Superman Marvel Adventures

The current core members of the Justice League include Superman, Apollo, Spider-Man, Phoenix, Wolverine, Percy Jackson (son of Poseidon, a demigod), and Ghost Rider.

Ghost Rider and the Justice League became friends after a fight, and in the end, Christine helped Johnny increase his power and get rid of the demon's torment, so Johnny finally agreed to join the Justice League.

Percy Jackson, on the other hand, was simply entrusted to Christine's care by his father. He was originally a human from another world, but due to a series of events, he could no longer stay in that world. Therefore, Poseidon, the god of the sea, entrusted the sun god to send his son to Earth. After a period of adaptation, Percy Jackson finally joined the Justice League. It can be said that the current Justice League includes humans, aliens, mutants, gods, demigods, and evil spirits.

Alright, getting back to the main topic, while Adam and Spider-Girl were chatting, the core members of the Justice League, who had heard Athena's notification, began to arrive at the Watchtower one after another and learned what had happened through Athena.

About ten minutes later, everyone arrived at the watchtower and learned the truth of the matter. This time, it was about their partner Spider-Man. Well, although Spider-Man could be quite annoying with his constant chatter, they felt something was missing when he wasn't around to talk to them.

Now that the alliance members had all arrived, Adam stopped chatting with Spider Girl and had Athena take her to another side before letting his team members enter the meeting room.

Inside the conference room, Adam looked at the group of people who had arrived and said, "Everyone has already learned what happened. Now we need to do two things. One is to investigate the origin of the parasite, and the other is to investigate what has happened to Spider-Man recently."

“I don’t seem to be very good at finding people,” Johnny shrugged. “But I think there’s some connection between the two things. After all, the power that the parasite simulated was Spider-Man’s, which means that Spider-Man and the parasite had contact before.”

"Let me handle Spider-Man. That way, we can find out if he's being controlled or if he's just an imposter!" Phoenix said calmly.

“Hmm, that works.” Adam pondered for a moment and said, “Wolverine, you two go check on Spider-Man. As for the others, I’ve assigned you some tasks. Athena will show them to you later. Investigate according to the instructions.”

Percy Jackson asked, "Couldn't we extract any useful information from that parasite? Since it's a living organism, shouldn't it be able to obtain some information?"

"I've asked Athena to handle this. Until the results are in, everyone will have to work hard and conduct some investigations at the designated locations. I'm going to check out the company John Connors mentioned to see if I can find anything," Adam explained.

“Understood, let’s begin.” Wolverine stood up and said, “We’ve dealt with those parasites before, we know the threat they pose, let’s move out immediately.”

"Yes, I've made a weapon for everyone to use in self-defense." Adam prompted Athena to bring the items in, then said to the others, "This is a sonic weapon that can suppress parasites. Take it with you all, just in case."

"That's good, now everything is foolproof," Percy Jackson said with a smile.

“But I don’t think I can use this thing. Once I become Ghost Rider, it might be destroyed by the hellfire.” Johnny looked at the watch-like device and shrugged.

"Your magical item is something I made myself; you can use it without worry," the Sun Goddess said with a smile.

“That puts my mind at ease. I’m off now.” Johnny said, and the others left the meeting room together.

After the members of the alliance received their respective action plans from Athena, they left the watchtower one after another. Adam then told Spider Girl to go home and wait for news, and gave her a communicator before sending her away as well.

Just then, Tony came out of the lab and, seeing Adam, asked, "Hey, weren't you going to see Spider-Girl and Black Spider-Man? Why are you back?"

"Handling the follow-up to that matter," Adam handed a document to the other person, then asked, "By the way, how's your research going?"

"Ah, don't even mention it. When I was organizing some of my father's books, I found a small notebook. Based on some ideas in it, plus my own thoughts, I'm trying to research something that can reasonably use the Tesseract, but unfortunately, I haven't made any progress yet." Tony shrugged and said, "Looks like my knowledge isn't enough yet. By the way, could Athena help me research this?"

"Let's talk about this later. Athena has other things to do right now," Adam said, shaking his head.

