Chapter 329. Ripple (Part2)

Therefore, in order to avoid being crushed by Kingpin's army of undead when he attacked...

It was necessary to give them appropriate strength.

Although the ability of Ripple was amazing, its limitations were also obvious. As a power specifically designed to combat undead and vampires, its own strength wasn't as powerful as imagined.

Various thoughts emerged in Ryan's mind, while on the other side, the Joestar clone, Joseph Joestar, continued to faithfully play his role as a vampire hunter and a Ripple teacher, "As I just said, the Ripple is not a power that I exclusively possess. It was originally a power specifically developed to combat vampires. Now that vampires have appeared in New York, I have an obligation to pass it on, to prevent New York from being invaded by vampires and becoming like Norway..."

As Joseph spoke, his gaze swept over the Defenders in front of him.

The power of Ripple seemed simple, but it was actually a breathing and related ability and even involved the use of cells. The reason why he could use the Ripple was because the Ultimate Lifeform, Kars, could perfectly control all the cellular powers in one's body. And obviously, the members of the Defenders in front of him couldn't.

Therefore, in his opinion, the only person in the Defenders who could really learn the Ripple was Matt.

...

"Sir, you should rest."

Stark Industries, the top floor of the New Energy Building.

Since the news about the [Stone Mask] from the Foundation, Tony has been fully focused on it. Jarvis had reminded him six times.

"Give me a little more time."

Tony kept pointing his palm in the air, ignoring his own exhausted appearance as he replied.

The appearance of the [Stone Mask] and Dio Brando made him realize a part of history SHIELD had hidden, and through this matter, he was inching closer to the truth.

"Looks like Fury had been hiding a lot of things from me. He already knew about the [Stone Mask] and the vampires, but he deliberately kept them hidden and didn't tell the Avengers."

"Perhaps, he hid them to avoid a situation like this one."

At that moment, an angry voice came from behind Tony.

Turning around, he saw Pepper, who was looking at him with an angry expression.

"Jarvis."

Upon meeting Pepper's gaze, Tony instantly understood.

"Sorry, Sir. But for the sake of your health, I had to inform Miss Potts."

Tony couldn't argue with the response from the AI but turned his gaze to Pepper, smiling stiffly and pretending to be surprised. "Hey, Pepper, what brings you here?"

"Hmm, what brought me here?"

Pepper took a deep breath, barely suppressing the anger in her heart. She looked at Tony's pale face and dark circles caused by long-term sleep deprivation and spoke with a mixture of anger and distress, "If it weren't for Jarvis letting me know, I might still be in the dark. Tony, have you forgotten your promise?"

"I made a lot of promises, which one are you talking about?"

"Tony!"

"Okay." Seeing Pepper's reaction, Tony obviously knew that he couldn't bluff his way out of this situation. He sighed and decisively admitted, "I know, this looks bad, but you also know, Pepper, finding out something interesting, I can't stop."

"I know."

As someone who had worked as a personal secretary, Pepper thoroughly understood Tony's personality and knew that this wasn't something she could easily change with a few words.

So, she sighed and said, "Tony, you need to rest. Not just for yourself, but for me too."

"I'll listen to you..."

Pepper's words softened Tony's gaze. He turned to look at the report on Dio on the virtual screen before looking back at Pepper. Finally, he raised his hand and stored the information, smiling and making concessions.

He was no longer the same Tony Stark as before. For the person he loved, he was willing to make some concessions.

.....

"How's the experiment going?"

Inside a secret laboratory base.

A figure cloaked in a cape asked in a low, powerful voice that wasn't loud but hard to ignore.

"We've started the human experiment, and over ten soldiers who lost their limbs in the war have regained their strength because of the Extremis."

A man with long hair and crutches replied, hobbling.

If Tony were here, he might recognize that the man before him was Killian, who had claimed to be his fan and he had fooled before. However, now he looked completely different, with confidence and ambition in his expression.

Of course, it was also highly likely that Tony wouldn't remember him at all. After all, before becoming Iron Man, Tony was a complete jerk.

This was something that not even Pepper or Tony himself could deny.

"Good."

Killian's response made the figure in the cloak nod slightly. "You didn't disappoint me, Killian."

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to do this."

Upon hearing the voice from the cloaked figure, Killian quickly lowered his head, expressing his respect.

He once waited all night like a clown on the cold rooftop because of Tony's words. In the eyes of Iron Man, he may have been just an insignificant nobody, and even Killian himself used to think so. But now, things were obviously different because he had been given a chance to change.

And Killian has decided that through this opportunity, he would take revenge on Tony, who once ignored and looked down upon him.

"Lord Shendu."

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