It's hard to say what the relationship between dreams and reality is ethereal, and if you're worried about something all the time, it's easy to dream about everything related to it at night after falling asleep.

With a unique perspective of herself standing in a ruin of the end of the world, she seemed to see some terrible being, so she began to run backwards in panic, and from the third perspective, she could clearly see the blood on her body, as well as the scars on her hair and face, and in a stumble turn, she fell to the ground.

And the earth in front of her suddenly turned into a dark ocean, engulfing her whole being, the water strangled her neck, suffocating her, and at the moment of death, Potz's hand was suddenly grabbed by something, and pulled her out of the water.

Potz breathed heavily, and she turned her head to see what had saved her, only to see Tony's bloody face.

The most terrifying thing is that even though the flesh and blood are blurred, he is still smiling at himself, but in that smile, there are countless hideous.

"Ahhh

Potz opened her eyes abruptly and sat up from the wide and comfortable bed, she was panting in silk pajamas, her hair was scattered around her neck, and the bedroom shone with a gentle light, Mr. Jarvis, the artificial intelligence, sensed the abnormal mental state of the hostess, and he asked in a gentle voice:

"Need help? Miss Potts?"

Potz shook her head, she picked up the cup next to her bedside and drank the faint sleeping drink prepared in it, the pressure of war and destruction that had been hanging over the United States for the last seven months, and the pressure of this sleeping drink had increased so much that a dozen new billionaires were born, but the problem was that no amount of money could save the current terrible situation.

Potz calmed down, she turned her head to look at the lover who should have been sleeping there, who should have slept with her after the passion of 3 hours ago, but now, she was awakened by a nightmare, but there was no one around.

In any other setting, this would be the beginning of a horror story, and the problem is that Potz is used to it.

Potz lifted the quilt, put on his slippers, walked out of the bedroom, and in the living room, he saw Tony in a steel suit sitting on the sofa, as if in thought.

She shook her head, walked over, and stood in front of the steel suit, she looked at the suit in front of her, she crossed her waist, and asked in a deep voice:

"Tony, again, what the hell are you doing? What the hell are you trying to do?"

"I'm fine!"

The steel suit spread out his hands, and with a careful hand, he picked up a glass of water from the table next to him, snorted, and said in a special, electronically altered voice:

"I'm fine, don't worry, Potze, I'm dressed like this, it's to protect you in the first place, go to sleep, dear, I'll be back soon." ”

Potz didn't speak, she stood there cross-legged, as if trying to watch the steel suit in front of her drink the glass of water, and under this star, Tony's movements stalled.

Two minutes later, Potts stepped forward, her left hand resting on the head of the steel suit, and she whispered:

"What I'm trying to say is... Why are you hiding in this armor, why can't you look at me with your face and your eyes?"

"Well, go to sleep, Potts, I'll be with you soon. ”

Tony Stark didn't answer directly, and as a result, he completely angered Potts, who was already in a bad mood, and Pepper stepped forward:

"Look at me! I say, look at me! Tony! take off the damn mask!"

She looked at her lover angrily, even though the two were not officially married, and you can't expect someone like Tony Stark to put all his energy into a woman, but to be honest, Miss Potts was still a part of his heart that he couldn't give up, as evidenced by the fact that he had handed over the CEO of Stark Group to Potts a long time ago.

And Miss Potts is not a vase that relies on face and figure, she belongs to the kind of woman who is very capable, even if she leaves Stark, she can live very well, in the past few years, countless women have tried to become Potts, but no matter how beautiful their faces are, how good their bodies are, and how good their kung fu in bed is, Tony will still honestly return to Potts after Hu Tianhudi.

This lover is almost a rare true lover among rich people of their level.

But this time, in the face of Potz's strength, Tony did not compromise.

"I just want to be alone, please, Potts, can you give me some personal space?"

Pointing to his head, he said, "I have to design weapons for those warriors every day, and I may get the news that I have died on the battlefield the next day, no matter how good the weapons I design, they still can't save their lives, those damned gods want to send us all to hell, my dear Potze, I'm suffocating, give me some personal space!"

"Then you should tell me about your inner pressure!"

Potz stretched out his hand and placed it on the shoulder of the suit, intending to give his lover a hug, but at this moment, the steel suit in her arms was scattered piece by piece, and there was nothing inside, this scene completely frightened Potts, in fact, anyone who saw this scene would be frightened, just like the ghost armor in the story.

"Ahh

Potz cowered in the corner like a frightened rabbit and screamed, and Stark rushed out of the basement laboratory, took the frightened girl in his arms, and patted her on the back:

"Okay, okay, okay, good, I didn't mean to, I just... I just..."

Halfway through his sentence, he couldn't go on, because he didn't actually know why he was doing it, so he buried everything he had in his work like crazy, drained all his energy in this way, and then fell into a groggy sleep, hiding himself in a steel jar whenever he could, and he didn't see anyone except Potts, and he only used email to contact other people even at work.

It's like a seclusion.

"Why are you doing this!

Potz was really frightened, she threw up her hand and wanted to slap Tony, but seeing Tony's own blank expression, she finally sighed and reached out to stroke his face, as if she were a child.

"You're scared, aren't you?"

Potz reached out and lifted Tony's cheek and looked him in the eye: "You're scared of something, oh my god, look at your eyes, you're a kid scared by horror movies... Listen to me, come with me tomorrow to see Professor Charles, okay?"

"I'm not going!"

