Chapter 476 Strange Magneto
If it were an ordinary person, they might think Li Qianhuan's suspicion was groundless, just that she felt Magneto's expression was unfamiliar because she hadn't seen him for a few days.
After all, so many Mutants present at the Scene hadn't noticed anything wrong. It should be known that among the Mutants present, there were quite a few who were often with Magneto.
Cyclops, this was the Second-in-command cultivated by Magneto, often receiving Magneto's teachings. Beast Hank often helped Magneto deal with technical problems. These two spent a long time with Magneto due to Work needs.
Neither of these two had noticed anything wrong. What basis did a Student like you have to speak without evidence?
However, Yang Le was not an ordinary person. He was a Transmigrant and knew the nature of American Comics. When your Teammate said they felt something was wrong, you'd better really pay attention.
This was the Experience Yang Le had accumulated from watching numerous American Comics. Those who didn't believe their Teammates' Words all died miserably, generally serving as a stepping stone to introduce the main Problem of this Event, which was the big BOSS.
Therefore, although Yang Le didn't know what Li Qianhuan's basis for saying this was, he still kept the Little Guys' Words in his Heart.
There are no Walls that don't leak wind in the world. If Li Qianhuan was just overthinking, then everyone would be happy. But if what she said was true, then Magneto would eventually reveal his true colors one day.
But now he couldn't make a public announcement.
Yang Le saw that Li Qianhuan didn't seem to be in a good Mood, so he took the initiative to leave with Li Qianhuan. He could tell that this Little Guys obviously didn't want to be the first to leave this welcome party.
"Let's go, Qian Huan, I still have a Berry Patch that needs tending. That's an Experimental Field, and people can't leave it for too long. Perhaps you can come and help me."
"Ah?" Li Qianhuan was stunned for a moment. "Ah! Okay, are those the Berrys used to make Berry Cake? I thought you were just teasing me before."
"I never make Promises that I can't fulfill." Yang Le stroked Li Qianhuan's Head with his large Hand wrapped in Branches.
Li Qianhuan's face lit up with joy, and the disappointment from just now vanished. Taking Yang Le's Hand from her Head, she just held it and walked towards the Direction of the Berry Patch.
One large and one small Back View, the small one skipping and leading the large one forward, the large one slowly following behind, looking just like a real father and daughter.
The Figures of the two went further and further away, and no one noticed a Line of Sight coldly watching them.
"What's wrong, Principal?"
Scott couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw Magneto staring intently at one place. While Opening his mouth to Ask, he followed Magneto's Line of Sight, wanting to see if he could discover anything.
But by the Time his Line of Sight swept over, Yang Le and Li Qianhuan had long since disappeared around the Corner of the House. Cyclops, without X-Ray Vision, naturally didn't see anything.
"It's nothing, Scott." Magneto replied with a smile. "I just wanted to memorize the current Floating Island in my Brain. After the Mutant Kingdom is established, this place will definitely be expanded. By then, all of this will only exist in my Memory."
"Then why don't we take a Photo?" Gambit, who had just arrived, made a Suggestion. "Let's call everyone on the Island and take a Photo together as a memento."
This Suggestion was immediately approved by everyone present. Whether it was taking a Photo with Magneto, a good thing, or the honor of leaving a Photo as the first Residents of the Mutant Kingdom, neither was something they could refuse.
"What do you think, Principal?" Scott asked with a smile.
"Of course, we can." Magneto laughed heartily, but he quickly comforted the excited Crowd at the Scene.
"But it's getting late today, and the sky is already late. Photos taken will definitely not look good. Let's wait for a sunny Day with a gentle breeze."
Cyclops lowered his Head and glanced at the Time. Ruby Glasses prevented him from telling Time by Light Ray alone, so he could only look at the Time on his Watch.
Indeed, just as Magneto said, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. Just organizing people for a group Photo would take a lot of Time. By the Time everyone arrived and spent Time arranging positions, by the Time everything was ready, it might be dark.
"Moreover, I think such a meaningful Event should be carried out when the Mutant Nation is established."
