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Obadiah was annoyed to find himself with no room to intervene. Just as he was about to say something, he noticed that the music that had been playing had stopped and Howard Stark had already walked to the front. Since everyone knew that the party was about to begin, they tacitly stopped talking and waited quietly for Howard to speak.

Obadiah Stane knew the charity gala had already started, so he cursed Adam under his breath and listened quietly to Howard speak, since it really wasn't the right time for him to speak.

Adam was standing right next to him, so how could he not see Obadiah's expression? He smiled to himself, took Christine's hand, and quietly watched his father.

Howard Stark looked at the wealthy and upper-class people below and said calmly, "Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. You all know the purpose of my organizing this charity gala tonight. A few hours ago, due to some people, there was a severe headache around the world. I think everyone here has experienced this."

Upon hearing this, the people below also showed expressions of lingering fear and trepidation. After all, most of the people present were wealthy individuals living in high society—in short, very, very rich people. They hadn't yet enjoyed everything in this world enough, and they vowed never to experience this close encounter with death again.

Howard Stark gently waved his hand to quiet the crowd, and said, “We should be thankful! Because we didn’t go out today, we didn’t take a plane, so we can gather here and hold this party. But today, more than 11 million people have lost their lives or been injured because of this accident. This is a major global disaster. First, let us mourn our compatriots who are suffering today.” He then closed his eyes.

Those in the audience had heard that many people had been affected by the disaster, but they never imagined that the number would reach over ten million. This was no small number, and while they were all secretly astonished, they couldn't help but feel a sense of relief. When Howard said that he wanted to mourn for these people, everyone closed their eyes and offered their heartfelt blessings and prayers.

The mourning lasted for approximately three minutes.

Howard opened his eyes and continued, "Alright, gentlemen, today's charity auction will begin in a little while. Before that, I personally donate one hundred million US dollars to help those suffering from this disaster and their families!" After saying that, he bowed to the audience and then stepped off the stage.

Howard's donation of one hundred million US dollars shocked everyone below, but even more so, it evoked admiration.

Norman Osborn laughed and said, "Mr. Howard's character is truly admirable."

Adam looked at Howard and said, "He has always been my goal and my guiding light."

Norman Osborn replied, "Hehe, your father will be very happy to hear this, you know? You and Tony have always been his pride. I've seen the pride he feels every time he mentions you two."

Adam shrugged and said, "By the way, Mr. Osborne, I heard you have a son. Why isn't he with you?"

Norman Osborne gave a helpless smile and said, "That kid's with his friends, haha. He doesn't like these kinds of parties; he thinks they're hypocritical, haha."

Despite saying that, Norman Osman's eyes still flashed with pride and satisfaction when he mentioned his son, clearly indicating that he was very satisfied with his son.

Just then, Tony, who was in the distance, seemed to spot Adam and waved for him to come over. Adam, seeing this, said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Osborn."

Norman Osborn also saw Tony waving to Adam and laughed, "Hehe, go ahead, it's nice to meet you, Adam."

Adam smiled and said, "Me too, Mr. Osborn, goodbye." He then politely said goodbye to Obadiah and left with Christine.

As Adam walked toward Tony, he said, "I'm sorry, Christine, I introduced you that way just now to protect you. I hope you don't misunderstand."

Christine laughed and said, "Alright, I can tell. You don't seem to like that Mr. Obadiah St.?"

Adam nodded and said, "That's right. Although that person seemed very enthusiastic towards me, he has been doing things that are detrimental to me. Humph, he thought I was completely unaware."

Upon hearing this, Christine asked worriedly, "Will you be alright?"

Adam laughed and said, "How could that be? Hehe, don't worry, he doesn't dare to do anything to me now. I'm just afraid he'll target you, after all, this guy is ruthless."

Christine then realized that Adam was protecting her, and feeling touched, she said, "Thank you, Adam."

Adam frowned deliberately after hearing this and said, "I've already told you, don't thank me anymore."

Christine replied coquettishly, "Alright, I was wrong. At most, you can punish me however you like tonight."

Adam laughed and said, "Alright, you said it yourself."

The two chatted and laughed as they approached Tony. A group of young men and women had gathered around Tony, chatting and having a great time. There were also some movie stars—all women!

Adam smiled and waved, saying, "Hey, Tony! Are you alright?"

Tony stepped out from the crowd and came to Adam's side, saying, "Me? Of course I'm not doing well. You know, I was having a great time at noon, and then suddenly I was in excruciating pain and it all ended abruptly. What bad luck."

Adam was speechless after hearing this, not knowing how to talk about his younger brother.

Tony noticed Christine at that moment and said with a somewhat embarrassed smile, "Ah, you must be Christine. Hehe, please excuse me. Just pretend you didn't hear what I said earlier."

