Doctor Lizard

"Pictures of Vampires feeding appeared on Facebook."

"Many people on Twitter were discussing Vampires."

"Videos of Vampires were everywhere on TikTok. One video even went over the history of Vampires in detail."

Listening to the Technical Department's report, Coulson had a massive headache. Recently, more and more Vampires had been causing trouble, leading many people to discover their existence. All kinds of pictures and videos were spreading across the internet.

Ever since smartphones had appeared, information had spread much faster. Even S.H.I.E.L.D. found it difficult to control everything as it had in the past.

"Damn Vampires. Damn TikTok."

Coulson could not help but curse. Facebook and Twitter were manageable, as they would help the Technical Department delete posts, but TikTok ignored them completely. For the sake of downloads, it had even made Vampire videos trend.

It was not as if Coulson had never warned TikTok. The problem was that TikTok completely ignored his warnings. He had once sent the Technical Department to attack TikTok's servers, but those bragging fools had been thoroughly crushed. Their own servers had nearly been breached by the other side.

After thinking for a moment, Coulson called Nick Fury and said, "Director, the Vampire situation is spreading rapidly. I would like to request Jarvis's assistance."

Jarvis was Tony Stark's intelligent butler, currently the most advanced artificial intelligence in the world. No one could delete posts more efficiently than it.

Nick Fury said, "There is no need. Keep everything as it is."

Coulson froze, then asked somewhat excitedly, "Director, are you planning to..."

"I'm not planning anything, and neither are you."

Nick Fury cut Coulson off and said, "Many teams will be entering New York for exercises soon. Be prepared."

Coulson immediately nodded. "I understand."

The Vampires wanted to tear up the agreement, but humans wanted the same. As a seasoned control freak, Nick Fury had long wanted to eliminate the Vampires.

As for who would have the last laugh in this contest, they would have to wait and see.

Half a month later, at Rebirth Tower, Wang Nanxuan called Howard and asked, "Has the artificial intelligence been developed yet?"

"Almost. I want to develop an artificial intelligence that surpasses Jarvis."

Howard said this was a common problem among the Stark family—they always strove for perfection. How did that saying go again? Anything produced by Stark was bound to be a masterpiece.

"Hurry up."

Wang Nanxuan hung up and used magic to contact Trask in Hell. "Has the Leech Factor that can suppress the X-Gene been successfully extracted?"

Trask said, "The extraction has succeeded. We are currently researching large-scale Replication."

"Very good. Speed it up."

Wang Nanxuan nodded in satisfaction, hung up, and stretched. All his work for the day was finished. It was time to start enjoying himself.

What had Wang Nanxuan done? Made phone calls, of course. As a boss, his biggest job was to hold a whip and drive his employees to work harder. If they did not work hard, where would a boss get the money to buy cars, houses, and pick up girls?

"Gwen has work today. I'll ask her out later."

Wang Nanxuan was pondering this when the Magic Mark he had placed on Gwen sent him a signal. Gwen was in danger.

Inside an Osborn Group laboratory, cries and screams rang out one after another. A humanoid giant Lizard over three meters tall, completely green with crimson eyes, was rampaging through the lab. Broken equipment lay everywhere.

The giant Lizard grabbed a researcher in a white coat, bit through his neck, and drank deeply from him. The others were so frightened that they nearly wet themselves as they fled madly outside.

Gwen was also running. As she ran, she used trembling hands to dial 911, preparing to call the police. At that moment, the giant Lizard threw away the researcher's corpse and kicked a table toward the fleeing crowd.

Everyone hurriedly dodged, but Gwen was shoved off the balcony along with her phone.

"No!"

Amid the fierce wind, Gwen screamed, her heart filled with terror. Her scream caught the attention of Spider-Man, who happened to be passing by. He immediately swung over with Spider Silk.

Just then, the sharp-eyed Spider-Man spotted a figure below stepping on his own left foot and rapidly jumping upward. He could not help exclaiming, "That's not scientific."

Of course it was not scientific. This was purely Wang Nanxuan's Bad Taste. He jumped all the way into the air, caught the screaming Gwen, and leaped with her onto the balcony, casually catching her phone as well.

"Andrew."

At the sight of Wang Nanxuan, Gwen was almost overwhelmed with joy. She leaned into his arms and gasped for breath.

Wang Nanxuan comforted her. "Don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, you won't suffer any harm."

"Mm."

Gwen hugged Wang Nanxuan tightly. Only in this warm, strong embrace could she feel safe.

At that moment, Spider-Man clung to the opposite wall and shouted, "Dude, that move of yours just now wasn't scientific. Stepping on your left foot with your right foot, the two forces would... Huh, Mr. Wang!"

Wang Nanxuan knowingly asked, "You know me?"

Spider-Man smiled awkwardly and did not dare linger. He hurriedly shouted, "Someone up there needs help. I'm going to assist them."

With that, Spider-Man quickly climbed upward. Before long, he saw a giant Lizard drinking blood. He roared angrily and charged forward, engaging the giant Lizard in a fierce battle.

Wang Nanxuan watched for a few moments before he could not be bothered anymore. It was a typical rookie fight—both of them relied solely on talent, and their fighting skills were practically nonexistent.

Gwen asked curiously, "Andrew, do you know Spider-Man?"

Wang Nanxuan asked, "No, he knows me. What exactly happened?"

"It was my fault."

Gwen said guiltily, "I failed to safeguard the Vampire blood. Doctor Connors added it to the Lizard Potion. Then, for some reason, Doctor Connors injected himself with the untested Lizard Potion without authorization.

Then, he turned into a bloodthirsty Lizard that had lost its mind. This is all my fault."

Doctor Connors was a disabled man missing his right hand. His lifelong dream had been to create a world without imperfections. Therefore, he studied cross-species genetics, intending to use the genes of other species to make humans immune to disease.

For decades, Doctor Connors had continually failed. But after obtaining Vampire blood, he succeeded—he successfully turned himself into a blood-drinking giant Lizard with both arms intact.

"A Vampire Lizard?"

Wang Nanxuan was somewhat surprised. How had Doctor Lizard's storyline gone so far off track?

Gwen calmed down and recalled what had happened earlier. She asked in shock, "Andrew, how did you jump up here just now? And why did you arrive at exactly the right time?"

Wang Nanxuan said with a smile, "I sensed that you were in danger, so I came specifically to find you. Looks like my senses were right."

Gwen said, "Sensed it? You mean telepathy? That's not scientific."

Wang Nanxuan scraped Gwen's nose and said, "At a time like this, you just need to be touched, my little top student."

Gwen was a little shy, but also a little sweet. At that moment, Spider-Man was knocked outside by Doctor Lizard. Seeing Wang Nanxuan and Gwen openly displaying their affection, he pouted unhappily, used Spider Silk to leap back into the room, and fought Doctor Lizard once more.