Capturing Dr. Lizard Alive

Chen Changsheng walked into the alley with a relaxed stride. He pretended to reach out and touch the scaly forehead of Dr. Lizard, who was still lying on the ground.

At this moment, Dr. Lizard, who had been beaten into submission, did not dare to resist at all, allowing Chen Changsheng's large hand to cover his forehead.

As Chen Changsheng's palm touched Dr. Lizard's head, countless tendrils directly pierced the finely scaled top of his head.

After the Blacklight Virus had greedily absorbed a large chunk of flesh containing gene fragments, it then happily retracted into Chen Changsheng's body.

Since Dr. Lizard was not a viral aggregate, Chen Changsheng naturally couldn't obtain his past memories from just a single gene fragment.

However, such a large mass of genetic flesh was enough for Chen Changsheng to analyze.

Chen Changsheng wanted Dr. Lizard's genes simply to see what Dr. Lizard's genes looked like, as subterranean lizardmen were quite rare.

Although Dr. Lizard wasn't from underground, he did like living in the sewers, so he was somewhat related.

After absorbing a piece of Dr. Lizard's genes, Chen Changsheng ran off into the distance, leaving the inexplicably beaten Dr. Lizard to his own confusion in the wind...

Seeing that the mysterious strange person had truly run far away, had he let him go?

Although Dr. Lizard was confused and a little angry, he didn't dare to linger. He turned around, quickly ran to a sewer entrance in the middle of the alley, lifted the manhole cover, and crawled in.

Dr. Lizard was genuinely afraid that the strange person would change his mind and come back to beat him up again. It was no joke; Dr. Lizard felt he would remember that feeling for a lifetime...

Even though his regenerative abilities were astonishing, being hit still hurt. Only an idiot would enjoy being beaten for no reason.

Dr. Lizard was currently in his lizard form, but his intelligence was preserved. Although sometimes his bestial nature would briefly take over.

However, now that the danger was gone and he had vented his frustration through destruction, Dr. Lizard gradually calmed down. When he calmed down, Dr. Lizard would think about how to develop in the future.

In his lizard form, Dr. Connors also harbored ambitions that were not his own. The original scientist, Connors, had only wanted to restore his arm through technology and benefit humanity with his research.

Now, Connors felt that he was superior both mentally and physically. Thus, the suddenly powerful Connors felt it necessary to create a new species to replace humans, with himself as the creator god of this new species!

The next morning, in the apartment Chen Changsheng had recently bought near New York University, Chen Changsheng was watching the morning news.

The news was reporting on the earth-shattering battle between Spider-Man and Dr. Lizard yesterday. James, the owner of the Daily Bugle and Spider-Man's biggest detractor, was heavily criticizing Spider-Man, claiming that Spider-Man had caused severe damage to public facilities during his fight with Dr. Lizard, calling it an outright criminal act...

In a laboratory at New York University, Peter, a gifted student, was consulting with Dr. Connors, an expert in genetics and heredity, about the living habits of cold-blooded reptiles.

After all, Dr. Connors had extensive research on these reptiles, especially lizards. Dr. Connors' ultimate goal was to create a drug that could repair his severed arm using the regenerative genes of lizards.

Peter, after last night's battle, felt that the lizardman was extremely dangerous. That lizardman had no sympathy for ordinary people and was ruthless in his attacks. Therefore, capturing him as soon as possible was the priority.

However, how to find the lizardman was a blind spot in Peter's knowledge. He also didn't have time for slow research, so Peter had to consult his mentor, Dr. Connors.

But Peter would never have imagined, even if he were to die, that the kind and approachable mentor with a missing arm in front of him was the same lizardman who had almost killed an innocent child yesterday.

Dr. Connors, after escaping his lizardman form in the sewer, was clearly thinking clearly today.

Yesterday, after being transformed into Dr. Lizard and coincidentally half-killed by Chen Changsheng, he had fled into the sewer. The newly developed gene-enhancement serum was unstable, and shortly after injection, it lost its effect, causing Connors to revert to being a one-armed doctor.

