The man sneered, the electric whips hissing like venomous snakes in his hands.
"Do you wonder why I came to kill Tony Stark… not you?"
Electric arcs crawled across the cables, crackling sharply in the air.
"Because you are not the problem."
His eyes were full of hatred — not madness, but a cold, sharpened resentment that had fermented for years.
"Tony Stark is."
He stepped forward slowly, boots crunching on the debris of the split race cars.
"Your fathers built the future together… and then one of them stole it."
His gaze flicked toward the unconscious Tony being dragged by safety crews in the distance.
"My father died in disgrace. His father died a hero."
The electric whips slammed into the ground — BOOM! Sparks exploded.
"Today, balance is restored."
Xu Dan tilted his head slightly.
So it really was the canonical grievance.
Howard Stark + Anton Vanko → Arc ReactorHoward takes the gloryVanko family falls into ruin
Classic genius-versus-genius tragedy.
But…
Xu Dan looked at the arc reactor in Vanko's chest again, interest flashing in his eyes — not fear.
"Your technology is impressive," Xu Dan said calmly. "Reverse-engineered from scraps, in a cave, under sanctions, with nothing but memory."
Vanko's eyes narrowed.
"That should have been your future," Xu Dan continued. "Not prison. Not exile."
For a brief second, the whips paused.
Then—
"Don't talk like you understand!" Vanko roared, swinging both whips forward!
The air screamed.
Two blazing electric lines tore toward Xu Dan like execution blades.
BOOM!!
But Xu Dan didn't dodge.
He stepped forward.
And caught one.
Bare-handed.
The electric current surged violently — enough to melt steel.
But Xu Dan's body wasn't steel.
It was far stronger.
The whip wrapped around his forearm, sparks bursting wildly — yet it couldn't cut through.
Vanko's pupils shrank.
Impossible.
Xu Dan yanked.
The force was so great Vanko stumbled forward.
"You're angry at a ghost," Xu Dan said quietly. "Howard Stark is dead. His son didn't even know what really happened."
The second whip came slashing —
Xu Dan twisted his body, letting it scrape past his shoulder, then stepped inside Vanko's guard range in an instant.
Too close for whip combat.
His fist drove forward.
BANG!!
Vanko flew backward like he'd been hit by a truck, crashing through track barriers.
The electric whips shorted out, sparks dying.
Xu Dan walked toward him, unhurried.
"You want revenge. Fine."
He stopped in front of the fallen scientist.
"But killing Tony won't fix your father's life."
He crouched slightly.
"But your mind… that's valuable."
A faint smile appeared.
"Work for me instead."
The offer hung in the air like a second explosion.
"Tony inherited power."
"You inherited talent."
"Those are not the same thing."
Vanko coughed blood, staring up at Xu Dan.
"…Why would you help me?"
Xu Dan shrugged.
"Because I collect geniuses."
"And because Howard Stark wronged your family."
A pause.
"Debts should be settled properly."
Behind them, sirens wailed.
Tony, half-conscious, stared in disbelief.
"…Why does this keep happening at my parties…"
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