Faced with Magneto's reasonable and well-founded Words, everyone agreed. In fact, no matter what Magneto said, the people present would agree, after all, he was Magneto.
In this way, after agreeing on the Photo activity, the Crowd gathered in the Open Area began to slowly disperse. Scott saw that people were almost gone before walking to Magneto's side.
"Principal, I have..."
"Wait a moment, Scott."
Scott was just about to tell Magneto what had happened in the past few Days, but the latter took the lead in raising his Hand to interrupt him.
"I've been exposed to the wind and slept in the open for the past few Days, and now I'm still a little sleepy. Let's talk about anything after I wake up."
"This... Okay." Scott hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
However, Magneto had already turned his Head back before he could Reply, striding towards his House.
When Magneto closed the Door, Beast scratched his Head and walked to Scott and Gambit, saying with a suspicious look, "Am I being too sensitive? I always feel that Principal is a little different."
"Really?" Gambit looked at Beast in surprise. "I didn't feel anything different."
"Maybe Principal is too tired." Scott Comforted the two, also convincing himself.
…
"Wow!" Li Qianhuan looked at the Bush in front of her, and the Little Guys in her Eyes were about to materialize.
"I didn't expect that one day I could have my own Berry Patch, and such a large one."
"That's not just yours, glutton." Sunfire interjected from the side.
"You shouldn't be called Fire Man John." Li Qianhuan glared at John fiercely. "You should be called Cold Water Pourer!"
"The Cold Water Man is over there." John pointed to Iceman at the side.
"It's Iceman, John." Drake corrected.
"I feel it's about the same." Sunfire curled his lips.
"Is this how you usually get along?" Magik Illyana, sitting under a Tree in the distance, Asked Colossus beside her.
"Pretty much." Colossus scratched his Head. "Iceman and Sunfire always start arguing after a few Words, just like real Fire and Water, but don't worry, they're just moving their mouths at most, and they've never actually fought."
"I'm not worried." Magik rolled her Eyes at her Brother. The Adults were standing right next to them, and it wasn't her turn, a Child whose physiological Age was not yet Adult, to meddle in other people's Business.
"Alright, you two." Yang Le gave each of them a Forehead Flick. When the two wailed in pain while holding their Heads, he gave each of them a handful of Berrys again, deeply understanding the Parents' policy of giving a Sweet Treat after a beating.
(End of chapter)
Chapter 477: Riotous New York
Yang Le, playing a Mutant on Floating Island, was doing his best. The other Yang Le, who was investigating the Superhuman disappearance event, was also not slacking off.
He watched Maximus of the Inhumans harm his Compatriot throughout the entire process. He also saw the debut of Whiplash, who should have been a newly born Inhuman, and learned that Maximus was secretly plotting some Conspiracy.
Of course, Yang Le didn't know the specifics. Maximus only mentioned it briefly. He wouldn't be like those superhero animations, afraid that Children wouldn't understand, and reiterate his Conspiracy from beginning to end.
This is Reality. Maximus would only let his Subordinates know what they needed to know. He didn't need to explain his Plan to his Subordinates; they just needed to execute it.
Yang Le guessed that even if he kept following Maximus, he probably wouldn't be able to get any useful Intelligence from him. This Guy was the type to take Secrets to his grave and wouldn't let anything slip.
Immediately, Yang Le decided to give up tracking Maximus. In fact, he originally had the Idea of telling Black Bolt about Maximus's Conspiracy, but this thought was rejected by himself as soon as it appeared.
The simplest Reason was that Black Bolt had no Reason to believe an Outsider over his own Younger brother. Although there were many Kings in history who were paranoid and killed loyal officials based on hearsay, it was not uncommon.
But Black Bolt was not that kind of person. If he had even a little bit of vigilance against Maximus, he wouldn't have been stolen from so much at Home.
Watching the Inhumans' Aircraft fly further and further away, Yang Le could only Comfort himself that today was not without gain. Just as he was lost in thought, the Communication Device of the Omnitrix rang.
