Superman Marvel Adventures

“They were completely desperate before. Some of them died in the previous battles, and others were brutally killed by the enemy because they didn’t have time to retreat. So their hearts were filled with fear and despair,” Logan explained in a low voice. “It’s good that you came.”

"Don't worry, I've got you covered," Adam said firmly, patting Logan on the shoulder.

Everything suggests that after I left Earth, there was a hand manipulating governments across the globe to target the humans who should have been on their side. And it was all done by starting from places that were hard to suspect, slowly eroding them step by step. If there really was a mastermind behind all this, then he was truly a terrifying figure.

After walking and turning seven or eight times, they finally arrived at a large silver gate. Here, Adam saw some familiar faces such as Storm and Iceman, and they seemed to be guarding the gate.

"Hey, big guys." The Adams seemed a little surprised to be there, so they greeted them.

"Thank goodness, you're finally back," Storm said, seemingly relieved.

"Fortunately, this gives us a better chance of winning," Phantom Cat said, patting his chest.

“Alright, I don’t know why you’re all so eager for my arrival, but I’ll do my best,” Adam said seriously. “I’ll meet with the professor first, and then we can talk about other things.”

At this moment, Adam noticed that everyone present changed their expressions slightly when he mentioned the professor, as if there was some hidden story behind it. This made Adam even more puzzled as to what exactly had happened.

At that moment, the door opened from the inside, and Jean Grey came out with a slight smile, saying, "You're finally back. Come in, the professor wants to see you."

Adam was shocked. The Phoenix he had seen before was completely different from the one he had left. Her once beautiful, fiery red hair had turned into a dull, silvery-gray, her eyes were dim, and she had become much thinner.

"What happened to you? How did you become like this?" Adam asked in surprise.

"Go inside first, we'll talk later." Jean Grey smiled slightly, then stepped aside to let Adam in.

After Adam sighed, he and Logan went inside. Jean Grey then closed the door, and the three of them walked into a room containing a huge nutrient tank. What Adam found inside the huge nutrient tank shocked him greatly.

"What on earth is going on?" Adam felt he had asked this question the most since arriving here. He really couldn't believe he would meet Professor X like this. He asked, "Professor, what happened?"

“Don’t worry, Mr. Adam,” Professor X’s voice came from inside the nutrient tank. “We encountered a powerful enemy. Although we temporarily repelled him, our bodies were on the verge of collapse. In the end, we had no choice but to use this method to preserve our brains.”

The brain, yes, that's right. Adam in the nutrient tank is a human brain covered with all sorts of instruments. Judging from the current situation, it should be the exceptionally powerful brain that Professor X developed.

"What exactly happened this year? Now you can explain it to me," Adam asked in a deep voice, having calmed himself down.

"Let me tell you, it was all my fault." Logan coughed a few times and then recounted the whole story.

It turns out that a month after Adam left Earth, Logan suddenly received an email saying that he had a daughter in Osaka, Japan, with an address attached.

Logan, who had always lived alone, longed to have a family. So even though he was already with Jean Grey at that time, he still wanted to find out what was going on with this daughter, so he secretly left the United States and came to Japan.

Upon arriving in Japan, Logan was unsurprisingly ambushed. Although his strength had greatly improved due to the Phoenix Force, the enemy who dared to ambush him must have studied his abilities and other aspects of his life. As a result, Logan was eventually captured.

After he was captured, he discovered that his captors were not Japanese at all, but rather a secret organization belonging to the United States. This organization was researching a weapon specifically designed to combat superhumans, and they had copied Logan's healing factor into their research, aiming to create an immortal army.

Of course, since Logan is here now, it must be Phoenix who rescued him from behind. The two of them eliminated all the enemies on the Japanese side, but they were also injured and returned to Xavier's School to heal. Because Logan's healing ability was over-explored, he almost collapsed. This recuperation actually took more than half a year.

