Chapter 253: Boss Tang's Laboratory
Here gathered all the mad scientists on Earth, all the scientific perverts from Tang Group, and the most outstanding professors in the field of biology, including well-known villains from the Marvel World.
Cultivation pods and vessels were everywhere, filled with red, green, and colorful cultivation fluids.
All sorts of strange limbs and internal organs were soaking in these cultivation vessels. Some limbs and internal organs had been separated from their main bodies for who knows how long, yet still maintained biological vitality.
The limbs could still freely extend and contract, and the internal organs were still wriggling. This showed the astonishing vitality of these specimens.
In a laboratory on a certain floor, a scientist from Japan suddenly screamed, "I need fresh materials here! Damn it, fresh materials, the sturdiest kind of consumable!"
His request was quickly met.
Heavy footsteps sounded as four modified Iron Robots carried a green Mutant Fierce Tiger weighing several thousand catties into the laboratory.
Thumb-thick alloy chains pierced through the tiger's shoulder blades and limb joints. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free from the restraints of this torture device.
The four Iron Robots carried the constantly struggling and twisting Mutant Fierce Tiger onto an Operating Table, twisted off its limbs, and pressed it down onto the Operating Table.
More than a dozen thin silver Chains emerged from beneath the Operating Table, binding the tiger tightly. It could no longer struggle.
The Japanese professor shouted excitedly, "Alright, mates, let's get to work! Ha, our topic today is the equation for the Energy Level and Durability limit inside Consumable Subject #1. We need to find the optimal formula. Oh, our work is very meaningful!"
Dozens of frantic Researchers swarmed forward. A fierce tiger that had been injected with Hulk Gene Serum was instantly... shattered into countless small pieces.
In a laboratory deep underground, a slightly bald Middle-Aged Man wearing a White Coat and small round Glasses
was talking animatedly to a group of Researchers.
This Middle-aged Man was Samuel Sterns. In the Marvel World, he had a few other nicknames: Leader, The Leader.
He was also an expert in researching the Hulk.
"The source of the Hulk's strength comes from gamma radiation modifying the genes in his body!"
"From a scientific perspective, the so-called Rage Factor is actually the stimulation of the gene strength within the body after the brain secretes dopamine in an emotional state."
"In the past year, we've shredded who knows how many Research Materials, but the Experiment Subjects we've Cloned have strength not inferior to the Hulk, yet these Experiment Subjects don't possess the ability for their strength to surge with rage?"
"Therefore, if emotions are utilized properly, they are clearly also a form of Energy, just like the Electric Current, Flames, and Nuclear Radiation we are familiar with!"
Several light screens hung down from the Ceiling, with countless complex Data patterns twisting on them.
Samuel Sterns excitedly pointed at the images on these light screens and said, "Our next Research Project is to analyze this power of emotion!"
Below the Meeting Room where Samuel Sterns was located, Professor Connors was accompanying Boss Tang to the underground Hibernation Base.
Building such a large project in two years would naturally be impossible with just manpower. Besides the Iron Workers modified by Ivan Vanko, Lane specifically selected a group of Mutants suitable for construction work from Utopia and sent them to the construction site for practical training. Even Boss Tang himself personally took action in the end, utilizing the power of the Reality Stone, before this Base was considered completed.
As for Boss Tang's purpose for coming to the Base this time, it wasn't to inspect the progress of the Experiment Projects.
A light screen projected down from the ceiling of the moving subway car. The screen displayed countless images and textual formulas, providing extremely detailed analysis that completely dissected the composition of a human body—
Following this were even equations representing Heaven and Earth Energy as a form of electric current and detailed Engineering Rune Flowcharts.
Professor Connors meticulously introduced several types of Clones in the Hibernation Pods to Tang Song for Boss Tang to choose from.
After a slight tremor, the subway stopped. The subway doors slowly opened. Connors quickly operated the Control Console in front of him, and all the light screens inside the subway retracted.
Tang Song took the lead, with Professor Connors following closely behind. As the two stepped out of the subway doors, two beams of light descended from the Sky, enveloping them, followed by a full Body scan.
