American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 107 Pennywise Wants to Play

"The lizard serum is doing well; we've had a few successful subjects. But the spider serum research has hit a bottleneck, and we don't have any successful subjects yet," Harry said, shaking his head.

"What about Spider-Man, Peter Parker? How about we do what Suicide Squad did, put a nanotech bomb in his neck and have him participate in the operation?"

Xiao Xian suggested that although Spider-Man did not receive the Spider Serum, he was bitten by a mutated spider developed by the Osborn Group. In essence, they were not much different, at least on the surface. As for whether there was a choice of spider totem behind the scenes, that was unknown.

Theoretically speaking, the Osborn Group's many scientists and years of human experimentation failed to produce something, yet Peter Parker got it just from being bitten. From a probability standpoint, this is practically impossible, and there's a high chance that a spider totem is behind it. But this is the superhero world, where the probability of this happening is not only not zero, but ridiculously high. It could happen whether or not there's a spider totem.

"Peter has been imprisoned in a top-secret S.H.I.E.L.D. research facility since his last prison break. His limbs and torso are still separated, and it will take time to reassemble them. Moreover, he is very hostile towards S.H.I.E.L.D., so choosing him to participate in the operation would be very dangerous."

Natasha shook her head, rejecting Peter Parker's suggestion to participate.

"Separated state?" Xiao Xian's lips twitched. If things were to get really complicated, we'd have to see what these scientists were up to. Xiao Xian didn't even dare to imagine what kind of life Peter was living in the research institute.

We can't just take our heads apart occasionally, study them, and then put them back together, can we?

After conducting such experiments on Peter, it seems reasonable that even if the people at S.H.I.E.L.D. planted a bomb in Peter's neck, they wouldn't dare to trust him. After all, after experiencing all sorts of inhuman experiments, death might actually be a relief.

"How about Dr. Lizard? He has beast instincts, super regeneration, and other superpowers, and he's quite strong," Natasha suggested. "Are you confident you can persuade him to participate?"

"Um, let me ask." Harry's mind went blank. Was there such a person in his company? He seemed to have a vague recollection of this person, but not much.

"Dr. Lizard is one of our company's top supervillains. He's not short of money, but he's always dreamed of becoming a superhero. As long as S.H.I.E.L.D. agrees to help with the publicity, getting him to participate in this operation won't be difficult."

Xiao Xian glanced at Harry with disdain. He didn't even know that his own company's top-tier supervillain was someone he didn't value. If he didn't show his respect for Dr. Lizard, how would he make it easier to ask S.H.I.E.L.D. for an exorbitant sum later? Besides, why not take advantage of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s publicity channels? Wouldn't it be better to let S.H.I.E.L.D. pay for it?

As expected, the Osborn Group can only thrive by relying on itself; Harry simply cannot control it.

"His appearance is a bit unattractive, but that's okay. The Fantastic Four have the Thing, and our S.H.I.E.L.D.'s ace team, the Avengers, has the Hulk. Sometimes, ugly superheroes can actually appeal to certain people."

Natasha looked at the handsome Xiao Xian and spoke very amiably. S.H.I.E.L.D. sent her to use her beauty to get Harry to back down, but now Natasha herself had completely fallen for Xiao Xian's good looks.

"It just so happens that this operation has been confirmed to be a major event and will be heavily publicized. If the Joker doesn't have a strong appeal, it will be adapted into a movie. All the major companies will cooperate. As long as Dr. Lizard can play his role, it will definitely attract a large number of fans."

"In addition, S.H.I.E.L.D. also hopes that the Osborn Group can provide some intelligence and biotechnology support," Natasha then stated S.H.I.E.L.D.'s request.

"No problem, everything's fine as long as we take down that clown." Harry waved his hand confidently, "Otherwise, wouldn't that guy be running all over New York? What if he comes here?"

"Don't jinx it. I've been pretending not to see it, and it's been a lot of work for me." Upon hearing this, Xiao Xian subconsciously focused his attention on a clown with thick paint on his face in the corner of his eye.

From the moment Natasha said it could appear anywhere, including here, this guy came over, but he didn't make a move or do anything. Instead, he listened to the group's conversation with an amused expression. Xiao Xian pretended it didn't exist and calmly chatted, advocating for the interests of the Osborn Group.

Now that Xiao Xian has completed his mission of taking over the Osborn Group and possesses the super power of the Green Goblin, his physical attributes have greatly improved, and his cells have also been strengthened. His flight, absorption, and heat vision have all been enhanced to a certain extent thanks to the increased cell strength, resulting in a surge in combat power.

(End of this chapter)