Resolution

"Wilson, I won’t be able to stay by your side anymore!"

Wesley’s final thought flashed through his mind before he died. Mercury pulled out the Vibranium dagger, cast a contemptuous glance at the remaining Lizardmen, and slowly vanished!

This was the optical invisibility technology Ivan had developed. It was not yet perfected. After becoming "invisible," it left faint glass-like traces that could still be spotted upon close inspection.

But these Lizardmen failed to notice them. They searched everywhere for Mercury, panicking—the mixture of the two potions had greatly reduced their intelligence and judgment! "Useless trash! He died just like that and wasted my serum!"

The Bald Doctor cursed and continued speaking to Dr. Connors. "Please remember my name. I am…"

Aah! Another scream rang out. Mercury had stabbed a dagger into a Lizardman’s heart from behind. Then, before the other Lizardmen could rush over, she vanished again. The Lizardmen grew even more panicked, gathering back-to-back as they nervously watched their surroundings!

"Trash! All of you are trash!"

The Bald Doctor cursed again and rattled off, "Please remember my name. I am…"

Aah! Aah! This time, two screams rang out at once. Mercury had fallen from above and driven two daggers into the heads of two Lizardmen!

The remaining Lizardmen lunged furiously at Mercury in the air. Light Flame blasted from her hands, sending her several meters sideways before she vanished again. Though the Lizardmen pounced at the spot where she had disappeared at the first opportunity, they came up empty-handed! The Bald Doctor no longer cursed and simply said, "Please remember my name. I am…"

Aah! This was not a scream, but Gwen’s excited shout. Pointing at the holographic projection, she said to Dr. Connors, "Doctor, the antidote has been developed!"

"Really?"

Dr. Connors ignored the Bald Doctor and hurried over to study the data on the holographic projection!

"My name is…"

The Bald Doctor made one last desperate attempt. Dr. Connors impatiently said, "Who cares what your name is? Since you’ve become a Lizardman, you’ll be called Lizard Doctor from now on!"

"Lizard Doctor? That’s not my name! My name is…"

The Bald Doctor roared angrily. At that moment, the remaining Lizardmen could no longer bear the fear and went berserk, attacking wildly in all directions. A utility knife flew over and struck the tablet screen, instantly blacking it out. The Bald Doctor still failed to say his name!

The Bald Doctor screamed in frustration inside the laboratory. "Lizard Doctor it is! From now on, I’m Lizard Doctor!"

Leaving aside the Bald Doctor changing his name to Lizard Doctor, Mercury saw the Lizardmen’s formation descend into chaos in the research lab. She immediately revealed herself and plunged a dagger into one Lizardman’s chest, finishing him off!

Seeing that Mercury had finally appeared, the remaining Lizardmen roared and charged at her. Mercury gave a cold smile, turned, and flew outside.

She was not fleeing. Mercury simply did not want to fight here, since this was an important laboratory. That was why she had chosen assassination earlier! Blinded by rage, the Lizardmen had completely forgotten their mission and desperately chased after Mercury! Five minutes later, all these brainless Lizardmen had been killed by Mercury! The other invading Lizardmen were also taken care of by the guards! "Looks like my skills haven’t dulled!"

Mercury nodded in satisfaction, returned to the laboratory, and asked, "Did the antidote really work?"

"It worked. We can produce it now, but we still don’t know whether it’s a permanent antidote or a temporary one!"

Dr. Connors said, "It may only suppress the effects for a period of time!"

"That’s enough. Get it made quickly."

Mercury nodded and reported the good news to Wang Bert!

"Well done!"

Wang Bert praised her. In truth, he knew everything that had happened in the laboratory—his blood had been monitoring the research room all along. If Dr. Connors and the others had been in danger, he would have acted immediately!

"Wesley is dead, and Dr. Connors developed the antidote?"

At the same time, Kingpin received these two pieces of bad news from Lizard Doctor. His expression darkened to the extreme. Wesley was far more than just a subordinate to him! In this world, Wesley had been the only person who understood him!

"I’ll make you pay for Wesley’s death!"

Kingpin roared, pulled the Poison Gas Bomb from his waist, and threw it to the ground. Green gas erupted wildly. Hulk had no sense of caution and inhaled a few breaths, feeling pain spread through his body as he hurriedly backed away.

Kingpin actually had a Poison Gas Bomb as a trump card. The reason he had not used it earlier was that Wang Bert’s main forces were armored suits and Drone Armor, against which poison gas was useless! As Hulk retreated, Kingpin did not pursue him. He rushed to the front of Osborn Tower, drove his claws into the wall, and rapidly climbed upward!

Frank and Ivan were about to stop him when Wang Bert said, "Let him come up. Frank, go to Dr. Connors and collect the antidote!"

Frank nodded and flew upstairs. "All right!"

