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Adam quickly arrived near the ocean, but with a determined look in his eyes and no fear, he rushed in. With a loud bang, the seawater was pushed open by Adam. Although Adam had already sunk quite a bit, fortunately he did not continue to sink. Instead, he continued to run forward with that little bit of buoyancy, faster and higher and higher, until finally Adam was able to run on the surface of the sea.

Athena looked at Adam and murmured, "It's really amazing! Master's speed is already so fast... wait, what's going on? Good heavens, Master isn't running at all, he's... flying!"

Chapter 85 Funeral

After Adam persuaded Magneto to leave, he asked Natasha to contact Nick Fury so that he could send someone to transfer the injured to a hospital for treatment. However, she unexpectedly received devastating news from Nick Fury—his parents, Howard Stark and Maria Stark, had been in a car accident.

Adam was devastated upon hearing this. After contacting Athena and confirming that it was true, he abandoned Natasha and the others and prepared to run to New York.

On the other side, in Manhattan, New York...

Tony sat blankly in the house, watching the busy people coming and going, but his mind was empty. Just a few hours ago, he had argued with his father again. Tony, who had originally planned to go out to see a movie with them, stormed out in anger, left home, found some models, and went to his brother's bar to vent his grievances.

But unexpectedly, just a few hours later, he received a call from the police saying that his parents and the old housekeeper who had always been very kind to him had died in a car accident.

How could he possibly accept this blow?! He rushed from the bar to the hospital in a daze, only to find his father lying quietly in the hospital bed. He just lay there, and Tony assumed he was simply asleep. He called out to the old man a few times, but received no reply. He would never again lose his temper, never again be lectured for not wanting to go to work, never again give Tony the cold shoulder. Because he was gone, gone forever from this world.

Tony had always thought that since his father didn't like him much, he wouldn't care about him much either. But he was wrong, terribly wrong! When he saw his father lying motionless in bed, he panicked. He couldn't live without his father. He knew his father had high expectations of him, wanting him to surpass him and his brother one day. But he had always thought it was just a matter of his father not liking him. Now, however, he realized that his father's expectations were far higher than he had imagined.

Tony cried. This usually jovial playboy cried like a girl because he had lost three of the people who cared about and loved him most in one day. How could he not cry?

Just then, Obadiah Stanislav walked in from outside, walked over to Tony and gently patted Tony on the shoulder. Upon seeing this, Tony hugged Uncle Obadiah Stanislav and burst into tears.

Obadiah asked Tony where he was, but Tony couldn't tell him. He only had this one brother left, and he couldn't let his brother be in danger. His brother was a superhero, after all. Although they hadn't been in contact lately, he could still feel the deep brotherly love from his brother, so he didn't tell Obadiah about his brother.

Tony told Obadiah that his brother would be back soon; he was just out running errands. However, he was worried about his brother. He'd heard from his father that his brother had gone to handle something difficult. He'd also called Athena, but she said that Adam had lost contact with her because the signal was blocked, and he couldn't contact Adam either.

He began to worry about his brother. He wasn't sure if he would lose his brother too; after all, just a few hours earlier he had been having dinner with his parents and even had an argument with his father. But who could have known that in just a few hours, he and his father would be unable to argue anymore? He also couldn't enjoy his mother's gentle love anymore. Thinking of these things, Tony cried again.

Time slowly passed, and although Tony tried his best to stall for time, he knew he couldn't delay any longer.

Here comes Obadiah again: "Tony, we should let Howard and Maria rest in peace. We can't wait for your brother any longer."

Tony could only agree after hearing this. After all, so much time had passed, and this matter couldn't be delayed any longer. He had just hired the best mortician to prepare his parents for their passing, so it seemed that the matter was settled.

"Alright, let's begin. Also, please inform the guests who will be attending the funeral that it will be held at Arlington National Cemetery."

Obadiah nodded slightly and then walked out.

At that moment, Adam's girlfriend, Christine, dressed in black mourning clothes, walked in and gently hugged him.

Tony said, "I'm sorry I'm a little late. Please accept my condolences, Tony."

Tony sighed softly and said, "Thank you, Christine. It's good that you're here."

Christine looked around and asked, "Where is Adam? I tried to call him but he didn't answer."

Tony shook his head slightly and said, "He's not here. He went to take care of something important a few days ago, but don't worry, he'll be back. I believe that."

After hearing this, Christine said, "So Adam doesn't know about this yet?"

Tony nodded and said, "Yes, he didn't know about this. Hopefully, he can stay calm after hearing about it and not do anything foolish in a fit of anger."

Just then, Obadiah St. came over again and said, "Tony, the notification has been sent out, we can set off now."

Tony nodded and said, "I understand."

Obadiah only noticed Christine at this moment, and then saw the mourning clothes she was wearing. He frowned and said, "What's going on? Where did Adam go by himself? Did he send a woman to represent him in this situation?"

After hearing this, Tony said in a deep voice, "Alright, Uncle Obadiah, my brother hasn't come back yet, but he will definitely come back. As for Christine, my parents have both met her; she's Adam's girlfriend, and she has the right to be here!"

