The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapter 98, My thoughts are going downhill, am I going to turn back into a demon?

"Ten minutes ago, a criminal calling herself the 'Evil Queen' called this station, claiming that she was responsible for today's massive car accident that affected the entire Manhattan area. She also claimed that she hijacked the entire New York City power system, and if the city government does not meet her demands, she will not only expand the scope of the car accident to the entire city of New York, but also cause a massive blackout in the entire city..."

"A massive power outage? That's far more terrifying and destructive than a chain-reaction car crash across New York City!"

"Yes, New York is the economic heart of the United States and the financial center of the world. If a citywide blackout were to occur during peak working hours, even just for one minute, the resulting economic losses would be an astronomical figure that is difficult to estimate..."

On television, two hosts were discussing the "Evil Queen's" insane plan with a mix of worry and excitement, while Li Xingzhou, sitting in his office, found it all quite amusing.

Cipher did not originally have the title of "Evil Queen".

He remembered it was last night, when Cipher knelt before him, kissing his toes with a look of reverence, and he had made a casual joke:
"If Hollywood were to make a Snow White movie someday and you were asked to play Snow White's wicked stepmother, then when you ask the magic mirror who the fairest of them all is, and the mirror says Snow White, the audience would probably burst into laughter."

"Why?" Cipher asked, tilting his head back, his face flushed and his eyes glazed.

Li Xingzhou's soles caressed her soft, supple breasts as he smiled:

"Which young Hollywood actress of our time is more beautiful than you to play Snow White?"

This praise delighted Sefer, who held his feet in his hands and kissed them with even greater devotion and passion.

Despite being trapped in the ecstasy of the demonic realm, Cipher retained her original will and temperament under Li Xingzhou's deliberate protection, which is why she sent Li Xingzhou a "red face" emoji to express her anger.

But she also used the title "Evil Queen," which clearly shows that Li Xingzhou's influence on her has been deeply imprinted in her mind and can never be erased.

"She should be dressed in the attire and crown of an evil queen."

Li Xingzhou rested his chin on his hand, smiling as he pondered:

"Let her wear that magnificent and majestic dress and crown, dressed up as a high and mighty queen, and then... that would be very interesting. Hmm, something's not right..."

He frowned. "My mind seems to be going downhill. Am I going to turn into a villain again? I promised myself I'd be a good person for the rest of my life... Come to think of it, Cipher was originally a ruthless supervillain, so am I supposed to be doing justice by restraining villains? Never mind! I'm still me, a superhero and a pillar of good!"

After carefully analyzing his inner thoughts and confirming that he was still firmly on the path of justice, Li Xingzhou felt clear-headed, adjusted to a more comfortable sitting position, and continued watching the news.

At that moment, the television news broadcast live footage from the scene, showing Susan, along with "Doctor Fantastic" Reed, "Human Torch" Johnny, and "The Thing" Ben Affleck, helping to put out the fire and rescue people.

The reporter at the scene, holding the microphone, gestured wildly, spitting as he spoke, and talking incessantly:

"My God, what am I seeing? The famous scientist Dr. Reed and his team have all gained superpowers! Haha, look at Dr. Reed, his body can stretch and contract like a rubber band, this ability..."

"Please forgive me for bringing up some inappropriate images for children. I bet Dr. Reed's girlfriend is very happy, enjoying... *beep* (silence). Okay, now let's take a look at Dr. Reed's girlfriend, Miss Susan Stone..."

Li Xingzhou shook his head and chuckled. The rubber man's abilities were indeed impressive, but even that couldn't compare to his Heavenly Demon Bliss... Well, to put it more elegantly, his technique should be called "The Blissful Union of Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang".

"Miss Susan Stone seems to be able to create some kind of invisible energy field that can suppress the spread of fire... This invisible energy field feels like it's appeared somewhere before? I remember now! The heroine who fought against the Blackwing monster yesterday, could it be Miss Susan? Ha, it must be Miss Susan, so she already performed a heroic act yesterday!"

"Oh, look! Ben Grimm, the incredibly strong Stone Man! He's fearless in the flames, charging straight into the inferno without any protection... He tore apart the deformed shell of a car with his bare hands and rescued a family trapped in the fire... And Johnny Stone, he..."

