In New Mexico, Electro was on a killing spree. The extraordinary abilities Max displayed, along with the many strange things he showed while hunting Vampires, filled many schemers with regret and envy. "If I'd known this mutant was so powerful, I should've made my move first that night! How could I have let Donnie snatch him away?!" "That bastard Donnie, how could he be so lucky?!" Many people's eyes had turned red with envy. Why had they only thought of treating Electro as a threat on the day he appeared?