Rhodes and Coulson were noncommittal about Iron Man's words.
They admitted that Iron Man was a once-in-a-lifetime super genius, but a super genius didn't mean he was omnipotent.
They had no idea if the palladium poisoning problem could be solved as Iron Man claimed, and they had no confidence in it.
However, they couldn't make an effective judgment on this matter. After hearing Iron Man's words, they could only look at other options first.
"What about C and D?"
"C is easy to say. We've all seen Tony's fight with Thanos, but what are Infinity Stones? No clue."
Rhodes said, looking at Iron Man and Coulson with an inquiring gaze.
He saw that both of them, like him, were bewildered, not knowing what the Infinity Stones were.
"Wait!"
But Coulson quickly had a flash of inspiration and remembered something. "Do you remember that in the previous video, Thanos's gauntlet had several gem-like objects embedded in it?"
Coulson and Rhodes were not ordinary people; their observational skills were top-notch.
Although they had only watched the video once, they still remembered some details.
"It seems... there were four! Four gems of different colors were embedded in Thanos's gauntlet," Rhodes also recalled.
A hint of excitement flashed in their eyes. Could those different colored gems be the so-called Infinity Stones?
Although they didn't know what these gems were, just by their name, they knew they must be extraordinary.
Moreover, if this conjecture held true, options C and D would suddenly be linked.
"Is it possible that Tony was continuously exposed to the radiation from those gems during his fight with Thanos?"
"Think back carefully, when Thanos was fighting, he used the hand wearing the gauntlet to launch an energy wave attack at Tony!"
"At that time, we didn't have enough information to analyze it, but now it seems that the energy wave attack obviously came from those gems!"
"Otherwise, what was the point of Thanos wearing that gauntlet?"
"Although Tony blocked it with his shield, he still inevitably suffered the radiation impact of that energy!"
The more Rhodes analyzed, the more reasonable it seemed, and a careful review showed it was highly logical in all aspects.
"So, Tony was either killed by Thanos on the spot, or he was lucky enough not to die, but was killed afterwards by the energy radiation from the battle?"
Coulson summarized.
"Did we solve this question?" Rhodes shrugged, a slight excitement on his face. "If Tony died from radiation afterwards, then he still died by Thanos's hand. In that case, both options C and D are correct!"
"So... Tony didn't die from subsequent radiation, but was killed by Thanos on the spot. For this question, choose C."
After the analysis, Rhodes did not answer, but turned to look at Iron Man.
He was Iron Man's friend, and Iron Man was the protagonist of this question, so he didn't intend to answer it himself, but left it to Iron Man.
"What a joke. Although that purple potato monster looks powerful, how could I stop there?" Iron Man, however, curled his lips dismissively. "And didn't you notice, option D is to die from a backlash!"
"What does backlash mean? If the gems are in my hand and I use them, that's what backlash means, right?"
"Obviously, I defeated Thanos and snatched the gems from his hands!"
"So what if he's the Overlord of the Universe? I will still defeat him in the future. That's Iron Man!"
"Iron Man will not be defeated by others. Even if one day he is truly defeated by someone, it can only be Iron Man himself!"
"I choose D!"
Just like last time, Iron Man once again made a seemingly willful choice.
Rhodes and Coulson couldn't stop him.
"[Correct Answer!]"
It really was D!
This answer was quite unexpected for Rhodes and Coulson. In the video, Thanos had ravaged Iron Man to such an extent?
How could Iron Man defeat him and snatch the gems from his hands?
Yet the fact was, Iron Man had answered correctly once again.
Slapping Rhodes and Coulson in the face.
"See? I told you, the Overlord of the Universe and such are nothing in front of me, Iron Man. No one can defeat me!"
Iron Man had a smug look, extremely pleased with himself.
It made Rhodes feel an impulse to hit him.
"[Congratulations to contestant Tony Stark for receiving a bottle of Fire Healing Potion as a reward.]"
"[Reward has been issued, please check!]"
As before, with this prompt, a small bottle instantly appeared in Iron Man's hand.
At the same time, corresponding information appeared in his mind: Healing Potion, can cure all human injuries and illnesses.
No matter how serious the injury, no matter how severe the illness, just one sip can restore a person's body to peak condition.
Note: This healing potion is only enough for one use. Any form of dilution, replication, or other means will be ineffective.
"This is a good thing!"
Iron Man's eyes lit up. According to the description of the healing potion, it was simply a life-saving miracle drug.
Even if he truly suffered a backlash from the so-called Infinity Stones in the future, drinking a sip of this healing potion could cure him!
Didn't this essentially mean he had already rewritten the outcome of his future death?
Iron Man was in high spirits, to say the least.
"Tony, with this, you don't have to worry about your palladium poisoning," Rhodes also said, happy for his old friend.
"Mere palladium poisoning, I can solve it myself. It's not worth using this precious healing potion," Iron Man said confidently.
With that, he put away the healing potion.
Rhodes and Coulson also knew what the healing potion meant. Although they didn't know the detailed information about it, it was a system reward, so how bad could it be?
It was undoubtedly something life-saving.
So neither of them made any demands to Iron Man.
Of course, they also knew that even if they did make demands to Iron Man, he wouldn't agree.
"[Question answered. Now playing the answer analysis.]"
The familiar voice and text sounded again, followed by a change on the screen, and another video appeared once more.
It was an even more desolate and dilapidated land, where a blonde woman, shimmering with golden light all over her body, was confronting Thanos.