Chapter 142 [Gate of Truth]〈4K〉

Perhaps it is due to some mysterious and mysterious adjuster named "destiny" who is intervening in all this.

The curiosity and doubts about Hydra's hidden secrets were inexplicably amplified, stimulating Tony Stark's reason. At the same time, a blue light flashed in his eyes,

Tony Stark slowly walked into the dimly lit metal passage, and the MARK-43 behind him was quietly on standby, always on alert.

Then he went deeper and deeper, and the crisp sound of footsteps echoed in the dead metal passage.

And Tony Stark's sight also noticed the deep arc faintly revealed in front,

His heart moved slightly, and he realized that there was a high probability that the place ahead of him was the secret laboratory where these Hydras had been conducting secret research, and the pace at his feet became faster and faster.

As Tony Stark's movements stagnated, he looked at the scene in front of him with some surprise and surprise.

The communication device next to my ear also heard the calm voice of Steve Rogers at the right time.

"I found Straker,"

"Tony, what's going on over there?"

Tony Stark's tone was a little surprised, and he looked at the scene in front of him with burning eyes:

A familiar yet unfamiliar behemoth was fixed on the experimental bench. It was the Zirita invasion weapon that appeared in the Battle of New York before - [Leviathan]

Broken bone armor with a metallic luster is wrapped on the surface, and huge pale and sharp fangs are arranged in staggered ways, with some missing parts.

Dark yellow flesh and mechanical alloy are intertwined and mixed, and sharp and wide thyroid scales are stacked layer by layer on its body surface.

Half of a ferocious head hung to the side, connected by dozens of dense and thick cables, and complex data curves were beating on the detection equipment.

Some mechanically mixed flesh and blood tissue that had been cut off was stacked in a tray.

Not only that, Tony Stark also saw some damaged [Iron Legion] intelligent units also lying on the experimental table.

These are most likely the reference basis for Hydra to steal data and imitate [Steel Legion].

It's just a pity that before the Hydras had time, they were taken over by the Avengers.

Suddenly, Tony Stark raised his head and saw not far away,

The long-handled, light-gold, sharp-edged scepter, which is fixed by a mechanical device and exudes a mind-catching azure radiance, is also an important goal of the Avengers' trip - [Psychic Scepter]

Tony Stark was about to step forward and take a step when a figure quietly appeared behind him.

She stretched out her hands and tapped lightly, and the scarlet light like silk shimmered, covering Tony Stark who had not yet had time to react.

In the eyes, azure and scarlet intertwined with each other, turning into a dark and unclear vortex.

"boom--"

There was a sudden loud noise from behind, and Tony Stark turned around subconsciously.

I saw that the remains of Leviathan, which had been silent just now, seemed to be given life again. Even though the shape was dilapidated, it began to move.

The bony fins whipped up a strong wind and swept over Tony Stark's head.

At this moment, Tony Stark was shocked to realize that everything around him had changed.

Mountains of corpses are scattered all over the place, and the chaotic darkness like a thick fog that never disperses surrounds the whole body.

Looking at the corpses lying on the ground, Tony Stark was stunned when he saw their faces clearly.

Those familiar yet unfamiliar faces looked miserable and miserable at the moment.

This hellish horrific scene pierced Tony Stark's heart like a sharp blade.

He staggered over to the corpses of his companions in disbelief, and stretched out his hand tremblingly.

"No...this is not true..."

The grief washed over Tony Stark's mind like a flood,

But at this moment, there was an inappropriate burst of applause from behind.

"Pah - pah - pah"

Calm and powerful applause broke the atmosphere of pity and silence,

Immediately, Tony Stark turned his head and looked at the source of the sound with red bloodshot eyes.

The next moment, his contracted pupils suddenly dilated and contracted.

It was an invisible and qualityless "blue flame", but strange applause came from it,

The constantly twisting and changing "Blue Flame" began to gradually approach Tony Stark,

As the distance gets closer, the distorted "blue flame" also begins to change into a certain form.

