Inside this special maze, there are numerous glass towers, crystal mountains, and countless crystal forests composed of glittering objects, as well as a rushing golden river…
That's right, this is Tzeentch's exclusive territory in the [Warp] – the [Crystal Labyrinth]!!
In order to successfully transform Victor von Doom, this "chosen one," He had to make a great show of using the power of the [Reality Stone] to help him stage a "treasure hunt on an alien planet."
However, this script was jointly drafted by Karl and Tzeentch.
Karl was responsible for providing the outline of the script about "demonic transformation of [Warp Energy]," and Tzeentch was responsible for reasonably arranging the specific content and details.
The master and servant cooperated seamlessly.
Although recruiting this champion seemed a bit extravagant, in Tzeentch's view, it was all worth it.
Because He saw unlimited "potential" in Victor von Doom!!
The future benefits he can bring to Him far outweigh the current investment.
"Very good, Doom, now enjoy the fun of 'change' to your heart's content… Let the [Hell Dimension] tremble under the might of 'God-King'!"
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"Mr. Victor, you're finally back!!"
When the probe reappeared on the launchpad, the surrounding staff rushed forward to help the four open the hibernation pods.
Then came the medical staff who had been waiting for a long time.
After the four took off their spacesuits, they hurriedly began to perform a comprehensive physical examination on them.
"Why are you so nervous?"
Victor von Doom obviously noticed that the atmosphere in the laboratory was a bit strange, and quickly asked his male assistant, Matt, who had come forward.
Matt did not directly answer his question, but instead asked with a strange expression:
"Um… Mr. Victor, do you remember how long you stayed in that dimension?"
"I was delayed a little in the middle, but the total should not exceed four hours, right?"
Victor von Doom hugged the "Mechanical Book" tightly, with a slightly displeased expression between his eyebrows, and said, "Isn't there a timer in the laboratory? Why ask this?"
Seeing this, Matt quickly explained, "Sir, from the time you went to that dimension until now… it has been a full 10 days!!"
"What did you say?"
Victor von Doom's heart shook, but he quickly recalled the abnormality he had noticed in the chimpanzee before.
"I was right at that time."
"It seems that the time flow of that dimension is somewhat different from that of Earth."
However, such a negligible proportion was still within the acceptable range for Victor von Doom… even negligible!
However.
Just as Victor von Doom was about to find a place where no one was around to study the contents of the "Mechanical Book."
Male assistant Matt revealed even more explosive news.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you that Miss Susan and Dr. Reed returned early… because an accident happened during their experiment…"
Victor von Doom's heart sank, and he quickly asked, "Did they destroy the space station?"
"Uh, no, the space station only suffered a little damage." Matt shook his head with an embarrassed expression, "However, due to Dr. Reed's miscalculation, the solar wind appeared a few hours earlier,
All four experimental personnel, including Miss Susan, were strongly radiated by the cosmic energy. In the end, the astronauts stationed on the space station drove the space shuttle to send the four of them back!"
"Then who died?"
"Cough cough, no one died, but… Miss Susan and the others' bodies seem to have undergone some mutations in the radiation, and they were directly taken away by the military during their recuperation in the hospital!"
"So what?"
"Um… affected by this experimental accident, our company's stock has plummeted, so Mr. Victor, you'd better go and see the members of the board of directors first, they seem very angry."
Male assistant Matt swallowed subconsciously.
For some reason, he suddenly felt that his boss seemed even more unapproachable than before.
Victor von Doom waved his hand expressionlessly, "I see, go and inform all the members of the board of directors."
……
Not long after.
In a conference room.
Victor von Doom changed into a clean and expensive suit again, and locked the "Mechanical Book" in a safe with a password that only he knew. Then, he arrived late in front of a group of board members.
Seven old men in their fifties had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as they met, the leading major shareholder wearing gold-rimmed glasses immediately launched an attack.
