Godslayer in the Marvel Universe

Chapter 40 Tony: ? ? ?

Having difficulties is not scary; overcoming difficulties is.

Ang can't create a weapon to counter the enemy, but Tony or Bruce can.

He can't count on his Batman dad anymore; the old man has his own plans. Ang just needs to keep Tony tied up.

What's truly terrifying is the unknown!

Almost as soon as Ang finished preparing the insulating sheath, he saw the news broadcast on TV.

"This is Special Correspondent XXX reporting for the latest news. A terrifying Extraordinary has just been spotted in the city center plaza. He can unleash lightning strikes like thunderbolts, and two Spider-Men are currently battling him."

On the television screen, the cameraman was playing with "death camera movements," causing the image to shake and flicker incessantly.

Actually, it's not the cameraman's fault, because the two Spider-Men's movements are just too fast, and the camera can't keep up.

In the blink of an eye, there was a loud "thud," and poor Spider-Man was struck by a terrifying bolt of lightning, blasting him onto the huge television screen in the square.

Flames shot out everywhere, and debris flew out in large quantities, like a rain of death covering the innocent people. Screams filled the air.

A large amount of electricity was drawn from a high-voltage power line on a light board, making the Electroman resemble an exaggerated incandescent light bulb. Its humanoid shell became transparent, and its muscles and internal organs could not be seen. Only flickering electric light filled its body.

If you told me that this ethereal figure was an apostle of Zeus, the Greek god of the gods, many people would probably believe you.

"Spider-Man! I used to be your fan! How could you do this to me!" Electro Max had reason to be angry. As an ordinary citizen who had been saved by Peter, he was originally full of gratitude towards Peter.

However, unlike Peter's transformation process, Max's transformation into Electro was filled with pain and cruelty.

Being electrocuted is already painful; being devoured by dozens of mutated electric eels is undoubtedly an American version of slow slicing. Even in this state of extreme pain, Spider-Man still tries to stop him.

This led the originally kind and simple Max to believe that Spider-Man was on the same side as the evil Osborn Corporation.

Unlike the original story, there are two Spider-Men in this one.

They briefly repelled Peter, and there was also Gwen.

Seeing Electro spiraling out of control, Gwen didn't show the same mercy as Peter.

As soon as the spider silk entangled it, a huge falling light board instantly transformed into a terrifying fly swatter, slamming the electric man suspended in mid-air down on his head.

At this point, the Electro Man had not yet completely transformed his body into intangible lightning, so physical damage was still quite effective.

He was immediately knocked to the ground.

That wasn't all; Peter brought over the fire department's water cannon and sprayed Electro-Man with it.

Well, in a sense, the water jet from a high-pressure water gun is an elemental attack!

According to the Western four elements theory, lightning is a type of wind element, so Peter using water element to attack wind element is perfectly reasonable.

The electric man was caught and detained by the police's special investigation department.

The live stream has ended.

Recently, under the guidance of New York City Police Commissioner George Stacy, public opinion has become increasingly favorable to the two Spider-Men, who have gained the approval of New York City citizens and the police department through their continuous acts of justice.

In this world, for every "like," there is a "dislike"!

Less than half an hour after Electro's arrest, a series of messages appeared online. Soon, someone dug up the identity of Electro as Max, an employee of the Osborn Corporation, and posted his work ID and other information online.

All the evidence points to one place—the Osborne Group!

"Illegally conducting unapproved human genetic research," "recklessly using employees as experimental subjects without their knowledge," "devoid of humanity," "Previously, Dr. Connors, the 'Lizard Doctor,' caused a disturbance on the Golden Gate Bridge and attempted to turn all of New York into lizard people"...

A huge amount of dirt on them suddenly appeared, almost like mushrooms after rain.

Almost all of Osborne Group's shareholders and executives quickly became restless and held an all-night meeting:

"Initiate emergency public relations immediately!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"Otherwise, our company's stock price will plummet as soon as the stock market opens tomorrow morning!"

Is there any way to clear my name?

"It's very difficult!"

While they were dealing with the crisis, Dana asked Ang, "Are we really not going to do anything more?"

Ang shook his head: "No need. Because we've already been the flag bearers for this attack on the Osborn Group!"

Wall Street is a money-driven arena, where thousands of ferocious beasts, large and small, roam freely. Even if the Osborne Group itself is a major player, what if another giant preys on it when it reveals its weaknesses and wounds?

