"These two, they were so unfamiliar yesterday, but today they're back to being as clingy as before."
Pietro, who was sitting on the other side playing games on his phone, looked at Adam and Wanda, who were huddled together whispering, with a surprised expression.
After not seeing them for more than half a year, he noticed yesterday that the relationship between Adam and Wanda seemed to have cooled considerably, and he was a bit worried.
Sure enough, his worries were unnecessary; today they immediately returned to their previous state, and he even felt they were more intimate than before.
At least before, when they were close, they wouldn't interlock their fingers.
To be honest, he really admired his brother Adam's patience. If his sister Wanda bothered him like that, he would truly despair.
"Wanda, if you get a boyfriend in the future, and he sees you like this now, won't he misunderstand?"
After finishing a game, seeing his sister Wanda constantly burrowing her head into Adam's arms, Pietro couldn't help but tease.
Wanda, however, retorted instinctively:
"How do you know he can't be!"
"Screech!"
With a sudden brake, the car immediately stopped by the roadside. Oleg, Elena, and Pietro all looked at Wanda and Adam.
"Ahem."
Adam coughed, and Wanda immediately reacted:
"I was just joking, everyone doesn't need to be so agitated."
She and Adam had confirmed their relationship last night, but for now, neither wanted to make it public.
After all, their situation was quite special, and if people knew, there would inevitably be many issues; it was better to proceed gradually.
"Someone like Big Brother, how could you be worthy of him?"
Pietro immediately believed Wanda's words.
In his eyes, Adam was his ultimate idol, the strongest Superhero who had saved the World multiple times, the man countless young girls most wanted to marry. If Adam wanted a girlfriend, the line would stretch from New York to Paris.
As for his sister Wanda, who was born thirty minutes before him, well, there really wasn't much to say.
In the past six months, if anyone had pursued her, it was thanks to a slight change in her personality; if she were like before, no boy would dare to approach her.
In his heart, setting aside family ties and analyzing rationally, one was in the heavens and the other on the ground; they simply weren't a match.
"Pietro, I think you want to try my Leg-Locker Curse again!"
Wanda's eyes flashed with killing intent, and a mass of red chaotic magic appeared in her hand, scaring Pietro into immediately shutting his mouth.
"So it was a joke. You shouldn't make jokes like that again."
Oleg breathed a sigh of relief at the words, then restarted the car and continued driving.
It wasn't that he had an issue with Adam; it was just that his daughter, whom he had raised for so long, suddenly became a couple with the son he had raised. Even without a blood relation, it still felt strange.
Elena glanced at Wanda and Adam's hands, which had never let go, and her heart suddenly stirred. Then she said with a smile:
"I actually think it's quite good even if it's not a joke. They're already family, so being even closer is even better."
"If that's the case, should I call him 'Brother' or 'Brother-in-Law'?"
Pietro couldn't help but chuckle and quip.
Adam maintained a smile throughout, neither speaking nor refuting.
Wanda, meanwhile, reached over Adam and grabbed Pietro's ear, starting to playfully tussle.
It was a good thing the back seat had been expanded quite wide by the Undetectable Extension Charm, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough space for the two of them to mess around.
"Emergency broadcast: Washington is experiencing a city-wide power outage. The entire city has suddenly lost all electricity."
Just as the car was filled with laughter, the car's radio interrupted with a very surprising news report.
In this day and age, for Washington, the nation's capital, to suddenly lose power without warning was practically impossible.
However, there was more than just this one surprising news item:
"According to reports, heavy snow has fallen in the Egyptian desert, covering the Pyramids.
The Japanese ocean has experienced an incredible deep freeze.
A passenger plane in New York suddenly lost power and crashed during flight, but fortunately, the Superheroes of the League of Heroes arrived in time for rescue."
"What's going on? Is the celestial embryo going to be born early?!"
Hearing these incredible reports, Adam's heart suddenly tightened.
These changes in celestial phenomena felt like omens of the end of the World, which reminded him of the celestial embryo buried deep within the Earth's core.
For a celestial embryo to successfully hatch, it requires the sacrifice of an entire Planet and sufficient life force. Some omens, similar to natural disasters, are normal.
However, if he remembered correctly, the birth of the celestial embryo should still be about eleven or twelve years away.
Why would it be so early?
Could it be because this is Universe 838 and not the main Universe, causing a time discrepancy?
If that were true, it would be troublesome.
With his current strength, dealing with that celestial embryo wouldn't be a big problem, but the trouble would be the subsequent arrival of Arishem the Judge.
Arishem the Judge's strength, if not Multiverse-level, is at least peak single-Universe level, definitely not someone he could currently contend with.
"It seems I still need to quickly increase my strength. Without single-Universe level strength, the Marvel Universe is too dangerous."
At this moment, the sense of crisis that had diminished somewhat due to recently falling in love, once again surged into Adam's heart.
These years of smooth sailing had made him believe that his current strength had earned him a place in this World.
After all, even Odin, he felt that as long as it wasn't in Asgard, he had the ability to contend with him, and he also had so many tricks up his sleeve.
But in reality, when faced with someone of Arishem the Judge's level, none of his methods would work; the power gap was too immense.
This is Universe 838, not the main Universe from the movies, so the development of many events cannot be judged according to the main Universe's progression.
Furthermore, his very existence had already caused a huge butterfly effect in this Universe.
For some matters, he had to consider the worst-case scenario.
"Ding-a-ling"
Adam's phone rang; it was a call from Susan.
"Something's happened, Adam. You'd best come to headquarters!"
"Okay, I'll be there right away."
Adam hung up the phone and smiled at Oleg and Elina:
"The company has an urgent matter for me. I'll go over and try to be back before dinner."
"That urgent? Then why don't I drop you off at the company first?"
Oleg nodded and didn't think much of it. He assumed Adam was just an office worker, and it was normal for the company to call him back for urgent overtime.
But Pietro and Wanda were different; they knew Adam's identity. Anything that would make Adam return to the company immediately at this time was definitely a major event.
Coupled with the news reports just now, it was easy to connect the two.
"Don't worry, there's nothing I can't handle."
Adam patted Wanda's hand, which was clutching his tightly, and said to Oleg:
"No need, I can go myself. You all continue with your shopping!"