Chapter 125 R: Big Bat Incident (Part 7) _1

Stark had donned his lightweight Mecha again, standing shoulder to shoulder with Steve on the ground. Captain America, who held his shield, looked at the massive monster before him. He swallowed and said, "Don't tell me, the one who invaded the Stark Building last time was him..."

Stark looked at the colossal shadow in front of him, also swallowed and said, "I think... probably... possibly..."

He stuttered and then shouted, "Connors! Are you Connors?! Can you understand what we're saying now?!"

"Of course, you don't have to yell so loud, I'm not deaf." The Giant Lizard Man said, "I've used cryogenic technology to enhance the lizard serum, extracting from it the parts that turn humans into lizards, and made improvements, which allow me to attain a larger size and greater strength. Most importantly, it lets me stay sane."

Stark rubbed his somewhat painful neck, strained from looking upwards. He said, "The results of your enhancement are indeed significant!"

Stark was right. Doctor Connors, as the Lizard Man, now stood tens of meters tall as a building. His entire body was not only covered with lizard scales, but there were also protruding spikes at the joints, the spine was lined with sharp spurs, and those huge vertical pupils looked cruel and cold-blooded.

"Wait, if you're here now, what about the experiment?" Stark asked.

"I handed it to Peter. I believe he can manage," Connors said. He then sprinted and leaped straight onto the highest debris after the collapse of Brooklyn Bridge. As he ferociously whipped his tail, several bats were flung outwards.

Indeed, Connors left the remaining research tasks to Peter. However, it seemed Peter was in a difficult situation. Peter said, "Wait! Doctor! You must put on a lab coat before entering the lab…Hey! Don't touch that test tube, you can't directly pour from it…"

Shiller ignored him, picked up a test tube, and dangled it in front of his eyes. Peter walked over, carefully taking the test tube with gloved hands. He then said, "Doctor! This is a violation of lab regulations! We need to…"

"Fine, if I could comply with those regulations, I wouldn't have come in here after Connors left."

"But…"

"Connors has already left, stop worrying about those serums. Let's get to something more interesting."

Saying that, Peter saw Shiller pull out a stack of design plans. Peter took the plans Shiller offered. He took a quick look and said, "What are these? A small-scale cryogenic generator? Isn't this the previous cryogenic technology?"

"Exactly, I had someone design a small-scale cryogenic generator that can freeze everything within its range."

"So, this is a weapon? What's its use?"

Shiller sat down, tapped on the table, signaling for Peter to do the same. He said, "The biggest problem right now is that ordinary people can't contend with these monsters. What would happen if everyone had a means to effectively restrain the vampires?"

"The vampires would lose." Peter replied without hesitation, "How many people are there in the Brooklyn Area? Even if you exclude the vulnerable groups and only count those who've had gym training and those good at brawling, there must be tens of thousands, right? There are at most only a few thousand bats…"

Then Peter, as if struck by revelation, said, "Yeah, this is indeed a good idea!"

"If you use ordinary guns, the vampires' self-healing power is too strong. Even if you can punch a few holes in their wings, it's useless. You need a weapon that can make them stop everything at once, only then can ordinary people have a chance for a counterattack." Shiller explained.

Following on Shiller's comment, Peter said, "Freezing can do just that. As soon as a shot is taken, the bat freezes into an ice block, let alone being able to hurt someone. And, they don't get hurt themselves, so no self-healing power will be triggered, they're just unable to move…"

Peter visualized the scene. Any able-bodied person could grab a cryogenic generator, throw it at a swooping bat. If they aim correctly, a bat's mobility could be basically eliminated.

The other advantage is that vampires, transformed into bats, are very large, their wingspans often several meters. Naturally, they pose a greater risk to people fighting them because the greater the size, the greater the power. Ordinary bullets do nothing to them, healing in just seconds. Even silver bullets only slightly impede their movement. In the brief interval between firing, they would be knocked down by bats.

But if there were a freezing device that could control them instantly, then their large body becomes their weakness. The larger the body, the easier it is to hit. Once hit, whether freezing a wing or any other body part, they would immediately fall from mid-air and lose mobility.

Peter said, "The idea is great, but the implementation could be difficult." He looked at the design and said, "This thing is too expensive to produce, it can't be popularized."

Shiller shrugged and said, "That's your problem. I'm just a plain old psychiatrist."

As he stroked his chin, Peter could see that this equipment could lead to significant changes in the situation. However, it seemed to him something a wealthy person toyed with, and, at a cost of hundreds of thousands of US dollars each, it was extravagant and disposable. A large-scale application would be equivalent to burning money. Even if it could freeze several bats at once, it would be a loss.