Superman Marvel Adventures

"You...?" The Sun Goddess was at a loss for words when Macura asked her. Of course, she had considered fighting him, but his abilities were so strange that she dared not act rashly until she had completely subdued him.

Superman patted the Sun Goddess on the shoulder and said to Makula, "Although this is yours, he has now become our prisoner. We can't take him away with just a few words from you."

PS: First update is here. I'll upload the second one tonight. I'm exhausted.

Well, this merchant is a mysterious character. The reason he's brought out is simply to give the protagonist something that will be useful later.

Finally, Iron Man is about to appear, and then comes the era of heroes.

Chapter 257 Battle and Trade

“As expected, humans are the most greedy creatures in the entire universe.” Macura frowned and said, “In the end, we still have to resort to force. Honestly, I hate violence!”

"It's quite ironic to hear that from an arms dealer," Superman said calmly. "Of course, if you're prepared to use violence, we will fight back."

"I'm not an arms dealer! I'm just a peace-loving businessman!" Macura emphasized again, adding, "Of course, if anyone thinks they can blackmail the great cosmic businessman, I'll let them know that even the most docile cat has its moments of anger!"

Superman sneered and said, "In the end, this universe still values ​​strength above all else. Since that's the case, then let's go!"

The Sun Goddess drew her divine sword, assumed a fighting stance, and said, "Although you are just a merchant who only sells weapons, you sold something that an ordinary human could not control to an ordinary person. In the end, you also bear some responsibility."

"Wow, are you guys planning to gang up on us?" Macura sneered. "What I'm least afraid of is actually group battles! Come out, my darlings!"

A circular magic circle appeared in front of Macura, and figures began to rush out from it. The Sun Goddess sneered upon seeing this and immediately used divine magic to interrupt the summoning, ultimately forcing him to summon an insect-like alien with green fur and antennae on its head.

"A god? Hmph, to encounter a descendant of an ancient god on such a backward planet, truly worthy of being called a notorious stallion race throughout the universe. They can pick up one or two anywhere." Macura scoffed as he saw the Sun Goddess use her divine power. "But it's alright. Even if you interrupted my summons, with the warriors of Planet Namera, I can easily handle you! Go! Capture him!"

Upon hearing this, the warriors of Planet Namera immediately rushed towards Superman as instructed by Markula. Superman, not to be outdone, leaped into the air and engaged in battle with his opponent. It must be said that this Namera warrior, the source of Markula's confidence, was indeed formidable. Aside from some initial difficulties adapting to Earth's environment, he was now locked in a fierce and evenly matched fight with Superman.

Superman and the Namera alien fought from the sky to the ground, and then back again, neither gaining the upper hand for a time. Then, the Namera alien's eyes turned a deep blue, and she unleashed a cold beam of light. Superman, not to be outdone, retaliated with a fiery ray. The icy blue ray and the fiery red ray collided in mid-air, creating a violent explosion. The shockwave sent both Superman and the Namera alien flying, crashing to the ground and creating two humanoid craters.

Meanwhile, the battle between the Sun Goddess and Macura had reached its most intense stage. The two continuously used magic, various arcane arts, and divine spells, turning the spot where they had previously stood into a jagged, uneven crater. Both were somewhat disheveled, but neither was injured.

Every time Macura attempted to use spatial magic to retrieve equipment or summon minions, the Sun Goddess thwarted her attacks with pinpoint accuracy. However, the Sun Goddess's attacks were absorbed by the clothing Macura wore, and for a time, neither could gain the upper hand.

"You...you're not a demigod, but a true god! Damn it! Does your divine race intend to break the agreement from back then? No, if you really did break the agreement, the Judge wouldn't just stand by and do nothing. Damn it, these ancient gods are a bunch of opportunists!" Macura said angrily, "If my strongest treasure hadn't been sealed away and I hadn't been unable to use summoning magic, would I be in such a sorry state? Damn it!"

"If you hadn't inexplicably traded a dangerous fellow to an Earthling, we wouldn't have met, and you wouldn't be in such a sorry state!" The Sun Goddess said coldly. "Besides, I checked the records, and the Tefu were wiped out by the gods back in the Mythical Era. You didn't steal that back then, did you?"

