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Chapter 070 End of the Lizard

Chapter 070

Alex breathed a sigh of relief as The Lizard stopped in its tracks. A painful expression appeared on its face as it squatted down.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

A roar, filled with a lot of pain came out from its mouth as it's muscles suddenly started losing their colour. It's tail shrunk away and hair suddenly sprouted on its head.

It could feel the strength leaving its body. The voices in it's head were screaming loudly but their voices were slowly disappearing. 

Bit by bit, The Lizard lost its muscles and it's size shrunk down to that of a human. The mutated arm disappeared like it was never there and slowly, the rugged muscles melted on the ground in a green liquid.

It screamed again before losing its voice. After that, The Lizard disappeared and there was only Dr. Connors on the ground, naked in a pool of shady coloured liquid.

'It's kinda disgusting to see it.'

Alex thought as he took a step back from the green, radiated liquid that was flowing down from Dr. Connors body.

He looked up at Peter who was staring at Dr. Connors body.

"Is he alive?" He asked, worried about seeing him being unconscious.

"Yes, I think he will be fine. Good job anyway."

Alex gave a thumbs up to Peter as he gave a wry smile in return. 

Although they were successful in defeating The Lizard and even managed to return Dr. Connors to his human form, Peter wasn't sure what to feel about it.

He still blamed himself a little for Dr. Connors' condition. 

"Let's leave for now."

Alex suddenly said, making Peter come out of his thoughts.

"Who is gonna handle Dr. Connors?" 

"Police are already outside, so they will. Though, I'm pretty sure this is not something the police should handle." He took a glance at Dr. Connors. "I think Shield will overtake the case from him."

"Shield?"

Peter made a confused expression. He had never heard of Shield and although he was already on their list of superhumans, Shield has yet to give him a visit.

'So, he still doesn't know about Shield.'

Alex thought in his mind and began to explain.

"Shield is a spy organization which handles most of the threats that aren't normal like Dr. Connors here. These days, they are looking for people with powers or special technology like Iron man or the monster that wrecked Harlem."

"You know a lot about them." Peter looked at him suspiciously, finding Alex more and more mysterious. "Do you work for them?"

Alex shook his head.

"No, I don't. They gave me an offer but I rejected it for now. Though, I will work with them on a project."

"What project?"

He frowned and rubbed his head. He knew Peter was curious but he was tired of so many questions. 

Especially when police can barge in anytime.

"I will tell you about it later. Let's first get out of here and join the other students outside."

"Okay."

Peter nodded and they hurriedly ran off from the scene.

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[An eerie calm has set in over New York City after the events in the afternoon where the giant lizard creature attacked Midtown high, causing students to flee in fear. Police were on the scene quickly and there was no casualty. Residents of New York City can rest easy now as The Lizard has been caught and his real identity … Dr. Curtis Connors, a scientist from Oscorp. It has been a matter of huge shock as to how a promising scientist transformed into a monster and police are currently investigating it.]

A news report was going on the TV and a pair of eyes watched it over with shock and as the reporters showed the photo of the Lizard, a fearful gaze appeared on her face.

It was hard for her to believe that someone from Oscorp was responsible for the terror incidents and it was even one of the most renowned scientist.

The pair of eyes belonged to Felicia Hardy who had been attacked by the Lizard on the bridge.

She had barely run away with the help of Alex.

[It had been reported that New York City vigilantes namely Lycan and Spiderman were present in Midtown high and they were essential in capturing Dr. Connors. The police have refused to say anything on this but speculations are being made…]

"So, he defeated that ugly monster in the end."

Felicia muttered as the picture of Alex saving her and her mother passed through her mind. Since the incident, she has been very interested in the vigilante which was rare as she hardly has any interest in people.

As she was watching the TV, the door to the apartment opened and her mom, Anastasia Hardy suddenly walked in.

She was talking to someone on the phone with a frowning expression on her face.

"Yes, yes, I know. Handle the press and make it known that Connors was fired from Oscorp a long time ago… No, I don't care about the police. Oscorp has nothing to do with it!"

After angrily saying that, she cut off the call and her gaze landed on her daughter.

"Felicia, why are you watching TV instead of doing something productive?"

She lashed out, already furious due to what was happening in Oscorp.

"I just came back from so school. Let me at least rest a–"

She tried to talk back but her mom's gaze was enough to make her take back the words in her throat.

Felicia knew that nothing she would say was gonna work here. Her mom wasn't the reasonable type and she surely wasn't planning to be one either.

Frowning, she just walked back to her room and slammed the door tight.

Then, she laid down on her bed and took out a letter and a photo from her drawer. It was the last gift her father had left her before he had disappeared.

In the photo, a blonde haired man was smiling back at her. In his hand, he was holding a little girl who resembled him. 

'Dad… I miss you a lot.'

She thought as he began reading the letter. She had read it thousands of times already but it had become a habit to read it every time she had a fight with her mother.

The contents of the letter were usual but on the last paragraph, there was something special written.

[Felicia, for your 18th birthday, I have left you a special gift. I know it will be useful to you and I hope you use it well.]

She was going to be 18th in a week.

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