I am... Iron Man!
Saving unarmed people is a responsibility that I must shoulder. This is the belief that Yinsen entrusted to me.
With the last bit of faith, Tony held the bomb in his arms and chose to use his own body to protect those unarmed people.
He would die.
Tony was very clear about this point, but he did not regret it. There was even a trace of relief. Perhaps this was his fate!
This life that had been saved by others would eventually be sacrificed in order to save others.
In fact.
From the first day he wore Mark I armor, he had already made preparations in his heart. One day in the future, he might sacrifice his life for something.
However...
What he did not expect was that this day came too early and too suddenly. He did not even have the time to tell Potts that he really loved her.
If not for the bomb being too close to the fleeing crowd, he would never have chosen to use this method to stop the bomb from exploding.
Unfortunately, he did not have time to think. He had to make a decision in a few seconds.
According to Jarvis' analysis, the range of the explosion will spread to 20 meters around, and it will be detected that there is a strong corrosive substance inside.
Once the bomb explodes...
Its power will melt dozens of people into a pool of blood in an instant, which naturally includes Little Chili Pepper Potts.
He did not want to see this tragedy happen.
Little Chili Pepper Potts was the only woman in his life who was willing to give up her true love and give her life for him.
In that short few seconds, Tony wanted to say a lot, but in the end, he couldn't say it. He just looked at Potts through the steel mask, full of farewell, and a look of reluctance.
Potts seemed to have a mind of his own and felt Tony's affectionate and reluctant eyes under the steel mask.
"No - Tony"
Little Chili Pepper Potts's pupils contracted as she let out a scream of despair.
Boom
The violent explosion sounded like thunder.
Along with the dense green light, it drowned the golden-red mecha, setting off a huge wave of air.
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The black tiles on the main stage shattered inch by inch, wrapped in this wave of air, wanting to burst out in all directions, like bullets hitting the air.
Many people could not dodge in time and were hit by the flying gravel, their bodies instantly became a few bloody holes, covering their wounds and falling to the ground, screaming.
The chemical substance emitted a pungent smell of corrosion, mixed with a strong smell of gunpowder, and the dust raised by the wave of air, filling the air, blocking everyone's vision.
Little Chili Pepper Potts was relatively lucky. Although she was very close to the center of the explosion, she did not suffer any serious injuries. She was only sent flying a few meters away by the blast wave, and her limbs were a little torn.
"Tony! Tony, where are you? Tony, answer me!" Potts's eyes were red, and he stumbled into the smoke and dust, looking for the man frantically.
The high-heeled shoes had been thrown off a long time ago, and even the expensive dress worth 100,000 dollars was torn apart by Potts without hesitation. She ran barefoot on the gravel ground.
"Tony!"
"Answer me, Tony. Where are you?"
"Please... I beg you, Tony. Please don't let anything happen to you."
The surroundings were filled with thick smoke and dust, and the visibility was no more than one meter. However, even in such a harsh environment, Potts still did not give up searching.
Her feet were cut by the scattered gravel, leaving behind bright red footprints. Her hair was disheveled, and her dress was torn and tattered. She was simply like a madman, without any charm of the CEO of Stark Group.
After running for an unknown period of time, Potts finally stopped. From the thick smoke and dust, she saw a familiar golden red armor.
"Tony!"
Potts was immediately overjoyed. She pushed aside the smoke and dust in front of her, went through the collapsed ruins, stepped over the ground full of sharp stones, and ran there regardless of her demeanor.
However.
When Potts approached Tony, the happy expression on her face gradually disappeared.
Even though it was night and the temperature of the summer was not low, she could still clearly feel that her limbs and even her heart were gradually turning cold.
Tony buried his head deeply and knelt on the ground. His arms crossed and circled around him as he held the bomb in his arms.
As for the familiar golden-red mecha, it was as if it had been picked up from a pile of garbage. Only pieces of tattered armor remained, deeply embedded into the man's flesh.
Blood...
A large amount of blood sprayed out, splashing around the man. He used this hugging method to suppress the destructive power of the bomb to the minimum.
"To... Tony..." Potts' mind went blank, and only her instinctive reaction was left. She moved her frozen limbs and slowly approached the man.
She walked closer.
Potts finally couldn't hold it in and subconsciously covered her mouth. Tears poured out of her eyes like a dam, and her heart seemed to be cramping.
Receiving such impact on a point blank range, even the mecha that should have protected Tony was deeply embedded in his body after it shattered. Almost half of his body became bloody.
The energy lamp that symbolized Tony's life also began to flicker, as if it was signaling to her that the life of this man in front of her was about to reach its end.
"No... no!" Potts was overcome with sorrow as she hugged Tony and cried, "Tony, I beg you, don't leave me. Wake up quickly, okay"
"Pepper..."
Tony opened his eyes and looked at the blurry figure in front of him. His cracked and bloody lips forced out a smile. "It's... it's okay... you... are fine..."
"No, no, no... Tony, don't die, I beg you, don't die!" Potts hugged Tony and cried, begging him not to die.
Potts, who had never had any faith, was now praying for a miracle.
"God, Jesus, Christ, I beg you, please save him..." Potts hugged Tony tightly, feeling the man's breathing becoming weaker and weaker, tears filling her entire face. "He is a good person. He saved the lives of many people. I beg you to save him, no matter who it is. I beg you..."
"I... love... you..."
As his consciousness gradually turned dark, Tony's cracked lips moved slightly and he said this in the ear of Pepper Potts.
Pata...
His hand fell down powerlessly.
Tony closed his eyes, and his heart completely stopped beating.
Without a doubt, he was dead.
"No"
Potts sobbed as she hugged Tony and burst into tears. She felt as if her heart had been torn into two.
This was the first time Tony Stark personally said the words 'I love you' to her, but it was also the last time.
The proud and arrogant playboy, with himself as the center, sacrificed his life in order to protect the unarmed!
...
...
...
Tony Stark was dead.
But the only one who died was only the 'body', and he reappeared next to his lifeless body in the form of the 'soul'.
"Am I not dead?"
Tony, who appeared in the form of a soul, looked at the familiar environment with a confused face, as well as Potts, who was hugging him and crying on the corpse.