Chapter 26: Good News
Howard Stark had seen Alex walk into the bar with a middle-aged man earlier.
So when Alex mentioned he was here to see a friend, Howard more or less had an idea who that friend might...
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Chapter 25: Agent Carter
"Young man, thank you so much for saving us!"
"If it weren't for you today, things would've gone horribly wrong."
Howard Stark's voice snapped Alex out of his thoughts.
Chapter 24: One Punch, One Kill
"Andrew!"
"Andrew!"
Two furious and disbelieving shouts rang out. The remaining two assassins from Laim's group stood frozen, unable to believe what they were seeing.
A...
Chapter 23: Go, Now! It’s Dangerous!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Inside the bar.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and the assassins sent to kill Ivan Vanko finally dropped all pretenses. Guns drawn, they opened fire on each other witho...
Chapter 22: Gunfire
No doubt about it—that was Howard Stark.
Alex's eyes lit up instantly.
What the hell was someone like Howard Stark doing in a cheap bar like this?
Could it be that the in...
Chapter 21 – Howard Stark
Outside the gates of the Xavier estate.
A sleek black sedan slowly rolled out, turned onto a side road, and then merged into the main thoroughfare.
It quickly blended into the...
Chapter 20: The Ancient One's Surveillance
The strongest?
Despite Raven's admiration, Alex didn't feel the least bit joyful. He knew full well he was nowhere near deserving of such praise.
Forget about the numerous supervi...
Chapter 19: You’re the Strongest
Maybe it was the lingering fear, or perhaps the worry that the Black King might return, but even though everyone was clearly exhausted, no one got a good night's sleep.
It wasn't jus...
Chapter 18: Heat Vision Unlocked
Feeling the surging power coursing through his body, Alex could barely resist the urge to find a place and test just how strong he'd become.
But since he was still in the car, he for...
Chapter 17: Setback
"Cough, cough, cough!"
A harsh coughing sound echoed from within the thick smoke—Black King had been hit.
Sure, he could absorb energy, but unfortunately, he wasn't a smoke ...
Chapter 16: Alex’s Final Trump Card
Whoosh!
Another gleam of cold light flashed through the air.
Alex flicked his wrist once more, and another dagger slashed through the sky, slicing out a razor-sharp arc of ste...
Chapter 15: Pioneer of a New Era
Despite the flood of questions swirling in his mind, the Red Devil would never get his answers. His vision went dark, and he completely lost consciousness.
Thud!
Alex finally flic...
Chapter 14: Got You!
"Get back! It's dangerous here!"
"Hurry, get out of here—they're after you!"
...
Seeing Alex walk out on his own, several CIA agents couldn't help but turn and shout at him.
<...
Chapter 13 – If You’ve Got Guts, Come at Me!
"What's… what's going on?!"
Banshee gripped the windowsill with both hands, as if only by holding on could he find some sense of security.
"What the hell is happening?!"
Alex...
Chapter 12: The Black King Strikes
"How impressive."
Erik's face was tinged with undisguised disappointment as he spoke in a biting, sarcastic tone.
"I had higher hopes for all of you."
Charles couldn't ...
Chapter 11 – I Am Homelander
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Inside a hidden training room of the base.
Alex was shirtless, his chiseled muscles defined like they'd been sculpted from steel—powerful, sharp, and radia...
Chapter 10: Operation on Hold
Aside from the quantifiable stats on Alex's panel, the unquantified abilities had also received a significant boost.
Take, for example, X-ray vision and enhanced hearing.
Prev...
Chapter 9 – Enhancement and Power-Up
"Bradley isn't one of Shaw's men. He belongs to a secret military task force."
"That's right. A mutant task force."
"And… they've been involved in some highly illegal activi...
Chapter 8: We've Got a Problem
Faced with Erik—a mutant strong enough to kill Zero with his bare hands—and his companion who had taken down Sabretooth with ease, what choice did Bradley really have?
Even if he...
Chapter 7: The Mutant Organization
No matter how deadly Zero’s bullets were, they were completely useless against Erik. So Alex wasn’t worried about him.
Instead, his eyes drifted to Sabretooth, whose head was rap...
Chapter 6 – Not Even in the Same League
"Erik, are you okay?"
Unbothered by the shocked looks from the others, Alex walked over at a calm, steady pace and offered Erik a hand.
"I'm fine," Erik muttered, a little emb...
Chapter 5: Alex Takes Action
"Yeah, something like that. You could see it that way."
Eric nodded after a brief pause. He still wasn’t sure where Bradley stood, so he wasn’t about to lay all his cards on the ...
Chapter 4: The Saber-Toothed Smile
Smack!
Zero grabbed Sabretooth’s wrist and whispered, “Victor, not now. There are too many people in the amusement park.”
“What does that matter? You think any of them...
Chapter 3 – Taking Over for Charles
“So it was him!”
After thinking for a moment, Alex finally remembered who that guy—Chris Bradley, according to the file—actually was.
He used to be one of Wolverine Lo...
Chapter 2: You're Different From the Rest
"Erik, you're back?"
Raven was one of the first to join the CIA with Charles, and also among the earliest to meet Erik, so her tone was far more casual than the others.
"How d...
Chapter 1 – Fused with Homelander at the Start
1962.
A secret CIA facility.
“Look, it’s those freaks again.”
“Turns out freaks eat the same food we do.”
“Then how did they become freaks?”
“No clue. May...