Chapter 137 The Cloak, the Dagger, and Mr. Negative
Chapter 137 The Cloak, the Dagger, and Mr. Negative
Chapter 137 The Cloak, the Dagger, and Mr. Negative
Felicia was still searching for survivors when, in her limited time, she saw a woman leave a room and then slip inside, ending up in the control room. She didn't know that the woman who had just slipped out was Lady Viper, the de facto controller of the underwater base, but she did notice the self-destruct countdown, which had only a little over three minutes remaining.
In an instant, Felicia was plunged into self-doubt.
Why is this happening? Why did Hydra immediately activate its self-destruct program as soon as they arrived? Do they think so little of themselves?
Without even having time to consider the problems that had arisen, Felicia immediately opened the cell doors holding the kidnapped people from the control room and connected to the microphone: "The base's self-destruct program has been activated. Only three minutes left!"
The situation was explained in the simplest terms, without even allowing the victims to escape. Upon hearing this news, the soldiers and security personnel were thrown into chaos. They never imagined that a base invested in and managed by the US military would so easily choose to self-destruct.
Only Madam Viper herself understood why. Being targeted by one Avenger meant being targeted by all of them. Even if Spider-Man were killed here, the Avengers could quickly find her. A lab was a minor matter; the Avengers discovering Hydra was behind it was a major problem. Knowing that hesitation only leads to more trouble, Madam Viper chose the simplest method.
Otto could only glare resentfully at Spider-Man. Now the two of them were truly at odds; when he sought revenge on Osborn in the future, this damned bug would definitely come to his rescue. Therefore, he absolutely had to devise a countermeasure specifically targeting Spider-Man's enhancements, lest he be unable to deal with him when the time came.
As for now, considering that we're going to self-destruct in three minutes, it's best to run away first.
Peter really wanted to chase after Otto and the woman who had run out, who was most likely Lady Viper, but with the powerful automatic aiming firepower unleashed by the tank, Peter had no choice but to focus on this behemoth.
Who would throw a tank into a base at the bottom of a river? Aren't they afraid of blowing up the base?
Peter grabbed the forklift and threw it at the tank.
"Thanks to Doctor Octopus for the forklift!"
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A security guard from Viper Security Company had just stepped out of the door when a black cat leaped up and swatted him away, carrying a jar containing a symbiote. The cat then forcefully ripped open the automatic door of the laboratory, revealing Viper Lady inside, who was preparing to take Xiaoshan away.
"The experiment has reached its most critical moment. All three have been injected with the new super soldier serum. I only need one minute..."
"You might be dead in a minute." As she spoke, Madam Viper raised her hand and fired a shot at the black cat. The black cat reacted quickly, bending down to dodge. The bullet grazed her head, which surprised Madam Viper. She looked over in surprise and saw the black cat and the jar in her hand. She raised an eyebrow.
"Super Soldier? Where did you get the Super Soldier serum from?"
"Who knows? Maybe it was just found on the roadside?"
As Felicia spoke, she glanced at the testing table. Three test subjects had already been inserted and injected with the serum, and were being controlled by the Vita Rays. She nimbly dodged the bullets fired by Lady Viper, quickly darted to the control panel in the laboratory, and then swiftly pressed the stop button. Ophelia immediately fired, but Koyama grabbed Ophelia, shouting, "What are you doing?!"
"I'll save your dog's life!"
With a burst of sparks from the control panel, Ophelia dragged Koyama away. It seemed that Koyama was not going to leave until the experiment was over, so some forceful means had to be used.
As for the black cat, Ophelia estimated that she wouldn't be able to defeat another super soldier in a short time, and with time running out, she might as well run away.
Having confirmed that the other party had left, Felicia went to the operating table and opened the three experimental chambers one by one. Unexpectedly, none of the three people inside were dead—an Asian, an African American, and a white man—were alive. Felicia didn't recognize any of them, except for the photo of the Asian man she had seen at the charity banquet earlier that day; he was likely Martin Lee, the sponsor of the charity banquet.
Hydra must be really hungry, they're even kidnapping wealthy people like this.
"I'm glad to see that you're all still alive."
Felicia smiled at the three of them and pointed to the laboratory door: "We're leaving now, what about you?"
"Where...where am I?"
The Black boy raised his hands, only to see them turn into a pure black mass, like a cloud of mist: "What happened to me?"
"You were... subjected to human experimentation, injected with the super-soldier serum. You should know that." Felicia shook her head helplessly, looking at the others. "We don't have much time left. This place is about to self-destruct. We have to get out of here quickly."
"But……"
Felicia ignored him because the other two had also mutated. White spots of light appeared on the white girl's face, forming patterns, while the Asian man's entire body turned into the color of a photograph inverted or negative-like image. They were both confused by their own changes, but in the end, they couldn't listen to anything Felicia was saying.
All three people underwent some degree of mutation. Did this mean Hydra's plan had succeeded? Felicia didn't know. All she knew was that if this entanglement continued, everyone would soon perish at the bottom of the river.
"Everyone! Listen to me! You've been illegally experimented on, and now their illegal experiments have been discovered, so they've activated the self-destruct program within the base! I know you're worried about your situation, but at least you're not dead, okay?!" Felicia roared helplessly, "There's an Avenger out there right now, can't we just escape first and talk about it later?"
Finally, those troublesome guys made a move. Felicia left the lab and saw a tank that had been smashed by a forklift, and a Spider-Man who was soaking wet.
"The road we came from is impassable; the passageway has been destroyed."
After Peter finished speaking, explosions came from all directions. Felicia was about to ask what to do when she noticed Peter staring at the jar in his hand.
"You still have this with you?"
"A thief never leaves empty-handed; he always takes something with him. Could this help us get out of here?"
"Perhaps." Peter took the jar containing Symbiote Number One and then violently ripped it open.
A thick, black gel rolled down and landed on his hand.
These three individuals did indeed gain their abilities in the same experiment, but it wasn't Hydra's Super Soldier Serum in the original work.
(End of this chapter)
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