Tony’s New Project (An Extra Chapter for the Nation-Stealing Madman Helm Master)

Tony saw Magneto restore the Earth and revive everyone on it, and immediately flew toward the planet, unable to contain his excitement.

There was only one thought left in his mind!

Pepper was alive!

He crossed mountains and seas before flying back to New York.

Although S.H.I.E.L.D. had deliberately built the Martial Arts School in the suburbs when reconstructing it, the destructive power of high-level magnetic field experts still far exceeded everyone’s estimates. The aftershocks of the battle had destroyed nearly half of New York City.

Tony waited for a while, only to discover that New York City had not been restored.

Although he did not know why Magneto had not used Time Reversal to return to before he began killing, that was unimportant. What mattered was… where was Pepper?

Ah, right. He had already taken Pepper away from New York by then.

He hurriedly took off again and headed for Washington.

When he landed at the hospital where Pepper was staying, Pepper asked in surprise, "Tony? When did you leave? How did I not notice?"

Tony could not worry about any of that. He strode over, pulled Pepper into his arms, lowered his head, and kissed her.

Only after kissing Pepper until she was nearly suffocating did he finally pull away.

Pepper pounded his chest and said angrily, "What kind of madness has gotten into you this time?"

"Pepper, I love you. Marry me!"

"What?" Pepper was stunned. She reached out and touched his forehead. "What happened to you?"

"No, I just realized what I want." Tony’s eyes were filled with tears, yet he looked at Pepper with complete openness and said passionately, "Pepper, my world cannot exist without you. I’ve already lost you once. I don’t want to lose you a second time."

After achieving Fiftieth Heaven Magnetic Field Rotation, Tony had finally recognized his true feelings and abandoned his useless, awkward nature, expressing his emotions honestly.

Especially after experiencing the heart-rending pain of losing Pepper, his love for her had become even more deeply engraved in his heart.

He was Tony Stark. He would fight for his love, and he would never again allow anyone to take his beloved away from him.

Experiencing the pain of loving someone he could not have once in this life was enough!

Pepper covered her mouth in astonishment and stared incredulously at Tony as he confessed his love.

She had seen this scene in her dreams many times, but whenever she woke up, she knew it was completely unrealistic.

Especially after Tony began practicing martial arts, his desires had grown tremendously. "Singing and dancing all night" was no longer enough to describe his nightly life.

She had no doubt that with Tony’s current physique, he could keep going until he was eighty and still remain full of energy.

But nothing was absolute. Today, Tony had given her a huge surprise, and the scene from her dreams had suddenly become reality.

The surprise had come so abruptly that Pepper could hardly believe it. She felt weak all over, her mind went completely blank, and her feet felt as though they were stepping on cotton. She could not help feeling that she was still dreaming.

Tony held her tightly and, without waiting for her answer, carried her into the air and flew home.

He had already confirmed his own feelings, and he knew Pepper’s feelings as well. That was enough. Even if Pepper refused, he would not care. It would be impossible for him to let Pepper leave his side for the rest of their lives.

He was Tony Stark. He had the right to be willful!

New York was still a wasteland, but as a billionaire, Tony had homes everywhere.

He found a villa nearby and moved in with Pepper.

"Darling, have you decided whom to invite to our wedding?"

"Uh… This is too sudden, Tony. Shouldn’t you think it over carefully? I’m not saying I’m unwilling, it’s just that I’m really worried… I don’t want you to run away in the middle of the wedding." Pepper spoke incoherently.

"No, darling, trust me. Even if Magneto came back to attack us, he couldn’t stop our wedding." Tony casually raised a flag.

Tony was very good with women. He was simply too good at it, which was why Pepper had so little confidence in him.

Tony used every trick he had and spent quite some time explaining everything before he finally made it clear.

Pepper finally believed it and began happily preparing everything related to the wedding.

Women were willing to invest dozens of times more effort in a wedding than men. From choosing the wedding dress and matching the jewelry to selecting the venue and guests, Pepper poured an extraordinary amount of energy into every detail.

Unfortunately, the wedding still ultimately failed to take place because news arrived of Obadiah’s death.

When Stark Tower collapsed earlier, Pepper, being an expert in Current Drive, had been caught up in it but still managed to escape. Poor Obadiah, however, had been crushed beneath the rubble and died.

Magneto’s threat had been too great, and the city had already descended into chaos. The communication towers had been destroyed by the battle’s aftershocks, communications were in disarray, and no one could contact anyone else. No one knew who had died and who had merely gone missing.

Tony had taken Pepper to Washington for medical treatment, then the Earth had exploded. After that, he had fought Magneto continuously for more than a month, causing him to completely forget about Obadiah.

Now that he and Pepper wanted to get married, he finally remembered Uncle Obadiah and wanted the elder who had watched him grow up to serve as their witness.

Only then did he discover… that Obadiah was already gone.

Losing Pepper had driven Tony mad, but losing Obadiah merely caused him pain and grief.

Pepper held Tony in her arms and gently comforted him.

After Tony’s emotions settled, the two of them went to see Obadiah’s remains. He had died horribly, and the funeral home had gone to great lengths just to barely piece him back into human form.

More than a million people had died in New York this time. If Obadiah had not been a director of Stark Industries, no one would have bothered to collect his remains.

Although Magneto had stopped killing, ordinary people did not know that. Even if they did, they might not believe it. Rebuilding social order was not something that could be accomplished in a short time.

Zhan Liu was still floating in space and had not come down. No one knew what was wrong with him. As long as he stayed up there, the leaders of every country could not feel at ease.

After returning from the funeral home, Tony and Pepper shared another passionate embrace. Once Pepper was completely exhausted, Tony went down to the basement.

"Jarvis, help me establish a new project."

"Of course, sir. Please provide a name."

"Anti-Magneto Armor!"

"Name successfully registered."

Tony sat on the sofa with his head lowered, hiding his expression in the shadows beneath the lights. After thinking silently for a long while, he finally raised his head and said:

"Jarvis, establish another new project—Anti-Zhan Liu Armor!"