The sounds of bang, bang, bang came from the windows outside the building. Peter, while operating the instruments, watched the situation unfolding with his peripheral vision.
He saw a green, humanoid lizard rapidly climbing the outside wall, accompanied by helicopters and sirens.
Then, Meng Ran's voice came through Peter's earpiece, "Spider, how's your antidote coming along?"
Peter continued to work, replying, "No problem, it's in production. I estimate it'll take another five minutes."
Meng Ran said, "Great. You focus on the antidote. Gwen and I will go up and deal with that lizard. He's climbing to the top of the Osborn Building; I don't know what he's planning."
Peter suddenly remembered the Canary Device that Dr. Connors had once described to him. He quickly reminded Meng Ran, "The Lizard! He wants to use the Canary Device on the roof to load the reagent. If he succeeds, everyone in the entire city will turn into lizard people. You have to stop him!"
"Once I finish the antidote, we can use that device to cure those who were just infected."
Meng Ran's expression turned serious when he heard this. "Understood!" After Peter's explanation, he understood. He hadn't expected the Lizard's plot to be so extensive.
Meng Ran and Gwen were standing at the base of the Osborn Building. They were rushing towards the top floor. Gwen had heard Peter's words just as their call ended.
Gwen said to Meng Ran as they ran, "I'll deal with The Lizard later. I think my Toxin should be effective against him."
Meng Ran shook his head and said in a low voice, "This Lizard is different. He's not like Blackwater's One. He's many times stronger."
"Did you notice his wounds? He doesn't have a single scratch right now. But the machine guns from those helicopters clearly injured him, and he bled a lot. Yet, it hasn't been long, and he's already healed."
Gwen focused on this detail after hearing Meng Ran's words.
Meng Ran continued, "He's incredibly strong, and his Super Recovery Ability is very powerful. It's likely the Toxin won't take effect before he metabolizes it."
"I'll take him head-on. You find a chance to get the reagent out of the machine. Then, after Peter makes the antidote, we'll put the antidote into the machine."
"Gwen, you take care of the machine. I'll deal with this big Lizard. We still don't know how strong he really is. It's safest for me to go first, and I also have some ideas about his displayed healing ability."
Gwen nodded, knowing Meng Ran's special ability.
Meng Ran was indeed covetous of the lizard's recovery ability. If he didn't want it, he wouldn't have bothered toying with the monster; he'd have just sliced it to pieces.
While they were talking, they reached the rooftop. The Lizard-man had just inserted the reagent into the Canary Device, starting a three-minute countdown.
Meng Ran and Gwen exchanged glances, then headed for their respective targets. Gwen went to control the device, planning to switch the reagent later. Meng Ran used Teleportation to appear directly in front of Dr. Connors' face.
Dr. Connors had just started the countdown when a shadow, like a vengeful ghost, appeared in front of him. He hurriedly raised a hand to shield his face, and his other claw lashed out, trying to slash at Meng Ran.
However, his right hand swiped through empty air.
Dr. Connors looked up, puzzled, wondering where the figure had gone. Suddenly, both of his arms were wracked with pain.
Two flashes of blade light appeared behind him, and with them, both of Dr. Connors' arms fell to the ground.
Meng Ran had only flashed in front of Dr. Connors for a moment. By the time he raised his arm, Meng Ran had already appeared behind him, swinging his blade and severing the arm.
The Lizard roared in pain, and although his arm could regenerate, the pain was still very real. He immediately rolled forward, creating distance between himself and Meng Ran, and then began to regenerate his arm.
Dr. Connors' arm quickly stopped bleeding, and a new arm soon grew back.
The Lizard twisted his neck, the ferocity on his face intensifying. His eerie green pupils flashed with a fierce light, and he let out a roar.
Meng Ran watched Dr. Connors' arm rapidly regenerate, his eyes gleaming. "This healing ability is incredible, I love it! I have to get this ability today."
The Lizard roared, initiating an attack and lunging towards Meng Ran, brandishing his claws, eager to tear his irritating foe to shreds.
His thick and powerful lower limbs gave him a strong explosive force; The Lizard stomped the ground and rapidly charged towards Meng Ran.
Meng Ran watched the charging Dr. Connors, noting that his speed and explosive power were still insufficient in front of him.
Meng Ran put away Qie Yun, and both of his hands transformed into claws.
"You like to brawl? Then let's wrestle a bit," Meng Ran chuckled, charging towards The Lizard.
Seeing Meng Ran rush towards him, The Lizard immediately swung his arms. The sharp claws reflected a cold light, as if he wanted to tear apart the target in front of him.
Just as the claws were about to touch Meng Ran's body, he suddenly ducked, swiftly slashing at The Lizard's chest with his own claws.
The Lizard, still swinging his arms, was hit with a combo by Meng Ran. His chest was scratched into a bloody mess, and wounds were cut into his strong muscles, spilling blood.
