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Chapter 84: Wanda's Subtle Changes

A warning sounded from the access control of the blast-proof door.

"Drip-"

"No entry for those without permission!"

Carl ordered: "Grant Norman Osborn temporary C1 level authority."

The explosion-proof door will open automatically.

Norman Osborn was speechless when he saw how tightly guarded this underground base was. It was almost more rigorous than a military base.

"I'm going to find Wanda."

After Pietro entered this checkpoint, he temporarily separated from Carl and others and let Red Queen lead the way. He planned to go to the command center of the underground base to meet up with Wanda first.

Carl continued to take Norman Osborn to a high-end ward.

"Hey, Harry! You recovered?"

When old Norman saw Harry lying on the hospital bed, he excitedly walked over to say hello.

Harry rolled over and got out of bed, saying with a relaxed look, "Umbrella's medical technology is so advanced that such a serious injury was healed in less than a minute."

Karl watched the two of them reminiscing about the past, thinking about the outside world, and interrupted directly:
"Okay, Mr. Norman, you can take your son and leave now. We no longer owe each other anything."

Norman Osborn turned around and said sincerely, "Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Carl. I will give you a generous reward as a thank you."

Seeing someone giving money, Karl was willing to be more patient and offered advice:

"Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Norman. If you need security, I can send a team of 100 armed soldiers to escort you away."

Old Norman thought about it and felt that the external situation was chaotic and his bodyguards might not be of any use, so he readily agreed to Carl's suggestion.

"Thank you for your advice, Mr. Karl. If you have any trouble in the future, please feel free to ask me for help. I will definitely not refuse."

After watching the black armed guards escort the father and son away, Carl came to the command center on the lowest level of the base.

The entire base has five floors. The first floor is mainly the medical area and security department, and the second floor is the laboratory and office area.

The third floor is an entertainment venue, where a swimming pool, gym, movie and television entertainment hall, and training ground are located.

The entire fourth floor, with nearly 10,000 square meters, is exclusively Carl's private space, including luxury suites, private entertainment venues, and rest areas.

The fifth-floor lowest command post, where the Red Queen can control the smooth operation of the entire base.

Carl walked into the command center, where more than a hundred technicians were sitting in front of the monitoring screens, on high alert, monitoring the real-time developments in New York 24 hours a day.

Wanda and Pietro, as well as Ian, the head of the base, all stood in front of a large holographic surveillance screen, watching with deep concern as various tragedies unfolded in New York one after another.

Seeing that Carl had also come, the kind-hearted Wanda looked anxious and quickly asked: "Carl, do you know the cause of this crisis?"

Carl walked forward and hugged Wanda's slender waist, turned his head to look at the various human tragedies on the screen, and said calmly:
"The U.S. military has found out the truth. This crisis was caused by that crazy guy Pierce."

Wanda recalled for a few seconds and remembered Pierce's true identity. She stared at Carl with an uncertain expression and asked, "Tell me the truth, does this crisis have anything to do with you?"

Carl pretended to be stunned and said puzzledly: "Why do you think so? I'm not crazy enough to destroy humanity."

Hearing this, Wanda’s expression eased a lot, and she leaned her head tightly on Karl’s shoulder, saying with lingering fear: “This crisis is really terrible.

I saw with my own eyes that many people deliberately tripped others in order to survive, so as to slow down the zombies and allow themselves to survive. I will never forget the hideous appearance of civilians who lost their moral bottom line and turned into demons.

Carl listened to Wanda's confession quietly and comforted her softly, "It's okay. No matter how big the crisis is, it won't affect us. The defense of this base is airtight. Don't worry."

The two of them were acting so carefree as if no one was around that Pietro felt a little jealous, so he simply turned around and didn't want to look any further.

He walked to the monitoring station and began to look for the trace of Goddess Gwen in each holographic monitoring screen.

Carl and Wanda sat down on the sofa in the control room, hugging each other and whispering.

"Honey, did you know that Pietro got into a fight at school over a girl, and the guy he beat was Norman Osborn's son?"

"Oh my god, how dare he fight with his classmates? I'm going to teach him a lesson!"

"No, it's just a fight. There are always a few people you don't like in college life. As long as they don't bully others, don't you think it's fun to be jealous?"

Speaking of this, Wanda's curiosity for gossip was also aroused.

"Who is that girl?"

Karnu pursed his lips, looked at Pietro who was standing in front of the surveillance screen and searching for the goddess carefully, and said:
"Gwen Stacy, a girl who also has super powers. Pietro is now anxious to find her."

Wanda looked puzzled: "Why didn't you bring her back?"

Karl looked very regretful and said: “When the crisis happened, Gwen was only concerned with saving strangers and forgot about the safety of her parents.

It was so ironic that my parents were trapped in the zombie horde and their lives were unknown, and now I remember rushing to save them. "

A few strands of hair were pressed down. Wanda smoothed her smooth hair and said with complicated eyes: "What a tragedy, why don't you help save Gwen's parents?"

Carl didn't want to answer this question. Just then Gwen appeared on the surveillance screen, so he quickly changed the subject:
"Look, that person swinging between the tall buildings is Gwen!"

Wanda followed his gaze to the surveillance screen and said with surprise:

"Her powers look so cool!"

Pietro also saw the goddess' figure on the screen, and his inner worry made him stare at Gwen as she quickly shuttled through the city.

That handsome and heroic figure made him feel amorous.

Carl, who had a beauty in his arms, didn't feel anything. Wanda alone was enough for him to handle, and he didn't want to find a saint to cause trouble for himself.

I wouldn't mind if there's a chance for an in-depth exchange, but I'd rather not take it home.

At this time, it can be seen on the surveillance footage that Gwen finally arrived at the New York City Police Department after more than ten minutes of travel.

What they found out was that the entire police station building was occupied by zombies, and there was no other sound of living people around except the roars of zombies.

Gwen's mood suddenly became extremely bad. She hung on the outer wall of the police station building with a silk thread and searched every floor without giving up.

Unfortunately, no miracle happened and she still didn't see her father George.

In desperation, she decided to go home to see her mother Karen, who was a full-time housewife at home, and wondered if her mother was still alive.

Although the probability is very small, Gwen still doesn't want to give up as long as the result is not confirmed.

A few minutes later, Gwen returned to Broccoli Street. The exterior wall of their apartment had turned a mottled dark red, and it was unclear whether it was caused by human or zombie blood.

(End of this chapter)