"What? The script says the great cosmic merchant, Lord Macura, is a thief?!?" Macura was furious. "You despicable woman, I'll make you pay for insulting a merchant!"

The Sun Goddess laughed and said, "Then come on, let me see how powerful this so-called cosmic merchant is!" With that, she launched a divine spell.

"Damn it, it's that kind of divine magic again! You damned bastard, just let me finish the summoning already!" Macura raged.

"I'm not crazy." The Sun Goddess smiled contemptuously, not falling for the enemy's provocation. She said, "Who knows what strange things you have in your treasure trove? It would be foolish to ask you to take them out."

Makula roared in anger, firing magic balls and various elemental spells from both hands. The Sun Goddess, however, calmly retaliated, interrupting the opponent's spells with divine magic whenever she sensed their intention to summon. Thus, neither of them could defeat the other, and they remained locked in a stalemate.

Just then, a violent explosion rang out in the distance, startling the Sun Goddess. She had almost been ambushed by Macura. She could only silently pray for Superman, then her eyes turned icy cold, and the magic in her hands began to transform from ordinary elemental magic into terrifying dark magic.

"Damn it, you crazy girl! You actually used such powerful dark magic here, do you want to destroy this place?" Macura shouted, frowning.

"Mind your own business!" the Sun Goddess said angrily.

"What an ungrateful bastard," Makula retorted, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "He has the nerve to call himself a superhero? It's utterly laughable."

“I never claimed to be a superhero; I was merely accompanying Superman. Moreover, it was just some dark magic. I could easily restore this place after I killed you,” said the Sun Goddess.

"Heh, what a big mouth you have!" Macula sneered. "When you actually bring disaster to this planet, let's see how you deal with it."

How I clean up is none of your business!

The Sun Goddess roared, conjuring a pure white magic orb in one hand and a purplish-black magic orb in the other. The milky-white and purplish-black orbs then merged in her hands, shooting out with a single movement that instantly transcended spatial distance, striking Macura directly.

With a deafening boom, Macura's protective suit finally succumbed to the Sun Goddess's attack and ripped apart. Macura coughed up several mouthfuls of silver blood from the shockwave.

"Damn it, she actually made me vomit blood! Do you know how precious my blood is?!" Makura roared, but her voice still trembled slightly. She said, "Ah, damn it, I thought I could solve the problem by using my clone, but I never expected to run into such a crazy woman."

Clearly, what appeared on Earth was merely an avatar of the opponent, possessing no truly powerful abilities. It only had formidable defensive capabilities, which were unfortunately thwarted by the Sun Goddess in a clever and ingenious way.

The Sun Goddess didn't care who her opponent was. Already enraged, she disregarded their status and once again gathered destructive magical energy, preparing to deliver a fatal blow. Meanwhile, Macura seemed to have also been provoked, secretly holding a black sphere in her hand, ready to throw it at any moment.

"Enough, stop it!"

Just then, Superman's voice and another stranger's voice approached from afar. The Sun Goddess dispersed her magic and saw that Superman had already arrived beside her.

"Are you alright?" the Sun Goddess asked worriedly, then looked at the Namera alien who had returned with Superman. She seemed somewhat puzzled.

Superman smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just made a friend."

"What exactly is going on?" the Sun Goddess asked, somewhat puzzled.

"We'll tell you when we get back. It's a good thing, though. I didn't expect there to be such a rule." Superman smiled, looking at the Namera alien.

"Ah, you...you actually broke free of control? How is that possible?" Makula exclaimed in surprise, looking at the Namera alien who had returned with Superman. "This is impossible. How could this guy possibly destroy that thing?"

The Namera alien said calmly, "It was just an accident. Don't worry, I signed an agreement beforehand and I won't go back on my word."

Macura snorted coldly, seemingly having calmed down, and said, "Good to know. You're really unlucky. You shouldn't have come to Earth in the first place."

The Namera alien chuckled and said, "That's your own fault. Selling weapons from a higher-dimensional world to a lower-dimensional world is illegal. Although I don't know why you agreed to this deal in the first place, I have to say it's all your own doing."

"Hmph, he was tricked by a demon, that damned guy. That's why Earth is still the last place I want to come to." Macura muttered under his breath, then suddenly exclaimed in shock, "You...you told him the rules?"

