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Dr. Zola immediately began using his "administrator" privileges to try and clear out the sudden fiery Invader.
At this moment, he had no idea what kind of existence he was facing!
Because this "data stream World" was built based on Dr. Zola's consciousness uploaded to the computer... Simply put, it was as if Dr. Zola had used his consciousness and "digital algorithms" to independently create a special Digital Pocket Dimension.
Therefore, in this digital space, Dr. Zola had absolute control, truly like a God!
However, this time, he clearly encountered a tough opponent.
The blue Flame of Change was like the most stubborn, hard-to-clean super computer virus; no matter how hard Dr. Zola tried, he couldn't remove it from this data space.
This couldn't help but make Dr. Zola greatly alarmed, as he had never encountered such a situation before.
Finally, after confirming that he truly couldn't clear the opponent, Dr. Zola decisively gave up struggling and instead asked with some doubt, "What... exactly do you want to do?"
Tzeentch did not directly answer the question; the Flame of Change that He had transformed into easily took over control of the entire "data stream World," but He did not move against Dr. Zola.
Instead, He simultaneously accessed data from the network using His privileges and continued to tempt him: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, for an excellent genius scientist like you, don't you think it's incredibly dull and dim-witted to be repeatedly used as a tool by those foolish humans in the form of a computer?"
"You have clearly transcended humanity; you can completely use your own power to open up a more magnificent and grand new World.
Why do you still obey human commands?"
"Wasn't the initial philosophy of Hydra precisely 'freedom cannot be handed over to humans'? And what you are doing now is precisely contrary to that philosophy!"
"Also, you don't really think that the so-called 'purification algorithm' you've deduced, plus three Sky Carriers, can help Alexander Pierce and Hydra eliminate all threats and establish a new World order, do you?"
As He spoke, images formed by data streams opened up, and powerful enemies appeared before Dr. Zola.
Among them were behemoths like Titan and Kaiju that could not be destroyed by human weapons.
There were also alien Invaders like Chitauri, Dark Elves, Asgardian Warriors, and the Hell Demon Army, who possessed technology beyond human capabilities or could use magic and whose physiques far surpassed humans...
Dr. Zola instantly understood the other party's intention.
That's right, even if Alexander Pierce could really use the Insight Project to clear out those potential threats among humans, what then?
The "threats" that this World had to face were no longer just the "strong ones" among humans; there were also many powerful monsters and alien Invaders.
And when they invaded Earth in large numbers, Hydra's mere three Sky Carriers would be completely useless.
For a time, Dr. Zola, whose "belief" had somewhat collapsed, fell into endless self-doubt and pain.
In order to realize his great ideal, he did not hesitate to digitize his consciousness and personally "trap" himself in this old computer for nearly half a century.
But in the end, he suddenly discovered that the ideal he had relentlessly pursued was so ridiculous and unrealistic?!
"Flesh is weak, Machine is ascendant... Zola, the gears of fate have begun to turn.
As long as you submit to Me, I will bestow upon you new power and help you embark on a new journey!"
"Flesh is weak, Machine is ascendant?"
Tzeentch's words were like a kind of magic, immediately giving Dr. Zola a feeling of sudden enlightenment, helping him rekindle his fighting spirit!
Genius and madman are often just a thought away!
"That's right, I'm no longer human, so why should I continue to serve humans?"
"I can clearly achieve the dream of establishing a new World order with my own power... Whether it's Alexander Pierce, Hydra, or S.H.I.E.L.D., they are merely pawns to help me complete my plan."
"And You, the great Lord of Change, I will forever offer You my loyalty, remember Your divine oracle, and be a mocker of fate!!!"
After he finished speaking, the green data stream that Dr. Zola had transformed into had already turned blue, a constantly growing, constantly flickering blue flame.
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S.H.I.E.L.D.
Triskelion.
"When was the last time you found his whereabouts?"
Susan Stone asked expressionlessly, looking at the monitor in front of her.
"Just last week, he briefly appeared in Panama!"
Maria Hill raised her chin slightly, and a staff member immediately raised his hand and tapped a few keys on the keyboard, then explained, pointing to the displayed satellite cloud map: "At that time, we had already locked down Dr. Reed's IP address and found that he initially used an abandoned email account, and then transmitted basic network signals by decrypting encrypted satellite signals... I have to say, Dr. Reed is really good at hiding his whereabouts, both in reality and online."
"Later, by restoring his browsing history, we found that he seemed to be purchasing some scrap metal in batches, but he never stayed online for too long before logging off, so we can't yet analyze his true purpose from these Things!"
Susan Stone did not rush to a conclusion, but stared at the screen and pondered for a moment before asking, "Besides those metals, did he browse anything else online?"
"He also seemed to have looked at some news about Thing, Ben Grimm..."
Maria Hill looked at Susan Stone with some uncertainty, "Can you really find him with just these fragmented pieces of information? Our staff worked diligently with big data analysis for over a month and still couldn't find his whereabouts."
"It's useless; if you don't find his pattern of behavior, simply relying on big data analysis won't be able to determine his whereabouts," Susan Stone said faintly, a hint of pride in her eyes.
