Electro

Before long, Ulysses and Wang Bert arrived in front of a large shipping container. Ulysses gestured for his men to open it, only to reveal that it was completely empty.

"Hmm?"

Seeing Wang Bert's displeased look, Ulysses clapped his hands. Two men entered the container and pulled down its steel inner wall, revealing a neat row of transparent jars behind it. Inside the jars were dark blue chunks of raw Vibranium!

Ulysses picked up a jar and tossed it to Wang Bert. "Ten kilograms, not a gram less. You can inspect it!"

"Very good!"

Wang Bert caught the jar and glanced at it, nodding in satisfaction. Then he turned and tossed it to Frank. "This is Vibranium, worth ten thousand dollars per gram. The hardest metal in the world. Captain America's shield was made from this!"

Frank caught the jar and asked curiously, "The hardest metal? Bert, what are you buying this for?"

"To forge a weapon that suits me. There are Iron Man suits flying all over the sky now. It's a huge disadvantage not to have a weapon!"

Wang Bert answered. He had originally planned to forge a Dragon Tooth sword, but while he had Dragon Tooth, he lacked the technology, so he could only use Vibranium instead! Frank looked at the Vibranium in the jar and sighed. "More than a hundred million dollars to make one weapon. You rich people really know how to have fun!"

Wang Bert laughed. "What's strange about that? Captain America's shield is worth at least fifty million, and he throws it around like it's nothing!"

"Captain America's shield is worth that much?"

Frank was dumbfounded. More than fifty million? So Captain America's enemies had been beaten to death with money all along! Wang Bert said, "It really is worth that much. I've always wondered why no one ever picked up Captain America's shield and ran off with it."

"Maybe because they couldn't sell it!"

Ulysses laughed. "Blood God, the goods are here. Time to pay up. One hundred million dollars!"

"Natalie!"

Wang Bert snapped his fingers, and Natalie came over with a laptop. As Wang Bert transferred the money, he said, "I thought you'd make me pay in cash!"

"We keep up with the times too! Besides, money in the bank is much easier to launder than cash."

Ulysses laughed. Before long, his phone rang. The hundred million dollars had arrived. Ulysses beamed and shook Wang Bert's hand. "Blood God, it's been a pleasure doing business with you. If you need anything next time, feel free to contact me again!"

"Don't worry, I definitely will!"

Wang Bert smiled and motioned for Frank to lead the men in moving the Vibranium. Next time? Sorry, there wouldn't be a next time!

With the deal completed smoothly, Ulysses was in high spirits. He said, "It's a pity I always leave immediately after a deal. Otherwise, I'd have to share a few drinks with you and have a good gambling session!"

Why had Ulysses been selling Vibranium for over a decade and still remained this poor? Simple—he loved gambling. It was a common flaw among people in shady trades. Money came quickly, and it went quickly too! Wang Bert casually said, "Drinking is fine, but forget gambling. Even Tony Stark couldn't beat me when he cheated!"

"Hearing you say that only makes me want to gamble with you more. Isn't that strange?"

Ulysses immediately became interested. "Next time, I'll bring the gambling gear. We'll have a proper game."

"Then I'll probably save a lot of money next time. All right, Mr. Klaue. See you next time."

Wang Bert smiled. Once Frank and the others had finished moving the Vibranium, he waved his hand and led everyone away in their vehicles.

"Let's go back."

After Wang Bert and his group had completely departed, Ulysses immediately withdrew with his men. He was extremely cautious when doing business; otherwise, he would not have survived this long.

Who wouldn't covet Vibranium?

By car, plane, and ship, Ulysses spent most of the day returning to his base, the Churchill. Most of his Vibranium was hidden there! "Finally, I can relax! We'll celebrate properly tonight!"

Ulysses let out a sigh of relief. In his happiness, he had no idea that he had brought a tiny thief back with him! In the dead of night, that thief awakened and secretly flew out of Ulysses's body—it was the drop of blood Wang Bert had previously placed inside him!

Then, the drop of blood transformed into Wang Bert wearing an Ant-Man Suit!

"Not bad. My consciousness made it over!"

Wang Bert nodded in satisfaction. Compared to before, his sensing ability had become much stronger. After all, over the past few months, he had constantly been absorbing blood and Dragon Bone! And don't underestimate that single drop of blood—it was actually one-third of Wang Bert's blood. That was why, even at such a great distance, Wang Bert could still vaguely sense it and transfer his consciousness along that connection!

As for the other two-thirds of Wang Bert's body, it had already entered a dormant state, leaving behind only some instincts. He had yet to make a breakthrough in that regard!

