Superman Marvel Adventures

==============Location of the nuclear bomb explosion=======

Athena was now hovering silently above the place where Adam last contacted her. The air here was still incredibly hot; if an ordinary person came here, they would probably have been roasted alive by now. He was only able to pass through the radiation zone safely.

However, these high temperatures or radiation had no effect on Athena. So she stood here searching for Adam's whereabouts. The last place she spoke with him was right here, but Athena searched for a long time without finding any clues.

Athena, of course, didn't believe Adam would be killed by a nuclear bomb. After all, there were many records from another world of people who withstood nuclear bombs and returned safely each time. However, Athena couldn't help but worry about her master, or rather, her lover. In addition, considering what the US had done to the Justice League or Dawn Group over the past year, Athena felt it was time to teach the US a lesson. Since Adam wasn't there at the moment, she wouldn't stop him.

"Where did he go? I'm so worried." Athena muttered to herself, then vanished in a flash, reappearing a moment later above an island not far away, but still couldn't find any trace of Adam.

While searching for Adam, Athena also kept an eye on the actions of the US military, but to her surprise, the US did not react at all, and did not even hold a press conference, which meant that they did not express any intention to apologize. This made Athena even angrier.

"Hmph, I'll make a scene and show you." Athena finished speaking, closed her eyes, and started controlling some devices. Since she had decided to teach the Americans a lesson, these wouldn't be simple things.

And so, Athena took control of the US military's atomic bomb base somewhere. Under the stunned and terrified gazes of everyone at the base, she controlled the launch of about four or five nuclear bombs and dropped them into a valley in the uninhabited area of ​​the American West. She also thoughtfully controlled the military's spy satellites to broadcast the nuclear explosion live, allowing the whole world to enjoy a spectacular mushroom cloud feast.

"This is a warning. If you don't give me an explanation, then the next time a nuclear bomb will fall on your military base!" Athena's voice was broadcast live to every corner of the earth.

"They really attacked! What... what are we going to do?" a citizen said worriedly.

"We must sanction this insane AI!" some patriots shouted.

"What is the government doing? There's not even any relevant information, and they haven't given an answer yet. What are they thinking?" Some people kept pointing at the government.

In any case, all sorts of voices emerged at once, and some cities in the United States were in complete chaos, with all kinds of cults or organizations suddenly appearing and starting to cause trouble.

Moreover, from this moment on, most electronic products on Earth became unusable, causing enormous losses to the global economy and people's lives, and the US government became the culprit for this disaster.

As a result, some countries that had long held the United States as a hegemon began to slowly put pressure on the US government to deal with the matter immediately. After all, the world is now heavily reliant on electronic products, and if these electronic products were to suddenly become completely paralyzed, humanity would be as if it had suddenly returned to the Stone Age. Fortunately, Athena did not go too far. She only controlled the electronic products of all countries' military forces and some large manufacturers or research bases. She did not interfere with the electronic products used in people's daily lives.

After all, her real purpose was just to cause trouble for the US government, not to be truly anti-human. She knew that Adam would definitely not be in any danger, and if she really went too far, Adam would be very disappointed. Therefore, she knew how to act appropriately and was targeting the US government and military, not all of humanity.

===================Seabed somewhere in the Pacific Ocean=======

Adam Stark, whose existence was the focus of almost the entire world's attention, lay quietly in a corner of the seabed. Some daring fish curiously approached this strange creature, but they were killed by the radiation emanating from him before they could get close. In an instant, this place became a forbidden zone for sea creatures, and no fish dared to approach him anymore.

Not long after, Adam suddenly coughed violently and was then choked awake by the seawater. Although he could hold his breath and walk on the seabed or in a vacuum, swallowing too much water on the seabed would make him feel uncomfortable, so he woke up feeling very unwell.

'Where am I? What's wrong with me?' Adam thought, holding his breath and touching his head after choking a few times.

However, Adam quickly remembered the nuclear explosion and realized that he must have been stunned by the blast. Thinking that Athena might be very worried if he didn't appear, he immediately flew up and wobbled to the surface of the sea.

"Phew, choking on water is really unpleasant, and my head is spinning," Adam said with a sigh of relief, somewhat annoyed.

There are still some effects from the nuclear explosion. For example, he is extremely weak. He had almost exhausted all his strength just by flying out of the seabed. Of course, this is just his feeling. At this moment, he is lying quietly on the sea surface, basking in the sun.

"I wonder how much time has passed, and if Athena is getting anxious," Adam thought to himself as he basked in the sun.

His communication devices and other belongings had been destroyed by the immense energy of the nuclear bomb, and much of his clothing was also torn. Fortunately, his spatial equipment had good protective magic and remained undamaged. He took out a communication device and tried to contact Athena. He was completely unaware of the enormous events that had unfolded outside in such a short time.

