Wenwu called for his subordinates and instructed them to prepare some nourishing traditional Chinese medicine.
Shortly after, Wenwu enjoyed a hearty meal and drank two large bowls of rich ginseng soup in succession, only then feeling the hollowing weakness in his body ease somewhat.
Cultivating this "chi" is simply a pit, he muttered to himself inwardly, the upper limit of cultivation is at best like Madame Gao. It is not as practical as someone doing scientific modification-though of course, the risks of scientific modification are indeed quite large!
At this moment, Death Dealer Ching-Lin walked in briskly and reported, "Master, that Luke Cage was convicted of drug trafficking for a serious crime and has already been locked up in Seagate Prison in Georgia!"
"Very well, get ready, we are going to Seagate Prison right now!" Wenwu wiped the residual medicinal soup from the corners of his mouth and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, this subordinate will make arrangements right away!" Although Ching-Lin did not know what his master was going to the prison to do, he always only obeyed orders.
One day later.
Above an isolated island prison off the coast of Georgia, an armed helicopter suddenly forced its way into the airspace!
Instantly, the entire prison sounded with a piercing alarm!
"Warning! Warning! You have invaded the airspace of Seagate Prison, please leave immediately, otherwise we will open fire!"
"Warning... Warning..."
However, the helicopter not only did not leave, but instead kept hovering at a height of a hundred meters.
"Open fire!"
The prison guards received the order and instantly pulled the triggers.
Right at that moment, a figure wearing black clothes, a hood, and a bronze mask suddenly leaped down from the helicopter, fiercely smashing down toward the prison directly from a hundred meters in the air!
Simultaneously, the helicopter also rapidly pulled upward to evade the guards' gunfire.
"Bang!"
Wenwu, dressed in black martial attire, smashed heavily onto the prison's main administrative building, directly crashing through a floor of ceiling boards!
Several guards saw that he was completely unharmed after crashing through the roof, and instantly became extremely terrified, instinctively raising their guns to shoot at him!
"Bang bang..."
Wenwu's eyes turned cold, his hands crossed in front of his chest, and a layer of deep blue energy shield instantly appeared, steadily blocking the dense barrage of bullets.
Immediately following, his figure stepped out rapidly, and with two or three punches he knocked down these few guards, making them completely lose their ability to resist.
"Where is Dr. Noah Burstein?" Wenwu was simple and brutal, fiercely stepping down on one guard's palm with his foot.
"Ah! I'll talk, I'll talk..."
The guard could not endure the piercing pain and immediately spilled Dr. Burstein's location completely.
Dr. Noah Burstein was considered somewhat of a celebrity in this prison, and the guards almost all knew where his laboratory was.
After Wenwu obtained the answer, he turned and went out the door.
"Stop! Don't move!"
Just as he stepped out, a group of heavily armed guards aimed their guns at him, surrounding him tightly.
However, Wenwu was not afraid in the slightest, the Ten Rings on his arms glowing with a dazzling blue light, followed by the eruption of a fierce energy shockwave!
The guards surrounding him were all blasted flying, crashing heavily to the ground and groaning in endless agony!
Immediately after, Wenwu strode rapidly toward the laboratory where Dr. Noah Burstein was located. Along the way he smashed through everything like withered weeds, those guards simply unable to block his steps.
"Bang!"
The heavy iron door of a covert laboratory was kicked open, and Dr. Noah Burstein, who was conducting human experiments inside, was startled.
As for the heavily convicted criminal on the experimental table, whether startled by the huge commotion or because the experiment failed, convulsed a few times and stopped moving.
"You are Dr. Noah Burstein?" Wenwu walked in front of him and calmly inquired.
"I am... What kind of person are you?" Dr. Noah Burstein spoke in astonishment.
He clearly saw that this person's attire and the previous action of kicking open the heavy iron door definitely meant he had forcefully broken into the prison.
"That's enough, come with me!" Wenwu strode right up in front of him, grabbed his arm with one hand, and pulled him outward.
"No! I'm not leaving! Who are you? I want to stay here to do my experiments..." Dr. Burstein struggled desperately, wanting to resist.
"When you arrive at my territory, I'll give you better conditions and a larger laboratory..." Wenwu gave no leeway for him to resist, forcibly pulling him outward.
Outside, another group of guards fired frantically at Wenwu.
The Ten Rings instantly flew out, blocking all the bullets, and then shot out like shooting stars, striking all dozen or so surrounding guards and sending them flying while vomiting blood.
Wenwu brought Dr. Burstein all the way rushing out into the open ground.
At this time, the helicopter in the sky had just flown right above the prison.
"Bang!"
Wenwu gave a light leap, the Ten Rings flew beneath his feet, erupting with a majestic surge of energy that carried him soaring straight up into the sky!
"Ah... Oh, my God, it's flying..."
Dr. Burstein saw himself being carried by Wenwu charging toward the sky, and instantly let out continuous exclamations of shock.
Wenwu charged a hundred meters into the air and grabbed the rope dangling from the helicopter. The helicopter carried them as they flew rapidly away from Seagate Prison.
"Bastards! Were you Mutants? You pack of Mutant sons of bitches!"
The warden roared at the sky and emptied his pistol's magazine into it!
He had wanted to report the incident, but when he thought of Dr. Burstein's illegal human experiments, he knew there was no way to explain it. He could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger!
The helicopter carried Wenwu out over the open sea.
Bound with ropes by Wenwu, Dr. Burstein stared at him in astonishment. His gaze kept returning to the Ten Rings on Wenwu's arms!
He had just seen the things unleash astonishing energy, and they could be controlled freely, too. It was simply incredible!
Did technology like this exist now? He strongly suspected it was alien technology. Otherwise, he would have to question everything he had learned in his life!
Not long afterward, the helicopter flew over a huge luxury cruise ship and landed smoothly.
"Dr. Burstein, my name is Wenwu, and I'm the leader of the Ten Rings. Our influence spans half the world. I'm very interested in your nanocell experiments. You're welcome to join us!"
As a gray-market scientist, Dr. Burstein had vaguely heard of the Ten Rings. He didn't know much about them, but he knew they were an extremely powerful organization.
"Uh, I'd be happy to serve you. It's just that the way you're inviting me... is rather unusual!" Dr. Burstein joked helplessly.
He was on his own and a gray-market scientist, with few scruples. It made no difference who he worked for, as long as they let him keep researching his experiments.
"Still, I have one small condition. Could you let me study the bracelet on your arm?" Dr. Burstein stared at the Ten Rings on Wenwu's arm and cautiously asked in a low voice.
He had expected Wenwu to refuse and had already braced himself for it, but Wenwu turned out to be quite generous.
"Sure, but we'll talk about that after you've settled in," Wenwu agreed with a nod.
"But I'm telling you, this is alien technology. If you discover anything, it'll be an incredible find!"
Wenwu didn't try to hide it. After all, once Dr. Burstein joined the Ten Rings, he'd never be able to escape them for the rest of his life. If he could actually figure something out about the Ten Rings, that would be ideal, though Wenwu didn't expect much.
Even several of the Avengers' founding members couldn't figure out anything about the Ten Rings. Dr. Burstein's hopes of discovering something seemed rather far-fetched!
Of course, there were always surprises in the Marvel Universe, and Wenwu hoped he might discover something!