Marvel: Father of Superheroes

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"Tony, I've got someone here who needs an escort!"

Suddenly, Steve's voice rang in Tony's ear.

Tony gave Mike a thumbs-up and flew off in a blaze of fire.

Mike watched Tony's retreating figure and, for some reason, was reminded of a skyrocketing firework from his childhood…

He shook his head to chase away the image of the firework.

After making a quick sweep of the area, helping to resolve some nearby problems and ease the situation, Mike turned his gaze toward the space gate, his expression deadpan.

Compared to the space gate in the original timeline…

This one was like the difference between a cherry-sized mouth and a gaping maw.

That Erik and Ororo could hold off even half of the Chitauri was already impressive.

The real problem was that he hadn't found the Tesseract (Space Stone).

Still, Mike was fully prepared to fly through the space gate. If he hadn't been distracted by others calling for help, he might've already done it by now.

That said, Mike knew very well that passing through the gate wouldn't be easy.

The Kryptonians hadn't shown up yet.

Just as that thought occurred—

Mike's eyes suddenly narrowed.

Kryptonians. They're here!

And there were… seven of them!

Damn it, seven!

Mike cursed silently. Spotting one Kryptonian flying toward Erik, his gaze turned cold and he vanished from sight, shouting through the comms:

"Everyone, be careful! Strong enemies have arrived!"

Everyone felt a chill down their spines.

If Mike called them strong enemies, they needed to be extremely cautious.

At that moment, the Kryptonian woman, Eve, had already appeared beneath the space gate. She looked Erik and Ororo up and down, licked her lips, and smiled at Erik.

"You're pretty good."

A black cape. A black battle suit…

Erik's pupils shrank.

With a flick of his fingers, the sphere of metal formed from Chitauri corpses and their flying devices disintegrated midair, turning into a floating mass of metal surrounding him.

Ororo, shocked by the sight, also turned her gaze toward the sudden threat.

"Get out of here!"

Erik muttered. "This one is dangerous!"

Ororo bit her lip. "No!"

A flash of anxiety crossed Erik's eyes, but before he could say anything else, the Kryptonian woman above them vanished.

The next second, a strong gust surged through the area. Ororo's silver hair whipped wildly in the wind, and terror surged in her pearl-white eyes.

Eve had reappeared right in front of Erik, her fist slamming forward.

Boom!

A muffled impact rang out.

A flash of surprise appeared in Eve's eyes.

Her punch had been stopped. It didn't even reach Erik—it was blocked by an invisible force half an arm's length away.

Erik's force field.

But…

Eve's crimson lips curled into a cruel smile. She unleashed a flurry of punches at extreme speed.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The blows blurred into one continuous sound. The strikes were so fast, they seemed like a single hit.

The invisible force field dented inward, looking as though it might shatter at any moment.

Erik's eyes flashed. He shoved one hand forward, flinging Eve backward by manipulating the metal on her armor.

At the same time, he clenched his other hand. The floating river of metal in the air instantly wrapped around Eve.

Layer after layer.

In just a single breath, the metal sphere had grown ten meters in diameter.

Seeing this, Ororo froze for a second, but then raised her hand and summoned a powerful lightning strike.

Boom!

Crackling lightning danced across the surface of the metal sphere, making it look like a thunderball.

Ororo's eyes lit up with joy.

"It worked!"

She called out in relief—only to see Erik's expression still tense. He even clenched his fist tighter, causing the sphere to compress more solidly.

Isn't he overdoing it?

Ororo murmured inwardly.

But in the next second, the massive metal sphere trembled—and then lunged toward them.

It was the woman.

She was flying with the metal ball around her?

Erik cursed in his heart, wrestling for control over the metal.

Then, two red points lit up on the metal sphere.

Erik's heart skipped a beat.

As someone familiar with Clark's powers, he knew exactly what that was.

Dodge!

That was his first instinct. But glancing at Ororo beside him, his heart turned cold. He gave a sharp shout and flung the metal ball away, shifting its direction.

Zzzzt!

Scorching beams slashed through a building like hot knives through tofu, slicing it clean in half.

Then, Eve burst from the molten metal sphere, bathed in glowing orange liquid metal.

She flicked off the dripping metal from her body with a scoff.

She hadn't expected Erik to be so cunning—the inside of the metal sphere had been filled with spikes, which had pierced into her body.

"Metal manipulation?"

Eve murmured, eyeing her armor. She pressed her palm against it. The armor split open and fell from the sky.

She smiled at Erik, her eyes suddenly lighting up without warning.

She wanted to see whether his force field could block her heat vision.

Two blazing beams of light shot toward Erik. But just then, a black figure appeared in front of him. His eyes flashed—firing his own twin beams of heat vision.

The blazing rays collided midair, erupting into waves of energy. But after just one breath's time, Eve was blasted away by Mike's attack.

A black battle suit. A black cape…

Seeing Mike, Ororo's heart skipped a beat.

Another enemy?

But why was he attacking their enemy?

Just as she wondered, she noticed Erik staring at the figure with a look of joy.

An ally?

The thought crossed Ororo's mind.

Erik's lips moved as he mouthed a silent "Dad" and smiled at Mike.

"Well done."

Mike returned the smile. Seeing the Kryptonian woman steady herself in the distance and glare at him in fury, Mike muttered,

"She's mine."

And then he vanished.

The next second—

Boom!

A shockwave rippled through the air.

Eve was once again knocked flying like a meteor, crashing to the ground.

Boom!

A crater formed where she landed.

Eve's head spun, but she still managed to fly out of the impact zone almost instantly.

Boom!

Mike landed from midair, stomping hard onto the ground.

The earth trembled, surging outward like waves, then exploded violently.

Eve raised her arms to shield her face.

Countless stones pelted her like bullets, producing a rapid-fire clatter.

Before she could lower her arms, Mike appeared in front of her, grabbing her by the throat.

Eve's eyes widened. Seeing Mike's battle suit similar to hers, her gaze dropped to the emblem on his chest.

She gasped,

"The El family crest? You're a Kryptonian!"

Mike gave a faint smile.

"You answered wrong."

(End of Chapter)