Tony said angrily: "I'm not sick, I'm fine, I won't share my memories with others, and I'm still a weirdo who can see all your secrets in an instant." ”

"Obedient!"

Potz gently hugged Tony's face, buried him in his chest, and whispered in his ear, "Obedient, I will go with you, I will protect you... Now, it's time to rest..."

Early the next morning, Pozzi secretly took Tony to Mexico, not Mexico City, of course, but to another place hidden in the Mexican highlands.

From the "World Gate" reciprocating train, you can overlook the new world that is being developed, and in the middle of the grassland is the largest city at present, Utopia City, and at the end of the sight, three grasslands and cities by the river are under construction, and the transport airships lined up in a line go back and forth, full of an atmosphere of the era of industrialization.

The experts of the three major forces have formulated rigorous steps for the development of the new world, and without destroying the ecology of the new world, which is still somewhat fragile, new buildings are rapidly erecting, and the world is divided into three parts, with utopia accounting for three-fifths and the other two forces accounting for one-fifth each, even so, they have paid a huge amount of information in exchange for land, which has exceeded even the largest countries in the old world, at least 5 times!

It is worth mentioning that Stark Industries and Wayne Industries, as well as the slightly smaller Quinn Industries, joined forces to buy some land in this new world, and together they can reach the size of a state, so it can only be said that with money, you can really do whatever you want.

In the management mansion of Utopia City, Professor Charles, who was wearing a crisp suit, sat in a wheelchair, and he looked at Tony, who was a little restless in front of him, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"So, you feel like you're suffering from war syndrome, like those veterans?"

Facing Professor Charles, who has a mind gem and can see through people's hearts in a real sense, Tony was somewhat uncomfortable, he subconsciously took the hand of Pozzi, who was sitting next to him, he took a deep breath, and nodded to Professor Charles:

"It's worse than that... After all, not everyone has the opportunity to face the legendary gods, you should know, Professor, on Paradise Island, I almost was... It was been..."

Tony's breathing began to rapid, and a pale yellow light appeared in the professor's eyes, which slowly stabilized his emotions after meeting Tony's gaze.

Of course, he knows what Tony's biggest fear is, in that earth-shaking battle, Tony was almost detained by Mephisto, the king of hell, if it weren't for Cyber who came back at the last moment and swept the gods with a domineering attitude, I'm afraid that Tony now has become a member of hell.

And the most terrible thing about the soul leaving the body is not the death of the body, but the mirror image from hell that the delicate soul sees after leaving the body, this mirror image has a special symbol, which will affect a person's mind for a long time, in fact, not only Tony Stark, but also the heroes who participated in the Battle of Paradise Island that day, more or less have such signs.

Some powerful minds, such as Batman, Superman and Doctor Strange, can eliminate this fear by themselves, but Tony Stark, who is already quite sensitive in his heart, fell deeper and deeper into this fear, and finally became his heart disease, and now, this heart disease is even developing in the direction of the inner demon.

"Ahem"

The professor coughed lightly: "It's not that I'm scaring you, Tony, your problem is a little tricky right now, you have to stay in the new world without the will of the gods for at least 1 month, my assistant Wanda and I will make mental corrections to you, and if necessary, you also need to learn special meditation methods from the Kunlun Holy Land." ”

He looked at Tony and said solemnly:

"The hell you see is already starting to affect your will on a spiritual level, making you withdrawn is only the first step, slowly it will start to affect your character, if you don't want to end up being captured by it and become a heartless, you have to put down what you are doing and go to treatment. ”

After saying that, he thought about it and added one more point:

"And this kind of practice is also good for you, of all the people who have been vaccinated with the Desperate Virus, your physical strength increase is the weakest, not because you lack exercise, in fact, because your soul is more sensitive, plus your unique way of fighting, so your adaptation to strength is weaker. ”

"I..."

Tony subconsciously wanted to veto, but Potz clenched his hand and preemptively said, "Okay, Professor, I'll leave him in the new world, please be sure to cure Tony!"

"Well, Tony is an integral part of us. ”

The professor smiled at the two men with his trademark gentle smile: "It's our responsibility to cure him." ”

"You can't go back!"

After leaving Professor Charles's office, Tony said to Potts solemnly: "I don't feel comfortable throwing you in the old world, if you want to go back, I will go back with you!"

"Alright, Tony, don't be like a child. ”

Potze gently reached out and touched Tony's cheek, and she whispered, "Stark Industries has so many things to deal with every day, I have to do my duty, you see, you're busy saving the world, and I'm going to save mine too, aren't I?"

"If the world needs you, a weak woman, to stay in danger and save... Then it's better to destroy!"

As Tony spoke, he shook his special phone in front of Pozzi: "I've given the whole company 7 days off... You're going to be with me for seven days starting this afternoon, and I'll have to inform you, Ms. Potts, that your position has just been changed to President of Stark Industries in Utopia, effective immediately, and you'll have to work here from now on. ”

The strong woman was about to get angry, and then she was picked up by Tony, who put his head on her shoulder and whispered:

"Cyber told me early on that I had to protect my weaknesses so that I wouldn't be hurt by the bad guys... You see, you're my weakness..."

"Alas"

In the end, Potz could only reluctantly accept his new position, but just as the two walked out of the mansion hand in hand, Tony suddenly rubbed his forehead and let out a suppressed cry of pain, and Potz looked at him with concern:

"What's wrong?"

"Uh... That voice... It's talking to me again, hell... Let's go, let's go back! Now that you're here with Charles, let's get rid of it together!"