Chapter Summaries

Li Ang awakened in an illegal organ-harvesting workshop in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and gained 70% of Homelander’s abilities through a system. After killing one captor and injuring another, he discovered the facility was a front for organ trafficking and spotted Daredevil nearby.

• Li Ang realized he had been abducted in Hell’s Kitchen after arriving for an appointment with Matthew Michael Murdock.
• The system selected Homelander as Li Ang’s character template and granted him 70% of Homelander’s abilities.
• Li Ang broke his restraints and accidentally burst the red-haired captor’s upper body apart with one strike.
• Li Ang melted the green-haired captor’s arm and pistol with laser vision, then demanded answers.
• Li Ang detected an armed group approaching and used X-ray vision to spot a red-suited hero with a white cane.

Li Ang discovered that rescuing Tony Stark and making 10,000 people aware of him was his first mission, then tested his Homelander-like powers and clashed with Daredevil. After deciding to approach Kingpin for money and publicity, he flew toward New York while Tony neared completion of a device in the Middle East.

• Li Ang read his first mission: rescue the kidnapped Tony Stark and gain 10,000 people’s awareness to earn Homelander’s full abilities and unlock the upgrade module.
• Li Ang rose through the building, endured gunfire from gangsters, and killed several with his laser vision before Daredevil intervened to save their leader.
• Li Ang argued with Daredevil about justice, gained 700 Presence from Daredevil’s hostility, and told the gang leader to inform Kingpin that he was coming.
• Li Ang flew to New York, took cash from wallets, bought clothes and food, and planned to gain Presence through publicity and involvement in major events.
• Li Ang resolved to speak with Kingpin about working together, possibly by starting a media company, while Tony Stark said his device was nearly ready in the Middle East.

Li Ang found Tony Stark’s Afghan hideout and attacked the Ten Rings terrorists, giving Tony and Yinsen the chance to finish the Mark I. Tony emerged in the armor and mistook Li Ang for an enemy, attacking him as Li Ang approached.

• Tony asked Yinsen what he planned to do after they escaped, and Yinsen said he would go home to his family.
• Li Ang located Tony’s cave, drew the terrorists’ fire, and destroyed their guards and vehicles while gaining Presence.
• Li Ang discovered a message about notifying the Mandarin, then considered pursuing Wenwu and the Ten Rings.
• Tony and Yinsen completed the Mark I as the camp’s power failed, and Tony heard Li Ang announce, “Community benefits delivery!”
• Tony stepped out in the Mark I, joked about Li Ang’s entrance, and threw a punch at him.

Li Ang rescued Tony Stark and Yinsen from terrorists, then negotiated money and a promise from Tony. In a border town, he explained that he wanted Tony to publicize his rescue and help him gain fame.

• Tony attacked Li Ang, but Li Ang caught his punch and said he had come to rescue him.
• Li Ang led Tony and Yinsen through the cave, where they found the terrorists dead, and demanded five hundred million dollars and a promise in exchange for the rescue.
• A group of terrorists confronted them outside the cave, and Li Ang killed them with a sweep of his eyes.
• Li Ang agreed to drive Tony and Yinsen to safety for an extra ten million dollars, then took them to a border town as Nick Fury grew suspicious of him.
• After Tony contacted Colonel Rhodes, Li Ang asked Tony to publicize the rescue, explaining that he wanted fame.

Li Ang returned Tony Stark to New York, where Tony began reflecting on his experience and planned a press conference to announce changes at Stark Industries. At the conference, Agent Coulson approached Li Ang with questions.

• Tony agreed to let Li Ang represent Stark Technology as a hero, and Colonel Rhodes led soldiers to bring them aboard a transport plane.
• During the flight to New York, Tony recalled the missile attack and the interview that had called him the Merchant of Death, while Li Ang wondered how Yinsen's survival might affect him.
• Li Ang questioned his system about its available functions, and the system explained that he could exchange presence for features such as AI assistance and voice customization.
• At the New York airport, Pepper Potts welcomed Tony, but he asked for a cheeseburger and a press conference before going to the hospital.
• Tony had JARVIS set up a new account and transfer money, then arrived at the press conference with Li Ang and spotted Obadiah in the crowd.
• As reporters crowded around Li Ang, Coulson introduced himself and asked whether Li Ang had time to answer questions.

