Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

Although the hospitalization fees were extremely high for Peter's family, for Lu Mingfei, the fees were... well, he didn't have to pay them. After Stark Industries' transformation, in addition to the energy sector, it also developed the investment sector, and it had invested in this hospital as well. If it invested more, the hospital would almost become a Stark Industries subsidiary.

Lu Mingfei then left, and Peter stayed to take care of his uncle.

……

The following day, at Lu Mingfei's home in New York City.

Lu Mingfei and Peter sat on the sofa in the living room. A holographic projection screen was displayed on the coffee table in front of the sofa, playing a video of the streets last night.

In the video, Lu Mingfei is as majestic as a god or God, while the dying old man on the ground opens his eyes in confusion.

Lu Mingfei covered his face—he should have expected it. With so many people watching, there would definitely be people recording videos. At first, the person recording the video might have just wanted to record an old man who was shot and killed as a morbid curiosity video, but instead they recorded a scene that could only be described as a miracle.

The video has now gone viral online.

Lu Mingfei wanted Jarvis to delete the video, but Jarvis said it was illegal and he needed to ask Tony for permission. In the end, Tony did not allow Jarvis to delete it, but he blurred out the faces of Lu Mingfei, Peter, and his uncle in all the videos online.

Lu Mingfei could roughly guess what Tony was thinking. Due to an unexpected incident, he had stood Tony up, and the "pure love party" that Tony had carefully prepared for him was now completely ruined by the absence of the main character.

That's why Tony left these videos online, which can be considered a small act of revenge against Lu Mingfei.

Looking at his own face blurred out on the screen as he shouted embarrassing lines in a childish way, Lu Mingfei admitted that Tony's method was indeed effective.

Of course, to be precise, it wasn't some embarrassing line, but a heavily modified version of the Bible. He silently memorized it when he heard the policeman shout something about the "Bible," and as soon as he got away, he had Jarvis check it out. The first half of what he said came from the Book of Jeremiah in the Bible, while the second half was similar to the Book of Job in the Bible.

When Lu Mingfei found out these things, he was completely dumbfounded—wasn't the person he was making a deal with "Little Devil"?

Why do you, a demon, chant lines from the Bible when you cast spells?! What's the difference between this and a skeleton mage casting a spell to "dispel undead"?

Lu Mingfei couldn't figure it out, but he didn't want to actively contact a devil to ask questions, so he had to leave this question unresolved.

Moreover, he now has more practical problems to deal with.

"Peter, you mean you gained superpowers after being bitten by a spider? You can shoot webs and climb walls like a spider, and you're stronger and faster?" Lu Mingfei rubbed his chin. "Isn't the way you gained these superpowers a bit too casual?"

Peter scratched his head: "I don't understand what happened either. Actually, I was going to ask someone who is an expert in biology."

"Who? Do I know them?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

“It’s Professor Kurt Connors. He used to be friends with my dad and now works at the Osborne Group. I’ve met him a few times,” Peter said. “He lost an arm in an accident and has since been working on gene fusion between reptiles and humans to help people who have lost limbs regrow their missing parts.”

“Although I haven’t heard of this name before, it sounds like he’s conducting very difficult experiments,” Lu Mingfei pondered. “He must be a very capable expert.”

“Yes, I’ve seen his research materials, they’re amazing,” Peter said. “Maybe he can explain what happened to me.”

"How about you give me a blood sample?" Lu Mingfei suggested. "I also know two pretty impressive biologists."

“Okay.” Peter nodded immediately.

"Hey, no," Lu Mingfei covered his face, "you agreed way too readily. Aren't you afraid I'll use your blood for human experiments or some kind of super soldier serum?"

“I believe you,” Peter said earnestly, staring into Lu Mingfei’s eyes. “You’re a good person, and you even saved my uncle.”

“Sigh…” Lu Mingfei sighed, “It’s good that you met me. If you had met someone like General Ross, you would have been sent to the laboratory for dissection long ago.”

General Ross was the one who initially tried to capture Hulk to develop the Super Soldier Serum. Later, Tony contacted his rival in the military and gave him a lot of trouble, keeping him busy for a while so that he wouldn't have time to cause trouble for Hulk and Dr. Banner.

“Dissect it!” Peter exclaimed in horror.