Christine smiled and said, "Hehe, it's nice to meet you, Tony. You are indeed as interesting as the rumors say."

Tony laughed and said, "Ah? Really? That's great! Hehe, Christine, do you have any friends you could accept? Maybe I'll fall in love too!"

As they were talking, a beautiful girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old, with long blonde hair and wearing a blue evening dress, walked excitedly up to Adam and said, "Hello, Adam, I'm Nicky Hilton. I never thought I'd get to meet you in person." She then hugged Adam tightly.

Adam was a little embarrassed by the little girl's enthusiasm, after all, his girlfriend was standing right next to him, but he didn't dare to use force, for fear of hurting this innocent and beautiful girl.

"Alright, Miss Hilton, it's a pleasure to meet you too. Could you please let me go?"

Upon hearing this, Nicky Hilton immediately became displeased and said, "Adam, I've already called you Adam. You have to call me Nicky before I'll let you go."

Adam replied helplessly, "Okay, Nikki, can you let me go?"

Just then, a girl who looked somewhat like Nicky Hilton stepped out, pulled Nicky Hilton aside, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Stark, my sister just really likes your novels. I hope you won't take offense."

Adam, of course, wouldn't stoop to the level of a child, and laughed, "Of course not, she's very cute."

Nicky Hilton was immediately displeased and said, "Hey Adam, I'm 14 years old, past the cute age. You should say I'm pretty."

Upon hearing this, Nikki's sister sternly exclaimed, "Nikki!" and then gave Adam an awkward smile.

“I am Nicky’s sister, Pars Hilton. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Stark.”

Adam laughed and said, "Just call me Adam, just like your sister."

Pars Hilton laughed and said, "Alright then, you can call me Pars too, that's what my friends call me."

At that moment, Nicky Hilton suddenly pointed at Christine and asked, "Adam, are you dating Christine?"

Adam nodded after hearing this and said, "Yes, Christine and I are indeed in love."

Nicky Hilton was immediately disheartened upon hearing this, saying, "Oh, does this mean I have no chance? Humph, Sister Christine, although I really like your movies, I also like Adam, so I want to compete with you fairly!"

Christine smiled and said, "Okay, I accept your challenge!"

The other person was just a little girl, and she didn't care about Nicky Hilton's naive words at all. After all, she was confident in her appearance, and most importantly, she didn't think Adam would fall for a little girl.

Chapter Fifty-Nine: Why Are You Alive?!

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After seeing off lawyer Stephen, Adam didn't leave through the main entrance. Instead, he went to the hotel parking lot, drove his sports car, and sped away. The reporters who were following behind, wanting to interview Adam, couldn't outrun his four wheels and were quickly left behind.

Back home, Athena appeared in her true form as soon as she entered the living room and stood beside Adam, laughing, "Haha, Master, you were so cool last night."

She was referring to the incident where Adam gave the middle finger to a reporter from the Daily Bugle, and there are two news reports about it in today's newspapers.

Adam said irritably, "Alright, Athena, let's not talk about this anymore. By the way, has the priest found his hiding place?"

After hearing this, Athena smiled and said, "After analysis, I have finally found the priest's hiding place." She then pulled up a map and showed it to Adam.

Upon seeing this, Adam said, "I'm in a bad mood right now, so I'll go grab this guy and see who's standing behind him!"

After hearing this, Athena said, "Master, you must be careful."

Adam nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've improved in all my abilities, I'll be fine! By the way, keep up the pace of finding Magneto!" After saying that, he disguised himself, left home, put on his battle robe in a secluded place, and headed towards where the priest was.

The priest seemed particularly confident in his ability to hide, as he was hiding in a small bar in Queens, New York, a bar called Octopus Girl. Adam went to the building opposite the bar and used his X-ray vision to examine it. He discovered that there was a secret room beneath the bar, and even with his X-ray vision, he couldn't see through it. Clearly, it likely contained an energy layer or the walls of the secret room contained lead.

Adam sneered after looking at it and said, "Hmph, there's definitely something wrong here. Whether it's the energy layer or the lead layer, it means there must be some secret beneath this bar. Heh, Athena hacked into their system and gained control of the surveillance equipment!" After saying that, he spread his cape, which turned into a glider, and floated to the back door, landing lightly on the ground.

Athena said, "Master, we have taken control of the entire bar's surveillance equipment, but their computers do not contain any information about the secret room."

After hearing this, Adam said, "You're certainly cautious enough. Hehe, since it's not on the computer, let's go in and find it ourselves!" He then cleverly slipped through the back door of the bar and rushed to the room leading to the secret room.

There was no one inside the room, but there were eight armed men in black guarding it. But this was no problem for Adam. He quickly knocked the eight men unconscious, dragged them into the bathroom (which had a sign saying it was under maintenance), and then went into the manager's office.

