Family System: Chapter 57

No!

It wasn’t rebellious enough!

Vex immediately materialized a pyramid of gold bars.

He took one from the top and handed it to Gwen.

"Use this to smash their windows."

"Huh?" Gwen hesitated. "This... isn’t that a bit too much?"

After being a well-behaved girl for 18 years, becoming a bad girl out of the blue was making her a bit nervous...

Without explaining, Vex called out loudly to the surrounding houses.

"Whoever wants their window smashed with a 500-gram gold bar, turn your lights on!"

The next moment—

"Click!"

"Click!"

"Click!"

...

A series of lights flashed on, leaving Gwen stunned!

Is this actually happening?

But soon, she felt a little reluctant—after all, this was solid gold!

Vex noticed her hesitation.

"This low-density metal? I can make as much of it as I want."

Gwen's eyes lit up!

"Well, if you say so, then I won’t hold back!"

She picked up a gold bar, weighed it in her hand for a feel, and tossed it lightly—

Crash!

A window shattered, followed by a shocked voice from inside!

It really was a gold bar!

Would anyone yell at her?

Not a chance!

They would praise the generous goddess instead!

After Gwen realized she wouldn’t be scolded, she began throwing gold bars left and right, totally on a spree!

Crash!

Crash!

Crash!

...

Gwen was thrilled, the people whose windows she broke were thrilled, and Vex was thrilled just watching her.

Even the local glass sellers tomorrow... would be thrilled!

How harmonious was this scene?

Only...

S.H.I.E.L.D., which monitors the whole world, quickly picked up on the activity here!

"Detecting minor fluctuations!"

"Possible combat occurrence!"

Hill immediately called up the satellite feed and checked the footage.

And then she froze!

Was that... Vex?

What was he doing?

Accompanying a girl to smash windows with gold bars?

Unbelievable!

Here they were working overtime, and he was out there doing this?

It was simply... enviable!

Even someone like Hill, who had been an agent for years, was struck by this scene.

The act might seem childish, but being willing to be childish for a girl—that’s actually pretty romantic!

Just then, Fury saw Hill staring at the screen, lost in thought, and came over to take a look.

And his face immediately turned dark!

Silently, Fury took out his phone and dialed.

"The boss is busy and can’t take your call right now!"

Fury looked at his phone, then back at the screen showing Vex handing out gold bars.

This was beyond ridiculous!

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

An urgent alarm blared, and Fury’s eyes sharpened.

"Detected a powerful energy surge!"

"The energy signature matches that of the Mother Box!"

"Location: North Sea..."

"The energy beam has vanished!"

"We can’t detect the source of the energy!"

"Repeat! We can’t detect the source of the energy!"

Fury was now certain—this undetectable location definitely had something going on!

"Dispatch—"

"No need," Vex’s voice interrupted. "You won’t be able to find it."

Fury turned to see Vex, who had suddenly appeared with Gwen looking around curiously beside him.

"Why can’t we find it?"

"There’s a protective force field there that scrambles any high-tech detection, and most people can’t even get in. You need a special way in," Vex explained, his mind already working.

That place was likely Themyscira, home of none other than...

Wonder Woman, Diana Prince.

As for that energy beam...

Most likely the Mother Box had been activated.

"I’ll go take a look." Vex glanced at Gwen. "Wanna come along?"

"Wait, can I?" Gwen was both thrilled and shocked. "Will it be dangerous…?"

"With me here? Nothing to worry about."

Grabbing Gwen’s hand, Vex was about to depart...

"Wait!" Fury called out, stopping him. "Can I come too?"

Vex cast Fury a sidelong glance.

"If you die, I’m not responsible."

Using Phoenix Force, he grabbed Fury, and the next second, they teleported away, appearing in the sky over the North Sea.

Vex scanned the area with his super vision but found nothing out of the ordinary.

So...

Nightfall!

In an instant, the bright daytime sky turned pitch-black, and even the stars were cloaked in darkness.

In the middle of the darkness, a faint glow stood out, sharply visible.

With another teleport, Vex appeared on the island, where thick vegetation resembled a primordial forest.

On an open plain, a large group of female warriors were locked in a fierce battle with Parademons, and the ground was littered with bodies from both sides.

Yet, there was no sign of Steppenwolf.

"Alpha, mark enemy and ally positions."

[Marking complete!]

Phoenix Force surged forth, forming into a hail of arrows that rained down like a blossoming flower, piercing every Parademon and reducing their bodies to nothingness.

But Vex wasn’t done.

He conjured a glowing sphere, tossed it skyward, where it burst into a rain of light, which fell upon every Amazonian warrior.

Light of Restoration!

No matter if they had been lightly wounded, gravely injured, or missing limbs—they were now all as good as new, without a single scar remaining.

Seeing this, Fury was inwardly shaken beyond belief!

This guy could fight, heal—he was even more overpowered than Superman!

"Wow! That was amazing!" Gwen cheered. "I was just wondering what we’d do, and you handled it in just a few moves!"

"Piece of cake," Vex replied nonchalantly.