She couldn't believe that her father, who had always doted on her, had abandoned her without hesitation at this crucial moment.

Drekoff heard his daughter crying behind him, but he did not stop in his tracks.

He recalled a phrase he often used when training the captured girls in the Red House: "Girls are a surplus of natural resources in this world."

Even his own daughter didn't carry much weight when faced with a life-or-death decision.

"This child is so pitiful!"

Mark, with his keen hearing, sensed what was happening inside the building and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Mark originally had no intention of getting involved in this matter.

He would have completed his deal with S.H.I.E.L.D. as long as he could safely leave the area with Natasha and Barton after the event.

But seeing the little girl's plight inside the building, Mark couldn't help but feel pity for her.

Moreover, if he remembers correctly, in the original story, Natasha lived with guilt ever since she killed this girl.

"who!"

Hearing the sudden exclamation behind them, Natasha and Barton were both startled and quickly turned around to look.

Then they saw Mark move like lightning, rushing swiftly towards the apartment building below.

"boom!"

Mark was so fast that a sonic boom was even heard as he left.

Mark then grabbed a slab of floorboards blocking the apartment entrance and threw it aside before stepping into the collapsing building.

Antonia was still sitting on the ground, staring blankly in the direction Drekoff had left.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the floor above shattered, and a large amount of burning furniture and broken floorboards crashed down on Antonia.

"brush!"

Mark rushed forward and grabbed Antonia, pulling her aside before things fell from upstairs.

Mark then continued walking, and in a flash, he had already taken her away from the apartment and outside.

"Boom!"

Just as the two figures left the apartment, the building completely collapsed, leaving only a pile of ruins.

"Superman! The Superman in the comics is actually real!"

At this moment, Antonia finally saw Mark, who had rescued her, and her previously dazed face lit up with surprise.

The American Superman comics are bestsellers all over the world, and Antonia, this foreign child, had obviously read them as well, recognizing Mark's current identity immediately.

Children's emotions come and go quickly, and at this moment, Antonia's mind was filled with the comic books she had read before.

She never imagined that one day she would be saved from disaster by Superman, just like the characters in the comics.

"Child, you are safe."

Mark smiled at Antonia, then slowly flew with her to the rooftop of the building next door, where they met Natasha and Barton, who were looking at him with surprise.

"who are you?"

Natasha gripped her pistol tightly, looking at Mark with a wary expression.

"Don't be nervous, we're on the same side."

Barton, who was standing next to Natasha, patted her on the shoulder and looked at Mark, saying, "You must be Mr. Superman. Thank you for coming all this way to rescue us."

Nick Fury had already informed him that Mark was coming to rescue him and Natasha.

"You're welcome. This is just a deal between me and S.H.I.E.L.D."

Mark ignored Natasha and simply nodded to Barton.

Antonia, having just recovered from the surprise of being briefly flown by Mark, saw Natasha and Barton.

"Sister Natasha!"

She first looked at Natasha with surprise, then seemed to realize something, her face suddenly turned pale, and she looked at Natasha in disbelief: "Sister Natasha, did you do the explosion just now?"

Although Antonia is young, as Drekoff's daughter, she has been exposed to the world from a young age and has even survived several assassination attempts and kidnappings, making her far more mature than her peers.

Thinking about the sudden explosion and seeing Natasha hiding here, she couldn't help but become suspicious.

Chapter 158 Strength Upgrade

Faced with the girl's question, Natasha remained silent, but her silence itself was an answer.

"Why! Why did you kill me and my father?"

Antonia looked at Natasha, who had suddenly become an absolute stranger, with grief and indignation.

Although she knew that her father might not be a good person, and that he had even abandoned her to save his own life.

But he was her father after all, and Antonia couldn't accept the fact that he had been killed by Natasha.

“Antonia…”

Natasha opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but ultimately remained silent.

She did indeed press the detonator in her hand while knowing it would kill Antonia.

Fortunately, Mark appeared at the last moment and saved Antonia; otherwise, Natasha might have felt guilty for the rest of her life.

But if she had to do it all over again, she would still make the same choice.

This is Natasha; she never lets her emotions get the better of her when carrying out missions—and that's exactly what Drekoff taught her.

Mark ignored the conversation between Natasha and Antonia. He stood on the balcony and looked down, where he could see a large number of soldiers converging on their side.

Outside Budapest, more soldiers, armored vehicles, and helicopters have completely sealed off the city.

Without Mark's intervention, whether Natasha and Patton's mission succeeded or failed, escaping Budapest would have been extremely difficult.

No wonder S.H.I.E.L.D. called in Mark to support the two of them.

"Gentlemen, I think we should leave now!"

Mark pointed to the two helicopters flying rapidly toward them and said to Natasha and Barton.

If possible, he only wanted to leave with the two of them and did not want to clash with the Budapest army.

"Then we'll have to trouble Mr. Superman to take us away from here."

Patton said politely to Mark.

