Zhang Xi froze for a moment before suddenly realizing it.
This was The Avengers—and they were already in the middle-to-late stages of the climactic battle!
The Third Princess, the God of Mischief Loki, was probably up on the Stark Tower right now, arguing furiously with Thor, the God of Thunder.
Damn!
This place was incredibly dangerous!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Explosions and gunfire flew in every direction, leaving Zhang Xi no time to think.
But just as he turned around, intending to find somewhere to hide, he suddenly noticed that Captain America had been attacked—and three fragments had fallen from him!
“Beep beep, power fragment detected.”
“Beep beep, speed fragment detected.”
“Beep beep, Captain America evolutionary bloodline fragment detected.”
The first two fragments were nothing particularly special, but when the system detected the third one, Zhang Xi’s eyes immediately lit up.
Hell yes!
That was Captain America’s evolutionary bloodline!
If it weren’t for the serum-induced evolution, Captain America would never have gone from a frail, undersized weakling to someone capable of going head-to-head with Thor for a moment!
And if he remembered correctly, Captain America could even lift Thor’s hammer!
Wealth moved the heart!
Having already tasted the sweetness of attribute fragments, Zhang Xi couldn’t bear to miss out on these three.
He crouched low and moved toward Captain America, using the cars for cover.
“Hey, that Asian kid! What are you doing? Get back here! It’s dangerous over there!”
A police officer nearby, who was directing the fleeing civilians, spotted Zhang Xi and hurriedly called out to stop him.
Dangerous?
Fortune favored the bold!
Upon hearing that, Zhang Xi ran even faster.
“Hey! Are you crazy? Stop!”
“Forget about that kid. If he’s stupid enough to get himself killed, let him go.”
An alien soldier spotted Zhang Xi rapidly approaching and charged at him from the side.
Captain America noticed the “innocent civilian” over there.
“Damn it! Watch out, get out of the way!”
He jumped off the car and tried to rush over to save him, but he was too far away.
There was no way he could make it in time.
Just as disaster seemed inevitable—
“Get lost!”
Zhang Xi grabbed a broken mechanical arm lying nearby and smashed it viciously into the alien soldier’s head.
Might made right!
Bang!
The alien soldier’s entire head was smashed apart.
“Oh, shit!”
The two police officers behind him stared in disbelief.
Captain America was stunned as well.
He frowned and took a closer look at Zhang Xi.
Could this guy have been injected with some kind of serum too?
But judging by his build, he still looked like an ordinary person.
Zhang Xi calmly walked over, making Captain America somewhat tense.
Friend or foe?
He couldn’t tell.
But Zhang Xi suppressed his excitement and deliberately acted calm as he patted Captain America on the shoulder.
At the same time, he threw a punch and blasted apart another alien soldier that had tried to ambush them from the side.
“Captain, now isn’t the time to stand around staring.”
“Beep beep. Captain America’s evolutionary bloodline fragment successfully collected!”
“Beep beep. Strength…”
“Beep beep…”
All three fragments were in hand!
A surge of power filled Zhang Xi’s entire body, accompanied by a comprehensive increase in strength and speed.
The sensation was so exhilarating that he felt as refreshed as he did during the final seconds of an all-out sprint.
“You’re right. Let’s fight together and take down these damn things!”
Captain America pondered for a moment before nodding, apparently accepting Zhang Xi as an ally.
Hmm?
Fight together?
Zhang Xi’s heart jumped.
Quietly getting rich was the true path to victory.
He had no intention of joining the battle at all.
He had only exposed himself because he needed to get close enough to Captain America to collect those fragments.
This was the Marvel universe, not his home.
Saving the world?
That wasn’t his job.
He’d leave the glory to the Avengers!
Besides, this was no time to get carried away.
The explosions going off all around him were no joke.
Time to run!
“Okay, I’ll go over there, and you go over there!”
“Okay!”
Zhang Xi nodded solemnly and hurried away, planning to find somewhere to hide and observe the overall situation.
