Superman Marvel Adventures

"Quiet down!" Stryker looked at Adam on the screen and said coldly, "Anyone who appears at the Mutant Academy today is our enemy. Let Xiao Bing robot test this Superman's power."

"Yes, General!" a sergeant immediately replied, then ordered the Xiao Bing robot in the distance to attack Adam.

Stryker could never forget that Superman was among those who ruined his plans. Moreover, Superman's powers were different from those of mutants, and he was also a Stark. Therefore, although Stryker hated him to the core, he still couldn't take revenge. However, now that he had the Xiaobing robot, perhaps this was an opportunity.

"Then let me see your strength, Adam Stark, no, Superman!" Stryker said coldly, staring at the screen.

As Adam approached Academy Island, he spotted two Xiao Bing robots hiding there. Of course, it's possible that they deliberately let him see them.

"Oh, want to test my power? That's exactly what I was thinking." Adam looked at the two Xiao Bing robots and smiled slightly.

Adam accelerated and arrived in front of a Xiao Bing robot, punching it in the face. Although Adam's punch landed hard on the robot's face, it felt like hitting cotton, which was very uncomfortable.

"Destroy mutants, destroy superman!" Xiao Bing robot uttered a slogan, then his eyes instantly shot out a laser beam.

Adam dodged the attack with a quick movement, then retaliated by firing a heat beam, only to find that the beam was absorbed and reflected back. Unprepared for this, Adam was inevitably hit and sent flying.

Adam coughed a few times. Although he wasn't injured, the dust all around him still made him feel a little irritated. He hadn't taken these so-called Xiaobing robots seriously, since, according to Professor X and Logan, they were robots specifically designed to deal with mutants.

The Xiao Bing robot didn't give Adam any time to regret his actions, because it had no emotions and only followed commands. Seeing that Adam's life energy was still present, it launched a new round of attacks without stopping.

The attacks from these two Xiaobing robots were varied, ranging from breathing fire to delivering a sudden heavy blow. It seemed as if everything was calculated to determine how Adam would react to each attack.

With a bang, Adam was once again sent flying by Xiao Bing's robot, crashing into the facade of a building in the academy with a loud thud.

"You guys are really infuriating!" Adam's voice sounded somewhat cold. He pushed off the rubble with force, hovered in mid-air, and accelerated before crashing into a Xiao Bing robot.

Adam held a Xiaobing robot in his arms, then tightened his grip, preparing to destroy it. Unfortunately, the Xiaobing robot was no ordinary robot; it possessed the mutant abilities of most mutants in the world. Moreover, because robots do not feel pain, they would not lose control of their mutant abilities due to pain. So, just as Adam was about to use the 'hug kill' to destroy the Xiaobing robot, it turned into a liquid and flowed out from Adam's hands.

"This broken robot has so many abilities, it doesn't seem like Earth's technology at all," Adam thought to himself as he fought the Xiao Bing robot.

Because Xiao Bing's robots have such complex abilities, Adam didn't know how to deal with them for a while. However, although these robots have very complex abilities, since they are robots, they will have energy issues. They are not like mutants who can continuously provide mutant energy to maintain their abilities through eating and X-gene conversion.

After about ten minutes of fighting, Adam finally discovered the weakness of the Xiao Bing robot: there was a delay of a few seconds each time it switched abilities. If he attacked during this time, he could destroy the robot. Moreover, at this point in the battle, Adam felt that the Xiao Bing robot's attack power had decreased slightly, which might mean that it was running out of energy to use its mutant abilities as frequently as the Xiao Bing robot.

With that in mind, Adam began to act. In the previous battle, although he had not been hit by the Xiao Bing robots, he had not suffered any damage. After all, although the Xiao Bing robots were powerful, they were only equivalent to a relatively powerful level three mutant, and they could not harm Adam.

Thinking and doing is one of the Stark family traditions. Another is to do first and think later, and to think while doing. It has to be said that Howard Stark educated Tony and Adam very well.

Adam used the same method as before, grabbed a Xiaobing robot, and yanked it hard. The Xiaobing robot turned into liquid again and tried to escape, but this time Adam was not surprised. He opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of cold air, freezing the liquid that was still in his hands. Then, he squeezed his hands together and destroyed the Xiaobing robot that had been frozen into a lump.

"Now you can't recover anymore, can you?" Adam stomped on a block of ice, shattered it, and smiled as he stared at the other Xiao Bing robot.

Knowing the weakness of the Xiao Bing robot—well, it might not be a weakness for others, but for Adam, those few seconds of delay were a weakness—he exploited this weakness to quickly eliminate the other Xiao Bing robot.

