A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

After thinking about it, Beth turned around and went upstairs to help Cao Gui with his hair, and also sprayed him with some men's cologne. The scent of heather from last night hadn't completely dissipated yet, and it would be embarrassing if someone could smell it.

"What kind of friend is that?" Cao Gui stood in front of the mirror, letting Beth do as she pleased.

“Hmm… she’s a scientist.” Beth tilted her head and said, “She’s the daughter of my mother’s brother’s wife’s younger brother, a few years older than me. I don’t know why she suddenly wanted to visit me.”

"My mother's brother's wife's younger brother's daughter..." Cao Gui rolled his eyes. This relationship seemed a bit complicated. He wanted to go to the supermarket entrance and shake it to figure it out, otherwise he couldn't understand it.

“It’s not you, it’s mine,” Beth said irritably.

"Oh...wait, you said she's a scientist?" Cao Gui suddenly paused, wondering if it was too much of a coincidence.

"Darling, what's her name?" Cao Gui frowned slightly.

“Maya Hansen, a botanist… what’s wrong?” Beth asked, puzzled. She wasn’t worried that Cao Gui would be attracted to her. In fact, Cao Gui didn’t have any women around him except for her and Gwen.

If it were Tony Stark, he'd be doing it every day, um... plus the twelve Playboy cover girls, so Cao Gui really isn't a scumbag.

"It's nothing, it's just...it might be a bit troublesome." Cao Gui shrugged, looking somewhat annoyed.

P.S.: One chapter is under review...

---Aside---

Update early, cough cough, I won't be watching the news tonight.

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Chapter 373 Killian in High Spirits

"Trouble?" Beth tilted her head, her brow furrowing slightly. "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, you'll find out in a bit," Cao Gui said with a shrug.

As the two were talking, the cell phone lying to the side started ringing. It was a system notification from the villa that someone was knocking on the door.

"They're here." Beth was taken aback for a moment, then quickly helped Cao Gui tidy up his appearance and pulled him downstairs.

Outside the door, a dark-haired beauty waited anxiously, glancing at her watch every now and then. Suddenly, the door opened, and the dark-haired beauty paused for a moment before quickly walking inside.

At the same time, Beth also came down with Cao Gui.

“Maya, it’s been a long time.” Beth let go of Cao Gui and hugged Maya Hansen.

Cao Gui looked at Maya Hansen with some confusion. Logically, shouldn't she be looking for Iron Man Tony Stark? Why is she going to Beth instead?

“Beth, oh... God, I’m so happy to see you!” Maya Hansen exclaimed with delight, her voice trembling as she hugged Beth.

"What happened?" Beth asked, puzzled. Something about Maya Hansen's words just now seemed off.

“Killian, he’s my boss,” Maya Hansen said. “I suspect he’s working for the Mandarin.”

"what?"

Beth was startled. She couldn't possibly not know the person who was always dominating the TV news headlines, but now Maya was telling her that her job was related to this person?

Cao Gui stroked his chin thoughtfully. What was Maya Hansen's purpose in going to Tony Stark in the original book? To seek refuge? Or to help Tony perfect the Extremis virus?

It shouldn't be the latter. Killian is a genius scientist. He actually solved the instability of the Extremis virus. Otherwise, he would have survived the self-destruction of the Mark 42.

That's why he didn't hesitate to kill Maya Hansen when she threatened him.

“Honey, what should we do?” Beth asked Cao Gui.

"Uh...is he your boyfriend?" Maya Hansen then turned her attention to Cao Gui. This man didn't look strong, and he had an Asian face. He seemed unremarkable.

“Yes, he is… an FBI agent.” Beth hesitated for a moment before revealing the false identity Cao Gui had been using.

"Let's leave first." Cao Gui shrugged. "Maya, you're being followed."

Cao Gui took out Beth's phone, opened a surveillance video, and saw a car parked a hundred meters away from the villa. A bald Slavic man was sitting in the car, leisurely reading a magazine.

But his gaze would occasionally sweep over the entrance to Beth's villa, though he did so discreetly, using the magazine as cover.

“It’s him…” Maya’s expression changed slightly. This was Killian’s bodyguard. Maya Hansen had seen him many times and recognized him at a glance.

“Let’s go somewhere else…Maya, go change your clothes first,” Cao Gui said. “They might have installed a tracking device on you without you noticing, so be careful.”

“Oh…okay.” Maya Hansen said. Cao Gui briefly demonstrated his skills, which immediately rendered her speechless, leaving her no choice but to obey.

Watching Maya's somewhat flustered figure, Beth smiled slightly and hugged Cao Gui's arm. Her boyfriend had never disappointed her.

A short while later, Maya Hansen came downstairs wearing Beth's new clothes.

“Okay, let’s go,” Maya Hansen said somewhat anxiously.

"Relax, Maya," Cao Gui laughed. "Your expression will arouse suspicion. Try to compose yourself."

Maya Hansen paused for a moment, then took a deep breath to suppress her anxiety, and finally her expression returned to normal.

"Let's go eat." Cao Gui clapped his hands and laughed, "I haven't had breakfast yet."

"I didn't have any either," Beth said, slapping Cao Gui on the shoulder. "It's all your fault, you made me oversleep."

Maya Hansen's face was a little dark. She hadn't eaten, but she didn't need to anymore; she was already full from the dog food, which had been forced into her mouth anyway...

The three drove towards downtown Los Angeles, but just as they were about to get onto the highway, a car suddenly swerved out from the side and scraped against Cao Gui and his companions.

