"Tony, Tony, Tony!"
A loud shout abruptly pulled Future Tony back from his myriad thoughts.
He came to his senses, only then realizing that everyone in the conference room was staring at him.
"What exactly are you thinking about? I called your name so many times before you finally woke up."
Tony was speechless.
Would he have Alzheimer's in the future?
"I was thinking, why doesn't our World have a Demon King?"
Immediately after, Future Tony recounted everything that had happened in their World without holding anything back.
Those perilous moments had each brought immeasurable and significant losses to the World.
"Arming the entire World with AI, that does indeed align with my style of doing things,"
Tony said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.
"There are no Mutants in your World."
Charles asked softly.
"Wanda and I actually joined HYDRA and died from bullets? That's way too slow."
Pietro furrowed his brows.
"I actually fell in love with a robot you created? Was the me in that World crazy?"
Wanda's eyes widened, her voice filled with disbelief.
"HYDRA is also already shattered in our World," Pierce slowly began.
"You killed Hulk?"
Dr. Banner looked directly at Green Dr..
"No, I just merged with Hulk,"
Green Dr. explained.
"Then where did Hulk's consciousness go?"
"..."
"It disappeared, and it hasn't reappeared since. So I especially want to know how you separated. I really don't want to maintain this monstrous appearance forever."
After a moment of silence, Green Dr. finally spoke his mind.
No matter how much he tried to comfort himself, this abnormal appearance in his heart was always a symbol of failure.
"Roar! Hulk is not a monster!"
Hulk was enraged, his body swelling as he immediately transformed.
He was no longer a child with an innocent mind.
The word "monster" was undoubtedly a serious insult to him.
"Hulk, calm down!"
Seeing this, Bronski also immediately transformed, easily suppressing Hulk.
After countless battles in hell, he also had Dr. Banner adjust a strengthening potion for him, making his physical strength even greater.
Before Hulk's anger reached a certain level, Bronski's strength was even above Hulk's.
"Hmph!"
Hulk also knew this was not the place for a fight, so he suppressed his anger and transformed back into his human form.
Facing Green Dr.'s expectant and longing gaze, Banner knew in his heart that his future would likely be the same as Green Dr.'s.
"You can go ask the leader."
After some thought, Banner offered a suggestion.
Upon hearing this, Green Dr. immediately turned his gaze to Richard, saying eagerly,
"Mr. Demon King, please help me. I am also willing to serve you like Dr. Zola."
"Please lend us the Infinity Stones as well. We truly desperately need them to save our World."
Future Tony also hurriedly requested.
Future Captain America and Ant-Man also nodded, their eyes filled with expectation.
"Don't worry, I can lend you the Infinity Stones, and helping you return to human form is not impossible, but what do you plan to exchange for them?"
Richard's gaze swept over everyone as he slowly spoke.
He would not help the Tony of another Universe for nothing.
"We are willing to become your subordinates."
Future Tony was the first to state his position. He keenly sensed that this Demon King seemed keen on making deals.
And all they could offer that the Demon King would value was their own abilities.
"To be honest, among all of you, the only one I'm interested in is you, Tony Stark.
We already have one Captain America and one Banner, and while Ant-Man hasn't appeared yet, we can also go find Dr. Pym."
As Richard spoke, the Space, Mind, and Soul Infinity Stones appeared in his hand.
"But your value isn't enough for me to lend you all the Infinity Stones."
"Holding them bare-handed!"
Upon seeing this, Future Tony couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
One must know that each Infinity Stone contained extremely powerful energy radiation; an ordinary person, even with a slight touch, would instantly turn to ash.
To some extent, the physical strength of this Demon King in front of him was probably even stronger than Vibranium.
"Three Infinity Stones."
Future Captain America stared intently at the Infinity Stones in Richard's hand.
"No, it's four."
Richard then shouted towards the ceiling, "Sorcerer, can I borrow the Time Stone?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a mysterious portal appeared in Richard's palm, and a gem emitting a faint green light floated out, landing steadily on top of the other three Infinity Stones.
"No way, he just borrowed this thing so easily?"
Tony had just learned about the powerful energy of these Infinity Stones from Future Tony.
The Time Stone was currently in the Sorcerer Supreme's hands. Even under Thanos's immense pressure, the Sorcerer Supreme almost lost her life but still didn't hand over the Time Stone.
(At this time, they had always thought it was Strange)
"The power of time."
A flicker of longing flashed in Dr. Banner's eyes, then immediately vanished.
Too much is too much.
"What do you want?"
Future Tony suppressed his inner anxiety and unease, asking in a slightly hoarse voice.
"Ownership of the other two Infinity Stones, the right to snap, and I also want to go to your World.
If you agree to these three conditions, I will lend you the Infinity Stones for the snap."
Richard unhurriedly extended three fingers.
"We don't have extra Pym Particles. All of us can sign a contract with you, and then we'll send all the Infinity Stones over."
Future Captain America said with a firm gaze and sincere tone.
Richard's lips curved slightly upward, revealing a meaningful smile.
"I have other ways to go; I don't need Pym Particles."
This one sentence completely blocked their attempts to delay or evade.
Green Dr. and Ant-Man fell silent upon hearing this.
Green Dr. had a request of Richard, so he had no room to refute.
Ant-Man, in this situation, knew he had no say, and anything he said would be useless.
The three of them simultaneously turned their gaze to Future Tony; at this moment, he became the key figure in determining the outcome of this matter.
"..."
Future Tony's thoughts were in chaos.
The other two Infinity Stones were not a problem.
But the right to snap and traveling to another World were too dangerous.
Although the Demon King of this World was a hero.
But faced with the temptation of another World, no one could guarantee that he wouldn't become greedy.
Especially a Demon King who had just taken control of this country.
For a moment, Tony was in a dilemma.
Don't just save the World, only to invite an invasion from a Demon King.
After a long period of thought, Tony slowly spoke.
"Can you give me some time to consider?"
"Of course, actually, you have another option: go to other parallel Universes and find other Infinity Stones."
Richard suggested.
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