Inside the office, Wang Bert condensed a high-temperature spike from blood and flames, quietly waiting for Kingpin’s arrival.

Coulson and Lilith had no objections at all, because they both knew Wang Bert’s strength. Even if Kingpin were as strong as Abomination, what would he amount to before Wang Bert? With a crash, Kingpin smashed through the floor-to-ceiling window and leaped into the office. Standing nearly thirteen feet tall, his enormous body looked down at Wang Bert as he roared, "Blood God, we finally meet. This time, I’m the one looking down on you, not the other way around!"

Wang Bert’s legs rapidly lengthened, and he looked down at Kingpin with a sneer. "Are you sure?"

"Blood God, you’re still so high and mighty. That’s what I hate most about you!"

Kingpin snarled, "So? Are you satisfied with the surprise I prepared for you today? Do you regret not dealing with me personally sooner?"

"Regret is impossible. It’ll never happen in this lifetime!"

Wang Bert said, "Still, you did give me a little surprise. Kingpin, I admit I underestimated you somewhat, but only somewhat!"

Kingpin roared, "Arrogant! Blood God, hand over the Canary Device and destroy the antidote, or today will be your death day!"

"Kingpin, do you know? Killing someone is very simple. All you need is enough speed and a sufficiently sharp weapon!"

Wang Bert said blandly. At the same time, the spike in his hand disappeared! "You make it sound like you can kill me?"

Kingpin sneered. At that moment, he felt something strange in his head. He looked toward a Mirror, and his entire body froze—the spike had already pierced through his skull! Kingpin opened his mouth, disbelief written all over his face. A moment later, he smiled bitterly. So he and Wang Bert had never been on the same level at all! He stood high above others because he had the right to. From the very beginning, I never should have challenged him! Wesley, I’m coming to join you!

Kingpin sighed, and his enormous body fell from the building! Coulson could not help swallowing. He knew Wang Bert was powerful, but he had not expected him to be this powerful. Kingpin, who was on the same level as Abomination, had been instantly killed! Wang Bert smiled slightly as the spike in Kingpin’s head turned into blood and flowed into his body, transforming him into a Vampire! Kingpin truly was a good man. Knowing Wang Bert lacked raw materials, he had delivered himself right to his door. Now Wang Bert could fleece the military again.

The military would definitely be interested in War Lizards! With a boom, Kingpin crashed heavily to the ground, smashing a huge crater into the street and even shaking Osborn Tower.

"Kingpin is dead?"

The Lizardmen who had been roaring nonstop suddenly fell silent. Kingpin was dead. What were they supposed to do now? "Avenge Kingpin."

One Lizardman roared. At that moment, several potions fell from the sky and shattered on the ground, releasing large clouds of blue medicinal mist. The instant the Lizardmen came into contact with the mist, they dropped to their knees in agony as their bodies rapidly reverted to human form! "Run!"

The remaining Lizardmen panicked and hurriedly tried to escape the area, but Ivan and the Drone Armor were not about to let them leave so easily. Intense gunfire rang out once again! "Hulk!"

Hulk absorbed the blue mist, and his body immediately returned to normal. He roared and charged forward, smashing those damned Lizardmen with his fists.

The overall situation had been decided. Osborn Corporation had won; it was only a matter of time! "Twenty-one seconds! Kingpin died twenty-one seconds after going up there. That guy’s strength was actually that terrifying?"

Tony stared at Wang Bert’s office with a grim expression. He might not even have been able to defeat that Kingpin, yet Kingpin had not lasted twenty-one seconds against Wang Bert! In fact, Wang Bert had not even needed a second to kill Kingpin. After obtaining Blackheart’s Origin Blood, his strength had increased by far more than a little! Just then, Yinsen flew up to Tony in an armored suit. Tony snapped irritably, "Could you have been any slower? The fight is already over!"

Yinsen climbed out of the armor and said with a smile, "Isn’t that a good thing? At least you didn’t get sent flying again!"

"That joke isn’t funny at all!"

Tony glared at Yinsen, stepped into his armor, and said, "I’m going to take a look around elsewhere. Get a detailed set of data on the Lizard Serum from Bert for me!"

With that, Tony activated his flight system and flew away. Staying here hurt his pride too much. He needed to find some weaker monsters to restore his balance! "This guy!"

Yinsen glanced at the ground, shook his head speechlessly, and headed toward the stairs.

After learning of Kingpin’s death, Lizard Doctor took out a stack of business cards from a drawer, selected one, and called the number. "Yes, I have all the data on the Lizard Serum and Human Enhancement Potion. As long as you can provide me with substantial research funding, I can hand all of it over."

"What will I research next? Cloning, of course. I have quite a few excellent materials on hand!"

Lizard Doctor cackled sinisterly. To him, Kingpin had merely been a business partner. Without Kingpin, there would be Silverpin or Copperpin. It was no big deal!

