Superman Marvel Adventures

Agent Hill frowned and said, "Judging by the way he looks in his uniform, he's probably preparing to be a superhero."

Nick Fury nodded and said, "It seems so."

Hill, who had never trusted superheroes, frowned and asked, "What should we do now? Should we make contact?"

Nick Fury shook his head and said, "We don't know if he's a mutant or what his purpose is, so I think we should keep a close eye on him for now, and also have the intelligence team keep an eye on this wizard's movements."

After hearing this, Agent Hill said, "Understood. Perhaps we can pass on his information to Professor X and his people. They should be happy to help us test whether this Shadow is a mutant."

Nick Fury narrowed his eyes and said, "Since you said it, then I'll leave this matter to you. Also, there's no need to conceal the news of Shadow of the Sword. We can use him to make some rats come out on their own."

Agent Hill was taken aback and asked, "You mean those people?"

Nick Fury nodded and said, "Well, since we can't find them, let them find their way out."

Agent Hill nodded and said, "I know what to do!" Then he turned and left.

As a result, since S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer concealed the news of Shadow of Valor, almost all the media outlets in New York were reporting on this suddenly appearing superhero the next day.

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Such headlines were ubiquitous in newsstands throughout New York City, and overnight, this mysterious superhero became more famous than many celebrities.

Adam slept at Howard's villa last night, so Tony woke him up early the next morning.

Adam looked at Tony, who was beaming with excitement, and asked, "Hey, buddy, what's going on?"

Tony chuckled, pointed to the newspaper in his hand, and said, "Oh, look! The mysterious superhero has reappeared and rescued the hostages held in the bank. Isn't that exciting news?"

Adam looked at Tony, somewhat speechless, and said, "Okay, what do you want to say?"

Tony chuckled and said, "Your clothes are cool, aren't they? But why are they bodysuits, and what's with that cape on your back? Aren't they in the way?"

Adam shrugged and said, "Dad gave it to me to cover my identity. Of course, I also saw another black one. As for when I'll give it to you, that's Dad's business."

Tony immediately became interested and said, "So this is the gift he was talking about. But tell me about the other uniform. I don't have superpowers or I'm not a mutant, so why would Dad prepare one for me?"

Adam glanced at Tony and said, "You can't guess? It's because I was worried about your safety that I specially made only a protective suit for you."

Tony chuckled and said, "Heh heh, it's because that old man always frowns whenever he sees me, as if I owe him money."

Adam said, "That's because he's afraid you'll become arrogant!"

Tony retorted angrily, "Then why do I praise you every time! Aren't you afraid you'll become arrogant?"

Adam shrugged and said, "I am Adam Stark, how could I be so arrogant and complacent because of such a small achievement!"

Chapter Ten: Discovering the Secret

After Adam finished talking with Tony, Adam went to wash up first, and then went downstairs with Tony. They ate the breakfast prepared by the servants, and when they found that Maria was not there, they asked Tony about her.

"Where did Mother go? Why wasn't she home so early in the morning?"

Tony sipped his drink and said, "Oh, after reading the newspaper, I found out that the location of the incident was very close to Stark Tower, so I was worried about my father's safety and went out early this morning."

Adam responded with an "oh," and said, "Showing off their love!"

Tony looked around to make sure no one was watching, then asked in a low voice, "By the way, bro, what are you going to do now?"

Adam said, "What else can we do but keep living our lives?"

Tony didn't quite understand why Adam was so enthusiastic about being a superhero, and asked, "Are you just going to live like this, hiding your identity? What if something happens to your lover while you're on a date? Leave her on the side of the road and go save her?"

Adam shrugged and said, "I'll think about that when I find a woman I like!"

Tony said helplessly, "Okay, it's Dad's saying again: do it first, think later!"

Adam chuckled and said, "Hmm, it's a Stark family trait!"

Tony: "Okay, I knew you'd say that, but there's one thing you have to promise me!"

Adam asked in confusion, "What is it?"

Tony chuckled and said, "Take a picture with me while wearing that uniform, and then get my autograph!"

Adam looked at Tony speechlessly after hearing this and said, "You're not thinking of using my picture to pick up girls, are you?"

Tony nodded matter-of-factly and said, "That's called making full use of existing resources! So, are you going to give it to me or not?"

Adam nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give it to you, but you have to be my model too!"

Tony asked, puzzled, "You want me to be your model? For what?"

Adam laughed and said, "Take a picture of us together while you're wearing that uniform, then we'll both have one!"

Tony was speechless after hearing this; he had never seen such a shameless person!

Adam smiled at Tony's expression, then stood up and said, "Alright, I should go home now. There are still many things Adam Stark needs to do."