"Victor, I want to congratulate you on behalf of the bank… Under your stupid leadership, [Doom Group]'s stock price has become the fastest-falling one-week drop since the Great Depression!"
Then he symbolically picked up a stack of documents, shook it at Victor von Doom on the opposite side, and continued to sarcastically say:
"Now, even if we want to give away the shares for nothing, no one wants them!"
"Don't be nervous, Ned, go back and tell the executives at [Citigroup] that I can turn the situation around immediately!"
Victor von Doom confidently sat down in public, skillfully crossed his legs, and didn't take the difficulties of these old men seriously at all.
The director named Ned threatened relentlessly, "That's right, you must turn the situation around, otherwise we will remove you from the position of chairman and then reorganize [Doom Group] through bankruptcy!"
"Remember, you only have a week, our patience is extremely limited!"
After saying that, Ned Siesel stood up and led the other 6 directors out of the conference room together.
"Hmph, a group of profit-seeking villains, you will regret it one day at the latest."
Victor von Doom snorted coldly, then turned his head to look at the male assistant beside him and ordered:
"Matt, immediately send the green energy we brought back from the alien planet this time to an authoritative research institution for testing."
After a pause, he added as if he had thought of something:
"Then destroy all relevant records after the probe returned today, and re-sign the highest-level confidentiality agreement with all personnel participating in the experiment."
A look of confusion appeared on Matt's face.
The first order was not difficult to understand. It was nothing more than using the new energy discovered from the "alien planet" to hype a new concept in the energy sector, thereby quickly boosting the shares of [Doom Group] and reversing the situation!
But what was the purpose of the second order?
The [Quantum Gate Project] was not a secret from the beginning…
And why only destroy the return data?
Matt couldn't figure it out, but seeing that his boss didn't intend to explain at all, he had to leave very consciously to carry out the order.
Victor von Doom naturally noticed the expression on the assistant's face.
But how could he tell the other party that the reason why he made such a decision was just to prevent others from coveting the "Mechanical Book" in his hand?
He had only come up with this idea temporarily after hearing about the situation of Susan and Reed.
After all, he had not yet deciphered the text and secrets in the "Mechanical Book," so he had to be careful.
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At the same time.
US military secret base – [Area 57].
Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, and the Susan siblings were all secretly transferred to the laboratory here by the military to undergo a series of observations and tests.
In a laboratory.
Reed Richards, whose limbs were stretched out by several fixed brackets and looked like a deformed monster, was being sampled by several staff members wearing heavy protective suits.
"Dr. Reed, can you move your right hand?"
Reed Richards followed the instructions and moved his right hand with difficulty, then asked weakly, "What about Ben, what about Susan? How are they all?"
Under the continuous injection of a small amount of anesthetic, he had been in a state of consciousness for the past few days, but his whole body was weak.
However.
The staff did not answer his question, but continued the next step of the test with a cold voice.
"Please try to move the index finger of your left hand!"
"I… I'm trying, but you must answer my questions, where is Ben?"
Seeing that no one still replied, Reed Richards' emotions gradually became agitated.
"Why don't you answer my questions, where are my friends, Ben, Susan… how are they all?"
Outside the laboratory, a person in charge saw this and ordered expressionlessly, "The drug resistance of Experiment No. 1 is continuously increasing, increase the sedative to 50 milliliters!!"
Soon, Reed Richards in the laboratory returned to calm.
Similar situations were also constantly repeated on Susan Stone and the other two.
After experiencing the excessive radiation caused by the solar storm, not only did their bodies not suffer any damage, but they also accidentally "awakened" four completely different superpowers.
However, what is ironic is.
This superpower not only did not bring them the wealth and fame they imagined, but instead made them become secret experimental subjects of the military.
In the base commander's office.
Bang——
The base commander with a big beard slammed the document for transferring the experimental subjects in his hand heavily on the table.
He looked at Nick Fury, the one-eyed black ghost… ah no, who was sitting opposite him with an arrogant attitude, and said with an unkind expression:
"Your [.]'s hands are reaching too far, aren't they?"