Meanwhile, other events that Adam knew about also happened one by one. For example, the Justice League disbanded while they were healing, and Tony created the Ultron robot. However, Logan's story here is completely different from Tony's.

Tony's account states that after Ultron was defeated, he personally destroyed all of Ultron's robots. However, Professor X later discovered that the mysterious entity had actually used its technology to recreate Ultron's robots, endowing them with various mutant abilities and calling them—Xiao Bing Robot!

This Xiao Bing robot not only possessed Ultron's abilities, but also various other mutant abilities. In particular, Logan's abilities were somehow copied onto the Xiao Bing robot, resulting in a group of demons that hunted down mutants appearing in the world. Especially after killing the shapeshifter living in a corner of the earth, the Xiao Bing robot's power reached its peak, and it directly attacked Academy Island.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Xavier's School suffered heavy losses in this battle. In particular, after Professor X, at the cost of his own physical collapse, killed the robot Xiao Bing who was hunting down Xavier's students and teachers, the entire school moved to this underground fortress and began using a dedicated X-gene shielding device to prevent Xiao Bing from pursuing them.

"That's how it is," Luo Ge sighed. "My injuries hadn't healed yet, so participating in this battle made them even worse. As for Qin, she lost her life force after being forcibly activated by the Phoenix Force to protect the other students. We didn't know what to do because all our connections with the outside world had been cut off, so we couldn't ask for help. Luckily, you came."

Chapter 401 The Seven Divisions

Let's rewind a bit and see who Tony actually went to invite.

177a Brick Street, Manhattan, New York City

Tony stood in front of the bizarre building, glanced at the distant skyscrapers, shrugged, and went inside. Strangely enough, the door opened automatically before Tony even pressed the doorbell, but there was no one behind it.

Of course, an ordinary person might be startled by such a thing, but Tony is no ordinary person, so he knew that the people inside already knew he was there, so he lifted his foot and walked in.

Entering through the door, you find yourself in a large hall. Opposite you are steps leading to the second floor. Around the hall are various collectibles. Well, actually, these are not ordinary collectibles but magical artifacts used by magicians. As for why they are here, it is because their owners are either dead, have found more powerful artifacts, or the artifacts themselves have not yet chosen an owner.

“Hey, that’s pretty amazing.” Tony shrugged. “But where am I supposed to find you, Mr. Stephen?”

A small, round ball flew over and landed in front of Tony, then led him to an office on the second floor, where Tony met the person he was looking for.

When Tony went inside, he saw a middle-aged man who wasn't conventionally handsome but had a peculiar quality. The man was wearing a bright red stand-up collar shawl and was sitting in a chair behind a table, seemingly observing him.

“Tony Stark, well, we should have met a few times, though I might not remember,” Tony greeted casually.

"Yes, we have met before. So, what brings you here today?" the middle-aged man asked calmly.

“Dr. Stephen, oh well, you’re not a doctor anymore. I heard you’re one of Earth’s guardian mages now,” Tony said with a smile.

"These things can't be found by searching online," Dr. Stephen, well, Doctor Strange, said with some surprise.

“Christine, well, I should say the Sun Goddess is my sister-in-law. When she left Earth, she told me that Earth already had its own guardian mage.” Tony shrugged and said, “So, I’m here to seek help.”

"The Sun Goddess, I remember sensing a tremendous divine power coming to Earth from outer space a few months ago." Doctor Strange asked curiously, "Is the Sun Goddess you're talking about that superhero?"

"Yes, that's right. I only recently learned that the title 'Sun Goddess' wasn't given lightly. Oh, I'm getting a bit off-topic. I'm here to seek your help." Tony had to remind himself of his purpose again after saying that.

"Seek help? What? You don't mean I have to sign some Sokovia Accords or something, do you?" Doctor Strange stared at Tony and asked.

"Uh, of course not. I didn't expect you to be paying attention to these kinds of news." Tony seemed a little embarrassed and said, "I haven't told anyone else about your existence. After all, you're a bit special compared to us superheroes."

