They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 121 The Avengers Begin

With the precious biological samples from the Violent Worm, the biological knowledge brought by Ba Dou from other worlds, and the near-bug-like artifact, the development of a vaccine against the Zombie Virus was incredibly fast.

With almost no effort, a drug for the infected was developed and immediately put into large-scale production and use with the support of the state.

With the help of several upgraded and evolved armored warriors, as well as the military and police forces mobilized by the country, the situation in Nanbo City was quickly brought under control.

Under the influence of the medication, the infected people gradually recovered from the virus and regained their senses.

Although the city is devastated and the reconstruction work is arduous, at least the catastrophe that swept the entire city has come to a temporary end.

As for Ba Dou, who made a great contribution to this incident, he naturally received a grand award at the national level.

Various honors and material rewards followed one after another, and more importantly, the ERP Armor Lab received unprecedented strong support as a result.

More funding, more advanced equipment, and top talent are continuously pouring into this laboratory.

Everything is developing in a good direction.

Meanwhile, in the Marvel universe.

Two years have quietly passed since Thor's arrival.

The world has undergone tremendous changes in the past two years.

The cancer treatment drug developed by the Osborn Group has been successfully promoted globally and has begun large-scale application.

Countless cancer patients who had struggled in despair have been given a new lease on life as a result.

Harry Osborn, the young president of the Osborn Corporation, has seen his reputation soar with this groundbreaking medical achievement, even overshadowing Tony Stark, the Iron Man who revealed his identity.

There's no way around it; after all, people haven't experienced an apocalyptic crisis like the Battle of New York, where aliens invaded.

Compared to a superhero who flies around in a metal suit, a scientist who can save lives is clearly more popular.

On the other hand, the appearance of Iron Man was like opening Pandora's box, or rather, Tony Stark's behavior set an example for many people.

All sorts of people dressed in strange clothes and possessing special abilities began to spring up in various cities like mushrooms after rain.

Spider-Man swinging on webs through the streets of New York, Daredevil appearing and disappearing mysteriously in Hell's Kitchen...

The era of superheroes seems to be truly dawning.

When Harry Osborn noticed the red and blue figure fighting crime in Queens through the news network, a playful smile appeared on his lips.

He hadn't expected Spider-Man to appear so suddenly, and he once again extended an invitation to this newly minted "friendly neighbor."

The CEO's office is located on the top floor of the Osborne Building.

Peter Parker sat awkwardly on the expensive leather sofa, unsure of what to do with his hands.

This time, it wasn't just because of the difference in their identities, but more so because his abilities came from the super spider in Osborn Labs.

He felt a little guilty...

"Mr. Parker, don't be nervous."

"I have heard about your deeds. After gaining extraordinary abilities, you did not use them for profit, but chose to help more people."

I really admire your courage and kindness…

Harry smiled gently and poured him a glass of water himself.

“Mr. Osborne, I…”

Peter opened his mouth, somewhat moved.

"I would like to invite you to join the Osborne Group once again."

Seeing this, Harry continued to speak.

“Mr. Osborne, I…”

Peter took a deep breath upon hearing this, and was about to refuse.

After all, the Osborn Group doesn't lack researchers.

His abilities should be used for other things...

"I will provide you with financial and technical support for your acts of chivalry."

"Of course, in return, I hope you can cooperate with Dr. Connors to conduct some research on biofusion experiments."

You should know the value of a sample like yours...

Of course, everything depends on your choice...

Harry raised his hand to interrupt Peter, and then continued to explain.

Peter Parker's eyes widened upon hearing this; he hadn't expected the other party to propose such a condition.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Having such a successful sample can indeed greatly improve the research progress.

After seeing the contract Harry offered him, Peter signed it without hesitation.

Simply put, Harry gave them far too much; even superheroes need to eat.

And so Spider-Man officially became a researcher at the Osborn Corporation. After that, Harry handed over the Shocker cyborg technology and human modification data he obtained from the Kamen Rider world to Connors for research.

Besides recruiting Spider-Man, Harry has been busy these past two years.

He devoted a great deal of effort to helping Dr. Bruce Banner create a device that would allow him to safely transform back into a human from his Hulk form.

The principle is actually not complicated.

Banner transforms into the Hulk because when he's angry, his cells absorb large amounts of gamma rays from an unknown subdimensional space, causing them to mutate rapidly.

If a device could be designed to precisely control the absorption and release of gamma rays, it would theoretically be possible to stabilize Banner in human form, or at least allow him to control his transformations autonomously.

After countless experiments and adjustments, the device was finally completed.

When Dr. Banner successfully transformed from his Hulk form back into the gentle scientist through the device for the first time, he was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes, and he clung to Harry's leg and wouldn't let go.

"Waaaaah... Harry! You're like my second parents!"

Banner cried his heart out.

"That's great! I finally... I finally don't have to comfort myself with my own hands every lonely long night anymore!"

"..."

Hearing this, Harry was speechless, barely suppressing the urge to kick this unreliable guy away.

So all that hard work he put into the research was for this?

Can't they even have the aspirations of scientists anymore?!
"Harry, you don't understand. Catherine is the primary driving force behind human technological progress!"

Hearing Harry's complaints, Dr. Banner had a perfectly reasonable argument.

Harry took a deep breath and decided not to stoop to the level of this idiot.

With Dr. Banner's problem resolved, Harry was finally able to devote more energy to his core research projects.

Currently, he has three top priority projects at hand.

First, there is Project X.

This project uses mutant genes discovered around the world as a blueprint to unravel the mysteries of the X gene.

His X-series bionic suits were early derivative products of this project.

Its fundamental purpose is to explore the underlying principles by which the X gene endows the host with various amazing abilities.

If this point can be fully understood, gene editing technology will be able to freely create all kinds of powerful and stable superpowers.

Unfortunately, the complexity of the X gene far exceeds expectations, and with the current technological capabilities of the Osborn Group, the analysis work is progressing slowly.

The second is the Gamma Project, based on the Hulk gene.

The purpose is self-evident: to figure out the source of the Hulk's near-limitless power and the nature of gamma rays.

This project also faced numerous difficulties and was mainly driven by Dr. Banner, who provided technical support.

Currently, the progress is even slower than that of Project X.

Thirdly, there is the newly launched [Rune Project].

The research materials for this project mainly come from cell samples of Thor, the God of Thunder from Asgard, and fragments of the Destroyer armor that Thor destroyed.

Surprisingly, this project, which involved divine technology and magic, progressed the most smoothly.

This was mainly thanks to Harry's unexpected acquisition of many ancient texts and mysterious symbols in a world called "Dragon World".

He input this data into an AI for cross-comparison and analysis, and surprisingly discovered some patterns that vaguely resembled Asgardian runes.

While it's far from being a complete solution, it does provide a clear direction for research.

Just as Harry was engrossed in his research, an encrypted communication request suddenly came through his private line.

The screen popped up with an image of a black man wearing a one-eyed eyepatch.

Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Chief Fury, what a rare guest! Did the sun rise in the west today?"

Or have you finally decided to purchase the Osborne Group's security system?

Harry raised an eyebrow, answered the call, and teased in a relaxed tone.

"Loki, that evil god of Asgard, stole the Tesseract from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s research facility."

He seems to have some other conspiracy against Earth.

“Now, I need to activate the Avengers program, and I need your help, Harry.”

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury's face darkened even more. This was just asking for trouble.

But he took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said...

(End of this chapter)