Hiss--
The light green Lizard serum was slowly pushed into Luo Mang's bloodstream.
As the serum entered his circulation, that hint of light green spread through Luo Mang's body via the veins in his arm.
What followed was a bone-deep chill.
The coldness that spread from the depths of his heart caused even Luo Mang to instinctively clench his fists slightly.
He did this to counteract the frost-like invasion.
Waves of weakness washed over his body, as if every cell was thirstily sucking.
If Luo Mang hadn't been in a wheelchair, he would have probably collapsed to the ground by now.
And after a brief period of coldness...
An unstoppable sensation of heat immediately surged, as if a furnace was churning around Luo Mang.
Beneath the heat, it felt as though every pore was being scratched by tiny claws, an unbearable itch!
"You... Luo!!"
At this moment, Connors looked as if he was witnessing something terrifying being born.
He instinctively gaped, staring blankly at Luo Mang in the wheelchair.
"What... what's wrong with me?"
Benefiting from the permanent liberation of his brain's state, Luo Mang's consciousness recovered very quickly.
Hearing Connors' words, Luo Mang instinctively looked down at his body.
Ghostly green scales, arranged as orderly as armor, each one appearing meticulously crafted by a skilled artisan.
Even in this underground laboratory, they emitted a deep, unassuming glow.
At this moment, they were 'breaking out', still faintly covered in some of Luo Mang's skin and clothing.
Luo Mang turned his head to look at the transparent glass beside him, using the reflection to see his current appearance.
Green, battle-armor-like scales extended from Luo Mang's neck all the way down to his feet.
Rather than scales, they were more like carefully selected battle armor, perfectly guarding every part of Luo Mang's body.
The tail behind him swayed unconsciously; the feeling of having an extra limb was strange for Luo Mang.
Although his face showed no change, Luo Mang's pupils glowed with that deep, ghostly green light.
If the previous Luo Mang was like a learned and benevolent scholar...
Then the current Luo Mang was more like a refined and elegant general from another world, subtly revealing an indescribable eagerness beneath his composure.
"Luo, are you alright?"
Connors swallowed, walked over to Luo Mang, and raised his hand as if to touch the scales on Luo Mang's body, but restrained the impulse and awkwardly lowered it.
"I'm very well, better than ever!"
With just a slight exertion of force from his arm, the metal wheelchair twisted and deformed.
Joy gleamed in Luo Mang's ghostly green eyes.
This was the first time Luo Mang had experienced such intense emotional fluctuation since arriving in the Marvel Universe.
After this wondrous 'first time', Luo Mang rediscovered his former feeling.
Carefully sensing the changes in his body, there was not a single discomfort.
The current Luo Mang felt as though he was constantly in warm water, and the feeling of gaining power made him somewhat intoxicated.
However, almost in the very next second!
Luo Mang's expression suddenly changed!
An intense sense of danger began to emanate from his body!
"Why!"
Luo Mang suddenly exerted force, and the entire wheelchair instantly fell apart, scattering into countless parts on the ground.
Losing the support of the wheelchair, Luo Mang fell to the ground with a 'thud'.
Looking at his legs, which had no strength at all, Luo Mang couldn't understand!
In his mind, the data about the regeneration serum from the past month constantly flashed.
Luo Mang's brain was like a sophisticated computer, frantically recalling and analyzing various data.
But in the end, he found that everything had been calculated correctly, which made Luo Mang even more disappointed.
If the previous joy was Luo Mang's first intense emotional fluctuation since entering the Marvel Universe...
Then this time, it clearly surpassed the previous record, and Luo Mang's sense of frustration was overwhelming.
Decades of planning, and he unexpectedly stumbled at the first step!
This was an emotion Luo Mang had never experienced since obtaining MTZ-8.
His consistent smooth sailing had led him to have somewhat high expectations.
But... where exactly did the problem lie?
"This is impossible, I've calculated all the data countless times without sleep, this situation shouldn't appear!"
Seeing Luo Mang's reaction, how could Connors not know that Luo Mang's body restoration had failed?
Looking at Luo Mang, Connors buried his head, repeating this sentence softly to himself.
This was his life's work, his lifelong hope.
If Luo Mang failed, wouldn't that mean he also had a high probability of failing?
"But it did appear."
After a burst of frustration, Luo Mang calmly turned his head and looked at Connors.
But from his perspective looking up at this moment, the first thing that came into view was Connors' severed arm.
The location of the severed arm was still the same white skin tone as the rest of Connors' body.
The ugly appearance formed by the break, close to the bone, was hard to ignore.
Severed arm...
Severed arm!
Looking at Connors' exposed severed arm, the light in Luo Mang's eyes reappeared.
"Did you think of something? The place where it went wrong?" Connors couldn't help but ask.
"No."
Luo Mang shook his head, the previous sense of frustration completely gone.
A smile curved his lips, and Luo Mang became subtly excited.
"If it's what I think it is... one day, give me one day, and I'll give you a result!"
...
"Luo, are you... sure you want to do this?"
Peter looked at the half-human-high sharp electric saw in his hand with some reluctance, his head slightly bowed.
His gaze swept over Luo Mang's scales.
The infamous ruthless Spider-Man, who had massacred countless gang members, now had sweat dripping from his palms.
If Luo Mang hadn't asked, Peter would never have been willing to harm a single hair on Luo Mang.
"Of course, Peter, this is my only hope of standing up."
Luo Mang maintained his smile; the reflection of the half-human-high saw under the stark white light was somewhat blinding, but it didn't affect Luo Mang's determination in the slightest.
"If this is your wish, I will carry it out!"
After a moment of silence, Peter no longer hesitated.
He gripped the electric saw tightly and lowered it against Luo Mang's legs.
Buzz--
Hiss hiss--!
A terrifying sound that made one's skin crawl echoed in the darkness.
Luo Mang did not cry out in pain.
After taking the improved NTZ-48, Luo Mang could already freely control his pain perception mechanism.
Facing Peter's actions, he could only feel the burning sensation produced by the friction of the electric saw at this moment.
However, his face was somewhat pale due to blood loss.
But precisely under the effect of the regeneration serum, the lost blood could regenerate in a very short time.
Immediately, a highly comical scene appeared with the rhythm of Peter's hand.
Luo Mang felt that his current state was very similar to the face-changing he had seen before, except he could only change two colors.
Although Luo Mang's scales were hard, they couldn't withstand the continuous grinding of the electric saw and Peter's immense strength.
Before long, this major surgery was completed.
Despite being the protagonist of this surgery, the smile on Luo Mang's face grew wider and wider, and the curve of his lips became more pronounced.
At this moment!
He could clearly feel a warm current rapidly circulating in his legs.
He had guessed correctly!
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