Yang Le didn't even need to guess to know who was calling. It could only be Gwen. In this Universe 9527, the only Friend Yang Le had made was Katie. Those Mutants were all interacting with him under the Identity of Swampfire, and had nothing to do with Yang Le as a Human.
Connecting the Communication, Yang Le asked with an Opening, "What's wrong, Gwen? Is there a new discovery?"
"No, but I need your help here." Gwen's Breath was a little unstable, and Explosions or loud noises could be heard from time to time in the Communication Channel.
"New York, right? I'll be there right away."
Yang Le just confirmed the Location with Gwen. After not receiving a negative reply, Goop used Phase Teleportation again.
The Scene in front of him changed. In the blink of an eye, Yang Le returned to New York, but as soon as he landed, he was stunned. The Location where he landed was Manhattan, but it was no longer as prosperous as before.
Buildings collapsed and houses crumbled. Cars overturned and Exploded. Almost none of them had all four wheels on the Ground. Everywhere was a Crowd of panicked people. Several people in a panic even bumped into Yang Le's Body.
Those Passersby, after seeing Yang Le's appearance, let out another Scream, and then ran away using both their Limbs. Before Yang Le could understand what was going on, his peripheral vision had already caught sight of a Car smashing towards the Crowd not far away.
Without hesitation, the Action Module equipped on the Armor was definitely not going to keep up with the Flight Speed of the Car that was about to reach its target. Yang Le used Power that originally did not belong to this Universe for the first time.
Blue Electric Current surged from his Body. In the next instant, Yang Le appeared on the Inevitable Path where the Car would land.
"Tzeng!"
The Treasure Blades were drawn. Before the chilling blade light could be seen, the Treasure Blades were already sheathed again. In the next second, a Gale surged, and the Car immediately turned into fragments.
"What fast Dollars." A Passerby who was dumbfounded muttered involuntarily.
Of course it was fast. Yang Le was using the Speed Force from the DC Universe. Because there was a Clone of himself in the DC Universe, DC Universe Yang Le could continuously transmit the Speed Force belonging to that Universe to Marvel Yang Le through the Omnitrix.
Moreover, Speed Force is a very inclusive Power. No matter what Alien Hero Yang Le transforms into, he can use this Power. He can also use it in a Human State. But to say what is most suitable, it is still those speed-type Alien Heroes.
However, although other Alien Heroes are not as well-suited to using Speed Force, Yang Le is not picky. As long as it can be used, that's fine. After all, Speed Force can make up for the Speed shortcomings of some Alien Heroes. It's no exaggeration to say it's like adding wings to a tiger.
For example, the current **XLR8**. What's enhanced is not only Speed, but also the Speed of wielding his energy blade has also increased. That's why Yang Le was able to cut a Car into countless small Fragments in the blink of an eye, just like Raiden in Metal Gear.
Letting Metal Fragments hit his Body, Yang Le also noticed the Guy who launched the Attack. It was a giant about three meters tall with yellowish-green Skin. At this time, he was glaring at Yang Le with blood-red Eyes and roaring. It seemed he was dissatisfied that Yang Le had blocked his Attack.
'Hulk? Doesn't look like it? This color is even less likely to be Red Hulk.' Yang Le had no conclusion in his Heart. Seeing the other party throw another Car over, he decided to resolve the enemy in front of him before making a conclusion.
Drawing the Energy Sword again, Yang Le lightly tapped the Ground with his toes. In the next second, he directly appeared behind the Car that was thrown over. He forcefully kicked the Car underfoot as a leverage point, and rushed towards the Figure who was suspected to be Hulk before the Car, which had been slashed several times by him, fell apart.
Although he didn't know who the Giant in front of him was, his Strength was indeed extraordinary. He could barely keep up with Yang Le who was using Speed Force. Just as Yang Le Charged in front of him, the Giant had already raised his Fist and swung it towards the Charging Yang Le.
**XLR8's** Race was known for being fragile. If this Punch hit him, it would be at least a serious injury. But Yang Le didn't dodge or evade. He Charged forward to meet the Fist that was even bigger than his Head.