Li Ang met Coulson, declined to work with S.H.I.E.L.D. for the time being, and learned that Alexander Pierce had taken an interest in him. At Tony’s press conference, Li Ang revealed his ability to fly, stunning the reporters and drawing Nick Fury’s attention.

• Coulson approached Li Ang and said S.H.I.E.L.D. was investigating superhumans and the Hell’s Kitchen incident.
• Coulson described several superhumans, including a man with steel claws, and Li Ang recognized them as likely X-Men.
• Li Ang told Coulson he was open to working with S.H.I.E.L.D. but would not join yet, while a message revealed that Alexander Pierce coveted him.
• Tony thanked Li Ang publicly at his press conference, and Li Ang joined him onstage.
• When a reporter asked how he escaped the terrorists, Li Ang floated into the air, shocking Tony, Coulson, and the press.
• Nick Fury watched Li Ang’s public display and cursed in alarm.

Li Ang’s public display of power thrilled the press, while Tony Stark announced that Stark Industries would shut down its weapons division. After receiving Tony’s payment, Li Ang headed for his former home to complete a new mission and discovered Nick Fury’s agents were waiting there.

• Li Ang floated before the reporters, promised to use his power responsibly, and gained more presence from their attention.
• Tony Stark announced he was closing Stark Industries’ weapons division, while Obadiah tried to contain the fallout.
• Happy gave Li Ang a card containing Tony’s payment of five hundred million dollars and invited him to visit Tony’s home.
• Li Ang flew toward his former home after receiving a mission to burn it down and leave a gravestone, with a Magic Resistance Cloak as the reward.
• Li Ang heard Natasha report his arrival to Nick Fury, then used his X-ray vision to spot Nick Fury waiting inside the dark house.

Li Ang met Nick Fury at his home and persuaded him to arrange its destruction, then received a surge of presence and unlocked upgrades. He strengthened his abilities and asked the system about changing its voice, reacting with surprise at the price.

• Nick Fury waited in Li Ang's dark home and tried to pressure him with details about his past, but Li Ang called him a burglar and dismissed his questions.
• Nick Fury offered to work with Li Ang, and Li Ang told him to burn down the house and arrange a gravestone and compensation for the landlord.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. evacuated nearby residents, and Li Ang's home was destroyed in a fire blamed on an electrical short circuit.
• Li Ang received the completed mission reward and gained presence from netizens, passersby, and political leaders, then opened the system panel.
• Li Ang spent ten upgrades to raise Man of Steel to level seven and Heat Vision and Super Senses to level three each.
• Li Ang asked how much it cost to load a new voice module, and the system quoted ten points plus ten more for a unique voice.

Kingpin ordered Bullseye to kill Li Ang, but Li Ang defeated and killed the assassin before flying to Hell's Kitchen. He arrived outside Kingpin's skyscraper and tapped on the window, leaving Kingpin face-to-face with him.

• Kingpin ordered Bullseye to bring back Li Ang's head, but Bullseye killed the bearded man who was about to carry out the order.
• Li Ang upgraded the system's voice function and discovered that his power let him withstand Bullseye's attacks.
• Li Ang fought Bullseye, threw him from the building, caught him in midair, and tore off his head.
• Li Ang gained 6,000 Presence for killing Bullseye and flew toward Hell's Kitchen with the human scorpion.
• Li Ang found Kingpin inside his skyscraper and appeared outside the window, smiling at him.

Li Ang confronted Kingpin with Bullseye's severed head and forced him to submit through threats and overwhelming strength. Kingpin agreed to provide Li Ang with a new identity, an estate, a car, and money.

• Li Ang shattered Kingpin's office window, set Bullseye's head on his desk, and demanded to know what Kingpin could offer him.
• Kingpin tried to persuade Li Ang that killing him would destabilize Hell's Kitchen, but Li Ang said he only cared about what Kingpin could provide.
• Kingpin attacked Li Ang, who took the punch without moving and then blasted him with Heat Vision.
• Li Ang carried Kingpin into the sky, and Kingpin agreed to cooperate as New York grew distant below them.
• Li Ang threatened to destroy Kingpin's family if he disobeyed, then demanded a new identity, an estate, a car, and money; Kingpin agreed and offered Tahiti or Guarma Island.

