American Comics: The Matrix

Chapter 30: Doctor Wu (Seeking follow-up reading)

night.

The interior of Osborne Building was completely dark.

Only the sign for the safe passage was still emitting a faint green light.

However, the darkness did not hinder Bant's vision much. Peter could see clearly even with black lenses, let alone him.

"Connors' laboratory, I remember it was over here..."

Just now, when he hacked into the Osborne Building, he had already planned the route. Not only that, he also added a general message for himself so that no access control could stop him.

After a while, he found Connors' original laboratory.

This place is a complete mess.

Everything was lying on the ground in a twisted state, even the laboratory tables were overturned.

There was a pungent smell in the air. Bant frowned, covered his nose, and walked in with the help of the red light from his watch.

For some reason, at this moment, he always had a strange feeling. It was not that he felt dangerous, nor was it spider sense, but it seemed as if he was being spied on by someone.

He glanced at the things in the laboratory. Several mice that had not yet been used in experiments looked at him warily, and when they felt his gaze, they quickly hid in the corner.

There doesn't seem to be anything unusual.

Bant suppressed his doubts, straightened the laboratory table, found a few well-preserved test tubes, collected the remaining materials in the laboratory, and began to prepare the lizard serum.

However, what he did not notice was that the little white mice hiding in the dark corners looked at him more and more ferociously.

……

Meanwhile, underground pipes in New York.

Peter found a central area where pipes connected the entire city and was the largest sewage gathering place in the vicinity.

"In a narrow sewer, small vibrations can be very clear."

He shot the spider silk into the depths of different pipes, and all the silk threads were connected into a huge web. The spider web was woven into a huge trap, waiting for the prey to be hooked, and he was the hunting spider on this web!
"Next, just wait quietly."

Peter sat on the spider web.

Only then did he have a little time to breathe.

However, he would rather not have to breathe because it stinks so badly here.

"It's dirty and smelly. Why is my working environment so bad?" Peter pinched his nose and complained, "I wish I could work in outer space like Superman."

"Iron Man would never go to the sewer, and there's Ben, no wonder he didn't come to help me..."

Peter muttered to himself.

"correct--"

He suddenly remembered something, jumped back to the ground, found his schoolbag, and took out his camera.

"This is a good opportunity. If I can take a picture of Spider-Man fighting the Lizard, not only can I clear Spider-Man's reputation, but I can also make some money."

To this day, Peter is still very angry that George Stacy thinks Spider-Man and the Lizard are in cahoots.

He worked so hard to help the police catch so many criminals, and it would be fine if they didn't thank him, but they actually thought he was a big bad guy?

"It must be because they don't know that I caught those criminals. I think I should leave a note next time, just say 'Your good neighbor Spider-Man'."

Peter has a little obsession that good deeds should be remembered.

But he didn't know that his behavior was seen as a provocation by others.

"And the Daily Bugle. If they're willing to spend $500 for a picture of Spider-Man, they'll definitely be willing to spend $1,000 for a picture of the Lizard Man."

Glue the camera to the wall of the sewer.

Peter was already thinking about what he should do with the one thousand dollars once he got it.

One thousand dollars would be enough to last a long time if it was only used for daily living. But Peter thought that he could make money by filming Spider-Man in the future, so he wouldn't have to be so tight on money.

"I think I could buy Uncle Ben a new car, or a used RV for family travel."

He thought it was a good idea.

In the future, he and Xiaoban can afford the family expenses, and Uncle Ben and Aunt Mei don't need to work hard anymore. For him, taking a few photos can earn hundreds or even thousands of dollars, which is easier than moving a finger.

And their family hasn't traveled together for a long time.

Peter was imagining the future here, when the huge net suddenly vibrated slightly.

He immediately collected his thoughts, lowered his body, and looked towards the deep entrance of the cave, trying to find out where the trembling came from.

However, in the darkness, the spider silk under his feet began to vibrate violently like the strings of a guitar being swept by fingers, not just one, but all!

It was like a huge symphony. Peter thought that his movements on the spider silk had disrupted the frequency of the vibrations, so he jumped around hurriedly until he saw rows of densely packed lizards crawling from all directions and gathering together.

Just like all rivers flow into the sea, they gather together to meet their king!
found it!
This thought flashed through Peter's mind, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.

He held his breath and crawled carefully in the direction where the little lizards were moving. The dark sewer was like a monster's deep throat and esophagus, swallowing up his tiny figure.

Peter kept moving forward, but suddenly, the anomalies disappeared.

The spider silk stopped trembling, as if the prey had escaped from the spider web.

Peter stopped subconsciously.

At this moment, the sewer was as quiet as the few seconds before a monster appeared in a horror movie...

Maybe not like—

Peter swallowed, and suddenly he felt a sharp tingling sensation in his head, like an electric current running through his body.

He looked into the depths of the sewer, alert for enemies that might appear at any time.

But he didn't realize that a huge claw was hovering above his head.

The stinging sensation became more and more intense, Peter raised his head and met a pair of dim eyes!

boom! ! !
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The lizard monster opened its mouth wide enough to split its ears and pounced on Bant's back!

At that moment, the spider sense was ringing like an alarm.

Without even thinking, Bant did a backflip and jumped onto the ceiling, dodging the attack.

When he was hanging upside down and looking down, he saw the monster with green fur and green scales.

"mouse?"

"lizard?"

This is a mutant monster that is almost 2.5 meters in size. Its body still retains the characteristics of a white mouse, but it has begun to transform into a lizard.

The knobby tail whips around like a giant whip.

Before Bant could take any action, a heavy noise was heard outside the laboratory, as if something heavy had fallen.

Then, Bant heard a sharp voice.

"Antidote for the serum?"

"I can't let you ruin my plan!"

Bant asked and looked over, his eyes suddenly widened.

"Dr. Dongwu?!"

(End of this chapter)