American comics: May the Holy Light deceive you

Chapter 7 Time Flies

After dismissing Colson, Vega went to England with Mr. Bont and explained the full effects of the potion to his client, a distinguished old woman.

The effects of the drug are similar to those of the Extremis virus, but the drug is risk-free. Furthermore, if the user's constitution is highly compatible with the drug, the user's physical condition, the temperature of the flames produced, and lifespan will all increase significantly.

If given the opportunity in the future, it may even evolve into a pure fire elemental life form.

Although the possibility is so small as to be negligible, it is real, and with a bit of luck, it might actually come true.

To Vega's surprise, the old woman hesitated for a whole night before deciding to let her eldest grandson use the power and longevity it offered.

Vega didn't know if the old woman was acting out of safety concerns or for some other reason, but that was none of his business, was it?

Vega helped the old woman's eldest grandson use the potion and spent two weeks helping him adapt to and master his body, which was several times stronger and his powerful fire abilities, before flying from England to China.

"Haha~, Lao Li, welcome back to China." As soon as he got off the plane, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, with a big smile, quickly came up to him, grabbed his hand and shook it repeatedly.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's find a place to eat first." Vega pulled his hand away, dragged the other man into a nearby car, and kept urging him to hurry up.

Jung Hyun: "What do you want to eat?"

Vega: "I'd like to find any hole-in-the-wall restaurant; I want to eat noodles."

"No problem." Zheng Xian drove away from the airport and after driving for more than ten minutes, he found an ordinary small restaurant.

Vega: "Boss, two bowls of tomato and egg braised noodles, please!"

Jung Hyun: "Just one bowl is fine, I'm not hungry right now."

"Who cares about you? Both bowls are mine." Giving Zheng Xian a disdainful look, Vega grabbed two bottles of Tsingtao beer.

He then asked the proprietress for a plate of boiled peanuts, shredded tofu, and cucumber. He found a table, sat down, grabbed the bottle with his right hand, flicked the cap off with his thumb, and downed it in one gulp.

"Phew, that feels great!" The familiar surroundings and the familiar beer allowed Vega, who had always lacked a sense of security, to completely relax.

Zheng Xian: "If you're not comfortable living abroad, why not come back to China to develop your career?"

Having been rejected many times, Jung Hyun knew Vega wouldn't agree, but he still spoke up anyway.

Vega is a super dad who can alchemy, medicine making, and is also very powerful. If you can keep Vega, I would be willing to die right now.

Vega shook his head: "Forget it, there are too many restrictions in China."

If he were still an ordinary person, he would certainly be willing to be a stay-at-home guy in China, just like in his previous life, but unfortunately, this kind of life he longed for is no longer his.

He was unwilling to stay in China, partly because he didn't have to abide by many laws and morals abroad, and partly because major events mostly happened overseas, making it inconvenient for him to participate if he joined the Shenmao Bureau.

"Okay." Seeing that Vega still disagreed, Zheng Xian didn't try to persuade him anymore. Instead, he grabbed a bottle of beer and chatted with Vega while drinking.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they strolled around the streets all afternoon and had a barbecue at the night market in the evening. Late at night, Zheng Xian took Wei Jia to the circular spaceship that was parked high in the sky.

After traveling around for a week, Vega returned to New York with a hard drive containing the S.H.I.E.L.D.'s existing data on the Celestials and the Brotherhood of the Shield.

Instead of going home, he told Monica some things, then used the cover of night to conceal his form, conjured a pair of wings of light, and flew high into the sky toward the depths of the sea.

Vega spent several tens of minutes flying to a location near the core of the Bermuda Triangle before plunging into the sea.

There is an inconspicuous seabed fissure here, through which lies a hidden spatial passage connecting to the dwarven planet Nidavi.

He discovered this spatial passage ten years ago, shortly after he arrived in this world. Because his reputation hadn't spread and he was short of money and couldn't get any commissions, he decided to target sunken ships at the bottom of the sea.

To avoid attracting attention, he chose the mysterious Bermuda Triangle, but instead of finding a valuable shipwreck, he unexpectedly discovered this spatial passage.

Vega, who could heal physical injuries, possessed a large amount of unknown extraordinary materials, knew magical alchemy, and could provide a large amount of food, quickly became the most honored guest of the dwarves.

Vega went to Nidavellir this time because he had finally gathered all the materials and wanted to ask the dwarf king Etri to help him forge a set of weapons, armor and accessories.

......

Time flies, and more than eight months have passed in the blink of an eye. Vega, having achieved his goal, returned to Earth.

Instead of going home immediately, he went to the hotel to find Monica to ease his longing.

After a long while, Monica, having recovered, angrily pinched Vega's waist several times before saying, "Gwen has become a superhero. Was this your plan?"

Vega was taken aback: "Huh? When did this happen?"

Monica: "How about you leave in two weeks?"

Vega: "How did you know? Wasn't she hiding her identity?"

Monica: "She was hiding it, but she often hung out with Flame Girl. I did a little investigation and found out it was her."

Monica picked up an iPad that Apple released last year, opened a search engine, found relevant news, and handed it to Vega: "Many people know that Flame Girl is Bana, and Gwen works with her. Those people probably already know that Spider Girl is her."

Vega: "It's alright. With me here, as long as they're not confident in dealing with me and they need something from me, they'll pretend they don't know, just like they ignored Bana, who likes to burn people with fire."

Watching the figure in the video, wearing a black, white, and pink hooded bodysuit and moving rapidly between skyscrapers while holding onto a thread, Vega sighed inwardly.

The Spider-Man in this universe is Gwen, and this Spider-Gwen doesn't seem to be one of the ones he knows. This Gwen doesn't attend Midtown High School, and she doesn't know Peter Parker, Harry Osborn, Mary Jane, or anyone else.

Damn it, my understanding of the future has diminished even further...

Monica: "Just keep that in mind. George doesn't seem to know that Gwen is Spider-Girl. He hates Spider-Girl and has been trying to catch her."

Vega chuckled. "Heh, he hates all lawbreakers. Ignore him, let the father and daughter have fun."

"Hehe, I look forward to the day George finds out the truth." Monica covered her mouth and chuckled, then began to talk about something else: "The unmanned Iron Man suits produced by Hammer Industries went out of control and caused a lot of casualties. Justin Hammer was arrested, and I bought Hammer Industries."