Seeing his attacks all blocked by the Undead Skeletons next to Sharlot,
Dr. Ethan was so scared he was almost crying. He picked up another machine gun and continued to spray bullets at Sharlot, while roaring,
"What time is it, Tony! Are you still bothering with that damn Hippocratic Oath!
Look at this guy! The black skulls next to him can even block bullets.
The door behind him, made of rusty white bones, is exactly like Hell's Gate from the movies!
And those three-headed Hellhounds at his feet!
Oh my God! Is this guy a messenger from Hell, specifically here to drag us both to hell?!"
Seeing Dr. Ethan's reaction, Sharlot knew that the other party might have misunderstood something.
So he smiled and said,
"Dr. Ethan, your marksmanship is excellent. It seems no patient will ever cause trouble for you again.
Let me introduce myself.
I am a White Mage from Kamar-Taj, my name is Sharlot.
I saw on my phone that you, Tony, had disappeared in the Middle East.
I specifically came to save you.
Because, as you know, I am a good person."
Although wearing the iron mask reduced his field of vision to some extent,
Tony could still clearly see.
Sharlot, surrounded by skeletons, constantly emitting black mist, with four or five three-headed Hellhounds at his feet.
His mouth couldn't help but twitch.
You're a good person?
You're a White Mage?
What kind of White Mage emits black mist all over?
What kind of White Mage holds a bone whip?
And this Hell's Gate made of white bones!
And these three-headed Hellhounds, glowing with blood-red light, looking completely abnormal!
This clearly looks like someone from Slytherin!
Do you think I haven't watched Harry Potter!
Just as the three of them were in a stalemate, and Sharlot was about to say something more,
Suddenly!
An explosion sounded from the stone gate behind them!
Accompanied by the 'rat-a-tat-tat' of the Terrorists' gunfire.
"Damn it! Intruders want to take Tony Stark!
"Shoot! Get this guy who appeared out of nowhere for me!"
"He's only one person, go to hell!!!"
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
Large swathes of gunfire erupted behind Sharlot.
Judging by the frequency of the attacks,
It seemed these Terrorists wouldn't stop until Sharlot was killed on the spot!
Hearing the gunshots from behind, Sharlot couldn't help but get annoyed.
He thought, facing a Witch like Agatha who had lived for over four hundred years, it was understandable for him, Sharlot, to be a little timid.
But what the hell is the Ten Rings Gang?
How dare they lay a hand on me!?
This is like swinging on a tiger's whiskers—
Did they eat a leopard's guts or something!
Thinking of this,
A fierce glint flashed in Sharlot's eyes.
With a wave of his large hand!
Countless black skulls surged towards the group of Terrorists!
Like grenades, they violently exploded on the Terrorists!
But unlike ordinary grenades, these black skulls were mixed with the powerful resentment of the Undead.
Making them feel the extreme fear and trembling experienced by the people they had killed before, while their bodies were blasted and corroded by venom!
Causing severe damage to both their body and mind!
At the same time,
The several three-headed Hellhounds at Sharlot's feet, covered in flames, also charged out!
They gnawed at the enemies' heads while spewing blood-red flames at the four walls!
These fires were Hellfire!
Unless the burning material was completely consumed, it was impossible to extinguish them with Water or sand!
Thus, in less than a moment,
The entire cave became a blaze of fire!
Countless skulls smashed onto the Terrorists, emitting thick black smoke.
Four or five three-headed Hellhounds patrolled around, looking for any lone Terrorists, then devoured them whole!
This not-too-big, not-too-small cave had already become a living hell!
A hell exclusively for the Ten Rings Gang Terrorists!
Tony, wearing his mark armor, was almost dumbfounded.
He had already prepared himself to rush out and fight the Terrorists to the death, and even prepared for Dr. Ethan's funeral.
Yet, after this Mage named Sharlot appeared, the battle ended in less than a moment!?
He so easily defeated a team of over a hundred Terrorists!?
Is this even a human!?
"Sharlot, are you really a good person, as you just said?
