The moment Fang Yuan rescued the hostages, Tony knew immediately.
Although surprised that another sorcerer had appeared out of nowhere, Tony's hands didn't slow down.
He fired a Cluster Bomb from his wrist at Ivan, but Ivan's armor was extremely thick; the attack that could pierce through Iron Soldiers only left a small dent on him.
This vividly demonstrated why generals in ancient times were not easy to kill; the weapons of common soldiers hitting their armor simply couldn't break through the defense.
Ivan was still launching a fierce assault, and Tony's brand-new armor was already riddled with scars. Just as a whip was about to strike his head, the Iron Guardian suddenly lunged out to block the attack for Tony!
"Cough!"
The Iron Guardian was struck down to one knee by the whip, but Tony also noticed the difference between them. While the same whip strike had left deep gouges in his own armor, the Iron Guardian had only lost a bit of paint.
But now was not the time to dwell on technology. Tony was more surprised by the Iron Guardian—why did he keep coming to save him time and again?
Soon he didn't have time to think more, as the Iron Guardian quickly stood up and actually grabbed Ivan's two long whips. Relying on the powerful energy of the Arc Reactor II and his armor defense infused with Vibranium, he actually locked Ivan's weapons tight!
Tony seized the opportunity, quickly raising both hands level to release his Iron Man Suit's most powerful single-use piercing laser at Ivan.
The laser hit Ivan's arm armor accurately, destroying the power supply for his energy whips. Ivan's dominance immediately withered; he had no way to deal with two Iron Men in a melee fight.
He hurriedly took flight, trying to escape, but the side effect of thick armor was being too heavy. Ivan was quickly dragged down by Tony and the Iron Guardian, and Tony even tore the reactor from his chest.
Rhodes arrived in a hurry and took Ivan into custody.
He was still a bit dazed even now. He had just become familiar with operating the Iron Man Suit and was ready to show off his might, and the opponents were all gone?
So his only role was to take a beating?
"By the way, who are you?"
Rhodes asked Fang Yuan, who was slowly walking over.
Fang Yuan introduced his identity once again, leaving Rhodes very amazed: "A sorcerer? My God, does magic really exist in the World?"
Fang Yuan nodded, wanting to say that if nothing unexpected happened, even the God he spoke of existed.
However, in the Marvel Universe, God's presence is very low, basically only serving as a layer for OAA's hierarchy, unlike DC next door where God has appeared more than once.
"Who are you exactly?"
At this moment, their attention was drawn by Tony's sudden outburst of shouting.
After the crisis was resolved, Tony could no longer suppress the confusion in his heart and asked directly to his face.
"I mean behind the mask... your... real... identity!"
Tony's emotions were a bit out of control because he had summarized the Iron Guardian's characteristics.
Being able to build an Arc Reactor, knowing about the new element, being able to replicate his Iron Man Suit or even surpass it, and most importantly, actually coming to save him at every critical moment.
Adding these characteristics together, in Tony's knowledge, only one person could fit perfectly!
But that person had died long ago! Died twenty years ago!
But seeing that Fang Yuan's side had even brought out magic, Tony couldn't stop himself from thinking in this direction.
"Though even if it were that person, he wouldn't come to save me several times... right?" Tony was incredibly conflicted in his heart.
Howard, inside the Iron Guardian, finally spoke.
"Cough, cough. I know this is a bit hard to accept."
"But I am who I am, Tony..." Howard opened his faceplate to reveal his original face, "I am your father!"
Boom!
Tony's mind suddenly roared, and his eyes instantly turned red.
Being a top scientist after all, Tony still maintained a bit of rationality at this moment.
"How can you prove it?"
"Your remains, I watched them being cremated with my own eyes," Tony asked word by word.
However, his tone was not one of questioning, but rather carried a bit of hope.
In his heart, he also hoped that Howard was real.
"That's right, but it was Fang who saved me," Howard answered truthfully.
"Fang?" Tony immediately had Jarvis pull up all of Howard's information regarding Fang, "Fang Yuan?"
He looked at the friend in his father's old photos and compared him to the Fang Yuan walking over now; they were actually identical.
Howard continued: "To be precise, before Fang disappeared, he asked the Sorcerer Supreme to save our souls on the day of our accident. Then Fang just recently returned and used technology obtained from other Worlds to recreate bodies for us."
"Then why didn't you just save us back then?" Tony was very puzzled.
Fang Yuan walked up and answered the confusion for him: "The World of magic is treacherous and unpredictable; this was already the optimal solution under the Sorcerer Supreme's calculations."
Tony already believed it seventy or eighty percent, but he was immediately drawn to the keyword in Howard's words: "You said 'us'? Then does that mean..."
Howard nodded, and Fang Yuan opened a Portal on the spot. Then, the female voice that Tony had dreamed of came from the other side—
"Tony?"
A woman pounced straight out from inside and hugged Tony tightly. Tony couldn't hold back at all, and tears finally fell.
