A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

"What's going on..." Cao Gui's face was somewhat gloomy. He had finally managed to bring Beth out, but he didn't expect something to happen.

"Honey, look! There's a handsome blond guy!" Beth exclaimed excitedly from the passenger seat.

Cao Gui's face immediately darkened. What was going on? He turned his head and saw Beth staring blankly out the car window, lost in thought.

Cao Gui pulled her into his arms in an annoyed manner before looking out the car window.

"Huh?" Cao Gui exclaimed in surprise. Just as Beth had said, there was a handsome blond man outside the car window. Not only that, the handsome blond man was surrounded by those black Mercedes-Benz cars.

"Hey... what are you doing?" Beth struggled, somewhat annoyed, but then she noticed Cao Gui's expression change slightly.

"What's wrong?" Beth asked, puzzled. "Do you know him?"

“I do know him.” Cao Gui nodded, took out his phone to search for information, and finally placed a record of his heroic deeds in front of Beth.

“Captain America Steve Rogers?” Beth’s face showed surprise, then she said with utter disdain, “So he’s a hundred-year-old man.”

Cao Gui tapped her head and said irritably, "Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"Hmph, looking for a boyfriend, huh?" Beth cupped Cao Gui's face and rubbed it, gritting her teeth, "Who told you, you bastard, not to spend more time with me?"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, I'll definitely change in the future," Cao Gui said, pouting.

"That's more like it," Beth said, satisfied.

However, Cao Gui did not leave; instead, he stared out the car window.

If I remember correctly, the person who came out to meet Captain America was Nick Fury, that dark-skinned guy, right?

Thinking of this, a few sparks of electricity ignited deep within Cao Gui's pupils. He didn't mind killing that damned mud dog this time.

However, to Cao Gui's disappointment, a woman with red hair stepped out of the car. She looked a bit old and somewhat familiar.

“Captain, I am Victoria Hand, a Level 8 agent from the Strategic Science Corps. Please don’t worry, calm down, I can explain everything to you,” the red-haired woman said.

Cao Gui raised an eyebrow. She was Victoria Hand? But why did she look so much like that incompetent female PhD student he met at the Osborn Marine Shark Laboratory?

"Captain America?" Beth finally realized what was happening and whispered in alarm, "Honey, he's not dead? What happened?"

“That’s why I want you to leave New York for the time being…” Cao Gui sighed softly.

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Please take one day off.

I have something to do today, so I'm taking a day off. I'll make it up to you tomorrow, dear readers! ο(=oω＜=)ρ⌒☆

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Chapter 307 Seawater and Melee Mages in the Marvel Universe

In the southeast of Long Island, New York, there is a long, man-made island called Long Beach. As the name suggests, the island's main purpose is to provide recreational activities on the beach.

However, the sun has just risen, and apart from the vast blue sky and seascape, there are only a few scattered early travelers.

Cao Gui and Beth were among them. Beth had changed into a light blue one-piece bodysuit, which accentuated her curves.

After Cao Gui's...development, Beth has developed rapidly, gradually moving from an A to a C, which Cao Gui is very satisfied with.

However, Beth was actually very dissatisfied with the swimsuit. She had originally chosen a three-piece bikini, but this guy had altered it into this blue swimsuit, which only showed her limbs and back, and nothing else.

"Come on, let's go swimming." Beth pulled Cao Gui along and headed straight for the golden sea under the morning sun.

"Uh..." Cao Gui hesitated for a moment. This was the Marvel world, so the ocean might not have any effect on someone with his abilities, but for some reason, he still felt a strange... fear of the distant ocean.

Especially when I think about swimming in it.

"What's wrong?" Beth was slightly taken aback when she felt the strength in her hand, then chuckled, "Honey, can't you swim?"

"No, not at all..."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go." Beth pulled Cao Gui along and walked towards the sea.

Cao Gui sighed slightly, but quickly adjusted his mindset. If it really worked, then he still had life and could still use it. By controlling his hair with his willpower, he should be able to escape the sea... right?

puff~

Beth pulled Cao Gui and they plunged into the sea. As Cao Gui felt his body submerged in the water, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

However, Cao Gui quickly relaxed. The thing he was worried about did not happen. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, Cao Gui did not feel weak all over, nor was he unable to use his abilities.

The ocean in the Marvel universe has no effect on him.

"Haha, come on, Beth, let's swim further," Cao Gui said excitedly.

"Huh... Oh, okay." Although she didn't know what happened, her boyfriend seemed... alright?

As the two swam, they gradually drifted away from the shore, and all they could see was the distant shore and the horizon where the sea met the sky.

