Chapter 364: Chapter 364: Tony Stark's Methods of Dealing
At this moment, General Samo was in a panic, fearing that Robert would directly kill him, so he began to incessantly speak of his potential value in an attempt to bargain for his life. However, General Samo forgot one thing: the information he revealed might not necessarily be of interest to Robert...
"Such a pity, these things don't hold any value for me!" Indeed, after listening to General Samo for a while, Robert looked at him with some regret, shaking his head as he spoke softly, "If you cannot continue to demonstrate your value, then I can't keep you around..."
"No! You can't kill me! If you kill me, the essence of the dark dimension within you will increase, and then the boss will surely find you!" As General Samo heard Robert's words, he began to retreat while shouting with a mixture of ferocity and panic.
"Oh? Is that so? That sounds somewhat like a demonic curse," Robert mused, thinking that General Samo would be apprehensive and at least not dare to kill him easily. However, to General Samo's surprise, Robert not only showed no signs of hesitation but actually seemed excited by the prospect, his eyes gleaming.
"Demonic curse?" General Samo was taken aback by Robert's reaction. Though not a hell demon himself, General Samo was indeed a demon and knew exactly what a demonic curse entailed.
It was a curse that demons used in their moments of torment when they knew they couldn't defeat their enemies. The curse involved using the demon's resentment combined with the power of their dimension to lock onto the enemy's essence, allowing other demons from the same dimension to sense the curse and know that the person had killed a fellow demon.
General Samo now understood why General Bart's resentment lingered on Robert—certainly, General Bart had died unwillingly, filled with indignation. General Samo felt that if he were to die now, he would be equally unwilling...
After all, he had already betrayed so many comrades, yet he still couldn't save himself—wouldn't that be in vain?
With a "hum", as General Samo fell into silence, Robert conjured a powerful energy that trapped General Samo's body. Lacking instruments like those Bick had to create things out of thin air, Robert had to rely on a magical binding wave to seal General Samo and sever his connection with the dark dimension.
This was something that had puzzled Robert before; General Samo's strength as a mask demon was decent, indeed worthy of a demon lord, but it didn't justify the dark dimension continuously supplying them with power to sustain their life. There was definitely a secret there.
Now, having learned some things from General Samo, Robert could affirm that both the dark dimension and the Earth dimension had their secretive schemes, although the intelligence Robert now possessed was not enough to deduce the whole truth...
When Robert sealed him with his energy, General Samo instantly lost the ability to move. While he was bewildered and panicked, he knew that despite Robert's strength being sufficient to immobilize him instantly, as long as he could still maintain a connection with the dark dimension under this state, Robert wouldn't be able to kill him.
However, General Samo didn't foolishly ask how Robert had killed General Bart previously; he hoped that Robert truly didn't have the means to kill him.
"You guys handle them. I'll deal with this one..." Robert looked indifferently at the obedient General Samo who hadn't said a word, then glanced at Tony Stark and Mobius as he spoke softly. His figure flashed, and he disappeared.
After Robert vanished, the telekinetic barrier surrounding them also disappeared. The personnel from various forces who had been blocked outside were surprised to find that they could now enter the previously inaccessible restricted area. They did not hesitate to send people to inspect the situation.
The forces, through their powerful intelligence networks, basically understood what had happened before. It was simply that Ivan Vanko, whom Tony Stark had captured last time, had not died. With the help of Obadiah, he had rebuilt a batch of mechs, not only seeking revenge on Tony Stark but also wanting to retaliate against the world.
However, their intelligence ended when Ivan was defeated by Tony Stark and his mechs lost control. What happened afterward was unknown to anyone.
Due to the presence of Robert's telekinetic barrier, and its extensive coverage, many probing methods couldn't adequately observe the battle inside the barrier. They only knew the fight wasn't over and that Tony Stark seemed to have started fighting someone again...
Ivan was already dead, so who was Tony Stark fighting? This was a question worth pondering for everyone. Moreover, from Ivan's incident, many forces had obtained some mechs, allowing them the opportunity for reverse engineering. Even if they couldn't replicate Ivan's mechs, they had harvested a lot of black technology.
Thus, many forces
were curious about whom Tony Stark was fighting now and whether they could get a piece of the action, hopefully continuing to acquire some valuable items.
"Okay, stop searching. There's nothing you want here except for that pile of junk mechs!" Soon, as Tony Stark watched the representatives of various forces come in and meticulously inspect every detail of the area, he couldn't help but speak out when they seemed tense yet excited upon discovering traces of the battle.
"Mr. Stark, what happened here? Is this some kind of extraordinary event?" Quickly, someone approached Tony Stark and asked.
"Indeed, it was an extraordinary event, so ordinary forces, step back!" Tony Stark waved his hand dismissively and said, "I will hold a meeting shortly to discuss this event, but not every force is qualified to participate..."