Eventually, this "flame" beating like a living thing gradually began to fill and spread,

Constructing a tall humanoid form, the "crown" formed by twisted and ferocious horns, it is still impossible to see the specific face.

"We meet again, Tony Stark."

The "unknown existence" who claims to be the god of hope and wisdom, the wise man in charge of destiny, and the lord of all changes, once again appeared in front of Tony Stark.

He let out a deep, weird laugh, seeming to be mocking Tony Stark,

But Tony Stark tensed his body, clenched his fists tightly, stared at the "demon" in front of him, and spoke in a deep voice with doubts and disbelief,

"These...are they all the future?!"

"Who knows?"

The unpredictable response of "unknown existence" made Tony Stark frown.

"But I have to thank that little guy. If it weren't for her, I would still be thinking about how long I would have to wait for you to..."

"Tony Stark, what does "knowledge" taste like?"

Hearing this, Tony Stark fell silent. At this moment, he was vaguely aware that the [knowledge] he traded with the "demon" in front of him was by no means that simple.

As I peeked into the "chaos" buried deep in my mind again and again, absorbing knowledge that I had never understood before and far ahead of the times,

That extremely addictive bone-eroding feeling always lingers in my heart, and I can't refuse it at all.

Gradually, Tony Stark felt more and more that this endless "knowledge"

It seems to have turned into twisted and swollen tentacles, tearing at one's soul, drilling into it, spreading, multiplying, and even trying to pull oneself into the "abyss" and sink here.

It’s not that you are absorbing [knowledge], but that [knowledge] is polluting your “soul”!

But when Tony Stark realized this serious problem, it was too late.

He was surprised to find that some changes had quietly happened to him. The arc-shaped ark reactor on his chest had "integrated" with his body at some point.

It is not just a simple physical combination, but a deeper "connection". It is not that Tony Stark has never tried to separate the connection between the reactor and himself.

But even so, the "mutation" continues,

After all, at first, Tony Stark felt that his energy was getting stronger,

Even if he didn't eat or drink, continued to research, and was immersed in work for nearly a month, he didn't feel hungry or exhausted. He even felt that his body was getting more and more excited, and he was eager to immerse himself in it?

Of course, it does not mean that he has completely lost his "feeling", but more of a mental exhaustion, and his physical fitness and physical fitness have also begun to climb upwards in a stable curve - but it is obvious that he has not carried out any training plan himself.

Such an abnormal situation was first noticed by Jarvis, who promptly reminded Tony Stark,

"Sir, you have not had any water for more than 72 hours, and you have not performed any excretion activities. This violates the limit of normal human beings..."

"...Sir, it has been detected that your body is in unprecedented health? Some physiological state values ​​even slightly exceed the average of normal humans."

"Sir, your skin's stratum corneum and subcutaneous tissue have undergone unpredictable and unknown mutations..."

"Sir, after testing, your skin's toughness has been able to withstand smaller caliber bullets and cannot completely penetrate..."

"Unpredictable "changes" have occurred in your central nervous system. Judging from the current examination results, they tend to be "benign."

Tony Stark, who began to gradually transform into an inhuman thing, was naturally aware of it, but he was unable to make any substantial changes or influences.

At least for now, these "changes" aren't so bad?

Moreover, Tony Stark uses the "information" and "knowledge" that continue to spread out of the "chaotic black fog" that is constantly twisting and spreading in his mind,

Combined with some of the products obtained from studying its own changes, a great plan was constructed revolutionaryly,

Although this plan is in its early stages, the blueprint has not been expanded and extended, and some important frameworks and technologies that will support the success of the plan have not yet been implemented.

But there is no doubt that it at least gave Tony Stark a clear direction and visible progress to keep climbing!

So, what's the cost?

Soon, Tony Stark discovered that he was wrong, and how wrong he was.