“Oh, well then, I’d like to hear what kind of help you need?” Doctor Strange asked curiously.

"Because of some things, our Avengers have split up. Although I am heartbroken, I have to step in to stop Captain America and Falcon from continuing down this path. However, we are short-handed, so I hope you can help me." Tony briefly explained the situation.

"Is it inappropriate for me to participate in something like this? And are you sure there's no misunderstanding between you two?" Having witnessed the consequences of distrust, Doctor Strange wanted to remind Tony.

But at this point, Tony was convinced that Captain America wouldn't hand Bucky over to them and would lie to protect him. So he shook his head and said, "What happened between us can't be explained by a single word like 'misunderstanding.' They've broken the law, and I have to arrest them. Otherwise, the agreement we signed will be worthless."

“But that alone isn’t enough to convince me to help you,” Doctor Strange said, shaking his head.

He doesn't want to meddle in other people's internal affairs right now, especially when the whole thing has a strange feel to it.

“I won’t let you do this for nothing. Although it’s a little embarrassing to say, I have some things that your guardian mages might need. Hmm, some divine spellbooks from the Olympian pantheon.” Tony placed a briefcase he had brought with him on the table.

Actually, Christine noticed that the magic used by the guardian mages on Earth was somewhat incomplete, and she wanted to help these mages who had been silently protecting Earth from magical creatures. Unfortunately, before she could implement her plan, her mother took her back to Olympus.

Doctor Strange is an extremely curious and studious person. He has been itching to get his hands on new spellbooks ever since they appeared. Well, it has to be said that wizards are a group of people who pursue knowledge. When faced with new knowledge, they throw all the etiquette of wizards to the wind.

"Well, okay, you've somewhat persuaded me, but remember, I won't help you kill anyone."

Doctor Strange wasn't always a reclusive sorcerer; a year ago, he was a very famous doctor. He only became a sorcerer by chance, and after experiencing some events, he became the guardian sorcerer of Earth. Therefore, he is quite aware of some of the Avengers' affairs.

“Oh, you can rest assured about that. They are all my friends, well, my old friends. Although they made a mistake this time, I wouldn’t kill them. I just hope you can help us stop them.” After Tony finished speaking, he said seriously, “I know Steve. He’s not the kind of person who gives up when faced with difficulties. They will definitely find some helpers.”

“Alright, since I’ve already agreed, I won’t regret it. But there’s one thing I still want to ask. I quickly looked into some things that your Avengers have been going through recently, and I feel like things aren’t quite simple. It’s all too coincidental.” Since he had decided to help Tony, Doctor Strange did some research online and felt that something seemed amiss, so he reminded Tony.

This is a classic case of being blinded by one's own involvement. If it were Bucky's prison break, Tony might have already sensed something was wrong. But his emotions are not normal at the moment. In fact, the emotions of everyone in the Avengers are extremely abnormal at this moment. They have been made particularly sensitive by one thing after another, which is why they haven't noticed what's going on.

But now, even Doctor Strange's warning is too late, because it's too late. The Avengers are bound to have a battle!

“I’ll investigate these matters after we capture Captain America. We only have three days. If we can’t capture Captain America and his team, the government will take strong measures,” Tony sighed.

"Okay, tell me the time and place, and I'll be there on time!" Doctor Strange immediately knew that Tony was protecting his teammates in his own way, so he replied immediately.

"Thank you. I'll let you know the time and place tomorrow. If I'm not mistaken, you sorcerers should know teleportation." Tony seemed relieved, took a small device from his pocket and handed it to Doctor Strange, saying, "This is a communicator. We'll contact each other then."

"I understand. Thank you for sending these spellbooks." Doctor Strange stood up and shook hands with Tony, saying, "Actually, you don't need to push yourself so hard. Sometimes, stopping might yield greater results."

“I wanted to stop too, but unfortunately, not this time.” Tony shook his head, said goodbye to Doctor Strange, and left.