Li Ang secured Kingpin's submission, completed his second mission, and enjoyed his new wealth before Tony Stark invited him to help test an armor project. At Tony's mansion, Li Ang teased Tony about his flight ability, prompting Tony to challenge him to a race.

• Li Ang took control of Kingpin's cooperation, received the paperwork for his new identity, and obtained the Magic Resistance Cloak as his second mission reward.
• Li Ang settled into his estate and spent several days enjoying his new wealth until Tony Stark called him about the armor Li Ang had brought back.
• Tony asked Li Ang to help test the armor's functions, and Li Ang agreed before flying to Tony's seaside mansion.
• Li Ang arrived at Tony's garage and watched Tony explain the armor's technical design, though Li Ang said he did not understand the explanation.
• Li Ang told Tony that the armor could not outfly him, and Tony challenged him to a race.

Tony Stark completed the Mark II armor and challenged Li Ang to a race, only to discover that Li Ang could easily outfly him. When Tony pushed the armor too high into the sky, it iced over and lost power, leaving him falling without a parachute.

• Tony Stark built and tested the Mark II propulsion system with Li Ang’s help, then completed the silver armor after a month of work.
• Tony told Li Ang that the military seemed to be hunting something and that Yinsen had been contacted by the Strategic Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
• Tony and Li Ang raced toward the docks, and Tony reached Mach 1.5 before Li Ang caught up while flying casually at Mach 5.
• Tony changed course and climbed toward 10,000 meters to challenge Li Ang, despite JARVIS warning that the armor could ice over.
• The Mark II lost power, and Tony fell while unable to deploy his parachute until Li Ang spoke to him.

Li Ang rescued Tony Stark from a failed altitude-record flight, then rushed to Hell’s Kitchen after Kingpin reported that a powerful green man was attacking his port. Li Ang defeated the attacker, while a man in a purple suit watched him with fervent interest.

• Li Ang freed Tony from the frozen, powerless armor and carried him safely back to the ground.
• Tony thanked Li Ang and promised to make him a suit of armor, but Kingpin called to report that a green attacker was destroying his warehouse and killing his men.
• Li Ang flew to Kingpin’s port and found the green man rampaging through the docks as Kingpin’s gunmen failed to stop him.
• Li Ang struck the green man with Heat Vision, severed his arm, and knocked him into a crater with a punch.
• The green man began changing back as the surviving gang members watched Li Ang in fear, while a man in a purple suit decided he had to possess Li Ang.

Li Ang learned that Mephisto had empowered the little green man, who exploded into petals before revealing the demon’s name. A new mission directed Li Ang to kill Obadiah and Iron Monger, while Obadiah prepared his upgraded armor and grew angrier over his scientists’ inability to build a miniature reactor.

• Li Ang questioned the little green man, who said a tall, bearded man had given him a power-granting soda and started to say the man’s name was Mephisto before exploding into petals.
• Li Ang received a mission to kill Obadiah, with an additional reward for killing him while he wore Iron Monger, then warned Kingpin to keep paying and flew toward Tony’s villa.
• Obadiah inspected his upgraded Iron Monger armor, built from blueprints supplied by the Mandarin, while his scientists said they could not make a miniature reactor.
• Obadiah angrily told the researchers that Tony had built one in a cave, and the scientists’ response pushed him toward an even crazier plan.

Li Ang helped Tony Stark identify a likely mole at Stark Industries, then agreed to meet Nick Fury about the grave he had requested. Back at his estate, Li Ang discovered that the maid giving him a bath was Black Widow.

