The laboratory fell silent once again as everyone stared at the figure lying on the floor. Not a single person spoke. Every researcher watched nervously, afraid to miss even the smallest movement from the experimental subject.
Captain America's body was completely naked, and his physique had changed dramatically compared to the moment he had been recovered from the ocean. His height had grown to well over two meters, making him appear like a towering giant among ordinary humans.
The muscles covering his body were lean yet powerful, every line sharply defined as if sculpted by a master craftsman. Even in his unconscious state, he radiated a sense of overwhelming strength that made him look less like a man and more like a living weapon.
Without waiting for instructions from Dr. Punk, several researchers hurried forward. They carefully lifted Captain America's massive body and placed him onto a nearby examination platform.
Immediately, various instruments were connected to him.
Machines scanned his bones, measured the density of his muscles, and monitored the activity inside every organ. Dozens of sensors flashed as data streamed rapidly across the laboratory's monitors.
Within minutes the results were compiled and delivered to Dr. Punk.
The old scientist adjusted his glasses and began reading the report with trembling hands.
"The subject's flesh density is comparable to hardened steel," one technician explained while reading from the data. "Even anti-equipment sniper rounds are unable to penetrate the skin. Only high-powered vibrating blades can cut through the surface, and even then the weapon becomes trapped by the subject's muscle fibers."
Another researcher continued.
"Recovery ability is extremely strong. Wounds bleed for less than 0.7 seconds before clotting. Full tissue repair occurs within approximately 1.6 seconds. Metabolism rate is twenty-seven times higher than that of an ordinary human."
He paused briefly before finishing the report.
"The subject is capable of absorbing environmental energy to sustain biological functions, meaning food consumption is no longer required."
A third researcher stepped forward, his voice trembling with disbelief.
"Cellular division limits… have been removed. The subject has effectively achieved true biological immortality."
The laboratory erupted in whispers.
But the report was not finished yet.
"The subject's original personality has been completely destroyed," another assistant reported. "There is no remaining self-awareness or personal identity. However, the brain's functional structure remains intact, allowing new memories and commands to be implanted."
He glanced at the final section of the report.
"In addition, seventy-nine X-gene samples have successfully fused with the subject's genome. There is no internal conflict between the genes. This represents the most stable multi-mutation integration ever recorded."
Dr. Punk's hands began to shake.
He stared at the data as if it were the most beautiful creation in the world. Months of relentless work, sleepless nights, and endless risk had finally produced results.
The ultimate weapon.
The one thing humanity could use against Ethan Cole.
For a moment he simply stood there, overwhelmed by the reality of their success.
Then he suddenly burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha!"
The sound echoed across the laboratory.
The other researchers quickly joined in, their tension finally breaking. Cheers and laughter filled the room as everyone celebrated the completion of the project that had consumed their lives.
But their celebration lasted only a few seconds.
Without warning, the body lying on the examination table suddenly sat upright.
The laughter stopped instantly.
Every researcher froze as if someone had pressed a pause button on the entire room.
Captain America slowly opened his eyes.
Those eyes were filled with confusion.
There was no focus in them, no emotion, and no trace of the heroic determination that once defined him. Instead, the gaze felt empty and mechanical.
He did not look like a human being anymore.
He looked like a machine.
Dr. Punk reacted immediately.
"What's happening?" he shouted. "Why did he wake up before we issued the activation command?"
The assistant operating the monitoring system quickly checked the data.
His expression turned puzzled.
"The subject is not actually awake," he reported. "Brain activity is only three percent, which is insufficient for conscious awareness. Without personality or self-identity, this reaction is likely a basic biological instinct."
Before anyone could respond, Captain America suddenly grabbed his head.
"ROOOOAR!!!"
A terrifying roar exploded from his throat.
His face twisted with extreme pain, veins bulging violently across his forehead and neck.
"Quick!" someone shouted. "Inject a large dose of super tranquilizer!"
Technicians rushed forward.
A high-frequency vibrating blade sliced open the skin along Captain America's back. Immediately afterward, a syringe made from Adamantium alloy pierced into the exposed muscle.
A massive dose of super tranquilizer was injected directly into his body.
Within seconds his violent trembling began to slow.
His breathing steadied, and his body gradually became still again.
"The subject has been controlled," the assistant said with relief.
But Dr. Punk felt something was wrong.
A strange sense of danger rose in his chest, sending cold chills down his spine.
Before he could speak, Captain America's body suddenly began trembling again.
The vibrations grew stronger.
Faster.
More violent.
"What the hell is happening?" Dr. Punk shouted.
Then a horrifying sound echoed through the room.
Crack.
Crack.
Crack.
The sound of bones breaking erupted from inside Captain America's body. The noise continued endlessly as if his entire skeleton were being crushed and rebuilt at the same time.
Everyone watched in horror.
His body began expanding again, but this time the transformation looked completely unnatural. His muscles softened as if turning into liquid, the surface of his skin rippling like disturbed water.
Then everything happened in an instant.
"POOF!"
Captain America's body exploded.
Chunks of flesh and blood scattered violently across the floor beside the examination platform.
Four separate masses of organic matter landed on the ground.
One appeared to be skin and muscle tissue.
Another was a thick cluster of dark red blood.
The third had an unusual brownish color that pulsed like living clay.
And the final mass…
was Captain America.
Yes.
Among the four pieces of flesh, one quickly began reshaping itself.
The mass formed a head first.
Then shoulders.
Then a chest and limbs.
Within seconds, the shifting flesh reconstructed itself into the shape of a human body.
Standing there was a new Captain America.
This version stood around one meter eighty tall, far smaller than the monstrous giant they had just created. His body was still covered in a layer of slippery mucus, and his muscular frame looked exactly like a man who had just been pulled from the frozen ocean.
The remaining three piles of flesh also began moving.
The mass of blood slowly rose from the floor, shaping itself into a humanoid figure identical to Captain America. However, its eyes glowed a terrifying crimson color, and the expression on its face radiated pure violence.
Another creature formed from the brown flesh.
This one also looked like Captain America, but its eyes were dull black and completely lifeless. Sharp fangs protruded from its mouth, and thick strands of saliva dripped from its teeth.
Each drop fell onto the alloy floor.
The metal immediately hissed and dissolved into small smoking pits.
The final creature looked the most disturbing.
Its body was twisted and deformed, with four arms extending from its torso. Strange liquid continuously dripped from its skin.
Before the liquid even touched the floor, it evaporated into thin vapor.
The vapor quickly spread throughout the laboratory.
"Ah!"
A nearby researcher suddenly screamed.
He clawed desperately at his own skin as if something were crawling beneath it. Within seconds he had ripped open large patches of his flesh, blood splattering across the floor.
His face twisted with a mixture of agony and madness.
Then he tore his own throat open.
His body collapsed onto the ground.
But the horror didn't stop there.
The corpse began melting.
His flesh liquefied rapidly until only a pool of thick blood remained on the floor.
Dr. Punk's voice trembled.
"This… what is happening here?"
More screams erupted across the laboratory.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Everyone who had inhaled the spreading vapor began scratching their bodies uncontrollably. Like the first victim, they tore their own flesh apart in desperation.
Within moments they collapsed.
Then their bodies melted into pools of blood.
"Ah!"
Another scream echoed through the room.
This time it came from a different victim.
The red-eyed Captain America had somehow appeared behind one of the researchers without anyone noticing.
With a single motion, he grabbed the man and tore his body cleanly into two pieces.
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