In this pure white Laboratory, at least several hundred High-Energy Laser Cannons were aimed at the two. If the scan didn't pass, even if they had Boss Tang's face, they would be subjected to dense Laser Cannon fire.
The Laser Cannons were just the first wave of Attack. The Energy reaction of the Laser Cannons would directly activate the Killing Formation that Boss Tang had inscribed in this Hibernation Room.
If the enemy could break through the Killing Formation, at the bottom of this Hibernation Room, a Large Arc Reactor originally used to power the Laboratory, along with two one-million-ton Nuclear Bombs, would be directly detonated.
Amidst Professor Connors' anxiety, the scan quickly finished.
"Welcome, Boss!" Red Queen's Voice sounded promptly. Then, the white Metal Wall made of Adamantium opposite the Laboratory slowly parted to both sides, revealing the huge Space inside.
"Boss, these are the new type of Aliens we've cultivated. Currently, there are two thousand of them. Their Genes have been adjusted, incorporating the Genes of the Predator and Yamata no Orochi. Their Speed, Strength, and Durability are far superior to the first generation. Furthermore, their Claws, Sharp Teeth, and Tail can secrete Poison of the same Intensity as found within the Yamata no Orochi's Body.
Their surface Skin possesses the Ability to become Invisible. Normal thermal sensing Equipment cannot detect their Invisible Ability."
Hibernation Pods were arranged in an orderly fashion within a pure white Space. Through the transparent composite reinforced Glass of the Hibernation Pods, one could see dark Aliens curled up inside the Hibernation Pods.
Tang Song could feel a sense of attachment from these Aliens, like pet cats or dogs. Clearly, these Aliens were incubated based on the Alien Queen he controlled.
With the dominant Blood Contract, no matter how many generations these Aliens incubated, they could not escape his Control.
"Release them!"
Tang Song casually gave the Order. Professor Connors, standing behind him, felt his legs tremble. As the one who had personally cultivated these killing machines, no one understood the Terror of these Aliens better than him.
However, the Control Clearance for these Hibernation Pods was not in his hands. Upon hearing Tang Song's Order, Red Queen controlled the Hatches of these Hibernation Pods to slowly open, and white gas drifted out.
Then, a series of piercing screeches emerged. From the Hibernation Pods, the Aliens poked out their spindle-shaped Heads and stood up.
Tang Song opened his Palm, and the Five Yin Wallet opened a huge Black Vortex in this Hibernation Room. These Aliens, stepping with their muscular, thick hind legs and flicking their sharp Tails, walked directly into the Vortex.
Hibernation Room, Second Floor
Here, similarly, thousands of Hibernation Pods were neatly arranged in the huge Space.
Each Pod contained a tall, robust, handsome, and flawless Clone. From the outside, their appearance was over eighty percent similar to Adam's.
Professor Connors' words confirmed this point.
"These are Clones of Adam. The Muscles inside their Bodies are modeled after the muscle tissue of that King Kong, possessing over three hundred times the Strength and resistance to Impact compared to a normal Soldier. The outer King Ghidorah Scales can basically ignore Heavy Firepower Attack."
Professor Connors pointed at the rows of Clones, introducing their Origin to Tang Song.
As for the Origin of the King Kong Gene, for Boss Tang, who controlled the Organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D., getting some of King Kong's hair and Blood from within Monarch was quite simple.
Even when countries around the world intentionally reduced Monarch's Funding, Boss Tang even provided a sum of Funds as Sponsorship.
With Adam as the blueprint, combined with the Genes of King Kong and King Ghidorah, the Physical Body and Bone were carved with Tang Song's Talismans. With strong and perfect Bodies, innate Dragon Scale Armor, huge Dragon Wings, and mastering the same ultra-high intensity Blazing White Current as King Ghidorah, these Clones were born specifically for killing.
As Red Queen opened the Hibernation Pods,
These Clones lined up. "The Strength of these Clones is not inferior to Adam's. Their Physical Body Durability is even stronger!" Connors adjusted his Glasses, introducing the Strength of these Clones to Boss Tang while also explaining their shortcomings: "However, due to issues with Cell Telomere Activity, once they awaken from the Hibernation Pods, their Cell Activity can only be sustained for thirty days! They are single-use products!"
