After the dance ended, Vex lowered his head and kissed her lips, starting a new dance. This time, there was no accompaniment—only the lead singer.
—-—
Washington DC, Hydra’s secret base.
Pierce sat in the control room.
On the screen, Winter Soldier used his steel left arm to twist off the head of an Iron Soldier and casually discarded it. The head rolled away, hitting the remains of other Iron Soldiers, most of which were riddled with bullet holes, though s...
"You can do all that?"
"And you can be a weapon?"
"Oh, telekinetic link…"
Excited, Darcy gave Vex a quick kiss, ready to take Floater down to the underground training room to test his weapon systems...
Wait, test it here in Dawn Tower?
Vex quickly stopped her.
He pressed the call button, and within seconds, Natasha appeared. She glanced at Floater with a calm look, already aware of what it was.
"Take Darcy to a training ground and let her ha...
Fury tried to get more out of the deal.
"You're too big. Launching a separate rocket just for you... the cost..."
"You want to charge more?" Optimus Prime nodded. "Then I'll ask my king..."
"No, no, no!" Fury quickly intervened. "There's no need to bother him with this."
Optimus Prime smiled silently. Nice try at hiking the price.
...
Back at Dawn Tower, Jean was still asleep.
Vex, still full of energy, didn't go looking for Darcy or the othe...
During a brief pause, Vex glanced over at Megatron and Optimus Prime.
"From now on, Megatron will lead the Decepticons as the combat unit."
"Optimus Prime will continue to command the Autobots as the enforcement unit."
"Together, you will be known as the Transformers, the first affiliated civilization under my command."
Megatron and Optimus Prime both nodded respectfully.
"Yes, my king!" ×2
At that moment, the other two Telekinetic Floating Cannons ...
Megatron's "dream of domination" had awakened.
Looking at the invincible Vex, Megatron couldn't accept the stark contrast for a moment.
At this point, Vex pulled out half of the AllSpark and casually tossed it to Megatron.
Megatron caught the long-desired object, but there was no great joy in his expression.
Even if Cybertron was revived, with their current level of technology, when could they ever catch up to those otherworldly powers?
A flash of orange-re...
Optimus Prime didn’t hesitate and directly handed the AllSpark to Vex.
—Nothing can destroy the AllSpark, except the sacrifice of a Prime Transformer.
Vex didn’t take it. Instead, the Phoenix Force surged around him, forming an axe, which he swung down hard!
*Crack—*
The supposedly indestructible AllSpark was split in two...
Optimus Prime was stunned!
He looked at Vex with even more caution, feeling thankful that Vex didn’t have any intent ...
Seeing the energy cubes, Vex suddenly remembered something…
Dr. Erik Selvig had been invited by Fury to work on weaponizing the Tesseract.
So…
Should he warn them?
Of course not
If they didn’t keep activating the Tesseract, how would Loki be able to locate it and deliver it right to him?
In the end, it would all be his anyway.
He closed the briefcase, and a system notification popped up.
[Congratulations, Host, for acquiring a cra...
Faced with their doubts, Optimus Prime spoke sincerely:
"Don't forget!"
"This being from the Tribe of Light didn’t have to tell us anything!"
"He could have taken it all for himself!"
"But he’s still willing to share half with us. If that’s not generosity, then what is?"
"And let’s not forget that the AllSpark is..."
Ironhide, Jazz, and Ratchet immediately fell silent!
In their subconscious minds, they instinctively believed that the Al...
Using the Horse Talisman, Vex repaired the object before him.
A ten-meter-tall metal figure emerged.
Wait... why did this thing look so much like...
Optimus Prime?!
No!
It was Optimus Prime!
Vex glanced at the other three piles of metal debris and quickly flashed over to restore them.
Sure enough, they were Jazz, Ironhide, and Ratchet — three other Autobots.
So...
Optimus and his crew were responding to Bumblebee’s call, trav...
Vex returned to his penthouse at Dawn Tower. As he entered, he found Jean chatting with Darcy while Sharon was busy working on her laptop. Faora, however, was nowhere to be seen.
Upon spotting Vex, Jean asked, “Did everything go smoothly?”
Vex nodded in response, but before he could say anything, a gust of wind swept through, and Darcy threw herself into his arms.
