Volume 3: The Nameless Chapter 33: The Sandman's abacus beads all fell on 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.
Peter Parker, the only remaining superhero in New York, was very upset because Mason used Mary Jane to "seduce" him. If it weren't for Mary Jane's persuasion, the two sides would definitely have fought.
"That guy is really strong. His outburst just now was almost as strong as Bane on drugs."
Next to Mason, Ertong looked at the cracked helmet in his hand with dissatisfaction. This thing protected him from head injuries in the previous collision, and it also fully proved that even a middle-aged Spider-Man has quite terrible destructive power.
"And he has a flexibility that Bane doesn't have at all."
Ertong stared at the figure in front of him and concluded in a low voice:
"It's a tough opponent, but not unbeatable."
"You think you can beat him assuming his spider sense has degraded, Jason."
Mason looked around at the increasingly "wide" and quiet surroundings. He shook his head and said:
"Remember that time when we had a 'battle' in Crime Alley?"
"You mean the time you went crazy and turned into a monster?"
Ertong snorted, recalling the brutal state of Mason when he transformed into "Wolverine" last time, and whispered:
"So-called 'spider sense' is that beast-like fighting instinct you had after taking that drug last time? That's indeed tricky."
"No, spider sense is more advanced than beast intuition. It is the most advanced power among all combat instinct talents."
Mason explained:
"In the heyday of Peter Parker's Spider-Man career, he could even anticipate the danger that would occur seconds later, which was more like a kind of 'foresight' than a super reaction.
It's impossible to deal with him with bullets in that state, unless your super shooting skills can be practiced to the point of "guaranteed hit".
The Spider-Man in front of us has been weakened.
But he can still beat us all in close combat. To be honest, I am really curious: are my colleagues blind?
Why didn't anyone try to recruit such a powerful character?"
"Maybe it's not that they don't want to?"
Barbara thought about it and offered her own opinion.
She glanced at Peter Parker, who was leading the way silently, and whispered:
"In fact, I was thinking about a question before entering the underground shelter. Mason, if all the survivors in this city were taken to the Osborne Tower to do hard labor, why was this shelter the only one that survived?
Do you think there is a possibility that Osborne Tower is also helping to hide this place?
What I mean is, this is the basic world of the Hydra team. Even if other pioneers don’t know how powerful Spider-Man is, Mr. Sandstorm, who was born here, must know it.
Maybe he wanted to recruit Spider-Man as well, but couldn't for various reasons.
Maybe he regards this place as his own 'vegetable garden', Spider-Man as fruits that he can take away at any time, or even the superheroes gathered here as some kind of special 'resource'. "
Batgirl paused and said:
"Just like Mary Jane told us that someone entered the shelter and took Gwen and Frank away last time, every once in a while there would be outsiders entering the shelter to pick out the team members they liked and take them away.
Don’t you think so?
It's just like a 'self-service supermarket'!
Perhaps the Hydra team has made this kind of 'hero trafficking' a business, and Spider-Man is the 'finale product' that Mr. Sandstorm has left for himself."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
Mason and Ertong looked at each other.
The two nodded and were about to say something else when they suddenly felt the ground shaking again.
This time the vibration was more severe than the standard vibration that occurred every thirty minutes, and it lasted nearly twenty seconds longer. In this increasingly wide and dark cave, even small pieces of rock fell from above and hit the surroundings of Team K.
After the vibration subsided, the four people, including Spider-Man, fell into an unspeakable silence.
The situation is getting worse.
And it is deteriorating rapidly.
Mary Jane's worries were not groundless. At this rate of intensification, earthquakes in a few days would cause inevitable casualties in the underground shelter.
“Beep, beep”
The microcomputer on Barbara's wrist suddenly vibrated. She took a look and found that it was the communicator from Zha Kang, so she opened it immediately. Then Constantine's low voice sounded from it.
"Hey, Mason? Are you still alive? If you're dead, let me know so I can take the three girls and find another husband."
"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 pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on the internal conversation of Team K.
But Mason had no intention of hiding it.
He asked:
"What's the situation at Osborne Tower? Why did it take so long to communicate?"
