Chapter 67: Magneto appears, Polaris's wrath!
In the evening, after dinner, Lynn took Polaris and the others for a stroll on the street.
"Boss, shouldn't we at least put on a show? After all, it's our Deputy Director who died. It doesn't look good for us to be so leisurely."
Following Lynn's side, Sean asked.
"Just consider it a vacation."
Looking at the night scenery around them, Lynn smiled and said, "Remember, we are only assisting with the investigation. The person leading this case is Anthony."
"Didn't you see that Bruce, who was sent by the headquarters, isn't even bothering with it? He even wanted to invite me to the Nightclub for some fun."
Mentioning the Nightclub, Lynn shook his head.
This was a strip club specializing in exotic dancers, and it was full of black women. Lynn didn't have that kind of appetite.
Sean, however, said with some regret, "The Nightclub, huh? I've only heard about it. I've never had a chance to try it."
"It's a pity you refused, Boss, otherwise I would have gone along to broaden my horizons."
As soon as Sean finished speaking, Polaris, to Lynn's right, gave him an unhappy look.
She didn't know why, but Polaris felt uncomfortable whenever she thought of Lynn going to a place like that.
Alice, on the other hand, raised her hand and directly tapped Sean on the head: "Do you believe I'll tell your girlfriend that you wanted to go to the Nightclub?"
Rubbing his head, Sean looked at Alice in surprise: "How do you know my girlfriend?"
"Cough, cough.."
Deliberately clearing her throat, Barbara chimed in: "Aliceand I were very curious about what your girlfriend, whom you praised to the heavens, was really like."
"So, we both went to see your girlfriend's concert."
"Sean, I have to say your girlfriend is really pretty, and her personality is good too, especially after she heard that Alice and I were your colleagues, her attitude became even more enthusiastic."
Hearing Barbara say that, Sean's face turned green as he looked at the two of them.
He immediately turned to Lynn for help: "Boss, you need to rein them in. One is your secretary, and the other already has three girlfriends but is still eyeing mine."
Seeing Sean's aggrieved expression, Lynn spread his hands and smiled: "Although I'm your Boss, I don't interfere with my subordinates' private lives."
Hearing that his Boss wouldn't stand up for him, Sean immediately put his hands together in a begging gesture to Alice: "Two big sisters, it wasn't easy for me to find a girlfriend. Please be merciful."
"Get lost!"
Raising her hand and giving Sean a punch, Alice laughed: "Don't worry, I don't steal a brother's girlfriend."
At this point, Alice looked at Barbara.
"Don't look at me."
Pushing Sean aside, Barbara stepped forward and hooked Lynn's arm, saying: "If I have needs, I'll find the Boss. I'm not pairing up with you, you fake woman."
"Is that so? That's because you don't know how good women are, Barbara. Why don't you try? I promise.."
Before Alice could finish speaking, Lynn raised his hand and tapped her on the head: "So you don't steal a brother's woman, but you specifically target your Boss's woman, huh?"
"Hehe.. Just kidding!"
The group walked down the street, chatting and laughing, not caring about the Deputy Director's death.
As they reached the street corner, the previously calm surroundings suddenly stirred with whirlwinds.
The fallen leaves on the ground spun rapidly with the whirlwinds, and dozens of cars on both sides of the road simultaneously blared their piercing alarms.
Seeing this sudden and strange scene, Sean and Aliceimmediately drew their pistols, instinctively positioning themselves one in front and one behind to shield Lynn in the middle.
Barbara, meanwhile, instantly activated her ability, ready to teleport everyone back to New York at any moment.
As the group remained vigilant, dozens of cars on the roadside began to lift into the air, then formed walls of cars, trapping them in the middle.
Seeing their paths blocked by walls of cars on all sides, Lynn and Polaris simultaneously looked up at the night sky.
In the night sky, Magneto, dressed in black clothes and wearing his iconic helmet, slowly descended from the sky.
As Magneto landed from the sky, Alice and Sean immediately aimed their guns at him.
"Don't worry, I mean you no harm!"
Looking at the calm Lynn Hall, and the wary Alice and Sean.
After Magneto said a word, his gaze fell upon Polaris.
"Put your guns away."
Patting Alice, who was blocking him, Lynn signaled for the two of them to put away their weapons.
Then he stepped forward and looked at Magneto, saying, "You're quite bold. All official organizations are hunting you down now, yet you dare to appear so brazenly in front of me."
[Eric Lensherr / Max Eisenhardt Affection: 3]
Hearing Lynn say that, Magneto didn't care at all, only looking at Polaris and saying, "Lorna, I'm here to take you away!"
"Hmph!"
Hearing Magneto's words, Polaris sneered, her delicate little face filled with a gloomy expression: "Take me away? You adopted me and then abandoned me, and now you want to take me away again?"
As her words fell, Polaris raised her hand, and a car instantly smashed towards Magneto.
Facing the flying car, Magneto merely waved his hand gently, and the car instantly froze in mid-air.
"The reason I sent you to the orphanage back then was something I had no choice but to do."
Looking at his daughter, Magneto said: "You were still young at that time, and the Mutant war was on the verge of breaking out. To better protect you, I could only send you to an orphanage."
"My child, I have been watching you all these years, including..."
"You've been watching me?
Hearing Magneto say that, Polaris's emotions instantly flared up: "Then where were you when I was targeted by bad guys? Where were you when I was arrested by the police? Where were you when I was wanted by the Military and wandering around?"
"Don't talk to me about your damned Mutant plan. All I know is that you abandoned my mother when she was pregnant."
"And it's because of you that my mom and dad had that fierce argument that day, which then caused the plane crash!"
"It's all your fault, Magneto. You ruined my family, you ruined everything I had!"
Staring at Magneto furiously, the energy around Polarisinstantly began to rage.
Facing Polaris's angry roar, tears streaming down her face, Magneto's expression was somewhat silent.
"I'm very sorry, Lorna, but everything I've done has been for the future of Mutants."
"My daughter, I will compensate you. I promise all of this will..."
"I don't need your false sympathy!"
Before Magneto could finish, Polaris roared: "I have family and friends now, so I don't need your compensation!"
If there was one thing Magneto felt most guilty about, Lorna and her mother would definitely be in the top three.
When that plane crash happened, Lorna was only three years old.
When he learned the news, he adopted Lornaimmediately, but for the future of Mutants, he had no choice but to "abandon" Lorna.
At this moment, looking at the grievance and anger in Lorna's eyes, and Lynn's gentle action of wiping away her tears.
Magneto opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
Although he felt guilty towards Lorna, if he had to choose between his daughter and the future of Mutants.
Then Magneto felt that he would still choose the latter!
"Thank you!"
Looking at Lynn Hall, Magneto for the first time sincerely thanked him: "Perhaps Lorna being with you is the best outcome."
"Lynn Hall, take good care of Lorna for me. I can promise you that once all of this is over, you will have everything you desire!"
Hearing Magneto's words, which clearly had a hidden meaning, Lynn frowned.
Just as he was about to speak, the next second, a blazing chain instantly cleaved through the wall of cars.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion erupted around the group, and then, from the soaring flames, a skeleton wearing a black jacket and riding a fiercely burning motorcycle drove over from a distance.
Looking at the flames erupting from the skeleton's head, and the burning traces left on the ground as he drove.
Lynn Hall shook his head, then gave Barbara a look.
"You are all guilty!"
With a cool drift, the motorcycle screeched to a halt, and Ghost Rider dismounted, staring at the group as he spoke.
"Oh my God..."
