As Quake's Inhuman Ability awakened, it directly triggered a Magnitude 7 Earthquake. The entire Brooklyn district shook violently, and many old buildings cracked apart.
The departments responsible for earthquakes immediately launched an investigation. At first, they assumed it was a naturally occurring earthquake. Although earthquakes were uncommon in New York, they had happened before, so it was merely shocking at most.
But as the investigation went deeper, they discovered in astonishment that this earthquake's epicenter was actually above ground. That was highly abnormal.
Just as they wanted to investigate further, another department made the first move.
"Director, we've found the epicenter. It's Skye—her ability has awakened!"
Coulson wore a safety helmet and was dressed like a construction worker. Around him were Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. dressed the same way. They were digging through the ruins, and within the excavated remains of the house, the still-unconscious Skye lay there unharmed.
What astonished Coulson and the others even more was that, although all the surrounding rooms had been shattered by the quake, the space within roughly three meters of Skye was completely intact. Even the operating table beneath her had not warped in the slightest. It was utterly incredible.
"The military and FBI are already on their way. Get her back before they do. Leave the rest to me."
Nick Fury had always been forceful when it came to snatching things. Even though the FBI and military were the local powers on United States soil, S.H.I.E.L.D. gave them no face at all.
Coulson was long accustomed to his superior's style, so he immediately directed his subordinates to carry Skye out and place her in a modified ambulance. Then they sped away amid wailing sirens. By the time the FBI and military personnel arrived, all that remained were ruins scattered across the ground and a pile of smashed experimental equipment.
Since Wang Khan had already packed up and taken away all the experimental data, the things here were completely worthless.
At that moment, Wang Khan was organizing the previous experimental data. Skye's successful transformation in particular proved that his Meditation Experiment had been entirely correct. Next came his own enhancement.
One green bottle and one red bottle—two serums rested on the bedroom table. They were the Green Goblin Serum and the Quake Serum.
Wang Khan attached several sensors to his body. Through them, Red Queen obtained complete data on his physical condition.
"Guardian, if the experimental data you provided is accurate, then your chance of successfully evolving after injecting the serums is 98%. I recommend verifying the experimental data in reality before proceeding with the injection."
"There's no need. My Meditation Experiment fully simulates reality. Nothing can go wrong. Inject them."
Red Queen said no more. She controlled the surgical robotic arms and divided the two bottles of serum into eight injections, administering them simultaneously into Wang Khan's limbs, abdomen, neck, spine, and other vital areas.
As the serums entered his body, Wang Khan began to have a stress reaction. First came slight convulsions, followed by violent trembling. Finally, he writhed as though having an epileptic seizure, his reaction even more severe than Skye's had been.
"Hold... me... down!"
Under Red Queen's control, several robotic arms pinned Wang Khan to the bed. No matter how he convulsed, his movements could not become too large.
Sweat poured from Wang Khan's body. At the same time, clumps of hair fell out, covering the entire bed.
Wang Khan stared in horror.
"What the hell? Nothing went wrong in hundreds of thousands of experiments. Did I seriously hit that one-in-a-hundred-thousand chance?"
Before he could even utter a "fuck," his brain's protective mechanism forcibly knocked him unconscious.
Seeing Wang Khan lose consciousness, Red Queen panicked slightly. But she had no other options now. She could only continue monitoring his bodily data through the sensors, ready to administer emergency treatment the moment any life-threatening changes appeared.
It was a full five hours before Wang Khan woke up. His first sensation upon waking was discomfort.
His entire body felt sticky, as if he had spent hours steaming in a scorching sauna, then been forced into a leather coat before having the chance to wash up.
"Damn~~ This stench is strong enough to get me high."
His body odor nearly knocked Wang Khan unconscious a second time. He hurriedly got up and wanted to rinse off in the bathroom, but the moment his hand pressed against the mattress, the springs inside deformed violently, letting out a teeth-grinding squeal. Then, with a bang, one of the bed legs actually snapped.
Wang Khan lost his balance and fell off the bed. His body instinctively braced itself with one hand against the ground, then he performed a flip and landed steadily on his feet, execution score: 9.9.
"This... is some seriously developed motor coordination. Did the Green Goblin Serum take effect?"
"Guardian, your muscle strength has increased sevenfold, your neural response speed has increased fivefold, and your bone strength has increased threefold. At the same time, your internal organs and other systems have improved to varying degrees. Clearly, the Green Goblin Serum has taken effect. The experiment was successful!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Khan no longer cared about the overpowering stench covering his body. He clenched his fist hard, and the compression of muscle and finger bones actually produced the sound of steel cables twisting violently.
Turning his head, he grabbed the metal baseball bat beside him. Wang Khan gripped both ends of the bat with his hands, then bent his arms inward with force.
Squeeeak—
Amid a grinding sound, the metal bat was bent directly into a hula hoop.
"Ha ha ha ha, it worked! It really worked! From now on, I'm a superhuman too."
Tossing the hula hoop aside, Wang Khan first went to the bathroom to wash off the foul sweat coating his body. After changing into loose clothes, he entered his private gym. With Red Queen's help, he conducted a comprehensive test of his body, and the results left Wang Khan extremely satisfied.
He did not know Captain America's exact physical stats, but judging by how Captain America could fight Spider-Man without falling behind in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, their physical strength should have been about the same.
Green Goblin had also been able to fight Spider-Man hand-to-hand without falling behind in the movies. In other words, Wang Khan's physical strength had already risen to Marvel's fifty-fifty tier.
"My physical strength is roughly the same as the data from the Meditation Experiment. Next, let's see what the Inhuman Ability can do."
"Guardian, Quake, Skye, has already been secretly taken away by S.H.I.E.L.D. They must have begun investigating Quake's superpower by now, so you need to be careful. The moment any unusual shockwave appears, it will definitely be detected immediately."
Wang Khan nodded slightly.
"Red Queen, your analysis is correct. S.H.I.E.L.D. must be monitoring all of New York like hunting dogs right now. We can't walk into the line of fire. In that case, let's build a soundproof room first. Once it's complete, we can test the quake ability."
With that, Wang Khan raised a hand and wiped the sweat from his head, only for a soft, fleshy sensation to meet his palm.
In an instant, Wang Khan's expression changed drastically. He rushed into the bathroom at world-record-breaking hundred-meter speed and stood before the mirror. Then a scream rang out.
"Where's my hair? Why isn't there a single strand left? Nooo—"
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