American comics: Starting from the Dimensional Demon

“Tony—!”

The emotion on Pepper's face froze. Gritting her teeth, she slapped him with the fury of a cat whose fur had been ruffled.

Unfortunately, she underestimated the difference between their strengths. The moment her outstretched hand hit the helmet, she felt a sharp pain, and a tear instantly appeared in the corner of her eye.

“Ouch…”

“Uh, Pepper…”

Hastily descending from the air, Tony coaxed and persuaded the fuming Pepper out of the room, telling her to leave for a while.

Facing him, A-Fu, Ratsu, and Zhou all pulled out their electronic swords, but they didn't think these toys could damage the armor.

“Hey, what do we do? This guy who dances like a broken robot is so fast!”

As the king of dance (self-proclaimed), A-Fu, with a flick of his red hair, had to admit that Tony's reaction speed was too fast.

“Everyone, be careful! This armor is flashy as hell; it's obviously the latest model!”

The armor in front of them was clearly different from the previous ones, which made Zhou, with his yellow glasses, extremely envious.

Ratsu remained silent, waiting for a large number of Shadow Ninjas to emerge from the shadows before "sneakily" following behind them, raising his sword and charging towards Tony.

“Zhou, does he really think Tony can't see him?”

Dumbly holding his electronic sword, A-Fu was speechless. Seriously, Ratsu? Hurry up and stop! Think about your figure!

“Uh… you know, maybe he just wants to attract Tony Stark's attention so that the Shadow Ninjas can better display their strength!”

Forcing a smile, Zhou said something that even he didn't believe.

Then, an awkward scene occurred.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

!

Whether it was shuriken or katana, even Ratsu's electronic sword stabbing into Tony's chest, he didn't budge.

“Hey~ Big guy, are you tickling me?”

He even opened his arms, mockingly inviting them to cut him as they pleased.

This was truly unbearable!

“Attack! Let's get him!”

“Let him taste the power of the Black Hand Gang!”

Too arrogant! A-Fu and Zhou's eyes were spitting fire, raising their electronic swords and waving them around, taking two steps towards… retreating rapidly, shrinking all the way to the corner.

“Good heavens, if our Black Hand Gang could get our hands on this armor, we wouldn't have to worry about failing to dominate the world!”

Seeing that those sharp katanas couldn't even leave a white mark on the armor, A-Fu's eyes were green with envy.

Drooling, Zhou was also green with envy.

“Hey, hey, hey, you two, what are you doing over there, sneaking around?

Show some backbone and come attack me!”

Pounding his chest forcefully, Tony hooked his little finger at them in a highly mocking manner, instantly maximizing the hatred.

“Sh*t, don't be arrogant!”

“We'll show you how we deal with you!”

The two cursed, putting on the air of powerful gangsters, but for some reason, their feet felt a little… heavy.

“Hmph…”

Seeing their performance, Tony didn't want to play anymore.

“Black Hand Gang, this farce should end!”

Opening his arms and shaking off the surrounding Shadow Ninjas, Tony struck a pose and was about to fly up.

Huh?

One move, two moves, three moves, still moving… but not flying!

“……”

[Emotional value from Tony Stark +1483]

He had to lower his head, only to meet a rough-looking face.

“Lobster claw grabs pig trotter!”

Emerging from the shadow beneath Tony's feet, Black Tiger A-Fu swung his crimson hair, his hands gripping Tony's ankles tightly, the name of the move highly personal.

“Thank you, the name of your move is very creative, but my feet are not pig trotters!”

Tony calmly objected to his taste, but Black Tiger A-Fu gave a sinister smile and didn't appreciate it. The ox talisman on his chest flickered slightly, and a vast amount of force pulled Tony's body around and around.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

It was difficult to stabilize his body in the air at high speed. After A-Fu dragged Tony's legs around in circles, he quickly activated the propulsion device on the soles of his feet.

Boom! Boom!

The flames that burst out unexpectedly scorched A-Fu's forearms. He cried out in pain and subconsciously threw Tony away.

Bang!

The dilapidated window was struck again.

A-Fu and Zhou only felt a red shadow flash beside them. Tony had already smashed through the remaining window frame and flown out!

“Well done, A-Fu!”

Realizing what had happened, A-Fu put away his electronic sword and laughed.

