A manor on the outskirts of Gotham City
"Now we will conduct the 1763rd experiment. Record the results!"
Bane has changed his tough guy image, and his body has also changed from a three-meter-tall little giant to a little over two meters tall.
At this moment, he had a cold expression and was wearing a medical protective suit, conducting an experiment in a more advanced laboratory.
His experimental subject was a twisted mass of flesh and blood, vaguely resembling a large feline.
The other person's body resembled the Licker from Resident Evil, its surface covered entirely of flailing flesh and blood with no skin.
Holding a specially made scalpel, Bane used his mind to suppress the other person from resisting while rapidly dissecting and dissecting them, occasionally handing some tissue to his assistant for testing.
Beside him was a group of scientists, also wearing protective suits, following his research. These were scientists from various places that Bane had brought back with money and force.
Since obtaining the Virus Core, Bane has completed all of the Aberrant ' abilities, gaining many unique powers.
The test subjects before him were his offspring, the Polluter, whom he had developed using his infectious abilities!
A viral organism completely controlled by Aberrant. It is not limited to humans; any living being can be infected, and animal-borne Polluter are more powerful than human-borne Polluter.
According to Orochimaru's assessment, the Aberrant ' strength completely overwhelmed Azu, and even surpassed that of ordinary Superman, so Bane had less motivation to improve his strength.
Furthermore, since Xu Xiao did not allow him to act on his own, he could only focus on studying his own abilities.
Bane had always had an idea in his mind regarding the Aberrant Serum that Xu Xiao had given him: to replicate it, or even enhance it, through his own efforts.
This can be seen as a form of resistance against being controlled by others.
'I will never become a puppet. Even God cannot easily control me!'
The smarter a person is, the less they want to be restricted. Although Bane made a deal with Xu Xiao, he didn't want to spend the rest of his life working for someone else!
The other party is a God, and he has gained immense power through the potion, multiplying his lifespan many times over. How could he possibly be a lackey for the rest of his life?
This is one of the reasons why most villains eventually turn on their masters: greed!
Of course, Bane didn't intend to turn against a God, nor did he even consider it; he simply wanted to regain his freedom after completing Xu Xiao's mission.
With his current strength, once he is free, he can do whatever he wants.
Just as Bane was lost in thought, a voice rang in his mind.
Bane listened to the signal in his mind, the coldness on his face gradually melted away, revealing an excited smile. Only after the voice in his mind disappeared did he burst into laughter:
"Hahaha!"
"Is it finally coming?!"
"Finally! Finally, we can cause a huge ruckus!!"
The Polluter organisms on the experimental platform also sensed the subject's emotions and roared loudly.
'Whoosh!'
A flash of gleaming light appeared as Bane severed the restraints binding the Polluter, then let it pounce on a nearby lab assistant.
"Ah! Chief! No!"
As the Polluter consumed fresh flesh and blood, the injuries inflicted by Bane's anatomical studies healed rapidly, while it grew increasingly bloodthirsty, baring its teeth at the others around it.
"These are no longer food for you. Go to the city; there are more prey waiting for you there."
Upon hearing Bane's words, the Polluter stopped baring its teeth at the people in the research lab, smashed open an iron gate, and quickly ran into the city.
"Chief! Is it... time to move out?"
Several modified soldiers who heard the commotion rushed in and, seeing the escaped Polluter, their faces lit up with joy.
The Polluter could not possibly escape from the main body; the only possibility is that it was ordered by Bane.
"Good. Open the dungeon of the manor and let those little guys out. Let them go into Gotham and attract some attention."
As Bane spoke, he removed his protective suit, took out several vials of pale blue medicine from an inner pocket, and tossed them to his subordinates.
"Deploy the bomb as planned; I need to plunge this entire country into chaos."
"Yes, Chief! We'll go right away!"
Several subordinates split up; some went to release the already modified army of animal Polluter, while others quickly took off and flew to various parts of America.
At Bane's request, these subordinates also received the Symbiote Serum and became superhumans, making it easier for Bane to have reliable subordinates to command in the early stages.
At this moment, these subordinates, holding the failed product of Compound Eight — the Polluter Serum —are preparing to deploy it in major cities across the United States in order to rapidly expand the Polluter army.
During this time, with the help of Jones and other high-ranking figures in Gotham, Bane infected a large number of animal Polluter in the manor.
At that moment, as the warehouse doors opened, at Bane's signal, these Polluter poured into various parts of Gotham City.
While these creatures may lack superpowers, they are essentially Polluter of specially enhanced zombies, enough to give Gotham's superheroes and supervillains a run for their money.
Bane, however, was in no hurry to go to Gotham. Instead, he went to a place that had been prepared beforehand.
A mysterious aura enveloped a large area of land outside Gotham, which to ordinary people appeared to be a completely normal scene.
Only by entering in person can one see various mysterious symbols engraved on the earth, and all sorts of strange items are displayed there.
At first glance, it looks like a super-large magic circle.
Indeed, this is a special summoning circle, but it doesn't summon any Jashin; instead, it summons a power from another world.
This was originally impossible, but with Xu Xiao's World-Crossing Gate as a transit point, and with the full cooperation of Marvel, this magic array that breaks down world barriers was able to be created.
At this moment, as Bane stepped into the magic circle, the anchor points on his body were sensed by the magic circle and began to emit a faint light.
"Everything is ready, let's begin!"
Xu Xiao's true form is hiding in another dimension, using the Seed of Desire in Bane's mind to manipulate the ritual.
"Power from beyond the walls of this world! Heed my guidance and locate this spacetime!"
The light from the magic circle on the ground grew increasingly dazzling, as a large amount of divine power poured into it. At the same time, several beings in the Marvel began to respond to this power.
In the vast Sea of Worlds, several branches of two enormous World Tree suddenly began to glow with the same light. This power briefly connected the two worlds, which were not far apart, ignoring the barriers between them.
By the time the beings of the DC Universe discovered this, the portal had already been established, and some special beings had directly descended through it.