Marvel Gashapon Maniac

3. Key word for this major event: [Aquaman] (No prize for guessing)

Chapter 71 How dare you play cards if you don't even have the guts to do it?

"So, your mission in this world is to catch that man whose hairstyle is perfect for playing cards?" Fu You asked.

“Yes, that’s it.” Nyaruko took a sip of cola: “This is my last mission recently. After this mission, I’m going to marry Mahiro.”

"Pfft, cough cough... So, a long and happy marriage?" Fu You almost spat out the cola in his mouth.

First, let's commemorate Duan Zhenxun, but the main issue now is dealing with this dangerous figure lurking in this world.

"So, do you have any leads? About finding that man?"

“About this. Because of what he took from the Dream Realm, I can use the Evil God Radar to lock onto him.” Nyarlathotep pointed to the half-human-length ahoge on her head.

This ahoge (cowlick) that looks like an ornament has the function of searching for evil gods, and at the same time, it can also express Nyaruko's own mood.

Just like the tail of that shameful demon.

"As for the location..." Nyaruko's ahoge (antenna-like hair sticking up) started spinning.

The ahoge (cowlick) spun like the pointer on a lottery wheel, slowing down until it finally pointed in one direction.

"This way!" Nyaruko pointed in the direction of the ahoge (cowlick).

Fu You and the others looked in that direction through the broken wall and saw the building that the ahoge was pointing to.

"What's that?" Bucky asked, looking at the building with a puzzled expression.

“Osborn Biotech…is it them?” Tony looked toward Osborn’s headquarters, slightly surprised.

Osborn Corporation has been making a lot of moves lately, and while Tony was somewhat surprised by the outcome of this matter, he wasn't entirely unexpected.

After all, have you ever seen a normal company suddenly switch to making games and actually succeed in it?

Oh, Stark Industries is an exception.

"Osborn Corporation's recent moves..." Fu You stroked his chin, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap? Could it be that?"

Fu You suddenly remembered something and quickly started searching.

He then found the thing in the corner—the game pod from Sword Art Online (SAO).

"Nyaruko, can you tell if this thing is carrying anything unnecessary?"

"What is this?" Nyaruko looked curiously at the cabin that Fu You had dragged out, which was big enough for one person to lie down, and opened the lid to take a look.

"The Sword Art Online game pod," Fu You replied, patting the game pod.

"Wh...what?!"

Nyarko was so frightened that she immediately jumped out of the pod. The familiar name made her look at the game pod as if it were a microwave oven.

“This is a replica of this world, and the game pod doesn’t have the original microwave oven mechanism when you log out,” Fu You explained. “But if the person you’re talking about is working with Osborn, then I think there’s definitely something wrong with this thing.”

Although Osborn's games didn't sell as well as Stark Industries', they still managed to reach most households.

Extensive advertising and various events led to many people purchasing and using the game.

"Oh, I just happened to bring the detection device with me." Upon hearing this, Nyaruko breathed a sigh of relief and took out a palm-sized device to scan the game pod. The detection results then appeared on the screen.

"As expected... it's Dreamscape's technology. No, it should be said that he used Dreamscape's technology on the basis of the game pod."

"So what are the effects of this technology?" Fu You asked hurriedly.

“The effect is simple, there’s only one.” Nyarko held up a finger, her face darkening: “It traps the user in a dream, then drains their mental energy.”

Nyarko spoke with a serious expression, shining the flashlight on her face to create a very eerie atmosphere.

Fu You's lips twitched.

Are all things called SAO the same?

"What exactly is Osborn planning to do with this technology?" At this moment, Captain America, Steve Rogers, joined the conversation.

"Who knows?" Nyarlathotep put away her flashlight and shrugged helplessly. "Maybe it's a ritual, maybe it's magic. After all, human mental strength is quite strong once it reaches a certain level."

“We have to raid them before they make a move and stop their evil plans,” Thor suggested, believing they should just charge in.

Everyone was expressing their opinions and discussing action plans.

Just then, the lights in the room suddenly went out.

……

Osborn:

"Are you the collaborator?" Harry asked the man in front of him, somewhat uncertainly.

He was a tall, purple-haired man with small glasses who gave him a scholarly air.

However, his domineering aura and his hairstyle, which defies explanation in physics, are even more impressive.

"May I ask, how many bottles of hairspray do you use a day?" Harry asked curiously.

"That's not something you need to worry about, Green Goblin," the man said calmly.

“Then let me ask you something else.” Harry didn’t care about the man’s attitude and leaned back in his chair: “What should I call you?”

The man pushed up his glasses: "Just call me Aquaman. My name is just a code."

"Alright, alright. So, what brings you here, Lord Neptune? Don't you usually rely on Phils to relay messages?"

Aquaman didn't answer immediately. Instead, he took a few steps to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out at the New York scenery.

He was silent for a moment, then said:

"The main purpose of my visit is to thank you for your help."

"Help? You mean the game we're releasing together?" Harry looked at Aquaman, puzzled.

But Aquaman didn't respond, instead continuing, "Just now, the King's teleportation fragment activated. The Time Organization shouldn't be sending anyone, so there's only one answer..."

