Shadow of the Beautiful World

At midnight, Tony Stark, refreshed and refreshed, was busy in his underground laboratory just after having a love exercise with Miss Potts.

He is currently working on the 71st upgrade for his Super Mark armor.

In recent years, the level of combat energy he has been exposed to has become higher and higher, forcing Iron Man to continue to upgrade his weapons and suits in all aspects.

He continues to learn more and more abundant engineering knowledge on the earth.

Constantly looking for new materials from all over the world, and even the alien black market managed by m.i.b.

Constantly upgrade the firepower system and add more advanced weapons to the battle suit.

This made Tony feel that he seemed to have returned to the state of designing weapons all day when he was young, but he did not resist the return of this old business.

On the one hand, after experiencing the threat of the Skrulls last time, Tony realized that he did not have enough cards to deal with emergencies.

On the other hand, he has always regarded himself as a superhero. On an earth that is becoming more and more dangerous, stronger firepower means that he has a greater chance of winning in future battles.

Weapons, indeed, are often used to carry out killing and violence.

But when the heroes hold weapons, these killing weapons can also be converted into guardian power.

This was understood when Tony first used Super Mark to fight for justice.

Hey, you have some new news, Tony.

Tony, who was burying himself in building a new concept map of the fire control system, was awakened by Jarvis' voice prompt. He raised his head and pushed his design glasses. He said:

Come here, let me see, which bastard is calling at this time?

There was dissatisfaction in Tony's voice.

He's a researcher at heart, and he hates being interrupted while his whimsical mind is at work.

hum

A pair of blue communication projections were projected in front of Tony's eyes. Iron Man took off his glasses and looked at the big bald head with a serious expression on the projection in front of him. He curled his lips and said:

Lex Luthor, you knew it was you, you really are a nuisance.

Okay, Tony, stop complaining.

Lex Luthor, who is currently the executive chairman of the Onika Consortium, is wearing a neat suit, with his fingers crossed and his chin propped.

He was not irritated by Tony, on the contrary, he ignored Tony's dissatisfaction, and he said straight to the point:

As the rotating chairman of the 'Illuminati' this month, I am now holding a plenary meeting. An important message has just been submitted to the World Security Council by the m.i.b. Those politicians are frightened, and they urgently need our opinions on how to deal with it.

According to my assessment, the level of this incident is sss level. So, I will give you 10 minutes, and I will wait for you at the former Xavier Academy of Mutants in New York.

The clock starts, don't be late!

swish

After throwing down a cold warning, Luther's projection dissipated in Tony's laboratory. This crisp tone made Iron Man curl his lips again.

He seriously suspected that Luther was avenging himself.

But considering that when he was the rotating chairman last month, he caused trouble for the finance department of the Onika Consortium in charge of Luthor several times... So, it is only natural that the other party came back with revenge.

Stingy bald head!

Tony stood up, stretched, and said to Jarvis:

In 10 minutes, I rushed from California to New York, tsk tsk, there seems to be no other way except to use magic, or call Barry to pick me up... What a cunning bastard, I want to take this opportunity to touch my bottom .”

Save the existing design drawings, Jarvis, and restart work after I come back.

Tony turned around and walked towards the warehouse where he stored his battle armor, and a flight path leading outside the warehouse was also opened.

Iron Man stood in front of the storage box like a glass showcase, with his left hand in his trouser pocket and his right hand rubbing his chin. He looked at the dozens of sets of armor with different specifications and shapes displayed in front of him.

He asked:

Jarvis, which armor is the fastest?

Tony's personal artificial intelligence quickly replied:

'Shuttler', code-named Mark 57, is modeled after the 'Mechanical Pioneer' of the Mechanicus. It can open the sonic boom channel when it is charged. Theoretically, it only takes less than 10 seconds for you to reach the place in the solar system. anywhere.

But the Mark 57 is not equipped with any weapon systems, so I don't recommend you use it in combat.

It's just a meeting.