Tang Song narrowed his eyes, looking at the Clones before him. At Knowhere, he could certainly test them out and see whether the Starship Giant Cannons were more formidable or if his top-tier Bio-Cloned Humans were more effective.
After leaving the Hive Laboratory, Tang Song went to Heimdall. He was still raising three thousand Skeleton Demons there that had evolved into Flying Skeletons.
In the Back Mountain of Raccoon City, within the Mountain Interior, at that Military Base, the Ground was smoothed like a mirror by the Iron Robots' lasers.
A complex Magic Array with a diameter of several hundred meters, inlaid with nine nine-pointed stars, was carved there. Every line of this Magic Array was smooth and clean, as if this Formation Diagram had naturally existed on the Ground, not something carved by hand.
As a large amount of blue Energy Stones were embedded into the Formation Diagram, the Diagram, filled with solidified Cosmic Cube Crystals, emitted faint Magic fluctuations.
This Magic Array, obtained from Master Ancient One, combined with the power of the Space Gem, could teleport across Space and even Dimensions.
With the Coordinate Lock, the Magic Array rapidly extracted the power of the Cosmic Cube and the Space Gem. A blue Space Gate appeared in the center of the Magic Array. Tang Song, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped out and entered the Space Gate.
Space Beasts, a unique group of Creatures in the Stars of the Universe. They have strong Physiques and vary in size. They can live in the vacuum of Space, and their surface Skin can withstand the extreme cold and High Temperature of the vacuum, as well as direct exposure to strong Radiation.
Many Space Beasts can even Devour these high-radiation Storms as food. Furthermore, it is said that some can feed on Stars.
On Earth, the frozen King Ghidorah from Outer Space in Antarctica can, in a strict sense, also be classified as a Space Beast.
However, compared to the Ring-Planet Snake, King Ghidorah is slightly inferior in both size and Strength.
The Strength of Space Beasts largely depends on their size. As for the Ring-Planet Snake, just by hearing its name, you know that this type of snake Space Beast is a Giant Creature whose Body is so large that its head and tail can connect to encircle a Planet.
Among the recorded snake Space Beast sizes in the Milky Way Galaxy, only Asgard's adult Jörmungandr can compete with this Space Beast.
Ronan the Accuser stood on the Bridge of the Dark Aster, looking down at the Giant Snake wreaking havoc among the fleet. He paused, gripping his Universal Weapon, and frowned at the Ring-Planet Snake that had suddenly appeared behind the fleet, muttering, "Ring-Planet Snake! Damn it, wasn't this kind of Space Beast supposed to be extinct in the Milky Way Galaxy long ago?"
Quantum communication within the Kree fleet quickly spread the Alarm throughout the entire fleet.
Amidst a series of sharp Alarm Sounds, the Kree fleet, whose cannons were all aimed at Knowhere, turned their Hulls and aimed their cannons at the Ring-Planet Snake behind the fleet.
The Ring-Planet Snake, which had devoured several Kree Warships in a row, now shed its misty camouflage, revealing its yellowish-brown Body.
From the perspective of the last dozen Kree Warships, its massive Body looked like a giant yellowish-brown ring-shaped asteroid belt.
Facing the numerous Kree Warships, the Ring-Planet Snake opened its mouth and let out a hiss.
For the Kree Warships, the hiss and Energy Breath of the massive Ring-Planet Snake were equivalent to stirring up a Storm.
A dozen Kree Warships instantly seemed like small boats caught in a storm at sea, being completely blown over by the Ring-Planet Snake's breath.
But clearly, one Ring-Planet Snake was not enough to make the invincible Kree fleet fear.
In the Kree Empire's tens of thousands of years of conquering the Milky Way Galaxy, they had annihilated at least eight thousand Space Beasts, if not ten thousand.
For the proud Kree, this massive Space Beast was merely a Trouble.