In fact, there were more traps and surveillance devices in this office than in the entire corridor, but for Adam, who possessed Athena, all of this was just for show. After Athena gained control of the entire bar's upper-level computer, Adam swaggered in, and no one noticed.

However, what remains unknown is what lies beneath this secret chamber. After all, Adam cannot see inside at all. Although he is not afraid of being discovered, if the enemy escapes early, it will take a long time to find them.

Adam used his X-ray vision to locate the entrance to the secret chamber, and then had Athena crack the code to the door so they could enter.

As soon as Adam stepped into the secret room, a piercing alarm sounded. He then realized that he had underestimated the organization, because the area beneath the secret room was actually a sensor zone. As soon as someone moved above, the other side would immediately know that someone had entered the secret room passage.

But it didn't matter if he was discovered. After all, with his strength, he was more than capable of creating such a place on his own. He sneered and looked at the Gatling guns that stretched out from both sides of the secret passage. He didn't even look at the rain of bullets being fired at him and continued to move forward.

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Beneath the secret chamber lies a massive processing plant, and the priest Adam seeks is its manager. No one knows his name; everyone calls him Father. However, this priest lacks the compassion typical of priests; he is a ruthless executioner.

He was sitting in his office, looking at a woman bound to a cross by his men, wearing only a bikini. This woman was a bewitching beauty that would arouse any normal man; her curvaceous body, fiery red hair, and ruby-like lips made one want to take a bite.

Unfortunately, looking at such a captivating enchantress, the priest's eyes held no desire, only a chilling murderous intent and madness.

The priest looked at the whip marks on the woman inflicted by his men, licked his lips, and said, "Oh, my dear, Natasha, you never thought you'd end up in my hands, did you?"

The woman known as Natasha was very calm. Despite the unbearable pain, her face remained expressionless. She simply asked, "How did you find me? I don't think I gave myself away."

The priest smiled grimly and said, "That's right, you didn't reveal any loopholes. However, I never trust anyone, so I check all my subordinates several times a day. Unfortunately, you revealed the secret yourself during yesterday's check!"

Natasha was immediately taken aback and exclaimed, "What? Your abilities aren't just limited to controlling mutants?"

The priest laughed and said, "The ability to control mutants? Haha, I don't have that ability. What controls those mutants is a drug made from mutant brains that our organization obtained when we cooperated with William Stryker!"

Natalie asked, "Heh, I didn't expect to lose so badly. So, what is your ability?"

The priest smiled calmly and said, "My abilities? Are you planning to expose my secret, then break off your left thumb to free yourself, and then take us all down?"

Natasha was genuinely shocked at this moment. That was exactly what she had been thinking. She asked, "Your ability is mind reading? How is that possible? If it really were mind reading, we've been alone together quite a few times, so why did it take you so long to catch me?"

The priest looked at Natasha's expression and laughed, "You guessed wrong again! My ability isn't mind reading! What truly reads your mind is the cross behind you! Haha, I never thought the famous Black Widow would have this day, haha."

This woman is none other than Black Widow, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. It's unbelievable that she's been captured, and it seems like things are going very badly for her.

Just then, the alarm at the secret base suddenly went off, and the priest jumped to his feet, asking, "What on earth happened?"

A soldier in a black uniform walked in and said, "Father, Xia Ying has broken in. All the weapons in the secret passage are useless. He has already entered the factory. Please move out immediately."

Although the priest was not flustered after hearing this, he knew that the people in his base were no match for Xia Ying. As someone who had witnessed Xia Ying's battles and was fully aware of his strength, he knew that he was currently unable to fight against Xia Ying.

"Okay, got it. Notify everyone to launch a suicide attack. Don't worry, Xia Ying won't kill anyone or let you die in front of him. He'll save you! That's his weakness!"

The soldier nodded and said, "Yes, Father," before leaving the office.

The priest smiled slightly at Natasha and said, "Hehe, I didn't expect this Shadow Knight to find me so quickly. Well, I'll be going now. Don't miss me too much, baby! Attach a bomb to her so that Shadow Knight won't chase after us." After saying that, he laughed and left.

The priest, turning to leave, didn't notice the fleeting annoyance in Natasha's eyes. This annoyance didn't seem to be directed at the priest; she seemed somewhat displeased with the intruder's sudden appearance.

About ten minutes later, the fighting outside had stopped. Adam walked into the priest's office and found the Black Widow glaring at him angrily.

However, this time Adam didn't even think about why Black Widow was angry; his mind was filled with only one sentence.

"How could you possibly be alive?!"

Faced with Adam's questioning, Natasha became angry and said, "What do you mean by this? You ruined my interrogation, scared the priest away, and now you dare to ask me why I'm still alive! Mr. Xia Ying, what exactly do you mean?"