A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

"All the media are ready, the lights are on, we're just waiting for you to take the stage."

"Not yet. The show's almost over, but we're still missing a strong opponent," Cao Gui chuckled.

"And it's not me who's making my appearance, it's you."

Just then, Gwen's voice came through the headset: "Darling...V, I think I've found Dr. Lizard's trail. We should be able to see him soon."

"Be careful, protect yourself..."

"Mmm, don't worry."

In the sewers, Gwen, wearing a gas mask, walked slowly. During her call with Cao Gui, her spider-sense had warned her of danger ahead.

Gwen's eyes darted around, and with a light tap of her toes, she jumped onto the pipe wall and carefully crawled along it.

After turning a corner, a spacious area appeared before us. Inside the clean "room" were a large number of familiar instruments. In addition to these instruments, there was a large, eye-catching whiteboard with a series of very familiar formulas on it, which was Dr. Connors's process of calculating the decay rate.

It was indeed Dr. Connors. Gwen was startled and quickly looked around for Connors, but she couldn't find him. However, there was a large pile of bottles with some residual bluish-gray medicine on the table.

Gwen's pupils contracted instantly. It was clear that Dr. Connors had taken out the gene serum. Recalling Dr. Connors's actions earlier that day, Gwen felt a chill run down her spine. Dr. Connors really wanted to turn everyone in New York into lizard monsters.

“V, I found Dr. Connors’ lab, but I didn’t find Dr. Connors…” Gwen was saying when a thick tail silently drooped down from behind her and above her head on the tube wall.

Gwen, who was about to turn back, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and became extremely alert. She instinctively stomped hard on the pipe wall.

boom!

The moment Gwen left, the tube wall suddenly shattered. Dr. Lizard's powerful strength and sharp claws smashed a large crater into the hard tube wall. On his back was a long instrument filled with bluish-gray gene serum.

"You little bug, you're getting in my way...you're asking for it!" Dr. Lizard suddenly spit out his tongue, aiming straight for Gwen's neck.

"Damn it!" Gwen felt a chill run down her spine. In terms of physical strength and reaction time alone, she was completely outmatched by Dr. Connors.

This was not her battlefield, so Gwen quickly shot out spider silk to evade Dr. Connors' pursuit.

"V, I've found Dr. Lizard! I'll lure him to the surface right away!"

Gwen's urgent voice came through the headset, along with the whistling of the wind. Cao Gui's heart sank slightly; he could tell that the two were in the middle of a chase.

On the ground, the massive protest march slowly made its way toward the Osborne Tower. Cao Gui and Norman, who were on the 108th floor, could already clearly see the huge crowd in the distance.

We demand fairness!

We demand justice!

"Osborne owes us an explanation!"

"Kill the Lizard Man! Kill Osborn!"

"..."

Even on the 108th floor, Cao Gui and Norman could hear the roaring cries from the ground.

“Security team!” Norman said in a deep voice, pressing the walkie-talkie.

"Mr. Osborne, please rest assured, we will not allow them to cause any damage to the Osborne Building!"

A firm and powerful voice came through the walkie-talkie, followed by the whirring of numerous mechanisms. They were preparing grenade launchers to fire tear gas and stun grenades at the crowd in an attempt to stop the angry mob.

However, as the crowd drew near, the captain broke out in a cold sweat. The sheer number of thousands of people, even unarmed ordinary people, was enough to send chills down their spines.

He had fought against a tribe of at least three thousand people in Africa, but his small team of only ten men repelled countless attacks. He thought this time would be just as successful, but…

"Damn it, there are so many people!" The security captain tightened his grip on the grenade launcher, but the weapon gave him no sense of security.

"Back off! Back off!"

"Otherwise I'll shoot!"

Under immense pressure, the captain involuntarily aimed his grenade launcher at the crowd, however…

"Damn lackey!"

"You sinners who sold your souls for money!"

“Kill them! They're just like Osborn, all bastards who deserve to go to hell!”

"..."

The security captain was drenched in cold sweat and terrified, but he dared not pull the trigger.

The crowd was getting closer and closer.

"Captain, what do we do now?" the team member asked, also sweating profusely.

"Damn it, I..."

Bang!

Suddenly, just as the crowd was about to crash into the Osborne Building, a manhole cover on the road shot up into the sky, spinning and flying upwards.