Superman walked over with a smile and said, "That's right, I already know some things about the advanced universe, so I think it's best if we resolve this peacefully."

"Damn it! I guess I'm just unlucky." Makula suddenly said dejectedly, "Fine, what do you need to return Tip to me? But since you know the rules, you should know that I'm not giving you any weapons."

Superman smiled and said, "I don't need weapons. I'm quite confident in my abilities, and my strength hasn't been stagnant. So let's see what good stuff you can give me."

“Damn it, I knew Earthlings were all demons! That old guy back then was one, and you are one now!” Macura hesitated for a moment, then said, “Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll give you something. You might need it in the future if one day you can remember all your memories.”

Superman was taken aback and asked, "How do you know about my memories? Do you know something?"

Macura gave a strange smile and said, "As a cosmic merchant, even though I'm only an avatar right now, my insight doesn't change with my strength. Just by looking at you, I know some things about you, but I won't tell you. You need to find the answers yourself."

Superman was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Do you think I would believe you?"

Makula scoffed, "I am a cosmic merchant. In business, I have never lied to anyone! You can question anything I say, but you cannot question my credibility. This is a one-time exception, and it will not be repeated!"

The Namera alien suddenly interjected, saying, "Although this guy looks quite sleazy, he's still a decent businessman, otherwise I wouldn't have done business with him."

Seeing the two of them looking very serious, Superman apologized, "Okay, I apologize. Since you put it that way, let's leave it at that."

Upon hearing this, Makula immediately adopted a different demeanor, smiling and saying, "Well, in that case, let's sign a contract."

Superman shrugged and said, "Alright, but we need to add one condition to the contract: the cosmic merchants can no longer come to Earth."

The other party is indeed quite dangerous. Although there are such rules, the other party still sold such a dangerous thing last time. Although it was just a clever trick to let the other party use it only once, even once would bring a huge crisis to the world, which Adam has to be on guard against.

Macura said indifferently, "I never wanted to come to Earth in the first place. If it weren't for my mental... last time, I wouldn't have traveled all this way to this primitive planet and been tricked by a human from a primitive planet. Damn it."

Superman didn't care that the other party knew the language, and said with a smile, "Alright, I do know a bit of the universal language, so let's sign the contract."

Markula flipped his hands, and a contract of mysterious material appeared in his palms, detailing the terms of the transaction. Superman took it and, finding nothing amiss, signed his name. Markula followed suit, but seemingly protected by some rule, Superman didn't see Markula's real name. However, it didn't matter; unless he and Christine went to the endless universe together, they wouldn't meet again, so knowing her name was irrelevant.

After seeing Superman sign the contract, Mackula handed him a mysterious gift. Then, with a wave of his hand, Typhoon, who had been sealed away by the Sun Goddess, suddenly appeared beside him, but he did not wake up and remained with his eyes closed.

"You fought really hard, but you were also incredibly stupid. You almost broke his third seal, but thankfully Athena's divine power resealed it, otherwise you wouldn't have held out until I returned." Macura looked at Tip, then said to Superman and the Sun Goddess, "Alright, things are done, we're leaving now. When you go to the endless universe, if you need to make a trade, just input energy into this card, and I can trade with you. Until we meet again!" After saying that, a magic circle appeared and enveloped the three of them.

The Namera alien smiled and said, "You are very much like me when I was young. I hope you can protect your home and not make the same mistakes I did."

Superman smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your blessing. I will. Let's meet again when this place no longer needs me."

Namera nodded slightly, then followed Macura and disappeared into the magic circle.

Chapter 258 Party

After a year, Christine and Adam returned to their Manhattan waterfront villa, a home that belonged to the two of them. Both felt an indescribable sense of ease. Of course, since no one had lived there for a year, although Athena often hired people to take care of things, Adam still felt that the house lacked a sense of human warmth.

"Something feels off," Adam said, glancing around. "How about we have a party tonight? Just some of our friends?"

Christine seemed to agree that she and Adam should indeed tell some friends about their return, so she nodded and said, "Okay, fine, I'll do as you say."

Athena appeared in the living room and asked with a smile, "Master, should I inform your friends?"

“No need. Since we’re having a party, we should make the calls ourselves.” Adam picked up his phone and said, “That would be more polite. Athena, Christine and I will make the calls. You’ll be in charge of arranging the party tonight. You’ll need to arrange everything, from the food to the drinks.”