"As for the area around here, you can help clean up the debris, but Stark Industries won't be paying for that. The reconstruction projects here will now be managed by Stark Industries!"
"Sorry, Mr. Stark, but this area is a public zone. The reconstruction project can't be fully managed by Stark Industries alone. This requires state and city officials to bid on..." Someone raised their hand upon hearing Tony Stark's words, looking at him seriously.
"That's why I said, some forces are not qualified to participate in the meeting. Clearly, your backing force is one of them!" Tony Stark responded with a trademark disdainful smile as if looking at an idiot.
"Your backing force is too out of touch. This area, including several nearby streets, is now my property. If you need to see the relevant documents, you can apply at Stark Industries. If you have any complaints, you can also take them to the legal team at Stark Industries. But just a heads-up, you'd better be able to afford the attorney fees and subsequent compensation, because you will definitely be paying!"
Hearing Tony Stark's assertive voice, those nearby acted as if they hadn't heard, because anyone slightly familiar with Tony Stark knew that this was indeed how he interacted with others. Tony Stark rarely engaged with people on an equal footing, mostly treating them with a condescending demeanor...
The person who had spoken up earlier now faced a domineering Tony Stark and didn't dare continue to resist, especially after hearing instructions from his boss through his earpiece. He could only choose to remain silent, looking embarrassed and somewhat at a loss.
"So, any more questions?" Tony Stark was pleased with the reaction and turned his head to ask the other personnel.
At this moment, Tony Stark wasn't really asking those standing there, but rather their backers. He knew these people, like sharks smelling blood, wanted to feast here, but unfortunately for them, Tony Stark was also a top predator in the food chain. They would not find it easy to take advantage of the situation.
"We'll retreat for now then. This area will be handled by Mr. Stark and Stark Industries!" Quickly, representatives of some top forces stepped forward, stating their position to Tony Stark before dividing up Ivan's mechs and leaving without looking back.
These forces knew they would be part of the upcoming meeting with Tony Stark, so there was no need to continue straining their relationship with him here. Moreover, Tony Stark would not deceive them in such matters. As powerful as Tony Stark was, he was still just one of the top players in America and could not completely dominate all other forces.
Therefore, it was impossible for Tony Stark to simultaneously deceive and offend so many forces!
Once the top forces had left, Tony Stark had less patience for the remaining forces. Frankly, these guys combined could not compare to Tony Stark, and there was no need to be too concerned about their thoughts, including those of the departing top forces...
Soon, the backers of the remaining forces also understood the game. They did not have the qualifications to enter, so one by one, they reluctantly ordered their subordinates to withdraw, no longer provoking Tony Stark, lest they offend this vindictive individual and suffer his future retaliation.
"Is that it?" Mobius looked somewhat hesitantly at Tony Stark, thinking Tony Stark needed more time to handle the situation, but it seemed Tony Stark's influence was even greater than he had anticipated.
"It's not completely over yet. Jarvis, make a copy of the battle log, omit some parts about the Saiyans, focus on my fight with that masked man..." Tony Stark shook his head while giving Jarvis instructions.
Since these forces wanted to know what had just happened, let them know exactly what happened. After all, these forces were not strangers to extraordinary events, letting them know what kind of battles he was fighting and what kind of enemies he was dealing with was indeed necessary.
Putting a bit of pressure on these forces was also a good thing, preventing them from focusing solely on each other and ignoring the real potential threats to this world.
After all, the premise of 'I don't care about a deluge after my death' only holds if one can live peacefully until the day they
die. The ones who least want the world's rules to be disrupted are these individuals in high positions. Having a group of hidden superpowers that could threaten their stable life at any moment is enough to make them restrain a lot of their machinations.
With that, Tony Stark and Mobius left, and Stark Industries quickly began the cleanup and reconstruction work. Given that Tony Stark had anticipated the destructiveness of the battle, he had established a reconstruction department well in advance, and clearly, this was another good business opportunity...
In business terms, even though he was now a superhero, Iron Man, it didn't mean Tony Stark had abandoned his original identity or business behavior patterns. After all, the reason he could be such a stable superhero was largely due to his strong capital and status!
And the video material Tony Stark prepared was soon played in the meeting with local top forces, undoubtedly causing a great stir. It wasn't just because of General Samo's strength, but also because of the powerful combat capability displayed by Tony Stark's Iron Man suit.
A nuclear-level, even beyond typical nuclear-level, mobile strategic weapon—such capability was extremely rare in any force's hands...
All the forces present had nuclear-level capabilities at their disposal, but the problem was, those trump cards were not easy to deploy and somewhat clumsy to operate, as could be seen when Clark easily dealt with them during their previous encounters with Robert and Clark...
Therefore, having a nuclear-level destructive capability along with a highly flexible Iron Man suit elevated its strategic value significantly, theoretically surpassing all known weapons in human civilization...
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