Chapter 9: A Dangerous Figure in Tony Stark's Eyes - Marcus

Marcus looked at the fallen thugs and shook his head. They really didn't know when to quit.

His punch, while seemingly only breaking a few ribs, had actually used a hidden force technique, injuring their internal organs. They would never be able to do any manual labor again.

If it weren't for broad daylight, Marcus would have shown these worthless thugs no mercy and eliminated them directly, doing society a favor.

"Chinese kung fu."

"Wow, it's really Chinese kung fu."

"Chinese kung fu is so cool. I want to learn it too."

Exclamations of surprise came from the surrounding passersby. Seeing Marcus's appearance, they immediately thought of the once-popular Chinese kung fu.

Marcus didn't stay long and left directly to avoid any trouble.

By the time he finished his day's training and returned home, it was already past seven in the evening. He cooked himself a steak, ate it, cleaned up, and then began writing his daily journal entry.

For more than a month, this had become an unshakeable habit.

Diary Entry:

[I saw Obadiah's interview today. Obadiah pretended to be close to Tony Stark like a father and son. How could he be a father like that? Close like father and son, yet he planned a kidnapping? Close like father and son, yet he let the Ten Rings kill Tony Stark? If the Ten Rings didn't want Tony Stark to help them make missiles, Tony Stark wouldn't even have had a chance to build the Mark I armor and would have died directly. Yare~ Yare~, what a capitalist father-son relationship.]

[But why hasn't Tony Stark gone to Afghanistan yet? Has the plot not started yet? How much longer do I have to wait?]

As Marcus wrote his diary entry, he also alarmed Tony Stark.

Tony, who was about to leave for a party, canceled his plans and went to the underground secret room. Only he had the authority to come here, and even Pepper Potts, who could go anywhere else without restriction, did not have permission to enter.

This was where he analyzed the diaries on a daily basis.

"What did he write today? I hope it's not something perfunctory like 'sunny weather, nothing happened today,' because if it is, don't let me know." Tony took off his suit jacket and walked towards the basement.

Marcus's perfunctory diary entries over the past month had been making Tony sick to his stomach. He often came to them with high hopes, only to be disappointed.

"JARVIS, what's Marcus been up to lately?" Tony asked.

Because Marcus's entries this month had mostly been about trivial matters, Tony Stark had no choice but to divert his attention, even though he was very eager to learn about the future and parallel universes. After all, he still had company matters to deal with, especially how to deal with the board's urging.

The board had urged him to go to Afghanistan several times this month.

But knowing that he would be kidnapped if he went to Afghanistan, Tony Stark was naturally not going to go to his death without knowing what was going to happen.

He was arrogant, but he wasn't stupid.

But the more the board urged him, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Although it was important to promote and demonstrate new weapons, it wasn't necessary for him, the chairman, to go in person. Couldn't they send a board member and the deal still be made? This month, he had been fighting the board of directors tooth and nail.

[Sir, according to the feedback we have received recently, Marcus has been constantly learning various martial arts, and his progress is amazing. His level of danger is rising rapidly. He is no longer an ordinary human being.] JARVIS replied.

Yes, that's right, Marcus was now under full surveillance. Although Tony couldn't go directly to Marcus to ask him about the multiverse and the diary, it didn't mean he had no way.

He used a simple and brutal method, directly spending 3 billion dollars to send several satellites into the sky, directly monitoring the globe, 24 hours a day, to ensure that no matter where Marcus went, he could be detected immediately.

Of course, in addition to that, there was also JARVIS's ability to hack into various networks. Together, they were basically able to track Marcus's every move.

For example, the training areas in the gyms Marcus went to had surveillance cameras, and JARVIS would usually use these cameras to investigate Marcus's information without arousing suspicion.

"Not an ordinary human being? What do you mean?" Tony asked.

[According to the current information, sandbags or wooden stakes that have been beaten to pieces are delivered to his house every day. His strength, combined with the force-generating techniques of Chinese kung fu, is already enough to kill a healthy adult with one punch.] JARVIS said. [Do you want me to project the video?]

"Project it." Tony nodded.

A montage of edited videos appeared in front of Tony Stark. In the beginning, Marcus was training in various Chinese martial arts techniques in a gym. His punches and kicks were powerful, and one could feel their force even from a distance.

Then, with the addition of props, Tony Stark's eyelids couldn't help but twitch as he watched Marcus brutally smash a wooden stake with his elbow.

In just a few days, how had Marcus transformed from an ordinary person into such a brutal killing machine?

The video then switched to a small alleyway. From the perspective of the video, it was obviously a roadside surveillance camera. In the evening alleyway, Marcus was blocked by several gang members who were trying to rob him.

With lightning speed, Marcus killed the gang members directly. What shocked Tony Stark the most was that one of the gang members pulled a gun, but at the critical moment, Marcus seemed to have the ability to predict the future and dodged it. Then, with a hand knife, he cut the gang member's throat and killed him instantly.

The whole process took less than a minute.

Marcus's fighting power in this process was jaw-dropping.

"How... how did he dodge that? It's not scientific." Tony said, a little dazed.

Theoretically, as long as you can predict when the other person will shoot, you can dodge the bullet in advance. But the problem is, how can a normal person predict?

Is someone who can dodge a normal human?

[It is theoretically possible. In the Chinese martial arts system, there is an ability called 'Martial Artist's Intuition' that can sense danger. However, it is said that it is only possible to trigger this ability after reaching a very high level of cultivation.] JARVIS said. [Marcus's current level has reached the level of Dark Force.]

Then, JARVIS also listed the information about the Chinese martial arts system, giving Tony Stark a direct understanding.