• Tony admitted to Li Ang that weapons were still being sold illegally and planned to have Pepper investigate Obadiah's computer for evidence.
• Pepper agreed to Tony's plan, and Li Ang left Tony's mansion so the pair could be alone.
• Coulson told Li Ang that the grave he had requested was ready and that Nick Fury wanted to meet him; Li Ang agreed to meet Fury that night.
• Li Ang returned to his estate, relaxed in the bathing pool, and let a maid massage him without seeing her.
• Li Ang removed his towel and recognized the red-haired, green-eyed maid as Black Widow.

Li Ang exposed Natasha Romanoff as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and met Nick Fury to discuss the Avengers Initiative. After receiving Fury’s invitation, Li Ang considered a way to cooperate without formally joining.

• Li Ang recognized Natasha’s undercover identity, and she asked how he had discovered it.
• Nick Fury arrived at Li Ang’s home, and the three met privately in the hall.
• Nick Fury described S.H.I.E.L.D.’s plan to assemble a team of heroes and showed Li Ang a file of candidates, including Tony, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Wolverine, and Cyclops.
• Nick Fury invited Li Ang to join the Avengers Initiative, and Li Ang received a mission offering rewards for joining, refusing, or choosing another option.
• Li Ang wondered whether he could cooperate with Nick Fury without joining the Avengers.

Li Ang rejected a formal Avengers role but agreed to work with Nick Fury for pay, then bound his new suit to the system. When the system warned him that Obadiah had reached Tony's house, Li Ang flew to New York, arriving as Obadiah removed Tony's chest reactor.

• Li Ang turned down Nick Fury's invitation to join the Avengers but offered to work with S.H.I.E.L.D. for payment.
• Li Ang received his mission reward and gave Nick Fury a pager as a backup means of contact.
• Li Ang bound the Homelander suit and Magic Resistance Cloak, gaining automatic repairs and a one-second outfit change.
• The system warned Li Ang that Obadiah had arrived at Tony's house, so Li Ang flew toward New York.
• Obadiah used a buzzing device to incapacitate Tony, removed the reactor from his chest, and left.

Li Ang restored Tony after Obadiah removed his reactor, then flew with him toward Los Angeles to confront Iron Monger. Tony attacked Obadiah but was quickly overwhelmed, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Li Ang replaced Tony's reactor and learned that a virus had disabled JARVIS.
• Rhodey arrived as Tony armored up, and Li Ang flew with him toward Los Angeles.
• Nick Fury called Li Ang about the rampaging mech and offered him a commission to stop it.
• Obadiah attacked agents and civilians in Iron Monger as Tony arrived and launched missiles at him.
• Iron Monger emerged unharmed, grabbed Tony, and slammed him into the ground.

Li Ang defeated and killed Obadiah in the Iron Monger armor, then helped Tony up after the fight. He received the Conscientious Slot Machine and Gravity Capture Net as mission rewards, and considered testing the new ability on Tony.

• Iron Monger attacked Tony with a rotary cannon, and Tony struggled to damage the armor until Li Ang joined the fight with Heat Vision.
• Li Ang punched Iron Monger into the ground, then rejected Obadiah’s offers of money and Stark shares.
• Li Ang pinned Iron Monger down and killed Obadiah by melting through his helmet with Heat Vision, causing the armor to explode.
• Nick Fury watched the fight and decided to continue his plan to recruit Li Ang into the Avengers.
• Li Ang pulled Tony up, received the Conscientious Slot Machine and Gravity Capture Net as rewards, and considered testing the net on Tony.

After the Iron Monger fight, Li Ang insisted that S.H.I.E.L.D. let edited footage of him reach the internet, boosting his fame and presence. With his presence above 130,000, he unlocked the Conscientious Slot Machine and learned he could afford ten draws.

• Li Ang refused to let S.H.I.E.L.D. delete the videos, and Nick Fury agreed to let them be posted after editing them.
• Li Ang told Nick Fury that he could hear a heartbeat beneath an Arctic glacier, prompting Fury to recall a file and reassess Li Ang's abilities.
• Footage of Li Ang defeating Iron Monger went viral, while Tony publicly confirmed he was Iron Man and called Li Ang his friend.
• Three days later, Li Ang checked his system panel and saw that his presence had risen to 130,893.
• Li Ang learned that each Conscientious Slot Machine draw cost 3,000 presence points and found he had enough for ten draws.