Obadiah clearly hadn't expected Adam and Tony to be so close. After all, Tony and Adam rarely traveled together, and Obadiah had no way of knowing what was going on in their families. So, taking advantage of Howard's death and Adam's absence, his plan to sow discord between the two brothers was abruptly thwarted by a single sentence from Tony.

After hearing Tony's rather cold words, Obadiah Stanstan chuckled awkwardly and said, "Sorry, I didn't know about the relationship between Adam and Miss Christine."

Tony said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Uncle Obadiah, I'm in a bad mood."

Obadiah patted Tuo Ni on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, I understand how you feel! But we should get going, after all, we're heading to Arlington National Funding Fair."

Tony nodded and said, "Then, let's go." He then led Christine out of the room, unaware of the sinister glint in Obadiah's eyes behind him.

Arlington National Funding

Howard Stark, as a figure who made significant contributions to the United States and the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D., deserves to rest here. Tony had previously received notification that the government had specially dispatched a transport plane to take Howard and his wife's remains. This was Tony's request; he wanted his parents to rest in one place, and the government agreed, given Howard's lingering influence.

The sky was shrouded in dark clouds, as if the heavens themselves were bidding farewell to the Howards. In the cemetery, one could see many figures that were previously only seen on television, at least for ordinary people.

Howard and Maria lay quietly in the coffin, each holding a bouquet of flowers. The pastor, seeing that everyone had arrived, began to recite scriptures.

Tony and Christine listened quietly to the pastor's sermon, but they were also secretly worried about Adam's arrival. After all, many people had already asked about Adam's whereabouts, and if Adam couldn't explain it later, they might get an indelible bad reputation.

After the pastor finished reciting the scriptures, he indicated that the burial could proceed.

Upon hearing this, Tony opened his mouth slightly, wanting to ask people to wait a little longer, but Obadiah Stanislav stopped him, as keeping so many people waiting was not a solution. Tony could only nod helplessly and agree to the burial.

"Wait a minute!" Just then, a voice came from the air.

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this, and then they saw a figure descend from the sky and land directly beside the coffins of the Howards, slowly kneeling down.

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Chapter 86 Identity Exposed

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The Howards died on the spot in the car accident, which is the official version of events. The real reason was that they were assassinated by Hydra. However, because the incident was handled so perfectly, the police did not suspect that it was a homicide.

When the news of Howard and his wife's death reached Adam's ears, he almost collapsed. Fortunately, Natasha reminded him that he still had his brother Tony, which helped Adam regain some of his senses. After hurriedly asking Athena a few questions, Adam 'ran' away from Cambria, preparing to immediately return to New York to see his parents one last time.

Through her analysis, Athena told Adam that to get from Cambyria to New York in the shortest time, he must cross the ocean. Only in this way could he reach New York before the Howards were buried. After hearing Athena's analysis, Adam ran towards the sea without hesitation. His speed increased, from initially running on the seabed to running on the ocean surface. Eventually, his altitude gradually increased, and he slowly left the sea surface, turning his running into flying.

At first, Adam wasn't aware he was flying, his mind filled with thoughts of going faster and faster. When Athena noticed Adam flying, the speed increased again, and she quickly reminded him. However, Adam nearly lost control and fell into the sea. After some effort, he finally learned how to fly. Therefore, he increased his speed and flew rapidly towards New York.

Just then, Athena informed Adam, "Master, your parents have been moved from the villa to Arlington National Cemetery. We need to fly there."

Adam nodded after hearing this. He said, "I understand!" Then he sped up again and flew towards Arlington National Park.

Soon, Adam saw Lincoln's monument in the distance, then Arlington National Cemetery, and saw some celebrities, including the President of the United States, as well as a haggard-looking Tony and Christine standing beside him.

At that moment, possessing extraordinary hearing, he heard Obadiah's words. Knowing that if he didn't hurry, he would never see his parents one last time, he shouted, "Wait!" and, disregarding the danger of his identity being exposed, landed directly in front of the coffin and blocked the priest's path.

Adam's sudden appearance surprised everyone. No one knew why this superhero had returned, and he seemed to want to mourn Howard and his wife.

After reading it, Obadiah St. said coldly, "What do you want to do? Even if you're a superhero, you can't be this arrogant. You're not letting people rest in peace."

Upon hearing this, Adam stood up and said, "I just want to see my parents one last time!" As he finished speaking, his battle robes quickly disintegrated and reassembled into a black-clad woman, and his mask transformed into a pair of glasses.

Everyone was shocked. They never expected that the superhero Shadow would be Adam Stark, Howard Stark's son. This was something they never dreamed of, but it actually happened.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Adam said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please ask about my identity later. Today is my parents' funeral, and I don't want to talk about anything else." He then reached out with a slightly trembling hand and opened the coffin lid, gazing at the figures lying quietly inside. Tears welled up again silently.

Although everyone had a thousand questions they wanted to ask, they knew that now was not the time, so they watched Adam quietly. Some of the girls who admired Adam secretly wiped away their tears after seeing him cry.