"Then, let's continue to verify my ideas, Xiao Bing robots!" A faint blue light flashed in Adam's eyes; he had already found the whereabouts of another Xiao Bing robot.

In the distant underwater base, Stryker watched as Superman found one Shobot after another and destroyed them one by one, and he was so angry that he almost bit his teeth off.

"Stop hiding! Launch an attack immediately and destroy this island! Hmph, I want to see if you can handle two, three, or even twenty or thirty!" Stryker angrily gave the order.

"But we still don't know where they're hiding?" a colonel asked, puzzled.

"Hmph, I'm not going to look anymore. I'll just destroy the entire Academy Island. I want to see where they can hide!" Stryker said coldly.

Because of Professor X's brain, they haven't been able to locate everyone in the Academy, so they can only surround the place, hoping they'll come out on their own. They want to capture a few important mutants alive and obtain their powers, as there are many mutants in the Xavier's Academy that Stryker is interested in.

"Prepare Weapon X for me. If the Xiao Bing robot fails, immediately use Weapon X to completely destroy that island!" Stryker gave another, even more important order.

"Using Weapon X?" A colonel was startled and said, "But even though we are far from the city, Weapon X will still affect several nearby cities."

"We can't worry about that now. As long as we get rid of all the freaks, we can handle the small losses." Stryker glanced at the colonel who had spoken and said calmly, "Besides, if there are any problems, we can pin them on the mutants!"

"Yes, General!" The colonel, who was startled by Stryker's glare, immediately shouted.

Following Stryker's command, all the Shooter robots switched from standby mode to free attack mode. Ten Shooter robots surrounded Adam, while the rest began destroying the surrounding buildings.

Adam was taken aback when he saw this, shook his head, and said, "Damn, I was so focused on finding these guys' weaknesses that I almost forgot about the main thing. It seems the guy behind the scenes can't stand it anymore."

Adam knew that if things continued like this, it was only a matter of time before the Xaviers were discovered. While there was still time, before Xiao Bing's robots found the Xaviers, he had to quickly inform them to prepare for battle.

Chapter 406 Retreat

When Stryker decided to launch a full-scale attack on Xavier's School of the Rising Sun, Adam noticed something amiss. He quickly dodged several Shobot robots, flew away from the school island, and used a magical item to conceal himself before returning to the underground fortress where Logan and his crew were hiding.

"You're back. How did it go?" Logan asked when he saw Adam return.

"Yeah, I exchanged a few blows with Xiao Bing the robot. He's really impressive. But maybe it's because I'm not a mutant, so it didn't take me too long to deal with him," Adam said with a smile.

"What's the situation outside? We just started hearing explosions," Logan asked Adam. "The professor was also forced to hide our location because of Xiao Bing's robot's sudden actions, so he couldn't find out what was happening outside."

"Oh, right, that's why I came here." Adam quickly got down to business. "I discovered the weakness of Xiao Bing's robots. After destroying a few, the guys behind the scenes seemed to have had enough and started attacking directly."

"You've discovered a weakness in Xiao Bing's robot?" Logan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he asked, "What weakness?"

“Although Xiao Bing’s robots are indeed effective against mutants, I’ve noticed a delay between his various abilities, about 5 to 10 seconds. If we had a plan, we could completely eliminate these robots,” Adam said to Logan. “However, it seems there’s no time to make a detailed plan now, because they’ve launched a full-scale attack, and we must evacuate.”

"They're attacking? I see. Let's go over there and explain the situation."

Logan knew the situation was urgent, so he immediately took Adam back to where the faculty members were, which was also the only remaining X-Men's lounge.

"Are we leaving now?" Phoenix asked doubtfully.

"But if we evacuate now, where can we go?" another teacher asked doubtfully. "We should be safe here, after all, we have professors protecting us."

Logan said after hearing this, "You should have heard how serious things are. The military has started attacking Academy Island. Although we have the professor's protection, we can't stay underground forever. We are human, while the other side are robots who can easily surround us for a long time. Moreover, when the military loses patience, they might use lethal weapons. So we must evacuate."

"Don't worry, I've already arranged your new place, which is my watchtower. The teleportation room is also ready. As long as we can hold off those Xiao Bing robots for a short time, the students can be safely evacuated," Adam explained.

“Understood. I’ll arrange for the students to prepare right away. Logan said you’ve found the weakness of Xiao Bing’s robot. Tell the teachers about it. Although time is short, I think it should still be helpful to us.” Phoenix stood up, said this, and then left.

