Felicia was still searching for survivors. In the limited time she had, she saw a woman leave a room, then deftly slipped inside, finding herself in the main control room. She didn't realize the woman who had just exited was Madame Hydra, the actual controller of this underwater base. However, she still discovered the self-destruct countdown, which had only a little over three minutes left.
In an instant, Felicia fell into self-doubt.
Why is this happening? Why did Hydra immediately activate the self-destruct sequence as soon as they arrived? Are they underestimating me that much?
Without time to ponder the problem, Felicia immediately opened the prison cells holding the kidnapped individuals from the main control room, then connected to the intercom: "The base's self-destruct sequence has been activated! Only three minutes left!"
Stating the situation in the simplest terms, without even telling the victims to flee, the soldiers and security personnel who heard the news were already in chaos. They had never imagined that a base funded and managed by the US military would so easily choose to self-destruct.
Only Madame Hydra herself understood why. The base was being targeted by an Avenger, which meant it was targeted by all Avengers. Even if Spider-Man were killed here, the Avengers would quickly track them down. One laboratory was a small matter; being discovered by the Avengers, leading to the revelation of Hydra hiding behind it, was a major one. As the saying goes, "He who hesitates is lost." Madame Hydra chose the simplest solution directly.
Otto could only glare at Spider-Man hatefully. This time, the two of them had truly made an enemy of each other. In the future, when he sought revenge on Osborn, this damned bug would surely come to hinder him. So, he absolutely had to formulate countermeasures specifically targeting Spider-Man's enhancements to ensure he wouldn't be unable to deal with him.
As for now, considering there were only three minutes until self-destruction, it was best to run.
Peter really wanted to pursue Otto and the woman who was most likely Madame Hydra, but with the formidable auto-aiming firepower erupting from that battle vehicle, Peter had no choice but to focus on the behemoth.
Who would throw a tank into a riverbed base? Aren't they afraid of blowing a hole through the base?
Peter entangled the previous forklift and hurled it towards the tank.
"Thanks to Doctor Octopus for the forklift!"
A Viper Security guard had just emerged from a door when he was sent flying by Black Cat, who leaped up and hit him with the jar containing the symbiote. Then, she forcefully ripped open the automated lab door, revealing Madame Hydra inside, who was just about to take the Mountain away.
"The experiment has reached its most critical moment. All three individuals have been injected with the new super-soldier serum. I only need one minute..."
"You might be dead in one minute." Madame Hydra said, raising her hand and firing a shot at Black Cat. Black Cat, quick as a flash, ducked, and the bullet grazed her head. Madame Hydra looked over in surprise, saw Black Cat and the jar in her hand, and raised an eyebrow.
"Super-soldiers? Where did you get the super-soldier serum from?"
"Who knows? Maybe I just picked it up on the side of the road?"
Felicia said, looking at the operating table. The three test subjects had already been placed inside and injected with the serum, undergoing Vita-Ray control. She deftly dodged Madame Hydra's bullets, quickly darted to the lab's control panel, and swiftly pressed the abort button. Ophelia immediately fired her weapon, but the Mountain pulled Ophelia back: "What are you doing?!"
"Saving your worthless life!"
As sparks erupted from the control panel, Ophelia dragged the Mountain away. This guy didn't seem likely to leave until the experiment was finished, so some forceful methods were necessary.
As for Black Cat, Ophelia estimated she wouldn't be able to defeat another super-soldier in a short time. Time was tight, so it was better to escape.
Felicia, confirming their departure, went to the operating table and opened the three experiment pods one by one. Unexpectedly, none of the three people inside had died. An Asian, an African, and a Caucasian—all alive. Felicia didn't recognize any of them, but she had seen a picture of the Asian man at the charity banquet today; he should be Martin Li, the sponsor of the charity banquet.
Hydra must be truly desperate to even kidnap this kind of wealthy individual.
"Glad to see you're all still alive."
Felicia smiled at the three people and pointed to the lab door: "We're leaving now, what about you?"
"W-where is this?"
The black boy said, raising his hands, only to see them turn into pure black, like mist: "What's happening to me?"
"You've been... subjected to human experimentation, injected with super-soldier serum. You should know about this, right?" Felicia shook her head helplessly, looking at the others: "We don't have much time. This place is about to self-destruct. We need to get out quickly."
"But..."
Felicia ignored him because the other two had also mutated. White light spots appeared on the white girl's face, forming patterns, and the Asian man's entire body turned an inverted, negative-like color. They were all confused by their changes, but the result was that they simply weren't listening to what Felicia was saying.
Three people, and all of them mutated to some extent. Did this mean Hydra's plan succeeded? Felicia didn't know. She only knew that if they continued to linger, everyone would soon be at the bottom of the river.
"Everyone! Listen to me! You've been illegally subjected to human experimentation, and now their illegal experiment has been discovered, so they've activated the self-destruct sequence within the base! I know you're worried about your condition, but at least you're not dead, okay?!" Felicia yelled helplessly: "There's an Avenger outside right now. Can we talk about whatever's happening after we escape?"
Finally, these troublesome individuals moved. Felicia left the lab and saw the tank, now smashed by a forklift, and a soaking wet Spider-Man.
"The way we came in is gone; the passage has been blown up."
After Peter finished speaking, explosions erupted from all directions. Felicia was about to ask what to do when she noticed Peter staring at the jar in her hand.
"You're still carrying that?"
"Can't leave empty-handed, always gotta take something. Can this get us out?"
"Perhaps." Peter took the jar containing Symbiote #1 and violently ripped it open.
A viscous black goo spilled out onto his hand.
The origins of Cloak, Dagger, and Mister Negative have been simplified and slightly altered here. Most Marvel characters' settings and stories have become a "pile of crap" of code, so appropriate streamlining makes them more suitable for creative writing.