"Superman?"
Captain America frowned. "If you're not talking about the one from the comics… which organization are you from?"
"I work for myself," Xiao Han replied. "I was just passing by today and noticed you might need some help."
"Passing by?" Black Widow raised an eyebrow. "You mean the kind of passing by that casually handles alien invasions?"
Tony circled Xiao Han, armor scanners beeping nonstop. "J.A.R.V.I.S. can't analyze your body at all—but that armor is definitely my research! And those abilities just now—heat vision? Freezing breath? That's not normal superpowers. Don't tell me… you really are Superman."
Thor stepped forward, gripping Mjolnir tightly. "Mortal, the artifact in your hand is an Asgardian relic. Return it at once."
Xiao Han glanced at the scepter, then at Thor. "This thing is dangerous. It doesn't belong in your hands."
"That's not your decision to make."
Captain America said seriously, "These weapons should be kept under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s custody."
Xiao Han smiled. "S.H.I.E.L.D.? The organization that's already half-infested by Hydra?"
The words dropped like a bomb among them.
"What?" Captain America's face went pale.
"Hydra?" Black Widow and Hawkeye exchanged a sharp glance.
Tony whistled. "Wow… that's quite a bombshell."
Thor looked confused. "So the situation in the Atrium is really complicated…"
Xiao Han didn't continue the topic.
He walked over to the Cosmic Cube device, casually removing the glowing blue cube, and then used magic to extract the Mind Stone from the scepter.
"This is my loot. You can keep the scepter for research."
"Wait!"
Captain America rushed forward to stop him, but Xiao Han was already hovering in the air.
"New York needs rebuilding. You have more important things to do," he said, looking at them.
"We'll meet again."
With that, he shot into the sky, vanishing into the clouds in the blink of an eye.
Once at a safe altitude, Xiao Han checked the Cosmic Cube and system prompts.
[Ding! Task Completion: 100%][Reward Obtained: 5000 Growth Points][Random Reward Being Drawn…][Obtained: Alien Black Technology—Artificial Sun Data.]
Xiao Han nodded in satisfaction. This time, the journey was fruitful. He not only earned a huge amount of growth points but also obtained the Artificial Sun data.
This meant that once he built it, he would never lack magical energy. Even in places without a sun, he could be self-sufficient.
Most importantly, he could continuously absorb energy to evolve.
As for the Cosmic Cube and the Mind Stone…
"System, can I take this with me?"
[Ding! Detected Space Stone and Mind Stone (Infinity Stone).][Can be taken, but may trigger a butterfly effect.]
"Take them for now. I'll study them later," Xiao Han said, storing the Cube in System Space.
[Return immediately?]
Xiao Han glanced down at New York City.
The Avengers were still gathered on the platform of Stark Tower, clearly discussing his sudden appearance.
Captain America looked up at the sky, as if sensing Xiao Han's gaze.
"Interesting world," Xiao Han murmured with a light laugh.
"It's too early to go back. Tony might not have finished fixing the armor. I'll grab some more goodies first."
His eyes pierced the clouds, locking onto a hidden corner of Africa—Wakanda.
This nation, shielded by high-tech barriers, possessed Earth's most precious resource: Vibranium.
Xiao Han's figure blurred as he broke the sound barrier, rushing toward the African continent.
Seconds later, he hovered outside Wakanda's invisible protective shield.
With super vision, the outline of Wakanda was clear: the bustling Golden City, floating maglev trains, Vibranium veins, and the towering Panther God statue in the city center.
"Technology and tradition combined," he muttered in admiration.
He scanned deeper into Wakanda, using super vision to locate hidden Vibranium veins underground.
A smirk crossed his lips. He raised his hand, drawing a circle. A golden teleportation portal slowly appeared, leading directly to the Vibranium vein.
Silently, Xiao Han appeared inside the dark mine. Around him, raw Vibranium glowed with an eerie blue light.
His invisibility magic completely blocked Wakanda's detection systems. Super vision penetrated the rock layers, locking onto the purest Vibranium.
