"I have some suggestions!" Steve Rogers stood up at that moment, looking at Huang Wen seriously, "Huang Wen, I know your power is immense and the students you've trained are excellent. We can see that in Huang Liang, Jack, and the others..."
"But not everyone can join the Avengers. Even for logistics and support staff, they need to possess at least demonstrable strength!"
"Ah, this is excellent! Those who want to participate should go and register with Steve!" Huang Wen smiled at the students while pointing to Steve Rogers. "We will assess your strength under Captain Steve's guidance. You can only participate if Captain Steve approves. Are you confident?"
"Yes!" The students looked at each other and shouted in unison.
"Then let's start tomorrow!" Huang Wen nodded happily, looking at the enthusiastic students, then turned to Steve Rogers and smiled, "Tomorrow will be tough for you, Steve. But you're the kind of person who can fight all day, so I don't think these students will tire you out. Alright, now that everything is settled, let's all get to work!"
As soon as Huang Wen finished speaking, the hot pot restaurant suddenly became lively. After all, there were indeed a lot of people at that hour, and the restaurant was completely full.
Meanwhile, at Max's company, he was anxiously checking the circuits in front of him and muttering hastily, "Hurry! The teacher and Jack, they're all waiting. I can't be late any longer!"
However, as Max's anxiety increased, so did his mistakes. Despite being an experienced electrician, he had forgotten to bring insulated gloves. While connecting the faulty circuit, Max accidentally suffered an electric shock and then fell from a height, landing in the company's electric eel breeding tank.
"Ah!" Max screamed, then helplessly sank into the water. Despite having learned a great deal of kung fu, the electric shock and the fall into the water had left Max completely unable to resist.
The mutated electric eels, produced by the company, swarmed over Max like piranhas when they saw one fall into the tank, biting his body. Countless currents surged through Max's body, transforming him and causing him immense pain.
"Crack!" was heard, and the electric eel tank finally exploded, unable to withstand Max's power. Max was finally rescued.
At that moment, Max had no other thoughts in his mind. All he wanted was to hurry to Chinatown to attend this crucial meeting at the Wing Chun Martial Arts Academy, as Jack had repeatedly reminded him.
"What is this? Why does my body crave it so intensely?" As Max walked down the street, his gaze suddenly fell on the nearby underground cables. He found himself losing control, his body involuntarily crouching down, wanting to touch the cables.
"No! No! No! I can't do this..." Max gritted his teeth, resisting the craving in his body. But a powerful force surged within him, compelling him to reach uncontrollably for the underground cables.
"Zzz! Zzz! Zzz!" The electric sounds echoed, causing pedestrians to flee in fear. They had all noticed Max's appearance; he was completely different from ordinary people, resembling a glowing blue elf-like humanoid monster.
However, Max completely ignored these pedestrians. With the currents flowing through his body, Max felt his body fill with a power he had never experienced before, a power entirely different from kung fu!
"Hey, you in front! Stop!" Just then, a tall, bald black man yelled at Max: "Whoever you are, I advise you to surrender before you harm innocent people!"
"Surrender?" Max slowly came to his senses when he heard the voice.
When he turned his head to look in the direction of the bald black man, he saw two strangely dressed people next to him. The one that caught Max's attention the most was the one in the red uniform with two small devil horns on his head. "Who are you?"
"Defenders!" The bald, black man was Luke Cage. He proudly slapped his muscular chest and said, "Strongman, Knightwoman, Braveman, ready for duty!"
"The Defenders?" A momentary look of surprise crossed Max's face. He'd never heard that name before, so he scrutinized the three members of the Defenders with suspicion. After all, in Max's opinion, this group, like the Spider Trio and the Swallowtail Trio, couldn't really be called a 'league'!
"That's right! The Defenders!" Luke Cage glanced at the crowd that hadn't dispersed in the distance. He'd been looking for an opportunity to announce the Defenders' name, and now that opportunity had arrived!
"I advise you to surrender and come with us, or you'll regret it!" Luke Cage glared at Max and shouted, "Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're mutated. There are many people in this world far more powerful than you!"
"Should I come with you? No! I need to hurry to Chinatown, I have urgent business!" Max, who had only heard the first half of Luke Cage's sentence, finally came to his senses. He shook his head quickly and said in a deep voice, "I don't care what kind of crazy alliance you've formed, don't get in my way, or I won't be polite!"
"Hmm? Still trying to cause trouble? Then don't blame us!" Luke Cage initially thought he could persuade Max with harsh words, but he didn't expect Max's attitude to change so suddenly. Especially when Max's body began to glow even brighter, clearly indicating an impending attack, Luke Cage decided to make the first move!
"Boom!" was heard. But as soon as Luke Cage moved, Max waved his hand with incredible speed, and a powerful current shot towards the Defenders.
"Is this the power of the electricity I'm absorbing? Have I mutated? Have I become a mutant? No, it could just be a mutated human like Peter Parker..." Max, who had spent a long time at the Wing Chun Martial Arts Academy, was quite knowledgeable. After all, the students on the second floor, in addition to practicing kung fu every day, discussed the various abilities of the Avengers members and who was stronger or weaker among them.
Therefore, when Max instinctively released the electricity from his body, he vaguely understood something. That's why, at that moment, Max wanted even more to return to the Wing Chun Martial Arts Academy to ask Huang Wen about his condition.