Escape

The Osborn Group was a major conglomerate, so the police arrived quickly. Hearing the sirens, Doctor Lizard sent Spider-Man flying with a sweep of his tail. Then he grabbed several vials from the pharmaceutical freezer and leaped out the window, rapidly climbing down.

"He wasn't afraid of sunlight?"

Andrew narrowed his eyes slightly. Doctor Lizard was even stronger than he had been in Final Destination, but he was not a magical creature; his soul was still intact.

"Don't even think about running, Big Guy."

Spider-Man immediately gave chase. The two brawled all the way to the ground, startling the police, who opened fire on Doctor Lizard.

Unfortunately, the officers' little pistols were basically useless against Doctor Lizard. He swept his tail, sending several officers flying back with screams. They hit the ground, their fate unknown.

That was not all. Doctor Lizard rushed to a police car and flipped it over with all his strength. The vehicle rolled into another police car, shards of glass flying everywhere as the officers hurriedly backed away in terror.

Doctor Lizard sneered disdainfully and fled toward a nearby alley. Spider-Man was deeply dissatisfied with his brutality and shouted as he chased after him.

Andrew shook his head and asked Gwen, "Gwen, do you want me to get you out of here?"

Gwen said dejectedly, "Andrew, I want to go back to the lab and take a look. This is all my fault."

"This isn't your fault. It's Doctor Connors's own fault," Andrew said. "To Tell the Truth, I seriously suspect he bought his doctorate. He actually injected an untested drug into his own body? Even a novice wouldn't make that kind of mistake."

"I don't understand why he did it either. It completely violated protocol."

Gwen shook her head. Then she recalled what had happened earlier and asked, "By the way, you still haven't told me how you jumped up and caught me. Are you a Mutant?"

"Do you discriminate against Mutants?" Andrew asked. "Uh, I guess you wouldn't. You'd probably draw my blood for research."

"Nonsense."

Gwen gave Andrew's chest an annoyed little punch. Andrew said, "I'm not a Mutant. I'll slowly tell you about my background later. For now, just treat me as a Kung Fu Master."

"That's such a perfunctory answer. Not even Bruce Lee could jump as high as you."

Gwen complained, but she did not press the matter further. She jogged toward the laboratory upstairs.

The laboratory had already become a ruin. Several injured people lay on the ground groaning, while several corpses with their throats torn open lay nearby, chilling everyone to the bone.

Gwen hurriedly helped treat the injured. Before long, the police arrived at the laboratory and sealed everything off.

Not long afterward, S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived as well. They wanted to take everything from the laboratory away for investigation, but Osborn's upper management refused and began arguing with Coulson.

In the end, the Osborn Group agreed to hand over some of the information and allow S.H.I.E.L.D. to take people away for questioning, but a company Lawyer had to accompany them. In addition, S.H.I.E.L.D. had to help cover up this incident.

Once the negotiations were over, Coulson told the agents to take the surviving researchers away. Gwen shouted indignantly, "I'm not going anywhere. I've never even heard of S.H.I.E.L.D. You have no right to take us away."

"Sorry, little girl, but we do have that authority," Coulson said.

"I'd like to hear exactly what gives you that authority."

Leaning against the doorway, Andrew filmed while mocking him. "As far as I know, S.H.I.E.L.D. is an organization under the United Nations. An organization like that has no actual law enforcement authority in America."

"Stop filming."

Two agents stepped forward to snatch Andrew's phone. Coulson jumped in fright and hurriedly stopped them. "Stop! Mr. Wang, why are you here?"

Gwen is my girlfriend," Andrew said coldly. "Why do you think I'm here?"

Gwen's heart filled with joy at his words. Their relationship had progressed rapidly during this time, but only now had they truly made it official.

"Girlfriend?"

Coulson froze. Wasn't Andrew Wang's girlfriend Susan? This Ghost Rider really knew how to play, but rich men having several women was hardly major news.

"Mr. Wang, I'm S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson. We bear Miss Gwen no ill will. We only want to find out the truth."

Coulson spoke with a humble attitude, utterly unlike his previous domineering manner.

"Question her right here at the Osborn Group."

Andrew said, "Gwen, you don't need to hide anything. S.H.I.E.L.D. knows all about the Vampire matter. In Fact, they're the ones who have been keeping it under wraps."

Gwen shot Coulson a disgusted look. Coulson was somewhat embarrassed. Thinking of something, he asked, "Does this matter have something to do with Vampires?"

"Let Gwen explain."

Andrew said, and Gwen proceeded to tell him everything in detail. Coulson's expression turned a little ugly. Vampire blood had fused with the Lizard Potion—this was going to be troublesome. They had to capture that vampire lizard as soon as possible.

"Miss Gwen, thank you for providing the information. If anything else comes up, we'll contact you again."

Coulson nodded and left the Osborn Group with the other researchers. After they were gone, Gwen asked Andrew, "Who exactly are you? Why is even the overbearing S.H.I.E.L.D. so polite to you?"

Andrew took Gwen's hand and kissed it. "Who I am isn't important. What's important is that I'm your boyfriend."

"I'm starting to regret it."

Gwen snorted. Looking at the ruined laboratory, she sighed. "I hope the police can catch Doctor Connors soon. Doctor Connors isn't a bad person. He became so brutal entirely because of the drug."

"Maybe you could research an antidote."

Andrew said this because Doctor Lizard was not a Vampire. There was still a chance to save him.

Gwen's eyes lit up. "That's right, I can research an antidote. Uh, I don't have the detailed information on the Lizard Potion, so I can't research it even if I want to."

"The company is in chaos right now. You can use this to steal the Lizard Potion data. I guarantee they won't discover it."

Andrew handed Gwen a spy USB drive and spoke softly. Gwen asked in surprise, "Why do you have something like this?"

Andrew spread his hands. "Isn't it common knowledge that reporters carry spy software on them?"

"Yes, common knowledge. Just like wearing a Helmet while fishing is common knowledge."

Gwen rolled her eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she accepted the USB drive and headed to Doctor Lizard's office while no one was paying attention.

Although Spider-Man, the police, and S.H.I.E.L.D. were all hunting Doctor Lizard, he still successfully escaped into the sewers and gradually transformed back into human form.

Even after reverting to human form, Doctor Connors's mind remained in Doctor Lizard's state. As he recalled everything that had happened, his face was filled with intoxication. Becoming a Lizardman had felt far too wonderful.

"I can't keep something this good to myself. I'll turn everyone in New York into Lizardmen. Then New York will become a city without flaws."

Doctor Lizard shouted fanatically. Then he set up a new laboratory in the sewers. He wanted to continue researching the Lizard Potion and make it even more perfect.

At the same time, Doctor Lizard planned to develop some of his own kind. That way, he could defeat that damned Spider-Man and fulfill his dream.