A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

Upon returning to Kem's villa, Cao Gui and his companion did not linger. They got into their car and drove back to their villa.

"Ah... Thank goodness, I'm finally back..." Gwen sighed deeply, then plopped down on the sofa like a lazy salted fish.

She wasn't tired, just a little mentally exhausted.

"Why are you imitating Kem?" Cao Gui took out a cushion, thoughtfully helped Gwen settle her head, and then massaged her shoulders.

"Hmm... Kem's jumpy nature is giving me a headache," Gwen said helplessly. Cao Gui immediately released her shoulder and began massaging her temples to relieve her fatigue.

"Mmm...darling, you're so sweet..." Gwen closed her eyes, enjoying Cao Gui's massage: "My shoulders, my shoulders are so sore...hiss...ah, much better..."

"Waist... oh, damn it, don't touch me like that..." Gwen jumped up, immediately stood up, and grumbled irritably:

"I'm going to take a shower."

"Gwen, wait for me, I'll go with you!" Cao Gui chuckled and sidled up to her.

"No way!" Gwen pushed him away firmly, refusing. She wanted to take a nice, relaxing bath and have a good night's sleep, not do anything lewd.

Absolutely not!

Seeing Gwen's firm refusal, Cao Gui smacked his lips, feeling a pang of sympathy. After all, Kem had a lot on her plate, and dealing with her was exhausting.

"Okay, you get some rest."

“That’s more like it…” Gwen chuckled, kissed Cao Gui on the cheek, and then turned and went into the bathroom.

With a thud, the door closed... well, it closed, but not completely; a crack was accidentally left open.

Cao Gui: "..."

Damn it, they were just fooling me!

Cao Gui's eyes instantly became deep, and with a light step, he flashed into the bathroom.

"Ah... what are you doing?"

Snapped!

Cao Gui slapped the man's hand in annoyance, revealing his authority as the head of the family: "Do you know you were wrong?"

"Uh……"

Snapped!

"I'm sorry, darling, I understand..." Gwen lowered her head meekly, not daring to argue.

"Hehe, come on, let me help you take a bath..." His dignified demeanor vanished instantly, and he began to act inappropriately.

……

In a laboratory somewhere in Los Angeles.

Led by Maya, Beth arrived at a special room containing several transparent glass capsules. Inside each capsule were men and women, white and black people, all with fierce-looking faces and covered in patterns.

"How's the experiment going?" Beth asked curiously, looking at the people in the experimental chamber.

“It’s certain that the Extremis virus has no side effects…” Maya said with a slight sigh. She had to admit that Killian was indeed a genius, even stronger than her, the founder of the Extremis virus project.

"I had them tested for their appearance, endocrine status, and even their mental state..." Maya said as she walked, flipping through several reports:

"No changes were observed before and after the injection of the virus, and no changes were observed after a month of observation."

"The success rate of the Extremis virus is as high as 99.9%."

"What about the remaining 0.1%?" Beth asked, pushing up her gold-rimmed glasses on her pert nose.

“People’s constitutions are different, and there may be variations,” Maya said. “Nothing is absolute in science, so that 0.1% is actually to save face for the scientists, in case things go wrong and they are proven wrong.”

“And… I’ve already completed the injection,” Maya smiled, a fiery red light emanating from her deep blue eyes, and heat surged from her body.

Beth glanced at Maya in surprise, only then realizing that Maya's figure inside the white lab coat had become curvaceous, full of fitness and strength.

In the past, because she often sat in the laboratory, Maya, although a pretty young lady, appeared to have an uneven figure, with slightly thick legs and excess fat around her waist.

But now… Beth touched it and exclaimed in surprise, “The Extremis Virus actually has a shaping effect?”

Maya pushed up her black-rimmed glasses and said with a smug smile, "If Captain America from seventy years ago could have a plastic effect, then of course my Extremis virus can too."

"Do you want an injection?" Maya asked with a smile.

“Let’s deal with those people first.” Beth pointed to the people in the glass capsule, who were prisoners serving sentences of over a hundred years.

The criminal law in the United States is a bit strange. The death penalty is not abolished, but it is essentially abolished. Unless someone commits a serious crime like treason, no matter how many people are killed, they will not be sentenced to death. At most, they will be sentenced to a few hundred years in prison.

Therefore, many masterminds behind shootings in the United States are still alive, and they will serve their sentences until they die.

Do you know why assault rifle magazines hold thirty rounds? The reason is simple: because the average number of students in a class at an American school is thirty!

The world lines have converged!

Getting back to the point, these people were all heinous criminals, and Beth felt no guilt whatsoever when she used them for experiments; on the contrary, she felt a sense of cleansing her sins.

“Okay, no problem.” Maya smiled. This is good. She can deal with the trouble completely before starting to become stronger.

……

In the villa's bedroom, Cao Gui slowly woke up. Gwen beside him was already fast asleep and probably wouldn't wake up anytime soon.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Gui got out of bed, put on his clothes, waved to open the spatial door, and went inside.

