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"That's absolutely wonderful…!"
Harry Osborn, always an optimist, immediately cheered excitedly, "I thought Hyperspace Group would just refuse… It looks like our plan might have a chance!!"
As he spoke, he paced back and forth excitedly, but then he asked with a puzzled expression, "But why do they need the coordinates here?"
"Osborn Tower is a landmark building in Queens, isn't it? This is a bit too disrespectful, isn't it?!"
"Harry, I think you might have misunderstood them."
The good-natured Peter Parker patted his friend's shoulder, trying to soothe Harry's emotions in his own way, "Maybe Hyperspace Group's style of doing things is just that rigorous, after all, they are a super cool company!"
"Heh heh, they're cool, I admit that, but our Osborn Group isn't inferior to anyone!"
Harry Osborn muttered, clearly looking a bit unconvinced.
Although he was a loyal fan of Ape God and Thunder Warriors, he would never admit that his own company was inferior to Hyperspace Group.
This was his bottom line!
Just as Peter Parker and Harry Osborn were bickering back and forth, a crisp phone ring suddenly sounded in the lab.
Gwen's hand quickly reached into her pocket, pulling out her phone to see an unfamiliar number displayed on the screen.
She frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.
"Gwen, answer it quickly, it might be the crisis assessment specialist sent by Hyperspace Group calling!"
"Right, right, if they can send Ape God… ah no, even Thunder Warriors would be fine, then we can easily deal with those Symbiote Warriors this time!"
Peter Parker and Harry Osborn said excitedly.
However, the call connected, and before Gwen could even ask for the caller's identity, Sheriff Frank Castle's relieved cheer came from the other end of the line.
"Thank goodness, God bless, I finally got through to your call before the battery completely ran out…" His voice carried a hint of fatigue and excitement, as if he had just endured a long and arduous journey.
"Oh? Is that Uncle Frank?" Gwen suppressed her disappointment, her tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and she asked with concern:
"Where have you been these past few days? I sent you texts and called you before, but there was no response at all."
"Later, I called Queens Police Station, and they said you were out on a mission and they couldn't reach you either…"
Gwen wanted to continue speaking, but before she could finish, she heard Sheriff Frank Castle interrupt from the other end:
"Gwen, please listen to me… I was attacked by a group of cultists in Paterson City, they worship an evil god named Knull, and the red spiral pattern we found in Ravencroft Prison earlier is his symbol."
Frank Castle's voice was urgent and tense, as if racing against time.
"Also, and most importantly, I don't know what methods they used, but they turned one of my female police officers into a Symbiote Warrior…"
"What?" Gwen's expression immediately became tense upon hearing this, and she quickly asked, "Uncle Frank, tell me your exact location now? I'll rush over to rescue you very soon!"
"I'm currently in the city's drainage pipeline network beneath the Dark Church, and I'm safe for now, but Gwen, please don't come alone, try to find more help… I suspect… no, I'm certain, there's definitely more than one Symbiote Warrior here!!"
"Roar!!!"
"Oh, damn it, it must be Misty chasing after me, Gwen, remember, don't come by yourself…Beep beep beep!"
However, before Frank Castle could finish his sentence, a Beast-like roar suddenly came from the other end of the phone, and then the call automatically disconnected.
"Uncle Frank?!"
Gwen anxiously redialed the number, but it never connected, presumably because the other party's phone had no signal, or the battery had completely run out and it had automatically shut down.
"What's wrong, Gwen?"
Lick… cough… The thoughtful warm-hearted man Peter Parker came online again, asking with concern, "Was that someone you know calling just now?"
Gwen nodded heavily, then relayed everything Sheriff Frank Castle had just told her to Peter Parker and Harry Osborn.
"No way, is that even possible?"
Harry Osborn was stunned speechless after hearing this, shaking his head repeatedly, "Not only have Symbiote Warriors appeared in Paterson City, but they've also become involved with a cult? I doubt even TV dramas would dare to write something like this!"
'Warm-hearted man' Peter Parker, unlike his friend, was not so gossipy. He frowned slightly and analyzed seriously, "Gwen, don't worry, Sheriff Frank just said he's in the sewers, so he should be safe for now…"
"However, if there really are Symbiote Warriors in Paterson City, I don't think that's a coincidence at all!"
Peter Parker narrowed his eyes slightly, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"You mean…"
Gwen also seemed to have thought of something, immediately reacting, and while sorting out the clues in her mind, she said:
"Perhaps the person who orchestrated Ravencroft Prison behind the scenes deliberately divided the Symbiote Warriors in their hands into two parts… ah no, perhaps several parts, in order to divert the police's attention and reduce the number and frequency of local disappearances."
"That's right."
Peter Parker strongly agreed with this, nodding vigorously, and said, "This way, it also explains why the attacks in New York were so scattered and there weren't large-scale attacks on ordinary citizens in a short period of time."
Harry Osborn, who had been unable to get a word in, suddenly had a look of realization on his face.
And Peter Parker continued with a serious expression, "However, just as Sheriff Frank said, if we want to rescue him from there, I'm afraid the three of us alone are far from enough… So we urgently need some help, powerful help!"
"But the problem is, in such a short time, where do we find help…?"
Harry Osborn showed a helpless expression, saying half-jokingly, "Unless we go find Homelander and The Seven, or the Avengers now?"
"No, the plan we made earlier remains unchanged." Gwen shook her head with a very determined expression.
"Then I have no choice."