“Wang Defa…?” Beth couldn’t help but curse, then turned her head and was immediately shocked to see Killian and Tony Stark.

Cao Gui chuckled. With his Observation Haki, how could he not have noticed the two of them? But since they had come up to him, Cao Gui didn't mind having a chat.

“I’m so sorry, sir, and madam…wait, Maya?” Killian exclaimed, feigning surprise. “What are you doing here? You should be in the lab.”

“Uh…” Maya Hansen panicked for a moment, then forced a smile:

“This is my friend, Beth. We’ve known each other since we were little. The experiment wasn’t going well, so I came out to see her to clear my head.”

“Oh, I see.” Killian smiled slightly, glanced at Cao Gui and Beth, and then said with a smile, “This… is your driver? He looks… very good!”

“Oh no, he’s Beth’s boyfriend. I just found out myself,” Maya Hansen quickly said.

Cao Gui raised an eyebrow and glanced at the stunningly beautiful Tony Stark in Killian's car. It seemed that Killian was quite pleased to be able to pick up the goddess.

"Do I need to pay for the repairs? I'm sorry, it was my fault." Killian glanced at the scratches on the car and said apologetically, but his words... sounded very uncomfortable.

“No need, let’s go.” Beth said coldly, frowning.

Killian chuckled and drove off with Toni Stark.

"That guy is kind of annoying," Beth said, pouting slightly.

“Killian…” Maya Hansen hesitated for a moment, then said with a worried expression, “He is not an ordinary person, he is very powerful… in the real sense of the word.”

"Let's go." Cao Gui started the car, took the two girls, and drove onto the winding mountain road, gradually heading towards downtown Los Angeles.

However, before they had driven very far, a black Chevrolet sedan appeared behind Cao Gui and his companions. It wasn't far away, and through the rearview mirror, Cao Gui could even clearly see the Slavic people's distinctive large foreheads.

Perhaps noticing Cao Gui's gaze, the man grinned, chewing gum with a provocative expression, seemingly unconcerned about being discovered, and even honked his horn twice.

"That's too much!" Beth's pretty face was contorted with rage, as if she wanted to punch him in the face.

Cao Gui shook his head. He was truly courting death.

"Honey, I'm getting out of the car. Come and meet me up ahead." With that, Cao Gui parked the car on the side of the road, opened the door, and got out.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Maya Hansen called out quickly. "That person is no ordinary person, he's very powerful... Don't act rashly."

But Beth ignored her, got into the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and drove off, leaving Cao Gui standing on the side of the road.

In the rearview mirror, the black Chevrolet sedan was getting closer and closer.

“Oh… damn it, Beth, you can’t do this, your boyfriend is in danger!” Maya Hansen yelled.

---Aside---

Chapter 371 has been released. Sigh, the writing was a bit too aggressive; he went in and only got out this morning.

Also, the next chapter will be a little later, please read it while you gentlemen.

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Chapter 374 Afraid he wouldn't come, yet afraid he'd do something reckless.

"Don't worry, he's very strong, he'll be fine." Beth smiled. She had watched Cao Gui's battle the whole time that day, and that so-called Asgardian Thor was far inferior to him.

Her boyfriend is the real Thor; the Asgardian Thor, just as her boyfriend said, is a hammer god.

"Damn it, you don't understand!" Maya Hansen shouted anxiously, "Those are super soldiers injected with the Extremis virus!"

"They possess superhuman strength and combat abilities, rendering firearms completely ineffective... Damn it, your boyfriend is going to die!"

Beth pulled out sunglasses from under the center console, put them on, and calmly said, "Don't worry, my man is very capable, he'll be fine."

The weather is nice today, but the sun is a bit too bright, so it's more comfortable to wear sunglasses.

“You…” Maya Hansen was furious, but before she could finish speaking, a loud “boom” came from behind her, and a shockwave swept in, carrying gravel and sand that pelted the rear window.

Maya Hansen's eyelids trembled, and she finally sighed deeply. Someone had died because of her...

“Beth, I’m so sorry…” Maya Hansen looked up, about to apologize, but her expression was as if she had seen a ghost, her beautiful face filled with horror.

Not far in front of the vehicle, the Asian youth waited with a smile. His clothes were clean and neat, and even his hairstyle looked as if he had just come out of the villa.

"Wang Defa!?" Maya Hansen couldn't help but exclaim, "What the hell is going on?"

Seeing Maya Hansen's surprise, Beth shrugged and laughed, "I told you, my boyfriend is amazing."

"Is it resolved, darling?" The car pulled over to the side of the road, and Beth helped Cao Gui put on his sunglasses, asking with a smile.

"It's solved," Cao Gui said with a smile, "but this road is now blocked."

"It's alright, we have more than one villa anyway." Beth waved her hand and laughed extravagantly, "We're not going back here tonight, we're going somewhere else."

The three set off again, heading towards Los Angeles. In the car, Maya Hansen hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Um... how did you deal with the Extremis soldiers?"

"It's none of my business, he self-destructed," Cao Gui shrugged and laughed.

"Speaking of which... are Extremis soldiers a product of Killian's 'Ultimate Modification Project'?" Beth asked疑惑地.

Killian mentioned this when explaining the project before, but he didn't mention the Extremis soldiers.

“Yes.” Maya Hansen nodded. “In my original vision, developing the brain to achieve the evolution of human abilities would allow humans to regenerate limbs, never get sick, and even achieve a lifespan far exceeding our current lifespan.”

"However, after it was developed, due to the instability of the energy, it caused the body temperature to rise, creating a flame-like effect, and finally... it exploded, turning into a pile of dismembered corpses."