“I missed you so much!” she exclaimed.
Vex smiled and hugged her back. “I missed you too. ...
"Wait for me a moment, I'll go ask."
Vex gave a quick explanation and then disappeared.
A few seconds later, Vex reappeared with Rogers, who was dressed casually and looked visibly shocked. For a man from 70 years ago, teleportation was still quite a leap to grasp.
Seeing her childhood idol, Gwen thought she would feel more excited. But...
She didn’t.
Whether it was his appearance, looks, or abilities, Rogers was noticeably inferior to Vex. Even the much-...
"Oscorp Biotech has been acquired by me."
"Although the radioactive spider was part of a previous research project, it’s now part of my business, so I’ve come to personally resolve the situation."
"Don’t worry. With me here, you’re not going to die."
"On the contrary…"
"There might be some unexpected benefits."
With just a few words, Vex distanced himself from the "radioactive spider bite incident" while simultaneously portraying a responsible imag...
"Heh."
"If the Space Stone or Mind Stone dares to appear, and thinks it can leave Earth? Dream on."
"If Thanos dares to come to Earth, he'll never leave."
That's how confident Vex was.
As he thought about it, Vex gradually fell asleep.
Thankfully, Alpha was intelligent enough to wake Vex before sunrise.
As he opened his eyes, he found Jean lying beside him, watching him with a sweet gaze.
After a few seconds of eye contact, Jean suddenly real...
"Is that so... well, listen to this recording."
Vex chuckled as he had Alpha play a recording.
Stark's anxious voice played out of nowhere:
"Please! I'm begging you!"
"Whatever you want afterward, or anything you ask for, I'll agree to it!"
"Please, go to Los Angeles right now, save Pepper! And Happy too!"
"Please, you have to save Pepper! I can't lose her!"
These three short sentences made Pepper, a seasoned businesswoman, blush uncontrollabl...
Although Vex found Stark annoying now, he couldn't deny the admiration he held for the future Iron Man who would one day snap his fingers to save the universe.
Otherwise, if it had been anyone else who had insulted him, he wouldn't have even bothered to go to the hospital to help back then.
“Alright, send me the address.”
“Got it! Right away!” Stark pleaded desperately, “Please! You have to save Pepper! I can't lose her! I…”
“If you keep talking, sh...
"Let's go, I’ll show you around," Professor X said, walking quickly ahead, showing no signs of his long-term paralysis.
The students they passed along the way couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Professor, you're healed?"
"Professor, you can walk again?"
"This is amazing, Professor! You're standing!"
…
This major news should have quickly spread among the students, leading to a collective celebration. But as they walked, fewer and fewer people...
The flapping Phoenix wings disappeared, revealing a bottomless crater.
Just the diameter of the surface alone stretched...
Over ten kilometers!
Even Fury and Xavier, who had seen their share of wonders, couldn’t help but drop their jaws!
Not even a nuclear bomb could blast a crater this massive!!!
But what shocked them even more...
At the center of destruction, Vex stood, completely unscathed—not a single hair out of place!
Unbelievable!
Seeing that he was still fuming, Pepper gently suggested
"Tony, why don’t we just go back to L.A.?"
"Leave with my tail between my legs? Won’t that make me look scared?" Stark retorted, still indignant. "He wants the tallest building, right? Fine, let him have it! Go buy up all the land around the Osborn Tower and build a wall of skyscrapers surrounding him!"
Pepper opened her mouth to speak…
But Stark was too angry to listen to reason.
So she could o...
Until Natasha found him, Vex had been deep in thought, while Norman Osborn and his son, Harry, stood nearby. Harry was around the same age as Gwen. After using the [Horse Talisman] to heal him, Norman expressed his endless gratitude before leaving with Harry.
Watching the two leave, Vex’s mind wandered. He couldn’t help but wonder, in this world, would Peter Parker become Spider-Man, or would he turn into the Lizard? He was quite eager to find out.
But one thing was certain...
Hmm...
This time, Vex didn't quite understand the reward.
A computer?
What use could that be?
*Buzzzzz*...
Vex's vision blurred, and he found himself in a pitch-black space. A mechanical voice echoed.
"Dark Dimension Computer initializing for the first time. No dark energy detected. Switching to solar energy operation!"