Tony walked over to Adam, gently patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, cheer up. You know Father doesn't like us crying."

After hearing this, Adam hugged Tony. Tears streamed down his face as he softly said, "I'm sorry, Tony. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have become a superhero, I shouldn't have gone to Africa. I'm so sorry."

Tony sighed after hearing this, his eyes red, and said, "Listen, Adam, none of us wanted this to happen, and I never expected it to happen. You know, I had a fight with him just now, but who knew that I would lose them in the blink of an eye."

Seeing the two brothers embracing each other, all the guests couldn't help but sigh. Howard should be content with having two sons like these. Even after Howard's passing, they didn't turn against each other over the inheritance. It's truly rare to see such a large family like this.

After seeing that Adam was indeed the Shadow, Obadiah Stanstan calmed down a bit. Seeing the two brothers embracing and crying, he walked over, patted them on the shoulder, and said, "Alright, Adam, Tony, it's time to let Howard and Maria rest in peace. We need to look forward and not blame ourselves for this."

Although Adam didn't like Obadiah, what he said made sense, so Adam nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Uncle Obadiah, we will. Let's bury him."

Obadiah thought Adam had officially acknowledged him and was immediately happy, saying, "Well, it's okay. Although you've lost your parents, you still have each other and me as your uncle. Don't be sad."

Tony nodded and said, "Thank you, Uncle Obadiah." He then gestured for the pastor to continue.

Although the priest was quite surprised by what was happening, he did not forget his duty. Therefore, after seeing the look of relief in Adam and Tony's eyes, he continued the ceremony that Adam had interrupted. Howard Stark and Maria Stark's coffins were slowly lowered into the cemetery.

Two brand-new graves were erected, and the honor guards began to play funeral music. The President of the United States handed Adam a triangular flag folded by the soldiers and said, "Your father made many contributions to the United States, and you have become a superhero. I hope you will not forget that you are an American and will learn from your father. Please accept my condolences."

Adam nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Mr. President. I will always remember my identity." Although he didn't like these politicians chatting, Adam still exchanged pleasantries.

The US president smiled slightly, shook Adam's hand firmly, then shook hands with Tony before leaving due to his busy schedule.

After that, some upper-class family heads or heirs came over to express their sympathy to Adam and Tony, said a few words of condolence, and then slowly left the cemetery.

After an hour of busy work, Howard's funeral ended very simply. Adam and Tony declined Obadiah Stane's invitation to go home for dinner and instead took Christine back to Howard Stark's villa.

Christine remained silent the whole way. Adam knew what Christine was thinking, so he gently took her hand and said, "I'm sorry, I actually thought about telling you, but..." Before he could finish speaking, Christine stopped him.

Christine shook her head and said, "Alright, Adam, I'm not angry about this. You're tired today, so get some rest."

Adam nodded slightly after hearing this, without speaking. He was actually too exhausted to speak. After several battles and nearly being killed by the wizard's strange power—if his energy source hadn't been the sun—Adam would have been dead long ago. Although the sun's power had saved him, his body couldn't absorb all the energy immediately, which took considerable effort. Although he was now alright, he had fought Magneto again and returned to America from Africa by plane. Adam was very tired that day, and once he relaxed, he couldn't resist his sleepiness and fell asleep on the living room sofa.

Tony looked at the exhausted Adam and sighed softly, saying, "Christine, I hope you don't blame your brother for not telling you his identity. He did it to protect us. He was afraid that his enemies would harm his loved ones if they knew who he was."

Christine gently stroked Adam's face and said, "I know, I don't blame him, I just feel like I'm not good enough for him."

Tony shook his head and said, "You can't think like that. You know, my parents approve of you. I've decided you're my sister-in-law. Okay, you should go back and rest. You must be tired today."

After hearing this, Christine asked, "What about Adam?"

Tony chuckled and said, "It's alright, he's perfectly fine, we don't need to worry about him. Besides, we can't take him back inside, so we'll just have to let him sleep here."

After hearing this, Christine said, "Okay, you should go back and rest too. You must be tired today. I'll sleep later." Then she quietly sat down next to Adam.

Chapter Eighty-Seven: Brotherhood

Adam Stark descended from the sky on the day of the funeral, revealing to everyone that the so-called Shadow of War was none other than Howard Stark's eldest son, Adam Stark. Because it was Howard Stark's funeral, everyone temporarily suppressed their curiosity, planning to find out more later.

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Of course, for the media attending the funeral, this was explosive news. All the reporters captured the moment, preparing to report it in the next day's newspapers. There were quite a few media outlets at the funeral, so early the next morning, news that Adam Stark was Behemoth had appeared in every city in America, astonishing everyone. If Adam Stark hadn't revealed his identity at Howard Stark's funeral, no one would have been able to connect a playboy with a superhero.

S.H.I.E.L.D. New York

Nick Fury slammed the newspaper down on the table, his face dark, and said, "My dear Natasha, how do you explain this?"