Seeing this, Sean, holding his gun, leaned close to Lynn: "Boss, is Los Angeles a monster's paradise?"
"I think we should go back to New York immediately. It's too damn dangerous here!"
Hearing Sean's words, Lynn also nodded.
He hadn't expected to encounter not only Magneto but also Ghost Rider tonight!
One must know that Johnny Blaze during the day and Ghost Rider at night were not the same.
Especially Ghost Rider, burning with Hellfire, trying to reason with him was like talking to a brick wall!
He gestured for Sean and Alice to retreat, and at the same time, had Barbara open the portal.
Lynn stretched his body, ready to stall for a few seconds to cover their retreat, and then use the portal to leave himself.
"You are guilty!"
Raising his skeletal hand and pointing at Magneto, Ghost Rider spoke.
"Hmph!"
Hearing Ghost Rider's words, Magneto snorted: "If you have the ability, just catch me!"
Ignoring Magneto's words, Ghost Rider raised his hand again and pointed at Lynn: "You, you have the scent of Mephisto on you."
Hearing Ghost Rider say that, Lynn suddenly remembered meeting Mephisto in that small town.
"You mean, I'm being targeted by Mephisto?"
"Anyone who makes a deal with a demon will eventually be buried by hell!"
As his words fell, a chain burning with Hellfire directly attacked Lynn.
Seeing the burning chain attack him, Lynn dodged the chain's attack by moving sideways, then instantly teleported behind Ghost Rider.
He grabbed Ghost Rider's clothes with one hand and threw him out.
"Bang!"
Ghost Rider, thrown by Lynn using his super strength, crashed heavily into the wall.
Then his entire body was buried by the collapsing wall.
Before Ghost Rider could crawl out of the wall, the next moment, Polaris directly controlled several cars and smashed them towards Ghost Rider.
"Rumble!"
"Rumble!"
Explosions rang out from the collapsed wall, while Sean and Alice on the side stared wide-eyed at Lynn, who had just teleported away.
They had no idea that their Boss possessed such an ability.
As explosions continued to burn, Ghost Rider emerged from the rubble, completely unharmed.
He stretched his neck, his gaze still fixed on Lynn, and the burning chain in his hand, as if alive, attacked Lynn.
Facing the chain's attack, Lynn was about to act, but Magneto blocked him.
"You go first. This guy is very strange. Lynn Hall, take good care of my daughter!"
As his words fell, the car fragments beneath Ghost Rider's feet instantly dragged him into the air.
Then, dozens of surrounding cars instantly transformed into countless chains, binding Ghost Rider!
Seeing this, Lynn nodded slightly: "Barbara, take us back to the hotel!"
"Okay!"
Hearing Lynn's command, Barbara immediately opened a portal to the hotel.
"Go, my daughter."
He glanced at the sky. At this moment, the chains binding Ghost Rider had already been melted by Hellfire.
Magneto turned his head and looked at Lorna, whose eyes were filled with complex emotions, saying, "Stay with Lynn. He will protect you."
"Once everything settles, I will make you the most powerful princess in this World."
Hearing Magneto's words, Lorna hesitated, then turned and followed Lynn into the portal.
But as the portal vanished, Lorna's voice was caught by Magneto: "Don't die, I haven't forgiven you yet!"
Watching the few people disappear from the spot, Magneto finally revealed a hint of a smile.
However, seeing Ghost Rider, who had regained his freedom, charging towards him, he then let out a cold snort.
Inside the hotel.
"My goodness, what kind of monster is that burning skull?"
Back in the hotel, sitting on the sofa, Sean looked at Lynnand said, "Boss, tonight has been a bit too exciting, hasn't it? First Magneto, then the fiery skull monster."
"I can't even imagine what our colleagues at the Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation go through every day!"
At this point, Sean suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, Boss, how did you suddenly flash behind that skull monster just now?"
"Is that your ability? But you shouldn't be a Mutant, should you? Did you accidentally gain supernatural powers?"
It wasn't just Sean who was curious; even Barbara looked at Lynn.
Only Alice frowned, then said to the other three, "Whether Boss awakened a Mutant gene or accidentally gained supernatural powers."
"No one is to reveal a single word of this, or don't blame me for being heartless!"
Alice knew very well that if others found out Boss had special abilities, it could lead to a lot of trouble.
"Oh, do you even need to say that?"
Listening to Alice's warning, Sean spread his hands and smiled, "I'm just curious, that's all. I've always been loyal to Boss."
"If anyone dares to harm Boss, even if God descends, I will risk my life to take him down!"
Listening to their back-and-forth conversation, Lynnsmiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry, you're all my people, I trust you."
Yes, Sean and Alice's words were deliberately spoken for Polaris and Barbara to hear.
After all, these two had been with Lynn for a shorter time, unlike them who had been following Lynn all along.
However, it was clear that Barbara and Polaris would not betray him.
What truly concerned Lynn was Ghost Rider's statement that he carried Mephisto's scent.
Lynn remembered very clearly that Mephisto had once tempted him to sign a contract with him.
He was full of covetousness for his soul.
He had thought that after that incident, he and Mephistowould no longer have any interaction.
He didn't expect that he had still underestimated his covetousness for him!
While Lynn was pondering, Polaris came to Lynn with her phone.
Handing the phone to Lynn, Lynn looked at the message from Laura on it and said, "The three of them have an operation tonight?"
"Mm!"
She nodded lightly, but Polaris did not reveal this matter.
After all, only she and Lynn were from Illuminati here.
"They're targeting that Carnage gang member!"
She said simply, trusting Lynn would understand what it meant.
As expected, hearing Polaris say this, Lynn smiled and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen!"
In New York, inside The Blood Parrot gang's hideout.
As the gunshots gradually ceased, the gang's hideout was now littered with the bodies of its members.
After confirming that all the surrounding gang members had been killed by him.
Punisher Frank was about to put away his gun, but then, as if sensing something, he immediately raised his submachine gun and aimed at the doorway.
A strand of web instantly stuck to Frank's submachine gun, and the next second, Peter Parker descended from above, pulling Frank's submachine gun aside.
"Hey, finally got you, Carnage."
Looking at the bodies of The Blood Parrot gang members scattered everywhere, Peter Parker frowned and said, "It seems I'm still a step late, Carnage. Your methods are simply too vicious!"
"I don't care if your original intention was to punish these bad guys, but even if they committed crimes, they should be punished by law, not have their lives arbitrarily taken by you!"
Watching Spider-Man block his way, Frank frowned.
He, of course, knew Spider-Man and knew he was a street hero who always helped civilians, which was why Frank didn't attack him immediately.
But listening to Peter Parker's words, Frank said, "Law? Ha, they don't deserve to be punished by law. Get out, this isn't a place for you to play house!"
Hearing Frank's blunt tone, Peter Parker immediately adopted a fighting stance: "It seems you haven't realized your mistake yet, so let me help you realize it."
"Remember, Carnage, you are about to face the Illuminati- Spider-Man!"
Watching Peter Parker assume a fighting stance and prepare to charge, Frank took a step forward.
But then, he heard a faint whooshing sound from behind him.
He instinctively dodged the attack from behind, and at the same time, flicked his sleeve, sending the object that had ambushed him towards Spider-Man.
Immediately, a beam of Current was released. Seeing this, Peter Parker immediately used his web to hang himself upside down from the ceiling.
"Woah, it seems our battle plan failed. He actually managed to dodge your sneak attack by feel?"
Yes, Peter Parker's plan was for him to talk big in front, attracting the enemy's attention, and then have Spider-Woman launch a sneak attack from the darkness.
