Alex looked at the man in front of him, at old Osborn.
Then he said something shocking, "I want you to find a way to evacuate the entire city of New York before dawn tomorrow."
The air froze in that instant.
It took Norman Osborn several seconds to react.
"Mr. John, you mean… before sunrise tomorrow, New York must become an empty city?"
"Correct," Alex nodded.
Osborn probed, "May I ask why?"
"I have an enemy."
"A powerful enemy."
"He has already secretly arrived in New York."
"For certain reasons, he's hiding."
"I think normal methods won't be able to find him."
"So I don't plan to look for him."
"I'm going to vaporize him along with the entire city of New York."
"Tomorrow, at sunrise..."
"This city will be enveloped in a temperature of five hundred thousand degrees."
"If anyone doesn't want to leave, I don't care."
"If they want to die, they can stay."
Alex finished this sentence with a smile, words that made Norman Osborn break out in a cold sweat.
Old Osborn stared at Alex in disbelief.
'Five hundred thousand degrees?'
'What kind of weapon is this man planning to use?'
'Or… could he do it himself?'
'Is that even possible?'
The old man's mind went blank. For the first time, he realized how limited his imagination was.
After a while, Norman Osborn finally said in a low voice, "Understood."
"I'll contact the authorities and try to persuade them."
"Of course, if they're unwilling to believe it…"
"Then there's nothing I can do. They'll have to look out for themselves."
Alex gave a slight nod and asked, "You should have awakened an ability."
Osborn nodded, "Yes, sir."
"I can use certain strange languages. They can stir up the darkness deep inside people."
"Make people become evil, violent."
"I call it 'Fallen Speech.'"
Alex let out an "oh," "Not directly a combat ability."
"Try it on me."
Norman Osborn hesitated, "Mr. John, are you sure?"
"It's fine. I'll be alright," Alex wasn't worried at all.
After all, he had 'Mental Resistance,' and his biological force field now also carried a 'Magic Resistance' effect.
Alex didn't think Norman's ability could affect him.
Old Osborn nodded, then began to produce strange syllables from his mouth.
They sounded like a snake's hiss, mixed with the cries of other animals.
It gave his voice a bizarre tone.
Like the whisper of a demon, full of corruption.
Hearing that whisper, Alex felt something deep inside him being stirred.
But at that moment, old Osborn suddenly cried out. Blood flowed from his eyes and nose, and he staggered back several steps.
He had been hit by backlash.
Alex's 'Mental Resistance' had a certain chance to reflect effects, causing backlash to the user.
Now, old Osborn had clearly been reflected upon and injured.
This only made Osborn even more in awe of Alex.
Alex waved his hand, "Go. Act quickly."
"Also, help me evacuate a friend."
"A friend?", Old Osborn found it hard to believe that someone like Alex had a friend.
'What kind of person could qualify as his friend?'
.
.
.
So when he saw Caitlin, he was even more confused.
'An Asian… and blind?'
'What is so special about her that she can be that man's friend?'
Osborn didn't understand, but he was deeply shaken.
Caitlin held onto Alex's shoulder as she walked out of the hotel.
"Mr. John, are we going somewhere else?"
"Yes," Alex smiled, not revealing the truth, instead saying, "I happen to know a place with a nice environment."
"I hear there are famous musicians performing there."
Alex made a silencing gesture toward old Osborn.
Osborn immediately understood, didn't dare say more, and politely invited Caitlin into the car.
"Miss, this way please."
"Watch your head."
Old Osborn now acted like a loyal old butler. Not only did he personally help Caitlin into the car, he even reminded her not to bump her head.
This scene left the Osborn Group staff staring in a daze.
After getting into the car, it drove toward the airport.
There, a private jet was already prepared to take Alex and Caitlin to a villa owned by the Osborn family in Hawaii.
Sitting in the car on the way to the airport, Alex went over his plan again.
Putting himself in the invader's position, if he were the invader, he would definitely hide, doing everything possible to stay hidden for 72 hours, get through the most difficult period first.
If that were the case, trying to find the invader in a sea of people would be like looking for a needle in the ocean.
Alex didn't want to waste that kind of effort.
So he chose a time-saving method.
Directly crank the temperature of his heat vision to the maximum and carry out a devastating strike on New York.
Let the invader disappear along with New York in solar radiation of five hundred thousand degrees.
If the invader sensed the danger and fled, that was acceptable to Alex as well.
No matter what, Alex had decided that within these 72 hours, while the invader was at their weakest, he would take their life.
The reason for giving New York one day to evacuate was that he didn't want to kill someone important like Peter Parker along with it.
After finally changing Spider-Man's beliefs, Alex still wanted to see what kind of changes would come next for Peter Parker.
Alex continued to think.
If the invader didn't die in the destruction of New York, then he would deploy a 'Seed of Destruction' to create a 'Doomsday' to fight for him.
Then create a clone with 80% of his own strength.
Use those two to probe the enemy.
Once he was absolutely certain, he would harvest the invader.
After running through all these steps again in his mind, a faint smile gradually appeared on Alex's lips.