Adam then shared his experience of dealing with the Xiaobing robots with the remaining teachers, telling them that as long as the three of them acted together, they had a good chance of destroying these Xiaobing robots.

After devising the plan, Adam divided the teachers into several teams based on their respective abilities. Each team had to have a counter-force, because only in this way could another person destroy the Xiao Bing robot when it changed its mutant abilities to attack. The last person was there to ensure the safety of the two.

Outside, Xiao Bing's robots continued to destroy all the buildings on the island. Underground, the teachers led their students, preparing for evacuation. Of course, since it was an evacuation, they couldn't just rush out all at once, because that would be suicide. So Adam, Logan, and Jean Grey led a dozen or so teachers whose abilities were nearly at level four mutants, and together they rushed out of one of the exits on the Academy Island.

Because Adam could handle the Shooter robots on his own, he did not lead a team. In order to ensure that the teleportation could proceed normally, he chose to stay near the teleportation point to keep watch. Therefore, the X-Men's main task was to lure away the Shooter robots and eliminate as many enemies as possible.

"Be careful. These robots aren't our final enemy. Try your best to protect yourselves," Adam said earnestly as they prepared to leave.

This is all a conspiracy, a conspiracy against humanity!

This thought occupied Adam's mind because he realized that the Earth was in a very critical moment. The Avengers were fighting among themselves for various reasons, and the mutants were being suppressed by some dissidents within the military and by a technology that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. All of this seemed to be an abnormal conspiracy to reduce the overall strength of humanity.

That's why Adam said, "Where there's life, there's hope." So having the determination to die is a good thing, but you can't really fight to the death. The real battle hasn't even begun yet!

“Superman is right. Your goal is to lure the Xiaobing robots away while killing them as many as possible, not to risk your lives. Your objective is to protect yourselves and distract them.” Phoenix also instructed, “Quicksilver, you keep an eye on them. If anything goes wrong, rescue them immediately, but also be careful yourself!”

Upon hearing Phoenix Girl's voice, the handsome young man with long silver hair and wearing goggles waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Jean Grey said, "There's still some distance between here and the final teleportation point, so Logan, you stay here to protect the students and get them to start evacuating after you receive the message. I'll provide cover from the middle position, and Storm, you'll lead the children to evacuate."

Logan extended six adamantium claws with a whoosh and said coldly, "Although my injuries haven't healed yet, I am still a member of the X-Men, and I will fight for the Academy!"

Storm nodded in agreement, saying, "We will definitely ensure their safety. That's what the professor has been telling us. We won't give up hope so easily!"

The other teachers were also ignited by Logan and Storm's words, which had been fueling their gradually cooling passion. Although they were no longer hot-blooded teenagers, and had indeed been afraid of Xiao Bing's robots because they were too powerful, and even felt despair because of Professor X's death, they were no longer afraid at this moment, because they were fighting for their beliefs and for the ideals that the professor had been teaching.

Adam smiled slightly upon seeing this and joked, "Alright, everyone be careful. Don't worry, the watchtower can accommodate everyone, so there's no need to worry about accommodation."

With the initial excitement and mobilization over, the real, arduous battle is about to begin.

According to their previous groups, all the teachers discreetly emerged from the exit and immediately dispersed to various locations on the academy island, attracting the attention of the Xiao Bing robots. Looking at these teachers, Adam felt a pang of sadness. Although he had repeatedly emphasized the importance of safety, casualties were inevitable in any battle.

If Christine were still alive, she could have easily used a teleportation spell to take everyone away. Unfortunately, Christine left Earth because of her pregnancy, and Athena's magical abilities were not yet sufficient for that purpose. In addition, she needed to personally oversee the watchtower, so some casualties were unavoidable in this great battle.

Just as Adam had predicted, the mutant teachers were spotted by Xiao Bing's robot as soon as they appeared and were put on the run. Although they were confident that they could fight Xiao Bing's robot, when they actually faced it, several of them suffered serious injuries and various minor injuries due to being too nervous or other reasons. Fortunately, Quicksilver was there, so there were no casualties for the time being.

Adam had already reached the farthest part of the teleportation point, hovering quietly in mid-air. Using his X-ray vision and super eyesight, he observed the battle across the entire island. He discovered that nearly twenty Xiaobing robots had been lured away by the teachers, while Logan had destroyed several Xiaobing robots. As for Phoenix's side, not a trace remained. It seemed that everything was proceeding according to their plan.

"Looks like it's time to retreat," Adam said, signaling to Storm in the distance.