"Scanning genetic system..."
"Scan successful!"
"Loading genetic system—'Superman Bloodline'!"
"Loadin...
Vex waved his hand to interrupt.
“From now on, store all the collections in one place and remind me periodically to collect them.
Other than matters concerning my women and major events, things like location selection or construction don't need to be reported.”
“Handle the small stuff yourself.”
Natasha nodded respectfully.
“Understood, boss!”
As they spoke, Vex stepped outside. The scorching midday sun beamed down, but he felt an unusua...
She revealed a cold and aloof face, the same Kryptonian woman who had fought Clark to a standstill.
"Hey? What are you doing here?" Vex asked curiously. "Weren’t all you Kryptonians supposed to have gone over there?"
"General Zod left me behind to complete the transaction."
"Oh, is his side all set up?"
"Yes."
"And the data? Where is it?"
She pointed to her brain, then to herself.
"All of Krypton's scientific achievements are stored in my br...
"Alright, boss!"
Vex shattered the glass curtain, flew out, and restored it afterward, soaring toward New York.
He left the blaring alarms of the Triskelion behind.
—--—
At the top floor of New York Presbyterian Hospital, a giant searchlight cast a massive beam into the sky.
It was impossible for Vex to miss it.
"Mr. Vex, I’m so grateful that you came!" Pepper said emotionally.
Vex raised his hand, signaling her to stop.
"I don't ...
The two women sprang into action, charging forward.
Vex, however, stood with his hands behind his back and nonchalantly uttered a single word:
"Wind."
In the sealed training room, a fierce gust of wind suddenly erupted!
The wind was so strong that it far exceeded the gusts on the deck of a space carrier, halting the women's charge in its tracks.
Though Vex was right in front of them, it now seemed as though an insurmountable chasm separated them from him.
Fury wasn’t surprised.
In fact...
This was all a test — a test to gauge just how advanced Vex’s civilization’s technology really was!
From his pocket, Fury pulled out an empty tube, with only a thin layer of liquid at the bottom.
This left Vex genuinely surprised.
He didn’t expect Fury to be willing to part with "this"
At the bottom of the tube Fury held was a faint layer of red liquid.
What could it be, given that it followed right ...
Zod looked at Clark and Kara.
“All these years we Kryptonians have been on Earth…”
“Wait!” Clark interrupted, “I may have Kryptonian blood, but Earth is the place that raised me. What I’ve done for Earth has nothing to do with Krypton!”
“Exactly! Well said!” Kara agreed.
Zod's face twitched... Are they really going to betray Krypton to the very end?
He glanced at Vex. If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t win, he would’ve clea...
Zod opened the combat channel and barked orders in Kryptonian.
"All warriors gather immediately, and no one is to use force again, even at the cost of your lives!"
Vex understood. It was one of the perks of the system, allowing him to communicate effortlessly with all intelligent species.
At the same time, all over the world, the Kryptonians who had been wreaking havoc moments earlier suddenly stopped, moving quickly to regroup with their nearest comrades.
Among t...
Zod was pinned in place by telekinesis, unable to move.
"Go check it out for yourself. I'll open the portal again in five minutes to bring you back."
Releasing the restriction, the black liquid instantly engulfed Zod, pulling him to the other side of the portal. Vex stopped the vibrations in his arm, and the black teleportation stone returned to its original form.
"Whoosh—"
A projection of Jor-El appeared, staring at Vex without expression.
"Is there real...
Homelander's expression froze in awkwardness.
What… just abandoning him like that?
Logan disappeared around the corner, only to be thrown back even faster.
Homelander quickly scrambled to his feet, abandoning his flashy flight ability, and snuck away quietly.
---
"Ha!" Vex pointed at the satellite feed, mocking, "Baldy, is this your planet's hero?"
Fury "..."
He didn’t even have the time to care about the odd nickname Vex used.
That...
"Boom—"
"Boom—"
...
The small flying crafts fired beams of light, striking the heart of bustling cities, obliterating landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, and Notre-Dame Cathedral!
“Motherf—!” Fury cursed in anger, “Initiate Level 1 war status! All units are free to open fire! Shoot down every one of these invaders!”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
...
Those who could fly, like Kara and Homelander...