Although he was extremely displeased, the Mastermind could only obediently play babysitter. Otherwise, all his previous investments would have been wasted. He pulled Dr. Reed's and The Thing's consciousnesses into two different Mental Spaces.
Why two? Because the Mastermind did not want to explain too much, and the two were in different situations.
After The Thing was pulled into the Mental Space, the Mastermind used black mist to repair his consciousness. Once the repairs were complete, he directly kicked him back out.
As for Dr. Reed, the Mastermind injected some Power of Rules into his consciousness, allowing him to comprehend new Rule Abilities to fight Doctor Doom.
"Who are you? Why did you drag me here?"
Dr. Reed asked warily. He was a smart man and could easily guess that the other party had ulterior motives. The Mastermind did not answer. Once the Power of Rules had finished transferring, he directly kicked Dr. Reed out.
In the Reality World, The Thing regained consciousness. He said to Dr. Reed in the Sea of Consciousness, "Reed, sorry, I had a problem earlier. Fortunately, I've recovered now. From here on, I'll fully cooperate with you."
"That's great, Ben. Don't worry, I'll avenge you. I just comprehended several new abilities."
Dr. Reed said happily. Then he frowned. He seemed to have forgotten something, something very important.
Although Dr. Reed had noticed something strange, he had no time to think about it now, because Doctor Doom's Little Sun was about to hit him.
Dr. Reed snorted coldly. His body rapidly curled into a small ball about the size of a golf ball. Then the ball suddenly erupted, passing through space and escaping the area, causing Doctor Doom's attack to miss.
This was a Rule Ability Dr. Reed had created by pushing rubber's elasticity and The