation to Tony while personally leading him to the Cosmic Demon.

The playboy looked around and, sure enough, saw that the previously unremarkable Cosmic Cube was now flashing with an incomparably dazzling blue light.

Buzz!

Not only that.

As Nick Fury said, the energy inside the Rubik's Cube is constantly surging and in a fully active state.

"This is certainly not a good sign."

Tony's brows furrowed immediately.

Then he quickly walked to the screen on the side and began to carefully analyze the various readings on it.

"Stark, can you tell me something?"

Lu Dan's expression also became extremely solemn. He moved closer to Tony, looking very serious.

"Isn't the Tesseract able to open portals?"

"I guess it's doing that right now."

After a thorough study and analysis, Tony gave this extremely frustrating answer.

"You mean, the Rubik's Cube can open a portal on its own? Is that even possible?"

Nick Fury confirmed this repeatedly.

"This is a product from interstellar space; nothing is impossible."

Tony replied matter-of-factly, "Maybe someone remotely activated it?"

Nick Fury's heart suddenly felt heavy, as if a mountain had been placed on it.

Considering Tony's skill level, even though the other party's conclusion was only a guess, Lu Dan still dared not be negligent in the slightest.

Especially considering the Loki invasion mentioned in the diary.

He turned his head, his single eye fixed on the still-shining Tesseract: "So, what other people might travel through here next? Like Loki?"

We'll find out soon enough.

Tony also turned his gaze to the Tesseract and said meaningfully, "But before that, we must be prepared."

"Everyone, listen up! Activate Contingency Plan Two!"

Nick Fury and Tony exchanged a glance, then without a word, immediately picked up their walkie-talkies and issued the order.

Tony then took out a small "component" that he had prepared beforehand and installed it on a computer interface in the base.

He casually instructed, "Jarvis, you're in charge of the security system from now on."

"Understood, sir!"

Jarvis, who logged on in a flash, immediately responded and took over the relevant systems in no time.

"Also, send me a set of battle armor."

Tony gave Jarvis the same order again.

"receive!"

As Jarvis uttered those words, the ground on the top-floor balcony of Stark Tower immediately parted.

A powerful-looking, high-tech launch pad was revealed.

A drone was immediately launched, spewing intense flames, and flew towards the Dark Energy Union Base.

Of course, it's not just a simple drone.

It was carrying a set of Stark's recently developed new armor: Mark VII.

Compared to previous Iron Man suits, the Mark VII features technological upgrades in many areas.

But the biggest technological breakthrough is undoubtedly the rapid deployment of the system.

Simply put, this suit of armor no longer requires bulky mechanical arms to put on.

It can automatically start the deployment process, covering the entire target person.

It must be said that it is indeed much more convenient than before.

As for how it is used in conjunction with drones, this was indeed not present in the original cinematic universe.

This is one of the changes caused by Zhou Cheng, the butterfly, flapping its wings.

Given that Loki could arrive at any moment, the cubes within the Dark Energy Union base are at risk of being stolen at any time.

Playboy developed this supporting system in order to respond to requests in a timely manner.

And sure enough, it has come in handy now.

Whoosh!

that's it.

The drone left a dazzling trail in the sky above New York City.

In less than three minutes, they flew to the Dark Energy Joint Base.

Tony Stark was already waiting in the base compound, his hands already adorned with "identification bracelets".

Two lasers shot out from the Mark 7 armor, completing the scan.

And then.

boom!

The drone launched the Mark VII armor, which "slammed" directly into Tony Stark.

Click click click!

Mark 7 then began a series of rapid and meticulous assembly movements, quickly covering Tony's entire body like flowing water.

The incredibly cool Destroyer makes its dazzling debut.

Wearing his cool armor, Tony returned to the Dark Energy Alliance base and stood before Nick Fury.

Lu Dan glanced at the fully armed playboy, and his confidence immediately increased.

Regardless of who might be the one to open the portal, the Destroyer beside them is already the most powerful weapon on Earth.

Of course.

Besides the playboy, a team of heavily armed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were already standing not far from the two of them.

At this moment.

All eyes were fixed on the constantly shimmering Cosmic Cube, not blinking an eye.

The atmosphere at the scene gradually became heavy and oppressive.

"Sir, someone is approaching the base."

In the silence, Jarvis's voice rang out, "Captain America Steve Rogers, activate the intercept procedure?"

"That 'old guy'?"

Tony raised an eyebrow, glancing at the man with the braised egg beside him. "You called him here?"

"That's right, I've issued a call to the captain." Nick Fury nodded.

Considering that the one who came through the portal might be Loki, Lu Dan naturally dared not be careless in the slightest.

"Let him in."

Tony wasn't surprised by this and, without saying much, casually gave Jarvis the order.

(End of this chapter)