Just arrived at Marvel, the system rewards the Man of Steel

"No need." Xiao Han turned around, a dangerous arc appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"They will understand soon..." He pushed open the glass door, and the night wind lifted the corner of his clothes.

"So-called regulation is just human wishful thinking towards God."

Before he finished speaking, he turned into a black meteor and streaked into the night sky.

Long Island North Shore Villa

Waves gently lap against the private dock, and moonlight shines on the pure white modern buildings, reflecting the clean lines.

Xiao Han landed in the center of the courtyard, his black battle suit flowing slightly in the night breeze. The sensor light strips under his feet lit up one by one with his steps, outlining the path to the villa.

Pushing open the heavy walnut door, the smart home system starts silently, and soft light flows out from the hidden light trough, illuminating the six-meter-high living room.

Outside the entire floor-to-ceiling window, the night view of the Atlantic Ocean is unobstructed, and the waves are broken into silver flakes under the moonlight.

"Welcome home, sir." The AI ​​butler's voice sounded gently, and the temperature was automatically adjusted to the most comfortable 22 degrees. The electronic flame in the fireplace was jumping with orange-red light.

Xiao Han pressed the letter S on his chest, and the armor automatically retracted, forming a multifunctional watch on his left wrist.

The black combat overalls underneath were revealed, and his boots stepped on the gray marble floor.

A bottle of freshly decanted red wine was placed on the island in the open kitchen, with a note left by Tony next to it.

[82 Lafite, more suitable for night scenes than your Frozen Breath. TS]

He chuckled, picked up his glass and walked towards the French window.

The villa adopts a minimalist design, with black, white and gray tones dotted with dark gold metal trims, which is low-key yet luxurious.

The floating staircase on one side of the living room leads to the second floor, and the glass handrail makes the space more transparent.

The master bedroom on the second floor continues the same style. The king-size bed faces the floor-to-ceiling window, and the electric curtains slowly open, revealing the boundless sea view.

In the cloakroom hung the custom-made suits prepared by Tony, each one ironed without a wrinkle.

地下

The elevator door slid open silently, revealing a private training ground that was comparable to a Stark Industries laboratory.

There is an alloy shooting range, a simulated gravity cabin, a holographic combat system, and even a miniature solar lamp array in the corner, which was obviously specially designed by Tony based on his energy needs.

Xiao Han walked to the glass curtain wall at the edge of the training ground and pressed the hide button.

The curtain wall slowly descends, revealing an infinity pool extending into the sea. The pool bottom is covered with a special material that changes color with body temperature, emitting a faint blue glow under the moonlight.

He took off his shirt and jumped into the water, the water flowing across his muscular body.

When he turned around at the end of the swimming pool, the smart lights of the entire villa just switched to starry night mode, and the ceiling projected a realistic Milky Way, blending with the real sea and sky stars in the distance.

"not bad."

Xiao Han leaned against the edge of the pool, tapping the rim of the cup with his fingertips.

The mellow aroma of red wine interweaves with the sea breeze, and the intelligent system plays low piano music at the right time.

At this moment, as a superman, he finally has a home that deserves him.

Chapter 37 Hydra Base

Xiao Han leaned against the edge of the villa's swimming pool, tapping the rim of the glass with his fingertips. The red wine glowed amber in the moonlight.

He closed his eyes, and his super hearing unfolded like an invisible radar, and the sounds of the world flooded into his ears like a tide.

The wailing of police sirens on the streets of New York, the station announcements on the Tokyo subway, the debates in the Houses of Parliament in London, the whispers of underground arms deals in Moscow... billions of voices intertwined into a noisy torrent.

He filtered the information precisely, looking for valuable fragments.

"...Superman, I want a girlfriend..."

"...Hurry up, Mark, I hope that Superman doesn't come tonight..."

"...Sir, tomorrow's meeting..."

Xiao Han filtered and screened countless pieces of information.

Suddenly, a faint voice caught his attention.

"If there really is a Superman... then please come and save me..."

The sound was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, but it carried a heartbreaking despair.

Xiao Han suddenly opened his eyes, and his super vision penetrated layers of obstacles and locked onto the Hydra base in the mountains somewhere in Eastern Europe.

Inside a transparent cylindrical glass cover, a red-haired girl sat.

She was about nineteen or twenty years old, with fair skin and red eyes that flashed with pain and hope.

The crimson energy flowed around her like a living thing, occasionally hitting the glass cover and causing the external instruments to emit shrill alarms.

He put down the wine glass and slowly stood up. Drops of water slid down the contours of his muscles, gleaming in the moonlight.

He put on his clothes and picked up the watch next to him.

With the humming sound of nanomachines, the multifunctional watch on Xiao Han's wrist instantly disintegrated, and countless black particles spread along his arm like living things.

In less than a second, the pitch-black armor covered his entire body, and the golden S emblem on his chest gleamed faintly in the moonlight.

Xiao Han walked to the terrace of the villa, and the night breeze blew across the surface of the armor.