Chapter 417 Reunion

After Adam had soaked up the sun, he took out a communicator from his personal spatial equipment and tried to contact Athena. However, due to the extremely strong radiation in the nearby sea, he was unable to make contact with Athena for the time being.

"Ugh, really, the radiation is too much." Adam used his advanced vision to see that the nearby sea area was already polluted by various types of radiation. He sighed and said that humans really don't care much about what they have.

"I wonder how much of the ocean will be polluted by this radiation, sigh."

Although Adam had gained some strength from basking in the sun, he had temporarily lost his abilities due to the previous X-bomb and would need some time to fully recover. So he floated in the radiation sea nearby, trying to contact Athena or the Watchtower.

Of course, Athena, who was searching for Adam not far away, had no idea about any of this. Although the two of them were very close, the strange radiation from the X-nuclear explosion caused Athena's magic to encounter too many obstacles in this area, preventing her from searching for Adam who was not far away.

This plunged the world into endless panic. Although they had heard Athena's ultimatum, most humans, except for some opportunists and some suddenly emerging organizations, did not take it seriously. After all, they had almost gotten used to living in such a world.

They were used to someone popping up today saying they wanted to rule the earth, only to be defeated by a superhero, and then some robot or alien would appear the day after tomorrow. So when Athena said she wanted to take revenge on humanity, they were initially quite panicked. After all, Athena was humanity's intelligent steward. But since there hadn't been any official statements, they thought the government or other superheroes should be able to resolve the matter.

But when daylight came, none of the top-tier heroes appeared, yet Athena had already launched a nuclear attack. Although it exploded in a no-man's-land, who knows if Athena might suddenly cause trouble again?

The entire world is finally on the verge of panic, because even the most oblivious person has noticed something—this time, not a single superhero has made a move!

"What on earth is going on? Where's Iron Man? The Avengers?" a man shouted excitedly.

"Hey, wasn't it just the day before yesterday that you were clamoring for the Avengers to disband? Why do you suddenly think of the Avengers now that something's happened?" A companion standing next to the man said sarcastically.

"Me? ~~~~"

"Do you think these top-tier heroes are just there to serve us?"

"Isn't that right? Didn't God give them super abilities precisely to protect us weaklings?"

"Exactly, exactly, with great power comes great responsibility, isn't that what they say?"

"Haha, it's ridiculous. When they need something, they have a whole bunch of excuses to use morality as a weapon to coerce those superheroes. But in peacetime, they show a completely different face. How hypocritical!"

Various opinions are being hotly debated around the world, but the core message is simply to keep the Avengers serving them. After all, the so-called "Sokovia Accords" were just a way for governments to manipulate public opinion and force Tony's Avengers to submit.

============A Secret Base of the Avengers=====

Tony's faction of Avengers who had already signed the agreement learned about the situation by watching the news on television, but at this moment they had no intention of saving the world.

"Do you think someone really died?" Black Widow asked, sitting on the sofa.

"I don't know, something must have happened, otherwise Miss Athena wouldn't be in this state." Vision stood in the corner and said calmly.

"By the way, are you alright?" Black Widow asked.

"It's alright. Miss Athena has only temporarily restricted my movement. With the gem on my forehead, I will soon be free," Vision said calmly.

"Are you planning to rebel against Athena?" Black Widow asked.

"We can't let her do anything reckless. If she really launches a global nuclear attack, humanity will face annihilation." Vision stared at Black Widow and said, "Aren't you afraid of that?"

"Heh, what can I do?" Black Widow looked at the base where only two people remained and said calmly, "Most of the people are gone. Rhodey was never one of us in the Avengers, so now there are only the two of us left in the Avengers. We don't even know where Tony went."

"Are you just going to give up like this?" Vision asked curiously.

"Me? Heh, what can I do? I'm just a special agent, I can't possibly fight Athena. And if Adam really gets hurt, it doesn't matter if the world is destroyed." Black Widow said, and then left.

Ultimately, apart from the newborn Vision, everyone else had completely lost faith in the government and had no interest in its survival. Moreover, most of them still believed that Athena would not actually launch a nuclear attack worldwide. They were unaware that if Adam were truly dead, Athena would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack to wipe out humanity from the earth.

Fortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world. Adam didn't die; he was merely trapped in the radiation zone and temporarily lost his abilities. After half a day of sunbathing, he was almost able to fly at low altitudes again. Meanwhile, Athena, in a fit of pique, launched another nuclear attack and continued her search for Adam.

Fortunately, God did not abandon this world, and the two met in the sky over the sea not far away.

"Athena!!!" Adam's slightly joyful voice rang in Athena's ears. Athena looked in the direction of the voice and saw Adam flying low not far away, almost half-naked.

"Master?!?" Athena exclaimed in surprise, and in a flash, she appeared beside Adam and hugged him tightly, bursting into tears of joy.

