Director, We've Been Robbed!

His glowing red eyes stared coldly at everyone.

The intense, invisible sense of oppression nearly crushed the breath from their lungs.

At that moment, everyone felt as though they were being watched by the gaze of a god.

"Looks like we have no choice but to accept our fate as hostages."

As they looked around the narrow, cold, damp Ice Cave, everyone present forced themselves to accept the fact that they had been kidnapped.

After all, the one kidnapping them was a Superman who could fly freely and shoot lasers from his eyes.

"Mr. Superman, we can accept your demands in exchange for our lives."

Meeting Peter's soul-stirring gaze, Tony spoke slowly.

"But you can't possibly expect us to fulfill your already near-impossible demands in such a crude environment without even basic experimental facilities, can you?"

In Tony's view, since they had no choice but to accept reality, they might as well seize the chance to make some demands.

For example, making their future living conditions more comfortable.

"Hmm... you make a lot of sense. It seems this place does need some renovations."

Looking around the cramped Ice Cave, Peter also felt that it was unsuitable for these scientists to conduct experiments here.

The next moment, he instantly appeared before the rock wall, clenched his right fist, and threw a vicious punch directly at it.

Boom!

Terrifying power erupted instantly.

The enormous impact made the entire icy peak tremble.

Feeling the mountain beneath their feet shake, everyone could no longer remain calm.

"This place isn't going to collapse, is it?"

"Probably... not?"

Even Tony was deeply worried about whether the mountain was sturdy enough.

Boom... sizzle...

Under everyone's frightened gaze.

In just a few minutes, Peter used his fists, along with alternating Heat Vision and Freeze Breath, to rapidly carve out a much larger area nearby.

"This guy is seriously too violent."

With every punch Peter threw, Tony could feel the immense force within it—well over a thousand tons.

If such a terrifying punch landed on him, he definitely wouldn't make a sound...

"Hmm, if he came to Wakanda to mine, he'd definitely be excellent at it."

Shuri, the youngest person present, suddenly said something that drew everyone's attention.

"As expected of someone from a backward, impoverished African tribe."

Looking at the somewhat innocent little girl, everyone's eyes were filled with sympathy.

This far-from-peaceful night soon passed.

And as the morning sun rose and a new day had only just begun.

Inside the director's office at Washington S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.

"So, aside from Tony Stark, more than a dozen scientists around the world disappeared in a single night?"

"And they vanished without a trace? Not only did the surveillance footage reveal nothing, but even the wives sleeping beside them had no idea when they disappeared?"

Nick Fury slammed the documents he had just finished reading onto the desk and asked in a low voice.

"Although it's unbelievable, according to the reports from our agents, that is indeed the truth."

Although no expression could be seen on Nick Fury's face, Agent Hill could still sense that he was far from calm inside.

"First, someone calling himself Superman appeared in New York."

"And now, in just one night, more than a dozen of the world's top scientists, including Tony Stark, have disappeared without anyone noticing."

"What exactly is happening to this world?"

The string of major incidents made Nick Fury unable to resist wondering whether he had somehow crossed into another world.

"The matter of that Superman can be set aside for now."

"But what kind of massive organization could accomplish something so unbelievable?"

Lost in thought, Nick Fury could not help suspecting that a massive organization had secretly planned this.

"Could it be... No, impossible. We wiped out that organization completely in the last century."

In Nick Fury's mind, aside from Hydra, which they had thoroughly crushed in the last century, there was probably no other organization capable of doing something so undetectable.

"Director, there's actually another piece of special information that wasn't included in the report you just read."

Seeing Nick Fury deep in thought, Agent Hill suddenly spoke and interrupted him.

"What information?"

Nick Fury raised his head and asked curiously.

"According to an informant we planted within the CIA, when they searched Tony Stark's villa, they heard Tony Stark's secretary mention a possibility."

"What possibility?"

Nick Fury asked with great interest.

"She said that perhaps the Superman who had just appeared was the one who kidnapped Tony Stark."

"Superman kidnapped Tony Stark? For what? Money?"

After hearing Hill's report, Nick Fury fell into thought once more, considering whether it was possible.

"According to my investigation, the military and Stark Industries reached two cooperation agreements yesterday."

"One concerned that experimental accident involving the military, while the other was related to this newly emerged Superman."

Hill continued describing the results of her investigation.

"The military again? They still haven't cleaned up the mess they made last time, and now they're meddling in Superman's affairs!"

At the mention of the military, even the usually composed Nick Fury could not hide his displeasure.

"If that's the case, then it really is possible that Superman kidnapped Tony Stark."

Taking this information into account, Nick Fury felt that the odds of Superman kidnapping Tony Stark had risen to one in three.

After all, he could figure out what kind of agreement the military had reached with Stark Industries without even using his brain.

They had surely asked Stark Industries, a weapons manufacturer, to create special weapons capable of threatening or even completely eliminating Superman.

If Superman had learned of that deal, then he had more than enough reason to kidnap Tony Stark.

"In that case, focus our efforts on investigating Superman's true identity. However, we must also do everything we can to search for those missing scientists."

"After all, if they have fallen into the hands of some crazed criminals, who knows how much chaos they could cause."

Nick Fury never underestimated the importance of any scientist.

Who knew whether they might suddenly develop some black technology like the Super Soldier Serum from the last century?

"But Director, if it really is Superman, then I'm afraid we won't be able to investigate him..."

Bzzz... bzzz...

Just as Hill was about to voice her concerns.

Her phone began to vibrate.

"Answer it here. I want to hear whether something else major has happened."

Nick Fury stopped Hill, who had been about to leave to take the call.

"Hello, this is Hill... What? Say that again!"

"Alright, I understand. I'll report to the Director immediately."

"What major event happened this time?"

Nick Fury could not help wanting to smack himself for having such a jinxed mouth. Wasn't this exactly what he had just been thinking about?

"Director, one of our secret Laboratories has been robbed."

P.S. There will be another chapter shortly, so please wait.