He had seen Mark's file at S.H.I.E.L.D. and knew that this person, codenamed "Superman," also had the ability to fly, just like the Superman in the comics.

Just like when I was able to fly up from below with Antonia.

Mark didn't say much, but stepped forward and grabbed Natasha and Barton by the shoulders.

Enveloped by the bio-force field, the three figures took to the air and flew rapidly into the distance.

Before leaving, Mark glanced down at the apartment building that had been reduced to ruins.

He heard a faint heartbeat inside, which meant that Drekoff, who was buried inside, was likely not dead.

However, this had nothing to do with Mark; he just glanced at it and then ignored it.

"Natasha, I hate you!"

Antonia, with tears in her eyes, shouted to Natasha as she left.

But after the three figures disappeared, she remembered Superman who had saved her earlier: "Could it be that Dad is really a bad guy? Otherwise, why would Superman be standing with Natasha and the others?"

In Antonia's mind, Superman is always on the side of justice, but this also means that her father may really be a bad person.

By this time, Mark had already taken Natasha and Patton out of Budapest, and then he put them down.

"I'll leave you here. You should be able to get back to S.H.I.E.L.D. on your own, right?"

Mark asked the two of them.

He didn't want to take these two people straight back to the United States.

"We can go back by ourselves, thank you, Mr. Superman."

Patton expressed his sincere gratitude to Mark.

He and Natasha both saw what happened just now.

Don't be fooled by how easily Mark led them out of the encirclement; if it were just him and Natasha, they would definitely have been trapped inside.

Mark nodded, then leaped into the air and quickly disappeared from their sight.

"Barton, who exactly is this Mr. Superman?"

After Mark disappeared, Natasha couldn't help but ask Barton a question.

Natasha has carried out assassination and espionage missions around the world over the years, so she is quite knowledgeable.

Using modern weapons and various assassination techniques, Natasha even killed two mutants.

Although these people possess various amazing superpowers, they always have weaknesses that can be exploited, and Natasha is not afraid of them.

But when facing Mark, Natasha felt like she was facing a god; she couldn't muster any hostile thoughts and was left with only a deep sense of powerlessness.

"He's very mysterious; nobody knows his background. Our S.H.I.E.L.D. codenames him Superman..."

Barton told Natasha about the information he had seen about Mark at S.H.I.E.L.D., and then comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, ever since Superman appeared, he has been fighting evil and saving victims. He hasn't done anything harmful! Even if he's not the Superman in the comics, I believe he should be a righteous person just like the Superman in the comics."

"I hope so!"

Natasha looked in the direction Mark had left, and she had a feeling that this Superman might not be as Patton described.

After this collaboration, Mark and S.H.I.E.L.D. have become noticeably closer.

When Payne's Group occasionally encounters problems from government departments, Mark will contact S.H.I.E.L.D. through Coulson for help in resolving them.

For example, a shipment of chemical raw materials purchased by Future Pharmaceuticals from Europe last month was temporarily seized by customs as dangerous chemicals after being maliciously reported.

However, the pharmaceutical companies urgently need the medicine and cannot wait for customs to conduct a thorough investigation.

After Mark contacted S.H.I.E.L.D., Customs returned the seized chemical materials the following day.

Of course, in return, Mark would also step in to help S.H.I.E.L.D. solve some minor problems.

For example, rescuing agents who are in danger, like last time, or dealing with some heinous and dangerous criminals.

These were all easy tasks for Mark, and there was no danger involved, so he agreed.

Six months passed quickly.

In the past six months, Mark has raised his Super Physique and Biofield to level 15.

Mark's level 15 super physique gives him a grip strength of over 500 tons, and his arms can lift objects weighing thousands of tons!

This means that as long as he stands on a sufficiently hard surface, Mark can even lift small warships weighing up to a thousand tons.

The level 15 biofield also allowed Mark to fly at speeds exceeding the speed of sound, reaching 1500 kilometers per hour.

With his bio-force field, Mark can also lift objects weighing more than 40 tons into the air.

"Buzz!"

Just as Mark was rejoicing over his improved abilities, his phone suddenly vibrated.

He picked up his phone and saw that it was a message from Coulson.

"Mr. Superman! A medium-sized passenger plane has been hijacked by terrorists at 41.6413 degrees north latitude and 62.4252 degrees west longitude. There are more than 200 passengers on board. The plane is currently at an altitude of 11000 meters and is descending rapidly. We hope you can rush there and do your best to rescue the passengers!"

Chapter 159 Rescuing People

"Roger that!"

After replying to Coulson's text message, Mark flew quickly toward the location Coulson had given him.

Ten thousand meters above the Pacific Ocean, a Boeing 737 is rapidly descending.

The more than 200 passengers in the cabin kept screaming and shouting, but no one dared to resist under the pressure of more than a dozen armed terrorists around them.

Inside the cockpit, in the co-pilot's seat lay the body of a man covered in blood, his eyes wide open.

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