America: A Prodigy of Stereotypes

"Ordinary people..."

“Didn’t Dr. Banner create a clone of the Super Soldier Serum? Why don’t you just give both of us a shot of the serum?” Gwen said.

What about the side effects?

“If you don’t want to develop schizophrenia and take medication for life, let’s wait until Dr. Banner develops the perfect serum before discussing this matter,” Li Qun said.

“I’d be waiting ten years to see this,” Gwen retorted.

“Ten years from now, we’ll all be mages,” Stephanie said.

“Speaking of mages… you didn’t even take us with you when you learned magic,” Gwen said.

"Kamar-Taj is somewhat conservative when it comes to teaching magic, and has stricter requirements for teaching magic to women."

“Just a little conservative? I feel it’s very conservative, like maintaining medieval stereotypes about women,” Gwen said.

"Some women are born with magical powers; they are called witches."

“The medieval witch hunts were real,” Li Qun said.

"Are there still witches now?" Gwen asked.

"Dr. Banner said yes."

"Are witches stronger or sorcerers in Kamar-Taj?" Gwen asked curiously.

“In terms of danger, witches are more dangerous,” Li Qun replied.

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Inside the Osborne mansion, Leopold and Bernard were carrying laboratory equipment into a secret room in the study.

The Osborne family's secret room has changed its appearance once again.

Norman Osborne redesigned the mansion's secret chamber, transforming it into a second secret laboratory capable of conducting research on the super-soldier serum independently.

The second renovation of the secret room, from beginning to end, was known only to the three of them.

“Mr. Leopold, the master said you can use these improved enhancement serums,” said the butler, Bernard.

"Isn't it true that Mr. Osborne simply didn't have anyone else to conduct human experiments with?"

Leopold looked at the still cloudy green 1.5 generation enhanced serum and hesitated.

“If you refuse, I will use these vials of serum,” said the butler, Bernard.

“Can we each take half?” Leopold asked.

“The master said no, the whole dose must be taken by one person,” Bernard said.

"Let me do it."

“Bernard, the risks you face during the serum reaction are far greater than mine,” Leopold said.

"I'll prepare it for you."

“The serum needs to be injected through the carotid artery and the spinal cord; no anesthesia can be used, and it will be extremely painful,” Bernard said.

“If I refuse to use the serum, who will inject you with it?” Leopold asked Bernard.

“Yes, sir,” Bernard replied.

Chapter 389 Could it be that...?

Painful screams echoed throughout the secret chamber and reached outside the mansion.

With each heartbeat, the enhanced serum flows through the bloodstream to every corner of the body.

Leopold's muscles bulged with blood, his veins stood out, and he began to tremble all over.

Bernard had bound Leopold's limbs with rope before he helped inject the serum, and Leopold was now showing signs of breaking free as the serum took effect.

"Leopold, are you alright?!"

"Can you hear me?!"

Leopold was wearing a breathing mask. Sensing danger, Bernard connected the breathing mask's endotracheal tube to a pre-prepared hypnotic gas canister, causing Leopold to fall asleep through vigorous breathing.

Leopold's eyelids slowly drooped, and his violent struggles gradually ceased.

On the heart rate monitor, Leopold's heart rate gradually stabilized.

Bernard's tense nerves finally relaxed after seeing Leopold fall into a baby-like sleep, and he suddenly realized that he had broken out in a cold sweat.

When the serum took effect in Leopold's body, he was facing what felt like a raging beast.

Good night, Duke.

Bernard stepped out of the secret room and gently closed the door.

Bernard picked up the memo Norman had left behind from his desk.

The memo stated that the hypnotic gas in the canister could induce a state of agitation in people injected with serum, causing them to fall into a deep sleep for about an hour.

Bernard glanced at his watch and entered the secret room an hour later.

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In the meditation room on the third floor of the Sanctuary of the Holy See in New York, Bruce Banner suddenly opened his eyes.

His warning spells had detected unusual magical fluctuations and were now alerting him.

The last time he sensed the alarm, a spacetime rift appeared over New York, and a person from a hundred years ago fell down. Someone even contacted the person from the past through a radio station, slightly rewriting history.

Dr. Banner knew he would be busy again, unsure of where the anomaly was this time, and he needed to investigate.

Compared to the incident a year or two ago, this time he has two college students he can call upon to help with the investigation, which makes things much easier for him.

Dr. Banner believed that Lich and Peter, being two intelligent men, wouldn't mess things up.

Dr. Banner took out his phone and texted Li Qun and Peter, telling them to come to the Holy of Holies to find him after class.

During class, Li Qun's phone was completely silent, while Peter's phone was on vibrate.

The moment Peter received Dr. Banner's text message on his phone, he secretly glanced at it during class.

Li Qun and Peter were taking different classes in different classrooms. Peter waited anxiously for the get out of class to end, and as soon as get out of class was over, he called Li Qun.

"what happened?"

"Are aliens invading New York?" Li Qun asked Peter.

“Dr. Banner needs to see us and wants us to come over after class,” Peter said on the phone.

“You were looking at your phone during class,” Li Qun said.

"The teacher didn't notice."

“We’ll meet at the pizzeria entrance,” Peter said, and then hung up the phone.

Peter jogged toward the pizza shop at the intersection, but before he even reached the shop, he ran into Li Qun on the way.

"where are we going!"

Li Qun pointed to the alley they frequented, an alley usually deserted, where Li Qun often opened a portal.

“You know what? If things get urgent, a portal will appear under our feet while we’re in class, and we’ll fall right into it, right in front of Dr. Banner,” Li Qun said.

"You've arrived."

Dr. Banner, dressed in a navy blue mage's robe and draped in a red levitation cloak, floated cross-legged in mid-air, his pupils glowing green, and one hand forming a hand seal.

“This is Dr. Banner in his serious form,” Li Qun said to Peter.

"What happened, Dr. Banner?" Li Qun asked.

“I sensed unusual magical fluctuations in New York. I used precognitive magic to calculate it, and the precognitive magic told me that a door had been opened.”

"The image of a door is usually associated with danger."

“People, or something, can pass through the door and come into our world, or go to other worlds,” Dr. Banner said.

"The Magic Gate?"

"Could it be teleportation magic?" Peter asked.

“But portal magic won’t generate enough magical energy fluctuations to trigger the warning spells I’ve set up,” Dr. Banner said.

"Can you tell if it's coming in or going out?" Li Qun asked.

“I feel that either is possible,” Dr. Banner said.

“So, we need to look for a suspicious door in New York City?” Peter asked.

“I will make two magic detectors so you can search for any remaining magical energy in that door,” Dr. Banner said.

“Wade is very good at finding things; he’s a professional,” Li Qun said.

"Yes, you can ask Wade for help."

"Here's a detector, take it carefully."

Dr. Banner pointed to the table, and Li Qun and Peter went over and found that the detector Dr. Banner had made was two small cages, with what looked like a magical insect inside.

The magical insects in the cage not only emit green fluorescence but also chirp.

“When you get close enough to that door, the detector will start beeping at a high frequency,” Dr. Banner said.

“Peter, let’s try to find that door tonight so we don’t miss class tomorrow,” Li Qun said.

“Dr. Banner, could you give us a general range?” Peter asked.

“It’s northeast of the Sanctuary,” Dr. Banner said.

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"The person and the bed disappeared completely."

"There were no traces left by Leopold when he left through the secret passage in the secret room..."