Maki Matsumoto's gaze swept over Silk and the Knightess. To be honest, she felt a little panicked...
The reason why Bullseye Lady was here—
It was because of the death of Madam Gao, one of the former Five Fingers, that she was able to temporarily take the position and thus pushed her ambition to command the Hand one step further.
However.
A newcomer taking the throne.
Naturally, there were many voices of doubt.
To prove her ability, Maki Matsumoto lured Dr. James into joining the Hand and had him collect five organs according to a secret ritual.
This Five Elements secret ritual was stolen by the Hand from 'K'un-Lun'. She planned to use it for a sacrificial offering to please the demon 'Beast' and gain its power.
But with the arrival of the superheroes, everything was about to fall apart...
Bullseye Lady wasn't confident in facing both the Knightess and Silk, two physically formidable superheroes, at the same time.
Her main abilities, aside from martial arts skills, were just slightly enhanced agility.
These abilities might allow her to go toe-to-toe with a street-level hero like Daredevil, but against a powerhouse like Jessica, she'd probably get her bones crushed in one punch...
After a quick mental calculation.
Maki Matsumoto decided to abandon this plan and escape.
She pulled out a small box and tossed it to James, deceiving him: "This is a gift from the Beast. It will not only cure your cancer but also grant you immense power."
"Thank you..."
James opened the box, his eyes burning with excitement as he stared at the metallic syringe inside.
He was like a drowning man grasping at a lifeline, not even considering whether there was something wrong with it. He grabbed it and injected it into his neck!
Wuennn——～——!
"Argh!!"
Fiery orange light spread from James' neck, causing him to let out a painful, anguished scream!
Seeing this scene.
Ye Li, who had been watching the show, was stunned...
'What the hell, isn't that the Extremis virus?'
He thought he was going to witness the power of the "Beast," but turns out, it was just a scam.
Cindy shoved Chen Ying into Ye Li's arms, looked at the transforming James, and asked, "What's going on? Should we act?"
"Hmm..."
Ye Li pondered for a moment, then pointed at Maki Matsumoto, who was about to escape into the darkness, and commanded, "Catch her first. It'll be troublesome if she gets away."
"Got it."
Cindy's fingers danced, and as if alive, her webbing spread out, successfully entangling the rapidly moving Bullseye Lady within seconds.
This was a combination of her original webbing ability and the powers of the String-String Fruit, resulting in an outstanding effect.
As it turned out.
Ye Li's tactical assignment was quite reasonable.
"Tiezi, you must be getting tired holding her, right?"
Tang Ren moved closer to Ye Li, eyeing Chen Ying in his arms, licking his lips as he eagerly said, "How about I hold her for a bit?"
Chen Ying had been comfortably nestled in Ye Li's arms, but upon hearing Tang Ren's words, her eyes darted around in panic—
—She definitely didn't want to fall from heaven to hell...
Ye Li ignored Tang Ren and focused on his sister.
Whoosh—!
The young girl dashed toward the glowing James, reaching for his collar. She had dealt with Taggart before and knew that these fire-powered people could explode!
If she didn't throw him out in time, things would get really messy if the building collapsed.
But just as Jessica was about to grab the fallen doctor, his body underwent another transformation—
Perhaps due to a special reaction between the Extremis virus and his cancer cells, James's body began to continuously grow and swell, soon standing ominously like a glowing mountain of flesh on the altar!
Song Yi was dumbfounded. "Holy crap! Did he really become a god?!"
"A God my ass!"
Tang Ren smacked the back of Song Yi's head and corrected, "This is obviously turning into a Buddha."
"Be... Be... Becoming my ass!"
Qin Feng, excitedly analyzing, said, "It-it-it must be the stuff he injected earlier! Maybe it's some kind of genetic serum!"
"I think you guys should start running now."
Ye Li gave the trio a warning, then called out to Jessica, "Let's go, Jessica. Inform the police around the hospital to evacuate the area."
He knew that James's transformation wasn't solely due to the Extremis virus—something unexpected had happened.
Which wasn't surprising, considering this was the Marvel world, where people mutated at the drop of a hat...
"Oh."
Hearing her brother's instructions, Jessica didn't bother with the rapidly expanding James, whose head had already reached the ceiling.
…..
Boom!!!
By the time Qin Feng and the others reached the hospital entrance, they heard a loud explosion and felt the ground trembling beneath their feet.
They turned their heads—
Only to see the hospital collapsing with a thunderous roar. Shattered steel bars, concrete, and stone slabs plummeted rapidly toward the ground!
There was no time to dodge!
Qin Feng: "We-we-we're screwed..."
Tang Ren: "Old Qin... I feel like five million... isn't enough compensation..."
Song Yi: "Sigh... Little Sis... Your bro is about to be gone..."