318 Chapter 316. Doctor Doom (Part1)
"Stone Mask?"
Inside the nursing home, the contents of the tape left by the Phantom Thief had ended.
Tony's expression changed slightly, as this wasn't the first time he had heard the words "Stone Mask."
"Damn it, damn it, damn it. I didn't expect that this containment mission wasn't only about a talisman, it's also a connection to Stone Mask." While complaining, the clone [Uncle Dragon] reached out and took the other half of the talisman in the old man's hand. He picked it up and placed it together with the talisman they found on the evil Spider-Man earlier.
In the next moment, a beam of light flashed, and the two halves of the talisman that had been split were now tightly joined together. Immediately afterward, with a shout, it could be seen that the good and evil Peter were once again one person.
"I'm back?!"
Looking down at himself and his newly restored appearance, Peter exclaimed excitedly.
[Reputation points from Tony Stark...]
[Reputation points from Spider-Man ...]
On one side, Tony was also drawn to the scene of the two Peters merging, raising an eyebrow in surprise.
On the other hand, Ryan, in the antique shop, felt a little regretful about everything that had just ended in the nursing home. After all, the end of the matter meant that the points, which could have been obtained in two scenes, were now once again reduced to one.
"Kid, if I were you, I wouldn't be as happy as you are right now."
Looking at the excited expression on Peter's face, Tony couldn't help but speak up and remind him, "After all, when you were under the spell, the other version of yourself caused a lot of trouble."
[Reputation points from Spider-Man...]
Hearing Tony's reminder, Peter's previously excited expression immediately froze.
He remembered the actions of the evil Spider-Man during this period of time, especially his actions at the Daily Bugle, and became extremely upset.
"Mr. Stark, you know that I didn't do those things."
Turning his head to look at Tony, Peter's expression became depressed.
"I know, but the people of New York don't," Tony shrugged and expressed his regret. "However, I can help prove your innocence, but I can't guarantee how effective it would be."
Although Tony had evidence of the evil Spider-Man's actions, it was clear that simply relying on this evidence wouldn't be enough to completely clear Peter's name. Especially regarding J. Jonah Jameson, whom the evil Spider-Man had offended deeply, even if there was evidence that this wasn't Peter's doing, Jameson wouldn't believe it or simply declare it as false evidence.
"Thank you, Mr. Stark."
Nodding his head, Peter also knew that this was currently the best solution. However, the thought of having to explain himself for something he didn't do made his mood inevitably low.
"Also, Mr. Dragon, if it weren't for you, I would still be troubled by the issue."
Although he was worried about his future superhero career, Peter expressed gratitude to Uncle Dragon.
"Handling containment objects is one of my duties."
Uncle Dragon accepted Peter's gratitude gracefully and without any embarrassment. He carefully stashed the Tiger Talisman he was holding, then turned to face Peter and Tony.
"Now that the Tiger Talisman has been contained, my work here is done. I need to return to the Foundation and report the news about the Stone Mask."
"Well, Mr. Stark, Aunt May is still waiting for me at home..."
Watching Dragon hurry away, Peter hesitated for a moment before saying goodbye to Tony.
As he watched Peter disappear, Tony fell into thought.
"The Stone Mask?"
"Jarvis, collect all information related to the Stone Mask for me."
"Yes, Sir."
.....
"When did it start?"
In a laboratory, Victor looked at the busy researchers and asked in a cold voice.
"It started last night."
Glancing at the mask on Victor's face, a researcher quickly averted his gaze and carefully replied, "At 12:43, there was an unusual energy reaction inside the meteorite. At first, the reaction was very weak, but it gradually began to strengthen within a few hours..."
"We had no idea what's causing this phenomenon, but as the examination progressed..."
As he spoke, a researcher wearing a sterile protective suit carefully placed a common seed next to the meteorite.
Immediately afterward, a miraculous scene appeared before everyone's eyes.
The seed next to the meteorite instantly cracked, revealing a green sapling.
"This is something we discovered not too long ago. The energy emitted by the meteorite seems to have a special effect on living things."
[Reputation points from Victor von Doom...]
[Reputation points from Professor ...]
In the laboratory, Victor looked at the sapling growing next to the meteorite, and his eyes under the mask flickered. His originally calm breathing also slightly turned agitated.
"Continue with the experiment. I need accurate data."
Suppressing his excited emotions, he gave instructions to the personnel responsible for meteorite research in the laboratory. Victor took a deep look at the meteorite in the center of the laboratory before turning around.
"Sir, perhaps you should take a look at this."
As Victor sat down, the secretary who had been waiting by the side quickly came forward, handing him a tablet.
...
"What is this?" Victor lowered his head and looked at the video displayed on the tablet. A look of surprise flashed under his mask.
The video started with the scene of Reed talking to Sue in the Baxter Building laboratory. However, watching Sue's smiling face in the video, Victor's heart remained unmoved. The radiation from the cosmic storm had changed his body and indirectly affected his emotions. Under the influence of his gradually turning metallic body, Victor's emotions had become even more cold and ruthless.
"This is a recording of the lab that was just recorded on the surveillance camera in the Baxter Building. Reed built a machine that could produce a controlled cosmic storm. Half an hour ago, he used this machine to conduct an experiment. Unfortunately, the experiment wasn't successful."
As he listened to the secretary's explanation, Victor's gloved finger pointed at the screen.
As the video began to play, he saw Reed walk into the machine. Following that, a dazzling white light flashed, the door of the machine opened, and Reed stepped out.
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