But the moment he turned around—
“Mommy! Mommy, help me!”
Behind the crowd fleeing toward the subway entrance, a five- or six-year-old girl stumbled and fell while running.
Her mother had been pushed away by the chaotic crowd and was desperately trying to fight her way back to save her daughter.
Hiss!
An alien soldier spotted the little girl.
Its weapon turned toward her as energy began to gather.
“No!”
The young mother screamed hysterically.
Tears covered the little girl’s dirty face, and her innocent eyes were filled with terror.
The next moment, she would be blown to pieces.
A figure shot past, scooping up the little girl.
The ground exploded behind them, leaving a massive crater.
Just barely in time!
A perfect rescue!
“Quick, take your child inside and find shelter. It’s too dangerous out here.”
Zhang Xi solemnly handed the little girl back to her mother before turning around to face the savage alien soldiers.
He let out a quiet sigh.
He had originally thought he could simply treat this place as a plot world where he could collect attributes.
But when life and death appeared right before his eyes, he realized that he still couldn’t bring himself to stand by and do nothing.
Since that was the case, then there was only one choice…
Kill!
He had already seen Captain America regrouping with Black Widow and Hawkeye in another part of the street.
Soon, the Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor would probably converge there as well.
Why hide around the edges and pick up scraps when the center of the battle would have far more fragments?
Fortune favored the bold!
Let’s do this!
Zhang Xi grinned fiercely.
Thunder surged through his body, arcs of electricity crackling around him.
He pushed off with one foot, blasting a shallow crater into the concrete, and shot forward like a lightning bolt.
Bang!
Crack!
Bang bang!
One alien soldier after another was blown apart.
“Beep beep. Low-level strength fragment detected.”
“Beep beep. Low-level strength fragment detected.”
…
To Zhang Xi’s surprise, even the alien soldiers dropped fragments.
Their quality and quantity were obviously far inferior to those of the superheroes, but even small gains added up.
This was an unexpected bonus!
Zhang Xi charged through the alien soldiers, beating them down and collecting fragments.
He never seemed to run out of stamina.
Whenever he expended some energy, the fragments he collected quickly replenished it, making him even stronger than before!
And it wasn’t just the alien soldiers Zhang Xi killed himself.
There were plenty of alien corpses scattered across the ground, taken down by other superheroes and police officers.
More aliens were constantly falling from the sky like dumplings.
The sheer number of alien soldiers dying around him allowed Zhang Xi to make an absolute fortune.
His strength, speed, and stamina were rising like a rocket!
“Woohoo—!”
Dr. Banner had arrived.
The Hulk transformed!
The Hulk’s massive figure appeared only a few dozen meters away.
Zhang Xi sped up, shaking off the alien soldiers pursuing and harassing him as he rushed toward them.
“Hey, brother! You finally made it!”
Captain America greeted Zhang Xi warmly.
Perhaps Zhang Xi’s slender build and ferocious fighting style reminded him of his younger self.
Captain America had developed a very favorable impression of this Asian young man.
“Who is he?”
Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the others looked at one another in confusion.
None of them knew where this seemingly frail Asian guy had come from.
Zhang Xi didn’t even have time to explain.
He turned around and punched an alien soldier that had just fallen from the sky, thunder surging through his fist as he blasted it apart.
“Damn! A second Thor?”
“Beep beep. Advanced Hulk strength fragment detected.”
…
“Beep beep. Black Widow speed fragment detected.”
…
“Beep beep. Hawkeye’s Unerring Marksmanship skill fragment detected.”
“Beep beep. Hawkeye’s Advanced Agent skill fragment detected. Includes hand-to-hand combat, aircraft piloting, interrogation, and other abilities.”
…
“Beep beep. Thunder power fragment detected.”
“Beep beep. Thor’s Hammer Will fragment detected.”
…
The moment he approached the group of superheroes, the system’s detection alerts rang out one after another.
Zhang Xi could barely keep the grin from spreading across his face.
This was way too satisfying!