———
[In the Apartment]
"Alright."
Peter Parker looked at the web-shooter he had made.
The web fluid it fired used Oscorp bio-silk, which had unparalleled tensile strength.
With this kind of bio-silk, a small cartridge could safely store hundreds of meters.
This lightweight cable could serve many purposes.
Peter Parker looked at the computer again.
He had his eye on a type of spandex material, planning to use it to make a suit.
At that moment, his homemade radio crackled to life.
["Requesting backup, there's a robbery in progress at a bank."]
Peter Parker looked up, then put on the web-shooter, grabbed a mask, put on a jacket, and left through the window.
———
On a street, a car sped wildly.
Behind it, two police cars chased with sirens blaring.
At that moment, from the car in front, a masked man stuck his head out.
Then he braced a rifle and shouted, "Die, pigs!"
He fired wildly, causing one police car to blow a tire and the other to crash into a fire hydrant.
"Haha!"
"Go to hell."
The robber gave the police cars the middle finger.
Then something whooshed over his head.
He looked up.
He saw a figure crouching on a streetlight ahead.
It was a strange guy wearing a red mask and a jacket.
The next second, the man jumped down and landed on their car.
With a casual punch, he shattered the windshield, then reached in, grabbed the driver, and threw his accomplice out of the car.
The masked robber cursed, "Damn it!"
He pointed the rifle at the strange guy.
But the other grabbed the barrel and lifted it upward, making the robber fire into the sky.
Then the strange guy jumped up, shooting a strand of web from his wrist.
The web stuck to the speeding car, and with a yank, the strange guy pulled.
The car jolted violently, and the masked robber in the passenger seat was flung out through the shattered windshield.
He hit the ground.
For a long time, he couldn't move.
Then he saw the strange guy drop from above. Just as he tried to raise his rifle, the strange guy kicked it away.
Then he stomped down, and the robber's gun hand twisted out of shape.
The bones in his arm were completely shattered, flesh torn, blood instantly soaking his sleeve.
"My hand!"
"My hand!"
The robber screamed.
Then he heard the strange guy say, "Next time you think about robbing someone, remember your hand."
After saying that, the strange guy fired another web from his wrist, stuck it to a building, and shot off with a swoosh.
He swung past the building and disappeared around the corner.
———
On a rooftop somewhere—
Peter Parker crouched at the edge, took off his mask, and looked at the bustling city. He stood up and let out a shout.
At that moment, he saw the projection screen on a building ahead broadcasting a piece of news.
["Citizens of New York, please pay attention."]
["Please follow instructions and evacuate the city in an orderly manner."]
["For specific reasons, please stay tuned to official radio announcements."]
'Evacuate the city?'
'Why?'
Peter Parker didn't know the reason, but that didn't stop him from hurrying back to the apartment.
Only Aunt May was at home now. He couldn't just leave her.
Returning to his bedroom, Peter took off his mask and hurried to the living room.
In the living room, Aunt May was looking at the computer, completely confused.
"Aunt May."
Peter walked over to his only family member, "Did you hear?"
"It seems like the whole city is being evacuated."
"I just saw the news. Oh my God, what's happening?", Aunt May couldn't believe it.
At that moment, a community police broadcast sounded outside.
["Everyone, please leave your homes immediately. We have vehicles to transport you out."]
["Bring your identification and travel light. We don't have much time left."]
Peter said, "Aunt May, pack up. I'll meet you in five minutes."
He went back to his room, packed his things, and put his mask and web-shooters into a backpack.
Just as he picked up the bag to leave, the phone rang.
Gwen Stacy's name showed on the screen.
"Hello, Gwen."
Peter answered the call.
From the phone came Gwen's anxious voice, ["Peter, have you left yet?"]
["I heard from my dad, it seems there's a powerful bomb in the city, enough to destroy the entire city."]
["That's why the authorities are ordering an evacuation."]
["They've set up a camp outside the city to take us in. Let's meet there."]
Gwen's father was the police chief, so her words carried weight.
'A bomb powerful enough to destroy the entire city… is that a nuclear weapon?"
Peter quickly agreed, hung up, and went to the living room.
After meeting up with Aunt May, they left the apartment and, under the guidance of community police, boarded a bus.
———
[Oscorp Tower]
"Hurry, hurry, get out of here."
"The company cars are already downstairs."
The lab area was in chaos.
Connors glanced up, then the one-armed doctor continued his work.
Until his assistant ran over, "Dr. Connors, it's time to go."
"You all go ahead. I'm solving a problem right now. I'll leave by helicopter later."
The assistant nodded and quickly left.
Dr. Connors raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Hurry."
"Hurry up!"
Two days ago, Peter Parker had come to him and given him an algorithm.
It would be the key to solving cross-species gene fusion.
Now, the doctor was trying to use this algorithm to break through the bottleneck he had been unable to overcome.
As failure notifications appeared again and again on the screen, Dr. Connors turned around and let out a shout.
After venting, he suddenly heard the computer prompt: "Fusion successful."
