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"God, that was so sudden—far too sudden!"
"Did everyone see that? He's actually a master fighter too! Under his control, the robot easily defeated the Lizard Monster!"
"I take back what I said before. Perhaps he shouldn't merely be called a Genius Scientist. I think everyone can start picking out a cool title for him now. I personally think 'mechanical expert' would be a great choice!"
As the situation abruptly changed, Lizard was instantly charred black and stopped moving. The entire scene erupted in shock and uproar, while the reporters, sensing that they had caught another explosive story, shouted excitedly into their cameras.
Taking advantage of everyone's attention being focused on him, Lee Stein deactivated Shadow Follow Mode. He then secretly signaled Bumblebee to extend its right index finger and deploy a needle, injecting an entire tube of unknown medicine into Lizard's body.
This was a small modification he had hastily made last night. The liquid inside was an antidote to the Lizard Serum that he had quickly formulated using the knowledge Richard Parker had left behind.
It was essentially similar to the Restoration Serum mentioned by the system. It could remove the crudely grafted foreign genes from Lizard's body. Though some remnants would remain, it would still be far better than in the original story.
In fact, the Restoration Serum was not strictly necessary. The Lizard Self-Healing Serum created by Lizard merely temporarily made use of a lizard's regenerative abilities. Even without an antidote, his metabolism would gradually eliminate the cells altered by the lizard genes.
Moreover, that process would not take long. Enhanced regeneration naturally included an enhanced metabolism. With Lizard's terrifying level of regenerative ability, he probably would not even stay transformed for a full day before reverting to human form. As long as he did