“Yes, so you must remember that you now possess special powers, and many people will covet these powers. Don’t easily trust anyone,” Lu Mingfei reminded him, patting his shoulder.

“Okay, I understand. Thank you, Mingfei.” Peter nodded gratefully.

"By the way, what are your plans for the future?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“I…I want to use my abilities to do good deeds and help others,” Peter said earnestly.

"With such high awareness, why would you go and fight in underground boxing?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback. "Don't tell me you're actually going undercover to gather evidence of their crimes and expose them in one fell swoop."

“No, back then I just wanted to make money,” Peter said. “It was Uncle Ben who changed my mind. This morning when I went to the underground boxing ring, I lied and said I was going to the library. He drove me there, and in the car he seemed to notice how good I’d become. He even mentioned how I beat up Flesh. Then he taught me ‘With great power comes great responsibility.’ At the time, I thought he was worried I’d become a thug, but now I understand. He’s right. If I have the ability, I should help others…”

“When I saw Uncle Ben injured, I thought if I had been there for him, I could have saved him,” Peter said. “After Uncle Ben was alright, I thought again, what if other people were in this danger? Their loved ones would be just as heartbroken as I was. And if I could prevent this from happening, fewer people would lose their loved ones.”

"You actually have such awareness?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback for a moment, then reminded him, "I can understand if you want to do good deeds when there is no danger, but this kind of chivalrous act is still very dangerous. Besides, this is America. Criminals almost all carry guns, and it is not uncommon for them to carry rifles. Even if you have superpowers, you will have a hard time facing firearms."

Unless you're as invulnerable as the Hulk, Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

“Actually, I’m quite confident in my abilities,” Peter said, scratching his head.

"Why won't you listen to advice, kid?!" Lu Mingfei covered his face. "Come on, come on, my family has a training ground. Let me give you a try and see if you really have the ability."

"You?" Peter was taken aback.

……

Training ground, fighting room.

Lu Mingfei and Peter changed into more comfortable clothes.

“Come on, Peter, hit me first, and I’ll test your strength,” Lu Mingfei said.

"Wouldn't that be too dangerous?" Peter hesitated. "I only recently gained superpowers, and I'm not sure how strong I am. I'm afraid I might hurt you."

"What are you afraid of? Do you think you can kill me with one punch?" Lu Mingfei waved his hand dismissively. "Besides, my defense is also very strong."

After saying that, Lu Mingfei exhaled lightly, and scales emerged from his body and snapped shut, instantly transforming him into a fully armed heavy armored warrior.

"Come on, fire here!" Lu Mingfei puffed out his chest.

Peter looked surprised. Although he knew that his friend Lu Mingfei was no ordinary person after Lu Mingfei saved his uncle, this "transformation" still surprised him.

Moreover, Lu Mingfei's imposing appearance in his heavy armor is incredibly intimidating.

Peter was relieved—Lu Mingfei seemed very strong, and even if he tried his best, he shouldn't be able to hurt him.

In Peter's subconscious, Lu Mingfei had always been mysterious and reliable, so Lu Mingfei's strength must far surpass that of Peter, who had only recently mutated into a superhuman.

Peter then walked up to Lu Mingfei and said, "Mingfei, I'm about to hit you, be careful."

"Don't worry, come on over." Lu Mingfei said confidently, puffing out his chest.

Peter paused for a moment, got into a fighting stance, gathered his strength, and then delivered a heavy punch to Lu Mingfei's chest.

Lu Mingfei flashed and crashed into the wall of the fighting room. The wall collapsed instantly, burying Lu Mingfei in the rubble.

"Mingfei!" Peter exclaimed in surprise and rushed over to check on Lu Mingfei's condition.

The brick and stone ruins exploded with a deafening roar, and a tall, slender figure stood proudly amidst the smoke and dust, its wings spread wide behind it. The smoke and dust dissipated completely in the gale.

"Thank goodness, Mingfei, you're alright!" Peter breathed a sigh of relief, then said admiringly, "You're amazing! I couldn't hurt you even when I threw a punch with all my might."

Even though his face was covered in scales, Lu Mingfei's face twitched slightly.

It can't hurt me...

You triggered my near-death buff!

After a few seconds of silence, Lu Mingfei said, "Peter, you stay here and don't move. I have to leave for a bit."

“Oh, okay.” Although he didn’t understand what was going on, Peter obediently nodded.