It should be known that as the fleet directly subordinate to Ronan the Accuser, this fleet was equipped with the Kree Empire's latest manufactured third-class new Warships, reaching two thousand meters in length.
Facing the Ring-Planet Snake's Attack, the fleet's Defense System immediately began to Attack. Countless beams of light rained down upon it like a deluge.
The Ring-Planet Snake's immense size made it an excellent Target. Hundreds of millions of light beams hit this massive Space Beast like a tidal wave.
The Ring-Planet Snake was not to be outdone, stretching its Scales and spitting out Energy Breath and high-energy Storms from its huge mouth.
Warships near it caught fire and exploded. In the blink of an eye, over a dozen Warships were completely destroyed.
Commander Ronan stood on the Bridge, watching this Scene expressionlessly. The destruction of a dozen Warships seemed non-existent in his eyes.
Seeing the Ring-Planet Snake tie up his invincible fleet, Ronan snorted coldly.
"Send out the Space Fighters, enter Knowhere, and find the Orb!"
With Ronan's Order, the Hatches of the hundreds of Starships engaged in battle with the Ring-Planet Snake opened. Dense Space Fighters roared as they took to the Sky. Large swaths of Fighter Jets surged out like Dark Clouds, rushing towards Knowhere below.
In just the blink of an eye, they reached Knowhere's low orbit.
In Space, Firelight flashed intensely. Countless high-Force anti-matter bombs were dropped from the Sky. At the same time, Knowhere's high-altitude orbit launched beams of laser light, intercepting these Space Fighters and bombs.
But the Kree had deployed at least thirty thousand Space Fighters this time. Each Fighter Jet carried around twenty anti-ship Missiles. Hundreds of thousands of bombs dropped simultaneously, creating a spectacular scene like rain, making it impossible for Knowhere's interception system to achieve a hundred percent interception.
Although the Energy Shields in important areas of Knowhere below were raised, huge Firelights still exploded within Knowhere.
The Shockwave generated by the Explosions even caused Knowhere, this small Planet, to sway back and forth.
This was only possible because Knowhere was built upon the Head of the Celestials, an ancient Creature, making it exceptionally sturdy.
Otherwise, a normal small Planet would have been reduced to cosmic dust in this round of anti-matter bomb Bombing.
The Kree's thirty thousand Space Fighters quickly broke through Knowhere's surface Defense System using their Speed.
The Kree Empire's power was built upon its strong military might and the tyrannical rule of its invincible fleet. Apart from the other two major empires in the Universe, few could withstand the Kree's military might.
The Kree fleet had rich combat experience in dealing with resistance.
Take these Space Fighters, for example. Some of these Space Fighters were piloted by Kree Soldiers, while others were unmanned Decoy aircraft designed to attract Firepower.
Besides attracting Firepower, the Decoy aircraft themselves carried a large amount of Ammunition, acting like a self-detonating Truck, approaching the Target and then detonating the anti-matter bombs they carried.
In contrast, while The Collector was formidable in Strength, he was largely ignorant of military and fleet Command. Even the low-orbit Defense of The Collector's Collection relied on less than a hundred Satellite Defense Energy Cannons and Ground-based Laser Anti-Aircraft Guns.
A batch of Decoy aircraft quickly locked onto their Targets.
Nearly a thousand Space Fighters simultaneously detonated the anti-matter bombs they carried upon approaching their Targets.
Clusters of strong light with diameters of tens of kilometers exploded in the Sky. Knowhere's low-orbit Defense Satellites, including the entire Spaceport, vanished without a trace.
In Knowhere, inside The Collector's Treasure Vault, The Collector Tivan seemed not to hear the Bombing outside. He sat unhurriedly in front of the Crystal Coffin where Star-Lord was imprisoned, wiping a bottle-shaped transparent vessel with a Handkerchief.
Specks of Starlight shone through the surface of the bottle-shaped vessel onto the lid of the Crystal Coffin. The scattered shadows within were clearly a small Space.
"Wuwuwuwu!"
Star-Lord saw clearly that the incredibly large snake was released from this Glass bottle by this Monster.
(end of chapter)