A blade light flashed, and the Giant swayed, temporarily losing his Line of Sight. When he regained his vision, Yang Le had disappeared. Suddenly, he sensed gusts of Cold Wind coming from below him. Although he had lost his Reason, his Intuition was indeed top-notch accurate.
Looking down, he indeed saw **XLR8** who had already taken a stance. Without hesitation, the Giant saw the Goal and swung his Right Fist again. This time, Yang Le also didn't dodge or evade, maintaining the posture of drawing his energy blade.
The Fist finally landed on Yang Le's Body, but what surprised even the Giant, who didn't have much intelligence, was that his Hand actually began to undergo Transformation.
No, not Transformation. It's more accurate to say it's blooming. The moment his Hand touched Yang Le, it bloomed like a blooming Flower, but it was a Flower of Flesh made from his Hand as Raw Materials.
His Hand had already been cut to pieces by Yang Le!
"Ka!"
The crisp sound of sheathing. In the next second, the Giant found that he saw the World begin to turn upside down. He knew he saw his own Body, and then lost Consciousness.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 478: Giant Disaster
Yang Le sheathed his knife. The Giant before him collapsed with a crash. The Giant's falling Head was like a signal, and then the Giant's Body began to disintegrate, like a Slaughter Pig being butchered in a Slaughterhouse.
Steaming hot air poured out from the Cut Surface. After these Meat Chunk landed, Blood flowed out from the Blood Vessel or Muscle as if waking from a great Dream.
"Patta, patta."
Scarlet Fresh Blood submerged Yang Le's Instep. Somewhat disgusted, he jumped out of the Blood Pool. Yang Le was just about to announce to the Surroundings that the Crisis was resolved, but he didn't notice what was Behind him.
"Alright! The Crisis is resolved!"
"Careful!"
A Passerby pointed in terror Behind Yang Le. Hearing the Sound of Wind coming from Behind him, Yang Le hurriedly turned his Head, and his Right Hand, which had never left the Hilt, also drew his knife.
Another Giant. However, this Giant in front of him looked more ferocious than the one Yang Le had just killed. Not only did Bone Spur grow out of the Giant's Joint, but the Bone on its Arm even grew outside the Skin, looking like it was covered in a layer of Bone Armor.
This Bone Hyperplasia Giant had already leaped into Mid-air, and was pouncing towards Yang Le. Although the Timing of the Sneak Attack was well-grasped, for Yang Le who possessed the Speed Force, this was undoubtedly Slow Motion.
But in Yang Le's Peripheral Vision, he caught sight of another pink Figure.
"Whoosh!"
Snow-white Web stuck to the Giant's Arm. Gwen used this as a Fulcrum to pull herself towards the Giant at an extremely fast Speed, and then kicked the Giant's Arm with her Foot.
This Foot had considerable Force. The Giant's seemingly majestic Bone Armor cracked in response to this Foot. Shattering Bone Fragment flew everywhere. The Giant's Arm even bent out at an incredible angle.
"Boom!"
The Giant, who was pouncing halfway, flew out at an even faster Speed, crashing into a Shop on the Street. Gwen, on the other hand, flipped and landed, like a Ballet Dancer, elegant and light.
"Looks like someone's been slacking off." Gwen made a Hand Gestures of shooting a Handgun. Yang Le could only helplessly spread his Hand in response. What else could he do? Who told him to get caught red-handed.
"What exactly is happening here?"
Yang Le chose to change the Topic, but he knew this was just a Delaying Tactic. Gwen would definitely nag him about this Business in his Presence for a long Time.
Gwen under her Mask rolled her Eyes at Yang Le, but the Situation was Emergency. She could only choose to put this Business aside for now, and wait for an Opportunity in the future to properly give Yang Le a Lesson. Now, they should first resolve the Disaster before their Eyes.
"I'm not very clear either." Gwen said, while shooting out several Web to firmly bind the Bone Armor Giant who was struggling to get out of the Shop and preparing to pounce again.