The "shortcut" to absorb knowledge from the "chaotic darkness" can indeed speed up Tony Stark's thinking speed and make his inspiration flow out continuously.

But this is not without cost. After a period of "obsession",

Tony Stark found that the changes in his body also accelerated a lot. At first, he didn't take it seriously and didn't care.

As time went by, Tony Stark became aware of the "lack" of his emotions.

"Human nature" between rationality and sensibility has begun to disappear.

He felt more and more that he was starting to become like a "machine" that could only work and keep moving towards a goal. To achieve the goal, he would do whatever it took.

In fact, he has already begun preparations to carry out some project experiments that he never even thought about in the past.

Euphemistically called: "efficient"

This is terrible, really terrible!

It’s like my brain is trembling!

After sensing that [knowledge] was actually constantly engulfing and eroding him, Tony Stark decisively chose to "withdraw".

Returning to New York, to the "home" where he could still vaguely feel "emotional changes",

Tony Stark needs an "anchor" to stabilize his personality to prevent his personality from collapsing and completely transforming into another "self".

By then, he could not imagine what he would become like,

And when facing family, lovers, friends, and people who need to be protected by themselves,

What attitude should you have and what way of thinking should you use to deal with it?

Among the results of the simulated outlook, Tony Stark got an almost desperate answer.

In order to avoid the possibility of such a bad situation happening,

Tony Stark has begun to design and continuously improve a plan called [Narcissus].

As an "insurance mechanism" that locks itself in and ensures that the future development of mankind tends to be benign and controllable.

In the early stage of the project, we started to build a level of intelligence suitable for the underlying basic logic of the mechanism.

At first, Tony Stark also considered Jarvis, but after some planning and experimentation,

It was found that Jarvis was not suitable. The artificial intelligence Jarvis, which is based on a human-like bionic mathematical model and performs neural deep learning, is only suitable as a "housekeeper", "auxiliary" and "trustworthy helper".

Years of evolution and expansion have also limited Jarvis in a sense.

Tony Stark realized that he needed a more advanced and powerful "soul" suitable to become the [Narcissus] project.

He already had a vague idea about this.

It's just that such a grand and epoch-making plan naturally requires more complicated technological breakthroughs, integration and sorting, and a series of cooperation.

Tony Stark alone, no matter how talented his mind is, cannot shorten the progress of a huge project.

Of course, the premise is that Tony Stark no longer uses the "knowledge" that can be called cheating and "BUG".

Tony Stark rooted that in his mind, and suspected that it did not exist in the material world, but in the "chaotic darkness" of a higher dimension.

Called it——[Gate of Truth]

Enter it, pay the price, and obtain "forbidden knowledge" that does not belong to you but is a gift from the gods.

Moreover, that figure that had not appeared again for a long time appeared in front of him again,

The "unknown existence" seemed to have condensed into substance, and its malicious "sight" looked up and down at Tony Stark.

Tony Stark couldn't help but shudder, with a ray on his back, and felt an inexplicable creepiness.

The look in his eyes seemed to be looking at the delicious food that was about to be cooked,

But soon, the dense black fog shrouding the surroundings began to gradually dissipate, and the scarlet light also dimmed.

And the "flame" that beat like a living thing gradually began to shrink and dissipate, as if it had never appeared before.

The corpses scattered on the ground also began to disappear, and the surrounding environment gradually began to return to the original laboratory.

Tony Stark, who had not yet calmed down, suddenly raised his head, his cloudy eyes full of determination.

He raised his arms and thought

"boom--"

An arm armor module of the MARK-43 armor came quickly, accurately combined with Tony Stark's arm, stacked and extended,

Immediately afterwards, Tony Stark quickly walked to the device that fixed the [Psychic Scepter], stretched out his hand and took it off directly.

Looking at the bright light at the top of the scepter, Tony Stark remained silent, his eyes filled with darkness...