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

Chapter 88 Stark: Did I die because I snapped my fingers?

Ok?

Wait!

However, before he could finish his daydreaming, Tony Stark's gaze inadvertently fell on the crucial description of "surviving until the Endgame."

His expression immediately became extremely serious.

What does it mean to survive until the final battle?

Did Tony Stark really die during Endgame?!

As mentioned before in the Endgame Diary, although the description is very vague, with Playboy's intelligence, he was naturally able to analyze some things.

Without a doubt, it was the same as the Battle of New York, a "supernatural war" involving superhuman powers and superheroes!

Even in that battle, Tony Stark snapped his fingers in that crucial moment!

However, apart from that, the diary did not reveal any further information about the crucial final battle.

So~

What exactly happened in this battle that led to his death?

Who killed me?

Purple sweet potato extract?

Tony Stark began to ponder.

Soon, the playboy's eyes lit up; he had indeed thought of something.

"Jarvis, do you remember Zhou Cheng mentioning at the beginning that I would sacrifice myself to save the world?"

Tony Stark's eyes gleamed, and he instinctively asked Jarvis a question.

"Yes, sir, Zhou Cheng did say that when you first got the diary."

Jarvis immediately chimed in agreement.

"That's right, he did say that, so that's the key!"

"Do you remember that mysterious 'snap'? The snap that could supposedly bring the dead back to life!"

According to the diary, snapping fingers has a high chance of bringing the dead back to life, though it should be the kind of ordinary death.

Some exceptional deaths, such as Black Widow's death, cannot be brought back by a snap of the fingers.

Special deaths are probably only a minority; the vast majority of people should die ordinary deaths.

So here comes the crucial question.

During the Endgame, Tony Stark snapped his fingers—the one that could save lives!

At the same time, the diary also says that Tony Stark died to save the world!

Is there any connection between these two things?

Could it be that Tony Stark sacrificed himself by snapping his fingers to save those who died in the war?

After all, it's not hard to understand why a snap that can bring the dead back to life would require the user to pay a huge price.

"Jarvis, do you think that's possible?"

Tony Stark then shared his guesses and thoughts with Jarvis.

Logically speaking, this possibility cannot be ruled out.

Jarvis also expressed his strong agreement, after all, the Playboy's analysis did not have any obvious flaws.

Based on the fragments currently presented in the diary, it is indeed possible to piece together such a puzzle.

Of course, Tony Stark understood as well.

Because there are too few relevant pieces, the current puzzle may only be the tip of the iceberg of the whole story.

Whether it's accurate or not, we'll only know when more fragments are revealed; there's no point in dwelling on it now.

However, there was one question that made Tony Stark feel like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat, a thorn in his back, and sitting on pins and needles. He would be extremely unhappy if he didn't figure it out.

What exactly is this snap of the fingers?

Why does touching two of my fingers generate such a miraculous power, enough to bring the dead back to life?

Technology obviously can't do this, so it must be some kind of magic, witchcraft, or other mystical power.

Could it be that my future self possesses powers such as magic?

Hmm, Stark the Wizard seems pretty good too!

It's strange, really. Stark was such a genius, yet many of the technologies he mastered were far beyond the reach of our time.

Even someone like the Purple Sweet Potato Spirit had heard of Stark, calling him "the one cursed by knowledge."

In terms of intelligence, he ranks among the top three in the entire Marvel universe.

[Um... let's tentatively put it in the top five, since there are quite a few top scientists in Marvel.]

There aren't many who dare say they're absolutely superior to Stark; there might only be one or two. But there are still a few who are on par with Stark.

[These tech geniuses of this caliber unleash all sorts of cutting-edge technology with a single move!]

[They can invent all sorts of incredible armor and effortlessly employ all kinds of cutting-edge technology, yet they can't even handle a simple case of palladium poisoning?]

"Hmph, I knew it!"

A smug smile crept onto Tony Stark's face, and the playboy felt as if he were on cloud nine.

I felt so refreshed and exhilarated, so triumphant and happy.

Zhou Cheng, that guy, always writes all sorts of self-deprecating and self-deprecating things in his diary.

In the end, it turned out that he had such a high opinion of himself.

This must be what Zhou Cheng really thinks, right?

This must be what they really think!

That must be it!

Sure enough, Tony is the best!

Even those who dislike or disapprove of themselves have to admit their own excellence from the bottom of their hearts.

He, Tony, is such an irredeemably outstanding person.

"Sir, that purple sweet potato guy has actually heard of you too."

Jarvis's voice rang out, and the intelligent AI seemed somewhat surprised.

That's purple sweet potato essence!

A terrifying being capable of wiping out half of all life in the universe, a top-tier being across the entire cosmos.

How could someone like that have heard of Tony Stark?

It even gave the extremely high evaluation of being "cursed by knowledge"?

It's simply unbelievable!

"It seems I'm even more capable than I thought!"

Tony Stark was incredibly smug, and he became increasingly aware of just how outstanding he was.

It seems that his previous self-proclaimed status as the most awesome person on Earth was just too modest and humble.

He's Tony, one of the most outstanding individuals in the entire universe.

Wait, wait a minute!

As he looked further down, the Playboy's smile froze.

My intelligence is only ranked in the top three, no, in the top five?

Is it possible to find someone in the world smarter than yourself, and not just one, but two?

Besides these two people, can you find someone who is just as smart as you?

Are you kidding me!

Zhou Cheng has fallen into his old habit again. He just couldn't help but affirm his true feelings, but as soon as he turned around, he subconsciously belittled himself again.

Tony is definitely the smartest person; no one is smarter than him!

As for the issue of palladium poisoning, that's also a prejudice, an unobjective evaluation.

