First Conquer the Sky

Soon, a staff member cried out in panic:

"Oh no, if we don't intervene, it's going to land right near Times Square!"

Hearing this, Maria broke out in a cold sweat of sheer terror.

Times Square, located in Midtown Manhattan, was famous for its 24/7 glowing neon billboards and dense crowds.

It had long been known as the "Crossroads of the World."

It was New York's most bustling district and a popular gathering place for tourists, with a daily average of over three hundred thousand visitors!

Once that mysterious object hit the place, the lives affected would number at least in the tens of thousands!

Maria took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and decisively sounded a higher-level alarm.

In an instant, the piercing siren not only echoed through the entire laboratory, but also instantly spread across the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. New York Branch.

Everyone moved quickly amidst the blaring alarm, steps hurried and expressions tense.

Maria composed herself, her gaze resolute as she issued instructions to the weapons department:

"Lock onto that thing immediately and intercept it with long-range missiles. Even if we can't destroy it outright, we must at least knock it off course!"

"If we really let it land in Times Square, we'll all become sinners against the whole world!"

Right at that moment, another researcher suddenly widened their eyes and exclaimed:

"Commander, look! Its descent speed has slowed down, and its trajectory is changing too!"

"What?" Maria's heart tightened, and she immediately hurried over to the computer.

She carefully checked the data and images on the screen and sure enough, found that it was true.

Making a prompt decision, Maria quickly changed tactics:

"Recalculate the new impact point immediately, and keep the weapons department on standby."

"In addition, all field agents, deploy to your positions! Prepare to respond to emergencies!"

Meanwhile, after going through a heart-stopping free-fall process, Lu Xi finally gradually came to his senses.

He pinched his arm hard, and the clear sensation of pain made him realize that all of this was definitely not a dream.

Recalling that terrifying giant hand before he lost consciousness, he guessed that he hadn't run into ghosts, but rather offended some major big shot!

Connecting that to the fire generated by air friction around his body, yet feeling no scorching heat whatsoever,

Lu Xi felt that his own body might have undergone some peculiar changes as well.

Perhaps that mysterious entity had left him a glimmer of survival in the dark.

Only, looking at the ground getting closer and closer, Lu Xi found it increasingly hard to suppress his fear.

To slow down his descent, he flailed his limbs desperately, flapping about like a panicked bird,

trying in this way to increase air resistance and reduce his falling speed.

Yet his efforts seemed to yield little result; the speed of his free fall still did not decrease.

As the ground drew closer, Lu Xi was already able to clearly see the outline of the bustling metropolis below.

"Big shot, can you spare a guy's life!"

Just as Lu Xi was falling into despair,

"Whoosh!"

With a sound resembling a bird flapping its wings, he actually stopped dead in mid-air in a completely defying manner.

There was no buffer whatsoever to the process, just as if time had been instantly frozen.

If old man Newton were to see this sight, his coffin lid would probably be blown wide open.

Lu Xi was stunned for a moment, and immediately following that, he felt an itch on his back and instinctively looked back.

He saw that three pairs of snow-white wings had actually unfolded behind him.

Under the illumination of the bright moonlight, a layer of sacred radiance seemed to flow across the feathers, breathtakingly beautiful.

This suddenly manifested appearance instantly reminded him of the legendary creature—the angel.

"Oh no, how did I turn into a bird-man?" Lu Xi dropped his jaw in astonishment.

Yet at this moment, the instinct for survival left him no time to overthink, and he tried to control this pair of wings.

Miraculously, the wings felt just like a part of his body and immediately began to flap, their movement natural and smooth, akin to breathing.

Lu Xi was overjoyed, an indescribable excitement surging up in his heart.

He excitedly flew a few circles in the sky, weaving through the clouds like a joyful bird.

Every beat of his wings could scatter the surrounding mist, and that feeling of soaring freely seemed to make him conquer the entire sky.

Human yearning for the sky seemed to be an instinct carved into their genes.

At this moment, that instinct was thoroughly triggered, leaving him too thrilled to contain himself.

However, amid the excitement, Lu Xi suddenly realized that if his appearance were discovered by someone, it would likely bring huge trouble.

If things went wrong, he might even get captured for dissecting and research.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly looked down, locked onto a place that looked sparsely populated, and prepared to land.

In the air, Lu Xi felt that he could probably fly even faster.

He tried to concentrate and accelerated his flight.

Sure enough, the wings behind him flapped a bit faster.

And his overall flight speed increased drastically.

This seemingly didn't rely on aerodynamic flapping flight, but rather leaned into the realm of magic.

The scenery below moved past rapidly like fast-forwarded movie footage.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a deafening explosion rang out.

Lu Xi looked back, only to see a spectacular sonic boom cloud appearing right behind him.

He was no illiterate who knew nothing, and naturally understood that this was a phenomenon that occurred only when an object's moving speed exceeded the speed of sound, rubbing violently against the air.

"I actually went supersonic!"

If an ordinary person moved at such a speed, their face would probably be blown right off by the strong airflow.

Yet at this moment, he only felt as though a gentle breeze was brushing past his face, without experiencing too much pressure.

This made him even more certain that his physique had most likely undergone earth-shattering changes as well.

Lu Xi picked out a courtyard below that looked relatively quiet, folded his wings, and dive-bombed like a shooting star.

Accompanied by a loud crash, he smashed straight into the lawn inside the courtyard.

A circular crater instantly appeared on the lawn, just like being bombed by an artillery shell.

Lu Xi slowly stood up from the crater, patted the dirt off his body, shook the wings on his back, and smiled with a bit of helplessness.

"Looks like this landing technique still needs a lot of practice; the control wasn't so good this time."

Right at that moment, the owner of this house, hearing the huge commotion coming from outside, rushed out from the house.

She possessed a pair of bright, large eyes, charming red lips resembling ripe cherries, and long, wavy hair.

And the most eye-catching feature of all had to be her proud figure, whose assets were exceptionally magnificent, making it hard for anyone not to focus their gaze upon that area.

Even situated in such a chaotic situation, Lu Xi's gaze was involuntarily drawn over there.

In the woman's hand, a flashlight was gripped tightly.

The dazzling beam of light flashed onto Lu Xi.

When she saw clearly that Lu Xi was stark naked right in front of her, with three pairs of pristine white wings abruptly hanging behind his back...

"Momma, what is this!"

A scream pierced the silent night sky.

Following that, she rolled her eyes and fainted straight away, her body collapsing limply toward the ground.