"It's those evil gods who've caught up with us. I don't know how they activated that fragment."

"An evil god?" Harry was even more confused; he had no idea what the man was talking about.

"We have enough players. We're about to face a major battle. We need to start the plan."

Aquaman pressed a button on his belt, and immediately his clothes emitted bursts of what appeared to be lightning.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the man called Aquaman had coils of wire-like objects on the outside of his clothes, all of which led to his chest.

The indentation on his chest that looked like a slot.

"Power! Power! Endless!" Aquaman laughed excitedly, the light from the lines on his body growing brighter and brighter.

Harry, standing nearby, couldn't help but cover his eyes: "Did this guy get electrocuted by a wire?"

Aquaman pulled a card from a box at his waist and slapped it against his chest.

A black dragon appeared out of thin air behind him, its enormous wings shattering the glass. Harry was thrown several meters by the wind, rolling on the ground and crashing into the wall.

Harry recognized the red-eyed black dragon.

That is—[Red-Eyed Black Dragon]

1. I had a wild drive yesterday and went to the next town. I don't know why I, a first-time driver, dared to go up to 70 mph, but I made it back alive.

2. The boss of this major event has been updated to be a time-hijacker with the power of Aquaman... oops, I mean, a member of the Cutting Organization.

3. The "Sea King" in this context does not refer to Xu Jinjiang, but rather to the villain in Kazuki Takahashi's latest Marvel and Yu-Gi-Oh! collaboration manga. His name is simply Sea King, and he fights using materialized monsters. See the image at the end of the chapter for details.

Chapter 72 The Must-Have Named SAO...

Players who were playing SAO at home or AR swords on the roadside suddenly felt a sense of disharmony for some reason.

It's like the exhaustion you feel when you come home and cook after a long night of scrubbing dishes.

Players inside the gaming pod were fine, but those playing AR games outside inexplicably fainted and collapsed to the ground, causing a commotion.

The other players playing cards nearby were shocked.

Why are they having their own dark duels before we even have one? And they even died together?

Although still completely bewildered, they still carried the unconscious people to the hospital.

Players in the virtual game also encountered a crisis.

"I'm logging off now, my pizza should be here." Lightning Thompson waved goodbye and went offline to pick up his delivery.

But he froze after opening the menu.

The place where the logout button used to be was completely empty.

"Hey everyone, can you take a look? I think I'm having a bug; the logout button is missing." Thompson quickly called out to the others around him.

Peter, upon hearing Thompson's words, opened the menu and examined it carefully, but surprisingly, he couldn't find a logout button.

"What's going on? Where's the logout button?" Many players in the square noticed this and panic ensued.

"This...does this mean we have to beat the whole game before we can go back?" For some reason, Lightning Thompson had this thought.

"How could that be? It must be a bug. Let's wait and see," Peter said, waving his hand to reassure her.

Although he said that, Peter was actually worried about another problem.

Harry has changed a lot lately, will this incident...?

……

“Sir, all the Osborn players in New York are now in a coma,” Jarvis reported to Tony.

"Damn it, it really happened?" Tony quickly opened the information provided by Jarvis to check.

A large number of players across the city have fallen into a coma, which has seriously affected the city.

The doctor could only give an awkward but polite reply: the patient was physically fine, but simply couldn't wake up.

Although doctors are under a lot of pressure, that is indeed the case.

Those players were in a state very similar to those in a vegetative state; their bodies were perfectly fine, but their minds were unable to control their bodies.

“We need to go to Osborn,” Steve said seriously, having also seen the messages.

“Yes, this went too far. We need to deal with the people involved.” Tony nodded in agreement.

He doesn't care about Osborn's games stealing players, but such harmful things must be stopped.

"OK, I'll go contact that fat guy. It's time for the Avengers to strike! Oh!" Thor shouted excitedly, his hands itching from not having fought in real life for so long.

"Alright, then this weakling won't go along." Fu You shrugged, planning to transform and chase after them after they left.

But then he saw Nyaruko secretly beckoning him over.

Although Fu You found it a little strange that she called him for something, he went over to it anyway.

"Your name is Fu You, right?" Nyarlathotep asked in a low voice.

“Yes, that’s right.” Fu You nodded.

Nyarko looked at Fu You and said, "You're a time traveler, aren't you?"

……

The sudden accident threw the city into chaos. Nick Fury was held back by Hydra and unable to provide support, and Hawkeye and Black Widow were also unable to leave.

Therefore, the only Avengers who came to stop this major event were Iron Man Tony Stark, Captain America Steve Rogers, Hulk Banner, and Thor. With Bucky coming to help, there were only 5 people, barely enough to form the Four Heavenly Kings.

However, it's not about quantity but quality when it comes to soldiers, and the Avengers' fighting power is basically all there.

The Avengers arrived at the entrance of Osborn Tower.

A spiraling, dark cloud hovered above the building, making the Osborne Tower look as sinister and terrifying as a demon's castle.

"You've arrived, Avengers." A man with an odd hairstyle walked out of the building and slowly approached the Avengers.

That's the mastermind behind this incident, the Hairspray King... no, the Sea King.