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Inside this peculiar labyrinth, there were numerous glass towers, crystal mountains, and countless crystalline forests made of sparkling objects, as well as a swift-flowing golden river…
That's right, this was Tzeentch's exclusive domain in the Warp—the Crystal Labyrinth!!
To successfully convert Victor Von Doom, the "God Chosen," he had no choice but to make a grand show of borrowing the Reality Stone's power 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 regarding "demon transforming Arcane Energy," while Tzeentch was responsible for arranging the specific content and details logically.
Master and servant cooperated flawlessly.
Although recruiting this God Chosen seemed a bit over-the-top, Tzeentch believed it was all worth it.
Because he saw unlimited "potential" in Victor Von Doom!!
The future benefits he could bring would far outweigh the current investment.
"Very good, Doom, now enjoy the pleasure of 'change'… Let the Hell Dimension tremble under the 'God King's' might!!"
...…
…
"Mr. Victor, you're finally back!!"
When the detector reappeared on the launchpad, the surrounding staff rushed forward to help the four open their hibernation pods.
Next were the medical personnel who had been waiting for a long time.
After the four removed their space suits, they immediately began to conduct comprehensive physical examinations for them.
"Why are you all so nervous?"
Victor Von Doom clearly noticed that the atmosphere in the laboratory was a bit off, and quickly asked Matt, his male assistant, who had come closer.
Matt, however, did not answer his question directly, but instead asked back with a somewhat strange expression:
"That… Mr. Victor, do you still remember how long you stayed in that dimension?"
"I was delayed for a bit in the middle, but it shouldn't have exceeded four hours in total, right?"
Victor Von Doom clutched the "mechanical book" tightly, saying with a slight frown, "Isn't there a timer in the lab? Why ask this?"
Seeing this, Matt quickly explained, "Sir, from the time you went to that dimension until now… a full 10 days have passed!!"
"What did you say?"
Victor Von Doom's heart jolted, but he quickly recalled the anomaly he had sensed in the chimpanzee earlier.
"I was right not to be mistaken then."
"It seems there's a certain difference in the flow of time between that dimension and Earth."
However, such a negligible ratio was still within an acceptable range for Victor Von Doom… it could even be ignored!
However.
Just as Victor Von Doom was about to find a private place to thoroughly study the contents of the "mechanical book,"
His male assistant, Matt, delivered an even more shocking piece of news.
"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to tell you, Ms. Susan and Dr. Reed returned early… because something unexpected happened during their experiment…"
Victor Von Doom's heart sank, and he quickly pressed, "Did they destroy the space station?"
"Uh, no, the space station only sustained minor damage." Matt shook his head awkwardly. "However, due to Dr. Reed's miscalculation, that solar flare appeared a few hours early.
All four experimenters, including Ms. Susan, were severely irradiated by that cosmic energy, and in the end, it was the astronauts stationed at the space station who piloted the space shuttle to bring them back!"
"Then who died?"
"Ahem, no one died, but… Ms. Susan and their bodies seemed to have undergone some mutations due to the radiation, and they were taken away by the Military directly during their recovery in the hospital!"
"So?"
"That… due to the impact of this experiment accident, our company's stock plummeted, so Mr. Victor, you'd best go see the board members first, they seem very angry."
His male assistant, Matt, subconsciously swallowed.
Somehow, he suddenly felt that his boss seemed even more unapproachable than before.
Victor Von Doom waved his hand expressionlessly, "I understand, go inform all board members."
…
Not long after.
In a certain conference room.
Victor Von Doom changed into a clean, expensive suit and locked the "mechanical book" in a safe with a password only he knew, before finally arriving late in front of the board members.
Seven elderly men, all past their prime, 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, on behalf of the bank, I want to congratulate you… Under your foolish leadership, the Doom Group's stock has become the fastest falling stock in a single week since the Great Depression!"
He then symbolically picked up a stack of documents, shook it at Victor Von Doom opposite him, and continued to mock:
"Now, even if we wanted to give away shares for free, no one would want 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 front of everyone, skillfully crossing his legs, completely disregarding the old men's Make things difficult.
The director named Ned, however, threatened relentlessly, "That's right, you must turn the situation around, otherwise we will remove you from your position as chairman and then declare the Doom Group bankrupt and reorganize it!"
"Remember, you only have one week, our patience is extremely limited!"
With that, Ned Sizzle stood up and led the other six directors out of the conference room.
"Hmph, a bunch of greedy villains, you will regret this one day."
Victor Von Doom snorted coldly, then turned to his male assistant beside him and instructed:
"Matt, immediately send the green energy we brought back from the alien planet to an authoritative experimental institution for testing."
He paused, as if he had thought of something, and added:
"Then, destroy all related records after the detector's return today, and re-sign the highest-level confidentiality agreements with all personnel who participated in the experiment."
Matt's face showed a hint of confusion.
The first order was not difficult to understand; it was simply to use the new energy discovered from the "alien planet" to hype a new concept in the energy sector, thereby rapidly boosting the Doom Group's stock and turning the situation around!
But what was the second order for?
The Quantum Gate Project was not a secret from its inception…
And why only destroy the return data?
