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However, Tony's ability to adapt is very good.After waking up the next day, he began to roll up his sleeves and work - to check whether Ultron had left Jarvis with permanent and hidden damage.

Sid was very unimpressed by this.He leaned against the door with his arms folded, staring at the people who entered the numerical control room early in the morning with cold eyes.This guy, do you still remember what you promised him yesterday?About the possible health damage that the Reality Gem can cause?

Tony really didn't notice it at first, then pretended not to notice it, and finally had to succumb to that substantive gaze. "I understand, but can we make another appointment?" He said carefully, knowing that there was little hope.

Avoiding the physical examination is obviously a guilty conscience.Sid raised his eyebrows slightly, and a smile appeared on his face. "It's okay, I'll wait for you."

This appearance seems to outsiders to be spring wind and rain, because Sid usually has an iceberg face.It's a pity that Tony saw it, and it turned into a toothache. "Okay, okay," he said two good things in a row, and then he sighed and completely compromised, "I'll go right away!"

Seeing that Tony was defeated within 1 minute, the onlookers electronic butler silently made a note in the database: The Stark family's food chain is about to be rearranged!

But Sid really didn't tell Tony to go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of ​​fire.Because they already had experience, they quickly took out the solidified smoke floating in the reactor in Tony's heart.It was a very bright light purple in Tony's body, and it turned into a dull dark purple when it was taken out.

Lying on his back on the operating table, Tony couldn't help taking a deep breath the moment the gem was separated from his body, feeling a wave of fatigue quickly attacking him.He closed his eyes, and had to realize that the Reality Gem really put a heavy burden on his body.

Sid, who had changed into a white coat, held the sphere, carefully placed it on the special stand, and then looked back at Tony's face.In fact, without paying special attention, he noticed Tony's reaction. "You look..." He carefully pondered the words, "a little tired?"

"I thought you wouldn't lie to me." Tony closed his eyes half-closed, calming down the panting that seemed to be caused by a rapid heartbeat, and sweat began to break out on his forehead.He didn't do anything just now, and this reaction as if he had run a marathon was obviously abnormal.

Seeing Tony's stiff mouth, Sid didn't say anything, just stretched out his hand and gently pressed Tony's temple.He knew that Tony liked the reality gem, and he also knew that even if he didn't urge him, Tony would eventually take out the reality gem; but he was really worried, and felt that he had to see it with his own eyes. "Do you want to sleep?"

Tony's half-closed eyes opened instantly.He stared straight at Sid at close range, almost turning into a stare, but slowly retracted the sharpness. "There's never a good thing like a pie in the sky, and I fully understand this truth." He whispered, his voice was rough, "I just don't want you to see me like I am now."

Aging, weak, tired, lifeless... Every adjective is making him loathe himself, making him feel that everything he holds now is vain; one day, they will all fly away from him, disappearing without even a shadow invisible.

Sid looked down at Tony, his eyes were complicated and difficult to distinguish.He had wanted a quick win, but now he realized that under the cover of their successive victories, Tony's mental state was not particularly stable.

This is normal, he said to himself in his heart, too many things have happened recently...

Also, Tony is physically sick because of the reality stone.If you compare yourself with him, it's easy to be disappointed in yourself.

"I'm glad," said Sid at last.This is not only the bull's head is wrong, it is almost like gloating.

If he hadn't been familiar with Sid's temper, Tony might have kicked Sid immediately.So he felt that it was very gentle for him to just stare at Sid for an explanation.

Upon receiving this murderous look, Sid burst into a smile. "I mean," he drawled deliberately, "I'm glad you told me that."

There was a hint of melting in Tony's eyes, and Sid hadn't finished speaking.

"If you really don't want to, then I wouldn't have dragged you here in the first place." His voice was soft, and the hand that stroked Tony's slightly wet temples was equally gentle. "You come here because you believe in me. That means, no matter what you become, you believe that I will not change my love for you." He looked at Tony with a look of utter joy, " So you say, should I be happy?"

His mind was punctured, Tony hummed and turned his head away, his ears felt a little hot. "If I didn't know," he muttered and complained, as if annoyed, "I can't believe that you didn't spend such effort on girls!"

"Only you are worth it," Sid admitted frankly.The other thing was the same thing; for Tony's wholehearted trust, he would of course repay it in return.

Tony snorted louder to hide his elation.He was sure his heart was beating faster now, but not from illness or overexercise. "It's good that you know." This seemed to be said to Sid, but his voice was very small, as if he was speaking to himself.