It's not a new world, it's still the world of the black-robed.

Before returning, Cao Gui anchored at Maeve's villa, making it easy to find the anchor point.

However, Maeve was not in the villa. Instead, on the lawn outside the villa, Maeve was holding a sword in both hands, swinging it vigorously. She was covered in sweat, her face flushed from the intense exercise, and she was breathing slightly heavily.

"Damn it...where have you been all this time?" Seeing Cao Gui come out, Maeve dropped her sword and asked irritably.

"Uh..." Cao Gui's eyes darted around: "How long have I been gone?"

“It’s been almost a year!” Maeve said angrily.

"So long..." Cao Gui did a quick calculation and it seemed that it had indeed been almost a year.

"I'm going to take a shower, wait for me," Maeve said, wiping away her sweat and tossing down the towel.

"Uh...do you need my help?" Cao Gui chuckled, rubbing his hands together expectantly.

"Come on!" Maeve smiled provocatively, stretched out her hand, and led Cao Gui into the bathroom.

Cao Gui: "..."

Damn it, I got overtaken by that female hooligan!

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Chapter 397 Beth's Superpowers

The next day, in the morning.

Cao Gui was pulled by Maeve to an amusement park. She hadn't been out to play for a long time, and it was a rare treat for Cao Gui to come back so she could spend some time with him.

However, because Maeve's face was too conspicuous, she wore a mask to cover herself up completely. After Cao Gui left, she dyed her dark red long hair blonde and cut it into a shoulder-length bob. She looked much like a normal pretty young lady.

but……

"Hero Theme Park... This thing is still here." Cao Gui, who was being dragged into the amusement park by Maeve, looked at the surrounding decorations and complained speechlessly.

“Madeline said that the superhero industry is a huge industry,” Maeve chuckled. “Capital doesn’t leave any gaps, especially market gaps. If Vought falls, there will be another Vought.”

“I understand.” Cao Gui shrugged. “It’s not just Walter who’s wrong, but the whole world is wrong too, right?”

“Yes.” Maeve agreed with Cao Gui’s words, her eyes crinkling as she smiled and replied.

"So... the future world will surely be a world of red flags!" Cao Gui said calmly, looking around.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Maeve pulled Cao Gui inside, and they ended up in an area decorated with seven-colored rainbow confetti.

“Here…” Cao Gui looked around and was speechless again. The whole place was full of slogans supporting LGBT. Cao Gui frowned. He didn’t feel any disgust towards these people. After all, everyone has their own preferences.

The problem is that they treat these things as a business, talking about justice while thinking only about business, which makes it hard not to feel disgusted.

Maeve didn't care about any of that. She dragged Cao Gui to play on a few amusement park rides. She hadn't seen so many people in a long time and was quite happy.

Cao Gui was not very interested, but seeing Maeve so happy, he played with her for a while. But not long after, Maeve dragged Cao Gui to see an opera.

"Why go to an opera? Isn't it better to watch a movie?" Cao Gui asked as they walked.

"There's no movie theater here, only an opera house," Maeve said helplessly, spreading her hands. She actually wanted to see a movie, but there wasn't one.

Helpless, Cao Gui was dragged by Maeve all the way to the opera house, where an opera starring the Countess Crimson was being performed.

"Was this Countess Crimson also a member of the Walter family before?" Cao Gui asked, looking at an old woman singing loudly on the stage.

Before Walter collapsed, there was a statue of Captain Hydra... oh no, it was Soldier Boy standing in front of the company building.

Later, the soldier boy sacrificed his life for his country, and the Blood Debt Repayment Squad was disbanded. Correspondingly, a new superhero seven-member group was officially formed, which is what Cao Gui saw when he came to this world.

“That’s right…” Maeve pulled open the armrest beside her, gently pressed herself against Cao Gui, and whispered in his ear, “Darling, we’re not really here to see an opera…”

"Hmm...aren't you afraid of being discovered?" Cao Gui narrowed his eyes, enjoying Maeve's actions.

“Don’t worry, Walter is gone. I’m just a superhuman, not a superhero…” Maeve chuckled.

A pair of hands slowly loosened Cao Gui's tie, but at that moment, a loud bang was heard, and a figure rushed out from the side of the stage, taking away the Countess Crimson who was singing.

It was taken away, not killed. From the shadows of the stage, the faint screams of the Crimson Countess could still be heard.

"Ahh-!"

"Call the police immediately! Dial 911!"

"Damn it, what happened? What happened?"

"Run! It's dangerous here!"

Panic immediately erupted in the audience, and everyone scrambled to run out.

Cao Gui and Maeve exchanged a glance. Although the person had been moving very fast, they had seen what he looked like.

He was dressed in a military green, tight-fitting combat uniform and was holding a cast iron eagle-shaped shield.

Soldier Boy!

"Isn't he dead?" Maeve asked in horror. Although she didn't know much about Walter's former top star, she had heard of him.