"Next time, I’ll definitely make my name known in New York!"

Lizard Doctor gave a vicious smile, ordered the laboratory burned down, and left with a large amount of data. His new partner was already waiting for him!

About half an hour later, the battle at Osborn Corporation finally came to an end. Wang Bert looked at the street below, which resembled ruins, and sighed. "We’ll have to pay a lot in compensation. How many assets does Kingpin still have?"

"Mr. Wang, don’t count on it. Kingpin’s assets will definitely be used to rebuild the police headquarters and city hall!"

Coulson smiled bitterly and said, "If it isn’t enough, they may even ask you for money!"

"Dream on. Other than the area around Osborn Tower, none of it has anything to do with me!"

Wang Bert snorted, then said to Lilith, "Lilith, calculate how much the insurance will pay out."

Lilith said, "The coverage for monster attack insurance is very high. It should be enough. Those insurance companies thought you were a sucker, but they’re the real suckers!"

Coulson asked suspiciously, "Monster attack insurance? Mr. Wang, did you know monsters would attack?"

"I bought that insurance last year. New York has bad feng shui. Not only will there be monsters, there will also be aliens!"

Wang Bert shook his head. Coulson looked utterly confused. What kind of water was feng shui?

Wang Bert did not explain further. He picked up his communicator and asked, "Frank, Ivan, Hulk, can you still fight?"

Frank said, "Give me some more ammunition, and I’ll be fine!"

"I haven’t had enough yet!"

Ivan laughed heartily. Banner, who had already reverted, said, "I can’t. Hulk is tired from fighting too."

"Dr. Banner, go rest first. Frank, take the antidote to headquarters and help Chief George and the others!"

Wang Bert ordered, "Ivan, there are still plenty of Lizardmen on the streets. Take the Drone Armor and deal with them. Oh, first carry Kingpin to the laboratory!"

Ivan’s eyes lit up. "Kingpin? You want to create a War Lizard?"

Wang Bert smiled. "Interested?"

"Very interested. I love weapons of mass destruction like this!"

Ivan nodded repeatedly and immediately took the Drone Armor to carry Kingpin away.

Coulson was also very interested. He asked, "Can the War Lizard be sold to S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"The military won’t allow it!"

Wang Bert shook his head and said, "Lilith, take people to clean up the battlefield. Recover the Lizardmen’s bodies. Don’t let anyone else take them!"

"Okay!"

Lilith nodded and left. At that moment, Dr. Connors arrived with Gwen. Dr. Connors said somewhat dejectedly, "I never expected the Lizard Serum to turn out like this. Mr. Wang, will the government forbid me from continuing research on the Lizard Serum?"

Wang Bert said, "Don’t worry, I won’t let them ban it. However, until we solve the problem of people turning into Lizardmen, I won’t agree to human trials!"

"Of course. Even if you agreed, I wouldn’t dare do it!"

Thinking of something, Dr. Connors said apologetically, "Mr. Wang, the Lizard Serum project has wasted so much of your effort and funding for nothing. I’m truly sorry!"

Wang Bert smiled. "It hasn’t been wasted. It won’t be difficult for this project to recover its costs, and once you fully develop it in the future, it can make a fortune!"

"It can recover its costs?"

Everyone was stunned. Realizing something, Coulson hurriedly said, "Mr. Wang, selling Lizard Serum is illegal!"

"Don’t worry, I won’t sell Lizard Serum!"

Wang Bert glanced at Coulson and said, "What I’m selling is the antidote!"

"The antidote?"

Everyone looked astonished. Wang Bert nodded and said, "Yes, the antidote. That Lizard Doctor hasn’t been caught yet, so Lizardmen will definitely keep appearing. There will be no problem finding buyers for the antidote. By the way, Coulson, does S.H.I.E.L.D. want to order a batch? I’ll give you a ten percent discount!"

"Mr. Wang, you really know how to do business!"

Coulson sighed. If someone like this did not become rich, who would? He said, "S.H.I.E.L.D. wants a batch!"

"Very good. Next, we’ll sell a batch to the police, a batch to the FBI, a batch to the Department of Defense, and batches to other countries. Recovering the investment won’t be difficult at all. We might even make a profit!"

"Mr. Wang, you’re amazing!"

Dr. Connors was completely relieved. Since the investment could be recovered, the chairman naturally would not cancel the project! Wang Bert said, "Dr. Connors, I’ll support you as I always have. You should support me as well!"

Dr. Connors knew Wang Bert meant the Blood Clan Completion Plan. He nodded and said, "I will, Mr. Wang. From now on, I’ll focus on the core project!"

"Very good!"

Wang Bert nodded in satisfaction. Looking at the sky beginning to brighten, he said, "Dawn is almost here. This nightmare of a night should end!"