Gwen's Equipment more or less had Yang Le's intervention. This Lead to Gwen of Universe 65B not being like Ghost-Spider of Universe 65. She had not encountered First Generation Wasp, nor had she obtained from her Hand the Web Shooter that could absorb Water Molecule to continuously produce Web.
At the Beginning, Yang Le also wanted to get Gwen the same kind of generator. After all, if the Web ran out, it would indeed be very awkward. For Spider-Man, this was equivalent to losing an Arm. But Yang Le, who possessed **Grey Matter**, quickly abandoned this Idea.
This was because this kind of Web made from Water Molecule as the main Raw Materials, its Strength was not very high. It was easy to use it to support Gwen's own Weight, but its Limit was at most a Sedan.
Sounds not bad, right? But facing the American Comics World where Superhuman run rampant, that's not enough to watch. You should know that Superman-level Physical Fitness is commonplace here. There are many Human who can easily lift a Truck.
Therefore, Yang Le very decisively abandoned this labor-saving Design, and instead used a Bionics Technology to solve Gwen's Problem of using Web.
Yang Le Analyzed the Silk Gland and Web of the Spider-Monkey together, and then inputted the Data Input into Gwen's Splinter Suit. Relying on the Splinter Nanite Robots' super Mimicry Ability, he made them Mimic the Silk Gland of the Spider-Monkey, thereby Secretion Spider-Monkey's Web.
You should know that the Web Strength of Spider-Monkey is very high. Yang Le can guarantee that among all Multiverse Spider-Man, the number of those who can surpass Gwen in Web Strength is definitely no more than a handful.
It's a pity that the Web formed in this way no longer has the Characteristic of being inexhaustible. It's a trade-off, but Gwen's Battle Suit is composed of countless Nanite Robots. Each Nanite Robot can store the Raw Materials needed to make Web, so it is also very difficult to use up all the Web.
After wrapping the Giant into a large Zongzi, Gwen continued to speak, "I was originally enjoying Lunch on the Rooftop when I suddenly saw the Street start to become Messy. By the Time I came back to my senses, the Street was already full of these Giant."
"Everywhere?" Yang Le frowned. "Are you saying there are still many Heads of these Things?"
"Yes." Gwen nodded. "Including the one I've tied up, just the ones I've seen are already more than six Heads. These Things are simply endless like Cockroaches, so that's why I contacted you."
Gwen said, and pointed Behind her again, then continued, "And I just heard on the Broadcast that there are also many similar Things in other Block. Almost the entire New York City is full of these Things. Now, not only the Army and Police Station, but even the Superheroes of New York are operating at overload."
"Then we should be able to slack off a bit." Yang Le strode towards the Trapped Giant. "I'll see if I can get something out of this Thing's mouth."
"Are you talking about the Gene Restoration Function?" Gwen blinked her Eyes. The big Eyes on her Mask also fluttered. She remembered Yang Le once told her about this Function of the **Omnitrix**, saying it could solve all Gene Mutation and restore Creature to their original appearance.
"You got it right, reward you with Chili Fries." Yang Le said with a smile. Gwen curled her lips. Chili Fries? Just hearing it, you know it's not tasty. Who would eat Things with such a heavy Flavor?
Just as Yang Le was about to activate the Gene Repair Function of the **Omnitrix**, the Giant Trapped in his Presence began to change drastically. The Giant's Physical Body bulged up like a Rubber Toy filled with Water, and even several Web tied to its Body were snapped.
Seeing the Situation was not good, Gwen wanted to add a few more Web, but the Speed at which the Giant in front of her broke free was faster than everyone expected. In just the blink of an Eye, the Web tied to the Giant was snapped by his suddenly swelling Body.
Originally, the Giant's Height was only a little over three meters. After the drastic change, the Giant's Height actually exceeded six meters, already like a Mountain. The Body that covered the sky and sun shrouded Yang Le in Shadows.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 479 Frank Castle, Soldier
Facing the suddenly violent Giant, Yang Le didn't panic at all. Under the protection mechanism of the Omnitrix, almost as soon as the Giant broke free from the webs, Yang Le had already completed his Transformation.