"What's with this guy covered in flames causing trouble? Does he think the fire isn't big enough already? He can't save anyone with his body burned like that... But I have to admit, this guy's ability is the coolest! The visual effects are top-notch!"

Listening to the reporter's stand-up comedy on the scene and watching Susan and others rescue people on TV, Li Xingzhou stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then took out a Guan Gong mask, put it on, opened the window, and jumped out.

A major car accident has occurred across Manhattan today, classified as a "major event." All the superheroes, regardless of their original borough, will likely rush to Manhattan to help; even Zu might have to intervene.

No matter how bad he is at rescuing people, as long as he doesn't take the easy way out by cutting the car's exterior with thermal imaging, but instead honestly tears it open by hand, he shouldn't kill the trapped people as well, right?

If that's the case, then Li Xingzhou, the pillar of the righteous path, should also join in the fun.

Otherwise, if all the superheroes appeared in today's news but he was the only one missing, it would be a little awkward when he went on a date with Gwen and Susan.

The superhero "Red Dragon" made a dazzling appearance, displaying a pair of enormous blood-flame dragon wings. He surveyed the sky, found a scene of a series of car accidents, and swooped down. Amid the cheers of the passersby, he made a hand seal with one hand and blew out a frost-white, strangely cold whirlwind, instantly extinguishing the flames on several cars.

A passerby exclaimed in surprise:
"My god, the red dragon can even breathe frost! Isn't it a fire-type dragon?"

"Who said the Red Dragon is fire-elemental? Haven't you seen the news about him teaming up with Spider-Woman to fight Abomination? In that battle, he mostly used his fists and feet to deal with Abomination, so his primary attributes should be super strength and super physique!"

"Flight, fire, energy waves, super strength, super physique... and now an ice breath... just how many abilities does the red dragon have?"

"Only God knows..."

Amidst the relatively normal discussion, occasionally a few excited female screams would erupt:

"Red Dragon, you're amazing! I love you, I want to have your babies!"

Well, Li Xingzhou has some ardent female fans now.

After extinguishing the fire, he tore open the shells of several severely deformed cars with his bare hands to rescue the injured trapped inside and transport them by air to the ambulances that were unable to reach the scene due to severe traffic congestion.

After doing all that, he flew into the sky, waved to his fans, spread his wings, and headed to the next car accident scene.

……

In the sky.

Iron Man, dressed in a red and yellow Mark suit, was on his way to the next car accident scene when he suddenly spotted a guy with blood-flaming dragon wings and quickly flew over to greet him:

"Hey buddy, those wings are so cool! But you look kind of familiar, do we know each other?"

Li Xingzhou did not deliberately change his physique, nor did he modify his hair or eye color. With Tony's keen observation and exceptional memory, he would naturally find him familiar.

Having already connected with S.H.I.E.L.D. and become a reserve member of the Avengers, Li Xingzhou didn't intend to hide it from his friend Tony. He smiled, winked at him, and took off his mask.

“It’s me, Tony.”

Tony paused for a moment, then burst into laughter:

"Ha, it really is you! Leonardo, when I saw that red dragon on the TV news, I felt that his fighting moves were a bit familiar, and his physical characteristics were very similar to a certain acquaintance... I didn't expect it to really be you! Haha, it turns out that you are not only a kung fu master, but also a superhuman!" Li Xingzhou had shown off his skills in front of Tony before, and at Tony's request, he had demonstrated a few sets of boxing techniques, allowing Tony to scan them and load them into the combat system of his suit.

Therefore, when Tony saw the scene of "Red Dragon" fighting Abomination on the TV news, he felt that some of the guy's fighting moves were familiar. Combined with the characteristics of body shape, hair color, eye color, and clothing, he had long suspected that Red Dragon was Leonardo.

Otherwise, given Tony's personality, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to fly over and greet the "Red Dragon."

"I must say, Tony, your observation skills are truly remarkable... Speaking of which, today's major event has alarmed quite a few people. I never imagined that New York would be hiding so many superheroes."