The crowd was startled and hurriedly retreated in panic, but before the people behind could react, Dr. Lizard suddenly jumped up from the well opening.

"Roar--!"

"Damn little bug, you ran off to... Humans are so cowardly and pathetic..."

Seeing the panicked crowd, Dr. Lizard couldn't help but laugh.

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Chapter 200 I treated you like a brother, and you actually want to be my father?

"Oh... God, it's that monster!"

"Run away!"

"Osborn released the monster and killed people!"

"Run! Get out of here!"

"Ugh... I don't want to play anymore, I want to go home..."

"..."

Screams rose and fell in the crowd, panic and fear spread, and countless people retreated, leading to a stampede.

"Guys, don't be afraid, we have so many of us."

“Yes, we can definitely kill the lizard monster, kill Osborn… Shit, don’t push…”

"Damn it, you stepped on me... Ah—!"

"..."

High up on the building, Cao Gui frowned as he looked at the chaotic scene below. He hadn't planned for this kind of plot.

"You did this?" Cao Gui asked Norman Osborn with a somewhat unfriendly expression.

"Yes."

Norman smiled slightly. He was the helmsman of Osborn, and he couldn't just stand by and watch his property be impacted. After learning about Cao Gui's idea, he had already arranged for people to spread fear among the crowd. Even if Dr. Lizard couldn't appear on time, he would use holographic projection to create a Dr. Lizard out of thin air.

Cao Gui's forehead veins bulged immediately. He hadn't expected Norman to be so ruthless; he truly lived up to his reputation as a capitalist.

However, at the same moment the panic occurred, Dr. Lizard kicked off the ground like a cannonball and shot straight into the Osborn Building.

Seeing this, the panicked crowd gradually calmed down. The source of their fear had disappeared, so they no longer needed to be afraid.

"Shit... what's going on?"

"Isn't that monster here to kill us?"

"Yeah, why are they heading straight for Osborn?"

"..."

Everyone was completely bewildered and didn't understand what was going on.

Dr. Lizard ignored them and stepped onto the honeycomb structure on the exterior wall of the Osborn Building, heading straight for the 63rd floor, where he used to work.

There is a device there called Canary. The device has a simple function: by adding an antibody or antigen to it, people within a certain range can receive the corresponding treatment.

Osborn once wanted to use it to treat polio, but... he was stopped by many hospitals in New York, and it could only remain idle in the laboratory.

But today, this device will play its greatest role, enabling all of humanity to evolve!

Thinking of this, Dr. Connors trembled with excitement. He quickly went to the Canary Device and operated it, placing the device on his back into the Canary Device for catalysis. Once catalysis was complete, he could go to the top of the Osborne Building and launch it.

At that time... the whole world will remember his great achievements today!

"Gurgle... Hahahaha..."

On the 108th floor, Cao Gui and Norman stared expressionlessly at Dr. Connors on the surveillance video.

"Gentlemen, Dr. Connors has activated the Canary Device, which will be catalyzed in three minutes." A soft female voice rang out; it was Emma, ​​the artificial intelligence of the Osborne Building.

“V, I’m back on the surface.” At the same time, Gwen’s slightly panting voice came through the headset. He had finally managed to shake off Dr. Connors in the intricate underground pipes.

"Get some rest," Cao Gui said softly, then turned and left the 108th floor of the Osborne Building.

“Emma, ​​let’s double-check, is everything ready?” Norman asked slowly.

“Yes, sir, all preparations are complete,” Emma said softly.

“Very good, the show is about to begin…” Norman murmured, his expression filled with immense excitement.

……

Inside a high-rise building somewhere in western Manhattan.

Nick Fury and Phil Coulson stood in front of the holographic screen, watching the video transmitted from the surveillance camera with somewhat solemn expressions.

The effect was different from what they had expected. Dr. Lizard's appearance was too coincidental, immediately disrupting the crowd's progress.

"How's the stock market doing?" Coulson asked.

"Sir, Osborn has gone mad!" an employee suddenly shouted.

"They've put a full ten billion US dollars into maintaining their stock price stability, and that amount is still increasing!"

"What!?"

Coulson's expression changed drastically. Even if Osborne was a $200 billion conglomerate, it was impossible for them to raise tens of billions of dollars in just one day to maintain their stock price.

There's only one explanation: the other side had already made preparations!