Tony waved his hand, he picked up the coffee at hand, and said:

Just this set, 10 seconds, that is to say, I still have 8 minutes? Well... let's finish this cup of coffee first, and bring up the previous design drawing.

Eight minutes should be enough to finish it.

On the other side, at the former site of the Xavier Mutant Academy in New York, other members of the secret organization Illuminati are entering the venue one after another.

This family manor belonging to Professor X was no longer used as a college after the establishment of Utopia Island.

Currently, the estate is used as the base camp of the X-Men, as well as an advanced technology research and development base, as well as the location of the medical system.

After the establishment of the Illuminati, this place became the base of the Illuminati.

Uh, the so-called Illuminati, although the name is a bit bluffing.

But in fact, this is a small group of the smartest, richest and most powerful superheroes on the planet, and most of the members are the leaders of one party.

It was established as a subsidiary organization of the World Security Council after the Skrull crisis. It is mainly responsible for proposing correct handling opinions for the World Security Council when major crises occur.

In addition to its official status, this organization is also a place for the major forces to communicate and play games.

Just like there is a secret club among all retired secret agents, the conflicts between big bosses also need a place that is not known to ordinary people to resolve.

Its current members include:

The representative of mutants is Professor X, the representative of aliens is Black Bolt (currently held by Crystal), the representative of Wakanda is Black Panther Prince T’Challa, the representative of omnics is Icarus Riley, the representative of omnics, and the representative of spellcasters is Supreme. The mage Victor von Doom, and the undead queen Xia Kela, the representative of the alien.

And the scientists.

Tony Stark, Reed Richards, Lex Luthor.

As well as powerful heroes, there are currently only two:

Clark, Superman, and Carol, Ms. Marvel.

Although there are few members, all of them are elite.

After careful exploration, it is not difficult to find that this group of people includes almost all the famous forces in the world at present, forming an intricate network, through which people can contact any organization in the world.

When the Illuminati was established, Nick Fury was also invited, but Braised Egghead did not join it.

He seems to be busy with other things recently, and he doesn't seem to have much interest in the secret work that he was obsessed with in the past, which is really curious.

The Illuminati adopts a system of rotating chairmen. Each month there is a person in charge who has the power to hold meetings, but as long as it is not an S-level event, generally no meetings will be held.

In other words, this organization is only responsible for dealing with the crisis of destruction of the world.

Once they gather, it means big trouble is coming.

Luther...

Clark, wearing a suit and glasses, walked into the meeting room of Xavier Castle, and saw the big bald Luthor sitting on the round table. This guy was looking at Clark with a look that could hardly be called friendly. .

This look made Clark a little dissatisfied.

Uh, according to gossip, there is actually some grievance between Clark and Lex Luthor.

It is said that a few years ago, for a period of time, Luthor had been making trouble for Clark, and tried to capture and expel Superman, but after the New York War, Luthor stopped a lot.

But the guy hasn't changed his extreme opinion of Clark, or even of all superheroes who aren't of Earth.

Are you still stubbornly thinking that my appearance has weakened the potential of human beings?

Clark opened the chair and sat at the round table. He looked at Luther and asked straightforwardly:

Although there is no evidence, I can feel that the 'harassment' that my people have encountered recently is in constant contact with you.

Is this a warning?

Luther didn't care.

Facing the most powerful man in the world, he was very indifferent.

He said to Clark:

I don't hate you, Superman. I have publicly stated on many occasions that I don't hate you, and I don't love you. I judge your existence based on a person on Earth.

Just like I once doubted you, I now also doubt the purpose of your people coming to Earth...

There are also those Asgardians and those Cybertronians. Those accidents have proved that your existence is a source of instability for this world.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Professor X, who was sitting next to Luthor, smoothed things over with a smile.

The professor with the same hairstyle as Luthor said softly:

Don't be so mean, Luther, didn't you also admit Superman? You also think that the value of his kindness to the earth is far higher than the trouble you caused.

Yes, I think so.

Luther glanced at Clark, and he said bluntly:

I can admit that the existence of Superman is good for the earth, because he bled for this world, but other Kryptonians don't do it... I have reason to doubt them.

