Reborn in Marvel, I am Iron Man's son?

Mark and Thomas have a huge difference in size.

Unexpectedly, Mark, who appeared to be short in stature, completely overwhelmed Thomas, a strong man, in terms of strength!

Brian and Ivy, who had initially looked down on Mark because he was just a child, now looked at him with a hint of awe.

Thomas, as expected of a mutant with enhanced physical abilities, managed to get up from the ground quickly, albeit shakily, despite the serious injury.

At this moment, his irritability disappeared, and his eyes became much clearer.

Thomas lowered his head, not daring to look at Mark, then turned and limped out the door.

"Whoosh!"

Mark flicked a fly monitor carrying a neurotoxin at Thomas's departing figure and whispered to Alice, "Follow him and see what he does."

If Thomas simply leaves obediently, Mark might not be unable to let him off the hook.

But if the other party still wants revenge, Mark will have to get rid of him completely.

"I heard from Sean that you two have been just going through the motions during training?"

Mark then looked at Brian and Ivy.

"N-no!"

Ivy was startled and quickly shook her head in denial.

She didn't have Thomas's strong physique; if Mark had thrown her like that, she would have been dead.

“Uh… Boss, I don’t think this kind of training is suitable for us. Neither Ivy nor I like fighting.”

Brian nervously began to defend himself.

After a moment's thought, Mark also felt that what the other person said made sense.

His decision to cram all these mutants into Sean's hands for military training in order to save time was indeed somewhat hasty.

Mutants possess a wide variety of abilities, not all of which are suitable for combat, and they may not all enjoy fighting; they can pursue other professions as well.

In the Marvel universe, mutants often fight with humans, often out of necessity.

"So what do you want to do?"

Mark looked at the two of them and asked.

"Of course, I want to be a star!"

Ivy's eyes lit up as she said, "I also want to be like Nicole and Hathaway, where I'm adored by thousands wherever I go."

Brian, who was standing nearby, nodded in agreement.

They and Thomas came to Los Angeles because they wanted to become stars.

Before their identities were exposed, they, like Rosalie before them, worked as extras in Hollywood.

Later, the flamboyant Thomas accidentally revealed his mutant abilities.

Brian and Ivy, who were also his companions, were implicated. The three of them were targeted by an unknown underground organization and were forced to live in hiding, never daring to show their faces in public again.

Mark understood their needs and realized why they had been so perfunctory during training.

"If you want to continue being actors, that's fine too."

Max assured the two men, "Now that you are with the Payne Group, the Group will naturally protect your safety. You don't need to worry about anyone daring to harm you again."

Those underground organizations mostly capture helpless mutants who wander around. They don't dare to easily provoke mutants with backgrounds or power.

"Oh, really?"

Brian and Ivy were immediately pleasantly surprised.

"Well, how about this... You don't need to continue training. I'll have someone acquire a film and television company, and then you can join in."

Mark made his decision.

In fact, he had long had the idea of ​​starting a film and television company.

It's not just about making money; I also want to make movies about mutants to change the discrimination and oppression that ordinary people have against mutants.

The mutants are still very strong overall.

However, in the Marvel universe, they are rarely seen taking action when humanity faces a crisis.

This is mainly because long-term discrimination and suppression have led to a lack of trust between mutants and humans, and there is no basis for cooperation between the two sides.

Since Brian and Ivy wanted to become stars, Mark readily agreed, which also ensured that the two would genuinely stay and work for him.

If Mark wants to recruit more superpowered individuals in the future, he will have to do his best to meet their needs.

"Great, thank you, boss!"

Brian and Ivy were overjoyed and thanked Mark repeatedly.

After calming the two down, Mark left and returned to Payne Manor.

Back in his room, Mark picked up the phone and contacted Jon Financial Law Firm again.

Setting up a film and television company from scratch is troublesome, so Mark chose to acquire one directly.

The law firm Jon Law Firm handled my acquisition of the bank last time, and they did a great job.

This time, Mark also entrusted them with the task of acquiring the film and television company.

"Mr. Payne, rest assured, we will have news for you within a week."

After hearing Mark's request, lawyer Yamira immediately agreed.

While Mark was busy setting up his new company, Thomas, who had been kicked out by Mark, was contacting Brian and Ivy by phone.

Chapter 104 Thomas's Revenge

"Brian, Ivy, let's leave with me, leave that damn place! We're a team, we're family, don't listen to that damn brat anymore!"

"I know the leader of the Blood Axe Gang. I can get you into the Blood Axe Gang! Then we'll have unlimited freedom, we can do whatever we want, and we won't have to go to that damn training every day anymore!"

Thomas spared no effort in persuading the two of them.

In the past, given their relationship and his rhetoric, Brian and Ivy might have actually been persuaded by Thomas to leave with him.

But now, they no longer need to participate in training, and Mark has promised to establish a film and television company and invite them to join.

With their dreams of becoming stars about to come true, how could they possibly leave with Thomas at this point and join some gang?

