Chapter 150 33. The sandman’s abacus beads fell onto the spider’s face
One hundred and thirty meters underground in the Manhattan shelter, the middle-aged Spider-Man led three members of Team K out of the dangerous area occupied by the underground people.
There wasn't much communication between the two sides.
Because Mason used Mary Jane to "seduce" Peter Parker, the only remaining superhero in New York was very unhappy. If it weren't for Mary Jane's persuasion, the two sides would definitely have fought.
"That guy is so strong. The explosion just now was almost the same as Bane taking drugs."
Next to Mason, Ergong looked at the cracked helmet in his hand and was quite dissatisfied. In the previous impact, this thing protected him from a bloody head. It also fully proved that even the middle-aged Spider-Man can possess quite terrifying damage. force.
"And he has flexibility that Bane doesn't have at all."
Er Tong stared at the figure in front of him and concluded in a low voice:
"A difficult opponent, but not invincible."
"You think you can beat him only if his spider-sense has deteriorated, Jason."
Mason looked at the increasingly "wider" and quiet surroundings in front of him. He shook his head and said:
"Do you still remember the time we 'competed' in Crime Alley?"
"You mean that time you went crazy and turned into a monster?"
Ertong snorted, recalling the brutal state when Mason transformed into "Wolverine" last time, and whispered:
"Is the so-called 'spider sense' the beast-like combat intuition you had after the last injection of that drug? That's really tricky."
"No, spider sense is more advanced than beast intuition. It is the most advanced power among all combat instinct talents."
Mason explains:
"In the heyday of Peter Parker's Spider-Man career, he could even predict the danger that was about to happen in a few seconds. It was more like a kind of 'foreseeing' than a super reaction.
In that state, it is impossible to deal with him with bullets, unless your super shooting skills can be practiced to the point of 'definitely hitting'.
The Spider-Man before us has been weakened.
But he can still knock us all down in close combat. To be honest, I am really curious about whether my colleagues are blind?
Why has no one tried to recruit such a powerful character? ”
"Maybe it's not that they don't want to?"
Barbara thought for a while and put forward her own opinion.
She glanced at Peter Parker, who was silently leading the way, and whispered:
"Actually, I was thinking about a question when I entered the underground shelter before. Mason, if all the survivors in the city were brought into the Osborne Tower to work as hard labor, why is this shelter the only one that can Survived?
Do you think there is a possibility that Osborne Tower is actually helping this place to hide?
I mean, this is the basic world of the Six-Headed Snake Team. Even if other pioneers don't know how powerful Spider-Man is, Mr. Sandstorm, who was born here, definitely knows.
Maybe he also wanted to recruit Spider-Man, but couldn't do it for various reasons.
Perhaps he regards this place as his own 'vegetable garden', sees Spider-Man as fruits that can be taken away at any time, or even regards the superheroes gathered here as some kind of special 'resource'. ”
Bat Girl paused and said:
"Just like Mary Jane told us that the last time someone entered the shelter and took away Gwen and Frank, outsiders would enter the shelter every once in a while to pick out their favorite team members and take them away.
Don’t you think?
It’s like a ‘supermarket of your choice’!
Perhaps the Six-Headed Snake Team regards this kind of 'hero selling' as a business, and Spider-Man is the 'final product' that Mr. Sandstorm left for himself. ”
"Well, that makes sense."
Mason and Ertong looked at each other.
The two nodded, and when they were about to say more, they suddenly felt the ground shaking again.
This time the vibration was more severe than the previous standard one every thirty minutes, and lasted nearly twenty seconds longer. There were even small rocks falling down and hitting Team K around the increasingly wider dark cave. .
After the vibration calmed down, the four people, including Spider-Man, fell into unspeakable silence.
The situation is getting worse.
And it's getting worse quickly.
Mary Jane's worries are by no means groundless. At this rate of strengthening, an earthquake in a few days will lead to inevitable casualties in the underground shelter.
"Dudu, dudu"
The microcomputer on Barbara's wrist suddenly vibrated. She glanced at it and found that it was Zha Kang's communicator, so she immediately opened it, and then Constantine's low voice sounded from it.
"Hey, Mason? Are you still alive? If you're dead, just let me know and I can take the three girls and find another home."
"Shut up."
Mason replied angrily.
The three of them stopped, and Spider-Man, who was leading the way, also stopped. He seemed to be resting, but in fact he raised his ears to eavesdrop on the internal conversation of Team K.
But Mason had no intention of hiding it.
He asked:
"How is the situation at Osborne Tower? Why did it take so long for communication?"
"Forget it, there is a fool who can manipulate electricity and is watching us all the time."