"Um, okay, so what about library access?" Tony asked his brother.

"Didn't I already give you the highest level of access?" Adam asked doubtfully. "Isn't the information you need in there?"

“I’ve consulted most of the materials, but I still haven’t been able to find it.” Tony shrugged and said, “I suppose you have some more advanced books here?”

“Yes, it is, but it’s not on the server here at the Watchtower; it’s at my home.” Adam took out a card from his spatial belt and handed it to Tony, saying, “Take this. I have some things to do. By the way, you can read the information inside, but remember not to spread it around. Those are technologies that could bring disaster to the world.”

Chapter 316 The Storm Is Coming

On a street in the suburbs of New York City, there is a large transportation company that transports countless goods from various places to this location every day, and then sends them to various cities across the United States. It can be considered a rather powerful transportation company.

Although it is already late at night, there are still some drivers waiting to load goods, and some workers loading goods onto trucks. The whole company is very lively. Of course, this is only the case for the night shift. In other places, because the boss wants to save money, no lighting equipment has been turned on, and there is only the faint red light from the surveillance cameras.

Just then, two dark figures descended from the sky and landed in this dark area. Although they were not wearing night vision equipment, they seemed to be able to see everything clearly. They carefully examined a car for a while, and then took out several instruments from somewhere and began to scan the entire car.

"Do you think this will reveal anything?" someone asked. Well, we could tell from her voice that she was a woman.

“I’m just clinging to a sliver of hope, otherwise we won’t have a chance to continue investigating the parasite. We’ll just have to wait until the next big incident caused by the parasite. But I think by then we’ll be too late.” The other voice was a man’s voice, and based on their conversation, they were clearly Adam Stark and Christine.

“Okay, I’ll go check around and see if I can find any clues.” Christine nodded slightly when she heard Adam’s words, left the car, took out a device similar to the one Adam was holding, and began to examine the ground for any clues.

After seeing Christine leave, Adam immediately focused on investigating the car. He had previously seen the video of John Connors transforming into Black Spider-Man and running out of the company, but he hadn't figured out how he transformed into Black Spider-Man. He only had video footage of the man getting into the car, staying there for a while, and then suddenly transforming into Black Spider-Man and leaving the car.

So, the parasite should have been on this car in the first place. Before it parasitizes anything, it's just a liquid organism, so it must have left some clues on the car. If we find those clues, we should be able to find the parasite's lair by following the trail. Hmm, probably!

After examining the area for a short while, Adam quickly spotted traces of the parasite. He smiled slightly and followed the trail, eventually arriving at Christine's side. Christine, who was also examining the ground, had apparently found clues left by the parasite.

“Honey, look, if we follow this trail, we’ll eventually reach this place, um, the sewers,” Christine said, pointing to a manhole cover in front of them.

"In that case, I'll go down and take a look."

Adam also knew why Christine didn't continue after discovering the clue. Well, even if she's a superhero, even if she's very powerful, Christine is still a woman, and no woman would willingly crawl into a sewer.

“But the sewers are a maze of interconnected passages. If the parasites flowed here with the sewage, you won’t be able to find any clues even if you go down,” Christine said, frowning.

“You said it yourself, it’s just a hypothetical, so I’ll still go down and take a look,” Adam said with a smile.

“Can’t we send in a robot army? If we equip them with that kind of equipment, it should be better than me going down there myself. And even if we encounter parasites, I don’t think they can easily infect a group of robots,” Christine suddenly said to Adam.

"Huh???" Adam scratched his head and said, "Inertia can kill. Okay, let's call today's reconnaissance game over. I'll have Athena send a unit of robots. I think they won't mind the smell of the sewers."

"You've probably been a superhero for so long that you've forgotten you're also a scientist," Christine shrugged.

“Perhaps, um, Athena, I feel like you’ve been listening to what’s going on here?” Adam said. “Since you’ve been listening, then send a squad of robots over and have them go down the sewers to see if they can find anything.”

“Okay, Master. Actually, when you left, I was already loading new systems onto some of the robots. Well, about a hundred robots have had their systems loaded and are ready to go at any time,” Athena said with a smile.

