Final Preparations

Dr. Octopus was in desperate need of money, to the point that he was even willing to rob a bank.

If money could entice him, then it would be the best solution.

However, it seemed that Dr. Octopus was not willing to be swayed. He coldly smiled, and his four mechanical tentacles waved menacingly behind him, looking terrifying.

"You want me to join? You'd better think twice before saying that!"

Max was startled and quickly moved, protecting Fang Ye behind him.

At this moment, one of the mechanical tentacles shot up like a venomous snake, fiercely striking his chin.

A single mechanical tentacle could easily lift eight tons of weight. With such immense strength, what would happen if it struck an ordinary person?

They would probably be turned into minced meat!

Fortunately, Max's body was far from ordinary, and the surprise attack from the mechanical tentacle only made his head spin for a moment, without causing much harm.

Max's body could transform into an elemental form, making him virtually immune to physical attacks.

But in order to protect Fang Ye, he had no choice but to confront Dr. Octopus head-on.

Max somersaulted in the air, dispelling the tremendous force acting on him, and landed gracefully.

"Know your place!"

Max said coldly, and a thick arc of electricity shot out towards Dr. Octopus nearby.

In Max's view, it was an honor for Dr. Octopus that the boss himself came to invite him. But Dr. Octopus seemed ignorant of that fact, not only rudely refusing but also daring to attack the boss. Such behavior was simply unforgivable!

Dr. Octopus blocked the arc of electricity with one of his tentacles while another directed the electricity into the ground. The remaining two tentacles then struck out, not only targeting Max but also including Fang Ye behind him.

"Die!"

Max's expression changed, and after a furious roar, electric currents spread all over his body. He opened his arms, and two massive arcs of electricity met the tentacles.

The collision between the mechanical tentacles and the electricity resulted in a thunderous explosion. The shockwave spread out invisibly, instantly destroying everything in the underground laboratory.

"My experiments..."

Dr. Octopus's eyes turned red with anger as he glared at Max, wishing he could devour him alive.

After his wife's death, Dr. Octopus' only mental support was to complete his research, even to the extent of robbing banks for it. Now that his underground lab was destroyed, how could he not be furious?

With an enraged shout, Dr. Octopus unleashed his four mechanical tentacles, seemingly ready to crush Max and Fang Ye into pulp.

Fang Ye remained calm as he had already activated his right brain's instinctive combat mode long before. Even if Max hadn't protected him just now, the tentacles wouldn't have been able to hit him.

"Max, step back!"

Fang Ye's figure rapidly expanded, his skin turned green, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into the Green Giant, standing over three meters tall.

Seeing the four mechanical tentacles sweeping towards him, Fang Ye took a step forward, his hand moving swiftly to grab the approaching tentacles. With a gentle force, Dr. Octopus was thrown away.

"Boom!"

The Green Giant's strength was immense, far beyond what the mechanical tentacles could match.

Under the force of the pull, Dr. Octopus crashed heavily into the underground wall. If it weren't for the four mechanical tentacles protecting him, that hit would have been fatal.

In terms of physical strength, Dr. Octopus was actually not much stronger than an ordinary person. His real power came from the four mechanical tentacles.

After being thrown, Dr. Octopus got up, and once again, his four tentacles attacked.

The Green Giant snorted coldly. He reached out and grabbed one of the mechanical tentacles. At the same time, the other three tentacles struck him forcefully.

But what could mere mechanical tentacles do against the Green Giant?

Dr. Octopus was about to be pleased, but his expression changed when he saw that the attacks from the mechanical tentacles hadn't caused any harm to the Green Giant.

How could he not be shocked when he knew the power of the mechanical tentacles better than anyone else?

But looking at the calm expression on the Green Giant's face, it was evident that the attacks of the mechanical tentacles had no effect on him at all.

How could Dr. Octopus not be amazed?

"How is this possible..."

"Time for me to take action!"

The corners of the Green Giant's mouth curled into a cold smile. He suddenly exerted force with his hands, and the mechanical tentacle in his grip cracked as if it couldn't bear the weight.

At the same time, Dr. Octopus, under the pull of the Green Giant's force, involuntarily flew towards him and was grabbed by the neck.

Now the Green Giant only needed to exert a little force, and he could easily snap Dr. Octopus' neck.

"Surrender or die?"

"I... Cough, I surrender..."

The Green Giant loosened his grip on Dr. Octopus' neck, returned to his normal form, and only had his expensive clothes left, with his transformation having torn the rest.

Fang Ye glanced at Dr. Octopus and calmly said, "My promise still stands. I can support your research to the greatest extent!"

"Cough, thank you, boss..."

Although Dr. Octopus had his mechanical tentacles to protect him, the force of the Green Giant was too powerful, and he was not feeling well now.

Fang Ye nodded lightly and turned his gaze to Electro-Man Max.

"The rest is up to you!"

"Yes!"

Having said that, Fang Ye teleported away. He wasn't worried about whether Dr. Octopus truly surrendered or not. If Dr. Octopus dared to betray him, Fang Ye wouldn't mind tearing him apart!

Three days passed, and during this time, Fang Ye had been waiting for Tony's response. Today, Tony finally made a decision and arranged to meet Fang Ye in a café.

In a private room of the café on Sixth Avenue.

"Tony, have you made your decision?"

After meeting Tony, Fang Ye straightforwardly asked.

But today, Tony seemed a bit different, not as nonchalant as usual.

"Ye, I have a question for you, and I hope you'll answer me honestly."

"Go ahead and ask."

"What do you need the reactor design blueprint and Jarvis' source code for?"

"To attack S.H.I.E.L.D. and retrieve the Tesseract!"

Fang Ye's smile disappeared from his face. He didn't hide anything from Tony because there was no way to hide it.

Tony seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and showed a slight smile.

"In fact, S.H.I.E.L.D. approached me too. They seem very interested in the Iron Man armor, but I refused."

"Oh!"

Fang Ye nodded lightly and waited for Tony to continue.

"I agreed to trade Oscorp with the Jarvis source code and the reactor design blueprint!", Rather than giving the reactor to the S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony was more willing to give it to his friend. Also, Tony knew Fang Ye for a very long time and believed that Fang Ye will never leak the blueprint to anyone.

"Thank you!"

Fang Ye's gratitude was sincere because everyone knew that Tony designed the Iron Man armor, and if Fang Ye used it to attack S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony would undoubtedly be implicated.

"It might cause some trouble, but I'll handle it. But I won't be able to help you if you attack S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Your agreement to the trade is the greatest help I could ask for!"

Attacking S.H.I.E.L.D. meant breaking ties with the U.S. government. Tony wouldn't do that unless his head got messed up.

Afterward, the two chatted for a while before parting ways.

After obtaining the source code and design blueprint, Fang Ye instantly teleported to his underground base on a private island in Asia and handed them over to the scientists, tasking them to produce fifty Iron Man armors within a month. With fifty of them, attacking S.H.I.E.L.D. would be a piece of cake!