"As expected, Wakanda's Vibranium reserves far exceed what outsiders imagine," he whispered, letting his fingers trace the vein, sensing the unique energy fluctuations of Vibranium.
"System, how much can System Space store?" Xiao Han asked.
[System Space contains 999 slots. The same item type can be stored in one slot, but quantity is unlimited.]
"Unlimited? Finally, a system that understands me!" Xiao Han's eyes gleamed.
Without hesitation, golden light flickered in his eyes. Heat vision locked onto a Vibranium vein, emitting a specific frequency.
Soon, the Vibranium softened temporarily. Xiao Han began precise cuts, stripping large chunks of ore, which floated into the portal.
[Ding! High-purity Vibranium detected. Absorbing…][Current Vibranium stock: 2 tons… 5 tons… 10 tons… 50 tons…]
Xiao Han wasn't greedy, taking only what he needed before stopping.
"That's enough." He surveyed the Vibranium in System Space and nodded with satisfaction.
But just as he was about to leave, a low rumble echoed from deep within the mine.
Boom!
The ground trembled slightly, as if awakening some ancient being.
Xiao Han furrowed his brows, peering deeper underground with super vision.
At the core of a massive Vibranium vein, a jet-black metallic beast lay dormant.
It resembled a cheetah, but its body was made entirely of liquid Vibranium, eyes glowing crimson, slowly stirring awake.
"Wakanda's guardian? Or a symbiotic creature of the Vibranium vein?"
Xiao Han remained calm, studying it with interest.
The beast growled low, the Vibranium vein writhing like a living creature, forming countless spikes that shot toward Xiao Han!
"Interesting." He chuckled lightly, standing still as the Vibranium spikes struck him.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
All attacks stopped the moment they touched his skin, not leaving a single scratch.
The beast froze, then roared in fury. The mine's Vibranium began to boil, forming a raging metallic wave trying to engulf Xiao Han.
"Enough playtime." Golden light flared in his eyes. Heat vision emitted a specific frequency, piercing the beast's head directly!
The liquid Vibranium healed rapidly. The beast remained unharmed and became even more frenzied.
"Physical attacks don't work?" Xiao Han raised an eyebrow, smirking. "Then let's try this."
He clasped his hands, energy surging, and then spread them suddenly.
Hum!
A blazing golden magic circle formed in his palms. Countless rune chains shot from the void, instantly wrapping around the beast.
[Solar Magic · Dimensional Imprisonment]
The Vibranium beast thrashed wildly, but the magic chains held firm, tightening instead of loosening.
Finally, it let out a frustrated roar as its body collapsed, turning back into ordinary Vibranium veins.
Xiao Han retracted his magic, pondering. "Looks like Wakanda's Vibranium veins have self-awareness… no wonder they developed such advanced technology."
But that had nothing to do with him.
Vibranium in hand, it was time to leave.
He drew a teleportation portal, stepped through, and vanished completely.
Seconds later, Wakanda's alarms blared belatedly.
"Abnormal energy detected in the Vibranium veins!"
Okoye and the royal guards rushed in, only to find the veins perfectly calm, as if nothing had happened.
"This is impossible!" she muttered, checking her instruments. "There was definitely an intruder!"
T'Challa arrived, crouching and touching the ground, sensing with closed eyes.
Moments later, he opened his eyes, expression grave. "Someone was here, but they left no trace."
"Who?" Okoye gripped her spear.
T'Challa shook his head slowly. "An existence we cannot track."
Above Wakanda, Xiao Han hovered in the clouds, super vision monitoring the veins.
Only Wakanda's Vibranium concerned him. Heart-shaped herbs? Not even worth his attention.
He shook his head. "As Earth's most advanced nation, technology far surpassing Tony Stark… and yet they haven't developed enhancement serums? Erik developed the circus serum over sixty years ago. And as a high-tech country, enhancing humans relies on one Black Panther?"
Xiao Han shook his head again, ignoring the scene below.
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