Tony stood up and said, "Okay, good luck. Remember, call me if you need any help!"

Adam laughed, "Of course, only a fool wouldn't use free labor!" With that, he left Howard's villa, ignoring the furious Tony.

Since he had given his car to Tony, he went to the garage, picked out a BMW, and drove it back to his villa on the coast.

As Howard parked the car and entered the living room, Athena's ethereal voice drifted over: "Nice uniform, my master!"

Adam smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Athena. My father made it for me."

Athena continued, "However, when you came in just now, I scanned your uniform and found that the technology on that uniform is much more advanced than that of this world."

Adam was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Really? It seems Dad has played his trump card this time. As expected of Howard Stark! Let's ignore him, Athena!"

After hearing this, Athena said, "Oh, I see. I hope you can remain calm even after you learn the secret." She spoke the last sentence very softly, so Adam did not hear it clearly.

Adam ignored all of that, carrying the box containing his uniform, and went to a mirror in the kitchen. The mirror suddenly rose up, revealing an elevator entrance, and Adam walked in. After Adam went in, the mirror returned to its original state, leaving everyone wondering that the entrance to Adam's underground laboratory was in such a place.

With a ding, the elevator stopped. After exiting the elevator, there was a beautifully decorated corridor. Unfortunately, beneath this beautiful decoration lay a deadly weapon. Anyone who entered the underground laboratory without the permission of Athena and Adam would be instantly strangled by a 360-degree rotating laser net. This corridor was created by Adam based on an idea from a flashback memory, and he called it the Laser Corridor.

After passing through the laser corridor, you finally see the laboratory in its true form: a relatively spacious hall with a huge screen directly opposite, divided into dozens of smaller sections displaying various crime scenes. These scenes were specially selected by Athena from the satellites she hacked into Stark Industries and the surveillance equipment scattered throughout New York City. Athena would promptly notify Adam whenever the police were outmatched by the criminals.

The left side was divided into three rooms. Based on the letters written on each room, we can see that these are the equipment storage room, the laboratory, and the utility room—their functions are obvious. The right side, on the other hand, was transformed by Adam into a small bar, a place where he would usually eat or have a few drinks when he was lacking inspiration.

The arrangement was very simple, but unfortunately, it contained many extraordinary items. Various combat suits were made based on his memories. The black bat suit was the one worn by the man who called himself Batman in his memory. The red one with gold lightning bolts was the one worn by the man known as Flash. In fact, Adam had made many strange combat suits and equipment that appeared in his memory. Of course, he didn't intend to use these things, but only out of curiosity and for collecting. Collecting items was Adam's hobby.

Adam had previously designed his own combat suit based on these combat suits, but none of them satisfied him. However, coincidentally, Howard gave him this combat suit that he was very satisfied with, so he decided to transform it into a nanotech combat suit and use it as his combat uniform.

He learned how to create the nanotech combat suit from the green-skinned guy who claimed to be a Martian—it was technology from his memories, and the most suitable one for Adam. He went straight to his laboratory and began improving the suit.

However, he left the laboratory soon after, looking somewhat puzzled and confused.

Adam looked at the watch that had appeared in his hand with a complicated expression. He picked up the phone next to him and pressed Howard's number, but he was still hesitant to press the dial button.

A holographic image suddenly appeared in front of Adam. It was a beautiful woman with long, black hair, blue eyes, and an innocent, pure appearance—Athena. She looked at Adam with concern and asked, "Master, are you alright?"

Adam breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's alright!"

Athena pouted and said, "You still say it's nothing? Humph, I just told you there's something wrong with this uniform. It clearly has traces of technology similar to some of the technologies you previously entered into my database, which is why I said it's technology decades ahead of this world. That's what I wanted to tell you earlier, hmph!"

Adam paused for a moment, then smiled wryly, "Sorry, Athena, I thought this uniform used S.H.I.E.L.D. technology. Heh, I didn't expect it to contain such a secret. I don't think even my father knows this." After saying that, he pressed the watch on his wrist, and countless purple-blue particles crawled out from the watch, almost instantly forming the familiar S-shaped suit on Adam's body. Of course, the mask did not appear on Adam's face.

Athena looked at Adam and said, "So it seems that only the mask of this uniform was a gift from your father. By the way, Master, what are you going to do?"

Adam looked at the mask in his hand with a complicated expression and said, "I don't know. I think I should ask my father who I really am!"

Athena suddenly asked, "Master, is it really that important who you are? Perhaps this is why Mr. Howard didn't tell you about your background."

Adam paused for a moment, then said, “This is indeed very important for humans, but you’re right. My father might have had his reasons for not telling me. I’m not in a hurry right now. After all, these memories flashing through my mind are a kind of clue. Maybe I can find the answer I’m looking for in my memories.”