Nick Fury didn't speak, just spread his hands and put on a look of "or you hit me", which was annoying.
Then he continued to take out the experimental data about Reed Richards and the other three, which Black Widow had gotten from somewhere before, and looked at it as if no one else was there.
……
[Experiment Subject No. 01: Reed Richards]
[Age: 30]
[Gender: Male]
[Identity:……]
[Currently Identified Characteristics: Enhanced Physical Plasticity, able to stretch, extend, or deform into other forms at will like rubber; and almost immune to all physical attacks, including electric shock!]
[Experimental Conclusion: After testing and analysis, the cells in the experimental subject's body have mutated and been transformed into special "flexible cells" by radiation energy, allowing the experimental subject to freely deform his body without damaging his organs…]
……
[Experiment Subject No. 02: Susan Stone]
[Age: 29]
[Gender: Female]
[Identity:……]
[Currently Identified Characteristics: Able to control the spectral flares and refractive visibility projected onto the body, thereby making oneself invisible!]
[Experimental Conclusion:……]
……
[Experiment Subject No. 03: Jonathan Stone]
[Age: 27]
[Gender: Male]
[Identity:……]
[Currently Identified Characteristics: The body can instantly release flames of thousands of degrees, and is immune to all fire damage, but cannot burn in an oxygen-free state, and the flames on the experimental subject can be extinguished if there is sufficient water; it is preliminarily speculated that when the temperature released by the experimental subject is high enough, he can have a certain ability to fly!]
[Experimental Conclusion:……]
……
[Experiment Subject No. 04: Ben Grimm]
[Age: 32]
[Gender: Male]
[Identity:……]
[Currently Identified Characteristics: The body structure has undergone a mutation, and a mineral keratinous layer as hard as rock has grown on the body surface, which can easily defend against close-range shooting of conventional weapons; the experimental subject's own strength has been greatly enhanced, and the initial calculation of strength is at least 5 tons, and the subsequent growth through training is extremely high!]
[Experimental Conclusion:……]
……
"I want all four of these people."
Nick Fury was very satisfied with the abilities of Reed and the others.
Since he had been defeated "again and again" in [Greenwich], he vowed to build a stronger… [Avengers Alliance].
There was no way, because Thor, one of the two main forces, was often offline, and Hulk went crazy from time to time.
He had to find some powerful and stable main players to support the scene at critical moments.
Otherwise, what would he use to fight Karl?
His life?
Oh, that's also a possibility, after all… Black Lives Matter!
And now the abilities of Jonathan Stone and Ben Grimm are very much in line with the requirements for joining the [Avengers Alliance].
He casually closed the document, and Nick Fury was about to get up and go to the laboratory where the four were held to recruit them, but suddenly heard the alarm sound in the base, and couldn't help but frown.
It wouldn't be such a coincidence, would it?
Something happened as soon as I came?
"What's going on?" The big-bearded base commander asked the phone fiercely, "What… you said Reed Richards escaped?"
"Waste, didn't you let them continuously inject him with anesthetics… I don't want to hear your explanation, he must not have run far, catch him back for me immediately, otherwise I'll send you to a military court!"
When the big-bearded base commander hung up the phone, Nick Fury, who had been silent on the opposite side, said with a sneer:
"See? I came prepared for just this sort of situation..."
"Over the years, if it weren't for us [.] constantly cleaning up after you bunch of good-for-nothings, the great [United States of America] would have already declined and fallen long ago!!"
"You!"
The bearded base commander was furious, but Nick Fury didn't give him a chance to argue.
Guided by Black Widow, he smoothly arrived at the laboratory where Ben Grimm was being held.
He first refused Black Widow's suggestion to accompany him, then straightened his tie and pushed the door open.
He had already reviewed Ben Grimm's file.
Dealing with this kind of brute was always a piece of cake for him!
"If I'm not mistaken, big guy... you must be Ben Grimm, right?!"