Since he's already dead, he might as well send his bones and blood to the Dwarf King. Lu Mingfei never imagined that he would end up providing the Dwarf King with his bones and blood for this very reason.

Walking into the open-air section of the training field, Lu Mingfei looked up and shouted, "Heimdall!"

A rainbow bridge descended from the sky, and Lu Mingfei disappeared within it.

Peter looked as if he had seen Christ.

P.S.: Most readers have probably already seen the previous explanation in the separate chapter, so to avoid affecting the reading experience later on, I will delete the separate chapter tomorrow and put it in the comments section instead. Also, please vote for me at the end of the month!

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104. Chapter 103 Lu Mingfei's Exclusive Weapon

Outer space, Nidavellir asteroid.

The light from the rainbow bridge fell on the ground, and Lu Mingfei walked out from it.

The Rainbow Bridge in Asgard is indeed convenient, allowing for rapid movement in space and precise location of targets even during long-distance traversal.

King Etri, the dwarf, was drawing blueprints at the table when he turned his head and was blinded by the light.

The Dwarf King was taken aback because he had never seen Lu Mingfei in his current form.

Lu Mingfei's head scales retracted, revealing his face.

“Mingfei Lu?” The Dwarf King looked down at the young man who walked out of the Rainbow Bridge, nodded in realization, and was not surprised at all—as the Dwarf King, he had seen many strange races, and scales and wings were just common features.

“I brought bones and blood,” Lu Mingfei said.

"It wasn't entirely of my own free will," he added to himself.

“Great! Come with me. That sword has just completed all the forging steps. It only needs your bones and blood to be added to make it a divine weapon that is one with you,” the Dwarf King said. “Actually, even if we leave it alone now, it will spontaneously form a weapon, but then we won’t be able to infuse it with bones and blood. If you don’t come, I will have to spend extra manpower to maintain its sword embryo form.”

"A sword?" Lu Mingfei asked as he followed the dwarf king. "My weapon is a sword?"

"It has the ability to transform to a certain extent, and theoretically it can be most common weapons, but it must have a core form," the Dwarf King explained. "When it is in sword form, its overall power is slightly stronger than other transformations, because the sword form is equivalent to its foundation."

"Of course, when you encounter enemies who require specific weapons, you can also change its form, and its power will never disappoint you," the Dwarf King added.

In the time it took to say a few words, he had led Lu Mingfei to the edge of a furnace.

For the Dwarf King, who was even taller than the Hulk, this furnace was a little small, but for Lu Mingfei, it was just the right size.

He saw countless fine metal threads suspended in the furnace. These threads were a brilliant silver color with intense light. If he didn't look closely, Lu Mingfei would have thought they were just thin streams of pure energy.

These fine metal filaments are densely intertwined and surging, constantly merging and separating, but together they form a shape similar to a plant.

“By incorporating your bones and blood, it will become a part of your body,” the Dwarf King explained. “Your initial request did stump me. To make the weapon and body one and inseparable, yet without affecting the body, was something I had never made before. Fortunately, I came up with a solution. I referenced the concept of parasitism, allowing the weapon to absorb your bones and blood. Although it has no life, it possesses some biological characteristics and can ‘take root’ in your body.”

“Of course, strictly speaking, it’s not parasitizing you. In the connection between you and it, I only added a concept similar to ‘becoming one’ in parasitism. The part about absorbing nutrients and power is for targeting enemies,” the Dwarf King said. “Simply put, it can increase its own power by absorbing the life and energy of its enemies, and thus become stronger. However, absorbing low-level life and energy is useless. This kind of evolution requires quality, not quantity.”

After giving a general explanation, the Dwarf King stepped back a few paces, giving Lu Mingfei some space.

Since he had no opponent, Lu Mingfei felt that his buff status was starting to fade, so he immediately reached behind him and forcefully broke off his two membrane wings.

The wings have supporting bones, and it's relatively less painful to bend down.

The dwarf king, who was standing to the side, was stunned for a moment. He hadn’t expected Lu Mingfei to be so ruthless. After hesitating for a moment, he reminded him, “Actually, only a small piece of bone is needed, about the bone at the tip of the little finger is enough.”

Lu Mingfei was silent.

Why didn't you say so earlier? I've already bent it out, I can't just put it back in.