"Don't mention it. There's an idiot who can manipulate electricity watching us."
Zha Kang said gloomily:
"What a disgusting and obscene ability! How enviable. All electronic devices are invisible to him. If he wants, he can watch all the private life movies recorded by all the cameras in a city without being discovered.
Fortunately, the little gadget that Barbara gave him was beyond his understanding and had the characteristics of isolation and detection, otherwise he would not be able to keep it.
Now that brainless guy who wanted to pick up girls was drunk by Selina and Elizabeth, I found the opportunity to hide in the bathroom and say a few words to you.
Okay, let me make it short.
Sandstorm is a complete jerk. He confiscated all our equipment and put us under house arrest. It seems that he has no intention of helping us.
He has several reserve team members here. Currently there are the Vulture who controls super-large mechanical wings and the Electric Man who can transform into lightning and travel through electric currents.
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 Sand Man, but that guy has set his sights on Selina...
But it wasn't the kind of .
I could sense that he saw Selena as a 'prey' that could entertain him.
According to the drunken Electric Man's blurts, there should be a guy named Mysterio who plays illusions in their reserve team, as well as two cannon fodders who fight with mechanical armor and brute force.
One is called Scorpion and the other is called Rhino.
Now they and the vultures are being sent out into the city, and no one knows what they are doing.”
"The evil six, as expected..."
Mason noted this information and asked:
"Have you any news about these timed vibrations?"
"Electro doesn't know much, but he shares a secret in order to show his 'charm' to Elizabeth."
Zha Kang smiled in a filthy way.
He said:
"In addition to the Hydra team, there is also a leader named 'Green Goblin' in Osborne Tower. He is the real master of this place.
It is said that he is the partner of the Star Society in this world.
But the Green Goblin doesn't just serve the StarCraft. According to Electro, the two-faced guy also serves the 'Cleaners' at the same time.
He helped them mine something in this world, and the entire Osborne Tower was built for this reason.
The constant vibrations are related to what is being mined.
Oh, one more thing.
According to the Electric Man, the tremors that occurred in the city in the past few days were specially arranged by their boss in order to force an archenemy to show up.
After Mr. Sandstorm's team was wiped out, he urgently needed some powerful people to join him.
That mortal enemy is his target.”
After Zha Kang finished speaking, the three of them turned around and looked at Spider-Man at the same time.
The middle-aged fat man kicked the small stone at his feet hard. Barbara's guess came true. All this was indeed aimed at Spider-Man.
"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. If I don't get out of the bathroom, they're going to doubt my masculinity."
There was a sound of flushing water from Zha Kang's side, and he said:
"Hurry up and come here. Sandstorm is a man with little patience. I suspect he will confront us tomorrow .
Maybe he sent three men into the city just for you.
Do you understand what I mean? Mason, if he can bring your head back, then the K team will be incorporated into the Hydra team. It seems that you offended him badly last time. "
"That's a good thing, John."
Mason sneered and said:
"This means we don't have to bear any psychological pressure when we kill them. You and Charles take good care of the girls and don't let those idiots take advantage of them.
We will act as soon as possible.”
After that, the communication was disconnected.
Mason flexed his fingers, looked up at Spider-Man in front of him, and said:
"Are you still doubting our motives? Peter, you see, I told you from the beginning that we could cooperate. The Sand People are obviously trying to use the lives of the people in the shelter to force you to surrender. It turns out that the one who knows your strength best is your enemy."
"Just because they're assholes doesn't mean you aren't."
Peter was still as cynical as ever.
He said angrily:
"Let's go find Dr. Connors first and find out what Osborne Tower is doing before we talk about cooperation."
"OK."
Mason didn't care, and the four of them set off again, but a few seconds later, Mason suddenly said:
"It doesn't matter if it's another bastard who destroys one bastard, the civil war between evil and evil will always benefit the righteous side, Peter.
I know you and your world have gone through a lot of torture that I can't 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 gestured to keep quiet. He whispered:
"Dr. Connors' lab is nearby! Keep your voice down! From what I've heard, the once-venerable professor has been injecting himself with mutation drugs since before the apocalypse, and he hasn't returned to human form in years.