Zha Kang said gloomily:
"What a disgusting and obscene ability! It's really enviable. All electronic devices are invisible to him. If he wants to, he can watch all the private life movies recorded by all the cameras in a city without being discovered.< br>
Fortunately, the gadget Barbara gave him was beyond his understanding and had the characteristics of isolation detection, otherwise this gadget wouldn't be able to stay.
At this moment, the brainless guy who wanted to pick up girls was made drunk by Selena and Elizabeth, and I found the opportunity to hide in the bathroom and talk to you for a few words.
Okay, let me make a long story short.
Sandstorm is a complete asshole. He took off all our equipment and put us under house arrest in disguise. It seems that he has no intention of helping.
He has several reserve team members here, and currently there are vultures who control super-large mechanical wings, and electro-optical people who can transform into lightning and shuttle through the current.
I also found a violent lunatic dressed like a jungle hunter in Osborne Tower. I don’t know if he is a servant of the Sandman, but that guy is eyeing Selina
But not the kind of attention a normal man would give a normal woman.
I can feel that he regards Selena as a 'prey' who can relieve his boredom.
According to the drunken Dianguang's unobstructed statement, there should be a guy who plays with illusions called Mysterio in their reserve team, as well as two cannon fodder who use mechanical armor and brute force to fight.
One is called Scorpion and the other is called Rhinoceros.
Now they and the vultures were sent out into the city, and no one knew what they were doing. ”
"The Sinister Six, indeed."
Mason wrote down this information and asked again:
"Do you have any news about this regular vibration?"
"Electric Man doesn't know much, but he shared a secret in order to show Elizabeth his 'charm'."
Zha Kang smiled cheekily.
He said:
"In addition to the Six-Headed Snake Team, there is also a person in charge in the Osborne Tower called the Green Goblin. That guy is the real master here.
It is said that he is the partner of the Association of Stars in this world.
But the Green Goblin doesn't just serve the Society of Stars. According to Electro, the duplicitous guy is also serving the 'Cleaners' at the same time.
He helped them mine certain things in this world, and the entire Osborne Tower was built for this reason.
The constant tremors are related to what is being mined.
Oh, one more thing.
According to the electro-optical man, the shocks in the city in the past few days were specially arranged by their boss in order to force a mortal enemy to show up.
After Mr. Sandstorm's team was wiped out, he desperately needed some strong people to join him.
That nemesis is his target. ”
After Zha Kang finished speaking, the three people looked back at Spider-Man at the same time.
The middle-aged, fat man kicked a small stone at his feet. Barbara's guess came true. All of this was really aimed at Spider-Man.
"Okay, I won't tell you anymore. If I don't get out of the toilet, they will doubt my manliness."
There was a sound of flushing water from Zha Kang's side, and he said:
"Hurry up and come over quickly. Sandstorm is a guy who doesn't have much patience. I suspect that he will have a showdown with us by tomorrow at the latest.
Maybe he sent three of his men to the city just for you.
Do you know what I mean? Mason, if he can bring back your head, then the merger of Team K into the Six-Headed Snake Team will be a certainty. It seems that you offended him quite badly last time. ”
"That's a good thing, John."
Mason's mouth curved into a sneer and said:
"This means we don't have to bear any psychological pressure when we kill them. You and Charles take care of the girls and don't let those idiots take advantage of you.
We will act as soon as possible. ”
After that, the communication was cut off.
Mason flexed his fingers and looked up at Spider-Man in front of him and said:
"Do you still doubt our motives now? Peter, you see, I said from the beginning that we could cooperate. The Sandman obviously wants to use the lives of people in the shelter to force you to submit. As expected, the person who knows your power best is your enemy. ”
"Just because they are assholes doesn't mean you aren't."
Peter still looked cynical.
He said angrily:
"First go to Dr. Connors and find out what Osborne Tower is doing before we talk about cooperation."
"Okay."
Mason didn’t care, and the four of them went on the road again, but a few seconds later, Mason suddenly said:
"It doesn't matter whether the one who destroys one bastard is another bastard. The civil war between evil and evil always benefits the righteous side, Peter.
I know that you and your world have been through a lot of torture that I can't even imagine, but even from the most utilitarian and realistic point of view, you should help us.
It won't do you any harm. ”
"Shh!"
Spider-Man turned around and made a silent gesture, and whispered:
"Dr. Connors's laboratory is nearby! Keep your voice down! As far as I know, the once respectable professor has been injecting himself with mutated potions since before the end of the world, and he has not returned to his human form for several years.
As a cold-blooded creature, he doesn't have that much emotion to talk about. We have to approach carefully and show that we have no ill intentions to get a chance to talk to him.
besides!
