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 here again!"

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

On the screen, a bright point was plunging rapidly from beyond the atmosphere toward New York.

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 is even faster today!"

Maria turned slightly and looked at the screen.

It clearly showed that the object's speed had reached an astonishing Mach 892.

She could not help clicking her tongue. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most advanced Quinjet only flew at Mach 3 to 6.

Maria muttered:

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

The researcher rapidly typed on the keyboard and added:

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

"At this speed, it could circle the Earth in just two minutes!"

Maria's face was filled with shock as she immediately gave the order:

"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 a seasoned driver.

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

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

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

Was enough to easily destroy the reinforced concrete buildings throughout the city.

Lu Xi gradually descended, skimming low between several apartment buildings as he neared his villa.

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

He spotted Lu Xi at once and screamed excitedly:

"Mom, there's a birdman!"

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

But there was already nothing outside the window. She smiled helplessly and said:

"Little Jack, you must have seen it wrong."

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

Looks like I should buy a car for getting around. I can't keep getting called a birdman every day.

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

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

After repeatedly testing his abilities over the past two days, he could now skillfully control the extension and retraction of his wings.

Before he had fully figured out his own power, he had not wanted to casually seek out Ancient One.

Although she did not seem hostile, he had only just arrived. It was best to be cautious in every matter.

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

Put simply, they were—Divine Power and telekinesis.

Through testing, he could clearly sense a vast, boundless energy contained within his body.

For the time being, Lu Xi had given that energy a name that sounded fitting—Divine Power.

As for telekinesis, as the name implied, it could achieve most of the effects of moving objects with one's mind seen in movies.

It could also be extended like tentacles, forming a unique field of vision through telekinesis.

As for Divine Power... he had not explored it thoroughly yet.

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

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

Johnny looked nervous and awkward. With his head lowered, he mumbled:

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

"That demon threatened me with my girlfriend's life. 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, then raised his head, his eyes full of worry:

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

After thinking for a moment, Lu Xi slowly said:

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

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

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

"Then could I trouble you to..."

Lu Xi could not be bothered with such troublesome matters, so he waved his hand and said:

"If something happens, you can go to S.H.I.E.L.D. They'll contact 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 in the sun.

He was in no hurry to develop his abilities.

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

However, before long, the doorbell rang again.

Lu Xi frowned deeply and muttered to himself:

"Who is it now? Why won't they leave me alone?"

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

There was no doubt that Johnny and Daisy had each found 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 chest.

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

Too lazy to get up, he simply used telekinesis to open the door remotely and sent his voice over:

"Come in."

Daisy jumped at the sudden voice.

She looked around in confusion, and only after quite a while did she cautiously walk through the gate.

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

Sunlight fell across him, outlining his perfect physique.

A brilliant smile instantly bloomed on her face as she greeted him enthusiastically:

"Lord Lucifer!"

Lu Xi cracked his eyes open slightly, glanced at her, and asked lazily:

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

Daisy blinked, curiosity gleaming in her eyes as she said:

"I study astrophysics, so I've always been curious about Heaven. I really want to research where Heaven actually is."

Lu Xi helplessly shrugged and spread his hands.

"I don't know."

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

Daisy's eyes rolled as if 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 corners of Lu Xi's lips rose slightly into 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."