Indeed.

Even if Tony synthesized the new element through Howard's reminder.

But Tony Stark believed he could do it even without this process.

It's just that the playboy didn't want to waste his great intelligence on such things!

That must be it!

Is it possible that palladium poisoning is Stark's destiny?

[Or perhaps it's an unavoidable event like the "absolute point in time" mentioned by the Ancient One?]

[Just like Doctor Strange's car accident, no matter which universe it's in, no matter how many times Doctor Strange tries to go back in time, it was destined to happen?]

I think this explanation is more reasonable.

Otherwise, it seems absurd that someone as powerful as Iron Man would die from something as trivial as palladium poisoning.

[It's as absurd as saying Sun Wukong, who could destroy planets, would die of a heart attack.]

Ancient One?

Doctor Strange?

These two names immediately caught Tony Stark's attention.

Although Zhou Cheng didn't describe these two people in much detail, even this brief mention fully demonstrated that these two people were not simple.

First of all, there's the nickname.

Before obtaining the diary, Tony Stark would have assumed that anyone he saw, such as a sorcerer, was a charlatan or fraudster.

But now?

Playboy already knows that magic and witchcraft exist!

Without a doubt, the Ancient One is also a superhero in the future superhero era!

To be precise, he is a superhero who is proficient in magic or spells, and he should follow a similar path to the Scarlet Witch.

The nickname "Doctor Strange" is a bit odd.

Literally, this person should be a scholar or scientist.

But it seems he enjoys researching some strange and unusual areas?

Or is it that the person is rather strange, with an eccentric personality?

So strangely, everyone gave this person the nickname "Strange".

However, due to the extremely limited information revealed, Tony Stark was unable to figure out the specifics of what happened.

But one thing is certain: Doctor Strange is also an incredibly powerful and extraordinary person.

After all, this guy is actually able to travel back in time!

That's just too incredible.

As for Sun Wukong later on, wow, he was even more incredible, he was able to destroy a planet!

Even Tony Stark couldn't help but gasp.

As a top scientist, he naturally knew the magnitude of energy required to destroy a planet.

He really couldn't imagine that someone could do such an incredible thing.

Therefore, solving the palladium poisoning problem still depends on Nick Fury, or more specifically, on Howard.

[I wonder if Lu Dan has discovered Stark's palladium poisoning problem by now, and whether he has sent Black Widow to infiltrate Stark's inner circle.]

I reckon they've probably discovered it.

I remember Nick Fury also had S.H.I.E.L.D. develop some kind of lithium dioxide drug that could alleviate Stark's symptoms.

That thing probably can't be researched in a short time, right?

[Speaking of which, S.H.I.E.L.D. truly lives up to its name; they're quite capable. Stark, on the other hand, seems to only be drinking freshly squeezed vegetable juice; they haven't even managed to develop anything to suppress the virus.]

[S.H.I.E.L.D. not only figured it out, but it's also very useful!]

[Black Widow's injection is so effective, the results are visible to the naked eye!]

Ah this!

Nick Fury's already dark, almost black face darkened even more, and his lips seemed to twitch.

It's a shame he just recently gave Natasha the order to infiltrate Stark's inner circle.

As a result, when he turned around, Satan exposed the whole thing.

What's the point of playing with chickens then?

Through his analysis of Tony Stark's series of actions, Nick Fury is now quite certain that Playboy is another diary owner.

In other words, at this moment, Tony Stark also has a high probability that he already knows about this!

Isn't this a direct slip-up?

Anyway, Natasha hasn't found a suitable opportunity to infiltrate Stark's inner circle yet. Should we just recall Natasha and end this mission?

No, that won't work either.

Nick Fury shook his head instinctively.

If Tony Stark had actually seen the diary, he would have known that, according to the "plot," there should have been an undercover agent from S.H.I.E.L.D. infiltrating the area.

If it's not there, wouldn't that be abnormal?

"That's enough!"

After a brief moment of consideration, Nick Fury quickly made a decision.

The infiltration mission continues without any changes, as it is, in itself, a very important test.

If Tony Stark hadn't noticed anything and Natasha had successfully infiltrated the organization, then there wouldn't have been any problems.

Just let Natasha proceed according to the original plan, and do what she's supposed to do.

But if Natasha is successfully exposed by Tony Stark, wouldn't that directly prove that his guess was correct and that Tony Stark really does possess the diary?

Therefore, Natasha's actions this time were still meaningful.

"That braised egg guy, he just won't stop!"

Tony Stark couldn't help but let out a low curse.

He was initially indifferent to Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

You can see a series of actions taken by the other party in the diary.

For example, making a dazzling appearance at the very moment of his own death, researching superweapons only to be used by Hydra, etc., almost completely ruining his goodwill towards the other party.

Now it's been discovered that the bastard is planning to send a spy to infiltrate his inner circle?

What the hell are you trying to do?

You big bastard, do you really think I'm easy to bully?

You sent a spy, didn't you?

Okay, let's bring it on. When the time comes, Tony will definitely teach that spy a lesson!

"Black Widow? Sir, this is a future Avenger, your future team member."

Jarvis's voice rang out at this moment, pointing out this crucial piece of information.

"Yes, Black Widow, I saw it."

Tony Stark remained unconvinced.

He hadn't expected that the scoundrel would value him so much, sending such a high-ranking agent all at once.

But so what if she's Black Widow?

Would Tony be afraid?

This is a good opportunity to see for myself what kind of person that Black Widow really is!

Here I have to mention something.

Actually, Tony Stark had researched Black Widow before, not long after the diary had just revealed information about her.

It's a pity.

Without knowing his real name, only having this nickname, Playboy couldn't find anything out.

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(End of this chapter)