Matt was puzzled by this, but seeing that his boss had no intention of explaining, he dutifully left to carry out the orders.
Victor Von Doom naturally noticed the expression on his assistant's face.
But how could he tell the other party that he made such a decision simply to prevent others from coveting the "mechanical book" in his possession?
This was a method he only thought of on the spur of the moment after hearing about the plight of Susan and Reed's group of four.
After all, he hadn't yet deciphered the words and secrets in the "mechanical book," so he had to be extra careful.
...…
…
At the same time.
A certain U.S. Military secret Base—Area 57.
Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, and the four of them, including Susan and her brother, were all secretly transferred to the laboratory here to undergo a series of observations and tests.
In a certain laboratory.
Reed Richards, whose limbs were stretched long by several fixed braces, looking like a mutated monster, was being sampled by several staff members wearing bulky protective suits.
"Dr. Reed, can you move your right hand?"
Reed Richards followed the instruction, laboriously moved his right hand, then asked weakly, "What about Ben? What about Susan? How are they doing?"
Under continuous injection of trace anesthetics, he had been conscious but completely powerless for the past few days.
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 question, where is Ben?"
Seeing that there was still no reply, Reed Richards' emotions gradually became agitated.
"Why aren't you answering my questions, where are my friends, Ben, Susan… how are they doing?"
Outside the laboratory, a person in charge, seeing this, ordered expressionlessly, "Subject One's drug resistance is continuously increasing, increase the sedative to 50 milliliters!!"
Soon, Reed Richards in the laboratory regained his calm.
And similar situations were constantly being repeated on Susan Stone and the other two.
After experiencing the excessive radiation caused by that solar storm, not only did their bodies not suffer any damage, but they also unexpectedly "awakened" four completely different superpowers.
However, what was ironic was that.
This superpower not only failed to bring them the wealth and fame they imagined, but also turned them into secret experimental subjects for the Military.
Inside the Base Commander's office.
Bang—
The bearded Base Commander slammed the document for transferring the experimental subjects onto the table.
He looked unpleasantly at the arrogant one-eyed black man sitting opposite him… oh no, it was Nick Fury, and said:
"Your S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reach is a bit too long, isn't it?"
Nick Fury didn't speak, he just spread his hands, putting on an annoying look of "what are you going to do about it."
Then he continued to read the experimental data about Reed Richards and the other three, which Black Widow had somehow obtained earlier, as if no one else was there.
…
[Subject 01: Reed Richards]
[Age: 30]
[Gender: Male]
[Identity: …]
[Currently identified characteristics: Enhanced body plasticity, able to stretch, extend, or deform into other forms like rubber; and almost immune to all physical attacks, including electric shocks!]
[Experimental conclusion: After testing and analysis, the subject's cells mutated, and were alienated by radiation energy into special "flexible cells," allowing the subject to freely deform his body without damaging his organs…]
…
[Subject 02: Susan Stone]
[Age: 29]
[Gender: Female]
[Identity: …]
[Currently identified characteristics: Able to control spectral flares and visible refraction cast upon her body, thereby allowing her to become invisible!]
[Experimental conclusion: …]
…
[Subject 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 subject can be extinguished when there is sufficient Water; preliminary guess, when the temperature released by the subject is high enough, he can have a certain flight ability!]
[Experimental conclusion: …]
…
[Subject 04: Ben Grimm]
[Age: 32]
[Gender: Male]
[Identity: …]
[Currently identified characteristics: Body structure has undergone abnormal changes, with a hard mineral keratin layer like rock growing on the body surface, which can easily defend against close-range shooting of conventional weapons; the subject's own strength has been greatly enhanced, preliminary estimated strength reaching at least 5 tons, with high growth potential through subsequent training!]
[Experimental conclusion: …]
…
"I want all four of these people."
Nick Fury was very satisfied with the abilities of Reed and the other three.
Ever since he was "yet again" defeated in Greenwich, he swore he would assemble a stronger… Avengers.
No choice, who made Thor, one of the two main forces, often go offline, and Hulk occasionally go crazy.
He had to find some powerful and stable main Team Members to hold the fort 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 the current abilities of Jonathan Stone and Ben Grimm perfectly met the requirements for joining the Avengers.
Casually closing the document, 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 couldn't be that coincidental, could it?
Something happened as soon as I arrived?
"What's going on?" The bearded Base Commander asked fiercely into the phone, "What… you said Reed Richards escaped?"
"Useless, didn't I tell you to keep injecting him with anesthetic… I don't want to hear your explanations, he must not have run far, immediately bring him back to me, or I'll send you to a Military court!"
After the bearded Base Commander hung up the phone, Nick Fury, who had been silent, sneered and said:
"See, I came precisely to deal with this kind of situation…"
"These years, if it weren't for our S.H.I.E.L.D. following behind and constantly cleaning up after you useless people, I'm afraid the great America would have already gone into decline!!"
"You!"
The bearded Base Commander was furious, but Nick Fury didn't give him a chance to argue.
Under Black Widow's guidance, he skillfully arrived in front of 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 directly.
He had already read Ben Grimm's file.
He had always been adept at dealing with such hotheads!
"If I'm not mistaken, big guy… you must be Ben Grimm, right?!"