Under normal circumstances, Sid might not notice.But at a time like this, he must be able to accurately capture this kind of duplicity. "How many people in this world do you think endure you like I do, brother?" He teased.So strong, desperate for face, giving people a good feeling about themselves, but actually being glassy about the people they care about?

"Don't call me brother!" Tony retorted immediately, and then realized that he had to add an attribute to the matter, "Especially on certain occasions!"

Sid raised his eyebrows again, this time with some clarity in his attitude. "I see," he said, nodding, "in bed I'll remember you love hearing this."

"You!" Tony was shocked by the brazenness of his younger brother breaking the lower limit, and almost jumped up.

Sid had guarded against this early on, so he pinned Tony lightly. "Look, isn't this the spirit?" He laughed, his eyes seemed to glow, "Let's get things done."

Tony was mesmerized by this handsome and bright smiling face.He didn't react until he entered the hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and he couldn't help but be sure again that Sid was spoiled by him-knowing that he has no resistance to anything, he dared to confuse him with beauty!See if he goes out and doesn't beat up people?

In fact, it wasn't really beaten.

Because the body scan took some time and Tony was tired, he fell asleep quickly.Sid sat on the edge of the oxygen chamber, staring intently at the data displayed on the electronic screen.

In the end, he determined that the cause of Tony's fatigue was exhaustion.It wasn't really a big problem, but another small change caught his attention—

DNA telomere base deletion.

Human dna is a double helix structure, and telomere is the base repeat sequence and binding protein at the end of the helix.It accounts for a very small proportion in the entire DNA sequence, but it is one of the keys to controlling the number of cell divisions.

Simply put, there is a relationship between the quality of telomeres and the length of life.The Reality Gem doesn't seem to do much harm, but in fact it is slowly damaging the life of the holder.

Sid pressed his forehead hard.He was almost certain that if Tony's reactor hadn't been full of energy, the telomere loss would have been even greater.In this way, it is a good thing that Tony insisted on not removing the heart of the reactor...

The hemisphere on the special pedestal was still spinning silently, and the dark purple color did not change in any way.It looks very inconspicuous, but it is really a weapon that can kill people invisible.

Sid looked at it for a moment, and all possible solutions flashed through his mind.It might be troublesome to get Tony out of it, so he probably needs to work on telomerase.It's the best of both worlds, but it just takes time...

But he'd rather take his time than upset Tony.This is his promise to Tony, but also to himself!

Just as Sid deduced the formula in his mind with his eyes open, someone quietly pushed the door in.

It's Jarvis.From the moment he was able to assume human form, he began to embody more human behavior traits.He came over and whispered, "Dr. Reed is here, he wants to see Mr. Tony."

Sid, who was originally leaning on the swivel chair, slowly opened his eyes, and finally pulled himself out of the thoughts of a lot of bases flying around. "Did he say what it was?" He didn't need to say that Tony was resting, because Jarvis must know about it, so he came to him.

"When Ultron attacked Manhattan, the Fantastic Four were in Greenland." Although the hyperbaric oxygen chamber can isolate all sounds, Jarvis still kept a relatively low voice. "There's been some strange things going on there lately."

It turned out that the Fantastic Four were not in the country at all, no wonder they only arrived today... Sid raised his eyebrows slightly. "Strange thing?"

"Some man-eating monsters appear there from time to time, and they are not from the earth at all." Jarvis explained, "The gravitational field has been monitored, and there is no abnormality."

Sid originally wanted to say that the space crack would be like this, but there was no gravitational field anomaly, which meant that there was no crack there, and he couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"Relevant information has been sent back first." Jarvis continued, with a steady voice: "A few listed reindeer have also been lost. I don't know if it is a related incident."

"Reindeer? Was it eaten by a monster?" Sid could only think of this connection.

"I'm afraid not," answered Jarvis. "They all seem to appear or disappear suddenly, if I must say so."

suddenly? "This matter really needs to be checked." Sid stood up, "I'm going to talk to Richard."

At the same time, in the corner of the Arctic Ocean, the Mendeleev Ridge.

During the day, the sun was in the sky, and the sea was frozen again, and the light was dazzling.So, of course, a pale yellow light that was so faint that it was barely visible would go unnoticed at all—the place was already sparsely populated.

But just after the light disappeared, a half-kneeling figure slowly stood up.He was wearing an old-style uniform, which was fine; what was scary was that his exposed head and hands looked like a skull covered in dark red, dry skin.He squinted and looked around, checked the latitude and longitude again, and then showed an extremely crazy smile.

"I, Red Skull, have finally returned!"