“Go! Kick his butt hard!” Zhou also refused to be outdone, waving the electronic sword in his hand with great force.

“Pui!”

Spitting out a mouthful of saliva, A-Fu glanced at the two of them disdainfully, left the sentence "Two gutless guys" and stomped his feet, chasing out of the window.

Excitement and awkwardness were written on their faces. A-Fu turned his head silently and asked Ratsu, who was walking over.

“Was he… was he scolding us just now?”

Ratsu “……”

Zhou had the same expression as him, asking the same question.

“I heard it too. Did he call us gutless?”

Rolling his eyes, Ratsu decided to ignore these two guys and leaned over to look downstairs.

......

Whoosh—

“Raven Sits on a Plane!”

With amazing momentum, A-Fu arrived first in the air, kicking Tony with a strange move.

Bang!

The force of this kick was extremely powerful!

Although he wasn't hurt much, Tony's body uncontrollably accelerated downwards.

“Jarvis, check the armor status!”

“Mr. Stark, the armor damage rate is 11%, no need to worry about energy issues.”

Jarvis's voice came from the built-in system, and Tony, relieved, ordered.

“Then control the armor's balance system for me. Next, watch me counterattack!”

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

On the street below the building, the crowd looked up, screaming as they saw Iron Man rushing down.

As four beams of light shot out from the armor's feet and palms, Tony's body immediately paused above the crowd, pulling out a sharp 30-degree angle and rushing back towards A-Fu at high speed.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The familiar palm repulsors flashed in the air. A-Fu flipped backward incredulously in the air, easily dodging the two straight shots.

Considering the crowd below, Tony didn't dare to use high-powered weapons here, which greatly limited his output, forcing him to use palm repulsors to entangle with A-Fu.

This allowed A-Fu to seize the opportunity, and while dodging a palm repulsor, he heavily imprinted a move called "Supernova Combustion" on Tony's chest.

Bang—!

Tony's body shook and fell wildly. A-Fu's eyes hardened, and he followed up with a combo.

“Meteor Barrage Hits the Mountain!”

“Asteroid Belt!”

“Melon Crushing Fist!”

“……”

After hitting Tony with several ultimate moves in a row, he gathered strength in both hands, his veins bulging, and A-Fu's "Eagle Claw Technique" rapidly tore through the air, grabbing Tony's chest with a bang.

The power from the ox talisman made A-Fu certain that his 10 claws would definitely be able to claw 10 holes in this armor.

Clang!

His claws shook, and a sharp pain came. A-Fu widened his eyes in shock, shouting in disbelief.

“Impossible! How can it be so hard?!”

“Are you stupid? This is called science!”

Being pressed to the ground from high altitude, Tony's mouth didn't admit defeat at all. Unless the other party's fingernails were harder than vibranium, it was impossible to break through this breastplate mixed with some vibranium.

“Sir, the armor damage rate is 33%, and the energy is still above 90%......”

Jarvis's voice came from the system in a timely manner, and Tony snapped his fingers, deciding to end this farce!

The chest light on his chest suddenly lit up. At this time, A-Fu wanted to dodge, but it was too late. Just as he was about to be shot in the body, the lit chest light suddenly flickered… and went out.

[Emotional value from Tony Stark +1515]

“……”

What happened?

A dazed look flashed across his face, and a huge amount of white light suddenly erupted from Tony's body.

Seizing the opportunity, A-Fu rolled several times in a row and came down from Tony's body, retreating 20 meters away, cautiously watching this side.

Whoosh—

When the white light dissipated, a figure appeared next to the Iron Man armor. A-Fu took a closer look and saw that the figure sitting on the ground was… Tony Stark!

Clack.

Without Tony driving it, the Iron Man armor actually moved on its own.

It first scanned around, looked at the fleeing crowd in the distance, then swept its gaze over A-Fu, and finally stopped on Tony Stark's face.

At that moment, the air on the street suddenly became heavy.

Tony on the ground was also a little dumbfounded. He blankly raised his face and looked at the Iron Man armor.

One second, two seconds, three seconds......

The two looked at each other silently, making A-Fu feel a little uncomfortable. He twisted his body irritably, unable to figure out the situation on the scene for a while.

Clack.

As if confirming something, the armor's mask popped up, and a familiar face was exposed to everyone's eyes.