Unfortunately, he had greatly underestimated Punisher Frank, whom Director Fury had called a Level Ten Agent!
Such small tricks naturally couldn't deceive him!
"Since the plan failed, then let's just capture him openly!"
As her voice fell, Gwen was the first to charge at Frank.
Facing Gwen's attack, Frank immediately raised his arms to block.
After sensing Spider-Man charging from behind him, Frank grabbed Spider-Man with one hand and threw him towards Gwen.
Peter Parker's Spider-Sense was indeed very strong, and his body had been enhanced in all aspects.
However, in front of Frank, who had rich combat experience, those few martial arts skills were simply not worth mentioning.
Seeing Spider-Man thrown towards her, Gwen used her web to catch him, then leaped in front of Frank.
Compared to Peter Parker, Gwen's combat experience was much more formidable.
After she first became Spider-Woman, she had been trained in actual combat by Lynn for a full week.
So, relying on that practical combat experience combined with her Spider-Sense, Gwen was actually able to contend with Frank for a while.
Dodging Gwen's kick to his head, Frank punched Gwen in the head.
Facing Frank's extremely fierce attack, Gwen instinctively raised her arms to block her head.
But the expected punch did not fall; instead, she heard the scream of Spider-Man, who had once again charged over.
She instinctively looked towards Spider-Man, only to see that Spider-Man, who had just charged over, was once again grabbed by the arm by Frank and thrown out.
At the same time, Frank prepared to smash through the window and leave.
Seeing this, Gwen shot a web, sticking to Frank's bulletproof vest, pulling him back, and immediately engaged him in combat.
Peter Parker on the side also immediately joined in, but although Frank's attacking movements could be detected by Spider-Sense every time.
Yet, his punches seemed to curve, always landing accurately on him.
"My goodness, what's going on?"
No matter how he dodged, Frank could always hit him accurately.
Peter Parker suddenly exclaimed, "Damn it, my Spider-Sense can't even dodge his attacks? How is this possible?"
Watching Peter Parker constantly rejoin the fight, only to be kicked out every time.
Gwen, while grappling with Frank, said, "Don't try to attack him alone, Spider-Man, use your Spider-Sense and cooperate with me!"
Hearing Gwen say this, Peter Parker nodded, then once again joined the battle.
As the battle continued, Gwen and Spider-Man's cooperation became increasingly seamless.
Using his web to entangle Frank's fist as it attacked Gwen, Peter Parker excitedly said, "Haha, our leader really should come and see this! We can easily catch Carnage too!"
Despite Peter Parker's excitement, Gwen showed no signs of underestimating their opponent.
With a knee strike, she repelled Frank, who was about to attack Peter, and Gwen said with a serious tone, "Be careful, he hasn't truly tried to kill us yet."
"What?"
Looking at Frank, who had taken a step back, Peter Parker asked in surprise, "You mean, he's been holding back this whole time?"
Facing Peter Parker's surprise, Gwen nodded lightly.
Her gaze fixed on Frank in front of her, then she said, "I can feel that every time he strikes, he deliberately avoids our vital points."
"I've only seen this level of combat ability from our leader!"
No sooner had Gwen's voice fallen than Punisher Frankopposite said, "Since you know I have no intention of killing you, then get out of the way."
"Continue to be your street heroes; this kind of matter is not for you to get involved in!"
Hearing Frank's words, Peter Parker and Gwenexchanged glances, then charged at Frank from left and right.
Seeing that these two guys were still persistent, Frankfrowned.
If he delayed any longer, the NYPD would probably arrive, so Frank decided to finish the fight quickly.
Dodging Spider-Woman's attack, Frank punched Peter Parker.
But the next second, Gwen shot her web, entangling Frank's legs, while Peter Parker also used his web to blind Frank.
Dodging Peter Parker's attack by sound, Frank was about to remove the web from his face.
But in an instant, he felt his surroundings change.
The gang hideout, which had been littered with bodies, transformed into his old home.
And his wife, holding their daughter, was smiling at him.
"Maria…"
The moment he saw his wife and daughter, Frank felt a little dazed.
Especially when he heard his daughter sweetly call him "Daddy," Frank's eyes instantly turned red.
Outside the mental World.
Using webs to restrain Frank, Peter Parker came to Laura, who was looking blankly at Frank, and said, "Nice job, Illusionist! Oh my God, this Carnage's combat ability is simply too strong; I can't even dodge his punches."
"By the way, Spider-Woman, you just said you've witnessed our leader's combat ability? Well, that makes sense, after all, our leader's identity isn't ordinary."
"Spider-Woman, if I go and learn combat skills from our leader, do you think he'd be willing to teach me? He should be, right? After all, he's our leader, and the philosophy of our Illuminati is…"
"Now is not the time for this!"
Watching Peter Parker start chattering again, Gwenlooked at Laura and said, "Illusionist, how much longer until the NYPD arrives?"
"Five minutes at most. Also, how do you plan to deal with Punisher? Hand him over to the NYPD?"
"Punisher? Isn't his nickname Carnage?"
Hearing Laura's words, Peter Parker was a little surprised.
"That's the nickname you gave him. I doubt he'd approve of it."
"I saw his nickname in his illusion, but I didn't expect Punisher's wife and daughter…"
Mid-sentence, the webs wrapped around Frank were instantly severed by a sharp dagger.
"Damn it, he wasn't immersed in the illusion at all!"
Seeing him break free from the illusion in an instant, Laura stepped back in surprise.
Gwen and Peter Parker, whose minds were somewhat relaxed, were about to rush towards Frank when they saw this scene.
The next second, a flashbang exploded directly in the room.
At the same time, Frank, who had broken free from his restraints, crashed through the window, and by the time Gwen and Peter Parker chased him out, Frank had already sped away in a car.
"It's over, the Carnage has escaped! I didn't expect him to have backup, and to be able to break free from the Illusionist's illusion so quickly."
"You know, the last time I had the Illusionist test me, it took me thirteen minutes to see through the illusion."
"It seems our Illuminati's first operation has failed!"
Listening to the slight frustration in Peter Parker's voice, Gwen turned and walked towards the gang Base: "He had more than ten chances to kill us during the fight just now, but each time he chose to show mercy."
"So, this failure is normal. The NYPD will be here soon; we need to take the Illusionist and leave."
At this point, Gwen paused: "Also, the Illusionist said he's called the Punisher, not the Carnage!"
After speaking, Gwen directly entered the gang Base, then picked up the Illusionist, who was covering her eyes, and left the scene.
"Punisher? I still think the nickname Carnage suits him better!"
Shrugging, Peter Parker also swung away with his web-fluid.
Inside the car.
Watching Frank continuously remove the webs Entanglement on his body, Coulson smiled: "According to our experiments, this kind of web usually decomposes naturally within an hour."
"So, Mr. Frank, you don't have to worry about the webs."
Hearing Coulson say that the webs could decompose naturally, Frank nodded slightly: "Thank you."
"You're welcome, after all, Director Fury values you greatly."
At this point, Coulson turned to Frank and said: "Mr. Frank, you have fought against Spider-Woman and Spider-Man, so what do you think of their strength?"
Facing Coulson's question, Frank looked out the window and said: "Their strength is very good; both their power and reaction speed far exceed ordinary people."
"The only drawback is their lack of experience. Spider-Woman is alright, but that Spider-Man fights entirely by instinct and Spider-Sense."
"If their combat experience were a bit stronger, I'm afraid I would have had to expend a lot of effort to escape!"
At this point, Frank thought of the Illusionist Peter Parkermentioned.
