Dr. Octopus
Fang Ye surveyed the surroundings and found that the war had taken its toll on the warships, leaving them in ruins.
The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the commander's condition was critical. He could die at any moment, but they couldn't return without him!
None of the mutants present knew how to operate the warships.
"Conbit, go and heal them. The warship still needs them to steer!"
"Yes!"
Conbit's strength among the mutants was only average, but his ability was unique.
Similar to the priests in Western legends, he could emit holy light to heal injuries. It was because of his unique ability that Fang Ye remembered his name.
Among the over two hundred mutants, Fang Ye only remembered the names of a few dozen individuals.
Conbit approached the commander, and a sacred and solemn white light spread from within him. With a flick of his finger, a stream of holy light merged into the commander's body. The commander's injuries began to visibly recover at a rapid pace.
Subsequently, he healed the other soldiers. As long as they hadn't died on the spot, they all quickly recovered under the healing of the holy light.
However, Conbit's ability was not all-powerful. While it was incredibly effective in healing ordinary people, it had no such effect on healing mutants.
When the commander regained consciousness, he saw Fang Ye standing beside him and opened his mouth, intending to explain something.
"Mr. Fang Ye..."
"No need to explain anything. I don't want to hear any excuses. Your current task is to return to base as quickly as possible!"
Fang Ye didn't want to hear any explanations, as the theft of the Cosmic Cube had nothing to do with the commander.
The commander breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Fang Ye's words. As long as Fang Ye didn't blame him, it was enough.
Afterward, the commander gave the order to return, and Fang Ye directly teleported away.
After a while, Fang Ye returned to the YueYi Building.
"Wilson!"
"Boss!"
Deadpool's figure slowly appeared, but his expression didn't look good at the moment.
Fang Ye had asked him to stay at the YueYi Building, and the theft of the data had resulted in Deadpool having undeniable responsibility.
"Have a seat!"
Fang Ye gestured to the sofa across from him. He didn't blame Deadpool too much since the leakage of the data was due to Jennifer's intentional action, which Deadpool couldn't prevent.
This was the price to pay for being a hands-off boss. If Fang Ye had been more cautious and meticulous then he wouldn't be facing the current situation.
However, it also meant that Fang Ye didn't need to deal with many other matters.
For many years, Jennifer had been in charge of managing the foundation and Osborne Industries. While commercial secrets might have leaked, Fang Ye had always kept the core secrets in the underground research facility away from her reach.
However, betrayal always came at a price!
"Where is Jennifer?"
"Miss Jennifer left half an hour ago. She should have returned to her apartment."
"It's unlikely she's at her apartment. Go check, and if she's there, bring her over!"
"Yes!"
The chance of Jennifer being at her apartment was slim, but Fang Ye still sent Deadpool to check, hoping for the best.
Soon after, Deadpool teleported back, confirming Fang Ye's suspicion.
"Boss, she's not there."
"Understood. Spread the word that if anyone finds Jennifer's whereabouts, dead or alive, bring her back to me!"
"Yes!"
Fang Ye waved his hand, dismissing Deadpool.
For the next half month, Fang Ye started transferring assets.
Since they were planning to attack S.H.I.E.L.D., they were undoubtedly going to clash with the U.S. government. Despite the significant influence of YueYi Foundation, they couldn't compete with the U.S. government.
In fact, Fang Ye didn't value YueYi Foundation too much.
Originally, the foundation was established solely to amass wealth, which was necessary to carry out his plans better.
Now that the Hulk serum had been successfully integrated, and they had found the Cosmic Cube, the existence of YueYi Foundation no longer mattered as long as they retrieved the Cosmic Cube from S.H.I.E.L.D.
However, the YueYi Foundation had been two years of effort, and Fang Ye didn't want to benefit the U.S. government easily. So it was necessary to transfer the assets.
During the half month, the YueYi Foundation quietly withdrew its investments from the U.S., and the YueYi Building became an empty shell.
The underground research facility had also been relocated and rebuilt on one of Fang Ye's private islands.
Fang Ye had many private islands around the world, and the new underground research facility was located on a deserted island in Asia.
At the same time, the headquarters of YueYi Foundation was also moved to Asia.
"Everything is ready; it's time for S.H.I.E.L.D. to pay the price..."
On the balcony of the sea-view villa on the private island, Fang Ye lay on a chair.
He had already handled all the matters that needed to be dealt with. Additionally, half a month ago, he had instructed Mo Xia and the mutants to recruit other mutants.
However, Fang Ye's recruitment didn't only target mutants; it also included supervillains. The task of recruiting supervillains was assigned to Electro, Max Dillon.
"Max!"
"Boss."
Suddenly, a burst of electric light appeared opposite Fang Ye, forming a humanoid figure. Now, Max Dillon could fully transform his body into electricity, and his strength had greatly increased.
Fang Ye glanced at Max Dillon and asked in a low voice, "How is the recruitment of supervillains going?"
"We have already recruited six people. However, we encountered some trouble yesterday with a person known as Dr. Octopus. He is incredibly powerful, and our attempt to recruit him failed. Here is his information for you to review, Boss."
"Dr. Octopus..."
Upon hearing the name Dr. Octopus, Fang Ye suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
Fang Ye took the information and realized that Dr. Octopus was a supervillain who appeared three days ago. He also remembered who Dr. Octopus was.
Dr. Octopus's real name was Otto Octavius, born in New York State. His family background wasn't very good, as his father was a factory worker with a violent and alcoholic nature. He frequently abused his wife and son for no reason.
Later, Dr. Octopus studied hard and aimed to become successful and rescue his suffering mother.
He majored in physical science and became an outstanding nuclear physicist, specializing in atomic physics. Because he was always the top student, Dr. Octopus despised the idea of having an assistant, believing he could handle everything on his own.
Later, he invented a set of mechanical tentacles that could lift up to 8 tons of weight with ease.
The operation was simple, completely radiation-resistant, and incredibly powerful with unmatched accuracy. This allowed him to conduct numerous astonishing experiments and write countless new theories, earning him worldwide fame.
However, recently, during an experiment, a pipeline burst, causing radiation to leak and trigger a massive explosion.
Dr. Octopus miraculously survived, but four of the tentacles fused with his body.
Additionally, the radiation altered his brain tissues. With the extra tentacles, Dr. Octopus's brain rearranged its neural pathways to fully control the tentacles according to his thoughts.
In the original story, after becoming a supervillain, Dr. Octopus had his first successful battle. He beat Spider-Man to a pulp, and Peter Parker even considered giving up being Spider-Man. But so far, Spider-Man hadn't encountered Dr. Octopus, so no one knew his true strength.
Yesterday, Max Dillon and his team of supervillains attempted to recruit Dr. Octopus, but he refused, and a massive battle ensued. Dr. Octopus proved to be incredibly powerful, easily defeating all the supervillains.
"Tomorrow, I will handle it personally!"
After pondering for a moment, Fang Ye decided to recruit Dr. Octopus personally.
Dr. Octopus was indeed quite powerful, and if possible, Fang Ye wanted to recruit him. When they attacked S.H.I.E.L.D., he would be a valuable asset.