He closed his eyes again, and his super hearing accurately locked onto the faint cry for help.

Somewhere in Eastern Europe, in a Hydra base hidden deep underground, a red-haired girl whispered in despair.

"found it."

He raised his right hand, and golden magical energy emanated from his fingertips.

With a smooth circular motion, fine golden sparks appeared in the air and quickly expanded into a portal with a diameter of two meters.

On the other side of the door, a dim laboratory and a red-haired girl suspended in a glass cover can be vaguely seen.

Xiao Han didn't hesitate and stepped into the portal.

The golden sparks slowly died out behind him, and the villa returned to peace. Only the surface of the swimming pool was rippling slightly, as if telling the story of what had just happened.

half an hour ago

Eastern Europe

Hydra secret base

laboratory

Wanda curled up in the glass case, hugged her knees, and stared at the operating table in the center of the laboratory.

There lay a thin boy, no more than fifteen years old, his pale wrists fixed with metal shackles and his bare chest covered with electrodes.

His pupils were dilated and his lips were trembling with fear, but he could not make any sound. Hydra's nerve inhibitors deprived him of even the right to scream.

"Subject 47, X-Gene Activation Test, 9th Attempt."

Researchers wearing gas masks recorded data indifferently.

The other held a syringe that was gleaming with a faint green liquid, and the liquid dripping from the needle tip glowed strangely under the operating light.

"The serum concentration has been increased to 80% with the addition of a new catalyst."

Wanda dug her nails into her palms. She had seen this experiment too many times.

And failure means death.

The needle pierced the boy's neck, and the medicine slowly pushed in. At first, nothing happened.

then

The boy's muscles suddenly spasmed, his back arched, and a hoarse sob escaped his throat.

His skin began to turn red, and blood vessels wriggled under his skin, as if countless snakes were crawling inside his body.

"Vital signs are soaring! Heart rate is 220!" The researcher's voice was filled with excitement.

The boy's bones made a teeth-grinding snapping sound as his arms twisted and deformed, his knuckles elongated, his nails hardened into pitch-black claws.

His pupils contracted into beast-like vertical lines, and a low growl rolled out of his throat.

"Successful?" someone asked in a low voice.

Next second

puff!

The boy's chest suddenly exploded, a white bone spur pierced through his flesh, and blood splattered on the sterile floor.

His scream finally broke through his throat, tearing his heart and lungs apart.

"Out of control! Pin him down!"

Alarms blared and the soldiers raised their stun guns, but it was too late.

The boy's body seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force, his bones twisted outward, his muscles bulged, and his skin cracked. His head was twisted and deformed, his jaw split open, revealing sharp fangs.

"Kill him! Quick!"

The high voltage current that hit the boy's back only made him more violent.

He broke free from his shackles and tore the nearest soldier apart with one claw, blood splattering on the surgical light, staining the entire laboratory scarlet.

Wanda covered her mouth tightly, the energy of chaos magic dancing uncontrollably at her fingertips.

She looked at the boy, no, that was no longer human.

It pounced on the second researcher and crushed his throat with its sharp teeth.

"Initiate incineration protocol!"

The vents in the ceiling opened, and white flames poured down.

The boy howled in the fire, his skin carbonized and peeling off, but he was still struggling.

His eyes suddenly met Wanda's, and in those eyes, there was still a trace of human despair.

"help me……"

His lips moved in silent pleading.

then

boom!

The lab's blast door flew open, and a heavily armored squad rushed in, firing volleys of energy rifle fire.

The boy's body was blown into pieces, and the charred remains were scattered all over the ground.

The flames were extinguished, leaving only a pungent burnt smell and flashing alarm lights in the laboratory.

"Subject 47, failed. Record: Uncontrolled mutation after X gene activation. Recommend reducing serum concentration and adjusting catalyst ratio."

The researcher's voice was as cold as if he was discussing a scrapped machine.

They didn't even spare a second glance at the pile of charred corpses, but simply waved for the cleaning robots to come in and deal with it.

"Let's go, we've all been working in vain today." One of the researchers shouted to the other.

"The Baron said that if there is no progress tomorrow, we will all be punished."

"God…"

Wanda's tears fell silently, and the red light of chaos magic gathered in her palm and then extinguished.

She had seen too many things like this, and the only thing she could do was to protect herself.

Soon, everyone evacuated, leaving only two soldiers on guard.

Under the cold white light, Wanda Maximoff curled up in the glass cover, her slender fingers unconsciously stroking the ground.

Once again, she witnessed another experimental subject die in pain. It was a boy who was only in his teens.

Two Hydra soldiers outside the glass cover leaned against the wall, chatting boredly.

"Have you heard? There's news outside recently." The tall soldier fiddled with the energy rifle in his hand.

"That superhero single-handedly stopped a runaway truck in Tokyo last night without even scratching the paint."

The short soldier scoffed. "You've read too many comics, haven't you? Superman? At most, he's some super-powered person, or a mutant."