『Tony Stark』: "An entrepreneur? Why the hell would an entrepreneur want to blow up my building?"
『Carl』: "Relax. I'm already here. I'll deal with him in a moment."
『Tony Stark』: "Wait."
『Carl』: "Hmm?"
『Tony Stark』: "Mr. Superman, don't move yet. I want to see for myself who's crazy enough to try blowing up my tower. I'll personally catch him."
『Carl』: "..."
『Carl』: "Then make it quick. I'm not letting anyone destroy Stark Tower."
『Tony Stark』: "Got it. I'm on my way."
Carl hung up the call and quietly stood atop Stark Tower.
Originally, he had planned to personally take out Norman Osborn.
But now that Tony wanted to handle it himself, Carl didn't object.
After all
Iron Man vs. Green Goblin.
That was something worth watching.
A gentle night breeze brushed against his face. It actually felt rather pleasant.
Malibu Beach.
Inside the luxurious villa, Tony hung up the call, looking utterly incredulous.
『Tony Stark』: "Someone actually wants to blow up my tower? Unbelievable."
『JARVIS』: "Sir, shall I take any action?"
『Tony Stark』: "Prepare the Iron Man suit. I've got a lunatic to deal with."
He strode toward the mechanical arms that helped him suit up.
Halfway there, he added casually
『Tony Stark』: "Also, check if there's a guy named Norman… something. Oh right, supposedly an entrepreneur."
『JARVIS』: "Understood."
Tony reached the platform, and the robotic arms began equipping him with the armor piece by piece.
Moments later, JARVIS's voice came through again.
『JARVIS』: "Target identified. Norman Osborn, CEO of the Osborn Group. The company is large in scale and possesses substantial resources."
『Tony Stark』: "Large and powerful, huh? How does it compare to Stark Industries?"
『JARVIS』: "Not even close, sir."
『Tony Stark』: "Thought so. Go on."
『JARVIS』: "The Osborn Group holds advanced technology in the field of biotechnology, and also has some reputation in military manufacturing. It's said they maintain close ties with the armed forces."
『Tony Stark』: "Biotech and military, huh?"
Tony smirked, unimpressed.
When it came to the military industry, no one on earth could compare to Stark Industries.
Even after discontinuing the weapons division, Tony Stark had built the Iron Man armor—the pinnacle of military innovation.
He was confident: no one could create anything better.
As for biotechnology
that wasn't exactly Stark Industries' main field, but even then, they had once developed a version of the super soldier serum.
During World War II, Stark's predecessors were instrumental in its creation.
The government still stored vials of super soldier serum made by Stark Industries.
That said it all.
『Tony Stark』: "The Osborn Group? Please. That's barely worth mentioning."
He gave a cold laugh.
『Tony Stark』: "And this guy thinks he can blow up my tower?"
With a flash of light and a powerful roar—
Tony shot into the sky.
The air cracked under the sonic boom as he streaked toward the city.
Moments later, he arrived at Stark Tower.
『Tony Stark』: "Mr. Superman, where's that lunatic who wants to blow up my tower?"
『Carl』: "Fast as always. He's not here yet—but almost."
Tony grinned smugly.
『Tony Stark』: "Of course. Thanks to you, I've built a new arc reactor. It's not toxic, more powerful, and far more efficient. Naturally, that makes me faster."
『Carl』: "Makes sense."
Carl nodded slightly.
He had honestly expected Norman Osborn to arrive first.
After all, Tony lived all the way in Malibu
while Norman was still in New York City.
But Tony beat him here.
Thinking it over, it wasn't so strange.
Even the Mark III armor far outpaced standard military jets.
And Tony's new arc reactor made the suit even faster.
Norman's glider, by comparison, was a joke.
It wasn't even close in power source or cost.
『Tony Stark』: "Mr. Superman, any idea why this guy's trying to blow up my building?"
『Carl』: "No clue. All I know is he's flying straight here, looking furious."
『Tony Stark』: "Fine."
Suddenly, Carl's eyes shifted toward the horizon.
『Carl』: "He's here."
『Tony Stark』: "Here?"
Tony turned his head. With JARVIS's assistance, he locked onto a rapidly approaching figure.
A man in strange green armor, standing on a glider, was speeding toward Stark Tower.
『Tony Stark』: "What a hideous outfit."
He snorted, then turned to Carl.
『Tony Stark』: "Mr. Superman, I'll take care of this guy myself."
『Carl』: "Go ahead."
Tony blasted forward to intercept.
『Tony Stark』: "Stop right there! You're heading toward Stark Tower, and you're not welcome."
『Norman Osborn』: "IRON MAN!!"
The Green Goblin roared furiously.
『Norman Osborn』: "It's all your fault! You and your damned humanoid armor ruined everything! DIE!"
He hurled two spinning blades toward Tony.
"Clang! Clang!"
The blades struck Tony's suit and ricocheted harmlessly to the ground.
『Tony Stark』: "A total lunatic. Guess talking's off the table."
He frowned.
He had half-expected a conversation.
Instead, the man just screamed insults and attacked.
Of course, Tony wasn't going to take that lying down.
The truth was, Norman Osborn hadn't always been like this.
But the unstable serum had twisted his mind—creating a violent second personality.
Whenever he became the Green Goblin, that mad persona took full control.
Seeing the attack, Tony responded instantly
deploying a volley of micro-missiles from his shoulders and arms.
『Norman Osborn』: "Heh… petty tricks!"
The Green Goblin sneered and swerved his glider sharply.
Despite his insanity, he wasn't stupid.
He knew getting hit by Stark's missiles would be fatal.
But just as he turned
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!"
A chain of explosions lit up the sky.
The Green Goblin's armor was shredded to pieces.
His glider disintegrated in the blast.
As for Norman Osborn himself…
There wasn't much left to say.
『Tony Stark』: "???"
He stared at the smoking wreckage before him, completely dumbfounded.
『Tony Stark』: "…That's it? That's the guy who wanted to blow up my tower?"