Did you come to rescue me?"
After a moment of hesitation, Tony, in his mark armor, walked up to Sharlot and asked.
Sharlot chuckled softly.
"What? Do you think my methods are too brutal?
Heh heh, but Tony,
Corrupt officials are cunning, but honest officials must be even more cunning than corrupt ones.
Bad people are brutal, but good people must be even more brutal than bad people!
Isn't that right?"
Tony thought of the torment he had endured from those people these past days.
He thought of his weapons being stolen by the Ten Rings Gang and the destruction they caused to civilians in the Middle East.
Tony nodded heavily.
Yes, when facing these Terrorists, no amount of brutality is too much!
Soon,
Under the combined attack of the Undead Skeletons and Hellhounds, the Ten Rings Gang members in the entire cave were as dead as they could be.
Smelling the pervasive scent of blood in the air,
Sharlot stretched.
He said to Tony,
"Tony, are you ready?"
"Ready for what?"
"Are you ready to face the mastermind behind this plot against you?"
"The mastermind?
Who is he!?"
"Tony, you know this person all too well.
He is the second-in-command of Stark Industries, your good uncle—
Obadiah!"
Tony:!!!
...Late at night.
Stark Industries.
Inside Obadiah's office.
Obadiah, wearing a loose suit, casually propped his feet on the desk, lit an expensive cigar, and freely puffed away.
During this time, he was feeling a bit good, and a bit depressed.
The good part was—
Because of Tony's disappearance, all of Stark Industries, and even the entire World, finally focused their attention on him.
Unlike the past few decades, no matter how much he did, no matter how many messes he cleaned up for Stark Industries,
When people saw Stark Industries, they would only think of Howard and Tony.
Just because their names had that damn 'Stark' in them!
And now, two months after Tony's disappearance, although no one had said anything openly,
Behind the scenes, some strategic adjustments and decisions within the company were enough to prove it.
In at most another month,
If Tony still hadn't appeared by then,
Then the entire Stark Industries would be solely at his, Obadiah's, command!
Perhaps, in another year or two, Stark Industries would be renamed Obadiah Industries!
This was undoubtedly good news for him, who had coveted the position of CEO for most of his life.
But at the same time, bad news also followed.
The Ten Rings Gang, whom he had sent to assassinate Tony, changed their minds and turned to kidnapping him instead.
On one hand, they seemed to want to use Tony to build the latest Jericho missiles, thereby further expanding the Ten Rings Gang's influence in the Middle East.
On the other hand, they wanted to use Tony as leverage to demand more funding and weapon support from him.
Whenever he thought of this, Obadiah felt as bad as if he had eaten dirt.
These Ten Rings Gang members were clearly a group of shady Terrorists, and he was clearly their financier!
But now, they were using Tony to threaten him?
This was simply a huge joke!
This was simply not putting him, Obadiah, in their minds!
Obadiah caressed a small remote control in his hand.
A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
This was a gadget he had urged the scientists in the underground lab to invent during this time.
By emitting a specific frequency, it could make people's bodies stiff and numb when they heard it.
They could only receive information, but could not make any resisting moves!
He planned to use this gadget to completely wipe out the Ten Rings Gang members during his next weapon deal with those damned members!
That way, no one in the World would ever know that he was the mastermind behind Tony's kidnapping.
However, that was all for later.
For now... Obadiah opened his computer and played a video sent by the Ten Rings Gang.
The video showed Tony being tortured by the Ten Rings Gang with Waterboarding.
Obadiah smoked his cigar and drank his whiskey, watching Tony being humiliated on screen, feeling nothing but pleasure!
"Hahahahaha!
Yes! You damned Terrorists, that's how you should treat Tony!
Go to hell, Tony!"
Just as Obadiah burst into laughter,
Suddenly!
A Hell's Gate, made of eerie white bones and surrounded by green ghostly Fire, appeared before him.
Tony, wearing his mark armor, eyes blazing with fury, snapped,
"No! You're the one going to hell!
Obadiah!"
Obadiah:!!!