Ang mortgaged Stark Industries stock to short Osborne Corporation, which was certainly a way for him to make a huge amount of money. If successful, wouldn't that be blood money?

Immediately, a tycoon secretly encouraged the reporter to find Tony, who was far away in the Middle East.

She's another young and beautiful female reporter.

"Mr. Stark, what is your opinion on your company's mysterious second-largest shareholder pledging all of Stark's stock to leverage a short position in Osborn Corporation?"

Tony immediately looked bewildered. He really didn't know what Ang was up to, and since he couldn't expose him, he said helplessly, "I have no opinion."

"If this mysterious second-largest shareholder's short-selling attempt fails and the bank forcibly seizes all the pledged shares, does that mean Stark's shareholding structure will change again?"

Tony was quite helpless: "If all of this is legitimate financial activity, I have no comment."

Tony was dragged into this mess by Ang. No matter how much he tries to remain neutral, if something really happens and he doesn't buy back the shares Ang holds, then he'll be in trouble.

In fact, his lack of objection was seen by other financial tycoons as nothing less than a rallying cry.

The Osborn Group has been plagued with problems lately, and now with Tony leading the charge, a group of bigwigs are following suit.

Ironically, all this dirt they've created wasn't intentionally fabricated to smear the Osborn Corporation. You see, both generations of Green Goblin were ruthless and unscrupulous in their pursuit of survival.

The Lizard, Electro, and Spider-Man are all creations of the Osborn Corporation.

As a result, the executives of the Osborn Group, who already disliked Harry, immediately conspired with other shareholders to make Harry the scapegoat!

As a result, late that night, a large amount of negative information appeared online, alleging that the Osborn father and son were illegally engaged in forbidden gene research and had started human experiments without authorization.

Compared to earlier unsubstantiated rumors, these materials, clearly obtained from "authoritative inside sources," despite being marked with black bars for confidentiality in many places, point to Norman Osborn.

Aside from the fact that it cannot be used as evidence in court, in a sense this is solid proof.

What the shareholders are really doing is sacrificing pawns to save the king.

That's right, Harry is the one who died!

Immediately afterwards, the next morning when the stock market opened, Osborne Group's stock price plummeted.

Harry was taken to the shareholders' meeting in a daze, where he was cruelly informed: "Harry! You're finished. We have all the data on your father and son's illegal genetic research. You either sell your shares to us shareholders, or you go to jail!"

Their actions were far more ruthless than their words; they actually wanted Harry to become penniless first, and then go to jail for them.

This completely drove Harry to the brink of despair.

As in history, Harry took a risk, first releasing the enraged Electro from the company's secret department to fight Spider-Man, then using Electro to kill the company's guards and take a senior executive hostage, before injecting himself with the same spider venom as Spider-Man.

However, at that very moment, a mysterious entity he had never seen before suddenly appeared in the company's secret room.

Unfortunately, the other person was wearing the exact same Green Goblin outfit as the one he was holding.

"Who are you?"

"I am... another you!"

"Impossible!" Harry, who had already gone mad from the venom entering his body, was somewhat incredulous.

The mysterious man's deep voice possessed a strange magic, and even more explosive were his words: "The venom you injected is garbage. The real good stuff has always been in your childhood friend Peter Parker, because... he's Spider-Man!"

"What?" At this moment, the spider venom stimulated Harry's body, causing his entire body to mutate. Horrible blood vessels bulged out, covering his temples and cheeks, making him look like a monster.

"Peter has safe Orb-weaver venom, yet he stubbornly lies, claiming Spider-Man won't give you his blood because it's unsafe. He's guilty! He's the root of all your suffering!"

"No! Wait, the one who rejected me is Spider-Woman [Ghost Spider]? And the one conspiring to take over my company is Tony Stark!"

"Ghost Spider? What's that? Never mind, it doesn't matter! Peter Parker is guilty! Not just him! Everyone around him is guilty!"

"Peter is guilty! That despicable traitor! He betrayed my friendship! He deliberately destroyed my hope. I will make him pay for all my suffering!" As if brainwashed, Harry's eyes gradually became glazed, and then the madness in his eyes intensified.

"Not only do we have to kill Peter, but also his girlfriend and family." The cruel voice on the other end sounded as if it came from the deepest part of hell.

"Yes! Mary! Michelle! Liz! His aunt and uncle. And that damn Tony Stark! They all have to die—" Harry gritted his teeth...

(End of this chapter)