Athena smiled and said, "Yes, Master, I'll arrange it right away." With that, she disappeared with a whoosh.

Christine looked at the spot where Athena had disappeared and said, "You're back. Athena seems very happy. You know, when I came back from the sun, I found Athena seemed a bit unfamiliar. I didn't expect that you had recovered, and she had returned to normal."

“Athena has experienced quite a lot in this past year,” Adam said with a relieved smile. “Moreover, I feel that he seems to have completely transformed into an intelligent life form. This means we have another member in our family.”

Christine said, "Yeah, I have another rival in love, hehe, I'm just kidding."

Seeing Adam's helpless expression, Christine immediately laughed. Adam affectionately touched her face, then started calling some friends and acquaintances to invite them to tonight's party.

Adam quickly notified his friends: Wolverine Logan and his group, Peter Parker, the four members of the Fantastic Four, Tony Stark, and his friends James Rhodes and Pepper. Since it was a party for close friends, there was no need to invite others.

Of course, some people seemed to have already heard the news of Adam's return and awakening. They all expressed their goodwill or wanted to apologize to Athena, but Athena refused them all. Only after reporting to Adam did she tell them that Adam would hold a banquet a week later.

Inside the room, since the party was in the evening and they had three or four hours to spare, Christine and Adam sat comfortably on the sofa watching TV.

"By the way, I've been wanting to ask you this for a while now. Was it really a pity about you, Makura? And why did you give Tip back to him?" Christine found the things on TV really uninteresting, so she finally asked the question she had been holding back.

Adam chuckled and said, "I thought you could hold out for long! Haha."

Christine lightly punched Adam and said, "Are you going to tell me or not? I'll get angry if you don't."

"Alright, I'll tell you. Actually, when I was fighting the Namera alien, I noticed a strange device on his wrist. Every time he was injured, an energy would come out of it to heal him. I thought it was some kind of healing device, so during another attack, I destroyed the device with a heat ray. Unexpectedly, after I destroyed the device, the Namera alien not only didn't become weaker, but actually became stronger. However, after a while, he regained his consciousness and told me some of the mysteries of the universe."

"Oh. What are the mysteries of the universe?" Christine asked with great interest.

"Some crises we might encounter in the future, and some solutions. There are also some rules set by the most powerful being in this universe. Then I learned that the Macura we know is actually an avatar of a cosmic merchant who, for some reason, violated the rules and gave a powerful weapon to the Earthlings. Fortunately, that guy still has some integrity. He knew to seal it according to some characteristics of the Titan. If we hadn't accidentally broken the seal, perhaps this guy would have come to Earth without anyone noticing."

"Who are the Namera aliens?" Christine continued to ask. "Judging from Macura's appearance, he seems to be somewhat wary of them, but he is also able to use them as tools."

"This Namera alien didn't go into details, only saying that he had caused a huge disaster and that he had to work for Mackula for a long time in exchange for their help." Adam sighed and said, "Actually, after the Namera alien regained his strength, I wanted to test what my strength would look like in his eyes. Unfortunately, I was stunned by one look from him and realized that my current strength seems to be only at a mid-level in the universe."

After seeing this, Christine comforted her, "Actually, darling, you don't need to be discouraged. You should know that you are still very young. Compared to those powerful beings who have lived for thousands, tens of thousands, or even longer, you still have the opportunity to continue to become stronger."

Adam smiled and said, "Well, haha, let's not talk about it anymore. These things are far removed from us. But speaking of that merchant, I'm actually very curious about what Macura meant by 'mind' or something."

Christine shrugged and said, "Who knows? Maybe it's a good thing for Earth that Mackura took that thing. After all, even Mackura violated the laws of the universe to get it."

Adam replied, "Yes, sometimes ignorance is bliss."

Time passed slowly, and Athena's arrangements soon led to a specialized service company that prepared everything needed for tonight's party within just a few hours.

Meanwhile, the people who had received the news earlier began to arrive at the villa one after another. The first to arrive were Adam's brother, the party animal Tony Stark, and Pepper Potts, and Peter Parker arrived at the villa after Tony.

"I find it hard to believe that my brother, the upright Adam Stark, would host such a perfectly normal party here tonight."