"Alright, even you're laughing at your master." Adam said somewhat dejectedly, "Fine, what can I do when the author's IQ is sometimes lacking? I forgive you all. Send these robots over immediately."

“Yes, Master. Hmm, do you need me to bring you back?” Athena asked.

“No need. Since there’s nothing more for us to do, let’s go home,” Christine said.

"Yes, Master, Christine, I wish you a beautiful night of memories." Athena hung up the call in a somewhat abrupt tone.

“Aha, look, Athena is becoming more and more like a human,” Christine said, turning to Adam.

"What? Just because of what just happened?" Adam asked.

“Of course, Athena was jealous just now,” Christine said with a charming smile. “She also wished us a romantic evening.”

"Hmm, not a bad suggestion!" Adam smiled evasively and said, "In that case, let's go back!" After saying that, he grabbed Christine around the waist, soared into the sky, and disappeared into the night.

Of course, Adam couldn't spend a romantic night, because shortly after Adam and Christine got home, they received a message from Athena that the entire night in New York City was starting to get lively, as countless black Spider-Men or black Daredevils suddenly appeared and were causing havoc.

Therefore, Christine and Adam spent the night rushing around to save the day. As for the other members of the alliance, they were unable to continue investigating the parasites and began dealing with these suddenly appearing imposters, otherwise it would have caused a lot of trouble for the superheroes.

Well, although these parasitized imposter heroes have been eliminated by the superheroes and Athena working together, the next day's newspapers began to feature various negative reports. Even though Superman and the others had presented the evidence, some people still came out to refute it and planned to make the superheroes reveal their identities and accept government and public surveillance. Well, this should be more like supervision than surveillance, but they should be similar in meaning.

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Inside Ashma Building, in a large conference room, all the superheroes who had participated in the battle the previous night were sitting there. Most of them were very agitated, clearly having received the news from the outside world, and feeling angry and aggrieved because of it.

After all, aside from their superhero identities, these people are just ordinary citizens in other situations. They are not idealists who dedicate everything to the country or humanity. Their thinking is simple: since someone is leading the way and they have the ability to help others, why not help them as long as it doesn't harm their own interests?

You can say they lack lofty ideals, you can say they are selfish, but you can't help but feel admiration for them. Although they are selfish, they don't use their superpowers to serve themselves. Although they lack lofty ideals, they still choose to help others when possible. Well, you could say that, aside from their superpowers, these people are just ordinary people like us, with their own moral bottom line. When faced with a problem, they will consider their own abilities. If they have the ability, they will help; if they don't, they will silently pray for the other person. That's all.

Adam clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention. Then, looking at the group of people who had stepped forward to become superheroes because of his suggestion, he could understand their anger and grievances.

"Everyone, please calm down. It seems like all of this is directed at our association, so we need to stay calm first," Adam said calmly. "Only then can we solve the problem."

Chapter 317 Simulation Robot

"How should we resolve this matter?"

"Yes, we were just trying to help, and these people are saying such awful things."

"Yes, that's really too much. They even tried to make us reveal our identities. It's practically murder."

"Yes, I've been fighting against those underground forces quite a bit these past few years. If my identity is exposed, my family will be in danger."

The heroes all spoke up, complaining about the incident, mainly because of the news reports in most of the newspapers. Even he himself was a little angry, let alone these people.

"I know everyone is very angry, but anger is not the way to solve the problem." The man looked around at the super heroes and said in a deep voice, "Please go back first. Athena and I will investigate this matter immediately. Hmph, trying to target me. No matter who is behind it, I will not let them off easily."

"Since you've said that, I believe you."

"That's right, he's a trustworthy person and has never revealed our information."

"Then let's go back and wait for news."

These top-tier heroes were relieved to hear that the person had stepped forward. After all, it was different for them to step forward than for the person to do so. Not only was the person more powerful, but their social status was also higher than theirs. Therefore, these top-tier heroes unconditionally chose to trust the person.

After these people left, Adam immediately had Athena make a statement and reveal the true nature of the so-called 'internal strife among the superheroes' from the previous night. After all, these superheroes were working hard to help others, and they shouldn't be discouraged.