As the White Light dissipated, an Alien Hero, whose body was slightly shorter than the Giant but whose aura was not at all inferior, appeared in front of everyone. It was Ultimate Humungousaur, who had previously defeated Red Omega.
At the very moment the Transformation ended, the right Enhanced Limb behind Ultimate Humungousaur reached over Yang Le and pressed down on the Giant's Head. Accompanied by the force of the Enhanced Limb, the six-meter-tall Giant was actually directly pressed to the Ground by Ultimate Humungousaur.
But the Giant was not to be trifled with. He stretched out both hands, grabbed the right Enhanced Limb, and slowly moved it away from his Face.
Seeing this, Yang Le also gave up the Idea of wrestling with the Giant. He withdrew the Power of the right Enhanced Limb and let the Giant lift it. The left Enhanced Limb, which had been ready to strike, solidly slammed into the Giant's Head.
This Punch directly embedded the Giant's Head into the Ground. Centered on the Hole where the Giant's Head was embedded, cracks spread out several meters. This was because Yang Le was afraid of killing the opponent with one Punch, so he held back a lot of Strength.
The result was that the Giant in front of him was like Stephen Chow in Kung Fu Hustle, Head Underground, Body on the Ground.
Watching the Giant's trembling Right Hand rise, Yang Le casually slapped it down. "You might be Stephen Chow, but I am definitely not Fire Cloud Evil God standing here letting you hit my Head."
At this time, the Giant, because his Head had received a Heavy Strike, had to lie obediently on the Ground. But Yang Le knew this was only temporary; the other party would recover soon.
Gwen's Right Hand, which had been kicked broken not long ago, had already recovered almost completely at this time. This Recovery Ability could already be called top-notch.
Without hesitation, Yang Le immediately activated the Gene Repair Function of the Omnitrix. In front of the powerful Omnitrix, even 'Brother' has to obediently return to his original Form!
The original six-meter-tall Muscle Giant gradually shrank under a burst of distorted White Light, slowly turning into a naked young adult man. Possibly due to the influence of Gene Recovery, the man experienced a painless shave, not a single hair left on his Body, big Head and small Head alike.
With the Idea that the impact would be bad, Yang Le casually tore off the awning of the nearby restaurant and covered the man's Body with the plastic sheet.
"I... restored?" The man struggled to sit up from the Ground, covering his Head with a painful expression. It seemed that the Damage from that Punch had not fully recovered even when he was in the Giant State.
"Th... Thank you." The man looked timidly at the tall and burly Ultimate Humungousaur in front of him. Although fearful, he still knew he should Thank you.
"I'll make it short," Yang Le said, in order to save Time, he did not choose to exchange pleasantries with the man, but asked directly.
"Tell me everything you know, especially about why you became that Ghostly thing."
"Yes, this... sir?" The man's speculative Gaze swept over Yang Le. Here is America, and he was very afraid that his guess about gender would anger the Superhuman in front of him.
"I was originally a Soldier in the Army, voluntarily signed up to participate in the Super Soldier Project. But two years of Human Experiment not only did not turn me into Captain America or Hyperion-like Super Hero, but also turned me into that kind of Monster."
The man tried his best to suppress his Rage. No one would like to become a Monster without Reason. The flowery Words of Adults when promoting the Plan seemed extremely ironic to him at this time.
"What next Super Hero star, exceeding Captain America's rank, we guarantee that all Experiment results are within expectations." How wonderful all this sounds.
But Reality is cruel. The real Experiment can be said to be completely opposite to the flowery Words at the beginning.
Not to mention Super Hero. When signing the relevant Confidentiality Agreement, because of his youth and because he had Trust in the Government, he only flipped through the first few pages of the entire book of Terms and foolishly signed his Name.
What the man never dreamed of was that one of the items in that thick book of Terms included the cancellation of various Identity documents. As long as he signed the Terms, he would legally become a Dead Human. The man estimated that his Parents might have already received his Death Notification.