As for the human potential thing...

Luther raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and said softly:

I have collected enough data to prove that human beings are accelerating the pace of evolution. In the past, we would regard Superman as a god, but in the not-too-distant future, that may not be the case.

There are still 15 seconds left. It seems that Tony Stark will be late.

hum

As soon as Luther finished speaking, a channel composed of sound waves descended from the sky and bombarded the lawn of Xavier Manor.

All of a sudden, the perfectly repaired lawn of the professor's house became bald and unsightly after a few seconds of sound waves, as if it had been chewed by a dog.

A few seconds later, Tony in casual clothes strode into the conference hall. He glanced at the professor and said:

I'll pay, Professor, and I'll get the best gardeners to repair the damage I caused.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Icarus, the lecturer sitting on the other side, who was resting with his eyes closed. Iron Man gritted his teeth and said:

Icarus! There is something wrong with the data you gave me! You cunning mechanical fox!

He berated me!

Icarus opened his eyes, as if acting like a baby, grabbed the hand of Mistress Carol beside her, and she said to Mistress:

You heard it, Tony Stark stole my data and is still blaming me, it's too overbearing.

You settle your own affairs, don't bother me.

The mistress leaned back on the chair with a tired look on her face.

Just after being tossed about by the old man at home, he received a meeting notice, which made the mistress who was planning to have a good sleep very upset.

Okay, stop arguing.

The professor raised his hand and pressed down, and the entire conference hall fell silent.

After Tony, who came late, took his seat, Luther, who held the meeting, coughed lightly. He played with the black signature pen on his arm, and projected a blue projection in front of everyone's eyes.

That is the image and the data of various energy readings shared by the Nova Corps of Xandar to m.i.b.

The agents of the Nova Corps really know how to snap photos. In the images they sent, the power of the phoenix happened to be shaped like a flaming phoenix. In the high-definition picture quality, this scene is absolutely shocking .

This is the trouble we have to face, everyone, sss-level incidents.

Luther said in a concise tone:

According to the energy readings captured by the Nova Corps at the edge of the southern Milky Way, the energy intensity of this unknown energy body has already broken through our Heavenly Father-level power model based on God King Odin.

I have consulted some professionals, and their judgment is that if this energy body is regarded as a whole, then its strength has reached the level of the Almighty Heavenly Father, or even the level of a single universe. After all, we cannot accurately measure it.

Luther knocked on the table, he said with emphasis:

We have never been in contact with life forms of this level at all, so we cannot make a special power model, but everyone, don't take chances, we have already determined that the destination of this destroyed energy body is the earth.

According to its flight speed, we still have 2 days to prepare... If we can't stop it when it touches the ground of the earth, then...

Luther didn't continue, but everyone present could understand what he wanted to express.

Luthor is just an ordinary person, but his wisdom can definitely rank among the top 3 in this world, which even Tony, who is against him, has to admit.

Therefore, the judgment made by Luther can be accepted by everyone.

We can't stop it.

The first to speak was the Sorcerer Supreme, Lord Doom.

The Father in silver visor and green hood came to a pessimistic conclusion after seeing the energy readings.

Sitting next to Doom, Crystal Princess was a little restless among a group of big guys. She looked left, then looked again, and finally turned her head to look at the drowsy Carol. She said:

Ms. Carroll, your...

Don't count on my old man.

The mistress waved her hand, she rubbed the bridge of her nose, and said softly:

He has other things to do, but as far as I know him, if he doesn't show up for this kind of thing, it means...

Carol opened her eyes, looked at the projection in front of her, and said:

The truth of the matter is not as desperate as we have seen. Perhaps...the irresistible power of the energy body is just an illusion. As long as you find the right way, it may not be difficult to deal with.

After all, I heard him say that before you reached the Heavenly Father, you once repelled it. This shows that, at least in this matter, you can defeat the strong with the weak.

The mistress shrugged, closed her eyes again, dozed off, and said:

Just find the right weakness.