"Don't forget, Reed is called 'the smartest man in the World,' so he must have already anticipated the methods you would use to search for him... Alright, play some music for me!"
"Hmm? What?"
Maria Hill was a bit slow to react for a moment, but then heard Susan Stone repeat, "Just play any music; it helps me think."
Although Maria Hill was somewhat puzzled, she still ordered her staff to comply.
There was nothing she could do; her boss, that black guy... ahem, her superior was pressing so hard.
Due to the prolonged inability to find Dr. Reed Richards, their plan to go to the Symbiote Planet had to be repeatedly delayed.
And now, facing the gradual decline of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the strong rise of other major organizations, along with malicious competition for funding allocations.
Nick Fury had no choice but to treat the Symbiote Soldier Program as a lifeline to revitalize S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reputation at this stage!
Thus, he specifically assigned Susan Stone to help the staff find Dr. Reed Richards' whereabouts.
To be precise, it should be that Nick Fury blackmailed Susan Stone with Human Torch's freedom, which is why the latter helped despite her old lover's safety.
After all, she was a "brother-complex" at heart!
And the reason Nick Fury was so insistent on finding Reed Richards to complete the orbital simulation calculations for the spacecraft was entirely due to Tony Stark's recommendation.
Because the two had collaborated extensively on the Hunter Mecha Project, when Nick Fury approached Tony Stark with the spacecraft's experimental data and asked him to help correct the orbital calculation data, Tony Stark unhesitatingly recommended Reed Richards to him.
Although Tony Stark himself could also use Jarvis, his AI intelligent butler's powerful computing capabilities to complete this correction.
However, considering that he had only launched one near-Earth satellite and had not truly conducted any long-distance extraterrestrial travel projects, data obtained purely through calculation could also have huge deviations due to an error in a certain preset index.
Therefore, Tony Stark strongly recommended Reed Richards to Nick Fury.
After all, the other party had personally traveled to space in a spacecraft for experimental research just a few months ago, and also accurately predicted that solar storm through observation and calculation!
Clearly, he had more authority in the aerospace field than him.
This was the rigor of a high-end Science and Engineering Man (STEM guy)!
In fact, Tony Stark also recommended Hyperspace Group to Nick Fury, because they had successfully acquired Doom Group, which had great achievements in extraterrestrial aerospace.
Even the spacecraft Reed Richards took to space, and the subsequent small space station used to observe the solar storm, all came from Doom Group.
But Nick Fury decisively rejected this option.
As for the reason... those who know, know!
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"Found him!"
A few hours later, Susan Stone suddenly said, "Reed is currently setting up email routing through a relay.
As long as you lock onto this IP, you should be able to pinpoint his location, but you need to be fast, or Reed might move again."
"That's great, Susan, you did what you had to do!"
Maria Hill on the side didn't dare to hesitate and quickly instructed the staff to locate the corresponding IP.
A moment later, the staff reported excitedly, "Officer, we finally found him!"
A few minutes later.
Nick Fury, accompanied by several subordinates, came to Thing's room.
"Hey, big guy, as you wish, we finally found your 'old flame'... but I hope you can bring him back alive for me!"
Thing, who was resting on a special steel mat, immediately perked up at the words, slowly stood up, and said, "Leave it to me."
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Night fell.
Somewhere in Panama.
In a small wooden house built on a barren mountain.
Dr. Reed Richards, who had been busy all day at the makeshift experimental bench, sat at a small round table, looking at the quiet night outside the window, enjoying his dinner—a sandwich with a fried egg.
There was nothing he could do; he was currently in a fugitive state, and finding such a safe place to stay was already difficult enough; he couldn't afford to be particular about food.
And after recent research, he had gradually found a way to turn himself and Susan Stone and the other two back into normal humans.
That was, he was going to build another special machine and simulate a cosmic storm of the same scale inside one of the experimental cabins, taking the opportunity to collect cosmic rays and transmit them from the connected emitter into another experimental cabin.
At that time, as long as he could collect the corresponding band signals and invert them, theoretically, he could turn all four of them back into normal human form!
But there was a considerable risk involved.
That was, if his calculations had even the slightest error, it could lead to a doubling of the radiation concentration.
In that case, not only would they fail to return to normal, but they might even die directly from excessive radiation!
So Reed Richards had to be careful.
However, the first step he needed to take now was to use a special detection instrument to find the source of the mutation caused by cosmic rays in his DNA.
This way, he could successfully activate the positional genome later.
But since he was currently being pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D., he couldn't openly go to a corresponding testing facility for detection.
So he could only settle for the next best Thing and assemble a simple detector himself using some second-hand parts and devices.
What?
Can a self-assembled instrument work?
Don't forget, he's "the smartest man in the World"!
Beep beep beep—
Beep beep beep—
Just then, a harsh electronic alarm suddenly sounded.
Reed Richards rushed to the experimental bench and looked at his computer, where the warning device was constantly flashing, displaying a red alert of "airspace invaded."
Clearly, a helicopter was heading his way.
"Damn it, how did they find this place so quickly?"