Beth took a breath: "God... this is the first time I've ever been this far from the shore."

Cao Gui chuckled and swam up behind her with a splash. Before Beth could react, she found herself being hugged.

"What...what are you doing?"

“Darling, look, it’s just the two of us left here.” Cao Gui chuckled softly, nibbling on Beth’s glistening earlobe.

"So...so..." Beth's breathing became heavy, and her body inexplicably began to heat up.

"So... let's do something we want to do and love to do."

"No way, this is the ocean... mmm..."

……

Two days later, Beth followed Cao Gui's advice and boarded a plane to Los Angeles, temporarily leaving New York.

Meanwhile, Cao Gui arrived at the Osborne Building. Harry was quite shocked to see Cao Gui, as Cao Gui hadn't been to Osborne for a long time.

"The major shareholder is in such a good mood to come to our company today?" Harry laughed. "Perfect timing, I have something good to show you."

Before he could even utter a word, Cao Gui looked completely bewildered: "What?"

"Come with me and you'll understand." With Cao Gui by his side, the two arrived at the special weapons research department.

Harry brought a set of green armor to the scene: "This is our newly improved life support armor. In addition to the original healing function, we have added Stark Industries' miniature arc reactor, which greatly enhances its endurance and combat capabilities."

"How about it? Cool, right?"

"Huh?" Cao Gui was completely dumbfounded: "You guys actually managed to get your hands on Stark's arc reactor?"

“What’s so difficult about this?” Harry glanced at Cao Gui. “They managed to get their hands on Hammer Industries, surely we’re not even as good as Hammer, are we?”

"...I couldn't refute it." Cao Gui was speechless for a moment.

"However, even so, this thing has many limitations," Harry said, spreading his hands helplessly.

"The Ark Reactor is actually authorized by the Ministry of Defense and can only be used for scientific research, and it must be under the supervision of the military."

"Therefore, we are reverse engineering to bypass Stark Industries' technological barriers."

"That's quite good," Cao Gui nodded, but the possibility was very small.

"Speaking of which... Cao, what do you want from me?" Harry asked, puzzled, after showing off.

"Oh...it is something," Cao Gui said, frowning slightly.

"what's up?"

"What is it...?"

Harry: "..."

Is this the fish's memory?

"Who told you to interrupt me?" Cao Gui glared at Harry.

"Oh...right." Cao Gui clenched his fist and slammed it into his palm. "I remember now."

"what?"

“Harry, leave New York for a while,” Cao Gui said seriously.

Harry's heart skipped a beat: "Has something happened again?"

"It's no less serious than the matter of abominations and raging monsters."

“I understand!” Harry’s expression changed slightly, and he nodded solemnly. “I will leave with my father.”

……

Nighttime, in a forest at the northwestern tip of Long Island.

In the sky, a spherical cloud floated. Cao Gui, who was constantly struck by lightning, breathed a sigh of relief and smoothed his hedgehog-like hair with a wave of his hand.

“High-level Haki…” Cao Gui clenched his fist, and jet-black Armament Haki slowly wrapped around him. His Haki became more and more solid and powerful, but he hadn’t even touched the edge of high-level Haki.

He knew about it, but he just couldn't use it. He couldn't flow Armament Haki at all, but his Observation Haki was a bit better. Combined with his Devil Fruit ability, his Observation Haki perception range reached a terrifying level.

But... how is it possible to hear the voice of all things? And how is it possible to foresee the future?

Cao Gui scratched his head, his mind completely blank, like when he went to calculus class after missing a week of classes, his mind was filled with nothing but "Holy crap".

Seeing that neither Haki nor Devil Fruits were making any progress, Cao Gui turned his attention to combining the two, but... there was no need to combine them at all!

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit's attack power is too strong; it doesn't need to be combined with Haki at all. Cao Gui finally understands why Akainu put down his sword after obtaining the fruit.

There's absolutely no need for that; the fruit's power is already enough to deal with many enemies, including those of equal strength.

Especially the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, with its high attack and speed, and the ability to transform into an element, it is an all-rounder with no blind spots in offense and defense, and even its ability to escape is so strong.

Cao Gui scratched his head. His current fighting style was gradually moving towards that of a melee mage. He didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

However, at that moment, a powerful energy surge suddenly came from the west.

Cao Gui suddenly turned his head, but saw nothing. He sensed the power, but did not know its exact location.

"What... what's going on?" Cao Gui's expression changed slightly.

Ring ring~

The phone rang; it was a call from Sitwell.

"Cao, something's happened. I need your protection."