She was actually able to make him fall into an illusion without him realizing it.
If he hadn't broken free from the illusion in time, he might have been captured by them!
"Let me off at that intersection ahead."
"Alright!"
In response to Frank's request, Coulson stopped the car at the upcoming intersection.
Watching Frank get out of the car, Coulson suddenly said: "Mr. Frank, are you really not planning to join our S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
"If you join, then given how much the Director values you, I think..."
"Go back and tell Fury to stop trying to recruit me!"
Waving his hand, Frank turned and disappeared into the night.
After Frank left, Coulson took out his phone and made a call.
"Frank has already fought Spider-Woman and Spider-Man. According to Frank's assessment, Spider-Womanand Spider-Man's abilities are very good."
"However, during the fight, Spider-Man claimed to be a member of the Illuminati, and even Laura Belloc, who has always been with Lynn, was referred to as the Illusionist."
"Plus, Spider-Woman and Spider-Man have mentioned a person nicknamed 'Leader' more than once, and they speak very highly of this Leader. Hill, I suspect the Illuminati is very likely related to Lynn."
"Perhaps the Leader is Lynn Hall!"
Hearing Coulson's report, Hill nodded: "I understand. I'll investigate this."
"After Lynn Hall returns from Los Angeles, you continue to make contact with him!"
Lynn didn't care that the Illuminati's first operation ended in failure.
After all, Gwen and Peter Parker had only recently become good neighbors, and this time they had also picked the wrong opponent.
Especially when Lynn learned that the person they wanted to capture was actually Punisher Frank.
Lynn even felt that he should thank Frank for not killing them.
After all, what he could do, the Punisher could also do!
After comforting the three over the phone, Lynn set his sights on the Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze.
Johnny during the day and Ghost Rider at night could be seen as two different people.
At least, Johnny Blaze was much more polite now!
"That's right, I've seen your previous motorcycle death-defying stunts. I have to say, jumping over six helicopters on a motorcycle is truly insane!"
Facing Johnny, who was showing him a trophy, Lynnnodded and said.
Putting the trophy back in the glass display case, Johnny Blaze said to Lynn: "The reason I dared to do such crazy things is because I simply cannot die."
"Don't worry, I'm not here to capture you, even though you transformed into the Ghost Rider and attacked me last night."
Knowing that Johnny Blaze had misunderstood the purpose of his visit, and was deliberately showing him his immortality by bringing up his past death-defying stunts, Lynn got straight to the point: "Last night, the Ghost Rideryou transformed into said that I have Mephisto's aura on me."
"So, I came to you just to ask how to eliminate Mephisto's aura."
Seeing that Lynn indeed had no ill intentions, Johnny then invited Lynn to sit down.
"Those targeted by Mephisto cannot escape unless, one day, your strength can threaten him, or even completely kill him."
"Otherwise, you can only accept Mephisto's temptations again and again until you sign that soul-selling contract with him."
At this point, Johnny Blaze motioned for Lynn to extend his arm.
After Lynn extended his arm, Johnny told Lynn to roll up his sleeve, then lightly traced Lynn's arm with Hellfire from his right hand.
Where the Hellfire passed, a dark red, eerie pattern, like a brand, appeared on Lynn's arm.
Looking at this strange Mark that seemed to emit powerful energy, Johnny extinguished the Hellfire and said: "It seems that, compared to me, Mephisto wants your soul even more."
"He even specifically marked you to prevent other Hell Lords from taking an interest in you."
Watching the Mark on his wrist gradually disappear as the Hellfire receded, Lynn Hall's brows furrowed even tighter: "It won't cause me any harm, will it?"
"No, on the contrary, if a demon poses a threat to you, this Mark will release Mephisto's power to eliminate that demon."
"Of course, this is only limited to creatures from Hell and demons below the Lord level!"
"The only drawback is if you use it a few times and become addicted to this power that doesn't belong to you, then you'll fall into the trap he set!"
Hearing Johnny Blaze say this, Lynn lowered his sleeve and smiled: "That won't happen!"
"By the way, do you have any plans next? I mean, have you thought about living in New York for a while?"
Facing Lynn's invitation, Johnny Blaze politely declined: "I still prefer the Southwest, after all, there are more villains here!"
"Alright!"
Not forcing him, Lynn stood up and shook his hand: "If you have a chance, you can come visit New York."
After speaking, Lynn said goodbye and returned to the car.
"Boss, where to?"
Starting the car, Alice asked Lynn.
"Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation. We need to check in and see how the Deputy Director's case investigation is progressing!"
At the same time, inside the Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation!
"What do you mean the suspect vanished into thin air?"
Listening to Anthony's explanation, the Director was about to throw the file in his face: "Colin Newman lives in the most luxurious rich area of Los Angeles; the surveillance in that community covers every corner without blind spots!"
"Since the surveillance cameras captured that damn black guy's figure, why didn't you follow the lead and investigate further?"
"Do you think a simple'suspect vanished into thin air' will satisfy the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation and Headquarters?"
Facing the Director's reprimand, Anthony wanted to say that the Director was being racist.
But seeing the Director's angry expression, Anthonywisely shut his mouth.
Because that damn black guy really did just vanish!
He even had people check the surrounding surveillance footage frame by frame, but still found no trace of the suspect!
Watching Anthony trying to explain but not knowing how to speak.
The Director then leaned back in his chair and stared at him: "Since you are responsible for this matter, then you go and tell the people assisting with the case."
"No matter what, this case must be concluded as soon as possible, otherwise, if New York makes a fuss, ha, maybe even I, as Director, will be reprimanded by Headquarters!"
"Yes, Director!"
Anthony could only nod to the Director's command.
Leaving the Director's office, Anthony was troubled.
If it were a normal case, if he couldn't solve it, he could still use "unconventional methods," after all, there were so many black guys in prison.
But precisely... this time, the person who died had a special identity.
He definitely couldn't just pick someone from prison to take the fall!
Thinking of this, Anthony felt that he should have a good talk with Bruce and Lynn!
Half an hour later, in the conference room.
"This is your home turf, after all. We are only here to assist, so naturally, we cannot overstep and direct your investigation."
"That's right, Anthony, although the person who died was our New York Federal Bureau of Investigation's Deputy Director, Bruce is right, all of this still needs to be handled by your Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation."
Listening to these two bastards singing in harmony, Anthony's teeth ached with anger.
But unfortunately, if this hot potato couldn't be thrown away, the longer it dragged on, the more troublesome it would become!
Thinking of this, Anthony motioned for everyone else to leave, leaving only the three of them in the conference room.
No one knew what these three people discussed in the office.
Anyway, when the office door opened, all three seemed very satisfied.
Three days later, when the "true culprit" who killed Colin Newman was caught, Lynn Hall and Bruce each led their teams on the journey back.
However, this time, Lynn's team returning to New Yorkincluded a fifteen-year-old boy who seemed a bit withdrawn.
But when Sean and Alice saw that this boy managed to breach the Pentagon's security network in less than three minutes, they were immediately astonished.
After all, even Joey from the Cyber Information Department, Alice's girlfriend, couldn't do it that quickly!
Chapter 68: New Ability—Spider-Sense!
Inside the New York Federal Bureau of Investigationconference room.
"With the approval of the Department of Justice, effective immediately, Rich Hood is relieved of his duties as Head of the Criminal Investigation Department and is appointed as a consultant to the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation."
"Lynn Hall will assume the position of Head, and concurrently take charge of the Internal Affairs Department and the Training Department."