Athena laughed and said, "Master, you're right to think that way. I don't like seeing you frown; it's not handsome at all!"

Adam smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Athena!"

Athena blushed slightly, then said seriously, "Master! We just received news that a gunfight has broken out in Queens. The police don't have enough firepower, and there have already been casualties!"

After hearing this, Adam carefully put on the mask and said, "I understand. Then I'll set off. This is the first time that Shadow Warrior will be directly facing the public." After saying that, he suddenly disappeared from the laboratory.

Chapter Eleven: Superheroes

With a deafening crash, all the windows on the tenth floor of a building shattered, raining down onto the sidewalk. Pedestrians on the sidewalk were initially startled by the loud noise, then struck by bullet-like shards of glass. Several people were seriously injured, and cries and screams filled the neighborhood.

Explosions continued to be heard, and the glass near the tenth floor of the building was shattered again by the heat wave, piercing like sharp swords at pedestrians who were unable to leave in time or were injured and fell to the ground. This accident has already injured many people, and if it happens again, these people will probably all be finished.

A middle-aged woman working in the building across the street looked at the people lying on the sidewalk with a look of fear on her face and muttered, "Oh God, please save your poor lambs!!! It's too cruel, there was even a little girl there, did their parents go to eat shit? Damn it."

Standing beside her was a young woman, clutching her thermos tightly in her hands, praying, "Xia Ying, where are you? Please come and save them, Xia Ying!!!"

The middle-aged woman frowned and asked, "Do you think he'll come back?"

The young woman nodded firmly and said, "He'll definitely come, he said it! I believe him!!! Hey, look over there, he's here!"

The middle-aged woman saw a purple-blue shadow moving at high speed in the distance. Before she could even see what it looked like, it had already arrived on the sidewalk in front of her and instantly moved the injured people to an open space to the side.

The middle-aged woman watched the purple-blue shadow's movements, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Thank goodness, he finally arrived. Maybe we should change our opinion of him."

The young woman didn't speak, her beautiful eyes fixed on the man below, who wore a purple-blue bodysuit with a large "S" embroidered on his chest and a black mask covering his eyes. He was the superhero who had recently appeared and protected them for months, known as Shadow!

After inspecting the scene, Adam moved the injured to a safe area, then said to the man nearby who was calling the police, "Hey buddy, give me a hand and get them to the nearest hospital, okay? I've given them the bare minimum; they need more thorough examination and treatment. I also need to put out that fire."

The black man who was calling the police nodded and said, "No problem, leave it to me, Mr. Xia Ying. And you be careful!"

Adam smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern! You're a good person!" After saying that, he went to the window that was billowing thick black smoke, bent down slightly, and then pushed off the ground hard. He then leaped out and quickly walked from the tenth floor of the building into the explosion site.

Adam frowned as he looked at the thick fog in front of him and said, "Damn it, I have to take another shower!" He then activated his X-ray vision.

With his X-ray vision activated, the dense fog had no effect on Adam's sight, allowing him to quickly locate the source of the explosion: a gas pipe explosion. Perhaps it was due to negligence by the residents, or perhaps something else, but the explosion was caused by a gas leak.

Adam took a deep breath, then exhaled a breath of cold air at the source of the fire, extinguishing the raging flames. He then gently squeezed the deformed gas pipe to plug it, and blew another breath of cold air to freeze the gap. After confirming that there would be no gas leak for the time being, he began the rescue operation for the entire floor.

In less than five minutes, Adam had extinguished the fire on all the floors that were on fire. Then, hearing the sounds of fire trucks and ambulances below, he gently picked up a survivor who had already lost consciousness, and then suddenly walked out of the building and went to the ambulance.

The doctor, who was assessing the injuries of an injured person, was startled by Adam's sudden appearance beside him. Then, seeing the familiar clothes and the victim in Adam's arms, he quickly asked, "Oh, it's you, Shadow Knight. You startled me. How is he?"

Adam placed the victim on a stretcher and said, "Mild concussion and some burns, not too serious."

The doctor nodded and said, "Okay, leave the patient to me. I'll make sure nothing happens to him!"

"Okay, could you give me a few doctors? There are some seriously injured victims inside who are difficult to move. After all, I'm not a medical student," Adam said. After the doctor finished speaking, he handed Adam a few doctors. Then Adam went to the firefighters who were organizing the fire and said, "Guys, I've put out the fire. Can you help me get those victims to the doctors?"

A white firefighter, who appeared to be their leader, nodded and said, "No problem, sir, that's what we came for!" He then called to the others, put down their firefighting equipment, and quickly ran into the building.