Chapter 407 The Suspension of the Civil War

Just as Adam and the X-Men were surrounded by the Xiao Bing robots, fighting fiercely to ensure the students' safe evacuation, on the other side of the world, the Avengers were also engulfed in civil war.

Everyone has a temper. Originally, they were just trying to stop and arrest each other, but as they fought, they really got angry. Gradually, some minor injuries started to appear, and their actions became more and more aggressive. They had forgotten their original intentions.

Captain America blocked Iron Man's beam with his shield, deflecting it directly at Black Widow who was rushing towards him, sending her flying with a bang. Meanwhile, Falcon and Iron Patriot were also exchanging fire in the air. Falcon's suit, being a high-flying suit, didn't carry many offensive systems, while Iron Patriot, equipped with various weapons by the US military, possessed greater firepower and relentlessly pursued and attacked Falcon.

"You damned guy, are you serious?" Falcon said angrily.

“You are no longer heroes, but a group of criminals, so you must be arrested and brought to justice.”

Iron Patriot is a soldier, and a soldier's duty is to obey orders. Since the military has already defined these people as criminals, he will not show any mercy just because they are Tony's former teammates.

Moreover, he wasn't originally a member of the Avengers, but rather a member of the U.S. military, and had no connection to the Avengers, so his determination to arrest them was much stronger than that of the others.

The weapon system on Iron Patriot's shoulder had locked onto Falcon in front of him and was firing continuously. However, Falcon's mobility was no less than that of the Iron Man armor, sometimes flipping and sometimes dodging Iron Patriot's attacks. But at this moment, Iron Patriot had already simulated Falcon's movement trajectory through the armor's built-in intelligent system and fired a laser beam directly from a corner of the airport building, shooting Falcon down with a bang.

Captain America was the first to spot Falcon being shot down. He was already fighting nearby, and upon seeing Falcon fall, he immediately forced Iron Man back and ran over. As soon as he arrived, he found Iron Patriot already on the ground nearby, staring at him expressionlessly.

Captain America looked at the heavily injured and unconscious Falcon. Hmm, falling from such a height, half of his bones must be broken. He checked Falcon's breathing with his right hand and found he was still alive. While he breathed a sigh of relief, a strong anger inevitably ignited within him.

"Why did you do this?" Captain America asked in a deep voice.

"Why? Don't you know that casualties are inevitable in battle?" Iron Patriot said coldly. "Tony gave you one last chance, but you didn't cherish it. However, I don't want him to lose his life either."

Captain America had already developed a murderous intent towards the person in front of him, so every word the other person said was a lie to him. Therefore, when Captain America saw Iron Patriot trying to approach Falcon and himself, he directly took out his shield and delivered a powerful blow, sending the other person flying.

"Rhodes!" Iron Man had been feeling guilty because someone was injured, but when he saw Captain America attacking Iron Patriot who was trying to help, his anger flared up again.

"What are you doing?" Iron Man immediately caught Iron Patriot, who was being knocked away, and shouted coldly at Captain America.

"I should be asking you that! Didn't you see Falcon is seriously injured?" Captain America said angrily. "Why won't you believe what I say? This wouldn't have happened otherwise. Didn't you see what the whole team has become because of your insistence?"

"That's because you're supporting criminals!" Iron Man said angrily.

“A criminal? Perhaps he did some things in the past, but that was done under Hydra's control, and now he is no longer under Hydra's control. He wasn't even there when the incident happened in Vienna.” Captain America had calmed down by this point and, relying on a sliver of hope, explained to Tony once again.

“We’ll investigate the matter thoroughly later, but right now the issue is arresting you.” Iron Man wouldn’t listen to a word he said, insisting, “Surrender, Rogers. Falcon is seriously injured and might really die if he doesn’t get treatment soon.”

"Are you threatening me?" Captain America shouted angrily.

"This isn't a threat, just a friendly reminder," Iron Man said calmly. "If you hadn't interfered, things wouldn't have turned out this way. It's all your fault!"

"You're too arrogant, Tony," Captain America said coldly. "And I think you're just eager to end this quickly, without ever considering why we ended up like this!"

"No matter what you say, even though it's a bit despicable, I still have to say it." Iron Man paused, then said, "Surrender, Captain! Otherwise, Falcon will miss the opportunity for treatment."

“Hmph, you really have changed, Tony,” Captain America said, then called out to Zatanna, “I need your help.”

Zatanna, who was fighting Vision on the other side, heard Captain America's call and immediately used an ice spell to temporarily freeze Vision, then opened a portal to appear next to Captain America.