"Alice is appointed Assistant Head of the Criminal Investigation Department, and Sean is appointed Assistant Head of Counter-Terrorism/Counter-Intelligence."
"Miller Field is appointed Deputy Head of the Internal Affairs Department."
After announcing the list of appointments, Director James Duke declared the meeting adjourned and instructed Lynnto report to his office in half an hour.
After the meeting, Jessica, the Head of the Internal Affairs Department, stood up and approached Lynn: "Congratulations, I didn't expect you to become the Head of the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation at such a young age."
"However, I hope you can regulate your subordinates in the future. The Internal Affairs Department doesn't want to keep an eye on you every day!"
With that, Jessica turned and left with the members of the Internal Affairs Department.
Meanwhile, Alan Maxi looked at Lynn with a complicated expression.
He had thought that after that idiot Kenny Davis died, he would be qualified to contend for the Head position.
He never expected that the Head position would ultimately fall into Lynn's hands.
"Congratulations, Head Lynn."
Looking at Alan, who stepped forward to congratulate him, Lynn said with a smile: "It's just good luck. This time, we cracked the Felton Family cannibalism case and uncovered such a large number of cannibals."
"That's why the Department of Justice agreed to my promotion."
"No matter what, you will be my superior from now on, so please take good care of me."
As for Alan Maxi, who was actively trying to get close to him, Lynn didn't believe that he genuinely wanted to defect to him.
However, he still had to keep up appearances: "I also came from field work, so naturally I will take care of 'my own people'!"
After chatting and laughing for a bit, once he left, Lynnlooked at Miller Field: "Miller, I've done what I promised you. From now on, you are the Deputy Head of the Internal Affairs Department."
Looking at Miller Field, who had a grateful expression, Lynn smiled: "I'll give you a piece of advice: within two years, you should completely get the Internal Affairs Department under your control."
"You should understand what I mean!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Miller, who was originally still somewhat grateful to Lynn, immediately lit up and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, from today onwards, I will slowly and completely turn the Internal Affairs Department into—"
"Some things, you just need to know!"
Patting Miller's shoulder, Lynn motioned for Sean, Alice, and the others to follow him back to his office.
Inside the office.
"Haha, Boss, I never thought that one day I would also be promoted to D2 and become an Assistant Head!"
Looking at Lynn, who was sitting in the office chair, Sean obsequiously walked forward, wanting to give Lynn a shoulder rub.
However, he was pushed away by Barbara, who then walked behind Lynn and began to gently massage him.
Watching Barbara give him no chance to ingratiate himself, Sean chuckled and looked at Alice, who was also somewhat excited but much calmer than him, and then winked.
"I take back what I said. That was just drunken talk when I was tipsy. The Boss wouldn't take it seriously!"
"Huh? Alice, what did you say?"
Looking at Alice's blushing face, Barbara, who was massaging Lynn's shoulders, asked curiously.
"When the Boss first became an Assistant Head, we went to a bar to drink once, and the Boss said that within five years he could make me D2."
"At that time, I thought the Boss was bragging, after all, he was too young then, so I made a bet with the Boss: if he could promote me to D2, I would sleep with him for a month!"
At this point, Alice shrugged and then asked Lynn: "Boss, you've forgotten about this, right?"
Lorna, who was nearby, listened to their conversation and couldn't help but look at Lynn.
Alice… should fit Lynn's aesthetic, right?
She's not only beautiful, but also tall, and most importantly, she has a pair of slender, long legs!
"Come on, I don't want to sleep with a guy who looks like a woman but has a man's soul for a month!"
"Phew."
Hearing Lynn say that, Joey patted his chest and said: "You scared me to death! I thought the Boss was going to make Alice fulfill her promise!"
Saying that, Joey leaned forward and chuckled: "Boss, what about me? Sean and Alice have both become D2, I should also be promoted, right!"
"I don't ask for D2, even S14 would be fine. At worst, this month I'll let Alice and my other two girlfriends sleep, and I'll accompany you, Boss…"
Before Joey could finish speaking, his leaning head was pushed away by Lynn: "Get lost, I don't have such a good appetite as Alice!"
"Tsk, isn't it just that my legs are a bit short? But I have big breasts!"
He puffed out his chest, looking proudly at Lynn.
This made Barbara, who was massaging Lynn's shoulders, lower her head in self-consciousness.
"Alright, no more jokes, Joey. Kenny Davis is dead, and the Assistant Head positions for the Information Resources Department and the Security Department are vacant."
"The Director's intention was to promote Warren Toland to Assistant Head, but he is Kenny Davis's direct subordinate and not one of us, so I dissuaded him!"
"I will raise your rank to S15. During this time, you figure out how to get the Information Department and Security Department under your control. Alice and Sean will help."
"In at most half a year, I will raise your rank to D1. Remember, I want an Information Department and Security Department as solid as a bucket!"
Hearing Lynn's serious command, Joey immediately nodded: "Yes, don't worry, Boss. I have confidence in the Information Department. As for the Security Department, I will quickly organize a list and arrange our own people to replace them!"
"Mm!"
Nodding, Lynn motioned for them to leave.
After the others left, and even Polaris went to find Laura.
Lynn pulled Barbara over, pressed her shoulders, and slowly guided her under the desk: "Come, let's celebrate!"
"We should celebrate."
Barbara slowly knelt on the ground and said: "But Boss, are you sure you can celebrate? Didn't the Director say you should go to his office in half an hour?"
"That depends on your skill."
"Hehe…"
Tying her hair into a ponytail, Barbara began her battle of wits and tongues.
At the same time, inside Alan Maxi's office.
"Lynn became the Head, but the Director did not announce the appointment of a Deputy Head, and the Deputy Director position is also vacant."
He poured a glass of water and handed it to Jessica, the Head of the Internal Affairs Department, whom he had invited over.
Alan Maxi smiled: "I know, Head Jessica, you and Lynn Hall have always been at odds. Perhaps I can help."
Looking at Alan Maxi, who was eagerly looking at her, Jessica suddenly chuckled: "What do you want to say?"
"Although Lynn is now at the same starting line as you, I believe the Deputy Director position belongs to you."
James Duke had always valued Lynn greatly, believing he could lead the younger generation of HYDRA and take on more responsibilities.
Now, Lynn had joined HYDRA and even proactively presented his loyalty.
This made James Duke even more satisfied with Lynn!
Handing Lynn a list of HYDRA members in New York City, James Duke said with a chuckle: "You can command anyone on this list as you wish."
"What you need to do in the future is to slowly turn New York into our city!"
Taking the list James Duke handed him, Lynn looked at the people on it.
While there were some political figures, there were more elites from the business World.
Just relying on these people to turn New York into HYDRA's Base was simply impossible.
Among the 51 New York City council members on the list, only 9 belonged to HYDRA.
There were some people in City Hall, but their positions were not very high.
The only person on the list who was truly presentable was Deputy Mayor Chris Bell, but he was only one of five Deputy Mayors.
It turned out that his previous guess, when he accompanied James Duke to a cocktail party, that the Mayor of New York was also a member of HYDRA, was incorrect.
After memorizing the personnel on the list, Lynn put the list into the shredder.
Seeing Lynn's cautious actions, James Duke was even more satisfied.
He took out two small boxes from the drawer.
One box contained 20 blue pills, and the other box contained 10 red pills.
"These are the super-powered drugs produced at that Base in Los Angeles. You should already know their specific effects."
Hearing James Duke say that, Lynn nodded slightly.
These were drugs that could temporarily grant people superpowers.