Don't try to attack him.
You have met Dr. Connors' followers. Those half-lizards are difficult enough to deal with, but you will know what 'fear' is when you actually face Dr. Lizard.
His crocodile-like teeth still give me nightmares, huh? ”
Peter watched the expressions of the three people in front of him change greatly. They all raised their weapons and aimed at him, and then retreated silently. The expression under his mask twitched and he said:
"He's right behind me, right?"
"Don't move! Peter."
Mason stared at the behemoth that slowly emerged from the darkness behind Spider-Man. He tightened his grip on the Widowmaker rifle and replaced it with the most destructive enchanted explosive bomb.
He whispered:
"Don't move, his teeth are on your head, just bite gently."
"Just like the legendary Gustav Crocodile!"
Barbara also complained softly.
She had never seen such an exaggerated thing in Gotham. The big lizard wearing a white coat in front of her was much more "exciting" than a guy like Killer Croc.
The thing in front of me is more than eight meters long including its big tail that is as long as its body!
The pair of gloomy eyes that reflected light in the darkness not only had the ferocity of beasts, but also a chilling touch of cold wisdom belonging to humans.
The most peculiar thing is that when he appeared, his forelimbs that could crush his skull with one claw were holding a beaker containing blue liquid.
And above Dr. Lizard's ferocious mouth, there is a pair of overly large black-rimmed glasses.
These two things add a little bit of "humanity" to this behemoth.
"Dr. Connors! Do you remember me?"
Spider-Man took a deep breath, reached out and took off his hood, turned back to the huge upright lizard staring at him and said:
"I'm Parker, your former intern. Well, you are bigger than before. Has there been any big progress in the reptilian enhancer you have been promoting?"
"Peter, of course, I remember you."
What made everyone relax was that this ferocious upright lizard didn't seem to have any intention of fighting. Although the deep and muddy voice sounded uncomfortable, he was indeed talking.
This means that he still maintains his former wisdom.
Mason put down his gun, and Erbub and Barbara also put down their weapons. This move made Dr. Lizard's eyes roll over like a real lizard, glanced at them, and then stopped paying attention.
He looked at Spider-Man in front of him, looked up and down, and said:
"You look like you've had a bad few years, Peter. This fat belly is not what Spider-Man should be. I'm improving my serum. This is a job that requires long-term research and concentration, so I won't invite you. You have entered my laboratory.
Tell me, what are you doing here? ”
Dr. Lizard pushed up his glasses with his other paw and said coldly:
"You should understand that me hiding one hundred and thirty meters underground means that I don't really want to be disturbed."
"Doom is imminent, Doctor."
Spider-Man didn't hide anything and told everything he just knew. After finishing speaking, Mason also took out the recording of the previous call as evidence.
The young man looked up and down at Dr. Lizard's mighty appearance and the explosive power hidden under the green scales. He pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses frame without lenses on the bridge of his nose and said softly:
"Actually, Peter is still too kind. Even after experiencing suffering, he is unwilling to think too darkly about human nature. But I have another guess, Dr. Connors.
Perhaps the Sandman and the Green Goblin are not just trying to blackmail Peter by causing constant earthquakes in the city, but you are also very likely to be among their targets.
Even your value in their eyes is higher than that of middle-aged Peter.
The lizard mutation serum in your hand can turn a group of unarmed civilians into a killing herd overnight. What's even more valuable is that your serum is already very perfect and does very little harm to the user.
For the organizations I work for, this is exactly the ‘strategic item’ they need. ”
Mason coughed, stared at the big lizard wagging its tail in front of him, and concluded:
"To sum up, helping us is also helping you. If our raid fails, Osborne Tower will have an absolute advantage when facing the underground people.
This is not a good way for you to go. ”
"I know all this."
Dr. Konsner sighed very humanely in the form of a large lizard. He was obviously a cold-blooded creature, but at this moment he vaguely showed the calm and wise biologist he once was.
It says:
"Osborne extended an invitation to me two years ago, but I refused. I expected that guy to be evil-minded. I have been improving the potion just to prevent him from taking risks.
Peter, I'm personally inclined to help you.
But you have to convince the underground people whether they want to go or not. I have never interfered with their underground life or their cruel and boring little politics.
But I can't give you an answer to the vibration question, that's not my area of expertise. ”
Dr. Lizard licked his daunting teeth with his bright red tongue and said:
"But you don't have to be disappointed. You can go to another person. He will definitely be able to give you a satisfactory answer, and he lives nearby and is an unpopular 'neighbor'.
Well, Peter, don't look so surprised.
The world above may have been destroyed, but there are still many recluses underground. "(End of Chapter)