Without wasting time, Wang Bert flew up and searched the ship for the Vibranium—flight was not an ability of the Ant-Man Suit, but his own ability!

Before long, Wang Bert found the Vibranium hidden in a false compartment in the cargo hold. He first destroyed the surveillance equipment, then used Pym Particles to shrink over a hundred kilograms of Vibranium and put it in his pocket! After that, Wang Bert did not leave immediately, because that would make suspicion too easy. He secretly used the Purple Man Virus to control Ulysses's subordinates, then had them launch a rebellion! Ulysses was caught completely off guard. In the end, with Wang Bert deliberately letting him go, he fled the Churchill in a speedboat with several trusted men. He swore that he would kill every one of those traitorous bastards! Ulysses did not know that not long after he left, all the rebelling men committed suicide, and even the ship had been sunk into the sea by Wang Bert!

The plan was not perfect, but what crime ever was? As long as no one suspected Pym Particles, that was enough. As for whether they would suspect a Vampire, what did that matter? I bribed your men to betray you, then killed them all and stole your goods. So what? Is that not allowed? Only after finishing all this did Wang Bert return to Las Vegas. His flying speed was extremely fast, and before dawn, he had merged back with the rest of his body! "Done. I accidentally made another billion or so!"

Wang Bert sat up in bed and nodded in satisfaction. Then he thought of something and chuckled. "S.H.I.E.L.D. should be starting to look for Ulysses's trouble soon, right? After all, I dropped such a huge hint!"

That was also why Wang Bert had not killed Ulysses. It was not that he could not kill him; it was that keeping him alive was useful!

S.H.I.E.L.D. did indeed start looking for Ulysses. After Natasha sent the information back, Director Fury understood with only a little thought that they were talking about Wakanda, because only Wakanda produced Vibranium!

To be honest, Director Fury did not really believe Wakanda could be that powerful. If it was such a powerful country, why hide away? And disguise itself as a super-poor nation that needed aid from the council? Had they been kicked in the head by a donkey?

However, as a veteran paranoid, once he obtained intelligence, he naturally had to verify it! Director Fury sent people to secretly investigate Wakanda while also having Hawkeye lead a team to capture Ulysses and bring back some Vibranium to ease the household budget. Material costs had risen recently, and the cost of building the base had increased quite a bit. It was truly troubling! There was no doubt Hawkeye was a top-tier agent, but after being "betrayed" by his subordinates, Ulysses had hidden himself somewhere out of fear of being hunted down.

Under such circumstances, Hawkeye had it rough. A rat that had hidden itself was not so easy to find, even if he had the eyes of a hawk!

While Wang Bert was enjoying himself in Las Vegas, Norman Osborn was having a miserable time. Spider-Man had been constantly hounding him, preventing him from killing those shareholders. The two sides had fought several times, but neither could defeat the other.

Even worse, the damage caused by the Green Goblin had become unbearable for the city government. They asked Iron Man to intervene, and the Green Goblin was extremely wary of Iron Man, not daring to act carelessly anymore! Norman, pretending to be sick in his bedroom at home, thought for a moment before calling Niels. "How is the team's training going?"

"They can be put to use, but they used to be homeless. Even after being enhanced, their combat strength isn't that impressive!"

Niels replied, "And we don't have any more Gliders or Green Goblin Armor."

"That's fine. If there are no Gliders, use guns. Have them get ready. The moment Bert Wang comes back, we strike!"

Norman hung up. At that moment, the television happened to begin broadcasting an Osborn Corporation Press Conference. Vice President McKen happily announced to the reporters, "Mr. Max has agreed to rejoin Osborn Corporation. He will serve as head of the power department..."

"McKen, Max!"

Norman's face instantly twisted with rage. He decided that he would kill both of them!

At Osborn Corporation, McKen sat in the vice president's office with a pleased look on his face. The Blood God trusted him greatly and had put him in charge of Osborn Corporation. Under his efforts, Osborn Corporation's stock price had gradually stabilized!

It won't be long before I can move into the President's office! Norman, just go in peace. I'll make Osborn Corporation flourish!

McKen was thinking smugly when the glass wall behind him suddenly shattered with a crash. He was so frightened that he fell straight out of his chair and landed amid the broken glass!

Immediately afterward, a green figure flew in from outside and shouted at McKen, "McKen, traitor!"

Hearing that voice, McKen shouted in shock, "Norman!"

"That's right, it's me!"