"Master, what organization do you think was behind this? Based on our previous information, parasites don't seem to have this kind of intelligence," Athena asked.

“I don’t know. The other party is hiding it too well. Even the Daily Bugle only found out that its news article seemed to have been changed when it was about to be printed. This is because our editor-in-chief has a habit of checking it every time it is printed.” Adam said in a deep voice, “Most newspapers only find out that the articles are wrong after they are printed. But you know the temperament of these newspapers. As long as there is a topic, even if it is about their own mother’s scandal, they are very willing to do it.”

"They don't seem afraid of offending their master," Athena scoffed.

"There's nothing we can do about it. The fact that the articles were altered this time was so sudden; it was only discovered after they were printed. So they all chose to go with the flow and sent apology letters afterward. Anyway, they have evidence to prove that these manuscripts weren't done intentionally." Adam sighed and said, "So, we just suffered in silence this time."

“By the way, Phoenix and Logan’s investigation has yielded new findings,” Athena suddenly said. “Also, I have new findings regarding those parasites. I think we should be able to get a lead in a while.”

"Oh, this is great news. First, tell me what Logan and the others have brought. As for the parasite, you can continue your research." Adam said with a hint of joy.

"I think you might not expect this about Peter Parker," Athena said with a hint of surprise.

"Stop being so mysterious, what exactly happened?" Adam rolled his eyes and asked.

“Yes, Master. According to Phoenix Girl’s investigation, the person who is currently spending time with his family and on a date with his girlfriend is not a real person, but a lifelike robot.” After Athena finished speaking, she exclaimed in admiration, “It’s unbelievable. What organization in this world can rival you, Master, in robot research?”

"A robot?" Adam exclaimed in surprise. "Are you kidding me? How could this be? Wouldn't a robot arouse Miss Gwen's suspicion?"

“That’s why I said its abilities are on par with yours, Master. This robot is incredibly realistic, and it seems to possess some kind of artificial intelligence technology that allows this Peter Parker to handle all sorts of scenarios.” Athena finished speaking, then added somewhat strangely, “Perhaps the real Peter Parker would never know that he’s been cuckolded by a robot.”

"Stop thinking about anything rated 18 or more right now," Adam said irritably. "Where's the robot?"

“They’ve already taken Phoenix and Logan into the Watchtower. Hmm, Tony’s studying that robot right now,” Athena said.

“Alright, I’ll go over there too. Sigh, robots that are so realistic you can’t tell the difference between real and fake, that’s not a good thing.” Adam stood up and then asked, “By the way, what did you find of those robots you sent out last night?”

"Not yet, Master. The New York City sewer system is far too complex. They are still investigating, and given how many parasites appeared last night, I think there should be some findings soon," Athena replied.

"Understood, alright, activate the teleportation," Adam commanded directly.

"And what about Miss Christine? Isn't she going with you?" Athena asked.

“No need, I sent her back to rest. After all, she worked with me for so long last night.” Adam shook his head and said, “Let her rest well. Anyway, she doesn’t seem to have anything to do there. She can stay here and keep watch. If anything happens, just let her know.”

"Oh, I see." After Athena finished speaking, she immediately activated the teleportation technology, teleporting Adam from Ashma Tower to the Watchtower.

---------------The work of the watchtower--------------

After Adam arrived at the Watchtower, he immediately went into the third basement level. Well, this is in relation to the central hall of the Watchtower, because the Watchtower is a space building with fifteen floors above and a huge hall below, containing various laboratories, training rooms, resource storage, and so on. The third basement level that Adam went into today happened to be the place where Tony was researching the simulation robot.

When Adam went inside, he found a robot with Peter Parker's appearance fixed to a laboratory table by a mechanical arm, while Tony was opening up the robot's stomach to examine some of its internal structures.

Tony had removed most of the Peter Parker-shaped robot's lifelike skin, revealing its technical structure and various electronic components. Logan watched Tony's actions with great interest, occasionally asking questions. It seemed that even Logan, who had lived for so long, had become interested in this lifelike robot.