Happy times always pass quickly, even though Lucas secretly stretched that moment considerably.
After sunrise, Lucas reluctantly bid farewell to Gwen. She was still a student and had to go back to class.
Returning to his residence, Lucas took off his clothes and put all his other belongings aside, tidying them up.
He was going to grind for stat points.
With a single step, he arrived in a void.
Ahead was a red dwarf star.
Proxima Centauri, approximately 4.22 light-years from Earth.
His body moved, and Lucas flew at extreme speed towards Proxima Centauri's core.
The Energy Absorption talent activated, continuously absorbing the surrounding light, heat, and ionizing radiation. On average, he could gain 7777 Lifespan points daily.
If it were Lucas from a few months ago, he naturally wouldn't have been able to delve deep into a star's core and emerge unscathed.
But three months ago, Lucas completed his second upgrade and maxed out his three stats again.
[Name: Lucas (God)]
[Points: 1,334,396]
[Indestructible Body: 100]
[Talents: Energy Absorption, Stat Transfer]
[Energy Absorption: Can absorb any energy and convert it into points.]
[Stat Transfer: Points can be converted into Indestructible Body.]
[Description: Upgrading, estimated upgrade time is nine months.]
That's right, Lucas had already quietly completed his second upgrade.
And he had invested most of the energy gifted by the Blood God, currently undergoing his third upgrade.
After the second upgrade was completed, the panel changed.
The lifespan column became points, meaning Lucas would no longer be limited by lifespan.
Physique, Perception, and Spirit merged into Indestructible Body.
30,000 points correlated to one point of Indestructible Body.
The strength increase from one point of Indestructible Body was equivalent to the full amount of the second stage.
100 Physique + 100 Perception + 100 Spirit = 1 Indestructible Body
Essentially, the value of points did not increase or decrease.
In Lucas's perception, his body and soul had already merged into one. Combined, they possessed various divine abilities and terrifying defensive power.
Now, seeing the Ancient One, his danger sense didn't even twitch.
At this stage, as long as the powerful elder gods, who served as background elements, didn't make a move, Lucas wouldn't die even if he became reckless.
Black holes, massive stellar cores, supernova explosions...
Time passed without notice.
Lucas planned to sleep for a few days here.
Alas, absorbing energy from the Material Universe, the conversion efficiency is much worse than supernatural energy.
Blood God, I miss you.
Will you still come?
...
Stark Tower, reception room.
Tony sat casually, looking at Nick Fury opposite him.
"Natalie said S.H.I.E.L.D. has information on Howard and Anton, but it needs to be delivered in person?"
Nick Fury nodded. "Yes. It's a matter of secrecy, no mistakes can be made."
Tony blew on his coffee and said lazily, "Alright, bring it out."
Under his nose in Stark Tower, there would never be any problems.
Nick Fury gave a look.
Natasha took out a syringe, moving quickly and decisively, about to inject it into Tony's body. At the critical moment, Tony twisted his body, rolled, and narrowly dodged, looking dishevelled.
Nick Fury explained, "This is an antidote that can temporarily alleviate the physical discomfort caused by palladium poisoning."
Tony said grumpily, "My body is perfectly fine."
"Palladium poisoning is a small problem. I already, uh…"
Suddenly, Tony clutched his head, falling to the ground in excruciating pain and struggling.
"Tony!"
"Tony!"
"Quick, call a doctor!"
"There's something in my head."
A few seconds later, Tony stopped struggling.
Preliminary tests showed massive cerebral hemorrhage and severe damage.
Tony Stark had lost vital signs.
"Tony... is dead?"
Pepper swayed, then knelt down, covering her mouth and sobbing.
Tony's security team glared menacingly at Nick Fury and Natasha.
Nick Fury and Natasha exchanged glances.
At this moment, Happy stepped forward. "Jarvis, pull up the surveillance footage from that time."
Thank God, the surveillance confirmed they did nothing.
The antidote wasn't injected, truly it wasn't!
After watching the surveillance, everyone felt even more confused.
Tony's last words, "There's something in my head," combined with the cause of his death.
What did this mean? A new type of nanoweapon?
Nick Fury's expression changed and he thought of an old friend.
"I'm not dead yet, I can still be saved."
"I'm not dead yet, I can still be saved."
"I'm not dead yet, I can still be saved."
Tony's soul walked among them, constantly calling out. To his dismay, there was no response.
"Tony!"
In a trance, Pepper heard Tony's voice and cried out.
Instinctively, Pepper turned to look at a spot.
Tony, hearing the voice, also turned his head.
Their gazes met.
Illusion and reality intertwined.
At this moment, Tony seemed to understand something.
"Tony is dead. My condolences, Pepper." Happy walked to Pepper, patted her shoulder, and comforted her, suppressing his grief.
"No, Tony isn't dead." Pepper broke into a smile through her tears.
"I saw him."
Everyone followed Pepper's gaze.
There was no one there.
"Pepper…"
Happy was about to persuade her further, but Pepper raised her hand to stop him.
"Quiet."
"Pepper, can you hear me?" Tony walked up to Pepper and asked.
"Mhm." Pepper nodded gently.
"Contact Lucas, he can save me."
"Mhm." Pepper nodded heavily this time.
She was too excited to speak at this moment.
Soon, the call went through.
"Hello, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."
Pepper dialed again.
And again…
"Shit."
Tony cursed under his breath.
"Pepper, put on my armor and go to the New York Sanctum. Tell the people there about the situation and have them relay it to the Ancient One."
The rest of the journey was smooth.
Upon seeing the armor, the people at the New York Sanctum recognized it. It belonged to their junior, Tony Stark.
Soon, the message reached the Ancient One.
The Ancient One pondered for a moment, seemingly thinking of something amusing.
She smiled and forwarded the message to Lucas.
"Tony's body is dead, come back and resurrect him."
Of course, it wasn't via mobile phone.
Lucas was at the core of Proxima Centauri, no commercial phone could be taken there. Even if all difficulties were overcome, it would take over four years for the message to arrive.
Upon receiving the message, Lucas was somewhat surprised.
Tony died? Did the plot of Iron Man 2 collapse?
He should have stayed a few more days to watch the show.
Exploding with speed, Lucas left the core of Proxima Centauri at an extremely fast pace.
Massive celestial bodies distort the surrounding space-time, making it very difficult to open a portal directly.
Of course, Lucas could do it but he couldn't guarantee it wouldn't affect the stability of Proxima Centauri's core.
Returning to the star's surface, he felt the surrounding space-time was relatively stable.
Lucas stepped out and returned to his room. He put on his magic robe and donned the Time Stone, tidying himself up in front of the mirror.