"These are things I'm giving you to save your life. After all, I went to great lengths to get you to join HYDRA, so you can't die easily."
James Duke threw Lynn a cigar and said jokingly.
Taking the cigar James Duke threw over, Lynn also laughed: "Director, I'm still waiting for the day our HYDRA controls the World, so if I die before then, it would be a huge loss!"
After walking out of the Director's office, Lynn hadn't even returned to his own office when his senior, Jessica, pulled him into her office.
Reaching out and grabbing Lynn's soft spot, Jessicachuckled: "You're in good shape, aren't you? What, your little secretary didn't let you release it?"
Pushing him to the desk, Lynn sat in her chair and lit a cigarette: "Barbara is still young after all, her mouth isn't as skilled as yours, Senior."
"Hehe…"
Sitting on Lynn's lap with a smile, Jessica's fingertips traced Lynn's face: "Poor thing, your little secretary isn't up to the task, and your subordinates are going to betray you too, Junior. You used to be—"
Before Jessica could finish speaking, Lynn directly flipped her onto the desk.
He raised his hand and slapped her Hips hard, and in an instant, a hint of mist welled up in Jessica's eyes.
Looking at his senior, who was starting to get excited, Lynn smiled: "What, is your fiancé not good enough?"
"I'm talking serious business with you, aren't you curious who betrayed you?"
"Why would I be curious? It's just that idiot Alan Maxi. He knows your father is the Deputy Director of headquarters, so since he couldn't snatch the Head position from me, he wants to defect to you!"
Pressing Jessica's neck to make her lie prone on the office desk, Lynn began to emulate King Wuling of Zhao's "Hu-style riding and archery."
"Senior, have you never thought about the Deputy Director position?"
"You bastard."
After a while of deep sighs, Jessica turned her head to Lynn and said: "My future isn't here. You also said who my father is. The higher your position in New York, the more I will be in headquarters…"
Before she could finish speaking, Jessica's phone on the desk suddenly rang.
Looking at the caller ID on the phone, Lynn smiled: "Your fiancé is checking up on you?"
"That is proof of my love with him!"
Looking at his senior, who was almost rolling her eyes, Lynn nodded in admiration: "Indeed, very loving!"
Jessica rolled her eyes at Lynn in annoyance, took a deep breath, and then said: "His family will be my future help."
"Junior, in the future, I want to become the first official female President in U.S. history, besides Edith."
"This is my goal, so I need to leverage his family's power."
With that, Jessica answered the phone.
The only reason Jessica came to Lynn this time was for one purpose.
As for Alan Maxi defecting to her, that was purely an added bonus.
And the real purpose was actually to show her attitude.
After all, their current positions were the same, and the Deputy Director position above them was vacant.
Since the Department of Justice did not directly appoint a Deputy Director, the candidate for Deputy Director would definitely be chosen from within the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Therefore, instead of turning against each other and suffering mutual losses, it was better for the two to continue cooperating as before.
Moreover, Jessica had clearly told Lynn that she would go to the headquarters in the future.
Coupled with the power of her fiancé's family, she might even be able to leave the Federal Bureau of Investigationand run for President.
From university onwards, they had a relationship where they alleviated each other's loneliness; there might have been a little affection.
But it was more about mutual benefit.
Lynn naturally understood this, so he knew he could still trust her, as Jessica's favorability towards him hadn't changed.
However, what Lynn was more concerned about at the moment was Peter Parker.
After all, becoming Spider-Man's mentor was the easiest way to gain his favorability.
Half a month later, inside the Illuminati Base training room.
"Phew."
Peter, who had been kicked out again by Lynn, sat directly on the ground, not wanting to get up.
Especially when he saw that Lynn hadn't even broken a sweat, Peter Parker felt even more helpless.
"Lynn, my Spider-Sense can clearly predict your movements, but I just can't dodge your fists."
"It was the same when we caught Punisher; I can't imagine how you guys did it. Do you have some special training methods?"
Looking at Peter sitting on the ground, unwilling to get up, Lynn turned and took out two bottles of ice water from the training room's refrigerator.
After throwing one bottle to Peter, Lynn smiled and said, "This has nothing to do with training; it's mainly because you have less actual combat experience."
"Peter, since you became Spider-Man, your opponents have mainly been street thugs, and you can easily deal with them with your strength and Spider-Sense."
"But once you encounter truly powerful guys, it will be like this!"
Walking over to Peter Parker, Lynn also sat down: "The most crucial thing is that neither I nor Punisher ever intended to kill you."
"Otherwise, if it were truly a life-and-death struggle, you would already be a corpse!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Peter Parker nodded in agreement: "Spider-Woman told me the same thing."
Twisting open the ice water and drinking half a bottle in one go, Peter Parker stood up from the ground again: "Come on, Leader, continue training me! One day I'll surpass you all!"
"Today's training is over, Peter. Today is New Year's Day, so go back and spend time with your family!"
"After all, the most important thing in this World is always family!"
"Oh, damn it!"
Hearing Lynn's words, Peter Parker instantly clutched his head: "I forgot that Aunt Mei told me to buy eggs before I left!"
"Lynn, see you next week, I have to go back immediately."
Saying that, Peter Parker quickly ran outside!
Watching Peter Parker rush out, Lynn turned his head to look at Polaris.
At this moment, Polaris looked normal, but the look in her eyes as Peter Parker ran out was somewhat envious.
After she turned three, she had never spent New Year's Day with her family again.
Even during the years she was adopted by Magneto, it was mostly Raven and Aunt Owl who took care of her.
As for after she was sent to the orphanage, there was even less talk of any holidays.
So, when she saw Peter Parker rushing home, Polariswas very envious.
Just as Polaris was feeling envious, a warm large hand rested on her head.
Looking in the direction of the hand, she saw Lynn Hallsmiling at her.
"Let's spend New Year's Day together; Gwen will be here soon too."
Gently patting Lorna's head, Lynn smiled and said, "Just in time to take you to the amusement park!"
Looking at the warmth in Lynn's eyes, Lorna Danehesitated for a moment, then gently nodded.
"We're not children anymore, why go to an amusement park!" Laura, who was standing nearby, looked at the intimate scene between the two, then walked directly forward and took Polaris's arm, saying, "Be careful, don't be silly and get tricked into bed by Lynn."
After speaking, she gave Lynn a provocative look.
However, when she saw Lynn raise his hand, Lauragiggled and hid behind Polaris.
Amusement park, huh?
She had never been there before!
Holding Polaris's arm, a hint of longing flashed in Laura's eyes.
In fact, amusement parks were full of attraction, whether for Laura, who had just turned 14 after her birthday, or for Gwen, who could constantly swing between buildings with her webs.
Watching the three girls scream with excitement on the roller coaster, even Polaris, who usually didn't like to express her emotions, had a big smile on her face.
Lynn seemed to be infected by their laughter.
However, when he heard the system's prompt that Laura's and Lorna's favorability had each increased by one point, directly becoming 6 points.
Lynn decided that he would take them on the drop tower and the giant pendulum several more times later.
Isn't that much more exciting than a roller coaster?
The three girls were having a great time, but Lynn's phone rang at an inconvenient moment.
After answering the call, he heard Peter Parker's voice from the other end: "Uh, Lynn, are you free right now? I seem to have gotten into some trouble over here."
"What's wrong?"
On the other end of the phone.
Looking at the robber lying on the ground, groaning, Peter Parker glanced at Uncle Ben and the Police.
Then he quietly explained to Lynn: "When I went to the store to buy eggs, I didn't have enough change in my pocket, which made the shop owner mock me a few times."