"Mom!"
The person who came was none other than his mother, Maria Stark.
Tony's relationship with his father was very stiff, but his relationship with his mother was extremely good.
After Maria's account, Tony finally believed that the two people before him were his parents. Although Maria looked much younger, she could name many details that only the mother and son knew.
Howard curled his lip to the side; he was even a bit jealous. Tony's state when seeing him versus seeing Maria was completely different.
It was Fang Yuan who noticed Tony secretly looking over here more than once, so he gave Howard a shove from the side. Howard then seemed to wake from a dream and hurriedly walked over to hug his son.
Fang Yuan clearly saw that the moment Howard hugged him, the tears at the corners of Tony's eyes became even more profuse.
Seeing the scene of the three hugging together, whether it was Fang Yuan, Rhodes, or Pepper, they were all very happy for them.
Pepper's eyes were filled with tears. She understood Tony's feelings for his parents very well, so she was also the most emotional.
Just as Fang Yuan had told Howard, he and Maria were the best birthday gifts for Tony.
On his 40th birthday, Tony encountered his newborn self.
"Simply perfect!" Fang Yuan was very satisfied with the scene of the family reunion before him, and his head unconsciously lifted up.
I did all of this!
And equally excited were the guests at the scene.
Because they had just witnessed the power of magic and then immediately witnessed the Stark Family reunion with their own eyes. The Howard couple, who had been dead for nearly 20 years, were actually resurrected by magic!
Resurrection from the dead!
Now, those who were originally uninterested in magic all cast fervent glances at Fang Yuan.
They might not be interested in individual strength, but they would not refuse the temptation of life.
Looking at the crowd closing in again, Fang Yuan immediately applied a patch for them: "Resurrection is not something everyone can qualify for, and the Sorcerer Supreme must personally perform it. The success rate is very low!"
He was both advising them and saying it for Tony and the others to hear.
The guests became even more enthusiastic because Fang Yuan's words further confirmed the mystery of magic.
If resurrection from the dead is possible, then can't other things be done too?
Like living for a hundred years?
"Who is the Sorcerer Supreme?" someone asked.
Fang Yuan immediately replied with respect in his voice: "The Sorcerer Supreme is the leader of Kamar-Taj and has guarded the Earth for hundreds of years!"
Hundreds of years? Then isn't she at least several hundred years old?
A group of people immediately became restless. They didn't ask to live several hundred years more; living several decades more would be fine.
Fang Yuan reiterated: "If everyone is interested, there will be a gathering for Kamar-Taj to recruit Outer Disciples next month. You can all bring your friends to come and try."
The guests nodded like chickens pecking at grain. Although they hadn't officially become Outer Disciples of Kamar-Taj, they were already very devout at this moment.
Tony and the others were also stunned by the commotion here.
After the guests left one after another, Howard then found Fang Yuan and asked: "Is there such a thing as an Outer Disciple in Kamar-Taj?"
Maria shook her head, indicating she hadn't heard of it.
Kamar-Taj had not refused the Howard couple entry. Although Howard was busy making the Iron Man Suit and didn't know much about Kamar-Taj, Maria often went to Kamar-Taj because of boredom and her hidden identity.
She knew very well that Kamar-Taj did not have grade divisions like Outer Disciples or Inner Disciples.
"There will be soon. Previously, Kamar-Taj was in a stage of seclusion from the World. Now that Kamar-Taj is going to contact the outside World, it certainly needs different divisions," Fang Yuan said very righteously.
But Tony looked at the appearance of that group of guests just now and felt it was a bit familiar. They were very similar to those people he had seen who were hopelessly caught in a cult.
However, he looked at his parents. Kamar-Taj had saved his family, so he was probably overthinking it, right?
Subsequently, Tony and Howard each introduced their closest friends.
"This is James Rhodes, you've met before." Tony first introduced his best friend.
Howard nodded: "I remember, a very excellent young man."
Rhodes was Tony's fellow alumnus from MIT; the Howard couple naturally knew him.
Then Tony brought over the slightly shy Pepper.
"This is Pepper, Pepper Potts, my girlfriend."
This time Maria stepped forward. She took Pepper's hand and said affectionately: "I've learned about you. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what Tony's life would have become. Thank you so much for your dedication."
Pepper was suddenly overwhelmed by the favor and also tightly held Maria's hand without letting go.
Then came the most important one.
Howard put his arm around Fang Yuan's shoulder and said loudly: "This is Fang Yuan, my good brother. He is the benefactor of the entire Stark Family!"
Benefactor of the Stark Family—no one present objected to this title, because it was the truth. Even if Tony were to kowtow on the spot, it wouldn't be a problem.
"Stay calm, stay calm."
Fang Yuan reached out and made a calming gesture: "Just call me Uncle Fang."
Tony, who was full of emotion just a moment ago, immediately had a strange look on his face.
This great benefactor of his family seemed to have some ulterior motives.
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