The intense pain caused The Lizard to roar. His eyes grew fiercer, and he opened his mouth wide to bite at Meng Ran in front of him.
"Such a big mouth, it really stinks. I recommend you use some Black people toothpaste, or maybe chew some Green Arrow gum."
Meng Ran, seeing The Lizard's actions, was complaining while putting away his claws. He then raised his leg and kicked hard, sending a massive kick directly to The Lizard's abdomen, sending him flying.
Dr. Connors' body flew uncontrollably through the air, propelled far away. The rooftop wasn't very large, and Meng Ran's kick had been incredibly powerful. Now, Dr. Connors was already beyond the building's edge, and about to plummet onto the streets below.
Just as Dr. Connors was about to fall, several sharp tendrils shot out from Meng Ran's body, quickly firing towards the falling figure.
With a piercing whoosh, the sharp tendrils pierced through Dr. Connors' limbs, pinning him in mid-air.
Dr. Connors couldn't use any force and could only thrash his body in the air, filled with impotent rage.
Meng Ran controlled the tendrils, pulling Dr. Connors back. Then, he retracted the tendrils that had been pinning him in the air.
As the tendrils were pulled out, they ripped through Dr. Connors' wounds, spraying blood. Without the tendrils to hold him, Dr. Connors fell again, but this time, the area below wasn't empty.
Just as Dr. Connors was about to hit the rooftop, countless dark, shadowy spikes emerged from the surface. The spikes pierced through Dr. Connors' body.
After piercing him, the dark spikes suddenly transformed into soft tendrils. They intertwined, forming a black net. The net gradually tightened, wrapping Dr. Connors and turning him into a black, immobile bundle.
After controlling Dr. Connors, Meng Ran looked towards Gwen.
He saw that Gwen had already taken the green reagent out of the device, and Peter was also climbing up the other side of the building with the antidote.
Peter saw that Gwen had already taken out the green reagent and jumped, using his legs, to the side of the device and landed steadily.
Then Peter put the antidote in his hand into the instrument. At the same time, the countdown of the instrument had only one minute left.
Meng Ran looked at the remaining time and briefly explained to Gwen and Peter before beginning to prepare to copy the ability. One minute was probably enough time.
Meng Ran's mind moved, and he wrapped The Lizard, which had already been wrapped in a black giant net, even tighter. It had indeed turned into an airtight cocoon.
Meng Ran calmed his mind, and soon, the familiar electronic sound rang again.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a new ability!"
"Gained Super Recovery Ability! (Possesses extremely fast recovery speed, slower than The Lizard, because The Lizard's genes have been altered.)"
Though it's a little worse than that monster, it's still incredibly strong. Meng Ran thought to himself.
Meng Ran opened his eyes, retracted the combat suit and Venom from his left arm, revealing his arm. Then, he drew his dagger and slashed across his arm.
As Meng Ran cut down with the knife, a wound immediately appeared on his arm. But before much blood could flow out, the wound began to heal rapidly. Within a few breaths, the wound disappeared, leaving only a trace of blood from where he had just cut his arm.
Meng Ran savored his new ability, unable to hide his joy. This ability was arguably the best one he had gained recently, the other being Teleportation.
Just as Meng Ran had finished absorbing the ability, the Canary Device in the distance completed its countdown.
As the device spewed the antidote upwards, a spectral blue cloud formed in the sky. It was dusk, and the sun was setting. No citizen would forget the unusual sunset of this day.
As the cloud churned, specks of blue light descended. Those infected by Dr. Connors' spray gradually shed their monstrous appearances and reverted to human form.
The unraveled Dr. Connors was also lying on the ground. A blue light fell on him, gradually stripping away his monstrous appearance. His emerald eyes slowly returned to a clear blue, and the crazed look faded.
Dr. Connors lay naked on the ground, dazed, digesting the churning memories in his mind.
After a while, he gradually understood what he had done. He used his left arm to support himself, and staggered to his feet, swaying towards the edge of the building.
Meng Ran stood in place, watching Dr. Connors quietly. Gwen and Peter came over and stood with Meng Ran, watching Dr. Connors walk towards the edge of the building.
As Dr. Connors approached the edge, he suddenly seemed to remember something and turned to them, saying in a low voice, "Could you give me some clothes?"
Hearing this, Meng Ran took out a set of clothes from his space and threw them towards Dr. Connors.
"Thank you." Dr. Connors took the clothes and put them on. He quickly got dressed, and then continued walking towards the edge of the building.
Finally, Dr. Connors stood on the edge of the rooftop.
"Dr. Connors, this isn't all your fault," Peter said, addressing Dr. Connors, who was standing at the edge of the building with his back to them.
Dr. Connors heard him and turned around, looking at Peter, shaking his head, and giving a gentle smile. "No, it's my fault. Perhaps I should have died a long time ago."
After saying this, Dr. Connors turned around again, facing away from them, then spread his arms and plunged toward the ground below.
Then, with a dull "thud!" Dr. Connors was no more.
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