Adam felt the woman in his arms tremble slightly, gently hugged her, and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

Athena didn't speak, she just held him tightly. During the half-day she spent searching for Adam, she almost thought she had lost him. Fortunately, heaven took pity on her and she finally met Adam again.

"Alright, Athena, don't cry. I'm fine now, aren't I?" Adam smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect them to have added something to the nuclear bomb, otherwise it wouldn't have taken so long."

Upon hearing this, Athena asked anxiously, "Master, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, just temporary weakness. I was in the sun for a while, and after returning to the watchtower, I spent some time in the sunroom and I'm fine now," Adam reassured him. "By the way, are Logan and the others alright?"

"I'm sure everything will be alright," Athena whispered.

"Ah, what do you mean by 'should'? Didn't you meet them?" Adam asked, puzzled.

“After my master had an accident, I entrusted them to Ganata and went to find you, my master, by myself.” Athena kept her head down and said in a low voice, “And because I couldn’t find my master, I did some bad things.”

"Bad things? What bad things?" Adam didn't think of anything bad at all and said with a smile.

“I have taken my revenge,” Athena explained.

"What? Revenge? Against whom? How did you take revenge?" Adam still didn't quite understand and asked.

"I dropped a few nuclear bombs and detonated them in the no-man's-land of America," Athena said calmly.

Even Adam was stunned. He hadn't expected Athena to do this. He now understood that what Athena had said earlier wasn't a joke at all, but rather Athena's truest meaning.

"Master, if you die, I will make all the humans on Earth pay for your death." Those words suddenly crossed Adam's mind. He had thought it was just a joke before, but now he realized that it contained Athena's pure and unconditional love for him.

'It seems I truly owe her a debt I can never repay,' Adam thought. 8

Chapter 418 Tony's Cry for Help

After Athena told Adam about her plan to take revenge on humanity, she noticed Adam's unusual silence and began to panic. Although she hadn't done anything to cause human deaths, according to the established rules, she had indeed overstepped her authority this time.

"Master, are you angry?" Athena asked softly.

"Ah, no, you're overthinking it." Adam snapped out of his daze and, noticing Athena's expression, immediately said, "Even if there were no casualties, it wouldn't be a big deal. They only have themselves to blame anyway."

Adam knew that even if Athena wanted to take revenge, she would only target the soldiers involved in the incident, not the civilians. Of course, if innocent civilians were harmed, Adam wouldn't blame Athena, because it seemed that only Athena and Tony truly cared about Adam in this world.

As for the rest, he could say with his hand on his heart that he owed them nothing, and in fact, it was the people of this world who had wronged him first.

Athena breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Adam's words, and then asked, "Master, shall we return to the watchtower now?"

"Yes, let's go back first. This feeling of helplessness is really unpleasant," Adam nodded and said.

“Then let’s go.” After Athena finished speaking, she immediately helped Adam up and began chanting the incantation for teleportation magic, then turned into light and disappeared.

The reason they used magic that consumes mana instead of the watchtower's teleportation function is because they are currently in a radiation zone. There are all kinds of radiation here, which makes it impossible for the watchtower to pinpoint Athena and Adam's location. Athena also didn't want Adam to continue suffering, so she used magic to leave directly.

A beam of light flashed from the watchtower, and Athena and Adam appeared there.

"Are you alright?" Adam asked with concern.

Teleportation from Earth to Earth's orbit is no easy feat. Don't be fooled by Christine's frequent use of magic to travel; that's because Christine is a god with innate magical talent and can amplify her magic with divine energy. Athena, however, is not a god.

Athena shook her head and said, "I'm fine, Master. I still have this little bit of magic."

"Huh, what's wrong with the others?" Adam and Athena walked out of the room together and found that there were no mutants around, so they asked curiously.

"Um, I've locked them in the conference room, and the Garuda is watching them," Athena said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Never mind, let's not disturb them for now. I need to recover first."

Adam didn't say anything more upon hearing this. After all, Athena did this because she was worried about what these mutant children might do while she was away. There are mischievous kids everywhere, and who knows what might happen if no one was watching them? As for the teacher you mentioned? Oh, they just went through a fierce battle and fell asleep afterward. Christine didn't need to use magic at all, so that's how it ended up.

Ignoring the others locked in the conference room, Adam walked straight into the sun room designed specifically for him. Here, Christine had inscribed divine runes for him, which could absorb and store the sun's energy, which he could use to restore himself or enhance his strength when needed.

On the other side, Phoenix and Logan found that the energy wall that had trapped them had disappeared, and Athena walked in from outside.

"You two seem to be in pretty good spirits," Athena said casually.

"What exactly happened?" Logan asked.

"It's nothing. I was in a bad mood because the master wasn't here, so I just vented a little. As for them, they're just asleep." Athena glanced at Phoenix and said, "Alright, they should be waking up soon. You can deal with the traitor yourselves. As for the others, there are plenty of empty rooms in the watchtower, but you can't go to the upper three floors or the central control room. That's the rule."