Today, Connors came to his exclusive university laboratory to thoroughly research the flaws in his gene-fusion experiment. The state he was in yesterday was not what he wanted.

As a scientist, Dr. Connors was extremely perfectionistic when he was sober.

Peter, whom Connors considered his most gifted student, had also made significant contributions to his gene-fusion experiment. Connors regarded him as his right-hand man.

Especially Peter's gene decay algorithm, which even Connors marveled at, calling it a gift from heaven.

Although Peter had not officially started university yet, Connors had already sent him an invitation via email. As soon as Peter enrolled, he would immediately become a student under him, pursuing a master's and then a doctorate in the future.

After a day of discussion in the laboratory, both Peter and Connors gained something. Peter acquired a large amount of information about lizard habits, while Connors gained many new experimental inspirations from his exchange with Peter.

Seeing that it was getting late, they both hurried to say goodbye and attend to their own matters.

Peter intended to go home and create some special webbing to capture Dr. Lizard. Based on yesterday's battle, Peter's previous webbing was as useless as waste paper, easily torn to shreds by Dr. Lizard.

Dr. Connors, on the other hand, planned to return to his newly discovered secret base in the sewer to research and verify his latest idea.

Perhaps it was due to the lizard genes in his body, but Dr. Connors felt increasingly drawn to staying in the sewers. In his heart, the sewers were the safest place...

Speaking of which, the efficiency of Peter and Dr. Connors' actions was truly astonishing. Connors had developed a new gene-fusion serum in a short period.

This version of the gene-enhancement serum was more stable, but the price of stability was a more thorough destruction of human genes.

Dr. Connors, transformed into an enhanced lizardman, plundered the experimental equipment he needed. His ultimate goal was to release the gene serum at the Osborn Industries building, allowing all New Yorkers to evolve and become lizardmen, free from the troubles of disability.

The reason for choosing the Osborn building for his plan was simple: only the rooftop of the Osborn building had the equipment capable of quickly atomizing the lizard gene-enhancement serum and distributing it throughout New York.

As for whether Dr. Connors and Norman Osborn had any conflicts was unknown to outsiders.

Spider-Man also saw lizards gathering from various places in the sewer. Following these small lizards, Spider-Man quickly found Dr. Lizard's lair.

In a secret base hidden deep within the sewer, various research machines moved from the laboratory were placed in an open area. Dr. Lizard was busy with his research.

Peter silently climbed from above the sewer to a spot not far from Dr. Lizard, preparing for a sneak attack to subdue Dr. Lizard in one fell swoop.

But Peter didn't consider for a moment that he possessed the miraculous ability of spider-sense. Wouldn't Dr. Lizard also possess a similar lizard-sense?

The answer was obvious. Dr. Lizard's intuition was extremely sharp.

Seeing that Peter was about to pounce on his back, Dr. Lizard's long tail whipped towards Peter's face in mid-air.

Spider-Man, suspended in the air with no leverage, still managed to twist his body with his incredible strength and agility, narrowly dodging Dr. Lizard's attack.

However, he dodged this attack but not the next. After dodging Dr. Lizard's tail, Spider-Man was hit on the head by a fist the size of a sandbag.

Under the heavy blow, Spider-Man spun several meters before crashing to the ground, his entire head reeling.

Spider-Man, at this point, clearly lacked the combat experience he would later gain. He was just a young man, still with much room for improvement.

Watching Spider-Man shake his head, trying to clear his dizziness, unable to get up for a moment, Dr. Lizard sneered, "Let's see which little bug has wandered into my home uninvited. Oh, it's you, Spider-Man. What's the matter, are you ready to die? Spider-Man!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dr. Lizard charged forward, launching a flurry of punches and kicks at Spider-Man.

The battered Spider-Man could only grit his teeth and endure, trying to counterattack in his desperate situation.

Seeing that Spider-Man was no longer moving, Dr. Lizard stopped his assault. He placed a foot on Spider-Man's chest and extended his long, sharp claws.