"Fusion successful."
Connors turned back in disbelief.
Then he lunged at the computer, intending to use the materials at hand to create a cross-species gene fusion serum.
He looked at his half-missing arm.
"Soon… it's almost done."
———
The evacuation of New York went on for a full day and night.
By the time night fell, Peter and Aunt May finally arrived at a camp.
Above the camp, helicopters came and went nonstop.
Soldiers stood all around maintaining order.
Every citizen entering the camp had to provide valid identification.
After Peter's identity was confirmed, a police officer walked over.
"Peter Parker?", the officer asked.
Peter nodded.
The officer spoke into his radio, "Peter Parker has arrived."
Then he said, "Please follow me. You're guests of the Osborn Group."
"The Osborn Group has already prepared accommodations for you. You're very lucky, young man."
The officer looked envious.
———
A moment later, Peter Parker and Aunt May were led into a "house" built from simple temporary materials.
As soon as he entered, he immediately saw Gwen talking with Dr. Connors.
"Hey, Gwen," Peter waved.
Gwen came over at once, "Parker, you got invited too?"
"The Osborn Group?"
Peter nodded, "Yeah. You too?"
"Strange… why would the Osborn Group…"
Gwen shook her head, indicating she didn't know.
At that moment, her parents walked over, bringing her two younger brothers.
George Stacy glanced at Peter, then said, "Gwen, I have to go back to work."
"Stay with your mother and brothers. Don't go outside. It's chaotic out there."
"It'll be safe here. The Osborn Group is protecting this place."
Gwen nodded, "Be careful, Dad."
"I will," George kissed his daughter on the forehead, glanced at Peter again, and then walked out of the shelter.
———
At this moment, far away in the Osborn villa in Hawaii, Alex looked at the figures of Peter Parker and Gwen on the screen and smiled.
That they were being protected by the Osborn Group was naturally Alex's arrangement.
At that moment, Norman Osborn walked in.
He said respectfully to Alex, "Mr. John, as you instructed, I persuaded the authorities to carry out a full emergency evacuation of New York."
"However, there are still some people left in the city."
Alex nodded. He had already been very merciful by giving the citizens of New York a full day to evacuate.
If some people wanted to die, he didn't mind letting them disappear along with the city.
At that moment, Norman Osborn carefully said, "Mr. John, I have a foolish question. May I ask it?"
"Go ahead."
Old Osborn said, "With such a large-scale evacuation, if your enemy is in the city, they should notice."
"If they grow suspicious and leave the city along with everyone else, even mix into the camp…"
"Then what do we do?"
Alex smiled faintly, "That's exactly why I have to leave now."
"I'm going to make sure that guy stays in the city."
Old Osborn looked confused.
Alex didn't explain further. He flew out the window, "Protect my friend."
Then he shot off into the sky.
———
At first cosmic velocity, it didn't take him long to appear above the massive camp outside New York.
He appeared directly in his true form. First, he believed the invader wouldn't dare attack at this moment, otherwise they wouldn't have been hiding so cautiously.
Second, if he appeared in the camp and the invader was there, the invader would immediately leave.
Because the invader couldn't be sure whether the evacuation of New York was a trap.
A trap meant to lure him out and then wipe him out in one move.
This was psychological warfare.
The more cautious the invader was, the easier it would be to fool them.
At the moment Alex appeared in the sky above the camp, on top of the Osborn Tower in New York, the building was already deserted, but a figure appeared on the rooftop.
It was the "Homelander" from another universe.
In front of him appeared a huge, strange, illusory eyeball.
Within that gray-white eye, the scene above the camp outside the city was reflected, along with Alex's figure.
"Cunning bastard."
"I knew this evacuation wasn't simple."
"As expected, it's a trap."
"Trying to draw my attention, lure me over, then wipe me out in one sweep?"
"You're underestimating me, Martin Sink."
Then, within that illusory gray pupil, various images began switching.
This "Homelander" named Martin was using some kind of magic to search for the target he wanted.
After a moment, images appeared in the gray pupil.
The smile at the corner of his mouth slowly widened.
———
In a blink, dawn quietly arrived.
As the eastern sky began to glow faintly, the vast city of New York was silent like a ghost town.
At that moment, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared in the sky above the city.
It was like the sun had suddenly risen.
This caught the attention of the residents in the camp outside the city.
They looked toward the city, then saw that mass of light rapidly fall into New York.
The next second, light erupted within New York, followed by a tremendous sound, and the ground trembled.
When a massive fireball, large enough to engulf the entire city, rose and kept expanding, a violent wind blasted out from New York, sweeping across the entire camp like a hurricane.
At once, the sound of wind, screams, and all kinds of noise filled the air.
Countless tents, lighter objects, even people in the camp, were swept into the sky by the raging airflow.
Then people and debris fell back down from above.
Those who hit the ground ended up with mouths full of grass. When they raised their heads again, the entire city of New York was gone.
The massive explosions continued, flames engulfed everything, buildings collapsed in all directions.
The scene looked like the end of the world.
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