After returning from the Ten Rings headquarters, Tony welcomed Dr. Bruce Banner three days later. Tony began to explain the pressures he had been facing recently, but as soon as he started, Bruce had already fallen asleep.
Although Bruce Banner didn't hear much, Tony felt much better after venting. The two then began a new collaboration and research project.
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Meanwhile-
Razor Fist led the Ten Rings soldiers to New York.
Xu Wenwu had always had people monitoring Shang-Chi's location, keeping a close watch on his son's life. Following these arrangements, Razor Fist arrived at the building where Shang-Chi lived.
At this time, Shang-Chi was just nineteen years old, having fled from his father's Ten Rings organization for five years.
Having just gotten out of bed, Shang-Chi was working out in his room, doing push-ups rapidly. At that moment, the doorbell rang.
Shang-Chi stood up, his muscular build showing that he hadn't neglected his training over the years. He grabbed a shirt from the hanger, put it on, and walked to the door. Looking through the peephole, he saw Razor Fist standing outside.
Shang-Chi didn't recognize Razor Fist.
Shang-Chi opened the door and looked at the burly white man in front of him, asking, "Hello, who are you looking for?"
Razor Fist looked at the son of his leader and said, "Shang-Chi?"
Hearing this name, Shang-Chi knew something was wrong. Was his father's subordinate here to find him? He had been using an alias all this time.
"No, you've got the wrong person. My name is Shaun."
Bang!
Shang-Chi quickly slammed the door shut. He immediately grabbed a jacket, put it on, and picked up a backpack. He was preparing to escape through the window, even though he was on the sixteenth floor.
Razor Fist, looking at the closed door, grinned wickedly.
He took off his shirt, revealing his right hand without a forearm. With a flick of his arm, a large, glowing red blade extended from the broken arm.
Razor Fist slashed at the door lock, instantly destroying it, and kicked the door open.
Seeing Shang-Chi with a backpack, ready to flee, Razor Fist swung his blade directly at him.
He was here to bring back the young master but also wanted to test his strength.
As the blade came down, Shang-Chi grabbed a nearby coat rack to block it, but it was instantly split in two.
Taking advantage of the opening, Shang-Chi kicked Razor Fist in the chest, knocking him to the ground.
At that moment, several Ten Rings soldiers who had followed Razor Fist entered the room and quickly blocked Shang-Chi's escape routes.
Facing this multi-pronged attack, Shang-Chi stopped holding back and soon overpowered the attackers, leaving them sprawled on the ground.
Only Razor Fist could still stand after a few more exchanges. Seeing Shang-Chi's impressive skills, Razor Fist secretly nodded in approval.
After a few more rounds of back-and-forth, Razor Fist suddenly stopped his attacks, stepped back, and knelt down.
Seeing this unexpected action, Shang-Chi hesitated. Instead of attacking or fleeing, he asked, "Why?"
Razor Fist looked up and said, "The master of the Ten Rings, your father, Xu Wenwu, has been killed..."
"I've come today to bring you back to the Ten Rings organization."
Hearing that his father had died, Shang-Chi was skeptical, shaking his head:
"How is that possible? Father had the Ten Rings; how could he be killed?"
"You're lying to me, aren't you?"
Clearly, Shang-Chi couldn't believe that his father was dead. His father was very powerful; how could anyone have killed him?
Razor Fist took out a tablet from behind him and placed it on the ground.
"Here's some video footage from the battle."
Shang-Chi picked up the tablet, opened the stored video, and began playing the recorded battle scenes.
At this point, Razor Fist said, "Just four days ago, Iron Man Tony Stark led his army of armored suits to attack our headquarters."
"At first, Tony was no match for the master and was being pushed back step by step."
"The master dismantled his armor, and just as he was about to kill him, a group of ninjas appeared."
"They joined forces to defeat the master, and the battle leveled the headquarters..."
Shang-Chi watched the video playing before him; scenes of the earlier battle with Iron Man were all there. Just as his father was about to win, a group of ninjas wearing black cloaks with red clouds appeared, immediately suppressing his father upon engagement.
However, the footage of the battle with the ninjas cut off halfway, with no further continuation.
"What about the rest? And my father...?"
Razor Fist lowered his head and said, "The subsequent battle was too intense, and all the surveillance equipment in the base was destroyed. There's no recording of what happened afterward."
"As for the master's body, we suspect it was taken by the enemy, along with the Ten Rings, which have also disappeared."
Shang-Chi looked at Razor Fist and asked, "Isn't it possible that Father didn't die but just left the battlefield?"
Razor Fist shook his head, "We hope so too, but based on the traces left at the scene..."
Although Razor Fist didn't finish his sentence, Shang-Chi understood what he meant.
He clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with immense anger.
Although he had escaped his father's control and lived the life he wanted these past few years, at this moment, he realized how much he loved his father.
He had lost his mother in his youth, and now, not long after reaching adulthood, he lost his father as well.
He has now no parents...
No home...
No family...
At this moment, a thought flashed in his mind: his sister.
"What about Xialing?"
"Is she still alive?"
Razor Fist nodded, "Xu Xialing escaped from the headquarters just before Tony's attack; she's currently in Hong Kong."
"After retrieving you, our next step is to find her."
Hearing that his sister was still alive, Shang-Chi breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, looking at the video showing Iron Man and the ninjas, he sighed, "But I'm no match for them. How can I avenge my father...?"
Shang-Chi was self-aware; though his skills were exceptional, capable of defeating several Ten Rings soldiers at once, he was no match for those ninjas and Iron Man Tony.
He didn't think he was stronger than his father, who wielded the Ten Rings, even though he wanted to avenge him.
Razor Fist said, "You possess the power of the Ten Rings and the Dragon's Heart. As long as you develop these two powers, you can surely avenge the master."
"Moreover, before his passing, the master had found some clues about Ta Lo, which will aid you."
Hearing "Ta Lo," Shang-Chi recalled the stories his mother had told him during his childhood.
"Ta Lo..."
Then, Shang-Chi's gaze hardened, and he said, "A blood debt must be paid in blood!"
Razor Fist nodded, "Blood for blood!"
His father's teachings resurfaced in his mind, and at this moment, Shang-Chi thought: Perhaps Father was right all along.