At that moment, everyone who was paying attention to this battle gasped!

It's Tony, another Tony Stark!

[Emotional value from Tony Stark +1555]

[Emotional value from Iron Man +1566]

[Emotional value from Nick Fury +1533]

[Emotional value from Alexander Pierce +1544]

[......]

As a world-renowned enterprise, Stark Industries' every move is receiving external attention.

Especially after Tony publicly admitted that he was Iron Man, this attention has increased day by day, more than tenfold.

Now, the commotion near Stark Industries naturally attracted the attention of the police and reporters.

News of what happened here spread rapidly, and some fearless citizens rushed to the scene to capture this precious battle on film...

.......

Chinatown, Old Man's Antique Shop.

Buzz ~

The phone in her pocket vibrated, Natasha's expression tightened, and she quickly answered the call.

"Natasha, your vacation is over.

I need you to get to Stark Industries immediately. Tony is in trouble!"

Nick Fury's voice came from the other end of the phone, and Natasha could imagine Nick Fury sitting in his chair with a serious look on his face.

"Director Fury, what happened?" Natasha asked.

"The Black Hand gang appeared at Stark Industries and had a direct conflict with Tony.

We are not sure of the specific reason yet, but I need you to get to the scene as soon as possible to provide support!"

"Yes, Director Fury."

Click.

Hanging up the phone, Natasha thanked Chen Long, who was accompanying her, and was about to turn around and leave.

But the little girl's abrupt scream made her pause and turn her head.

"Old Man, look, look! It's Iron Man, it's Tony Stark!"

Excitedly tugging at Old Man's arm, Xiao Yu pointed to the screen on the TV, so excited that she almost jumped up.

On the TV, a beautiful reporter from the New York Daily was broadcasting Tony Stark's battle with Black Tiger Afu in real-time.

The sounds of the intense battle were endlessly exciting and gripping.

"Okay, Xiao Yu, if you shake me any more, my old bones will fall apart."

Pulling his arm out of Xiao Yu's hand, Old Man pushed up his glasses. He caught sight of something familiar in that fleeting image.

"Turu, bring Old Man that book. I need to look up some information."

Hearing Old Man's call, the tall, fat man put down the feather duster in his hand and turned around in confusion to ask.

"Old Man, which one?"

"Idiot, the one I was reading yesterday."

"Okay, Old Man." Turning around, Turu was about to leave.

"One more thing."

Raising a cup, Old Man gestured.

"Make me a cup of tea. Old Man needs to perk up."

"Okay."

Responding, Turu had just turned around when Old Man's voice rang out again.

"One more thing, bring me that octagonal stone block I recently acquired. I want to take a closer look."

"I know."

This time, Turu was not disturbed and went to get the items.

Although he was fat and tall, his movements were not clumsy at all, but rather extremely agile.

He deftly pulled a thick-skinned book from the shelf, poured Old Man a cup of coffee, and then placed a small box on the table in front of him.

Casually saying thank you, Old Man eagerly opened the book and found a record of the 12 Talismans on a certain page.

"12 Talismans, manifestations of the divine power extracted from Holy Lord by the great hero Lo Pei after sealing him..."

Opening the box, he took out the talisman inside engraved with a rabbit pattern, compared it to the pattern on the book, and recited.

"Rabbit Talisman, able to grant the holder super speed."

He also thought of the scene he had just seen on TV, and pointed to a talisman with a picture of an ox on it.

"Ox Talisman, able to bring people immense strength."

Hearing everything clearly, Natasha couldn't care less and walked directly forward, took out the S.H.I.E.L.D. badge, and said to Old Man.

"Old Man, can you talk about these things in detail?"

She pointed to the position on the TV, which was a picture of an Iron Man armor standing on the ground and facing the fallen Tony Stark.

The faces of the two were almost identical, which had to make people think of the power of the talismans!

Looking at the TV, Old Man's fingers slid over each talisman one by one. Soon, his finger stopped on a talisman engraved with a tiger pattern.

"Tiger Talisman, yin and yang harmony, the original function was to balance the power of other talismans, but after splitting into two halves, it can separate the user's yin and yang sides into good and evil, allowing the irritable personality and the gentle personality to exist as independent bodies..."

"So..." Natasha compared the scene on the TV and felt that she seemed to have found the answer.