"At that moment, a robber wanted to rob the store. Originally, I didn't want to get involved, but then I remembered your teaching, so I still took action."
"I think it might be because of today's training, so my strength unconsciously increased a bit, and then the thief's hand was broken by me."
Speaking of this, Peter said helplessly: "As a result, that timid shop owner actually refused to help testify. Damn it, that robber was even carrying a gun!"
"Now, the NPYD who arrived want me and Uncle Ben to go to the Police station to make a statement, so..."
"I understand!"
Hearing Lynn say "I understand" and then hang up the phone.
Peter Parker blinked.
He thought Lynn would rush over, but unexpectedly, less than two minutes later, the Police officer's phone rang.
"Hello? Yes, yes, understood, Chief!"
After hanging up the phone, the Police officer even thoughtfully asked if they needed a ride home for Peterand Uncle Ben.
Seeing the two refuse, the Police officer escorted the groaning robber into the Police car.
Watching the Police car drive towards the hospital, Uncle Ben looked at Peter Parker: "Peter, who was that phone call you just made to?"
"A friend, Uncle Ben, you don't have to worry. He knows many people, and some of them might be from the NYPD."
Seeing that Uncle Ben still wanted to ask, Peter quickly held up the eggs in his hand and said, "Let's go home, Uncle Ben, Aunt Mei is waiting for us at home!"
Seeing Peter unwilling to say, Uncle Ben did not continue to ask.
The child had grown up and now had his own little secrets!
Inside the amusement park.
After hanging up the phone, Lynn sent a text message.
Perhaps the two didn't know that this time, Peter's choice directly changed Uncle Ben's fate of being shot.
After sending the text message, Lynn put his phone away.
Next, it was Uncle George's fate.
Dr. Curt Connors should be appearing soon; he would absolutely not allow Uncle George's tragedy to happen again!
"Lynn, what are you thinking about? Come and play with us, this drop tower is so exciting!"
Seeing Lynn standing there, Gwen ran over with a smile, pulling Lynn's arm, wanting him to play the drop tower with her and the other two girls.
At the same time, inside a university in Los Angeles.
"Eric, give up your plan."
Looking at the students fleeing everywhere, Professor Xfrowned and said, "I know you want to change the fate of Mutants, but your approach is wrong; we should coexist peacefully with ordinary people—"
"You're still so naive, Charles. Mutants and humans cannot coexist peacefully!"
Saying that, Professor X waved a finger, and the next second, dozens of Brotherhood of Mutants members rushed directly towards the X-Men.
Seeing this, Jean Grey also led the X-Men to charge at those Mutants, and a fierce battle instantly erupted on the campus.
Stepping through the fierce battle, Magneto's gaze remained fixed on the terrified woman behind Professor X.
"Charles, I don't want to attack you, so hand her over to me!"
Facing the approaching Magneto, Logan, who was nearby, was about to rush over, but Magneto just waved his hand lightly, and Logan was directly thrown hundreds of meters away.
Storm descended from the sky, blocking Magneto's path. Just as she was about to act, she heard Professor X from behind her say: "Ororo, take this girl and leave here, hand her over to someone who can protect her!"
"She possesses the power to change the World, so she absolutely cannot fall into Eric's hands!"
Hearing Professor X say this, Storm naturally knew the gravity of the situation.
After glaring at Magneto, Storm directly picked up the girl and flew away.
Seeing this, Magneto had just flown into the air, preparing to grab her back, but the next second, Phoenix blocked his path.
"Hmph!"
Looking at Phoenix in front of him, Magneto snorted coldly, then ordered his subordinates to pursue Ororo.
In the air.
Looking at the girl's terrified expression, Ororo flew with her, saying, "Don't worry, I'm taking you to a place where you can be protected..."
Mid-sentence, Ororo seemed to freeze in mid-air.
She struggled to look at the girl, only to see that the girl seemed to have changed personalities, her terrified expression gone.
In its place was a playful expression.
Early February, inside the Illuminati Base.
Swinging her feet and playing her PSP, Laura's gaze occasionally drifted to Polaris, who was beside her, watching a clichéd TV show on a tablet.
She glanced at Gwen, who was leaning on Lynn and whispering.
Then she quietly said to Polaris: "Lorna, I've noticed that your personality has changed a lot since that New Year's Day at the amusement park."
"Really?"
Hearing Laura say this, Lorna Dane subconsciously glanced in Lynn's direction, then continued to look down at the variety show: "I don't feel like I've changed."
"Hehe, that's because you haven't noticed it yourself."
Putting her PSP aside, Laura leaned closer to Polaris and said, "Your personality used to be a bit irritable, and you always had a gloomy expression on your face."
"But now you smile much more often. Tell me, is it because of Lynn?"
Facing her best friend's gossip, Polaris continued to watch the clichéd TV show without a word.
"Tch, fine if you don't want to say anything."
Picking up her PSP again, Laura shrugged: "But I really like you in your current state."
Seeing Laura resume playing her game, Polaris subtly raised her eyes and looked towards Lynn.
Watching Gwen lean on Lynn and act spoiled, a hint of envy flashed in her eyes.
On the sofa.
"I always feel like we're overworking him."
He changed his sitting posture again, allowing Gwen to lean on him more comfortably.
Watching Gwen hold up her hand and his hand, comparing their sizes.
Lynn then said with a smile: "Everyone in the Illuminati is enjoying a leisurely time at the Base, only Peter is wearing his Spider-Man suit and being a good neighbor in New York."
"That's because he likes it, and Peter and I have agreed that he'll be a good neighbor to New York citizens in the morning, and in the afternoon, he'll have a date with Mary Jane."
"So in the afternoon, I'll go as Spider-Woman to help citizens in New York who need assistance."
Speaking of which, Gwen looked up at Lynn: "It's already early February, and school starts in three days, so of course I need to spend more time with you!"
"Oh, right, after this last semester, I plan to attend New York University."
Saying that, she raised her head and looked at Lynn, a hint of 'pity' in her eyes: "Will you be willing to take in a beautiful, homeless college student from New York University then?"
Looking at Gwen, who was acting spoiled, Lynnpretended to think: "A beautiful, homeless college student? Hmm, where is she? I need to see what she looks like first..."
"You're annoying!"
Gwen lightly hit Lynn, then leaned back against him.
"[Received Gifted Skill from Gwen Stacy: Spider-Sense]"
Lynn was slightly surprised by the sudden system prompt.
He then lowered his head and kissed Gwen on the forehead.
"Hehe, what's wrong?"
Looking at Lynn, who had suddenly kissed her, Gwenasked, blinking her bright, watery eyes.
"Nothing."
Lynn smiled at Gwen and continued to let her play the childish game of comparing palm sizes.
Gwen had finally given him a skill.
When Gwen was an ordinary person, 9 points of favorability could only provide him with 50 experience points per week.
Since she became Spider-Woman, the weekly favorability experience gift had increased to 500 points.
Lynn had always been looking forward to Gwen gifting him a skill, and after several experience gifts, he finally received a skill gifted by Gwen!
Name: Lynn Hall
Intelligence: 3
Strength: 4
Speed: 2
Endurance: 3
Energy Emission: 0
Combat Skills: 6
Skills: Israeli Krav Maga LV10 [MAX], Firearms Mastery LV9 [2604 / 11000], Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu LV7 [765 / 2100], Muay Thai LV7 [125 / 2100], Cold Weapon Mastery LV6 [785 / 2600], Super Strength LV2 [0 / 3000], Teleportation LV1 [0 / 2000], Spider-SenseLV1 [0 / 2000]
Experience: 2780
Looking at the two skills that could currently be upgraded, Teleportation and Spider-Sense, Lynn thought for a few seconds.
