Mom, There's a Birdman!

Two days later, inside S.H.I.E.L.D.'s data monitoring room.

A researcher stared fixedly at the screen, his face numb and helpless as he said faintly,

"Ma'am, it's happening again!"

Hearing this, Maria Hill quickly walked over to the researcher's side.

On the screen, a bright dot was hurtling down from beyond the atmosphere toward New York at an incredible speed.

Maria was no longer surprised by the sight.

After all, similar incidents had occurred frequently over the past two days.

The researcher leaned closer to the screen and carefully examined the constantly changing data.

Then he could not help crying out,

"Ma'am, that thing's gotten even faster today!"

Maria turned slightly and looked at the screen.

It clearly showed that the object was moving at a staggering 892 Mach.

She clicked her tongue in amazement. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most advanced Quinjet could only reach between Mach 3 and Mach 6.

Maria muttered to herself,

"It was only a little over Mach 400 yesterday. Today, it's almost 900?"

The researcher typed rapidly on the keyboard and added,

"At that speed, it comes out to about one million kilometers per hour, or three hundred thousand meters per second."

"At that rate, it could circle the Earth in just two minutes!"

Maria's face was filled with shock as she immediately ordered,

"Stop monitoring it. Archive all data immediately!"

Then she hurried off to report to Nick Fury.

Meanwhile, Lu Xi darted through the clouds as effortlessly as a fish through water.

As he approached the skies above New York, he gradually slowed down like an experienced driver easing off the accelerator.

Over the past two days, he had often gone into space to freely test his various abilities and familiarize himself with the immense power in his body.

Slowing down near urban areas was like hitting the brakes when approaching a crosswalk while driving—another "air traffic rule" he had learned over the past two days.

After all, with his terrifying flying speed, the wind pressure trailing behind him alone

would be enough to easily destroy the reinforced concrete buildings throughout the city.

Lu Xi gradually descended. As he neared his villa, he swept low between several apartment buildings.

At that moment, a five- or six-year-old child happened to pass by a window.

The child spotted Lu Xi at once and excitedly screamed,

"Mom, there's a birdman!"

Hearing the cry, the child's mother hurried over.

But there was nothing outside the window anymore. She smiled helplessly and said,

"Little Jack, you must have seen wrong."

Naturally, Lu Xi heard the child's words, and the corner of his eye twitched slightly.

Looks like I need to buy a car for getting around. I can't have people calling me a birdman every day.

Before long, Lu Xi returned to his villa. With a thought, the wings on his back slowly folded away.

The wings vanished like phantoms, as though they had never existed.

After repeatedly testing his abilities over the past two days, he could already skillfully control the appearance and disappearance of his wings.

Previously, before he had fully understood his own powers, he had not wanted to casually seek out the Ancient One.

Although she did not seem hostile, he was new here. It was better to be cautious about everything.

After exploring his abilities over the past two days, he had roughly figured out their characteristics.

Put simply, they were—Divine Power and telekinesis.

Through testing, he could clearly sense an incomparably vast energy contained within his body.

For now, Lu Xi had given this energy a name that sounded pleasant enough—Divine Power.

As for telekinesis, as the name implied, it could achieve most of the mind-over-matter effects seen in movies.

It could also extend outward like tentacles, creating a unique field of vision through telekinesis.

As for Divine Power... he had not figured it out too clearly yet.

Just as Lu Xi was preparing to get some proper rest, the villa's doorbell suddenly rang.

Lu Xi leisurely walked over and opened the door, only to find the Ghost Rider he had met two days ago—Johnny Blaze—standing outside.

Johnny looked nervous and awkward. Lowering his head, he stammered,

"Lord Lucifer, I came to apologize to you."

"That demon threatened my girlfriend's life, and I..."

Lu Xi raised a hand and waved it, interrupting him.

"Stop, stop, stop. The fact that I didn't kill you on the spot means I already understood the situation. Is there anything else?"

Johnny hesitated before raising his head, his eyes full of worry.

"Uh... I want to know whether that demon will still be able to control me in the future."

Lu Xi pondered for a moment before slowly saying,

"Hard to say. Although Mephisto's avatar has already been destroyed,"

"given his methods, there might be other avatars hiding in the shadows."

Fear flashed through Johnny's eyes after hearing that, but hope quickly rekindled as he looked at Lu Xi.

"Then could I trouble you to..."

Lu Xi could not be bothered with such troublesome matters. He waved his hand and said,

"If anything happens, you can contact S.H.I.E.L.D. They'll reach out to me when necessary."

Johnny nodded helplessly and said,

"All right. Thank you, then. I won't disturb you any longer."

Johnny turned and left, while Lu Xi returned to the yard and lazily reclined on a lounge chair beneath the sun.

He was in no hurry to develop his abilities further.

After all, he was already this powerful. There was no need to push himself too hard and exhaust himself.

However, the doorbell rang again before long.

Lu Xi frowned deeply and muttered to himself,

"Who is it? Why does this never end?"

With a thought, an image of the villa entrance instantly appeared in his mind. Daisy Lewis was standing there.

Without a doubt, both Johnny and Daisy had been able to find this place because S.H.I.E.L.D. had given them the address.

Lu Xi raised an eyebrow, his gaze unconsciously falling on her impressive bust.

After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately decided to let Daisy in for the sake of those magnificent assets.

He could not even be bothered to get up. He simply used his telekinesis to open the door remotely and sent his voice over.

"Come in."

Daisy jumped at the sudden voice.

She looked all around in confusion. Only after quite a while did she cautiously step through the gate.

Daisy walked lightly into the yard and immediately spotted Lu Xi lounging comfortably in the chair.

Sunlight fell over him, outlining his perfect figure.

A bright smile instantly bloomed across her face as she enthusiastically greeted him,

"Lord Lucifer!"

Lu Xi opened his eyes slightly, glanced at her, and asked lazily,

"It's you. What do you want?"

Daisy blinked, curiosity shining in her eyes as she said,

"I study astrophysics, so I've always been curious about Heaven. I really want to investigate it. Where exactly is Heaven?"

Lu Xi shrugged helplessly and spread his hands.

"I don't know."

He was not really from Heaven, and whether Heaven even existed in the Marvel Universe was still unknown.

Daisy's eyes rolled as though she had thought of something, and she suddenly realized,

"Oh, right, I almost forgot. You were expelled from Heaven, weren't you? Then... where is Hell?"

The corner of Lu Xi's mouth curled upward in a teasing smile.

"What, do you really want to go take a look?"

Daisy hurriedly waved both hands, shaking her head like a rattle-drum.

"No, no. I'm just curious, that's all."