"That's right, as you thought, it's the power of the Tiger Talisman!"

The confirmation from Old Man made Natasha have to be cautious. She pursed her lips and said solemnly.

"Old Man, we at S.H.I.E.L.D. need your help!"

"Girl, you don't have to be so polite, just call me by my name."

Closing the book, Old Man smiled kindly.

"Then may I ask what your name is?" Natasha also smiled.

"Old Man."

"......"

The smile froze, Natasha felt like she had misheard and asked again.

"It's just Old Man, what's wrong?"

Looking at her in confusion, Old Man waved his hand very understandingly.

"Don't worry, don't have any psychological pressure, I don't mind."

"Ol-, Old Man."

Awkwardly, Natasha still called out in a low voice with an embarrassed face.

Could it be that she was overthinking it, and he really wasn't taking advantage of her?

"Hey."

"......"

【Emotional value from Natasha Romanoff + 1490.】

……

Buzzing~

On the road, Natasha's car was speeding. She needed to get to Stark Industries as soon as possible.

In the passenger seat, Chen Long turned his head to look at the little devil behind him with dissatisfaction.

"Xiao Yu, this is not a game. How did you get in?"

"Uncle Long, don't be angry. I promise I won't cause you any trouble!"

Lowering her small head, Xiao Yu put her hands together and repeatedly made guarantees.

Patting his forehead, Chen Long couldn't say any more reproaching words. He said distressingly.

"It's over... Old Man will definitely beat me up again when we get back this time!"

But he couldn't let Natasha return halfway, so he could only make a few rules.

"Xiao Yu, you promise me that after arriving at the scene, you will honestly stay in the car and not go anywhere, understand?"

"Okay, okay, I promise you."

Agreeing readily, Xiao Yu quickly took out a small photo album from her body, which was full of pictures of Iron Man dancing mechanically.

"Uncle Long, if I meet Iron Man, uh... I mean, can I ask him for an autograph?"

What autograph?

Chen Long's eyes suddenly became resentful. Spare me, Xiao Yu. I'm just an ordinary archaeologist and have no experience in chasing stars.

"Although Tony is arrogant and narcissistic, I think he won't refuse if a cute little girl like you asks him for an autograph."

Natasha's sudden opening made Chen Long breathe a sigh of relief.

"Really?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Of course," Natasha affirmed.

"Yay~ That's great!"

Excitedly waving the photo album in her hand, Xiao Yu was already looking forward to Iron Man's autograph.

Afterwards, the car sped all the way to the scene.

But they were still a step late. The battle at the scene had already ended, and Tony was standing there, not knowing what he was thinking.

Natasha was not sure whether the Black Hand gang was still nearby, so she could only send Pepper a text message to get Tony into the car first, and then take him away from here quickly.

Strangely, Tony didn't say a word along the way, striking a thinker's pose.

Carefully holding the photo album, Xiao Yu pointed at him with her other hand, but there was no feedback at all. She couldn't help but worry.

"Uncle Long, what's wrong with Iron Man?"

"Uh... maybe it's a side effect of the Tiger Talisman?" Chen Long turned his head and glanced at Tony: "Anyway, let Old Man take a look when we get back!"

On the other side, Natasha couldn't care about these things and was reporting the situation to Nick Fury.

"That's right... Yes... Director Fury, we were a step late. We only found one Tony at the scene..."

She told Nick Fury about her experience at Old Man's Antique Shop, the power of the Tiger Talisman, and the possibility that Tony Stark was divided into two by the power of the talisman.

After listening to her report, Nick Fury pondered for a moment and asked them to go to Old Man's Antique Shop for the time being, and told her that he would visit in person soon.

At the same time, in a certain luxurious hall.

The dim light and shadow divided the hall into two halves. Stepping into the shadows, the [Tony] wearing the Iron Man armor raised his face and looked at Valon above the high platform.

Lowering his eyes, a dangerous aura was quietly brewing in his light blue pupils. Bathed in light, Valon elegantly placed his hands on the black and gold short staff.

"Tony Stark, tell me, why have you come?"

His voice was low and cold, and echoed throughout the hall the moment he spoke.

The flipped-up mask cast a large shadow, revealing that red mouth. The owner of that mouth slowly curled upwards, returning a cold smile.

"Magic!"