Ultimately, he decided to upgrade the Spider-Sense skill.
Upgrading Spider-Sense would allow him to perceive impending danger and predict enemy attacks. Coupled with his own abilities, he could easily deal with even some powerful Mutants.
As the Spider-Sense skill upgraded to LV2, Lynn instantly felt his surroundings become clearer.
"Huh?"
Gwen, who was holding Lynn's hand, subconsciously looked up. She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt that Lynn had changed in an instant.
She curiously looked up at Lynn, and when she saw Lynn's familiar smile, Gwen lowered her head again and kissed the back of his hand while holding it.
Who cares if he changed, he was still her Lynn!
After lunch.
As Gwen transformed into Spider-Woman to be a good neighbor to the citizens of New York City, Lynn also got up, preparing to attend the party hosted by Tony Stark.
He didn't know what the party was for, but when Tonycalled him, he was already drunk.
Driving to Tony's Villa, as soon as he got out of the car, he saw Natasha opening the door and smiling at him.
Seeing Lynn arrive, Natasha walked forward to greet him, then whispered: "Coulson should have told you, Lynn, don't reveal my identity."
Hearing Natasha say that, Lynn shrugged: "I'll try."
"Tony Stark has been acting increasingly strange lately, even handing Stark Industries over to Ms. Pepper. We suspect..."
Before Natasha could finish, Tony Stark's voice came from inside the room.
"Hey, Lynn, why are you just standing there at the door? Wow, are you interested in my assistant?"
A somewhat tipsy Tony Stark broke free from a group of well-built models, then walked towards Lynn with a glass of wine.
"It's only two in the afternoon, and you're already drunk?"
Looking at Tony, who reeked of alcohol, Lynn asked: "What, are you planning to drink yourself to death?"
"If I can drink myself to death, I think even going to hell would be the most wonderful thing!"
Tony burped and handed Lynn a glass of wine: "But don't try anything with my assistant. You know she's from the legal department. When Pepper was choosing a personal assistant for me, I picked her at first sight."
"If you don't want to get sued for sexual harassment, then stop staring at her." Tony Stark said, pulling Lynn into the room.
"Hey, girls, let me introduce you."
He clapped his hands, quieting the supermodels who were dancing energetically to the music.
Once all the supermodels looked over, Tony Stark loudly declared: "Some of you here should know him, Lynn Hall, a big shot from the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation."
"The cannibal case that was reported in the news a while ago was solved by him."
"So girls, what are you waiting for? Show your enthusiasm to this big shot..."
As people in the modeling industry, these girls were naturally all smart. Even if Tony Stark didn't introduce Lynn's identity, they knew that anyone invited to Tony's private party must have an extraordinary status.
In fact, both Tony Stark and Lynn Hall were big shots they normally wouldn't even come into contact with.
So, at this moment, these models surrounded Lynn, uninhibitedly displaying their enthusiasm.
Seeing Lynn sit on the sofa, Tony Stark snapped his fingers, signaling Jarvis to turn on the music.
Soon, accompanied by energetic music, Tony Starkdirectly started dancing passionately with some other models.
Lynn picked up a bottle, poured himself a glass of wine, and turned to Colonel Rhodes, asking: "What's wrong with Tony?"
"I don't know!"
In response to Lynn's question, Rhodes picked up his glass and clinked it with Lynn's: "I'm starting to understand him less and less now."
"By the way, you know about him showcasing the armor at the expo, right?"
Hearing Rhodes say that, Lynn nodded.
"Since then, Tony has become increasingly indulgent. He was difficult to deal with before, but now he's even more difficult!"
After finishing a glass of wine, Rhodes glanced at the model draped over his shoulder, then continued to Lynn: "Like now, it's not like he hasn't invited models before, but..."
"Hey, what are you two talking about?"
Walking over with a glass of wine, Tony Stark laughed: "This is relaxation time, are you two just going to sit there?"
"You know these models, after receiving my invitation, they all had health check reports and even had birth control shots."
Speaking of this, Tony Stark sat across from Lynn and laughed: "Oh, right, didn't I promise to be your wingman last time?"
"Originally, I was going to invite Anne Hathaway, but unfortunately, she went to film."
"But it doesn't matter, all the girls here have long, beautiful legs. It's up to you to see who you can get!"
Listening to Tony's drunken words, Rhodes sighed, then got up and started shooing people away.
Lynn, however, looked at the drunken Tony and asked: "Tony, are you alright!"
Lynn knew that Tony Stark was currently suffering from palladium poisoning and there was no cure, which was why he was acting so indulgent.
"Of course, I'm perfectly fine."
Looking at Rhodes, who was actually shooing away the models he had invited.
Tony Stark was about to stop him, but the words caught in his throat.
He turned to Lynn and asked: "How is Obadiah Stane?"
In response to Tony's question, Lynn shook his head: "He committed suicide in prison!"
"Suicide?"
"Yes, perhaps he was used to having wealth, status, and freedom, and now suddenly losing everything, this huge disparity was too much for him to bear mentally, so he committed suicide in prison!"
Well, it was indeed suicide. At least, that's what the forensic report said.
It was a pity that before his death, Obadiah Stane's favorability towards him didn't reach -8, otherwise the inherited experience would have been more.
"If he's dead, he's dead. It's good that he's dead, at least he doesn't have to suffer mental torment anymore!" Tony Stark said with emotion, once again downing a glass of wine.
When Rhodes returned, Tony Stark suddenly said: "Oh, right, I've prepared two gifts for you two this time."
"Jarvis."
He called out Jarvis, and then Jarvis controlled a suit of armor to appear in front of Rhodes: "Rhodes, hasn't the Military always wanted my armor?"
"They couldn't achieve their goal by holding hearings, and those idiots even put pressure on you."
"Now, I'm authorizing a personal suit of armor to you. Of course, this armor can only be used by you alone. I don't want my things to be used by anyone else!"
"Tony..."
Before Rhodes could speak, Tony Stark waved his hand and looked back at Lynn: "Do you remember the private satellite account and password I gave you last time?"
"Lynn, it belongs to you now, as a thank you for saving Pepper last time."
"Now, one of you has my armor, and the other has my private satellite. I'm very generous, aren't I!"
Looking at Tony's drunken state, Rhodes and Lynnexchanged glances: "Tony, you're drunk,"
"Drunk? Heh... I'm perfectly sober right now!"
Raising his glass to both of them, Tony Stark said: "Shouldn't you two toast to the generous Tony Stark?"
"Anyway, from now on, you two guys absolutely can't speak ill of me anymore!"
Saying that, he didn't care about Lynn and Rhodes, and drank by himself.
Not far away.
Listening to the conversation between the three, Natasha Romanoff's expression remained unchanged, but she had already taken out her phone and sent a message to Nick Fury.
Stark Industries handed over to Pepper, a suit of armor authorized to Rhodes, and the private satellite given to Lynn.
This was simply like a private asset fire sale.
Current Tony Stark definitely had a problem!
Half an hour later, when Pepper rushed back from Stark Industries, Tony was already passed out drunk.
It was Lynn and Rhodes who helped him into the bedroom.
"He said he wanted to go to Morocco for an F1 race?"
Looking at the sleeping Tony, Rhodes folded his arms and said to Lynn: "I'm very worried about his mental state right now."
"So I'm planning to find him a Doctor. What do you think?"
"What you can think of, Pepper should also be able to think of."