After listening to the man's complaints, Yang Le and Gwen both fell into Silence. Sometimes, even if the enemy is powerful, it is far less terrible than one's own betrayal.
"Your Name, Soldier," Yang Le asked. He felt that at this time, losing his Name for many years should help the man regain his confidence.
"Frank." The bald man raised his Head. Raging Rage was burning in his pupils.
"My Name is Frank Castle."
This Name can simply be said to be thunderous, the famous Punisher. It seems that this Universe he created is indeed lively. He could actually see such a young Punisher. Yang Le wanted to exchange pleasantries, but now was definitely not the Time to do this.
"Alright Frank, I know you have a bellyful of Rage in your Heart right now, but New York is in chaos right now. I can't stay here to take care of you all the Time. I still have a lot of Work to complete."
As if to cater to Yang Le's Words, a sound of Explosion entered everyone's Ears. Judging from the Sound, it seemed to be coming from several Blocks away.
"I know, sir, I am an Adult. I will take care of myself." Frank wrapped the plastic sheet around his Body.
"I have one more Business to tell you, sir."
Yang Le was just about to leave when Frank stopped him. Only after Yang Le turned around did he Opening his mouth to speak.
"The Government and the Military have created many Monsters like me. Just in the same batch as me who signed the Terms, there are twelve people, not to mention those who are earlier than us and those who are behind us. But these are just minor Problems."
"There is a big Guy, I mean something stronger than all of us. He also escaped, and I guess he planned all of this."
"Weren't you without Reason before? How do you know so clearly?"
Gwen looked at Frank wrapped in plastic sheet suspiciously. "You have to say Frank's bald look plus the way he is wrapped in plastic sheet looks like a Penance."
Frank explained, "After we are injected with the Serum that turns us into Monsters, we don't always maintain that State. Generally, we need to be stimulated by a Pheromone similar to hormones to Transformation. Most of the Time, we are still in Human Form."
"I see," Yang Le nodded. He had a premonition that what he was experiencing now was very likely the Hulk origin Story of this Universe. If Yang Le's guess was not wrong, the Guy that Frank was afraid of was very likely the Hulk of this Universe.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 480 They Can Only See What I Let Them See
While Yang Le was talking with Frank, the unrest in other blocks of New York City didn't stop like a game pausing for plot information. The riot was still ongoing.
Currently, Yang Le and Gwen had resolved two giants: Frank, who had transformed back into a human, and the unknown giant that Yang Le had dismembered.
One could only marvel at Frank's good luck. Gwen brought news of the giant infestation, prompting Yang Le to ask questions. Otherwise, Frank's fate might have been the same as the first giant they encountered.
According to the information Frank provided, there were 12 experiment subjects in his batch alone. Even counting just these 12, Yang Le had only dealt with one-sixth of them. Not to mention the total number of giants was more than just these 12.
"42." A neatly dressed soldier was standing in a temporary command post made of a military tent. In front of him was a two-meter-long table projecting a holographic projection. Several armed soldiers stood around the table, and General Ross, in the main seat at the far end, also looked serious.
"According to the statistics from the Research Institute, a total of 42 experiment subjects have escaped from the Research Institute."
"How many experiment subjects are currently in New York City?" an officer standing to the left of the table asked.
"42." The soldier glanced at the data pad in his hand. "According to the data collected from soldiers, super heroes, and air drones, all 42 experiment subjects are currently gathered in New York."
As the soldier spoke, the holographic projection on the table changed. Several slowly flashing red dots appeared on the blue city model.
"All in New York?" General Ross lowered his head and scanned the city model on the table. "Should I say this is fortunate or unfortunate?"
No one in the room responded. These people were not only General Ross's confidants, but they also knew more or less about the shady things General Ross was doing in secret. Otherwise, they wouldn't be standing in this tent.
They knew what General Ross meant by fortunate and unfortunate. The fortunate part was that these troubles were now concentrated in New York, which would save them a lot of trouble in cleaning up.