Norman laughed viciously. He jumped down from his Glider, lifted McKen entirely off the floor, and dragged him to the window where the wind howled. "Osborn Corporation is mine! It will always be mine!"

"Norman, no, Norman... ah!"

McKen hurriedly begged for mercy, but Norman showed no mercy at all and threw him straight out from the fortieth floor! "What a beautiful sound!"

Listening to McKen's screams, Norman burst into laughter. Then he went back and turned on McKen's computer, rapidly typing on the keyboard. Surveillance footage from the power department soon appeared on the screen. He saw Max leading people on an inspection of the Gene Lab's electrical grid.

Max, who had once looked shabby and pathetic, was now neatly dressed, looking like a successful professional.

"You're a traitor too!"

Norman began typing again. Max was touching a piece of equipment when it suddenly leaked electricity. His entire body convulsed from the shock, and then, in a moment of carelessness, he fell from the railing and landed right inside the pool where the Gene Eels were kept!

That pool was filled with electricity. Max screamed endlessly from the shocks, but worse still, the Gene Eels saw someone invading their territory and swam over to bite him! Just like that, Max died horribly, his body charred black! "Traitors must all die!"

Norman laughed wildly, jumped onto his Glider, and quickly left.

Because of McKen and Max's consecutive deaths, Osborn Tower was in chaos. Taking advantage of the security guards all leaving, a female assistant quietly slipped into the chairman's office. She then took out a specially made USB drive, intending to steal company data! Just then, a cool voice suddenly rang out from the doorway. "Who are you? Why are you here?"

The female assistant jumped in fright and hurriedly looked up, only to discover that it was Mercury, the future chairman's assistant. She calmly put away the USB drive as she said, "Hello, I'm here to clean!"

Mercury asked suspiciously, "To clean? Why don't I see any tools?"

As the female assistant walked toward Mercury, she nervously said, "The tools are outside. I'll wipe down the desk and computer with tissues first."

Once the female assistant reached Mercury, she suddenly raised her left hand with force. The bracelet on it flew off and smashed toward Mercury. At the same time, her right hand turned into a knife-hand strike aimed at Mercury's neck!

The female assistant did not intend to kill Mercury. She only wanted to knock her unconscious. But to her surprise, the other woman caught her wrist. Before she could understand how the other woman was so fast, a sharp pain exploded in her abdomen, and she was sent flying into the wall before falling down!

The female assistant curled up like a shrimp in agony, her heart filled with shock. How could the other woman be so strong? Could she be an Enhanced Human? "So, it's a little thieving cat!"

Mercury walked up to the female assistant in high heels. The assistant, who had been writhing in pain just moments ago, suddenly braced herself against the ground and swept both legs hard at Mercury's calves!

Mercury snorted coldly and leaped high into the air, then delivered a flying kick to the female assistant's chin. The assistant flew up in response and passed out on the spot.

"Qi really is useful. It even improves my sensing ability!"

Mercury landed and gave the female assistant, who had landed as well, a cold smile. Then she took out her phone and called Wang Bert, telling him what had just happened, including the deaths of McKen and Max.

"Keep things under control for now. I'll be back immediately."

Wang Bert said, though it was not for the Green Goblin, but for Max! To be honest, Wang Bert was speechless. Max had still become Electro. Fate really was too strange, wasn't it?

At night, in a New York morgue, the lights suddenly began flickering on and off, creating a terrifying sight. Even more horrifying, the "corpse" on a morgue table suddenly started moving, then accidentally fell to the floor. At the same time, all the surrounding lights burst in showers of sparks!

The charred "corpse" on the floor seemed extremely panicked, flailing nonstop. Then he saw his palm and became even more terrified, because it was transparent. He could clearly see the blood vessels, bones, and electrical current inside! That was right, electrical current. This "corpse" had electricity in him. As he moved, the electrical appliances around him activated on their own. An electric saw even spun wildly as it fell from a cabinet, nearly hitting the "corpse"! "What happened to me?"

The "corpse" was overwhelmed with panic. He stood up, and the charred "shell" covering his body gradually cracked and fell away, revealing his true appearance. It was Max, his entire body filled with electricity, a glowing Max! Max casually grabbed a cloak-like garment and fled the morgue in a panic. On the street, he felt terribly hungry and could not resist absorbing the current from a nearby car! Max still did not feel satisfied. Following the direction of the underground power lines, he made his way toward the place where the electrical current was most concentrated—he could see electrical current! That place was Duffy Square. Max found a junction, pried open the cover, grabbed the wires with both hands, and frantically absorbed the electricity!