chapter 189 part 1
Chapter 188: Super-Precognition
May 2, 2023 Author: Yue Shang Xintou
In addition to the aforementioned Big Bertha and the knock-off 'Mister Fantastic' Flatman.
Jessica Jones had also joined the ranks of The Resistants.
This private detective from Hell's Kitchen, tormented in the Thunderbolts' prison, was clearly unwilling to let that go.
While he could understand why the previous few had joined, Colin simply couldn't fathom why Howard would agree to let her join The Resistants.
Within the Resistance base, as Colin's gaze shifted.
It soon landed on a corner of the training ground, where Doreen Green was crunching on macadamia nuts, and on her shoulder, the squirrel 'Tippy-Toe,' mimicking her actions.
Undeniably, Doreen Green had provided Hawkeye with considerable help during the previous prison operation.
Her abilities, to some extent, had indeed served a purpose.
However, as his eyes swept over the half-rolled tail behind Doreen Green and the squirrel on her shoulder, Colin found it difficult to imagine what kind of role they could play in combat.
No matter how he looked at it, Doreen Green was just a slightly special girl with dreams of being a superhero.
Bringing her into The Resistants' fight, Colin didn't believe it was a good choice, either for Doreen Green or the Dark Avengers.
Squeak—
As Colin was thinking, the squirrel Tippy-Toe on Doreen Green's shoulder suddenly stopped nibbling on its nuts, perked up its ears, and looked around. A hint of human-like confusion flashed across its face, and then it chattered a few times at Doreen Green.
"Woah, what's up, Tippy-Toe?"
Noticing the squirrel's actions, Doreen Green stuffed the macadamia nut in her hand into her mouth and said as she ate.
"Are you full? If you can't finish it, I can finish it for you."
Squeak, squeak—
Seeing that Doreen Green had her sights set on its nuts, Tippy-Toe immediately protested with dissatisfaction. It stuffed the nuts in its paws into its cheek pouches before chattering at Doreen Green.
"What, you think someone's secretly watching us?"
From Tippy-Toe's squeaks, Doreen Green understood the meaning of its calls. A look of confusion appeared on her cheeks, which were bulging with nuts.
In the training room, she looked around but saw nothing unusual.
"Are you mistaken? I don't feel anything."
Squeak, squeak—
Hearing Doreen Green's reply, Tippy-Toe chattered again with dissatisfaction. At the same time, it stretched its head out and took in the situation of the entire training room. Then, it shook its head with a hint of disbelief, seemingly accepting Doreen Green's statement.
Perhaps it had indeed made a mistake. After all, as a squirrel, sensitivity and vigilance were almost instincts ingrained in its DNA.
It was reasonable for errors to occur.
"An animal's intuition?"
Within the Resistance base, observing Tippy-Toe's reaction, a look of surprise appeared on Colin's face.
He hadn't expected that the first one to detect his use of his ability would be the squirrel Tippy-Toe on Doreen Green's shoulder.
Unfortunately, no matter how vigilant Tippy-Toe was, after all, just a small squirrel.
Besides Doreen Green, who could understand its chatter, most people wouldn't believe the truth it discovered. Even Doreen Green merely dismissed Tippy-Toe's noticed anomaly as its misperception.
Regardless, Tippy-Toe's unusually keen performance at least proved to Colin that its joining the Resistance, or rather Doreen Green's, might not be as wrong a decision as he had previously thought.
But he had realized this because of Tippy-Toe's performance. For what reason had Howard agreed to let her join?
Silently pondering the reason in his mind.
Suddenly, a strange sense of unease arose in Colin's heart.
This was a reminder from the [Super-Precognition] he had unlocked not long ago, and it also indicated that danger was about to occur within a ten-kilometer radius.
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"Phase three of the experiment begins..."
In the Hydra laboratory, Banner picked up a scalpel and made an incision on the back of a small white mouse that had been injected with the serum, creating a wound the thickness of a finger. Banner's movements were extremely careful, avoiding the mouse's blood vessels as much as possible. Damaging a blood vessel would not only endanger the experimental mouse but also hinder subsequent experimental observation.
He picked up a small piece of cotton with tweezers and carefully wiped away the blood seeping from the mouse's wound. After confirming the size of the wound, Banner placed it in a special experimental container, then breathed a sigh of relief.
The moment he exhaled, his gaze inadvertently fell upon his fingertip, where a clear wound had somehow appeared.
"When did that happen?"
Looking at the wound on his finger, which clearly looked like it was caused by teeth, Banner's face showed confusion.
He didn't remember being bitten at any point.
"Dr. Banner?"
Amidst his confusion, a researcher outside the laboratory called out.
"What is it?"
At the researcher's reminder, Banner shook his head, pulling his thoughts away from the wound on his hand and back to the experiment.
As the serum research continued, he and the entire research team had entered the second phase of the experiment. To better understand the serum's effect on healing capabilities, Banner proposed using gamma rays. By irradiating the mice injected with the serum, they could accelerate the serum's operation within their bodies, thus more directly understanding the serum's effects on living organisms.
"It's nothing."
Shaking his head, Banner emerged from the laboratory where the gamma ray equipment was located and nodded to the researchers.
"Let's begin."
As Banner spoke, the entire laboratory sprang into action.
"Fire the gamma rays."
Pressing the button, the laboratory containing the mice was sealed. Under Banner's anxious gaze, the researchers pressed the gamma ray launch button.
As the equipment operated, the radiation energy within the sealed laboratory rapidly increased.