Harry Osborn smiled wryly and spread his hands, "If only we had detected the anomaly earlier and contacted Hyperspace Group in advance, maybe their reinforcements would have already arrived!"
"Forget it, time waits for no one, I'll just go myself…"
Gwen grabbed the Spider-Woman mask from the table and said to Peter Parker, "Peter, you and Harry stay here and continue making the signal emitter. The mission of finding that beacon is equally important… If it's just rescuing someone, I think I can handle it alone!"
"No, Gwen, I'm coming with you."
As a qualified protector, how could Peter Parker let his goddess go there alone to take risks?
He immediately looked at his good brother Harry Osborn, and said earnestly, "Harry, you can handle the signal emitter yourself, right?"
Harry Osborn: No, buddy, if I said I couldn't handle it now, would you hit me?
However, before the three of them could discuss a definite outcome, a violent spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared in the corridor outside the laboratory.
The originally calm air seemed to be stirred by an invisible large hand, creating ripples.
Immediately after, under the dumbfounded gaze of Gwen and the two others, a circular blue portal appeared out of thin air, its blue light shining dreamily, emitting a mysterious aura.
Then, three figures slowly emerged from it, none other than the crisis assessment specialists sent by Hyperspace Group this time—a special team composed of Logan, Little Wolf Girl, and Polaris, three Mutants!
After the portal behind her disappeared, Little Wolf Girl Laura's eyes were wide, full of excitement and curiosity.
She pointed at the luxuriously decorated laboratory in front of her, jumping and excitedly saying, "Wow, Sister Lorna, did you see that? We actually 'traveled'!"
"Yes, I didn't expect Boss to be so… so great!"
Polaris Lorna Dane smiled and patted Little Wolf Girl's head, couldn't help but glance at the Portal Gun in her hand again, her eyes full of admiration.
The so-called Portal Gun was a new type of equipment recently developed by Samuel Sterns' team based on the spatial teleportation power of the Space Stone newly acquired by Karl.
Its appearance resembled an energy gun, with sleek lines and a futuristic feel.
Inside the grip of the gun body were special 'space energy blocks' the size of dry cell batteries.
These 'space energy blocks' were all products obtained by Karl using the manifestation energy of the Reality Stone to manifest part of the Space Stone's energy. On average, each block could perform about twenty spatial teleports.
The specific operation method of the Portal Gun was extremely simple and easy to understand.
It involved first inputting the precise coordinates of the desired destination on the palm-sized LCD screen attached to the tail of the Portal Gun, then activating the energy transmission button, and then directly pulling the trigger to open a portal leading directly to the destination anytime, anywhere.
Just now, Logan, Polaris, and Little Wolf Girl, the three of them, had used this method to travel directly from Sokovia to Osborn Tower, which was more than ten thousand kilometers away!
"Hey, I say… young people, don't be so nervous yet."
Logan, dressed in black leather clothes and pants, with a cigar in his mouth, ignored the chattering Little Wolf Girl and swaggered directly into the laboratory.
After ending his 'probation period' and officially joining Hyperspace Group, this nearly two-hundred-year-old tough guy successfully ushered in the second spring of his career and family!
On weekdays, besides training Little Wolf Girl X-23 and Polaris in combat skills, he would accompany Professor X, whose condition was becoming more stable, along with his two children.
His life was incredibly comfortable and leisurely!
So, on Logan's face now, there was no longer that decadent, numb expression, like a walking dead, that had been there more than half a year ago.
Instead, it was… the Wolverine of yesteryear, full of spirit, rebellious, killing gods and men who stood in his way, who had returned!!
The only difference from the past was that the current Logan was absolutely obedient to the commands of his savior… Karl.
Logan strode into the laboratory, showed the Hyperspace Group work ID hanging on his chest to the three young people who were already stunned speechless, and said casually:
"I'm Logan, the crisis assessor for this special incident…" His voice was deep and magnetic, with a hint of a seasoned rogue's unruliness.
"I know you, you're the famous Wolverine, a former member of the X-Men, who later went missing with Professor X after the X-Men were forced to disband, only to reappear a year ago during the Empire State Building Defense Battle…"
After seeing Logan, Harry Osborn immediately became a die-hard fan, his eyes full of stars.
He first turned around and frantically rummaged through the lab bench for a piece of paper and a pen, then excitedly stepped forward quickly and said:
"You've been my fan since I was little… ah no, I mean, I've been your fan since I was little, I grew up reading your comics."
"I never thought I'd be so lucky to meet you in person today… Today is simply my lucky day!!"
In fact, even without Harry Osborn's detailed 'introduction', Gwen and Peter Parker were not unfamiliar with this wild and uninhibited tough guy.
After all, The Daily Bugle had specifically done a special report on Wolverine after the Empire State Building Defense Battle.
And Logan's tough guy image had also deeply attracted a large number of middle-aged and elderly rich women, with some even offering a hundred thousand U.S. dollars just to spend a night with Logan!
Logan, with a cigar in his mouth, signed an autograph for Harry Osborn with a cool expression, then looked at Gwen opposite him and said, "You must be Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy, who called for help just now, right?"
"Uh, that's me…"
Gwen subconsciously nodded, but then immediately reacted, her eyes widening instantly as she gasped in surprise, "Wait… wait a minute, Mr. Logan, how do you know who I am?"
"Ah no, what I mean is, I clearly only used the identity of Spider-Woman when I called earlier, how do you know my real identity?"