Chapter 402 Split Eight

Tony Stark and Stephen Rogers finally completed their operation in a day and a half. Both sides had found reinforcements and decided that if they encountered each other, they would not hold back as long as they could avoid hurting anyone. After all, both of them were rather stubborn and would not be easily persuaded by others.

Time passed quietly, and at noon on the second day, Captain America's side finally received support from another world. After everyone introduced themselves, Captain America decided to set off. After all, Zemo already knew about Hydra's stronghold in Siberia, and if they didn't take action, the world would really be in danger.

“Let’s go, thank you, Sharon, but you go back first, and don’t let them find out.” Captain America said gently to Sharon Carter, who had come to deliver Falcon and his uniform and weapons.

Originally, Sharon decided to risk being discovered and personally retrieve Captain America and Falcon's equipment. However, one of the superheroes from another world claimed to know the location Sharon had given him, and that he could take the items without anyone noticing.

As for why Sharon delivered the equipment herself after receiving it, the superhero explained that he had his reasons. Sure enough, when Sharon and Captain America embraced and kissed passionately, the others finally understood what the superhero had meant.

After Sharon and Captain America finished their passionate kiss, Sharon reminded him, "Please be careful of your own safety."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely come back safely this time," Captain America assured him, though after saying that, he couldn't help but think of the promise he had made to the girl's aunt last time.

Sharon knew that Captain America was fighting to save the Earth, so he nodded slightly, turned around, and drove away.

Captain America watched Sharon walk away, took a deep breath, and said in a serious voice, "Let's go too."

Meanwhile, at a temporary Avengers base in the same city, Tony, looking at the message sent by his new AI assistant Miss Friday, turned around and looked at his team with a very serious expression.

"They've already set off, and their destination seems to be X Airport. They want to escape by plane. We absolutely cannot allow this to happen; we must bring them to justice!" Tony said very seriously.

"What do we do during the battle? After all, once the battle starts, we might not be able to stop," Black Widow said, frowning.

"While protecting ourselves, we should do our best to ensure their personal safety," Tuo said without hesitation. "After all, they are our teammates."

Black Widow nodded slightly and said, "Understood."

"Any other questions?" Tony asked, looking at the others.

“No more. Now I only want revenge for my father.” T’Challa, the new king of Wakanda, wearing a black bodysuit and holding a leopard head mask, shook his head and said.

"You seem to have mentioned there was another person?" Colonel Rhodes, Tony's good friend and master of the Iron Patriot, asked in confusion.

“He’ll be there when we need him! So, let’s go!” Tony declared decisively.

Tony and Captain America, each with their own team, carefully avoided everyone else and made their way to their destination: an airfield where a Quinjet fighter jet was hidden. That's how the two sides met.

"So you really came," Captain America sighed.

"I should say, it turns out you were planning to help Bucky escape from prison." Tony said angrily, opening the mask of his Iron Man suit, especially when he saw the group of superheroes standing behind Captain America, which made him even more frustrated.

"Listen, the killer isn't Bucky, it's that doctor. There's something wrong with him." Captain America knew it was impossible, but he still couldn't help wanting to explain.

"Stop, let's talk about this in court," Tony retorted coldly, not believing Captain America at all.

"As expected, you don't believe me." Captain America shook his head slightly and said, "Is war unavoidable?"

"You have the nerve to ask me? If you didn't want to fight, why did you take Wanda away from your house?" Tony shouted angrily. "I originally wanted to finish this quickly and deal with Wanda's matter after the public outcry subsided, but because of you, she became a criminal!"

"You're the one who treats her like a criminal, Tony. Have you ever thought about how old Wanda is?" Captain America retorted.

"Alright, that's all for now, let's fight!" Tony said angrily, closing his visor.

"Hmph, let's fight then, who's afraid of who!" Falcon said angrily from behind Captain America.

Alright, let's stop here and take a look at the rosters of both teams.

First, Team Tony—Iron Man Tony Stark, well, he's the leader of this team. Without him, there probably wouldn't be this battle today.