Awakening

September 1945, real-world time. One hundred years later in the Planet of the Apes Colony. Umbrella Empire Building.

"Please enter password... Welcome, Mr. Tang Xing." The steel doors of the underground laboratory slowly opened, accompanied by a mechanical voice. After one hundred years, Tang Xing's appearance had barely changed. Of course, how could a company with top-tier biotech lack methods to slow aging? Tang Xing walked straight into the classified underground laboratory where Tang Tian was being enhanced. That was right—he had come to awaken his boss and begin the full-scale plundering plan.

Tang Xing slowly approached the control console and operated its countless buttons. The ultrathin screen displayed data like that of the Pandorum Dimension, and every indicator of Tang Tian's body was extremely stable. After skillfully entering strings of complicated passwords, he finally slammed the red button in the center of the console—the thawing procedure.

At the center of the underground laboratory, the tall, reinforced cryogenic pod released a burst of frigid white mist as it thawed. The ultra-low-temperature gas swiftly turned the surrounding air bitterly cold. Tang Xing seemed completely unaffected by the temperature. With a faint, unreadable smile, he watched Tang Tian awaken. To him, Tang Tian's awakening also meant that the Plunderers' Infinite Dimensions plan had officially begun.

"Ah! The hundred years of enhancement are finally over. Power... I have gained tremendous power." Tang Tian slowly opened his crimson eyes and gradually floated into the air. A terrifying force field, as if the mountains were collapsing and the earth splitting apart, erupted from his body wreathed in black mist and swept in every direction. In an instant, everything around the laboratory, including electronic components, sparked and crumbled into dust. The hard specialized concrete floor was also shaken open with countless spiderweb-like cracks.

"Uh, Boss, judging by the way you look, have the abilities from the Magneto bloodline enhanced by the Main God recovered? Combined with gravity control, that will be extremely helpful for our plan." Tang Xing had fled outside the laboratory the moment he realized the enhancement was going wrong. Since he was only an ordinary person, he had needed to get out of there.

"That's right. This is what power feels like. But not only that—my spatial ability has recovered as well." Tang Tian spoke excitedly, then instantly teleported in front of Tang Xing.

"Very good. Perfect. We'll begin testing your enhanced physical data in a moment." Tang Xing immediately turned into a mad scientist. He snatched up a scalpel and viciously stabbed it into Tang Tian's shoulder. However, it was like punching cotton; the attack had no effect whatsoever. The kinetic energy produced was completely absorbed by Tang Tian's fused gravity ability.

"Uh, cough, cough. I said we would do it in a moment. All right, you already know about our plan to travel to other worlds. Here, I'll give you something first." Tang Xing said awkwardly, then took out a black suit resembling the crew uniforms from Pandorum.

"This is..." Tang Tian calmly looked at the black suit before him and asked in confusion.

"As a dimension with advanced energy technology, the Pandorum Dimension has many useful things, such as this combat suit made of composite materials." Tang Xing explained, "This type of suit has excellent conductivity. Its material can withstand any physical or chemical reaction and stretch freely..."

"Damn, why does this feel like the Fantastic Four's uniform?" Seeing Tang Xing talk himself hoarse, Tang Tian could not help but mock him. Tang Xing's expression immediately became quite colorful as he realized that the damn thing really did look like the Fantastic Four's combat suit. Could it be that the Fantastic Four's uniforms came from here? someone thought speechlessly, mouth hanging open.

"Also, I'm giving you the technological results you obtained through plundering in reality and the colony. For example, this full-body black bodysuit worn beneath your clothes. Besides regulating the internal environment, it is waterproof, shockproof, bulletproof, and temperature-insulating. It also has tiny steel bristles similar to Spider-Man's, allowing someone to scale walls and rooftops like Spider-Man. Since your abilities are so useful in movies, and you aren't afraid of the energy from any attack, I've only provided you with some support equipment." Tang Xing explained simply.

"All right, I understand. You've already done well." Tang Tian floated in the air, still somewhat helpless about the current situation, because his slow development had delayed the establishment of the Iron Empire.

"That's about all for now. You already have most of the weapons prepared. All right, enough talk. Let's begin the tests." Tang Xing said.

After fusing the power of multiple viruses, Tang Tian's recovery speed and physical strength had increased tremendously. First was speed. Since he had only just awakened, Tang Tian could initially only walk unsteadily like a baby. The reason he had used his gravity and magnetic abilities to float earlier was that he had not yet fully adapted to his awakened state.

Tang Tian walked slowly at first, making a few mistakes and always failing to start running quickly. But in less than ten minutes, he had completely adapted to his surroundings. His speed increased more and more until only an afterimage could be seen. Naturally, apart from the high-speed camera obtained from the Pandorum Dimension, no other instruments could track him.

"Not bad. Your speed can reach 800 meters per second, far faster than Wesker. Of course, compared with Quicksilver and The Flash, you're still far behind." Tang Xing was fairly satisfied with his boss's speed, because Tang Tian's strategy was not focused solely on speed, but on comprehensive strength and high-tech weapons.

"Now we'll test your recovery ability. Don't use your gravity ability to devour kinetic energy." Tang Xing first recorded the speed data, then solemnly took out a superalloy scalpel and cut a long, deep gash across Tang Tian's arm. Yet strangely, Tang Tian's arm did not bleed. Then something horrifying happened, like a scene from a horror movie: in less than a second, countless buds of flesh repaired the damaged area.

"Damn..." Tang Tian cursed Tang Xing's shamelessness inwardly. Wasn't it just because he had rendered Tang Xing's attack ineffective earlier? Did he really need to retaliate like this? Of course, Tang Xing would never admit that he was getting revenge.

"Your recovery ability is seventy-six times that of an ordinary person. It may have surpassed Wolverine and Sabretooth." Tang Xing watched the cells heal with a thoughtful expression. Now that Tang Xing possessed vast knowledge, he only needed his eyes to roughly estimate the vitality level of human cells. This was what it meant when people said knowledge was power. After more than a hundred years of study, Tang Xing had accumulated an immense amount of knowledge. Naturally, after obtaining the technology from The Matrix, he could acquire knowledge directly.

The plundering missions Tang Tian would undertake after completing the tests would be long-term, because merely looting resources was not enough. They lacked large amounts of mechanical technology and various resources, so after the tests ended, they would plunder the resources of more than ten dimensions to establish the Iron Empire for the first time. Developing in the Marvel Universe was still a long and arduous task. There was no easy route and no ridiculously powerful cheat; they could only develop slowly. Everything would begin with plunder.

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