"Yes, I've seen quite a few. Some are familiar faces who are always on the news, while many are unfamiliar faces, and there are even ordinary vigilantes with no superpowers or technological equipment... What I didn't expect was that Reed and his girlfriend Susan would also become superheroes. But I originally thought he would debut like me, relying on technological equipment, but I didn't expect him to have secretly mutated..."

"They didn't mutate voluntarily. Remember the cosmic radiation that forced Dr. Reed's team to halt their research and return to Earth prematurely? That accident must have been the one that caused their involuntary mutation."

"Okay, perhaps..."

"By the way, Tony, have you heard of the evil queen who caused this car accident?"

"No. I tried to get Jarvis to track her down online, or find the Trojan program that controlled traffic signals and hijacked the New York power system, but her hacking skills are quite impressive, and she seems to have received assistance from some kind of artificial intelligence system..."

Artificial intelligence system?

Dr. Zola, the Hydra agent whose "data ascended" into the computer?

Seeing a media helicopter approaching in the distance, Li Xingzhou put on a mask and said:
"We can't talk anymore, there are still many people waiting for us to save them."

"You're right, now's not the time to chat. Shall we split up?"

"Okay, I'll go over there."

Li Xingzhou pointed to the left, where he had just caught a glimpse of Spider-Woman's fleeting figure between two tall buildings.

"Hey, I was planning to go over there!" Tony complained, feigning annoyance. "Don't think I didn't see her, Spider-Woman's over there! Don't tell me what the news says is true, that you and Spider-Woman are really a couple..."

Unfortunately, it's true.

"You damn playboy!"

The middle-aged playboy cursed at the young playboy and then flew away with a whoosh.

Li Xingzhou called out to his retreating figure:

"Next weekend, Selena and I will be hosting a dinner party at the Kazichi Mountain Estate..."

Tony slammed on the brakes, turned around, and said:
"Leave me a parking space."

Li Xingzhou nodded with a smile:
"no problem."

The two parted amicably; Li Xingzhou went to find Spider-Woman, while Tony went elsewhere to provide assistance.

……

During the afternoon work hours, many MASA employees were late, and even the few applicants who passed the initial screening failed to arrive on time.

Li Xingzhou himself even skipped work for half a day, not returning to the office until after 4 p.m.

"Boss, many people are late today, the latest one is a full hour and a half late, what do you think..."

Mariko was still asleep in the lounge when the person who came to report was a junior manager from the human resources department, a young man who had only recently entered the workforce and whose academic qualifications and resume were not particularly outstanding.

However, Li Xingzhou, who has always been extremely picky about talent, still recruited him into the company and gave him a junior management position.

The reason for this is that this guy's name is Wesley—not a relative of Kingpin's chief secretary James Wesley, but the Wesley who looks a lot like a young Professor X, was cheated on by a colleague, and is skilled at flicking a gun, able to fire bullets in arcs.

Mr. Wesley has not yet awakened his superpowers and is still working hard.

Li Xingzhou glanced at Wesley with amusement:
"You're late again today, aren't you?"

"Uh……"

Wesley, who was a few years older than Li Xingzhou, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile:

"I'm ten minutes late..."

"Don't be nervous. There was a massive car accident in Manhattan today, so being late is inevitable."

Li Xingzhou waved his hand:

"Therefore, those who are late today will not have their attendance recorded."

Wesley immediately looked grateful:

"Thank you, Boss. Also, the other applicants have all arrived. Shall we begin the interviews?"

Li Xing nodded:
"Tell them to come in according to their number order."

When Wesley went out to announce the news, a cheer of "Long live the Boss!" immediately erupted from the outer office.

After interviewing the applicants, it was almost time to leave work. Li Xingzhou went to the break room and slapped Mariko's snow-white, full buttocks. "It's time to leave work. The incompetent secretary should get up!"

Mariko groggily opened her eyes and stretched out her hands towards Li Xingzhou:
"Master, hold me!"

Of course, pets can ask for cuddles, just like cats and dogs, so Li Xingzhou didn't refuse and took the 177cm tall, long-legged pet to the bathroom.

After Mariko finished washing up and drying her clothes, Li Xingzhou drove her back to the hotel. Afterwards, he drove to the restaurant that Susan had booked to keep their appointment with the Invisible Woman and the Thunderbolt.

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