"Thomas, I'm sorry, we're afraid we can't leave with you."

Brian and Ivy exchanged a glance and decisively rejected Thomas's suggestion.

What did you say?!

Thomas could hardly believe his ears. He angrily shouted, "S**T! Have you forgotten who covered your retreat when we were being hunted down by those underground organizations? If it weren't for me, you would have been captured by them long ago!"

At this point, he completely broke down.

The feeling of being betrayed by a friend was even worse than when Mark beat him up before.

Listening to his scathing rebuke, Brian and Ivy felt a pang of guilt.

After all, the three of them had been through life and death together.

Despite his many vices, Thomas was very loyal to the two of them.

But the two of them were absolutely unwilling to give up their dreams of becoming stars, which were within their grasp.

Therefore, no matter how much Thomas cursed and pleaded, they ultimately did not agree to leave with him.

"You two ungrateful bastards, just you wait, you'll regret this sooner or later!"

Thomas cursed angrily and then hung up the phone.

At that moment, a monitor that looked like a fly hovered over Thomas, recording his entire call and sending it to Mark.

“Good, it seems that Brian and Ivy have made a wise choice.”

Mark instructed Alice to continue keeping an eye on Thomas's movements.

The other party only wanted to take Brian and Ivy away; they hadn't crossed Mark's bottom line yet, and he wouldn't do anything to Thomas.

After finishing everything, Mark left Payne Manor.

He walked into a deserted mountain forest nearby, put on electromagnetic pulse glasses, and instantly took off into the air, flying rapidly into the sky.

"Hey, what is that?"

A passerby noticed Mark's figure and looked surprised.

But Mark was too fast. By the time the other person looked closely, only a black dot remained in the sky before it quickly disappeared.

This made the other person wonder if they had just seen things.

Mark also knew that he would inevitably be seen by some people when he took off and landed.

However, as long as he chooses to take off and land in remote locations and uses electromagnetic pulse glasses to cover his face, his identity will not be exposed even if some people see him.

When he moves even faster in the future, he will be even less likely to be seen.

Mark broke through the atmosphere and entered space an hour and a half later.

The efficiency of collecting sunlight value began to surge again.

[Sunlight Index: +1 +1 +1...]

By the time the Earth's shadow completely blocked out the sun, Mark had collected over 10 solar energy values.

With the remaining 3 Sunlight Points from the previous upgrade, Mark leveled up two levels in a row, raising his Thermal Vision to LV9.

For the next three days, Mark went to outer space every day to absorb sunlight at maximum efficiency.

The company's daily affairs were all handled by the group's senior management. Major decisions that the senior management could not make were to be dealt with after Mark returned to Payne Manor.

Making money is important, but for Mark, improving his own abilities is clearly more important!

In addition to managing the company, Mark also had Alice keep an eye on Thomas's movements.

After being kicked out by Mark, Thomas joined the Bloodaxe Gang—a predominantly Black gang.

That is, the gang that Thomas hung out with during his training.

Colin Fernand, the leader of the Blood Axe gang, valued Thomas, his black brother with superpowers, highly and made him the gang's second-in-command.

This was originally none of Mark's business, but Thomas, having just taken office, immediately made a suggestion to Colin.

"Boss, I heard Payne Bank is doing really well lately, with over 800 million depositors! Their vaults must be overflowing with money. Why don't we pull off a heist and we'll never be short of cash again!"

After Mark returned to Payne Manor from space, he heard the recordings that the fly monitor had picked up.

Thomas has clearly harbored resentment towards Mark and is now looking for an opportunity to get revenge.

"It seems this person cannot be allowed to live!"

Mark's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he decided to eliminate Thomas completely.

With this recording, even if Brian and Ivy knew he killed Thomas, they wouldn't blame him.

Just as Mark was about to order the fly monitor to take action, he heard the recording from behind.

"Thomas, that's a great suggestion! I'll make the arrangements right away and get the guys ready. We'll make our move in three days!"

"To be honest, even if you hadn't said anything, our Blood Axe Gang would have made a move! Everyone in the Los Angeles underworld knows Payne Bank has money, right? It's just that no one dares to act rashly for the time being!"

The man speaking had a rough voice; he must be Colin, the leader of the Blood Axe Gang.

After listening to their conversation, Mark abandoned his plan to deal with Thomas immediately.

Rather than killing Thomas now and alerting the enemy, it's better to wait three days and wipe out Thomas and the Blood Axe Gang in one fell swoop.

Not only will we be able to eliminate these people all at once, but we can also give other gangs in Los Angeles a serious warning, making them afraid to mess with Payne Bank again.

"I should be able to upgrade my thermal vision to LV10 in three days, then I can test it out on the Blood Axe Gang."

Mark thought to himself.

For the next three days, Mark had Alice keep an eye on the Blood Axe Gang and Thomas, while he flew into outer space to absorb sunlight.

By the time Mark returned to Payne Manor the following evening, he had accumulated enough sunlight to upgrade his thermal vision.

Sunlight index: 61