Marvel's Death Merchant

Reed, Susan, and the others arrived at this point. A reporter asked them, "Who is the captain of the Fantastic Four?"

“It’s me,” Johnny said proudly, pointing to himself.

“Okay, I’d like to ask…” the young reporter continued.

"I'm sorry, he was just joking," Susan said with a helpless smile to the reporter.

"Alright then! I'll need to find out more when I have time. Here's my business card." The reporter handed over the business card and left.

“Peter Parker? Sounds good.” Reed glanced at the business card and said, feeling it was quite impressive.

Reed then explained to the reporters how he gained his superpowers, saying with a smile, "The source of our powers is that we were exposed to some kind of unknown radiation during a mission to the space station, which is why we gained superpowers."

The reporters then asked, "So how come you have mutant abilities without mutant genes? That's amazing. By the way, what abilities do you have?"

"I wonder why he can use fire?"

……

One question after another was raised, leaving even a scientist like Reed bewildered. It's fair to say that journalists are incredibly powerful beings.

"Trust us, we will study the effects of cosmic storms on us," Susan told reporters simply.

"I'd like to know if there are any problems with the impact?" the reporter asked.

“No, it’s nothing. If I had to point out an impact, I think it’s helpful to everyone.” Johnny said, seemingly making a lot of sense. “I think everyone knows that after being exposed to radiation from the cosmic storm, we can help the public deal with most of the criminals.”

"However, I think the one next to you who was transformed by the cosmic storm isn't doing so well," the reporter said, pointing at Ben. He was clearly puzzled that the cosmic storm could create such a non-human being, since in their minds, non-human beings were mostly mutants.

Reed told Remember Me, "Ben is actually the best superhero. Although he looks a bit rough, he's definitely a good guy."

Johnny, upon hearing Reed's words, joked, "I think the reporter meant Ben was our team's mascot."

Everyone laughed, and Johnny put his arm around Reed and Ben's shoulders and said, "A new era has begun, the era of the Fantastic Four, and we are the new team of heroes."

Reed continued, "I think we need to study ourselves carefully now. Genes are a very important thing, and only when we study them well can we serve everyone."

After Reed finished speaking, he left with the three of them. The Fantastic Four team had just been formed and they couldn't say too much to the public. They also couldn't talk about the issue of superpowers generated by cosmic storms, so as to prevent some ambitious people from researching it.

At the same moment, in Victor's company conference room, shareholder Knight turned off the television and shook his head at Victor, saying sarcastically, "Is this what you call a turnaround for the company? These bizarre mutants making the front page of the news, I think you should wake up, Victor."

Victor seemed not to hear him. He took off his gloves and said to the shareholders in front of him, "I plan to use this publicity, and I think the company's stock will rebound."

Before Victor could finish speaking, Knight interrupted him: "The board unanimously agrees that the bank has already suffered enough losses. Don't you understand? Victor, you've lost your chance."

Victor's face turned somewhat cold, and as if he had finally made up his mind, he said, "Do you know how much money I've invested in this? If we lose it, we won't be able to repay the investments made by Stark Industries and Umbrella Corporation."

"Victor, stop talking. This isn't something you can decide. We're withdrawing our investment." With that, the shareholders prepared to leave the meeting room.

"Heh, why don't you leave yourselves alone? If you agree to let me do things my way, you'll gain even more benefits," Victor suddenly said with a cold laugh to the board members who were about to leave.

“Victor, what do you mean?” Knight suddenly had a bad feeling.

“I’ve already sold my shares to Umbrella Corporation, and they agreed to all my terms. Now all you have to do is enjoy your power one last time!” Victor said smugly to the group.

Victor and Tang Tian had, of course, discussed it. Cooperation was never a problem in itself; after all, the Watchers organization needed to recruit a scientist and villain like Victor, which was Tang Tian's objective. (To be continued...)

Chapter 203 Reverse Simulator

Since uploading the information, Victor, with the help of the Tangtian Umbrella Corporation, became the chairman of the company. Victor was riding high.

After gaining power, Victor changed the company's name to Victor Industries. Furthermore, his strength increased rapidly through cooperation with the Umbrella Corporation. Naturally, upon completing the cooperation, Victor proactively told Tang Tian about the superpowers he had gained during the cosmic storm.

Victor's superpowers are metallization and lightning abilities, and Tang Tian is very interested in Victor's abilities. His genes are very beneficial for creating a new type of Tyrant. The Tyrant is indeed the most perfect bio-weapon. In the face of mecha-powered Tyrants, it is Tang Tian's trump card among bio-weapons.

“Mr. Reed, I need to study your genes. This way, Umbrella Corporation can develop a corresponding antidote based on your genes. The antidote will be used to remove the suppression during combat, and I think the one next to you, Ben, will be needed.” Tang Tian walked up to Reed, looked him in the eyes, and said earnestly.

“Yes, Mr. Donald. It’s feasible for our genetic research. I’ve also prepared to design a machine using cosmic storm energy.” Reed nodded and agreed with Tang Tian beside him.

