After the Purple Man's death, Jessica was also released from control and could once again control her body.
"Sir, you can let go of me now," Jessica said to Luke Cage, who was holding her arm, loosening her grip.
Luke Cage was momentarily stunned, then gave a slightly embarrassed smile and quickly released Jessica.
Frank walked to the Purple Man's corpse, picked up the Puppeteer Memory, stored it, and was about to turn and leave.
"Mr. Punisher." Jessica hesitated for a moment, then gathered her courage and called out to Frank.
"What is it?" Frank glanced at Jessica indifferently.
"Thank you," Jessica said very sincerely. With the Purple Man dead, she finally wouldn't have to live in fear every day.
Luke Cage also smiled and said, "Me too, I should thank you. If you hadn't intervened, I probably would have died at his hands."
Frank's expression remained unchanged. He mounted his motorcycle: "I killed him simply because he deserved to die; it has nothing to do with you. If there's nothing else, you should leave quickly."
As soon as he finished speaking, he started the motorcycle and rode off.
After his special ability was exposed, Luke Cage did not plan to continue working at the bar and had nowhere else to go for the time being. At Jessica's invitation, he simply joined Jessica's detective agency, which previously had only one person, and became her partner.
"The Puppeteer Memory has been given to Nick Fury by Frank," Dan said with an intrigued smile in the Genm Corp CEO's office.
"Should we move to take the Puppeteer Memory back, or should we notify Kingpin to act? Should we let Kingpin try to take the Memory back from S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Izu asked, smiling brightly, sounding as if she hoped for chaos.
Dan smiled slightly, shook his head, and said, "It doesn't matter, let them keep it. We can also let them see the power of the Gaia Memories. Now, prepare. We're going to Chinatown. I need to pick up a pet cat."
With that, Dan pulled out a golden Smilodon Memory, holding it and playing with it.
Although the surgery for the Gaia Memory connector, using the corresponding equipment, is as simple and convenient as an injection, using the Gaia Memory directly without the connection surgery...
An ordinary person absolutely cannot withstand the Earth's memory information within it. The only result will be a runaway loss of control.
If S.H.I.E.L.D. intends to have someone use the Puppeteer Memory, conduct experiments, and collect data in an attempt to uncover its secrets, a Dopant losing control is inevitable.
At that time, both S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra will clearly feel the power of the Gaia Memory.
"I will arrange the vehicle right away," Izu nodded slightly and replied.
In the S.H.I.E.L.D. laboratory.
Researchers were preparing to conduct a practical experiment on the received Gaia Memory.
Nick Fury and Pierce were observing the live situation in the lab on their respective office screens.
Of course, Nick Fury was doing it openly.
Pierce was using his secretive, clandestine channels.
Previously, they had received the damaged Beast Memory and the gangster who had used it from Frank.
S.H.I.E.L.D. researchers had conducted a comprehensive analysis of the damaged Memory, ultimately concluding that, despite some differences in the internal structure compared to a standard USB drive, all tests and analyses only yielded results consistent with a broken USB drive.
As for the user, a comprehensive physical examination of the gangster found nothing particularly unusual, aside from some mental abnormalities.
In short, the research yielded no effective information whatsoever.
If he hadn't personally witnessed and collected various data and conducted tests on the Kamen Rider transformed by Frank using the Memory, Nick Fury would have almost suspected Frank was lying to him.
So, after the researchers came up empty-handed, Nick Fury immediately contacted Frank, hoping to get a complete Gaia Memory for research.
Unexpectedly, Frank's efficiency was quite high, and before long, a complete Memory was delivered to him.
"You can start the experiment now," Nick Fury ordered.
The researchers debugged the various testing instruments.
The volunteer nodded, pressed the Puppeteer Memory, and imprinted the interface onto his body.
When they first obtained the complete Puppeteer Memory, the researchers naturally conducted tests right away.
They found that after the Gaia Memory was activated, it emitted a unique wave signal, but they could never find a way to capture and analyze the information within it.
They also didn't dare to dismantle it, especially since the previously obtained fragmented Beast Memory yielded no useful information or intelligence.