The unfortunate part was that the commotion this time was too big. The death toll in New York City due to this incident might be no less than ten thousand. It was the biggest disaster since the founding of America, even more shocking than the 616 Incident caused by the mutant Professor X.
Moreover, this incident would have a certain degree of impact on America's status in the world. Coupled with the subsequent reconstruction of New York, the disadvantages were countless. Compared to this, the aforementioned fortune was simply insignificant.
"Overall, it's a good thing." General Ross took the pipe out of his mouth. As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked and looked at him with disbelief.
"Don't forget our identity." General Ross tapped the medal on his chest with his pipe. "If this business is handled well, my votes will increase a lot again. What can those office dwellers and real estate development people compare with me?"
"But General," Glenn hesitated to speak from the side, and only opened his mouth to speak at General Ross's prompting.
"But General, this time's business is..." There was no need to continue. None of the people present were idiots, and they all understood Glenn's meaning. This giant riot was caused by their military. It would be good enough if they weren't held accountable. At this time, hoping for the position of President was a bit too wishful thinking, wasn't it?
In fact, they had all thought this way at first, but no one dared to actually say it. As expected of General Ross's second-in-command, he really spoke his words.
"You're very thorough in your thinking, Glenn." General Ross tapped his pipe against the table in front of him a few times, knocking out all the remaining ash. "However, your knowledge is still too narrow. Although this business was indeed caused by our negligence, who else knows?"
General Ross frowned, casually discarded the expensive pipe in his hand, and took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth. An officer next to him quickly took out a lighter and lit it for General Ross.
General Ross took a deep drag of the cigarette in his hand, exhaled the foul air, and then continued, "What the public can see and hear is all determined by us. The only thing you should be considering now is how to eliminate those things. As long as we silence everyone cleanly, everything will be fine."
As General Ross explained, the cigarette in his hand continued to burn. Eventually, the long ash, unable to bear its weight, fell from the cigarette, turning into countless tiny dust particles in the air, mixed with sparks, and drifted down towards the New York City holographic projection model on the table.
…Waving her hand to disperse the smoke and sparks drifting in front of her, Katie felt that today was absolutely terrible. She originally thought the weather was nice today and wanted to take advantage of the vacation to go street shopping, but unexpectedly, she ran into an ordinary person who suddenly transformed into a giant and started destroying everything.
To make matters worse, before the giant's transformation, Katie was no more than five meters away from him. Originally, Katie saw that the person was acting strangely and was just about to move away when he suddenly transformed.
Even worse, in her panic, Katie ran directly into a roadside clothing store. After transforming, the giant smashed and trashed everything, and even threw a car into the clothing store where she was hiding.
The clothing store owner was hit directly by the car. Although Katie had escaped unscathed, she was buried under the ruins by the falling ceiling and other debris.
Fortunately, of all misfortunes, even though she was clearly buried under the ruins, she was not injured at all. The reason she made this judgment was because she felt no pain anywhere on her body.
Katie was now curled up in a ball lying on the ground, not daring to move at all. She was afraid that her small movements would cause the ruins, which were in a precarious balance and hadn't collapsed yet, to become unbalanced and crush her into mincemeat.
'Please, someone come save me!' Katie prayed desperately in her heart, begging every God she knew. But she still didn't dare to make a sound. Trapped under the ruins, she couldn't see what was happening outside. What if that giant hadn't left?
Katie had maintained this position for a long time. She didn't know the exact time, but Katie felt that it had been at least an hour or even longer. If this continued, she might be trapped to death under the ruins. She had to find a method to save herself.
'Right, Morse Code!' Katie suddenly thought of the knowledge she had seen in TV dramas. In TV dramas, many characters were rescued by sending an SOS signal using Morse Code. With so much noise outside, even if that giant was still there, it wouldn't be able to notice the small movements she made.
On the contrary, if human rescuers came, they would definitely notice her. Katie felt like she was simply a genius.
'I remember SOS is three short, three long, three short.' Katie recalled the plot in the TV drama, and then stretched out a finger, wanting to tap the ground near her cheek.
Then she saw her finger sink into the ground.
(End of Chapter)