"Really? What is that? If it's valuable, Umbrella Corporation will buy the technology." Tang Tian knew that Reed's Cosmic Storm Reversal Machine had already been built, so he said this because he needed the technology.

Reed didn't say anything and just took out a machine design drawing. Susan and Johnny weren't very interested in Reed's design drawing, but Ben was very excited.

Looking at Reed's design drawings, Ben asked, "Reed, what's the working principle of your machine? Can it really turn me into a normal person?"

Reed nodded, looking at the design drawings, and said to Ben, "This is an energy simulation machine I designed, capable of simulating the energy of a cosmic storm. I have designed it to be a reverse simulation machine."

"I want to know. How long will it take to finish? I don't want it to end up like this," Ben said, his eyes filled with hope.

“It’s unclear at the moment. I need to conduct many experiments before I can successfully manufacture this machine, so you will have to wait,” Reed said, shaking his head as he saw Ben’s expression.

"Wait? I've heard that joke so many times," Ben said impatiently.

“Ben, trust Reed! Umbrella Corporation will also use your genes to find a way to suppress the cosmic energy within you,” Tang Tian said to the irritable Ben.

"Perhaps I should let the facts prove it." Tang Tian suddenly reached out and grabbed Ben's hand. Using the power of the Supreme God, he temporarily restored Ben's hand to its original state.

"What kind of power is this? Ben, your hand has returned to normal." Reed looked at Ben in shock and said to Tang Tian in surprise.

"I..." Ben was even more shocked that his arm had recovered to its current state, after all, this was something he never dared to imagine before.

"This is only temporary. My body's energy can suppress the cosmic energy in your genes, allowing part of your body to become normal again," Tang Tian said calmly, observing the expressions on Reed's and the others' faces.

Next, Tang Tian stopped using the power of the main god, and Ben's hand returned to its original state. Tang Tian's actions temporarily stabilized Ben's emotions. Clearly, this was also part of Tang Tian's plan. Finally, Tang Tian took away the genes of all the Fantastic Four members except Ben, and also obtained data on the Reed Cosmic Storm Energy Simulator.

The plot unfolds as in the movie: Johnny gives a public interview and gives the Fantastic Four characters descriptive nicknames. However, Ben can't stand Johnny anymore, and the two get into a fight, marking the beginning of a rift between them.

After learning about this, Reed became even more eager to accelerate the completion of the machine's experiments, and even considered conducting the experiments himself. The experimental area in the building where Reed worked was a location approved for him by Victor, which allowed them to conduct more experiments.

When Susan arrived at the lab, she saw Reed lying on the ground, his superpowers uncontrollably activating. Susan immediately ran over and used her powers to lift Reed up. Seeing Reed's condition, Susan knew that he had been experimenting on Ben to speed up his return to normalcy, and that after the initial few unstable experiments, his superpowers had become uncontrollable.

"Reed, are you alright? What happened?" Susan lifted Reed against the wall and asked him suspiciously.

“The reverse simulation machine is ready to use,” Reed said weakly.

"However, we still need energy levels comparable to a cosmic storm," Reed pointed out the shortcoming.

“Your condition is very bad right now, go see a doctor!” Susan led Reed away from there.

After Susan and Reed left, Victor received a call from Tang Tian, ​​instructing him to proceed according to the original plan. Victor also had his assistant take Ben to Reed's lab, preparing to restore him to normalcy.

"I heard Reed's experiment is complete. Where is Reed now?" Ben asked Victor impatiently as he entered the laboratory.

Victor shrugged and said casually, "Reed is in the hospital right now because of you."

"So why did you call me here?" Ben asked Victor calmly, though he was very grateful to Reed.

“I’ll make you a normal person,” Victor said, neither confirming nor denying.

“But Reed said there wasn’t enough energy to complete the simulation,” Ben said, pausing in confusion.

“I can solve this problem,” Victor said with a smile.

Ben hesitated for a moment, but still went into the machine. Victor knew Ben's desire to become a normal person, so there was no problem with him returning to normal.

Victor turned on the machine switch, and a powerful current immediately surged in the opposite direction of the simulated energy, while the energy index reached its maximum.

At a critical moment, Victor used his superpowers to replenish the machine's depleted energy, as he absorbed the entire electricity supply of New York City. This caused the streetlights in New York to flicker.

After Susan discovered the problem, she quickly ran towards the laboratory. She knew something was wrong, but Reed had already gone to the laboratory after discovering the problem.

Inside Victor's industrial laboratory, Ben emerged wearily as the machines were turned on, but upon seeing his hands, now back to normal, he cheered. After all, being back to normal was far better than his current state.

"Ben, you really surprised me. I didn't expect anyone to give up such powerful superpowers." Victor instantly released his power, and his body was covered in metal as he sneered at Ben.

To Ben's surprise, Victor was transformed by the cosmic storm flow, becoming a superhuman like the Fantastic Four.