In fact, if the integrity of the Memory is compromised, the Earth's memory data within it will immediately dissipate.
The researchers finally had to choose a slightly more adventurous approach: stimulate the signal within the Memory, then use the Memory directly on a human body, hoping to find a breakthrough.
After the agent, acting as a volunteer, imprinted the Memory interface onto his palm, the Memory went directly into his body.
The transformation into a Dopant was successful.
"Success?!" the researchers excitedly exclaimed.
"Excellent, immediately begin testing, data collection, and sample collection on the transformed state," Nick Fury was also slightly excited and ordered without delay.
However, at that moment, the agent who had transformed into a Dopant suddenly paused, electrical arcs jumped all over his body, and his body trembled slightly.
An accident?
"Joseph Smith, please respond!" The personnel on site loudly called the agent's name.
The transformed agent struggled to raise his hand, speaking intermittently as if in great difficulty: "I... I can't control it..."
The words abruptly stopped, his body instantly swelled, and he swung his arms, throwing all the surrounding laboratory equipment and researchers away.
"The situation is out of control. Armed personnel on site immediately subdue him," Nick Fury's eyes narrowed, and he issued the order without hesitation.
The waiting S.H.I.E.L.D. armed personnel immediately fired tranquilizer darts at the violently rampaging Dopant.
"It's no use, the tranquilizer darts have absolutely no effect!"
"Use live ammunition," Nick Fury said flatly.
"No, that's one of our own men," the head of the armed forces on site said anxiously.
"Sir, follow the order. He has lost his mind and turned into a monster. Do you want him to break out of our base?" Nick Fury's tone was serious.
"Understood, sir," the field commander could only nod helplessly.
He issued the command to his team members to change their magazines.
However, the flute-like parts on the out-of-control Dopant suddenly emitted a sound—an intense, powerful sonic wave that made everyone present unable to move, forcing them to kneel and cover their ears.
After smashing through the laboratory door, the Dopant shot out a dense stream of puppet strings, immediately controlling all the personnel present.
When the security forces on the outer perimeter of the base arrived after receiving the alarm, they were first met with fire from their own people.
They couldn't just fire indiscriminately at their controlled former colleagues, so despite having an absolute advantage in numbers, they were actually suppressed by the firepower.
Moreover, the Dopant continued to release more puppet strings, controlling more personnel.
"Damn it!" Nick Fury saw the situation spiraling out of control, cursed under his breath, and immediately contacted Frank to request support.
At the same time, he ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. forces to maintain a considerable distance from the Dopant and use long-range firepower to contain him, preventing more personnel from being controlled.
In the current situation, unless they were completely reckless and used heavy long-range fire, disregarding the already controlled S.H.I.E.L.D. members, there was no other effective countermeasure.
After all, judging by the monster's ability to freely control the personnel on site, sending more troops would only add to his strength.
They could only place their hopes on Frank, who also used the power of the Gaia Memory, or request remote support from Stark's Iron Man armor.
So Nick immediately contacted Frank.
"It seems Nick is a bit flustered," Pierce said with a slightly gloating expression.
"Although I don't know the reason why Foundation X allowed these Gaia Memories to circulate on the market, it's clear this power is not easily researched and controlled."
"Do we need to take any action?" asked Sitwell, a high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Pierce's capable subordinate.
Pierce's eyes glowed faintly as he looked at the Dopant on the screen, its powerful actions causing destruction within the heavily guarded secret S.H.I.E.L.D. base.
He shook his head and said, "We'll observe quietly. Closely monitor the developments on site. Nick will likely ask the person who gave him the Memory for help. Once that person appears, we need to find out his true identity. Based on my speculation, this person, like the Leader, received the Gaia Memory from the Foundation. That's why he was able to defeat another person using the Memory and seize it to give to Nick."
"Understood," Sitwell nodded.
Dr. Stern, the Leader, was a researcher sent by the Foundation to the Shocker organization, making it difficult to act against him.
But Frank was different. If they could discover his true identity, Pierce believed that Hydra's influence would allow them to find an opportunity to seize a usable Gaia Memory from Frank.
(End of this chapter)