Dr. Lizard prepared to start from beneath Spider-Man's neck, slowly slicing open the spider suit to discover the identity of the bug who had repeatedly ruined his plans.

Dr. Lizard's hands didn't stop moving as he muttered, "Let me see what a ridiculous sight you are beneath that ugly suit."

His sharp claws made a long gash in Spider-Man's suit, from his chest to his chin. With a gentle lift, Spider-Man's face was revealed.

Seeing Spider-Man's face, Dr. Lizard was momentarily stunned. He truly hadn't expected that the person who had been opposing him was none other than his favorite student, Peter Parker.

Just as Dr. Lizard stood there in disbelief, a camera secretly placed by Spider-Man on top of the sewer grate clicked, taking a photo.

Accompanied by a bright flash, Dr. Lizard instinctively closed his eyes, exposing a massive opening in his defense.

Spider-Man immediately seized the opportunity, kicking Dr. Lizard in the groin and landing a critical blow.

Well, as a male creature, Dr. Lizard had all the usual weaknesses. Taking advantage of the attack on his vital spot, Peter quickly used his webbing, wrapping it back and forth. Peter's newly developed webbing was incredibly resilient, and no matter how much Dr. Lizard struggled, he couldn't escape being cocooned.

Spider-Man tightly bound Dr. Lizard with his webbing. He only stopped once Dr. Lizard was completely immobile.

Peter cautiously observed for another moment, and only when he was certain Dr. Lizard couldn't move did Spider-Man relax.

With his guard down, Peter reverted to his talkative nature, complaining about Dr. Lizard's ugly appearance while he began watching videos stored on Dr. Lizard's research equipment.

Peter felt the equipment looked familiar, somewhat like the labs at New York University, but he didn't think too much of it. After all, scientific equipment looked similar everywhere. Peter didn't yet know that this monstrous lizard man was his own teacher.

Watching Peter research at the computer and examine the stored content, Dr. Lizard quietly used his sharp claws to begin secretly cutting through the webbing binding him.

Taking advantage of Spider-Man's distraction, Dr. Lizard quickly grabbed the lizard gene enhancement serum he had been researching and fled out of the sewer.

Familiar with the sewer system, Dr. Lizard quickly outran Spider-Man. After losing sight of Dr. Lizard, Peter dejectedly returned to the sewer laboratory, hoping to find any clues Dr. Lizard might have left behind.

After reviewing Dr. Lizard's experiment logs, Peter couldn't believe his eyes. That monster was the teacher who had taken such good care of him.

Furthermore, his teacher had a plan to destroy humanity. The thought of the world being overrun by green lizard men sent a shiver down Peter's spine.

After examining all of Dr. Lizard's experimental records, Peter realized the gravity of the situation. However, Dr. Lizard was now gone, and finding him became the next problem.

After retrieving all the hard drives, Peter prepared to destroy the laboratory. He didn't want anyone to know that the respected Dr. Connors had become a monster.

In Peter's heart, Dr. Connors was still a person worthy of respect.

Looking at the world-class research equipment in the space, Peter hesitated. This equipment was incredibly valuable, and if he had it, he could definitely develop stronger webbing.

Peter had also found his father's legacy, a laboratory in an abandoned subway station. The equipment there was very old, yet Peter had still managed to research many useful things with it.

If he moved this equipment there, he was sure to achieve even greater results.

After a long internal struggle, Peter decided to only take the hard drives containing Dr. Connors' research videos to destroy them. He would leave the equipment here for now, planning to retrieve it later.

The fact that most of the equipment weighed several tons was a minor issue. If Dr. Lizard could move it, Peter certainly could too.

For now, the threat of Dr. Lizard needed to be dealt with. This time, Dr. Lizard wasn't just a threat to one person. An attack on all of New York was imminent, and Peter Parker felt it was his undeniable responsibility to resolve it.

Recalling his Uncle Ben's dying words, "With great power comes great responsibility," Peter immediately set off with renewed determination, heading out of the sewer.