“Victor, you look really scary. I think you’d be better off becoming a normal person,” Ben suggested to Victor.

“No, Ben, you don’t understand the importance of power. Iron Man and Spider-Man are proud of their strength, and if I defeat you, I can join the Watchmen.” Victor said calmly to Ben. (To be continued…)

Chapter 204 Doctor Doom's Mission

"Then why did you turn me into a normal person? Didn't you want to defeat us?" Ben asked, puzzled.

“Now that you’ve recovered, I’ll have one less competitor.” Victor suddenly grabbed Ben by the neck and said mockingly, “Look at you now, how weak you are! Without strength, even if you’re doing well, you can’t protect yourself or anyone else.” After saying that, Victor threw Ben aside. He didn’t intend to kill Ben; this was Tang Tian’s order.

"Victor, you restored Ben's powers but concealed the fact that you also have superpowers. What are you planning to do?" Reed, who had just arrived at the lab, looked at Victor, who possessed superpowers, in surprise as he saw Ben being thrown out.

“Reed, you know what? At first, I thought the space experiment couldn’t possibly succeed, but your unexpected turn of events surprised me.” Victor shrugged and said thoughtfully.

"What surprise?" Reed asked, somewhat puzzled by Victor's words.

"The surprise of having superpowers... I think you know that more and more superheroes are rising up. It's not just Iron Man, Spider-Man, and others; even Gotham City has seen mysterious heroes emerge," Victor said to himself, ignoring Reed's words.

“I don’t think that’s important, and besides, you became the chairman of this company with Umbrella’s help.”

Reed shook his head and said.

“You’re right, but I need to defeat you and prove my strength to the Watchers. Don’t worry, I’ll still hold back,” Victor said, glancing at Reed indifferently.

“Let’s begin. Let me see your strength. Imagine being struck by ultra-high-temperature lightning and turned into a super-hot clay. You’ll have to experience it for yourself.” Victor unleashed a bolt of lightning, striking Reed’s position.

Seeing Victor unleash a bolt of lightning without a word, Reed's expression changed, and he instantly used his superpowers to turn swiftly. Unfortunately, Reed couldn't dodge it. He was grazed by the lightning.

Reed felt a searing pain after being struck by lightning. But he knew this wasn't the time for peace talks; having been with Victor for a long time, Reed knew his character well. At that moment, Victor unleashed a high-density bolt of lightning, striking Reed's body instantly. He was sent flying, crashing to the ground, completely incapacitated.

Victor saw Ben and Reed on the ground, smiled disdainfully, and then left.

Before returning to the lab, Susan happened to find Johnny, who had just arrived, and they went together to the Fantastic Four's lab. However, the battle had left the place severely damaged, and Reed and Ben were badly beaten up on the ground.

"It seems the Reed machine worked. Now it looks like something happened; Reed and Ben were knocked down by someone," Susan said to Johnny beside her, very happy to see Ben recover. Johnny nodded in agreement. Although the two had had some disagreements in the past, Johnny wouldn't hold a grudge, after all, they had been friends for many years.

"Ben, are you alright? What happened just now?" Susan asked him as she saw Ben slowly stand up.

"Victor was also affected by the cosmic storm, and he also gained superpowers," Ben said weakly, but he was still happy to be back to normal. He didn't plan to return to his original form for the time being, after all, things weren't like the original storyline anymore.

"Is Reed alright?" Susan asked worriedly when she saw Reed lying on the ground.

“I think everything should be fine. Before I passed out, I overheard Victor talking about wanting to join the Watchmen, which is why he didn’t kill us,” Ben said seriously to Susan after thinking for a moment.

“Yes, this also avoids a fight between us.” Susan nodded and had Johnny take Ben and Reed to the hospital.

Meanwhile, after testing his superpowers, Victor drove to the Umbrella Corporation headquarters. He was quite satisfied with his capable boss, and his visit was also another test of his abilities by someone.

“Boss, I’m already capable of defeating the Fantastic Four individually. And my power is overwhelming; they’re no match for me,” Victor said earnestly to Tang Tian.

"Then, you're ready to serve me." Tang Tian glanced at Zero and Wesker beside him, then said calmly to Victor, his expression unchanged.

Victor could sense that Wesker, standing next to Tang Tian, ​​was at least as strong as him. From Tang Tian, ​​Victor learned that Wesker wasn't a mutant, nor did he possess superpowers acquired by accident. Having also learned a bit about the Umbrella Corporation, Victor knew the source of Wesker's power.

In fact, this is related to the Akureyra murders in Tokyo, and the T-virus infection is not over; it has now spread to Kuma City. The rate of eradication is slower than the rate of infection. It's safe to say that without high-tech weapons, the entire world will be infected.

"Yes, boss. I don't want to live a normal life anymore. I need to fight to feel my own worth." Victor suddenly said to Tang Tian with fervor. This was Victor's true thought. After gaining superpowers, Victor knew he could do many things, and he knew he was no less capable than other superheroes.