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Gene Mutation, with less than a year left to live?

Kyle, seated beside the medical pod, felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His clenched fists made cracking sounds as his bones ground together. This was far too cruel for him!

He had only just changed the chaos of World War II on Earth nearly a year ahead of schedule!

He had accumulated five hundred years’ worth of Add Life Cards and had only just entered the peak of his life in this era!

He had only just founded the Karl family, taken control of Stark Industries, personally accelerated the rise of S.H.I.E.L.D., and made long-term plans for the next fifty years!

And now, everything had been reset to zero.

Gene Mutation could not be reversed or stopped. Kyle was now like a wheel that burned fiercer the faster it rolled. Unless he charged into the sky and became an Eternal Sun in one leap, every other outcome meant obediently waiting for death and the embrace of the Goddess of Death.

"Right, charge into the sky." As if remembering something, Kyle’s dim blue eyes rekindled with hope, and his mind began racing in deep thought.

Sit around and wait for death? That had never been his style!

"Howard. This is the Infinite Equation I obtained from the Red Room. Through continuous injections, it can extend one’s lifespan without side effects and halt the aging of bodily functions." As Kyle spoke, he waved his left hand, transforming the Infinite Equation serum from a card into a physical object that landed on the operating table.

Upon hearing that, Howard hurriedly picked up the vial and asked excitedly, "Then could this possibly save you?"

Kyle gently shook his head and said, unwilling to crush his hopes, "It’s useless to me. My Super Soldier physique and Healing Factor already achieve the same effect as the Infinite Equation."

The Infinite Equation, Add Life Cards, and even the Senzu Bean, the miraculous medicine he had used before, were all completely useless to him now. After all, Gene Mutation was not an illness.

"Then this…" Howard dejectedly set down the Infinite Equation vial, and Kyle continued.

"This was prepared for all of you. Once you research and crack it, try to reproduce it and manufacture it on a small scale for yourself, Fury, and the Karl family."

"You’re still thinking about us at a time like this? Then what are you going to do? Forgive me, but I can’t think of any solution right now." Howard spoke with the pain of being limited by his knowledge.

"Don’t worry. I haven’t given up, and this isn’t some kind of last will." Kyle spread his hands and raised his voice spiritedly. "More than any of you, I want to live on—to see more heroes and powerful enemies in the future!"

As though infected by Kyle’s confidence, Howard urgently asked, "You’ve always been able to create miracles. What ideas and plans do you have this time? As far as I can tell, Earth doesn’t yet possess the biomedical technology to solve this kind of genetic mutation."

Kyle nodded, his eyes shining brightly as he made a shocking declaration. "That’s why I can’t stay here and wait for death—I’m leaving Earth and heading into outer space to fight for that sliver of hope!"

"Leave Earth and head into space?" Howard stared wide-eyed, unable to keep up with Kyle’s train of thought.

"That’s right. Only the outer universe has a way to solve my body’s problem," Kyle said with certainty.

Since his current Super Soldier physique could not withstand the pressure of genetic mutation and restructuring, then he might as well go into outer space. There were all kinds of races in the Galactic Alliance, as well as the Asgardian race that had built the divine realm. They surely possessed physique-type Ability Cards above blue grade!

As long as his physique evolved further, he would be able to endure his Gene Mutation and complete the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly!

"But how are you going to leave Earth? Humanity is still at the theoretical stage when it comes to aviation. We don’t even have the ability to reach the nearest moon." As a top scientist, Howard instinctively used scientific theory to refute Kyle’s fanciful plan.

"Of course I’m confident I can leave Earth." Kyle took a deep breath, placing his hopes on the Space Primordial Stone as well.

The Space Primordial Stone possessed the law-based ability to open the Bifrost and spatial tunnels, connecting any two locations across the cosmic galaxy!

Kyle decided to place his final bet on the Space Primordial Stone, gamble on his damned luck, and attempt to control it well enough to open a Bifrost leading to an ideal planet.

"I won’t be leaving so soon. Before that, I’ll clear away every obstacle on Earth for you and lay the foundation and road ahead!"

Kyle reassured Howard that he still had at least a few months left on Earth, enough time to make preparations, pave a smooth road, and guide them toward the future.

Howard was slightly saddened, but he quickly pulled himself together and reported on their recent work.

"The mobile phone and communications, as well as computers and networks—these two categories of technological products will soon be displayed at the World Expo. With the economic recovery following the end of the war, they’ll create the framework and dawn of the information age. Stark Industries can use this opportunity to rise to the status of a world-leading enterprise within a few years!"

"As for the construction of the family base on Turtle Island, I contacted that construction company this morning. They’ve secretly prepared the tools, materials, and a large number of workers. According to the blueprints I gave them, it should be completed in around a month."

"An old friend named Obadiah Stane is willing to manage Stark Industries for me. The specific shares have already been transferred under the Karl family’s name, allowing me to focus on logistical work and research Artificial Intelligence, the technology that represents the future."

After Howard finished his report without missing anything, Kyle smiled faintly. "When you handle things, I’m at ease."

"I wonder how Stark Industries and the Karl family will change the world in five years, never mind ten or fifty." Howard sighed, then looked directly at Kyle and said sincerely, "Buddy, I’ll develop and research the Infinite Equation serum, so that I and the Karl family can all live long lives and witness the beauty of twenty-first-century technology together!"

"But you have to come back! Promise me!"

Howard had a powerful premonition that if Kyle left Earth this time, they might truly never see each other again.

"I promise you!" Kyle said firmly. There were already too many things on this Earth that he could not bear to leave behind.

He would naturally return alive. There was no doubt about it!

"There’s one more thing. Arrange for someone to do it." Kyle narrowed his eyes. He needed to quickly open a broader path of technological development for Howard and the Karl family.

"Tell me. I’ll arrange it immediately." Howard hurriedly nodded.

"You know Wakanda, right?"

"It should be an isolated, impoverished agricultural country in northeastern Africa."

Howard considered it before answering, not knowing why Kyle had brought up that backward independent nation.

"It’s good that you know. No matter what methods you use, make sure to establish friendly relations with Wakanda." Kyle gave the order. Howard did not understand why, but he still agreed at once.

Since it had caught Kyle’s attention, Wakanda definitely had something worthwhile.

At some point, proud Howard, who had always believed in science, had quietly come to place absolute faith in Kyle’s words.

That was Kyle’s personal charisma—enough to make those around him admire and follow him. Even if he ventured into the starry universe, he would surely become humanity’s brightest, most dazzling star!