When Tony dragged the almost scrapped steel armor and walked alone in the cold snow, he was both hesitant and helpless, like a lost traveler who had lost his way, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Feeling lonely like never before, Tony is left alone, without the steel armor made of cutting-edge technology, and the deep sense of security in his heart is disappearing bit by bit.

Once on the Helicarrier, Captain America questioned Iron Man, what are you without this steel armor, Tony replied proudly, genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, with the usual confidence of the Stark family.

But after the battle of Asgard, Tony no longer seems to have the pride he had before, and he begins to doubt himself and become so anxious that he can't sleep at night and sinks into nightmares.

Only by staying in the steel armor can you find a trace of peace, and the heart that is afraid of the future will be steady.

"I really didn't expect that I would be like a traveler in the desert, waiting for someone else to rescue me."

After sending a message to Sean, the billionaire and superhero, draped in a thin blanket, huddled in a phone booth outside the convenience store, which is supposed to be a small town near Canada, Jarvis controls steel armor and flies with himself until he runs out of energy.

He walked alone in the snow and ice for half an hour before he saw the convenience store, and further on, it was a remote town, and there were no people on the streets.

It all happened so suddenly that Tony was caught off guard, and he only had time to save Pepper before passing out in the blast.

The origin of the story came from half a month ago.

A terrorist group known as the Ten Commandments frequently appeared on television news and newspaper headlines, and the evil leader of the self-proclaimed "Mandarin" openly provoked the United States government, disseminated videos of the massacre, and made intimidating statements, causing an uproar.

“…… In 1864, in the Sandcreek area of Colorado, the U.S. army took advantage of the fact that the warriors of the simple Cheyenne tribe were out hunting, waiting for an opportunity to massacre the old and young women and children left behind, and occupied their land, 39 hours earlier, the U.S. Air Force Base in Kuwait was attacked, I did it! The church was crowded with women and children, and the soldiers were out for exercises, which meant that the 'warriors' were not at home......"

"Mr. President, you have always resisted my education of you, and now, you should remember what I said...... You know who I am, but you don't know where I am, and you'll never know what I'm going to do! ”

Tony turned on the TV and saw this declaration of terror, the evil leader who called himself Mandarin, hacked into the TV signal and made a very provocative and arrogant move towards the government of the United States.

In the weeks that followed, the Tenjie Gang orchestrated a number of terrorist attacks, bombing air bases, hijacking airlines, causing panic in the country, and even the presidential cabinet had to issue a solemn response to search for Mandarin's whereabouts, and the FBI and the Department of Defense dispatched a large number of personnel to work to maintain homeland security.

In order to appease the people's emotions, Mr. President also called out Colonel James Rhodes, Iron Man's best friend, and launched the "Iron Patriot" - the second generation model of the war machine, which is actually just a re-paint, from the original silver-white to red, white and blue.

This made Tony complain for a while, and Rod politely declined his help, since the existence of Asgard was exposed, the Ministry of Defense has always wanted to show its strength in order to restore the declining confidence of the people and strengthen the strong image of the federal government.

They can't let superheroes be higher than the government, and they acquiesce to Iron Man to maintain the security of the world, which is already a huge concession, if even terrorist attacks and homeland security have to involve the other party, wouldn't it be tantamount to admitting their own incompetence.

Tony is not reluctant to do this, he is trapped in anxiety and the development of the Ultron program, and he has no intention of paying attention to these, fighting transnational criminal syndicates, and destroying the nest of terrorist organizations, Iron Man has not done it for a while.

It wasn't until the explosion of Stark Tower, and the attack on the bodyguard Harpy, that Tony was re-involved.

There is no doubt that this is another masterpiece planned by Mandarin, the leader of the Ten Rings Gang in just half a month, a total of nine bombing attacks occurred, no clues were left at the scene, not even bullet casings could be found, the people's emotions gradually intensified, and if this continues, the head of the FBI will probably be replaced.

“…… I have a little holiday greeting that I want to send to Mandarin, and I just figured out the words: My name is Tony Stark, and you're not terrible because you're nothing but a coward. I'm ready, you wait to die, man! I will catch you, there is no politics involved, just for personal vendetta, I want revenge! This has nothing to do with the Department of Defense, it has nothing to do with the United States, it is a personal vendetta between us. ”

Enraged, Tony reported his home address in front of the camera, declaring that he wanted to have a fair battle with the leader of this terrorist organization.

As he has always said, he doesn't have many friends, and apart from close relationships like Pepper and Rod, Harpy can also be counted on Tony's "trust list".

The other party has served as his bodyguard for many years, and has been by his side since he was twenty years old, so it can be said that he has become an indispensable part of his life.

Stark has always been a man of action, and after publicly declaring war on Mandarin, he began to compile all the information about the leader of the Ten Rings, and based on the information intercepted by S.H.I.E.L.D., FBI, and the CIA, he found some obvious suspicions.

For example, the explosion caused a high temperature of more than 3,000 degrees Celsius, enough to quickly evaporate everything within twelve yards of the surrounding area, but it never left the remains of the bomb, so Tony built a data model, collected information for analysis, and found some clues.

If the story goes on like this, it will be just a heroic legend of Iron Man saving America and defeating the evil boss again, but unfortunately this is not a shonen manga, and justice often triumphs over evil.

That afternoon, the seafront villa in Port Marbury was attacked by Mandarin, this time more blatant than usual, with a cruise missile and machine gun fire from six helicopters nearly killing Tony and Pepper.

"What a dry humor." Tony, leaning against the phone booth, thought.

He didn't send a message to Pepper, and Mandarin was able to call in six helicopter gunships and launch a carpet bomb in the United States, which showed that the other side was far more powerful than he imagined.

So Tony chose to contact Sean who was far away in the North Pole, the other party's Ambrera has extremely strong security strength, even if Loki has a big heel, and has perfect scientific research equipment, he is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate for help.

"Hopefully that guy will hear me...... Arctic adventure? I've never been! Laid back bastard! ”

Tony was lying outside with the thin blanket that had been pulled off the bronze statue of a convenience store, the steel armor that was indistinguishable from scrap metal, and he was so overwhelmed for the first time, losing the ability to fly into the sky and the earth, and losing the confidence of a billionaire...... Just like an ordinary person.

"The men of Stark's family never admit defeat."

The golden figure standing above Asgard flashed in his mind, and Tony pursed his lips and cheered himself up.