As a cold-blooded creature, he doesn't have that much emotion to express. We have to approach him carefully and show that we have no ill intentions in order to get a chance to talk to him.
besides!
Don't try to attack him.
You have seen Dr. Connors' followers. Those half-lizards are difficult enough to deal with, but you will know what "fear" is when you really face Dr. Lizard.
His crocodile-like teeth still give me nightmares... huh?"
Peter looked at the three people in front of him, their faces changed drastically, they raised their weapons and aimed at him, and then retreated silently. His expression under the mask twitched and he said:
"He's...right behind me, right?"
"Hold still, Peter."
Mason stared at the huge monster 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 bombs.
He whispered:
"Don't move, his teeth are right on your head, just a gentle bite..."
"It's just like the legendary Gustav crocodile!"
Barbara also complained quietly.
She had never seen such an exaggerated thing in Gotham. The big lizard in a white robe in front of her was much more "exciting" than a guy like Killer Croc.
This thing in front of me, including its big tail that is as long as its body, would be more than eight meters long if it were straightened out!
The pair of sinister eyes that reflected light in the darkness not only had the ferocity of a beast, but also a chilling cold wisdom of a human being.
The most peculiar thing was that when he appeared, his forelimbs, which were powerful enough to crush a person's head with one claw, were holding a beaker filled with blue liquid.
Above Dr. Lizard's ferocious mouth was a pair of overly large black-framed glasses.
These two things add a 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 around and said to the huge upright lizard staring at him:
"I'm Parker, your former intern. Um, you're bigger than before. Have you made any major progress with the reptilian enhancements you've been promoting?"
"Peter, of course, I remember you."
What made everyone feel at ease was that this very ferocious upright lizard did not seem to have any intention of fighting. Although the low and turbid voice sounded very uncomfortable, he was indeed speaking human words.
This means that he still maintains his former wisdom.
Mason put down his gun, and Ertong and Barbara also put down their weapons. This action made Dr. Lizard's eyes roll like a real lizard, glance at them and then no longer pay attention.
He looked at Spider-Man in front of him, sized him up and down, and said:
"You look like you've had a rough few years, Peter. That big belly is not the right size for Spider-Man. I'm working on improving my serum, a job that requires long-term research and concentration, so I won't invite you into my lab.
Tell me, what are you doing here?"
Dr. Lizard pushed his glasses up with his other paw and said coldly:
"You should understand that my hiding one hundred and thirty meters underground means that I don't want to be disturbed."
"The catastrophe is imminent, Doctor."
Spider-Man did not hide anything and told Mason everything he had just learned. After that, Mason also took out the recording of the phone 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 the gold-rimmed glasses without lenses on his nose and said softly:
“In fact, Peter is still too kind. Even after experiencing hardships, he is unwilling to think too darkly of human nature. But I have another guess, Dr. Connors.
Perhaps Sandman and the Green Goblin are causing constant earthquakes in the city not just to threaten Peter, you are also very likely among their targets.
In their eyes, your value is even higher than that of middle-aged Peter.
The lizard mutation serum in your hands can turn a group of unarmed civilians into a murderous herd overnight. What's more valuable is that your serum is already very perfect and causes 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 shaking its tail in front of him, and concluded:
“In summary, helping us is also helping you. If our raid fails, then Osborne Tower will have an absolute advantage when facing the underground people.
This is not a good direction for you.”
"I know all that."
Dr. Consner sighed very humanely in the form of a giant lizard. Although he was a cold-blooded creature, at this moment he vaguely showed the calm and wise biologist he once was.
It says:
"Osborn invited me two years ago, but I refused. I expected that guy to still have evil intentions. I have been improving the potion to prevent him from taking risks.
Peter, I for one am inclined to help you.
But whether the people underground are willing to go or not is something you have to convince yourself. I never interfere with their lives underground or their brutal and boring little politics.
But I can’t give you an answer about vibrations, that’s not my area of expertise.”
Dr. Lizard licked his intimidating teeth with his bright red tongue and said:
"But you don't have to be disappointed. You can find another person who can definitely give you a satisfactory answer. 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 hermits underground."
